selected ufo cases
All Cases: Sorted by Date Posted
The Thomas Mantell Incident (aircraft crashes after chasing UFO)
January, 7, 1948 - Godman Air Force Base, Kentucky, United States
Many stories have been written about the untimely death of Captain Thomas Mantell whose USAF P-51 Mustang aircraft crashed on the 7th. January 1948, shortly after having observed a UFO seen hovering in the air close to the US Army Air Force Base at Godman Field, Kentucky. The official Army Air Force verdict is that Mantell’s aircraft crashed after he blacked out owing to lack of oxygen while attempting to fly too high an altitude in what was later described as a high altitude weather balloon. View full report
Source: Tony Dodd, excerpt from 'Flight to destruction: The strange death of pilot Thomas Mantell' ID: 482
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Military, Pilot/Aircrew, Injury, Witness Photo
Triangle shaped object seen flying over-head
December, 2, 2004 - Harper Woods, Michigan, United States
"It stayed completely still for a bit, and then it started to rise back up in the sky toward the east. When it moved it had a brilliant tail of light that followed it. It had a very bright light on its tip . The two base corners had dimmer lights, one of which seemed to be turned off. It made no noise, and was fairly close so I should have heard something if it was an aircraft." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 480
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Long cigar-shape object with portholes, colored lights flying above treetops
March, 1, 1978 - Middlebury , Connecticut, United States
"I saw this long cigar shaped object just above the treetops, not more than 150 feet away. Probably even closer than that. It was right beside me flying parallel to me, but slightly faster... It was about 100 feet long, and 15 feet high. It had rounded ends on the front and back. It looked just like a cigar or a hot dog." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 474
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Portholes/Windows
Oval object rolling end over end
April, 1963 - Statesville, North Carolina, United States
"I recall looking up.. to see a strange oval shaped object rolling end over end passing directly overhead. I recall the object giving off different colors in a pulsing, vibratory sort of way... I would estimate it's altitude to be less than 300 feet off the ground... I do not recall hearing any sound whatever from the object but my brother and sister say it was somewhat like a humming sound." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 473
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Humming
Airline Pilot Photographs Three Bright Large Objects
February, 26, 2004 - Pisco, Peru
"While flying abeam Pisco, Peru, we noticed 3 very bright large objects. They were not moving much. They passed by us at a distance of 20-30 miles at approximately 20,000 ft. We were at 31,000 ft. There were 4 crewmembers on our B767-300ER. All noticed it. There also was a Mexicana Airliner overhead that noticed the objects as well. We called the local airt traffic controllers in Lima, and they did not see them on radar. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 471
Case Type: RawReport Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Photo, Multiple UFOs
Long, tube-like object with small lights flying behind
August, 8, 1999 - Makena Beach, Maui, Hawaii, United States
"It was shaped like an eight-sided object---but long tube like... there was a break in the object, and then there was a second (same 8 sided shape tube) closely behind it. As it passed I saw many darting lights flying around the end of the object. It seemed to be translucent... meaning we could see though it, but it had lights all along the six-sided shape" View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 470
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
Large cigar-shaped craft with horizontal line of multiple white lights
February, 7, 2005 - Syracuse, New York, United States
"We noticed a very large, brightly lit craft flying low above the tree line. It was flying extremely slow in a straight line from east to west. It continued low above the main street and suddenly stopped. It hovered for perhaps a minute or less, then seemed to change direction and slowly descend, from left to right, in a vertical slant." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 469
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch
'Huge' disc-shaped circle of small lights, with beam of light shining down
1975 - Medina, Ohio, United States
"A bright searchlight, motionless, was suddenly upon me. I looked up to see where it was coming from, when I saw a HUGE disc-shaped circle of small lights to the right of me. It appeared to be a craft and judging from the distance and size and the many lights, big enough to accomodate 100 people (?) in my judgment. The second I made eye contact, the spotlight was gone and the craft shot up like the speed of light, soundless." View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 468
Case Type: RawReport Features: Witness Sketch, Light Beam
