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In 1977, a gigantic UFO was seen over a nuclear missile silo at Ellsworth USAF Base. The men who saw it were abducted. I animated the entire story
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 24edb029-d584-47d2-88c3-53965dc45bec.
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Field Intelligence
Moon phase
91% illumination
Waxing gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)
Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Mountain Time
Location
Ellsworth USAF Base
Witness account
Narrative
I made an in-depth video essay on the 1977 alien abduction of Mario Woods. If you're in the mood for a long informative UFO and alien abduction account with accurate REAL animations (not AI-prompted clips) this is it :) Full Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXaH_jVuR7k Context: In 1977, Ellsworth USAF Base, in South Dakota, had active nuclear missile silos. An alarm went off at a launch control facility called "November-1". One of the silos was detecting motion in the air and in it...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Ellsworth USAF Base.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
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Primary footage
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source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.