Mass sighting Israel Nationwide UFO Sighting Northern and central Israel (reported nationwide, as far south as Gedera) 2012 evidence Documented On June 7, 2012, hundreds of Israelis flooded police hotlines reporting a spiralling light with a smoke trail, later linked to a Russian Topol ICBM test.
Open the book On June 7, 2012, hundreds of Israelis flooded police hotlines reporting a spiralling light with a smoke trail, later linked to a Russian…
Mass sighting Ladakh Border Sightings Thakung, near Pangong Tso, Ladakh (Line of Actual Control, India–China border) 2012 evidence Contested Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police troops logged hundreds of unidentified luminous objects over the disputed Ladakh border in 2012–2013; two astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics identified them…
Open the book Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police troops logged hundreds of unidentified luminous objects over the disputed Ladakh border in…
Sighting Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport UFO Closure Xiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 2010 evidence Contested On the evening of 7 July 2010 Hangzhou's Xiaoshan Airport was closed for about an hour after pilots and controllers reported an unidentified object; Chinese researchers later concluded it was probably an aircraft,…
Open the book On the evening of 7 July 2010 Hangzhou's Xiaoshan Airport was closed for about an hour after pilots and controllers reported an…
Mass sighting Harbour Mille Missile-Like Objects Harbour Mille, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2010 evidence Contested On the evening of 25 January 2010, residents of Harbour Mille, a small Newfoundland coastal community, reported fiery, missile-like objects crossing the sky; the subsequent missile-launch explanation was denied and the…
Open the book On the evening of 25 January 2010, residents of Harbour Mille, a small Newfoundland coastal community, reported fiery, missile-like objects…
Military encounter National Press Club UFO-Nukes Disclosure Conference National Press Club, USA 2010 evidence Documented Seven former U.S. Air Force officers publicly testified at the National Press Club about UFO incursions at nuclear weapons facilities, with declassified documents.
Open the book Seven former U.S. Air Force officers publicly testified at the National Press Club about UFO incursions at nuclear weapons facilities, with…
Other Closure of the UK Ministry of Defence UFO Desk Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London, UK 2009 evidence Documented In late 2009 the British Ministry of Defence ended its public UFO hotline and closed its UFO desk, ruling that the work had no defence value; the declassified files, released in 2013, show the desk had found no evidence…
Open the book In late 2009 the British Ministry of Defence ended its public UFO hotline and closed its UFO desk, ruling that the work had no defence…
Other Morristown UFO Hoax Morristown and surrounding towns, Morris County, New Jersey, USA 2009 evidence Debunked A series of staged 'UFO' lights seen over Morris County, New Jersey, in early 2009, filmed and widely reported before the two men who launched them, Chris Russo and Joe Rudy, revealed the hoax.
Open the book A series of staged 'UFO' lights seen over Morris County, New Jersey, in early 2009, filmed and widely reported before the two men who…
Painted illustration Norway Spiral Northern Norway (Trøndelag, Troms, and Finnmark counties) 2009 evidence Documented A vast luminous spiral filled the pre-dawn sky over northern Norway on 9 December 2009, witnessed by thousands across multiple counties; confirmed the following day as a failed Russian Bulava ICBM test launched from a…
Open the book A vast luminous spiral filled the pre-dawn sky over northern Norway on 9 December 2009, witnessed by thousands across multiple counties;…
Sighting Harare International Airport UFO Sighting Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe 2008 evidence Documented A disc-shaped object with rotating lights and emanating beams hovered over Zimbabwe's main international airport, triggering high-level CIA response and government-wide concern.
Open the book A disc-shaped object with rotating lights and emanating beams hovered over Zimbabwe's main international airport, triggering high-level CIA…
Mass sighting Río Cuarto Luminous Object Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, Argentina 2008 evidence Contested On the night of 14 January 2008, hundreds of residents of Río Cuarto, Argentina, and an Argentine Air Force control-tower operator reported a bright, unidentified object that ignored radio calls. The Air Force said it…
Open the book On the night of 14 January 2008, hundreds of residents of Río Cuarto, Argentina, and an Argentine Air Force control-tower operator reported…
Painted illustration Stephenville Sightings Stephenville, Texas, United States 2008 evidence Documented Dozens of residents in rural Erath County, Texas reported a massive, silent, brilliantly lit craft — up to a mile long — streaking across the evening sky, corroborated by FAA radar data and followed by a contradictory…
Open the book Dozens of residents in rural Erath County, Texas reported a massive, silent, brilliantly lit craft — up to a mile long — streaking across…
Radar and visual Alderney UFO Sighting Near Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom 2007 evidence Documented A large yellow cigar-shaped object observed by commercial airline pilot and confirmed on radar near Alderney, Channel Islands, in April 2007.
Open the book A large yellow cigar-shaped object observed by commercial airline pilot and confirmed on radar near Alderney, Channel Islands, in April…
Radar and visual 2007 Alderney UFO Sighting Near Alderney, Channel Islands, UK 2007 evidence Documented Multiple credible witnesses including commercial pilots and radar operators observed bright yellow cigar-shaped objects up to one mile in length near the Channel Islands, with 55 minutes of radar confirmation.
Open the book Multiple credible witnesses including commercial pilots and radar operators observed bright yellow cigar-shaped objects up to one mile in…
Radar and visual Athens–Olympic Airways UFO Sighting and Greek F-16 Intercept Athens International Airport and Attica airspace, Greece 2007 evidence Contested In the early hours of November 11, 2007, the crew of an Olympic Airways flight reported an unidentified bright object near Athens, prompting an F-16 intercept; the Greek Air Force later attributed it to the planet…
Open the book In the early hours of November 11, 2007, the crew of an Olympic Airways flight reported an unidentified bright object near Athens,…
Humanoid encounter Fresno Nightcrawlers Fresno, California, USA 2007 evidence Contested Series of CCTV and video sightings of mysterious white, long-legged humanoid creatures in Fresno and Yosemite, California beginning in 2007.
Open the book Series of CCTV and video sightings of mysterious white, long-legged humanoid creatures in Fresno and Yosemite, California beginning in 2007.
Mass sighting Kumburgaz UFO Incident Kumburgaz, Sea of Marmara coast, Turkey 2007 evidence Contested A night guard's three summers of extreme-zoom video footage over the Sea of Marmara, showing what appear to be metallic discs with humanoid silhouettes inside, became one of the most analyzed — and most disputed — UAP…
Open the book A night guard's three summers of extreme-zoom video footage over the Sea of Marmara, showing what appear to be metallic discs with humanoid…
Mass sighting O'Hare International Airport UFO Sighting Chicago O'Hare International Airport, USA 2006 evidence Documented On November 7, 2006, approximately 12 United Airlines employees and external witnesses reported a metallic disc hovering over Gate C-17 before ascending rapidly through the clouds.
Open the book On November 7, 2006, approximately 12 United Airlines employees and external witnesses reported a metallic disc hovering over Gate C-17…
Painted illustration O'Hare Airport UFO Sighting Gate C-17, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, USA 2006 evidence Documented Twelve United Airlines employees at Chicago's O'Hare Airport reported a silent, disc-shaped craft hovering over a gate, leaving a hole in the cloud layer before vanishing.
Open the book Twelve United Airlines employees at Chicago's O'Hare Airport reported a silent, disc-shaped craft hovering over a gate, leaving a hole in…
Physical trace Roskovec Landing Case Roskovec, Fier District, Albania 2006 evidence Contested On 4 May 2006 residents of Roskovec in southern Albania reported a disc-shaped object briefly touching down on a village road; the next day dark circular marks were photographed on the asphalt. Albania's best-known UFO…
Open the book On 4 May 2006 residents of Roskovec in southern Albania reported a disc-shaped object briefly touching down on a village road; the next day…
Other Project Serpo Online UFO mailing list (claimed exchange to Zeta Reticuli), USA 2005 evidence Fringe A series of anonymous 2005 emails claimed that twelve US military personnel had spent 1965–1978 on a planet called Serpo in the Zeta Reticuli system under a secret exchange with aliens; no verifiable evidence has…
Open the book A series of anonymous 2005 emails claimed that twelve US military personnel had spent 1965–1978 on a planet called Serpo in the Zeta…
Photograph or film Campeche Infrared UFO Video Southern Campeche state, Gulf of Mexico region 2004 evidence Contested Mexican Air Force pilots on an anti-drug patrol filmed bright, fast-moving objects with infrared equipment over southern Campeche on 5 March 2004; the footage was released in May and remains contested.
Open the book Mexican Air Force pilots on an anti-drug patrol filmed bright, fast-moving objects with infrared equipment over southern Campeche on 5…
Mass sighting Iran UFO Wave Tehran, Tabriz, Ardabil and northern Iran 2004 evidence Contested Over roughly ten days in mid-April 2004, residents of several northern Iranian cities reported low-flying, brightly coloured lights; state media covered the reports, and an Iranian astronomer attributed them to Venus,…
Open the book Over roughly ten days in mid-April 2004, residents of several northern Iranian cities reported low-flying, brightly coloured lights; state…
Military encounter 2004 Nimitz Carrier Encounter Off Southern California coast, Pacific Ocean, USA 2004 evidence Documented Advanced radar and visual encounter aboard USS Nimitz involving military fighter jets and an unidentified aerial object with anomalous flight characteristics, later documented with official infrared video evidence.
Open the book Advanced radar and visual encounter aboard USS Nimitz involving military fighter jets and an unidentified aerial object with anomalous…
Military encounter USS Nimitz Tic-Tac Encounter Pacific Ocean, Southern California coast, USA 2004 evidence Documented Four U.S. Navy fighter pilots observed and filmed a white, oblong craft demonstrating anomalous flight characteristics off San Diego.
Open the book Four U.S. Navy fighter pilots observed and filmed a white, oblong craft demonstrating anomalous flight characteristics off San Diego.
Sighting Samudra Tapu Sighting Samudra Tapu, near Chandratal, Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India 2004 evidence Contested On September 27, 2004, members of an expedition led by ISRO scientist Anil Kulkarni reported a white, balloon-trailing object near a glacier at about 14,000 feet in the Indian Himalaya; it was never identified, and the…
Open the book On September 27, 2004, members of an expedition led by ISRO scientist Anil Kulkarni reported a white, balloon-trailing object near a…
Military encounter USS Nimitz Tic Tac Encounter Pacific Ocean, approx. 100 miles SW of San Diego, California, United States 2004 evidence Documented Multiple U.S. Navy personnel from Carrier Strike Group Eleven tracked and visually encountered a white, wingless, Tic Tac-shaped craft exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics off the coast of Southern California…
Open the book Multiple U.S. Navy personnel from Carrier Strike Group Eleven tracked and visually encountered a white, wingless, Tic Tac-shaped craft…
Mass sighting Tinley Park Lights Tinley Park, USA 2004 evidence Documented Four-year series of mass sightings of silent red triangular lights over Illinois suburbs with 175+ credible independent witnesses, investigated by MUFON and Center for UFO Studies.
Open the book Four-year series of mass sightings of silent red triangular lights over Illinois suburbs with 175+ credible independent witnesses,…
Military encounter USS Nimitz Tic Tac Encounter Pacific Ocean, 100 miles southwest of San Diego, USA 2004 evidence Documented Radar-visual encounter involving USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and white oblong object displaying extraordinary flight characteristics off Southern California coast.
Open the book Radar-visual encounter involving USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and white oblong object displaying extraordinary flight characteristics…
Humanoid encounter Atacama Humanoid Incident La Noria, Atacama Desert, Chile 2003 evidence Debunked Small mummified humanoid remains discovered in Chilean Atacama Desert, promoted as extraterrestrial but definitively identified as human with rare genetic mutations.
Open the book Small mummified humanoid remains discovered in Chilean Atacama Desert, promoted as extraterrestrial but definitively identified as human…
Military encounter Vandenberg Space Force Base UAP Incursions Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA 2003 evidence Documented Five documented UAP incursions at classified ICBM defense facility witnessed by military personnel and investigated by 16-year Air Force veteran.
Open the book Five documented UAP incursions at classified ICBM defense facility witnessed by military personnel and investigated by 16-year Air Force…
