Military encounter Dwikora Operation UFO Incident Surabaya, Malang and Bangkalan-Madura, East Java, Indonesia 1964 evidence Fringe Over a week in September 1964, unidentified objects over East Java were reported on radar and by eye, and military air-defence units reportedly fired on them. The case is known in Indonesia as the 'UFO Dwikora' episode…
Open the book Over a week in September 1964, unidentified objects over East Java were reported on radar and by eye, and military air-defence units…
Sighting Fishersville Virginia Landing Report Route 250 near Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA 1964 evidence Contested On December 21, 1964, Harrisonburg gunsmith Horace Burns reported a large object landing in a field beside Route 250 in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, a claim Project Blue Book investigated and ultimately dismissed as…
Open the book On December 21, 1964, Harrisonburg gunsmith Horace Burns reported a large object landing in a field beside Route 250 in Virginia's…
Painted illustration Socorro UFO Landing Socorro, New Mexico, USA 1964 evidence Documented Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora witnessed a metallic, egg-shaped craft with occupants near Socorro, New Mexico; one of Project Blue Book's most credible and physically evidenced cases.
Open the book Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora witnessed a metallic, egg-shaped craft with occupants near Socorro, New Mexico; one of Project Blue…
Painted illustration Socorro / Lonnie Zamora Incident Socorro, New Mexico, US 1964 evidence Documented Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora observed an egg-shaped craft with two small occupants, which departed in a roar of blue flame — leaving behind burned vegetation, landing-gear impressions, and fused sand that no…
Open the book Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora observed an egg-shaped craft with two small occupants, which departed in a roar of blue flame —…
Painted illustration Solway Firth Spaceman Burgh Marsh, UK 1964 evidence Contested A mysterious humanoid figure in a spacesuit-like outfit appeared in a photograph taken by fireman Jim Templeton, visible only after film development despite Templeton's insistence no one was present.
Open the book A mysterious humanoid figure in a spacesuit-like outfit appeared in a photograph taken by fireman Jim Templeton, visible only after film…
Radar and visual USS Gyatt and Navy F-8C Radar-Visual Encounter Atlantic Ocean, about 220 miles northwest of Puerto Rico, USA 1964 evidence Contested In November 1964 the destroyer USS Gyatt tracked an unknown target on radar while a Navy F-8C pilot reported a delta-shaped object at high altitude; the Foreign Technology Division concluded it was an unidentified…
Open the book In November 1964 the destroyer USS Gyatt tracked an unknown target on radar while a Navy F-8C pilot reported a delta-shaped object at high…
Painted illustration The Warminster Thing Warminster, Wiltshire, UK 1964 evidence Contested Multi-year UK UFO flap (1964–1977) centered on Warminster, Wiltshire, featuring cigar-shaped craft, strange sounds, and mass public engagement.
Open the book Multi-year UK UFO flap (1964–1977) centered on Warminster, Wiltshire, featuring cigar-shaped craft, strange sounds, and mass public…
Mass sighting Trancas (Tucumán) Incident Trancas, Tucumán Province, Argentina 1963 evidence Contested On the night of 21 October 1963, members of the Moreno family and a household employee on a farm near Trancas, Tucumán, reported several luminous craft hovering beside the railway line and a gate, an event that became…
Open the book On the night of 21 October 1963, members of the Moreno family and a household employee on a farm near Trancas, Tucumán, reported several…
Mass sighting Bahía Blanca UFO Wave Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province (Espora, Port Belgrano, Route 35), Argentina 1962 evidence Contested A cluster of UFO reports around Bahía Blanca in May 1962, including sightings at the Espora and Port Belgrano naval installations, is often cited as the point when Argentina's military began taking UFO reports seriously.
Open the book A cluster of UFO reports around Bahía Blanca in May 1962, including sightings at the Espora and Port Belgrano naval installations, is often…
Mass sighting Necochea UFO Incident Route 86, Km 28, near La Dulce, Argentina 1962 evidence Documented On August 29, 1962, truck driver Osman Alberto Simonini encountered a metallic cigar-shaped UFO near Necochea, Argentina, that left a physical trace and triggered official Argentine Navy investigation.
Open the book On August 29, 1962, truck driver Osman Alberto Simonini encountered a metallic cigar-shaped UFO near Necochea, Argentina, that left a…
Radar and visual Nevada Fireball (Las Vegas UFO), April 18 Las Vegas–Mesquite area, Nevada (track from Oneida, New York), USA 1962 evidence Contested A bright, slow-moving object crossed several western states on the evening of April 18, 1962, and was tracked on Nellis AFB radar before ending in a flash near Mesquite, Nevada; the Air Force's bolide explanation was…
Open the book A bright, slow-moving object crossed several western states on the evening of April 18, 1962, and was tracked on Nellis AFB radar before…
Painted illustration Betty and Barney Hill Abduction Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA 1961 evidence Contested An interracial couple returning from a Canadian vacation reported a close encounter on a deserted New Hampshire highway that produced two hours of missing time — and, under hypnosis eighteen months later, a detailed…
Open the book An interracial couple returning from a Canadian vacation reported a close encounter on a deserted New Hampshire highway that produced two…
Radar and visual Cape Canaveral Polaris Radar Track Cape Canaveral Air Force Missile Test Center, Florida, USA 1961 evidence Contested During a January 1961 Polaris missile test, a radar at Cape Canaveral reportedly tracked an unidentified object for about 14 minutes, hovering and then moving rapidly, while the official report recorded only 'Object…
Open the book During a January 1961 Polaris missile test, a radar at Cape Canaveral reportedly tracked an unidentified object for about 14 minutes,…
Humanoid encounter Eagle River "Pancake" Incident Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA 1961 evidence Contested On 18 April 1961 Wisconsin plumber Joe Simonton said three small humanoids stepped from a hovering silver disc in his yard, took water from him and gave him pancakes; the case drew a Project Blue Book investigation and…
Open the book On 18 April 1961 Wisconsin plumber Joe Simonton said three small humanoids stepped from a hovering silver disc in his yard, took water from…
Sighting Kansas City, Kansas Hovering Object Kansas City, Kansas (near Old Mission High School, 50th Street), USA 1961 evidence Contested On the evening of 12 August 1961, two college seniors reported a large object hovering low enough that they drove beneath it before it climbed away in seconds; Project Blue Book filed the case as Unknown, and it was…
Open the book On the evening of 12 August 1961, two college seniors reported a large object hovering low enough that they drove beneath it before it…
Military encounter North Concord Air Force Station Radar Sighting East Mountain, North Concord, Essex County, Vermont, USA 1961 evidence Contested Air Force radar operators at a remote Vermont early-warning station tracked an unusual slow-moving, high-altitude target for 18 minutes on the afternoon of September 19, 1961 — the same calendar date, though hours…
Open the book Air Force radar operators at a remote Vermont early-warning station tracked an unusual slow-moving, high-altitude target for 18 minutes on…
Humanoid encounter Joe Simonton Pancake Incident Eagle River, USA 1961 evidence Documented Wisconsin farmer Joe Simonton claims three humanoids in a silver disc gave him four pancakes during an early morning encounter, later investigated by J. Allen Hynek as Project Blue Book's classic CE-III.
Open the book Wisconsin farmer Joe Simonton claims three humanoids in a silver disc gave him four pancakes during an early morning encounter, later…
Radar and visual Tampa, Florida UFO Sighting and F-102 Intercept Attempt Tampa, Florida (MacDill AFB area), USA 1961 evidence Contested On the evening of June 2, 1961, civilians and MacDill AFB personnel reported a star-like object over Tampa that was then tracked on a radar height-finder, prompting an F-102 scramble whose intercept was defeated by…
Open the book On the evening of June 2, 1961, civilians and MacDill AFB personnel reported a star-like object over Tampa that was then tracked on a radar…
Physical trace Clan Lake UFO Incident Clan Lake, near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 1960 evidence Contested In June 1960, two prospectors reported an object with spokes crashing into Clan Lake north of Yellowknife; RCMP and RCAF searched the lake bed, found nothing, and the case was closed unresolved.
Open the book In June 1960, two prospectors reported an object with spokes crashing into Clan Lake north of Yellowknife; RCMP and RCAF searched the lake…
Sighting Cressy, Tasmania Sighting Cressy, Tasmania, Australia 1960 evidence Contested On 4 October 1960 Anglican minister Rev. Lionel Browning and his wife reported a cigar-shaped object with attendant discs near Cressy, Tasmania; the RAAF attributed it to moonrise and cloud, a conclusion the witnesses…
Open the book On 4 October 1960 Anglican minister Rev. Lionel Browning and his wife reported a cigar-shaped object with attendant discs near Cressy,…
Sighting South of Kyushu T-33 White Light Ocean south of Kyushu, between Tanegashima and Yakushima, Japan 1960 evidence Contested On 29 November 1960 two US Air Force officers flying a T-33 jet trainer south of Kyushu watched a white light move alongside their aircraft for about ten minutes; Project Blue Book carried it as unidentified, and a…
Open the book On 29 November 1960 two US Air Force officers flying a T-33 jet trainer south of Kyushu watched a white light move alongside their aircraft…
Military encounter Mount Tomorr MiG-19 Incident Mount Tomorr, Skrapar district, near the Kuçovë air base, Albania 1960 evidence Fringe According to Albanian-language and popular accounts, five MiG-19 jets from Kuçovë air base were scrambled in the early 1960s to intercept a glowing sphere over Mount Tomorr; the lead pilot was reportedly ordered to…
Open the book According to Albanian-language and popular accounts, five MiG-19 jets from Kuçovë air base were scrambled in the early 1960s to intercept a…
Painted illustration Red Bluff UFO Incident Red Bluff, California, USA 1960 evidence Documented Two California Highway Patrol officers witnessed an intelligently-controlled luminous object for 2+ hours near Red Bluff, verified by radar, with Blue Book's explanation later debunked by astronomers.
Open the book Two California Highway Patrol officers witnessed an intelligently-controlled luminous object for 2+ hours near Red Bluff, verified by…
Photograph or film Yacanto Cone Photograph, Córdoba Road between Yacanto and Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba Province, Argentina 1960 evidence Contested On 3 July 1960 Argentine Air Force Captain Hugo Niotti photographed a dark, cone-shaped object hovering near a road in Córdoba Province; the photo was reviewed by Air Force intelligence, but the case stayed little known…
Open the book On 3 July 1960 Argentine Air Force Captain Hugo Niotti photographed a dark, cone-shaped object hovering near a road in Córdoba Province;…
Painted illustration Boianai UFO Incident Boianai, Papua New Guinea 1959 evidence Contested Mass sighting of a disc-shaped craft with humanoid figures at an Anglican mission in Papua New Guinea; witnesses reported apparent interaction via waving and light signals.
Open the book Mass sighting of a disc-shaped craft with humanoid figures at an Anglican mission in Papua New Guinea; witnesses reported apparent…
Other Dyatlov Pass Incident Kholat Syakhl, northern Urals, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 1959 evidence Fringe Nine experienced Soviet skiers died on a Ural mountain slope in February 1959 after cutting their way out of their tent at night; the official cause, a 'compelling natural force', was not explained for six decades and…
Open the book Nine experienced Soviet skiers died on a Ural mountain slope in February 1959 after cutting their way out of their tent at night; the…
Radar and visual Redmond, Oregon UFO Incident Redmond, Oregon (and Redmond Airport), USA 1959 evidence Contested On 24 September 1959 a police officer and FAA personnel in Redmond, Oregon reported a hovering, multicoloured light; Air Force radar returns and jet interceptors followed, and the Air Force ultimately filed the case as…
Open the book On 24 September 1959 a police officer and FAA personnel in Redmond, Oregon reported a hovering, multicoloured light; Air Force radar…
Sighting Bouahmama Foreign Legion Sighting Bouahmama (Bouhamama), Sud Constantinois, Algeria 1958 evidence Contested A French Foreign Legion sentry in Algeria reported a large object hovering near his camp for nearly an hour in March 1958; he was then observed for a week at a Paris military hospital, which found nothing abnormal, and…
Open the book A French Foreign Legion sentry in Algeria reported a large object hovering near his camp for nearly an hour in March 1958; he was then…
Painted illustration Loch Raven Dam UFO Incident Loch Raven Reservoir, Hunt Valley, USA 1958 evidence Documented A car and its occupants experienced electromagnetic effects and physiological symptoms during a close encounter with an egg-shaped craft over Loch Raven Reservoir in Maryland.
Open the book A car and its occupants experienced electromagnetic effects and physiological symptoms during a close encounter with an egg-shaped craft…
Painted illustration Trindade Island UFO Photographs Trindade Island, Brazil 1958 evidence Contested Brazilian Navy training ship witnesses disk-shaped object over remote Atlantic island with photographic evidence analyzed by both Brazilian and U.S. authorities.
Open the book Brazilian Navy training ship witnesses disk-shaped object over remote Atlantic island with photographic evidence analyzed by both Brazilian…
