selected ufo cases
Standard / Medium Cases
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
Large disc with light beam follows car near Nowra, Australia
January, 1973 - Nowra, Australia
Elizabeth C was driving along the South Coast of NSW with four other people, when the group encountered a UFO which began to travel alongside the car. The object was large, disc-shaped, and there appeared to be a distinct 'searchlight' beam effect that rotated around its bottom. At least one of the witnesses was certain that figures could be seen in the windows of the object. After following the car for 24 km, the object seemed to suddenly relocate and headed out to sea. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker, (1996) ID: 625
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Military, Portholes/Windows
Tractor driver approached and 'scrutinized' by ball of light
December, 16, 1972 - Garah, Australia
Greg Hardy, a New England University Economics student was working on a friend's farm, when he heard a noise and saw an object that appeared to land. Then, a smaller object flew towards the witness. It did not appear to be solid, but the centre appeared to be more concentrated than the rest of the white ball of light. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker, FSR Vol. 19 No. 5 ID: 596
Case Type: StandardCase
The Isla De Lobos Case in Uruguay
October, 28, 1972 - Isla de Lobos, Uruguay
This is a single witness sighting, and yet it has become the best case coming from Uruguay due to the in-depth investigation done by the members of C.I.O.V.I. research group. The witness, Corporal Juan Fuentes saw a landed craft with three occupants at close range for time of about one minute. He attempted to shoot at the occupants but was stopped from doing so. The occupants entered the craft, and the craft rose up and flew away at high speed. View full report
Source: Dr. Willy Smith (UNICAT Project)/ C.I.O.V.I. ID: 887
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Military
Disc-shaped UFO over Lebanon seen by several family members
August, 4, 1972 - Baakline, Lebanon
Mr. Walter Hamady, a professor of art, was one of several witnesses to the presence of a UFO over Baakline, Shuf Province, Lebanon. At about dusk Mr. Hamady, his wife Mary and Mr. Hamady's aunt pulled into the driveway of the house, and Hamady's cousins were very excited, exclaiming they had just seen a "flying saucer". The small company made their way onto the terrace and saw a bright red light moving "straight off into space". View full report
Source: APRO, Jan/Feb 1973 ID: 680
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Portholes/Windows
Two hunters witness brilliant disc passing over Vienna woods
August, 3, 1972 - Agsbach Valley, Austria
Reinhold Hering, a head forester in his thirties and sportswoman Erika Graef were hunting in Agsbach Valley when they saw a bright UFO appear from behind a pine tree. Mrs. Graef said, "With the naked eye you could clearly see the disc which gave off a brilliant light." The strange object was in sight for 10-15 seconds and was estimated to be 180 feet in diameter. View full report
Source: Ernst Berger, FSR Vol. 20 No. 1 ID: 597
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
Object emits three discs, responds to light signals
August, 1972 - Minnesota, United States
A family of six was returning from their vacation in the U.S. at night when they observed a UFO, which zoomed straight toward them. They used a flashlight and flashed four times — short flashes — and immediately the object flashed back four times. Three smaller discs were seen leaving the large disc. View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 25 No. 2 (Aug. 1976) ID: 347
Case Type: StandardCase Features: E-M Effects, Vehicle Interference, Interaction/Reaction, Multiple UFOs
Maureen Puddy's close encounter in Victoria, Australia, 1972
July, 5, 1972 - Frankston, Victoria, Australia
On 5 July 1972, 27-year-old Maureen Puddy saw a ufo on the Alooraduc Road near Frankston, in Victoria, Australia. The object was a huge blue disc, which hovered above, her car as she returned from visiting her son in hospital. Twenty days later, at almost the same spot, it returned. This time it seemed to drain power from the car, causing it to stop; indeed, the car appeared to steer itself to the roadside. A voice in her head told her, 'All your tests will be negative.' It then said: 'Tell media, do not panic. We mean no harm..' View full report
Source: Judith Magee, VUFORS ID: 814
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Vehicle Encounter, Vehicle Interference, Communication
Occupants seen next to UFO sitting on road
June, 1972 - Deming, New Mexico, United States
Mrs. Hilda McAfee (a lady in her late 50s) and her elderly mother were on their way home by car when they were disrupted by a blinding light shining from straight ahead. As they passed the object in the road, they saw two men who were clad in pale, blue, bulky quilted coveralls. In the aftermath of the event, both women suffered a burning, aching pain in their chests and arms after the encounter, and "even their bones" seemed to hurt. View full report
Source: Patti Morris, APRO Bulletin, Vol. 24 No. 6 (Dec 1975) ID: 312
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Physiological Effects, Landing
