selected ufo cases
Cases with Multiple Witnesses
Rectangular object with 'man' standing inside seen through binoculars in Westerville, Ohio
October, 2003 - Westerville, Ohio, United States
My wife and I were sitting on the back porch and saw a rather large bright object in the south-eastern sky. Looking through 7x50 field glasses [binoculars], we could easily make out an object that had 5 large retangular windows, with a "man" standing inside. . My wife and I could see him clearly through the windows. He was wearing a white or, light-colored one-piece suit from the neck on down. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 935
Case Type: RawReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Sketch
Lighted 'panel of lights' gliding silently across sky
September, 17, 2003 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Witness reports that on September 17, 2003, he and his wife were out jogging near their home, approximately 12-14 miles north of downtown Atlanta, GA, when their attention was suddenly drawn by a bizarrely lighted "panel of lights" in the evening sky. They witnessed the object for only an estimated 3-6 seconds as it silently glided across the night sky. The husband, who prepared the graphic, has 20/10 vision, having undergone laser eye surgery to improve his distant vision." View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center) ID: 446
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Silent, triangular craft sighted over West Seattle
May, 1, 2003 - Seattle, Washington, United States
'A triangular craft was moving across the sky above us at an altitude similar to airplanes in this part of the city (near Boeing field, not far from SeaTac Airport). It had a light at each of the points that was a dim orange and the lights seemed striped rather than solid. The craft was completely silent... We realized that [our dog] was trembling and then he became lethargic and lost his balance.' View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center) ID: 447
Case Type: RawReport Features: Animal Reaction
Flying orange orb witnessed by two women in New Brunswick
February, 9, 2003 - Indian Mountain, New Brunswick, Canada
It was a clear, cold early February morning when Amy Wilbur saw a flying orange orb in the sky. "It was a round orange ball in the sky hovering across the road and field to the west in front of our house," she said. "It was bright and light orange, the edges even brighter, a red-orange." The orange ball moved very slowly, downward and diagonally, said Wilbur. View full report
Source: Times & Transcript, October 30, 2003 (New Brunswick, Canada) ID: 886
Case Type: PressReport Features: Witness Photo
Saucer-shaped craft with legs in Saskatchewan, Canada
November, 2002 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
From the witness: "It was a metal saucer shape with about 5 legs with these large metal balls under the legs but not attached to the legs. These balls were idle spinning very fast. It was almost like the spinning balls were keeping the UFO in mid air with the force. Then the balls started moving in a counter clockwise direction (still spinning) underneath the object in a circle." View full report
Source: Brian Vike, HBCCUFO Research (hbccufo.org) ID: 1072
Case Type: RawReport Features: Multiple UFOs
Triangle UFO in Ewing, Kentucky
April, 2002 - Ewing, Kentucky, United States
From the witness: "When we got to our home, at the end of our drive was a black triangle with 3 dimly lit lights. The triangle made no sound and was just barely clearing the trees. The triangle traveled very slowly so its ability to maintain altitude was not due to aerodynamics. The next day my son and I took these photographs and added in a black triangle graphic to show what we saw." View full report
Source: coasttocoastam.com ID: 1154
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Silent, Body Lights
Family in car observes saucer-shaped object with lights hovering over trees, Orsay, France
February, 2, 2002 - Orsay, France
On February 2, 2002 around 7 p.m. 40, a family in the car observes a mass illuminated in the shape of saucer. This mass is of gray color with white luminous lights on its periphery. The phenomenon is stationary above the trees with a diameter estimated by the witnesses at about fifteen meters. No noise is perceived during the observation which was stopped because of the profile of the road. No explanation could be brought to this phenomenon. View full report
Source: GEIPAN (French government UFO program) ID: 1123
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Body Lights, Silent, Witness Sketch
Large glowing disc hovers near Oregon home
2002 - Oregon, United States
The witness described a "really large, plate like, fluorescent lit airborne craft" floated silently and slowly to the right, revealing itself for its size and brilliance as it continued to drift into view. The 100 foot wide glowing craft tilted slightly and came to a stop just beyond the trees some 60 feet away and 50 feet up. View full report
Source: Eric Byler. Oregon UFO Review, 2002 ID: 1015
Case Type: StandardCase
25 witnesses observed a black oval shaped object
2002 - Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
And in a clear sky overhead and to the south was a black object in the oval shape of a rugby ball! It was not moving and stayed exactly where it was as we approached. It seemed to be about 2000 feet above the ground near our Central Park and about the size of a 747. Many people pulled off the highway to look at it, including 2 policemen. It did not move at all and was not a balloon or kite. View full report
Source: Brian Vike, HBCC UFO Research (hbccufo.org) (Credit: UFO*BC) ID: 1137
Case Type: RawReport Features: Group Sighting, Police, Witness Sketch
Massive Wing-Like Object at Mary Lake
December, 12, 2001 - Mary Lake Subdivision, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
A man came home from work to find that his daughter was very excited to tell him about a strange sight that she and others had seen early that morning. The daughter saw a massive, wing-like thing, slowly flying over, southeast. "All I know is that it was not a plane !" she added as an ending note. View full report
Source: Martin Jasek ID: 784
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Children
Large rectangular object hovers over golf course in Traverse City, Michigan
September, 2001 - Traverse City, Michigan, United States
The witness was driving home after a high school football game when he saw an enormous rectangular "aircraft" hovering above a golf course at close range. The craft gave off an incredible amount of white light. It was just above treetops (maples) within 600 yards, and had an estimated size of 150 to 200 feet long. No sound was heard. Two people standing outside their house were also looking in the direction of the object. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 931
Case Type: RawReport Features: Golf Course, Witness Sketch
Close Sighting of Large Triangular Object
April, 1, 2001 - Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
"Sitting on the passenger side of the car the witnesses were traveling in, witness 1 noticed a lighted, triangular object to his right. The object appeared to be about 250 ft on a side. The witness reported the triangle was equalateral, though his (inexact) drawing shows it as isosceles. It was not possible to discern a texture to the surface of the object. A bright white light was at each apex of the triangle underneath the craft." View full report
Source: Craig R. Lang, Mr. Dean DeHarpporte, Minnesota MUFON and NUFORC (Nat'l UFO Report. Center) ID: 574
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
Large cylindrical craft hovering over apartment block
March, 23, 2001 - North Sydney, Australia
A couple were in their third floor apartment in North Sydney when they noticed three dim flashlight like beams above a large tree near their balcony. As they went out on the balcony to investigate, they found no trace of the light source. Instead they discovered a large cylindrical craft hovering above the apartment block. View full report
Source: UFO Society of Western Sydney - Research of Australian Close Encounters (RACE) ID: 803
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Witness Sketch
Bright white large oval object rises above a house
January, 4, 2001 - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
"Whilst travelling home in my car with my wife when I saw a very bright oval shaped object rise up from behind a house. Although it was very bright it did not hurt your eyes to look at it. The object was slowly rising steadily above a house in the street. I stopped my car to observe it the object then started to move off to the right with its speed increasing." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 585
Case Type: RawReport Features: Police, Witness Sketch
Large black triangle UFO over Idaho mountain
September, 27, 2000 - Challis, Idaho, United States
Immense, triangular shaped object hovering motionless and silently, witnessed by four hunters camping in Idaho. The triangle was estimated to be at least the size of a football field, several hundred feet on all sides. The object then moved away silently, and was seen to have a white light at each of its corners and a red strobing light from the middle. View full report
Source: Skywatch International / NUFORC / UFO Casebook ID: 13
Case Type: StandardCase
Disc Seen Over Cloverdale Elementary School
April, 22, 2000 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Three brothers were playing soccer with two friends at Cloverdale School, when one looked up in the clear sky and noticed a disk-shaped object that was silently moving in an easterly direction. The black or dark blue disk had white domes on top and bottom. It View full report
Source: Gord Heath, UFO*BC ID: 346
Case Type: RawReport Features: Children
