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Stories34 · page 1

The Christchurch Colour-Changing Sphere: Oisin Lavelle's Footage

June 13, 2016 · Lower Cashmere, Christchurch, Canterbury

UAP · Sphere · 11 sources · 3 photos

17Thinly documented

The Lumsden Halo: Several Aircraft Crews Report a Descending Light over Saskatchewan (2015)

January 10, 2015 · Airspace near Lumsden, northwest of Regina, Saskatchewan

UAP · Unknown · 15 sources

17Thinly documented

Ladakh Unidentified Luminous Objects at Pangong Tso (2012 to 2013)

August 1, 2012 · Thakung post, south bank of Pangong Tso, eastern Ladakh (then Jammu and Kashmir); later sighting at Lagan Khel, Demchok

UAP · Sphere · 27 sources

25Thinly documented

The Chelsea Silver Objects, Manhattan

October 13, 2010 · West 23rd Street near Eighth Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City

UAP · Orb / light · 20 sources

33Partially documented

The Samudra Tapu 'Robot' Sighting, Himachal Pradesh, 2004

September 27, 2004 · Samudra Tapu valley, near Chandra Taal, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh

UAP · Other · 19 sources

24Thinly documented

The Trumbull County Police UFO Chase

December 14, 1994 · Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

UAP · Disc / saucer · 30 sources

23Thinly documented

Meng Zhaoguo Incident: Phoenix Mountain, Wuchang, 1994

June 7, 1994 · Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuang Shan), near the Red Flag Forest Farm, Wuchang, Heilongjiang

UAP · Other · 26 sources

33Partially documented

The Mundrabilla Bus Sighting

October 17, 1988 · Eyre Highway, about 20 km west of the Mundrabilla Roadhouse, Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia

UAP · Orb / light · 13 sources

18Thinly documented

The Lake Erie Coast Guard "Football" UFO, Eastlake, Ohio

March 4, 1988 · Lake Erie shore, Eastlake, Lake County, Ohio (Coast Guard responders from Fairport Harbor)

UAP · Cigar · 16 sources

26Thinly documented

Japan Air Lines Flight 1628: The Alaska Mothership

November 17, 1986 · Interior Alaska, between Fort Yukon, Fairbanks and Talkeetna

UAP · Other · 77 sources

55Partially documented

The Breiset Mountain-Farm Film, Torpo, Hallingdal (1986)

July 13, 1986 · Breiset mountain farm, near Torpo, Ål municipality, Hallingdal, Norway

UAP · Other · 17 sources

24Thinly documented

The Clarenville UFO: An RCMP Constable and the Craft over Random Sound

October 26, 1978 · Random Sound, between Clarenville and Random Island, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

UAP · Cigar · 28 sources

34Partially documented

The 1976 Tehran UFO Incident (Dogfight over Tehran)

September 19, 1976 · Tehran (Shemiran, Mehrabad Airport and airspace north and south of the city)

UAP · Other · 46 sources

59Partially documented

Charlie Redstar: the red light over Carman, Manitoba

April 10, 1975 · Carman, Manitoba (RM of Dufferin), and southern Manitoba

UAP · Orb / light · 12 sources

30Partially documented

The Arrúbal Schoolchildren's Cigar (El OVNI de Logroño)

November 29, 1974 · Vacant field near the village school, Arrúbal, La Rioja

UAP · Cigar · 14 sources

19Thinly documented

The Nikoro Incident: Yoshihiro Fujiwara and the Octopus-Like Beings of Kitami, 1974

April 6, 1974 · Nikoro, Kitami City, Hokkaido

UAP · Being / humanoid · 19 sources

13Thinly documented

Chilca desert programmed sightings and the founding of Misión Rama

February 7, 1974 · Chilca desert, about 60 km south of Lima

UAP · Disc / saucer · 25 sources

24Thinly documented

Skylab 3 "bright reddish object" sighting and photographs

September 20, 1973 · Skylab space station, low Earth orbit

UAP · Unknown · 19 sources · 2 photos

40Partially documented

El OVNI de Rosas: Gunfire at the EVA-4 Radar Station, Roses, 1971

March 25, 1971 · EVA-4 radar station, summit of Puig Pení, Serra de Rodes, Roses (Rosas), Girona, Catalonia

UAP · Being / humanoid · 15 sources

21Thinly documented

The Devon "Flying Cross" Police Chase

October 24, 1967 · A3072 between Holsworthy and Hatherleigh, near Brandis Corner, Devon

UAP · Other · 24 sources

35Partially documented

Names7

Jupiter Term · 5 stories
Jupiter, the planet, comes up again and again in this archive as the official explanation.
Philip J. Klass Person · 32 stories
A sceptic.
James Oberg Person · 27 stories
A space analyst and sceptic, James Oberg turns up in the debate after several famous cases.
Robert Sheaffer Person · 19 stories
A sceptic of the UFO field, and a Skeptical Inquirer columnist.
National Research Council Organisation · 12 stories
Canada's National Research Council served as the country's clearing house for sightings.
ATIC Organisation · 7 stories
ATIC was where Air Force UFO reports ended up being analysed.
mothership Term · 4 stories
In the field, a mothership is a large craft that seems to carry or command smaller ones.

Documents96 · see all

Untitled (to J, Allen Hynek from H. Marshall Chadwell Thanking Him for Letter of 23 December Confirming the Astronomical Calculations Transmitted Earlier by Telephone) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-12-29· 2 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 2 …At the mean time of observation, calculations made at the observatory here show that Jupiter had, at Presque Isle, an…
Report of Unidentified Flying Object FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2005-07-13· 3 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 …described to the writer saw a flare with a similar flight path the night of the ill-rated Jupiter Launch.
Klass and Haines inquiries and FAA responses Document

FAA via National Archives / The Black Vault· 41 pages· 10 pages mention it
- p. 13 …the rliht of Jupiter, but was nQt . ~ • of Jupiter, and may explain the pilot 's Paul Steucke, a spokesman for…
- p. 41 …Kenju Terauchi, claimed to have seen the UFO, Jupiter was extreme- ly bright and was visible precisely where the pilot…
Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 4 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 4 …motion of the planet Jupiter leave little doubt that the observed object was actually Jupiter. ## 3. Reported Sightings of a…
Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 4 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 4 …motion of the planet Jupiter leave little doubt that the observed object was actually Jupiter. ## 3. Reported Sightings of a…
Official Diary (Acting Dd/I) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-12-16· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 …now been shown to be (b)(3)sighting of Jupiter. (b)(6) 8. Attended O/CI briefing by upon the…

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