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Cisco Grove UFO

Historic · Rating C · Placer County, California · 4 September 1964

On the night of September 4, 1964, 28-year-old Donald Schrum was bowhunting in the rugged terrain of the Tahoe National Forest near Cisco Grove, California, when he became separate…

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Battle of Los Angeles

Historic · Rating B · Los Angeles, California · 25 February 1942

In the early morning hours of February 25, 1942—just months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and amid intense wartime anxiety along the West Coast—anti-aircraft batteries across Lo…

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Skinwalker Ranch

Active · Rating C · Uintah Basin, Utah

Skinwalker Ranch (historically known as the Sherman Ranch) is a 512-acre rural property located in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah that has become synonymous with a diverse a…

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Calvine UFO Incident

Historic · Rating B · Calvine, Perthshire, Scotland · 4 August 1990

The Calvine UFO Incident is one of the most intriguing and controversial UFO cases in British history. On August 4, 1990, two witnesses near Calvine, Perthshire, Scotland, reported…

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Tully Saucer Nest

Historic · Rating B · Tully, Australia · 19 January 1966

The Tully Saucer Nest is one of Australia's most famous UFO trace cases. On January 19, 1966, farmer George Pedley reported seeing a gray, saucer-shaped object rise from a swamp ne…

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Hessdalen Lights

Active · Rating B · Hessdalen Valley, Norway · 1981

The Hessdalen Lights are one of the world's longest-running unexplained aerial phenomena. Since at least 1981, residents of Hessdalen Valley in central Norway have reported recurri…

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Valensole Encounter

Historic · Rating B · Valensole, France · 1 July 1965

The Valensole Encounter is one of the most famous close-encounter cases in European UFO history. On July 1, 1965, farmer Maurice Masse reported observing an unusual egg-shaped craf…

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Voronezh UFO Incident

Historic · Rating B · Voronezh, Soviet Union · 27 September 1989

In late September 1989, during the height of Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost (openness) campaign, the industrial city of Voronezh, located approximately 300 miles south of Moscow, bec…

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Kaikoura Lights

Historic · Rating A · Kaikōura, New Zealand · 21 December 1978

In late December 1978, a series of extraordinary radar-visual encounters unfolded over the northeastern coast of New Zealand's South Island, specifically above the Kaikoura Ranges…

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Trans-en-Provence Case

Historic · Rating A · Trans-en-Provence, France · 8 January 1981

On the afternoon of January 8, 1981, 55-year-old farmer Renato Nicolaï was building a small concrete shelter on his property in rural Trans-en-Provence when he heard a faint whistl…

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Belgian UFO Wave

Historic · Rating A · Wallonia & Brussels Capital Region, Belgium · 29 November 1989

Beginning in late November 1989 and extending through the spring of 1990, the nation of Belgium experienced one of the most thoroughly documented and officially scrutinized Unident…

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1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Incident

Historic · Rating A · Washington, District of Columbia · 19 July 1952

The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Incident was one of the most significant UFO events in American history. During two weekends in July 1952, unidentified radar targets and visual sight…