selected ufo cases
Standard / Medium Cases
Five Objects Hover Over Canadian Field
September, 1, 1974 - Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Farmer Edwin Fuhr saw a symmetrical bun-shaped object that was hovering about a foot off the ground. He noted also that the grass underneath was being imparted a clockwise swirling motion. [There were] four additional identical objects... View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 2 (Sept/Oct 1974) ID: 304
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Physical Trace, Multiple UFOs, Witness Sketch
John Lennon UFO sighting
August, 23, 1974 - New York City, New York, United States
John Lennon had a UFO sighting which occurred when he was with his personal secretary, May Pang, in New York. As May Pang recounts in her book, the "large, circular object [was] coming towards us. It was shaped like a flattened cone and on top was a large, brilliant red light... When it came a little closer, we could make out a row or circle of white lights that ran around the entire rim of the craft." View full report
Source: Rense.com (recounted in May Pang's book, 'Loving John') ID: 541
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Famous Person, Witness Photo
Three small boys witness UFO landing
August, 16, 1974 - Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
On August 16, 1974, at about 8:00 PM, three small boys were returning to their homes on the outskirts of Port Coquitlam, a community about 20 miles east of Vancouver, BC. The boys saw an object approach over the trees... The UFO began to settle down for a landing. View full report
Source: Graham Conway / UFO*BC ID: 56
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Physical Trace, Animal Reaction, Landing, Children
Robots In Quebec, Canada
July, 22, 1974 - St. Cyrille, Province du Quebec, Canada
Mr. L. was preparing to go to bed when he heard a strange sound like "bum bum bum" outside. He lifted the curtain in the living room and saw a reddish-orange round object hovering over the field to the northeast side of his house trailer. When he looked outside he saw what he described as a robot like creature, about 6 feet tall, within 15 feet of the trailer. View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 3 (Nov/Dec 1974) ID: 305
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Physical Trace, Humanoid/Occupant, Animal Reaction
UFO with occupants approaches witness and hovers over farm
June, 14, 1974 - Medellin, Spain
Santiago Pulido Romero, 46, was going to his father's farm when he saw an object flying at low level. It was "round on the bottom and with a sort of cone-shaped tower on top." When he switched his car lights on, the object came towards him at very high speed, only to move away from he turned out the lights. Inside the craft, Santiago could see three tall men, "who seemed to be holding on to some sort of control levers" and wearing helmets. View full report
Source: Eileen Buckle, FSR Vol. 20 No. 3 ID: 600
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Interaction/Reaction
UFOs 'escort' Mexican aircraft
May, 2, 1974 - En route from Guerrero state to Mexico City, Mexico
Carlos Antonio de los Santos Montiel was flying en route from Guerrero state to Mexico city in his Piper Aztec 24, he became aware of three objects positioned extremely close around the plane. He heard a noise from below, as if one of the objects had collided with his plane. He then noticed that the aircraft controls and landing gear were frozen. View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 24 No. 2 (Aug 1975) ID: 311
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Radar, Pilot/Aircrew, Vehicle Interference, Multiple UFOs, Witness Photo
Object hovers over sea and immobilizes witnesses in Togo, Africa
March, 29, 1974 - Lomé, Togo
A French worker on vacation on the coast of Togo, along with a Togolese woman, were on the beach when they noticed a sharp whistle coming from the sea. They saw a dark mass which approached from over water and which stopped at 200-300 m in front of the witnesses. Suddenly, three bright lights from the object paralyzed the witnesses. Several physiological effects plagued the man afterwards, including deaf spells, fainting, and anxiety. View full report
Source: Waterufo.net / Joel Mesnard, Phenomenes Spatiaux, Mar. '76 ID: 794
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Water-Related, Physiological Effects
The saucer photo in Värnamo
March, 21, 1974 - Varnamo, Sweden
Christer Sundström was lying in his bed, home from school with chickenpox. He was looking out the window of his room towards the neighbour's house. All he could see was a dark grey sky. But then the impossible happened. A dark object, which he at first thought was an eagle, started to circle above the roof of the neighbour's house. View full report
Source: UFO Sweden, Claus Svahn, 2000 ID: 1046
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo
Huge ship and three smaller craft seen by salesman in Spain
March, 20, 1974 - Castillo de las Guardas, Spain
A pocketbook salesman, Adrian Sanchez Sanchez, was making the rounds of his customers, when he encountered an airship of gigantic proportions, which he calculated to be between 150 and 200 metres long. "I noticed how a large door opened in the tail end of the ship and how a formation of three smaller ships, in the shape of yo-yos, approximately 8 metres long, proceded to enter the larger one; but the last one turned and came slowly towards me." View full report
Source: Eileen Buckle, FSR Vol. 20 No. 3 ID: 599
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Multiple UFOs, Witness Sketch
Egg-shaped UFO seen from mountain lodge, reacts to firing of signal flare
December, 10, 1973 - Hochries Mountain, Germany
Mr. L., the proprietor of an Alpine lodge on Hochries mountain in Germany, along with the caretaker, noticed a red light on the top of the mountain. Mr. L. fired a red flare signal rocket in the direction of the unidentified object. Soon after, the object started to shine in a much brighter red color and rose-up slowly in the air. It moved in the direction of the Hochries-lodge, and the witnesses now recognized that the object was egg-shaped. View full report
Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES, (1998) ID: 652
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Interaction/Reaction, Body Lights
Occupant Encounter in New Hampshire (Lyndia Morel Encounter)
November, 2, 1973 - Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Excerpt: "As the car approached a point opposite the middle of the cemetery the UFO closed possibly to within less than 500 feet... At this point she estimated the object to be at the height of a three-story building. The figure in the window was now distinct." View full report
Source: Walter Webb, APRO Bulletin, Vol. 12 No. 4 (Jan/Feb 1974) ID: 303
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant
Occupant Encounter In Argentina
October, 28, 1973 - Bahia Blanca, Argentina
On Sunday, 28 October 1973, in the first hour of the morning, truck driver Dionisio Llanca had a fantastic experience. Dionisio, a calm and quiet bachelor arrived at a hospital in Bahia Blanca in a state of total amnesia. Three days later as he regained his memory he related his extraordinary experience - - a night encounter on route H3 with a flying saucer and beings that talked with "chillidos" and who took a sample of his blood. View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 22 No. 3 (Nov/Dec 1973) ID: 301
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Photo
Black sphere hovers near U.S. Naval Comm. Station at North West Cape, Australia
October, 25, 1973 - North-West Cape, Australia
According to official reports, at 7.30 p.m. Lieutenant Commander M, of the US Navy, observed 'a large black, airborne object' in the airspace over the important US intelligence base at North-West Cape. US Navy Fire Captain L had also seen the object. The object was about 10 metres in diameter and was about 300 metres above the ground. It was completely stationary except for a halo around its centre, which appeared to be either revolving or pulsating. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker (1996) ID: 629
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Military, Nuclear Facility
Woman observes disk-shaped object moving over field in daylight
July, 4, 1973 - West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
On the evening of July 4, 1973, Cecile (age approximately early 70's) was sitting on her patio having a smoke while her husband showered. As she sat, she noticed movement from her left peripheral view (north east). She then observed a large, disk shaped object descending from just above the tree line into the field. It then rose slowly, just high enough to clear trees, moved slowly to the south and disappeared from sight. The witness had an unobstructed view of the object from a distance of 300 feet, in daylight. View full report
Source: Investigated by Bruce Tilden and Tony Douglas, Western Massachusetts MUFON ID: 721
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
Family observes glowing, disc-shaped UFO with light beam for 15 minutes
June, 25, 1973 - Dundurrabin, Australia
On about 25 June, members of the Dorrington family observed a large, disc-shaped UFO for about 15 minutes between 6.30 and 7.00 p.m. The whole of the object was surrounded by a green glow. There appeared to be a rotating, brilliant red light around the middle of the object. A V-shaped green 'solid' beam seemed to oscillate up and down. This sighting occurred during a flap in the area of two small timber towns, Tyringham and Dundurrabin. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker (1996) ID: 627
Case Type: StandardCase
Domed Disc Near Airliner, Confirmed By Radar
February, 14, 1973 - McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
A domed disc near cargo airliner, confirmed by the airplane's airborne radar. The object was disc-shaped with a transparent dome on top, and a silvery, highly polished surface. The object reacted to the sweep of the plane's radar. Pilots from the airliner saw two or three shadowy entities moving around inside the object. View full report
Source: Richard Hall / UFO Casebook ID: 15
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Radar, Humanoid/Occupant
