159 of 159 ENCOUNTERS
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- civilian claimMiddle East / Asia2014Sinai Peninsula / Israeli-Egyptian border
Sinai Border Veterans Sighting
In late 2014, three former U.S. Army cavalrymen reported observing eight bright objects hovering and accelerating at extreme speed from a Multinational Force observation post in the Sinai Peninsula on the Israeli-Egyptian border. The Times of Israel reported the accounts with the veterans' names; all three stated the objects moved in silence and performed maneuvers beyond known aircraft capability.
In late 2014, three former U.S. Army cavalrymen reported observing eight bright objects hovering and accelerating at extreme speed from a Multinational Force observation post in the Sinai Peninsula on the Israeli-Egyptian border.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUS Disclosure-Adjacent2008-09-22United States
AAWSAP Contract Reporting
DIA awarded the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) contract to Bigelow Aerospace's BAASS subsidiary in September 2008, beginning what would later become AATIP. The contract award itself was not publicly disclosed at the time.
DIA awarded the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) contract to Bigelow Aerospace's BAASS subsidiary in September 2008, beginning what would later become AATIP.
html source1 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimMiddle East / Asia2007-05-13Kumburgaz, Turkey
Kumburgaz Turkey Videos
Between 2007 and 2009, night security guard Yalcin Yalman filmed roughly 25 video sequences of unidentified objects over the Sea of Marmara near Kumburgaz, Turkey. Turkey's national scientific authority TÜBİTAK and the national observatory TUG reviewed original footage and stated it showed 'a physical structure' inconsistent with CGI, balloons, or known aircraft.
Between 2007 and 2009, night security guard Yalcin Yalman filmed roughly 25 video sequences of unidentified objects over the Sea of Marmara near Kumburgaz, Turkey.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States2004-08-21Tinley Park, Illinois
Tinley Park Lights
On August 21, 2004 and again around Halloween 2004, residents across Tinley Park and nearby Chicago suburbs reported three red lights moving in a triangular formation.
On August 21, 2004 and again around Halloween 2004, residents across Tinley Park and nearby Chicago suburbs reported three red lights moving in a triangular formation.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe2000Hessdalen valley, Norway
Project EMBLA Hessdalen
Between 2000 and 2010, the international EMBLA research program, led by Østfold University College (Norway) and the Italian National Research Council, returned to Hessdalen with modern spectroscopy and image analysis. Researchers measured radiant power up to 19 kW from free-floating luminous bodies and published peer-reviewed findings in Acta Astronautica confirming the phenomena are not artifacts of instrumentation.
Between 2000 and 2010, the international EMBLA research program, led by Østfold University College (Norway) and the Italian National Research Council, returned to Hessdalen with modern spectroscopy and image analysis.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - journalismAfrica1996-08-28Erasmuskloof / Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria Police Light Chase
On August 28, 1996, South African press accounts reported that police near Pretoria watched an unidentified light for about 90 minutes and that a police helicopter crew tried to follow it.
On August 28, 1996, South African press accounts reported that police near Pretoria watched an unidentified light for about 90 minutes and that a police helicopter crew tried to follow it.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimLatin America1991-07-11Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Eclipse UFO
During the July 11, 1991 total solar eclipse over Mexico City, at least 17 independent video recordings captured a stationary, silvery disc-shaped object hovering in daylight while millions watched the eclipse from rooftops and streets. Journalist Guillermo Arreguin's footage was broadcast on national television, triggering a wave of additional witness submissions.
During the July 11, 1991 total solar eclipse over Mexico City, at least 17 independent video recordings captured a stationary, silvery disc-shaped object hovering in daylight while millions watched the eclipse from rooftops and streets.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe1990-08-24Greifswald, Germany
Greifswald Lights
On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald. The event was captured on videotape by independent witnesses and remains unexplained.
On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUS Disclosure-Adjacent1989-05-01Las Vegas, NV
Bob Lazar Area 51 Claim
Bob Lazar appeared in a 1989 KLAS-TV interview with reporter George Knapp claiming employment at a classified facility near Area 51 called S-4, where he alleged he reverse-engineered recovered non-human craft and described an antimatter reactor powered by 'Element 115.'
Bob Lazar appeared in a 1989 KLAS-TV interview with reporter George Knapp claiming employment at a classified facility near Area 51 called S-4, where he alleged he reverse-engineered recovered non-human craft and described an antimatter reactor powered by 'Element 115.'
video source1 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimOceania1988-01-20Nullarbor Plain near Mundrabilla, Western Australia, Australia
Knowles Family Nullarbor Encounter
In the early hours of January 20, 1988, Faye Knowles and her three adult sons reported a glowing object that descended onto the roof of their car on the Nullarbor Plain, lifting the vehicle before dropping it and bursting a tyre. Truck driver Graham Henley independently spotted the object from behind and confirmed four indentations in the car's roof.
In the early hours of January 20, 1988, Faye Knowles and her three adult sons reported a glowing object that descended onto the roof of their car on the Nullarbor Plain, lifting the vehicle before dropping it and bursting a tyre.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimOceania1988-01-21Nullarbor Plain, South Australia / Western Australia border, Australia
Nullarbor UPI Wire Report
The Knowles family encounter on the Nullarbor Plain generated same-day international wire coverage, with UPI filing on January 21, 1988. The story was significant enough that police at Ceduna took statements and UFO Research South Australia dispatched investigators within days.
The Knowles family encounter on the Nullarbor Plain generated same-day international wire coverage, with UPI filing on January 21, 1988.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1987-11-11Gulf Breeze, Florida
Gulf Breeze Photographs
Beginning in November 1987, Gulf Breeze, Florida contractor Ed Walters supplied photos to the Gulf Breeze Sentinel that he said showed a UFO near his home.
Beginning in November 1987, Gulf Breeze, Florida contractor Ed Walters supplied photos to the Gulf Breeze Sentinel that he said showed a UFO near his home.
article source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimRussia / USSR1983Molyobka (M-Triangle), Perm Krai, USSR/Russia
M-Triangle Perm Zone
In October 1983, Perm geologist Emil Bachurin found a 62-meter circular impression in a plowed field near Molyobka village in the Ural foothills, now called the M-Triangle, and documented persistent luminous objects, equipment malfunctions, and psychological disorientation among dozens of subsequent visitors including scientific expedition members.
In October 1983, Perm geologist Emil Bachurin found a 62-meter circular impression in a plowed field near Molyobka village in the Ural foothills, now called the M-Triangle, and documented persistent luminous objects, equipment malfunctions, and psychological disorientation among dozens of subsequent visitors including scientific expedition members.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1983Hudson Valley, New York / Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hudson Valley Boomerang Wave
Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.
Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe1981Hessdalen valley, Norway
Hessdalen Lights
Since at least 1981, luminous unidentified objects have appeared regularly in the Hessdalen valley, Norway. A 1984 field expedition by Project Hessdalen deployed radar, magnetometers, seismographs, and spectrum analyzers over five weeks and recorded 53 separate phenomena, some simultaneously detected on radar while invisible in optical wavelengths.
Since at least 1981, luminous unidentified objects have appeared regularly in the Hessdalen valley, Norway.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1980-12-29Dayton, Texas
Cash-Landrum Incident
On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.
On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUS Disclosure-Adjacent1979-01-01Dulce / Archuleta Mesa, New Mexico
Dulce Base Folklore
By the early 1980s, Albuquerque businessman Paul Bennewitz and later UFO writers had helped turn Dulce, New Mexico into a durable underground-base legend.
By the early 1980s, Albuquerque businessman Paul Bennewitz and later UFO writers had helped turn Dulce, New Mexico into a durable underground-base legend.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1976-08-20Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine
Allagash Abduction Claim
In August 1976, four men on a canoe trip in Maine's Allagash Wilderness later reported a UFO encounter and abduction narrative centered on Big Eagle Lake.
In August 1976, four men on a canoe trip in Maine's Allagash Wilderness later reported a UFO encounter and abduction narrative centered on Big Eagle Lake.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimLatin America1974-08-25Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico
Coyame Crash Legend
A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.
A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.
book source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited Kingdom1974-10-27Aveley, Essex, England
Aveley Abduction Claim
On October 27, 1974, John and Elaine Avis and their three children were driving home through Aveley, Essex, when their car radio sparked and a thick green mist enveloped the road. They arrived home with roughly two hours unaccounted for. Under hypnotic regression conducted by investigators, each family member independently described being inside a large vessel with tall humanoid beings.
On October 27, 1974, John and Elaine Avis and their three children were driving home through Aveley, Essex, when their car radio sparked and a thick green mist enveloped the road.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited Kingdom1974-01-23Llandrillo, Berwyn Mountains, Merionethshire, Wales
Berwyn Mountain Incident
On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside. Local nurse Pat Evans drove toward the disturbance and observed a large glowing pulsating ball on the mountain. No aircraft wreckage was ever found despite an RAF search.
On the evening of January 23, 1974, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Berwyn Mountains in north Wales simultaneously with reports of brilliant lights on the hillside.
article source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1973-10-18Mansfield, Ohio
Coyne Helicopter Encounter
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimAfrica1965-09-15Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa
Silverton Police Disk Report
On September 15, 1965, two South African policemen reportedly saw a copper-colored disk on the Pretoria-Bronkhorstspruit Road near Silverton before it lifted off and left burning tar.
On September 15, 1965, two South African policemen reportedly saw a copper-colored disk on the Pretoria-Bronkhorstspruit Road near Silverton before it lifted off and left burning tar.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - journalismUnited Kingdom1965-08-29Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Warminster Thing
In 1965, Warminster, Wiltshire became a sustained British UFO focal point after residents reported strange aerial sounds, lights, and photographed objects around the town and nearby Salisbury Plain.
In 1965, Warminster, Wiltshire became a sustained British UFO focal point after residents reported strange aerial sounds, lights, and photographed objects around the town and nearby Salisbury Plain.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - journalismUnited States1965-12-09Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Kecksburg Incident
On December 9, 1965, residents near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania reported a fireball and a crash-site response involving military personnel. Decades later, journalist Leslie Kean sued NASA under FOIA seeking records related to the event.
On December 9, 1965, residents near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania reported a fireball and a crash-site response involving military personnel.
article source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited Kingdom1964-05-23Burgh Marsh, Solway Firth, Cumberland, England
Solway Firth Spaceman Photo
On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth. When developed by Kodak, one frame showed a figure in a white space suit standing behind her, a figure Templeton insisted was invisible to him at the time. Kodak confirmed the photograph was genuine and unaltered.
On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - unverified whistleblowerUnited States1964-09-22Big Sur / Vandenberg AFB, California
Big Sur Missile Film Claim
Former USAF Lt. Robert Jacobs later claimed that his Big Sur photographic team filmed an object near an Atlas missile test from Vandenberg in September 1964.
Former USAF Lt. Robert Jacobs later claimed that his Big Sur photographic team filmed an object near an Atlas missile test from Vandenberg in September 1964.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimOceania1959-06-26Boianai mission, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Boianai Mission Sighting
On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights. Human-like figures were seen on the craft's upper surface and responded to the witnesses' waves.
On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimOceania1959-06-28Boianai and Giwa missions, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Boianai Follow-Up Reports
The Boianai mission reported additional UFO activity on June 28, 1959, the night after the primary sighting, and again during the following weeks. A total of over sixty separate sightings were logged from the Boianai and Giwa mission stations between April and August 1959, according to regional mission records.
The Boianai mission reported additional UFO activity on June 28, 1959, the night after the primary sighting, and again during the following weeks.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimLatin America1957-10-16Sao Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Antonio Villas Boas Encounter
In October 1957, Brazilian farmer Antonio Villas Boas reported that a luminous craft landed near Sao Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais and that he was taken aboard by non-human occupants. The claim later became one of the earliest widely circulated modern abduction narratives.
In October 1957, Brazilian farmer Antonio Villas Boas reported that a luminous craft landed near Sao Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais and that he was taken aboard by non-human occupants.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1955-08-21Kelly, Kentucky
Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
On August 21–22, 1955, eleven members of two families at a farmhouse near Kelly, Kentucky, reported a sustained multi-hour encounter with small, luminous, humanoid figures; police, state troopers, and military police from Fort Campbell responded to the scene, and witnesses maintained their account consistently despite intensive questioning.
On August 21–22, 1955, eleven members of two families at a farmhouse near Kelly, Kentucky, reported a sustained multi-hour encounter with small, luminous, humanoid figures; police, state troopers, and military police from Fort Campbell responded to the scene, and witnesses maintained their account consistently despite intensive questioning.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe1954-11-01Cennina, Italy
Cennina Encounter
On November 1, 1954, Rosa Lotti Dainelli, a farmer near Cennina in the province of Arezzo, Italy, reported encountering a metallic double-cone object in a field from which two child-sized humanoids emerged, spoke in an unrecognized language, took flowers and a stocking from her, and then departed. A deep hole was found at the site.
On November 1, 1954, Rosa Lotti Dainelli, a farmer near Cennina in the province of Arezzo, Italy, reported encountering a metallic double-cone object in a field from which two child-sized humanoids emerged, spoke in an unrecognized language, took flowers and a stocking from her, and then departed.
catalogue source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe1954-10-27Florence, Italy
Florence Stadium Sighting
On October 27, 1954, play stopped at Florence's Artemio Franchi stadium as formations of silvery objects passed overhead, witnessed by approximately 10,000 spectators, players, and referee. Silvery filaments fell from the objects; samples collected by a University of Florence student were analyzed and found to contain boron, silicon, calcium, and magnesium, not spider silk.
On October 27, 1954, play stopped at Florence's Artemio Franchi stadium as formations of silvery objects passed overhead, witnessed by approximately 10,000 spectators, players, and referee.
catalogue source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimContinental Europe1952-10-17Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
Oloron Angel Hair Case
On October 17, 1952, witnesses in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France reported a cigar-shaped object, smaller luminous objects, and white filament-like material later folded into angel-hair UFO lore.
On October 17, 1952, witnesses in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France reported a cigar-shaped object, smaller luminous objects, and white filament-like material later folded into angel-hair UFO lore.
html source3 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1952-09-12Flatwoods, West Virginia
Flatwoods Monster Case
On September 12, 1952, children, Kathleen May, and National Guardsman Eugene Lemon reported a bright object and a tall figure near Flatwoods, West Virginia. The story became the Braxton County or Flatwoods Monster case.
On September 12, 1952, children, Kathleen May, and National Guardsman Eugene Lemon reported a bright object and a tall figure near Flatwoods, West Virginia.
article source2 sourcesunconfirmed - journalismUnited States1948-03-25Aztec, New Mexico
Aztec Crash Hoax
Frank Scully's 1950 book Behind the Flying Saucers popularized an alleged 1948 saucer crash near Aztec, New Mexico, a story later traced to Silas Newton and Leo Gebauer.
Frank Scully's 1950 book Behind the Flying Saucers popularized an alleged 1948 saucer crash near Aztec, New Mexico, a story later traced to Silas Newton and Leo Gebauer.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimUnited States1897-04-19Aurora, Texas
Aurora Texas Airship Crash Story
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
article source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimMiddle East / Asia1803-02-22Hitachi Province coast, Japan
Utsuro-Bune Legend
Japanese Edo-period sources describe an 1803 'utsuro-bune' or hollow-vessel story in which fishermen on the Hitachi coast found a round craft-like boat carrying a woman who spoke an unknown language.
Japanese Edo-period sources describe an 1803 'utsuro-bune' or hollow-vessel story in which fishermen on the Hitachi coast found a round craft-like boat carrying a woman who spoke an unknown language.
html source2 sourcesunconfirmed - civilian claimRussia / USSR1663-08-15Lake Robozero, Vologda Oblast, Russia
Robozero Lake Fireball
On August 15, 1663, dozens of peasants attending Assumption Mass on Lake Robozero in Vologda Province watched a silent spherical fireball roughly 40 meters across hover for ninety minutes, reappearing three times; the water below lit to a depth of nine meters and fish fled to shore.
On August 15, 1663, dozens of peasants attending Assumption Mass on Lake Robozero in Vologda Province watched a silent spherical fireball roughly 40 meters across hover for ninety minutes, reappearing three times; the water below lit to a depth of nine meters and fish fled to shore.
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