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1947
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting
Near Mount Rainier, Washington • Aviation / Historical Encounter
The 1947 sighting by private pilot Kenneth Arnold is considered one of the most influential UFO cases in modern history. His report of nine ...
1947
United Airlines Flight 105 UFO Sighting
Near Emmett, Idaho • Commercial Aviation
Crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 105 observed two formations of disc-shaped objects flying in loose formation shortly after depart...
1947
Roswell Incident
Roswell, New Mexico • Military
A rancher discovered unusual debris near Roswell, sparking military reports of a 'flying disc' followed by a rapid retraction and official e...
1952
Washington D.C. Flyovers
Washington, D.C. • Government
Radar operators, pilots, and military personnel reported unidentified aerial objects over Washington D.C. during multiple weekends in July 1...
1961
Betty and Barney Hill Incident
White Mountains, New Hampshire • Civilian
Betty and Barney Hill reported encountering a strange aerial object while driving through New Hampshire and later claimed to experience miss...
1964
Socorro Incident
Socorro, New Mexico • Civilian
Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported observing an egg-shaped craft and two small figures near Socorro, New Mexico before the object departe...
1965
Kecksburg Incident
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania • Crash Retrieval / Military Response
Multiple witnesses reported a fireball in the sky followed by a suspected crash in a wooded area near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, leading to mi...
1966
Westall UFO Incident
Westall, Victoria • Civilian
Students and staff at Westall High School reported observing an unusual flying object descending into a nearby field before rapidly departin...
1967
Falcon Lake Incident
Falcon Lake, Manitoba • Civilian
Amateur prospector Stefan Michalak reported encountering a metallic craft in the wilderness of Manitoba. He later claimed to suffer burns an...
1967
Shag Harbour Incident
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia • Government
Multiple witnesses observed a brightly illuminated object descend into the waters near Shag Harbour, prompting an official search by RCMP, C...
1973
Pascagoula Abduction Incident
Pascagoula River, Mississippi • Close Encounter / Abduction Claim
Two fishermen reported being taken aboard an unidentified craft by non-human entities and subjected to examination before being returned to ...
1976
Tehran UFO Incident
Tehran • Military
Iranian Air Force interceptor aircraft were dispatched after numerous reports of an unidentified object over Tehran. Pilots later reported u...
1977
Colares UFO Incident (Operation Prato)
Colares, Pará • Military Investigation / Civilian Wave
A series of UFO sightings in Colares, Brazil involving luminous objects reportedly affecting civilians physically, leading to a Brazilian Ai...
1978
Kaikoura Lights UFO Incident
Kaikoura, South Island • Aviation / Military Radar
Multiple unidentified lights were tracked over Kaikoura, New Zealand by civilian aircraft and ground radar systems, showing coordinated move...
1980
Rendlesham Forest Incident
Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk • Military
U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge reported unusual lights and a landed object in Rendlesham Forest over multiple nights i...
1980
Rendlesham Forest Incident – Secondary Encounter Phase
Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk • Military / Radar & Ground Encounter
A follow-up phase of the Rendlesham Forest incident involving additional military personnel reporting unexplained lights, ground effects, an...
1980
Cash-Landrum Incident
Near Dayton, Texas • Civilian
Two women and a child reported encountering a brilliant diamond-shaped object over a Texas roadway, followed by claims of intense heat expos...
1986
Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO Encounter
Near Anchorage, Alaska • Aviation / Pilot Encounter
A major aviation UFO case involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the crew reported observing large unidentified objects near their airc...
1989
Belgian UFO Wave Incident
Belgium (Nationwide sightings, concentrated in Wallonia and Brussels regions) • Military / Civilian Mass Sightings
A series of widespread UFO sightings across Belgium involving triangular-shaped craft reported by thousands of civilians and tracked intermi...
1990
Calvine Photograph Incident
Calvine, Perth and Kinross • Photographic / Military Witness Encounter
Two hikers reported observing a large diamond-shaped object hovering silently in the sky over Calvine, Scotland. The encounter was documente...
1994
Ariel School Incident
Ruwa, Mashonaland East • Civilian
More than sixty students at Ariel School reported observing an unusual craft and beings near their school playground during morning recess....
1996
Varginha Incident
Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil • Close Encounter / Alleged Creature Recovery
A series of sightings in and around Varginha, Brazil, involving reports of an unusual humanoid creature, military response, alleged creature...
1997
Phoenix Lights Incident
Phoenix, Arizona • Civilian
Thousands of civilians reported seeing a massive V-shaped formation of lights moving silently over Arizona skies....
2004
USS Nimitz Encounter
Pacific Ocean • Military
Multiple Navy personnel observed and tracked an unidentified object exhibiting unusual flight characteristics....
2004
Tic Tac UFO Encounter
Off the coast of San Diego • Military
U.S. Navy pilots encountered a white, oblong object exhibiting extreme acceleration, abrupt direction changes, and no visible propulsion....
2007
Chilean Navy UAP Wave Incident
Coast of Antofagasta, Chile • Military
Chilean Navy pilots and radar operators reported tracking multiple unidentified aerial phenomena exhibiting synchronized movement, abrupt ac...
2013
Aguadilla UAP Incident
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • Government
An infrared camera aboard a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft recorded an unidentified object near Aguadilla Airport during a nigh...
2015
Gimbal UFO Incident (USS Theodore Roosevelt Encounter)
East Coast Training Range, Atlantic Ocean • Military / Navy
U.S. Navy pilots observed and recorded an unidentified aerial object displaying unusual rotation and flight characteristics during training ...
2015
GOFAST UFO Incident (USS Theodore Roosevelt Encounter)
East Coast Training Range, Atlantic Ocean • Military / Navy
Navy pilots recorded a fast-moving object skimming over the ocean surface at high speed with no visible propulsion or sonic disturbance....
2019
USS Omaha UAP Encounter 2019
Pacific Ocean, approximately 100 miles off San Diego, California • Military / Naval Encounter
A series of unidentified aerial phenomena encounters involving the USS Omaha and other U.S. Navy vessels during training operations off the ...
2023
USS Jackson Orb Encounter (Aegis Radar Incident)
Pacific Test Range (Reported Naval Exercise Area) • Military / Naval Radar Encounter
U.S. Navy personnel aboard USS Jackson reported tracking an unidentified spherical object exhibiting erratic movement patterns and sudden al...