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Autumn 1973 wave
Cases, documents & milestones
In autumn 1973 a wave of sightings swept the United States, especially the South and Midwest. It included the alleged Pascagoula abduction (11 October) and the encounter of Captain Coyne’s Army helicopter (18 October). It came shortly after the end of official investigations and the rise of civilian ufology.