Other Condon Report Boulder, Colorado, USA 1966 evidence Documented A two-year, Air Force–funded study at the University of Colorado, led by physicist Edward U. Condon, that examined UFO cases and concluded that further scientific study was not warranted.
Open the book A two-year, Air Force–funded study at the University of Colorado, led by physicist Edward U. Condon, that examined UFO cases and concluded…
Mass sighting Fort Smith, Arkansas Mass Sighting Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA 1966 evidence Contested On the night of August 15–16, 1966, many residents of Fort Smith, Arkansas, reported moving and hovering colored lights; Project Blue Book logged the case as possible aircraft and stars, and the widely repeated…
Open the book On the night of August 15–16, 1966, many residents of Fort Smith, Arkansas, reported moving and hovering colored lights; Project Blue Book…
Other Lead Masks Case Morro do Vintém, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil 1966 evidence Contested Two Brazilian electronics technicians were found dead on a Niterói hill wearing lead eye masks and holding a note about swallowing capsules; the cause of death was never determined, and a minority of ufologists have…
Open the book Two Brazilian electronics technicians were found dead on a Niterói hill wearing lead eye masks and holding a note about swallowing…
Mass sighting Michigan Swamp Gas UFO Sightings Dexter Township and Hillsdale College, Michigan, USA 1966 evidence Documented Pivotal March 1966 mass UFO sightings across Michigan that sparked public outrage when Air Force attributed them to swamp gas, damaging Project Blue Book's credibility.
Open the book Pivotal March 1966 mass UFO sightings across Michigan that sparked public outrage when Air Force attributed them to swamp gas, damaging…
Sighting Paulding Light Robbins Pond Road, near Watersmeet and Paulding, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA 1966 evidence Contested A recurring nighttime light in a valley of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, first reported to a sheriff in 1966, which a 2010 Michigan Tech student experiment attributed to distant vehicle headlights, a view that many local…
Open the book A recurring nighttime light in a valley of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, first reported to a sheriff in 1966, which a 2010 Michigan Tech…
Painted illustration Point Pleasant Mothman Sightings Point Pleasant, USA 1966 evidence Documented Over 100 sightings of a winged humanoid creature with red glowing eyes occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 1966 to December 1967, culminating in the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge.
Open the book Over 100 sightings of a winged humanoid creature with red glowing eyes occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 1966 to…
Physical trace Presque Isle State Park Incident Presque Isle State Park, Beach 6, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 1966 evidence Contested On the night of July 31, 1966, two motorists stranded in the sand at Presque Isle State Park reported a descending light and a dark creature, prompting an Air Force investigation that concluded the 'monster' was…
Open the book On the night of July 31, 1966, two motorists stranded in the sand at Presque Isle State Park reported a descending light and a dark…
Sighting Ravenna–Mantua, Ohio Police Pursuit Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio (pursuit east into Pennsylvania), USA 1966 evidence Contested On the early morning of April 17, 1966, two Portage County, Ohio, law-enforcement officers reported chasing a bright, dome-topped object for up to 80 miles across two states, an episode the Air Force later attributed to…
Open the book On the early morning of April 17, 1966, two Portage County, Ohio, law-enforcement officers reported chasing a bright, dome-topped object…
Painted illustration Spaur-Neff Chase Portage County (Ravenna), Ohio → Pennsylvania, USA 1966 evidence Documented An 86-mile high-speed pursuit of a bright, disk-shaped object by two Ohio sheriff deputies that remained unexplained despite Project Blue Book investigation.
Open the book An 86-mile high-speed pursuit of a bright, disk-shaped object by two Ohio sheriff deputies that remained unexplained despite Project Blue…
Physical trace Tully Saucer Nest Horseshoe Lagoon, near Euramo, outside Tully, far north Queensland, Australia 1966 evidence Contested On 19 January 1966 banana farmer George Pedley reported a saucer-shaped object rising from a lagoon near Tully, Queensland, and a circular reed 'nest' appeared on the water; the RAAF's explanation, a willy willy, is…
Open the book On 19 January 1966 banana farmer George Pedley reported a saucer-shaped object rising from a lagoon near Tully, Queensland, and a circular…
Painted illustration Tully Saucer Nests Horseshoe Lagoon, near Tully, Australia 1966 evidence Documented Australian banana farmer witnessed a large saucer-shaped object rise from a swamp lagoon, leaving behind multiple circular patterns with radially arranged reeds and evidence of material removal.
Open the book Australian banana farmer witnessed a large saucer-shaped object rise from a swamp lagoon, leaving behind multiple circular patterns with…
Painted illustration Ummo UFO Contact Case Aluche and San José de Valderas, Madrid, Spain 1966 evidence Debunked Elaborate 20-year Spanish UFO contact hoax involving hundreds of typewritten letters and physical sightings, later admitted as a social experiment by creator José Luis Jordán Peña.
Open the book Elaborate 20-year Spanish UFO contact hoax involving hundreds of typewritten letters and physical sightings, later admitted as a social…
Painted illustration Wanaque Reservoir UFO Incident Wanaque Reservoir, USA 1966 evidence Documented Mass UFO sighting over New Jersey reservoir with multiple official witnesses, color-changing object, and photographic evidence.
Open the book Mass UFO sighting over New Jersey reservoir with multiple official witnesses, color-changing object, and photographic evidence.
Painted illustration Westall UFO Incident Westall High School and the Grange, Clayton South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1966 evidence Contested On 6 April 1966 a silver, domed object was reported descending behind trees near Westall High School in suburban Melbourne, watched by hundreds of students and staff; the case is one of Australia's best-known UFO…
Open the book On 6 April 1966 a silver, domed object was reported descending behind trees near Westall High School in suburban Melbourne, watched by…
Photograph or film Zanesville Ditter Photographs Zanesville, Ohio, USA 1966 evidence Debunked A Zanesville, Ohio barber and amateur astronomer photographed a disc-shaped object in November 1966; Rand Corporation analysis reportedly showed a small object a few feet from the lens, and the photos were widely judged…
Open the book A Zanesville, Ohio barber and amateur astronomer photographed a disc-shaped object in November 1966; Rand Corporation analysis reportedly…
Radar and visual Calumet Air Force Station Radar Report Calumet Air Force Station, near Phoenix, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA 1965 evidence Contested On the night of 4 August 1965, radar operators at Calumet Air Force Station in Michigan reportedly tracked seven to ten objects flying in formation over Lake Superior at about 9,000 mph; the report reached the national…
Open the book On the night of 4 August 1965, radar operators at Calumet Air Force Station in Michigan reportedly tracked seven to ten objects flying in…
Sighting Deception Island Antarctic Sighting Deception Island and surrounding South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 1965 evidence Contested In mid-1965, personnel at Argentine and Chilean Antarctic stations reported a luminous object that zigzagged and hovered for about twenty minutes; the Argentine Navy issued a communiqué, and a US Embassy airgram later…
Open the book In mid-1965, personnel at Argentine and Chilean Antarctic stations reported a luminous object that zigzagged and hovered for about twenty…
Mass sighting Edwards Air Force Base UFO Sightings, October Edwards Air Force Base, Kern County, California, USA 1965 evidence Contested On the night of 7 October 1965, personnel at Edwards Air Force Base reported a group of unidentified lights, one of which an on-duty pilot watched climb steeply out of sight; Project Blue Book's explanation was never…
Open the book On the night of 7 October 1965, personnel at Edwards Air Force Base reported a group of unidentified lights, one of which an on-duty pilot…
Painted illustration Exeter Incident Kensington, near Exeter, New Hampshire, United States 1965 evidence Documented An 18-year-old hitchhiker and two police officers independently witnessed a large, silent object with sequentially pulsing red lights hovering over farmland south of Exeter, New Hampshire — a case Project Blue Book was…
Open the book An 18-year-old hitchhiker and two police officers independently witnessed a large, silent object with sequentially pulsing red lights…
Photograph or film Gemini 4 UFO Low Earth orbit, over Hawaii, USA 1965 evidence Contested During NASA's Gemini 4 mission in June 1965, command pilot James McDivitt sighted and photographed an unidentified object while the spacecraft was over Hawaii; his crewmate Ed White was asleep and could not confirm it.
Open the book During NASA's Gemini 4 mission in June 1965, command pilot James McDivitt sighted and photographed an unidentified object while the…
Other Gemini 6 "Santa Claus" Sighting Low Earth orbit (Gemini 6A, launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida), USA 1965 evidence Documented On 16 December 1965, shortly before reentry, Gemini 6A commander Wally Schirra and pilot Tom Stafford reported an object in polar orbit; the report became a Christmas episode when the crew played "Jingle Bells" on a…
Open the book On 16 December 1965, shortly before reentry, Gemini 6A commander Wally Schirra and pilot Tom Stafford reported an object in polar orbit;…
Military encounter Gemini 7 Bogey Low Earth orbit (launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida), USA 1965 evidence Contested During NASA's Gemini 7 mission in December 1965, command pilot Frank Borman radioed Houston that he had a 'bogey at ten o'clock high', a sighting that mission control logged and that was later attributed by most…
Open the book During NASA's Gemini 7 mission in December 1965, command pilot Frank Borman radioed Houston that he had a 'bogey at ten o'clock high', a…
Painted illustration Heflin UFO Photographs Myford Road, near Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA 1965 evidence Contested A county highway engineer took four Polaroids of a hat-shaped object and a black smoke ring near Santa Ana in 1965; the Air Force called them a hoax, NICAP and James McDonald long defended them, and the originals…
Open the book A county highway engineer took four Polaroids of a hat-shaped object and a black smoke ring near Santa Ana in 1965; the Air Force called…
Painted illustration Kecksburg UFO Incident Kecksburg, USA 1965 evidence Contested A metallic acorn-shaped object streaked across six U.S. states as a fireball, crashed into Pennsylvania woodland, and was reportedly recovered by U.S. Army engineers before official denials claimed nothing had been…
Open the book A metallic acorn-shaped object streaked across six U.S. states as a fireball, crashed into Pennsylvania woodland, and was reportedly…
Painted illustration Kecksburg UFO Incident Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, USA 1965 evidence Documented A fireball streaked across six U.S. states and Canada on December 9, 1965, allegedly impacting near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania; witnesses reported an acorn-shaped metallic object recovered by military personnel.
Open the book A fireball streaked across six U.S. states and Canada on December 9, 1965, allegedly impacting near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania; witnesses…
Sighting Pretoria Flying Saucer Landing Pretoria–Bronkhorstspruit Road, near Pretoria, South Africa 1965 evidence Contested Two South African policemen reportedly saw a saucer-shaped craft on a main road near Pretoria in September 1965; contemporary British press covered it, but no official record has been published and the scorched-road…
Open the book Two South African policemen reportedly saw a saucer-shaped craft on a main road near Pretoria in September 1965; contemporary British press…
Mass sighting Tinker AFB and the Summer of '65 Oklahoma UFO Wave Tinker Air Force Base, near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 1965 evidence Contested Over 31 July to 2 August 1965, dozens of police and highway-patrol reports across Oklahoma and neighbouring states, with claims that Tinker AFB radar tracked up to four objects at about 22,000 feet, which other radar…
Open the book Over 31 July to 2 August 1965, dozens of police and highway-patrol reports across Oklahoma and neighbouring states, with claims that Tinker…
Painted illustration Valensole Encounter Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France 1965 evidence Documented A respected French lavender farmer reported observing a landed egg-shaped craft and two small humanoid beings in his field; authorities confirmed physical traces including impact marks and soil anomalies lasting a…
Open the book A respected French lavender farmer reported observing a landed egg-shaped craft and two small humanoid beings in his field; authorities…
Painted illustration Big Sur 1964 UFO Incident Big Sur, California, USA 1964 evidence Contested Air Force officer Robert Jacobs claimed a UFO followed and interacted with an Atlas D missile during a test near Big Sur in 1964, filmed by 60+ cameras.
Open the book Air Force officer Robert Jacobs claimed a UFO followed and interacted with an Atlas D missile during a test near Big Sur in 1964, filmed by…
Painted illustration Cisco Grove Encounter Cisco Grove, Tahoe National Forest, USA 1964 evidence Contested Over a terrifying twelve-hour period in California's Sierra Nevada, bow-hunter Donald Shrum fought off humanoid and robot-like entities from a treetop using arrows and improvised fire weapons, in one of the most…
Open the book Over a terrifying twelve-hour period in California's Sierra Nevada, bow-hunter Donald Shrum fought off humanoid and robot-like entities…
