selected ufo cases
All Cases: Sorted by Most Recent First
Cigar-shaped UFO with smaller objects observed in Jemgum, Germany
March, 7, 1977 - Jemgum, Germany
A 16 year old student, standing in front of his parents house, observed a bright spot in the sky. Through his binoculars, he could see that the object was cigar-shaped and surrounded by an orange-colored halo. This object filled 4/5 of his field-of-view in the binoculars. It appeared reflective, almost glaring. Smaller objects were also observed. View full report
Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES (1998) ID: 654
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Multiple UFOs, Children
Dog dies after close encounter on ranch in Uruguay
February, 18, 1977 - Salto, Uruguay
Angel Maria Tonna, a 52-year-old rancher, and his foreman, witnessed a fiery disc like two plates placed face to face hovering a short distance above the ground behind the barn. The cows "were going crazy" and all the dogs were barking. The object approached, and Tonna felt electric shocks which went all through his body and a very intense heat hit him. Three days after the event, Tonna's dog, who had been 15 from the object, was found dead. View full report
Source: APRO, August, 1977 ID: 825
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Animal Reaction, Physiological Effects
Occupant Case in Tucson
February, 10, 1977 - Tucson, Arizona, United States
Ms. Lois Stovall was sitting on her couch when she noticed a light, like a bright star. It curved toward her house, approaching at a low level. Lois and her grandmother went out into the yard, less than 50 feet from the hovering object and watched. The object was almost capsule-shaped. Inside crouched a human-shaped figure, all over gray in color, that looked puffed up, like a balloon. View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 25 No. 8 (Feb. 1977) ID: 358
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant
UFO hovers over two policemen in patrol car
February, 10, 1977 - Flora, Mississippi, United States
Madison County Sheriff's Deputy Kenneth Creel and Constable James Luke were on a routine patrol drive when they witnessed a 30 to 40 foot UFO which approached them at close range. "The thing came right over the car," said Creel. "...The thing just hovered over us, about 20 or 30 feet up, for more than a minute." View full report
Source: Madison Co. Herald (Canton, MS), Feb. 17, 1977 ID: 425
Case Type: Features: Police
Brightly lit silvery colored craft during period of heavy UFO activity
February, 8, 1977 - Louisiana, United States
The first two months of 1977 brought heavy UFO activity to the state of Louisiana and eastward. On Tuesday, February 8, Mrs. Gayle Rodriguez and her son, Brian, were driving east on St. Bernard highway they saw a brightly lit silvery colored craft which flew across the highway in front of them and began a course parallel to the road. View full report
Source: Ted Peters, APRO Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 9, March, 1977 ID: 137
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Portholes/Windows
Six witnesses see UFO in Jayess, MS
February, 5, 1977 - Jayess, Mississippi, United States
"The most dramatic sighting of an UFO to be reported in this part of Mississippi took place near Jayess Saturday, February 5, and was seen at close quarters by at least six adults. Another sighting was reported in Madison County Wednesday, February 3, and was seen there by a constable and a deputy sheriff." View full report
Source: Tylertown Times (Tylertown, MS), Feb. 17, 1977 ID: 436
Case Type: PressReport Features: Portholes/Windows
Abduction by machine-like beings
January, 27, 1977 - Prospect, Kentucky, United States
Lee Parish, 19, experienced missing time after seeing a UFO. Through hypnosis, he recovered the lost memory of his experience aboard the ship. "Before him stood three objects which he instinctively felt or sensed were sentient beings, although they were definitely not human: a "black one," a "red one," and a "white one."" View full report
Source: Carlo Ruekeri, APRO Bulletin, Vol. 25 No. 7 (Jan. 1977) ID: 354
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Abduction, Missing Time
Youth reports UFOs with 'greenish creatures'
January, 19, 1977 - Harrah, Washington, United States
Nine-year-old Jose Cantu of Harrah woke his mother up at about 6:30 a.m. asking her to explain the little "man" he saw outside. According to the boy, he had seen two greenish creatures about three feet tall, who rotated on a base instead of having feet, and two "steely" crafts in which 2 other creatures were sitting. View full report
Source: Toppenish Review (Toppenish, WA), Jan. 26, 1977 ID: 462
Case Type: PressReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Children, Witness Sketch, Physical Trace
