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Case File Database

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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

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…

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Mantell Incident

Historic · Rating B · Fort Knox, Kentucky · 7 January 1948

The Mantell Incident was one of the first major UFO cases investigated by the U.S. military and remains one of the most tragic. On January 7, 1948, Captain Thomas F. Mantell, a Ken…

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Levelland UFO Case

Historic · Rating B · Levelland, Texas · 2 November 1957

The Levelland UFO Case is one of the most significant mass-witness UFO incidents of the 1950s. During the night of November 2-3, 1957, numerous motorists near Levelland, Texas repo…

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Lubbock Lights

Historic · Rating B · Lubbock, Texas · 25 August 1951

The Lubbock Lights are among the most famous mass-witness UFO cases of the early Cold War era. Beginning on August 25, 1951, multiple residents of Lubbock, Texas, including several…

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Val Johnson Incident

Historic · Rating B · Stephen, Minnesota · 27 August 1979

The Val Johnson Incident is one of the most unusual law-enforcement UFO cases in American history. On August 27, 1979, Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson was driving alone near Stephen, Mi…