selected ufo cases
Humanoid/Occupant/Encounter Cases
Villagers in Thailand witness two-foot tall 'alien' being in rice field
September, 9, 2005 - Mae Chan District, Thailand
Villagers in Thailand claimed they witnessed an "alien" or extra-terrestrial being which appeared like a small-body man with large head and about 70 centimetres tall. Over 10 residents of Huay Nam Rak Village in Mae Jan district's Tambon Janjawa said they saw the ET today morning in a rice field outside the village. View full report
Source: The Nation (Bangkok, Thailand), Sept. 9, 2005 ID: 490
Case Type: PressReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Sketch, Group Sighting, Witness Photo
The Parque Forestal (Chile) Alien Photograph
May, 10, 2004 - Parque Forestal, Santiago, Chile
Civil Engineer Germán Pereira was taking photographs of the Carabineros (state police) on horseback in the Parque Forestal of Santiago, Chile. One of the photos, after being downloaded from his digital camera, showed the image of a possible alien being. CIFAE Chile has interviewed the witness and undertaken the analysis of the photograph. View full report
Source: Germán Pereira / Corporacion de Investigacion de Fenomenos Aereos (CIFAE), Chile ID: 380
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Alien Photograph, Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Photo
Rectangular object with 'man' standing inside seen through binoculars in Westerville, Ohio
October, 2003 - Westerville, Ohio, United States
My wife and I were sitting on the back porch and saw a rather large bright object in the south-eastern sky. Looking through 7x50 field glasses [binoculars], we could easily make out an object that had 5 large retangular windows, with a "man" standing inside. . My wife and I could see him clearly through the windows. He was wearing a white or, light-colored one-piece suit from the neck on down. View full report
Source: UFOEvidence.org ID: 935
Case Type: RawReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Sketch
Close Encounter Of The Third Kind In Poland
August, 11, 2003 - Szczecinek, Poland
An account of a close encounter of the third kind comes to us from Poland. The incident occurred on August 11, 2003. Lech Chacinski was driving down the road in the early morning hours, about 5:00 A M, when he saw three figures standing on the shoulder of the road. They wore uniforms similar to that of an astronaut View full report
Source: Brian Vike, HBCC UFO Research (hbccufo.org), 4-26-04 ID: 1050
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Communication, Humanoid/Occupant, Physical Trace, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
The Fife Incident
September, 23, 1996 - Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
The three witnesses in the car became aware of a tremendously bright white light on the ground beside a group of trees. Also observed by them at this point was an immense bright blue glow which was shining up from the ground and out through the trees. [Then] events began to take a more dramatic turn, for whilst they were all captivated by these spinning lights, Mary suddenly became aware of figures silhouetted in the lights. View full report
Source: Malcom Robinson, Flying Saucer Review ID: 52
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Physiological Effects, Humanoid/Occupant
The Varginha Incident (Brazil)
January, 20, 1996 - Varginha, Brazil
In 1996 in Varginha, Brazil, during the course of several weeks at least two and perhaps as many as six alien creatures were captured or killed and turned over to American authorities, and a UFO may have crashed. Eyewitnesses described the creatures as humanoid and 3 to 4 feet tall. They had dark brown, hairless skin, big triangular heads with three short "horns" on top, and huge red eyes that were vertically oval. View full report
Source: Press release by A.J. Gevaerd, Editor of UFO Magazine (Brazil), June 12th, 1996 ID: 498
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Crash/Retrieval, Injury, Children, Witness Photo
The 'Alien Interview' Video
1996 - Groom Lake 'Area 51', Nevada, United States
The color video footage, which lasts for a total of two minutes and fifty-five seconds, was apparently smuggled out of the secret Groom Lake "Area 51" facility in Nevada by a man referring to himself as "Victor". The video film depicts a "Grey" alien being interrogated at the government facility. The footage first came to light on the Art Bell radio show on 13th March, 1997 when ufologist Sean David Morton was interviewed. View full report
Source: ID: 857
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Alien Photograph, Humanoid/Occupant
Close Encounters of the 5th Kind in Monterrey, Mexico
December, 1994 - Monterrey, Mexico
The following is an account of events that occurred during a CSETI investigative team activation to Monterrey, Mexico in Decemer of 1994. - Witnesses saw a large disc with a sloped dome on top. View full report
Source: Shari Adamiak, CSETI (Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) ID: 44
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Interaction/Reaction, Humanoid/Occupant, Human-Initiated Contact
African Schoolchildren See Landed UFO and Occupant (Ariel School Sighting in Ruwa, Zimbabwe)
September, 16, 1994 - Ruwa, Zimbabwe
On 14th September, 1994, a UFO streaked across the sky over Southern Africa. Two days later, something landed in a schoolyard in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, with three or four things beside it, according to journalist Cynthia Hind. This was witnessed by 62 schoolchildren, who had little or no exposure to TV or popular press accounts of UFOs. Cynthia Hind interviewed them the day after the encounter and made them draw pictures of what they had seen. View full report
Source: Cynthia Hind, UFO AFRINEWS 1994 ID: 127
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Children, Group Sighting, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
Voronezh, Russia UFO Landing and Aliens
September, 27, 1989 - Voronezh, Russian Federation
The story of the Voronezh aliens recounts the adventures of several young children who claimed to have seen a three-eyed alien with a robot escort. The alien was said to be about nine foot tall. The craft, according to eye witness testimony, landed on the outskirts of the city. Shortly thereafter, the tall alien appeared, and upon seeing the young lad, shot a type of weapon at him, causing him to vanish before the eyes of the other people around him. View full report
Source: UFO Casebook / other sources ID: 120
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Physical Trace, Physiological Effects, Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Children, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
Contact Case in Georgia (Eastern Europe)
July, 4, 1989 - Tbilisi, Georgia
From the witness: "...I saw a "flying saucer". It was standing to the left of me and has three legs. All around it were colored lights. At the bottom were stairs and illuminated windows. From the "Saucer" 15-20 meters away were standing four figures. They were 2.5 – 3 meters in height." View full report
Source: Georgian Ufological Association (GUFOA), ID: 998
Case Type: RawReport Features: Humanoid/Occupant, E-M Effects, Vehicle Interference, Humming, Communication, Contact
Gulf Breeze Sightings
November, 11, 1987 - Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States
"Ed Walters was working in his home office when he noticed a light moving outside, partially obscured by the pine tree in his yard. To get a better look Ed went out of the front door, and could see that the light was in fact a glowing bluish-gray craft like none he had seen before... Edwould go on to photograph it many time" View full report
Source: Ed Walters and Frances Walters, The Gulf Breeze Sightings ID: 325
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Photo, Humanoid/Occupant, Polygraph Test, Humming
Abduction on the North Canol Road - Yukon, Canada
September, 3, 1987 - Yukon Territory, Canada
Witness saw cigar-shaped object of green color, with portholes along side of it, flying low. Soon after, 2 beings/creatures were seen briefly nearby on the ground, and then abduction experience followed. Scoop marks found on hands afterwards. View full report
Source: Martin Jasek, M.Sc., P. Eng. ID: 100
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Abduction, Humanoid/Occupant, Humming, Portholes/Windows, Physiological Effects, Witness Sketch
Cigar-shaped UFO and three small discs at Hexam, NSW, Australia
December, 1984 - Hexam, Australia
The witness "observed a large, cigar-shaped object with a brilliant white light at the front it was coming towards them... The cigar had windows along the side... three small disc-shaped objects (3-4 metres across) flew into view moving towards the object...They travelled very quickly, zigzagging to join the larger cigar... Mrs L said that she saw what seemed to be a shadow or outline of a head with a helmet on in one of the smaller discs..." View full report
Source: UFO Research (NSW), Australia - UFO Reporter, June 1992 ID: 1071
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Multiple UFOs, Humming, Portholes/Windows, Body Lights
The Alfred Burtoo Encounter
August, 12, 1983 - Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Alfred Burtoo was fishing along an isolated canal when a disc-shaped UFO landed nearby. The beings were humanoid, 4'6" tall, dressed in green overalls and wore helmets with visors. The beings gestured at the witness to follow them and he went up a stairway into the craft. He was made to stand under an amber light. The beings spoke to him in broken English telling him that he was too old and infirm for their purposes, he was then let go. View full report
Source: CJ website ID: 707
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Witness Sketch, Animal Reaction, Contact, Communication, Witness Photo
Close encounter with huge object, 20-30 occupants seen inside
February, 3, 1983 - Mobile, Alabama, United States
Huge object witnessed by Pat Norris of Mobile, Alabama. "As the craft appeared Mrs. Norris' attention was drawn to a top deck with a long window which she estimates 53 feet and through which she viewed 20 to 30 persons, apparently oblivious of her presence, walking about as if they were changing shift." View full report
Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2 (May 1984) ID: 267
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Portholes/Windows
