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UFO on the Sea Near Rio de Janeiro

June, 27, 1970 - Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This incident, which took place in broad daylight, is notable because it was certainly observed by, at least eight witnesses. A great metallic disc came down on the surface of the South Atlantic Ocean. The disc remained on the surface of the water for half an hour, and two crewmen were seen inside it. When the disc took off, it left behind it on the sea a sort of ring or hoop.  View full report

Source: Dr. W. Buhler, Flying Saucer Review. Vol. 17, No. 3. May/June 1971 (WaterUFO.net)   ID: 416
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Water-Related, Humanoid/Occupant, Group Sighting

Two skiers encounter humanoid at Imjärvi, Finland Featured Case

January, 7, 1970 - Imjärvi, Finland

Aarno Heinonen and Esko Viljo were out skiing, when they encountered a 10-foot wide UFO that approached and hovered near them. A bright light beam was the emitted, and a thin, 3-foot tall humanoid creature appeared, carrying a black box with a pulsating yellow light. Severe and extensive physiological effects were suffered by the witnesses after the encounter. Two years later, Heinonen had a series of contacts with a female extraterresrial being.  View full report

Source: Kim Hansen, in Evans and Spencer (1987)   ID: 741
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Physiological Effects, Light Beam, Contact, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch

UFO and occupants seen near Cowichan Hospital in BC, Canada Featured Case

January, 1, 1970 - Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Miss Doreen Kendall, a practical nurse at the Cowichan District Hospital on Vancouver Island, was looking out the window of the ward, when she saw 60 feet away an "object so big and bright I could see everything clearly." There were two male-like figures in the craft, one behind the other. One of the "men" eventually looked right at Doreen, and the craft started to move away, but not before Freida Wilson, a registered nurse, also saw the object.  View full report

Source: John Magor,   ID: 633
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, 'Dyad Scout Craft', Interaction/Reaction, Witness Photo

Chilean Navy ship encounters large UFO; tracked on radar

October, 24, 1969 - Chile

The incident involved a Chilean Naval destroyer and was witnessed by crew members and the commander of the vessel. Up to six UFOs, including one large object, were observed. The objects were verified on radar and observed visually. As the main object moved over the ship, the vessel's power went out."  View full report

Source: Bill Chalker   ID: 1016
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Military, Water-Related, Radar, Multiple UFOs, Humming, E-M Effects, Body Lights, Group Sighting

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recounts Apollo 11 UFO Encounter

July, 18, 1969 - 

Buzz Aldrin: "There was something out there that, uh, was close enough to be observed and what could it be? Mike (Collins) decided he thought he could see it in the telescope and he was able to do that and when it was in one position, that had a series of ellipses, but when you made it real sharp it was sort of L shaped. That didn't tell us very much."  View full report

Source: The Science Channel / Dave Stone / Credit: UFO Updates - 9/30/2005   ID: 592
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Astronaut/Space, Famous Person, Witness Photo

Milakovic family encounter, Hanbury, England

November, 20, 1968 - Hanbury, England, United Kingdom

A large, house-sized object witnessed by a family. It had a dark bowl-shaped bottom, with a clear dome on top. In the lit dome area, several humanoid figures were seen moving. Two physiological effects were reported: heat felt as object passed over and burning of the eyes when its light intensity increased.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 17
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physiological Effects, Humanoid/Occupant, Animal Reaction

UFO with 'Michelin man' occupants seen by farmer on Réunion Island Featured Case

July, 31, 1968 - Réunion Island (Indian Ocean), France

Mr. Luce Fontaine, age 31, a farmer on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, was picking some grass for his rabbits when he saw an object 5 meters in diameter, standing on a "glass foot" like a goblet. It was only 25 meters away. It was dark blue and through the window could be seen two small individuals, only 3 feet tall, dressed from head to foot in bulky coveralls, something like the Michelin "tire man." There was a brilliant flash of light and a few seconds later nothing was to be seen.  View full report

Source: Excerpt from FSR, Jan/Feb 1969   ID: 692
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Physical Trace

Terrified witnesses observe near-landing of UFO

July, 30, 1968 - Claremont, New Hampshire, United States

A manufacturing plant worker was carrying two buckets of water toward his garden when he saw "a bright round object float in a gentle arc low in the sky to the northeast." It looked like a full moon but was at an extremely low altitude. Shortly thereafter and just two miles away, a land surveyor and his wife witnessed a dome-shaped object. It was about 20 feet wide and hovered approximately 10 feet above the ground, and was 230 feet away.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 576
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Animal Reaction, Witness Sketch, Humming

Navy ship HMAS Hobart hit during Vietnam UFO encounter?

June, 15, 1968 - DMZ, Viet Nam

On Friday, 15 June 1968, Allied forward spotters along the eastern part of the Demilitarised Zone, a 9.6km wide strip separating North and South Vietnam, reported seeing about 30 strange slow-moving 'lights' in the night sky.  View full report

Source: AUFORN Special Report, Issue 34, April 2003   ID: 60
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Military, Physical Trace

Three fishermen in Le Brusc, France observe oval, mirror-like object at sea

April, 1968 - Le Brusc, Var, France

In April 1968, three fishermen from the French fishing-port of Le Brusc were fairly far out at sea, "when suddenly, in a break in the clouds, a sort of 'thing' appeared--ovalish in shape--which was just hanging there in the sky. It looked like a mirror and it was shining, and it did not move... The thing remained stationary over the sea for two or three minutes and then vanished before our eyes as though swallowed up by the waves."  View full report

Source: Waterufo.net / Flying Saucer Review Case Histories #14   ID: 795
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Water-Related

Russia UFO crash and recovery, 1968 Featured Case

March, 1968 - Berezovsky , Russian Federation

The details of a Russian UFO crash on or about 1969 are sketchy and somewhat suspect. This case comes from the so-called "Secret KGB Files," which were reportedly smuggled out of the former Soviet Union. Reportedly, $10,000 was paid for the information. The details of these secret files were first offered to the general public on 9-13-98 as part of a TNT special titled "The Secret UFO Files of the KGB." The show featured extraordinary film and still photographs of the UFO recovery, and also a portion of autopsy film on part of an alien body.  View full report

Source: UFOCasebook.com (editor, B. J. Booth)   ID: 1138
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Military, Crash/Retrieval, Alien Photograph, Photo, Humanoid/Occupant

Two-hundred people observe and hear disk-shaped object overhead (Redlands Sighting)

February, 4, 1968 - Redlands, California, United States

On February 4, 1968, about two hundred residents of Redlands, California, either saw or heard what was apparently the same huge, low-flying, disk-shaped object as it passed overhead. A minister conducting services in a church in Redlands was recording his sermon at the time and obtained a recording of the sound, which many people present described as a high-pitched, modulated whining sound.  View full report

Source: APRO / Ronald Story, 1980 / NICAP website (nicap.org)   ID: 777
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Mass Sighting, Group Sighting, Clergy, Body Lights, Rotary/Spin Motion, Sound

Circular object with dome and two 'figures' inside

December, 8, 1967 - Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

The object was circular in shape, "about as big as a car." She was able to see that it had a domed top. In the dome, which was transparent, she could make out the indistinct outlines of two figures. At its closest, the object was no more than 100 yards away, and from 50 to 100 feet above the ground.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 560
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, 'Dyad Scout Craft'

Small, domed UFO with two occupants seen inside Featured Case

November, 2, 1967 - Ririe, Idaho, United States

Guy Tossie and Will Begay, two Indian youths, were driving south on Highway 26 just outside Ririe on November 2, 1967, when, about 9:30 p.m., there was a sudden blinding flash of light in front of their car, followed by the abrupt appearance of a small, domed UFO. The dome was transparent and in it were seen two small, strange-looking occupants.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 561
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, 'Dyad Scout Craft'

'Flying Cross' shaped UFO hovers near witness and dogs (Moigne Downs / Angus Brooks case)

October, 26, 1967 - Moigne Downs, United Kingdom

Angus Brooks, a former flight administrative officer for British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), was walking his dogs at Moigne Downs, Dorset, England. He saw what appeared to be a contrail high in the sky. Then the contrail disappeared and in its place, a UFO descended "at lightning speed" to 200 or 300 feet altitude. One of the dogs, back from foraging for game, stood "distraught" beside the witness.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 566
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Animal Reaction

Two children encounter UFO and small humanoid beings in Cussac, France Featured Case

August, 29, 1967 - Cussac, France

Two children saw a sphere-shaped UFO, 2 meters in diameter, and "four little devils" on the ground. One of the humanoid beings was bending over, apparently busy with something on the ground, and another held a mirror-like object. They were observed to levitate before quickly entering the UFO and flying away. The UFO was said to make a soft whistling sound and smelled of sulphur.  View full report

Source: Joel Mesnard and Claude Pavy, excerpt from FSR, Sept/Oct 1968   ID: 705
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Children, Landing, Animal Reaction, Smell/Odor

UFO Visits Ontario Lake

June, 18, 1967 - Northern Ontario lake, Ontario, Canada

Two boaters witnessed a brilliant object simply hovering about 50 feet above tree level. As they sit in wonder, suddenly the object begins to pick up speed, racing straight toward them.  View full report

Source: UFO Casebook   ID: 28
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physical Trace, E-M Effects

The Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO/Missile Incident (Nuclear missiles shutdown during UFO encounter) Featured Case

March, 16, 1967 - Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, United States

From the witness Robert Salas: "I received a call from my security guard who was quite frightened as he reported that an unidentifiable flying object was hovering immediately above the front gate. The object was illuminated by a red glow.... many of our missiles became disabled... a similar incident had occurred at another site and they had all of their missiles disabled while UFOs were observed directly over the launch sites."  View full report

Source: Robert Salas, (MUFON)   ID: 1017
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Military, Silent, Nuclear Facility, Witness Photo

Disc-shaped object with 'cupola' and windows on bottom

February, 9, 1967 - Odessa, Delaware, United States

"Mr. Guseman rolled down his left window and he and his wife studied the object more closely. It was disc-shaped with a kind of cupola under the main body. Its width was estimated at about 50 feet and its height at about 20 feet at the thickest point. Except for the top, the object was clearly visible, a dark gray silhouette against the lighter sky."  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 547
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humming, Portholes/Windows

Disc-shaped UFO with dome 'buzzes' automobile

October, 15, 1966 - Split Rock Pond, New Jersey, United States

"The object was directly in back and above me and followed my car along the road." He estimated the object to be approximately 25 to 30 feet wide and five or six feet high. His diagram shows a typically flat-bottomed and somewhat domed object. Simons then noticed that his car began to act abnormally.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 546
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Vehicle Interference, Physiological Effects

Pilot 'flees' from giant cone-shaped UFO pacing plane

September, 20, 1966 - Near Sebring, Florida, United States

A Winter Haven, Florida, private pilot reported he fled from a giant cone-shaped UFO which kept his plane in shadow for about three minutes on the morning of September 20, 1966. "That thing had not changed in size at all, but was still with me and pacing me. It was still as big as a football field."  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 552
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Pilot/Aircrew

Burn marks and holes found after UFO seen close to ground

September, 13, 1966 - Gwinner, North Dakota, United States

Young Randy E. Rotenberger was waiting for the school bus outside his home when he saw "some flashing lights," then an object. "It looked like two bowls put together," the witness told an AP reporter. He saw three "pegs" on the bottom and antennae projecting from the top. Later, "some burnt marks" and tapered holes were found at the scene, each about a foot in diameter and five inches deep.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 578
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physical Trace, Witness Sketch, Landing, Children

Experienced pilot and passenger sight disc-shaped UFO with dome on top

May, 21, 1966 - Near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

An 18,000-hour pilot and his passenger made a clear daylight sighting of a disc-shaped UFO with a dome on top on the afternoon of May 21, 1966 near Willow Grove, Pa. "It was as clear as seeing a Cadillac drifting by at 100 yards," said William C. Powell. Currently active in executive-transport flying, Powell was a pilot for the Dutch KLM airlines, and before that for the U.S. Air Force and RCAF.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon),   ID: 551
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Pilot/Aircrew

April, 22, 1966 - Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Nancy Modugno, age 11, saw, only forty feet away, an amazing object about the size of an automobile, brightly lit with flashing blue, green, red and white lights. The football-shaped craft made a whizzing, ricocheting sound.  View full report

Source: Massachusetts MUFON   ID: 5
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Children
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