selected ufo cases
Cases with Images or Photographs
Large object hovers over TV station tower in Florence, SC, in 1970
March, 1970 - Florence, South Carolina, United States
The witness, who was an employee at a TV station, saw a "UFO in broad daylight hovering on top of the [TV] tower, [and then] ran back inside the station to get the news director, Mr. Bill Fields." The craft was metallic, round, with a round cupola on top of the craft. It was about 100 feet across and about 25 feet tall. The encounter lasted for more than four hours, during which the object moved and stopped a couple of times before shooting off at "blinding speed." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 922
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Body Lights
Two skiers encounter humanoid at Imjärvi, Finland
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
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
Formation of orange, rectangular objects over Algeria (Africa)
January, 1970 - Algiers, Algeria
"I was playing soccer with my brother and practicing head passes, next thing I see are these large bright objects in the sky moving together. They flew as a matrix-like unit with the back row crafts moving AT RIGHT ANGLES to come to the front of the fleet (see picture). Each craft in the back row would exit the back row to the left or to the right depending on which edge of the fleet it was closest." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 843
Case Type: RawReport Features: Multiple UFOs
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
The Buff Ledge Abduction (two teenagers abducted in Vermont)
August, 7, 1969 - Buff Ledge Camp, Vermont, United States
"Michael" and "Janet", two teenage employees at Buff Ledge summer camp were sitting on a boat dock, when a UFO approached them. Two occupants were visible inside the craft. When it was directly over them, a beam of light shone from the craft. The next thing they remembered was sitting on the dock watching the now distant light. Ten years later under hypnosis, Michael and Janet each recounted a similar detailed story of abduction, a medical examination, and being taken on board a "mother ship." View full report
Source: Loy Lawhon, About.com ID: 658
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Abduction, Witness Sketch, Water-Related, 'Dyad Scout Craft', Children
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
President Jimmy Carter's UFO Sighting
January, 6, 1969 - Leary, Georgia, United States
Jimmy Carter is one of two U.S. Presidents who have reported seeing a UFO before becoming the President. He later said, "It was the darndest thing I've ever seen. It was big, it was very bright, it changed colors and it was about the size of the moon.. We watched it for ten minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was. One thing's for sure, I'll never make fun of people who say they've seen unidentified objects in the sky." View full report
Source: Grant Cameron, Presidential UFO ID: 294
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Famous Person, Witness Photo
