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What happened Peruvian Air Force pilot Óscar Santa María Huertas said he was ordered to intercept a balloon-like object over restricted airspace. He fired cannon rounds without visible effect and pursued it to high altitude, describing a bulb-shaped silver for
Read record →What happened Dozens of pupils at Ariel School said they saw one or more bright objects beyond the playground and one or more small dark figures near the ground. The children produced drawings and were interviewed soon afterward by BBC correspondent Tim Leach
Read record →What happened A local newspaper story claimed an airship struck a windmill, scattering wreckage and killing a small pilot who was buried in the town cemetery. No contemporary follow-up established debris, a body or an unusual grave. Later research found reason
Read record →What happened During military training exercises in Pori on 12 April 1969, personnel made an observation later described as a UFO sighting and known as the “seven balloons of Pori.” The supplied source states that the Finnish Air Force acknowledged the observa
Read record →What happened The supplied summary attributes to historian Cassius Dio a report that, in AD 196, a fine silver-like precipitation fell from an otherwise clear sky over Rome's Forum of Augustus. Dio was said to have applied some of the material to bronze coins;
Read record →What happened The supplied account reports multiple bright, colored aerial objects observed across several Brazilian states on 19 May 1986. It says both radar contacts and visual observations were obtained. Mirage IIIE and F-5 fighter aircraft were launched to
Read record →What happened Residents of Kallamishtëz in Albania’s Kurvelesh region reportedly saw a bright object in the sky during 1963. Albanian authorities identified the object as a new jet aircraft being used by the Albanian Air Force. Evidence The packet contains a
Read record →What happened John and Elaine Day and their children reported seeing an oval light while driving, followed by missing time. Under hypnosis, John described being taken aboard a craft and shown apocalyptic imagery. The case was investigated by ufologist Andrew C
Read record →What happened Silas Newton and Leo Gebauer promoted a story that a crashed disc with small bodies had been recovered near Aztec, using claimed alien technology to sell fraudulent oil-detection equipment. Journalist Frank Scully popularised the account in Behin
Read record →What happened An Aerolíneas Argentinas crew approaching Bariloche reported a bright object that appeared to follow or interfere with their landing. Airport personnel also saw lights, and the runway experienced a power failure. The airliner diverted before land
Read record →What happened Samuel Coccius published a broadsheet describing dark and red spheres near the Sun on several mornings, with the objects appearing to struggle and some turning red before fading. It is often paired with the Nuremberg sheet as evidence of aerial b
Read record →What happened Months after Pearl Harbor, coastal radar and observer reports triggered an air-raid alert. Anti-aircraft batteries fired more than a thousand shells into searchlight-lit clouds, while newspapers printed a dramatic photograph often interpreted as
Read record →What happened From late November 1989 into 1990, Belgian residents, police officers and military personnel reported large, mostly triangular arrangements of lights moving slowly or hovering. The Belgian Air Force publicly discussed the reports and launched F-1
Read record →What happened People in several Berkshire communities later described a bright object, beams of light and episodes of missing time on Labor Day 1969. Some witnesses said they were moved or taken aboard. The stories became locally celebrated decades later, but
Read record →What happened A small earthquake was followed by reports of lights over the Berwyn Mountains and a rumour that a craft had crashed and been recovered by the military. Police and search teams responded to calls but found no wreckage. Later research identified t
Read record →What happened Former Air Force officer Robert Jacobs said telescopic film of an Atlas missile test showed a disc approaching a dummy warhead, emitting beams and departing before the warhead failed. Major Florenze Mansmann later supported key parts of Jacobs’s
Read record →What happened The crew and passengers of a BOAC Stratocruiser reported a large dark shape changing form and accompanied by smaller lights. A U.S. Air Force interceptor approached, after which the phenomenon faded. Captain James Howard later sketched an apparen
Read record →What happened Anglican missionary William Gill and other mission residents reported a bright hovering object with apparent figures on a deck. Gill said he and companions waved and the figures seemed to respond. Written notes and witness signatures were produce
Read record →What happened Astronomer José Bonilla photographed numerous dark objects crossing the Sun while observing sunspots. He published drawings and photographs in L’Astronomie in 1886. Later proposals range from high-flying birds or insects near the telescope to fra
Read record →What happened Sharon Rowlands filmed a luminous, elongated object from her home for several minutes. Other residents reported unusual pink or rectangular lights. The footage was broadcast and compared with both aerial craft and astronomical objects. Evidence
Read record →What happened Pupils at Broad Haven Primary School reported a silver or cigar-shaped object near the school and produced drawings after teachers separated them. Other local residents later reported unusual figures and lights during the wider ‘Welsh Triangle’ w
Read record →What happened Two witnesses reportedly photographed a large diamond-shaped object with a military jet nearby. A print was sent through a newspaper to the UK Ministry of Defence and became public in 2022 after a copy held by former RAF officer Craig Lindsay was
Read record →What happened A Mexican Air Force surveillance aircraft recorded multiple infrared lights while searching for drug-smuggling flights. Crew members could not see the sources directly and initially described them as objects surrounding the aircraft. The footage
Read record →What happened Hundreds of residents and Spanish Navy personnel reported a large luminous phenomenon over the islands and sea. Some observers described a transparent sphere with figures inside, while photographs show an expanding bright cloud. Declassified Span
Read record →What happened Two U.S. Navy pilots flying a PB4Y-2 reported three silver, delta- or disc-like objects crossing ahead of them at high apparent speed. Both were experienced observers and described the objects independently after landing. Project Blue Book listed
Read record →What happened Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum and Landrum's young grandson reported encountering a brilliant diamond-shaped object above a rural road, emitting heat and periodic flame. They said numerous military-style helicopters arrived and escorted or surrounded
Read record →What happened Eastern Air Lines pilots Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a long, brightly illuminated object approached their DC-3 on a near-collision course at about 02:45. They described rows of window-like lights, a reddish-orange exhaust-like
Read record →What happened Medieval Irish traditions tell of ships and crews seen in the air, including a sailor whose anchor caught on a church or gathering below. Versions occur in several annalistic and literary sources, but they differ in place, date and detail. Modern
Read record →What happened Residents of Colares and nearby communities reported repeated luminous objects that approached houses or people, sometimes projecting narrow beams. Local medical staff described patients with burns, weakness or small marks popularly attributed to
Read record →What happened Police, military personnel and civilians reported bright lights or a triangular object moving across Britain. An RAF Shawbury meteorological officer described a low humming object projecting a beam toward the ground. The Ministry of Defence inves
Read record →What happened Four U.S. Army Reserve crew members flying a UH-1 helicopter reported a red light approaching on a collision course. Captain Lawrence Coyne initiated a rapid descent, then the crew described a grey metallic, cigar- or football-shaped object with
Read record →What happened A brother and sister tending cattle reported four small black figures near a brilliant sphere. They said the figures entered or floated toward it before it departed with a sulphurous smell. Their father contacted local authorities, and police doc
Read record →What happened Residents reported a reddish sphere moving over Dalnegorsk and striking or landing on Height 611. Investigators collected small metallic and glassy particles and found a scorched area. Later reports of lights over the site expanded the case’s rep
Read record →What happened Teenager Ronald Johnson reported a brightly illuminated object hovering near the family farm before departing. His parents came outside and saw a glowing ring on the ground. The ring reportedly resisted water and affected vegetation; soil samples
Read record →What happened Residents reported dark triangular objects or three-light formations over the West Midlands, nicknamed the ‘Dudley Dorito.’ Some supplied photographs or videos, while descriptions ranged from silent low craft to distant lights. Evidence Multiple
Read record →What happened Farmer Jan Wolski said two short green-faced beings joined his cart, led him to a hovering white craft and examined him before releasing him. Family members and local residents reported aspects of his behaviour or possible traces afterward, but d
Read record →What happened Teenager Norman Muscarello reported a large object or row of red lights moving silently over fields and houses near Exeter. At the police station, officer Eugene Bertrand took him back to the area; Bertrand and later officer David Hunt also repor
Read record →What happened Industrial mechanic and amateur prospector Stefan Michalak reported seeing two reddish objects near Falcon Lake, one of which landed on rock. He approached a metallic, disc-like craft, heard voices or sounds inside and said a panel or vent expell
Read record →What happened A very large crowd gathered after children predicted a public miracle associated with reported Marian apparitions. Many attendees described the Sun spinning, changing colour or descending; others present reported nothing unusual. Photographs show
Read record →What happened After a bright object crossed the evening sky, a group of local boys, adults and a dog climbed a nearby hill looking for where it might have landed. They reported a pulsing red light and then a tall figure with a dark body, bright eyes or face an
Read record →What happened Play stopped during a Fiorentina match as spectators and players watched pale objects or lights overhead. Witnesses variously described cigars, eggs and a formation. White filamentous material, later called ‘angel hair,’ was reported across Flore
Read record →What happened Allied and Axis aircrews reported luminous balls, fiery discs and lights that paced aircraft, especially during night operations. Pilots initially suspected enemy weapons, but no operational device matching the reports was found. The label ‘foo f
Read record →What happened During radar training at Fort Monmouth, operators reported an unusually fast target that appeared to track or pass near an aircraft. A T-33 crew in the area separately reported a disc-like or translucent object below them. The temporal relationsh
Read record →What happened British mountaineer Frank Smythe wrote of two dark or luminous objects hovering and pulsating in the sky during the 1933 Everest expedition. The observation was later promoted as a pre-war UFO sighting. Smythe’s note is brief and offers no range
Read record →What happened Astronaut James McDivitt photographed and described a white cylindrical object with a protrusion during Gemini 4. He repeatedly rejected sensational claims that it was an alien craft and stressed that without distance cues it could have been smal
Read record →What happened Thousands of reports described missile- or rocket-like objects crossing Scandinavian skies, sometimes apparently entering lakes. Swedish defence authorities investigated amid concern that the Soviet Union was testing captured German technology. S
Read record →What happened A Navy F/A-18 aircrew recorded an infrared target while pilots discussed other contacts and reacted to the object's apparent rotation. The Department of Defense officially released the video known as GIMBAL in 2020 and stated that the phenomenon
Read record →What happened A Navy aircrew used an infrared targeting system to lock onto a small image apparently moving over the ocean. The clip, later called GOFAST, includes excited cockpit reactions and was officially released by the Department of Defense in 2020. Alth
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