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The Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO/Missile Incident (Nuclear missiles shutdown during UFO encounter) Featured Case

March, 16, 1967 - Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, United States

From the witness Robert Salas: "I received a call from my security guard who was quite frightened as he reported that an unidentifiable flying object was hovering immediately above the front gate. The object was illuminated by a red glow.... many of our missiles became disabled... a similar incident had occurred at another site and they had all of their missiles disabled while UFOs were observed directly over the launch sites."  View full report

Source: Robert Salas, (MUFON)   ID: 1017
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Military, Silent, Nuclear Facility, Witness Photo

Over 200 students witness saucer-shape object, physical traces left behind (Westall Incident) Featured Case

April, 6, 1966 - Westall, Australia

More than 200 students and staff from two schools watched as the object landed in a nearby paddock, lifted off and vanished. It was a low-flying, silver/grey shining object, either of classical flying saucer shape or close to it, "a cup turned upside down on a saucer". The UFO appears to have left a circle of scorched grass.  View full report

Source: The Age (Australia), October 2, 2005   ID: 591
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Physical Trace, Group Sighting, Children, Witness Photo, Landing, Witness Sketch

The Incident at Exeter (Muscarello Case)

September, 3, 1965 - Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

Norman Muscarello, a teenage Navy recruit, was walking down a quiet country highway at night, when suddenly, a huge object loomed above him. Thus began the "Incident at Exeter," a series of sightings officially qualified as "unidentified." The encounters that night took special precedence over other UFO sightings because of the credibility of two Exeter police officers who also saw the UFO, as well as that of the dispatcher and supervising officer who first heard Muscarello's account.  View full report

Source: The Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, NH), Sept. 2, 2005   ID: 426
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  Police, Animal Reaction, Witness Photo

Patrol Car Illuminated by UFO

September, 3, 1965 - Damon, Texas, United States

Purple and blue lights were attached to opposite ends of an enormous object, hovering about 150 feet from witnesses at about a 100-foot altitude. Object appeared to be triangular shaped, about 200 feet wide and 40-50 feet thick in the middle, tapering off toward both ends.  View full report

Source: FUFOR, U.S. Air Force-Project Blue Book, Donald Keyhoe 'UFOs A New Look'   ID: 38
Case Type: StandardCase    Features:  Police, Witness Photo

Valensole, France Landing (Maurice Masse Case) Featured Case

July, 1, 1965 - Valensole, Basses Alpes, France

Farmer Maurice Masse was inspecting his field of lavender when he heard a whistling sound, then noticed an egg-shaped object with six thin legs and a central pedestal standing nearby. A classic close encounter case from France. At the same time, he also saw two "small boys," humanoid-looking beings less than four feet tall, dressed in grayish-green one-piece coveralls.  View full report

Source: Michael Lindemann / Center For Extraordinary Explorations   ID: 140
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  Physical Trace, Physiological Effects, Humanoid/Occupant, Landing, Witness Photo

County councillor reveals sighting of dome-shaped UFO in Cornwall, UK

1965 - Karslake, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Joan Vincent, County and Restormel Borough Councillor, revealed that she and her husband Roy had observed a mystery craft late at night during 1965 in a then rural area. The matter remained "virtually a family secret" over the years because the couple feared that they would be ridiculed if they told their story. The UFO was "a large, dome-shaped object that looked as if it were made of glass," estimated to be 50-70 feet across and 30-40 feet high.  View full report

Source: Ian Shepherd, Cornish Guardian (Bodmin, England), Nov. 26, 1998   ID: 729
Case Type: PressReport    Features:  Portholes/Windows, Witness Sketch, Witness Photo

Cumberland Spaceman / Solway Firth Photograph Featured Case

May, 23, 1964 - Burgh Marsh / Solway Firth, United Kingdom

"As an amateur photographer on a day-trip with my family, I took the photograph on Burgh Marsh on May 23, 1964. I took three pictures of my daughter Elizabeth in a similar pose - and was shocked when the middle picture came back from Kodak displaying what looks like a spaceman in the background."  View full report

Source: Daily Mail, London / England - December 13, 2002   ID: 385
Case Type: MajorCase    Features:  Alien Photograph, Humanoid/Occupant, Witness Photo

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
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