selected ufo cases
All Cases: Sorted by Date Posted
UFO Crash and Retrieval in Missouri, 1941
April, 1941 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
One of the most mysterious stories of a crashed UFO with alien bodies preceded the well know Roswell events by some six years. Reverend William Huffman was summoned to pray over alien crash victims outside of Cape Girardeau, Missouri in the spring of 1941. He was shown three victims, not human as expected, but small alien bodies with large eyes, hardly a mouth or ears, and hairless. View full report
Source: Excerpt from UFO Casebook (BJ Booth) ID: 858
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Crash/Retrieval, Humanoid/Occupant, Clergy, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch
New Mexico UFO Crash Encounter In 1945
August, 16, 1945 - San Antonio, New Mexico, United States
Reme Baca and Jose Padilla were young boys living in San Antonio, New Mexico in August 1945 when, they say, they literally stumbled across the remains of what they believe to have been an alien spacecraft. Their personal account of the case displays many of the key ingredients of crashed UFO lore. View full report
Source: Ben Moffett, The Mountain Mail, Socorro NM, Nov. 2, 2003 ID: 852
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Crash/Retrieval, Humanoid/Occupant, Children, Witness Photo
The 'Alien Autopsy' Film (Socorro, NM 1947 UFO Crash)
1947 - Socorro, New Mexico, United States
In 1995 London based businessman Ray Santilli caused what has been arguably the biggest controversy in the entire history of UFO research when he launched his 'Alien Autopsy' film across the front pages of magazines and via the TV screen in over 20 different countries. View full report
Source: Michael Hesemann, Nexus Magazine, 1996 ID: 809
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Alien Photograph, Crash/Retrieval, Humanoid/Occupant, Physical Trace
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
Low-flying V-shaped craft seen at close range in Ocala, Florida
March, 2, 2006 - Ocala, Florida, United States
The witness was going for a walk at Fairfield Village in Ocala, Florida, when he saw a V-shaped vehicle (like a flying wing) from 35 to 50 feet in width. When he first observed it, it was about 100 feet above the ground. The silent object veered around a treetop and rested parallel to him - about 40 feet away and then left. The sighting lasted 3-5 minutes. Possible electromagnetic effects on the witness' vehicle were noticed. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 841
Case Type: RawReport Features: E-M Effects
Large glowing orange craft over park, possible 'missing time' in Portland, Oregon
June, 1971 - Portland, Oregon, United States
I saw a large glowing orange craft over a park near a house we rented in Portland, OR. It was huge and had the appearance of a molten metal disk. It appeared hot (like molten metal would be) but didn't radiate any heat that I could tell. The craft sat in the air unmoving for some time but left very abrubtly moving quickly almost straight up. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 840
Case Type: RawReport Features: Children, Missing Time
Metal artifact found after close encounter on Island of Vaddo, Sweden
November, 11, 1956 - Isle of Vaddo, Sweden
Stig Ekberg and Harry Sjoberg were driving on the Island of Vaddo, Sweden, when they were approached by a flattened sphere shaped object. It settled in the middle of the road, about 100 meters in front of them. After about ten minutes, the object lifted off and accelerated away. At the landing site, the witnesses found a shiny "rock" that was hot to the touch. It was a three-sided piece of metal about the size of a matchbox, and had a heavy weight. Upon analysis, the object was found to be composed of tungsten carbide and cobalt. View full report
Source: Jacques Vallee, in Peter Sturrock, 'The UFO Enigma' ID: 837
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Artifact, Vehicle Interference, Smell/Odor, Physical Trace
The Ubatuba, Brazil Fragments
1957 - Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
On September 14, 1957, Ibrahim Sued, a columnist for the Rio de Janeiro newspaper O Globo, printed a letter which he had received, concerning a UFO incident. Accompanying the letter were three small pieces of white metal. The writer of the letter described an event in which a "flying disk" exploded over the beach at Ubatuba, in Sao Paulo Province. One of the samples was analyzed and the results showed a 99.99% pure magnesium. View full report
Source: Billy Booth, About.com ID: 829
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Artifact, Crash/Retrieval
