1561-04-14
Nuremberg mass sighting
Nuremberg - Germany
Described as a battle in the sky lasting about 1 hour, which ended with a large crash with smoke outside the city (as depicted), and consequently not a simple atmospheric phenomenon ("sun dog" or parhelion). A News notice (an early form of newspaper) and engraving published in Nuremberg described the event, which is kept in the Wickiana collection
1883-08-12
José Bonilla Observation
Mexico
On August 12, 1883, the astronomer José Bonilla reported that he saw more than 300 dark, unidentified objects crossing the sun disk while observing sunspot activity at Zacatecas Observatory in Mexico. He was able to take several photographs, exposing wet plates at 1/100 second. It was subsequently determined that the objects were highflying geese.
1886-10-24
Maracaibo Incidence
Maracaibo
Venezuela
In a letter printed in the December 18, 1886 issue of Scientific American, page 389, the US consul of Venezuela in Maracaibo reported a UFO sighting. A bright object, accompanied with a humming noise, appeared during thunderstorm over a hut near Maracaibo, causing its occupants to display symptoms similar to radiation poisoning. Nine days later the trees surrounding the hut withered and died.
1897-04-17
Aurora Texas UFO Incident
Aurora, Texas
United States
There were reports of an alleged UFO crash and a burial of its alien pilot in the local cemetery.
1908-06-30
Tunguska event
Podkamennaya Tunguska River
Russian Empire
A massive explosion, conjectured to be from a comet or meteoroid. UFO conspiracy theorists however class it as an exploding UFO.
1917-08-13, 09-13, 10-13
The Miracle of the Sun
Fatima
Portugal
Thousands of people observed the sun gyrate and descend. This was later reinterpreted by Jacques Vallée, Joaquim Fernandes and Fina d'Armada as a possible UFO sighting, but not recognized as such due to cultural differences
1926
Sightings by Nicholas Roerich
Unknown, possibly Nepal (the Himalayas)
Nicholas Roerich's travel diary mentions that his travelling party encountered a metallic silver disc hovering above the Himalayas. They observed the disc through binoculars for some time until it disappeared behind the peaks.
1940s
Foo fighter
Small metallic spheres and colorful balls of light repeatedly spotted and occasionally photographed worldwide by bomber crews during World War II.
1942
Hopeh Incident
Hopeh
China
A UFO was spotted and photographed
1942-02-24
Battle of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
United States
Unidentified aerial objects trigger the firing of thousands of anti-aircraft rounds and raise the wartime alert status.
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1946
Ghost rockets
Scandinavia
Objects were sighted repeatedly over Scandinavia; Swedish Defense Staff expressed concern.
1946-05-18
UFO-Memorial Ängelholm
Ängelholm Municipality
Sweden
Gösta Karlsson reports seeing a UFO and its alien passengers. A model of a flying saucer is now erected at the site.
1947-06-21
Maury Island incident
Washington
United States
Harold A. Dahl reported that his dog was killed and his son was injured by encounters with UFOs. He also claimed that a witness was threatened by the Men in Black.
1947-06-24
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
Washington
United States
The UFO sighting that sparked the name flying saucers.
1947-07-08
Roswell UFO incident
Roswell, New Mexico
United States
United States Army Air Forces allegedly captures a flying saucer.
1948
Green fireballs
United States
Objects reported over several United States military bases; an official investigation followed.
1948-01-07
Mantell UFO Incident
Kentucky
United States
US Air Force sent a fighter pilot to investigate a UFO sighting over Fort Knox, Kentucky; the pilot was killed while pursuing the UFO.
1948-07-24
Chiles-Whitted UFO Encounter
Alabama
United States
Chiles and Whitted, American commercial pilots, reported that their aeroplane had nearly collided with a UFO
1948-10-01
Gorman Dogfight
North Dakota
United States
A US Air Force pilot sighted and pursued a UFO for 27 minutes over Fargo, North Dakota.
1950
Mariana UFO Incident
Great Falls, Montana
United States
The manager of Great Falls' pro baseball team took color film of two UFOs flying over Great Falls. The film was extensively analyzed by the US Air Force and independent investigators.
1950-03-22
Guy Hottel
New Mexico
United States
Guy Hottel investigated for the Air Force the recovery of three flying saucers. "They were described as circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture." Official declassified document of the FBI.
1950-05-11
McMinnville UFO photographs
McMinnville, Oregon
United States
Two farmers took pictures of a purported "flying saucer." These are among the best known UFO pictures, and continue to be analyzed and debated to this day.
1951-08-25
Lubbock Lights
Lubbock, Texas
United States
Lights were repeatedly spotted flying over the city. Witnesses included professors from Texas Tech University and photographed by a Texas Tech student.
1952-07-13
1952 Washington D.C. UFO incident
Washington, D.C.
United States
A series of sightings in July 1952 accompanied radar contacts at three separate airports in the Washington area. The sightings made front page headlines around the nation, and ultimately lead to the formation of the Robertson Panel by the CIA.
1952-07-24
Carson Sink UFO incident
Nevada
United States
Two pilots saw three unusual Delta-wing aircraft flying in a V-formation over Carson Sink.
1952-09-12
Flatwoods monster
Flatwoods, West Virginia
United States
6 local boys and a woman report seeing a UFO land, and saw a bizarre-looking creature near the landing site.
1953-05-21
Prescott Sightings
Prescott, Arizona
United States
Three Prescott residents sight a total of eight craft at Del Rio Springs Creek, 20 miles north of Prescott.
1953-06
Otis AFB
Falmouth, Massachusetts
United States
A U.S Air Force radar operator and pilot bailed out over Otis Air Force Base because of engine failure, after chasing a UFO. Plane and operator never seen again, though pilot lives and the canopy was the only remnant recovered.
1953-08-12
Ellsworth UFO Case
Bismarck, North Dakota
United States
A UFO appearing as a red glowing light is witnessed by 45 people. The sighting takes place over a two night period.
1953-11-23
Felix Moncla
Lake Superior
United States - Canada
U.S Air Force Pilot disappears while pursuing a UFO.
1955-08-21
Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter
Kentucky
United States
A group of strange, goblin-like creatures are reported to have attacked a family. The family shot at them several times with little or no effect.
1957
Antonio Villas Boas
São Francisco de Sales
Brazil
Antonio Villas Boas claimed to have been abducted and examined by aliens. He also claimed to have had sex with an alien woman while aboard the UFO.
1957-05-20
Milton Torres 1957 UFO Encounter
East Anglia
United Kingdom
US Air Force fighter pilot Milton Torres reports that he was ordered to interecept and fire on a UFO displaying "very unusual flight patterns" over East Anglia. Ground radar operators had tracked the object for some time before Torres' plane was scrambled to intercept.
1957-11-02
Levelland UFO Case
Levelland, Texas
United States
Numerous motorists reported seeing a glowing, egg-shaped object which caused their vehicle's engines to shut down. When the object flew away, their vehicles restarted without a problem.
1959
Dyatlov Pass incident
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Mysterious deaths of experienced skiers in the Urals is believed to have been caused by "unidentified orange spheres" and an "unknown compelling force".
1959-06-26&27
Father William Booth Gill sighting
Boianai
Papua New Guinea
Missionary and 25 witnesses see UFO and occupants.
1961-09-19
Betty and Barney Hill abduction
New Hampshire
United States
A widely publicized alien abduction experience.
1964-04-24
Lonnie Zamora
Socorro, New Mexico
United States
Police officer Zamora reports a close encounter.
1964-09-04
Donald Shrum
Cisco Grove, California
United States
Humanoids and robots allegedly attempted to abduct hunter.
1965
Exeter incident
Exeter, New Hampshire
United States
UFO observed by a teenager and two police officers.
1965-12-01
Adhara Observatory UFO Lunar Transit
San Miguel
Argentina
At 20:30 the Adhara Observatory received several calls concerning strange objects visible on the moon. The staff of the observatory photographed the moon in fixed intervals, which revealed disk shaped objects flying in front of the moon. A few minutes later, three strange luminous objects flew over La Plata.
1965-12-09
Kecksburg UFO incident
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Mass sighting of a falling UFO, followed by a cordoning-off of the crash site.
1966
The Mothman Prophecies
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
United States
A wave of sightings of a winged humanoid is reported to be connected to other mysterious events including sightings of UFOs.
1966-01-11
Wanaque Reservoir UFO
Wanaque Reservoir, Wanaque, New Jersey
United States
A bright light seen near Wanaque Reservoir, led to traffic jams and overloaded police communications networks. The UFO shifted color continuously. It shot a beam of light down towards ice near the dam, maintained its position for another 30 min. and flew off southeast. Another UFO, sighted the next night near Wanaque, was observed flying in zigzag pattern. Among others, Mayor Warren Hagstrom, Chief of Police Floyd Elston and captain Joe Sisco watched the craft for some time, as did two reserve officers, Sgt. Ben Thompson and patolman Edward Wester.
1966-04-06
Westall UFO
Clayton South, Victoria
Australia
A sighting by hundreds of people. Witnesses of "The Clayton Incident" still gather for reunions.
1966-04-17
Portage County UFO chase
Ohio
United States
Several police officers pursue a UFO for 30 minutes.
1966-08-25
Minot Air Force Base UFO Incidents
Minot/Minot A.F.B., North Dakota
United States
Radio interference at a missile control capsule occurred at the same time as radar picked up a mysterious object at 100,000 ft, and other personnel reported a UFO with red lights in the sky. The object climbed higher, and then landed some distance away. A strike team was sent after the mysterious object, but when they came within 10 miles of it, static interfered with radio contact between the pilots and the control center. The object took off, and radar picked up a second UFO as the first passed it and climbed to higher altitude. The second UFO then disappeared in the red glow.
1966-10-11
The Grinning Man
Elizabeth, New Jersey
United States
A tall man with no nose or ears is sighted in a neighborhood shortly after UFO sighting.
1967-03-05
Minot Air Force Base UFO Incidents
Minot/Minot A.F.B., North Dakota
United States
UFO appears to hover over area, strike teams are called in to confront the vessel.
1967-03-20
Malmstrom AFB Incident
Malmstrom A.F.B.
United States
1967-05-20
Falcon Lake Incident
Falcon Lake, Manitoba
Canada
A UFO's exhaust allegedly burns a man.
1967-08-29
Close encounter of Cussac
Cussac, Cantal
France
A young brother and sister claim to have witnessed a UFO and its occupants.
1967-09-01
Snippy the Horse Mutilation
San Luis Valley, Colorado
United States
Alien related animal mutilation - widely considered to be the first claimed and documented unusual animal death case, related to UFOs and Aliens.
1967-10-04
Shag Harbour incident
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia
Canada
A UFO was seen crashing into Shag Harbor. A Canadian naval search followed, and officially referred to the incident as a UFO crash.
1967-12-03
Schirmer Abduction
Ashland, Nebraska
United States
Sergeant Herbert Schirmer claimed he was abducted.
1967
Minot Air Force Base UFO Incidents
Minot/Minot A.F.B., North Dakota
United States
Air Force claims unidentifiable craft "attacks" air base, specifically the missile silos, by directing two beams of light, of which one appeared to be an offensive weapon. One of numerous cases involving the base, which is home to nuclear weapon launch silos and stockpiles.)
1968-6-6
Minot Air Force Base UFO Incidents
Minot/Minot A.F.B., North Dakota
United States
UFO hovers over a silo, then leaves. After the UFO leaves, personnel discover that the missile was armed and in launch mode, and the nuclear warhead was armed.
1968-10-24
Minot Air Force Base UFO Incidents
Minot/Minot A.F.B., North Dakota
United States
A B-52 crew, missile crews, ATC and maintenance personnel observed a UFO (orange glow) in the base's vicinity. Ground, weather and airborne radar recorded the UFO, which accompanied the B-52 for 25 miles, while pacing it 1.25 to 1.5 miles off its port side. One airborne radar reading had it traveling at 3,000 mph (4,800 km/h), and the B-52's radio transmissions were disrupted. After 45 minutes the object landed at the AA-43 missile sites, where security alarms were activated for both the outer and inner ring. When security personnel arrived at an opened outer door, with the inner door's combination lock removed.
1969-01-01
Prince George sightings
Prince George, British Columbia
Canada
Three unrelated witnesses reported a strange, round object in the late afternoon sky. The sphere radiated a yellow-orange light and appeared to ascend from 2,000 feet (610 m) to 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
1969
Jimmy Carter UFO incident
Leary, Georgia
United States
Jimmy Carter's sighting.
1970s
Barry DeLong UFO incident
Somerset County, Maine
United States
Sheriff Barry A. DeLong witnessed a UFO: "They were hovering about 15 feet (4.6 m) from my cruiser, late at night. It had fixed, spinning lights. The craft was a huge oval shape. I knew it wasn't a jet fighter. It slowly started backing off toward Sugarloaf, and then at a terrific speed."
1971-09-04
Lake Cote UFO
Arenal, Alajuela
Costa Rica
A UFO was photographed during a mapping mission from an airborne camera over Lake Cote, Costa Rica. No crew member saw the object at the time, but the image was captured on film.
1973-10-11
Pascagoula Abduction
Mississippi
United States
Alien abduction of victims who were fishing on the Pascagoula River.
1974-01-23
Berwyn Mountain UFO incident
Llandrillo, Merionethshire, North Wales
United Kingdom
An alleged UFO crash involving lights in the sky moments before a large impact shock. The cause of the incident was however soon revealed as a 3.5 magnitude earthquake.
1975-01-12
North Hudson Park UFO sightings
North Bergen, New Jersey
United States
Considered a close encounter of the 2nd and 3rd kind, the case introduced Budd Hopkins to UFO research, a key figure in future alien abduction research. Researcher Jerome Clark cites the incident as one of the best-documented, since the story was corroborated by numerous independent witnesses.
1975-11-05
Travis Walton
Arizona
United States
Logger Travis Walton reports being abducted by aliens for five days. Walton's six workmates claimed to have witnessed the UFO at the start of his abduction. Walton described the event and its aftermath in The Walton Experience, which was dramatized in the film Fire in the Sky.
1976-06-22
1976 Canary Isles sightings
Canary Islands
Spain
Several lights and a spherical transparent blue craft, piloted by two beings was reported.
1976-08-20
Allagash Abductions
Maine
United States
Four campers claimed to have been abducted by alien beings in the Allagash wilderness.
1976-09-19
1976 Tehran UFO incident
Tehran
Iran
A UFO disabled the electronic equipment of two F-4 interceptor aircraft, along with ground control equipment, a event thoroughly documented in the U.S. DIA report. The Iranian generals involved in the incident claimed the object was extraterrestrial.
1977
Colares UFO flap
Colares
Brazil
A bewildering account of an island attacked by UFOs shooting harmful beams of radioactive light at the residents.
1977-01-06
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
A 58 year-old woman saw a UFO and two extraterrestrials on the roof of a house in front of her home.
1978-05-10
Emilcin Abduction
Emilcin
Poland
A man in Emilcin, Poland is said to have been abducted by "grays." There is now a memorial at the site.
1978-10-21
Valentich Disappearance
Victoria
Australia
Contacting air traffic control, an Australian pilot reported seeing a UFO before his aircraft vanished.
1978-12-21
Kaikoura lights
South Island
New Zealand
A series of sightings by a Safe Air freight plane; the airplane was escorted by strange lights that changed color and size.
1979-08-27
Val Johnson Incident
Marshall County, Minnesota
United States
A deputy sheriff spotted a bright light which appeared to have collided with his patrol car and damaged it. The deputy also suffered temporary retinal damage from the "light".
1979-11-09
Robert Taylor incident
Livingston, Scotland
United Kingdom
A forester, Bob Taylor, was pulled by two spiked globes towards a UFO, which stood on a clearing. He lost consciousness and afterwards had trouble walking and speaking. He was also constantly thirsty for several days.
1979-11-11
Manises UFO Incident
Valencia
Spain
Three large UFOs forced a commercial flight to make an emergency landing at Manises Airport.
1980s
Hudson Valley UFO sightings
Hudson Valley
United States
A UFO flap during the 80's and early 90's, involving thousands of reports of similarly-shaped UFOs. They were first observed by a retired policeman in Kent, New York, late on New Year's Eve, 1981. The 1984 "Incident at Indian Point" was one of these sightings.
1980-12-28
Rendlesham Forest Incident
Suffolk, England
United Kingdom
A sighting by military personnel, which at first appeared to be a downed aircraft.
1980-12-29
Cash-Landrum incident
New Caney, Texas
United States
A huge diamond-shaped UFO irradiates three witnesses, who all required treatment for radiation poisoning. The UFO was escorted by military helicopters. The victims have since sued the US Government.
1986-11-17
Japan Air Lines flight 1628 incident
Alaska
United States
A group of UFOs flew alongside Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 for 50 minutes above Northeastern Alaska. One of the objects trailing the Boeing 747 was detected by military radar.
1990-03-30
Belgian UFO wave
Ans, Wallonia
Belgium
Mass sighting of large, silent, low-flying black triangles, which were tracked by multiple NATO radar and jet interceptors, and investigated by Belgium's military. Photographic evidence exists.
1990-11-07
1990 Montreal UFO
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
More than 40 witnesses, including police, observed a UFO above Place Bonaventure for more than 3 hours.
1991-04-21
Achille Zaghetti
London, England
United Kingdom
Alitalia pilot Achille Zaghetti reports a cigar-shaped UFO flying past his plane at high speed during his descent to Heathrow on a flight from Milan to London. Immediately following the near-miss, Zaghetti contacted the radar control center, which confirmed an unidentified target was observed 10 nautical miles (19 km) behind the plane. British defence officials ruled out a missile, but offered no explanation for the sighting.
1991-09-15
STS-48 incident
Space Shuttle Discovery while in orbit
Outer space
Video taken during mission STS-48 shows a flash of light and several objects, apparently flying in an artificial or controlled fashion. NASA explained them as ice particles reacting to engine jets. Philip C. Plait, in his book Bad Astronomy, agreed with NASA, but Dr. Jack Kasher proposed five arguments against them being ice particles. James Oberg disputed these, and Lan Fleming argued that the shuttle's exhaust plume as not the cause of the flash of light that preceded the objects' abrupt change of course. Mark J. Carlotto noted that one of the objects apparently had three lobes arranged in a triangular pattern.
1993-08-08
Kelly Cahill
Victoria
Australia
East of Melbourne's Dandenong foothills Kelly Cahill and five others observed a flying saucer that appeared shortly after midnight. They were also confronted by tall, slim, black aliens with glowing red eyes.
1994-06
Meng Zhaoguo Incident
Wuchang
China
Meng claimed to have been abducted and forced to have sexual intercourse with a 10 feet (3.0 m), six fingered, female alien with braided leg fur.
1996-01-20
Varginha UFO incident
Varginha, Minas Gerais
Brazil
Multiple sightings and the alleged capture of an alien by the Brazilian military.
1996-12-02
STS-80 incidents
Space Shuttle Columbia while in orbit
Outer space
A video taken during mission STS-80 of the Space Shuttle Columbia was analyzed by Mark J. Carlotto. It included three unusual phenomena: two slow-moving circular objects; a strange rapidly moving burst of light near the Earth's surface; and a number of object traces near the shuttle. The first two may be shuttle debris and an unusual atmospheric phenomenon. An analysis of the object traces near the shuttle suggested they were not shuttle debris or meteors, though James Oberg deemed them to be nearby sunlit debris.
1997-03-13
Phoenix Lights, or "lights over Phoenix"
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Lights and craft of varying descriptions, most notably a V-shaped pattern, were seen by thousands of people between 19:30 and 22:30 MST, in a space of about 300 miles, from the Nevada line, through Phoenix, to the edge of Tucson.
1997-08-06
Mexico City skyline UFO
Mexico City
Mexico
An amateur with a digital camera captured footage of a UFO passing behind and above several buildings. Air traffic was restricted that day except for two helicopters.
2000-01-05
Southern Illinois UFO
St. Clair County, Illinois
United States
Between 4:00 and 7:00 am, six people, including police officers, observed a large, triangular object a few hundred feet over St. Clair County. The object glided silently and slowly to the southwest over several villages before vanishing near the town of Dupo. The object, studded with several bright lights, was as tall as a two-story house and as long as a football field.
Kind of Close Encounterces
2001-03-19
STS-102 The Washington Sequence
Space Shuttle Discovery while in orbit
Outer space
Video broadcast during mission STS-102, allegedly recorded by Jeff Challender, shows a flash of light and three objects which performed movements which included starting, stopping, accelerating, and making sudden angled turns. Lan Fleming compared the timing of the flash of light and a course change of one of the objects to the timing of shuttle thruster firings and alleged that the flash and movements could not have been caused by thruster firings.
2001-07-15
NJ Turnpike/Carteret Lights Incident
Carteret, New Jersey
United States
At least 15 people, including 2 police officers, stopped their cars along the New Jersey Turnpike to view stunning, unexplained light formations in the night sky
2004-03-05
2004 Mexican UFO Incident
Mexico
A drug-smuggling air patrol recorded on infrared camera what some claimed to be UFOs. The footage was released by Jaime Maussan. The objects were however convincingly correlated with the burn-off flares of oil platforms.
2004-10-31
The Tinley Park Lights
Tinley Park, Illinois
United States
A sequence of five mass UFO sightings, first on August 21, 2004, two months later on October 31, 2004, again on October 1 of 2005, and once again on October 31, 2006, in Tinley Park and Oak Park, Chicago.
2005-04-27
Washington, D.C.
United States
The White House was evacuated when a UFO entered restricted air space, then disappeared. It was explained as: "probably a cloud or several birds".
2006-11-07
Chicago O'Hare UFO sighting 2006
Chicago, Illinois
United States
United Airlines employees and pilots claimed sightings of a saucer-shaped, unlit craft hovering over a Chicago O'Hare Airport terminal, before shooting up vertically. The FAA initially denied having received reports, but information gained through the Freedom of Information Act revealed otherwise.
2007-02-02
Islington, London, England
United Kingdom
Ten to fifteen UFOs are spotted.
2007-02-16
Kaliningrad
Russian Federation
A student records a UFO on his video camera.
2007-03-03
New Delhi
India
A green fireball was seen over Delhi by ten pilots.
2007-03-07
New Delhi
India
Two UFOs were detected near the Indian prime minister's residence.
2007-03-10
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
UFO seen over a peace rally.
2007-04-23
2007 Alderney UFO sighting
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Crown Dependency
Two airline pilots on separate flights spot UFOs off the coast of Alderney.
2007-05-02
Sutton, England
United Kingdom
John Gregory spotted a UFO after 10 pm, at first comparable to a star. Later he began to doubt this, being surprised by the very unusual and clear phenomenon which was visible for miles around. The image, seemingly shaped like a face, nose and mouth, persisted for about 20 minutes before it vanished.
2007-05-11
Massillon, Ohio
United States
At 10:40 pm, Rosemary Lyons and a co-worker witnessed a UFO of about 60 feet (18 m) in diameter during their smoke break outside the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, at 2935 Lincoln Way West. Lyons: "We saw it for 20 to 25 seconds. It was round and luminous underneath. It wasn't a plane, it wasn't a helicopter, it wasn’t a blimp and it wasn't a balloon. It made absolutely no sound. It was flying over just carefree – like it was no one's business."
2007-05-12
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Orange colored UFOs were spotted after dark. Clifford Rossbottom said, "There were three orange globes, nearly in a straight line, ... an absolutely fascinating sight. I watched them for five minutes, and then very slowly, they just disappeared." He stated they were either three high-flying aircraft, or possibly UFOs. Belfast International Airport's air traffic control received calls, including from the Coastguard, concerning the objects, but the airport reported no aircraft in the area during the time. A company called UFO Balloons later claimed their product was responsible for the events. One month later two similar aircraft were sighted over Beulah, Colorado.
2007-05-27
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada
Dave Francis and Kelly McDonald witnessed a UFO over UCFV campus. Francis said, "I really think it was a UFO. I don’t really care if anybody else believes me ... it was the craziest thing I ever saw. Whatever it was, they were moving from place to place as a unit [and then] just faded away." McDonald said, "I know that I saw something that wasn’t from here. I’ve never seen anything move that way. It wasn’t birds. [As the UFO approached] it broke apart into 20 or more of these little spheres ... birds don’t dive-bomb in at each other."
2007-05-28
Bangalore
India
Afzal Khan told CNN IBN that he photographed a UFO in Jayanagar, "Today at around 9 pm (IST), I and my brothers saw a bright, slow-moving object ... a group of lights moving in a triangular formation in the sky towards west/north-west direction. This object was definitely not an aeroplane as it was moving very slowly. We observed the object from around 9 pm until 9.30 pm before it disappeared into the distance. ... an aircraft that took-off from Bangalore Airport was flying very close to this object. It is possible that the pilot ... could have spotted this object as well."
2007-07-23
Warwickshire, England
United Kingdom
Crowd of 100 persons saw a formation of strange lights in the sky for 30 minutes.
2007-09-25
Kodiak Island UFO incident
Kodiak, Alaska
United States
On September 25, 2007, around 6:45am, a bright red light was flying fast over Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Within seconds, it travelled to Kodiak Island air space, upwards of 131 miles (211 km) away. Many claimed to have seen it descend behind a mountain. Local troopers and Coast Guard personnel were unable to find traces.
2007-10-30
Kolkata
India
Many people claimed to see a UFO near Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Calcutta. It was also recorded by an amateur videographer. It was like a ball of light which some time hovered, sometimes moved very fast and changed shape and size. The video was broadcasted on local news channels.
2007-11-08
Larnaca
Cyprus
UFO reported to have come from the coast inland near a village called Catalkoy in small and rapid zigzags, then stopped and hovered for approximately 30 seconds before making a smooth ascent at 45 degrees
2008-01-01
San Diego, California
United States
Nine separate lights seen moving in an arc formation across the sky at around 00:30 am on New Years Day. Around the globe, many are said to have reported the exact lights in the sky. A later Fox News San Diego report by anchor Jim Patten showed these lights to be Chinese New Year floating Lanterns. On February 16, 2008, two individuals reported seeing a large, pulsing orb of light hovering in place above Miramar Air Base.
2008-01-08 to 2008-02-09
Stephenville, Texas UFO sightings
Stephenville, Texas, Dublin, Texas, Crawford, Texas
United States
UFOs were, and are sometimes still reported from this area. One was an object described as 1 mile (1.6 km) by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in size, spotted over Bush Ranch in Crawford, Texas. The Air Force has identified the objects as training fighter jets that went unreported due to a "communications problem".
2008-05 to 2008-09
2008 Turkey UFO Sightings
Istanbul
Turkey
Over a four month span in 2008, a night guard at the Yeni Kent Compound videotaped one or more UFOs over Turkey at nighttime. Many witnesses confirmed the two and a half hours' worth of video, leading the Sirius UFO Space Science Research Center to dub it the "most important images of a UFO ever filmed".
2008-05-14
Needles, California
United States
A flaming objet cashed near the Colorado river. Several witnesses claim to have seen five helicopters picking up the strange object after 17 minutes and heading in the direction of Las Vegas.
2008-06-20
Wales UFO sightings
Different cities, Wales
United Kingdom
According to media reports, a police helicopter was almost hit by a UFO, before it tried to pursue it. Hundreds of people reported to have witnessed a UFO on the same or preceding days, from different areas of Wales.
2008-06-21
Moscow UFO sightings
Moscow
Russian Federation
Different people and media (including state-owned) reported sightings of 11 orange UFOs. Further confirmation came from Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk. On June 25 a similar report, now with 13 objects, was claimed from the UK.
2008-06-29
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
United Kingdom
Royal Navy aircraft engineer Michael Madden watched a UFO hover above the M5 motorway near Weston-super-Mare for around three minutes before it disappeared at high speed. Madden described the UFO as looking "like alien aircraft in the films".
2008-12-10
Zagreb
Croatia
Bright lights were seen over an insurance building in Zagreb. They were filmed and put on the news. The UFO was actually a misidentified media stunt.
2009-01-05
Morristown UFO
Morristown, New Jersey
United States
A confirmed hoax in Morristown, New Jersey, perpetrated by Chris Russo &
2009-03-18
London, England
United Kingdom
A group of UFOs appear on a photo, even though they were invisible to the naked eye.
2009-05-31
Kolkata
India
UFOs detected by Kolkata ATC
June, 2009
Wisconsin, Texas, Nevada, Mexico City, Tijuana
United States, Mexico
Scattered reports of UFO sightings all over the United States from June 3 to 22, 2009.
2009-07-07
Sheffield
United Kingdom
A spinning S-shaped black flying object was spotted in broad daylight in Sheffield, and was caught on camera and uploaded to YouTube. A similar white sphere can be seen, later confirmed to be an aircraft.
2009-08-05
Northern England
United Kingdom
UFO captured on BBC camera.
2009-08-16
Ural
Russia
Alleged disappearance of an 11 year old girl in a UFO sighting
2009-10-20
Florida
United States
Report of a nearly 200-foot (61 m)-long triangle-shaped craft spotted flying at 100 feet (30 m) altitude.
2009-12-09
2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly
Finnmark
Norway and Sweden
A large, circular spinning white light, trailed by a long blue tail over the skies of Norway was spotted by thousands for two minutes around 8:45 AM on December 9. The Norwegian media and space center were swamped with calls, and the phenomenon was held to be anything from a UFO to a unique aurora borealis event. The following day Russian authorities confirmed a failed Bulava launch, to which they also ascribed the observed effects.
2010-05 to 2010-12
2010 Turkey UFO Sightings
Istanbul, Alanya, Antalya, Ankara
Turkey
Over a six month span in 2010, there were 1,476 incidents reported to "Sirius UFO Space Science Research Center". 371 of these reportedly sightings were recorded digitally as photograph or video. Analyses of these material revealed that 54 of those sightings/recordings were not natural or manmade objects (like Venus, satellite, bird, etc.).
2010-07-09
Zhejiang
China
Xinhua News Agency reported that airport authorities stopped passengers from boarding planes, and that outgoing flights were grounded for an hour in Hangzhou, Zhejiang capital, after the UFO was spotted. Incoming flights were rerouted to other airports. So far, no adequate explanation has been offered, though many Hangzhou residents described seeing a large, brightly lit, elongated object in the sky, several hours before the airport incident.
2010-10-05
Australia Alien Sighting
Bilambil Heights, New South Wales
Australia
A teenage boy records what appears to be an alien near his property on the east coast of Australia.
2010-10-13
The 13th October 2010 NYC UFO Sighting
Chelsea, New York City
United States
Hundreds of people gathered on streets independently of other groups to view formations of cylinder-shaped round objects or white lights above the city. These were floating at such altitude that they were barely visible. An eye-witness claimed there was initially only one cylinder, but later thousands positioned in a tree-like shape. A local news station, Channel 7, and its reporter Jeff Pegues, reported that the FAA had commented to Channel 7 that "our planes aren't being affected by these white lights". A video capture using a telephoto camera showed white round objects, including a group of three white round objects in close formation.
2011-01-04
NZ North Coast UFO Sightings
Ngunguru
New Zealand
Mystery lights seen in the sky over Tutukaka
2011-01-26
West Bengal UFO Sighting
Kolkata, West Bengal
India
A glowing round object making a speedy descent near the West Bengal-Bihar border early on January 26 left pilots of five aircraft baffled, triggering widespread speculation about unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Indian Air Force radars failed to track the object through radar.
2011-02-20
Vancouver Washington UFO Sighting
Vancouver, Washington
United States
Green and red blinking lights recorded by video and still photography and witnessed by several residents who live off Southeast 192nd Avenue in Vancouver, Washington. Reported to be stationary with some side-to-side movements.
2011-03-28
Lafayette, Colorado UFO Sighting
Lafayette, Colorado
United States
Triangular formation of red non-blinking lights seen hovering over Lafayette, Colorado. Recorded by video and witnessed by several residents.
2011-05-16
Lee's Summit, Missouri, UFO Sightings
Lee's Summit, Missouri
United States
Metallic Disk-Shape object, pulsating red, green & blue lights. 6 witnesses saw the object. A pulsating orange-red orb that split into 6 little orbs. 15 witnesses
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