selected ufo cases
Summary Report
Huge object passes within 150 feet of witnesses
1970 - Mildura, Australia
Two witnesses were frightened when a huge object rose up from behind nearby trees, then passed within 150 to 160 feet from them. The colour was grey with flashing lights, both orange and white. Witness LV. said that he could not see underneath the object, but could see through the grid shape round the bottom. View full report
Source: Victorian U.F.O. Research Society (VUFORS), Australia ID: 455
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Witness Sketch
Circular Object Seen and Photographed in Calgary
July, 3, 1967 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Of the 35 photographic cases examined by the Condon Committee, only two were judged to be "first priority" -- having potential value in establishing the existence of "flying saucers." One was the so-called Calgary case with its two photos. Dr. Hynek, who subjected the original negatives to exhaustive lab tests, called the first photo the "best Daylight Disc photograph I have personally investigated." View full report
Source: Knight ID: 412
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo
'Capsule-shaped' Flying Object Photographed in Wichita, Kansa
June, 27, 1967 - Wichita, Kansas, United States
On June 27, 1967, during the 1967 UFO wave, Mr. Jefferson Villar of Union City succeeded in photographing the bright silver-colored, capsule-shaped object that passed over his head. It was brilliantly reflecting the sun's rays like metal and was making a strange noise as it flew along. View full report
Source: Devereux ID: 406
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo
Two Brothers Photograph Circular Object in Michigan
January, 9, 1967 - Lake St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Two teen-age brothers, Dan and Grant Jaroslaw, made some photos of a domed object with an apparent tower on one side over Lake St. Clair, Michigan. They photographed it from the backyard of their Mt. Clemens home, about a mile from Selfridge Air Force Base. The object was moving slowly at a very low altitude. It remained in view about 10 minutes. View full report
Source: Knight ID: 411
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo, Children
Elliptical UFO with portholes observed by architect
May, 4, 1960 - Sarasota, Florida, United States
A yellow, elliptical object with four evenly spaced windowlike openings was observed at ground level by an architect. View full report
Source: NICAP / Richard Hall, 1964 (from NICAP UFO Investigator, May 1960) ID: 649
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Portholes/Windows
UFO descends, then speeds away, near Walworth, Wisconsin
January, 8, 1959 - Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
Gordon Higgins, a draftsman who has had two years USAF experience as control tower operator and flight controller, watched a UFO descend and then speed away horizontally. The object glowed bright white, before changing to orange as it sped away, leaving a trail of sparks. View full report
Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) ID: 642
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Witness Sketch
Sighting by zoologist and UFO researcher Ivan T. Sanderson
October, 2, 1958 - Near Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
Shortly after 5:00 p.m., noted Zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson observed a disc- shaped UFO maneuvering over the Delaware Water Gap. The flat disc looped back and forth, appearing sometimes edge-on (as a very thin line), sometimes oval to circular. It vanished once, but quickly reappeared, and continued its rapid gyrations, finally speeding away to the west. View full report
Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) ID: 643
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Scientist/Engineer, Witness Sketch
Technician watches glowing white UFO near Larson AFB
December, 22, 1952 - Larson AFB, Moses Lake, Washington, United States
An instrument technician, while driving from a large city toward an Air Force base on December 22, 1952, saw an object from his car at 1930 hours. It suddenly moved up toward the zenith in spurts from right to left at an angle of about 45°. It then moved off in level flight at a high rate of speed, during which maneuver it appeared white most of the time, but apparently rolled three times showing a red side. View full report
Source: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report #14 (Battelle Institute Study), 1955 ID: 674
Case Type: SummaryReport
Two disc-shaped UFOs seen by marine engineer in Holland
August, 7, 1952 - Kerkrade, Netherlands
On the night of August 6-7, 1952, Will Jansen, a marine engineer and designer, was visiting in Kerkrade, Holland. Just after midnight a disc-shaped craft with visible superstructure swooped down to low altitude, hovered, zigzagged and sped away. A second disc-shaped UFO, similar in outline, was then seen hovering farther away. Finally it tilted up vertically and shot up out of sight. View full report
Source: NICAP / Richard Hall, 1964 (from letter to CSI of Los Angeles) ID: 647
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Scientist/Engineer, Multiple UFOs
Several groups of UFOs fly over witnesses in Flint, Michigan
April, 20, 1952 - Flint, Michigan, United States
A naval aviation student, his wife, and several others were at a drive-in movie, during which time they saw several groups of objects fly over. There were from two to nine objects in a group and there were about 20 groups. The objects were shaped like conventional aircraft. The unaccountable feature of the objects was that each had a red glow surrounding it and was glowing itself, although it was a cloudless night. View full report
Source: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report #14 (Battelle Institute Study), 1955 ID: 671
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Multiple UFOs, Group Sighting
Cylindrical UFO Photographed Over New York City
March, 20, 1950 - New York City, New York, United States
This cylindrical-appearing UFO was photographed over New York City on March 20, 1950. The photographer's name was deleted from Project Blue Book's files -- as were most names when the material was finally declassified and released. Upon investigating the report, Project Grudge officially labeled it: "the moon"! View full report
Source: Knight ID: 407
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo
Electrician and wife in Indianapolis see domed disc shaped object
July, 31, 1948 - Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Vernon Swigert, an electrician, was standing by the bathroom window of his home when he first sighted an object. He ran to his kitchen where he pointed out the cymbal shaped or domed disc object to his wife. It was about 20 ft across, and 6-8 ft thick. Total time in sight was approximately 10 seconds, during which the object flew on a straight and level course from horizon to horizon, west to east. View full report
Source: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report #14 (Battelle Institute Study), 1955 ID: 675
Case Type: SummaryReport
Formation of round UFOs maneuver near ship in 1904
February, 28, 1904 - Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California, United States
Three members of the crew of the USS Supply, at 6:10 a.m. local time, sighted an echelon formation of three objects which appeared near the horizon below clouds, moving directly toward the ship. As they approached, the UFOs began soaring, rose above the cloud layer, and were observed climbing into space, still in echelon. The lead object was egg-shaped and about the size of six suns, and the other two were smaller and round. View full report
Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) citing "Monthly Weather Review" (1904) ID: 640
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Multiple UFOs, Water-Related
Luminous UFO seen from Windsor Castle in 1783
August, 18, 1783 - Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom
This illustration depicts a sighting that occurred at 9.45pm on the evening of August 18, 1783 when four witnesses on the terrace of Windsor Castle observed a luminous object in the skies of the Home Counties of England: "An oblong cloud moving more or less parallel to the horizon. Under this cloud could be seen a luminous object which soon became spherical, brilliantly lit..." View full report
Source: UFOs at Close Sight ID: 489
Case Type: SummaryReport
UFOs over Hamburg, Germany in 1697
November, 4, 1697 - Hamburg, Germany
There was a UFO sighting over Hamburg, Germany on November 4, 1697, depicted in this artwork. The objects were described as being "two glowing wheels". View full report
Source: UFOs at Close Sight / others ID: 488
Case Type: SummaryReport
UFO in 1034 depicted in 15th c. book, The Nuremberg Chronicle
1034 - Europe,
A rare typeset book from 1493 contains what may be the earliest pictorial representation of a UFO. The book Liber Chronicarum, describes a strange fiery sphere, seen in 1034, soaring through the sky in a straight course from south to east and then veering toward the setting sun. View full report
Source: The Bible UFO Connection ID: 497
Case Type: SummaryReport
Edmund Halley, discoverer of Halley's Comet, sees UFO in 1676
March, - United Kingdom
Edmund Halley, the astronomer who discovered Haley's comet, could recall two accounts involving unidentified crafts. His first experience was in March of 1676, when he saw a, as he said, "Vast body apparently bigger than the moon." View full report
Source: The Bible UFO Connection ID: 492
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Famous Person, Astronomer, Scientist/Engineer, Witness Photo
