selected ufo cases
North America (including Mexico)
Sphere-shaped object seen by witness in Salt Lake City, UT
September, 15, 1998 - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
At 3 AM on Sept. 15, 1998, witness Chris Rock stepped outside and fired his laser pointer into the sky toward west-southwest in the general direction of Jupiter. Within a minute or two, a gray, spherical object, with an apparent 7" diameter at arm's length appeared in the western sky, hovering over an adjacent building at a (measured) distance of 260 feet from the witness and 40 feet above the ground. The object sat motionless for 2 to 3 seconds, before passing over the witness and out of sight. View full report
Source: MUFON (Jan, 2003) ID: 920
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Interaction/Reaction, Witness Sketch
Mexico City 1997 UFO Video
August, 6, 1997 - Mexico City, Mexico
In September 1997, [Mexican TV host and UFO researcher] Jaime Maussan received a very special package. Someone had sent him a video tape, in itself nothing remarkable. But when he played the tape on his video recorder, it took his breath away. For the anonymously sent recording showed nothing but points of light and sky - except for a large, metallic, structured, rotating disk, which maneuvered in broad daylight over Mexico City, with a dateline of 6 August 1997. View full report
Source: Michael Hesemann (2000) ID: 864
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo
The Phoenix Lights
March, 13, 1997 - Phoenix, Arizona, United States
The Phoenix Lights UFO incident is a complex series of events that took place on March 13, 1997 over the states of Nevada, Arizona, and possibly New Mexico, and which would quickly become known as the "Phoenix Lights" sightings. It involved sightings by tens, or perhaps even hundreds, of thousands of witnesses on the ground, and it gave rise to a storm of controversy over what had caused the event. View full report
Source: Peter B. Davenport, Director, National UFO Reporting Center ID: 270
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Mass Sighting, Silent, Photo, Witness Sketch, Famous Person, Witness Photo
Oscillating, orange cigar-shape object mesmerizes two young brothers
January, 1997 - Crestview Subdivision, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Two brothers age 11 and 13 were sitting in their living room. While watching television, something caught the attention of the younger gentleman's eye. He was shocked to see an orange cigar shape with a yellow centre as depicted by his drawing below. The edges were well defined and there was a soft orange glow emanating around the object. View full report
Source: Martin Jasek (Yukon Report) ID: 885
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Children, Witness Sketch
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
Capsule-Shaped Object Photographed in Valley, Alabama
September, 16, 1996 - Valley, Alabama, United States
"A local radio station and newspaper received six different photos from an anonymous source that show a capsule-shape UFO hovering over a farm pasture. In a letter accompanying the photos, the source claims to have taken the remarkable UFO photographs on the 16th of September, 1996, in Valley, Alabama, USA." View full report
Source: UFO Casebook / ISUR ID: 403
Case Type: PressReport Features: Photo, Animal Reaction
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
The 'Alien Interview' Video
1996 - Groom Lake 'Area 51', Nevada, United States
The color video footage, which lasts for a total of two minutes and fifty-five seconds, was apparently smuggled out of the secret Groom Lake "Area 51" facility in Nevada by a man referring to himself as "Victor". The video film depicts a "Grey" alien being interrogated at the government facility. The footage first came to light on the Art Bell radio show on 13th March, 1997 when ufologist Sean David Morton was interviewed. View full report
Source: ID: 857
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Alien Photograph, Humanoid/Occupant
Spherical UFO photographed by family in Mexico
July, 23, 1995 - León, Mexico
On July 23, 1995, the Mendoza family were on a vacation trip driving on the road from Aguascalientes to León, Guanajuato. At 5:20 PM, Mr. Gustavo Mendoza, Mrs. Elena Lemus and their two sons Aldo David and Gustavo Alberto suddenly had an unexpected encounter. View full report
Source: Santiago Yturria, OVNI Investigaciones MEXICO ID: 248
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Witness Photo
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
Close Encounters of the 5th Kind in Monterrey, Mexico
December, 1994 - Monterrey, Mexico
The following is an account of events that occurred during a CSETI investigative team activation to Monterrey, Mexico in Decemer of 1994. - Witnesses saw a large disc with a sloped dome on top. View full report
Source: Shari Adamiak, CSETI (Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) ID: 44
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Interaction/Reaction, Humanoid/Occupant, Human-Initiated Contact
Close-up Sighting Of A Black Triangle UFO
November, 1993 - Seattle, Washington, United States
"Craning my neck to see the craft as it passed slowly directly over my head at an estimated altitude of less than 500 feet, I could see it was a gigantic black triangle. There is no other way to describe it because that's precisely what it was; a huge, black, triangle." View full report
Source: Gary Val Tenuta / Rense.com ID: 138
Case Type: StandardCase
Round object with rotating lights around edge
July, 1993 - Clarendon, Texas, United States
"I saw an round flying object in plain view in the night sky around 2am. It was close enough to see round lights around the edges and the lights were rotating in one direction. The ufo was traveling at a low speed and close enough to notice it was not a human made object. There was no engine noise." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 808
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Body Lights
Two police officers have dogfight with UFO during helicopter patrol
February, 27, 1993 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Two Jefferson County air unit police officers — described by their lieutenant as "solid guys" — swear they had a two-minute dogfight with a UFO during a routine helicopter patrol Friday night. Two officers on the ground said they, too, spotted the object. The UFO — a glowing pear-shaped object about the size of a basketball — literally flew circles around the helicopter, even though the fliers say they were moving at speeds approaching 100 mph. View full report
Source: Gardiner Harris, Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Mar. 4, 1993 ID: 764
Case Type: PressReport Features: Police, Pilot/Aircrew, Interaction/Reaction, Witness Photo
Four UFO sightings occur in Elk River area of Minnesota
September, 1992 - Elk River, Minnesota, United States
Since a woman told police that she spotted a UFO in her Elk River neighborhood, three more sightings of UFOs in the Elk River area occurred in mid-September, 1992. One man in Albertville saw a saucer-shaped object, 5-6 feet across. Then, a person who works for him, Terry Townsend, saw a UFO the size of a passenger jet that was ringed with lights. And a cab driver witnessed a UFO with 10 porthole-type lights. View full report
Source: Joni Astrup, Star News (Elk River, MN), Sept. 30, 1992 ID: 730
Case Type: PressReport Features: Portholes/Windows, Body Lights
'Arrowhead triangle' with lights during night launch of Space Shuttle
November, 22, 1989 - Cooper City, Florida, United States
"My wife and I observed a very large, dark triangle (arrowhead shaped) flying low from east to west. It was completely silent. We counted seven (7) circular white lights on the underside. The triangle craft was moving at a high rate of speed, surrounded by a white haze." View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center), Peter Davenport, Director ID: 577
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
