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Cases with Photos of the Witness(es)

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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

The Rendlesham Forest Incident

December, 26, 1980 - Rendlesham Forest, United Kingdom

What is widely considered Britain’s most extraordinary encounter took place between 26 and 28 December 1980. It involved at least a dozen civilians from villages surrounding Rendlesham Forest, a large pine wood in south east Suffolk eight miles from the large town of Ipswich. However, it also gained a high profile because of its military witnesses, part of a huge USAF contingent at the twin bases of RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge located beside the forest. View full report

Source: Jenny Randles ID: 279

Case Type: MajorCase Features: Physical Trace, Physiological Effects, Military, Nuclear Facility, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch

Police constable Alan Godfrey's abduction in West Yorkshire, England

November, 28, 1980 - Todmorden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Police officer Alan Godfrey was on routine patrol when he encountered a metallic disc with a dome and a row of windows. Suddenly, there was a burst of light, and he found himself 100 yards farther down the road, and the UFO was gone. Under hypnosis later, Godfrey recalled being struck by a beam of light which floated him into the craft, and meeting a human-like being named Joseph, whose clothing was very Biblical in nature. Aboard the craft, he was physically examined and asked questions. View full report

Source: Jenny Randles ID: 722

Case Type: StandardCase Features: Abduction, Missing Time, Police, E-M Effects, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo

Forester Encounters Mine-Like Entities in Scotland (the Dechmont Woods Encounter)

November, 9, 1979 - Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Robert Taylor, a forester from West Lothian, Scotland, encountered a strange object and equally strange smaller objects or "entities". The rounded larger object, 20 feet in diameter, hovered above the ground. Then, two small objects, which were round but had appendages, "rushed" toward him. These objects each attached itself to one (each) of his trouser legs and tugged him towards the larger object, at which time Taylor lost consciousness. Ground marks were discovered at the scene of the encounter. View full report

Source: APRO, July 1980 ID: 682

Case Type: StandardCase Features: Landing, Humanoid/Occupant, Smell/Odor, Physical Trace, Witness Photo

Soviet Cosmonaut shadowed by UFO in Earth orbit

April, 1979 - Earth orbit, enroute to Soviet Solyut 6 Space Station,

In April of 1979, Cosmonaut Victor Afanasyev lifted off from Star City to dock with the Soviet Solyut 6 space station. But while en route, something strange happened. Cosmonaut Afanasyev saw an unidentified object turn toward his craft and begin tailing it through space. View full report

Source: Sightings TV ID: 392

Case Type: StandardCase Features: Astronaut/Space, Witness Photo

Filiberto Cardenas Abduction and Contact Case

January, 3, 1979 - Hialeah, Florida, United States

In January 3, 1979 a Cuban exile Filiberto Cardenas was abducted in front of his family. Later, he had an encounter introducing his wife to the entities. This may be the first case on record where the original abductee was able to successfuly introduce another person into the contact events and to actually take them aboard a UFO with them. View full report

Source: Albert Rosales, Humanoid Catalog (1979 Reports) ID: 695

Case Type: StandardCase Features: Abduction, Contact, Water-Related, Communication, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo

Two police officers in UK encounter UFO (researcher Tony Dodd's sighting)

December, 12, 1978 - Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

At 4:30 a.m., a lonely police patrol car was driving on a remote country road along the Cononley Moor. In the car were Sgt. Anthony Dodd and Constable Alan Dale. They saw a bright white light that seemed to be diving towards them in a glide. a big shining disc which flew over their heads at a speed of about 40 mph. At its closest, it was hardly 100 feet away from them, so that they could see a number of details. "It was a huge thing, about 100 feet in diameter, and it made no noise whatsoever." View full report

Source: Michael Hesemann ID: 662

Case Type: StandardCase Features: Police, Body Lights, Silent, Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo

The Valentich Mystery

October, 21, 1978 - Bass Strait , Australia

It was the extraordinary disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich (left) over Bass Strait on October 21st, 1978, that thrust the subject of UFOs into the news headlines around the world. The Valentich mystery has endured as an insoluble enigma. View full report

Source: Bill Chalker ID: 24

Case Type: MajorCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Witness Photo

Retired Chilean General in air encounter with large 'banana-shaped' UFO

1978 - Antofagasta, Chile

Retired General Hernan Gabrielli Rojas had squared off against a gigantic UFO while engaging in a training flight in the skies of northern Chile. According to the military man, the object was the size of 10 or 15 aircraft carriers, and its presence was picked up by the radars aboard two F-5 jet fighters as well as the Cerro Moreno airport in Antofagasta. View full report