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“The Witness”

Stories590 · page 6

The Chasetown "We Want You, Come With Us" Encounter

May 4, 1995 · Rugeley Road, Burntwood / Chasetown, Staffordshire, England

UAP · Disc / saucer · 10 sources

31Partially documented

The Fontiès-d'Aude Silent "Helicopter" with Light Beams

c. 1995 · Fontiès-d'Aude (also filed as Trèbes), Aude, near Carcassonne

UAP · Other · 9 sources

15Thinly documented

Warrenton Mothership Sightings

September 1994 · Farm near Warrenton, Magareng Local Municipality, Frances Baard District, Northern Cape

UAP · Unknown · 10 sources

13Thinly documented

The Armadale "Toblerone" UFO

July 30, 1994 · Between Armadale and Blackridge, West Lothian, Scotland

UAP · Triangle · 16 sources

24Thinly documented

Craigluscar Reservoir disc photograph (Ian Macpherson)

February 19, 1994 · Craigluscar Reservoir, near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

UAP · Disc / saucer · 18 sources · 2 photos

25Thinly documented

The Larbert Film

January 1994 · Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland

UAP · Other · 16 sources

21Thinly documented

Tim the Yowie Man's Mount Franklin yowie sighting

1994 · Mount Franklin, Brindabella Ranges, near Canberra

Cryptid · Creature · 18 sources

12Thinly documented

The Sasolburg Water-Droplet Craft and Ground Marks

November 18, 1993 · Sasolburg, Free State

UAP · Other · 9 sources

19Thinly documented

The Ecquevilly Ring of Lights

November 15, 1993 · Ecquevilly, Yvelines, Île-de-France

UAP · Other · 8 sources

13Thinly documented

The Bakewell Black Triangle

September 26, 1993 · Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, Peak District, England

UAP · Triangle · 16 sources

10Thinly documented

The Maslin Beach Photographs (Eric Thomason), 1993

March 10, 1993 · Ochre Point, Maslin Beach, south of Adelaide, South Australia

UAP · Disc / saucer · 19 sources · 5 photos

24Thinly documented

Craigieburn Range moa sighting and photograph (Freaney, Rafferty and Waby), 1993

January 20, 1993 · Craigieburn Range, upper Harper valley, near Arthur's Pass, Canterbury

Cryptid · Creature · 19 sources

38Partially documented

Ray and Cathy Procek's "dunce's cap" objects at Castlecary Viaduct

January 15, 1993 · A80 at the Castlecary railway viaduct, near Cumbernauld, Scotland

UAP · Triangle · 14 sources

13Thinly documented

The Kincardine Mother-and-Daughter Sighting

November 1992 · On the road to Kincardine-on-Forth, Falkirk area, Scotland

UAP · Unknown · 14 sources

13Thinly documented

The Ruokolahti Lion ("Elvi")

June 23, 1992 · Between Kalpiiviita and Kotasalo, Ruokolahti, South Karelia

Cryptid · Creature · 17 sources

33Partially documented

The Sloggett Landing at Bonnybridge

March 1992 · Road approaching Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Scotland

UAP · Orb / light · 27 sources

15Thinly documented

The Miličín Glowing Spheres and Footprints

July 12, 1991 · Fields between Miličín and Mezno, Česká Sibiř, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region

UAP · Sphere · 22 sources

30Partially documented

Phyllis Harsh returns a stranded "baby Caddy" to the sea, Johns Island, 1991

July 1991 · Johns Island, San Juan Islands, San Juan County, Washington

Cryptid · Creature · 22 sources

19Thinly documented

Dan-Air Boeing 737 Wingless Projectile near Gatwick, 1991

June 17, 1991 · Climb-out from London Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, England, en route to Hamburg

UAP · Cylinder · 14 sources

26Thinly documented

R44 Stellenbosch red diamond sighting

June 10, 1991 · R44 north of Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands

UAP · Diamond · 14 sources

14Thinly documented

Names165 · see all

The New York Times Organisation · 7 stories
A New York newspaper, and a recurring witness to the archive's strangest headlines.
miracle of the sun Term · 6 stories
Fátima, 13 October 1917.
Cotton Mather Person · 5 stories
A New England minister, and the archive's most persistent chronicler of the colonial uncanny.
The Argus Organisation · 5 stories
A newspaper name that turns up twice in the archive.
Frank Smythe Person · 4 stories
A professional mountaineer, author and one of the finest mountain photographers of his day.
mothership Term · 4 stories
In the field, a mothership is a large craft that seems to carry or command smaller ones.
Air Weather Service Organisation · 3 stories
The Air Weather Service was a US Air Force weather unit, and early sighting reports were sent to it to check the balloon question.
The Globe and Mail Organisation · 3 stories
A newspaper that kept returning to strange stories.
Creature from the Black Lagoon Term · 2 stories
A film creature serves as the yardstick for lake monsters.
close encounter Term · 98 stories
Close encounters are the field's term for sightings up close, where a witness meets something at short range.
APRO Organisation · 83 stories
A civilian research group with investigators in the field.
Ministry of Defence Organisation · 76 stories
Britain's Ministry of Defence kept a small desk for UFO reports for more than 50 years.

Documents499 · see all

Fravor Truth in Testimony form Document

U.S. House Committee Repository· 3 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 1 …FOR WITNESSES APPEARING IN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL CAPACITY Please complete the following fields. If necessary, attach additional sheet(s) to…
- p. 2 …I have attached my curriculum vitae or biography. (5) (A) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses…
Graves Truth in Testimony form Document

U.S. House Committee Repository· 3 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Americans for Safe Aerospace(ASA) FOR WITNESSES APPEARING IN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL CAPACITY Please complete the following fields. If necessary…
- p. 2 …House of Representatives provides: (5) (A) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses who appear before it…
Inquiry by Major Donald E. Keyhoe (Deleted) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-01-04· 5 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 1 …If it is true and the witness has said he can trace the two CIA agents involved - then we should…
- p. 2 …If it is true and the witness has said he can trace the two CIA agents involved - then we should…
[UFO] [1]: 7262140-20060474F-001-009-2023 Official release

· 21 pages· 10 pages mention it
- p. 3 …It should be noted that the witnesses which were assembled during the week of April 7-11 are the courageous…
- p. 4 …This briefing was designed to present the best scientific evidence and witness testimony to establish the reality of the subject…
Grusch Truth in Testimony form Document

U.S. House Committee Repository· 3 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 1 …In accordance with Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5)* of the Rules of the House of Representatives, witnesses are asked…
- p. 2 …House of Representatives provides: (5)(A) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses who appear before it…
USPER Statement about UAP Sighting Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2025· 3 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 2 …At 2218 hours . (CALL SIGN 1 remained at (COORDINATES awaiting instructions when the pilots (NVG) and (WITNESS 1 (naked eye…
- p. 3 …SIGN 1 - WITNESS 1 (naked eye) and the pilots (NVG) spotted four orbs flare up over the MILITARY AIRCRAFT as…

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Videos218 · see all

Released footageFBI-UAP-PR0042025

“Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2025

Miracle of the Sun at Fatima- eye-witness story

From The Miracle of the Sun at Fátima

Secret Witnesses of the Miracle of the Sun, Episode 6

From The Miracle of the Sun at Fátima

The Crucifix That Moved Its Eyes: Thousands Witnessed This Miracle in Limpias

From The Limpias crucifix: the Santo Cristo de la Agonía that opened its eyes

The Legend of Sharlie: Idaho's Mysterious Lake Monster

From The Payette Lake Monster: Six Witnesses See "Slimy Slim" at Lakeview Camp, McCall, Idaho

High school students bring Sharlie to life at the McCall Winter Carnival

From The Payette Lake Monster: Six Witnesses See "Slimy Slim" at Lakeview Camp, McCall, Idaho

1995 KTVB story on Sharlie the Payette Lake monster

From The Payette Lake Monster: Six Witnesses See "Slimy Slim" at Lakeview Camp, McCall, Idaho

Sharlie the Lake Monster

From The Payette Lake Monster: Six Witnesses See "Slimy Slim" at Lakeview Camp, McCall, Idaho

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