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Stories17

The Polonnaruwa Blue Light, Sri Lanka, 2002

May 13, 2002 · Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka

UAP · Orb / light · 15 sources

24Thinly documented

The Cosford Incident

March 30, 1993 · RAF Cosford, Shropshire, with sightings across England, Wales and Ireland

UAP · Triangle · 51 sources

49Partially documented

The Night of the Triangles: South Wales, 1983

January 19, 1983 · South Wales coast, from Swansea to Cardiff (reports from Milford Haven to Newport)

UAP · Triangle · 17 sources

33Partially documented

The Robert Taylor Incident: Dechmont Woods

November 9, 1979 · Dechmont Law, near the M8 motorway, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland

UAP · Other · 58 sources

36Partially documented

Elsie Oakensen, Church Stowe car-stop and missing time

November 22, 1978 · Church Stowe, Northamptonshire

UAP · Other · 14 sources

14Thinly documented

The Frodsham "Devil's Garden" Encounter

January 27, 1978 · Devil's Garden, River Weaver, near Frodsham, Cheshire, England

UAP · Being / humanoid · 9 sources

13Thinly documented

The Simonswood Moss Clawed Figure

January 2, 1978 · Simonswood Moss, near Rainford, West Lancashire, England

UAP · Being / humanoid · 12 sources

17Thinly documented

The Winchester Encounters: Joyce Bowles and Ted Pratt

November 14, 1976 · Eastern edge of Winchester, near Chilcomb, Hampshire, England

UAP · Being / humanoid · 28 sources

16Thinly documented

Lake Sorell domed object with a cone-shaped light beam, Tasmania

February 26, 1975 · Fishing camp on the western shore of Lake Sorell, central highlands, Tasmania

UAP · Disc / saucer · 6 sources

10Thinly documented

The Langford Budville Abduction ("Gabriella Versacci")

October 16, 1973 · B3187 near Langford Budville, Somerset, England

UAP · Being / humanoid · 10 sources

0Thinly documented

Peter Day's UFO Film, A418 near Cuddington, 1973

January 11, 1973 · Lay-by on the A418 near Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, with a second sighting at Chilton, Bucks

UAP · Sphere · 17 sources

30Partially documented

The Girl Guide Leaders' Silent Airborne Machine, Himbleton 1971

August 12, 1971 · Himbleton, near Droitwich, Worcestershire (long filed as Wombourne, Staffordshire)

UAP · Cigar · 14 sources

20Thinly documented

Stephen Pratt's Conisbrough "three saucers" photograph

March 28, 1966 · Conanby estate, Leslie Avenue, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire

UAP · Disc / saucer · 17 sources · 2 photos

20Thinly documented

The Scoriton Contact: Ernest Arthur Bryant and "Yamski"

April 24, 1965 · Scoriton (Scorriton), near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon, England

UAP · Being / humanoid · 15 sources

20Thinly documented

The Alex Birch Flying Saucer Photograph, Mosborough

March 1962 · Field near the British Oak pub, Mosborough, near Sheffield (then Derbyshire), England

UAP · Disc / saucer · 17 sources · 3 photos

34Partially documented

Ronald Wildman's Aston Clinton Road Encounter

February 9, 1962 · Road through Aston Clinton, near the end of Ivinghoe Road, east of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

UAP · Disc / saucer · 9 sources

20Thinly documented

The Elmwood Park Police "Hide-and-Seek" Object

November 4, 1957 · Elmwood Park, Cook County, Illinois (chase ending near Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove)

UAP · Cigar · 11 sources

16Thinly documented

Names6

BUFORA Organisation · 17 stories
The British UFO Research Association, known as BUFORA, held its inaugural meeting in Kensington on 22 September 1962.
close encounter Term · 97 stories
Close encounters are the field's term for sightings up close, where a witness meets something at short range.
Steuart Campbell Person · 13 stories
A BUFORA investigator who kept offering down-to-earth answers.
Randles Person · 6 stories
British ufologist Jenny Randles investigated for BUFORA through the 1970s.
Gary Anthony Person · 3 stories
Gary Anthony was a ufologist and consultant to BUFORA, and his name turns up in two British cases.
Peter Hough Person · 3 stories
An investigator from the north west of England, Peter Hough later co-founded NARO.

Documents4

UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969) Document

Government Attic· 419 pages· 24 pages mention it
- p. 93 Thompson, T.A. means of detecting UFOs. BUFORA journal and bulletin, v. 1, Spring 1966: 6-8. Description of a…
- p. 213 …Full details of investigation by British Unidentified Flying Object Research Association (BUFORA) of E. A. Bryant's claim that on…
MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1 Document

The Black Vault· 492 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 292 …However, at this time a final conclusion cannot be given, until receipt of a report from a BUFORA investigation team…
Sky Canada Project report (PDF) Report

Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada· 2025· 30 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 19 …ties or associations like the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA). European Union The European Union (EU), as an entity, has…
Scanned: Case Number 243544: 42-t-1127712-20060476F-001-001-2013 Official release

· 47 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 47 …She is a writer and has attended a BUFORA UFO Conference in London. We look forward to receiving further UFO…