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Air France Flight 3532 sighting of brown-red disk-shaped object
January, 28, 1994 - Paris, France
While flying over the Paris region, the crew noticed a large brown-red disk hovering on the horizon and constantly changing shape. From the pilot: "This object seemed to us then absolutely abnormal by its size which seemed immense, its dark red color and of the fuzzy edges. I had the impression to observe a gigantic lens in evolution. It did not resemble anything we had seen in our flying careers. " View full report
Source: UFOCOM (Credit: Ufologie.net - Patrick Gross) ID: 1062
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Witness Photo
Luminous rectangular object with lights in Nouzonville, France
January, 9, 1994 - Nouzonville, France
On January 9, 1994 about 19:30 a young woman and her friend in the car observe a luminous rectangular form in the sky. Having stopped their vehicle, they observe this form which is illuminated with white and red lights. Having lost sight of the object, they go in the car to find a better point of observation. Again stopped, the young woman observes an oval-shaped form with the same red and white lights which then seems to come in its direction. View full report
Source: GEIPAN (Official French government UFO program) ID: 1118
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Body Lights, Vehicle Encounter, Silent, Witness Sketch
Man observes cone-shaped object with lights; physiological effects in France
January, 4, 1994 - Fleury Sur Andelle, France
On January 4, 1994 with 23h50 a man who was watching television observes outside an orange light appearance moving to and from. While approaching, the witness observes a luminous conical [cone-shaped] form turning around its axis and comprising on its circumference stripes of various colors... The witness then feels muscular contractions in his legs and the bottom of his back. View full report
Source: GEIPAN (French government UFO program) ID: 1119
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Sound, Animal Reaction, Physiological Effects, Witness Sketch
Close-up Sighting Of A Black Triangle UFO
November, 1993 - Seattle, Washington, United States
"Craning my neck to see the craft as it passed slowly directly over my head at an estimated altitude of less than 500 feet, I could see it was a gigantic black triangle. There is no other way to describe it because that's precisely what it was; a huge, black, triangle." View full report
Source: Gary Val Tenuta / Rense.com ID: 138
Case Type: StandardCase
Kelly Cahill Abduction
August, 8, 1993 - Dandenong foothills, Australia
In August 1993, 27-year-old Kelly Cahill, her husband and three children were driving home after a visit to a friend's house. After midnight the Cahills first noticed the lights of a rounded craft with windows around it. It silently hovered above the road. Different colored lights were clearly visible on the bottom of the object. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker, International UFO Reporter, Sept/Oct 1994, Vol 19, No 5 ID: 187
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Missing Time, Abduction, Witness Photo, Portholes/Windows
Round object with rotating lights around edge
July, 1993 - Clarendon, Texas, United States
"I saw an round flying object in plain view in the night sky around 2am. It was close enough to see round lights around the edges and the lights were rotating in one direction. The ufo was traveling at a low speed and close enough to notice it was not a human made object. There was no engine noise." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 808
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Body Lights
The 1993 Maslin Beach photo case
March, 10, 1993 - Maslin Beach, Australia
When Eric Thomason in Maslin Beach, Australia, looked out across the ocean, he saw - to his great surprise - how an object rose from the waves and started flying towards him. When the object came nearer, Eric took out his camera and started taking photographs. View full report
Source: Claus Svahn, UFO Sweden ID: 1045
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Water-Related
UFO encounter in Germany, witnesses experience paralysis
March, 9, 1993 - Braunschweig , Germany
"Through the bedroom window, we saw a bright round shining object stationary at a height of some 10 metres or so above the birch trees to the east... it was now immediately quite clear to me that I was looking at an unknown flying object... we could see its shape absolutely clearly." View full report
Source: Dr. Peter Hattwig, German UFO Investigation Group DEGUFO, in FSR, Winter, 1996 ID: 611
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch, Physiological Effects, Physical Trace, Animal Reaction, Humming
Two police officers have dogfight with UFO during helicopter patrol
February, 27, 1993 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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. View full report
Source: Gardiner Harris, Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Mar. 4, 1993 ID: 764
Case Type: PressReport Features: Police, Pilot/Aircrew, Interaction/Reaction, Witness Photo
CSETI Investigative Team in Mexico
January, 30, 1993 - Mexico
Convinced that a truly significant Extraterrestrial event was continuing in the volcanic zone of Mexico, CSETI's Director activated the RMIT to investigate directly these events. View full report
Source: Steven M. Greer M.D. International Director of CSETI ID: 47
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Interaction/Reaction, Human-Initiated Contact, Portholes/Windows
Close-range sighting of small disc-shaped object w/ dome on top
1993 - Melbourne, Australia
"It was only a meter or so in length. It was also shaped like the quintessential image of a UFO, a round flat disc with a small dome on the top. So ludicrously like something you'd see in a looney tune cartoon i felt like an idiot telling my friends what I had seen, and indeed none believed me." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 331
Case Type: RawReport
CSETI Mexico City Sightings - 1993 (Large triangle craft observed)
1993 - Mt. Popocatapetl, Mexico
In 1993 Dr. Steven Greer, director of the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI), led a Rapid Mobilization Investigative Team (RMIT) to Mexico to study the ongoing wave of UFO sightings there. A large triangular shaped craft with a white light at each corner and a red beacon in the center was observed. View full report
Source: Dr. Joseph Burkes, CSETI (Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) ID: 45
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Interaction/Reaction, E-M Effects, Human-Initiated Contact, Portholes/Windows
Four UFO sightings occur in Elk River area of Minnesota
September, 1992 - Elk River, Minnesota, United States
Since a woman told police that she spotted a UFO in her Elk River neighborhood, three more sightings of UFOs in the Elk River area occurred in mid-September, 1992. One man in Albertville saw a saucer-shaped object, 5-6 feet across. Then, a person who works for him, Terry Townsend, saw a UFO the size of a passenger jet that was ringed with lights. And a cab driver witnessed a UFO with 10 porthole-type lights. View full report
Source: Joni Astrup, Star News (Elk River, MN), Sept. 30, 1992 ID: 730
Case Type: PressReport Features: Portholes/Windows, Body Lights
Triangular, double-V shaped object seen by 3 people in Almunécar, Spain
August, 1992 - Almunécar, Granada/Andalusia, Spain
Three people were on a beach at Almunécar, in South Spain, at around 2 a.m., when they saw a triangular flying object, with a kind of bright "V" ( 2 of them) in the direction on the flight - just like two boomerangs fliying one behind each other, with the peak fordwards. It flew over their heads, without a sound, and disappeared with a "shining". The sighting lasted for about 10 seconds. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 930
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Silent
Grangemouth Electric UFO Photo
November, 12, 1991 - Grangemouth , United Kingdom
From the witness: "We watched it hover for around five minutes. It was then that we noticed that the 'craft' wasn't making any noise. Normally, if it was a helicopter, we would have heard the blades. It then turned around and faced our direction. At the point of the photograph, it was about 200 to 300 feet directly above us. It was then that we heard the light 'pulsing hum' of the object." View full report
Source: Malcolm Robinson, SPI (Strange Phenomena Investigations), England. ID: 1047
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Humming, Body Lights
Petit-Rechain, Belgium triangle UFO photograph
April, 1990 - Petit-Rechain, Belgium
Photo of a triangle UFO taken during the 1989-1990 Belgium UFO wave, during which many people observed large triangle craft. The photo was allegedly made at the beginning of April 1990 (4 or 7 probably). The photographer's girl friend saw the object and gave him notice. Limited details are available about the sighting or the photographer. View full report
Source: Mark Cashman (temporaldoorway.com) ID: 1126
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Body Lights
Amateur astronomer observes large triangle with luminous rings in corners
February, 2, 1990 - Hamburg, Germany
A soundless flying triangle was observed near Hamburg, by the amateur astronomer Gutschke when he looked at the sky to observe the stars. The 70 meters long triangle was surrounded by a luminous dust. In the three corners there were pinkish luminous rings. The altitude was approximately 300 meters. In about 8 seconds the triangle moved from the zenith to the horizon, in the direction of the city of Hamburg, where it vanished in the dust. View full report
Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES (1998) ID: 655
Case Type: SummaryReport Features: Astronomer
Dome-shaped object with 'humming' noise flies over house
1990 - Langley, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
"Sitting in loft room watching TV. Body became frozen, became aware of pulsating humming / electrical noise. Saw bright green object through window. Slow moving, dome-topped with 3 smaller domes on otherwise flat underside. Flew pretty much over the house." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 924
Case Type: RawReport Features: Humming, Witness Sketch, Physiological Effects
'Arrowhead triangle' with lights during night launch of Space Shuttle
November, 22, 1989 - Cooper City, Florida, United States
"My wife and I observed a very large, dark triangle (arrowhead shaped) flying low from east to west. It was completely silent. We counted seven (7) circular white lights on the underside. The triangle craft was moving at a high rate of speed, surrounded by a white haze." View full report
Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center), Peter Davenport, Director ID: 577
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Witness Sketch
Large 'V'-Shaped UFO encounter with US Navy nuclear submarine; electromagnetic effects
October, 24, 1989 - Florida, United States
From the witness: "My ship was on patrol about 150 miles of the Florida coast. We were cruising at about 500 feet when the submarine started experiencing electronics problems.... I saw a large inverted V-shaped UFO off the port side....This huge vessel was over a half mile across. The UFO made a half circle around our ship then passed across the stern..." View full report
Source: George Filer (MUFON Eastern Director), Filer's Files #43-1998, 10-30-98 ID: 1110
Case Type: RawReport Features: Military, Water-Related, E-M Effects
Belgium Triangle UFO Sightings
October, 1989 - Belgium
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. View full report
Source: Don Berliner ID: 1125
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Body Lights, Military, Mass Sighting, Witness Sketch, Radar, Police
Voronezh, Russia UFO Landing and Aliens
September, 27, 1989 - Voronezh, Russian Federation
The story of the Voronezh aliens recounts the adventures of several young children who claimed to have seen a three-eyed alien with a robot escort. The alien was said to be about nine foot tall. The craft, according to eye witness testimony, landed on the outskirts of the city. Shortly thereafter, the tall alien appeared, and upon seeing the young lad, shot a type of weapon at him, causing him to vanish before the eyes of the other people around him. View full report
Source: UFO Casebook / other sources ID: 120
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Physical Trace, Physiological Effects, Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Children, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
UFO hovers over Russian military base near nuclear test site of Kapustin Yar
July, 28, 1989 - Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
In 1989, at a military base near the nuclear test site of Kapustin Yar, members of two army units noticed a UFO which hovered for hours over the arsenal of the base. The KGB files contained the handwritten reports of the sighting. It flew over the stores of the unit and moved in the direction of the missile arsenal. When it hovered over the arsenal, a bright ray appeared on its underside. View full report
Source: Michael Hesemann, 1998 ID: 663
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Military, Nuclear Facility, Light Beam, Witness Sketch
Contact Case in Georgia (Eastern Europe)
July, 4, 1989 - Tbilisi, Georgia
From the witness: "...I saw a "flying saucer". It was standing to the left of me and has three legs. All around it were colored lights. At the bottom were stairs and illuminated windows. From the "Saucer" 15-20 meters away were standing four figures. They were 2.5 – 3 meters in height." View full report
Source: Georgian Ufological Association (GUFOA), ID: 998
Case Type: RawReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, E-M Effects, Vehicle Interference, Humming, Communication, Contact
