Mass sighting Canary Islands UFO Incident Canary Islands, Spain 1976 evidence Contested Over 40 minutes on June 22, 1976, hundreds of military and civilian witnesses across the Canary Islands observed a massive luminous phenomenon estimated to have been seen by over one million people.
Open the book Over 40 minutes on June 22, 1976, hundreds of military and civilian witnesses across the Canary Islands observed a massive luminous…
Military encounter Cannon Air Force Base UFO Incident Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico, US 1976 evidence Contested In late January 1976, reports of hovering lights over Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis, New Mexico, described jets chasing objects over the flight line. A declassified Air Force memo on the sighting exists, but the…
Open the book In late January 1976, reports of hovering lights over Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis, New Mexico, described jets chasing objects over…
Photograph or film Face on Mars Cydonia region, Mars 1976 evidence Debunked A mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, photographed by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter in July 1976, appeared face-like at low resolution and became one of the best-known UFO-adjacent images of the space age; later…
Open the book A mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, photographed by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter in July 1976, appeared face-like at low resolution and became…
Mass sighting Morocco UFO Sightings and US Diplomatic Cables Rabat and multiple Moroccan cities, Morocco 1976 evidence Contested On the night of 18–19 September 1976, luminous silver objects were reported across several Moroccan cities; King Hassan II's government asked the US embassy for an explanation, and the exchange was later published in…
Open the book On the night of 18–19 September 1976, luminous silver objects were reported across several Moroccan cities; King Hassan II's government…
Radar and visual Portugal Trident Airliner UFO Sighting Over southern Portugal, about 40 miles south of Lisbon (London–Faro flight) 1976 evidence Contested On 30 July 1976 a British Trident airliner on the London–Faro route and a TriStar nearby reported a bright light and three dark, cigar-shaped objects; the Trident's crew later reported a large radar echo on the return…
Open the book On 30 July 1976 a British Trident airliner on the London–Faro route and a TriStar nearby reported a bright light and three dark,…
Other Rafael Pacheco Pérez Cessna Incident Acapulco, Guerrero (landing); departed Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico 1976 evidence Contested On 21 June 1976 a 20-year-old student pilot on a practice flight in a Cessna 150 reportedly vanished from radar, reappeared over 250 km away near Acapulco, and later described a strange radio message claiming…
Open the book On 21 June 1976 a 20-year-old student pilot on a practice flight in a Cessna 150 reportedly vanished from radar, reappeared over 250 km…
Abduction Stanford, Kentucky Abduction Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA 1976 evidence Contested Three women reported a close encounter with a disc-shaped object and a period of missing time on a rural Kentucky road, then recalled a medical-style examination under hypnosis; the case is among the best-known early…
Open the book Three women reported a close encounter with a disc-shaped object and a period of missing time on a rural Kentucky road, then recalled a…
Humanoid encounter Talavera la Real Air Base Incident Talavera la Real Air Base, Badajoz province, Spain 1976 evidence Contested In the early hours of 12 November 1976, soldiers guarding the Talavera la Real air base reported a bright light, a whistling noise and a tall green humanoid figure; they fired about 40 to 50 rounds at it, and the Air…
Open the book In the early hours of 12 November 1976, soldiers guarding the Talavera la Real air base reported a bright light, a whistling noise and a…
Painted illustration 1976 Tehran UFO Incident Tehran, Iran 1976 evidence Documented Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms intercepted a radar-confirmed UFO over Tehran; both jets experienced simultaneous electromagnetic interference and weapons system failure.
Open the book Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms intercepted a radar-confirmed UFO over Tehran; both jets experienced simultaneous electromagnetic…
Painted illustration Tehran F-4 Phantom II Encounter Tehran and surrounding airspace, Iran 1976 evidence Documented Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II interceptors engaged an unidentified luminous object with confirmed radar lock, experiencing simultaneous electromagnetic interference affecting all avionics and weapons systems.
Open the book Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II interceptors engaged an unidentified luminous object with confirmed radar lock, experiencing simultaneous…
Painted illustration Tehran Incident Tehran, Iran 1976 evidence Documented Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a structured craft over Tehran; pilots reported equipment failures and radar confirmation of a large, maneuverable object.
Open the book Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a structured craft over Tehran; pilots reported equipment failures and…
Painted illustration 1976 Tehran UFO Incident Tehran, Iran 1976 evidence Documented Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom fighters engaged an unidentified object over Tehran, with both aircraft experiencing simultaneous instrumentation and weapons system failures during the encounter.
Open the book Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom fighters engaged an unidentified object over Tehran, with both aircraft experiencing simultaneous…
Radar and visual Algeria Radar and Visual UFO Reports Algiers and Oran, Algeria 1975 evidence Contested Between January and March 1975, Algerian reports described objects seen visually by multiple witnesses and, according to one compilation, tracked on radar at the same time. A report of the case reportedly reached Henry…
Open the book Between January and March 1975, Algerian reports described objects seen visually by multiple witnesses and, according to one compilation,…
Military encounter Bardenas Reales Firing Range Incident Bardenas Reales air-force firing range, Navarre/Aragon, Spain 1975 evidence Contested In the early hours of 2 January 1975, reports said an unidentified flying object had landed on the Spanish Air Force firing range at Bardenas Reales; a judge was appointed to open a file, and the accounts were disputed.
Open the book In the early hours of 2 January 1975, reports said an unidentified flying object had landed on the Spanish Air Force firing range at…
Radar and visual Carlos de los Santos Montiel encounter Lake Tequesquitengo, en route Zihuatanejo to Mexico City 1975 evidence Contested A Mexican pilot reported three objects that closed on his light aircraft over Lake Tequesquitengo in May 1975, and he later described a radioed Mayday; the case rests mainly on the pilot's own account and on later…
Open the book A Mexican pilot reported three objects that closed on his light aircraft over Lake Tequesquitengo in May 1975, and he later described a…
Mass sighting Charlie Red Star Carman, Manitoba, Canada 1975 evidence Documented A 16-18 month wave of recurring UFO sightings featuring a playful red light that generated the largest UFO craze in Canadian history, with hundreds of documented cases and massive public interest.
Open the book A 16-18 month wave of recurring UFO sightings featuring a playful red light that generated the largest UFO craze in Canadian history, with…
Radar and visual Falconbridge Radar-Visual UFO Incident CFS Falconbridge, near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 1975 evidence Contested On 11 November 1975, personnel at the Canadian Forces radar station at Falconbridge, Ontario, reported a bright circular object tracked on radar and seen visually that climbed from 42,000 to 72,000 feet in about 14…
Open the book On 11 November 1975, personnel at the Canadian Forces radar station at Falconbridge, Ontario, reported a bright circular object tracked on…
Painted illustration Kofu UFO Incident Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan 1975 evidence Contested Two young schoolboys witnessed a UFO landing and close encounter with a fanged humanoid creature in rural Japan—one of the country's most famous Close Encounter of the Third Kind cases.
Open the book Two young schoolboys witnessed a UFO landing and close encounter with a fanged humanoid creature in rural Japan—one of the country's most…
Painted illustration Loring Air Force Base Intrusion Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, USA 1975 evidence Documented Unidentified craft intruded on nuclear weapons storage at Strategic Air Command base over two nights, prompting base alert and jet scramble; declassified military documents confirm sightings.
Open the book Unidentified craft intruded on nuclear weapons storage at Strategic Air Command base over two nights, prompting base alert and jet…
Mass sighting Lumberton UFO Flap Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA 1975 evidence Contested Between 3 and 9 April 1975 a cluster of UFO reports, many from police and sheriff's officers, swept Lumberton and surrounding Robeson County in North Carolina; the Center for UFO Studies later published a full report,…
Open the book Between 3 and 9 April 1975 a cluster of UFO reports, many from police and sheriff's officers, swept Lumberton and surrounding Robeson…
Humanoid encounter North Hudson Park UFO (Stonehenge Incident) North Hudson Park (now James J. Braddock Park), North Bergen, New Jersey, USA 1975 evidence Contested In January 1975, retiree George O'Barski reported a landed disc with small figures digging soil in a North Bergen, New Jersey park, a claim that became known as the Stonehenge incident after a corroborating doorman and…
Open the book In January 1975, retiree George O'Barski reported a landed disc with small figures digging soil in a North Bergen, New Jersey park, a claim…
Painted illustration Travis Walton Abduction Turkey Springs, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA 1975 evidence Contested On November 5, 1975, a seven-man logging crew in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest witnessed a luminous disc; Travis Walton approached the craft, was knocked down by a beam of light, and vanished for five days…
Open the book On November 5, 1975, a seven-man logging crew in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest witnessed a luminous disc; Travis Walton approached…
Painted illustration Travis Walton Abduction Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Turkey Springs, USA 1975 evidence Contested A logging crew's account of a 22-year-old worker abducted by a glowing disc-shaped craft for five days in Arizona's White Mountains, featuring multiple witness testimony but contested polygraph evidence.
Open the book A logging crew's account of a 22-year-old worker abducted by a glowing disc-shaped craft for five days in Arizona's White Mountains,…
Military encounter Wurtsmith AFB UFO Incident Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda, Michigan, USA 1975 evidence Contested On the night of 30 October 1975, lights hovering near the perimeter and weapons storage area of a Strategic Air Command base in Michigan prompted a KC-135 tanker crew to attempt an intercept; the crew reported two…
Open the book On the night of 30 October 1975, lights hovering near the perimeter and weapons storage area of a Strategic Air Command base in Michigan…
Painted illustration Berwyn Mountain Incident Berwyn Mountains, Llandrillo, United Kingdom 1974 evidence Contested A loud explosion, tremor, and bright lights reported across northern Wales on January 23, 1974—officially attributed to an earthquake and meteor, but disputed by UFOlogists as a possible alien craft crash.
Open the book A loud explosion, tremor, and bright lights reported across northern Wales on January 23, 1974—officially attributed to an earthquake and…
Painted illustration Betz Sphere Fort George Island, Jacksonville, USA 1974 evidence Debunked A metallic sphere discovered on Fort George Island displayed unusual properties including autonomous movement and harmonic resonance, but was identified as an industrial object after Navy investigation.
Open the book A metallic sphere discovered on Fort George Island displayed unusual properties including autonomous movement and harmonic resonance, but…
Abduction Carl Higdon Abduction McCarty Canyon, Medicine Bow National Forest, near Rawlins, Wyoming, USA 1974 evidence Contested A Wyoming oil-rig foreman reported a missed-time humanoid encounter during an elk hunt in October 1974, a case investigated by psychologist R. Leo Sprinkle through regressive hypnosis and still debated for its…
Open the book A Wyoming oil-rig foreman reported a missed-time humanoid encounter during an elk hunt in October 1974, a case investigated by psychologist…
Painted illustration Coyame UFO Incident Coyame, El Llano desert region, Mexico 1974 evidence Debunked Alleged mid-air collision between a UFO and civilian aircraft near Coyame, Chihuahua, followed by military response and unconfirmed recovery operations.
Open the book Alleged mid-air collision between a UFO and civilian aircraft near Coyame, Chihuahua, followed by military response and unconfirmed…
Other Hangar 18 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA 1974 evidence Debunked In January 1974 Florida writer Robert Spencer Carr claimed the Air Force kept two flying saucers in a 'Hangar 18' at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; the Air Force denied any such hangar exists, and the claim became a…
Open the book In January 1974 Florida writer Robert Spencer Carr claimed the Air Force kept two flying saucers in a 'Hangar 18' at Wright-Patterson Air…
Sighting John Lennon UFO Sighting Apartment near the East River, Manhattan, New York City, USA 1974 evidence Contested On 23 August 1974, ex-Beatle John Lennon and girlfriend May Pang reported a silent, circular object with flashing white lights and a red beacon hovering over the East River, an episode Lennon later recorded in a liner…
Open the book On 23 August 1974, ex-Beatle John Lennon and girlfriend May Pang reported a silent, circular object with flashing white lights and a red…
