Case Archive

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1947

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting

Near Mount Rainier, Washington • Aviation / Historical Encounter

The 1947 sighting by private pilot Kenneth Arnold is considered one of the most influential UFO cases in modern history. His report of nine ...

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1947

United Airlines Flight 105 UFO Sighting

Near Emmett, Idaho • Commercial Aviation

Crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 105 observed two formations of disc-shaped objects flying in loose formation shortly after depart...

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1947

Roswell Incident

Roswell, New Mexico • Military

A rancher discovered unusual debris near Roswell, sparking military reports of a 'flying disc' followed by a rapid retraction and official e...

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1948

Mantell Incident

Near Franklin, Kentucky • Military Aviation

Captain Thomas F. Mantell died while pursuing an unidentified aerial object observed by military personnel and civilians across Kentucky. Th...

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1948

1948 Chiles-Whitted Encounter

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

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1948

Gorman Dogfight Incident

Fargo, North Dakota • Military Aviation

Air National Guard pilot Lieutenant George F. Gorman engaged in a 27-minute aerial pursuit of a brightly illuminated object exhibiting extra...

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1950

McMinnville UFO Photographs

McMinnville, Oregon • Photographic Evidence

Paul and Evelyn Trent photographed a metallic disc-shaped object over their farm, producing two of the most analyzed UFO photographs ever ta...

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1951

1951 Lubbock Lights

Lubbock, Texas, United States

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1952

Tremonton Utah Film UFO Incident

Near Tremonton, Utah • Military

U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse filmed a formation of unidentified aerial objects while driving near Tremonton, Utah. Th...

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1952

Nash–Fortenberry Encounter

Near Newport News, Virginia • Commercial Aviation

Eastern Air Lines pilots William Nash and William Fortenberry observed eight glowing disc-shaped objects maneuvering in formation during a n...

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1952

Washington D.C. Flyovers

Washington, D.C. • Government

Radar operators, pilots, and military personnel reported unidentified aerial objects over Washington D.C. during multiple weekends in July 1...

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1953

Ellsworth Air Force Base UFO Incident

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota • Military

A UFO incident involving ground observers, Air Force radar operators, and two F-84 interceptor pilots who reported visual and radar contact ...

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1954

Florence Stadium UFO Incident

Florence, Tuscany • Mass Sighting

Thousands of spectators, football players, officials, and residents witnessed unidentified aerial objects over Florence during a football ma...

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1956

Lakenheath–Bentwaters Radar/Visual Incident

RAF Lakenheath and RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk • Military / Radar-Visual Encounter

During the night of August 13–14, 1956, radar operators and military personnel at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Lakenheath tracked several uniden...

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1957

RB-47 Electronic Intelligence Encounter

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma • Military / Radar-Visual Encounter

During the early morning hours of July 17, 1957, the crew of a United States Air Force RB-47 electronic intelligence aircraft tracked an uni...

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1957

Levelland UFO Incident

Levelland, Texas • Multiple Civilian Witnesses

A series of reports from motorists and law enforcement officers described a large glowing object that allegedly caused vehicle engines and e...

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1958

Trindade Island UFO Photographs

Trindade Island, Espírito Santo • Photographic Evidence

Professional photographer Almiro Baraúna photographed a disc-shaped object from the Brazilian Navy training ship Almirante Saldanha while d...

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1959

Papua New Guinea UFO Landing Case.

Boianai Mission, Papua • Close Encounter

Anglican missionary Father William Booth Gill and dozens of witnesses observed a large unidentified aerial object with humanoid figures visi...

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1961

Betty and Barney Hill Incident

White Mountains, New Hampshire • Civilian

Betty and Barney Hill reported encountering a strange aerial object while driving through New Hampshire and later claimed to experience miss...

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1964

Socorro Incident

Socorro, New Mexico • Civilian

Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported observing an egg-shaped craft and two small figures near Socorro, New Mexico before the object departe...

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1965

1965 Valensole Encounter

Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

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1965

Exeter UFO Incident

Exeter, New Hampshire • Civilian / Police Encounter

A large glowing object displaying flashing lights was observed by multiple witnesses near Exeter, New Hampshire, including a young man and a...

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1965

Kecksburg Incident

Kecksburg, Pennsylvania • Crash Retrieval / Military Response

Multiple witnesses reported a fireball in the sky followed by a suspected crash in a wooded area near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, leading to mi...

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1966

Westall UFO Incident

Westall, Victoria • Civilian

Students and staff at Westall High School reported observing an unusual flying object descending into a nearby field before rapidly departin...

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1966

Portage County UFO Chase

Portage County, Ohio • Law Enforcement Encounter

Two Ohio police officers pursued a bright unidentified object across Portage County, reporting unusual speed, maneuverability, and apparent ...

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1967

Malmstrom AFB Missile Shutdown Incident

Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana • Military / Nuclear Weapons Facility

On March 16, 1967, ten Minuteman I nuclear missiles assigned to Echo Flight at Malmstrom Air Force Base unexpectedly became inoperable withi...

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1967

Falcon Lake Incident

Falcon Lake, Manitoba • Civilian

Amateur prospector Stefan Michalak reported encountering a metallic craft in the wilderness of Manitoba. He later claimed to suffer burns an...

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1967

Shag Harbour Incident

Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia • Government

Multiple witnesses observed a brightly illuminated object descend into the waters near Shag Harbour, prompting an official search by RCMP, C...

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1968

Minot Air Force Base UFO Incident

Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota • Military

Air Force security personnel, missile crews, radar operators, and a B-52 bomber crew reported observing unidentified aerial objects during a...

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1971

Delphos Ring Landing

Delphos, Kansas • Close Encounter

A teenager in Delphos, Kansas reported observing a glowing unidentified object that left a circular luminous ring and physical traces on the...

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1973

Pascagoula Abduction Incident

Pascagoula River, Mississippi • Close Encounter / Abduction Claim

Two fishermen reported being taken aboard an unidentified craft by non-human entities and subjected to examination before being returned to ...

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1973

Coyne Helicopter Incident

Near Mansfield, Ohio • Military

A U.S. Army Reserve helicopter crew reported a close encounter with an unidentified aerial object that allegedly caused their helicopter to ...

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1975

North Hudson Park UFO Encounter

North Hudson Park, North Bergen, New Jersey • Close Encounter

A motorist reported witnessing a landed disc-shaped object and several small humanoid figures collecting soil samples in North Hudson Park d...

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1975

Kōfu UFO Incident

Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture • Close Encounter

Two elementary school boys reported encountering a landed disc-shaped object and a small humanoid being in a vineyard near Kōfu, Japan....

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1976

Allagash Abductions

Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine • Abduction

Four friends on a canoe trip reported witnessing a bright aerial object over Eagle Lake before later concluding they had experienced missing...

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1976

Tehran UFO Incident

Tehran • Military

Iranian Air Force interceptor aircraft were dispatched after numerous reports of an unidentified object over Tehran. Pilots later reported u...

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1977

Broad Haven School UFO Encounter

Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales • Mass Sighting

A group of Broad Haven Primary School children reported observing a silver cigar-shaped object and, in some accounts, a humanoid figure in a...

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1977

Colares UFO Incident (Operation Prato)

Colares, Pará • Military Investigation / Civilian Wave

A series of UFO sightings in Colares, Brazil involving luminous objects reportedly affecting civilians physically, leading to a Brazilian Ai...

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1978

1978 Clarenville Incident

Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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1978

Kaikoura Lights UFO Incident

Kaikoura, South Island • Aviation / Military Radar

Multiple unidentified lights were tracked over Kaikoura, New Zealand by civilian aircraft and ground radar systems, showing coordinated move...

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1979

Val Johnson Incident

Marshall County, Minnesota • Police Encounter

On August 27, 1979, Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson encountered a brilliant unidentified light while patrolling a rural highway n...

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1979

Robert Taylor UFO Incident

Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland • Physical Trace Evidence

Scottish forestry worker Robert Taylor reported an encounter with a large spherical object and smaller entities in a case notable for allege...

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1980

Rendlesham Forest — Penniston/Burroughs Encounter (1980)

Rendlesham Forest near RAF Woodbridge and RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk • Military

U.S. Air Force security personnel from RAF Woodbridge investigated unusual lights in Rendlesham Forest and reported a close encounter with a...

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1980

Rendlesham Forest Incident

Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk • Military

U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge reported unusual lights and a landed object in Rendlesham Forest over multiple nights i...

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1980

Rendlesham Forest Incident – Secondary Encounter Phase

Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk • Military / Radar & Ground Encounter

A follow-up phase of the Rendlesham Forest incident involving additional military personnel reporting unexplained lights, ground effects, an...

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1980

Cash-Landrum Incident

Near Dayton, Texas • Civilian

Two women and a child reported encountering a brilliant diamond-shaped object over a Texas roadway, followed by claims of intense heat expos...

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1981

1981 Trans-en-Provence UFO Landing

Trans-en-Provence, Var, France

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1986

Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO Encounter

Near Anchorage, Alaska • Aviation / Pilot Encounter

A major aviation UFO case involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the crew reported observing large unidentified objects near their airc...

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1989

Voronezh Park Landing Reports

Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Close Encounter

Residents of Voronezh reported that a large unidentified object landed in a city park, with witnesses claiming humanoid occupants exited the...

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1989

Belgian UFO Wave Incident

Belgium (Nationwide sightings, concentrated in Wallonia and Brussels regions) • Military / Civilian Mass Sightings

A series of widespread UFO sightings across Belgium involving triangular-shaped craft reported by thousands of civilians and tracked intermi...

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1990

Calvine Photograph Incident

Calvine, Perth and Kinross • Photographic / Military Witness Encounter

Two hikers reported observing a large diamond-shaped object hovering silently in the sky over Calvine, Scotland. The encounter was documente...

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1990

1990 Montréal Bonaventure UFO Incident

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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1994

Ariel School Incident

Ruwa, Mashonaland East • Civilian

More than sixty students at Ariel School reported observing an unusual craft and beings near their school playground during morning recess....

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1996

Varginha Incident

Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil • Close Encounter / Alleged Creature Recovery

A series of sightings in and around Varginha, Brazil, involving reports of an unusual humanoid creature, military response, alleged creature...

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1997

Phoenix Lights Incident

Phoenix, Arizona • Civilian

Thousands of civilians reported seeing a massive V-shaped formation of lights moving silently over Arizona skies....

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2004

USS Nimitz Encounter

Pacific Ocean • Military

Multiple Navy personnel observed and tracked an unidentified object exhibiting unusual flight characteristics....

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2006

Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO Sighting

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois • Commercial Aviation

United Airlines employees reported observing a metallic disc-shaped object hovering above O'Hare International Airport before rapidly depart...

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2008

2008 Stephenville UFO Incident

Stephenville, Texas, United States

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2013

Aguadilla UAP Incident

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • Government

An infrared camera aboard a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft recorded an unidentified object near Aguadilla Airport during a nigh...

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2014

USS Theodore Roosevelt East Coast UAP Encounters (2014)

Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Ocean • Military

Beginning in 2014, aviators assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group began reporting frequent encounters with unidentifie...

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2015

USS Theodore Roosevelt East Coast UAP Encounters (2015)(Gofast, Gimbal)

Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Ocean • Military

During training and operational flights conducted by Carrier Air Wing One aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2015, U.S. Navy aviators cont...

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2019

USS Kidd Drone Encounters

Pacific Ocean off Southern California • Military

USS Kidd reported encounters with multiple unmanned aerial systems operating near the ship during July 2019 Navy operations....

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2019

USS Omaha UAP Encounter 2019

Pacific Ocean, approximately 100 miles off San Diego, California • Military / Naval Encounter

A series of unidentified aerial phenomena encounters involving the USS Omaha and other U.S. Navy vessels during training operations off the ...

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2019

USS Rafael Peralta Drone Swarm Incident

Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California • Military

The USS Rafael Peralta and other U.S. Navy vessels reported encounters with multiple unmanned aerial systems operating near the ships during...

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2023

USS Jackson Orb Encounter (Aegis Radar Incident)

Pacific Test Range (Reported Naval Exercise Area) • Military / Naval Radar Encounter

U.S. Navy personnel aboard USS Jackson reported tracking an unidentified spherical object exhibiting erratic movement patterns and sudden al...

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2023

Las Vegas Backyard UFO Incident

Las Vegas, Nevada • Civilian Video / Close Encounter Claim

A Las Vegas family reported seeing a large unknown object and possible entities in their backyard, generating significant online attention a...

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