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Sightings by Police
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January, 8, 2008 - Stephenville, Texas, United States
Dozens in Stephenville and Dublin, Texas report seeing large UFO
Several dozen people — including a pilot, county constable and business owners — insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it. Locals swear that it was larger, quieter, faster and lower to the ground than an airplane. They also said the object's lights changed configuration, unlike those of a plane. People in several towns who reported seeing it over several weeks have offered similar descriptions of the object
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Source: Associated Press, January 15, 2008 ID:1156
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Group Sighting, Witness Photo, Silent, Police, Witness Sketch, Mass Sighting
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April, 2, 2004 - Lamar, Colorado, United States
Large, disk-shaped craft, domed top, with lights, at 500 ft. distance.
Six lights strung together, estimated to be 600 feet in length, and 500 ft. distance. Craft was disk in shape with a dome stucture on top. 2nd witness thought the lights were windows with luminating lights from inside the craft.
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Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center) ID:85
Case Type: RawReport
Features: Police
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December, 26, 2003 - Huntington, Indiana, United States
Three Huntington Police Officers See Circular Flying Object
"The object, seen from just north of the city Police Station, came out of the northwest to the steeple of a near by Catholic Church, then shot straight back north. It didn't make any noise, and it remained in their sight for less than a minute. But it was big described as the size of a hot air balloon or a backyard trampoline and low enough that one officer thought it was going to get hung up on the steeple of the church."
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Source: MUFON of Indiana ID:483
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Police, Rotary/Spin Motion
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2002 - Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
25 witnesses observed a black oval shaped object
And in a clear sky overhead and to the south was a black object in the oval shape of a rugby ball! It was not moving and stayed exactly where it was as we approached. It seemed to be about 2000 feet above the ground near our Central Park and about the size of a 747. Many people pulled off the highway to look at it, including 2 policemen. It did not move at all and was not a balloon or kite.
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Source: Brian Vike, HBCC UFO Research (hbccufo.org) (Credit: UFO*BC) ID:1137
Case Type: RawReport
Features: Group Sighting, Police, Witness Sketch
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January, 4, 2001 - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Bright white large oval object rises above a house
"Whilst travelling home in my car with my wife when I saw a very bright oval shaped object rise up from behind a house. Although it was very bright it did not hurt your eyes to look at it. The object was slowly rising steadily above a house in the street. I stopped my car to observe it the object then started to move off to the right with its speed increasing."
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Source: UFOEvidence.org ID:585
Case Type: RawReport
Features: Police, Witness Sketch
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January, 5, 2000 - Illinois, United States
Illinois Triangle UFO Sighting (by multiple police officers)
This famous UFO case involved the sighting of a huge unidentified triangular-shaped UFO by police officers and others in the early morning hours of January 5, 2000, over the state of Illinois. The officers, from a number of small Illinois towns, were able to track the unknown object and maintain radio contact with each other during the event. Their in-depth testimonies have been fully documented by investigators.
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Source: David B. Marler, Illinois State Director, MUFON Journal No. 383 (March 2000) ID:277
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Police, Polygraph Test, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
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October, 27, 1997 - (Location unknown),
Police officer observes unknown craft
From the witness: "I observed an aircraft, approx. 150-200ft above ground level and approx 300-500ft slant range from my location. It was rolling out of a right bank and the streetlights were illuminating it enough so that I could see a distinct silhouette of the fuselage and the underbelly. This object appeared to be the same color as the night sky, flat black or dark gray. There were no lights, no exhaust flames and no engine noise... just absolute silence!"
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Source: coasttocoastam.com ID:1155
Case Type: RawReport
Features: Witness Sketch, Police, Silent
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February, 27, 1993 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Two police officers have dogfight with UFO during helicopter patrol
Two Jefferson County air unit police officers — described by their lieutenant as "solid guys" — swear they had a two-minute dogfight with a UFO during a routine helicopter patrol Friday night. Two officers on the ground said they, too, spotted the object. The UFO — a glowing pear-shaped object about the size of a basketball — literally flew circles around the helicopter, even though the fliers say they were moving at speeds approaching 100 mph.
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Source: Gardiner Harris, Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Mar. 4, 1993 ID:764
Case Type: PressReport
Features: Police, Pilot/Aircrew, Interaction/Reaction, Witness Photo
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October, 1989 - Belgium
Belgium Triangle UFO Sightings
From October 1989 throughout 1990, hundreds of reports of lighted objects, frequently described as enormous and triangular in shape were recorded in Belgium. Air Force supersonic F-16 jets chased these strange objects, which were simultaneously tracked by both airborne and ground radars. The Belgian Government cooperated fully with civilian UFO investigators, an action without precedent in the history of government involvement in this field.
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Source: Don Berliner ID:1125
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Body Lights, Military, Mass Sighting, Witness Sketch, Radar, Police
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October, 16, 1984 - Keene, New Hampshire, United States
Police officer and others see dirigible-shaped UFO over Keene, NH
On Oct. 16,1984, a mysterious craft was seen over Keene near Route 12. Keene police Sgt. John C. Zeller got the call and drove out to the highway to see what was going on. He caught sight of something in the sky and shined his cruiser's spotlight on a white, dirigible-shaped object before it moved off. The following night it was back, hovering above Keene again. A lot of people reported something strange during those two nights.
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Source: Paul Montgomery, The Keene Sentinel (Keene, NH), Sept. 25, 1992 ID:762
Case Type: PressReport
Features: Police, Witness Photo, Interaction/Reaction
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November, 28, 1980 - Todmorden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Police constable Alan Godfrey's abduction in West Yorkshire, England
Police officer Alan Godfrey was on routine patrol when he encountered a metallic disc with a dome and a row of windows. Suddenly, there was a burst of light, and he found himself 100 yards farther down the road, and the UFO was gone. Under hypnosis later, Godfrey recalled being struck by a beam of light which floated him into the craft, and meeting a human-like being named Joseph, whose clothing was very Biblical in nature. Aboard the craft, he was physically examined and asked questions.
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Source: Jenny Randles ID:722
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Abduction, Missing Time, Police, E-M Effects, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
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September, 6, 1979 - Ingolstadt, Germany
Star-shaped objects observed for several nights over Ingolstadt, Germany
Star-shaped objects were observed for several nights in September 1979 over the city of Ingolstadt. Since that time members of MUFON-CES, the German UFO research organization, have interviewed several flight controllers, a dozen police officers and numerous other witnesses. They have also analyzed photographs and radar recordings that where made on film.
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Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES, (1998) ID:653
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Group Sighting, Police, Pilot/Aircrew
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December, 12, 1978 - Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Two police officers in UK encounter UFO (researcher Tony Dodd's sighting)
At 4:30 a.m., a lonely police patrol car was driving on a remote country road along the Cononley Moor. In the car were Sgt. Anthony Dodd and Constable Alan Dale. They saw a bright white light that seemed to be diving towards them in a glide. a big shining disc which flew over their heads at a speed of about 40 mph. At its closest, it was hardly 100 feet away from them, so that they could see a number of details. "It was a huge thing, about 100 feet in diameter, and it made no noise whatsoever."
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Source: Michael Hesemann ID:662
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Police, Body Lights, Silent, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
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November, 26, 1978 - Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada
Cigar‑shaped object with curved tail seen by several, including police officer
"Both Mr. Lethbridge and Constable Blackwood describe the same thing: A cigar‑shaped object with a curved tail, in the sky with blue, red and yellow flashing lights. It ranged from about thirty‑five to forty feet in diameter and hovered approximately five hundred feet above sea level with no movement. "
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Source: Lee Tizzard - Brian Vike, HBCCUFO.org ID:583
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Police, Witness Sketch, Communication
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April, 19, 1978 - Colfax, Wisconsin, United States
Police officer observes and photographs disc in Colfax, Wisconsin
On April 19, 1978, police officer Mark Coltrane was on patrol in the vicinity of Colfax. He then noticed a metalic looking disc raising towards the the sky at a short distance from the parking space. While the object seemed to move towards him, Coltrane picked up his Polaroid camera, came out of the car and snapped some photographs. The object was so close in one of the images that it is possible to notice some details of its lower surface.
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Source: Wendelle Stevens (credit: UFOs at Close Sight (Ufologie.net) ID:877
Case Type: SummaryReport
Features: Photo, E-M Effects, Police
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February, 10, 1977 - Flora, Mississippi, United States
UFO hovers over two policemen in patrol car
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."
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Source: Madison Co. Herald (Canton, MS), Feb. 17, 1977 ID:425
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