selected ufo cases
Cases with Images or Photographs
Three UFOs Photographed in Connecticut Forest
July, 20, 2005 - Cockaponset State Forest, Connecticut, United States
"They were dark oblong shapes with some lights. Nothing bright and we didn't hear any noise. They didn't move for several minutes so I was able to take a few pictures. When they left they just floated away slowly." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 398
Case Type: RawReport Features: Photo, Multiple UFOs
Navy Veteran Observes Large Cigar-Shaped UFO in Exeter, NH
July, 20, 2005 - Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
There was something odd in the sky last week, something that caused a Navy veteran with 10,000 hours of flight experience to have his own close encounter. While preparing to mow his lawn, "David" saw a large cigar-shaped object hovering in the sky. He said it was about the size of two USS Nimitz aircraft carriers. View full report
Source: Exeter News-Letter (Exeter, New Hampshire), July 26, 2005 ID: 361
Case Type: PressReport Features: Portholes/Windows
Cylindrical object moving 'intelligently' over St. Louis, MO
June, 2, 2005 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States
"While driving with my wife to the store she noticed something in the sky and realized it was oddly shaped (cylindrical) and moving in an intelligent manner... I had never seen a craft move so oddly (against the wind, stopping, moving again and then finally moving up through the upper clouds and disappearing completely." View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center), Peter Davenport ID: 900
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Large triangular UFO photographed over Puerto Rico
May, 15, 2005 - Carolina, Puerto Rico
"I saw an immense triangular object... I can tell you [and compare it] to the size of a ball park or two enormous ball parks. It was going very slowly and passed directly over me... It made no noise whatsoever and was going slowly, very slowly, and thats when the van's engine and lights went out completely... I managed to capture the craft and photograph it. View full report
Source: Scott Corrales (INEXPLICATA - Journal of Hispanic Ufology) ID: 564
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Vehicle Interference, E-M Effects, Physiological Effects, Animal Reaction
Triangular Craft Sighting
May, 13, 2005 - Kirkland, Washington, United States
Perfect black triangle with 9 orange/yellowish lights on two sides of triangle, one on tip four following each leading edge, with none on stern/back end of triangle. The craft made barely, if any noise, and seemed to be defying the laws of gravity and aviation as it was floating and banking left View full report
Source: Mr. Reboare / National UFO Reporting Center (Seattle) ID: 266
Case Type: RawReport
Point of light exploded into bright white ball of light
April, 29, 2005 - Lake City, Florida, United States
An orange streak, which disappeared five minutes or so after first being spotted, followed by two points of light. The primary point continued to the North for another 5 minutes or so before exploding into a bright white ball of light with a seemingly large circumference. View full report
Source: UFO Evidence ID: 247
Case Type: RawReport
Silver metallic object seen near road above house in Tasmania
April, 27, 2005 - Near Bewen Bridge, Otoga Bay, Australia
Witness viewed "an object apparently some 100m away and looking to be just a meter above the roadside house. The pear shaped object had a flashing blue light on the right bottom side. The body of the object seemed to have metallic patterns or symbols on it, whilst above there were two black areas, possibly windows. The object which was still moving very slowly left looked to be a bit bigger than a car." View full report
Source: Tasmanian UFO Research Investigation Centre (TUFOIC), Australia (Credit: UFO Research (NSW)) ID: 618
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
Multiple luminous spheres during thunderstorm
March, 23, 2005 - Clifton, Virginia, United States
The luminous spheres during the storm were described as a "very large object hovering over a nearby house about an 1/8 of a mile from our house. It was larger than the house, seemed to be at an angle to her view with the bottom exposed and had lights all around it evenly spaced." View full report
Source: Norman Gagnon (MUFON Field Investigator) / UFO Evidence ID: 238
Case Type: RawReport Features: Multiple UFOs
Light grey, flat triangle with three lights on each corner
March, 2, 2005 - Okeechobee, Florida, United States
"It started out as a bright star in the South East corner, appearing larger with speed towards me, as I drove up to a lighted area, the unknown object lifted up into the sky and I saw a light grey, flat triangle bottom, with 3 lights one in each corner as it glided without any sound toward the North." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 395
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Large cigar-shaped craft with horizontal line of multiple white lights
February, 7, 2005 - Syracuse, New York, United States
"We noticed a very large, brightly lit craft flying low above the tree line. It was flying extremely slow in a straight line from east to west. It continued low above the main street and suddenly stopped. It hovered for perhaps a minute or less, then seemed to change direction and slowly descend, from left to right, in a vertical slant." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 469
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Large, silent, and dark object travels across the sky
December, 13, 2004 - Neosho, Missouri, United States
"When the object was near overhead, I was able to make out its shape against the sky despite the fact that both sky and object were dark. It was roughly oval or egg shaped, but had a pylon or similiar structure on either side of it." View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center), Peter Davenport, Director ID: 575
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Triangle shaped object seen flying over-head
December, 2, 2004 - Harper Woods, Michigan, United States
"It stayed completely still for a bit, and then it started to rise back up in the sky toward the east. When it moved it had a brilliant tail of light that followed it. It had a very bright light on its tip . The two base corners had dimmer lights, one of which seemed to be turned off. It made no noise, and was fairly close so I should have heard something if it was an aircraft." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 480
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Strange phenomenon following automobile
October, 17, 2004 - Cheshire, United Kingdom
"We turned right, back into the dark countryside when it re-appeared next to the car on the left hand side , it went up into the air above the car so I opened my window and could see underneath what appeared to be two rings, one large wreath looking one [with some sort of a blue energy in it], and inside smaller plasma [but not luminous]like teardrop shapes chained together spinning and individually wobbling." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 562
Case Type: RawReport
Three Disc-Shaped UFOs Photographed in Connecticut
October, 10, 2004 - Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
"I was on a trip with my family when we stoped on this step ridge/cliff to watch the sunset. One of my sons saw the 3 metalic objects in the distance. I took a picture of them as the moved to our right. The hovered in a organized formation and traveled at varying speeds (together) stopping now and then and then quickly moving to a new spot." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 400
Case Type: RawReport Features: Photo
Triangle Sighting and Close Encounter
October, 2, 2004 - Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Witness began hearing a deep throbbing hum and a triangular craft emerged from the treeline moving directly toward him. He stood still as the craft, estimated to be some 300 feet in length, moved over him. View full report
Source: Kim Shaffer of MUFON Tennessee ID: 135
Case Type: RawReport Features: Missing Time, Physiological Effects, Humming
Saucer-shaped object photographed in Zion National Park, Utah
September, 7, 2004 - Zion National Park, Utah, United States
"While on a road trip through Arizona and Utah on Labor Day weekend, 2004, my son and I visited several national parks. We stopped for a very brief visit in Zion National Park near Cedar City, Utah. I took 27 photographs in the park on the morning of September 7. I didn't realize that I had imaged a UFO until I was back home that evening." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 678
Case Type: RawReport Features: Photo
Inverted orange triangle over the sea
August, 9, 2004 - St Agnes Beacon, United Kingdom
"We both saw an inverted red/orange triangle in the low level clouds out to sea. The object appeared for about 2 seconds and then disappeared. The object also appeared to have small spherical lights on each corner, yellow/ orange in colour." View full report
Source: Cornwall UFO Research Group ID: 453
Case Type: RawReport
Triangular craft flying low over Interstate 5
July, 12, 2004 - Coalinga, California, United States
While travelling south on Interstate-5 in the central valley of California, at about 10:15 pm, we encountered the I-5 UFO phenomenon that has been reported to NUFORC several times since at least the year 2000. It was a triangular aircraft flying a repetitive aerobatic pattern over the interstate and swooping down very low over traffic, creating a hazard to all who were driving. View full report
Source: National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) ID: 61
Case Type: RawReport
Large triangular craft with three lights at each end
July, 5, 2004 - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
"There it is coming right over the house. This thing is massive!... 3 lights (brownish orange very dim ), one at each point of the triangle, not that it is pointed but at the ends. The ends are rounded off. It seems to be a blue black color but flat no shine, almost a rough finish, a circular dome dead center of the bottom in a hexagon type enclosure. " View full report
Source: Brian Vike, HBCCUFO Research (www.hbccufo.org) ID: 457
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch, Nuclear Facility
Triangular craft moves quietly over Seattle
June, 20, 2004 - Seattle, Washington, United States
I was talking to my wife and daughter when I tilted my head back to stretch, and this triangular shape craft was moving from south to north direction, quietly,without much effort. I witnessed it for about 3 seconds, then it went behind the house and I lost contact. View full report
Source: National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) ID: 62
Case Type: RawReport
Large Oval-Shaped Object Photographed Over Lake
June, 18, 2004 - Wisconsin, United States
This photo (close-up above, full image below) was taken at our family reunion. No one noticed the object until after it was downloaded. Now these people are doctors and layers just enjoying a quiet evening at a lake in Wisconsin on June 18th of this year (2004). Thought it was interesting.......I have no idea what it is. Anyone have a guess? Mike H. Oregon View full report
Source: Coast to Coast AM ID: 401
Case Type: RawReport Features: Photo
Photo Librarian Captures UFO on Film
May, 18, 2004 - Provo Canyon, Utah, United States
To the naked eye, Tommy Woodard's digital photograph appears to be nothing more than a pretty picture of trees in Provo Canyon. But zoom in, he says, and the purple glow of a saucer hovering at an angle above the tree line starts to take shape. View full report
Source: Tommy J. Woodard / UFO Evidence ID: 235
Case Type: PressReport Features: Photo
The Parque Forestal (Chile) Alien Photograph
May, 10, 2004 - Parque Forestal, Santiago, Chile
Civil Engineer Germán Pereira was taking photographs of the Carabineros (state police) on horseback in the Parque Forestal of Santiago, Chile. One of the photos, after being downloaded from his digital camera, showed the image of a possible alien being. CIFAE Chile has interviewed the witness and undertaken the analysis of the photograph. View full report
Source: Germán Pereira / Corporacion de Investigacion de Fenomenos Aereos (CIFAE), Chile ID: 380
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Alien Photograph, Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Photo
Mexican Air Force Pilots Film 11 UFOs
March, 2004 - Over Campeche state, Mexico
Mexican Air Force pilots filmed 11 unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state in Mexico, a Mexican Defense Department spokesman confirmed. A videotape was made widely available to the news media. The lights were filmed using infrared equipment. They appeared to be flying at an altitude of about 3,500 meters (11,480 feet), and allegedly surrounded the Air Force jet. View full report
Source: Associated Press / Jaime Maussan ID: 263
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Radar, Military, Pilot/Aircrew, Photo, Multiple UFOs, Witness Photo
