Painted illustration Trans-en-Provence Physical Trace Case Trans-en-Provence, France 1981 evidence Contested In January 1981 a Provençal landowner reported a lead-coloured, saucer-shaped object that landed and left ground traces; the French space agency's GEPAN studied soil and alfalfa samples and rated the case Class D…
Open the book In January 1981 a Provençal landowner reported a lead-coloured, saucer-shaped object that landed and left ground traces; the French space…
Painted illustration Cash-Landrum Incident Farm-to-Market Road 1485, near Dayton, USA 1980 evidence Documented Three witnesses encountered a diamond-shaped craft emitting intense heat, surrounded by military helicopters, and developed acute radiation-like symptoms.
Open the book Three witnesses encountered a diamond-shaped craft emitting intense heat, surrounded by military helicopters, and developed acute…
Painted illustration Cash-Landrum Incident Huffman, Texas (near Dayton), USA 1980 evidence Documented December 1980 close encounter near Huffman, Texas, where three witnesses observed a large diamond-shaped craft with military helicopters, resulting in severe radiation-like injuries.
Open the book December 1980 close encounter near Huffman, Texas, where three witnesses observed a large diamond-shaped craft with military helicopters,…
Painted illustration Cash-Landrum Incident Dayton, Texas (near Huffman, northeast of Houston), USA 1980 evidence Contested Three witnesses encountered a diamond-shaped object and military helicopters, subsequently suffering severe physical effects attributed to radiation exposure.
Open the book Three witnesses encountered a diamond-shaped object and military helicopters, subsequently suffering severe physical effects attributed to…
Other Wiltshire Crop Circles Wiltshire, England, UK 1980 evidence Contested A rapidly growing wave of flattened-crop geometric formations in southern England, first attributed to aliens, plasma vortices and other exotic causes, then largely traced to human hoaxers after Doug Bower and Dave…
Open the book A rapidly growing wave of flattened-crop geometric formations in southern England, first attributed to aliens, plasma vortices and other…
Military encounter Korean Air Force UFO Engagement During Team Spirit Gangneung area, Gangwon Province, South Korea 1980 evidence Contested According to a 2016 JTBC documentary, a South Korean Air Force pilot and a second jet engaged a radar-invisible object at night during the Team Spirit exercise, which climbed to 33,000 feet and vanished; no official…
Open the book According to a 2016 JTBC documentary, a South Korean Air Force pilot and a second jet engaged a radar-invisible object at night during the…
Military encounter La Joya Air Force Base Incident La Joya Air Force Base, Arequipa, Peru 1980 evidence Documented Peruvian Air Force pilot engages unknown spherical object with cannon fire, remains only documented case of military combat aircraft opening fire on a UFO.
Open the book Peruvian Air Force pilot engages unknown spherical object with cannon fire, remains only documented case of military combat aircraft…
Military encounter La Joya (Arequipa) UFO Encounter La Joya (Mariano Melgar) Air Base, Arequipa, Peru 1980 evidence Contested On 11 April 1980 a Peruvian Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 pilot, Óscar Santa María Huerta, says he fired on a dome-shaped object over the La Joya air base in Arequipa; the account rests largely on his later testimony and a…
Open the book On 11 April 1980 a Peruvian Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 pilot, Óscar Santa María Huerta, says he fired on a dome-shaped object over the La Joya…
Military encounter Manzano Weapons Storage Area Lights Manzano Weapons Storage Area, Coyote Canyon, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA 1980 evidence Contested A cluster of unexplained aerial lights reported by security personnel at the Manzano nuclear weapons storage area in August 1980, documented in an Air Force OSI complaint file that was released under FOIA in 1982.
Open the book A cluster of unexplained aerial lights reported by security personnel at the Manzano nuclear weapons storage area in August 1980,…
Sighting Muddus Lake Object Muddus National Park, Lapland, northern Sweden 1980 evidence Contested In summer 1980 two hikers in Muddus National Park reported a cigar-shaped object that landed in a lake; the report was filed with Sweden's defence research agency, and a 2012 search by the UFO group UFO-Sverige found…
Open the book In summer 1980 two hikers in Muddus National Park reported a cigar-shaped object that landed in a lake; the report was filed with Sweden's…
Radar and visual Perth Airport Radar/Visual UFO Case Perth Airport, Western Australia (with sightings over Lockridge and nearby suburbs) 1980 evidence Contested On 4 December 1980, Perth Airport controllers and radar operators tracked several unidentified objects that were also seen by a 12-year-old girl and her mother in Lockridge; a RAAF Macchi jet found nothing, and the RAAF…
Open the book On 4 December 1980, Perth Airport controllers and radar operators tracked several unidentified objects that were also seen by a 12-year-old…
Painted illustration Rendlesham Forest Incident Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, United Kingdom 1980 evidence Contested Over three nights in late December 1980, U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at twin NATO bases in Suffolk reported encounters with an unidentified craft in Rendlesham Forest; the case produced an official military memo,…
Open the book Over three nights in late December 1980, U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at twin NATO bases in Suffolk reported encounters with an…
Painted illustration Rendlesham Forest Incident Rendlesham Forest, near RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge, United Kingdom 1980 evidence Documented Multi-night military UFO sighting with physical traces near RAF bases in Suffolk, England; most credible British UFO incident.
Open the book Multi-night military UFO sighting with physical traces near RAF bases in Suffolk, England; most credible British UFO incident.
Painted illustration Todmorden UFO Incident Burnley Road, Todmorden, UK 1980 evidence Documented British police constable Alan Godfrey reports UFO encounter with missing time, physical evidence, and hypnotic regression recall of humanoid beings.
Open the book British police constable Alan Godfrey reports UFO encounter with missing time, physical evidence, and hypnotic regression recall of…
Abduction Todmorden (Alan Godfrey) UFO Abduction Burnley Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, UK 1980 evidence Contested In the early hours of 28 November 1980, West Yorkshire police constable Alan Godfrey reported a glowing object across a Todmorden road, lost several minutes of time, and later claimed under hypnosis to have been taken…
Open the book In the early hours of 28 November 1980, West Yorkshire police constable Alan Godfrey reported a glowing object across a Todmorden road,…
Humanoid encounter Todmorden UFO Incident Todmorden, Burnley Road, UK 1980 evidence Contested A West Yorkshire police constable reported encountering a rotating diamond-shaped UFO, missing 25–30 minutes of time, and under hypnotic regression claimed abduction by small humanoid beings.
Open the book A West Yorkshire police constable reported encountering a rotating diamond-shaped UFO, missing 25–30 minutes of time, and under hypnotic…
Sighting Barcelona–Zaragoza Cessna Sighting Flight route Barcelona–Zaragoza, near Lleida, Catalonia, Spain 1979 evidence Contested In December 1979 the crew of a private Cessna 310 flying from Barcelona to Zaragoza watched a light change colour, move erratically and seem to land near Lleida; the Spanish Air Force file on the sighting was…
Open the book In December 1979 the crew of a private Cessna 310 flying from Barcelona to Zaragoza watched a light change colour, move erratically and…
Mass sighting Canary Islands Mass Sighting Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro), Spain 1979 evidence Contested On the evening of 5 March 1979, witnesses across several Canary Islands reported a luminous metallic object at sunset; a Spanish Air Force file later declassified concluded the phenomenon was real but of unknown origin,…
Open the book On the evening of 5 March 1979, witnesses across several Canary Islands reported a luminous metallic object at sunset; a Spanish Air Force…
Abduction Cergy-Pontoise Disappearance Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France 1979 evidence Debunked A 19-year-old Frenchman claimed a glowing UFO stopped his car and took him for about a week; French investigators, including the national space agency's UFO unit, concluded the account was fabricated, and one of the two…
Open the book A 19-year-old Frenchman claimed a glowing UFO stopped his car and took him for about a week; French investigators, including the national…
Humanoid encounter Derzhavinsk Incident Near Derzhavinsk, Akmola Region, Kazakh SSR (Soviet Union), Kazakhstan 1979 evidence Fringe On 27 June 1979 a group of Soviet Young Pioneers camping near a mound in northern Kazakhstan reportedly met tall, dark humanoid figures; the account survives only in translated Soviet-era files that George Knapp…
Open the book On 27 June 1979 a group of Soviet Young Pioneers camping near a mound in northern Kazakhstan reportedly met tall, dark humanoid figures;…
Military encounter Dulce Base Alleged Firefight Archuleta Mesa, near Dulce, USA 1979 evidence Contested Alleged firefight at a purported underground alien-military facility in New Mexico claimed to have resulted in 60 human casualties.
Open the book Alleged firefight at a purported underground alien-military facility in New Mexico claimed to have resulted in 60 human casualties.
Painted illustration Livingston/Dechmont Law Incident Dechmont Law, Livingston, UK 1979 evidence Documented Forester Robert Taylor's close encounter with an unidentified craft and smaller spheres on Dechmont Law—the only UK UFO sighting to result in a criminal investigation.
Open the book Forester Robert Taylor's close encounter with an unidentified craft and smaller spheres on Dechmont Law—the only UK UFO sighting to result…
Painted illustration Manises UFO Incident Ibiza / Valencia airspace (Manises Airport), Spain 1979 evidence Contested On 11 November 1979 the crew of TAE Flight JK-297, carrying 109 people, reported red lights pacing their Super Caravelle near Ibiza and diverted to Manises; an Air Force Mirage F1 sent to intercept them was likewise…
Open the book On 11 November 1979 the crew of TAE Flight JK-297, carrying 109 people, reported red lights pacing their Super Caravelle near Ibiza and…
Humanoid encounter Mindalore Encounter Mindalore, near Krugersdorp (Johannesburg area), Gauteng, South Africa 1979 evidence Fringe On 3 January 1979, Meagan Quezet and her 12-year-old son Andre reported an egg-shaped craft on legs and occupants near their home in Mindalore, South Africa; the accounts conflict on details and rest on secondary…
Open the book On 3 January 1979, Meagan Quezet and her 12-year-old son Andre reported an egg-shaped craft on legs and occupants near their home in…
Mass sighting Soesterberg Air Base UFO Sightings Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Netherlands 1979 evidence Contested On the early morning of February 3, 1979, a group of military guards at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base at Soesterberg reported a large, silent, triangular object with lights overhead; the military's 'mirage'…
Open the book On the early morning of February 3, 1979, a group of military guards at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base at Soesterberg reported a…
Painted illustration Val Johnson UFO Incident Near Stephen, Minnesota (State Highway 220), USA 1979 evidence Documented Marshall County deputy sheriff Val Johnson's patrol car was struck by an unidentified beam of light, causing extensive documented vehicle damage, medically confirmed eye injuries, and an unexplained 14-minute time…
Open the book Marshall County deputy sheriff Val Johnson's patrol car was struck by an unidentified beam of light, causing extensive documented vehicle…
Other Vela Incident Southern Indian Ocean, near the Prince Edward Islands (off South Africa), International waters 1979 evidence Contested On 22 September 1979 a US Vela nuclear-detection satellite recorded a 'double flash' over the southern Indian Ocean; a 1980 panel said it was probably not a nuclear test, but the cause was never officially settled and…
Open the book On 22 September 1979 a US Vela nuclear-detection satellite recorded a 'double flash' over the southern Indian Ocean; a 1980 panel said it…
Radar and visual Antofagasta Radar-Visual Encounter Cerro Moreno Air Base, Antofagasta, northern Chile 1978 evidence Contested Two Chilean Air Force F-5 training jets and the Cerro Moreno ground radar reportedly tracked a large, smoke-shrouded object near Antofagasta around noon, a case that became one of South America's best-known military…
Open the book Two Chilean Air Force F-5 training jets and the Cerro Moreno ground radar reportedly tracked a large, smoke-shrouded object near…
Sighting Clarenville (Random Island) UFO Sighting Random Island, Trinity Bay, near Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada 1978 evidence Contested In the early hours of late October 1978, RCMP Constable James Blackwood and about a dozen local witnesses watched an oval, unidentified craft hover over Random Island in Newfoundland; accounts differ on the date,…
Open the book In the early hours of late October 1978, RCMP Constable James Blackwood and about a dozen local witnesses watched an oval, unidentified…
Humanoid encounter Dique La Florida close encounter Dique La Florida, San Luis Province, Argentina 1978 evidence Contested On 4 February 1978, six fishermen at the Dique La Florida reservoir in San Luis Province, Argentina, reported a plate-shaped craft and a blond, human-looking being that walked to the shore; provincial and federal police…
Open the book On 4 February 1978, six fishermen at the Dique La Florida reservoir in San Luis Province, Argentina, reported a plate-shaped craft and a…
