selected ufo cases
Close Encounters of the 1st Kind (CE1)
Video of close-range saucer-shaped object in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
2003 - Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
A clear, close-range video of a saucer-shaped object spinning near a building in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria sometime in 2003. According to B. J. Booth, who eventually acquired and made public the video, it was taken by a woman, who made it available to local authorities in Bulgaria, who confiscated it from her. Luckily she had made a copy of it and placed it in the care of a friend. View full report
Source: B. J. Booth, UFO Casebook ID: 1027
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo, Rotary/Spin Motion, Silent
UFO seen floating on lake on witness' property in Tennessee
April, 10, 2002 - Tennessee, United States
At 5:30 A.M. the witness arose and went downstairs to the kitchen and opened the blinds to look for deer on the lake on her and her husband's property, when she saw a bronze metallic octagon-shaped object about 20 feet across which seemed to float on the lake. She heard no sound but watched the object for about a minute, then ran upstairs to call her husband to look. By the time the two returned the object had disappeared. View full report
Source: MUFON South Florida ID: 771
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Water-Related, Landing
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
Large black triangle craft with glowing red portholes in the Arizona desert
September, 2001 - Near Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"Saw a huge black triangle with glowing red port holes in the Arizona desert. It was moving slowly along a river where i was camping. It was blacker than night with 6 large glowing red port holes along the side that I could see. The red portholes glowed but did not emit light. They did not brighten up the area or any of the surroundings. The craft was just sort of "gliding" along. Like anti-gravity." View full report
Source: ufoevidence.org ID: 801
Case Type: RawReport Features: Silent, Portholes/Windows
UFO Encounter at Little Fox Lake, Yukon
March, 30, 2000 - Little Fox Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada
Witnesses saw a 30 to 40ft diameter saucer, hovering about 200 ft off the ground! . It was a classic disc shape with a dome on top. The dome had two curved windows or lights from which a blue light was shining. The car headlights dimmed and their tape deck stopped playing. Their watches stopped functioning. View full report
Source: Martin Jasek ID: 115
Case Type: StandardCase Features: E-M Effects, Vehicle Interference, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
Woman observes a 'frisbee-sized' UFO near Whitehorse, Yukon
June, 1997 - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
The witness "went outdoors for a look and there out over her septic field about 50 meters away this object hovering just a meter or two above the ground. It was a pale, pale green, almost white and had a bright glow to it. It was about the diameter of a frisbee and about 10 centimetres (4 inches) thick. When it flew by her deck, she estimated it to be travelling slightly slower than a thrown frisbee. She continued to watch the object for about 20 minutes just hovering back and forth." View full report
Source: Martin Jasek ID: 1010
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Animal Reaction
22+ Witnesses Observe a UFO Larger than a Football Stadium
December, 11, 1996 - Yukon Territory, Canada
On December 11th, 1996 an incredible "UFO event" took place in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The giant craft was believed to be from a half mile to over a mile in diameter based on triangulation calculations and the testimony of the witnesses. View full report
Source: Investigated by Martin Jasek, M.Sc., P. Eng. ID: 96
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Group Sighting, Witness Sketch
Pilot encounters giant pyramid-shaped UFO over Pelotas, Brazil
October, 5, 1996 - Pelotas, Brazil
Brazilian pilot Haroldo Westendorf, 39, was flying over Pelotas when he encountered an enormous pyramid or cone shaped UFO, with 8-10 sides; it was 100 meters in diameter and 70 meters high. Westendorf was able to fly around the base of the object three times, at one point coming as close as 40 meters. Then, out of an opening at the top of the craft, a smaller classic disc-shaped UFO emerged and flew off at tremendous speed. Three air traffic controllers and others on the ground also witnessed the event. View full report
Source: CNI News, Dec. 20, 1997 ID: 699
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Multiple UFOs
Dome-shaped object with lights in Pont de Salars, France
September, 12, 1996 - Pont de Salars, France
On September 12, 1996 around 8 p.m., a mother and her daughter in their car observe an object made up of an ovoid [oval-shaped] skirt [?] and a surmounted cylinder on a dome with three lights (port-holes?) sharp red. On the cylinder, a fluorescent green light turned like a gyrophare [?]. The object, silent, was suspended 4 meters off the ground and approximately ten meters from the road. Its size is estimated as two cars [size] approximately. The object disappeared at the end of a few minutes. The phenomenon observed was not explained. View full report
Source: GEIPAN (French government UFO program) ID: 1120
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Body Lights, Silent, Witness Sketch
Giant UFO over the Yukon Gold Fields / Indian River
July, 1996 - Yukon Territory, Canada
Twin sisters saw a giant cigar-shaped UFO. It had a row of rectangular windows. Small lights were flying in and out of the large object. The UFO appeared to descent or disappear behind a mountain, or into the ground. Missing time occurred. View full report
Source: Investigated by Martin Jasek ID: 102
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Missing Time, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch
Large disc-shaped object observed by two witnesses in Connecticut
July, 15, 1995 - Harwinton, Connecticut, United States
The witnesses (husband and wife) were driving back from fishing at a quarry in Harwinton when they observed a large metallic disk about 500 feet in diameter at an altitude of about 200 feet, from a distance of about a half mile, during daytime. The object was traveling 65-70 mph, and it passed smoothly over the road on a course approximately perpendicular to the road. View full report
Source: MUFON Connecticut / Mark Cashman, TemporalDoorway.com ID: 785
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch, Silent
UFO lands to repair hole in its hull (Transvaal, South Africa)
March, 30, 1995 - Transvaal, South Africa
When a local farmer from Groot Marico in the western Transvaal plains region first observed the saucer-shaped object on Thursday morning, he noticed that it had a distinctly visible hole in its hull. The farmer, Mr. Jan Pienaar (45), is of the opinion that this "vehicle" landed on a remote country road between Coligny and Brakspruit to have its damaged hull repaired. However, his arrival probably prompted the "vehicle's" hasty retreat and rapid ascent into the sky. View full report
Source: Afrikaanse Sonntagzeitung Rapport (South Africa), Apr. 2, 1995 ID: 713
Case Type: PressReport Features: Landing, Vehicle Interference, Portholes/Windows, Physiological Effects, Physical Trace, Smell/Odor
Civil Aviation Authority Report on Near Miss With UFO
January, 6, 1995 - Pennines, near Manchester, United Kingdom
What follows is the full report of the CAA's conclusions relating to a near miss between a Boeing 737 and an unknown object on 6th January 1995, while on its final approach to Manchester Airport. View full report
Source: Mike Wootten - BUFORA ID: 31
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew
Triangle-shaped object with lights hovers above, then follows car in Selestat France
October, 30, 1994 - Selestat, France
The car leaves the city quickly but a little further finds the phenomenon in front of the vehicle: a triangle with the same type of light on the circumference came to be added to the circle. The triangle is equilateral 10 side meters approximately and altitude from 10 to 15 meters. The phenomenon accompanied the vehicle which ran to approximately 80 km/h while adapting at the speed and that on several km. During a change of direction the object accelerated and moved away. View full report
Source: GEIPAN (French government UFO program) ID: 1117
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Vehicle Encounter, Body Lights, Witness Sketch
A UFO in a Street in Plauen, Germany
May, 21, 1994 - Plauen, Germany
The witness 'spotted a big luminous object approximately 100 meters away, hovering at an altitude of about 30 meters just above the building. It looked to her like two frisbees stuck together, turning in opposite directions. The bottom part had small, dark squares that looked like windows under which a circle of white lights rotated in a clockwise direction. The object appeared to be about 10 meters in diameter.' View full report
Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger - MUFON-CES ID: 435
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Portholes/Windows
Ex-airline pilot has close encounter with dome-shaped UFO in Brazil
May, 6, 1994 - Guarantingueta, Brazil
I could see the shape of the object and it was the familiar "flying saucer" dome shaped object. I walked two hundred feet on the side of the road towards the object which was hovering low, no sound came from it... The object was quite large and I estimated it to be at least 70 feet in diameter and about 30 feet high. It was just hovering in the air at about 120-150 feet high." View full report
Source: Brian Vike, HBCCUFO Research (hbccufo.org) ID: 1115
Case Type: RawReport Features: Silent, Humming, E-M Effects, Body Lights, Group Sighting
