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An AI Recreation Of The UFO That I Saw in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 10:17 PM

Disc1 witnessSighting reportOct 18, 1996, 2:17 AMBaton Rouge, Louisiana

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

48

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Field Intelligence

Moon phase

31% illumination

First quarter — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Day length11h 22m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature73°F
Cloud cover9% · Clear
Wind5 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerOrionids · 20 ZHR
Peak windowOct 21

Context notes

Orionids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 18, 1996, 2:17 AM

Timezone

Central Time

Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Time: 10/17/1996, 10:17 PM Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana I was 17 and living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the time, and I was in bed when I heard a weird noise coming from outside my house. I got up out of my bed to see what was making the noise and once I got outside, that’s when I saw it. It was a big circular shaped, silver colored object and it was hovering a few hundred feet above my house. It didn’t really move much, it was kind of just stationary, and it was emitting a weird kind of...

Case progression

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Encounter windowOct 18, 1996, 2:17 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

PublishedJun 26, 2026, 5:05 PM

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Environmental pass

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