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Pro early
The Burrinjuck Dam "Beer Barrel" Encounter
June 17, 1967 · Near Burrinjuck (Burrenjuck) Dam, near Yass, New South Wales
Australia
UAP · Cylinder · 7 sources
19Thinly documented
The Marliens Ground Trace, Côte-d'Or
May 1967 · Le Champ Terraillot, near Marliens, canton of Genlis, Côte-d'Or
France
UAP · Unknown · 12 sources · 3 photos
36Partially documented
Pro early
Haynesville red-orange glow (Dr. Louie A. Galloway)
December 30, 1966 · U.S. Highway 79, north of Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
United States
UAP · Other · 20 sources
39Partially documented
Pro early
The Gwinner Landing: A Boy, a Silver Disc and Three Holes in the Field
September 13, 1966 · Rotenberger farm near Gwinner (also given as Stirum), Sargent County, North Dakota
United States
UAP · Disc / saucer · 1 sources
16Thinly documented
Pro early
Beauford E. Parham's Giant Spinning Top, Northeast Georgia, 1964
June 29, 1964 · Highway between Carnesville and Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia
United States
UAP · Other · 9 sources
22Thinly documented
James W. Stokes Car-Stop Encounter near Orogrande, New Mexico
November 4, 1957 · US Highway 54, about 8 to 10 miles south of Orogrande, Otero County, New Mexico
United States
UAP · Egg · 21 sources
36Partially documented
The Levelland UFO Case
November 2, 1957 · Levelland, Hockley County, Texas
United States
UAP · Egg · 56 sources
44Partially documented
R. J. Childerhose's disc photograph from an RCAF Sabre, Alberta, 1956
August 27, 1956 · Foothills of the Canadian Rockies near Fort Macleod, Alberta
Canada
UAP · Disc / saucer · 16 sources · 1 photos
27Thinly documented
Pro early
The Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon Locomotive Crew Sighting
September 28, 1954 · La Butte du Rouge, marshes of Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon, near Redon, Loire-Atlantique
France
UAP · Cigar · 10 sources
15Thinly documented
Marius Dewilde landing at Quarouble
September 10, 1954 · Level crossing No. 79, Quarouble, Nord, near Valenciennes
France
UAP · Other · 30 sources
35Partially documented
The Green Fireballs over New Mexico
December 5, 1948 · Los Alamos, Sandia Base and Kirtland AFB (Albuquerque), northern and eastern New Mexico, and West Texas
United States
UAP · Orb / light · 61 sources
52Partially documented
The Man Who Melted: João Prestes Filho, Araçariguama, 1946
March 4, 1946 · Araçariguama, São Paulo state
Brazil
UAP · Other · 21 sources
16Thinly documented
Pro early
The Hornet Spook Light (Devil's Promenade, Joplin / Tri-State Spooklight)
January 1936 · E 50 Road ("Spooklight Road" / "the Devil's Promenade"), near Hornet, Newton County, Missouri, at the Oklahoma state line near Quapaw
United States
UAP · Orb / light · 21 sources
29Thinly documented
Pro early
The Martebo Lights (Marteboljuset)
March 1922 · Martebo, Gotland (forest road near Knutstorp, about 2 km north of Martebo myr)
Sweden
UAP · Orb / light · 17 sources
18Thinly documented
The Brown Mountain Lights
September 1913 · Brown Mountain, Burke and Caldwell counties, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
United States
UAP · Orb / light · 27 sources
42Partially documented
Pro early
Bishop Michaud's "torpedo-shaped" fireball, Burlington, Vermont
July 2, 1907 · Corner of Church Street and College Street, Burlington, Vermont
United States
UAP · Cigar · 20 sources
34Partially documented
Mihal Grameno and the Shining Object over Çerçiz Topulli's Camp
c. 1907 · High mountain pasture, Gjirokastër region, southern Albania (then Ottoman Empire)
Albania
UAP · Unknown · 22 sources
15Thinly documented
Pro early
The Egryn Lights: Mari'r Golau and the Welsh Revival
December 5, 1904 · Capel Egryn, Tal-y-bont, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merionethshire (now Gwynedd), Wales
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Orb / light · 23 sources
30Partially documented
Pro early
The Big Wheel of Fire on the Grey Stone Road, Isle of Man (published 1902)
1902 · Ballakillowey, Rushen parish, Isle of Man
Isle of Man
UAP · Other · 18 sources
5Thinly documented
The Maracaibo Humming Light Injuries, 1886
October 24, 1886 · A hut a few leagues from Maracaibo, Zulia State
Venezuela
UAP · Unknown · 18 sources
24Thinly documented

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  • Condign volumes 1 to 3 Document
    Internet Archive· 258 pages· 28 pages mention it
    • p. 28 # UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED # THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BALL AND BEAD LIGHTNING ## INTRODUCTION 1. A review of the nature of Ball and…
    • p. 29 - Effect on Humans - Effect on the Environment - Effect on Equipment - Odours - Electrical/Chemical theory Ball Lightning decays in a variety…
  • Are Flying Saucers a Myth? FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-02-17· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 1 …They always show objects of round or oval shape with diffused outlines, probably ball lighting. The nature of ball lightning…
  • Are Flying Saucers a Myth? FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-01-06· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 1 …They always show objects of round or oval shape with diffused outline, probably ball lighting. The nature of ball lightning…
  • Project Blue Book case file: Levelland, November 2-3, 1957 (81 pages) Document
    USAF / National Archives via The Black Vault· 82 pages· 16 pages mention it
    • p. 31 …No definite conclusion has been reached regarding the possible effects of ball lightning on ignition systems. (All agreed that the…
    • p. 48 In Levelland the night of November 2 conditions were ideal for the formation of ball lightning. For several days the…
  • CHINA UFO Society Meets; to Continue Scientific Study FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1992-04-04· 2 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 2 …CENTER OF THE CHINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ABOUT BALL-SHAPE LIGHTNING AND EARTH LIGHT FIREBALLS ((DI GUANG HUO QIU, 0966…
  • James Tuck Correspondence, 1970s Official release
    U.S. Department of Energy· 4 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 4 …Mindful of your interesting report on ball lightning, I am enclosing comments on same by a UFO believer, James M…

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Is Ball Lightning Ever Mistaken For A UFO?
From Bishop Michaud's "torpedo-shaped" fireball, Burlington, Vermont