The 1975 Lumberton UFO Wave: Police Across North Carolina Report a Silent V-Shaped Craft
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UAP Insight significance score
- Author
- Alejandro Rojas
- Published
- March 11, 2026
- Event date
- 1975-04-03
- Location
- Lumberton·North Carolina
- Witnesses
- Law enforcement
- Object type
- V-shaped craft
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Original excerpt
In the early morning hours of April 3, 1975, shortly after a violent thunderstorm swept through southeastern North Carolina, police officers in the town of Lumberton began reporting something unusual in the sky.
Key claims
- →Police reported silent V-shaped craft in Lumberton, NC
- →Sighting occurred April 3, 1975 early morning
- →Event followed severe thunderstorm
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
Police officers in Lumberton, North Carolina reported a silent V-shaped craft on April 3, 1975, following a severe thunderstorm in the region.
Analysis by Claude · may contain errors
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