selected ufo cases
All Cases: Sorted by Date Posted
Video of close-range saucer-shaped object in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
2003 - Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
A clear, close-range video of a saucer-shaped object spinning near a building in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria sometime in 2003. According to B. J. Booth, who eventually acquired and made public the video, it was taken by a woman, who made it available to local authorities in Bulgaria, who confiscated it from her. Luckily she had made a copy of it and placed it in the care of a friend. View full report
Source: B. J. Booth, UFO Casebook ID: 1027
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Photo, Rotary/Spin Motion, Silent
F-86 intercepts and shoots at saucer-shaped UFO
1952 - United States
In the summer of 1952 a United States Air Force F-86 jet interceptor shot at a flying saucer. This fact, like so many others that make up the full flying saucer story has never before been told... The object was definitely round and flat saucer shaped. The pilot described it as being "like a doughnut without a hole." View full report
Source: Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, 'The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects' (Credit: NICAP.org) ID: 1024
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Military, Radar
The Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO/Missile Incident (Nuclear missiles shutdown during UFO encounter)
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
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
Large glowing disc hovers near Oregon home
2002 - Oregon, United States
The witness described a "really large, plate like, fluorescent lit airborne craft" floated silently and slowly to the right, revealing itself for its size and brilliance as it continued to drift into view. The 100 foot wide glowing craft tilted slightly and came to a stop just beyond the trees some 60 feet away and 50 feet up. View full report
Source: Eric Byler. Oregon UFO Review, 2002 ID: 1015
Case Type: StandardCase
Bright, glowing disc-shaped object hovers over cabin in Old Crow, Yukon
September, 20, 1986 - Old Crow , Yukon Territory, Canada
From the witness: "I looked outside and there was this UFO right over the trees! It was bright blue, almost too bright to look at and was rotating fairly fast... I continued to watch the UFO for about 5 minutes, then it just slowly descended down towards the river bank and away from us, started speeding up going cross river, then it just shot off rapidly into the distance!" View full report
Source: Martin Jasek ID: 1011
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Rotary/Spin Motion, Sound
Woman observes a 'frisbee-sized' UFO near Whitehorse, Yukon
June, 1997 - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
The witness "went outdoors for a look and there out over her septic field about 50 meters away this object hovering just a meter or two above the ground. It was a pale, pale green, almost white and had a bright glow to it. It was about the diameter of a frisbee and about 10 centimetres (4 inches) thick. When it flew by her deck, she estimated it to be travelling slightly slower than a thrown frisbee. She continued to watch the object for about 20 minutes just hovering back and forth." View full report
Source: Martin Jasek ID: 1010
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Animal Reaction
Cylindrical object with lights hovers over city park in Seattle, WA
February, 10, 2006 - Seattle, Washington, United States
A cylindrical object, with 3-4 rows of extremely bright spotlights around its perimeter and approximately 50 feet in diameter, only about 500-1000 ft above the ground, with a medium-density, white vapor trail underneath. It was completely silent, and hovered for at least one minute....Seen from a distance of approximately 750 feet. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 1006
Case Type: RawReport Features: Silent, Body Lights
