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Larry Gwin and Steve Wilson's Altamaha-ha sighting at Smith Lake
December 1980 · Smith Lake, an oxbow off the Altamaha River upstream of Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia
United States
Cryptid · Creature · 24 sources
15Thinly documented
The Rosedale White-Acres Landing and the Empty Water Tank
September 30, 1980 · White-Acres cattle property, about 8 km from Rosedale, Central Gippsland, Victoria
Australia
UAP · Disc / saucer · 17 sources
20Thinly documented
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The Rosedale Water-Tank Landing at White Acres
September 30, 1980 · White Acres cattle property, near Rosedale, Central Gippsland, Victoria
Australia
UAP · Disc / saucer · 15 sources
19Thinly documented
The Robert Taylor Incident: Dechmont Woods
November 9, 1979 · Dechmont Law, near the M8 motorway, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
United Kingdom
UAP · Other · 58 sources
36Partially documented
The Filiberto Cárdenas Abduction
January 3, 1979 · Okeechobee Road, outside Hialeah, Florida (approximate, Hialeah area)
United States
UAP · Disc / saucer · 34 sources
22Thinly documented
The Mindalore Landing: Meagan and Andre Quezet
January 3, 1979 · Mindalore, Krugersdorp (now Mogale City), West Rand, near Johannesburg
South Africa
UAP · Egg · 11 sources
13Thinly documented
The Cononley A629 Police Sighting: Sgt Tony Dodd and PC Alan Dale
December 12, 1978 · Near Cononley on the A629 (Cononley Moor area), near Skipton, North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
UAP · Disc / saucer · 14 sources
15Thinly documented
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The Monte Musinè hiker encounter
December 8, 1978 · Milanere, foot of the southwest slope of Monte Musinè, between Almese and Caselette, Val di Susa, Turin, Piedmont
Italy
UAP · Being / humanoid · 16 sources
13Thinly documented
The Zanfretta UFO Incident, Torriglia 1978
December 6, 1978 · Villa Casa Nostra, Marzano, Torriglia, Genoa, Liguria
Italy
UAP · Being / humanoid · 22 sources · 1 photos
45Partially documented
The Valentich Disappearance over Bass Strait
October 21, 1978 · Bass Strait, between Cape Otway and King Island, Victoria
Australia
UAP · Other · 55 sources · 1 photos
46Partially documented
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The Trevelin truck-chase disc (Eilir Hughes)
September 30, 1978 · Road from Trevelin to the Futaleufú dam, near the municipal tree nursery crossing, Chubut
Argentina
UAP · Disc / saucer · 12 sources
17Thinly documented
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The Acevedo and Moya Rally Car Encounter (Car #102)
September 23, 1978 · National Route 3 at the Cardenal Cagliero turn-off, about 30 km north of Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Argentina
UAP · Other · 26 sources
19Thinly documented
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The Torrita di Siena Close Encounter (Rivo Faralli)
September 17, 1978 · via Piè agli Orti, Torrita di Siena, Province of Siena, Tuscany
Italy
UAP · Being / humanoid · 13 sources
22Thinly documented
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The El Ramblón Railway Station Encounter (Felipe Onofre Orozco)
July 12, 1978 · Estación Ramblón (El Ramblón), Sarmiento department, San Juan province
Argentina
UAP · Orb / light · 14 sources
29Thinly documented
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Monte Sona (Mount Etna) landing with tall and small beings
July 4, 1978 · Monte Sona, south flank of Mount Etna, Province of Catania, Sicily
Italy
UAP · Being / humanoid · 15 sources
20Thinly documented
Pro early
The Dique La Florida Fishermen's Encounter
February 4, 1978 · Shore near the Club Náutico y de Pesca, Dique La Florida, Coronel Pringles department, San Luis province
Argentina
UAP · Being / humanoid · 29 sources
39Partially documented
The Frodsham "Devil's Garden" Encounter
January 27, 1978 · Devil's Garden, River Weaver, near Frodsham, Cheshire, England
United Kingdom
UAP · Being / humanoid · 9 sources
13Thinly documented
Pro early
The Piranhas Abduction: Manoel Roberto and the Eight Small Men in Red
January 20, 1978 · Piranhas, Goiás, and Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso
Brazil
UAP · Being / humanoid · 11 sources
15Thinly documented
The 1978 Italian UFO Wave
1978 · Across Italy, especially the central and southern Adriatic coast, Sicily, Calabria, Liguria and Piedmont
Italy
UAP · Disc / saucer · 35 sources · 1 photos
55Partially documented
Council Bluffs Molten Metal Landing at Big Lake Park
December 17, 1977 · Big Lake Park (levee by Gilbert's Pond), Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
United States
UAP · Sphere · 33 sources
38Partially documented

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  • Phnom Penh Domestic Program Summary FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1991-02-24· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 1 …recapitulative meeting in takeo province was recently closed under local figure's chairmanship. (und min) 8 2. activities of armed…
  • Written testimony of Ryan Graves (congress.gov copy) Document
    Congress.gov· 2023-07-26· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 2 …They were a common occurrence, seen by most of my colleagues on radar and occasionally up close. The sightings were…
  • Ryan Graves testimony Document
    House Committee on Oversight and Accountability· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 2 …They were a common occurrence, seen by most of my colleagues on radar and occasionally up close. The sightings were…
  • XII TAC report on 415th night phenomena Report
    Project 1947 (AFHRA/NARA)· 1945-01-16· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 1 …close and fly formation with our planes. They are agitating and keep the crews on edge when they encounter them…
  • Graves witness statement Document
    U.S. House Committee Repository· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 2 …They were a common occurrence, seen by most of my colleagues on radar and occasionally up close. The sightings were…
  • FAA FOIA release 2021-002114 (6 pages) FOIA release
    FAA via The Black Vault· 7 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 6 …American Airlines Encounter I do not. --- K rk Baldin, P.E. P ncipal Ope at ons Inspecto Ame can Ai…

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Video1950
The UFO Files the Air Force Couldn't Close
From Kodiak Naval Radar-Visual Encounters: P2V-3 Patrol Plane and USS Tillamook
Video1954
UFO. close encounter, incontro ravvicinato a Cennina 1954
From The Cennina Landing: Rosa Lotti Dainelli and the Two Small Beings
Video1955
The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter was a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in
From The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins Siege
Video1955
Special report: Kentucky close encounter
From The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins Siege
Video1963
Close Encounters, Season 2 Episode 4
From The Willow Grove Close Encounter: Charles Brew's Milking-Shed Sighting
Video1964
Close Encounters 110
From The Lonnie Zamora Incident, Socorro
Video1969
What we know about UFOs: Jimmy Carter sighting to close encounters
From Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting, Leary, Georgia
Video1971
Britain's Closest Encounters: "Alderney Lights"
From RAF Sopley Radar "Blip Train"

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