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The Maraksa Poltergeist: Police and a Priest Report Flying Objects in a Siberian House (2018)
February 12, 2018 · Zhukov family house, Maraksa, Kolpashevsky District, Tomsk Oblast
Russia
Paranormal · Other · 24 sources
38Partially documented
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The Czech orange lights wave: Klínec, Chrást, Říčany and Brno
May 23, 2009 · Klínec near Jíloviště, Praha-západ district, with further sightings at Chrást near Plzeň, Říčany and Brno
Czech Republic
UAP · Orb / light · 18 sources · 5 photos
52Partially documented
The Dudley Dorito: Black Triangle Over the West Midlands
November 28, 2007 · Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands
United Kingdom
UAP · Triangle · 24 sources
39Partially documented
Mexican Air Force Campeche FLIR Video
March 5, 2004 · Airspace over southern Campeche, between Copalar (Chiapas) and Del Carmen (Campeche)
Mexico
UAP · Sphere · 41 sources · 4 photos
49Partially documented
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Muhnochwa, the Face-Scratcher of Uttar Pradesh (2002)
c. 2002 · Mirzapur district and eastern Uttar Pradesh
India
Cryptid · Creature · 23 sources
29Thinly documented
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The Muhnochwa Face-Scratcher Panic, Uttar Pradesh
July 2002 · Mirzapur district and surrounding districts, eastern and central Uttar Pradesh
India
Paranormal · Orb / light · 20 sources
35Partially documented
Project Condign: the MoD's secret study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region
December 4, 2000 · UK Air Defence Region (Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London)
United Kingdom
UAP · Triangle · 30 sources
24Thinly documented
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The Nemėžis Pulsing Sphere: Vilnius Police Encounter
June 26, 1996 · Nemėžis, on the Vilnius to Medininkai road, Vilnius District
Lithuania
UAP · Sphere · 16 sources
36Partially documented
The Duxi Forest Farm "Aerial Strange Vehicle", Guiyang 1994
December 1, 1994 · Duxi Forest Farm (Majiatang section), Baiyun District, Guiyang, Guizhou
China
UAP · Orb / light · 24 sources
37Partially documented
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The Miličín Glowing Spheres and Footprints
July 12, 1991 · Fields between Miličín and Mezno, Česká Sibiř, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region
Czech Republic
UAP · Sphere · 22 sources
30Partially documented
Brazil's Official Night of the UFOs (Noite Oficial dos OVNIs)
May 19, 1986 · São José dos Campos and airspace over São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Goiás
Brazil
UAP · Orb / light · 57 sources
60Well documented
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The Longdendale Lights (Devil's Bonfires), Bleaklow and the Woodhead Pass
c. 1982 · Bleak House, Woodhead, Longdendale valley, Dark Peak, Derbyshire
United Kingdom
UAP · Orb / light · 15 sources
24Thinly documented
Val Johnson Incident
August 27, 1979 · State Highway 220 near County Road 5, west of Stephen, Marshall County, Minnesota
United States
UAP · Orb / light · 49 sources · 12 photos
45Partially documented
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The Val Johnson Incident: A Minnesota Deputy's Squad Car Struck by a Light
August 27, 1979 · Minnesota State Highway 220, south of its junction with County Road 5, about 10 miles west of Stephen, Marshall County, Minnesota
United States
UAP · Orb / light · 32 sources
32Partially documented
Estancia La Aurora: The Tonna Case
February 17, 1977 · Estancia La Aurora, Daymán, Paysandú Department
Uruguay
UAP · Disc / saucer · 23 sources
30Partially documented
Turin-Caselle Airport Radar-Visual Sighting
November 30, 1973 · Turin-Caselle Airport, Caselle Torinese, Piedmont
Italy
UAP · Sphere · 16 sources
49Partially 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
United Kingdom
UAP · Sphere · 17 sources
30Partially documented
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The Rosmead Tennis Court Landing
November 12, 1972 · Rosmead Junior School tennis court, Rosmead, near Middelburg, Eastern Cape
South Africa
UAP · Unknown · 15 sources
33Partially documented
Fort Beaufort police shooting at a UFO, Braeside farm (1972)
June 26, 1972 · Braeside farm, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape (then Cape Province)
South Africa
UAP · Cylinder · 17 sources
30Partially documented
Minot AFB B-52 UFO Incident
October 24, 1968 · Minot Air Force Base and Minuteman missile field, North Dakota
United States
UAP · Other · 34 sources · 1 photos
72Well 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