selected ufo cases
Cases with Photos of the Witness(es)
Hungarian Photo Snapshot
October, 27, 1996 - Erpatak, Hungary
Lajos Kosina's girlfriend posed for one snapshot in her parents garden and no one noticed anything unusual in the sky at the time. Upon having the photograph developed some weeks later Lajos was surprised to see a ‘disc-shaped’ object in the sky behind his girlfriend. View full report
Source: Hungarian UFO Network (HUFON) / Philip Mantle ID: 237
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Witness Photo
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
Spherical UFO photographed by family in Mexico
July, 23, 1995 - León, Mexico
On July 23, 1995, the Mendoza family were on a vacation trip driving on the road from Aguascalientes to León, Guanajuato. At 5:20 PM, Mr. Gustavo Mendoza, Mrs. Elena Lemus and their two sons Aldo David and Gustavo Alberto suddenly had an unexpected encounter. View full report
Source: Santiago Yturria, OVNI Investigaciones MEXICO ID: 248
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Photo, Witness Photo
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
Air France Flight 3532 sighting of brown-red disk-shaped object
January, 28, 1994 - Paris, France
While flying over the Paris region, the crew noticed a large brown-red disk hovering on the horizon and constantly changing shape. From the pilot: "This object seemed to us then absolutely abnormal by its size which seemed immense, its dark red color and of the fuzzy edges. I had the impression to observe a gigantic lens in evolution. It did not resemble anything we had seen in our flying careers. " View full report
Source: UFOCOM (Credit: Ufologie.net - Patrick Gross) ID: 1062
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Witness Photo
Kelly Cahill Abduction
August, 8, 1993 - Dandenong foothills, Australia
In August 1993, 27-year-old Kelly Cahill, her husband and three children were driving home after a visit to a friend's house. After midnight the Cahills first noticed the lights of a rounded craft with windows around it. It silently hovered above the road. Different colored lights were clearly visible on the bottom of the object. View full report
Source: Bill Chalker, International UFO Reporter, Sept/Oct 1994, Vol 19, No 5 ID: 187
Case Type: MajorCase Features: Missing Time, Abduction, Witness Photo, Portholes/Windows
Two police officers have dogfight with UFO during helicopter patrol
February, 27, 1993 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Two Jefferson County air unit police officers — described by their lieutenant as "solid guys" — swear they had a two-minute dogfight with a UFO during a routine helicopter patrol Friday night. Two officers on the ground said they, too, spotted the object. The UFO — a glowing pear-shaped object about the size of a basketball — literally flew circles around the helicopter, even though the fliers say they were moving at speeds approaching 100 mph. View full report
Source: Gardiner Harris, Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Mar. 4, 1993 ID: 764
Case Type: PressReport Features: Police, Pilot/Aircrew, Interaction/Reaction, 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
Two large saucer-shaped objects encountered by family in car in Surrey, UK
September, 15, 1985 - Bagshot Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom
David and Susan McMurray were driving home across Bagshot Heath, Surrey, to Famborough, Hampshire, with their two children when they encountered a "huge saucer-like craft about 50ft. long with brilliant lights coming from portholes around the centre. Then it suddenly took off." When a second craft began to tail the family's car David stopped, got out and went to investigate. But it too, took off. View full report
Source: Bill Davey, Sunday Mirror (London, UK), Sept. 29, 1985 ID: 947
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Portholes/Windows, Vehicle Encounter, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
Flying 'ball of fire' seen by 3 children camping in backyard in Redwood Valley, CA
June, 19, 1985 - Redwood Valley, California, United States
Three children were camping in their Redwood Valley backyard when they heard a "whoosh" and saw a bright light. The flying "ball of fire" made three circles above their yard. Debbie, 11, said the object was bigger than a beach ball. The object began to get smaller and increase its speed until it disappeared in the southwest. View full report
Source: Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, CA), June 20, 1985 ID: 944
Case Type: PressReport Features: Children, Sound, Witness Photo
Bob White Alien Artifact
1985 - Near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
White and a friend were driving from Denver to Las Vegas, when they witnessed an object that was about 100 yards in front of him, he said, "and it was huge ... absolutely huge." As the craft flew away, White said, he noticed an orange light falling to the ground. He recovered the object, which is about 7-1/2 inches long and shaped like a teardrop. View full report
Source: Knight Ridder Newspapers, June 22, 2004 ID: 365
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Artifact, Witness Photo, Polygraph Test, Interaction/Reaction
Man sees unusual object with lights in night sky over Amherst, Ohio
1985 - Amherst, Ohio, United States
Arthur Schindler and his wife, Eva, had just returned from Lenten services at St. Paul Church, when he saw a light in the sky. He watched the object for more than an hour. "It looks like a huge dish with two sets of yellow lights around the rim. On top of the dish, it looks like a castle. Kind of like a pyramid. There are lights all over it. The blue and white beams shoot out from the front of it." View full report
Source: Lorain Journal (Lorain, OH), June 13, 1985 ID: 945
Case Type: PressReport Features: Body Lights, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo
Police officer and others see dirigible-shaped UFO over Keene, NH
October, 16, 1984 - Keene, New Hampshire, United States
On Oct. 16,1984, a mysterious craft was seen over Keene near Route 12. Keene police Sgt. John C. Zeller got the call and drove out to the highway to see what was going on. He caught sight of something in the sky and shined his cruiser's spotlight on a white, dirigible-shaped object before it moved off. The following night it was back, hovering above Keene again. A lot of people reported something strange during those two nights. View full report
Source: Paul Montgomery, The Keene Sentinel (Keene, NH), Sept. 25, 1992 ID: 762
Case Type: PressReport Features: Police, Witness Photo, Interaction/Reaction
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
U.S. Congressman and Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich sighting of large triangular craft in Washington state
September, 1982 - Graham, Washington, United States
Dennis Kucinich saw a large triangular craft over the home actress Shirley Macline in the 1980's. "He looked up, he saw a gigantic triangular craft, silent, and observing him. It hovered, soundless, for ten minutes or so, and sped away with a speed he couldn't comprehend." View full report
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Wall Street Journal, and other sources ID: 1177
Case Type: PressReport Features: Silent, Witness Photo, Famous Person
Russian Cosmonaut sees UFO while in orbit aboard Salyut-6 Space Station
May, 5, 1981 - In Earth orbit (Salyut-6 Space Station),
Cosmonaut Major General Vladimir Kovalyonok, had an encounter during the Saljut VI Mission in 1981. "I just made some gymnastic exercises, when I saw in front of me, through a porthole, an object which I could not explain... I saw this object and then something happened I could not explain, something impossible according to the laws of Physics." View full report
Source: Michael Hesemann, International UFO Congress (2002) ID: 396
Case Type: StandardCase Features: Astronaut/Space, Witness Photo
