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UAP & Aliens, 1980s87 stories · page 2

Pro early
The Ghana "Two or Three Times a 747" UFO
July 27, 1987 · Southeastern Ghana, near Accra and the Volta Region (Kpandu, Hohoe), over the Gulf of Guinea
Ghana
UAP · Cylinder · 14 sources
33Partially documented
UFO nad Vranovem: the Mi-24 Pursuit over the Vranov Reservoir
July 12, 1987 · Vranov Reservoir, Vranov nad Dyjí, Znojmo District, South Moravia, Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
UAP · Cigar · 31 sources
33Partially documented
Pro early
The Belleville UFO Flap
January 15, 1987 · Belleville, Wisconsin (sky west and southwest of the village, toward New Glarus)
United States
UAP · Cigar · 6 sources
31Partially documented
Pro early
Kaiyō Maru Radar Encounter, Central North Pacific
December 21, 1986 · Central North Pacific, about 570 km north of Wake Island (25°50.6′ N, 166°10.7′ E, noon position)
International waters
UAP · Egg · 7 sources
33Partially documented
Japan Air Lines Flight 1628: The Alaska Mothership
November 17, 1986 · Interior Alaska, between Fort Yukon, Fairbanks and Talkeetna
United States
UAP · Other · 77 sources
55Partially documented
Pro early
Emley Moor TV mast police sighting, West Yorkshire
November 2, 1986 · Emley Moor transmitting station, near Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
UAP · Cylinder · 12 sources
22Thinly documented
Pro early
The Breiset Mountain-Farm Film, Torpo, Hallingdal (1986)
July 13, 1986 · Breiset mountain farm, near Torpo, Ål municipality, Hallingdal, Norway
Norway
UAP · Other · 17 sources
24Thinly documented
Brazil's Official Night of the UFOs (Noite Oficial dos OVNIs)
May 19, 1986 · São José dos Campos and airspace over São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Goiás
Brazil
UAP · Orb / light · 57 sources
60Well documented
The Dalnegorsk "Height 611" UFO Crash
January 29, 1986 · Height 611 (Izvestkovaya Hill), Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai
Russia
UAP · Sphere · 25 sources
31Partially documented
The Huella del Pajarillo Burn Mark, Capilla del Monte
c. 1986 · Cerro Pajarillo, near Capilla del Monte, Ischilín Department, Córdoba
Argentina
UAP · Disc / saucer · 25 sources · 3 photos
44Partially documented
Whitley Strieber's Communion Encounter
December 26, 1985 · Secluded log cabin near Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York
United States
UAP · Being / humanoid · 42 sources
20Thinly documented
Pro early
The Manuel Soto ferry sighting, Spanish Air Force file 851223
December 23, 1985 · At sea between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Spain
UAP · Unknown · 17 sources
36Partially documented
Pro early
The Fiery Cigar over Naxos, Lemnos and Corfu
December 14, 1985 · Naxos, Lemnos and Corfu, Greece
Greece
UAP · Cigar · 11 sources
18Thinly documented
Pro early
The Rhodope Coast Huge Cigar: Fishermen and Farmers at Molyvoti and Imeros, 1985
October 3, 1985 · Shores of Molyvoti and Imeros, Rhodope regional unit, Thrace
Greece
UAP · Cigar · 7 sources
15Thinly documented
Pro early
The OVNI del 17: Buenos Aires Watches a Glowing Object for Ten Hours, Later Identified as a French MIR Stratospheric Balloon (1985)
September 17, 1985 · Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires, with sightings across Buenos Aires province, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa and Uruguay
Argentina
UAP · Other · 32 sources · 3 photos
74Well documented
Pro early
Four pilots chase a silver rocket south of Söderhamn, Sweden, 1985
August 18, 1985 · Just south of Söderhamn, Gävleborg County
Sweden
UAP · Cylinder · 11 sources
23Thinly documented
Bulawayo Airport Radar-Visual Sighting and Hawk Jet Intercept
July 22, 1985 · Bulawayo Airport (now Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport), Bulawayo, with the intercept flown from Thornhill Air Force Base, Gweru
Zimbabwe
UAP · Other · 23 sources
48Partially documented
Pro early
The Ploërmel Gendarmes' Cigar
July 22, 1985 · Ploërmel and Campénéac, Morbihan, Brittany
France
UAP · Cigar · 18 sources
30Partially documented
The CAAC Boeing 747 Encounter: Captain Wang Shuting's Light Over China
June 11, 1985 · Airspace over Gansu Province (near Lanzhou) or Inner Mongolia, China (unresolved)
China
UAP · Orb / light · 8 sources
14Thinly documented
Pro early
Papua New Guinea Overflights: Air Niugini Radar Contact and Wewak Witnesses (1985)
January 24, 1985 · Wewak and Angoram, East Sepik Province
Papua New Guinea
UAP · Unknown · 13 sources
39Partially documented

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