Physical trace Langenburg, Saskatchewan UFO Incident Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada 1974 evidence Documented Farmer Edwin Fuhr witnessed five metallic dome-shaped UFOs hovering over his rapeseed field, leaving five circular crop impressions investigated by the RCMP.
Open the book Farmer Edwin Fuhr witnessed five metallic dome-shaped UFOs hovering over his rapeseed field, leaving five circular crop impressions…
Mass sighting Vallentuna UFO wave, Sweden Vallentuna, north of Stockholm, Sweden 1974 evidence Contested A reported cluster of luminous-object sightings near Vallentuna, north of Stockholm, on 23-24 March 1974, with dozens of witness reports collected by police; the case rests almost entirely on later enthusiast accounts.
Open the book A reported cluster of luminous-object sightings near Vallentuna, north of Stockholm, on 23-24 March 1974, with dozens of witness reports…
Painted illustration Coyne Helicopter Incident Near Mansfield, Charles Mill Lake area, USA 1973 evidence Documented U.S. Army Reserve helicopter near-collision with cigar-shaped metallic object over Ohio; four credible military witnesses; object emitted green beam that filled helicopter cabin.
Open the book U.S. Army Reserve helicopter near-collision with cigar-shaped metallic object over Ohio; four credible military witnesses; object emitted…
Military encounter Coyne Helicopter Incident Charles Mill Lake, Mansfield, Ohio, USA 1973 evidence Documented Military helicopter encounters a 60-foot cigar-shaped craft that bathed the aircraft in green light, causing unexplained altitude climb and instrument malfunction.
Open the book Military helicopter encounters a 60-foot cigar-shaped craft that bathed the aircraft in green light, causing unexplained altitude climb and…
Mass sighting Dayton and Southwest Ohio UFO Wave Dayton, Ohio (Dayton–Cincinnati corridor, southwest Ohio), USA 1973 evidence Contested In the second week of October 1973, at least a dozen police officers and hundreds of residents reported a low-flying object with red, green and blue lights near Dayton, Ohio, part of a wider Midwest wave that…
Open the book In the second week of October 1973, at least a dozen police officers and hundreds of residents reported a low-flying object with red, green…
Abduction Dionisio Llanca Abduction Ruta Nacional 3, near Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 1973 evidence Contested A 25-year-old truck driver, Dionisio Llanca, reported a light, three beings and lost time after stopping to change a tire on a highway south of Bahía Blanca in October 1973; his later hypnosis-assisted recollections…
Open the book A 25-year-old truck driver, Dionisio Llanca, reported a light, three beings and lost time after stopping to change a tire on a highway…
Painted illustration Pascagoula Abduction Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States 1973 evidence Contested Two shipyard workers fishing on the Pascagoula River claimed they were paralyzed and taken aboard a glowing oval craft by robotic creatures, in one of the most investigated abduction cases in UFO history.
Open the book Two shipyard workers fishing on the Pascagoula River claimed they were paralyzed and taken aboard a glowing oval craft by robotic…
Painted illustration Pascagoula Abduction Pascagoula River, USA 1973 evidence Contested Two Mississippi fishermen claim they were taken aboard a UFO and medically examined by alien beings on the Pascagoula River in what became one of the most credible and widely-reported abduction cases of the early 1970s.
Open the book Two Mississippi fishermen claim they were taken aboard a UFO and medically examined by alien beings on the Pascagoula River in what became…
Mass sighting Piedmont, Missouri UFO Wave Piedmont and Wayne County, USA 1973 evidence Documented Over 500 UFO sightings reported across Piedmont, Missouri and Wayne County during a two-month wave in early 1973, with credible witnesses including educators, pilots, and law enforcement attracting national media…
Open the book Over 500 UFO sightings reported across Piedmont, Missouri and Wayne County during a two-month wave in early 1973, with credible witnesses…
Sighting Sary Shagan Green Circle Sighting Sary Shagan missile test range, Site 7, near Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan 1973 evidence Contested A former Soviet citizen at the Sary Shagan missile test range reported a bright green, expanding concentric-ring object in the sky in late summer 1973; the account survives only in a partly redacted CIA intelligence…
Open the book A former Soviet citizen at the Sary Shagan missile test range reported a bright green, expanding concentric-ring object in the sky in late…
Sighting Skylab UFO Sightings Low Earth orbit (Skylab space station) 1973 evidence Documented During the 1973–74 Skylab missions, crews reported unidentified light flashes, streaks and a bright reddish object outside the station; NASA debriefings were later released in the Pentagon's 2026 UAP files, and the…
Open the book During the 1973–74 Skylab missions, crews reported unidentified light flashes, streaks and a bright reddish object outside the station;…
Sighting Tupelo, Mississippi UFO Sighting Tupelo, Mississippi (Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo subdistrict), USA 1973 evidence Contested On the night of 3 October 1973, National Park Service ranger Thomas E. Westmoreland and three other rangers and a deputy sheriff reported a circular, multi-coloured craft hovering near Tupelo for about 15 minutes,…
Open the book On the night of 3 October 1973, National Park Service ranger Thomas E. Westmoreland and three other rangers and a deputy sheriff reported a…
Painted illustration Westmoreland County UFO Wave Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA 1973 evidence Contested A major UFO wave spanning nine Pennsylvania counties in 1973–1974, featuring mass sightings, electromagnetic effects, and humanoid encounters, extensively documented by UFO researcher Stan Gordon.
Open the book A major UFO wave spanning nine Pennsylvania counties in 1973–1974, featuring mass sightings, electromagnetic effects, and humanoid…
Military encounter Apollo 17 Lunar Sightings Cislunar space and lunar surface (Apollo 17 mission), USA 1972 evidence Documented Apollo 17 crew described bright particles, flashing lights and a lunar-surface light in mission transcripts, released by the Pentagon in May 2026 alongside an unexplained three-speck lunar photo.
Open the book Apollo 17 crew described bright particles, flashing lights and a lunar-surface light in mission transcripts, released by the Pentagon in…
Mass sighting Colby, Kansas Police UFO Sightings Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA 1972 evidence Contested In August 1972 Colby police Sergeant Paul Carter and Officer Dennis Brown reported chasing a glowing, disc-shaped object across western Kansas, part of a wider 1972 wave in which Kansas recorded more UFO reports than…
Open the book In August 1972 Colby police Sergeant Paul Carter and Officer Dennis Brown reported chasing a glowing, disc-shaped object across western…
Sighting Fort Beaufort UFO Shooting Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa 1972 evidence Contested A South African farm owner and local police reportedly fired on a low, colour-changing object near Fort Beaufort on 26 June 1972, a case that became the best-known UFO story in the country despite thin documentation.
Open the book A South African farm owner and local police reportedly fired on a low, colour-changing object near Fort Beaufort on 26 June 1972, a case…
Humanoid encounter Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Incident Isla de Lobos Lighthouse, Uruguay 1972 evidence Contested A Uruguayan Navy corporal guarding a remote lighthouse reports a landed craft and three humanoid figures, paralysis, and a telepathic warning not to fire his weapon.
Open the book A Uruguayan Navy corporal guarding a remote lighthouse reports a landed craft and three humanoid figures, paralysis, and a telepathic…
Physical trace Kera Incident Kera district, Kochi City, Shikoku, Japan 1972 evidence Contested In late summer 1972, a group of Japanese schoolboys reported a hat-shaped object over a rice field near Kochi City, which they said they captured, kept for weeks, and lost again, a case still known in Japan as the Kera…
Open the book In late summer 1972, a group of Japanese schoolboys reported a hat-shaped object over a rice field near Kochi City, which they said they…
Other Project Stargate Menlo Park, California (SRI International), with later sites at Fort Meade, Maryland and Science Applications International Corporation, USA 1972 evidence Documented Project Stargate was a U.S. government program that spent roughly two decades and about $20 million studying 'remote viewing,' the claimed ability to perceive distant or hidden targets through the mind, before it was…
Open the book Project Stargate was a U.S. government program that spent roughly two decades and about $20 million studying 'remote viewing,' the claimed…
Sighting Valea Plopului landing Valea Plopului (Poplar Valley), Poseşti commune, Prahova County, Romania 1972 evidence Contested A night watchman at an agricultural cooperative in Prahova County reported a yellow, tailed light that hovered and landed in an orchard in September 1972; Romanian ufologists later called it the country's first…
Open the book A night watchman at an agricultural cooperative in Prahova County reported a yellow, tailed light that hovered and landed in an orchard in…
Humanoid encounter Belmez Faces Belmez de la Moraleda, Jaén province, Andalusia, Spain 1971 evidence Contested Mysterious human faces appeared spontaneously on the concrete kitchen floor of a Spanish home; believers attribute it to paranormal/psychic phenomena while skeptics claim an elaborate hoax.
Open the book Mysterious human faces appeared spontaneously on the concrete kitchen floor of a Spanish home; believers attribute it to paranormal/psychic…
Painted illustration Delphos, Kansas Landing Ring Delphos, Kansas, USA 1971 evidence Documented Mushroom-shaped craft landing with anomalous soil evidence including water-resistant contamination and unidentified organic material.
Open the book Mushroom-shaped craft landing with anomalous soil evidence including water-resistant contamination and unidentified organic material.
Military encounter Interlaken and Winterthur Mirage III Sightings Interlaken, Bern canton (with later reports over Winterthur, Zürich canton), Switzerland 1971 evidence Contested Three Swiss Air Force Mirage III crews reported the same unexplained object over about a week of February 1971; the reports survive only as copies in federal military files and were never explained.
Open the book Three Swiss Air Force Mirage III crews reported the same unexplained object over about a week of February 1971; the reports survive only as…
Painted illustration USS Trepang Arctic Encounter Arctic Ocean, between Iceland and Jan Mayen Island 1971 evidence Contested A Sturgeon-class nuclear submarine documented unidentified objects via periscope during Arctic Cold War operations; photographs remained classified until 1990s FOIA release.
Open the book A Sturgeon-class nuclear submarine documented unidentified objects via periscope during Arctic Cold War operations; photographs remained…
Painted illustration Imjärvi Humanoid Encounter Imjärvi, Heinola, Finland 1970 evidence Contested Two Finnish skiers encounter a UFO and small humanoid carrying a black box in a forest encounter with documented physiological effects and corroborating distant witnesses.
Open the book Two Finnish skiers encounter a UFO and small humanoid carrying a black box in a forest encounter with documented physiological effects and…
Military encounter RAF Lightning Flamborough Head Disappearance North Sea, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, UK 1970 evidence Contested A US Air Force exchange pilot in a RAF Lightning aircraft disappeared over the North Sea during a mysterious radar interception in 1970, sparking UFO speculation.
Open the book A US Air Force exchange pilot in a RAF Lightning aircraft disappeared over the North Sea during a mysterious radar interception in 1970,…
Painted illustration Apollo 11 UFO Encounter Near the Moon; translunar space between Earth and Moon, USA 1969 evidence Documented Astronaut Buzz Aldrin reported observing a sizeable luminous object near the Moon and anomalous light phenomena during the Apollo 11 mission, details declassified in May 2026 after 57 years.
Open the book Astronaut Buzz Aldrin reported observing a sizeable luminous object near the Moon and anomalous light phenomena during the Apollo 11…
Other Bolender Memo Pentagon, Washington, D.C., USA 1969 evidence Contested A 20 October 1969 Air Force memo signed by Brig. Gen. Carroll H. Bolender recommended ending Project Blue Book and said national-security UFO reports would continue outside the Blue Book system.
Open the book A 20 October 1969 Air Force memo signed by Brig. Gen. Carroll H. Bolender recommended ending Project Blue Book and said national-security…
Sighting Crittenden, Virginia UFO Sighting Crittenden, Virginia, USA 1969 evidence Contested In the early morning of 17 January 1969, a NASA test facility mechanic in Virginia reported a hovering elliptical craft with amber lights and a loud hum; the case is often described as the last 'unidentified' entry in…
Open the book In the early morning of 17 January 1969, a NASA test facility mechanic in Virginia reported a hovering elliptical craft with amber lights…
Sighting Leary, Georgia UFO Sighting Leary, USA 1969 evidence Documented Future U.S. President Jimmy Carter and 20+ witnesses observed a luminous UFO displaying color-changing and intelligent flight characteristics near Leary, Georgia.
Open the book Future U.S. President Jimmy Carter and 20+ witnesses observed a luminous UFO displaying color-changing and intelligent flight…
