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North America (including Mexico)

Landed UFO frightens boy and cow; depressions left in field

May, 19, 1964 - Hubbard, Oregon, United States

Young Michael J. Bizon had gone outside his home in Hubbard, Oregon, to let the cow out of her stall. The cow seemed very nervous, and "was bucking all the way." Then he saw a square object about four feet high. The silver-colored UFO was sitting in the middle of a wheat field. It had four shiny legs. The object rose, slowly at first, and then "shot up just like a rocket." A flattened area with three spots was found in the wheat field.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 579
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physical Trace, Animal Reaction, Landing

UFO lands and leaves crater-like depression with holes

May, 5, 1964 - Barnesville, Minnesota, United States

Early on the morning of May 5, 1964, farmer Alfred Ernst, of Barnesville, Minnesota, drove his truck up to his grain drill, when at 8:00 AM he saw a 3 to 4 foot long UFO on the ground. "It was a glowing oval object approximately 1,500 feet away." Afterwards, the farmer and his brother returned to the landing site. There they discovered a crater-like depression about three feet in diameter.  View full report

Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), 'Strange Effects from UFOs', by Donald Keyhoe and Gordon Lore   ID: 573
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physical Trace, Landing

Socorro / Zamora UFO Incident Featured Case

April, 24, 1964 - Socorro, New Mexico, United States

The experience of Lonnie Zamora on April 24, 1964 stands as one of the most profound ufo events in the modern history of the phenomena. Lonnie Zamora saw a highly unusual device of unknown origin, what can only be described as a "craft" of some kind, and he reported seeing what he believes were occupants.  View full report

Source: Chris Lambright   ID: 90
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Physical Trace, Landing, Police, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch

Large, metallic saucer-shaped craft at Mattagami River, Ontario

November, 23, 1963 - Mattagami River, Ontario, Canada

From the witness: "We just sat there in silence watching it, as it was watching us... It was huge, with the diameter being... about 30 yards... It appeared to be constructed of dull aluminum and was shaped like a saucer with the exception that the top and bottom halves did not join in a sharp edge. All the way around the center it looked like dark windows, 6 feet tall. As Robert and I watched, the craft tilted with the closest side to us down and the rear of the saucer up. It appeared that whoever was inside was trying to get a better look at us. "  View full report

Source: Brian Vike, HBCC UFO Research (hbccufo.org)   ID: 1029
Case Type: RawReport    Features:  Witness Sketch, Portholes/Windows

Disc-shaped UFO, larger than full moon, seen by police officers and others

September, 26, 1963 - Sunnyvale, California, United States

During the early morning of September 26, 1963, a UFO was sighted by people in scattered locations around the San Francisco Bay area. Officer Galen Anderson of Sunnvale Police Dept. observed the UFO for 45 seconds and submitted a particularly detailed report. This object appeared larger than a full moon, according to Officer Anderson, about basketball size at about 8 feet away.  View full report

Source: NICAP / Richard Hall, 1964 (reported in San Jose Mercury News and SF Chronicle)   ID: 645
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Police, Group Sighting

Paul Villa Photo and Contact Case Featured Case

June, 16, 1963 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Apolinar (Paul) Villa, a mechanic of Albuquerque, New Mexico, had a unique privilege having prearranged meetings with Space People for the specific purpose of taking pictures of their craft. They told him they came from the galaxy of Coma Berenices, many light years distance.  View full report

Source: Gabriel Green, UFO International, 1965   ID: 985
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Contact, Contactee, Photo, Witness Photo

Oval object rolling end over end

April, 1963 - Statesville, North Carolina, United States

"I recall looking up.. to see a strange oval shaped object rolling end over end passing directly overhead. I recall the object giving off different colors in a pulsing, vibratory sort of way... I would estimate it's altitude to be less than 300 feet off the ground... I do not recall hearing any sound whatever from the object but my brother and sister say it was somewhat like a humming sound."  View full report

Source: UFOEvidence.org   ID: 473
Case Type: RawReport    Features:  Witness Sketch, Humming

Disc landing in reservoir, part of series of sightings in New Jersey

September, 15, 1962 - Oradell, New Jersey, United States

A series of New Jersey police sightings after a reported disc landing in a reservoir. The action began on September 15, when two shiny discs were seen by multiple independent witnesses. On September 21, four Hawthorne police officers watched a device with two beams like headlights. Just after midnight, September 24, the same or a similar device was seen over the quarry by over a dozen Hawthorne police officers and the chief reporter of the N. J. State Press, George Della Penta.  View full report

Source: Waterufo.net / NICAP UFO Investigator, Oct/Nov 1962   ID: 796
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Police, Water-Related, Multiple UFOs

UFO with three beings hovers over boat dock at Minnesota cabin (Lake Movil)

August, 1962 - Lake Movil, Minnesota, United States

Marilyn Chenarides and Mrs. Mildred Anderson were vacationing at their cabin on Lake Movil in northern Minnesota when they saw a red glowing object which was hovering over the boat dock 50 feet from the cabin. In two of the windows of the object, the women could see the silhouettes of three man-shaped beings. After a few minutes of observation, Mrs. Anderson switched off the lights in the cabin, whereupon the lights on the object immediately went out.  View full report

Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 21 No. 2 (Sept./Oct. 1972)   ID: 458
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Interaction/Reaction, Portholes/Windows

Cigar-shaped UFO with portholes seen by Honeywell metallurgist

November, 22, 1961 - Near Grafton, Nebraska, United States

A Minneapolis Honeywell metallurgist, Melvin C. Vagle, Jr., and his wife saw a cigar-shaped UFO while driving along U.S. Highway 81. "At the lower end. . . there was a bright 'flashing white light ann at the upper end there was a steady red light. Along the length of the fuselage there was a row of square-appearing ports, illuminated with a white yellowish light."  View full report

Source: NICAP / Richard Hall, 1964 (original case in "The Honeywell World," Jan. 1962)   ID: 644
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Scientist/Engineer, Portholes/Windows

Disc-shaped UFO hovers, then evades pursuit by pilot

October, 2, 1961 - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

A grayish disc-shaped object which hovered, wobbling on its axis, then evaded pursuit, was sighted October 2, 1961 at Salt Lake City, Utah airport. Private pilot Waldo J. Harris, a real estate broker, investigated the object in his light aircraft as 8-10 ground personnel at the airport watched. The object was disc shaped, 50 feet in diameter, and 8-10 feet thick.  View full report

Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) from NICAP case report   ID: 638
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Witness Sketch, Pilot/Aircrew, Group Sighting

Betty and Barney Hill Abduction Case Featured Case

September, 19, 1961 - Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

The first abduction case to be brought to the publics attention was back in 1961. Betty and Barney Hill reported seeing a UFO and experienced a period of missing time while on a long car journey. Under hypnosis they both seperatly described how they were abducted by aliens and shown around the spacecraft before under going medical examinations. Betty also spoke of the origin of the aliens which were of the zeta reticuli system but at that time it wasn't discovered until 1969.  View full report

Source: Loy Lawhon, About.com   ID: 315
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  Abduction, Polygraph Test, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch, Portholes/Windows, Missing Time

Eagle River Close Encounter (man given 'pancakes' by UFO occupants) Featured Case

April, 18, 1961 - Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States

Mr. Paul Simonton, a chicken farmer in Eagle River, Wisconsin saw a disc-shaped craft land vertically on his farm. A hatch opened, and when he approached he saw three human-looking men inside. They asked him for some water. They appeared to be cooking pancakes on a griddle, and in exchange for the water they gave him four of the pancakes from griddle. The episode survived a rigorous assessment by the U.S. Air Force and is carried in their files as "unexplained."  View full report

Source: Jay Rath   ID: 708
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Artifact, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch, Communication

Red Bluff Incident

August, 13, 1960 - Red Bluff, California, United States

California Highway Patrol Officers Charles A. Carson and Stanley Scott were on patrol when they sighted what they thought was an airliner about to crash. When the UFO had descended to about 100 or 200 feet altitude it suddenly reversed direction and climbed to 500 ft. Description: round or oblong surrounded by a glow (color not mentioned) and having definite red lights at each end. They continued to watch the UFO as it performed "unbelievable" aerial feats. (NICAP, 1964)  View full report

Source: Loy Lawhon, About.com   ID: 107
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  E-M Effects, Radar, Police

Elliptical UFO with portholes observed by architect

May, 4, 1960 - Sarasota, Florida, United States

A yellow, elliptical object with four evenly spaced windowlike openings was observed at ground level by an architect.  View full report

Source: NICAP / Richard Hall, 1964 (from NICAP UFO Investigator, May 1960)   ID: 649
Case Type: SummaryReport    Features:  Portholes/Windows

Cigar-shaped object hovers near witness in Victoria, BC

1960 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

The witness, Miss M. I. Footner of Victoria, was walking her dog, when she saw a bright dot of light just over Little Saanich Mountain. The light grew larger and larger, until suddenly the object was "above me and became stationary." The object was cigar-shaped and about 100 feet in length. Later she learned that a friend who lived nearby, Miss Audrey Winderburn, had seen a craft of similar appearance while outside attending to her horse.  View full report

Source: Canadian UFO Report, Summer 1970 (credit: UFO*BC)   ID: 807
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Body Lights, Silent
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