UFO/UAP Event Chronology, Part 4: 1970 up to and including 1979

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ctro-magnetic effects). 2 / truck pass out.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12964

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “N339 NW/MARCHENA,SP:SLNT RED SPHERE ↓/ROAD:DIESEL TRUCK EMEs:2/TRUCK PASS OUT”, LatLong: “37.416668 -5.533334”, LatLongDMS: “37:25:00 N 05:32:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40484 (55852A44)

Date: 2/1978
Location: FAEDIS VALLEY, ITL
Description: 2 with CB Radio. 20M soup-bowl saucer nears. Burnt grass found later.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12965

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “FAEDIS VALLEY,ITL:2 W/CB RADIO:20M SOUP-BOWL SCR NEARS:BURNT GRASS FOUND LATER”, LatLong: “46.150002 13.333334”, LatLongDMS: “46:09:00 N 13:20:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UD”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40485 (659BE41D)

Date: 2/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: PTO.VALTRAVALGLIA, ITL
Description: 3 / car. Dark box / road. Paralysis. Heat. Box going up. Shoots beam. / r39.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12966

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “Pto.VALTRAVALGLIA,ITL:3/CAR:DRK BOX/ROAD:PARALYSIS:HEAT:BOX ↑:SHOOTS BEAM:/r39”, LatLong: “45.966669 8.683334”, LatLongDMS: “45:58:00 N 08:41:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Varese”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40486 (BE443EE9)

Date: 2/1978
Time: 13:00?
Location: ERMINGTON, DEVON
Description: Woman sees blue shining shape / daylight. Abduction / 5’ men. / boar.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12967

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “68”, HatchDesc: “ERMINGTON,DEVON:WOMAN SEES BLU SHINING SHAPE/DAYLIGHT:ABD/5’ MEN:/BOAR”, LatLong: “50.361114 -3.922222”, LatLongDMS: “50:21:40 N 03:55:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40487 (7FCE6A36)

Date: 2/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: SCARBOROUGH, ONT
Description: Boy sees saucer object hover near ground. Figures move inside clear dome.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUSGRAVE, John Brent: UFO OCCUPANTS & CRITTERS; Global Communications, NY 1979. 8x11 66pp. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12968

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “124”, HatchDesc: “SCARBOROUGH,ONT:BOY SEES SCR OBJ HOVER nr GND:FIGURES MOVE INSIDE CLEAR DOME”, LatLong: “43.733335 -79.216670”, LatLongDMS: “43:44:00 N 79:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40488 (7CA9780F)

Date: 2/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: MANOEL ISLAND, MALTA
Description: Red going [to] white sphere/orb/globe lights entire 1km island. Hovers 5 minute(s). Away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: MALTA UFO RESEARCH: J.J.Mercieca. www.mufor.org email: mufor at maltanet.net
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12969

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “Greece and Island nations”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MANOEL Isl,MALTA:RED > WHT ORB LITES ENTIRE 1km ISLAND:HVRS 5min:AWAY XFAST”, LatLong: “35.905557 14.505556”, LatLongDMS: “35:54:20 N 14:30:20 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLT”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40489 (9082FAE4)

Date: 2/1978
Locations: Ornontowice; Chudów, Poland
Description: 2:00 a.m. A State Police officer is on foot patrol between Ornontowice and Chudów, Poland, when he notices that his dog is acting strangely. He looks up and sees a black cigar-shaped object with small windows moving above him. He hears a slight humming noise like a vacuum cleaner. It moves off to the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 109– 110
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5661

Event 40490 (EC27627B)

Date: 2/1/1978
Location: Washington DC
Description: NASA Information Sheet claims NASA is not involved in a research program involving UFOs, nor is any other government agency. The U.S. Air Force no longer investigates UFOs. (see NASA arrest laws re. private citizens)
Type: information sheet
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p515)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_701

Event 40491 (BBF03C7B)

Date: 2/1/1978
Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK
Description: The witness saw a large silvery disc-shaped object shoot overhead and land behind some nearby trees. Two figures about six feet tall were next seen standing next to the landed UFO. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4917

Event 40492 (DC9F3744)

Date: 2/1/1978
Locations: Hance Bridge Road; Vineland, New Jersey
Description: Night. Six teenagers are driving north on Hance Bridge Road in Vineland, New Jersey. They see a series of four large lights low in the sky approaching them. It swerves about 500–600 feet in altitude and a mile distant, and they can see that the object is triangular with a light in each corner. It returns the way it came, so they decide to follow it for 6–7 miles before pulling over and stopping the car. When they turn their headlights off, the object’s lights go out. When they turn the headlights back on, the UFO lights up again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Vineland Is Beset by UFO Sitings,” Atlantic City (N.J.) Press, February 3, 1978, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 105 (April 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5662

Event 40493 (89ADE968)

Date: 2/1/1978
Description: At 10:20 p.m. the witness saw a large silvery disc-shaped object shoot overhead and land behind some nearby trees in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Two figures about six feet tall were next seen standing next to the landed UFO. Both were human looking wearing silvery suits. The UFO then left the area at very high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 165, citing Nigel Watson, Strange Magazine # 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_656

Event 40494 (4DD174F0)

Date: 2/2/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: VERONA, KY
Description: 3 observer(s). Dark triangle going [to] low and slow over farm house. Steady humming. 3 bright lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12970

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “273”, HatchDesc: “VERONA,KY:3 OBS:DRK TRIANGLE > LO+SLOW ovr FARM HOUSE:STEADY HUM:3 BRITE LITES”, LatLong: “38.816669 -84.661115”, LatLongDMS: “38:49:00 N 84:39:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40495 (3009A16A)

Date: 2/2/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: WEST / QUERRIEN, FR
Description: Farmer. Square “mushroom” / field. 2 strong beams / bottom. Takes off going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 242)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12971

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “W/QUERRIEN,FR:FARMER:SQR “MUSHROOM”/FLD:2 STRONG BEAMS/BOTTOM:TAKES OFF >>S”, LatLong: “47.983336 -3.583334”, LatLongDMS: “47:59:00 N 03:35:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finistère”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40496 (F6CF0A75)

Date: 2/2/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: PHOENIX, AZ
Description: Several observer(s). 25’ double counter-rotating bird cage curves going northwest! See reference…
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 939)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12972

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “330”, HatchDesc: “PHOENIX,AZ:SVRL OBS:25’DBL COUNTER-ROTATING BIRD CAGE CURVES >NW!:see ref…”, LatLong: “33.466668 -112.100005”, LatLongDMS: “33:28:00 N 112:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40497 (F5C0581E)

Date: 2/2/1978
Description: Citizens Against UFO Secrecy supplies the US State Department with more information regarding UFO documents that it knows exist, but are stonewalled for months until they are sent a photocopy of an article in UFO Investigator that includes some of the documents. As Barry Greenwood writes, “the only way to get documents released was to have them in the first place so that one could mail them back to the agency as proof that they existed.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 194
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5663

Event 40498 (5A4152B4)

Date: 2/2/1978
Locations: Edmonton, Alberta; CFB Edmonton
Description: 9:30 p.m. Brian Mosychuk is walking in a neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta, when he sees a car-sized object with blue lights on front and back approaching from the northwest. It hovers above him making a rumbling sound, then a beam of light shoots toward him. Mosychuk leans back to avoid the beam, but it shines on his feet in the snow. He runs away, and when the looks back the object is flying away to the northeast, leaving behind a red trail. He tells his father, who goes out and finds a round circle in the snow. They call the police, who find a melted hole about 28 inches in diameter. Samples of snow, including some with carbon spots, are taken to CFB Edmonton for a contamionation check.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, p. 191
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5664

Event 40499 (031E26D9)

Date: 2/4/1978
Time: 03:30
Location: ORANGE, CA
Description: 4 observer(s). Intense humming. Dog hides puppies. Flat disk over trees. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v3#4.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12973

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “40”, Elev: “57”, HatchDesc: “ORANGE,CA:4 OBS:INTENSE HUM:DOG HIDES PUPPIES:FLAT DISK OVR TREES:/IUR v3#4”, LatLong: “33.783335 -117.850006”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:00 N 117:51:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40500 (1189401F)

Date: 2/4/1978
Time: 04:40
Location: NEAR SAN LUIS, ARG
Description: 4 observer(s). Silent 20M saucer going down. 25M away. Figure / helmet exits and waves! / r41p348.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12974

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “710”, HatchDesc: “nr SAN LUIS,ARG:4 OBS:SLNT 20M SCR↓:25M away:FIG/HELMET EXITS+WAVES!:/r41p348”, LatLong: “-33.300002 -66.333336”, LatLongDMS: “33:18:00 S 66:20:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLS”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40501 (7AF3322A)

Date: 2/4/1978
Time: 17:00?
Location: MURRAY, UT
Description: Art student. Several photographs / 2 saucers. Tilt 45° and glow and shoot to clouds. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 104)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12975

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1314”, HatchDesc: “MURRAY,UT:ART STUDENT:SVRL FOTOS/2 SCRS:TILT 45°+GLOW+SHOOT TO CLOUDS:/news”, LatLong: “40.666669 -111.888894”, LatLongDMS: “40:40:00 N 111:53:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40502 (365732AE)

Date: 2/4/1978
Location: Orange, CA
Description: Dog in house responds to hovering object (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP: 780204
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4919

Event 40503 (728104CA)

Date: 2/4/1978
Location: Orange, California
Description: 3:30–4:00 a.m. A weird humming sound awakens Claire Semaza and her two children in Orange, California. The sound increases in volume until it hurts her ears, and the family dog barks frantically, punctuated by an odd pause for several seconds. Outside, they see an oval or cigar-shaped object not far above the trees about one half-mile away. Below and around it is a layer of gray haze. It begins slowly rising, leaving the haze behind. The object has a bright red light at each end that sends shafts of light toward the ground. Several bluish-white lights are visible between the two red ones. It rises higher, flashes a brilliant white light on and off for 3 seconds, then quickly disappears. Meanwhile, the dog has been taking her 7 puppies one by one and hiding them behind the drapes on the second floor.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Idabel Epperson, “Canine Mother Hides Puppies from UFO,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 122 (January 1978): 7; “Unusual Animal Reaction in California NL Case,” IUR 3, no. 4 (April 1978): insert
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5665

Event 40504 (5CC615B5)

Date: 2/5/1978
Location: SPAIN, province of Soria
Description: (Translated from French) The witness, a Madrid merchant, went out to hunt partridge with his dog Mus. Strangely, while he was used to a determined hunting ground, the witness headed towards an unknown place. Some kind of impulse forced him to drive his car down a path. The engine stalled, the lights went out. He got out, lifted the hood, examined the engine, when the dog showed signs of fear. From behind some kind of mound two unknowns emerged, wearing green suits and yellow hoods on their heads, and seemed to be very interested in the dog. These individuals invited the witness to follow them, which he did. He found himself in front of a large metallic-looking object that was floating motionless a few meters off the ground. A cylinder descended from it, with a door that opened, and the witness entered it, escorted by the two individuals. He found himself in a circular corridor at the foot of an archaic ladder that led to the upper floor. He climbed it and reached a hemispherical dome room lit with white light. He had to show his gun to the unknowns and give them a cartridge. Then he was made to descend the ladder, get out, and saw his dog running ahead of him. When he turned his head, the craft was gone. Several hours had passed. Under hypnosis he revealed a space journey. (February 5, 1978)
Reference: Bertrand MEHEUST: “In Flying Saucers” - Imago 1992, p. 39, 40
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_2996

Event 40505 (01F01602)

Date: 2/5/1978
Time: 04:00
Location: EYRE HIGHWAY EAST / BALLADONIA, WA
Description: 3 hours / missing time. Round and square night lights buzz truck several X. / r241p3.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12976

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “180”, HatchDesc: “EYRE Hwy E/BALLADONIA,WA:3hrs/MST:ROUND+SQR NLTS BUZZ TRUCK SVRL X:/r241p3.”, LatLong: “-32.366668 124.433339”, LatLongDMS: “32:22:00 S 124:26:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40506 (5D859071)

Date: 2/5/1978
Time: 06:40
Location: MEDINACELI, SPN
Description: Hunter abduction. Clown-pseudo-human/entity takes blood sample / dog. / r219p17+/ LDLN#199.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 363)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12977

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “MEDINACELI,SPN:HUNTER ABD:CLOWN-PSH TAKES BLOOD SAMPLE/DOG:/r219p17+/LDLN#199”, LatLong: “41.166669 -2.444445”, LatLongDMS: “41:10:00 N 02:26:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SOR”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 40507 (E049DC9B)

Date: 2/5/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: 20M NORTHWEST / KLAMATH FALLS, OR
Description: 6 / light plane. 10 large night lights / V formation climb going quickly southwest. / MJ#181.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 376)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12978

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1400”, HatchDesc: “20m NW/KLAMATH FALLS,OR:6/LITE PLANE:10 LRG NLTS/VFORM CLIMB >>SW:/MJ#181”, LatLong: “42.416669 -121.966672”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 121:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40508 (F6433B5A)

Date: 2/5/1978
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Description: 6:00 p.m. Two Bradley University security guards in Peoria, Illinois, are making their rounds when their car lights up. An intensely bright object is ahead of them and about 45° up in the east. They drive another two blocks to an open areas and get out of the car to watch two objects, the larger of which is as big as the full Moon. They are both changing colors from green to red to white. The smaller one abruptly disappears as the larger object is flying loops, dropping down behind the houses, moving back up, and maneuvering abruptly. They discuss the UFOs with some passing students. The object remains visible for at least 45 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-3-62,” IUR 3, no. 3 (March 1978): insert
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5666

Event 40509 (D5C74501)

Date: 2/5/1978
Description: Thirty miles east of Baladonia, Western Australia a 30-year-old truck driver was paced by a UFO on the Eyre Highway at around one o’clock in the morning. At some point during the incident, a brightly lighted object passed him, and then a small dull light pursued him for 30 minutes, retreating only when other traffic approached. He then had three hours of lost memory. The only memory he had was of a fragmentary recollection of some conversation with an entity about an invention. At sometime after four a.m. he found himself a few miles outside the town, with most of his clothing scattered about the truck cab.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bill Chalker, MUFON UFO Journal, August 1980, p. 5
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_706

Event 40510 (26C9F2E8)

Date: 2/5/1978
Description: Thirty-year-old Julio Fernandez and his English Pointer dog Mus were driving in his car to do some early morning hunting for hares. They were driving towards Soria province, Spain. At about 4:30 a.m. Julio stopped to drink coffee and anis at a wayside bar known as the Hostal 113, beside the highway on the outskirts of Algora. At 5:45 a.m. Julio left the bar and drove on, half an hour later passing Medicaneli. Suddenly he “knew” that he had to be at a certain location 15 km further on, and put his foot down on the accelerator. At this point his conscious recollection stopped.

Later under hypnotic regression Julio remembered driving his car when for no accountable reason he suddenly braked. From this point on the car seemed to act of its own accord, reversing, and then coming to a halt after having entered a narrow dirt trail backwards. Then the engine stopped, the lights went out, and the radio cassette player ceased to work. It was as though the electrical current had been completely severed, because the new battery no longer charged and the plugs no longer sparked properly.

Mus started growling, so as a precaution Julio took his Winchester single barrel, semi-automatic shotgun out of the trunk and loaded it with its maximum of five carriages. It was then that he caught sight of two somehat human looking beings coming down the road. They halted only one and a half meters from him. They wore seamless one-piece pastel green coveralls that reached to the feet and gave off a very faint luminosity. Their uniforms had no zippers nor openings and gathered at the waists. The suits were sufficiently tight fitting for their muscles to show. They wore pale yellow cowls or hoods, leaving only the face uncovered.

The men were about two meters tall and had extremely broad shoulders, with powerful dorsal muscles showing prominently, narrow waists, and they seemed unusually athletic. Among features that set them apart from ordinary human beings were the exceptionally long arms and hands, large crania and very large eyes. Julio felt a sense of peace and calm envelop him. When they addressed him he at first thought they were using speech, but later realized that their lips did not move, so he assumed they communicated telepathically with him.

They asked him to calm down and to follow them. Julio obeyed, taking along his dog and the gun. Julio was then led to a huge mushroom-shaped craft that had been concealed behind two hills in the bottom of a small valley, though hovering four meters above the ground. It was shaped like an inverted soup plate, had a matt, silvery metallic color, and appeared to have a diameter of about 60 or 70 meters and a height of some 15 to 20 meters.

Arriving underneath the central area of the craft, Julio noticed its had a completely smooth surface, as though molded in one piece, with no rivets or fittings. At this point he became aware of a powerful odor of pine, or possibly ozone, a smell also detectable on board. Julio’s gun and knife levitated upwards into the craft. A smooth metallic cylinder then emerged silently from the center of the disc, stopping just above the ground. It was about four meters in height and 2.5 meters in diameter. A door, sliding upwards, opened in the descended cylinder’s wall, revealing a small compartment lit by a strange white light coming from everywhere that Julio found disturbing.

By now frightened, he hesitated before stepping through the door into the shaft. The dog refused to follow him so Julio had to drag him in. What was now an interior elevator rose silently, stopping at an entrance to a corridor, where they alighted. Further along was another corridor, with two metallic doors, about 2.5 meters high. The whole appearance of the place was the most clinically aseptic. The walls were continuous with the ceiling, being joined by a gentle curve. Continuing along the circular passage, he came to a small ladder. The ladder looked like the steps of a swimming pool, with a very shiny finish and a cylindrical handrail. One of the beings led the way up, scaling the steps in two jumps with phenomenal agility. With some difficulty Julio followed, carrying the dog under his right arm and with the gun over his shoulder. He noticed the railing felt cold. At the top of the ladder was another individual who assured Julio that he had nothing to worry about. The “flight deck” was about 15 meters wide and five meters high. In the center stood a kind of console. It had some resemblance to an electronic organ. It was about 2.5 meters wide and had set metal footings with a transparent screen. The control table itself stood upon a circular platform. Elsewhere stood three smaller consoles set around the circumference of the room, in front of which were high conical seats. Also set close to the surrounding wall was a large square lead gray panel and a metallic rectangular table.

Set around the dome at intervals of about one and a half meters were rectangular windows made out of something like smoked glass. Meanwhile, his dog Mus had been around the flight deck, sniffing at everything, including at least one of the aliens, who reacted in a surprised manner. When Julio called out to his dog, the sound of its name evoked surprise among the entities. On asking where his hosts originated, Julio received an unintelligible mental response, including the expression “three seven, squared.”

The aliens indicated that they would like to examine his dog and take blood samples from him. Mus was carried to a rectangular table and blood from his paw was extracted using a fairly normal looking syringe. The men then communicated to Julio that they wanted to examine him and placed him behind the screen on the rectangular table. After a few minutes he was given to understand that was all to be required of him. But in subsequent recollections—which proved harder to recover and which clearly he found disturbing—Julio said that numerous samples had been extracted from him, including blood, semen, urine, spinal fluid, saliva, and gastric juices. He believed that two women, similar facially to the men, were also onboard at the time. Julio was ordered to sit on one of the seats at the central console. Next to Julio sat one of the crewmembers who raised the left armrest and nimbly fingered several silvery buttons. The seat began to revolve along a track in the central console. Julio continued to sit beside the crewmember, his dog and gun at his side. Suddenly, a brief, piercing whistle was heard, producing a slight commotion on the flight deck.

The tallest of the three crew members quickly headed toward one of the consoles and all three studied the remote viewing screens in front of them. An image appeared of an older looking man. The crew members began talking among themselves. The man on the screen seemed to be a superior and spoke first, and then the others conversed with him. The language sounded harsh to Julio, he described it as sounding like a mixture between German and Korean. They seemed to spit out the words as they were talking, and some of the sounds were like coughs. The image disappeared from the viewing screen and Julio found himself back in telepathic communication with his hosts. Hectic activity ensued; as crewmembers started desperately pushing buttons. The central platform began to rotate in a counterclockwise direction, halting when the control console came in line with what Julio assumed was a “computer.” Another whistling sound could be heard, from which point Julio seems to have passed out. After another whistle Julio was awake again. The crewmembers showed interest in Julio’s gun and, passing it around among themselves, asked him about its use. A heavy smoker, Julio lit a cigarette. The men asked if they might take one away for study and deposited it into the same cylinder. Soon Julio was escorted to the lift cylinder, the metal door rose and he was back outside, in bright sunlight.

He staggered back to his car, where his dog awaited him, having run ahead. The car engine now worked, and he drove away without bothering to look back at the disc. Among the information imparted telepathically to Julio by the UFOnauts was that other, shorter beings were coming here who employed less ethical methods. These others, it was explained, “are engaged in probing and programming” the minds of those humans whom they have contacted or kidnapped. Julio Fernandez was killed in a car crash in 1992, coincidentally near the site where he claimed to have been abducted.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, July 1979, p. 15, citing Cronica, May 22, 1979; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1918; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions The Measure of a Mystery, case 143, citing FSR, February 1985, p. 4; Timothy Good, Unearthly Disclosure, pp. 126-139
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_707

Event 40511 (AA47C767)

Date: 2/5/1978
Description: At 8:00 p.m. a corporate pilot flying northwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon had a close encounter with a V-formation of ten bright orange-white lights which paced his plane, climbed rapidly, then sped away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 124
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_708

Event 40512 (1318B06C)

Date: 2/7/1978
Description: The International UFO Reporter reported that a 23-year old police officer named Linnevold was fired from his job for chasing a UFO during a sighting that occurred on this night shortly after 1:00 a.m. in Calmar, Iowa.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, July 1978, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_740

Event 40513 (D851A215)

Date: 2/9/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: GRAND HARBOR, MALTA
Description: Bright silent fuzzy moon-size object releases small black object.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: MALTA UFO RESEARCH: J.J.Mercieca. www.mufor.org email: mufor at maltanet.net
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12979

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Greece and Island nations”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GRAND HARBOR,MALTA:BRITE SLNT FUZZY MOONSIZE OBJ RELEASES SML BLK OBJ”, LatLong: “35.894446 14.516667”, LatLongDMS: “35:53:40 N 14:31:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40514 (93B5D277)

Date: 2/9/1978
Time: 18:50
Location: BELL ISLAND, WA
Description: 2 observer(s). 20’ ovoid hovers / bay. 6 minute(s). Same thing at least 8x since MAR’77.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 104)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12980

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “BELL Isl,WA:2 OBS:20’OVOID HVRS/BAY:6min:SAME THING AT LEAST 8x SINCE MAR’77”, LatLong: “48.572225 -122.950006”, LatLongDMS: “48:34:20 N 122:57:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40515 (B47DF747)

Date: 2/9/1978
Location: Saline, MI
Description: Residents saw a boomerang or triangular object hovering near their homes. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4920

Event 40516 (E6FCBD5E)

Date: 2/9/1978
Locations: Lantana, Florida; Ellsworth AFB
Description: A carbon copy of an apparent USAF incident report is received at the office of the National Enquirer in Lantana, Florida. Accompanying the document is an unsigned letter dated January 29 and “revealing” the Ellsworth AFB incident of November 16, 1977.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bob Pratt, “The Truth about the ‘Ellsworth Case,’” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 191 (January 1984): 6–9; Clark III 358
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5667

Event 40517 (9B986BDF)

Date: 2/9/1978
Description: At around two o’clock at night residents of Saline, Michigan saw a boomerang or triangular object hovering near their homes. Mr. & Mrs. Sibson as well as an Air Force mechanic reported their sightings to the Center for UFO Studies. According to them it made a slight humming noise, and was the size of three 747’s with a “great intensity of light coming from the center fuselage area.” It flew off toward the west slowly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: CUFOS files, letter dated February 17, 1978; Philip J. Imbrogno, Contact of the 5th Kind, p. 18
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_778

Event 40518 (83BEAA31)

Date: 2/10/1978
Locations: Detroit Metropolitan Airport; Merriman Road; Michigan Avenue; Wayne, Michigan
Description: WJR-AM radio personality Marc Avery is on his way to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on I-275 when he and his wife see two lights hovering above their car for 30–50 seconds. He calls the radio station and speaks on air, asking if anyone else has seen the lights. Two men in the area of Merriman Road and Michigan Avenue in Wayne, Michigan, call in to say that 5 minutes earlier they had seen a large UFO traveling east to west at treetop level.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Forty Years Ago This Weekend, a WJR Radio Personality May Have Encountered a UFO,” Michigan Radio, February 9, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5668

Event 40519 (7422085D)

Date: 2/12/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: COURBEVOIE, FR
Description: 2 observer(s). 2 large cigars hover vertical. 1 tilts and going quickly southwest rising. 2nd follows.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 217)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12981

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “COURBEVOIE,FR:2 OBS:2 LRG CGRs HVR VERTICAL:1 TILTS+>>SW RISING:2nd FOLOS”, LatLong: “48.900002 2.233333”, LatLongDMS: “48:54:00 N 02:14:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HDS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40520 (E52ED198)

Date: 2/12/1978
Locations: Tennant Way; Lake Sacajawea; Longview, Washington
Description: 11:00 p.m. David Mace and his wife are driving on Tennant Way approaching Lake Sacajawea in Longview, Washington, when they see an orange triangle with a hole in it silently hovering above the lake near Washington Way. They watch it for 15 seconds before it takes off to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Couple Reports UFO above Lake Sacajawea,” Longview (Wash.) News, February 13, 1978, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 104 (March 1978): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5669

Event 40521 (6E22723D)

Date: 2/12/1978
Description: At 6:00 a.m. two large cigar-shaped object hovered in a vertical position over Courbevoie, Hauts-Seine department, France. One tilted and flew off to the southwest as the sun was rising; the second soon followed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13050; Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 217
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_876

Event 40522 (4071AA21)

Date: 2/13/1978
Time: 21:53:00.2
Location: 37.1261 -116.0317
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Campos” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_822

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1261 -116.0317”, LatLongDMS: “37:07:34 N 116:01:54 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.32”, NukeMb: “3.80”, NukeName: “Campos”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40523 (39DA0F65)

Date: 2/13/1978
Description: On this night two young men, LaMazon and Martinez, were driving on National Highway 11 near San Justo, Santa Fe province, Argentina when a strong white light approached their vehicle and the car stopped immediately. A tall being dressed in black approached, stopped three meters away, turned around, then walked back into the light. No traces or footprints could be found.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thompson, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1978, p. 16, citing Cronica, February 15, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_902

Event 40524 (358FB5CD)

Date: 2/15/1978
Location: CANADA, near Montreal
Description: (Translated from French) During the night the 15-year-old girl was suddenly awakened and sat up in her bed. From the window of her room came a strong light and she felt unable to move. Very close to the ground in the garden, a strange luminous dome-shaped object was hovering above the snow, motionless. At the base and at its top pulsed colored lights. - You will get up and come join us… - No! This silent cry she shouted mentally and, an idea, a very surprising argument pushed her to formulate this thought: - No, I will not come because I am materialistic, very attached to the mundane joys of life. You, you are spiritually evolved and far removed from my concerns. Leave me, spirituality does not interest me. (…) After a time difficult to evaluate - more than an hour no doubt - the paralysis ceased and the craft, slowly, rose up. Frightened, the young girl ran to wake up her parents. They, through the window, could see without any mistake the ship which now at several meters from the ground, was moving away with its pulsating polychrome lights. (…) (February 15, 1978)
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Our Masters the Extraterrestrials” - Presses de la Cité 1992, p. 35 to 38
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_2997

Event 40525 (095EEA8C)

Date: 2/15/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Unidentified aerial explosion. (February 15)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2786

Event 40526 (6B6FDAC3)

Date: 2/15/1978
Description: Late at night, a 15-year-old teenage girl woke up in her bed in her home near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She saw an intense light emanating from outside her bedroom window and was unable to move. However, she was able to see out the window and saw a luminous dome-shaped object hovering very close to the ground in the garden. It was completely motionless, and had pulsating multi-colored lights on its top. Suddenly she heard a voice inside her head that said: “We will pick you up and you will join us.” Terrified, she answered in her mind: “No, I will not come with you because I am materialistic and very attached to the banal joys of life. You are advanced spiritually and extremely distant from my concerns. Leave me, spirituality does not interest me”. After about an hour of what felt like constant mental struggle her paralysis subsided and she was finally able to move. The dome-shaped machine then slowly rose up from the garden. Terrified, she ran for her parents, who saw the slowly ascending object leave, emitting multicolored flashes of light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Jimmy Guieu, Our Masters the Extraterrestrial Ones
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_928

Event 40527 (71DBA750)

Date: 2/16/1978
Location: SHEMYA ISLAND, AK
Description: Air Force Base here. 5 saucers do acrobatics before and during severe earthquake.
Type: sighting
Reference: ANDREWS, George C: EXTRA-TERRESTRIALS AMONG US; FATE/Llewellyn Publs, St. Paul, MN 1992 (Index 21)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12982

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “SHEMYA ISL,AK:AFB HERE:5 SCRS DO ACROBATICS BEFORE+DURING SEVERE EARTHQUAKE”, LatLong: “52.750003 174.083342”, LatLongDMS: “52:45:00 N 174:05:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40528 (9311260B)

Date: 2/17/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: TAICHUNG, TAIWAN
Description: Astronomy students and more/others. Odd stars = striped saucer in large telescope!
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 265)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12983

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Taiwan China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “35”, HatchDesc: “TAICHUNG,TAIWAN:ASTRONOMY STUDENTS++:ODD STARs=STRIPED SCR in LRG TELESCOPE!”, LatLong: “24.122223 120.661117”, LatLongDMS: “24:07:20 N 120:39:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TCH”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40529 (5A5C4405)

Date: 2/17/1978
Description: Three school teachers, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Aguilar and Mr. Coronado were on their way back to the town of Cocula, Mexico from a late dinner, when around 2:00 a.m. they noticed bright flashes of green, red and white light coming from a nearby hill. They stopped their vehicle and got out to get a better look. They walked towards the lights, which appeared to be about 300 meters away. The light seemed to dim the closer they got to it. When they were about 20 meters from it, they noticed that it was now an opaque egg-shaped object, about 15 meters in length. It appeared to have three antenna-like protrusions on top. The UFO now gave off a fluorescent white glow. Curious, the three men continued to approach even closer, and began to surround it. Suddenly, one of the men noticed something moving very close to him and signaled the other two. All three of them then saw a short “robot like” humanoid in a freshly dug ditch, and it appeared to be still digging. The being was wearing a tight fitting silvery outfit with a round helmet. The little man simply ignored the trio and kept digging. Frightened all three men ran across the field, got back into their vehicle, and drove away at high speed. The next day they returned to the site and found numerous ground traces, including the ditch.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 3507, citing J. J. Benitez, El Arbol y La Serpiente
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_968

Event 40530 (870942D1)

Date: 2/18/1978
Time: 09:20
Location: NEAR BRIDGEWATER, TASM
Description: 2 / car. 2 silver orbs. 1 turns into brown saucer and silver sphere again.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12984

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr BRIDGEWATER,TASM:2/CAR:2 SLVR ORBS:1 TURNS INTO BROWN SCR+SLVR SPHERE AGAIN”, LatLong: “-42.750002 147.500007”, LatLongDMS: “42:45:00 S 147:30:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40531 (05851A34)

Date: 2/18/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: EATON, WEST AUSTRALIA
Description: Red-green glow expands 4X / size. Vanishes leaving row gold lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12985

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “EATON,W.AUSTRALIA:RED-GRN GLOW EXPANDS 4X/SIZE:VANISHES LEAVING ROW GOLD LITES”, LatLong: “-33.316668 115.716672”, LatLongDMS: “33:19:00 S 115:43:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40532 (57108904)

Date: 2/19/1978
Time: 13:20
Location: LOCATIONS UNKNOWN, MN
Description: 2 separate RADAR’s. Huge unidentified blip dodges and bends RADAR beams! 3400mph going up and down [to]!
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 376)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12986

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “400”, HatchDesc: “locs.unk,MN:2 SEP.RDRs:HUGE UID BLIP DODGES+BENDS RDR BEAMS!:3400mph ↑+↓!:”, LatLong: “46.000002 -95.000005”, LatLongDMS: “46:00:00 N 95:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40533 (8A696FF3)

Date: 2/19/1978
Time: 16:00?
Location: LOUHANS, FR
Description: 6 observer(s). Dark saucer going down / field behind house. Portholes / rim. Noise / takeoff / 2400h.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12987

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “44”, HatchDesc: “LOUHANS,FR:6 OBS:DRK SCR ↓/FLD BHND HOUSE:PORTHOLES/RIM:NOISE/TAKEOFF/2400h”, LatLong: “46.633336 5.250000”, LatLongDMS: “46:38:00 N 05:15:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Saône-et-Loire”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40534 (6B5B6DE9)

Date: 2/19/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: STEILACOOM, WA
Description: 50’ saucer drones / low altitude. Ringed / lit portholes. Red light rotates / top. Going [to] east-northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12988

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “STEILACOOM,WA:50’SCR DRONES/LO ALT:RINGED/LIT PORTS:RED LITE ROTATES/TOP:>ENE”, LatLong: “47.172224 -122.600006”, LatLongDMS: “47:10:20 N 122:36:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40535 (362C035C)

Date: 2/19/1978
Time: 22:20
Location: TUCSON, AZ
Description: Beams / windows. 2 plain silent coin-disks going north from housetop to hills.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 938)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12989

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “717”, HatchDesc: “TUCSON,AZ:BEAMS/WINDOWS:2 PLAIN SLNT COIN-DISKS >N from HOUSETOP to HILLS”, LatLong: “32.216668 -110.900005”, LatLongDMS: “32:13:00 N 110:54:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40536 (BA14E246)

Date: 2/19/1978
Location: Minnesota
Description: 1:20 p.m. Radar operators on two separate systems in Minnesota track a large, solid object, which starts ascending rapidly as soon as one operator switches his system to manual. It seems to take evasive action by stopping, starting, and descending. The operator tracks it traveling about one mile in one second (3,600 mph) and moves vertically “instantaneously.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, March 1983
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5670

Event 40537 (138525E7)

Date: 2/19/1978
Location: US
Description: The television series Project U.F.O. debuts in the US on NBC-TV. Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show is based loosely on the real-life Project Blue Book. The show is created by Jack Webb, who pores through Air Force files looking for episode ideas. The first season stars William Jordan as Maj. Jake Gatlin alongside William Caskey Swaim as Staff Sgt. Harry Fitz. Former USAF Col. William T. Coleman is a producer.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Project U.F.O.”; Internet Movie Database, “Project U.F.O.”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5671

Event 40538 (29CDADC9)

Date: 2/19/1978
Description: Six witnesses in Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, France reported seening a dark disc-shaped object that ascended from a field behind a house. It had portholes around its perimeter, and made a noise on takeoff. The incident lasted several hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1004

Event 40539 (BDF4ECA8)

Date: 2/19/1978
Description: At 10:15 p.m. a Mrs. Moon of Tucson, Arizona witnessed two plain coin-shaped discs that flew silently to the north from over housetops to the hills.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, January-February 1978, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1005

Event 40540 (B7FF2AA5)

Date: 2/20/1978
Time: 20:00?
Location: TUCSON, AZ
Description: Several separate observer(s). Green walnut-saucer with fat ring going north 3x jet-speed under clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 938)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12990

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “718”, HatchDesc: “TUCSON,AZ:SVRL SEP.OBS:GRN WALNUT-SCR W/FAT RING >N 3x JET-SPEED under clouds”, LatLong: “32.183335 -110.933339”, LatLongDMS: “32:11:00 N 110:56:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40541 (F24CD312)

Date: 2/21/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: STE.SOULLE, FR
Description: 1 / N11. Dark cylinder/cigar-shape going up [to] by railroad/railway line. Blazing light / end. Tilts vertical. Going east.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 205)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12991

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “Ste.SOULLE,FR:1/N11:DRK CGR ↑ by RR LINE:BLAZING LITE/END:TILTS VERTICAL:>E”, LatLong: “46.183336 -1.016667”, LatLongDMS: “46:11:00 N 01:01:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40542 (745C9DB0)

Date: 2/22/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of the first Navstar satellite of the American GPS network. (February 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2787

Event 40543 (B87FDF81)

Date: 2/22/1978
Location: MARE ISL.NVL SHIPYARD, CA
Description: 1 / SR37. 2 3’ silver disks. 1 hovers. 1 maneuvers. Both blow steam.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 104)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12992

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “MARE ISL.NVL SHIPYARD,CA:1/SR37:2 3’SLVR DISKS:1 HVRS:1 MNVRS:BOTH BLOW STEAM”, LatLong: “38.100002 -122.272228”, LatLongDMS: “38:06:00 N 122:16:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40544 (81693A1A)

Date: 2/22/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: ROSEVILLE, CA
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and several separate observer(s). Big delta/triangle/box-like craft going east / low altitude. 35mph. Light humming. 2 floodlights.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12993

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “ROSEVILLE,CA:ATCs+SVRL.SEP.OBS:BIG DLT >E/lo alt:35mph:LITE HUM:2 FLOODLITES”, LatLong: “38.750002 -121.283339”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:00 N 121:17:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40545 (86DC502B)

Date: 2/22/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: FILLMORE, CA
Description: 3 teens / car. Cylinder/cigar-shape going down / mountains. 2nd car stops also and vanishes in place!
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12994

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “143”, HatchDesc: “FILLMORE,CA:3 TEENS/CAR:CGR ↓/MTNS:2nd CAR STOPS ALSO+VANISHES IN PLACE!”, LatLong: “34.400002 -118.916672”, LatLongDMS: “34:24:00 N 118:55:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40546 (F7D993FF)

Date: 2/22/1978
Locations: Interstate 80; Newcastle, California; Auburn, California
Description: 9:40 p.m. Brian Metcalfe, an FAA air traffic controller, is driving northeast on Interstate 80, approaching Newcastle, California. Seeing two intense lights moving slowly in the sky, he pulls over and gets out to look. The only sound he can hear is a low hum. The object moves southwest along the freeway at about 30–40 mph at an altitude of 2,000–3,000 feet. He notices it is delta-shaped. Other witnesses in the area also see the object over Auburn, California, just before 10:00 p.m.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “More Reports Confirm Sighting Strange Craft in Placer Area,” Auburn (Calif.) Journal, March 1, 1978, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 105 (April 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5672

Event 40547 (A6B6B182)

Date: 2/23/1978 (approximate)
Time: 05:00
Location: KILLINGWORTH, ENG
Description: Silver cylinder/cigar-shape going [to] between houses near gas research facility. Big roar. / r35p28.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 292)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12995

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “82”, HatchDesc: “KILLINGWORTH,ENG:SLVR CGR >BTWN HOUSES nr GAS RESEARCH FCLTY:BIG ROAR:/r35p28”, LatLong: “55.033336 -1.566667”, LatLongDMS: “55:02:00 N 01:34:00 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40548 (E2CB96B9)

Date: 2/23/1978
Time: 09:30
Location: EAST / COLUMBUS, IN
Description: Small brown ovoid stays 16km ahead / corporate plane. Then climbs. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 52)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12996

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “203”, HatchDesc: “E/COLUMBUS,IN:SML BROWN OVOID STAYS 16km AHEAD/CORPORATE PLANE:THEN CLIMBS:NFD”, LatLong: “39.200002 -85.833337”, LatLongDMS: “39:12:00 N 85:50:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40549 (D00AE0AF)

Date: 2/23/1978
Time: 15:00
Location: NORTH / POYA, NORTH CALEDONIA
Description: 30+observer(s). Brilliant silent silver saucer going quickly southwest to sea and over horizon. / r153p219.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 182)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12997

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “N/POYA,N.CALEDONIA:30+ OBS:BRILL.SLNT SLVR SCR >>SW to SEA+OVR HRZN:/r153p219”, LatLong: “-21.350001 165.200008”, LatLongDMS: “21:21:00 S 165:12:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NCD”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40550 (C957F9CB)

Date: 2/23/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: SESTO FLORENTINO, ITL
Description: 2 / car. Violet cloud. 4 vague figure(s). 20 minute(s) / missing time / 1 observer(s) only.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12998

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NFO: No craft seen, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “SESTO FLORENTINO,ITL:2/CAR:VIOLET CLOUD:4 VAGUE FIGs:20min/MST/1 OBS only”, LatLong: “43.833335 11.200001”, LatLongDMS: “43:50:00 N 11:12:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FRN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40551 (F3673DF4)

Date: 2/23/1978
Location: Sesto Fiorentino, Toscana, Italy
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Morello were sitting in their car listening to their car’s stereo when they began getting heavy interference on the radio. Mr. Morello got out of the car to investigate and found himself engulfed in a warm, violet cloud of light. He saw four humanoid “shapes” and other lights around him. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4921

Event 40552 (CD10BF48)

Date: 2/23/1978
Time: 17:00:00.2
Location: 37.1237 -116.0638
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Reblochon” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_823

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1237 -116.0638”, LatLongDMS: “37:07:25 N 116:03:50 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.66”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Reblochon”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40553 (9B18EC9B)

Date: 2/23/1978
Locations: Sesto Fiorentino; Florence; Italy
Description: 11:45 p.m. A couple hears interference on their car radio in Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. When the man gets out to investigate, a warm, violet light envelops him. He sees four shapes and lights all around. After walking around the car, he goes back inside and finds his girlfriend crying. Twenty minutes of missing time has passed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paolo Fiorino, Gian Paolo Grassino, and Antonio Chiumiento, “Abductions in Italy,” IUR 14, no. 4 (July/Aug.1989): 14–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5673

Event 40554 (3DD5E2A2)

Date: 2/23/1978
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Morello were sitting in their car in Sesto Fiorentino, Toscana, Italy listening to their car’s stereo when they began getting heavy interference on the radio. Mr. Morello got out of the car to investigate and found himself engulfed in a warm, violet cloud of light. He saw four humanoid “shapes” and other lights around him. He got back into his car where he found his wife crying. They had a twenty minute lapse of missing time they couldn’t account for.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2162, citing Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue #207; Paolo Fiorino, UFO Universe, October/November 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1068

Event 40555 (3A9F79D0)

Date: 2/24/1978
Time: ~23:00
Location: MANSFIELD, ENGL
Description: 6+observer(s). Sucking sound. Huge saucer overhead / 5 minute(s). Away slowly. / Chronicle.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 105)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12999

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “152”, HatchDesc: “MANSFIELD,ENGL:6+OBS:SUCKING SOUND:HUGE SCR OVHD/5min:AWAY SLOWLY:/Chronicle”, LatLong: “53.150003 -1.183333”, LatLongDMS: “53:09:00 N 01:11:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40556 (B1F78EDC)

Date: 2/25/1978 (approximate)
Time: 04:10
Location: WEST MALIBU, CA
Description: 1 / car. Low rumble. Huge triangle glows / 3K’ altitude. Slow. Turns going south to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13000

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “35”, HatchDesc: “W.MALIBU,CA:1/CAR:LO RUMBLE:HUGE TRIANGLE GLOWS/3K’alt:SLOW:TURNS >S to SEA”, LatLong: “34.050002 -118.666672”, LatLongDMS: “34:03:00 N 118:40:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40557 (A5DE5961)

Date: 2/27/1978
Time: 23:00:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Polypheme” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1908

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Polypheme”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 40558 (B786CFBB)

Date: 2/28/1978
Locations: Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roswell, New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Stanton Friedman has discovered retired Maj. Jesse A. Marcel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and interviews him about the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, incident. Marcel says the debris was like nothing on earth. Friedman has also interviewed Lydia Sleppy, who worked at Albuquerque radio station KOAT and remembers the military intervention on the story. William L. Moore and Friedman compare notes from two separate interviews Friedman has conducted about the crash. By 1980, Friedman and Bill Moore have interviewed at least 62 witnesses to the Roswell incident.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Charles Berlitz and William L. Moore, The Roswell Incident, Grosset & Dunlap, 1980; Kevin D. Randle and Anthony Bragalia, “Two Roswell Witnesses, Reconsidered,” IUR 32, no. 3 (July 2009): 6–8, 24; Clark III 320
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5674

Event 40559 (DCE3CB26)

Date: 3/1978
Location: Near Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Description: David and several soldiers were out on a routine patrol. While resting David was putting on his backpack when he noticed a flash of light from an object just above the trees. The object was metallic and elliptical in shaped, was hovering 300’ away and was completely silent. Then it shot away at an incredible speed without a sound. Years later, David had started having flashbacks of what really happened. He remembers putting on his backpack when a dwarf-like creature in a cloak and hood approached him. He said the creature would take him into the forest where he would be given something. He was led away from the rest of the group, who did not react at all to what was going on. He was taken to a clearing in the woods where a ship had landed.
Type: abduction
Reference: Website: “The Night Sky II”, Article: Soldier Meets His Doppelgänger
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_903

Event 40560 (3826D7CA)

Date: 3/1978
Location: NEW ZEALAND, Gisbome
Description: (Translated from French) Three women, lying on a hillside to observe the sky in the evening, felt that a “missing time” had occurred. Shortly after this episode, a hypnotic regression was decided upon and an abduction scenario was then revealed. In 1989, a new regression took place at the instigation of investigators Keith Basterfield and Bill Chalker (note from vog: investigators like these should be regressed to their “non conception” in my opinion!) and there was then an additional information: such as a beam of light, or seeing one of the other women speaking to a male entity [note from vog: as all this is so interesting… was it really necessary to hypnotize this woman twice to get such meager results?]
Reference: UFORA89017. Original investigation by Bryan Dickeson. Retrospective investigation by Keith Baskerfield & Bill Chalker. See also Dykes, M. (1981). “Strangers In Our Skies.” INL Lower Hutt.pp46-49.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3000

Event 40561 (D4DE78C5)

Date: 3/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Beginning of a wave of observation of long cylindrical objects above Lake Michigan.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2788

Event 40562 (086D3686)

Date: 3/1978
Location: Many Locations, MN
Description: Widespread UFO sightings, including formations and disc-shaped objects with windows (section VIII). (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4924

Event 40563 (4C9E181B)

Date: 3/1978
Location: Minnesota
Description: Widespread UFO sightings, including formations and disc-shaped objects with windows
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_307

Event 40564 (0A0F959A)

Date: 3/1/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
Description: 2 observer(s). Domed cylinder/cigar-shape going east. Turns going northeast. Colored portholes flash.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 946)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13001

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “193”, HatchDesc: “STERLING HEIGHTS,MI:2 OBS:DOMED CGR > E:TURNS >NE:CLRD PORTHOLES FLASH”, LatLong: “42.577780 -83.016671”, LatLongDMS: “42:34:40 N 83:01:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40565 (90AAE15D)

Date: 3/1/1978
Description: At 8:00 p.m. a man named Folger in McKinney, Kentucky had a close encounter with round gray object with a square top and a window. The UFO hovered at just 200 feet altitude, and had colored lights. It shot away fast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Stanford (KY) Interior Journal, March 2, 1978; UFO Newsclipping Service, issue # 106
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1219

Event 40566 (134A4228)

Date: 3/1/1978
Description: At 9:00 p.m. a cigar-shaped object with a dome flew toward the east, then turned toward the northeast as it flew through the sky in Sterling Heights, Michigan at 9 p.m. It had colored portholes that flashed light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: NICAP UFO Investigator, October 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1220

Event 40567 (B8314C3D)

Date: 3/1/1978
Description: There were also multiple reports of nocturnal lights and close encounters from several independent witnesses in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on this night, between 9:20 and 10:00 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: CUFOS files; Pittsburgh ¶ Post-Gazette, March 4, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1221

Event 40568 (AF962055)

Date: 3/2/1978
Time: 05:50
Location: SOUTH / GISBORNE, NZ
Description: 1 man. Domed sausage going quickly north fast over young nicks head toward(s) Waimata.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 362)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13002

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “S/GISBORNE,NZ:1 MAN:DOMED SAUSAGE >>N FAST ovr YOUNG NICKS HEAD twrd WAIMATA”, LatLong: “-38.750002 177.950008”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:00 S 177:57:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40569 (1529B860)

Date: 3/2/1978
Description: In the city of Gisborne, New Zealand at 5:55 a.m. a man sighted a cigar-shaped UFO with a dome on top. At eight p.m. that evening in Pelotas, Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Jose Alvaro, age 20, was abducted aboard a UFO and had a forced sexual encounter with a tall female UFO crew member. As in the famous Antonio Villas Boas abduction, he was rubbed down with a sponge and an apparent disinfectant liquid before sex. The woman was described as a tall, human-like female with protuberant eyes, who made groaning noises during sex. He described the UFO as spherical and blue in color.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Xenolog, March 1978, p. 19; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case no. 129
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1258

Event 40570 (F3A034AF)

Date: 3/3/1978
Time: ~23:00
Location: PELOTAS, BRZ
Description: Blue beam zaps man. Abduction. Sex / pseudo-human/entity. Telepathy / violent images. Saucer / 2 separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 365)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13003

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “PELOTAS,BRZ:BLUE BEAM ZAPS MAN:ABD:SEX/PSH:TLP/VIOLENT IMAGES:SCR/2 SEP.OBS”, LatLong: “-31.750002 -52.300002”, LatLongDMS: “31:45:00 S 52:18:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGS”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 40571 (4DAD6E53)

Date: 3/4/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: NORTH / SHERMAN, TX
Description: Newsman and several. White falling star makes 90° turn going quickly north. Red light / side.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 941)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13004

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “221”, HatchDesc: “N/SHERMAN,TX:NEWSMAN+SVRL:WHT FALLING STAR MAKES 90° TURN >>N:RED LITE/SIDE”, LatLong: “33.666668 -96.583338”, LatLongDMS: “33:40:00 N 96:35:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 40572 (81B5A680)

Date: 3/5/1978
Time: 02:10
Location: NORTH / PARACHILNA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Description: Night light paces truck. Vanishes when 2nd truck nears. / r241p4.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13005

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “N/PARACHILNA,S.AUSTRL:NLT PACES TRUCK:VANISHES when 2nd TRUCK NEARS:/r241p4.”, LatLong: “-31.055557 138.405562”, LatLongDMS: “31:03:20 S 138:24:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Australia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40573 (37F5808E)

Date: 3/6/1978
Time: 06:40
Location: BOURGNEUF, FR
Description: Separate observer(s). Brilliant round object lands / woods. Covered / lights. Shape vague.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13006

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “BOURGNEUF,FR:SEP.OBS:BRILL.RND OBJ LANDS/WOODS:COVERED/LITES:shape vague”, LatLong: “46.166669 -1.033333”, LatLongDMS: “46:10:00 N 01:02:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40574 (82D13EFF)

Date: 3/6/1978
Time: 14:00
Location: FLORENCE, AZ
Description: Teacher and kids. Dark metallic disk hovers / southwest. 10° tilt. Maneuvers and stops. Quickly going up [to] and gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 939)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13007

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “454”, HatchDesc: “FLORENCE,AZ:TEACHER+KIDS:DRK MTLC DISK HVRS/SW:10°TILT:MNVRS+STOPS:↑↑+GONE”, LatLong: “33.033335 -111.388894”, LatLongDMS: “33:02:00 N 111:23:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40575 (A01E7DF1)

Date: 3/6/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: LAKE ST. CLAIRE, MI
Description: Several separate observer(s). Fast green delta/triangle/box-like craft. Ovoids zigzag. Cones / low altitude. Lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13008

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “175”, HatchDesc: “LAKE St.CLAIRE,MI:SVRL SEP.OBS:FAST GRN DLT:OVOIDS ZIGZAG:CONES/LO ALT:LITES”, LatLong: “42.416669 -82.683337”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 82:41:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40576 (E743003A)

Date: 3/8/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: POINT CLARE, NSW
Description: Aus. Several observer(s). Triangle with 2 flashing beams in from sea. Glows. Going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13009

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “80”, HatchDesc: “POINT CLARE,NSW:AUS:SVRL OBS:TRIANGLE W/2 FLASHING BEAMS IN from SEA:GLOWS:>N”, LatLong: “-33.450002 151.333341”, LatLongDMS: “33:27:00 S 151:20:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40577 (BEFDBD0F)

Date: 3/8/1978
Time: 20:40
Location: HOROWIKI AND NEWLANDS, NZ
Description: Separate observer(s). 4 rows / red fireballs. Shape = WW2 helmet. East going quickly west. Unidentified.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13010

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “HOROWIKI+NEWLANDS,NZ:SEP.OBS:4 ROWS/RED FBLS:SHAPE=WW2 HELMET:E>>W:UID”, LatLong: “-41.233335 174.800008”, LatLongDMS: “41:14:00 S 174:48:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40578 (8D6F83BF)

Date: 3/9/1978
Time: 20:40
Location: NEAR ANCONA, ITL
Description: “Green flash” buzzes commercial flights IH662+Malta Airline. Rocket?
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 92)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13011

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “18”, HatchDesc: “nr ANCONA,ITL:“GREEN FLASH” BUZZES COMMERCIAL FLITES IH662+MALTA AIRL:ROCKET?”, LatLong: “43.500002 13.500001”, LatLongDMS: “43:30:00 N 13:30:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MRC”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40579 (638B0884)

Date: 3/9/1978
Locations: Vicenza, Italy; 75 miles away from Vicenza, Italy
Description: Pilot Luciano Ascione is flying northbound at 2,600 feet 75 miles away from Vicenza, Italy, when a green, rocket-shaped object appears on his right about 1 mile away. Other planes in the area report a green flash.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, pp. 92–93; 1Pinotti 214–215
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5675

Event 40580 (7B98D1F8)

Date: 3/10/1978
Time: 06:10
Location: MADEIRA ISLAND, ATLANTIC OCEAN.
Description: Pilot near airport. Large cylinder/cigar-shape crosses sky. Slow / Diario de Coimbra.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13012

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MADEIRA ISLAND,ATL:PILOT nr AIRPORT:LRG CGR CROSSES SKY:SLOW/DIARIO de COIMBRA”, LatLong: “32.616668 -16.866667”, LatLongDMS: “32:37:00 N 16:52:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MDR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40581 (B1CDAFC5)

Date: 3/10/1978
Time: ~17:00
Location: SEDLESCOMBE, ENGL
Description: Separate observer(s). White smoke ball / clear sky. Buzzes plane. Going south. Then turns going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13013

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “SEDLESCOMBE,ENGL:SEP.OBS:WHT SMOKE BALL/CLR SKY:BUZZES PLANE:>S:THEN TURNS ↑”, LatLong: “50.916669 0.533333”, LatLongDMS: “50:55:00 N 00:32:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40582 (9F08C26A)

Date: 3/10/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: SYLVA, NC
Description: Several observer(s). Round object / low altitude glows blue and red. Hums. Beeps and circles and away fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13014

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “621”, HatchDesc: “SYLVA,NC:SVRL OBS:ROUND OBJ/LO ALT GLOWS BLU+RED:HUMS:BEEPS+CIRCLES+AWAY FAST”, LatLong: “35.372224 -83.227782”, LatLongDMS: “35:22:20 N 83:13:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40583 (BC09A127)

Date: 3/10/1978
Location: Toledo, OH
Description: 7:30 PM (IUR,3,12) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4925

Event 40584 (AFA9D456)

Date: 3/10/1978
Location: Sylva, NC
Description: A round object with glowing blue and red lights was seen by several witnesses. It made a humming sound, gave off beeps and flew in circles at a low altitude (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4926

Event 40585 (24C7C66B)

Date: 3/10/1978
Description: At 10:10 p.m. a round object with glowing blue and red lights was seen by several witnesses in Sylva, North Carolina. It made a humming sound, gave off beeps and flew in circles at a low altitude. It finally flew off at high speed after three minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Sylva (North Carolina) Herald, March 16, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1412

Event 40586 (5437B820)

Date: 3/11/1978
Time: ~19:00
Location: LAKE BASKATONG, QB
Description: 2 / camp. Shallow glowing-cone going down. Hovers just over lake. Photographs. / r60#104.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 40)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13015

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “223”, HatchDesc: “LAKE BASKATONG,QB:2/CAMP:SHALLOW GLOW-CONE↓:HVRS JUST OVR LAKE:FOTOS:/r60#104”, LatLong: “46.800002 -75.800004”, LatLongDMS: “46:48:00 N 75:48:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “Quebec”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40587 (73D82BAE)

Date: 3/11/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: CISERNS, ITL
Description: 3 radiomen. Round orange object maneuvers / 1km altitude. Going [to] away and back. Lands / woods. Quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13016

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), TLP: Telepathy, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CISERNS,ITL:3 RADIOMEN:RND ORG.OBJ MNVRS/1km alt:> AWAY+BACK:LANDS/WOODS:↑↑”, LatLong: “46.233336 13.244445”, LatLongDMS: “46:14:00 N 13:14:40 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UD”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40588 (F3089C41)

Date: 3/11/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: WAIMATA VALLEY, NZ
Description: 4 / car. Several red night lights maneuver. Top-hat object / ground. All fly when chased.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 362)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13017

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “180”, HatchDesc: “WAIMATA Vly,NZ:4/CAR:SVRL RED NLTS MNVR:TOP-HAT OBJ/GND:ALL FLY when chased”, LatLong: “-38.583335 178.050008”, LatLongDMS: “38:35:00 S 178:03:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40589 (C193DFCE)

Date: 3/11/1978
Time: 23:00?
Location: WAIMATA VALLEY, NZ
Description: 3 women camping. 2 hours missing time. Abduction / 2 regressed. 3rd on hold. / APROv30#2.
Type: sighting
Reference: CHALKER,Bill: The OZ FILES. Australian Sightings. 1996 Duffy & Snellgrove. NSW,Australia. ISBN 1-875989-04-8 (Index 165)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13018

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “WAIMATA Vly,NZ:3 WOMEN CAMPING:2hrs MST:ABD/2 REGRESSED:3rd on hold:/APROv30#2”, LatLong: “-38.633335 178.116675”, LatLongDMS: “38:38:00 S 178:07:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40590 (2B7D77D4)

Date: 3/11/1978
Locations: L’Île-Perrot, Quebec; Reservoir Baskatong
Description: Sundown. Two men from L’Île-Perrot, Quebec, are camping near the shore of Reservoir Baskatong when they see a comet-like, bright blue object leaving a fiery trail plummeting toward the surface of the lake. It disappears behind trees, and the men jump up, grab their cameras, and run to the lake. The object is hovering silently above the surface, where it remains stationary for 30 seconds before moving to the other side of the lake. One of them starts snapping photos, but after 5 seconds the object rises swiftly and disappears like a flash into the sky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Said Photographed,” Tampa (Fla.) Times, March 13, 1978, p. 1; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 4 (April 1978): 2; Wido Hoville and Don Donderi, “RR2 au Lac Baskatong,” UFO-Quebec, no. 16 (December 1978): 8–10, 15–22; Yurko Bondarchuk, UFO Sightings, Landings, and Abductions, Methuen, 1979, pp. 4–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5676

Event 40591 (7FC380DC)

Date: 3/11/1978
Location: Waimata Valley, New Zealand
Description: 10:40 p.m. Four witnesses in the Waimata Valley, New Zealand, watch a red and green object shaped like a top hat. Two of them approach in their car to about 100 feet, but the object shuts off all its lights and disappears. The same object reappears twice more the same evening.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gisborne (N.Z.) Herald, March 16, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5677

Event 40592 (2638929C)

Date: 3/11/1978
Description: Sometime around 11 p.m. three people were camping on the site of a Maori burial ground in the Waimata Valley, New Zealand when one of them awoke suddenly and saw a being looking at them. Her memory went blank at this point, but she does recall that at 4:00 a.m. the next morning all three of them woke up and left the area. Under hypnosis, she recalled that she and one of her companions were drawn onboard a luminous domed disc-shaped craft by a beam of light. A humanoid being of medium built, who wore a pair of silvery calf-length boots, met them inside. He communicated with her by telepathy and warned them to keep silent about the experience.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Xenolog, September 1978, p. 14; APRO Bulletin, February 1982, p. 3; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case 50
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1426

Event 40593 (9B07F27C)

Date: 3/12/1978
Location: WAERENGA-AHIKA, NZ
Description: Huge ovoid 15M from car. Thousands / small lights / sides. Going up [to] to 100M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 362)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13019

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “WAERENGA-AHIKA,NZ:HUGE OVOID 15M from CAR:1000s/SML LITES/SIDES:↑ to 100M alt”, LatLong: “-38.600002 177.916675”, LatLongDMS: “38:36:00 S 177:55:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40594 (35A73774)

Date: 3/12/1978
Locations: Kawerau, New Zealand; Gisborne
Description: Early morning. A mill worker at Kawerau, New Zealand, is driving back to Gisborne when a brilliant orange light illuminates the interior of his car. He sees a large oval object floating alongside about 50 feet away. He thinks it is as large as a five-story building and has thousands of small lights on the sides. Slowly it rises to 300– 400 feet and floats away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gisborne (N.Z.) Herald, March 16, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, np. 5 (May 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5678

Event 40595 (01EE2D36)

Date: 3/13/1978
Time: 18:20
Location: SYDNEY HARBOR, AUSTR
Description: 3 observer(s). Large quarter-circular object north going south overhead / amusement park. 2 lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13020

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SYDNEY HARBOR,AUSTR:3 OBS:LRG QUARTER-CIRC.OBJ N>S OVHD/AMUSEMENT PARK:2 LITES”, LatLong: “-33.861113 151.200007”, LatLongDMS: “33:51:40 S 151:12:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40596 (1D1BF800)

Date: 3/14/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: ST. PAUL, FR
Description: 2 / car and more. Luminous dumbbell hovers. Rises to clouds going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13021

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “St.PAUL,FR:2/CAR+:LUMn.DUMBBELL HVRS:RISES to CLOUDS >>S:”, LatLong: “48.333336 5.883334”, LatLongDMS: “48:20:00 N 05:53:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vosges”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40597 (41482E4E)

Date: 3/14/1978
Description: A luminous dumb bell-shaped UFO hovered over two witnesses driving in Saint Paul, Vosges, France at 7:15 p.m. It rose to enter the clouds, and then left quickly to the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1978; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13090
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1496

Event 40598 (AD92781B)

Date: 3/15/1978?
Time: 20:50
Location: KENT, OH
Description: 2 / campers. Yellow globe all over/all about lake. Retractable beam searches lake. Large figure.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: CE-5, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS of the 5th KIND. 1999 Sourcebooks Inc. Naperville, IL ISBN 1-57071-427-4. 242 case files. (Index 384)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13022

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CVS: Conversation/communication, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “80”, Elev: “335”, HatchDesc: “KENT,OH:2/CAMPERS:YLW GLOBE ALLO LAKE:RETRACTIBLE BEAM SEARCHES LAKE:LRG FIG.”, LatLong: “41.155558 -81.355559”, LatLongDMS: “41:09:20 N 81:21:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40599 (D6695B5A)

Date: 3/15/1978
Time: 05:00:00.0
Location: 41.5000 88.5000
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: China
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1814

Extra Data: LatLong: “41.5000 88.5000”, LatLongDMS: “41:30:00 N 88:30:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “China”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “NRDC”, NukeType: “NACC”

Event 40600 (B3D419A4)

Date: 3/16/1978
Time: 15:00:00.1
Location: 37.0100 -116.1000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Karab” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_824

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0100 -116.1000”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:36 N 116:06:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.00”, NukeName: “Karab”, NukeSource: “ISC”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40601 (098F5B93)

Date: 3/16/1978
Locations: Arroyo Grande, California; Grover City; Arroyo Grande City Hall; Oceano; Morro Bay
Description: 9:00 p.m. Mayor Mark M. Millis of Arroyo Grande, California, and Mayor Al Dutra of Grover City are leaving a meeting at Arroyo Grande City Hall when they see a triangular-shaped lighted object the size of a Boeing 747 moving slowly to the southwest about one mile in the air. Capt. Antony Wood of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department also sees the object at Oceano, and other witnesses as far north as Morro Bay report the UFO, which has two bright lights in front and smaller ones in the back.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Mayors, Police, Others See UFO in South County,” Santa Maria (Calif.) Times, March 17, 1978, p. 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5679

Event 40602 (50237961)

Date: 3/17/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Meeting with Ken Edward (England). (March 17)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2789

Event 40603 (17EDA122)

Date: 3/17/1978
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
Description: Metal sphere/orb/globe trails steam and tornado. Path radioactive. = Cosmos 992 Sat?
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13023

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, COV: Indication of coverup, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “India”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “NEW DELHI,INDIA:MTL ORB TRAILS STEAM+TORNADO:PATH RADIOACTIVE:=Cosmos 992 Sat?”, LatLong: “28.716668 77.300004”, LatLongDMS: “28:43:00 N 77:18:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NDL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40604 (02CF44A0)

Date: 3/17/1978 (approximate)
Time: 21:20
Location: SALERNO, ITL
Description: Boy / 16. Lampshade saucer stops / 2M altitude 25M away. Odor. Wind stops! Going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13024

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “SALERNO,ITL:BOY/16:LAMPSHADE SCR STOPS/2M alt 25M away:ODOR:WIND STOPS!:>>S”, LatLong: “40.666669 14.766667”, LatLongDMS: “40:40:00 N 14:46:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40605 (13E156E7)

Date: 3/17/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: OFF DURBAN, NATAL
Description: Many observer(s). Cluster / night lights follows cosmos satellite re-entry but hours later.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13025

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “off DURBAN,NATAL:MANY OBS:CLUSTER/NLTS FOLOS COSMOS SAT.RE-ENTRY but hrs later”, LatLong: “-29.833335 31.333335”, LatLongDMS: “29:50:00 S 31:20:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KwaZulu-Natal”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40606 (6F14FE9C)

Date: 3/17/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: RISLEY, ENG
Description: Robot zaps observer(s). Walks through fence / atomic center. Missing time. Radio Blown. / LDLN#187.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 290)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13026

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, NFO: No craft seen, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, NUC: Nuclear facility related, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “28”, HatchDesc: “RISLEY,ENG:RBT ZAPS OBS:WALKS THRU FENCE/ATOMIC CTR:MST:RADIO BLOWN:/LDLN#187”, LatLong: “53.383336 -2.616667”, LatLongDMS: “53:23:00 N 02:37:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “14”

Event 40607 (FADD9B1E)

Date: 3/17/1978
Locations: Sale, Greater Manchester, England; Daten Avenue, Risley; Universities Research Reactor building; Pudgate police station
Description: 11:30 p.m. Service engineer Ken Edwards is driving back from a union meeting in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, on Daten Avenue, Risley, past the UK Atomic Energy Authority site. As he is approaching the roundabout near the Universities Research Reactor building and the UKAEA fire station, he notices a 7-foot-tall silver figure coming down a steep embankment to his left. Stopping his van, Edwards watches the figure descend with an unnatural stiff-legged gait. The figure walks across the road only 15 feet from him. As he passes Edwards, the figure looks at him and two beams of light shoot from its eyes and dazzle him. It continues walking toward the security fence surrounding the UKAEA site. The figure raises an arm (one of two that seem to come out of its chest) and walks through the 10-foot-tall, barbed wire-topped, chain link fence, disappearing into the darkness. He later drives to the Pudgate police station to report the sighting. Police accompany him to the site where they find a group of UKAEA constabulary officers gathered at the spot, but since there is no hole in the fence, they discount his story. However, years later investigator Glen Vaudrey discovers that the tall figure was a 6 foot, 5 inch fireman dressed in a high-temperature fire suit who was trying to scare some students in an isolation building across the road.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Man on the Moss,” Fortean Times 305 (October 2013): 29; Glen Vaudrey, “Atom Age Alien? Solving the Mystery of the Risley Silver Man,” Fortean Times 397 (October 2020): 36–41; Jenny Randles, “Silvery Ships from the Stars,” Fortean Times 403 (March 2021): 30–31
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5680

Event 40608 (26D75393)

Date: 3/18/1978 (approximate)
Location: POLICASTRO, ITL
Description: 2 grey-green cigars going [to] low and slow just over riverbank. Turn back going north to mountains.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 107)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13027

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “POLICASTRO,ITL:2 GRY-GRN CGRS > LO+SLO JUST OVR RIVERBANK:TURN BACK >N to MTNS”, LatLong: “40.083335 15.516667”, LatLongDMS: “40:05:00 N 15:31:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40609 (C4215CB2)

Date: 3/18/1978
Time: 04:00
Location: WEST / PALM SPRINGS, CA
Description: 2 / car. Domed disk hums and hovers / mountains. Photographs. Going southwest and then quickly going up. / r200v3#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 942)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13028

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “130”, HatchDesc: “W/PALM SPRINGS,CA:2/CAR:DOMED DISK HUMS+HVRS/MTNs:FOTOS:>SW+THEN ↑↑:/r200v3#5”, LatLong: “33.833335 -116.750006”, LatLongDMS: “33:50:00 N 116:45:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40610 (6367AB15)

Date: 3/18/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: SUMMERVILLE, SC
Description: Blue beam / silver 18M saucer. Man abduction. Exam and array. / r16p51+/ r25p99.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 553)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13029

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “23”, HatchDesc: “SUMMERVILLE,SC:BLU BEAM/SLVR 18M SCR:MAN ABD:EXAM+XRAY:/r16p51+/r25p99”, LatLong: “33.016668 -80.177782”, LatLongDMS: “33:01:00 N 80:10:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 40611 (F87FC71F)

Date: 3/18/1978
Location: Summerville, SC
Description: William J. Herrmann abduction case (section XIII). (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4927

Event 40612 (66464FEE)

Date: 3/18/1978
Location: S

[c0mmando]

ummerville, SC
Description: William J. Herrmann abduction case
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_308

Event 40613 (50CE44AB)

Date: 3/18/1978
Location: Palm Springs, California
Description: Around 4:00 p.m. Leo Giampietro and his wife are driving 15 miles west of Palm Springs, California. He pulls over when he sees a brown-colored domed disc the size of a distant aircraft moving in a straight path over the mountains in the southwest. It hovers for a few seconds and he can hear a humming sound. He manages to snap tree photos. The noise stops and the object shoots straight up and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-5-18,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 3; “Case Update,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5681

Event 40614 (6635F50F)

Date: 3/18/1978
Locations: Charleston, South Carolina; Summerville
Description: 9:15 p.m. William J. Hermann is out looking for UFOs near Charleston, South Carolina, when he sees apparently the same UFO he has photographed frequently before. He starts running toward it when it suddenly swoops toward him and directs a paralyzing blue-white beam at him. Hermann loses consciousness. When he wakes up again, it is 12:05 a.m. and he is in a field in Summerville, 15 miles from his home. He sees the UFO departing in its characteristic zigzag pattern. He calls the police, who drive him home. The next few nights he suffers from nervousness, headaches, and insomnia. Not long afterward, he is hypnotized by James A. Harder, an engineering professor affiliated with APRO. He recalls an abduction/contact experience on board a spacecraft with beings from Zeta Reticuli. The leader tells him that if mankind persists in its warlike ways, civilization will be destroyed. Hermann continues to experience contacts and he begins to channel alien writings.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wendelle C. Stevens and William J. Hermann, UFO Contact from Reticulum, Wendelle C. Stevens, 1981; Patrick Gross, URECAT, April 18, 2012; Clark III 570–571
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5682

Event 40615 (F3F156AB)

Date: 3/18/1978
Description: On the evening of this date an auto mechanic observing a UFO through binoculars in North Charleston, South Carolina was rendered unconscious and levitated by a tubular, aquamarine beam of light. Amnesia followed and he found himself alone in a field miles away from where he had encountered the disc-shaped UFO. Through hypnosis he recalled an abduction sequence by four-and-a-half-foot tall beings with spongy white skin, big eyes and head, that wore rust colored jump suits. Among the features of the abduction included a physical exam on a table inside the UFO, being given messages and an artifact.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, Uninvited Guests, p. 294
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1557

Event 40616 (E5DDE7BD)

Date: 3/19/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: HICKORY, NC
Description: 5 students. 3M disk circles Lenoir-Rhyne college. Shoots straight up.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13030

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “354”, HatchDesc: “HICKORY,NC:5 STUDENTS:3M DISK CIRCLES LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE:SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP”, LatLong: “35.733335 -81.333337”, LatLongDMS: “35:44:00 N 81:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40617 (CFD5A951)

Date: 3/19/1978
Time: 03:46:59.8
Location: 49.9450 77.7040
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1512

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9450 77.7040”, LatLongDMS: “49:56:42 N 77:42:14 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40618 (E8896CDC)

Date: 3/20/1978
Time: 17:20
Location: VILLAMARE DI SAPRI, IT
Description: 2 observer(s). Whirlwind. Cone going down. Tilts. Follows tracks. Returns and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13031

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “VILLAMARE di SAPRI,IT:2 OBS:WHIRLWHIND:CONE ↓:TILTS:FOLOS TRACKS:RETURNS+AWAY”, LatLong: “40.066669 15.633334”, LatLongDMS: “40:04:00 N 15:38:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40619 (16742D1B)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: ~18:00
Location: SOUTH / ST. CROIX FALLS, WI
Description: 3 observer(s). Large object hovers / 15 minute(s) and more. Ringed / beams. Shape unknown. / r60#106.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13032

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “367”, HatchDesc: “S/St.CROIX FALLS,WI:3 OBS:LRG OBJ HVRS/15min+:RINGED/BEAMS:shape unk:/r60#106”, LatLong: “45.366669 -92.638893”, LatLongDMS: “45:22:00 N 92:38:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40620 (3C4CB496)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: VOLTRI, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). 3 red saucers. 1 lands. Vanishes. Reappears / different color! / 4 hours.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13033

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “240”, HatchDesc: “VOLTRI,ITL:SVRL OBS:3 RED SCRS:1 LANDS:VANISHES:REAPPEARS/DIFF.COLOR!:/4 HOURS”, LatLong: “44.433335 8.750000”, LatLongDMS: “44:26:00 N 08:45:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GNS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40621 (65B3C0E5)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: SOUTH / CHISAGO LK, MN
Description: Family. Silent formation / 5 red night lights going quickly east / 100MPH. / r60#119 / R. E. Engberg.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13034

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “285”, HatchDesc: “S/CHISAGO Lk,MN:FAMILY:SLNT FORMn/5 RED NLTS >>E/100MPH:/r60#119/R.E.ENGBERG”, LatLong: “45.338891 -92.850004”, LatLongDMS: “45:20:20 N 92:51:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 40622 (696412D6)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: CUMBERLAND, WI
Description: 11 observer(s). Silent 135m object northeast going southwest slow. 300m altitude. Big red lights. / r98#50.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 942)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13035

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “381”, HatchDesc: “CUMBERLAND,WI:11 OBS:SLNT 135m OBJ NE>SW SLOW:300m alt:BIG RED LITES:/r98#50”, LatLong: “45.533336 -92.016671”, LatLongDMS: “45:32:00 N 92:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40623 (99042BA9)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: NORTH / MILLTOWN, WI
Description: Cop. Group / 5 red night lights splits up. 3 going quickly west. 2 going quickly southwest. Each = 6mm / arms length.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13036

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “381”, HatchDesc: “N/MILLTOWN,WI:COP:Grp/5 RED NLTS SPLITS UP:3 >>W:2 >>SW:EACH=6mm/ARMS LENGTH”, LatLong: “45.550002 -92.511116”, LatLongDMS: “45:33:00 N 92:30:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40624 (8F8CCB7F)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 21:10
Location: TAYLORS FALLS, MN
Description: 1+teens. 10 disks going southwest / triangle formation. Blue and white. 10mph / 200’. Low humming.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13037

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “280”, HatchDesc: “TAYLORS FALLS,MN:1+TEENS:10 DISKS >SW/TRIANGLE FORMn:BLU+WHT:10mph/200’:LO HUM”, LatLong: “45.366669 -92.683338”, LatLongDMS: “45:22:00 N 92:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40625 (0D872FF3)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: SHAFER, MN AND AREA
Description: Several separate observer(s). Rows / red night lights and disks change formation. Generally. Going southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13038

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “278”, HatchDesc: “SHAFER,MN+AREA:SVRL SEP.OBS:ROWS/RED NLTS+DISKS CHANGE FORMn:generally:>SW”, LatLong: “45.361113 -92.750004”, LatLongDMS: “45:21:40 N 92:45:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40626 (9E4E4A0D)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: SCANDIA, MN
Description: Many separate observer(s). Large grey object follows car. Circles house. Red night lights all over/all about. / r98#50.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 947)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13039

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “263”, HatchDesc: “SCANDIA,MN:MANY SEP.OBS:LRG.GRY OBJ FOLOS CAR:CCLs HOUSE:RED NLTS ALLO:/r98#50”, LatLong: “45.266669 -92.805560”, LatLongDMS: “45:16:00 N 92:48:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40627 (E01618B5)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: OAKDALE AND BEAVER LAKE, MN
Description: Several separate observer(s). Big cone-saucer with many lights going west. Helicopters seen.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: ENGBERG, Robt. E.: REPORT on INVESTIGATION of SCANDIA, MN SIGHTINGS of 22MAR78; 22pp. Self published: 15FEB79.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13040

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “255”, HatchDesc: “OAKDALE+BEAVER LAKE,MN:SVRL.SEP.OBS:BIG CONE-SCR W/MANY LITES >W:copters seen”, LatLong: “44.961113 -92.966671”, LatLongDMS: “44:57:40 N 92:58:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40628 (F90F5F75)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: PATAPSCO ST. PARK, MD
Description: 4 / camp. 2 100+’ triangles going southeast. Figure in window? Light / corners.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 940)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13041

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “73”, HatchDesc: “PATAPSCO St.PARK,MD:4/CAMP:2 100+’ TRIANGLES >SE:FIG in WINDOW?:LITE/CORNERS”, LatLong: “39.294446 -76.788893”, LatLongDMS: “39:17:40 N 76:47:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40629 (4AD11321)

Date: 3/22/1978
Time: 17:30:00.5
Location: -21.7050 -138.9340
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Pylade” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1909

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.7050 -138.9340”, LatLongDMS: “21:42:18 S 138:56:02 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.73”, NukeName: “Pylade”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 40630 (01A62957)

Date: 3/22/1978
Locations: Cumberland, Wisconsin; Newport, Minnesota; Chisago City, Minnesota; Dresser, Wisconsin; St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota
Description: 7:00 and 8:45 p.m. Two waves of UFO sightings are reported over a wide area between Cumberland, Wisconsin, and Newport, Minnesota. UFO investigator Robert E. Engberg traces the first wave beginning around Chisago City, Minnesota, and moving east between Dresser and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The second wave originates near Cumberland and follows an 85-mile course to St. Paul, Minnesota. Witnesses see formations of red lights, single round objects with red body lights, and orange globes in straight-line and oblique formations. Some disc-shaped objects are also reported with rows of body lights.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Valley UFO Sightings of March 22, 1978, Described,” Taylors Falls (Minn.) The Dalles Visitor, May 1979, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 119, pp. 7– 9; “A Mini-Flap in Minnesota: UFO or Helicopters?” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): insert
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5683

Event 40631 (7F034541)

Date: 3/22/1978
Locations: Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland; Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tunnel
Description: 11:00 p.m. Gary Oickle, David Oickle, and two friends are sitting around a campfire in Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland, near the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tunnel. They see a strange object in the southeastern sky that moves around for 10 minutes before it disappears behind a ridge. Another object soon appears over their campsite from behind a ridge to the north; this time it is a triangular shape about 150–200 feet on each side with large windows, three white lights at each corner, and a red light on top. Three of the witnesses think they see the silhouette of a figure in the windows. It moves very slowly, hovering at times, to the southeast. Another star-like object appears in the south after the triangle moves away. It changes colors repeatedly from blue to green to yellow to red.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Joe and Doris Graziano, “Object over State Park,” APRO Bulletin 26, no. 10 (April 1978): 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5684

Event 40632 (CB2488AF)

Date: 3/23/1978
Location: 37.0000 -116.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Topmast” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_825

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0000 -116.0000”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:00 N 116:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Topmast”, NukeSource: “NV209”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40633 (D69D0E85)

Date: 3/23/1978
Time: 16:30:00.2
Location: 37.1018 -116.0511
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Iceberg” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_826

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1018 -116.0511”, LatLongDMS: “37:06:06 N 116:03:04 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.64”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Iceberg”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40634 (28952FF6)

Date: 3/24/1978
Location: CINFAES, PORTUGAL
Description: Dark blue object north going quickly south over village. Dog runs and hides for 2 days.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 206)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13042

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CINFAES,PORTUGAL:DARK BLUE OBJ N>>S OVR VILLAGE:DOG RUNS+HIDES FOR 2 DAYS”, LatLong: “41.066669 -8.100000”, LatLongDMS: “41:04:00 N 08:06:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BRA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40635 (75D2657E)

Date: 3/24/1978
Time: 12:00
Location: PENALVA, BRZ
Description: Boy abduction / 81 hours. Paralyzed. Saucer and 3 helmeted small humanoids (or Greys). Shown strange land / no sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 109)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13043

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “192”, Elev: “31”, HatchDesc: “PENALVA,BRZ:BOY ABD/81hrs:PRLZD:SCR+3 HELMETED OIDS:SHOWN STRANGE LAND/NO SKY.”, LatLong: “-3.300000 -45.166669”, LatLongDMS: “03:18:00 S 45:10:00 W”, Locale: “Rainforest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “MRN”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 40636 (BC3DDC73)

Date: 3/24/1978
Locations: New Mexico; Dulce, New Mexico; Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Description: In one case documented by New Mexico police and the FBI, an 11-month-old cross Hereford-Charolais bull, belonging to Manuel Gomez of Dulce, New Mexico, is found mutilated. It displays “classic” mutilation signs, including the removal of the rectum and sex organs with what appears to be “a sharp and precise instrument,” and its internal organs are found to be inconsistent with a normal case of death followed by predation. The animal’s heart, as well as bone and muscle samples, are sent to the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory for microscopic and bacteriological studies, while samples from the animal’s liver are sent to two separate private laboratories. Los Alamos detects the presence of naturally occurring Clostridium bacteria in the heart but is unable to reach any conclusions because of the possibility that the bacteria represent postmortem contamination. They do not directly investigate the heart’s unusual color or texture. Samples from the animal’s liver are found to be completely devoid of copper and to contain 4 times the normal level of zinc, potassium, and phosphorus. The scientists performing the analysis are unable to explain these anomalies. Blood samples taken at the scene are reported to be “light pink in color” and “did not clot after several days” while the animal’s hide is found to be unusually brittle for a fresh death (the animal was estimated to have been dead for 5 hours) and the flesh underneath is found to be discolored.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Cattle mutilation”; Amanda Push, “Underground Aliens and Cattle Mutilations: Dulce, New Mexico, Has Long Been the Site of Strange Activity and Conspiracy Theories,” DGO, February 26, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5685

Event 40637 (39AC39C0)

Date: 3/24/1978
Locations: Penalva, Maranhão, Brazil; Scrub forest; Serme Hospital in São Luis
Description: Just after 12:00 noon. Luis Carlos Serra, 16, is picking guava in the forest just west of Penalva, Maranhão, Brazil, when he hears a sharp noise like a car horn. He looks up and sees a bright white light about 20 inches wide high above the palm trees. Suddenly he falls flat on his back, paralyzed. After a short time, he starts rising in the air toward a round UFO with four balls on the bottom, a dome on top, and three windows. He floats through one of the windows head-first. Inside he drops to the floor, still paralyzed, and sees three entities about 3 feet high and wearing “diving suits.” He is taken somewhere with no trees and tall grass and subjected to an examination. Soon he loses consciousness and wakes up three days later in a scrub forest. A nearby fisherman, José Ribamar dos Santos, hears his cry, finds and recognizes him, and takes him back to town. Serra is examined in the hospital by Dr. Linda Macieira, who finds that he has four teeth missing and is completely bald with his hair burned off. He has a general loss of motor control and a lack of sensitivity to pain. He does not eat, so he is fed intravenously for the 7 days he is hospitalized. On March 30 he is transferred to the Serme Hospital in São Luis, where 6 doctors examine him, including neurologist Antônio Saldanha, who finds that Serra still cannot speak and is generally unresponsive and in shock. Two psychiatrists, Renato Barcelar and Barcelar Viana, examine him after he recovers his ability to speak a few days later. He repeats his story without variation every time. He is discharged on April 7.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 899–901; “Caso Luis Carlos Serra,” Galáxia Mundo GAEMU, April 2014; Brazil 251–255
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5686

Event 40638 (FBDF9D78)

Date: 3/24/1978
Description: On this day a 16-year-old boy had gone out into the woods near Penalva, Maranhao, Brazil and disappeared, and a search party failed to locate him. Eighty-one hours later a fisherman heard a shout for help and found the boy standing in a forested area, dazed and unable to stand up. He was taken to a local hospital where he was found incoherent and bleeding from the head where some of his hair was missing. Four of his teeth were also missing. He also seemed to be paralyzed. After three days later in the hospital he was able to talk about what had happened to him. He said he had been gathering guava fruit outside a wooded area when he heard a loud siren like sound. He looked up and saw a bright light coming from above the trees. He then fell down to the ground unable to move, and was then levitated up into a hovering flying object that had three spheres on the bottom. He entered the object through a window and fell softly on the floor. Inside the craft he encountered three short beings that wore uniforms with helmets and visors, and spoke in a loud, incomprehensible language. The boy was then taken on a journey to a strange land with no trees, no lakes, and no birds, and a darkness above him. He could only see a field with tall grass. He was then floated onto a stone table where he was examined. He felt liquid going down his throat and he passed out. His next memory was that of coming to in the hospital.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bob Pratt, UFO Danger Zone: Terror and Death in Brazil–Where Next? p. 109; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 540, citing Bob Pratt, in Timothy Good (editor), The UFO Report 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1642

Event 40639 (A339AD0C)

Date: 3/25/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Y. S., 23 years old, living with his parents in the village of Saint-Armel (Ile-et-Vilaine) sees, on the communal road No. 202, between the village of Saint-Armel and the place called “les Apprix”, an enormous disc of orange color a few meters from the ground and which causes the stop of his automobile vehicle. The disc disappears and the vehicle restarts after a few seconds (0 h 30)
Reference: Bourret, L’armée parle
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2790

Event 40640 (17E0584E)

Date: 3/25/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Y. S. and his fiancée C. R., 18 years old, see at the same place as the day before beams of light coming from different places and directed towards their vehicle (23 h 30)
Reference: Bourret, L’armée parle
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2791

Event 40641 (628E8732)

Date: 3/25/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: ST. ARMEL, FR
Description: Huge disk over hv lines. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Restarts itself / 3rd gear. / LDLN#175.
Type: sighting
Reference: BOURRET, Jean-Claude: OVNI … l’ARMEE PARLE. Editions France Empire, Paris. 1979 (softcover) (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13044

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “St.ARMEL,FR:HUGE DISK ovr HV LINES:CAR EMEs:RESTARTS ITSELF/3rd GEAR:/LDLN#175”, LatLong: “48.016669 -1.588889”, LatLongDMS: “48:01:00 N 01:35:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ille-et-Vilaine”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40642 (176F67B5)

Date: 3/25/1978
Time: 17:30:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Hecube” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1910

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Hecube”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 40643 (2E25D71A)

Date: 3/26/1978
Description: (Translated from French) C. S., Town Secretary of Saint-Armel (Saint-Erblon), calls the Vitré Gendarmerie Company of Ile-et-Vilaine to report the observation of her brother-in-law on March 25th. The gendarmes ask Mrs. S. to invite Y. S. and his fiancée to testify at the local gendarmerie (13 h 30)
Reference: Bourret, L’armée parle
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2792

Event 40644 (233AE358)

Date: 3/26/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Y. S. and his fiancée present themselves at the local gendarmerie (14 h 15)
Reference: Bourret, L’armée parle
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2793

Event 40645 (55167F9B)

Date: 3/26/1978
Time: 03:57:00.0
Location: 49.7660 78.0080
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1513

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7660 78.0080”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:58 N 78:00:29 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 40646 (C7C0962B)

Date: 3/27/1978
Time: ~15:00
Location: 6+50 MI OFF SAN DIEGO, CA
Description: 3 military planes electro-magnetic effect (EME). 2 crash at sea. RADAR and radiation/radioactivity. Investigation/investigators hinted…
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 194)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13045

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “28”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “6+50 MI OFF SAN DIEGO,CA:3 MIL PLANES EME:2 CRASH AT SEA:RDR+RDA:INV HINTED…”, LatLong: “32.683335 -117.666672”, LatLongDMS: “32:41:00 N 117:40:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40647 (C252C83E)

Date: 3/27/1978
Time: 19:40
Location: MT. PLEASANT, WEST AUSTR
Description: 2 / home. Bell shaped object with colored lights going north slowly / 10 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13046

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “Mt.PLEASANT,W.AUSTR:2/HOME:BELL SHAPED OBJ W/CLRD LITES >N SLOWLY/10min”, LatLong: “-31.933335 115.861117”, LatLongDMS: “31:56:00 S 115:51:40 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40648 (60A4BC18)

Date: 3/27/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: RATBY, LEICS
Description: Girl / motorcycle. Long red triangle hovers / 200’ altitude. Loud drone. Harrier?
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13047

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “92”, HatchDesc: “RATBY,LEICs:GIRL/MOTORCYCLE:LONG RED TRIANGLE HVRS/200’alt:LOUD DRONE:Harrier?”, LatLong: “52.633336 -1.233333”, LatLongDMS: “52:38:00 N 01:14:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “60”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40649 (4B003456)

Date: 3/27/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: VILLAMMARE DI SAPRI, IT
Description: Power out and back on. Luminous half-moon over railroad/railway. “Eye” / bottom.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13048

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “VILLAMMARE di SAPRI,IT:POWER OUT+BACK ON:LUMN.HALF-MOON OVR RR:“EYE”/BOTTOM”, LatLong: “40.083335 15.633334”, LatLongDMS: “40:05:00 N 15:38:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40650 (8E01FC11)

Date: 3/27/1978
Description: Astronaut Gordon Cooper appears on the Merv Griffin Show and discusses UFO stories from government insiders. Merv Griffin asks him about occupant reports, and Cooper thinks they are credible. From what he has heard (although he has never been briefed on the matter), the aliens look no different from ordinary humans.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Thomas O’Toole, “Cooper: UFO Stories from ‘Credible’ Sources,” Washington Post, April 7, 1978
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5687

Event 40651 (A5BF4261)

Date: 3/27/1978
Locations: San Diego, California; Pacific; Naval Air Station North Island; Palm Springs
Description: During a 9-hour period near San Diego, California, an F-14 Tomcat aircraft loses control and makes touch- and-go landings; an A-4 Skyhawk crashes into the Pacific 50 miles to the west; and an S-3A Viking anti- submarine aircraft from Naval Air Station North Island explodes and crashes into the ocean 6 miles from the base. On March 28, a college art instructor and a shipping company owner are talking on the phone when they are interrupted by another conversation on the line. Someone is apparently giving a briefing to a general about aircraft losses, instruments going haywire, and something that crashed near Palm Springs that the news media was told was a meteor. A “General Kelley” [Lt. Gen. Robert E. Kelley at Eglin AFB? Lt. Gen. John R. Kelly Jr. at the Pentagon?] is said to be on his way to the site. No agency admits to having such a conversation.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, pp. 194–195
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5688

Event 40652 (8AE4FF52)

Date: 3/27/1978
Description: A girl riding on a motorcycle saw a long red triangular UFO hovering 200 feet above the ground in Ratby, England at 9:00 p.m. It made a loud droning noise.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 12585
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1699

Event 40653 (51A5F056)

Date: 3/28/1978
Location: Denver, Colorado
Description: 12:00 midnight–1:30 a.m. Irene Bigelow is outside her home in Denver, Colorado, when she sees three bright-orange UFOs motionless in the air for more than an hour. She estimates they are as large as her garage’s double door. At 1:30, they break formation, with the light on the right moving to the right. The other two remain stationary at first, then all three ascend into the sky in different directions.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard Sigismond, “Four Huge Orange Discs and the Case for the UFO,” IUR 8, no. 2 (March/April 1983): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5689

Event 40654 (70ECBA4A)

Date: 3/29/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Near Indianapolis (Indiana), 3 truckers driving in convoy are chatting on their CB when a bright blue light envelops the 3 trucks for about 5 seconds. None of the 3 men can see beyond the hood of their truck. All outside noise ceases. The CBs stop working and the truck engines start to fail. Then, the blue light - described by a nearby car driver as a kind of bright blue lampshade above the 3 trucks - disappears and everything suddenly returns to normal. The last trucker in line yells into his CB: Hey, UFO, if you hear me, I want to go with you! The blue light returns, for about 15 seconds, and causes the same effects as before; the speed of the trucks drops to 8 km/h. When the light disappears again, everything returns to normal. (March 29, 9:30 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2794

Event 40655 (E0EC982A)

Date: 3/29/1978
Location: LAKE TULLOCH, CA
Description: 3 fishermen. UFO / 50K’ altitude. 900mph. No description / type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 284)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13049

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “155”, HatchDesc: “LAKE TULLOCH,CA:3 FISHERMEN:UFO/50K’ ALT:900mph:NO DESCRIPTION/type unk”, LatLong: “37.855557 -120.594450”, LatLongDMS: “37:51:20 N 120:35:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40656 (1681F7E4)

Date: 3/29/1978
Time: 07:30
Location: ALBURY, AUSTR
Description: 2 observer(s). Cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / hill. 2nd small manta object. Eerie silence. Cylinder/cigar-shape going up. / MJ#124.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 944)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13050

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “ALBURY,AUSTR:2 OBS:CGR HVRS/HILL:2nd SML MANTA OBJ:EERIE SILENCE:CGR↑:/MJ#124”, LatLong: “-35.950002 146.966674”, LatLongDMS: “35:57:00 S 146:58:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40657 (9331876C)

Date: 3/29/1978
Time: 12:20
Location: NEAR CAMBRAI, FR
Description: Boy found delirious. “Saucers… small humanoids (or Greys)…”. Saucer going south. Traces / hillside.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 317)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13051

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “90”, HatchDesc: “nr CAMBRAI,FR:BOY FOUND DELIRIOUS:“SCRS…OIDS…”:SCR >S:TRACES/HILLSIDE”, LatLong: “50.166669 3.166667”, LatLongDMS: “50:10:00 N 03:10:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40658 (5D44ECDE)

Date: 3/29/1978
Time: ~21:30
Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Description: 2 large trucks / enveloped / blue light! Cars electro-magnetic effect (EME). Saucer responds / CB?
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 53)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13052

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “215”, HatchDesc: “INDIANAPOLIS,IN:2 LRG TRUCKS/ENVELOPED/BLUE LITE!:CARS EME:SCR RESPONDS/CB?”, LatLong: “39.800002 -86.150004”, LatLongDMS: “39:48:00 N 86:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40659 (4BAAD15F)

Date: 3/29/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: NEAR FAEDIS, ITL
Description: 2 / car. 20M saucer 500M away. Much electro-magnetic effect (EME) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Traces. Same thing / Febr’78.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13053

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr FAEDIS,ITL:2/CAR:20M SCR 500M away:MUCH EME+RFI:TRACES:same thing/Febr’78”, LatLong: “46.155558 13.344445”, LatLongDMS: “46:09:20 N 13:20:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UGN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40660 (7C6C1C0B)

Date: 3/29/1978
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Description: 9:30 PM. Truckers engulfed by “UFO” light.(MUJ-126,3) (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 780329
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4928

Event 40661 (BFB3A6A9)

Date: 3/29/1978
Location: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Description: 7:30 a.m. Christopher Kloppenborg and Geoffrey Kloppenborg are out mustering sheep near Albury, New South Wales, Australia. They see a very bright, stationary, chrome-colored light that is casting a shadow on a hillside. They use binoculars to watch it for 5–8 minutes. It appears to have black shapes along its side and is shaped like a short cigar. Geoffrey returns to the house to get a camera, and on his return he sees a second, smaller object, traveling over the hills toward the first object. It turns in front of the bigger object, and then both depart over the hills to the east.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Melbourne Herald, April 8, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5690

Event 40662 (166D66A1)

Date: 3/30/1978 (approximate)
Time: 07:30
Location: NEAR BOWNA, AUSTRALIA
Description: 2 observer(s). Short silver cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / low / trees. Manta-saucer joins. Both going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 944)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13054

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “nr BOWNA,AUSTRL:2 OBS:SHORT SLVR CGR HVRS/LO/TREES:MANTA-SCR JOINS:BOTH >>E”, LatLong: “-36.166668 147.083340”, LatLongDMS: “36:10:00 S 147:05:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40663 (452DDBA8)

Date: 3/30/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: POMPEY, NY
Description: Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)? Flying boxcar covered / lights crosses field / low altitude. Buzzes car.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 942)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13055

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “510”, HatchDesc: “POMPEY,NY:RFI?:FLYING BOXCAR COVERED/LITES CROSSES FIELD/LO ALT:BUZZES CAR”, LatLong: “42.866669 -76.033337”, LatLongDMS: “42:52:00 N 76:02:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40664 (3A3EDD6D)

Date: 3/30/1978
Location: Albury, New South Wales, AU
Description: A chrome colored cigar-shaped object hovered over a nearby hillside, casting a shadow on the ground. A second stingray shaped object swept through the sky in a slow arc and came to a position beside the larger object. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4929

Event 40665 (E60A0C77)

Date: 3/30/1978
Description: At shortly after 7:00 o’clock in the morning in Albury, New South Wales, Australia a chrome colored cigar-shaped object hovered over a nearby hillside, casting a shadow on the ground. A second stingray shaped object swept through the sky in a slow arc and came to a position beside the larger object. There was an eerie, abnormal silence that persisted over a mile-wide area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, March 1978, p. 6
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1740

Event 40666 (E34DA89F)

Date: 3/30/1978
Description: A “flying boxcar” covered with lights crossed a field and buzzed a car at low altitude in Pompey Center, New York after 10:00 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, June 1978, p. 5
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1741

Event 40667 (A61B6F35)

Date: 3/31/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: FREMONT, NY
Description: Big hole / field. 15’ deep 10’ diameter. Vertical walls. No traces. Wave / area…
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13056

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “495”, HatchDesc: “FREMONT,NY:BIG HOLE/FLD:15’DEEP 10’DIAM:VERTICAL WALLS:no traces:WAVE/AREA…”, LatLong: “42.383335 -77.633337”, LatLongDMS: “42:23:00 N 77:38:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40668 (B6864994)

Date: 3/31/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: DUBLIN, IREL
Description: 1+dog. Saucer-cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / 30 minute(s). (Door opens and red night light exits and returns) / 20 X.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13057

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “DUBLIN,IREL:1+DOG:SCR-CGR HVRS/30min:(DOOR OPENS+RED NLT EXITS+RETURNS)/20 X”, LatLong: “53.333336 -6.266667”, LatLongDMS: “53:20:00 N 06:16:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ireland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40669 (784056B4)

Date: 3/31/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: SANFORD, FL
Description: 2 / car and several observers. 100m blimp hovers over cemetery / 3 minute(s). Row / lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13058

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “SANFORD,FL:2/CAR+SEO.OBS:100m BLIMP HVRS ovr CEMETERY/3min:ROW/LITES:”, LatLong: “28.800001 -81.266671”, LatLongDMS: “28:48:00 N 81:16:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40670 (FD1FCE51)

Date: 3/31/1978
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Description: 8:30 p.m. A young man is walking his dog in a field in Dublin, Ireland, when he spots a silver cigar-shaped object hovering about 45° above the horizon. For the next 20 minutes, a doorway repeatedly (about 20 times) opens, releasing a red light, the door closes again, the red light returns to the object, and the door opens and readmits it. The object remains motionless another 10 minutes, then shoots upward at fantastic speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1989): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5691

Event 40671 (17A18BFA)

Date: 4/1978
Location: MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur
Description: (Translated from French) According to the newspaper Paris - Normandie dated April 29, 1978, an employee of an electronic components factory in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur allegedly saw a headless ghost in her microscope. This employee was seized with spasms for two hours and thirty other employees were then victims of a collective hysteria. A few hours later, another employee observed the same ghost and fell into a trance. [vog: she is very good, isn’t she?]
Reference: Christian DE ZAN: “Guide du Chasseur de Phénomènes OVNI”, ed. De Vecchi 1980, p 63
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3002

Event 40672 (1040D791)

Date: 4/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: GOMEZ PALACIO, MX
Description: 12+observer(s). Blue-green disk spins east going west under and through 3k’ clouds. Lights / bottom/underside.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 945)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13059

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1138”, HatchDesc: “GOMEZ PALACIO,MX:12+OBS:BLU-GRN DISK SPINS E>W UNDER+THRU 3k’CLOUDS:LITES/BTM”, LatLong: “25.583335 -103.500005”, LatLongDMS: “25:35:00 N 103:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “900”, State/Prov: “DRG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40673 (0FBBE12F)

Date: 4/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: VAN BUREN, NY
Description: Several observer(s). Dog howls. Power outage. Huge saucer RADAR-visual (observation). Electric clocks fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13060

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “179”, HatchDesc: “VAN BUREN,NY:SVRL OBS:DOG HOWLS:POWER OUTAGE:HUGE SCR RDR-VIS:ELEC.CLOCKS FAST”, LatLong: “42.400002 -79.350004”, LatLongDMS: “42:24:00 N 79:21:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40674 (024DD15D)

Date: 4/1978 (approximate)
Time: 23:00
Location: INCHEVILLE, FR
Description: 2 observer(s). House lit. Domed saucer going down / valley. Rim ringed / colored lights. Going up [to] and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 260)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13061

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “INCHEVILLE,FR:2 OBS:HOUSE LIT:DOMED SCR ↓/VALLEY:RIM RINGED/CLRD LITES:↑+away”, LatLong: “50.016669 1.500000”, LatLongDMS: “50:01:00 N 01:30:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Seine Maritime”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40675 (8524C118)

Date: 4/1978
Description: Citizens Against UFO Secrecy is formed by W. Todd Zechel, Brad Sparks, and Peter Gersten. Its purpose is to uncover UFO data through the Freedom of Information Act, lawsuits against government agencies, and investigation of high-quality UFO reports. It launches a newsletter, Just Cause. The group brings a lawsuit against the CIA using the Freedom of Information Act for release of UFO documents. It receives more than 900 documents from the CIA in 1979 but are refused 57 because of “national security considerations.” Just Cause lingers on until January 1982 under the title UFOrmant.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Citizens Against UFO Secrecy”; “CAUS Picking Up Where GSW and NICAP Left Off,” Just Cause 1, no. 1 (April 1978): 1–4; ClearIntent, p. 192; Clark III 240
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5692

Event 40676 (17CE01A3)

Date: 4/1978
Locations: Ahvaz; Tehran, Iran; Mehrabad Airport
Description: An Iranian airline pilot is flying between Ahvaz and Tehran, Iran, when he sees a glittering flying object. He manages to photograph it, but civil aviation authorities prohibit its release. Radar controllers at Mehrabad Airport track a target 20 times the size of a jumbo jet on their screens.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 89
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5693

Event 40677 (249E31D9)

Date: 4/1/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: NORTH / CANTILLANA, SP
Description: 4 / car. 3M luminous bell-shape / roadside. Pulsates. “Motor sound”.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13062

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “N/CANTILLANA,SP:4/CAR:3M LUMn.BELL-SHAPE/ROADSIDE:PULSATES:“MOTOR SOUND””, LatLong: “37.733335 -5.833334”, LatLongDMS: “37:44:00 N 05:50:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40678 (5A4AEFA5)

Date: 4/2/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In Newfoundland, on Bell Island, facing the coastal town of Anglee, 3 violent explosions are heard above Jim Bickford’s house. The phone is ripped off the wall, the television implodes, strong surges manifest and three 50 centimeter holes appear in the snow. (April 2nd)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2795

Event 40679 (544CC8A4)

Date: 4/2/1978
Time: 13:40
Location: 9MI NORTHWEST / CALGARY, ALTA
Description: Dog excited. Silver grey disk extends and retracts rods. Going up and down / clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 41)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13063

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1070”, HatchDesc: “9mi NW/CALGARY,ALTA:DOG EXCITED:SLVR GRY DISK EXTENDS+RETRACTS RODS:↑+↓/CLOUDS”, LatLong: “51.083336 -114.166672”, LatLongDMS: “51:05:00 N 114:10:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alberta”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40680 (CF4FCF0F)

Date: 4/2/1978
Time: ~18:00
Location: BELL ISLAND, NFL
Description: Fireball. Huge unidentified blast. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). Smoke / woods. Animals die. / MJ#240+/ r26p97.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 113)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13064

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “58”, HatchDesc: “BELL ISLAND,NFL:FBL:HUGE UID BLAST:EME:SMOKE/WOODS:ANIMLS DIE:/MJ#240+/r26p97”, LatLong: “47.566669 -52.983336”, LatLongDMS: “47:34:00 N 52:59:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40681 (53DDBBB4)

Date: 4/2/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: OFF HYERES, FR
Description: 2 / airliner. Black rectangle hovers / coast. Triangles going down / ends. Pilot upset.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 343)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13065

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “off HYERES,FR:2/AIRLINER:BLK RECTANGLE HVRS/COAST:TRIANGLES ↓/ENDS:pilot upset”, LatLong: “43.066669 6.083334”, LatLongDMS: “43:04:00 N 06:05:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Var”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40682 (CAF8856A)

Date: 4/2/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: AUCKLAND, NZ
Description: Flashes. 2 figure(s) look going down / wedge-UFO at woman on motorcycle! / APRO 9’79.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13066

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “AUCKLAND,NZ:FLASHES:2 FIGs LOOK ↓/WEDGE-UFO at WOMAN ON MOTORCYCLE!:/APRO 9’79”, LatLong: “-36.916668 174.750008”, LatLongDMS: “36:55:00 S 174:45:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NI”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40683 (4F40D108)

Date: 4/2/1978
Location: Strinestown, PA
Description: Round object with body lights hovered ahead of car, made pulsating sound; tilted down, beamed a bright light from the top onto car (section XII). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4930

Event 40684 (D77198AC)

Date: 4/2/1978
Location: Strinestown, PA
Description: Round object with body lights hovered ahead of car, made pulsating sound. Tilted down, beamed a bright light from the top onto car.
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_309

Event 40685 (FE02EFCC)

Date: 4/2/1978
Locations: Bell Island, Newfoundland; Lance Cove; Cape Broyle; Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico
Description: Morning. A loud explosion on Bell Island, Newfoundland, causes damage to some houses and electrical wiring in the surrounding area. A number of TV sets in Lance Cove and other communities explode at the time of the blast. It is initially thought to be caused by ball lightning. Meteorologists state that atmospheric conditions at the time are not conducive to lightning, although some witnesses report balls of fire and streaks of light in the sky. The boom is heard 34 miles away in Cape Broyle. The incident is investigated by John Warren and Robert Freyman from Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, as a possible a “superbolt”—an unusually large bolt of lightning. A 2004 documentary on the History Channel about electromagnetic pulse weapons, The Invisible Machine, investigates the possibility that it may have been the result of top-secret experiments. However, on April 23, 2019, hundreds of people on the island hear another explosion, which is almost immediately determined to have been a massive section of rock breaking away from the northern part of the island and impacting the ground and sea with extreme force. Large cracks almost two feet across were observed developing in the area in the years prior to the collapse, and signs were placed to warn visitors to stay away from the unstable features.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)”; ClearIntent, pp. 96–97; Brian Dunning, “The Bell Island Boom,” Skeptoid podcast no. 190 (January 26, 2010); B. Jessee, “The Bell Island Boom,” Medium: The Mysterious Miscellany, December 23, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5694

Event 40686 (60FE17A0)

Date: 4/2/1978
Locations: Calgary, Alberta; 8–9 miles northwest of Calgary, Alberta
Description: 1:40 p.m. Warren Smith is 8–9 miles northwest of Calgary, Alberta, when his border collie starts running in circles and looking up. Smith looks out his window and sees a silent, grayish-silver disc slightly larger than the full moon. It moves straight up and down, in and out of the cloud layer three times for about 30 seconds. Each time the object comes out of the clouds it remains visible for about 10 seconds. Smith notices a large number of “lightning rods” that move in and out on its surface.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5695

Event 40687 (26953297)

Date: 4/2/1978
Locations: Sunset Road; Henderson, New Zealand
Description: 8:30 p.m. Lee Robinson is riding her motorcycle on Sunset Road toward Henderson, New Zealand, when she stops to watch floating lights approaching her from the distance. She makes out a wedge-shaped form, broad at the front and narrow at the back, with two red lights, a green light, and a glass front. It stops 600 feet away, hovering. Two figures in dark robes can be seen from the waist up looking down at her. She stares at it petrified for several minutes until a car approaches and the object flies off.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5696

Event 40688 (DAAE3D02)

Date: 4/3/1978
Location: MOSCOW, RS
Description: 17 UFO’s reported 03 April alone. 120 over Moscow in all of 1978.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 35)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13067

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “87”, HatchDesc: “MOSCOW,RS:17 UFOS REPORTED 03APR ALONE:120 OVR MOSCOW IN ALL OF 1978”, LatLong: “55.733336 37.650002”, LatLongDMS: “55:44:00 N 37:39:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MOS”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40689 (128C802D)

Date: 4/3/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: SAN JOSE, CA
Description: 4 / car. Saucer with square windows hovers over city. Spins slow. Going NNW. / r60#106.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13068

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “29”, HatchDesc: “SAN JOSE,CA:4/CAR:SCR W/SQR.WINDOWS HVRS OVR CITY:SPINS SLOW:>NNW:/r60#106”, LatLong: “37.350002 -121.900006”, LatLongDMS: “37:21:00 N 121:54:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40690 (CFD77082)

Date: 4/5/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: NORTHWEST / PITTSBURGH, PA
Description: 3 observer(s). Odd blimps come / go to mountains / all directions. Delta/triangle/box-like crafts also. Possible missing time.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 944)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13069

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “NW/PITTSBURGH,PA:3 OBS:ODD BLIMPS COME/GO to MTNS/ALL DIRS:DLTS ALSO:poss.MST”, LatLong: “40.483335 -80.050004”, LatLongDMS: “40:29:00 N 80:03:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40691 (667E6F8D)

Date: 4/5/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: WEST / LA VAUDREAUIL, FR
Description: Yellow-white ball-saucer going down [to] twice when flashlight lit. Vanishes / place.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 180)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13070

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “W/La VAUDREAUIL,FR:YLW-WHT BALL-SCR ↓ TWICE WHEN FLASHLITE LIT:VANISHES/PLACE”, LatLong: “49.266669 1.166667”, LatLongDMS: “49:16:00 N 01:10:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EUR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40692 (FC010B81)

Date: 4/6/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: BALDWINSVILLE, NY
Description: Many observer(s) / wave. Fireballs. Silent diamond 50’ altitude. Power outage. / CUFOS.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 946)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13071

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “231”, Elev: “119”, HatchDesc: “BALDWINSVILLE,NY:MANY OBS/WAVE:FBLs:SLNT DIAMOND 50’alt:POWER OUTAGE:/CUFOS”, LatLong: “43.161113 -76.333337”, LatLongDMS: “43:09:40 N 76:20:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40693 (7E497702)

Date: 4/6/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: SAVANNAH BEACH, GA
Description: 2 separate pilots. Red and white UFO bobs going up and down. Follows Cessna. RADAR invisible.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13072

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAVANNAH BEACH,GA:2 SEP.PILOTS:RED+WHT UFO BOBS ↑+↓:FOLOS CESSNA:RDR INVISIBLE”, LatLong: “31.994446 -80.850004”, LatLongDMS: “31:59:40 N 80:51:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40694 (AFB04566)

Date: 4/6/1978
Location: Prince George, British Columbia
Description: 7:30 p.m. Vicki Burns is standing outside the stable on her farm near Prince George, British Columbia, when a narrow beam of light, 2 inches in diameter, comes from above some trees and shines into her barn for 5 seconds. She hears her horses scream, and inside they seem dazed and frightened. She and her mother notice a bright white light moving in the sky, darting back and forth. Some neighbors come over for 3 hours to watch the light for and attend to the horses. An odd circle is found on either side of the filly’s neck. A veterinarian, Dr. McKee, examines the horses the next day, and they still appear to be in shock. He explains the circle as ringworm, but cannot account for the animals’ fatigue or behavior.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, pp. 223–226
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5697

Event 40695 (18A30451)

Date: 4/6/1978
End date: 6/24/1978
Location: Elsberry, Missouri
Description: Six cattle are found mutilated on farms near Elsberry, Missouri. Orange lights and “flashing stars” are seen in the vicinity.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Background on the Elsberry Events: Are UFOs Linked with Cattle Mutilations?” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 5–6; Marler 19–20
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5698

Event 40696 (8BF968CC)

Date: 4/7/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: DAYBORO, AUS
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). 2 120cm men / white jumpsuits walk 100M away. / APRO Sep’79.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: BASTERFIELD, KEITH: ENTCAT97.DOC: Catalog of Australian Entity and related reports: October 1997
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13073

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DAYBORO,AUS:CAR EMEs:2 120cm MEN/WHT JUMPSUITS WALK 100M away:/APRO Sep’79”, LatLong: “-27.183335 152.833341”, LatLongDMS: “27:11:00 S 152:50:00 E”, Locale: “Rainforest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40697 (E6A8A7B3)

Date: 4/7/1978
Location: Evansville, IN
Description: Three boys saw two lights. Then they could see four lights; two in front and two in the back. Then a blue light appeared between the two lights in the rear, and flashed about 7 or 8 times. Each flash was accompanied by a beep, then the blue light stayed on. The object was about as big as a jet and approximately 200-300’ high and about 70 yards from the witnesses. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4931

Event 40698 (8E31EA9B)

Date: 4/8/1978
Description: A low flying oval-shaped object with an estimated diameter of 3.5 meters hovered over a garage at around 6:00 a.m. for 15-20 seconds in Saint-Laurent, France at a distance of 500 meters from the witness and an altitude of 50 meters.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Pierre Delval, Ouranos, issue number 24 (1978), p. 31
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1905

Event 40699 (ACB14B49)

Date: 4/9/1978
Time: ~09:00
Location: SOUTH MIDDLETON, MA
Description: 2+4 observer(s). 2 small humanoid (or Grey)-heads over bushes. Helmeted small humanoid (or Grey) seen / 1400h. / MJ#143.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 326)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13074

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “180”, Elev: “21”, HatchDesc: “S.MIDDLETON,MA:2+4 OBS:2 OID-HEADS ovr BUSHES:HELMETED OID SEEN/1400h:/MJ#143”, LatLong: “42.566669 -71.027781”, LatLongDMS: “42:34:00 N 71:01:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40700 (86BD3082)

Date: 4/9/1978
Time: 10:10
Location: TORONTO, ON
Description: 1 observer. Shiny silver cylinder/cigar-shape going quickly east. Black line along side. No props or jets etc.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13075

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “TORONTO,ON:1 OBS:SHINY SLVR CGR >>E:BLACK LINE ALONG SIDE:NO PROPS OR JETS etc”, LatLong: “43.683335 -79.366670”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:00 N 79:22:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40701 (A8296C96)

Date: 4/9/1978
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Description: 10:10 a.m. A single witness looking out his bedroom window in Toronto, Ontario, watches a silver shiny cigar traveling eastbound for 10 seconds. The object is brighter than the moon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5699

Event 40702 (CC9AE23B)

Date: 4/10/1978
Time: 05:20
Location: GOOCHLAND, VA
Description: Cop / mutilation stakeout. Silent 12’ red-glowing cylinder/cylindrical object floats away sideways / 20’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13076

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “79”, HatchDesc: “GOOCHLAND,VA:COP/MUTL.STAKEOUT:SLNT 12’RED-GLO CYL FLOATS AWAY SIDEWAYS/20’alt”, LatLong: “37.683335 -77.883337”, LatLongDMS: “37:41:00 N 77:53:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “6”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40703 (5DC219AC)

Date: 4/10/1978
Time: 11:00
Location: I91 NORTH / HARTFORD, CT
Description: 60 calls / police. Big round object with rod through it. Descriptions vary.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13077

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “I91 N/HARTFORD,CT:60 CALLS/POLICE:BIG RND OBJ W/ROD THRU IT:descripts.vary”, LatLong: “41.816669 -72.683337”, LatLongDMS: “41:49:00 N 72:41:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40704 (BF53B3BD)

Date: 4/10/1978
Description: A police officer at a stakeout for animal mutilators sighted a silent, 12 foot long red-glowing cylinder at 5:20 a.m. in Goochland, Virginia float away from a pasture. It flew sideways at 20 feet altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, April 1988; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 12615, citing MUFON
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1942

Event 40705 (6ACD899B)

Date: 4/11/1978
Time: 15:30:00.2
Location: 37.2996 -116.3267
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “fondutta” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_827

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2996 -116.3267”, LatLongDMS: “37:17:59 N 116:19:36 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.63”, NukeMb: “5.40”, NukeName: “fondutta”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40706 (08EB4D1A)

Date: 4/11/1978
Time: 17:45:00.1
Location: 37.2335 -116.3685
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: Britain Name: “Fondutta” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1775

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2335 -116.3685”, LatLongDMS: “37:14:01 N 116:22:07 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “Britain”, NukeDepth: “0.67”, NukeMb: “5.50”, NukeName: “Fondutta”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCUG”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40707 (497EC689)

Date: 4/11/1978
Locations: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; Timor Sea
Description: The crew of the HMAS Adroit, operating out of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, in the Timor Sea, watches a UFO hover and sink to the horizon several times before disappearing. It is large and bathed in bright red lights. At one point it seems to be close to the ship and at another point it flickers on and off.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 406
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5700

Event 40708 (B8D01DE4)

Date: 4/12/1978
Time: 05:40
Location: OFF NEWPORT BEACH, AUSTR
Description: 1 observer / sunrise. Orange fireball spins. Jumps into and out of water.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13078

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off NEWPORT BEACH,AUSTR:1 OBS/SUNRISE:ORG.FBL SPINS:JUMPS INTO+OUT OF WATER:”, LatLong: “-33.650002 151.316674”, LatLongDMS: “33:39:00 S 151:19:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “-1”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40709 (7C49F741)

Date: 4/12/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: BEAUZELLE AND BLAGNAC, FR
Description: 2M delta/triangle/box-like craft / 5M altitude. Beam sweep ground as if guided / hand. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: BOURRET, Jean-Claude: OVNI … l’ARMEE PARLE. Editions France Empire, Paris. 1979 (softcover) (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13079

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “BEAUZELLE+BLAGNAC,FR:2M DLT/5M alt:BEAM SWEEP GND as if GUIDED/HAND:VANISHES”, LatLong: “43.666669 1.383333”, LatLongDMS: “43:40:00 N 01:23:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haute Garonne”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40710 (DDEE0C4B)

Date: 4/13/1978
Time: 21:00?
Location: ENFIELD, CT
Description: 7 observer(s). Huge “airliner” hovers / 100’ altitude. Extends legs. Buzzes. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13080

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “47”, HatchDesc: “ENFIELD,CT:7 OBS:HUGE “AIRLINER” HVRS/100’alt:EXTENDS LEGS:BUZZES:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “41.966669 -72.600003”, LatLongDMS: “41:58:00 N 72:36:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40711 (F64B4A51)

Date: 4/14/1978
Time: ~03:00
Location: BRIGHOUSE, NORTH YORKS
Description: 6+separate cops. Huge globe hovers and changes color(s). Going up and down. Radios out. Going south.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13081

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “72”, HatchDesc: “BRIGHOUSE,N.YORKS:6+SEP.COPS:HUGE GLOBE HVRS+CHANGES CLRS:↑+↓:RADIOS OUT:>S”, LatLong: “53.716669 -1.800000”, LatLongDMS: “53:43:00 N 01:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40712 (D48DDCAF)

Date: 4/14/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: TERCIERA ISLAND, AZORES
Description: 2 fishing. 3 fast saucers leave yellow trail in sky. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13082

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “TERCIERA ISL,AZORES:2 FISHING:3 FAST SCRS LEAVE YELLOW TRAIL IN SKY:NFD”, LatLong: “38.683335 -27.300001”, LatLongDMS: “38:41:00 N 27:18:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Azores”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40713 (0B1ADDCC)

Date: 4/15/1978?
Location: AHVAZ GOING [TO] TEHRAN, IRAN
Description: Airliner sees UFO. RADAR confirms. Blip = 20X size / 747! / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#9.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 89)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13083

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Iran”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “AHVAZ>TEHRAN,IRAN:AIRLINER SEES UFO:RDR CONFIRMS:BLIP=20X SIZE/747!/IUR V3#9”, LatLong: “33.500002 50.233336”, LatLongDMS: “33:30:00 N 50:14:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TEH”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40714 (C5BE160E)

Date: 4/15/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: NEAR RYE BEACH, NH
Description: Many observer(s). Brilliant diamond-shape going east. Possible landing / beach. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13084

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “nr RYE BEACH,NH:MANY OBS:BRILL.DIAMOND-SHAPE >E:POSS.LANDING/BEACH:VANISHES”, LatLong: “43.000002 -70.750003”, LatLongDMS: “43:00:00 N 70:45:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Hampshire”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40715 (9012C88C)

Date: Mid 4/1978
Location: Mumbai, India
Description: Many residents of Mumbai, India, sight a bright white, streak-like light moving at several hundred miles per hour from north to south at an altitude of about 2,000 feet. A similar object is seen the following day, moving south to north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 6 (June 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5701

Event 40716 (14450344)

Date: 4/17/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Photo of April 17th in Hot Springs. See images/1978-04-17.gif. (April 17)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2796

Event 40717 (C19C99DC)

Date: 4/17/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Observation photographed in Hot Springs (Arkansas). See Build a Free Website with Web Hosting | Tripod. (April 17)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2797

Event 40718 (0ACD5D97)

Date: 4/17/1978
Description: (Translated from French) A Groom Lake, beginning of the stealth aircraft program Tacit Blue.
Reference: USAF Press Release of January 4, 1996
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2798

Event 40719 (3C518582)

Date: 4/17/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: 435 MI EAST / BERMUDA
Description: Silent object beams going down / steamship Samos storm. Compass turns. Absolute(ly) silence!
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 948)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13085

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “435 mi E/BERMUDA:SLNT OBJ BEAMS ↓/SS SAMOS STORM:COMPASS TURNS:ABS SILENCE!”, LatLong: “31.916668 -56.333336”, LatLongDMS: “31:55:00 N 56:20:00 W”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40720 (DAA5F848)

Date: 4/18/1978
Location: NEPAL
Description: (Translated from French) (Stephan Gil) Around 8 o’clock in the evening, in Nepal, in a valley at the end of a lake, we had just taken a bath with my companion, when, towards the west, I saw some very grouped points resembling a bird migration. (…) but they had disappeared. A few minutes later, the famous birds were back in the sky. And suddenly, the points concentrated into a real flying saucer. Then the object moved slowly. (…) The object took a very vague shape; It looked like a small circle of smoke and lasted about 30 to 40 seconds. Suddenly, in the sky, in front of us, we saw an extraordinary phenomenon. Many groups of points were transforming into saucers, then into a circle of smoke. This phenomenon lasted nearly half an hour. These saucer-shaped objects were moving at an extraordinary speed. We felt that we were witnessing something incredible. (…)
Reference: Shi Bo: “China and the Extraterrestrials” - ed. Mercure de France 1983, p.172
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3001

Event 40721 (0AC4081A)

Date: 4/18/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: ROMEGOUX, FR
Description: 2+4 observer(s). Red sphere going down / 2-3M altitude. Vanishes. Reappears. Back / 13 Jul. '89.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13086

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “ROMEGOUX,FR:2+4 OBS:RED SPHERE ↓/2-3M alt:VANISHES:REAPPEARS::BACK/13JLY89”, LatLong: “45.866669 -0.783333”, LatLongDMS: “45:52:00 N 00:47:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40722 (A02CD23E)

Date: 4/19/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Above Colfax (Wisconsin), Mark Coltrone photographs a “flying saucer”. (April 19, 1:30 PM)
Reference: VSD 2007 H
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2799

Event 40723 (1918C0C5)

Date: 4/19/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: SOUTH MIDDLETON, MA
Description: Kids / basement. 1 sees oid’s face / window inches over soil level.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13087

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “21”, HatchDesc: “S.MIDDLETON,MA:KIDS/BASEMENT:1 SEES OID’S FACE/WINDOW INCHES OVR SOIL LEVEL”, LatLong: “42.572224 -71.033337”, LatLongDMS: “42:34:20 N 71:02:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40724 (ABDCF2A8)

Date: 4/19/1978
Location: Colfax, Wisconsin
Description: Day. Police officer Mark Coltrane is on patrol in Colfax, Wisconsin, and stops by the side of the road to eat lunch. His radio has some static. He then notices a metallic-looking disc rising into the sky a short distance from the parking space. While the object seems to move toward him, Coltrane picks up his Polaroid camera, comes out of the car, and snaps some photographs. The object is so close in one of the images that some details of its lower surface are visible. The total observation lasts a few minutes, the object soon accelerating and fading into the distance.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Patrick Gross, “Colfax, Wisconsin, USA, April 9, 1978”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5702

Event 40725 (E3F333AE)

Date: 4/19/1978
Description: On this night four children were playing in the basement of a home in South Middleton, Massachusetts when one of the girl’s, a suspected UFO abductee, happened to glance at the window. A foot away from the window a white face was staring back at her, just inches above the ground level. it was oval shaped with vertical nose slits and a narrow mouth, the eyes were large slanted and gold in color. A transparent helmet possibly covered the head. She yelled at her companions but when she turned back again to look the entity was gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb, MUFON UFO Journal, issue #143; David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1936; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case #260
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2140

Event 40726 (EF11F570)

Date: 4/20/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: SAN BERNARDINO, ITL
Description: 7 teens. Intense whistle. Large ovoid spins over ground. Away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13088

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SAN BERNARDINO,ITL:7 TEENS:INTENSE WHISTLE:LRG OVOID SPINS OVR GND:AWAY XFAST”, LatLong: “44.866669 10.683334”, LatLongDMS: “44:52:00 N 10:41:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40727 (D069F473)

Date: 4/21/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: COIMBRA, PORTUGAL
Description: Large UFO hovers / 15 minute(s). Back 18 May and 7 June and 8 June and 150M UFO / 10 Oct. '78.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13089

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “COIMBRA,PORTUGAL:LRG UFO HVRS/15min::BACK 18MAY+7JUN+8JUN+150M UFO/10 OCT78”, LatLong: “40.216669 -8.366667”, LatLongDMS: “40:13:00 N 08:22:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40728 (AEC50F51)

Date: 4/22/1978
Time: 03:07:00.0
Location: 49.7560 78.1400
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .003KT YieldMax: 60KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1514

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7560 78.1400”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:22 N 78:08:24 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.30”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.003”, NukeYMax: “60”

Event 40729 (28FAAEE8)

Date: 4/23/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: GOLETA, CA
Description: Car slows. Radio dies. Night light makes zinging sound. Has rotating lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 72)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13090

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “6”, HatchDesc: “GOLETA,CA:CAR SLOWS:RADIO DIES:NLT MAKES ZINGING SOUND:HAS ROTATING LITES”, LatLong: “34.438891 -119.827783”, LatLongDMS: “34:26:20 N 119:49:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40730 (6D8F5259)

Date: 4/23/1978
Location: Goleta, CA
Description: Mrs. Castro was driving on Highway 101 when her car engine lost power, and her car radio went off. A bright light in the sky made a “zinging” sound, then dimmed to reveal four revolving green and blue lights on the UFO, estimated to be about 10 meters in diameter. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4932

Event 40731 (B99FDD2B)

Date: 4/23/1978
Description: Mrs. Castro was driving on Highway 101 in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California at 7:30 p.m. when her car engine lost power, and her car radio went off. A bright light in the sky made a “zinging” sound, then dimmed to reveal four revolving green and blue lights on the UFO, estimated to be about 10 meters in diameter. The close encounter lasted three minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, p. 72
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2262

Event 40732 (3C2170D8)

Date: 4/24/1978
Location: NEAR DULCE, NM
Description: Bull mutilated. Dropped from the air. Odd round footprints stop Midfield…
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ALIEN CONTACT, Top-Secret UFO Files Revealed; William Morrow, NY 1993. 288pp. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13091

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “2065”, HatchDesc: “nr DULCE,NM:BULL MUTLd:DROPPED FROM THE AIR:ODD ROUND FPRINTS STOP MIDFIELD…”, LatLong: “36.900002 -106.983338”, LatLongDMS: “36:54:00 N 106:59:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40733 (0D232212)

Date: 4/24/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: WEST / JUDA, WI
Description: Jake Kaderly. Dark red flying ovoid / 2 minute(s). Report going [to] sheriff. / r60#106.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13092

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “253”, HatchDesc: “W/JUDA,WI:JAKE KADERLY:DARK RED FLYING OVOID/2min:Rpt > SHERIFF:/r60#106”, LatLong: “42.588891 -89.511115”, LatLongDMS: “42:35:20 N 89:30:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40734 (2E74D727)

Date: 4/24/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: CODROIPO, ITL
Description: Numerous motorists. Luminous ball follows highway / 4M altitude. Changes color(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 109)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13093

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CODROIPO,ITL:NMRS MOTORISTS:LUMn.BALL FOLOS HIGHWAY/4M alt:CHANGES CLRS:”, LatLong: “45.961113 12.977778”, LatLongDMS: “45:57:40 N 12:58:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PN”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40735 (EB4C9EAB)

Date: 4/25/1978
Time: 14:30
Location: VILLAMMARE DI SAPRI, ITL
Description: Sphere going down. Pseudo-human/entity exits. Hides behind truck. Vanishes in mist.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13094

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “VILLAMMARE di SAPRI,ITL:SPHERE ↓:PSH EXITS:HIDES BHND TRUCK:VANISHES in MIST”, LatLong: “40.066669 15.650001”, LatLongDMS: “40:04:00 N 15:39:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40736 (FB7247A9)

Date: 4/25/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: VITTORIO, ITL
Description: 1 / (seen thru) binoculars. Glow boat 5km offshore. Going up [to] and hovers / 45 minute(s). 2 antennas / ends. Going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13095

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “VITTORIO,ITL:1/BINOCS:GLOW BOAT 5km OFFSHORE:↑+HVRS/45min:2 ANTENNAS/ENDS:↓”, LatLong: “37.233335 15.200001”, LatLongDMS: “37:14:00 N 15:12:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CTN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40737 (C80991B5)

Date: 4/25/1978
Location: 37.0000 -116.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Asco” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_828

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0000 -116.0000”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:00 N 116:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Asco”, NukeSource: “NV209”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40738 (27B6F1AB)

Date: Late 4/1978
Locations: Michigan Avenue; Dearborn, Michigan
Description: 10:00 p.m. A dog staying with a couple living on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan, near the Ford Motor plant lets out an awful howl. The woman goes outside to see what the matter is and notices a large round object, perfectly silent, about 500 feet above the garden. It hovers a minute or two then moves toward the Ford plant. It is about 125 feet in diameter and has a row of windows circling the bottom that emit colored light. It stops every 2–3 minutes and never travels more than 25 mph. They watch it for a total of 15 minutes, and their landlady sees it as well.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Correspondence,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 1, no. 1 (May 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5705

Event 40739 (E759C945)

Date: 4/25/1978
Description: At 2:15 a.m. a UFO with an inside occupant was sighted by a Mr. Hake while driving along Highway 83 in Baltimore, Maryland. The close encounter lasted several minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: CUFOS files, report received in 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2304

Event 40740 (10F2D72C)

Date: 4/25/1978
Description: At 2:30 in the afternoon the witness was in her kitchen in Villamare Di Sapri, Italy when she noticed a large luminous sphere; clear in color descend to the ground nearby. The witness went to fetch a camera. At this point the sphere seemed to shrink in size and a short being wearing a bright orange coverall type suit stepped out. The being walked around looking in all directions. Its face appeared brighter than the rest of the body and it had human like features. On its head it wore a cone-shaped device or cap. It moved in short steps and bounds. This apparently frightened the witness who yelled for her husband. The being glanced at the witness and then ran behind a nearby tree stump. A thick fog then began forming in the area and simultaneously the luminous sphere shrank in size and dissolved into nothing. The being apparently disappeared also.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 207 (July 1981); Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, case # 1536; Maurizio Verga, ITACAT Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2305

Event 40741 (C8F83BC1)

Date: 4/25/1978
Description: At 7:00 p.m.a witness on the shore in Vittorio, Sicily, Italy observed through binoculars a glowing “boat” 5 kilometers offshore. It then ascends, and hovers in the sky for 45 minutes. It had two antennas at the ends of the object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, July 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2306

Event 40742 (BF441C22)

Date: 4/25/1978
Description: Later that same day UFO investigator Pat De La Franier was in his office in Stratford, Ontario going over some UFO reports when there was a sudden knock at the door. Where his office is located he could ordinarily hear everyone coming through the main door when admitted through the security door, and then hear their footsteps walking down the hall. But this knock came abruptly, and when he opened the door there was a very odd-looking man standing there. He was dressed entirely in black. He was about five and a half feet tall, extremely thin, with a somewhat unusually large head. His hair looked like it had been completely shaved and the hair was just growing back. His skin had an unusual olive hue. His lips were very thin and his cheeks were sunken in. His eyes were dark and so elongated that they literally wrapped around his temples. La Franier had never seen eyes like that, “They just bored into me”. The stranger just stood there staring at him. La Franier was fixated by his eyes and he felt somehow intruded upon on a mental level. After a full minute the man spoke. “Would you like a photograph of your family?” It was a strange question, and his voice was very strange, too. It was low and hesitant as if this man had absolutely a poor conception of how to put a sentence together. The English was flawless, but he struggle to get through the sentence. La Franier said no, he did not need any more pictures. And with that the stranger stepped back, turned and just disappeared. The man was completely gone. Later La Franier discovered that many of his papers were missing.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, citing Susan Michaels, Sightings: UFOs
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2307

Event 40743 (68B8A5D8)

Date: 4/26/1978
Location: Welland, Ontario
Description: 11:00 p.m. Debra Gairns, her husband, and a friend are driving in Welland, Ontario, when a triangular object with red, blue, and white blinking lights hovers briefly and silently above their car. It moves away and stops above a grove of trees.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Marler 102
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5703

Event 40744 (354AB0F7)

Date: 4/26/1978
Description: A close encounter of the first kind happened in Eden Prairie, Minnesota to a witness named Stoddard.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Eden Prairie (MN) News, May 4, 1978; Jay Rath, The M-Files: True Reports of Minnesota’s Unexplained Phenomena, p. 40
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2347

Event 40745 (D7892923)

Date: 4/27/1978
Time: 11:50
Location: CIAMPINO AIRPORT, ITL

[c0mmando]

Description: 2 observer(s). Wedge-shape offloads small green cylinder/cigar-shape. Glides / foggy sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13096

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “CIAMPINO AIRPORT,ITL:2 OBS:WEDGE-SHAPE OFFLOADS SML GRN CGR:GLIDES/FOGGY SKY”, LatLong: “41.750002 12.516667”, LatLongDMS: “41:45:00 N 12:31:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ROM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40746 (9DC4A493)

Date: 4/27/1978
Locations: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport; Rome, Italy
Description: Two witnesses near the Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport in Rome, Italy, watch a small green object shoot out of a larger green object. The display moves smoothly from directly overhead to about 45° in 15 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5704

Event 40747 (DC030583)

Date: 4/28/1978
Time: 15:40
Location: BURGUILLO RESERVOIR, SP
Description: White rectangle going [to] clouds and stops. Clouds go… object hovers. Shoots rays.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 180)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13097

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “BURGUILLO RSVR,SP:WHT RECTANGLE >CLOUDS+STOPS:CLOUDS GO…OBJ HVRS:SHOOTS RAYS”, LatLong: “40.433335 -4.550000”, LatLongDMS: “40:26:00 N 04:33:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “AVL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40748 (A0BFE7DB)

Date: 4/28/1978 (approximate)
Time: 22:00
Location: DEARBORN, MI
Description: 2+1+dog. Silent 40m domed saucer going [to] 150m over ford plant. Slow and deliberate.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13098

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “184”, HatchDesc: “DEARBORN,MI:2+1+DOG:SLNT 40m DOMED SCR > 150m ovr FORD PLANT:SLOW+DELIBERATE”, LatLong: “42.316669 -83.166671”, LatLongDMS: “42:19:00 N 83:10:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40749 (8F39F5B0)

Date: 4/29/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: PISSOTTE, FR
Description: 2 / car. 12M dome 2M over road. Flashes 3X / min. Black area blocks stars. Going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13099

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “PISSOTTE,FR:2/CAR:12M DOME 2M ovr ROAD:FLASHES 3X/min:BLK AREA BLOCKS STARS:>W”, LatLong: “46.483336 -0.800000”, LatLongDMS: “46:29:00 N 00:48:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vendée”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40750 (01AED455)

Date: 4/29/1978
Locations: Aurora, Illinois; Chicago
Description: Night. Ten persons call the Aurora, Illinois, police department to report a UFO. One couple believes they have had a close encounter with the object, which they describe as a domed disc the size of a football field. The police alert the Center for UFO Studies and Allan Hendry interviews some of the witnesses. He learns that some connect TV interference and power failures with the UFO’s appearance. An 11-year-old boy is so frightened that he hides behind the back seat of the family car. However, Hendry identifies the source of the sighting as an advertising plane owned and operated by a Chicago firm.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Allan Hendry, “The Case for IFO Study: A Recent Example,” IUR 3, no. 6 (June 1978): 6–7; Clark III 568
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5706

Event 40751 (587FE929)

Date: 5/1978
Location: USSR, Strokino
Description: (Translated from French) At 3:00 PM a Doctor of Science noticed a strange object in a clearing of the forest, behind his country house. He went there to get a better look. In the clearing there was an 8m long cigar-shaped object touching the ground at one end, the other being suspended at 45° relative to the horizon. Despite this inexplicable position the object did not move. When trying to approach it, the witness felt the presence of an invisible and impassable barrier (at the frequency of 7 Hz, according to the witness).
Reference: Boris CHOURINOV: “The Two Faces of Ufology in Russia” - May 1994, p. 15
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3008

Event 40752 (FF95AC9D)

Date: 5/1978
Location: LAKE PYROGOVSKOYE, RUSSIA
Description: 2 small humanoids (or Greys) telepathy / Army Officer. "Policy / non-interference. / r11p200.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 318)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13100

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, TLP: Telepathy, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: "LAKE PYROGOVSKOYE,RUSS:2 OIDS TLP/ARMY OFFCR:“POLICY/NON-INTERFERENCE:/r11p200”, LatLong: “55.966669 37.666668”, LatLongDMS: “55:58:00 N 37:40:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 40753 (C006FDFF)

Date: 5/1978
Locations: Pirogovskoye Reservoir, Mytishchinsky District, north of Moscow, Russia; dark side of the Moon
Description: Red Army officer Anatoly Malishev is allegedly confronted near Pirogovskoye Reservoir, Mytishchinsky District, north of Moscow, Russia, by two entities wearing dark suits who communicate with him by telepathy and take him on board their craft. He is given a salty-tasting drink, but requests an alcoholic drink, only to find that the entities do not imbibe. He asks why, and they reply, “Perhaps if we did, we would not be such an advanced civilization.” They take him on a trip to the dark side of the Moon (where they have a base) and to their home planet 3 light years away then back to Earth, all taking about 40 minutes. Malishev reports his experience to his superior officers, who threaten a court martial. However, he is subjected to hypnosis and passes a lie detector test and apparently does not go through a trial.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nikita A. Schnee, “Contact Reported near Pyrogovskoye Lake,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 6 (March 1981): 6–8; Heikki Vertanen, “Soviet Contact Case near Pyrogovskoe Lake: The Missing Pages,” Flying Saucer Review 28, no. 3 (January 1983): 20
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5707

Event 40754 (DE716C25)

Date: 5/2/1978
Time: 23:20
Location: IRONWOOD, MI
Description: Cylinder/cylindrical object chases car / 5mi. Cop confirms. Makes 2 miles circle / area. Lights blink.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13101

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “458”, HatchDesc: “IRONWOOD,MI:CYL CHASES CAR/5mi:COP CONFIRMS:MAKES 2mi CIRCLE/AREA:LITES BLINK”, LatLong: “46.450002 -90.183338”, LatLongDMS: “46:27:00 N 90:11:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40755 (7A9EEC4A)

Date: 5/2/1978
Location: Escazu, Costa Rica
Description: A 10 year-old boy was out playing, saw a cat and ran to a field when he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc-shaped object that was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground with a slight wobbling motion. He watched as a mist-like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure was about 170 meters tall. The cat also apparently observed the spectacle, since the animal’s fur stood on end and it quickly scurried from the scene (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4933

Event 40756 (D922A9FF)

Date: 5/2/1978
Description: A witness noticed two white uniformed Grey humanoid figures standing on the grounds of an abductee’s property in South Middleton, Massachusetts. They stood motionless and held their arms close to their bodies.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 844, citing David F. Webb, FSR, Vol. 27 # 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2459

Event 40757 (B7F878C4)

Date: 5/2/1978
Description: On the same day in Escazu, Costa Rica Eduardo Enrique Lacayo, age 10, was out playing in the front yard of his uncle’s house at 6:30 p.m. when he saw a cat. He decided to chase it as it ran towards a large empty lot across the street. As he ran towards the field he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc-shaped object that emitted a strong yellow light. The UFO resembled two soup plates placed together and was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground with a slight wobbling motion. A gray cloud-like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. Stunned, Enrique watched as the mist-like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure wore a kind of “cape” or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the witness was able to observe gold-colored laceless shoes on the figure’s feet. The figure was about 170 meters tall. The cat also apparently observed the spectacle, since the animal’s fur stood on end and it quickly scurried from the scene. Eduardo did not notice any facial features on the figure except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at him, as if beckoning him to approach, and it appeared to open its mouth. At this point the boy became afraid, and ran away quickly away. Looking back he did not see the figure again, and the UFO rose up into the sky at very high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Carlos Vilchez
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2460

Event 40758 (6A5F1B71)

Date: 5/4/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Have Blue, the first F117 prototype crashes at Groom Lake after its landing gear was damaged and it was unable to land. (May 4)
Reference: Peter Merlin, Dreamland - the Air Force’s Remote Test Site, article for Aerotech News and Review April 1, 1994
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2800

Event 40759 (903CFD2E)

Date: 5/4/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: SAN LUIS PROV, ARG
Description: Squad / 40 saucers circles / blue haze. Seen / 3 days. / LDLN#177+#180.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13102

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “48”, Elev: “700”, HatchDesc: “SAN LUIS Prov,ARG:SQUAD/40 SCRS CCLS/BLUE HAZE:SEEN/3DAYS:/LDLN#177+#180”, LatLong: “-33.416668 -66.416670”, LatLongDMS: “33:25:00 S 66:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40760 (680A8174)

Date: 5/4/1978
Description: Soon after a blinding blue light caused a road accident near Villa Mercedes, San Luis province, Argentina about 100 city residents saw 50 greenish-blue UFOs flying over the city. In the midst of a dazzling light, they perfectly executed a series of maneuvers: they broke into two formations and then rejoined, and then they disappeared from view. Shortly after that some people reported that they had witnessed the landing of a saucer-shaped craft nearby. A being dressed in a green uniform emerged from the craft for a short while.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Buenos Aires Herald, May 8, 1978; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Tasmanian UFO Report 1983, quoting Le Soir (Belgium), March 30, 1982
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2516

Event 40761 (3018EB02)

Date: 5/5/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: KONE, NEW CALEDONIA
Description: Separate separate observer(s). Red night light going south slow. Turns going quickly northwest fast and absolute(ly) silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: BOURRET, Jean-Claude: OVNI … l’ARMEE PARLE. Editions France Empire, Paris. 1979 (softcover) (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13103

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “KONE,NEW CALEDONIA:SEP.SEP.OBS:RED NLT >S SLOW:TURNS >>NW FAST+ABS.SLNT:”, LatLong: “-21.066668 164.866675”, LatLongDMS: “21:04:00 S 164:52:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NCD”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40762 (EEC04795)

Date: 5/6/1978
Description: (Translated from French) A large luminous object crashes on a 4000 m mountain near the village of Padcaya (Bolivia), on the border with Argentina. An expedition composed of soldiers and scientists is sent to the site but, slowed down by bad weather, finds nothing. (May 6)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2801

Event 40763 (F4BA9374)

Date: 5/6/1978
Time: 16:30
Location: BERMEJO AND MECOYA, BLV
Description: 4M saucer and night lights maneuver. Blast and traces. Crash? / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v3#8+/ r26p201.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 180)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13104

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Bolivia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “610”, HatchDesc: “BERMEJO+MECOYA,BLV:4M SCR+NLTS MNVR:BLAST+TRACES:CRASH?:/IUR v3#8+/r26p201”, LatLong: “-22.416668 -64.300003”, LatLongDMS: “22:25:00 S 64:18:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRJ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40764 (7E061225)

Date: 5/6/1978
Locations: El Taire mountain on the Rio Bermejo; Aguas Blancas, Bolivia; Tarija, Bolivia; Wright-Patterson AFB; Pentagon; La Paz
Description: 4:15 p.m. An object crashes into the southern slope of El Taire mountain on the Rio Bermejo along the border of Bolivia and Argentina. It produces a sonic boom that is heard 120 miles away and shatters windows in villages 30 miles away. Argentinian border police search for wreckage, while reporters visit the town of Aguas Blancas, Bolivia, to interview witnesses. Velez Orozco is one of the witnesses to the fall, and he thinks the object was 15 feet in diameter and conical. Border Patrol Cpl. Natalio Farfan Ruiz says the object “made the earth tremble” as it passed over. The Bolivian Air Force dispatches three airplanes and discovers the crash site on its side of the border. One of the flights includes a Bolivian astronomer, who sees a rockslide that may have been caused by the crash. On May 14, police from Tarija, Bolivia, find the object, a dull metallic cylinder 12 feet long with a few dents. A telex sent by US Ambassador Paul H. Boeker to the State Department requesting an explanation. In a secret telex on May 18, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance replies that “appropriate government agencies” have been consulted, but there is no correlation with known re-entries. He refers Boeker to the 1973 Project Moondust order. The US military attaché in La Paz sends a message to Wright-Patterson AFB and USAF headquarters at the Pentagon, claiming that the Bolvian Army has found nothing, but would send two USAF officers to Tarija to investigate. Col. Robert Simmons and Maj. John Heise arrive with a Bolivian Air Force officer. On May 23, three Bolivian Air Force officers and a guide set out on horseback to the mountain, locating the rockslide on May 25. Parallel to the slide is a 325-foot trench, 10–12 feet wide at the top. Some of the large rocks appear burned, and the grass around it is brown and withered.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 2; ClearIntent, pp. 201– 205; Kevin Randle, The Government UFO Files, Visible Ink, 2014, pp. 279–280; Michael Hesemann, “UFO Crash in Bolivia Witnessed by Thousands of People”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5708

Event 40765 (F8965596)

Date: 5/6/1978
Description: At 5:40 a.m. a group of several witnesses, including police, observed 25-30 luminous UFOs make a turn over the city of Catamarca, Argentina. They shot off to the west at great speed. It was seen by several members of the guard from the province’s police headquarters. On the same day a strange flying object fell to earth in a mountainous zone near Baritu in northern part of Salta province. A widespread aerial and ground search was conducted, in an area “practically inaccessible” due to the terrain.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, June 1978, p. 14, citing Cronica, May 12, 1978; FSR, November 1978, p. 23
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2595

Event 40766 (584D02EA)

Date: 5/7/1978
Location: San Luis province, Argentina
Description: A squadron of 40 UFOs circle dozens of times in formation over San Luis province, Argentina, in the midst of a luminous bluish-green light.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5709

Event 40767 (D0383944)

Date: 5/8/1978
Location: USSR
Description: (Translated from French) The Soviets launch Cosmos 1009 in pursuit of Cosmos 1006.
Reference: “The Satellite War” - Volume 3 - Pierre Kohler, ed. Famot 1982, p. 142
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3003

Event 40768 (A69FDE2B)

Date: 5/9/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In Eragny (Val d’Oise), observation of an object shaped like a large truck with portholes at 100m in the process of rising. (May 9, 8am)
Reference: *Val d’Oise Gazette, July 16, 1997
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2802

Event 40769 (FBD72449)

Date: 5/10/1978
Location: POLAND, Emilcin
Description: (Translated from French) Jan Wolsky, an old 71-year-old peasant, was driving his cart harnessed to a mule through a forest near Emilcin (130 km southeast of Warsaw). "Suddenly I saw two small men standing at the edge of the forest path. When my cart arrived at their height, I realized that they were not normal. They were not dwarves, as I had first thought. They were not even men, but creatures of nightmare. As I am a believer, I thought I had a diabolical vision. I pinched myself and forced myself to regain my senses, but nothing worked, what I had in front of me was real. These monsters had a greenish face with two large oblique eyes. They wore a one-piece suit and sleeves came out of their webbed fingers.” These androids jumped into the cart without taking off and without effort and ordered him to continue his journey. A few tens of meters further on, they pointed out a small perpendicular path in which he engaged his mule. Arrived in a clearing, Wolsky, who could not believe his eyes, saw a strange object, the size of a bus, floating in the air a few meters high and animated by a slow rocking motion, like a boat on the water of a lake barely stirred by the wind. "The two dwarves seized me and took me under the engine. A platform came out and landed on the ground with a whistle. We took our place all three and were immediately drawn into the flanks of the ship. The room in which we emerged was dark despite many portholes. It was absolutely empty except for about twenty birds of the forest apparently alive but frozen in complete immobility. I was beginning to panic when two creatures entered the room carrying each in their hand a device emitting a rumble and clicks. One of them made me understand by gesture that I had to undress. When it was done, they moved their devices over my whole body. Then they put them away and I could dress again. Then I did not know what to do. They looked at me in silence without making a gesture. Timidly I headed for the airlock where I had entered. One of them slightly inclined his head and made a smile. As soon as I put my feet on the platform, it descended to the ground with the same whistle. I then took my cart and went home without asking for more. "
Reference: J.-L. B. - Nostra - 23.7.1980
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3004

Event 40770 (1A1C2E57)

Date: 5/10/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: VALBREVENNA AND PIETRA-LAVEZZARA, ITALY
Description: Many observer(s). Ovoid hovers near mountain / 3 minute(s). Pulses. Gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13105

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “VALBREVENNA+PIETRA-LAVEZZARA,ITALY:MANY OBS:OVOID HVRS nr Mtn/3min:PULSES:GONE”, LatLong: “44.561113 9.061112”, LatLongDMS: “44:33:40 N 09:03:40 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40771 (5BA019FF)

Date: 5/10/1978
Location: Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description: The witness was walking home alone when he observed a very bright object in the sky that began to descend at a high speed. The object came low over a nearby fenced field, and he could now see that it was a shiny circular metallic craft within a fiery ball of flames. The area around the witness seemed to darken, and he felt compelled to walk towards the fence. He was quickly grabbed by two short humanoids who wore shiny white tight fitting suits. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4936

Event 40772 (E2CD0776)

Date: 5/10/1978
Location: 37.0878 -116.0526
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Transom” Yield: 0KT YieldMax: 0KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_829

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0878 -116.0526”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:16 N 116:03:09 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.64”, NukeName: “Transom”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “0”

Event 40773 (A4050A87)

Date: 5/10/1978
Location: Emilcin, Poland
Description: Early morning. Farmer Jan Wolski is out driving a horse-drawn cart in Emilcin, Poland, when he is jumped by two “short, green-faced humanoid entities” about 5 feet tall. They jump onto Wolski’s cart, sit next to him, and start to speak in a strange language. At first, he mistakes them for foreigners because of their “slanted eyes and prominent cheekbones.” Wolski drives his cart, with the two beings aboard, to a clearing where a large white object is hovering about 16 feet in the air. It is about 15–16 feet high and as long as a bus. Four black objects on the surface generate a humming sound. A platform descends to the ground, and he is taken on board by the two entities, along with two additional ones. There are about 8–10 benches situated around the craft, each for one person to sit in. There are some rooks in front of the door, one of which is moving its legs and wings but seems to be immobilized. Wolski is then examined with a tool that resembles two dishes or “saucers.” After this, he is ordered to get dressed again, and then he notices there are no lights or windows on the craft, only the daylight coming through the door. The entities eat and offer him something like icicles, but he refuses them. The UFO’s interior is black with a grayish tint, similar to that of the creatures’ outfits. Wolski returns home to his family and notifies them of what has happened, urging them to come see the floating craft. He tells his sons, who call to other neighbors, and together they go to investigate the site. The grass where the craft had been shows signs of usage, trodden down and “covered with dew and paths coming in all directions.” Wolski goes home, leaving the rest of the neighbors and family at the site. His sons claim there are footprints left behind by the beings, though they do not describe them well.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Emilcin Abduction”; “Story of a Polish CE-III,” IUR 8, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1983): 13–14; Poland 35–40; “The Jan Wolski Case: An Amazing Close Encounter (Poland, 1978),” History Disclosure, May 25, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5710

Event 40774 (D8BF3799)

Date: 5/10/1978
Locations: Clavarazza; Genoa; Italy
Description: Evening. Numerous people watch a moon-sized oval object with clearly delineated edges, no trail, and an intense white light in Clavarazza, Genoa, Italy. It remains stationary high in the sky for three minutes, pulsates for 7 minutes, then blinks out.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1989): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5711

Event 40775 (BCEC5CD7)

Date: 5/10/1978
Description: A UFO abduction occurred in a forest in Emilcin, Lublin, Poland sometime after 7:00 a.m. The abductee, a 71-year-old man named J. Wolski, encountered a UFO shaped like a bus, making a humming sound. The humanoid had a greenish color and wore a black helmet.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dennis Stacy, Field Guide to UFOs, p. 100, citing Fate, September 1994; UNICAT database, case 002, citing International UFO Reporter, November 1983, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2721

Event 40776 (199B66C4)

Date: 5/10/1978
Description: At 10:50 p.m. the witness was walking home alone in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil when he observed a very bright object in the sky that began to descend at a high speed. The object came low over a nearby fenced field, and he could now see that it was a shiny circular metallic craft within a fiery ball of flames. The craft continued to descend, and projected two bright beams of white light to the ground and extended four metallic legs. The area around the witness seemed to darken, and he felt compelled to walk towards the fence. He was quickly grabbed by two short humanoids who wore shiny white tight fitting suits. Their heads were enclosed in helmets with closed visors and with two small antennas protruding from the top. The beings spoke to the witness, then took him inside the craft.

Once inside he started having difficulty breathing and noticed that the air seemed warmer and dense. The room was illuminated by a bright light. It was at this point that he noticed two more beings seated at a strange looking console. The beings walked over to him and he was surprised to see that they were female dressed in shiny white suits, with attractive capes made of the same material. These also wore helmets with antennas. They were a little taller than the other humanoids and had hair down to their shoulders. One had black hair and the other was blond. The black haired female approached the witness and told him that he was going to be taken to their planet. The witness declined the invitation and begged to be released. At this point the blond woman walked over and ordered the others to let him go. He was then allowed to walk out and down a stairway to the ground. He stood on the ground and watched while the object ascended at high speed and vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, # 1621 citing Casellato, Da Silva and Stevens, UFO Abduction at Botucato
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2722

Event 40777 (DD563723)

Date: 5/13/1978
Time: 03:30
Location: KERMAN, CA
Description: Cop. Ovoid fireball hovers / street. Flash & apparent microwave burns. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#9.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 944)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13106

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “66”, HatchDesc: “KERMAN,CA:COP:OVOID FBL HVRS/STREET:FLASH & APPARENT MICROWAVE BURNS:/IUR V3#9”, LatLong: “36.700002 -120.083339”, LatLongDMS: “36:42:00 N 120:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40778 (F76BCC29)

Date: 5/13/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: NORTHPORT, AL
Description: 3 observer(s). Intensely bright ovoid with tripod legs. Drops and stops. Lost / horizon.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 42)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13107

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “17”, Elev: “61”, HatchDesc: “NORTHPORT,AL:3 OBS:INTENSELY BRITE OVOID W/TRIPOD LEGS:DROPS+STOPS:LOST/HRZN”, LatLong: “33.227779 -87.577782”, LatLongDMS: “33:13:40 N 87:34:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40779 (DDD3C076)

Date: 5/13/1978
Locations: Kerman, California; Fresno Community Hospital
Description: 3:32 a.m. Police officer Manuel J. Amparano is on the outskirts of Kerman, California, when he sees a reddish glow ahead. Getting closer, he observes an oval-shaped object, smaller in apparent size than the full moon, hanging silently in the sky. It is a very bright crimson-red color, which despite its brightness does not hurt his eyes. It shoots out a beam of blue light similar to a camera flash, then recedes and is gone. Amparano feels “a tingling sensation” in his body as he drives to the station, but he is not concerned. When he gets out, the 6 witnesses at the station note that he is sunburned “as red as a lobster.” His skin shows this condition for about 4 hours before returning to normal, even in areas underneath his uniform. However, no burn is present where the car door is between him and the flash. Also, he has no burn on his back, which is away from the car window as he peers out. Although the redness fades, there are areas where the skin is actually burned (arms, face, neck). These are noted on a visit to Fresno Community Hospital. These burns are visible for 2 days. The day following the encounter, “fever blisters” break out on his face and in places on his arms, and these last a week. Allegedly, doctors at the hospital tell the officer that the burns look like they are caused by microwave radiation.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “California Policeman Burned by UFO,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 10–11; “A Classic CE2P: Kerman, California, 1978,” IUR 33, no. 4 (May 2011): 11–12; Jason Marzak, “1978 Kerman UFO Burning: 061401,” Fringe Republic, June 11, 2014; Kevin D. Randle, “May 13, 1978: Kerman, California,” A Different Perspective, June 15, 2015; Kevin D. Randle, “Kerman, California UFO Case: An Update,” A Different Perspective, June 20, 2015; Kevin D. Randle, “Kerman Police Officer Adds His Perspective,” A Different Perspective, August 26, 2015
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5712

Event 40780 (C77F8834)

Date: 5/13/1978
Location: Shiraz, Iran
Description: 4:00 a.m. A 16-year-old student, Jamshid Saiadipour, is staying up late studying for exams in Shiraz, Iran. He looks through his window and sees a glowing, hat-shaped UFO, hovering motionless. He takes a photo of it, which appears in the May 18 issue of Tehran Magazine. The article winds up in US Defense Intelligence Agency files and is released through FOIA in 1980.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Matching Photo from Iran Found in CUFOS Files,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 8 (August 1981): 4; “Sheraz, Iran, October 8, 1978,” Popular Mechanics, July 1998, p. 64
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5713

Event 40781 (43FB0A84)

Date: 5/13/1978
Location: Northport, Alabama
Description: 10:45 p.m. A teen couple are sitting on a porch in Northport, Alabama, when they see an intensely bright pale- yellow light. It is oblong in shape and the size of the full moon. It hovers in the east for about 15 minutes, rocking slightly black and forth. They see three tripod legs on the underside. The girl’s mother comes out and notices her daughter is pale and shaking with fear. The object falls a short distance and remains stationary again for a few seconds before moving slowly away beyond trees on the horizon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-6-29,” IUR 3, no. 6 (June 1978): 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5714

Event 40782 (ADAE25DC)

Date: 5/13/1978
Description: At 3:32 a.m. police office Manuel Amparano was on the outskirts of Kerman, California when he saw a reddish glow ahead. He drove up to investigate. Getting closer, he observed an oval-shaped object, smaller than the apparent size of the full Moon, handing in the sky. It was a very bright crimson red. Suddenly, a blue beam was directed toward him. The object then receded and was gone. Amparano felt a tingling sensation in his body as he drove to the police station. However, six people at the station noted that he looked sunburned “as red as a lobster.” His skin stayed that way for four hours before returning to normal. His skin was reddened even through his uniform. Althought the redness went away rapidly, there were areas where the skin was actually burned, on his arms, face, and neck. These burns were visible for two days, and the day following his skin blistered on his face and in places on his arms. He had the discomfort for a week. Doctors told him he could have been exposed to microwave radiation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, pp. 10-11; Fresno (CA) Bee, May 19, 1978; APRO Bulletin, August 1978, p. 4; UNICAT, case # 153
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2812

Event 40783 (F2C79423)

Date: 5/14/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: LOWESTOFT, ENGL
Description: 2 observer(s). Saucer hovers / trees. Going down [to] and fades away. 2 large and 2 small figure(s) by. / MJ#241.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13108

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “LOWESTOFT,ENGL:2 OBS:SCR HVRS/TREES:↓+FADES AWAY:2 LRG+2 SML FIGs by:/MJ#241”, LatLong: “52.466669 1.716667”, LatLongDMS: “52:28:00 N 01:43:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40784 (CA1DA17D)

Date: 5/14/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: SILVER SPRS, FL
Description: 8 observer(s) and Ocala RADAR. 15m saucer going [to] over car. 180° turn. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v3#6+/ MJ#241+/ r41.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 945)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13109

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “14”, HatchDesc: “SILVER SPRs,FL:8 OBS+OCALA RDR:15m SCR>OVR CAR:180°TURN:/IUR v3#6+/MJ#241+/r41”, LatLong: “29.216668 -82.055559”, LatLongDMS: “29:13:00 N 82:03:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40785 (E8987FFC)

Date: 5/14/1978
Location: Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range, FL
Description: G,V, Radar Confirms Unidentified Lights (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 780514
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4938

Event 40786 (40EBD4D4)

Date: 5/14/1978
Location: Ocala, FL
Description: Navy radar tracked an oblong object with body lights, illuminating the terrain, observed by citizens. Object alternately hovered and accelerated
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_310

Event 40787 (A8002107)

Date: 5/14/1978
Locations: Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range in Ocala National Forest, Florida; Silver Glen Springs; Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center; MSQ-102 Radar; Apalachicola River
Description: 10:00 p.m. SK-1 Robert J. Clark, the duty officer at the US Navy Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range in Ocala National Forest, Florida, receives a call from Rocky Morgan reporting an oblong-shaped UFO with an intensely bright, flashing light near Silver Glen Springs. Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center reports no aircraft in the area. Clark and the base air controller, Gary Collison, climb an observation tower and contact external security to alert radar technician Timothy Collins. They watch a cluster of stationary lights at an estimated altitude of 1,600 feet to the west-northwest perhaps 3 miles away. Collins activates the MSQ-102 Radar. After a 20-minute warmup, the radar detects an unidentified blip fluttering over the tower. The tracking computer is put on the target, which is showing very little movement. At 11:20 p.m., his radar locks on to it at treetop level. It seems to be as large as a jetliner. 10–15 minutes later it vanishes from both sight and radar, but at 11:40 p.m. he sees a similar object 15° to the north. Collins tries to train the radar on the object, but it disappears suddenly. Around midnight, another object is seen 3 miles to the northwest. For 5 seconds it moves at 575 mph, then accelerates for 2 seconds, and executes a hairpin turn in one second—a radical reversal of direction. Now the UFO is shooting northward toward the base, slowing to a mere 3 mph. Collins finally locks on this object. Shortly afterward, the target vanishes. A dozen naval personnel visually observe red, green, and white lights from the control tower for more than an hour. The captain of the Lisa C on the Apalachicola River also witnesses the lights at 10:30 p.m. (or 1:00 a.m.).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Radar Confirms Unidentified Lights”; “Flying Object Baffles Computer with Maneuvers in Florida Sky,” International Herald Tribune, May 18, 1978; “Navy Says Unusual Sighting Was Just an Object Flying Unidentified,” Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, May 18, 1978, p. 4-C; “Navy Radar-Visual in Florida, Part I,” IUR 3, no. 6 (June 1978): 4–5; “Case 3-7-1,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 3; “UFO Sighting at Pinecastle Elecytronic Warfare Range,” UFO Investigator, September 1978, pp. 1–2; Second Look, April, May, June, October 1979; Clark III 829–830
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5715

Event 40788 (0CDF3D59)

Date: 5/14/1978
Description: At 10:20 p.m. 12 men witnessed a UFO with multicolored lights at the Pinecastle Tracking Station, near Ocala Forest, Florida. It hovered over trees and an old Civil Defense tower, then made a hairpin turn. It flew at only 50 to 100 feet altitude as confirmed by radar, and had red, green and white lights flashing in sequence. The Captain of the “Lisa C” on the Apalachicola River also witnessed it at 10:30 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, June 1978, p. 4; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 22, 244; Xenolog, June 1978, p. 9; NICAP UFO Investigator, September 1978, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2834

Event 40789 (7DFBAF74)

Date: 5/14/1978
Description: Also in 1978, in Lowestoft, Norfolk county, England at 8:00 p.m. a disc hovered over some trees, then descended and faded away. Four figures, two large and two small, were seen nearby where the object came down.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 12647
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2835

Event 40790 (A58410EE)

Date: 5/15/1978
Location: USA, Gilroy
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: September 15, 1975, Industrial City) Mrs. Victor (nurse) was in the house of one of her patients, an elderly lady, when suddenly she fell as if someone had violently thrown her to the ground; during the minutes that followed she was severely beaten by an invisible entity. The old lady reported that she saw Mrs. Victor spinning and whirling on the ground, hitting obstacles in her path. She suffered numerous bruises, a splinter of wood pierced a vein and she broke a leg. She had to spend 6 days in the hospital. (May 15, 1978)
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: “Confrontations” - Laffont 1991, p. 120
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3005

Event 40791 (112BF6E7)

Date: 5/15/1978
Location: CUAJIMALPA, MX
Description: 1 observer. 4M cube telepaths to observer(s) / one hour. Beams. Offloads separate 1M cube. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13110

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CVS: Conversation/communication

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “2726”, HatchDesc: “CUAJIMALPA,MX:1 OBS:4M CUBE TLPs TO OBS/1hr:BEAMS:OFFLOADS SEP.1M CUBE:see ref”, LatLong: “19.350001 -99.300005”, LatLongDMS: “19:21:00 N 99:18:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sonora”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 40792 (8137C6FE)

Date: 5/15/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: WEWAHITCHKA, FL
Description: 2 / tugboat. 12m domed saucer with large square windows on riverside. RADAR blip.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13111

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “14”, HatchDesc: “WEWAHITCHKA,FL:2/TUGBOAT:12m DOMED SCR W/LRG SQR WINDOWS ON RIVERSIDE:RDR BLIP”, LatLong: “30.183335 -85.200004”, LatLongDMS: “30:11:00 N 85:12:00 W”, Locale: “Wetlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40793 (D88EC228)

Date: 5/15/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: MONTILLY TO/FROM BAGNEUX, FR
Description: 8M H-shaped object follows car. White beam going up / dome / top. See dwg.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13112

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MONTILLY><BAGNEUX,FR:8M H-SHAPED OBJ FOLOS CAR:WHT BEAM ↑/DOME/TOP:see dwg”, LatLong: “46.633336 3.216667”, LatLongDMS: “46:38:00 N 03:13:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Allier”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40794 (E97FFB6F)

Date: 5/15/1978
Location: Caujimolpa and Obregon (btn), Mexico
Description: A man walking observed a hovering multi-colored luminous cube shaped object that was making a buzzing sound and emitting a yellow beam. He then received telepathic thoughts telling him that the cube was not occupied, but soon human- like beings would arrive on Earth (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4939

Event 40795 (2FF1A301)

Date: 5/15/1978
Locations: Cuajimalpa borough; Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico
Description: Evening. Ignacio Sanchez Munoz, 19, is walking along the road between Cuajimalpa borough and Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico, after finishing work at a nearby restaurant. He observes a hovering, multicolored, luminous, cube-shaped object that is making a buzzing sound and emitting a yellow beam. He then receives telepathic thoughts telling him that the cube is not occupied, but soon human-like beings will arrive on Earth. After conversing with the voice for about an hour he is told, “soon we shall return to chat with you.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 2; Patrick Gross, URECAT, April 30, 2010
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5716

Event 40796 (F91C72B7)

Date: 5/15/1978
Description: At 1:00 a.m. the 24-year-old river pilot of the ‘Lisa C’ and another crewmember on the Apalachicola River, five miles south of Wewahitchka, Florida had a four minute close encounter with a 30-50 wide domed disc-shaped object coming out of the water. It had 8-10 illuminated windows, and each window was estimated to be 4-foot square, and was a frosty pink color.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1978, pp. 2-3; UNICAT, case # 161
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2866

Event 40797 (861C9696)

Date: 5/15/1978
Description: A cattle mutilation was discovered this day on a farm in Gilroy, California.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Confrontations: A Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact, p. 90
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2867

Event 40798 (4B63A8A4)

Date: 5/15/1978
Description: On this cloudy evening Ignacio Sanchez Munoz, age 19, was walking along the road between Caujimolpa and Obregon, Mexico after finishing work at a nearby restaurant. He observed a hovering multi-colored, luminous cube-shaped object that was making a buzzing sound and emitting a yellow beam. He then received telepathic thoughts telling him that the cube was not occupied, but soon human-like beings would arrive on Earth. After conversing with the voice for an hour he was told, “soon we shall return to chat with you.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1978, p. 1; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1940, citing IUR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2868

Event 40799 (C3302D32)

Date: 5/16/1978
Location: TUCUMAN, ARG
Description: Cop and 1. Large sphere going west / low altitude over river. Lights area. Power outage. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects.)
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 348)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13113

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “435”, HatchDesc: “TUCUMAN,ARG:COP+1:LRG SPHERE >W/lo alt ovr Rvr:LITES AREA:PWR OUTAGE:CAR EMES”, LatLong: “-26.816668 -65.233336”, LatLongDMS: “26:49:00 S 65:14:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TCM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40800 (5A60AC3C)

Date: 5/17/1978
Time: 08:00
Location: EMILCIN, POLAND
Description: Farmer abduction / 4 5’ men. Many birds / 5M box-UFO. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v3#7+v8#6+/ r243.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 185)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13114

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, ABD: Human or animal abduction, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “45”, HatchDesc: “EMILCIN,POLAND:FARMER ABD/4 5’MEN:MANY BIRDS/5M BOX-UFO:/IUR v3#7+v8#6+/r243”, LatLong: “51.333336 22.666668”, LatLongDMS: “51:20:00 N 22:40:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LUB”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40801 (21C5B15A)

Date: 5/17/1978
Location: Emilcin, Poland
Description: A woman cooking heard a sound like thunder which seemed to be coming from the ground. A short time later her son Adas came inside to tell her that he had seen a box-shaped aircraft, like “a little house,” fly low over their barn. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4940

Event 40802 (EEFE7E69)

Date: 5/17/1978
Locations: Lublin, Poland; wooded area about 37 miles outside Lublin, Poland
Description: 8:00 a.m. A 71-year-old farmer is driving his horse-drawn carriage through a wooded area about 37 miles outside Lublin, Poland. By the roadside he sees 2–4 men about 5 feet tall wearing tightly fitting black “diver suits.” The men have green faces, slanting eyes, and webbed fingers; they move in a jumping motion and invite him into a “bus-shaped” white rectangular vehicle hovering nearby. The interior looks like a completely black room outfitted only in benches. He is examined by an apparatus that looks like an X-ray machine, and the men offer to share with him a transparent substance that they are eating, but he declines. The farmer later returns to the site with some villagers and finds rectangular footprints in the muddy road bank.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5717

Event 40803 (3CEDA7C9)

Date: 5/17/1978
Description: At 8:30 a.m. at a farmhouse in Emilcin, Poland just eight-tenths of a kilometer from the scene of Jan Wolski’s humanoid encounter the day before, a mother was preparing breakfast while her two children, Adas and Agnieska, played outside. She heard a sound like thunder which seemed to be coming from the ground. A short time later her son Adas came inside to tell her that he had seen a box-shaped aircraft, like “a little house,” fly low over their barn. It then vanished by shooting up vertically with a sound like thunder. Adas said that the object was flying with its smallest wall forward, and there was a square window in this side with rounded corners through which he could see a pilot. On the edges of the side, he said, were moving, swaying black rods, like the feelers on a snail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Xenolog, December 1978, p. 2; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Timothy Good, Alien Base
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2938

Event 40804 (9F7ADFC0)

Date: 5/19/1978
Location: USSR
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: December 1977) COSMOS 1009 HUNTER IS SENT TOWARDS THE SAME TARGET (COSMOS 967) FOR A SLOW APPROACH FOLLOWED BY RECOVERY.
Reference: “The War of the Satellites” - Volume 3 - Pierre Kohler, ed. Famot 1982, p. 154
Reference: continued: April 1980
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3006

Event 40805 (A9411995)

Date: 5/19/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: AGADES, NIGER
Description: Air Zaire DC-10 pilot. Dark blue flat “helicoidal” object. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 52)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13115

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Sahara”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “AGADES,NIGER:AIR ZAIRE DC-10 PILOT:DRK BLUE FLAT “HELICOIDAL” OBJ:NFD”, LatLong: “17.466667 6.433334”, LatLongDMS: “17:28:00 N 06:26:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NGR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40806 (B9D94FEF)

Date: 5/19/1978
Time: 16:00
Location: GREENVILLE, SC
Description: 75+observer(s) / 2 miles traffic jam / US29. Cars stop to see huge silver cylinder/cigar-shape hover.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13116

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “110”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “GREENVILLE,SC:75+OBS/2mi TRAFFIC JAM/US29:CARS STOP TO SEE HUGE SLVR CGR HVR:”, LatLong: “34.850002 -82.383337”, LatLongDMS: “34:51:00 N 82:23:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40807 (07D72BD5)

Date: 5/19/1978
Description: Cars stopped on US highway 29 in Greenville, South Carolina to watch a huge, silver colored cigar hovering in the sky around 4 p.m. It caused a two mile long traffic backup, and there were over 75 witnesses to the event, which lasted over two hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: D. N. Mansell, Awareness, July 1978, p. 12; Greer (South Carolina) Citizen, May 31, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2985

Event 40808 (0E106C87)

Date: 5/20/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Departure of Pioneer Venus 1. (May 20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2803

Event 40809 (719F881D)

Date: 5/20/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: SOUTHWEST / MONTVILLE, CT
Description: Several separate observer(s). 6 delta/triangle/box-like crafts over river. 10’ ovoid. Fuses blow / Apr. '78 / r60#106.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13117

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “115”, HatchDesc: “SW/MONTVILLE,CT:SVRL SEP.OBS:6 DLTS ovr Rvr::10’OVOID:FUSES BLOW/APR78/r60#106”, LatLong: “41.450002 -72.133337”, LatLongDMS: “41:27:00 N 72:08:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40810 (8AD4447B)

Date: 5/21/1978
Time: 03:20
Location: SOUTH / ALAMO, NV
Description: 2 / car. 35’ saucer going down / US93. 2’ letters “Tle” / side. Going north. Watches electro-magnetic effect (EME). Dog dies. MIB.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13118

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MIB: Men in Black, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1040”, HatchDesc: “S/ALAMO,NV:2/CAR:35’SCR↓/US93:2’LETTERS “TLE”/SIDE:>N:WATCHES EME:DOG DIES:MIB”, LatLong: “36.866668 -114.883339”, LatLongDMS: “36:52:00 N 114:53:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 40811 (1745A880)

Date: 5/22/1978
Time: 21:50
Location: TAVARNUZZE, ITL
Description: 2-3 30cm spheres hide / passing car. 2 dark small humanoids (or Greys) vanish as orbs quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13119

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “TAVARNUZZE,ITL:2-3 30cm SPHERES HIDE/PASSING CAR:2 DRK OIDs VANISH as ORBS ↑↑”, LatLong: “43.716669 11.216667”, LatLongDMS: “43:43:00 N 11:13:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FRN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40812 (CFEFC86A)

Date: 5/22/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: BEAUFORT, FR
Description: 2 / car. Black mushroom-saucer rises / trees. Wide white beam going down / center. Going ESE.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13120

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “BEAUFORT,FR:2/CAR:BLK MUSHROOM-SCR RISES/TREES:WIDE WHT BEAM ↓/CENTER:>ESE”, LatLong: “50.216669 3.972222”, LatLongDMS: “50:13:00 N 03:58:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40813 (855D58CD)

Date: 5/23/1978
Time: 01:20
Location: CINCINNATI, OH
Description: Woman / stop-light approached / faceless 5’ man. Slits for eyes only.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13121

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “206”, HatchDesc: “CINCINNATI,OH:WOMAN/STOPLITE APPROACHED/FACELESS 5’MAN:SLITS FOR EYES ONLY:”, LatLong: “39.133335 -84.500004”, LatLongDMS: “39:08:00 N 84:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40814 (D025D42A)

Date: 5/24/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: BAIA DO SUL, BRZ
Description: UFO hovers. Tube / light penetrates metal car roof. Photographs taken later.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 494)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13122

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “BAIA do SUL,BRZ:UFO HVRS:TUBE/LIGHT PENETRATES MTL CAR ROOF:FOTOS taken later”, LatLong: “-1.500000 -48.750002”, LatLongDMS: “01:30:00 S 48:45:00 W”, Locale: “Rainforest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PRA”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40815 (EB64967A)

Date: 5/24/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: TUSCALOOSA, AL
Description: Metallic UFO. Car radio = burst / static. Lights rotate / bottom / UFO.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 72)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13123

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “69”, HatchDesc: “TUSCALOOSA,AL:METALLIC UFO:CAR RADIO=BURST/STATIC:LITES ROTATE/BOTTOM/UFO”, LatLong: “33.211113 -87.566671”, LatLongDMS: “33:12:40 N 87:34:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40816 (5D2325BE)

Date: 5/24/1978
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Description: Driving in the city a 21-year-old college student saw a metallic object nearby. His car radio experienced a burst of static as he sighted the object, which was glowing yellow-white with blue, orange, green, and yellow lights rotating on its bottom. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4941

Event 40817 (7EDB58CD)

Date: 5/24/1978
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 0KT YieldMax: .001KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1515

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “.001”

Event 40818 (D1DE1A67)

Date: 5/24/1978
Description: Driving in the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 9:15 p.m. a 21-year-old college student saw a metallic object nearby. His car radio experienced a burst of static as he sighted the object, which was glowing yellow-white with blue, orange, green, and yellow lights rotating on its bottom. The driver continued to drive past the object and did not see how it departed or when.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, p. 72, citing CUFOS
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3072

Event 40819 (2358DEE6)

Date: 5/25/1978
Location: MARBLE BAR, WEST AUST
Description: Huge orange cylinder/cigar-shape going SSE. Compass off up to 19° for 48 hours. / AIUFOFSR#2.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13124

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “MARBLE BAR,W.AUST:HUGE ORG.CGR >SSE:COMPASS OFF up to 19°for 48hrs:/AIUFOFSR#2”, LatLong: “-21.250001 119.250006”, LatLongDMS: “21:15:00 S 119:15:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40820 (E0F7A2ED)

Date: 5/28/1978
Location: BELGIUM, Quaregnon (Hainaut)
Description: (Translated from French) Location: an expanse of meadows at the foot of a slag heap. Four horses were grazing there. Gabriel Stoquart had finished pouring the feed into the troughs and was going to check the fences, on the side of the brambles. The boy who was accompanying him stayed to stroke the horses on the nostrils and suddenly shouted “Look there!”. The witness then saw, coming towards him, a grey shape, like that of a hot-air balloon whose fabric was deflating and which was floating, oscillating. Mentally he made the reflexion that they would have difficulty getting out of this marshy place. He changed position to get a better view of this thing which was descending, which was now resting in what he called the marsh. But it was not a hot-air balloon he realised, dumbfounded. This thing started to vibrate, its greyish colour became luminous, an electric blue like one can see on certain illuminated signs. It was magnificent. Then this thing glided slightly and rose straight up at a vertiginous speed. During the ascent it was of a luminous, matt white colour. The witness and the child did not linger on the spot and returned to their home. As the witness lives opposite the police station, he went in to tell them about the event. The policemen were ready to go home, as by then it must have been around 4 o’clock. But two of the men accompanied the witness back to the spot the same day: they discovered traces of the landing with footprints of the craft and a kind of white powder sticking to the vegetation. The next day it was a team of 6 men from the Quaregnon police who came to the spot. Plaster casts were taken of the indentations (footprints), powder - like talcum - was collected in bags. Powder had soiled one of the policemen’s hands. Back at the office, even after washing his hands, this powder still stuck to his skin. From the top of the slag heap one of the policemen filmed the activities with a Super 8.
Reference: Investigation reopened in 1995 by vog and Thierry WATHELET. Reasons: death of the policemen who had been in contact with the powder, accusations against SOBEPS, GEPAN, university professors, political authorities, the French gendarmerie… all of whom would have made the evidence disappear and some of whom allege that the case is a hoax. The hoax is formally contradicted by 4 inspectors of the municipal police still active in 1995. vog had the original file stolen from his home on 19 February 2000 by Claude Raffy, known in French ufology circles and since then untraceable, but fortunately there were copies in safety
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3007

Event 40821 (E965D7E5)

Date: 5/29/1978
Time: 04:56:59.9
Location: 49.7620 78.0920
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1516

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7620 78.0920”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:43 N 78:05:31 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.70”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40822 (4481B172)

Date: 5/30/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: EAST / TULSA, OK
Description: 2 / telescope. 4 ovoids / cross formation southwest going quickly northeast. All tilted 45 degree forward.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13125

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “245”, HatchDesc: “E/TULSA,OK:2/TELESCOPE:4 OVOIDS/CROSS FORMATION SW>>NE:ALL TILTED 45dgr FWD”, LatLong: “36.150002 -95.900005”, LatLongDMS: “36:09:00 N 95:54:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40823 (4004CE7A)

Date: 5/30/1978
Location: 5 miles west of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Description: 11:00 p.m. Two witnesses are stargazing with a telescope 5 miles west of Tulsa, Oklahoma, when they see four gray-white ovals in a fixed sword-like formation pass silently overhead in a straight line from the southwest. They are lost behind trees above the northeast horizon. Each oval is about the size of the moon and flying in a 45° angle to the direction of travel.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-7-54,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 3–4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5718

Event 40824 (9AE04A62)

Date: 6/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Photograph in Spain. See images/1978-06.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2804

Event 40825 (3475D3F6)

Date: 6/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In the GEPAN report of June to the Scientific Committee, Claude Poher indicates that the observed objects are generally physical and of an unknown technology.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2805

Event 40826 (A1B51450)

Date: 6/1978 (approximate)
Time: ~06:00
Location: GRANDES ROCQUES, GUERNSEY
Description: 2 separate observer(s). Saucer on edge. 3 circles / 1 side. Backside plain.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 283)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13126

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “GRANDES ROCQUES,GUERNSEY:2 SEP.OBS:SCR ON EDGE:3 CIRCLES/1 SIDE:BACKSIDE PLAIN”, LatLong: “49.450002 -2.600000”, LatLongDMS: “49:27:00 N 02:36:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CHI”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40827 (89431B81)

Date: 6/1978
Description: Peter Gersten, on behalf of Ground Saucer Watch, files a discovery motion requesting UFO files from the CIA. His motion consists of 635 interrogatory questions, nearly 300 requests for documents, and includes 60 CIA documents attached as exhibits.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard Hall, “Lawsuit Filed against CIA,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 126 (May 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5720

Event 40828 (4553859E)

Date: 6/1978
Description: GEPAN’s Scientific Council meets for the second time. This time, a five-volume report totaling 670 pages is prepared. The first volume is a synthesis written by Claude Poher. Volumes 2–4 contain 10 detailed field investigations and the fifth volume gathers other studies and less detailed cases. The reports are never published. According to Jean-Jacques Velasco, Poher’s assistant, the statistical study evaluates 678 reports and classifies them into four categories: perfectly or probably identified (26%), insufficient information (36%), and unidentified (38%). The council asks for a deeper study on statistical methodology, models of propulsion, and the psychology of perception.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “First Summary of the Work of the French Government’s ‘GEPAN’ UFO Organization,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 22; Gildas Bourdais, “From GEPAN to SEPRA: Official UFO Studies in France,” IUR 25, no. 4 (Winter 2000–2001): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5721

Event 40829 (FBFD28AF)

Date: 6/1978
Alternate date: 7/1978
Location: Raeford, North Carolina
Description: 10:15 p.m. Graham Niven and friends are listening to the radio in Raeford, North Carolina, when it picks up some strange interference for about 10 minutes, They see a rectangular UFO with rounded edges coming toward them from the south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “One Reporting Witness: Two Reported Sightings,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 10 (October 1981): 2–3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5722

Event 40830 (A521F669)

Date: 6/1/1978
Time: 17:00:01.1
Location: 37.0000 -116.2500
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Jackpots” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_830

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0000 -116.2500”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:00 N 116:15:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Jackpots”, NukeSource: “ISC”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40831 (9ED205BB)

Date: 6/1/1978
Description: Teachers commuting to schools in La Bajada, Catamarca province, Argentina saw three UFOs with pale green luminescence and a metallic appearance at around 7:30 a.m. The objects zig-zagged from southeast to east, next performed a parabolic turn, and then flew off to the southwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, July 1978, p. 15, citing Chronica, June 7, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3206

Event 40832 (AEEDFDAD)

Date: 6/2/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: NEAR RENKO, FINLAND
Description: 4 / car. 7-9 night lights in formation go behind trees. “Clear contours”.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13127

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr RENKO,FINLAND:4/CAR:7-9 NLTS/FORMATION GO BHND TREES:“CLEAR CONTOURS””, LatLong: “60.894447 24.305557”, LatLongDMS: “60:53:40 N 24:18:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finland”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 40833 (CFF0E8D5)

Date: 6/2/1978
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 0KT YieldMax: .001KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1517

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “.001”

Event 40834 (4BB8F0C6)

Date: 6/2/1978
Location: Hameenlinna, Finland
Description: 10:00 p.m. A married couple driving toward Hameenlinna, Finland, watch a formation of 7–9 bright lights in the eastern sky. After 8 seconds, they disappear behind trees.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5723

Event 40835 (4A3282DF)

Date: Early 6/1978
Location: Las Animas County, COLORADO
Description: On two occasions a cowboy “ran off” a low-flying black helicopter. At least two mutilations occurred in June in Huerfano County, adjoining Las Animas County (and the area of the sightings) on the north.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 2 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_179

Event 40836 (C61B1681)

Date: 6/4/1978
Time: 13:30
Location: PASADENA, CA
Description: 2 / private plane. White saucer hovers. Shoots going up [to] to avoid collision. / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 381)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13128

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “263”, HatchDesc: “PASADENA,CA:2/PVT.PLANE:WHT SCR HVRS:SHOOTS ↑ TO AVOID COLLISION:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “34.150002 -118.166672”, LatLongDMS: “34:09:00 N 118:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40837 (51A01300)

Date: 6/4/1978
Time: 15:00
Location: NY, NY
Description: Medical student photographs 3’ egg-in-cup saucer. Hovers. Going quickly southeast. Many separate observer(s) and news.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 945)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13129

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “NY,NY:MEDICAL STUDENT FOTOS 3’EGG-in-CUP SCR:HVRS:>>SE:many sep.obs+news”, LatLong: “40.700002 -73.933337”, LatLongDMS: “40:42:00 N 73:56:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40838 (F6CB5E35)

Date: 6/4/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: NEAR BELLARIA, ITL
Description: 3+observer(s). Dome / field rotates blinding beam. Turns extremely dark. 3 x4M traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13130

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “nr BELLARIA,ITL:3+OBS:DOME/FIELD ROTATES BLINDING BEAM:TURNS XDARK:3x4M TRACES”, LatLong: “44.150002 12.466667”, LatLongDMS: “44:09:00 N 12:28:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FO”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40839 (F83ACA09)

Date: 6/4/1978
Location: Bellaria, Italy
Description: Motorists observed flashing lights in the woods, stopped to investigate and saw a bright red, revolving hemispherical object about 10 meters above the ground. It was approximately 10-12 meters in diameter. Next morning physical traces including a deep imprint were found at the site and separate witnesses were located. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4942

Event 40840 (8CD900A7)

Date: 6/4/1978
Description: Four years later a UFO again appeared over New York City. In the afternoon, at a medical center on the Eastside of the city near the FDR parkway, a medical student took a photograph of a three-foot tall egg-in-cup saucer. The episode had many independent witnesses with accompanying television coverage and newspaper reports. Approximately five hours earlier that day a private pilot and his passenger reported a near collision with a hovering saucer-shaped UFO over Pasadena, California.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, September 1978, p. 1; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 41
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3278

Event 40841 (2106281D)

Date: 6/7/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: Bright ball-shaped object flies over city. / Diario de Noticias.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 215)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13131

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTUGAL:BRITE BALL-SHAPED OBJ FLIES OVR CITY:/DIARIO de NOTICIAS”, LatLong: “38.700002 -9.050000”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 09:03:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40842 (DF9B8AF9)

Date: 6/7/1978
Description: At 8:00 p.m. two flashing yellow lights flew above Amapa, Brazil at an altitude above 35,000 feet. The lights flew parallel to one another, about 100 meters apart, and flew from the south to the northwest at a medium speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bob Pratt, Operacao Prato, www.theblackvault.com
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3357

Event 40843 (1F860934)

Date: 6/8/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: OPORTO, PORTUGAL
Description: 6 teens. Bright blue globe with red center flies over city. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 217)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13132

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “OPORTO,PORTUGAL:6 TEENS:BRITE BLUE GLOBE W/RED CENTER FLIES OVR CITY:NFD”, LatLong: “41.183335 -8.566667”, LatLongDMS: “41:11:00 N 08:34:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Douro”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40844 (D520A287)

Date: 6/8/1978
Time: 17:40
Location: SOUTH ASHBURNHAM, MASS
Description: Betty Andreason. 2 odd pseudo-human/entity in driveway. They hide then leave.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Raymond E.: The WATCHERS; Bantam PB, NY 1990 (Index 35)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13133

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, NFO: No craft seen, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MIB: Men in Black, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “274”, HatchDesc: “S.ASHBURNHAM,MASS:BETTY ANDREASON:2 ODD PSH IN DRIVEWAY:THEY HIDE THEN LEAVE.”, LatLong: “42.600002 -71.916670”, LatLongDMS: “42:36:00 N 71:55:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40845 (799F3E97)

Date: 6/8/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: NAZARE, PORTUGAL
Description: Vibrant bright UFO seen / type unknown. Immediate power outage. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13134

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “NAZARE,PORTUGAL:VBRITE UFO SEEN/TYPE UNKNOWN:IMMEDIATE POWER OUTAGE:NFD”, LatLong: “39.583335 -9.050000”, LatLongDMS: “39:35:00 N 09:03:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RBT”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40846 (2825B643)

Date: 6/8/1978
Description: Jacques Vallée writes that a call from someone at McDonnell-Douglas told him “they” have an ongoing secret project, well funded, blessed with official
monitoring of the CIA and they’re “discreetly” connected to major civilian UAP groups; they seem to be looking for “exotic alloys.”

• https://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2016/10/was-there-secret-us-government-research.html

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_172

Event 40847 (2A23406F)

Date: 6/9/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: VILLAMMARE DI SAPRI, ITL
Description: 3 dark 60cm objects rise / ground. “Shaped / Greek letter”.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 110)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13135

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: "VILLAMMARE di SAPRI,ITL:3 DRK 60cm OBJS RISE/GND:“SHAPED / GREEK LETTER” ", LatLong: “40.083335 15.650001”, LatLongDMS: “40:05:00 N 15:39:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40848 (C5C3FAA2)

Date: 6/10/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: POUGHKEEPSIE AND NEW PALTZ, NY
Description: 3+separate groups / observer(s). Very large silent delta/triangle/box-like craft paces cars. Hovers.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13136

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “75”, Elev: “64”, HatchDesc: “POUGHKEEPSIE+NEW PALTZ,NY:3+SEP.GRPS/OBS:VLARGE SLNT DLT PACES CARS:HVRS”, LatLong: “41.733335 -74.016670”, LatLongDMS: “41:44:00 N 74:01:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40849 (E5EA3CED)

Date: 6/10/1978
Location: New Paltz, NY
Description: A dark, silent wedge-shaped object with a square formation of white lights in the back and a triangular formation of red and white lights in the front paced the car of two students, ages 21 and 19, as they drove eastbound on Route 299. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4944

Event 40850 (22F246EA)

Date: 6/10/1978
Locations: State Highway 299; New Paltz, New York
Description: 9:30 p.m. A dark, silent wedge-shaped object with a square formation of white lights in the back and a triangular formation of red and white lights in the front paces a car driven by two students, ages 21 and 19, as they travel east on State Highway 299 near New Paltz, New York. The UFO turns south toward them and passes over their car. The male student gets out and runs underneath it, noting it is as large as his outstretched hand at arm’s length. It shoots off toward the southwest horizon in a few seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-7-121,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5724

Event 40851 (473BDD18)

Date: 6/10/1978
Description: A dark, silent wedge-shaped object with a square formation of white lights in the back and a triangular formation of red and white lights in the front paced the car of two students, ages 21 and 19, as they drove eastbound on Route 299 in New Paltz, New York. The UFO turned south toward them and passed over their car. The male student got out of the car and ran underneath it, and said it was as large as his outstretched hand at arm’s length. It shot off toward the southwest horizon in a few seconds time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1978, p. 4.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3412

Event 40852 (C7F38A2B)

Date: 6/11/1978
Location: LOS ANGELES, CA
Description: Pilot. Shiny 2-3’ silver ovoid going [to] below Cessna. Circles and climbs. / R. Hall.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13137

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “LOS ANGELES,CA:PILOT:SHINY 2-3’SLVR OVOID >BELOW CESSNA:CIRCLES+CLIMBS:/R.Hall”, LatLong: “34.050002 -118.216672”, LatLongDMS: “34:03:00 N 118:13:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “-100”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40853 (44EE9921)

Date: 6/11/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: AMATEUR ASTRONOMER / ENGL
Description: Black cogwheel shadow maneuvers / lunar crescent / 80 second(s). Turns counterclockwise.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13138

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “The Moon”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “AM.ASTRONOMER/ENGL:BLK COGWHEEL SHADOW MNVRS/LUNAR CRESCENT/80sec:TURNS CCW”, LatLong: “90.000004 -0.000000”, LatLongDMS: “90:00:00 N 00:00:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FRC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40854 (490D0BC9)

Date: 6/11/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: EARLE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION/DEPOT/FACILITY, NJ
Description: Silent white ball turns going west when spotlight hits. / r148p124.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13139

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “240”, Elev: “36”, HatchDesc: “EARLE NAVAL WEAPONS Stn,NJ:SLNT WHT BALL TURNS >W WHEN SPOTLITE HITS:/r148p124”, LatLong: “40.266669 -74.200004”, LatLongDMS: “40:16:00 N 74:12:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40855 (CC12F0A2)

Date: 6/11/1978
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: Cessna pilot observed small silvery oval that maneuvered near his plane (section III). (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4945

Event 40856 (BBB7001D)

Date: 6/11/1978
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: Cessna pilot observed small silvery oval that maneuvered near his plane
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_311

Event 40857 (C7715053)

Date: 6/11/1978
Time: 02:57:00.1
Location: 49.9030 78.7910
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1518

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9030 78.7910”, LatLongDMS: “49:54:11 N 78:47:28 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.90”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40858 (C1308916)

Date: 6/11/1978
Locations: Shiraz; Tehran, Iran; Isfahan; Tehran airport; Spain
Description: 10:30 p.m. Capt. Namdar, the pilot of a Boeing 707 flying from Shiraz to Tehran, Iran, is descending to 25,000 feet over Isfahan. He sees a huge, purple form passing below him at amazing speed. The Tehran airport cannot confirm a radar tracking. Suddenly the plane’s cabin is flooded with brilliant yellow light radiating from two sources. It feels as hot as “a sunny day in summer in Spain.” The purple light continues to follow the plane until a portion of the UFO separates from it and moves toward the southeast side of the witnesses. Then the original object vanishes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Review of Iranian UFO Reports,” IUR/Frontiers of Science 3, no. 2 (Jan./Feb. 1981): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5725

Event 40859 (38D5BC11)

Date: 6/11/1978
Locations: Naval Weapons Station Earle; Monmouth County, New Jersey
Description: 11:28 p.m. After hearing reports of unidentified aircraft from two previous sentries, Gunnery Sgt. Brininger and PFC Johnny Johnson, go on sentry patrol at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Standing outside on an 80-foot tower, the two men watch a distinctly outlined, illuminated white ball with a short conical tail approach from the south. Within 5 seconds, the object moves west of their position and 20°–30° up Briniger estimates that the ice-cream cone shaped UFO is as close as 300 feet away and 200 feet in the air, flying parallel to the fence line. He directs a spotlight at the object, which abruptly makes a sharp turn to the west. It is in sight for 8–10 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-7-130: Three UFOs over High Security Military Base?” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 4–5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5726

Event 40860 (4BC275C3)

Date: 6/12/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: ROTA, SPAIN
Description: 2 / car. Classic silent saucer swoops over USA military base. Lights flash / top. Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13140

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ROTA,SPAIN:2/CAR:CLASSIC SLNT SCR SWOOPS OVR USA MIL.BASE:LITES FLASH/TOP:>>W”, LatLong: “36.650002 -6.333334”, LatLongDMS: “36:39:00 N 06:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CDZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40861 (6B13D078)

Date: 6/14/1978
Time: 22:40
Location: WILLIAMSON, WV
Description: 60’ saucer beams going down / 2 boys. Paralysis and apparent abduction. Other hear odd noise.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 242)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13141

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “203”, HatchDesc: “WILLIAMSON,WV:60’SCR BEAMS↓/2 BOYS:PARALYSIS+APPARENT ABD:OTHER HEAR ODD NOISE”, LatLong: “37.677780 -82.244448”, LatLongDMS: “37:40:40 N 82:14:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Western Virginia”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40862 (789AA763)

Date: 6/14/1978
Location: Williamson, WV
Description: A 60-foot diameter disc directed beams of light at two boys. The boys found they were paralyzed and couldn’t move. They reported an episode of missing time. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4946

Event 40863 (A215358D)

Date: 6/14/1978
Description: At 10:40 p.m. a 60-foot diameter disc directed beams of light at two boys in Williamson, West Virginia. The boys found they were paralyzed and couldn’t move. They reported an episode of missing time. Others heard an odd noise while this was taking place.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, June 1988
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3486

Event 40864 (2A728DC3)

Date: 6/15/1978
Location: Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Description: Before 3:00 a.m. The Russian motor ship Novokuznetsk is departing from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The crew sees from the bow four rapidly departing bright white trails about 66 feet in length. At the same time, two other trails 33 feet long approach the vessel. Later, straight ahead of the ship, a white luminescent sphere rises up from the water, flies around the ship, hovers for a few seconds at an altitude of 60 feet, flies higher, zigzags, and dives back into the water,
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk, 2020, pp. 66–67
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5727

Event 40865 (3F679729)

Date: 6/16/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: BORISOGLEBSK, RUSSIA
Description: Domed saucer with 3 small humanoids (or Greys) / field. Missing time. Abduction regressed. Briefcase frayed.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 353)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13142

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “BORISOGLEBSK,RUSS:DOMED SCR W/3 OIDS/FIELD:MST:ABD REGRESSED:briefcase frayed”, LatLong: “51.383336 42.033335”, LatLongDMS: “51:23:00 N 42:02:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VRN”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40866 (8C364F8F)

Date: 6/16/1978
Description: A man had been hitchhiking home after midnight when he spotted a soft glowing object in a nearby field near Borisoglebsk, Voronezh, Russia and walked towards it. As he approached he could see that the object had a transparent dome on top and inside he could see three short humanoids. The dwarf beings had large egg-like heads and very long fingers. They seemed to be working around a central console. When he got to within 25 yards of the object he was stopped by some kind of a force field and blacked out. When he came to he noticed that the briefcase he had been carrying looked old and frayed. The force field was gone, so he again began to walk toward the object but was knocked down by a blast of wind. The craft began to glow and rose off the ground and shot away quickly at high speed. He learned later that he had lost track of 45 minutes of time. Under hypnosis he recalled being gently led into the craft and examined.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 420, citing Fortean Times, issue # 33, quoting Felix Zigel; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13211, citing FSR, Vol. 29, No. 5
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3518

Event 40867 (9F4FA47C)

Date: 6/16/1978
Description: Oulton, England - At 11:15 p.m. a 16-year-old man was returning from his girlfriend’s house in a heavy rainstorm when he started hearing a very loud voice “talking nonsensically” all around him. The voice was so loud that he thought it might wake everyone in the village and he compared it to the voice of a radio announcer. The volume rose and fell as though the voice was being blown on the wind. He could not distinguish the words, however, and it faded away after about five seconds. He walked another 50 meters further on when he noticed, through a wooded gate to his right, a cylindrical column of white light. This vertical beam appeared to be on the grounds of a convent and was 200 meters away. It looked to be 3 1/2 meters high and 2 meters in diameter, and it appeared solid and sharply defined. The witness then had the impression that something or someone was in the beam, and he became scared and ran home, having watched the beam for about 5 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Martin Keatman, BUFORA Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3519

Event 40868 (4F2A2F40)

Date: 6/17/1978
Time: 01:20
Location: FT CLAYTON, PANAMA
Description: Large Saturn saucer in photograph / pres.carters helicopter. Unseen when taken.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13143

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Panama”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “128”, HatchDesc: “Ft CLAYTON,PANAMA:LRG SATURN SCR IN FOTO/PRES.CARTERS COPTER:UNSEEN WHEN TAKEN”, LatLong: “9.033334 -79.750004”, LatLongDMS: “09:02:00 N 79:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Canal Zone”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40869 (6B75EC8C)

Date: 6/17/1978
Locations: Maplewood (New Jersey); New Jersey
Description: 4:30 a.m. Patrolmen Robert Fiorentino and Amthony Puglio of the Maplewood (New Jersey) Police Department see a soundless triangular UFO, twice the size of the full moon, while on patrol. It has a white light on each tip and red lights in the center. The object circles them twice and shines bright lights down on them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “It’s Unidentified, Flies, But Doesn’t Scare Cops,” New York Daily News, June 24, 1978, p. 4JL
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5728

Event 40870 (A1B065A1)

Date: 6/17/1978
Locations: Fort Clayton; Balboa, Panama; Fuerte Amador
Description: 1:20 p.m. Photographer Linda Arosemena is taking photos of President Jimmy Carter’s helicopter taking off from Fort Clayton [now closed] near Balboa, Panama. Her final frame shows an oval object that she has not visually noticed. Arosemena, who works for the Defense Mapping Agency at Fort Clayton, sends the photo to Carter with an explanation of the circumstances. Brenda Reilly and Sandra Chandler report seeing a similar object on June 16 while fishing at nearby Fuerte Amador.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFOs Breach Presidential Security!” UFO Update! no. 2 (Winter 1979): 15, 56; Margaret Sachs, The UFO Encyclopedia, Putnam, 1980, p. 50
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5729

Event 40871 (FA8B210D)

Date: 6/18/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: ELSBERRY, MO
Description: 6 observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Distinct saucer with dark band / middle. Heat waves rise. Going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13144

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “137”, HatchDesc: “ELSBERRY,MO:6 OBS/BINOCs:DISTINCT SCR W/DARK BAND/MIDDLE:HEAT WAVES RISE:>W”, LatLong: “39.166669 -90.783338”, LatLongDMS: “39:10:00 N 90:47:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40872 (4764A48A)

Date: 6/18/1978
Locations: Elsberry, Missouri; Black Street
Description: 10:45 p.m. Manford Hammond, a water superintendent in Elsberry, Missouri, watches an object “like two hubcaps put together” that alternately hovers and maneuvers slowly and silently from the vantage point of his home on Black Street.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-8-12,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5730

Event 40873 (1F2FAC8C)

Date: 6/19/1978
Time: ~01:30
Location: GUJAN, FR
Description: Ovoid / 250M altitude. So bright / street lights go out! Rumbles. / LDLN#177+/ r5p30.
Type: sighting
Reference: STURROCK, Dr. Peter A.: The UFO ENIGMA; Warner Books, NY 1999; ISBN 0-446-52565-0 HB 404pp. (Index 228)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13145

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “GUJAN,FR:OVOID/250M alt:SO BRITE/STREETLITES GO OUT!:RUMBLES:/LDLN#177+/r5p30”, LatLong: “44.633335 -1.233333”, LatLongDMS: “44:38:00 N 01:14:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gironde”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40874 (2B59F1C7)

Date: 6/19/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: STANFORD-IN-THE-VALE, ENGL
Description: Family / car abduction. Phony scenery. One hour missing time. See reference details.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13146

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “3”, Duration: “70”, HatchDesc: “STANFORD-in-the-VALE,ENGL:FAMILY/CAR ABD:PHONY SCENERY:1hr MST:see ref.details”, LatLong: “51.633336 -1.516667”, LatLongDMS: “51:38:00 N 01:31:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 40875 (09AAEA9A)

Date: 6/19/1978
Locations: Gujan-Mestras, Gironde, France; Bordeaux; La Réole
Description: 1:30 a.m. Franck Pavia and Jean-Marc Guitard are stopped on the side of a road in Gujan-Mestras, Gironde, France, to repair a turn signal when suddenly all the lights in the town go out. A powerful rumble startles them, and they notice an oval, red object surrounded by white flames flying toward them at an altitude of 11,000 feet. Jean-Marc is unable to breathe and faints. The object then changes direction and shoots away. They knock on the door of a baker named Varisse to tell their story, visibly terrified. At about the same time, a restaurant manager named Bachère is driving toward Bordeaux when he sees a large orange ball, very bright, hovering above La Réole at about 1,000 feet before disappearing. It reappears at the same spot one minute later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacques Vallée, “Estimates of Power Optical Output in Six Cases of Unexplained Aerial Objects with Defined Luminosity Characteristics,” Journal of Scientific Exploration 12, no. 3 (1998): 354–356
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5731

Event 40876 (AEACE2FB)

Date: 6/20/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Photo taken in Rio de Janeiro. See images/1978-06-20_RioJaneiro_Bresil.jpg. (June 20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2806

Event 40877 (BF42A93B)

Date: 6/20/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: TORAZZA COSTE, ITL
Description: Cop and separate observer(s). Luminous moon-size ovoid. Hovers. Maneuvers. Stops over car. Going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13147

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “TORAZZA COSTE,ITL:COP+SEP.OBS:LUMn.MOONSIZE OVOID:HVRS:MNVRS:STOPS OVR CAR:>N”, **LatLong

[c0mmando]

:** “44.977780 9.088889”, LatLongDMS: “44:58:40 N 09:05:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lombardy”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40878 (DCC66FFD)

Date: 6/20/1978 (approximate)
Time: 17:10
Location: RIO DJ, BRZ
Description: Electric engineer / bus photographs Saturn-saucer 2X. Observer(s) interviewed / Sal Giamusso.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 947)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13148

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “RIO DJ,BRZ:ELEC.ENGINEER/BUS FOTOS SATURN-SCR 2X:OBS INTERVIEWED/Sal Giamusso”, LatLong: “-22.916668 -43.216669”, LatLongDMS: “22:55:00 S 43:13:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RDJ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40879 (1BC6B1B9)

Date: 6/20/1978
Time: 22:40
Location: ROCHEFORT-DU-GARD, FR
Description: 2 observer(s) and more/others. 50M saucer going northeast / 300M altitude / 2 hours. Double band / red lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13149

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “ROCHEFORT-du-GARD,FR:2 OBS++:50M SCR >NE/300M alt/2hrs:DOUBLE BAND/RED LITES:”, LatLong: “43.966669 4.700000”, LatLongDMS: “43:58:00 N 04:42:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gard”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40880 (A8A78D41)

Date: Summer 1978
Location: Rhine River, Germany
Description: Day. Eligio Macchini is taking photos from the rail of a river excursion boat on the Rhine River, Germany. When the film is developed, he notices a dark spot on one print. Years later, he sends it to the Center for UFO Studies, which determines it is not an emulsion defect or processing flaw.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Möglicher UFO ist über dem Rhein photographieren,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 3, no. 2 (April 1982): 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5719

Event 40881 (72C35884)

Date: 6/22/1978
Location: CANADA, Cabonga Reservoir, Vérendrye Park
Description: (Translated from French) Time: 10:15 PM. Witnesses: Two (Mr. Alain Mainville and Louis Roger) Investigator: Monique Taillon. On the evening of June 22, 1978, Mr. Alain Mainville and Mr. Louis Roger were fishing at the Cabonga Reservoir, which is located in the Vérendrye Park. This reservoir covers an immense area of water, and is composed of many bays and islands, with different varieties of fish. The two witnesses were at the time of the observation about half an hour from their camp near the Brady Bay Campground, and were fishing in their boat. The sky was completely covered, and it was beginning to rain, the time indicating 10:15 PM when both considered raising the anchor, in order to return to their camp to avoid being completely soaked by the rain. They had just traveled a few hundred meters south of the reservoir when they suddenly saw in front of them, just above the water, an enormous disk of bright red color. Having not seen it coming, as it appeared all at once like turning on a light, one of the witnesses, Alain, taken by panic, stopped the outboard motor. His friend Louis, who was at the front of the boat, quickly lit his flashlight in order to signal their presence, as he thought that this intense light came from another boat that seemed to be rushing towards them. He then threw himself into the bottom of the boat. A few moments later, Alain shouted to him “immediately turn off your light”. By doing so they realized that the object was already far enough in front of them, and they saw that it was clearly an object flying in the shape of a disk seen from the side that had a bright red color. This disk disappeared a few seconds later at full speed in a south-easterly direction. The observation had lasted about 30 seconds. The disk, as it moved away, seemed to shrink and become a little paler. It made no noise. Shortly afterwards, Louis, still at the front of the boat, distinguished glows like rays but could not say what their shape or color was. Alain, on the other hand, did not see anything like that. The two witnesses stated that they had no desire to experience such an event again.
Reference: UFO Quebec no. 25 ed. Courtesy Q.I
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3009

Event 40882 (19BD7044)

Date: 6/22/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: PACIFIC PALISADES, CA
Description: Oval-glow drifts going northeast. Then shoots up and arcs back. Color(s) change.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13150

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “91”, HatchDesc: “PACIFIC PALISADES,CA:OVAL-GLOW DRIFTS>NE:THEN SHOOTS UP+ARCs BACK:CLRS CHANGE”, LatLong: “34.050002 -118.516672”, LatLongDMS: “34:03:00 N 118:31:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 40883 (9CD5C6D1)

Date: 6/22/1978 (approximate)
Time: 23:30
Location: VILLAFRANCA / LUNIGIANA, ITL
Description: Small glowing-triangle follows 3 / motorists. Away when observers stop.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13151

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “VILLAFRANCA/LUNIGIANA,ITL:SML GLOW-TRIANGLE FOLOS 3/MOTOs:AWAY when OBSs STOP”, LatLong: “44.283335 9.950000”, LatLongDMS: “44:17:00 N 09:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MSC”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40884 (FACF9311)

Date: 6/22/1978
Location: Pacific Palisades, California
Description: 1:30 a.m. A woman in Pacific Palisades, California, watches an irregularly shaped oval glow with shifting green-yellow-gray colors like a “TV glow.” Moving slowly eastward at first, it speeds up until it recedes to a star size, then arcs back in two minutes and disappears in the northwest. Two other witnesses also see the UFO.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-18-18,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978):3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5732

Event 40885 (035CF92C)

Date: 6/23/1978
Time: 00:40
Location: FARNETO, ITL
Description: Brilliant 4M sphere quickly going down. Maneuvers all over/all about road and high tension power lines lines. Lands? / Il Resto.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13152

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “FARNETO,ITL:BRILL.4M SPHERE ↓↓:MNVRS ALLO ROAD+HiV LINES:LANDS?:/Il Resto”, LatLong: “44.350002 11.466667”, LatLongDMS: “44:21:00 N 11:28:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BLG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40886 (11FE2F50)

Date: 6/24/1978
Location: PORTUGAL, Caxias-Lisbonne
Description: (Translated from French) At 12:45, the witness having finished her domestic work, observed a large light above the nearby hills. After a few seconds she saw the object, in the shape of a disk, pass 150 m from the ground behind the hill. Very excited, she called her son. In relation to their position, the object was moving to the right while projecting two beams of red light apparently directed towards them. They had a moment of panic. Meanwhile, Laura’s husband returned home and continued the observation with them. The object measured nearly 200 meters long and was barely 3 to 3.50 meters high. It eventually disappeared behind the other hills.
Reference: Collaboration of Larry Fenwick, CUFORN, Joaquim Fernandes, CNIFO, Willy Smith, UNICAT Project; listing of Victor Lourenço; CEAFI, Lisbon
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3010

Event 40887 (6FB6AEC3)

Date: 6/24/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA
Description: 3 horizontal stripes near moon. Fade one by one. Move as a unit / (seen thru) binoculars.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 317)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13153

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “NOVOSIBIRSK,RUS:3 HORIZ STRIPES nr MOON:FADE ONE BY ONE:MOVE AS A UNIT/BINOCS”, LatLong: “55.150003 82.966671”, LatLongDMS: “55:09:00 N 82:58:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NVS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40888 (FB51F471)

Date: 6/24/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: CITANOVA MARCH, ITL
Description: 1 / beach. Glowing-sphere going [to] in / extremely low altitude. Observer(s) flees when sphere/orb/globe aims beam.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 111)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13154

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CITANOVA MARCH,ITL:1/BEACH:GLO-SPHERE >IN/XLO alt:OBS FLEES when ORB AIMS BEAM”, LatLong: “43.300002 13.733334”, LatLongDMS: “43:18:00 N 13:44:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MC”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40889 (EDCD69DE)

Date: 6/24/1978
Time: 00:50
Location: CAXIAS, PORTUGAL
Description: 3 observer(s). 70’ x11’ saucer hovers and skims hills. Beams red lit toward(s) observers.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13155

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “CAXIAS,PORTUGAL:3 OBS:70’x11’ SCR HVRS+SKIMS HILLS:BEAMS RED LIT TWRD OBSs:”, LatLong: “38.700002 -9.266667”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 09:16:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40890 (BBF3895B)

Date: 6/24/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS, WI
Description: Ground and air observer(s) and Madison RADAR. Silent saucer-night light circles over AFB.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13156

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “278”, HatchDesc: “nr WISCONSIN DELLS,WI:GND+AIR OBS+MADISON RDR:SLNT SCR-NLT CIRCLES OVR AFB.”, LatLong: “43.633335 -89.766671”, LatLongDMS: “43:38:00 N 89:46:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40891 (E19073FB)

Date: 6/24/1978
Location: Madison, WI
Description: Oval w/red lights circled airliner (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4948

Event 40892 (E585D7CB)

Date: 6/24/1978
Location: Wisconsin airspace, WI
Description: Radar-Visual (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 780624
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4949

Event 40893 (0AE0BE60)

Date: 6/24/1978
Locations: Madison, Wisconsin; New Lisbon, Wisconsin; Aurora, Illinois
Description: 10:48 p.m. The pilot and passenger of a commercial charter plane flying northwest between Madison and New Lisbon, Wisconsin, see a distant bright light making extremely fast back-and-forth motions. At one point it passes above the plane. The object is tracked on radar by air traffic controllers Glen Wonnacott and Wayne Nurenberg at the Aurora (Ill.) Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Radar-Visual in Wisconsin,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 11–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5733

Event 40894 (DF2C1008)

Date: 6/25/1978
Time: 03:10
Location: NORTHEAST / BOHAIN, FR
Description: 2 / car. Huge metallic blue egg-shape going quickly northeast to horizon / 30 second(s). Comets tail.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13157

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NE/BOHAIN,FR:2/CAR:HUGE MTLC BLUE EGG-SHAPE >>NE to HRZN/30sec:COMETS TAIL”, LatLong: “50.000002 3.433333”, LatLongDMS: “50:00:00 N 03:26:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aisne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40895 (C9A37D74)

Date: 6/25/1978 (approximate)
Time: 19:00
Location: SCARBOROUGH, ON
Description: Teen. Sudden dead silence. Manta-saucer hisses and vanishes in place!
Type: sighting
Reference: CAMERON, Vicky: UFO EXPERIENCES in CANADA, Don’t tell anyone but… ; 1995 General Store Publishing ; Burnstown, Ontario ISBN 1-896182-20-8 (Index 95)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13158

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “124”, HatchDesc: “SCARBOROUGH,ON:TEEN:SUDDEN DEAD SILENCE:MANTA-SCR HISSES+VANISHES IN PLACE!”, LatLong: “43.716669 -79.200004”, LatLongDMS: “43:43:00 N 79:12:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40896 (2135753E)

Date: 6/25/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: MEDWAY, MA
Description: 3 observer(s). Silver grey saucer hovers. Wobble = clear pitch and yaw / 1 minute(s). / r218p144.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13159

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “61”, HatchDesc: “MEDWAY,MA:3 OBS:SLVR GRY SCR HVRS:WOBBLE=CLEAR PITCH+YAW/1min:/r218p144”, LatLong: “42.144446 -71.400003”, LatLongDMS: “42:08:40 N 71:24:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40897 (CD2F651C)

Date: 6/25/1978
Location: Medway, MA
Description: At an evening baseball game a silvery-gray domed disc came down low over the field and hovered, bobbed, wobbled, and moved behind some trees. It re-emerged, wobbled and hovered again for about a minute. Its distance was about 200-300 feet from the by-standers. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4950

Event 40898 (835D1F1D)

Date: 6/25/1978
Description: At an evening baseball game in Medway, Massachusetts around 8 p.m. a silvery-gray domed disc came down low over the field and hovered, bobbed, wobbled, and moved behind some trees. It re-emerged, wobbled and hovered again for about a minute. Its distance was about 200-300 feet from the by-standers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, December 1978, pg. 16
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3660

Event 40899 (F2B0A2B6)

Date: 6/26/1978
Location: Ayacucho, Argentina
Description: A UFO landed for several minutes on the patio of a residence in Ayacucho, Argentina. Mr. and Mrs. Belloq–the couple who lived there–awoke to a humming noise, looked out and saw that only a few meters over the treetops was the flying disc. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4951

Event 40900 (1BD656DC)

Date: 6/26/1978
Alternate date: 6/27/1978
Location: Vienna, Austria
Description: 11:00 p.m. The 77-year-old mother of a prominent TV commentator is dazzled by a white, rotating globe of light on a rooftop terrace across from her inner house court in Vienna, Austria. The light appears to be breaking into pieces that fall down. Then a spotlight cone moves along the gutter of the terrace from left to right toward the light, and both lights go out.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5734

Event 40901 (749700A0)

Date: 6/26/1978
Description: A UFO landed for several minutes on the patio of a residence in Ayacucho, Argentina. Mr. and Mrs. Belloq–the couple who lived there–awoke to a humming noise, looked out and saw that only a few meters over the treetops was the flying disc. It had no lights and no windows, and ascended after hovering a few more minutes and flew off slowly in the direction of the city of Tandil. A Bigfoot sighting also occurred on this night in South Crossett, Arkansas.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, September 1978, p. 13; George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 380, citing the Crossett (Arkansas) News-Observer, June 29, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3680

Event 40902 (EE01E31F)

Date: 7/1978
Description: (Translated from French) End of the cigar observation wave over Lake Michigan.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2807

Event 40903 (BD9813BB)

Date: 7/1978?
Time: 21:00
Location: HAMI, SINKIANG, CH
Description: Many observer(s). 2+dates unknown. Fireball / mountains. 5M saucer rotates going quickly northeast. Lights ground.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13160

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “HAMI,SINKIANG,CH:MANY OBS:2+DATES UNK:FBL/MTNS:5M SCR ROTATES>>NE:LITES GND”, LatLong: “42.816669 93.466671”, LatLongDMS: “42:49:00 N 93:28:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “XNJ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40904 (E0C57A06)

Date: 7/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: CORSICO, ITL
Description: Watchman finds dark domed saucer on 3-4 legs. 2 pseudo-human/entity outside. All quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 113)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13161

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “CORSICO,ITL:WATCHMAN finds DRK DOMED SCR on 3-4 LEGS:2 PSH OUTSIDE:ALL ↑↑”, LatLong: “45.433335 9.116667”, LatLongDMS: “45:26:00 N 09:07:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Milano”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40905 (A87407F4)

Date: 7/1978
End date: 12/1978
Location:
Description: Italian, South American, Middle Eastern, and Asian UFO wave. (See separate chronology, section VIII.)
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_312

Event 40906 (3EB43ADC)

Date: 7/1978
Locations: Mediterranean; Algiers, Algeria
Description: 7:30 a.m. Seamen on the Russian vessel Yargora in the Mediterranean not far off the coast from Algiers, Algeria, observe a pearly white flattened sphere moving to the west. On its underside it has three antenna.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk, 2020, p. 52
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5735

Event 40907 (539F1420)

Date: 7/1978
Location: Interstate 65 near Ardmore, Alabama
Description: 1:00 p.m. A witness and his father are driving a U-Haul truck north on Interstate 65 near Ardmore, Alabama. Just after passing the welcome center, they look up and see a large silver ball on the tree line to the east. After disagreeing on whether it is a weather balloon, they stop the truck and get out to look. A door slides open in the bottom of the object and a smaller silver ball emerges and moves to their right, and a second comes out and moves to the left. They both hover for about 5 minutes, then return one at a time to the larger object, which stands motionless a few more minutes before slowly moving away to the northeast. Suddenly it shoots away at great speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Herbert S. Taylor, “Satellite Objects: A Further Look,” IUR 29, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 6–7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5736

Event 40908 (8E403F4A)

Date: 7/1/1978
Time: 06:30
Location: CAPE TOWN, RSA
Description: 3 separate observer(s). Ovoid with bright yellow light hovers / 30 minute(s). Abruptly vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13162

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “CAPE TOWN,RSA:3 SEP.OBS:OVOID W/BRITE YLW LITE HVRS/30min:ABRUPTLY VANISHES”, LatLong: “-33.833335 18.466668”, LatLongDMS: “33:50:00 S 18:28:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CAP”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40909 (6F433641)

Date: 7/1/1978
Time: 17:00:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Xanthois” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1911

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Xanthois”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 40910 (2D14586C)

Date: 7/2/1978
Location: TAOS, NM
Description: 20+observer(s). 30’ saucer hovers over truck. Flakes / odd chemicals going down. Fireworks? / r125p51.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13163

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “2119”, HatchDesc: “TAOS,NM:20+OBS:30’SCR HVRS OVR TRUCK:FLAKES/ODD CHEMICALS↓:fireworks?:/r125p51”, LatLong: “36.416668 -105.566672”, LatLongDMS: “36:25:00 N 105:34:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40911 (E7505CD9)

Date: 7/2/1978
Time: 01:40
Location: NAPOLI, IT
Description: Domed saucer stops / 30M altitude. Slow spin. Beams. Going northwest. / MJ122+/ LDLN#207+/ r41p349.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 112)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13164

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NAPOLI,IT:DOMED SCR STOPS/30M alt:SLO SPIN:BEAMS:>NW:/MJ122+/LDLN#207+/r41p349”, LatLong: “40.816669 14.250001”, LatLongDMS: “40:49:00 N 14:15:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40912 (7334A8A8)

Date: 7/2/1978
Location: Ely, Nevada
Description: 8:00 a.m. Verlee Carson is sitting in her house in Ely, Nevada, and notices two jets flying overhead to the south. One is followed closely by four white balls and the other is followed by three balls.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Viril Staff, “Letter,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 4, no. 4 (Aug./Sept. 1983): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5737

Event 40913 (23847B35)

Date: 7/3/1978
Location: Louth, Lincolnshire, England
Description: 9:00 p.m. A Mrs. Jenkinson and a friend are playing tennis in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, when they spot a flat, silver oval in the sky reflecting sunlight and moving in a straight line northward in the western sky. They watch it for 5 minutes. Another object is seen a few minutes later in moving north in the eastern sky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 7887,” Northern UFO News 52 (September 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5738

Event 40914 (BA67B80D)

Date: 7/4/1978
Time: 15:20
Location: SANTA PAULA, CA
Description: 2 / light plane. 3’ saucer with shiny dome with thick rods. Responds / telepathy? Going NNE.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13165

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “80”, HatchDesc: “SANTA PAULA,CA:2/LITE PLANE:3’SCR W/SHINY DOME W/THICK RODS:RESPONDS/TLP?:>NNE”, LatLong: “34.355557 -119.061117”, LatLongDMS: “34:21:20 N 119:03:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40915 (616B26A5)

Date: 7/4/1978
Time: 15:40
Location: SCHAUMBURG, IL
Description: School principal. Metal sphere/orb/globe east going quickly west against wind. Stops over house. Rises.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13166

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “SCHAUMBURG,IL:SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:MTL ORB E>>W AGAINST WIND:STOPS OVR HOUSE:RISES”, LatLong: “42.033335 -88.083338”, LatLongDMS: “42:02:00 N 88:05:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40916 (9E2B80FB)

Date: 7/4/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: MT. SONA, IT
Description: 4 military observer(s) paralyzed. 40’ saucer going down. Dims / car passes. 2 pseudo-human/entity. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#8+/ LDLN#207.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13167

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “35”, HatchDesc: “Mt.SONA,IT:4 MIL OBS PRLZD:40’SCR↓:DIMS/CAR PASSES:2 PSH:/IUR V3#8+/LDLN#207”, LatLong: “37.666668 14.983334”, LatLongDMS: “37:40:00 N 14:59:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CT”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 40917 (1AA69C2A)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy
Description: Saucer-shaped object 40’ in diameter, transparent dome on top. Brightly-lighted, red in color. Two tall human-like beings. Long golden hair, wearing white robes. Three or four smaller beings with space suits and helmets. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4952

Event 40918 (A4162ACD)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Santa Paula, CA
Description: A small domed disc-shaped object, about 3-4 feet in diameter with rotating parts on top, made a head-on pass at two witnesses in an airplane. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4954

Event 40919 (1B32DCC1)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: 3:15 PM. US private aircraft at 2800’, two witnesses, 1 minute (Haines printout) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4955

Event 40920 (2C80B397)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Description: 34-year old school principal watched a distinctly outlined metallic sphere the size of airplane rush in from the East (Chicago) at speed faster than a/c exceptionally high. Object stopped dead over his house and remained stationary for 2-3 minutes. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4956

Event 40921 (744E693D)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Santa Paula, California
Description: 3:15 p.m. A small domed disc, about 3–4 feet in diameter with rotating parts on top, makes a head-on pass at 800 mph toward Floyd Hallstrom and Keith Sorensen, who are flying a Cessna at 120 mph and 3,500 feet altitude near Santa Paula, California. Its dome is a bright chrome with two protrusions. Hallstrom turns the plane around and the object makes a second pass before disappearing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-8-80,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5739

Event 40922 (2D490134)

Date: 7/4/1978
Location: Schaumburg, Illinois
Description: 3:45 p.m. A 34-year old school principal in Schaumburg, Illinois, watches a distinctly outlined metallic sphere the size of airplane rush in from the east at a speed faster than an aircraft and exceptionally high. The object stops dead over his house and remains stationary for 2–3 minutes. Then it starts rising with a slight veer to the south until it is out of sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-8-81,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5740

Event 40923 (B04BC1C6)

Date: 7/4/1978
Locations: Parco dell’Etna, Sicily, Italy; Monte Sona
Description: Two Italian Air Force sergeants (Franco Padellero and Attilio di Salvatore), an Italian Navy NCO (Maurizio Esposito), and Antonina di Pietro are driving in the Parco dell’Etna, Sicily, Italy, when they spot a triangular formation of three red pulsating lights above Monte Sona. They stop the car for a better look. One of the lights breaks away from the group and approaches as close as 980 feet before disappearing. They drive in that direction and stop by a ravine to look at a luminous disc that gives off a yellow light about 325 feet away. Five or six very tall entities are standing next to it. Two of them walk up the ravine to within 16 feet of the witnesses. They are dressed in tight-fitting white coveralls and have shoulder-length hair. The two smile, and one points to the disc, which is radiating multicolored lights. The lights go out temporarily when another car drives by. Duration is 35 minutes. All the witnesses feel a euphoria, even 36 hours afterward. Richard Hall notes that the witnesses have satisfied their curiosity and drive away without more concern; he indicates that they have been exposed to the lectures of contactee Eugenio Siragusa, although the witnesses seem to be responsible people.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 2; Good Above, pp. 146–147; Maurizio Verga, “La vague italienne de 1978,” Lumières dans la Nuit, no. 207 (Aug./Sept. 1981): 33; Richard H. Hall, “Italian UFO Wave of 1978,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 153 (November 1980): 12–13; Patrick Gross, URECAT, November 12, 2009; 1Pinotti 216– 217
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5741

Event 40924 (FD572EEF)

Date: 7/4/1978
Description: At 3:15 p.m. in Santa Paula, California a small domed disc-shaped object, about 3-4 feet in diameter with rotating parts on top, made a head-on pass at two witnesses in an airplane.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1978, p. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3826

Event 40925 (8D34A72F)

Date: 7/4/1978
Description: At 11:30 p.m. at Mount Etna, Italy three red objects, one a domed disc ten meters in diameter, landed behind a mountain. Five or six “Nordic” looking beings with long blond hair emerged from the craft, wearing uniforms that looked like diving suits. The four witnesses were paralyzed and could not move during the event.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1978, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3827

Event 40926 (EB0427FE)

Date: 7/5/1978
Time: 02:47:00.0
Location: 49.8960 78.8680
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1519

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8960 78.8680”, LatLongDMS: “49:53:46 N 78:52:05 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40927 (6C074EFD)

Date: 7/5/1978
Locations: Dulce, New Mexico; Schoenfeld Clinical Laboratories in Albuquerque
Description: Many cattle mutilations are occurring on the ranch owned by Manuel Gomez near Dulce, New Mexico. State Police Officer Gabe Valdez, having heard that certain cows might be marked in some way before being mutilated, pens 120 of Gomez’s cattle in a corral and moves them through a squeeze chute under a series of ultraviolet lights. The examination reveals that five of the animals have a “glittery substance on the right side of the neck, the right ear, and the right leg.” Valdez and Gomez remove the substance, along with control samples, and send them to Robert Schoenfeld at the Schoenfeld Clinical Laboratories in Albuquerque. Schoenfeld finds “highly suspicious” deposits of potassium (70 times above normal), magnesium, calcium, and aluminum.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Tommy Roy Blann, “UFO Connection in Dulce and Taos, New Mexico?” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 138 (August 1979): 14; Greg Valdez, Dulce Base: The Truth and Evidence from the Case Files of Gabe Valdez, Levi-Cash, 2013
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5742

Event 40928 (E1D5D23D)

Date: 7/5/1978
Description: On this night a bell-shaped UFO hovered just outside an apartment window in Forest Park, Georgia only five or six feet away. It was about 12 feet in diameter and made no noise as it moved silently over the next apartment complex.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Walters, UFOs are real: Her’s the proof, p. 126
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3847

Event 40929 (F75949A1)

Date: 7/6/1978
Location: ARGENTINA, Maipu region
Description: (Translated from French) During the night, Francisco Nunez and his son, both mechanics, were travelling in an old 1933 Chrysler when, to their great surprise, the vehicle was diverted from its route, lifted into the air, while the engine stopped but the radio continued to work. They found themselves thus “surrounded by pleasant sensations”. The father, who was deaf, was able to hear what his son was saying during the ascent. They then felt a great cold and were dazzled by reddish lights, which made them look down. The panorama that was revealed was the vision of an unknown city, with towers of buildings next to each other. There was a street 5 m wide, only one; no other streets, no trees, no people, no vehicles. The windows of the houses were coloured with a reddish glow and the buildings seemed brown. This vision only lasted a short moment, as the Chrysler seemed to be “flying” very quickly. Finally, the vehicle was back on the road, 9 km from the place where the ascent had taken place, as soon as it touched the ground, the engine started up again on its own.
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: “Contacts of the 4th type” - De Vecchi 1979, p. 110, 111
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3011

Event 40930 (CB0CBD32)

Date: 7/6/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: MENDOZA, ARG
Description: 2 / car levitated. Awaken / 5-lane road / city with red sky!! No figure(s). / r25p295.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 554)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13168

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “70”, Elev: “824”, HatchDesc: “MENDOZA,ARG:2/CAR LEVITATED:AWAKEN/5-LANE Rd/CITY W/RED SKY!!:no figs:/r25p295”, LatLong: “-32.900002 -68.800003”, LatLongDMS: “32:54:00 S 68:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MND”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 40931 (A4C2C063)

Date: 7/6/1978
Time: 22:20
Location: KENOSHA, WI
Description: 1 observer. Gold ovoid exits clouds. Going quickly northeast slowly. Silently rises / overcast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13169

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “KENOSHA,WI:1 OBS:GOLD OVOID EXITS CLOUDS:>>NE SLOWLY:SILENTLY RISES/OVERCAST”, LatLong: “42.583335 -87.822226”, LatLongDMS: “42:35:00 N 87:49:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40932 (A8589CCB)

Date: 7/6/1978
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Description: Car levitated, altered environment, memory loss, translocation of vehicle (sections XII, XIII). (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4957

Event 40933 (E326F25B)

Date: 7/6/1978
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Description: Car levitated, altered environment, memory loss, translocation of vehicle
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_313

Event 40934 (C1E2A242)

Date: 7/6/1978
Alternate date: 7/7/1978
Locations: Sandwich, Massachusetts; Cape Cod Canal
Description: Between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. The fiancée of Robert Garbauskas is in Sandwich, Massachusetts, taking photos of a ship in the Cape Cod Canal when she sees a small, rust-colored, apparently solid object hovering about 35° in the sky for 3–4 minutes. She snaps a photo of it, which shows a dark object with a yellow arc of light above it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “1978 Object with Arc of Light Photographed,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 1, no. 4 (August 1980): 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5743

Event 40935 (BC1C6FD7)

Date: 7/6/1978
Description: An “apportation” (an translocation in time or space) allegedly occurred near Mendoza, Argentina on this date in 1978. Francisco Nunez, age 66, and his son of the same name, age 24, both mechanics, were driving south of the city in their 1930 Chevy pickup when their vehicle was lifted from road. They experienced a total change in their environment and scenery and found themselves speeding through a city with tall buildings on a five-lane highway. The sky, which had been clear and starry, was now red.

They were nearly blinded by a brilliant red light and felt very cold. The vehicle’s engine and the car stereo stopped running, and they noticed that all sounds had ceased. Finally their car “landed” back on the highway near Lujan de Cuyo, about 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) beyond the point where the incident had begun. Their pickup’s engine restarted and they drove home. Both men felt a compulsive need to wash the car and take a bath.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 14, translating Cronica, August 30 & 31, 1978; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 554
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3888

Event 40936 (50461240)

Date: 7/7/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: MENDOZA, ARG
Description: 25-30 saucers cover soccer stadium. 1000 observer(s). Bigger UFO nearby. All going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 110)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13170

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “824”, HatchDesc: “MENDOZA,ARG:25-30 SCRS COVER SOCCER STADIUM:1000 OBS:BIGGER UFO NEARBY:ALL >>N”, LatLong: “-32.883335 -68.833337”, LatLongDMS: “32:53:00 S 68:50:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MND”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40937 (50169598)

Date: 7/7/1978
Time: 13:59:59.5
Location: 37.0800 -116.0400
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Satz” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_831

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0800 -116.0400”, LatLongDMS: “37:04:48 N 116:02:24 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.00”, NukeName: “Satz”, NukeSource: “ISC”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 40938 (2D894836)

Date: 7/7/1978
Locations: Grenada; United Nations
Description: At the urging of Grenada Prime Minister Eric Gairy, the Grenada delegation to the United Nations issues a statement calling for “open discussions on the very important subject [of UFOs] … a matter of great significance at this time for all mankind.” (“U.N. Background,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 5; Clark III 1189)
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5744

Event 40939 (513432DB)

Date: 7/7/1978
Location: Washington, D.C.
Description: The CIA agrees to let Ground Saucer Watch amend its complaint to include requests for virtually all CIA- related UFO records. The lawsuit opens in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Update on the Ground Saucer Watch (GSW) Lawsuit Against the CIA,” IUR 3, no. 7 (July 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5745

Event 40940 (A4AAB632)

Date: 7/8/1978
Location: USA, Butler, Richland County (Ohio)
Description: (Translated from French) (Source: Patricia Mason - Witnesses: Eugene Kline, Theresa Kline and Ken O’Neal Investigators: Ron Schaffner, Earl Jones) The Roger Kline family lived on the outskirts of Butler, their property extending to the railroad track and to the edge of the woods. On July 8th, around 11 pm, Eugene Kline and Ken O’Neal, both 17 years old, were walking in the fields when they heard a strange noise in the bushes. Turning around, they saw an unknown creature, over 2 meters tall, with an enormous head wider than the body and large red eyes. They immediately panicked and while Ken ran towards the house, Eugene was rooted to the spot for a long time before he could join his friend. Eugene’s father called the police, who came to investigate the scene. On July 10th, the creature was observed by other residents of Mansfield. (names in the police report, but not disclosed to the public) It was around 10 pm when a group of young people were doing cross-country near the railroad track. They called the Bellville police to affirm that an apparition of a large black creature with red eyes had scared them. The authorities were impressed by these consistent testimonies, coming from separate people. In the evening of July 12th, Theresa Kline was helping her father spread hay in the barn, when they heard in the distance the slow arrival of a train. When the train began to sound its horn in short and long intervals. The father went back inside and Theresa, curious about the warning of the train, decided to go take a look. She had not gone far before she saw the silhouette with red eyes. The creature emitted a long, shrill cry of pain. It smelled terribly. Theresa turned on her flashlight and the creature started to run. The sheriff, alerted, could not find any physical evidence of the creature, and speculated, with ironic skepticism, that the Klines were seeing some wild animal come out of the woods. (…) (1978, July 8, 10 and 12)
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3012

Event 40941 (089FC8E1)

Date: 7/8/1978
Time: 00:00
Location: LEMPDES, FR
Description: 5M umbrella-top / field. Human shapes inside / helmets and spacesuits. Traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13171

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “LEMPDES,FR:5M UMBRELLA-TOP/FIELD:HUMAN SHAPES INSIDE/HELMETS+SSUITS:TRACES”, LatLong: “45.766669 3.200000”, LatLongDMS: “45:46:00 N 03:12:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Puy-de-Dôme”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40942 (5F1D96E6)

Date: 7/8/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: MACAO
Description: 4 observer(s). Car and radio and electrics electro-magnetic effect (EME). 1’ object maneuvers nearby. Goes. All normal after.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 283)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13172

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MACAO:4 OBS:CAR+RADIO+ELECTRICS EME:1’OBJ MNVRS NEARBY:GOES:ALL NORMAL AFTER”, LatLong: “22.233334 113.800005”, LatLongDMS: “22:14:00 N 113:48:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40943 (CA024C24)

Date: 7/8/1978
Location: Lempdes, Puy-de-Dome, France
Description: A motorist saw a sharp white gleam of light some 300 meters ahead on the road. As he came to the curve, he saw that the gleam came from a mass approximately 5 meters in height. He can not observe the base of the object, which is below the side of the road. The top was rounded in the form of a dome, surmounted by a white light. As he drove by he saw through a transparent wall in the UFO numerous human like figures wearing helmets and tight-fitting suits. Ground traces were found at the site. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4958

Event 40944 (D86A0E97)

Date: 7/8/1978
Location: Katta-Kurgan, Uzbekistan
Description: An 80 meter long ovoid object flew over toward the southeast, then landed in a vineyard at 11:45 p.m. Ground marks were later found on the ground, and the vegetation (grape vines) were effected. (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4961

Event 40945 (F7408F5A)

Date: 7/8/1978
Description: At midnight a motorist saw a sharp white gleam of light some 300 meters ahead on the road in Lempdes, Puy-de-Dome, France. As he came to the curve, he saw that the gleam came from a mass approximately 5 meters in height. He can not observe the base of the object, which is below the side of the road. The top was rounded in the form of a dome, surmounted by a white light. As he drove by he saw through a transparent wall in the UFO numerous human like figures wearing helmets and tight-fitting suits. He drove away but soon came back with his wife and her mother, who saw two zigzagging luminous points of reddish-orange and green lights. Ground traces were found at the site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1721, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine, and Pierre Delval, Contacts of the 4th Type
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3934

Event 40946 (64AE9D7C)

Date: 7/8/1978
Description: An 80 meter long ovoid object flew over Katta-Kurgan, Uzbekistan toward the southeast, then landed in a vineyard at 11:45 p.m. Ground marks were later found on the ground, and the vegetation (grape vines) were effected.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 14162, citing Illobrand von Luviger, UFOs - Zeugen and Zeichen, p. 363
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3935

Event 40947 (32331505)

Date: 7/9/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Description: Las Vegas Sun: UFO, Or Whatever. LV Sees the Light by C.J. SCHIFFLER: A number of residents saw a bright light lingering in the sky west of town that lasted several hours. A local radio station was inundated with calls. Nellis AFB officers offered some explanations. Capt. Tom Wiesweaver, on duty when the command post started receiving calls, said the bright light may have been two Metro helicopters searching for a robbery suspect, although persons who saw the light said it was stationary. The officers were not sure what it was, and stated that they “get UFO sigthings frequently”. They also said “We just act as a sounding board and pass on the information to our UFO Department in San Diego.” When asked if it could have been a UFO hovering over Las Vegas, he thought for a minute and replied “It could be, you know.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: AERIAL PHENOMENON CLIPPING INFORMATION CENTER, Cleveland OH, Aug. 1978, Vol. 3 No 8
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_915

Attributes: Nellis

Event 40948 (F7E654ED)

Date: 7/9/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: PORT.MACAO
Description: Several orange-glowing objects maneuver to and fro / 2 minute(s). Then shoot going quickly east toward(s) Hong Kong.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 282)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13173

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “PORT.MACAO:SVRL ORG-GLO OBJS MNVR TO+FRO/2min:THEN SHOOT >>E twrd HONG KONG”, LatLong: “22.250001 113.800005”, LatLongDMS: “22:15:00 N 113:48:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40949 (A4CC029C)

Date: 7/9/1978
Time: ~22:00
Location: NORTH TEHRAN, IRAN
Description: Many observer(s). Saucer / sky hovers. Man / balcony unable to scream. Going [to] toward(s) Daveh.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 322)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13174

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Iran”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “N.TEHRAN,IRAN:MANY OBS:SCR/SKY HVRS:MAN/BALCONY UNABLE TO SCREAM:> TWRD DAVEH”, LatLong: “35.016668 50.333336”, LatLongDMS: “35:01:00 N 50:20:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TEH”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40950 (E9B31492)

Date: 7/9/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: NEAR BISCHHEIM, FR
Description: 2 / (seen thru) binoculars and separate observer(s). Triangle hovers / 30 minute(s). Suddenly zigzags away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13175

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: "nr BISCHHEIM,FR:2/BINOCS+SEP.OBS:TRIANGLE HVRS/30min:SUDDENLY ZIGZAGS AWAY ", LatLong: “48.616669 7.750000”, LatLongDMS: “48:37:00 N 07:45:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haut-Rhin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40951 (1F5B7F92)

Date: 7/9/1978
Description: An object descended from the sky to within a few kilometers of the witness in General Alvear, Argentina. It moved away at a very low altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Stendek, December 1978, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3965

Event 40952 (81D3A000)

Date: 7/9/1978
Description: Two young men were walking along the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Butler, Ohio when they heard a noise from the bushes ahead. The youths saw a huge seven foot tall figure with large red glowing eyes. One of the witnesses panicked and ran home, the second remained transfixed by the creature and was unable to move. The being was apparently beckoning to the young man to approach. The entity was described as having a huge round head, large red eyes and was making an unusual growling noise. The witness was finally able to flee the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1829, citing Ron Schaffner, UFO Ohio Yearbook 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3966

Event 40953 (BACE7022)

Date: 7/10/1978
Description: A carload of residents were parked at the local railroad crossing near Bellville, Ohio around 10 p.m. when they noticed a huge dark figure with red glowing eyes that appeared to be in a slumped position standing over the tracks. The frightened witnesses fled the area and later notified the police.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1830, citing Ron Schaffner, UFO Ohio Yearbook 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3989

Event 40954 (3F981DE6)

Date: 7/11/1978
Time: 11:20
Location: WATERBURY, VT
Description: 1 observer. Saucer from woods beams strong light going down / car and road. Gone instantly.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13176

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “130”, HatchDesc: “WATERBURY,VT:1 OBS:SCR FROM WOODS BEAMS STRONG LITE↓/CAR+ROAD:GONE INSTANTLY”, LatLong: “44.338891 -72.755559”, LatLongDMS: “44:20:20 N 72:45:20 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40955 (2DB5ED6F)

Date: 7/11/1978
Location: Can Cifre, Ibiza, Spain
Description: Two young boys were playing in a tree and heard a loud noise coming from the nearby woods. They were confronted by a strange robot-like being. As they ran to town they were chased by a bright blue light most of the way. Strange tracks were later found at the site of the encounter. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4962

Event 40956 (5833CAD5)

Date: 7/11/1978
Location: State Highway 100 three miles south of Waterbury, Vermont
Description: 11:20 p.m. A man driving alone in a remote area on State Highway 100 three miles south of Waterbury, Vermont, sees a beam of light descend from the trees. It is about 1.5–2 feet in diameter but spreads out into a cone that covers the entire street and moves toward his car, illuminating the interior like “40 flash cameras.” The reflection off the car hood is dazzling. Petrified for 45 seconds, he finally sticks his head out the door and feels considerable heat. The light shrinks and dims, revealing the silhouette of a saucer darker than the sky and about 80–100 feet in diameter. The object is at treetop level and has small steady white lights on each side and a rib-like structure on the bottom. After hovering above the car a few seconds, it moves southwest about 200 yards and then takes off almost simultaneously.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-8-129,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5746

Event 40957 (5AC49BF2)

Date: 7/11/1978
Description: Two young boys were playing in a tree in an empty field near the Can Fita farm in Can Cifre, Ibiza, Spain when they heard a loud noise coming from the nearby woods. Thinking it could be some kind of animal, they climbed down the tree and were confronted by a strange robot-like being. The humanoid had a bright metallic body that reflected the sunlight, two antenna-like projections from the top of its head, and large slit like eyes and mouth. To their horror it began moving towards them using incredibly long jumps. Both boys ran towards a nearby barbwire fence, but were astonished to see another bizarre figure standing just in front of some nearby trees. They describe the second figure as a man over two meters tall, bearded and with long black hair and wearing a long white cape that was flowing in the wind. Their fear increased when they realized both figures had apparently come from a huge landed UFO that was partially hidden behind some nearby electrical pylons. As they ran to town they were chased by a bright blue light most of the way. Strange tracks were later found at the site of the encounter.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Iker Jimenez, Encuentros: La Historia de Los OVNI en España
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3995

Event 40958 (3D2A7824)

Date: 7/11/1978
Description: A 44-year-old woman was watching television in Alto Da Mooca, Sao Paolo, Brazil as her 3 sons slept in their room. At around eleven o’clock her small dog began acting strangely by running around in circles, then running from the kitchen and to the door that led outside, apparently trying to get out. She walked towards the door and heard a loud “mechanical” sound. When she opened the door she was confronted by two short humanoids who hovered just above the ground. Both humanoids stood side by side. Behind the humanoids was an oval-shaped craft that had landed on three metallic leg. One being approached the now paralyzed witness, making gestures as if to calm her down, while the other humanoid floated around outside as if searching for something. The only movement she was able to make was to raise her arms to her chest. She could not utter a word.

The humanoid closest to her caressed her head while the other floated towards the UFO, situated in the middle of her yard. The being standing next to her then floated to a door in the UFO and removed from his belt an aluminum container. The container illuminated the yard in a bizarre yellow “coherent” light that appeared solid. The beam of light would enlarge, then decrease in size intermittently. The beam of light was directed towards the kitchen area, the yard and into the landed UFO. The humanoid aiming the beam of light then preceded to take a small cylinder from his belt which emitted a cloud of smoke, enveloping both humanoids. A few seconds later both beings boarded the object, but before entering they beckoned for her to come with them. When they got no response they waved at her and entered the object. Soon a plume of smoke emerged from the bottom and the object began to ascend. Two bright yellow lights became visible and the craft flew off into the distance. Before it left she thought she saw another figure through a porthole in the object.

Moments later the witness was again able to move. She ran to notify her family who said she appeared cold and very pale. She described the humanoids as 1.25 meters in height, wearing round silver metallic helmets on their heads. In the front of the helmet was a blue dimly lit area. Their faces inside the helmets appeared yellowish, and their eyes were round and dark, and lacked irises or eyelids. They had small flat noses and seemed to lack ears or mouths. Where the mouth should have been was a round metallic plate. Their one-piece suits were light gray in color and both had belts with numerous gadgets. Their bodies were very thin, and their heads were disproportionately large. One of the humanoids was somewhat heavier and appeared to be a female; this one had a metallic disc-shaped emblem or plate on the chest, about 15 cm in diameter with a small white light in the middle. The other humanoid’s uniform lacked one. The object was metallic and oval in shape with several oval-shaped portholes. It had antennae and a multicolored sphere of light on the top. During the encounter there was a total lack of sound. There was also a strong smell resembling ammonia and she felt extremely cold.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Revista Brasileira OVNI, UFO News Brazil
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3996

Event 40959 (D5ADCBF2)

Date: 7/12/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: MACAO
Description: Many observer(s). Glittering night lights back again. Zip hover and maneuver. Change color(s). Big show…
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 284)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13177

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “25”, HatchDesc: “MACAO:MANY OBS:GLITTERING NLTS BACK AGAIN:ZIP HVR+MNVR:CHANGE CLRS:BIG SHOW…”, LatLong: “22.216668 113.783339”, LatLongDMS: “22:13:00 N 113:47:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40960 (B2C38279)

Date: 7/12/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: SOURE, PORTUGAL
Description: 2 / car buzzed by fireball. White blue and pink. Thunders and leaves (something behind) trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 219)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13178

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SOURE,PORTUGAL:2/CAR BUZZED BY FBL:WHT BLU+PINK:THUNDERS+LVS TRAIL”, LatLong: “40.066669 -8.622223”, LatLongDMS: “40:04:00 N 08:37:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40961 (97705B3F)

Date: 7/12/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: WEST / EBENSFURTH, AUSTRIA
Description: 2 / car. Orange-glowing domed saucer under clouds. Watch stops. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13179

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Austria”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “W/EBENSFURTH,AUSTRIA:2/CAR:ORG-GLO DOMED SCR UNDER CLOUDS:WATCH STOPS:VANISHES”, LatLong: “47.866669 16.316667”, LatLongDMS: “47:52:00 N 16:19:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LAU”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40962 (35A23610)

Date: 7/12/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: RAMBLON, ARG
Description: Fireball stops over railroad/railway station/depot/facility. Observer(s) and animals hide. Found in shock. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v3#8.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 203)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13180

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “589”, HatchDesc: “RAMBLON,ARG:FBL STOPS ovr RR Stn:OBS+ANIMALS HIDE:found in shock:/IUR v3#8”, LatLong: “-32.300002 -68.650003”, LatLongDMS: “32:18:00 S 68:39:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SJN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 40963 (D80F6043)

Date: 7/12/1978
Location: Wiener Neustadt (near), Austria
Description: A watch stopped when an orange glowing domed disc-shaped UFO came out from under the clouds (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4965

Event 40964 (41818D45)

Date: 7/12/1978
Time: 17:00:00.1
Location: 37.0787 -116.0438
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Lowball” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_832

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0787 -116.0438”, LatLongDMS: “37:04:43 N 116:02:38 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.56”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Lowball”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 40965 (A73C35B4)

Date: 7/12/1978
Description: A watch stopped when an orange glowing domed disc-shaped UFO came out from under the clouds 13 kilometers from the mountain town of Wiener Neustadt, Austria at 10:15 p.m. The two witnesses reported that the object then simply vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ernst Berger, MUFON UFO Journal, June 1978, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4014

Event 40966 (999F1305)

Date: 7/12/1978
Description: At around 11:00 p.m. a reddish-orange disc-shaped object, making a whistling sound, was sighted by several witnesses five kilometers away from Estacio Rambion in San Juan, Argentina. At the railway station the telephone stopped working and there was a television blackout. The batteries of some road machinery equipment were also damaged. A dog howled during the incident, which lasted about 15 minutes, and it later lost its hair. Three horses were also reported missing and never found.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, March 1981; UNICAT database, case 595, citing Guillermo Roncoroni
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4015

Event 40967 (CF1E5A0F)

Date: 7/13/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Las Vegas (Nevada). See images/1978-07-13.gif. (July 13th)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2808

Event 40968 (D16AFDF3)

Date: 7/13/1978
Time: 11:00
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: 30 workers. Silvery sphere zigzags across sky / 45 minute(s). / Journal.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 220)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13181

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “45”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTUGAL:30 WORKERS:SLVRY SPHERE ZIGZAGS ACROSS SKY/45min:/JORNAL”, LatLong: “38.733335 -9.050000”, LatLongDMS: “38:44:00 N 09:03:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40969 (C3FA8F84)

Date: 7/13/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: WIENER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA
Description: 5M saucer over airport. Follows 2 / car. Bobs going up and down [to] over roofs.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13182

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Austria”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “WIENER NEUSTADT,AUSTRIA:5M SCR ovr AIRPORT:FOLOS 2/CAR:BOBS ↑+↓ ovr ROOFS”, LatLong: “47.783336 16.250001”, LatLongDMS: “47:47:00 N 16:15:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LAU”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40970 (7BBF27F0)

Date: 7/13/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: AGDE, FR
Description: 4 observer(s). 16M black cylinder/cigar-shape 4M over street. Colored lights blink / bottom/underside. Purrs. / LDLN#306.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 306)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13183

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “AGDE,FR:4 OBS:16M BLK CGR 4M OVR STREET:CLRD LITES BLINK/BTM:PURRS:/LDLN#306”, LatLong: “43.316669 3.483333”, LatLongDMS: “43:19:00 N 03:29:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hérault”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40971 (E6E7E9EA)

Date: 7/13/1978
Description: Todd Zechel, research director of Ground Saucer Watch and director of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, files a FOIA request with the CIA that includes information about a crashed spacecraft.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “GSW + FOIA + CIA = 1,000 Pages of UFO Information,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5747

Event 40972 (918121A7)

Date: 7/14/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations to discuss UN support for the study of UFOs. (14 July)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2809

Event 40973 (71E984B0)

Date: 7/14/1978
Time: 13:00
Location: MACAO
Description: Many with telescopes. Night lights back. Resolve to cone-hat shapes. Change altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 285)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13184

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “MACAO:MANY W/TSCOPES:NLTS BACK:RESOLVE TO CONE-HAT SHAPES:CHANGE ALTITUDE”, LatLong: “22.250001 113.783339”, LatLongDMS: “22:15:00 N 113:47:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40974 (E639DA32)

Date: 7/14/1978
Location: Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain
Description: Dawn. A Spanish Army unit on an exercise in Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain, watches an unfamiliar group of lights for two hours above a road: a red light that vanishes occasionally, two greenish-white lights that shine sporadically, and four white lights that appear irregularly and fly without any specific formation. Their height over the terrain is estimated at 13–100 feet. The lights oscillate and move forward, leaving the road and moving around obstacles like houses and hills, then coming back to the road in front of the group of soldiers. A reconnaissance of the area the following night reveals nothing unusual, except the antenna of a meteorological station that probably was not the source of the lights.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 434
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5748

Event 40975 (3999A8CE)

Date: 7/14/1978
Location: UN
Description: Eric Gairy, accompanied by ufologists J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallée, David R. Saunders, Leonard H. Stringfield, and Claude Poher, meet with UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim to organize a steering committee to develop plans for possible UN involvement in UFO research.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 1189; “UFOs in the U.N.,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5749

Event 40976 (4BFE233F)

Date: 7/15/1978?
Time: 15:30
Location: FIRENZE, ITL
Description: Classic saucer appears / family photograph. No visual. See page 1 / reference. Misidentified (conventional phenomena) july.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 494)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13185

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “FIRENZE,ITL:CLASSIC SCR APPEARS/FAMILY FOTO:no visual:see pg 1/ref:mid july”, LatLong: “43.783335 11.233334”, LatLongDMS: “43:47:00 N 11:14:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40977 (639132AE)

Date: 7/16/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: NEAR FARNINGHAM, KENT
Description: 1 / A20. Metallic grey cylinder/cigar-shape going down. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Beams up parked car / opening.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13186

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr FARNINGHAM,KENT:1/A20:MTLC GRY CGR ↓:CAR EMEs:BEAMS UP PARKED CAR/OPENING”, LatLong: “51.383336 0.216667”, LatLongDMS: “51:23:00 N 00:13:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 40978 (5FD5AE2E)

Date: 7/16/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: NORTH TEHERAN, IRAN
Description: Many and RADAR. Glowing object going [to] to Saveh. Airliner instruments electro-magnetic effect (EME). / r120p322.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13187

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Iran”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “N.TEHERAN,IRAN:MANY+RDR:GLOWING OBJ >to SAVEH:AIRLINER INSTRts EME:/r120p322”, LatLong: “35.750002 51.383336”, LatLongDMS: “35:45:00 N 51:23:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NTH”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40979 (856C9BC3)

Date: 7/16/1978
Location: In air space, Iran
Description: A Lufthansa airliner flying over the northern part of Iran encountered a glowing UFO floating in the sky. The presence of the object caused electrical interference with the aircraft’s instruments. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4966

Event 40980 (446800D2)

Date: 7/16/1978
Location: Farningham, UK
Description: A metallic gray cigar-shaped object descended over a highway, causing a car on the highway to stop. The witness reported that the car was then levitated inside a beam and brought up inside the craft through an opening. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4968

Event 40981 (1E05F579)

Date: 7/16/1978
Location: Iracauba, Brazil
Description: On this night J. R. B. and his family observed a dome-shaped metallic object land in a field. A short humanoid with greenish skin and large oval-shaped eyes emerged briefly from the craft. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4970

Event 40982 (16D869AD)

Date: 7/16/1978
Locations: Tehran, Iran; Saveh; Mehrabad Airport
Description: Residents sleeping on their terraces in the northern pat of Tehran, Iran, spot a “strange glowing object” floating southwest toward Saveh. One witness claims it is hovering directly above him. The control tower at Mehrabad Airport confirms the existence of the light. An air crew reports unusual readings on their instruments.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Tehran Journal, July 18, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 2; Good Above, pp. 321–322, 501– 502
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5750

Event 40983 (5B7A1A66)

Date: 7/16/1978
Description: A Lufthansa airliner flying over the northern part of Iran encountered a glowing UFO floating in the sky. The presence of the object caused electrical interference with the aircraft’s instruments.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4103

Event 40984 (140A3B0D)

Date: 7/16/1978
Description: At nine p.m. in Farningham, England a metallic gray cigar-shaped object descended over a highway, causing a car on the highway to stop. The witness reported that the car was then levitated inside a beam and brought up inside the craft through an opening.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Harry Hatch, U computer database, case 12725
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4104

Event 40985 (FB8D58B0)

Date: 7/16/1978
Description: On this night J. R. B. and his family observed a dome-shaped metallic object land in a field in Iracauba, Brazil. A short humanoid with greenish skin and large oval-shaped eyes emerged briefly from the craft. It then re-entered the object, which took off.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing GEPUC Brazil
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4105

Event 40986 (11B2679B)

Date: 7/17/1978
Time: 05:30
Location: CASTANHEIRA DE PERA, PORT
Description: Street lights out. 1M sphere/orb/globe spins 1.5M over ground. Burnt rocks.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 221)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13188

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CASTANHEIRA de PERA,PORT:STREETLITES OUT:1M ORB SPINS 1.5M OVR GND:BURNT ROCKS”, LatLong: “40.016669 -8.116667”, LatLongDMS: “40:01:00 N 08:07:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40987 (7CDBD353)

Date: 7/17/1978
Location: Castanheira de Pera, Portugal
Description: A one-meter diameter sphere was seen spinning 1.5 meters above the ground. At the site witnesses found scorched earth and burnt rocks. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4972

Event 40988 (817752D5)

Date: 7/17/1978
Description: A one-meter diameter sphere was seen spinning 1.5 meters above the ground in Castanheira de Pera, Portugal at 5:30 in the morning. At the site witnesses found scorched earth and burnt rocks. Later that evening, at 7:15 p.m., several witnesses saw a circular UFO in the sky above Chacabuco, Argentina. It varied in color between red and yellow.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Victor Lourenco, PORTUCAT: Portugal UFO computer database, case 221; Stendek, December 1978, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4143

Event 40989 (FC7CE9D2)

Date: 7/18/1978
Location: Tehran, Iran
Description: DoD Staff Message: UFO spotted over North Tehran, Iran
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p501)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_702

Event 40990 (D28866DE)

Date: 7/18/1978
Location: LURATE CACCIVIC, ITL
Description: Orange object spins. Stops / cemetery. Hisses and spins again and away. Electro-magnetic effect (EME.)
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 349)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13189

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “LURATE CACCIVIC,ITL:ORG OBJ SPINS:STOPS/CEMETERY:HISSES+SPINS AGAIN+AWAY:EME”, LatLong: “45.766669 9.016667”, LatLongDMS: “45:46:00 N 09:01:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 40991 (A0DFB2E1)

Date: 7/18/1978
Location: Lurate Caccivio, Italy
Description: A red-orange object hovered over Lurate Caccivio, Italy. It resumed revolving and emitted a hissing sound as it departed (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4974

Event 40992 (D3667574)

Date: 7/18/1978
Description: A red-orange object hovered over Lurate Caccivio, Italy. It resumed revolving and emitted a hissing sound as it departed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence: Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 349
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4176

Event 40993 (AC21D893)

Date: 7/19/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: FALSE BAY, CAPE PROV, RSA
Description: 13 observer(s). Bright egg-shape hovers / minutes. Venus?
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13190

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “FALSE BAY,CAPE PROV,RSA:13 OBS:BRIGHT EGG-SHAPE HVRS/MINUTES:Venus?”, LatLong: “-34.183335 18.666668”, LatLongDMS: “34:11:00 S 18:40:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CAP”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 40994 (46BAC768)

Date: 7/19/1978
Time: 18:00:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Ares” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1912

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Ares”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 40995 (A342D330)

Date: 7/19/1978
Location: Hudson, New York
Description: 9:30 p.m. A teacher is driving with his wife through Hudson, New York, when they spot a motionless, amber- colored, curved object in the sky as wide as a full moon. It remains behind them as they drive to a friend’s house, where they join another couple to watch it. The light suddenly goes out, and 30 seconds later they hear a roar that moves off to the southeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-19,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5751

Event 40996 (1CE52AB5)

Date: 7/20/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Groom Lake, first flight of the 2nd F117 prototype Have Blue (#1002). (July 20)
Reference: Peebles 1995
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2810

Event 40997 (DAD3E272)

Date: 7/20/1978
Locations: Logroño-Agoncillo Airport; La Rioja, Spain
Description: 1:20 a.m. A soldier on duty at the main gate of the military section of the Logroño-Agoncillo Airport in La Rioja, Spain, sees a strange object in the air. A second lieutenant and a corporal get to the gate in time to watch for 5 minutes an object moving slowly and noiselessly east to west some 3,300 feet above the ground. Two of the witnesses describe it as lozenge-shaped, while the other two say it has the shape of a triangle. All agree that there is an intense white light flashing at one-second intervals in the center, while other lights appear in various parts of the dark object. It continues to fly steadily until it disappears from sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 434
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5752

Event 40998 (F7C65278)

Date: 7/21/1978
Time: 13:00?
Location: EDENVALE, RSA
Description: Several observer(s). Flaming sphere/orb/globe goes up and down and sideways. Unidentified / astronomers.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13191

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “EDENVALE,RSA:SVRL OBS:FLAMING ORB GOES UP+DOWN+SIDEWAYS:UID/ASTRONOMERS”, LatLong: “-26.150001 28.166668”, LatLongDMS: “26:09:00 S 28:10:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRV”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 40999 (DF1F2FCC)

Date: 7/21/1978
Location: Uniopolis, Ohio
Description: 9:30 p.m. Chloene Bechdolt notices a bright red light near the ground in the north field of her farm near Uniopolis, Ohio. She goes inside and around 10:00 p.m. notices that the light is still there and larger in size. She goes back outside and approaches the light, thinking it might be poachers. She thinks she hears someone talking, so she shouts a warning at it. The object makes a hum and shoots straight up. On July 23, she and her nephew find a 100-foot circular area of cut beans in the field, and the timothy stubble looks like it has been scorched about one inch from the ground.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Large Circular Physical Trace: Is It Common?” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 3, no. 5 (Oct./Nov. 1982): 1–2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5753

Event 41000 (44DDBCEE)

Date: 7/21/1978
Location: Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, England
Description: 10:15 p.m. A couple in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, England, observes a dark disc hovering in the twilight sky. It is surrounded by an aura, from which 30–40 beautiful purple rays shoot out at various angles like spokes from a wheel, extending to about 12 times the diameter of the central disc. After about 90 seconds, the “rays” collapse inward in sequence, and the object slowly extinguishes itself. During the sighting, the couple notice with some puzzlement that the normally busy street is strangely quiet and devoid of people and traffic.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 866; Jenny Randles, UFO Reality, R. Hale, 1983
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5754

Event 41001 (872FB99F)

Date: 7/22/1978
Time: 13:20
Location: VENTURA, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). Flapping noise. Silver-grey moon-size bat-delta/triangle/box-like craft going quickly northeast. Sharp edges.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13192

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “VENTURA,CA:2 OBS:FLAPPING NOISE:SLVR-GRY MOONSIZE BAT-DLT >>NE:SHARP EDGES:”, LatLong: “34.266668 -119.283339”, LatLongDMS: “34:16:00 N 119:17:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41002 (5276D017)

Date: 7/22/1978
Time: 23:20
Location: NEAR ATHENS, GRC
Description: 3 British. Dark 35M saucer hums very low altitude. Antennas. Rotates. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) v25#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: CE-5, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS of the 5th KIND. 1999 Sourcebooks Inc. Naperville, IL ISBN 1-57071-427-4. 242 case files. (Index 256)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13193

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Greece and Island nations”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “nr ATHENS,GRC:3 BRITS:DRK 35M SCR HUMS VLO ALT:ANTENNAS:ROTATES:/FSR v25#1”, LatLong: “38.050002 23.633334”, LatLongDMS: “38:03:00 N 23:38:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GRC”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41003 (D27114E4)

Date: 7/22/1978
Location: Ventura, California
Description: 1:15 p.m. A retired couple in Ventura, California, is attracted outdoors by an odd noise and see a silver form moving overhead. It has lines across its surface and is making a noise like a card flapping against bicycle spokes. It flies straight away and disappears in the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-28,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5755

Event 41004 (FE526843)

Date: 7/23/1978
Location: Lake Michigan, At Sea
Description: Several Coast Guard stations observed cigar-shaped object with same pattern of body lights, moving at very high rate of speed (section II). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4975

Event 41005 (D4A0F875)

Date: 7/23/1978
Location: Lake Michigan
Description: Several Coast Guard stations observed cigar-shaped object with same pattern of body lights, moving at very high rate of speed
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_314

Event 41006 (D6BA04FB)

Date: 7/24/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: WHEATLEY, OXFORDS
Description: 1 observer. Perfect helicopter / very low altitude. Absolute(ly) silent! No helicopters up.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13194

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “WHEATLEY,OXFORDs:1 OBS:PERFECT HELICOPTER/VLO ALT:ABS SLNT!:no copters up”, LatLong: “51.750002 -1.116667”, LatLongDMS: “51:45:00 N 01:07:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41007 (9F853029)

Date: 7/24/1978
Description: In Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England an object looking exactly like helicopter but making absolutely no sound was sighted at 11:45 p.m. It had a bright light in front, several large orange lights in the rear, and flew at a low altitude. No helicopters were known to be flying on this night.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: D. N. Mansell, Awareness, October 1978, p. 11, & December 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4359

Event 41008 (0DF299C3)

Date: 7/25/1978
Description: A large metallic cylindrical object hovered for 30 seconds between Roche-Posay and Chatelle, France at 9:15 p.m. It moved, then hovered again, then moved away toward the southwest making short stops.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Pierre Delval, Ouranos, vol. 24 (1978), p. 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4393

Event 41009 (02428D01)

Date: 7/26/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: SHANXI AIRPORT, CH
Description: 2 UFO’s circle airport/apartment 2X. Not on RADAR. Plane chases. Up and away. / r208p118.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 213)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13195

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “SHANXI AIRPORT,CH:2 UFOs CCL Apt 2X:NOT ON RDR:PLANE CHASES:UP+AWAY:/r208p118”, LatLong: “37.500002 112.000005”, LatLongDMS: “37:30:00 N 112:00:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SHX”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41010 (1DEC1995)

Date: 7/26/1978
Time: 23:00:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Idomenee” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1913

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Idomenee”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 41011 (3D941A7F)

Date: 7/26/1978
Location: Shangxi province, China
Description: 9:40 p.m. Chinese Air Force flying instructor Sha Yongkao is piloting a plane with a student at an airfield in Shangxi province, China. They are flying at 9,800 feet when they see two glowing objects circle the airport twice before moving off. Yongkao attempts to pursue the objects unsuccessfully and is told no other aircraft are being tracked in the vicinity.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paul Dong, “Extracts from Paul Dong’s Feidie Bai Wen Bai Da (Questions and Answers on UFOs),” Flying Saucer Review 29, no. 6 (August 1984): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5756

Event 41012 (918ABD73)

Date: 7/27/1978
Time: 00:50
Location: UNION, MO
Description: Silent night light lifts rear / car and drops. Abduction try? Separate observer(s). / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#9+/ r41p278.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 243)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13196

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “166”, HatchDesc: “UNION,MO:SLNT NLT LIFTS REAR/CAR+DROPS:ABD TRY?:SEP.OBS:/IUR V3#9+/r41p278”, LatLong: “38.450002 -91.000004”, LatLongDMS: “38:27:00 N 91:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41013 (C288B8DE)

Date: 7/27/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: MARSHALL, MI
Description: 3 engineers with radio-control model plane. Thin silent fuselage going east overhead and vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13197

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “287”, HatchDesc: “MARSHALL,MI:3 ENGs W/RADIO-CONTROL MODEL PLANE:THIN SLNT FSLG >E OVHD+VANISHES”, LatLong: “42.272224 -84.961115”, LatLongDMS: “42:16:20 N 84:57:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41014 (CD4E632C)

Date: 7/27/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: SHEFFIELD, OH
Description: 3 observer(s). Silver banana maneuvers going up [to] going down / 15 minute(s). Humming. Car motor and lights die. / r79p72.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13198

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “205”, HatchDesc: “SHEFFIELD,OH:3 OBS:SLVR BANANA MNVRs↑↓/15min:HUM:CAR MOTOR+LITES DIE:/r79p72”, LatLong: “41.422224 -82.094448”, LatLongDMS: “41:25:20 N 82:05:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41015 (B08F0BEE)

Date: 7/27/1978
Location: Union, MO
Description: Woman reported brilliantly lighted object buzzed her car, briefly lifted it off road (section VII). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4976

Event 41016 (8BEA50B1)

Date: 7/27/1978
Location: Sheffield Village, OH
Description: Elongated object with flashing lights, humming sound, close to ground, moved up and down for about 15 minutes, flew away. Trouble restarting engine. International UFO Reporter, September 1978, see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 72 (E,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4977

Event 41017 (E48F8851)

Date: 7/27/1978
End date: 7/28/1978
Location: Union, MO
Description: Rash of UFO sightings reported to police over two days, probably including Delta Aquarid meteors (section VIII). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4978

Event 41018 (91D913FB)

Date: 7/27/1978
Location: Union, MO
Description: Woman reported brilliantly lighted object buzzed her car, briefly lifted it off road
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_315

Event 41019 (CDF63E5F)

Date: 7/27/1978
End date: 7/28/1978
Location: Union, MO
Description: Rash of UFO sightings reported to police over two days, probably including Delta Aquarid meteors
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_316

Event 41020 (EE0E895D)

Date: 7/27/1978
Locations: US Highway 50; Union, Missouri; Beaufort, Missouri
Description: 12:45 a.m. Clora E. Winscher is driving a 1974 Mercury Comet east on US Highway 50 on the east side of Union, Missouri, at about 45 mph. She notices in her rearview mirror a brilliant light approaching from behind at high speed. She feels a “terrific shove” and the rear end of the car lifts up and gets moved along the road for 300 feet, completely out of control. As she approaches a bridge, the car drops down again, and she sees the light rise over the roof and disappear upward to the left. Two dents, 22 inches apart, are found in the upper edge of the trunk, but the paint is not fractured. About the same time, 12 miles west in Beaufort, Missouri, Velma Clines watches a dull red-orange, round UFO fly toward her house before it speeds away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv II p. 278; “Case 3-9- 59,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5757

Event 41021 (EA4372FD)

Date: 7/27/1978
Location: Marshall, Michigan
Description: 7:46 p.m. Three men are flying a radio-controlled model airplane in a field in Marshall, Michigan, when they spot a silver cylindrical object with black lines across its surface. It moves eastward from directly overhead to a position 45° up in the east and vanishes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-68,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5758

Event 41022 (BF461539)

Date: 7/27/1978
Location: Sheffield, Ohio
Description: 10:45 p.m. Two witnesses in Sheffield, Ohio, watch a “silver banana” with a red and blue flashing light about a half-mile away, low in the east. They hear a wavering hum. It approaches their car to within 600 feet; the car’s electrical system fails, and the engine stops and cannot be restarted for another 90 minutes. After about 15 minutes the light shoots away to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-65,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5759

Event 41023 (0408A65B)

Date: 7/27/1978
Description: Three people driving in Sheffield Village, Ohio observed a silver, banana-shaped object with red and blue flashing lights at 10:45 p.m. The engine and headlights of their car went out as the object came close to the ground about 600 feet away. It made a wavering, humming sound and moved up and down near the ground for about 15 minutes, then flew away. The car could not be restarted for an hour and a half after the sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, case 421; International UFO Reporter, September 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4439

Event 41024 (3B761350)

Date: 7/28/1978
Time: 20:20
Location: BENTON HARBOR, MI
Description: Rocky gap area. Long silver cylinder/cylindrical object hovers 30 min. Going quickly southwest. / r41p98.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13199

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “185”, HatchDesc: “BENTON HARBOR,MI:ROCKY GAP AREA:LONG SLVR CYL HVRs 30 MIN:>>SW:/r41p98”, LatLong: “42.066669 -86.400004”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:00 N 86:24:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41025 (EB762F44)

Date: 7/28/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: OFF LUDINGTON USCG STATION/DEPOT/FACILITY, MI
Description: CG calls two rivers / WS. "Very fast UFO going your way going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 98)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13201

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “217”, Elev: “177”, HatchDesc: "OFF LUDINGTON USCG STN,MI:CG CALLS TWO RIVERS/WS:“VFAST UFO GOING YOUR WAY >>W”, LatLong: “43.916669 -86.600004”, LatLongDMS: “43:55:00 N 86:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: "[Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/pla

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ce/43.916669,-86.600004)", State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41026 (3258F51B)

Date: 7/28/1978
Time: 02:46:59.9
Location: 49.7520 78.1000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 230KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1520

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7520 78.1000”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:07 N 78:06:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.70”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “230”

Event 41027 (8637A37C)

Date: 7/28/1978
Location: Benton Harbor, Michigan
Description: 8:28 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Gruss of Benton Harbor, Michigan, see a long, brightly lit, silver cylinder at about 6,000 feet altitude. It stays stationary for 30 minutes, then moves southwest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan- Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5760

Event 41028 (DECCB4EF)

Date: 7/28/1978
Locations: Ludington, Michigan; Lake Michigan; Big Sable Point Lighthouse; Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Description: 11:45 p.m. The Ludington, Michigan, Coast Guard station gets a phone call from a man whose daughter and boyfriend have seen a strange object over Lake Michigan. Coast Guardsman Don Clark and others see a cluster of white lights, one flashing, and one steady green light near the shoreline. It is very bright, proceeds westerly past the Big Sable Point Lighthouse, and then accelerates silently over the horizon “faster than a plane.” Clark radios the Coast Guard station at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, about the light.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan- Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5761

Event 41029 (82829EB8)

Date: 7/28/1978
Locations: Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Lake Michigan; Rawley Point
Description: 11:57 p.m. Six members of the Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Coast Guard station, including Doug Wangen and Seaman Gary Randall, see a lighted object with flashing white, red, green, orange, and blue lights coming from Lake Michigan and moving toward Rawley Point. It stops abruptly, and Randall snaps 10 photos. The object then “slingshots” to the northwest in seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5762

Event 41030 (1254B23D)

Date: 7/28/1978
Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Description: 12:00 midnight. Personnel at the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Coast Guard station watch a similar light for 4 minutes moving swiftly from west to northwest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5763

Event 41031 (07F79264)

Date: 7/28/1978
Description: A UFO traveling at 1200 mph was sighted over Two Rivers, Wisconsin at 11:57 p.m. What was described was the silhouette of either a cylinder or a sphere with a series of white, red, green, orange and blue colored lights, with one light at a time flashing from different positions. It flew to the northeast in an erratic flight path. At midnight the same or a similar object was seen and photographed over Two Rivers, Wisconsin and sightings continued in the next early morning hours over Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4461

Event 41032 (BA746C19)

Date: 7/29/1978
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Ufologist Leonard Stringfield gives his first talk on Crash Retrievals in Dayton, OH. He is threatened twice (by phone and then in person), moved to a location not of his choosing by security men with radios.
Type: public presentation
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_703

Event 41033 (49BF29E0)

Date: 7/29/1978
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Leonard Stringfield, who was US Army Air Force intelligence during WW2, gave his first major presentation on Crash Retrievals at the 1978 MUFON Symposium. Rich Hoffman (one of the organizers) and Stringfield said he was threatened several times, had to move hotel rooms, and a security team showed up. It has never been explained who threatened him.
Type: proceedings
Reference: Link to Symposium PDF
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_937

Event 41034 (9FA07F22)

Date: 7/29/1978
Time: 00:00
Location: USGS NEAR STURGEON BAY, WI
Description: RADAR / cylinder/cigar-shape at 25° position. Ludington CG RADAR also has it.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13202

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “USGS nr STURGEON BAY,WI:RDR/CGR @ 25° POSITION:LUDINGTON CG RDR ALSO HAS IT”, LatLong: “44.766669 -87.200004”, LatLongDMS: “44:46:00 N 87:12:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41035 (F6823F73)

Date: 7/29/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: TWO RIVERS USCG STATION/DEPOT/FACILITY, WI
Description: Silver cylinder/cigar-shape with red lights and strobe light going quickly north / USCG RADAR’s.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13203

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “TWO RIVERS USCG STN,WI:SLVR CGR WITH RED LITES + STROBE LITE >>N/USCG RDRS”, LatLong: “44.100002 -87.433338”, LatLongDMS: “44:06:00 N 87:26:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41036 (4B0E907C)

Date: 7/29/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: GREEN BAY, WI
Description: Lighthouse keeper. Cylinder/cigar-shape going quickly west over bay / 1800+kph. Red and white lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13204

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “190”, HatchDesc: “GREEN BAY,WI:LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER:CGR >>W OVR BAY/1800+kph:RED+WHT LITES”, LatLong: “44.816669 -87.666671”, LatLongDMS: “44:49:00 N 87:40:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41037 (4C86FE6E)

Date: 7/29/1978
Location:
Description: Delta Aquarid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_317

Event 41038 (52C3D887)

Date: 7/29/1978
Locations: Ludington, Michigan; Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Description: 12:01 a.m. A second westbound light is seen by Coast Guard at the Ludington, Michigan, station. It has red lights and very bright strobes flashing erratically. The Two Rivers, Wisconsin, station spots an object 3 minutes later, but it is moving north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5764

Event 41039 (5668C503)

Date: 7/29/1978
Locations: Grassy Island Range Lighthouse; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Two Rivers
Description: 12:25 a.m. Coast Guard observers at the Grassy Island Range Lighthouse in Green Bay, Wisconsin, report to Two Rivers that they are seeing a UFO heading to the west at high speed with white and red flashing lights.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 14–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5765

Event 41040 (C4DC4657)

Date: 7/29/1978
Location: Two Rivers Coast Guard station
Description: 12:45 a.m. Seaman Gary Randall and another witness at the Two Rivers Coast Guard station see another UFO closing in from the southwest. It approaches for 40 seconds then stops for 1 minute. Then it flies northeast and shoots straight up and out of sight in 20 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5766

Event 41041 (1DC2A065)

Date: 7/29/1978
Locations: Lake Superior; Apostle Islands, Wisconsin
Description: 2:40 a.m. A Coast Guard vessel in Lake Superior among the Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, sees a large, yellow- white, oblong object that appears and reappears briefly in a slightly different position each time.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Complete Details on the Michigan-Wisconsin Coast Guard Sightings,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5767

Event 41042 (3D8F9D2F)

Date: 7/29/1978
End date: 7/30/1978
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Description: The 1978 MUFON UFO Symposium takes place in Dayton, Ohio. Ufologist Leonard Stringfield announces that he has collected more than 50 sources with “information relative to the subject of retrievals or storage of alien craft, and/or deceased alien humanoids recovered from the craft.” He presents 17 witness testimonies to the audience as evidence of some 9–10 possible retrievals of crashed or downed UFOs, although his refusal to provide their names embroils him in controversy. This is the first of his seven “status reports” on accounts and rumors about UFO crash/retrievals.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Leonard H. Stringfield, “Retrievals of the Third Kind,” 1978 MUFON UFO Symposium Proceedings, MUFON, 1978, pp. 77–105; Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 75–76; Leonard Stringfield, “The Chase for Proof in a Squirrel’s Cage,” UFOs 1947–1987, Fortean Tomes, 1987, pp. 145–147
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5768

Event 41043 (902DF676)

Date: 7/29/1978
Description: At 12:25 a.m. the Green Bay, Wisconsin lighthouse keeper reported that he had seen a UFO heading westbound at high rate of speed. It had an irregularly flashing white light and red lights. At 2:40 a.m. a U.S. Coast Guard craft near Apostle Island, Wisconsin on Lake Superior saw a large, yellow-white oblong object. There were five separate sightings reported of the object. Witnesses also reportedly saw the Aurora Borealis and several meteors.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4491

Event 41044 (5E8035E7)

Date: 7/29/1978
Description: On this day in 1978 a 15-year-old boy and his grandfather spied an eight-foot tall hairy creature by the river in Little River, Texas. They were working in a nearby field when they saw the Bigfoot-like creature. It left footprints 14" long and 9" wide. A Sheriff measured the footprints left behind.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, September 1978, p. 17
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4492

Event 41045 (5354FF66)

Date: 7/30/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: HAGELTJERN = HAGELAND?, NORWAY
Description: 40cm circular? object lands. Extreme bright. Burnt dirt and grass.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13205

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “HAGELTJERN=HAGELAND?,NORWAY:40cm CIRC? OBJ LANDS:XTRM BRITE:BURNT DIRT+GRASS”, LatLong: “59.483336 5.250000”, LatLongDMS: “59:29:00 N 05:15:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41046 (F0C7A78B)

Date: 7/30/1978
Description: In Norway on a farm between the towns of Hageltjern and Hageland in Hordaland province a small disc, described as a 0.4 meter in diameter extremely bright circular object, landed at 1:00 a.m. and scorched the earth and vegetation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, February 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4508

Event 41047 (AE02D486)

Date: 8/1978
Location: SOUTHWEST / TUNJA, COLOMBIA
Description: 2 / car temporarily paralyzed as UFO buzzes car. Motor and lights quit. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13206

Attributes: MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Colombia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2800”, HatchDesc: “SW/TUNJA,COLOMBIA:2/CAR TEMP.PARALYZED as UFO BUZZES CAR:MOTOR+LITES QUIT:NFD”, LatLong: “5.000000 -73.866670”, LatLongDMS: “05:00:00 N 73:52:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BYC”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41048 (D5DFF827)

Date: 8/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: TORTORETO, ITL
Description: 4 observer(s). White globe going down / abandoned house. 3 figure(s) inside. Going up [to] and dissolves.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13207

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “TORTORETO,ITL:4 OBS:WHT GLOBE ↓/ABANDONDED HOUSE:3 FIGs INSIDE:↑+DISSOLVES”, LatLong: “42.805558 13.916667”, LatLongDMS: “42:48:20 N 13:55:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41049 (EE687201)

Date: 8/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: NEAR CACAPAVA VELHA, BRZ
Description: Observer(s) ‘hypnotized’ takes pseudo-human/entity / tour / farm. Missing time. More pseudo-human/entity and ovoid.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 338)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13208

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “74”, Elev: “567”, HatchDesc: “nr CACAPAVA VELHA,BRZ:OBS ‘HYPNOTIZED’ TAKES PSH/TOUR/FARM:MST:MORE PSH+OVOID”, LatLong: “-23.116668 -45.650002”, LatLongDMS: “23:07:00 S 45:39:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “São Paulo”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41050 (70D6AAED)

Date: 8/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: LOWER SACKVILLE, NS
Description: Kids playing. 30M dark wide cylinder/cigar-shape going [to] over / 150M altitude. 8 small lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13209

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “LOWER SACKVILLE,NS:KIDS PLAYING:30M DRK WIDE CGR > OVR/150M alt:8 SML LITES”, LatLong: “45.800002 -64.366670”, LatLongDMS: “45:48:00 N 64:22:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41051 (2D912605)

Date: 8/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: ST. AMAND-LES-EAUX, FR
Description: Fast orange ovoid stops over campfire. Tilts 30° and shoots away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13210

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.AMAND-les-EAUX,FR:FAST ORG.OVOID STOPS OVR CAMPFIRE:TILTS 30°+SHOOTS AWAY”, LatLong: “50.450002 3.433333”, LatLongDMS: “50:27:00 N 03:26:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41052 (199C33B0)

Date: 8/1978
Locations: Tunja; Bogotá, Columbia
Description: Bank manager Serrano Silva and a Columbian Navy officer suffer temporary paralysis when a flying object buzzes their car on a highway between Tunja and Bogotá, Columbia. The car’s engine and headlights die.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “South America: Hotbed of Bizarre UFO Sightings,” Windsor (Ont.) Star, November 14, 1978, p. 20
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5769

Event 41053 (DB915548)

Date: 8/1978
Description: Author Leonard H. Stringfield states a military source “Mr. J.J.,” who allegedly served in Nike Missile Air Intelligence (ADCAP), told Stringfield Wright-Patterson AFB, Langley AFB and MacDill AFB held “alien craft,” and claimed UAP projects were conducted at Langley Avon Bombing Range and Seymour-Johnson Navy Training Center. The source claimed WPAFB had a centralized database of these projects.

https://documents.pub/document/mufon-ufo-journal-1978-8-august.html (p12)

Note: Leonard H. Stringfield was a ufologist who published information relayed to him from sources, claiming to be U.S. military. Stringfield was in a position to receive information because he was the “Early Warning Coordinator” for the USAF-contracted Condon Committee between 1967 and 1969. Stringfield began publishing books on the sources’ claims in the 1970s.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_H._Stringfield

Note: Other claims from Stringfield’s alleged sources include:

• AFOSI interrogated Cecil Tenney after seeing a low level UAP “in distress” at Great Falls AFB
• Charles Wilhelm claims he did yardwork for a “Mrs. G.,” who allegedly worked in the Foreign Materials Division with a TS clearance at WPAFB in 1940s/1950s; he claimed Ms G. told him her division cataloged thousands of UAP items, photograph and tagging them; there were humanoid bodies stored there; Wilhelm states he saw her ID badge and she told him six months before her passing.
• Navy specialist James Mitchell claims he had a role to handle confidential film and saw a photo of a small humanoid allegedly killed in a skirmish with USG in Arizona.
• “Mrs. S.I.” claims her husband Carl was Air Force Police at WPAFB and around 1973 was called to duty in a secret area where he was driven to and blindfolded; he was allegedly ordered to stand guard as scientist viewed three small humanoid bodies.
• “General T” claimed he saw a TS document that indicated a landing occurred at Nellis AFB in 1968; it allegedly said a large UAP hovered over Nellis for three days; three
  small humanoids ejected from the craft, one of which landed on base grounds; a Colonel with a security detachment greeted the humanoid; a beam of light was shot at the Colonel and he was paralyzed by the humanoid who was described as short and stocky; the security detail allegedly fired but their weapons jammed. Leonard Stringfield knew the name of the Gen. and claims to have confirmed his existence at another base not disclosed.
• “A.K.” claims he witnessed a UAP landing at Ft. Riley in November 1964.
• https://documents.pub/document/mufon-ufo-journal-1978-8-august.html (p8)
• http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/United%20States/UFO%20Research%20Newsletter%20(Lore)/UFO%20Research%20Newsletter%20-%201978%2011%2012%20-%20Vol%2006%20No%2003.pdf#page=1

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_173

Event 41054 (F92F8D4C)

Date: 8/1/1978
Location: LEWISTON, CA
Description: Date approximate. Boy. Small humanoid (or Grey) seen near Chapin mine. Observer(s) deeply upset. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: CONFRONTATIONS, A Scientists Search…; Ballentine Books, NY 1990+91.PB (Index 170)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13211

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “170”, HatchDesc: “LEWISTON,CA:DATE APRX:BOY:OID SEEN nr CHAPIN MINE:OBS DEEPLY UPSET:NFD”, LatLong: “40.700002 -122.816673”, LatLongDMS: “40:42:00 N 122:49:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41055 (06B4B79F)

Date: 8/1/1978
Location: Clarksville, TN
Description: A woman had been taking a nap when she woke up to see a large craft hovering outside the upstairs window, over a nearby wood shack. She fainted and then heard a voice telling her to open her eyes. When she did she was confronted by a tall creature resembling an insect, thin and white in color, wearing a dark outfit. It communicated with her by using telepathy. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4979

Event 41056 (BB58952C)

Date: 8/1/1978
Description: A 12-year-old son of a prominent local doctor encountered an unusual humanoid creature not far from a mine in an isolated area near Lewiston, California.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 917, citing Jacques Vallee, Confrontations: A Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4578

Event 41057 (E6E85CFD)

Date: 8/1/1978
Description: A six-month-pregnant woman in Clarksville, Tennessee had been taking a nap around 10:00 p.m. when she woke up to see a large craft hovering outside the upstairs window, over a nearby wood shack. Her husband saw the object too. She fainted but then heard a voice in a thick Middle Eastern accent that told her to open her eyes. When she did eyes she was confronted by a tall creature resembling an insect, thin and white in color, wearing a dark outfit. It communicated with her by using telepathy. There were several other similar creatures wearing jumpsuits standing in the room. Their heads were large and rounded. The witness conducted a mental conversation with the leader, and asked it several questions about its origin. The witness suddenly panicked and screamed and began to faint, and some of the creatures began backing away. But moments later a long needle was painfully inserted into her belly. She then passed out, and awoke later to see the taller creature talking to the others. At one point the witness claimed she saw several helicopters flying around the hovering craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 3201, citing Peter Davenport, National UFO Reporting Center, Seattle
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4579

Event 41058 (209D3E08)

Date: 8/2/1978
Time: 22:20
Location: VALLENONCELLO, ITL
Description: Saucer going down / 3M altitude. Burnt grass and dark jellied crud / calcium. / r5p93.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 114)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13212

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “VALLENONCELLO,ITL:SCR ↓/3M alt:BURNT GRASS+DARK JELLIED CRUD/CALCIUM:/r5p93”, LatLong: “45.938891 12.644445”, LatLongDMS: “45:56:20 N 12:38:40 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41059 (AB954D0D)

Date: 8/3/1978
Location: LOWELL, IN
Description: 2 observer(s). Yellow ovoid over trees. Bands / color rise. 2 small objects join. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#9.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 97)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13213

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “208”, HatchDesc: “LOWELL,IN:2 OBS:YEL.OVOID OVR TREES:BANDS/COLOR RISE:2 SML OBJS JOIN:/IUR V3#9”, LatLong: “41.288891 -87.422226”, LatLongDMS: “41:17:20 N 87:25:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41060 (85A85B5E)

Date: 8/3/1978
Location: Nurmijärvi, Finland
Description: 7:20 p.m. An engineer, his wife, and his daughter are driving toward Nurmijärvi, Finland, when a 6-foot oval with clear black contours and a light-colored center flies silently in front of them, moving from right to left in 5– 10 seconds before vanishing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5770

Event 41061 (83EECB4A)

Date: 8/3/1978
Location: Lowell, Massachusetts
Description: 10:50 p.m. During a mini-flap of UFO sightings in Lowell, Massachusetts, a couple watch an oval light that has rising bands of shifting colors hovering above trees to the northwest. The man jumps in the car to drive to it as the woman continues watching and sees a smaller light appear to its right. A third light appears to the left, which swings above the first light and joins the second one. All of the lights vanish.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-104,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5771

Event 41062 (A342DD7D)

Date: 8/4/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: EAST / LE ROY, MI
Description: Boy / 12. Vertical cylinder/cigar-shape drops low. Turns horizontal. Blows fog. Windows steam up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13214

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “374”, HatchDesc: “E/Le ROY,MI:BOY/12:VERTCL CGR DROPS LO:TURNS HZNTL:BLOWS FOG:WINDOWS STEAM UP”, LatLong: “44.038891 -85.416671”, LatLongDMS: “44:02:20 N 85:25:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41063 (2DAB86D5)

Date: 8/4/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: LA TREUILLE, FR
Description: Repeater and 2 kids. Small red sphere/orb/globe back / ground level. Changes several color(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13215

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “La TREUILLE,FR:REPEATER+2 KIDS:SML RED ORB BACK/GND LEVEL:CHANGES SVRL CLRS”, LatLong: “45.850002 -0.816667”, LatLongDMS: “45:51:00 N 00:49:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41064 (F200581C)

Date: 8/4/1978
Location: East Leroy, Michigan
Description: 9:30 p.m. A 12-year-old boy in East Leroy, Michigan, hears a noise and looks out his window to watch a silver cigar drop vertically downward to a position 100 feet away and 15 feet up. It snaps into a horizontal position and hovers for 5–10 seconds. A white, steam-like exhaust emits from a funnel at its rear and steams up the boy’s window. After a few more seconds it zooms off into the sky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-107,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5772

Event 41065 (4C6283D3)

Date: 8/5/1978
Time: 11:30
Location: LAKE CRESCENT, TASMANIA
Description: 3+/ boats. 3OM black-brown colored cylinder/cigar-shape 50cm wide. 1-2M over water. Fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13216

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LAKE CRESCENT,TASMANIA:3+/BOATS:3OM BLK-BRN CGR 50cm WIDE:1-2M OVR WATER:FAST”, LatLong: “-42.166669 147.166674”, LatLongDMS: “42:10:00 S 147:10:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41066 (6DE51C1D)

Date: 8/5/1978
Time: 13:00
Location: GATWICK, ENGL
Description: Observer(s) / several cars. Dark cylinder/cigar-shape with white spot going northwest slow over airport. Local wave.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13217

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “GATWICK,ENGL:OBS/SVRL CARS:DRK CGR W/WHT SPOT >NW SLOW OVR AIRPORT:local wave”, LatLong: “51.166669 -0.183333”, LatLongDMS: “51:10:00 N 00:11:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41067 (FC9E750C)

Date: 8/5/1978
Time: 21:50
Location: LAKE SORRELL, TASM
Description: 5 observer(s). Area lit. Night light maneuvers back and forth. Fades away. / r241p6.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13218

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “LAKE SORRELL,TASM:5 OBS:AREA LIT:NLT MNVRs BACK+FORTH:FADES AWAY:/r241p6.”, LatLong: “-41.850002 147.000007”, LatLongDMS: “41:51:00 S 147:00:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41068 (1A854415)

Date: 8/5/1978
Locations: Lake Sorell, Tasmania; Lake Crescent
Description: 9:50 p.m. A family on the shore of Lake Sorell, Tasmania, watch a glow behind a hill to the south. Within minutes, the whole area lights up and a small white light appears, moving back and forth at tree level. It remains visible 20–30 minutes, then disappears suddenly. Earlier in the day, another group had reported a brown, cigar- shaped object over nearby Lake Crescent.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Launceston Examiner, August 12, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5773

Event 41069 (8C7D80B8)

Date: 8/5/1978
Locations: State Highway 5; Laurie, Missouri
Description: 11:15 p.m. A TV director is driving northwest on State Highway 5 about 2 miles southeast of Laurie, Missouri. He and his son watch two red lights rise up about 25 feet off the road to their left to an altitude of 30 feet. They are attached to a triangular object that flies over their car to their right, cut back to the top of a hill, turn around, and approach them again, only to descend behind trees. The rear dimension of the triangle is about 10–15 feet across.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-120,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5774

Event 41070 (4F9492AA)

Date: 8/5/1978
Description: (1) On an overcast day at 11:30 a.m. a group of witnesses on a boat on Lake Crescent, Tasmania encountered a 30-meter long, dark brown cigar-shaped object, half a meter wide and only a meter or two above the water. It moved away quickly. (2) That evening on Lake Sorell, Tasmania the area was illuminated by a flying object. A nocturnal light maneuvered back and forth for 30 minutes, then faded away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Xenolog, December 1978, p. 19; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12755; (2) Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, August 1978, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4694

Event 41071 (CB6C597C)

Date: 8/5/1978
Description: At one p.m. a large, dark cigar-shaped object with a white spot flew toward the northwest over Gatwick International Airport in England.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12756, citing FSR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4695

Event 41072 (06BDD095)

Date: 8/5/1978
Description: At 11:15 p.m. a TV director and another 40-year-old man had a close encounter with a whirring, gray triangular object while driving two miles southeast of Laurie, Missouri on Highway 5. Their close encounter lasted three minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 8; UNICAT, case 572, citing IUR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4696

Event 41073 (99F6E6B6)

Date: 8/6/1978
Description: Antonis Coulouris was driving his truck on a country road between Agia Marva and Lefkohori, Greece at night when he suddenly saw several “giant humanoids” caught by the truck’s headlights. Terrified, he put the truck in reverse to get away and drove about 60 meters until the engine stopped functioning. The lights went out and it felt like something was shakinghis truck. For 15 seconds he tried to turn on the engine with no success, but after that the shaking stopped and the engine again functioned normally.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Makis Nodaros
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4741

Event 41074 (45D6E6A9)

Date: 8/6/1978
Description: Several reports were received by the police from the public in Billinghurst, England of a UFO in the sky, so a police cruiser was dispatched. On arrival at 9:35 p.m. Officer Page saw a triangular UFO hovering motionless in sky as clouds passed by. After a short while it flew away toward the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Gary Heseltine, UFO Magazine, July 2003, p. 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4742

Event 41075 (DFF559FE)

Date: 8/7/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: PEORIA, IL
Description: 2 / car. Fireball flies behind building. Hovers / 6 minute(s). Shoots going quickly east. Car paced one hour earlier.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13219

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “141”, HatchDesc: “PEORIA,IL:2/CAR:FBL FLIES BHND BLDG:HVRS/6min:SHOOTS>>E:CAR PACED 1hr EARLIER”, LatLong: “40.683335 -89.583338”, LatLongDMS: “40:41:00 N 89:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41076 (959DD687)

Date: 8/7/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: SFAX, TUNISIA
Description: Several observer(s). Flat 50M and disk going down / 2 minute(s). Makes turn. Quickly going up. 9 minute(s) power outage.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 182)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13220

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Tunisia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “9”, HatchDesc: “SFAX,TUNISIA:SVRL OBS:FLAT 50M+ DISK↓/2min:MAKES TURN:↑↑:9min POWER OUTAGE:”, LatLong: “34.850002 10.750001”, LatLongDMS: “34:51:00 N 10:45:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TNS”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41077 (FCA80A16)

Date: 8/7/1978
Location: Peoria, IL
Description: 9:00 PM. Light with whirring noise paced car for several minutes. (IUR,3,9) (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4981

Event 41078 (671A0C79)

Date: 8/7/1978
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Description: 10:00 p.m. A couple is driving west on War Memorial Drive to a First Assembly of God church in Peoria, Illinois when they see a shooting star fly across their view. Five minutes later, they arrive at church and, walking behind it, see a bright white light with flashing red and blue lights hovering about 40 feet in the air for 5–7 minutes. It shoots off to the east in a split second.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-132,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5775

Event 41079 (08100565)

Date: 8/8/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: BELTON, MO
Description: Many observer(s) and Air Force Base RADAR. 25’ UFO flips but not its 2 strobes. Drops flare. Going ESE.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13221

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “336”, HatchDesc: “BELTON,MO:MANY OBS+AFB RDR:25’UFO FLIPS but NOT its 2 STROBES:DROPS FLARE:>ESE”, LatLong: “38.811113 -94.533338”, LatLongDMS: “38:48:40 N 94:32:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41080 (686D9DB9)

Date: 8/8/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: JOHANNESBURG, RSA
Description: 2 minute(s) time exposure shows night light-saucer. Well investigated. Also 6 August sightings.
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 65)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13222

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “JOHANNESBURG,RSA:2min TIME EXPOSURE SHOWS NLT-SCR:WELL INV’D:+6 AUG SIGHTINGS”, LatLong: “-26.133335 27.916668”, LatLongDMS: “26:08:00 S 27:55:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRV”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41081 (269A2BF9)

Date: 8/8/1978
Location: Belton, MO
Description: Heavily-witnessed radar-visual case near Kansas City. In Belton, Missouri several military personnel witnessed the flyover of a UFO that was tracked on radar. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 780808
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4982

Event 41082 (9B748858)

Date: 8/8/1978
Locations: Sea of Azov; Henichesk, Ukraine
Description: A group of tourists along the shore of the Sea of Azov near Henichesk, Ukraine, see a flying disc three times larger than the moon. It has protrusions on the top and bottom, two rows of portholes, and is surrounded by a bright orange glow. Every 15 seconds, smaller discs (a total of 15–20) fly out from the lower protrusion, accompanied by a blinding explosion. They hover for a few seconds then depart rapidly to the south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk, 2020, p. 176
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5776

Event 41083 (01557CE6)

Date: 8/8/1978
Locations: Belton, Missouri; Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station; Elsberry, Missouri
Description: 9:40 p.m. Witnesses in Belton, Missouri, and several military personnel at nearby Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station [now closed] witness the flyover of a UFO that is also briefly tracked on radar. Joseph Staudinger Jr. sees the object at about 2,800 feet in altitude and looking like two white strobe lights in front and back with three rows of red lights that are rotating around its middle. The encounter lasts 45 minutes. A cattle mutilation has been discovered earlier that day in Elsberry, Missouri.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Heavily-Witnessed Radar-Visual Case near Kansas City,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 3–6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5777

Event 41084 (A5B594BC)

Date: 8/8/1978
Description: At 9:40 p.m. in Belton, Missouri several military personnel witnessed the flyover of a UFO that was tracked on radar. The encounter lasted 45 minutes. A cattle mutilation had been discovered earlier that day in Elsberry, Missouri.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 3; UNICAT database, case 145; (2) Elsberry Democrat, August 10, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4779

Event 41085 (67731D46)

Date: 8/9/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: MACAO
Description: 10+observer(s). Large orange object splits / 2. 1 part emits 3 night lights. Maneuver and stop. 2nd does same!
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 286)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13223

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “MACAO:10+OBS:LRG ORG.OBJ SPLITS/2:1 PART EMITS 3 NLTS:MNVR+STOP:2nd DOES SAME!”, LatLong: “22.233334 113.783339”, LatLongDMS: “22:14:00 N 113:47:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41086 (3CF2A192)

Date: 8/9/1978
Time: 18:00:00.8
Location: 63.6780 125.5220
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kraton-4” Yield: 22KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1521

Extra Data: LatLong: “63.6780 125.5220”, LatLongDMS: “63:40:41 N 125:31:19 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.57”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “PNE:Kraton-4”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “22”

Event 41087 (3BEC4D2E)

Date: 8/10/1978
Location: General Belgrano, Santa Fe, Argentina
Description: A mushroom-shaped object was sighted at close range over a military base in General Belgrano. The object was several meters in diameter, and had an array of flashing lights around its rim. It flew at a low altitude, and hovered for 10 minutes. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4983

Event 41088 (CD9B8610)

Date: 8/10/1978
Time: 07:59:57.9
Location: 73.2910 54.8830
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 250KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1522

Extra Data: LatLong: “73.2910 54.8830”, LatLongDMS: “73:17:28 N 54:52:59 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.04”, NukeSource: “RICHARDS”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “250”

Event 41089 (3C5CD68B)

Date: 8/10/1978
Description: CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator Gene F. Wilson asks Todd Zechel of CAUS to suspend his FOIA request until he has a chance to look at the 1,000 pages of documents that are currently under review for release. Most of these files are from the Office of Scientific Intelligence in the 1950s, leading CAUS to suspect that they will mostly consist of Air Force and Navy UFO reports, plus some records of unauthorized CIA investigations. (
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “GSW + FOIA + CIA = 1,000 Pages of UFO Information,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5778

Event 41090 (3E7FAA0D)

Date: 8/10/1978
Description: A mushroom-shaped object was sighted at close range over a military base in General Belgrano, Santa Fe Province, Argentina on this night. The object was several meters in diameter, and had an array of flashing lights around its rim. It flew at a low altitude, and hovered for 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, October 1978, p. 14, citing Cronica, August 13, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4827

Event 41091 (44D7E2F3)

Date: 8/11/1978
Location: BUFFALO SHOALS, NC
Description: Domed disk hovers. Then shoots straight up with humming noise. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 399)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13224

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “266”, HatchDesc: “BUFFALO SHOALS,NC:DOMED DISK HVRS:THEN SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP W/HUMMING NOISE:NFD”, LatLong: “35.711113 -81.011115”, LatLongDMS: “35:42:40 N 81:00:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41092 (F89D4DCD)

Date: 8/11/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: NEAR ROOSEVELT, UT
Description: Purr! Dome hovers / green glow. Lights / bottom/underside. Circles. Appliances electro-magnetic effect (EME). Separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13225

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1580”, HatchDesc: “nr ROOSEVELT,UT:PURR!:DOME HVRS/GRN GLOW:LITES/BTM:CCLs:APPLIANCES EME:sep obs”, LatLong: “40.300002 -110.000005”, LatLongDMS: “40:18:00 N 110:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41093 (3C2183A9)

Date: 8/11/1978
Time: 22:40
Location: SOUTH LUCIE / TALLANO, CORS
Description: 5 / (seen thru) binoculars. UFO going / jumps. Responds / flashlight. 2 more / same path.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13226

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “S.LUCIE/TALLANO,CORS:5/BINOCS:UFO >/JUMPS:RESPONDS/FLASHLITE:2 MORE/SAME PATH”, LatLong: “41.683335 9.050000”, LatLongDMS: “41:41:00 N 09:03:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CDS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41094 (06A77C69)

Date: 8/11/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: GREAT MILLS, MD
Description: Cop and 4 kids. Cruiser spotlight can’t light up silver cylinder/cigar-shape just over tree.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13227

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “GREAT MILLS,MD:COP+4 KIDS:CRUISER SPOTLITE CANT LITE UP SLVR CGR JUST OVR TREE”, LatLong: “38.244446 -76.505559”, LatLongDMS: “38:14:40 N 76:30:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “12”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41095 (97DA2D69)

Date: 8/11/1978
Location: Roosevelt, UT
Description: Silver dome-shaped object, green glow, hovered overhead, began circling; E-M effects, dogs whined; UFO finally took off at high speed (section V). (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4984

Event 41096 (2241960D)

Date: 8/11/1978
Location: Buffalo Shoals, NC
Description: Glowing, yellow domed disc passed nearby, hovered, shot straight up, humming noise. MUFON UFO Journal, August 1988, p. 16; Maiden, N.C. Times, Aug. 16, 1978 (E,L) motorcycle (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4985

Event 41097 (5277A85E)

Date: 8/11/1978
Location: Roosevelt, UT
Description: Silver dome-shaped object, green glow, hovered overhead, began circling. E-M effects, dogs whined. UFO finally took off at high speed
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_318

Event 41098 (508622AC)

Date: 8/11/1978
Location:
Description: Perseid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_319

Event 41099 (36FFA644)

Date: 8/11/1978
Locations: Chancellors Run Road; Great Mills, Maryland
Description: 11:59 p.m. A deputy sheriff and four youngsters are driving on Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills, Maryland, when they see a silvery, blimp-shaped light hovering at treetop level above some trailers. It appears larger than a full moon. The deputy shines the cruiser’s spotlight toward it and scans the length of the object, yet the beam does not light up the large shape. She drives closer, but the UFO begins to get cloudy on its underside and moves slowly behind the trees.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-184,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5779

Event 41100 (49797EA2)

Date: 8/11/1978
Description: On the island of Corsica three witnesses in San Lucie, Tallano, France had a close encounter at 10:40 p.m. with a UFO that responded to a spotlight shone in its direction. The UFO, viewed through binoculars, made quick jumps as it maneuvered. Two more objects followed the same path as the first. The sightings lasted 30 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12765, citing Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 239
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4888

Event 41101 (450CDC0A)

Date: 8/11/1978
Description: At 10:55 EDT in Buffalo Shoals, North Carolina Mr. T. Mayo saw a domed disc that made a humming sound. The engine and headlight of his motorcycle died when he passed close by a domed disc hovering low by the ground. The object then shot straight up into the sky making a humming noise. At 11:59 p.m. EDT a deputy sheriff in Great Mills, Maryland used his police cruiser’s spotlight to attempt to illuminate a cigar-shaped UFO he was viewing just over a nearby tree. It evaded his attempts to do so.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 23, 175, 182, 191; International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4889

Event 41102 (C36016A0)

Date: 8/11/1978
Description: At 10:50 p.m. MDT in Roosevelt, Utah Mr. Murray also saw a silvery domed disc that made a purring sound. It had a green glow and hovered overhead, and then began circling. His dog whined and his household appliances quit working while the UFO was close by. It took off at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maiden (NC) Times, August 16, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4890

Event 41103 (D2494329)

Date: 8/11/1978
Description: A deputy sheriff in a police cruiser in Great Mills, St. Marys county, Maryland at 11:59 p.m. attempted to use a spotlight to illuminate a vaguely defined, silver blimp or cigar-shaped UFO that was just over the tree top level and some mobile homes. The object had a “cloudy” fog-enveloped underside, and it successfully hid from the five witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 9; UNICAT, case # 151; Richard F. Haines, CE-5: Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind, p. 63
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4891

Event 41104 (14185210)

Date: 8/12/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: NICEVILLE, FL
Description: Silent metallic eye-like object with 2 antennas going south. Buzzes 2 / car near Eglin Air Force Base.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13228

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “26”, HatchDesc: “NICEVILLE,FL:SLNT MTLC EYE-LIKE OBJ W/2 ANTENNAS >S:BUZZES 2/CAR nr EGLIN AFB”, LatLong: “30.522224 -86.500004”, LatLongDMS: “30:31:20 N 86:30:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41105 (DA2C41BE)

Date: 8/12/1978
Location: Niceville, Florida
Description: 9:25 p.m. A young couple in Niceville, Florida, are driving on a dirt road when a lighted object that looks like an eye moves toward them. The center part is like shiny black glass and the body is metallic silver with two antennae on top. It fills half the windshield in angular size as it moves over the roof of the car. They hear no noise and feel no rush of wind.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 3-9-187,” IUR 3, no. 8 (September 1978): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5780

Event 41106 (722764D9)

Date: 8/12/1978
Description: Two 21-year-old college students were driving in Niceville, Florida near Eglin Air Force Base when suddenly an oval-shaped UFO rushed at their car. At close approach it had the appearance of an “eye-like” form, with a “cornea” of shiny black glass, and a “body” of metallic silver. The object also had two antennas.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1978, p. 6; UNICAT, case # 152, citing IUR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4955

Event 41107 (E91B4E38)

Date: 8/13/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: VILLAVERDE DEL RIO, SP
Description: 5 / (seen thru) binoculars and cameras. Silent metallic cylinder/cylindrical object with turbine wheel / end!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 189)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13229

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “VILLAVERDE del RIO,SP:5/BINOCS+CAMERAS:SLNT MTLC CYL W/TURBINE WHEEL/END!”, LatLong: “37.583335 -5.866667”, LatLongDMS: “37:35:00 N 05:52:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41108 (BBF380B8)

Date: 8/13/1978
Description: Viewed thru binoculars. A silent metallic cylindrical object with a turbine wheel at the rear end was viewed through binoculars for two minutes over Villaverde del Rio, Sevilla province, Spain at 1:00 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, October 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4979

Event 41109 (07FA916B)

Date: 8/15/1978
Location: BOLIVIA, Chacez (La Paz)
Description: (Translated from French) Roberto Rodriguez was sleeping in his sister’s guest bedroom when he was awakened by a humming sound. He got out of bed and went to the window. There it was! Like the fuselage of an airplane, but without wings or tail. Silver in color and very polished, like a mirror. There was a row of portholes along the side, but the witness noticed no signs of life inside the craft. The object emitted a kind of pulsing green light, seeming to come from its base. It was there, hovering. Rodriguez was about to wake everyone up, but in a flash, the craft was gone.
Reference: UFO Roundup vol 2 #35, September 14, 1997, Joseph Trainor
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3013

Event 41110 (D7A7CFF1)

Date: 8/15/1978
Location: NEAR LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
Description: Buzz wakens man. Plain silver fuselage hovers. Glows green. Portholes.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO ROUNDUP weekly email of UFO news: Joseph Trainor. http://www.digiserve.com/ufoinfo/roundup/ … (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13230

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Bolivia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “174”, Elev: “3800”, HatchDesc: “nr La PAZ,BOLIVIA:BUZZ WAKENS MAN:PLAIN SLVR FSLG HVRS:GLOWS GRN:PORTHOLES”, LatLong: “-16.500001 -68.166670”, LatLongDMS: “16:30:00 S 68:10:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LPZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41111 (65548A7A)

Date: 8/15/1978
Description: In La Paz, Bolivia a buzzing sound woke the male witness up on this night. He looked out from his house and saw a nearly featureless, silver fuselage hovering in the sky, glowing a luminous green color. It reportedly had portholes. The sighting lasted for more than two hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12769, citing UFO Roundup, Volume 2, number 35
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5049

Event 41112 (71780E02)

Date: 8/16/1978
Locations: Gatwick Airport; Crawley, West Sussex, England
Description: Air traffic controllers at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, see a UFO but decline to say exactly what it is.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Above, p. 72
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5781

Event 41113 (E4C48593)

Date: 8/17/1978
Time: 05:20
Location: GATWICK, ENGL
Description: Several / cars and Air Traffic Controllers? 2 night lights like letters O and V. Objets volantes? / r120p72.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13231

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “GATWICK,ENGL:SVRL/CARS+ATCs?:2 NLTS LIKE LETTERS O+V:objets volantes?:/r120p72”, LatLong: “51.150002 -0.111111”, LatLongDMS: “51:09:00 N 00:06:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41114 (C1441CC9)

Date: 8/17/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: STRASBURG, VA
Description: 5 observer(s). 18’ flatback saucer just over ground. Glows. Blows mist until invisible.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 244)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13232

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “STRASBURG,VA:5 OBS:18’FLATBACK SCR JUST OVR GND:GLOWS:BLOWS MIST UNTIL INVSBL”, LatLong: “38.988891 -78.361115”, LatLongDMS: “38:59:20 N 78:21:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41115 (91249BE9)

Date: 8/17/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: NAKASHIBETSU, JP
Description: Blip / ground RADAR’s going south. Vanishes as jets near / can’t find. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#9.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13233

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “135”, HatchDesc: “NAKASHIBETSU,JP:BLIP/GND RDRs>S:VANISHES as JETS NEAR/CAN’T FIND:/IUR V3#9”, LatLong: “43.500002 144.983340”, LatLongDMS: “43:30:00 N 144:59:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HKD”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41116 (21440880)

Date: 8/17/1978
Location: District of Columbia
Description: Assistant US Attorney for the District of Columbia William Briggs asks Peter Gersten of Ground Saucer Watch to identify broadly all categories of UFO documents to enable the CIA to search for all its UFO records. Based on a draft by Brad Sparks, Gersten prepares a stipulation that requests the CIA to conduct a reasonable search of 22 CIA component branches. US District Court Judge John H. Pratt makes the order a binding one, giving the CIA until mid-December to complete the task.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “GSW + FOIA + CIA = 1,000 Pages of UFO Information,” IUR 3, no. 8 (August 1978): 9–10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5782

Event 41117 (83F3B3A9)

Date: 8/17/1978
Locations: Nemuro Radar Site on Hokkaido, Japan; Nemuro Channel south of Kunashir Island; Eastern end of Hokkaido; Nakashibetsu; Chitose Air Base; Kushiro
Description: 10:30 p.m. Radars of the Air Self-Defense Corps at Nemuro Radar Site on Hokkaido, Japan, pick up a target flying from the north to south-southwest at about 40 mph more than a half-mile above Nemuro Channel south of Kunashir Island. It approaches the eastern end of Hokkaido and is later picked up by radars at Cape Erimo. Two F-4EJ Phantom jets are scrambled from Chitose Air Base about 10 minutes later and are guided to the targets, now in the vicinity of Nakashibetsu. But the pilots can see nothing on their airborne radars and return empty- handed. The target persists on ground scopes, moving south toward Kushiro. Twice more, jets are sent up but fail to detect a blip.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 9 (September 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5783

Event 41118 (52F2E608)

Date: 8/18/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: GRAVIGNY, FR
Description: Big glowing-disk / forest. Flashes red. Going up [to] slow. Fast 90° turn going quickly south. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13234

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “GRAVIGNY,FR:BIG GLOW-DISK/FOREST:FLASHES RED:↑ SLO:FAST 90°TURN >>S:/news”, LatLong: “49.044447 1.166667”, LatLongDMS: “49:02:40 N 01:10:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EUR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41119 (65D6A95A)

Date: 8/18/1978
Time: 23:20
Location: PORT CRANE, NY
Description: Magnetic UFO detector trips. Domed saucer 120’ away / 45’ altitude. Antenna. Going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13235

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “263”, HatchDesc: “PORT CRANE,NY:MAGN.UFO DETECTOR TRIPS:DOMED SCR 120’AWAY/45’alt:ANTENNA:>>SW”, LatLong: “42.150002 -75.850004”, LatLongDMS: “42:09:00 N 75:51:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “14”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41120 (5293FC42)

Date: 8/18/1978
Location: Port Crane, New York
Description: 11:20 p.m. A relative staying at the home of UFO researcher Douglas Dains in Port Crane, New York, notices the reception on the television is disrupted shortly before a UFO detector (a magnetic field instrument) starts buzzing. Dains himself is not at home. The relative steps outside and sees a domed UFO with a red light on top of an antenna approach from the northwest to a position 50 feet behind a tree and 45 feet in the air. It hovers there for 30 seconds. It then departs to the southwest, disappearing behind a mountain.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The Absent UFO Researcher,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5784

Event 41121 (0D9668FD)

Date: 8/18/1978
Description: A large glowing disc-shaped UFO was seen in a forest near Gravigny, Eure department, France at 10:30 p.m. It flashes red, slowly ascended vertically slowly, and then made a quick 90-degree turn, finally shooting off to the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, March 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5133

Event 41122 (E86377D2)

Date: 8/18/1978
Description: A 60-foot in diameter domed disc, with an antenna with a red light on top of it, was seen in close vicinity in Port Crane, New York at 11:15 p.m. It had an arrow-like projection of light. It hovered for 30 seconds at 45 feet above the ground, causing TV interference and setting off the buzzing of a magnetic detector.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1978, p. 13; UNICAT, case # 136, citing IUR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5134

Event 41123 (3E7E77A4)

Date: 8/19/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: MONTE DEL LAGO, ITL
Description: Moon-size round object stops. Going down / lake. Darkens. Reappears elsewhere.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13236

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MONTE del LAGO,ITL:MOONSIZE RND OBJ STOPS:↓/LAKE:DARKENS:reappears elsewhere”, LatLong: “43.150002 12.150001”, LatLongDMS: “43:09:00 N 12:09:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PRG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41124 (C0B9E548)

Date: 8/20/1978
Time: 07:30
Location: TOLEDO, OH
Description: 1 observer. Dull silver silent fuselage going south steadily / 2000’ altitude. 2X moon-size.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13237

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “185”, HatchDesc: “TOLEDO,OH:1 OBS:DULL SLVR SLNT FUSELAGE >S STEADILY/2000’alt:2X MOON-SIZE”, LatLong: “41.672224 -83.550004”, LatLongDMS: “41:40:20 N 83:33:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41125 (237AD66C)

Date: 8/20/1978
Location: Toledo, OH
Description: A 64-year old security guard was on patrol in downtown Toledo looking at a “large plane” approaching from the north against a clear, pre-sunset sky. As it passed overhead at a uniform speed, about 1500-2000 feet up, it could be resolved that it was actually a cigar shape. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4986

Event 41126 (79633B09)

Date: 8/20/1978
Locations: Oberlin Street; Maplewood, New Jersey
Description: 1:30 a.m. A nurse is sitting in her car on Oberlin Street in Maplewood, New Jersey, when she sees an object shaped like a car fender with four blue lights moving toward her from the east. She gets out of her car as it flies overhead. Then it stays in place, rocking silently back and forth, before taking off to the northeast, making a machine-like noise.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Huge ‘Car Fender,’” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 13–14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5785

Event 41127 (13FD592F)

Date: 8/20/1978
Location: downtown Toledo, Ohio
Description: 7:30 p.m. A 64-year old security guard is on patrol in downtown Toledo, Ohio, looking at a “large plane” approaching from the north. As it passes overhead at a uniform speed, about 1,500–2,000 feet up, it is seen as a cigar with small brackets. It is dull silver, distinctly outlined, and twice the angular size of the full moon. It then continues its straight path southbound to the horizon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Daylight Urban ‘Cigar,’” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5786

Event 41128 (9E1C454E)

Date: 8/20/1978
Description: A 64-year old man in Toledo, Ohio witnessed a dull silver silent fuselage at 7:30 p.m. that flew to the south on steady course and speed, at an estimated altitude of 2000 feet. It was twice the apparent size of the Moon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1978, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5192

Event 41129 (F02B6488)

Date: 8/21/1978
Location: USA, Paris, US Route 30 - East of Minerva (Ohio)
Description: (Translated from French) (Source: Patricia Mason - August 21 at 10:30 PM, August 22 at 9 PM, August 23 at 11 PM, September 8 at 6 PM, September 9 at an unspecified time, but in the evening. Witnesses: Evelyn Cayton, Howe Cayton, Herbert Cayton, Vicki Keck, Scott Patterson, Mary Ackerman, Becky Manley, Linda Jones and Henry Colt. Investigators: Ron Schaffner, Earl Jones, Jim Carnes Jim Rastetter, Iona Boyce, Barbara Mudrak (Akron Beacon-Journal) and James Shannon (Stark County Deputy Sheriff) Investigation conducted on September 9 and 30, 1978.) August 21: The major observation took place on August 21; Members of Evelyn Cayton’s family and friends were on the doorstep when they heard unusual noises in the direction of the chicken coop, to the right of the house. Looking in that direction, they saw a pair of yellow eyes in the light of the outdoor lamp. Scott Patterson, whose car was just parked, turned on his headlights, and everyone saw a large furry bipedal creature walking towards the car. The whole company took refuge in the house to call the Stark County police. While waiting for the police, the creature appeared at the kitchen window. Patterson took out his .22 caliber pistol, Evelyn loaded a .22 long rifle. The creature stayed in front of the window for about ten minutes and was clearly seen in the light of the outdoor lamp. They decided not to shoot unless it moved. Suddenly it disappeared. The Sheriff arrived 15 minutes after the call, about 5 minutes after the creature disappeared. A strong smell still lingered in the area. Shonnan told reporters that it smelled like sulfur and ammonia. (August 21, 1978)
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3014

Event 41130 (D6699F38)

Date: 8/21/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Description: 1+kids. Car-size silver frisbee stops. Shoots going quickly southwest then straight going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13238

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “215”, HatchDesc: “INDIANAPOLIS,IN:1+KIDS:CAR-SIZE SLVR FRISBEE STOPS:SHOOTS>>SW THEN STRAIGHT ↑”, LatLong: “39.800002 -86.133337”, LatLongDMS: “39:48:00 N 86:08:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41131 (D36B7339)

Date: 8/21/1978
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Description: A 33-year old housewife, in the company of her 8- and 10-year old children, watched a silver “frisbee” from their front porch. Standing outdoors, looking up at the clear sky, they saw the saucer in the SE, much larger than a full moon would look (at night) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4987

Event 41132 (AC97B94A)

Date: 8/21/1978
Location: Banksville, New York
Description: 5:00 p.m. A witness sketches an oblong UFO over an open area near Banksville, New York. It is at least 150–200 feet long with while and blue colors, two lights in front, and silent. It disappears over a golf course t the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Long Rectangular UFOs: Five Different Cases of Similarly Shaped Objects,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 9 (September 1981): 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5787

Event 41133 (4C222A32)

Date: 8/21/1978
Location: front porch 3 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana
Description: 5:30 p.m. A 33-year old housewife, in the company of her children, 8 and 10, watches a silver Frisbee-like object from their front porch 3 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Standing outdoors, they see the saucer in the southeast, much larger than a full moon would look, perhaps as large as a car. The Frisbee has a sharp outline and metallic appearance. No sound can be heard over the heavy traffic noise. According to the children, it then shoots over to the southwest in two seconds. Finally, it moves straight up out of sight in an instant. Duration is 5–8 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Daylight ‘Frisbee,’” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5788

Event 41134 (CAA4D195)

Date: 8/21/1978
Locations: Madagascar Interior Ministry; Fort-Dauphin; Marketplace
Description: Night. The Madagascar Interior Ministry announces that a UFO has crashed and exploded in the marketplace at Fort-Dauphin. Radio Madagascar says that the cigar-shaped object had lit up the ground before plunging downward. Locals rush out of bed to put out the flames.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5789

Event 41135 (459A77BB)

Date: 8/21/1978
Description: Evelyn Clayton’s family and friends were out on the front porch of her home near Minerva, Ohio at 10:30 p.m. when they heard noises coming from the direction of an old chicken coop just to the right of the house. They then saw two pairs of yellow lights that seemed to be reflecting a porch light. Scott Patterson went to his car and turned the headlights on in hopes of getting a better look. They could now see that the lights were eyes on what appeared to be two cougar-like animals. Then the group saw what looked like a large hairy bipedal creature step in front of the large cats as if to protect them. This humanoid then lurched towards the Patterson’s car. The witnesses fled inside the house and called the sheriff’s office. The hairy bipedal creature appeared at the kitchen window while they were waiting for the deputy sheriffs to arrive. Patterson pointed a 22-caliber pistol at it, while Evelyn Clayton loaded a .22 caliber rifle. The creature stood outside the window for close to ten minutes. They decided they would not shoot it unless the creature made advances toward them. It left quickly without harming anyone. A strong stench resembling “ammonia sulfur” remained in the area long after the creature was gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 3061, citing Ron Schaffner
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5212

Event 41136 (C8B079E1)

Date: 8/22/1978
Location: NEAR PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Description: Airline(s)/airliner pilot. Small objects exit large UFO. Radio Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) until they rejoin.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13239

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr PERTH,AUSTRL:AL PILOT:SML OBJS EXIT LRG UFO:RADIO RFI UNTIL THEY REJOIN”, LatLong: “-31.833335 116.000006”, LatLongDMS: “31:50:00 S 116:00:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41137 (E5D7E1DD)

Date: 8/22/1978
Time: 07:00
Location: MOSCOW, PA
Description: 4 / car. Circular cloud drops / sky. Turns silver. Rocks side-to-side. Going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13240

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “475”, HatchDesc: “MOSCOW,PA:4/CAR:CIRC.CLOUD DROPS/SKY:TURNS SLVR:ROCKS SIDE-to-SIDE:>>SE”, LatLong: “41.338891 -75.516670”, LatLongDMS: “41:20:20 N 75:31:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41138 (B64D4CEE)

Date: 8/22/1978
Time: 22:20
Location: BOLZANO, ITL
Description: Woman / bicycle. Colored 6M sphere / rooftop altitude. Fires 2 separate beams. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 113)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13241

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BOLZANO,ITL:WOMAN/BICYCLE:CLRD 6M SPHERE/ROOFTOP alt:FIRES 2 SEP.BEAMS:NFD”, LatLong: “46.500002 11.350001”, LatLongDMS: “46:30:00 N 11:21:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41139 (A9D355A0)

Date: 8/22/1978
Location: Perth, AU
Description: Large object w/satellite objects near a/c. E-M (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4988

Event 41140 (CB95B9F9)

Date: 8/22/1978
Location: Moscow, PA
Description: Four rnen were driving in a car pool to work watched a small circular, vague “cloud” descend suddenly in the South. As they watched the cloud before them while driving at expressway speeds, they watched it change to a bright silver and hover, though rocking from side to side. It now looked solid and metallic. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4989

Event 41141 (9DAED253)

Date: 8/22/1978
Location: Adelaide to Perth, Australia
Description: Object ahead of airliner, opening appeared, smaller objects emerged, maneuvered around it, reentered and “departed at a tremendous speed.”
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_320

Event 41142 (C09B9C6C)

Date: 8/22/1978
Locations: Moscow, Pennsylvania; Tobyhanna Army Depot; Coolbaugh Township
Description: 7:03 a.m. Four men are driving in a carpool from Moscow, Pennsylvania, to work at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Coolbaugh Township on I-380. They watch a small circular “cloud” descend suddenly in the south. It changes to a bright silver and hovers, rocking from side to side. It now looks solid and metallic. It rises slightly and flies off to the southeast at an estimated 800–900 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Daylight ‘Cloud,’” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5790

Event 41143 (F67630AC)

Date: 8/22/1978
Locations: Andes Mountains; Neuquen province, Argentina
Description: An oval-shaped translucent object ringed by a halo of light flies silently over the Andes Mountains in Neuquen province, Argentina, in a 300-mile path.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Close Encounters Thrill Latins,” Detroit (Mich.) Free Press, November 22, 1978, p. 6C
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5791

Event 41144 (2ADDD352)

Date: 8/22/1978
Description: Ten years to the day after the Kalgoorlie, Western Australia aerial encounter of 1968 another nearly identical incident transpired, again over Western Australia. Flying from Adelaide to Perth a Murchison Air Services airliner encountered a large cigar-shaped object that flew ahead of the airliner. An opening appeared in the object, and smaller UFOs emerged and maneuvered around it, then reentered, and the UFO finally shot off at tremendous speed. When the large object emitted the smaller satellite objects the aircraft’s radio failed until the small objects had re-entered and the parent object had sped away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 23; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year Report, pp. 23,124
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5232

Event 41145 (3C484CDF)

Date: 8/22/1978
Description: On this night at 9:30 p.m. three hunters near Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina heard strange noises, then smelled a sulphur odor. They next saw a circular UFO with a black center and white edges, and giving off blue reflections, only 100 meters away from them. They jumped in their car to drive away, but suddenly found themselves 50 meters away, with the car facing the other way. This suggests that they experienced a period of missing time lasting at least several minutes, but from the account no one appears to have investigated this further.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, October 1978, p. 14, translating a newspaper article from Cronica, August 25, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5233

Event 41146 (E1BD99B4)

Date: 8/22/1978
Description: On the same night as the hunters’ close encounter experience in Argentina, several guests were having dinner outdoors at a resort on top of a cliff in Southampton, Bermuda. They saw what first appeared to them to be a helicopter approaching. When the UFO got closer it shone a blood red spotlight on the witnesses, and they now realized that what they were seeing was really a 30-foot in diameter disc-shaped object. The craft had brightly lit rectangular windows around its perimeter. The main witness and several of the other guests could now see several Grey figures that appeared to be waving at them; one of the beings stared directly at one of the witnesses. After about a minute the silent craft flew out over the ocean and disappeared. At this point, several military jets appeared and appeared to give pursuit to the object. Later that night, at around 5:00 a.m., the wife of the main witness woke up and was startled to see a short figure standing in their room. The figure raised one hand, waved, then lept right out the balcony window, a distance of about 10 feet, never touching the rail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1978 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case # 3618, citing NUFORC
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5234

Event 41147 (4FA40AF6)

Date: 8/23/1978
Time: 07:30
Location: OFF CAPE HEL, POLAND
Description: CG cutter. RADAR out and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Red sphere. Odors. 1 / crew passes out.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13242

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off CAPE HEL,POLAND:CG CUTTER:RDR OUT+RFI:RED SPHERE:ODORS:1/CREW PASSES OUT”, LatLong: “54.833336 19.000001”, LatLongDMS: “54:50:00 N 19:00:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GDN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41148 (EF2116E5)

Date: 8/23/1978
Locations: Indian Ocean; South China Sea; Malacca Strait
Description: 8:04 p.m. P. A. Hadden is on board the tanker MV Ficus in the Indian Ocean [or the South China Sea] 260 miles from the Malacca Strait. He watches an elongated triangle formation of three lights moving in from 60° above the northeast horizon. When they reach 75°, nearly overhead, the lights suddenly stop. He estimates them to be 100 miles high. The light in the right rear continues moving in the opposite direction of the ship and off to its left at great speed, disappearing in the distance; the light in the left rear shifts over to occupy the position in the formation it had occupied. After 5 seconds of remaining still, it shoots back to the left again and departs at high speed. The remaining light rushes forward, following the same path as the first light. Total duration of the sighting is 1 minute 20 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5792

Event 41149 (734B57EE)

Date: 8/23/1978
Description: A young motorist reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown as he encountered several tall humanoids with human features near Santiago, Chile. The beings were wearing helmets and standing on the roadway. Two other motorists also reported seeing similar beings.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1978 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case # 1017, citing Marcen Journal, Volume 2, number 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5264

Event 41150 (9AD19D18)

Date: 8/23/1978
Description: On this night on the highway between La Serena and Coquimbo, Chile a UFO was seen by two motorists. Inside the craft were two figures wearing a kind of helmet similar to those used by miners; the helmets were luminous.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A1956
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5265

Event 41151 (2DEAF68B)

Date: 8/23/1978
Description: On this night in Penalva, Maranhao State, Brazil a witness saw three medium-sized humanoid figures in a field. They were wearing silvery, loose-fitting coveralls, and round translucent helmets with what appeared to be face coverings or “plates”. The humanoids were encased in an eerie glow.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1978 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, citing Antonio Faleiro
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5266

Event 41152 (CC469C02)

Date: 8/23/1978
Description: At 8:15 a.m. in the Baltic Sea 40 nautical miles off of Cape Hel a Polish vessel had radar malfunction and TV interference when it encountered a red ball of light in the sky. The crew reported a strange smell, one man’s leg was paralyzed, he felt nauseous, and lost consciousness.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Cashman, Project 1947 website, EM effects
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5267

Event 41153 (B9257AE7)

Date: 8/24/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: 10 MI SOUTH / OTTUMWA, IA
Description: Night light flies behind trees. Car dies. Window fogs. Restarts itself!
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13243

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “255”, HatchDesc: “10mi S/OTTUMWA,IA:NLT FLIES BHND TREES:CAR DIES:WINDOW FOGS:RESTARTS ITSELF!”, LatLong: “40.861113 -92.372227”, LatLongDMS: “40:51:40 N 92:22:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41154 (87FE30D5)

Date: 8/24/1978
Time: 23:40
Location: GINGHAMSBURG, OH
Description: 2 night lights / road. Car slows. Radio hums. Flashes beam going [to] car. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V3#12.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13244

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “GINGHAMSBURG,OH:2 NLTS/ROAD:CAR SLOWS:RADIO HUMS:FLASHES BEAM>CAR:/IUR V3#12”, LatLong: “39.933335 -84.194448”, LatLongDMS: “39:56:00 N 84:11:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41155 (636A3370)

Date: 8/24/1978
Location: Ginghamsburg, OH
Description: Two orange lights, humming sound, light beam shone onto car. International UFO Reporter, December 1978, see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 73 (E,R) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4990

Event 41156 (3BA9A981)

Date: 8/24/1978
Location: Ottumwa, IA
Description: Red-orange object flew in front of car, windshield fogged up; engine restarted by itself. International UFO Reporter, December 1978, see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 73 (E) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4991

Event 41157 (D05E623B)

Date: 8/24/1978
Time: 18:00:00.4
Location: 65.9250 112.3380
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kraton-3” Yield: 22KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1523

Extra Data: LatLong: “65.9250 112.3380”, LatLongDMS: “65:55:30 N 112:20:17 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.58”, NukeMb: “5.10”, NukeName: “PNE:Kraton-3”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “22”

Event 41158 (0E3E75DA)

Date: 8/24/1978
Locations: 10 miles south of Ottumwa, Iowa; Cliffland Road; Des Moines River
Description: 10:00 p.m. A 54-year old cook is driving north from her brother’s house about 10 miles south of Ottumwa, Iowa. She is on Cliffland Road alongside the Des Moines River in a wooded, rural area. A full-moon-sized red- orange light shoots silently from the east to the west in several seconds. As it flies across the front of her car, her windshield fogs up and the car stalls out to a stop. The interference lasts only a few seconds, and the car restarts without her turning the key; the window defogs as quickly as it had steamed up. She last sees the light against a background of trees up ahead, lower than the treetops.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Car Interference in Iowa,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5793

Event 41159 (2126CBB6)

Date: 8/24/1978
Location: Ginghamsburg, Ohio
Description: 11:40 p.m. Two 19-year old girls, driving west near tiny Ginghamsburg, Ohio, watch two oddly colored orange lights twice the size of aircraft landing lights. A humming sound can be heard both from the lights and from the car radio. The driver can’t get the car to go faster than about 20 mph. The lights are coming from the left, one directly over the other. They look away momentarily and the lights are gone; they look again, and the lights are moving above the car. From the south they have moved to the northwest over a field. A rod or a light beam comes down from one ball of light and shines a light at the witnesses for one second. The driver tries to flash the car lights at it, to no avail. They look away briefly and do not notice how the lights vanish.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Car Interference in Ohio?” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5794

Event 41160 (C73F00EE)

Date: 8/24/1978
Description: On this afternoon six children from a local school in Hamburg, Germany saw a round silvery object slowly descend and land in an open field. The object had two round black dots on its side. A ladder descended from the craft, and two human-like figures emerged; they wore white helmets and dark uniforms. The witnesses ran to get some help, but upon returning both the object and the figures were gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1978 Humanoid Contact Database, case # 205, citing Ulrich Magin
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5297

Event 41161 (0DF6959E)

Date: 8/24/1978
Description: At 10:00 p.m. a red-orange object flew in front of a car being driven by a 54-year-old woman, ten miles south of Ottumwa, Iowa. Mist, fog, and condensation were noted. The car engine died and the windshield fogged up by the close presence of the UFO. The nocturnal light then flew behind some trees, after which the engine restarted by itself.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allen Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1978, p. 14; Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, page 73; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 257
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5298

Event 41162 (6280688C)

Date: 8/24/1978
Description: At 11:40 p.m. in Ginghamsburg, Ohio two orange lights flew close to a car with two 19-year-old teenage girls as passengers, causing the engine to lose power as they drove past. The lights gave off a humming sound. One shone a light beam on the witnesses for about a second. When the witnesses looked back, the lights were gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allen Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1978, p. 14; Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, page 73; UNICAT, case 141; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 257
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5299

Event 41163 (E58739F2)

Date: 8/24/1978
Description: On this night a luminous craft descended in La Serena, Chile. It was reportedly very big in size. Two beings of human shape (perhaps the same two seen in Germany earlier in the day), paralyzed the witness. He tried to run, but fainted in the roadway. On the same night eight military pilots reported they saw several UFOs maneuver in the area around their air base in Temuco, Chile.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: La Razon, August 27, 1978; Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, October 1978, p. 15; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1957
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5300

Event 41164 (474664BB)

Date: 8/25/1978
Description: A young couple in Villa Carlos Paz, Entre Rios, Argentina was pursued by a UFO that gave off a yellow light with violet flashes and left a brilliant trail. It made a high-pitched humming sound like jet turbines, and made two turns over their vicinity. To get away they hid in an abandoned house.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 16, citing Cronica, September 27, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5332

Event 41165 (8B394728)

Date: 8/26/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: TELOCHE, FR
Description: 15M orange triangle 20M away. Throbs. Observer(s) / tingles and paralysis. Frogs avoid.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 179)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13245

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “TELOCHE,FR:15M ORG.TRIANGLE 20M away:THROBS:OBS/TINGLES+PARALYSIS:FROGS AVOID”, LatLong: “47.883336 0.266667”, LatLongDMS: “47:53:00 N 00:16:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SRT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41166 (7AD8DAC2)

Date: 8/26/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: HYANNIS TO/FROM BARNSTABLE, MA
Description: 2 / car. Ovoid going [to] low over US6. Figure(s) move behind rectangular portholes.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Ray: CASEBOOK of a UFO INVESTIGATOR; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,NJ 1981. (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13246

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “HYANNIS><BARNSTABLE,MA:2/CAR:OVOID>LO OVR US6:FIGs MOVE BHND RECT.PORTHOLES”, LatLong: “41.677780 -70.311114”, LatLongDMS: “41:40:40 N 70:18:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41167 (53FD91FD)

Date: 8/26/1978
Location: Hyannis, MA
Description: Two witnesses in a car on Cape Cod watched an oval-shaped craft hovering low over the US Route 6 road. Within the craft several figures could be seen moving about behind several rectangular windows. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4992

Event 41168 (459610E2)

Date: 8/26/1978
Description: At ten o’clock in the evening two witnesses in a car in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod watched an oval-shaped craft hovering low over the US Route 6 road. Within the craft several figures could be seen moving about behind several rectangular windows.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 2358, citing Raymond E. Fowler
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5376

Event 41169 (5E05B9B0)

Date: 8/27/1978
Time: 11:00?
Location: CAPE ANN, MASS
Description: Plain silent orange cylinder/cylindrical object crosses 120° / sky. Seems to arc going down [to] into ocean.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Ray: CASEBOOK of a UFO INVESTIGATOR; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,NJ 1981. (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13247

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “CAPE ANN,MASS:PLAIN SLNT ORG.CYL CROSSES 120°/SKY:SEEMS TO ARC↓ INTO OCEAN.”, LatLong: “42.650002 -70.594448”, LatLongDMS: “42:39:00 N 70:35:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41170 (10DFC29D)

Date: 8/27/1978
Time: 13:40
Location: 10 MI NNW / PROVINCETOWN, MA
Description: 2 / Lt. plane. 18’ silver saucer / near hit. Ground RADAR confirm. / MJ#129.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Ray: CASEBOOK of a UFO INVESTIGATOR; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,NJ 1981. (Index 75)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13248

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “10mi NNW/PROVINCETOWN,MA:2/Lt.PLANE:18’SLVR SCR/nr HIT:GND RDR CONFIRM:/MJ#129”, LatLong: “42.200002 -70.200003”, LatLongDMS: “42:12:00 N 70:12:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41171 (A641EDAE)

Date: 8/27/1978
Time: 16:50
Location: GLOUCESTER, MA
Description: Scientist. Cylinder/cigar-shape with flanges. Faster / jet going quickly south. Also fiery rectangular cylinder/cylindrical object going quickly south / 30 Aug. '78.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13249

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “6”, HatchDesc: “GLOUCESTER,MA:SCIENTIST:CGR W/FLANGES:FASTER/JET>>S:+FIERY RECT.CYL>>S/30AUG78”, LatLong: “42.616669 -70.666670”, LatLongDMS: “42:37:00 N 70:40:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41172 (382D34F0)

Date: 8/27/1978
Location: Provincetown, MA
Description: A private plane flying over Massachusetts Bay, 10 miles north-northwest of Provincetown had a near collision at 2500’ with a 18-foot diameter silver disc. Ground radar confirmed the presence of the unknown craft. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4994

Event 41173 (B8A601B1)

Date: 8/27/1978
Location: Provincetown, Massachusetts
Description: 1:40 p.m. Arthur Silva is flying a Cessna 150 about 10 miles north of Provincetown, Massachusetts, with Harold Johnson as passenger. Johnson sees a bright reflective object at the same altitude (2,500 feet) directly ahead about 4 miles away. It moves closer, picking up speed and shooting by them at about 600 mph, apparently missing the plane by 1,000 feet. It is a silvery-white, metallic sphere with no wings and about 18 feet in diameter.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Daylight Sphere over Massachusetts,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5795

Event 41174 (58B1443A)

Date: 8/27/1978
Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Description: 4:45 p.m. A Korean War veteran in Gloucester, Massachusetts, watches a bright yellow cylinder approaching him from low in the north. At an altitude of 2,000 feet, it appears smaller than an F-100 fighter. It moves off to the south, flying faster than a jet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “And Then, 3 Hours Later,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5796

Event 41175 (FEE64DCC)

Date: 8/27/1978
Description: A private plane flying over Massachusetts Bay, 10 miles north-northwest of Provincetown, Massachusetts had a near collision with a 18-foot diameter silver disc at 1:40 in the afternoon. Ground radar confirmed the presence of the unknown craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Raymond E. Fowler, MUFON UFO Journal, August 1978, p. 5
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5401

Event 41176 (C0DAC0C7)

Date: 8/28/1978
Time: 01:50
Location: LIVORNO, ITL
Description: 2 / 5th floor wakened / buzz. Saucer / 30M altitude. Transparent dome. Going [to] away descending.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13250

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “LIVORNO,ITL:2/5th FLOOR WAKENED/BUZZ:SCR/30M alt:XPRNT DOME:> AWAY descending”, LatLong: “43.533335 10.316667”, LatLongDMS: “43:32:00 N 10:19:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LVR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41177 (C7A2B604)

Date: 8/28/1978
Time: 12:40
Location: NATTENHEIM, GERM
Description: 2 small metallic orbs follow B-727. Going up [to] and going quickly east in series. / LDLN#339+/ r177p161.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 160)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13251

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NATTENHEIM,GERM:2 SML MTLC ORBS FOLO B-727:↑+>>E IN SERIES:/LDLN#339+/r177p161”, LatLong: “48.233336 10.316667”, LatLongDMS: “48:14:00 N 10:19:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bade-Wurtemberg”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41178 (E2F7136B)

Date: 8/28/1978 (approximate)
Time: 23:00
Location: FONTENET, FR
Description: 3 observer(s). Small sombrero saucer stops near town briefly. Going quickly northeast. Changes colors.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13252

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “FONTENET,FR:3 OBS:SML SOMBRERO SCR STOPS nr TOWN BRIEFLY:>>NE:CHANGES COLORS”, LatLong: “45.916669 -0.450000”, LatLongDMS: “45:55:00 N 00:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41179 (7EB00F12)

Date: 8/28/1978
Location: In air space, W. Germany
Description: US private aircraft with three witnesses at 33,000’ observed three UFOs for 1/2 minute. (Haines printout) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4996

Event 41180 (B186BD9F)

Date: 8/28/1978
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Description: Six papers are presented at the American Psychological Association Symposium in Toronto, Ontario, relating to the topic of using hypnosis to investigate UFO experiences. The presenters are H. Kent Newman, R. Leo Sprinkle, James Harder, Alvin Lawson, W. C. McCall, and Michael Persinger.
Reference: [Eberhart](http://www.cufos.org/pdfs/UFOsan

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Reference: “Ufologists Meet the Social Scientists,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 19–21
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5797

Event 41181 (53807EF9)

Date: 8/28/1978
Description: Two witnesses on the 5th floor of an apartment building in Livorno, Italy were awakened by a buzzing noise. They looked out, and saw a domed disc at only 30 meters altitude. It had a transparent dome. After a couple minutes it flew away, gaining altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12789, citing ITACAT
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5435

Event 41182 (635B40A0)

Date: 8/28/1978
Description: aT 12:43 P.M. Two small metallic spheres and an oval-shaped object followed a Boeing 727 airliner over Mattenheim, Germany. They ascended and flew off to the east in sequence.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 41; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta, p. 160
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5436

Event 41183 (9E7A12C5)

Date: 8/28/1978
Description: At 11:00 p.m. a small, sombrero-shaped domed disc stopped near the town of Fontenet, Charente-Maritime, France for a brief while. It flew off to the northeast, changing colors with its acceleration.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, January 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5437

Event 41184 (34C2F895)

Date: 8/29/1978
Location: Guemes, Cordoba province, Argentina
Description: An ovoid object with reddish flashes moved at a low altitude in the proximity of the local observatory. Residents discarded the notion that it was a plane. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4997

Event 41185 (95AB5B74)

Date: 8/29/1978
Time: 02:37:00.0
Location: 49.8070 78.1070
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1524

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8070 78.1070”, LatLongDMS: “49:48:25 N 78:06:25 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 41186 (A7894A22)

Date: 8/29/1978
Time: 02:37:08.8
Location: 50.0110 78.9760
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1525

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.0110 78.9760”, LatLongDMS: “50:00:40 N 78:58:34 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.90”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41187 (D225DF27)

Date: 8/29/1978
Description: On this night in Guemes, Cordoba province, Argentina an ovoid object with reddish flashes moved at a low altitude in the proximity of the local observatory. Residents discarded the notion that it was a plane. At 11:00 p.m. two UFOs appeared in the skies over the city of Mendoza, Argentina. Their estimated speed was 6000 kph, altitude 30,000-40,000 meters, and they were photographed with “special cameras and techniques.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 14, citing Cronica, August 29 & 31, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5469

Event 41188 (B7CACDD7)

Date: 8/30/1978
Location: ARGENTINA, Gobernador-Dupuy (Tichry-Talro, St Louis)
Description: (Translated from French) At 4:30 PM, during a break from work, a 26-year-old lumberjack saw a “vehicle” approach and stop where he was. A humanoid form emerged from it, whose face and lower extremities he could not see. This form came towards him, hands outstretched showing the palms. The being was entirely covered in a kind of bluish mesh. Panicked, the lumberjack tried to flee, but the being pressed a button on its chest which paralyzed the lumberjack. A few moments later he found himself inside the object, without knowing how it happened. There, small beings pricked his arms. After that they released him in a difficult-to-access place, about 40 km from where he was working.
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: “Contacts of the 4th Type” - De Vecchi 1979, p. 116-117
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3015

Event 41189 (D5ED1B04)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: ~10:00
Location: VENADO TUERTO, ARG
Description: Rancher finds mutilation cow. Others see 3 saucers. Electric power EMEs.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: CONFRONTATIONS, A Scientists Search…; Ballentine Books, NY 1990+91.PB (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13253

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “112”, HatchDesc: “VENADO TUERTO,ARG:RANCHER FINDS MUTL COW:OTHERS SEE 3 SCRS:ELECTR POWER EMEs.”, LatLong: “-33.750002 -61.983336”, LatLongDMS: “33:45:00 S 61:59:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STF”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41190 (F40FDD38)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 16:30
Location: NEAR SAN LUIS, ARG
Description: Small humanoids (or Greys) give man ‘talk-box’. Smeared / liquid. Analysis = antiseptic.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 130)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13254

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “55”, Elev: “700”, HatchDesc: “nr SAN LUIS,ARG:OIDS GIVE MAN ‘TALK-BOX’:SMEARED/LIQUID:ANALYSIS=ANTISEPTIC”, LatLong: “-33.316668 -66.333336”, LatLongDMS: “33:19:00 S 66:20:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLS”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 41191 (115AD25F)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: ALL OVER ESTREMADURA, PORT
Description: Many observer(s) and Army. UFO / low altitude shoots away when gun aimed.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 227)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13255

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “ALL OVR ESTREMADURA,PORT:MANY OBS+ARMY:UFO/LO ALT SHOOTS AWAY WHEN GUN AIMED”, LatLong: “38.666669 -9.000000”, LatLongDMS: “38:40:00 N 09:00:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41192 (E898258F)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: WEST / COSTA DE CAPARICA, PORTGL
Description: Airline(s)/airliner pilot. UFO hovers / 10K’ altitude. Beams brilliant light. / MJ#226.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 226)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13256

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “W/COSTA de CAPARICA,PORTGL:AL PILOT:UFO HVRS/10K’alt:BEAMS BRILL.LITE:/MJ#226”, LatLong: “38.666669 -9.500000”, LatLongDMS: “38:40:00 N 09:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3000”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41193 (1D16615C)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: Several calls / radio station/depot/facility. Saucer flashes lights over Tagus River. Going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 225)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13257

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTUGAL:SVRL CALLS/RADIO STN:SCR FLASHES LITES OVR TAGUS RIVER:>>S”, LatLong: “38.733335 -9.033334”, LatLongDMS: “38:44:00 N 09:02:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41194 (A2F1F862)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: NISULA, MI
Description: Truck malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects) as cone-saucer going [to] overhead / low altitude. Truck OK after. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) Dec’78.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13258

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “320”, HatchDesc: “NISULA,MI:TRUCK EMEs as CONE-SCR >OVHD/lo alt:TRUCK OK AFTER:/IUR Dec’78”, LatLong: “46.750002 -88.783338”, LatLongDMS: “46:45:00 N 88:47:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41195 (7AF07CDD)

Date: 8/30/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: UNION CO, IN
Description: Orange ovoid low over SR44+4 somewhat rectangular (SWR) objects. Car lit. Missing time. Observer(s) wakens 5mi ahead.
Type: sighting
Reference: RIDGE, Francis: REGIONAL ENCOUNTERS in the FC Files. 170pp. UFO FILTER CENTER, Mt. Vernon, IN 1994 (Index 65)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13259

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “302”, HatchDesc: “UNION co,IN:ORG OVOID LO OVR SR44+4 SWR OBJs:CAR LIT:MST:OBS WAKENS 5mi AHEAD:”, LatLong: “39.633335 -84.933337”, LatLongDMS: “39:38:00 N 84:56:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41196 (0A44FC99)

Date: 8/30/1978
Location: Union County, IN
Description: Witness driving on State road 44 observed an orange egg shaped object. Light suddenly engulfed her car and she remembers nothing until she found herself driving about 5 miles down the road. At home troubled mentally and discovered two puncture wounds on her buttocks and small lumps in mid chest. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_4998

Event 41197 (2EE16388)

Date: 8/30/1978
Location: Nisula, MI
Description: Cone-shaped object with body lights flew overhead. International UFO Reporter, December 1978, see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 73 (E) pickup truck (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5000

Event 41198 (515DAF90)

Date: 8/30/1978
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire
Description: 8:45 p.m. A witness is standing outdoors at a suburban shopping center in Nashua, New Hampshire, when she spots a formation of 6–8 white lights arranged in a circle and moving from southeast to north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Meanwhile, a Little Ways North,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5798

Event 41199 (AC51D452)

Date: 8/30/1978
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Late night. Residents of Lisbon, Portugal, see a large round object with bright red and white lights flying about 600 feet above the ground.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Portuguese Welcome UFO,” Oshkosh (Wis.) Daily Northwestern, August 31, 1978, p. 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5799

Event 41200 (5ADCF909)

Date: 8/30/1978
Locations: State Highway 38; Nisula, Michigan
Description: 11:00 p.m.–midnight. A 38-year-old man is driving a pickup on State Highway 38 a half-mile west of Nisula, Michigan, when a cone-shaped object flies toward him from the east. It has two steady red lights at the ends and one steady white light in the middle. It flies low and silently over the truck, which then stalls for one second. He gets home and he and his wife watch the red lights in the distance, still moving slowly up and down from east to south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another Vehicle Stalled,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 15–16
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5800

Event 41201 (5738B6EF)

Date: 8/30/1978
Locations: Gloucester, Massachusetts; Ipswich Bay
Description: 11:10 p.m. A man in Gloucester, Massachusetts, looks out his window to see what is causing a loud sound in 5-second bursts. He sees over Ipswich Bay an elongated, fiery red rectangle moving north to south at around 100 mph. One end is dipped down 45°. It stops, hovers for 10 seconds, and moves out of sight behind trees.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Again, 3 Hours Later,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5801

Event 41202 (2102E8B6)

Date: 8/30/1978
Description: At 11:30 p.m. a 38-year-old couple driving in a pickup truck on Highway 38 in Nisula, Michigan had a close encounter with a cone-shaped object with body lights that flew low overhead. Their truck stalled for one minute when the UFO was overhead. It could be restarted by turning the ignition key. The cone-shaped UFO was silent, and had two red lights and one white light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1978, p. 15; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year Report, p. 257; Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, p. 73; UNICAT, case # 144
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5501

Event 41203 (47E029B8)

Date: 8/31/1978
Location: San Juan and San Luis (btn), Argentina
Description: Two men, Srs. De Cesare and Martin, were driving in a truck on Highway 147 in Argentina when they were circled closely by a group of UFOs. Their truck’s engine stopped and they got out, throwing themselves to the ground and hiding among the roadside vegetation. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5001

Event 41204 (555A7849)

Date: 8/31/1978
Time: 14:00:00.2
Location: 37.2759 -116.3573
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Panir” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_833

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2759 -116.3573”, LatLongDMS: “37:16:33 N 116:21:26 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.68”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Panir”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41205 (B9705D1C)

Date: 8/31/1978
Description: Two men, Srs. De Cesare and Martin, were driving in a truck at two o’clock at night between San Juan and San Luis on Highway 147 in Argentina when they were circled closely by a group of UFOs. Their truck’s engine stopped and they got out, throwing themselves to the ground and hiding among the roadside vegetation. The truck battery was totally discharged and the truck could not be restarted. At dawn dead goats and birds were found at the site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, December 1978, p. 15, citing Cronica, October 1, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5532

Event 41206 (82964E8D)

Date: 8/31/1978
Description: A unexplained cattle death and mutilation was discovered this morning five miles northeast of Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado on the Bartel Ranch. A calf had been killed and mutilated. Its left eye, tongue, rectum, and sexual organs had been removed with surgical incisions.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, Zetetic Scholar, p. 50, case 42, citing the Durango Herald, September 1, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5533

Event 41207 (4C6A5C12)

Date: 8/31/1978
Description: A woman was sitting in her office on the tenth floor of an office building in London, England on the south bank of the Thames River at 7:00 p.m. when she glanced out a window and noticed an object moving at rooftop level. It was bright silver in color and was shaped like an elongated parachute. At the bottom was a man protruding from its tip. The parachute or cone-shaped object moved horizontally, then stopped briefly above a building. It finally went behind the National Theater and was not seen again.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 999, citing P. Hardman, BUFORA Journal, Volume 8, No. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5534

Event 41208 (1C0C4587)

Date: 8/31/1978
Description: At 9:50 p.m. two small lights descended from a hovering “silo-shaped” craft in Necochea, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Their luminosity increased and decreased. After the two small lights emerged from the larger object and reached at point in the sky over a shed containing cars and machinery, and they just hung in the air for awhile.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, October 1978, p. 15, citing Cronica, September 8, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5535

Event 41209 (42011269)

Date: 9/1978
Description: (Translated from French) French ufologists receive, individually, an invitation to a bi-party meeting GEPAN/private groups. If the official goal is to present GEPAN to ufologists, it is unofficially announced that it was a kind of test, to determine with whom GEPAN would be most likely to collaborate.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2811

Event 41210 (83495D53)

Date: 9/1978
Location: PENNA ST. ANDREA, ITL
Description: 4 / car. Silent vertical ovoid. Ring / middle and legs. Light / side. / MJ#153.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13260

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PENNA St.ANDREA,ITL:4/CAR:SLNT VERT.OVOID:RING/MIDDLE+LEGS:LITE/SIDE:/MJ#153”, LatLong: “42.600002 13.766667”, LatLongDMS: “42:36:00 N 13:46:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41211 (D15D7F38)

Date: 9/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: BOM FIM MINE, BRZ
Description: Silent saucer rises / ground. Man lost / 13 hours found. Can’t talk or eat. Abduction?
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13261

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “515”, HatchDesc: “BOM FIM MINE,BRZ:SLNT SCR RISES/GND:MAN LOST/13hrs FOUND:CANT TALK OR EAT:ABD?”, LatLong: “-5.800000 -36.150002”, LatLongDMS: “05:48:00 S 36:09:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41212 (F355B674)

Date: 9/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: COLARES, BRAZIL
Description: Odd light. Man / diving suit in window. Shoots beam at woman 3X. Burns.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13262

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NFO: No craft seen, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “COLARES,BRZL:ODD LITE:MAN/DIVING SUIT IN WINDOW:SHOOTS BEAM at WOMAN 3X:BURNS”, LatLong: “-0.933333 -48.300002”, LatLongDMS: “00:56:00 S 48:18:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “MRN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41213 (963E23BD)

Date: 9/1978
Description: GEPAN organizes a large gathering of about 100 people from more than 40 civilian UFO groups, but cooperation does not last. Criticism comes from both skeptics and the conspiratorial-minded.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gildas Bourdais, “From GEPAN to SEPRA: Official UFO Studies in France,” IUR 25, no. 4 (Winter 2000–2001): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5802

Event 41214 (E0654E42)

Date: 9/1978
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Description: Chris Rutkowski begins publishing the Swamp Gas Journal newsletter in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It continues until summer 1997, with six special issues thrown in. (Swamp Gas Journal, no. 1
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: September 1978
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5803

Event 41215 (A93DFF12)

Date: 9/1978
Location: Heathrow Airport in London, England
Description: UFOs are reported around Heathrow Airport in London, England. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority denies that any are tracked on radar, but adds, “It’s in the interest of national security that not too much fuss is made about this sort of thing.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Above, p. 72
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5804

Event 41216 (37B84EAF)

Date: 9/1/1978
Time: 20:10
Location: LLANERCHYMEDD, WALES
Description: 10’ bullet going down / field. 3 6’ pseudo-human/entity scare animals. / MJ#245. / r41p491.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 305)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13263

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “LLANERCHYMEDD,WALES:10’BULLET ↓/FLD:3 6’PSH SCARE ANIMALS:/MJ#245:/r41p491”, LatLong: “53.333336 -4.377778”, LatLongDMS: “53:20:00 N 04:22:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WLS”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41217 (A45DA480)

Date: 9/1/1978
Time: ~22:00
Location: WREXHAM AND RUABON AND PRESTATYN AND COLWYN BAY, WALES
Description: All report UFO’s / police records.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 245)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13264

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “100”, Elev: “82”, HatchDesc: “WREXHAM+RUABON+PRESTATYN+COLWYN BAY,WALES:ALL REPORT UFOS/POLICE RECORDS”, LatLong: “53.050003 -3.000000”, LatLongDMS: “53:03:00 N 03:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WLS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41218 (55F4E16E)

Date: 9/1/1978
Location: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Description: Several villagers including a man hunting rabbits watched a bright white light descend slowly behind a new housing estate. Other independent witnesses saw a large silvery sphere above a field, and watched the cows panic and neighborhood dogs start barking furiously. A woman and her young daughter looked out and saw three tall men in gray uniforms with caps or helmets attached to their suits walk across a field. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5004

Event 41219 (8AE44B9A)

Date: 9/1/1978
Location: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales
Description: After 8:00 p.m. Several villagers in Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales, including some teenagers and a man hunting rabbits, watch a bright white light descend slowly behind a new housing estate. An egg-shaped object is seen hovering and illuminating the trees. Other independent witnesses see a large silvery sphere above a field and watch the cows panic and hear neighborhood dogs start barking furiously. A Mrs. Parry and her young daughter look out from an upstairs bedroom and see three tall men in gray uniforms with caps or helmets attached to their suits walking across a field. Some of the teens run to the village to alert the police, who upon their arrival find the village in an uproar, thinking it has been invaded. At 10:00 p.m., Vivienne Roberts sees a purplish object with a mass of yellow lights above the vicarage. Her horses begin to panic and sweat profusely. Later, UFO investigators triangulate the position of the supposed landing site and find a circular patch of flattened barley and a path leading up to it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Martin Keatman, “The Llanerchymedd UFO,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no. 5 (March 1980): 16–23; Story, p. 211
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5805

Event 41220 (8135747F)

Date: 9/1/1978
Description: Shortly after 8:00 p.m. in Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales several villagers including a man hunting rabbits watched a bright white light descend slowly behind a new housing estate. Other independent witnesses saw a large silvery sphere above a field, and watched the cows panic and neighborhood dogs start barking furiously. A woman and her young daughter looked out and saw three tall men in gray uniforms with caps or helmets attached to their suits walk across a field. She ran to the village to find some other witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume 2: A Thirty Year Report, pp. 281, 491; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1961; Robert Gribble, MUFON UFO Journal, issue # 245
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5559

Event 41221 (C4BA6B5F)

Date: 9/2/1978
Time: 08:00
Location: SAN MICHELE, ITL
Description: Hiss. 10M cylinder/cigar-shape going up / cornfield. Crushed crops. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#3+/ MJ#153+/ r39.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 293)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13265

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SAN MICHELE,ITL:HISS:10M CGR ↑/CORNFIELD:CRUSHED CROPS:/IUR V4#3+/MJ#153+/r39”, LatLong: “44.916669 8.550000”, LatLongDMS: “44:55:00 N 08:33:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Piedmont”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41222 (C81D774A)

Date: 9/2/1978
Location: San Michele, Italy
Description: A man heard a hissing sound and saw a metallic-looking cigar-shaped object about 10 meters long rising from a maize field. An area about 3 x 7 meters was found in the field where plants were bent and dehydrated. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5007

Event 41223 (D8AB26C8)

Date: 9/2/1978
Location: western suburb of Alessandrio, Piedmont, Italy
Description: 8:00–8:15 a.m. Roberto Pozzi, 14, hears a noise like ducks and hissing combined in a western suburb of Alessandrio, Piedmont, Italy. He sees an object over a nearby cornfield. It stops making noise, swings laterally, and shoots up into the air. He finds a 22-by-10-foot depressed area of cornstalks bent down halfway up the stalk. Two rows of stalks are bent to the east, a third row to the west. Other sightings take place in the same area around Alessandrio on September 3, 6, 7, and 13.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 14; 1Pinotti 217
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5806

Event 41224 (1847E1AB)

Date: 9/2/1978
Description: A metallic-looking, cigar-shaped object was seen taking off from a field of maize at 8:10 a.m. in San Michele, Veneto, Italy. It made a hissing sound. An area of crushed and dehydrated plants was found at the landing site. It was 6.5 meters by 3 meters (20 feet x 10 feet). There were reportedly several witnesses, including the main witness, a 14-year-old named Pozzi.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: FSR, March 1979, p. 6; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 14; UNICAT, case # 108, citing Toselli, FSR;Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year Report, pp. 265, 349
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5578

Event 41225 (B271C116)

Date: 9/2/1978
Description: On this night Gene LeTourneau, a newspaper reporter, and his wife watched a box-shaped, noiseless object at Russell Pond in Maine.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Portland Press Herald, September 13, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5579

Event 41226 (B7DCF19F)

Date: 9/3/1978
Locations: University of Hawaii; San Francisco, California
Description: David W. Swift of the University of Hawaii Department of Sociology presents a paper prior to the American Sociological Association meeting in San Francisco, California, on the disconnect among scientists’ support for SETI research and their disdain for UFO research.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Scientists’ Selection of New Areas for Investigation: UFOs or ETI?” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 21–22
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5807

Event 41227 (C46DA4EF)

Date: 9/3/1978
Location: Alessandrio, Piedmont, Italy
Description: 10:00 p.m. Edilia Cresta Gallo and three other women see a strip of white light descend between a road and a maize field in Alessandrio, Piedmont, Italy. The strip morphs into a bright fireball about 5 feet wide. It disappears and reappears twice more. The women complain of a burning sensation in their eyes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 14–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5808

Event 41228 (11CC18C6)

Date: 9/4/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: GORDON, WI
Description: Professor and 1. Vague globe going west low over US53 / 250kph. Makes 90° turn going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13266

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “315”, HatchDesc: “GORDON,WI:PROFESSOR+1:VAGUE GLOBE > W LOW OVR US53/250kph:MAKES 90°TURN >N”, LatLong: “46.250002 -91.800004”, LatLongDMS: “46:15:00 N 91:48:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41229 (CDF93AB3)

Date: 9/4/1978
Time: 05:50
Location: YUAN-SHAN OBSERVATORY, TAIWAN
Description: Astronomers. 2 delta/triangle/box-like crafts and 9 night lights in S. sky / 50 minute(s). / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 267)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13267

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Taiwan China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “50”, HatchDesc: “YUAN-SHAN OBSERVATORY,TAIWAN:ASTRONOMERS:2 DLTS+9 NLTS in S.SKY/50min:/news”, LatLong: “25.000001 121.483339”, LatLongDMS: “25:00:00 N 121:29:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TPE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41230 (BFE0A62F)

Date: 9/4/1978
Locations: Gordon, Wisconsin; US Highway 53
Description: 12:15 a.m. A university professor in Gordon, Wisconsin, sees a flashing, pale-yellow ball of light as he is driving north on US Highway 53. It crosses the road in front of him only 50 feet away at an estimated 160 mph. It makes a sharp 90° turn parallel to the road, descending to about 15 feet, and travels parallel to his car at 60 mph about 150 feet west of the road. As he slows down to 20 mph for a better look, the light also slows down. When the light is 250 feet ahead, it goes out.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Professorial Witness,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5809

Event 41231 (F5C6AD39)

Date: 9/6/1978
Time: ~04:00
Location: SASSELLO, ITL
Description: 2 round black objects / street make odd speech sounds. Traces. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 209)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13268

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “SASSELLO,ITL:2 RND BLK OBJS/STREET MAKE ODD SPEECH SOUNDS:TRACES:/IUR v4#3”, LatLong: “44.483335 8.500000”, LatLongDMS: “44:29:00 N 08:30:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Piedmont”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41232 (E88AC3CC)

Date: 9/6/1978
Time: 10:00?
Location: VENADO TUERTO, ARG
Description: Farm boy abduction / saucer “robots” seen cutting animal bones up.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: CONFRONTATIONS, A Scientists Search…; Ballentine Books, NY 1990+91.PB (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13269

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “112”, HatchDesc: “VENADO TUERTO,ARG:FARM BOY ABD/SCR.“ROBOTS” SEEN CUTTING ANIMAL BONES UP.”, LatLong: “-33.666668 -61.983336”, LatLongDMS: “33:40:00 S 61:59:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STF”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41233 (5A747377)

Date: 9/6/1978
Location: Venado Tuerto, Argentina
Description: Round object, 30’ in diameter, 15’ high, hemispherical dome on top. Several round windows. Multicolored lights. One giant humanoid, over 7’ tall. Green hand, blue conical nails, long gloves, cylindrical helmet. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5009

Event 41234 (FD23CD25)

Date: 9/6/1978
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Description: A luminous UFO, giving off red and blue sparks, started to emit a high-pitched whistling sound. Power outages occurred throughout the neighborhood. The first UFO was joined by two or three other UFOs in an undulating motion, and together they flew off in a V-shaped formation. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5011

Event 41235 (76CDDE53)

Date: 9/6/1978
Locations: Venado Tuerto, Argentina; Perez’s home
Description: 6:45 a.m. Juan O. Perez, 12, goes to gather a herd of horses near Venado Tuerto, Argentina. As he rides his horse, he senses something flying overhead. Several objects appear and begin maneuvering and shooting out beams of multicolored light. His horse panics, and Perez manages to ride home. His father berates him and tells him to go back. When he returns, he finds a large domed object with windows on the ground. A door opens and a 7-foot-tall being wearing gloves and a cylindrical helmet appears. It seems to be attached to the object by some type of breathing apparatus. It invites Perez inside the craft, so he ties his horse to a ladder protruding from the bottom of the object and climbs in. His horse is panicked again and keeps kicking the object, injuring its leg. Inside, he sees a panel with buttons and some tables. A robot-like entity is cutting some animal bones into pieces. Perez tries touching the tall being and objects inside but is prevented by an invisible barrier. Perez jumps out the door and back to the ground. The tall being follows him outside. Perez asks for one of the giant’s gloves as proof of his experience. When it takes off the glove, Perez sees a green, claw-like hand with blue metallic nails. The tall being then pricks Perez’s right arm and apparently extracts some blood. As Perez rides home with the glove, two flying objects catch up to him and emit a small slab and sphere that descend and brush by the horse. They pull the glove up with a magnetic force. The wound on Perez’s arm stays open for many years and seeps a transparent liquid. A scar remains six years later when Perez has a medical check-up for military service; he is declared unfit because of the story he tells about its origin. After the event, Perez begins having premonitory dreams about unfortunate events.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacques Vallée, Confrontations: A Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact, Ballantine, 1990, pp. 153–156; “Jacques Vallée: The Juan Perez UFO Case,” Above Top Secret, October 20, 2019; David Metcalfe, “Witness of Another World: Exploring the Soul of a Phenomenon,” Exploring the Outer Edges of Society and Mind, October 21, 2019; Mark Pilkington, “The Gaucho Also Cries,” Fortean Times 391 (April 2020): 38–40; Internet Movie Database, “Witness of Another World”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5810

Event 41236 (6CA07FBD)

Date: 9/6/1978
Locations: San Michele boarding house; Sassello; Savona; Italy
Description: Late evening. Two witnesses at the San Michele boarding house in Sassello, Savona, Italy, see two round black objects close enough to form a figure 8. The are making sounds like incomprehensible radio chatter. They depart at great speed, leaving circular imprints behind.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5811

Event 41237 (123BFC0B)

Date: 9/6/1978
Description: The young witness, Juan O. Perez, had gone out at dawn to bring in a herd of horses in Venado, Tuerto, Argentina. At 6:45 a.m. as he rode his horse through the morning fog he felt something fly overhead. Next, several objects appeared and began maneuvering overhead, emitting powerful beams of multicolored, changing lights. His horse panicked and he barely managed to ride back home. When he got home, his father reprimanded him and ordered him to go back to get the horses. Back in the field he encountered a large round object on the ground; it had a dome on top with several round windows. A door in the craft opened, and a seven-foot tall being wearing gloves and a cylindrical helmet appeared. The being seemed to be attached to the object by some type of breathing apparatus. He invited Juan to come inside. They boy then tied his horse to the craft’s ladder and climbed in. Inside, he was able to see a panel with buttons, tables, and a small robot-like being that was apparently busy disecting the large bones of some animals resembling either cows or horses. Afraid, the boy jumped out of the object and onto the ground. The tall being followed him out. He then requested that the giant give him one of the giant’s gloves, as proof of the experience, and when he removed the glove he then saw that the being had green, claw-like hands with blue metallic nails. The being then pricked Juan’s right arm, apparently extracting some blood in the process. As he rode back toward home carrying the glove, two flying objects caught up with him and emitted a small slab and sphere that descended and brushed by the horse, pulling off the glove like a magnet. Another curious feature of his report was that while inside the UFO the young witness attempted to touch the being and the object several times, but was prevented from doing it by what appeared to be an invisible barrier. Six days prior to the incident the witness’s father had found a mutilated cow in one of his pastures.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1978 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case # 919, citing Jacques Vallee, Confrontations: A Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5690

Event 41238 (04B971CC)

Date: 9/6/1978
Description: A man on his way to bed in Sassello, Italy heard strange sounds outside his house and looked out his bedroom window. He saw two round black objects sitting in the street. They made sounds like an incomprehensible radio dialogue, e.g. “bla, ble, bli, bla.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5691

Event 41239 (6CA10EA3)

Date: 9/6/1978
Description: On this same night in Cordoba, Argentina a luminous UFO, giving off red and blue sparks, started to emit a high-pitched whistling sound at 11:15 p.m. Power outages occurred throughout the neighborhood. The first UFO was joined by two or three other UFOs in an undulating motion, and together they flew off in a V-shaped formation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5692

Event 41240 (103B40A7)

Date: 9/7/1978
Time: 14:30
Location: WAVERTON, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Description: 2 / taxi with windows down. White saucer goes slow through cloudbank.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13270

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “WAVERTON,NSW,AUSTRL:2/TAXI w/windows down:WHT SCR GOES SLOW THRU CLOUDBANK”, LatLong: “-33.850002 151.200007”, LatLongDMS: “33:51:00 S 151:12:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41241 (8CE09644)

Date: 9/7/1978
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Description: 1:00 a.m. A college student in Dayton, Ohio, sees two bright orange lights, closely spaced horizontally. They remain stationary for 2 minutes, then dim and begin to move for 2–3 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “This One’s 50-50,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5812

Event 41242 (DAA54B6D)

Date: 9/7/1978
Locations: San Michele boarding house in Sassello, Savona, Italy; La Carta; Fiat
Description: 8:40 p.m. Many people in the San Michele boarding house in Sassello, Savona, Italy, see a large luminous object hovering above La Carta to the east. The boarding house owner, Piera Viacava, switches on the TV, but the picture is distorted. The light moves south for a few minutes. Franco Viacava drives off in a Fiat with two friends toward the light, but their engine loses power and slows down. The radio and tape player also malfunction briefly. A French woman driving in the area has her car stopped as the object hovers suddenly above her. Her dog barks until the light goes away and the car resumes working.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Oct./Nov. 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5813

Event 41243 (2F9DCC0C)

Date: 9/8/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: BERGEN, NORWAY
Description: 3 radio hams. UFO responds / recorded “UFO tape” from 1969. Big news.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13271

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “BERGEN,NORWAY:3 RADIO HAMS:UFO RESPONDS/RECORDED “UFO TAPE” FROM 1969:big news”, LatLong: “60.333336 5.333334”, LatLongDMS: “60:20:00 N 05:20:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41244 (A7E55AFF)

Date: 9/8/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: SANTA MARIA ISLAND, AZORES
Description: 1M dia UFO radiates red light. Seen / 90 second(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 228)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13272

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SANTA MARIA Isl,AZORES:1M dia UFO RADIATES RED LITE:SEEN/90sec:NFD”, LatLong: “37.016668 -25.066668”, LatLongDMS: “37:01:00 N 25:04:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Azores”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41245 (D46DE99B)

Date: 9/8/1978
Description: At 3:37 a.m. in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe State, Argentina a power blackout occurred, followed by an intense light. A domed oval-shaped object then hovered 50 meters above a witness named Torres; it was 10 meters in length. A luminous beam came from the object, and the witness felt a sensation of intense heat while the object oscillated smoothly in the air. He later had a sunburn as a result of his exposure to the beam. The power outage was documented as occurring at the same time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 15, citing La Nacion, September 12, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5776

Event 41246 (99D3D62F)

Date: 9/9/1978
Locations: Mediterranean; Barcelona, Spain
Description: 8:35 p.m. Airline pilots flying over the Mediterranean about 88 miles east of Barcelona, Spain, watch some unidentified lights for 35 minutes. Personnel from Barcelona Air Control Center maintain a conversation with the pilots but detect no targets on their radar screens.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 434–435
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5814

Event 41247 (C3E17FD0)

Date: 9/9/1978
Description: There were three reports from Benevides, Para State, Brazil on this evening. At 7:20 p.m. a reddish-yellow light flew southwest to northwest at 12,000 feet altitude, 400 km/h, with a curving trajectory; it went out 2/3rds of way across the sky. At 8:25 p.m. another reddish-yellow light flew southwest to northeast at 9,000 feet altitude, emitting blue light rays; when overhead the light went out. At 9:10 p.m. a third reddish-yellow light was seen zigzagging from the southeast to the west at medium speed, 4000 feet altitude; it emitted two very strong flashes of blue light, and then went away at great speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bob Pratt, Operacao Prato, p. 55
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5802

Event 41248 (19BB8634)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In the suburbs of San Miguel de Tucuman (Argentina), in an empty multipurpose store (and also large warehouse), Miguel Angel Carbajal, the manager’s son, his friend Ledesma and another disabled friend follow a television program in the dining room of the house. A few months earlier, a house near the store had been inexplicably bombarded with stones. Gradually, the image shrinks until it becomes unreadable. They turn off the television and plug in a record player but it runs slow for no reason. Convinced that the electrical network is suffering from a voltage drop, they turn on a small portable radio: the broadcasts are inaudible. They hear noises of objects falling in the store. Thinking of thieves, Carbajal and Ledesma put their disabled friend in safety outside the house, then open the door of the store. Jars of mayonnaise and a bottle of wine are broken on the floor. A scale has also fallen, glass broken. 6 m away from them are 2 beings of human appearance but of small size, dressed in tight-fitting suits, observing them with a threatening attitude. One of the two takes a box filled with cigarette cartridges from a counter and throws it towards the witnesses. Then one of the beings raises a hand to his face: when his index finger comes into contact with his nose, the two entities vanish into the air. (Sunday, September 10)
Reference: Lecomte
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2812

Event 41249 (50C54736)

Date: 9/10/1978
Time: 02:50
Location: TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Description: 1 observer. 4 trapezoidal objects going quickly [to] toward(s) Yuan-Shan observatory. See 4 September.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 267)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13273

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Taiwan China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “0”, HatchDesc: “TAIPEI,TAIWAN:1 OBS:4 TRAPEZOIDAL OBJS >>twrd YUAN-SHAN OBSERVATORY:see 4 Sept”, LatLong: “25.016668 121.450006”, LatLongDMS: “25:01:00 N 121:27:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TPE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41250 (05D8864C)

Date: 9/10/1978
Time: 16:40
Location: SALINAS, ARG
Description: 2 / store. TV and radio and more/others electro-magnetic effect (EME). 2 1M clowns dig / goods! Vanish! / LDLN#198.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 340)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13274

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “435”, HatchDesc: “SALINAS,ARG:2/STORE:TV+RADIO++ EME:2 1M CLOWNS DIG/GOODS!:VANISH!:/LDLN#198”, LatLong: “-26.800001 -65.250003”, LatLongDMS: “26:48:00 S 65:15:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “TCM”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41251 (801FC10C)

Date: 9/10/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: PORT MACQUARIE, NSW
Description: 2 observer(s). Silent hat-saucer glows on and off / edges. Drops behind treeline.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13275

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PORT MACQUARIE,NSW:2 OBS:SLNT HAT-SCR GLOWS ON+OFF/EDGES:DROPS BHND TREELINE”, LatLong: “-31.400001 152.750007”, LatLongDMS: “31:24:00 S 152:45:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41252 (37E8EA94)

Date: 9/10/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: NEAR COTTER, ARK
Description: Physicist / light plane buzzed / night light. Staircase trajectory. 8 separate pilot report(s)!
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13276

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “187”, HatchDesc: “nr COTTER,ARK:PHYSICIST/LITE PLANE BUZZED/NLT:STAIRCASE TRAJ:8 sep.pilot rpts!”, LatLong: “36.250002 -92.500004”, LatLongDMS: “36:15:00 N 92:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41253 (A39342D3)

Date: 9/10/1978
Location: Bakersfield, Missouri
Description: 8:30 p.m. Richard Renne is flying his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza at 9,500 feet southeast at 170 mph near Bakersfield, Missouri, when he sees a yellowish-white light descending from 15,000 feet. It follows him behind his right wing, then shoots up to 20,000 feet in a perfectly straight trajectory. It moves back to his 3 o’clock position before it shoots off upward.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “But This One’s Good,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5815

Event 41254 (733E630A)

Date: 9/10/1978
Location: Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Description: 10:15 p.m. A stationary formation of several dozen lights is seen at Dearborn Heights, Michigan, for 15 minutes before it disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Michigan NL,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 11–12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5816

Event 41255 (56D6C7D1)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: At 4:40 p.m. two men were sitting at home watching television in Las Salinas, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman State, Argentina when they starting having TV interference. They next attempted to use a stereo player, and then the radio, but these did not function properly either. They then heard some noises coming from an adjoining shop that was connected to their house. When they went to investigate, they found some broken bottles on the floor and some other damage. Moments later, they became aware of presence of two short beings standing nearby. These beings were dressed in bright blue, one-piece suits, dark blue helmets, and high boots also bright blue in color; on their arms they wore shiny black gauntlets that went above the elbow. Their faces were brown and their complexion seemed pockmarked, their eyes looked normal and their noses were flat. One of the figures was holding an object that looked like a “hair dryer”, and was pointing it at the witnesses. Both men then received a telepathic message warning them not to scream. At this point one of the men ran for the door, and in response both figures put their fingers up their noses and vanished instantly, reappearing in a different location in the shop. They did this several more times as the first witness, armed with a knife, ran around trying to get out of the shop. Some empty crates were thrown at the witnesses during the melee. They finally managed to escape, and summoned the police who searched the premises but found nothing. Neighbors had reported seeing strange lights in the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2251, citing Jorge Eduardo Catoja, FSR, Volume 28, number 4; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 825, citing Jorge Eduardo Catoja
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5833

Event 41256 (36313D06)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: At 8:30 p.m. in Port MacQuarie, New South Wales, Australia two men sighted a hat-shaped disc, glowing on-and-off around the perimeter, that dropped behind the treeline. It made no sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Australia CUFOS files, report dated September 1978; ACOS Bulletin, December 1978, p. 20
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5834

Event 41257 (90E6DCCE)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: At 9:22 p.m. a disc-shaped object was sighted in Poitiers, Vienne, France by six witnesses. It made a pendulum wobble, and had six lights arranged around the circumference on the bottom. There was also an orange-yellow cigar-shaped object, and a triangle-shaped object with a red tip, orange behind tip, and a yellow body.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Coudert, Ouranos, 1978, issue 24, p. 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5835

Event 41258 (252B19EE)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: In flight over Springfield, Missouri 30-year-old Richard Renne sighted a yellow-white light at 8:30 p.m. that descended from 15,000 feet to the altitude of his Beech Bonanza airplane (9500 feet). It went below his tail, then to the 3 o’clock position, and then finally ascended above 25,000 feet. Another second light flew around erratically.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 11; UNICAT, case 128; Francis L. Ridge, Regional Encounters, p. 73
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5836

Event 41259 (FD6CF1FA)

Date: 9/10/1978
Description: At 10:15 p.m. in Dearborn Heights, Michigan a postal clerk, Mr. T. Atkins, and five other witnesses sighted a stationary formation of red lights at a 45 degree elevation in the sky, that blinked on-and-off 3-5 times in 15 minutes. They grew dimmer over time, then disappeared.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 11; UNICAT, case # 129
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5837

Event 41260 (C149E515)

Date: 9/11/1978
Time: 05:30
Location: ST. PAULS BAY, MALTA
Description: Tourist photographs bright circular saucer. Hovers. Away fast. / M. Times 20 October.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13277

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Greece and Island nations”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “St.PAULS BAY,MALTA:TOURIST FOTOS BRITE CIRC.SCR:HVRS:AWAY FAST:/M.Times 20OCT”, LatLong: “35.933335 14.416667”, LatLongDMS: “35:56:00 N 14:25:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41261 (021F3FAB)

Date: 9/11/1978
Description: An ovoid-shaped UFO hovered 400 meters over the city of Lisbon, Portugal at 7:30 p.m., causing several traffic jams by the cars that stopped to watch.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12817, citing Diario de Lisboa
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5865

Event 41262 (80B6A4D5)

Date: 9/11/1978
Description: A gray cube, viewed at 11:00 p.m. by a man through a telescope in Torbay, Devon, England split into two separate objects that moved in opposite directions. The sighting lasted two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: D. N. Mansell, Awareness, October 1978, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5866

Event 41263 (4A8F4900)

Date: 9/12/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: LISBON, PORTGL
Description: Ovoid hovers 400M overhead causing several traffic jams. / Diario de Lisboa.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 229)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13278

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTGL:OVOID HVRS 400M OVHD CAUSING SVRL TRAFFIC JAMS:/DIARIO de LISBOA”, LatLong: “38.750002 -9.050000”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:00 N 09:03:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41264 (88DA49A3)

Date: 9/12/1978
Time: 20:40
Location: ALTAI MOUNTAIN, GORNO-ALTAY, RUSSIA
Description: Orbs play high / sky. Separate and maneuver. Seen / theodolite.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 301)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13279

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ALTAI Mtn,GORNO-ALTAY,RUS:ORBS PLAY HI/SKY:SEPARATE+MNVR:SEEN/THEODOLITE”, LatLong: “50.166669 86.000004”, LatLongDMS: “50:10:00 N 86:00:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GRN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41265 (99A7AC51)

Date: 9/12/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: TORBAY, DEVONS
Description: Amateur astronomer. Fuzzy perfect cube / (seen thru) telescope. Splits / half. Lost / space.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13280

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “TORBAY,DEVONs:AM.ASTRONOMER:FUZZY PERFECT CUBE/TSCOPE:SPLITS/HALF:LOST/SPACE”, LatLong: “50.500002 -3.433333”, LatLongDMS: “50:30:00 N 03:26:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41266 (F2A386D4)

Date: 9/12/1978
Time: 04:59:58.5
Location: 47.9090 47.9120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-2-5” Yield: .08KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1526

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.9090 47.9120”, LatLongDMS: “47:54:32 N 47:54:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.60”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-2-5”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.08”

Event 41267 (4C0A3E19)

Date: 9/13/1978
Location: BRAZIL, Blumenal
Description: (Translated from French) Mrs. Carvalho was peacefully travelling on the road to Blumenal in her white Chevette at about 100 km/h. Suddenly she felt the car lose speed, then she felt an incredible circular shadow that engulfed the car, which was then sucked up. When she came to her senses she was very, very high up. She had the feeling that the car was falling apart, the doors were banging as if it were old scrap. Then she remembers nothing. When she came to, she was in a semi-circular, matte yellow room, and in front of her stood a very tall man over two meters tall, who said his name was Dagon. He spoke without moving his lips and while he spoke Mrs. Carvalho felt “diminished in volume”, as if her clothes were enlarged and her feet were floating in her boots. In front of this man there was no car, there was nothing. It was the federal police who found Mrs. Carvalho asleep on the road to Florianapolis, on the return journey. (note from vog: coincidence? Blumenal-Florianapolis: two names that mean “city of the flower?”
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: “Fourth Type Contacts” - De Vecchi 1979, p. 112, 113
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3016

Event 41268 (BC7E2612)

Date: 9/13/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: SPINETTA MARENGO, ITL
Description: Many observer(s). Red disk going down. Grass fire. Night lights watch firemen. / IURv4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 293)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13281

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SPINETTA MARENGO,ITL:MANY OBS:RED DISK↓:GRASS FIRE:NLTS WATCH FIREMEN:/IURv4#3”, LatLong: “44.866669 8.683334”, LatLongDMS: “44:52:00 N 08:41:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alessandria”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41269 (78E44172)

Date: 9/13/1978
Time: 15:15:00.2
Location: 37.2088 -116.2108
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Diablo Hawk” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_834

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2088 -116.2108”, LatLongDMS: “37:12:32 N 116:12:39 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.39”, NukeMb: “4.60”, NukeName: “Diablo Hawk”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41270 (6A20E085)

Date: 9/13/1978
Location: Spinetta Marengo, Italy
Description: 9:30 p.m. Angelo Ciompi watches a reddish disc moving in the eastern sky above Spinetta Marengo, Italy. It stops abruptly, drops down, and is lost to sight behind some houses. A column of flames rises up from the spot. Ciompi and others rush to the area and see a fire burning in the brushwood-covered wasteland. Firemen put out the blaze, but the area is overflown by lights in the evening that descend and ascend at the site.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Oct./Nov. 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5817

Event 41271 (FBB1F966)

Date: 9/14/1978
Time: 05:50
Location: BRUEJOUIS, FR
Description: 2 / car. Luminous yellow-white saucer. 2 cone beams. Fades to a cloud. Local wave.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13282

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “BRUEJOUIS,FR:2/CAR:LUMN.YLW-WHT SCR:2 CONE BEAMS:FADES to A CLOUD:local wave”, LatLong: “44.411113 2.416667”, LatLongDMS: “44:24:40 N 02:25:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aveyron”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41272 (A7CF6FCB)

Date: 9/14/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: WEST / BELDEN, NE
Description: Brilliant Army tank’ going down / US20. Man exits. Greets observer(s) by name! Missing time. Displaced.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 948)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13283

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “440”, HatchDesc: “W/BELDEN,NE:BRILL.ARMY TANK’↓/US20:MAN EXITS:GREETS OBS BY NAME!:MST:DISPLACED”, LatLong: “42.411113 -97.300005”, LatLongDMS: “42:24:40 N 97:18:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41273 (415ECB78)

Date: 9/14/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: SAN BASILIO, ITL
Description: 3 women. Big light becomes huge metal-grey ovoid. Hovers. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13284

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAN BASILIO,ITL:3 WOMEN:BIG LITE becomes HUGE MTL-GRY OVOID:HVRS:VANISHES!”, LatLong: “39.533335 9.183334”, LatLongDMS: “39:32:00 N 09:11:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Cagliari”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41274 (879953FD)

Date: 9/14/1978
Time: 23:20
Location: VIGNALE MONFERRATO, IT
Description: 10 observer(s). Power outages. Large cylinder/cigar-shape exits small sphere! Objects / low altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13285

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “165”, HatchDesc: “VIGNALE MONFERRATO,IT:10 OBS:PWR OUTAGES:LRG CGR EXITS SML SPHERE!:OBJS/lo alt”, LatLong: “45.133335 8.450000”, LatLongDMS: “45:08:00 N 08:27:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ALS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41275 (ADBAEF81)

Date: 9/14/1978
Locations: Sicily; Florence; Italy
Description: 6:00 a.m. Hundreds of witnesses all over Italy, from Sicily to Florence, watch a luminous projectile moving northward. Italian ufologists are calling it a UFO rather than a meteor because a few accounts have it moving in a different direction or appearing to stop briefly. Probable meteor.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Oct./Nov. 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5818

Event 41276 (2CADAB99)

Date: 9/14/1978
Description: At 5:55 a.m. in Rome, Italy a triangular shaped object seen by hundreds for five minutes, including police, guards, and airline workers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 15, citing La Cronica, September 15, 1978; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year History, p. 349
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5962

Event 41277 (15554986)

Date: 9/14/1978
Description: At 6:00 a.m. in Torre del Lago, near Firenze, Italy a cigar-shaped object with a blue trail of light behind it gave off intense light beams. The craft’s lights went off-and-on two or three times during the sighting, which lasted five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 15, citing La Cronica, September 15, 1978; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5963

Event 41278 (2E4D415D)

Date: 9/14/1978
Description: At 10:00 p.m. in San Basilio, Sardegna, Italy a big brilliant light in the night sky resolved to a huge metallic gray ovoid. It hovered for a couple of minutes, then vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, August 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5964

Event 41279 (004E29FA)

Date: 9/14/1978
Description: The owner of a large firm and prominent business executive was driving on I-80 to Randolph, Nebraska and had reached a point two miles west of Belden at around 10:00 p.m. when an object descended on the highway ahead of him, directing a light beam on the road surface. It looked like a tank with treads but without guns. As the witness stepped out of the car, a door opened on the object and a man stepped out. He seemed normal, was dark haired, of normal height and wore white pants and a white shirt. He spoke to the witness by name, in perfect English, then re-entered the object, which rose up in a brilliant column of light emitting a high pitched whine as it left.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, December 1978, p. 1; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A1964; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 317, citing Robert E. Bartholomew, UFO Lore, quoting APRO Bulletin
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5965

Event 41280 (86FAED08)

Date: 9/15/1978
Time: 04:00
Location: CARPENTERSVILLE, IL
Description: 2m figure outside window. 1m domed saucer / ground. Traces / grass.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13286

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “CARPENTERSVILLE,IL:2m FIGURE OUTSIDE WINDOW:1m DOMED SCR/GND:TRACES/GRASS”, LatLong: “42.122224 -88.250004”, LatLongDMS: “42:07:20 N 88:15:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41281 (7B4C50B5)

Date: 9/15/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: OFF FIUMICINO, ITL
Description: Numerous observer(s) / land and sea. Dark object flashes and maneuvers / sea surface.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13287

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off FIUMICINO,ITL:NMRS OBS/LAND+SEA:DRK OBJ FLASHES+MNVRS/SEA SURFACE”, LatLong: “41.750002 12.100001”, LatLongDMS: “41:45:00 N 12:06:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ROM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41282 (C6B975F0)

Date: 9/15/1978
Location: Delano, TN
Description: A woman stood at the south window and saw vaguely, object with lights in a long shape, red and pink as if on fire in SW sky. Angular size was somewhat less than moon’s. No sound . Two “normal” men dressed in white suits could be seen about 100 yards from window, too dark for details They started for the house, but then stopped and turned back. The UFO came in fast at this point and came very close to ground then left very fast climbing to the West. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5012

Event 41283 (B8776357)

Date: 9/15/1978
Location: Carpentersville, IL
Description: A 26-year-old woman was awakened by a whirring sound and she went to her bedroom window to look outside. The noise stopped, but then she saw the figure of a six-foot tall man. He was dressed in a silvery suit. Several feet away from him she saw a small, silver, domed disc sitting on the edge of the grass. It was opaque and smooth and was the source of the whirring sound. The witness then screamed at her husband to wake up, and her dog started barking furiously. They both tried to phone the police but the phone was not working. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5014

Event 41284 (9133D5A8)

Date: 9/15/1978
Time: 02:36:59.9
Location: 49.9220 78.8760
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1527

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9220 78.8760”, LatLongDMS: “49:55:19 N 78:52:34 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.00”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41285 (29BCDEAF)

Date: 9/15/1978
Location: Delano, Tennessee
Description: 2:30 a.m. A 31-year-old woman is lying in bed awake for 30 minutes at her home in Delano, Tennessee, when a funny feeling makes her look outside. She stands at the south window looking out at fields and sees a bright moon and an object with lights in a long shape, red and pink as if on fire, in the southwest. Two “normal” men dressed in white suits can be seen about 300 feet from the window, but it is too dark for details. They start moving toward the house, but then stop and turn back. The UFO comes in fast at this point very close to the ground, then leaves quickly, climbing to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Tennessee Humanoids?” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 12; Patrick Gross, URECAT, May 15, 2010
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5819

Event 41286 (DA252F2C)

Date: 9/15/1978
Location: Carpentersville, Illinois
Description: 4:00 a.m. A 26-year-old secretary is awakened in Carpentersville, Illinois, by a whirring sound. She goes to the bedroom window to look outside. The noise stops, but then she sees the figure of a 6-foot tall man. He is dressed in a silvery suit. Several feet away from him she sees a small, silver, domed disc (about 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall) sitting on the edge of the grass. It is opaque and smooth and the source of the whirring sound. The witness then screams at her husband to wake up, and her dog starts barking furiously. They both try to phone the police but the phone is not working. When the police arrive 15 minutes later, both the visitor and the UFO are gone.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Stuffing a 6-Foot Ufonaut into a 2-Foot UFO,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 12; Patrick Gross, URECAT, October 27, 2009
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5820

Event 41287 (110BF0C7)

Date: 9/15/1978
Description: At four o’clock in the morning a 26-year-old woman in Carpentersville, Illinois was awakened by a whirring sound and she went to her bedroom window to look outside. The noise stopped, but then she saw the figure of a six-foot tall man. He was dressed in a silvery suit. Several feet away from him she saw a small, silver, domed disc sitting on the edge of the grass. It was opaque and smooth and was the source of the whirring sound. The witness then screamed at her husband to wake up, and her dog started barking furiously. They both tried to phone the police but the phone was not working. When the police eventually arrived both the mysterious visitor and the UFO were gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 228, citing International UFO Reporter, Vol. 4, # 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5995

Event 41288 (8C3FF0C4)

Date: 9/15/1978
Description: The principal witness and her family had seen a shiny disc-shaped flying object hovering near their farmhouse in Edmunston, New Brunswick, Canada late this night. The witness could only recall vague memories after this, but she remembers the police were called. Years later her mother told her that she had seen the disc land and saw figures come out of it. The next night she woke up thirsty and asked her father to bring her a glass of water. As she followed her dad to the kitchen she noticed an odd smell, which was at the same time smokey and sweet. She then noticed a small being walking behind her. It was about four feet tall, grayish green in color, and had no visible eyes, ears, mouth, or nose. It had some sort of bag, which it threw over the witness. Her last memory was of seeing her father standing still as if frozen in place. She doesn’t remember anything else.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case #3559, citing Peter Davenport, National UFO Reporting Center, Seattle
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5996

Event 41289 (E962E376)

Date: 9/16/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Purugia, Italy, see images/1978-09-16.gif. (September 16)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2813

Event 41290 (7C628725)

Date: 9/16/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Installed on the roof of a farm he is restoring in the Loire (France), a 23 year old man watches with his wife the passage of an unusual light source in the sky and has the impression that the soft purring that accompanied this light is a false engine noise.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2814

Event 41291 (E90B3DB3)

Date: 9/16/1978
Time: 02:30
Location: DELANO, TN
Description: 1 observer. 2 figure(s) with flashlights / yard. Pink UFO going down. Figure(s) vanish! / MJ#245.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13288

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “DELANO,TN:1 OBS:2 FIGs W/FLASHLITES/YARD:PINK UFO ↓:FIGs VANISH!:/MJ#245”, LatLong: “35.266668 -84.555560”, LatLongDMS: “35:16:00 N 84:33:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 41292 (8E011302)

Date: 9/16/1978
Time: 07:30
Location: OFF CECINA, ITL
Description: 12 fishermen. Big ‘parachute’ going down [to] to sea. Quickly going up [to] to 800M altitude. Away very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13289

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off CECINA,ITL:12 FISHERMEN:BIG ‘PARACHUTE’ ↓ to sea:↑↑ to 800M alt:AWAY VFAST”, LatLong: “43.283335 10.400000”, LatLongDMS: “43:17:00 N 10:24:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LVR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41293 (2B2806C9)

Date: 9/16/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: SOUTH TERESA / GALLURA, ITL
Description: University Professor and 4. Brilliant cylinder/cigar-shape low and slow. Blocks lunar eclipse. Splits.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13290

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “S.TERESA/GALLURA,ITL:UNIV.PROF+4:BRILL.CGR LO+SLO:BLOCKS LUNAR ECLIPSE:SPLITS”, LatLong: “41.233335 9.183334”, LatLongDMS: “41:14:00 N 09:11:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SSR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41294 (060D3802)

Date: 9/16/1978
Time: 21:40
Location: SPINETTA MARENGO, ITL
Description: Dark disk with red lights / bottom/underside. Hovers / site previous landing. Quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 117)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13291

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SPINETTA MARENGO,ITL:DRK DISK W/RED LITES/BTM:HVRS/SITE previous landing:↑↑”, LatLong: “44.883335 8.683334”, LatLongDMS: “44:53:00 N 08:41:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alessandria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41295 (9CEF44B5)

Date: 9/16/1978
Location: Dilhorne, Staffordshire, England
Description: 1:30 a.m. Stephen Colclough and his girlfriend are driving through Dilhorne, Staffordshire, England, when they notice a red and white light moving across the sky. Suddenly an enormous black object looms up in front of them, completely silent, and shoots a powerful searchlight beam for at least 3 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Shot a Beam of Light at Our Car: Claim,” Stoke-on-Trent (UK) Evening Sentinel, September 16, 1978; Marler 102
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5821

Event 41296 (BC73F455)

Date: 9/16/1978
Description: At 2:30 a.m. in Delano, Tennessee a witness saw two humanoid beings with what looked like flashlights in the yard. Then a pink-colored UFO descended, and the figures vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12827, citing International UFO Reporter, July 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6016

Event 41297 (66F74710)

Date: 9/17/1978
Time: 20:20
Location: TORRITA DI SIENA, ITL
Description: Electro-magnetic effect (EME). 3M saucer going down. 2 1M small humanoids (or Greys) examine car and ignore riders. / r41p495.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13292

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “16”, HatchDesc: “TORRITA di SIENA,ITL:EME:3M SCR↓:2 1M OIDS EXAMINE CAR+IGNORE RIDERS:/r41p495”, LatLong: “43.316669 11.350001”, LatLongDMS: “43:19:00 N 11:21:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSC”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41298 (33726C7E)

Date: 9/17/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: MAATSUYKER ISLAND, TASMANIA
Description: Lighthouse men. Big night light south / island. Power fails twice. Going south?
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13293

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “MAATSUYKER Isl,TASMANIA:LIGHTHOUSE MEN:BIG NLT S/ISL:POWER FAILS TWICE: >S?”, LatLong: “-43.700002 146.416674”, LatLongDMS: “43:42:00 S 146:25:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41299 (BF11CC8E)

Date: 9/17/1978
Location: Maatsuyker Island, Tasmania, AU
Description: At the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse an electrical power failed twice when a big glowing light flew by south of the island. It was seen by four men at the lighthouse (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5018

Event 41300 (077EB3D2)

Date: 9/17/1978
Location: Torrita di Siena, Italy
Description: Orange domed disc ahead of car illuminated area, light beams humanoid encounter, physical traces. See Section XII (E,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5020

Event 41301 (62494EC5)

Date: 9/17/1978
Location: Torrita di Siena, Italy
Description: Car engine and lights failed, domed disc descended onto road. Two small humanoids emerged, examined car, reentered object, took off
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_321

Event 41302 (FE26CA2C)

Date: 9/17/1978
Locations: Torrita di Siena, Italy; Via Pié agli Orti; Ispra
Description: 8:00 p.m. Hairdresser Rivo Faralli hears an explosion like a rifle shot at Torrita di Siena, Italy. He goes to visit his mother on the other side of town, who has also heard the noise and seen a flash of light that causes the lights and TV to go out. When Faralli is driving home at 9:00 p.m. on the Via Pié agli Orti, the engine and lights of his car die. He feels paralyzed as he watches a domed disc come near and float inches from the ground. The dome opens up and two 3.5-foot-tall beings emerge, floating 4 inches from the ground. They are wearing green one-piece suits; their helmets have clear visors and two small spiraling antennas. Their faces look like green- skinned skulls through the visors. Faralli watches them make a full circle around the car without noise or gesture, then return to the UFO, which rises up several yards, seemingly propelled by three red, orange, and blue-colored beams, and shoots off vertically. The car starts on its own. He returns to the site the following day and finds three burn marks in the unpaved road. Digging into the ground, he finds the earth carbonized to a depth of 8 inches. Soil samples are taken to the European Atomic Energy Community labs at Ispra, which finds that the road material has been burned by a temperature less than 500° Celsius, and not by a bonfire or hydrocarbon fuels.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Roberto Pinotti, “Landing, E.M. Effects, and Entities at Torrita di Siena,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no. 4 (July/Aug. 1979): 3–6; Maurizio Verga, “Another CEIII Report from Italy,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no. 4 (July/Aug. 1979): 6–7; “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 15–16; Herbert S. Taylor, “An Update on Vehicle Interference Reports, Part Two,” IUR 34, no. 1 (Sept. 2011): 18; UFOEv II 495– 496; 1Pinotti 220–223; Patrick Gross, URECAT, January 15, 2012
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5822

Event 41303 (8974D681)

Date: 9/17/1978
Description: At the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, Tasmania, Australia electrical power failed twice at 9:20 p.m. when a big glowing light flew by south of the island. It was seen by four men at the lighthouse, including the main witness, a 47-year-old man named Burns.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Australian CUFOS Files, case file NA781219
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6047

Event 41304 (051DD591)

Date: 9/17/1978
Description: In Torrita di Sienna, Tuscany, Italy at 8:15 p.m. two witnesses watched a bright sphere descend over the area the same time a electrical blackout occurred. Shortly after that a motorist, Sr. R. Faralli, a 25-year-old man driving a Fiat 127, was on his way home when his engine and lights went out, then a bright red object descended over the road just ahead of him and hovered. It was a domed disc, hat like in shape. He found he was paralyzed and could not move, as he watched a panel open and two humanoids emerge and float towards his vehicle. They were five feet tall and wore green coveralls and helmets with aerials and face masks, and they floated about four feet above the ground. They circled the car and appeared to inspect it. Their skin also appeared greenish. They re-entered the UFO, which took off with a flash of light and an explosive sound. The witness suffered eye irritation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Roberto Pinotti, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 15; Richard Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, issue # 153 (November 1980); Lumieres dans la Nuit, January 1981; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty Year Report, pp. 265, 270, 349, 491, 495; UNICAT, case # 111; Mark Cashman, Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog website; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1968
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6048

Event 41305 (E86FBAA2)

Date: 9/18/1978
Time: 01:10
Location: NEAR ROMA, ITL
Description: Doctor / car. Glassy saucer / dark dome shoots 7 blue beams. Lights area.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13294

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr ROMA,ITL:DOCTOR/CAR:GLASSY SCR/DRK DOME SHOOTS 7 BLUE BEAMS:LITES AREA”, LatLong: “41.900002 12.583334”, LatLongDMS: “41:54:00 N 12:35:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ROM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41306 (26D18182)

Date: 9/18/1978
Time: 15:30
Location: SOUTH GIORGIO / NOGARO, IT
Description: Humming. Domed 5M saucer / 3 (seen thru) telescope legs. Small humanoid (or Grey) works / rim. Quickly going up. / FSRv28#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 496)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13295

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “S.GIORGIO/NOGARO,IT:HUM:DOMED 5M SCR/3 TSCOPE LEGS:OID WORKS/RIM:↑↑:/FSRv28#5”, LatLong: “45.800002 13.216667”, LatLongDMS: “45:48:00 N 13:13:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FVG”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41307 (34EE357F)

Date: 9/18/1978
Location: Melaria, Porto Nogaro district, Italy
Description: Whistling sound, disc-shaped object with dome on mudflat. Small humanoid emerged, made repair to craft, took off with loud explosive sound (section XII). (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5021

Event 41308 (0D84E186)

Date: 9/18/1978
Location: Melaria, Porto Nogaro district, Italy
Description: Whistling sound, disc-shaped object with dome on mudflat. Small humanoid emerged, made repair to craft, took off with loud explosive sound
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_322

Event 41309 (E8889212)

Date: 9/18/1978
Locations: Corno river; San Giorgio di Nogaro, Udine, Italy
Description: 3:30 p.m. Giorgio Filiputti is fishing in the Corno river at the point where the Zumiel irrigation canal runs into it south of San Giorgio di Nogaro, Udine, Italy, when he hears a whistling sound, sees vegetation rustling, and feels a blast of air. Climbing up the riverbank to investigate, he sees a domed disc about 13–16 feet in diameter that is resting on a mudflat 66 feet away. The object is brassy or yellowish metallic with telescopic legs that terminate in flat pads. A figure about 3.5 feet tall appears from behind the dome, walking around the rim. It wears tight-fitting coveralls of scaly, silvery material that sparkles in the sunlight. It wears boots, has two containers at waist level, and white gloves. Its face is dark bronze with almond-shaped eyes and large pupils. The entity stares at the shocked Filiputti. After a few minutes it begins walking again, stoops down, and works on a horseshoe-shaped protrusion on the dome. Finally, it continues walking around to the other side. Filiputti hears a rumbling sound and a piercing whistle as the object begins to rise, withdrawing its landing gear. The underside looks like it has a grid pattern, and it emits a bluish glow like a tongue of flame. When it reaches an altitude of 33 feet, it turns on edge and speeds out of sight to the southwest. He has been watching it for about 6 minutes. Three circular imprints about 20 inches in diameter are found in the dry mud and sand.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Antonio Chiumiento, “‘The Little Oriental Airman’: Another Remarkable C.E.III Case in Italy,” Flying Saucer Review 28, no. 5 (June 1983): 3–8; UFOEv II 497–498; 1Pinotti 223–230
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5823

Event 41310 (4C0E2F74)

Date: 9/18/1978
Description: Mr. Gould, age 52, had experienced a series of humanoid encounters in January of 1978 in his neighborhood. At two o’clock on this early morning, again in South Middleton, Massachusetts he looked out the front window of his house and noticed a group of humanoid figures standing besides the road. Five of the figures wore white coverall suits, as in the previous encounters, and one wore black. The black dressed individual appeared to be pointing to the ground. Their clothing was reflective. After a few minutes the beings walked into the woods and disappeared.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1969, citing David F. Webb, FSR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6072

Event 41311 (F5E35D6C)

Date: 9/19/1978
Description: NASA Associate Administrator for Space Sciences Noel Hinners testifies to the House Committee on Science and Technology with respect to “extraterrestrial intelligence research.” Hinners makes extensive references to the search for ETI using telescopes and the possibility of life somewhere else in the Universe.

Hinners decides not to mention, though, that NASA elected eight months earlier to study physical evidence retrieved from UAP on Earth if presented with it. In fact, it was Hinners himself responsible for a letter sent to Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO that stated NASA would receive “bona fide physical [UAP] evidence.” One year later, a letter to Hinners from a colleague writes the UAP physical evidence program is ongoing, known as “UFOHEAP,” though it seems to be unfunded.

• https://files.afu.se/Downloads/Documents/USA%20-%20Congress/US%20House%20Of%20Representatives%20-%201978%20-%20Hearing%20-%20Space%20Science%20Subcommittee%20-%20Extraterrestrial%20Intelligence%20Research.pdf (p89)
• https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/ufodocsnasa.pdf (p124, p121)

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_174

Event 41312 (3FBA15DA)

Date: 9/20/1978
Location: CHINGFORD, LONDON
Description: Hexagon object seen over town. Dod asks ex-cop to stop investigation.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 71)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13296

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “CHINGFORD,LONDON:HEXAGON OBJ SEEN OVR TOWN:DOD ASKS EX-COP TO STOP INVESTIGn”, LatLong: “51.633336 0.016667”, LatLongDMS: “51:38:00 N 00:01:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41313 (DA5C319F)

Date: 9/20/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: CURRIE, COUNCILLOR ISLAND, TASM
Description: Large yellow night light follows car / 6mi. Goes over hill. Returns.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13297

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “9”, HatchDesc: “CURRIE,COUNCILLOR ISL,TASm:LRG YLW NLT FOLOS CAR/6mi:GOES OVR HILL:RETURNS”, LatLong: “-39.966669 143.883340”, LatLongDMS: “39:58:00 S 143:53:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41314 (EA0A39D2)

Date: 9/20/1978
Time: 05:03:00.0
Location: 49.8480 78.2120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 10KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1528

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8480 78.2120”, LatLongDMS: “49:50:53 N 78:12:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.30”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “10”

Event 41315 (B1EF2B75)

Date: 9/20/1978
Location: Westminster, Maryland
Description: 3:40 p.m. G. W. Schoen is spreading fertilizer on a farm near Westminster, Maryland, when he notices a gray, pear-shaped object tilted at an angle and flying above the edge of a wooded area. He can see plates, girders, cylinders, and other structures on it. Schoen senses that it is exerting a mild “pulling” force on him. It is visible for 30–35 seconds before it passes behind a cloud. He estimates it is 340–350 feet long.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Correspondence,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 3, no. 4 (Aug./Sept. 1982): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5824

Event 41316 (736CD2D1)

Date: 9/20/1978
Location: Tuscany, Italy
Description: 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hundreds of people watch a white, roughly triangular object over Tuscany, Italy. It moves northeast and turns red. Probable balloon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Oct./Nov. 1979): 16–17
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5825

Event 41317 (10FA7A38)

Date: 9/20/1978
Description: On Councillor Island near the town of Currie, Tasmania, Australia a large yellow light followed a car with three passengers for six miles at 9:15 p.m. It flew off over a hill, then returned.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12836; Australian CUFOS files, case # NA781111
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6144

Event 41318 (54A70A01)

Date: 9/20/1978
Description: In Chingford, England a hexagon-shaped object was seen over the town. The Ministry of Defence asked a retired police constable to investigate.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12835; Timothy Good, Above Top Secret, p. 71
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6145

Event 41319 (842E165F)

Date: 9/20/1978
Description: Two witnesses were driving on the outskirts of Tampa, Florida near some orange groves at around 6 p.m., when they spotted a huge dark blue flying object that had an orange glow coming from some large windows. The object glided silently over their heads. Through the windows in the craft they were able to see several figures that seemed to be talking excitedly to one another, and some of them waved down at the witnesses. The driver attempted to chase the UFO, which came down to some 50 feet above the ground. At this point their memory of the event becomes a little sketchy, and they experienced a period of missing time. However, the main witness did have some vague memories of the two of them walking through an orange grove without talking to each other.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 3573, citingPeter Davenport, NUFORC
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6146

Event 41320 (CEA3B3CE)

Date: 9/20/1978
Description: At 11:30 p.m. Sr. J. Marchisio was driving near a lake in Maria Teresa, Santa Fe province, Argentina when he spotted a red spherical object by the side of the road. He signaled with his lights, then pulled over. Next, he was struck by multi-colored beam of light, and he was unable to control his vehicle as it was transported seven kilometers at high speed. During the translocation he experienced viewing an unfamiliar, altered or otherworldly, environment, and there was damage to his vehicle that resulted from the weird experience.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 14, citing Rosario Tribune, November 2,1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6147

Event 41321 (9BD0C96F)

Date: 9/21/1978
Time: 19:40
Location: COSENZA, ITL
Description: Ovoid / hill. Observer(s) paralyzed. 4 5’ small humanoids (or Greys). Antennas / helmets. Power out. / IURv4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13298

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “50”, HatchDesc: “COSENZA,ITL:OVOID/HILL:OBS PRLZED:4 5’OIDS:ANTENNAS/HELMETS:POWER OUT:/IURv4#3”, LatLong: “39.300002 16.250001”, LatLongDMS: “39:18:00 N 16:15:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CS”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41322 (BA5D02D4)

Date: 9/21/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: PIACENZA, ITL
Description: Air Force F104 pilot. Intense point / light grows and nears. Gone / 3 minute(s). Going quickly south. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13299

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “PIACENZA,ITL:AF F104 PILOT:INTENSE POINT/LITE GROWS+NEARS:GONE/3min:>>S:NFD”, LatLong: “45.033335 9.700000”, LatLongDMS: “45:02:00 N 09:42:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EMR”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41323 (5DE2FC8D)

Date: 9/21/1978
Time: 15:00:00.2
Location: 66.5980 86.2100
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kraton-2” Yield: 15KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1529

Extra Data: LatLong: “66.5980 86.2100”, LatLongDMS: “66:35:53 N 86:12:36 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”,

[c0mmando]

NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.89”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeName: “PNE:Kraton-2”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “15”

Event 41324 (0752286A)

Date: 9/21/1978
Location: Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Description: 8:00 p.m. A young man walking near a yard in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, sees the area illuminated as if by daylight. The surrounding blocks are lost to view. On a hill he sees an oval object and a human shape with two antennae. Frightened, he runs away but falls as four humanoids come closer to him by jumps. He faints, and when he comes to he is surrounded by four entities wearing buttoned jackets, a rucksack, and helmets with antennae. Their hands look like pincers. He faints again and walks up at 8:30 p.m., but the UFO and entities are gone.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paolo Fiorino, Gian Paolo Grassino, and Antonio Chiumiento, “Abductions in Italy,” IUR 14, no. 4 (July/Aug.1989): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5826

Event 41325 (A3C028B9)

Date: 9/21/1978
Description: A 12-year-old boy in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires province, Argentina photographed a UFO during the day with a Kodak instamatic camera. The image in the newspaper shows a black body between some iron bars.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, December 1978, p. 15, citing Cronica, October 1978, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6193

Event 41326 (B775F861)

Date: 9/21/1978
Description: At 7:40 p.m. a young man was walking near a field in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy when the area was suddenly illuminated by a bright light and he could no longer see his surroundings. Shortly later, he saw an oval-shaped object resting on the ground on top of a nearby hill. A human-like figure stood by the object. It wore two antennae-like protrusions on its head. Frightened, he began to run away but fell down while four humanoids approached him, making huge, bizarre, bounding-like jumps. Next, he fainted, and when he awoke he again saw that the four 5-foot-tall entities were closer, wearing buttoned jackets, backpacks, and helmets with antennae. Their hands appeared to be shaped like pincers. This frightened him and he fainted again, and when he finally woke up sometime later everything had vanished. Coincidentally, at around the same time (8:00 p.m.) a bright light approached an Italian Air Force F-104 jet over Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It disappeared after three minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 17; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1971; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 136, citing Paolo Fiorino, UFO Universe, October-November 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6194

Event 41327 (54D09E67)

Date: 9/22/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: WEST BROMWICH AND WEDNESBURY, UK
Description: Separate observer(s). Large delta/triangle/box-like craft and bullet with square windows. Traces / ground. / r232.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13300

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “160”, HatchDesc: “W.BROMWICH+WEDNESBURY,UK:SEP.OBS:LRG DLT+BULLET W/SQR WINDOWS:TRACES/GND:/r232”, LatLong: “52.533336 -1.933333”, LatLongDMS: “52:32:00 N 01:56:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41328 (95C0A61B)

Date: 9/22/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: JOHANNESBURG, RSA
Description: Hundreds / disco. Music stops. Odd voice / speakers / 5 second(s). Odd sphere/orb/globe hovers.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13301

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “JOHANNESBURG,RSA:100s/DISCO:MUSIC STOPS:ODD VOICE/SPEAKERS/5sec:ODD ORB HVRS”, LatLong: “-26.100001 27.916668”, LatLongDMS: “26:06:00 S 27:55:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRV”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41329 (C09F4D89)

Date: 9/22/1978
End date: 9/23/1978
Location: Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Description: Car participating in road rally brightly illuminated by glowing object, lifted off road, driver and passenger blinded, steering control lost (section VI). (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5022

Event 41330 (3BAA797E)

Date: 9/22/1978
End date: 9/23/1978
Location: Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Description: Car participating in road rally brightly illuminated by glowing object, lifted off road, driver and passenger blinded, steering control lost
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_323

Event 41331 (074FF676)

Date: 9/23/1978
Location: ARGENTINA, between Viedma and the Pedra salt flats
Description: (Translated from French) During the South American International Rally with a start on August 17, Carlos Acevedo was the driver of the Citroën and Miguel A. Moya Herrera the assistant, replacing Hugo Prambs, who suddenly abandoned the race on September 16 in Bariloche. On September 23 at dawn there were only 1000 km left to cover. They were driving at 140 km/h and saw behind them what they thought was a competitor, approaching at a dizzying speed with dazzling headlights. Suddenly the car began to rise and the whole interior was flooded with light. The engine stopped turning. Looking outside, they saw that they were about 4 m off the ground and the car was still rising. The steering wheel no longer responded. This did not last more than a minute and they were gently deposited back on the road, engine off. They then saw the light move away, it had the shape of a cone. In the shock they still drove the few kilometers that separated them from Pedro Luro and reported in a gas station what had happened: they feared not to be taken seriously, but they were told that this had already happened to other motorists in this place. But here are the elements to add to the puzzle: the odometer reset to zero in Viedma, indicated 50 km. However, the distance to Pedro Luro is 120 km. The fuel tank was filled in Viedma, and had a capacity to cover 400 km: however, this tank was now empty. (1978, September 23.)
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: “Contacts of the 4th type” - De Vecchi, 1979, p./ 114, 115
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3017

Event 41332 (FBD1BE7F)

Date: 9/23/1978
Time: 03:00
Location: 30KM NORTH / VIEDMA, ARG
Description: 2 / rally car. 2 hours / missing time. Gas wrong. Odometer 71km off. Object going west. / r41.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13302

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “110”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “30km N/VIEDMA,ARG:2/RALLY CAR:2hrs/MST:GAS WRONG:ODOMETER 71km off:OBJ>W:/r41”, LatLong: “-40.483335 -62.816670”, LatLongDMS: “40:29:00 S 62:49:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Buenos Aires”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41333 (DD47E306)

Date: 9/23/1978
Time: 13:30
Location: NORTH / DEXTER, IA
Description: 1 observer. Featureless silver cylinder/cigar-shape flies sideways south going north / 150’ altitude. Stops. Going northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13303

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “352”, HatchDesc: “N/DEXTER,IA:1 OBS:FEATURELESS SLVR CGR FLIES SIDEWAYS S>N/150’alt:STOPS:>NE”, LatLong: “41.544446 -94.250004”, LatLongDMS: “41:32:40 N 94:15:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41334 (F9415826)

Date: Fall 1978
Location: Waterford, OH
Description: Two very bright but distant lights approached four witnesses, then moved toward them, hovering within 500-600 over some power lines. All natural sounds stopped at this point. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5003

Event 41335 (9B2E7FE8)

Date: 9/23/1978
Location: Rosario, Argentina
Description: That morning a florist in the city of Rosario saw a reddish-orange lighted sphere make several 90-degree turns impossible for any conventional aircraft. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5023

Event 41336 (340C4004)

Date: 9/23/1978
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Description: 4:30 a.m. Carlos Acevedo and Angel Moya are driving a Citroën CG on the flat pampas south of Buenos Aires, Argentina, stragglers on the final leg of a 39-day stock car race. They notice a yellow and violet light shining in their rear-view mirror, approaching fast. Suddenly, the engine and headlights quit, then the car is lifted 15 feet off the road and set down again one minute later 75 miles north. The gasoline tank is also allegedly drained.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: San Diego (Calif.) Union, November 14, 1978; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5827

Event 41337 (0B17877A)

Date: 9/23/1978
Locations: Dexter, Iowa; 2 miles north of Dexter, Iowa
Description: 1:28 p.m. A man is driving past a cattle lot 2 miles north of Dexter, Iowa, when he sees a silver cigar- shaped object 150 feet above the ground. He jumps out of his truck and tries to get underneath it as it hovers, but it moves off to the northeast and is gone in less than a minute.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another Daylight Cigar,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5828

Event 41338 (52402527)

Date: 9/23/1978
End date: 9/24/1978
Location: Bâlea Lake resort, Romania
Description: Around 12:00 midnight. Two cable car technicians at the Bâlea Lake resort, Romania, are awakened by a red light visible through dense fog. It is apparently coming from an object some 30 feet outside their window. The light disappears. At the same time, at a military barracks on the site where soldiers have been assigne dwork duties, Cpl. Ioan Dörr gets up and goes outside for a drink of water from a tap at the corner of the building and sees a dark, motionless silhouette only a few feet away. It persists for at least another 5 minutes. The next evening at 11:45 p.m., Sgt. Ion Radu notices a dark figure about 8 feet tall moving slowly on a mound some 65 feet away. Noticing that something had broken open the shutters of their barracks windows, some of the soldiers begin throwing stones at it. Radu approaches to within 4 feet of the figure and raises a club to hit it, but he feels a hot blast and falls backward into the snow. Two other soldiers with him remain paralyzed for a few seconds. The entity moves away with kind of a floating motion. Radu remains unconscious for about 10 minutes as the soldiers try to resuscitate him. Five soldiers see a “wreath of lights” at the spot where the figure had stood and others hear mysterious scratching at the window shutters. The next morning they find four parallel scratches on the shutters about 4 inches apart. The soldiers all decide to spend the next night at a nearby resort.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Romania 130–132
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5829

Event 41339 (8591C75E)

Date: 9/23/1978
Description: At midnight two locksmiths watched a mysterious light pulsating and hovering silently above the ground near Biela Lake, Carpathia, Romania. It suddenly disappeared in plain sight. Around the same time an army private at a nearby military barracks was walking around some buildings when a two meter tall, dark man confronted him. The soldier ran into the barracks to get additional witnesses, but when they came back out he was unable to locate anyone. He saw the being again, later, standing against a window.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1783, citing Boczor Iosif, Fate, September 1994
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6264

Event 41340 (324D559A)

Date: 9/23/1978
Description: Before dawn, during a road rally north of Viedma, Argentina one of the cars, a Citroen being driven by two men named Sr. Acevedo Ramirez and Sr. Moya, was approached from behind at high speed by a bright yellow luminous light, blinding the witnesses. They estimated the approaching object’s speed at 300 kph. They felt their car levitated four meters from the ground and experienced the loss of steering, and the car’s engine and lights died. As the light faded their car descended to the right shoulder of the road. However, they had experienced a two hour loss of time and were somewhere else along the road than they should have been.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 15, citing Cronica, September 24, 1978; Richard Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, October 1978, p. 11; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty Year Report, pp. 204, 276, 350
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6265

Event 41341 (9290913A)

Date: 9/23/1978
Description: That morning a florist in the city of Rosario, Argentina saw a reddish-orange lighted sphere make several 90-degree turns impossible for any conventional aircraft. The object crossed over the Parana River into Entre Rios province.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1978, p. 16, citing Cronica, September 27, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6266

Event 41342 (295194A7)

Date: 9/24/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: SANTIAGO, CHL
Description: 2 / car levitated into saucer. 5 pseudo-human/entity / metallic voices ask silence. / MJ#130.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13304

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “521”, HatchDesc: “SANTIAGO,CHL:2/CAR LEVITATED INTO SCR:5 PSH/MTLC VOICES ask silence:/MJ#130”, LatLong: “-33.466668 -70.633337”, LatLongDMS: “33:28:00 S 70:38:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNT”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 41343 (53833BE4)

Date: 9/24/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: VINELAND, NJ
Description: 2 teens. Silent silver ovoid seen face-on. Several-X moon-size. East going quickly west / 5 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13305

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “32”, HatchDesc: “VINELAND,NJ:2 TEENS:SLNT SLVR OVOID SEEN FACE-ON:SVRL-X MOON-SIZE:E>>W/5min”, LatLong: “39.500002 -75.016670”, LatLongDMS: “39:30:00 N 75:01:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41344 (EB97DF51)

Date: 9/24/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: PORTLAND, ME
Description: Cop and ground RADAR. 60’ dia bullet hovers / 3km / 90 minute(s). Glows. Hums and going quickly. / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 381)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13306

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “PORTLAND,ME:COP+GND RDR:60’dia BULLET HVRS/3km/90min:GLOWS:HUMS+>>:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “43.666669 -70.250003”, LatLongDMS: “43:40:00 N 70:15:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3000”, State/Prov: “Maine”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41345 (9714B1DB)

Date: 9/24/1978
Location: Vineland, New Jersey
Description: 5:30 p.m. Two witnesses see a silver oval moving from east to west in Vineland, New Jersey.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Daylight Oval,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5830

Event 41346 (08529FE3)

Date: 9/24/1978
Description: At the army barracks near Biela Lake, Carpathia, Romania the witness of a humanoid encounter the previous night was out with a friend checking an animal trap when they ran into another soldier who suddenly cried out, pointing to a tall dark figure on a nearby hill. The being was standing next to an oil tank. The three men retreated to their barracks, then came back out, noticing that the being was still there. One of them walked towards the figure holding a club in his hand, and attempted to strike at it, but was somehow unable to hit it. That soldier suddenly fell over backwards. The being then bent down and examined him for a few moments. The other two heard a strange sound coming form the being and saw something flash in its hand. They wanted to assist their friend but were unable to move. When the being finally disappeared and they were able to move they went to check on their friend. He was unconscious and half of his body appeared softer than the other half. His face and hands were red. That night other soldiers saw weird dancing egg-shaped lights on top of the hill, and strange marks were found on the barrack window blinds the next day.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1784, citing Boczor Iosif, Fate, September 1994
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6292

Event 41347 (EC1F6C60)

Date: 9/25/1978 (approximate)
Time: 15:00
Location: OSTUNI, ITL
Description: 2 observer(s). Disk whistles / 25M altitude. Maneuvers. Going up [to] and wobbles. Going quickly south toward(s) NATO base…
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13307

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “OSTUNI,ITL:2 OBS:DISK WHISTLES/25M alt:MNVRS:↑+WOBBLES:>>S twrd NATO BASE…”, LatLong: “40.733335 17.583334”, LatLongDMS: “40:44:00 N 17:35:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BDS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41348 (680DCFA5)

Date: 9/25/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Description: 2 observer(s). Loud rumble. Octagonal saucer with 18 spotlights going down. Green light / controller.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13308

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “215”, HatchDesc: “INDIANAPOLIS,IN:2 OBS:LOUD RUMBLE:OCTAGONAL SCR W/18 SPOTLITES↓:GRN LITE/CNTR”, LatLong: “39.783335 -86.150004”, LatLongDMS: “39:47:00 N 86:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41349 (E2FBEA13)

Date: 9/25/1978
Location: Greenfield, IN
Description: Three woman observed an object coming down from the sky into the field. Dog barked. UFO was oblong, very, very huge with a kind of greenish-gray color. It had three lights, one red and two white. No sound and it moved flying sideways behind the barn and then took off flying frontways. 140’ imprint left in soybean field. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5024

Event 41350 (981D0C67)

Date: 9/25/1978
Description: On this afternoon in Ostuni, Apulia, Italy two observers watched a disc-shaped object make a whistling sound at 25 meters altitude. It maneuvered, made a descent and wobbled. It shot off to the south toward a NATO base.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12846, citing Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 208
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6327

Event 41351 (C181B613)

Date: 9/26/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: STRONGSVILLE, OH
Description: 1 / car. Domed saucer / holes / edge. Goes going [to] and <. From static / radio. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13309

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “284”, HatchDesc: “STRONGSVILLE,OH:1/CAR:DOMED SCR/HOLES/EDGE:GOES>+<:FM STATIC/radio:/IUR V4#1”, LatLong: “41.316669 -81.833337”, LatLongDMS: “41:19:00 N 81:50:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41352 (70814CE6)

Date: 9/26/1978
Location: Strongsville, OH
Description: Disc with dome moved back and forth, heavy static on FM radio, headlights out briefly. International UFO Reporter, July 1979; see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 73 (R,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5027

Event 41353 (ED78A353)

Date: 9/26/1978
Locations: Strongsville, Ohio; Lunn Road
Description: 12:05 a.m. A 19-year-old grocery worker is driving on Lunn Road in Strongsville, Ohio, when she sees on her left a flat-domed disc edge on. She stops her car, and the object moves closer. When it is right in front of her car over the road, her FM radio gets lost in static for 10–15 seconds and her headlights flash off for one second. Then the object slowly rises up and flies off out of sight to her right.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another EM Story,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5831

Event 41354 (679BDDBE)

Date: 9/26/1978
Description: At 12:05 p.m. a domed disc giving off a dim glow through openings around its perimeter was sighted by a 19-year-old female grocery worker driving near the Lunn River in Strongsville, Ohio. The sighting lasted over two minutes, during which there were 15 seconds of FM radio static and her car’s lights went out for one second. When the UFO flew close to the witness’s car she reported it felt like someone was watching her.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, p. 73; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty Year Report, p. 257; International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6358

Event 41355 (77878BB3)

Date: 9/26/1978
Description: On this night Alejandro Hernandez and his 13-year-old son had gone for a drive southeast of Santiago, Chile. Hernandez felt an odd sensation that slowed the car down. When he looked out the car window he saw a hovering UFO nearby. A hatch opened on bottom of the object and their vehicle and its two occupants was elevated up into the craft. Inside, five short humanoid beings surrounded by a bright light approached them. One of them spoke in a metallic voice and ordered them to exit the vehicle. Once outside the car they saw numerous devices with red and orange lights. When they asked the UFOnauts where they were from, they remained silent but all pointed upwards. After ten minutes both witnesses were deposited back on the ground. There apparently were other witnesses to their abduction.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 3394, citing El Mundo de las Enigmas
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6359

Event 41356 (C1642F16)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: GURNEE, IL
Description: 2 observer(s). Night lights passing going south suddenly drop and rise. Stop. Return back going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13310

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “194”, HatchDesc: “GURNEE,IL:2 OBS:NLTS PASSING > S SUDDENLY DROP+RISE:STOP:RETURN BACK >N”, LatLong: “42.372224 -87.900004”, LatLongDMS: “42:22:20 N 87:54:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41357 (0D98404E)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 21:20
Location: ORANGE, CA
Description: Flash. 3+2 observer(s). 340’ silent boomerang / night lights hovers / 70’ altitude. 20mph. White beams going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13311

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “57”, HatchDesc: “ORANGE,CA:FLASH:3+2 OBS:340’SLNT BOOMERANG/NLTS HVRS/70’alt:20mph:WHT BEAMS ↓”, LatLong: “33.800002 -117.850006”, LatLongDMS: “33:48:00 N 117:51:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “21”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41358 (B009095A)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: BLACKTOWN, NSW
Description: 2 observer(s). Huge disk with windows / side. Structure and lights / underside. Slow.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13312

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “BLACKTOWN,NSW:2 OBS:HUGE DISK W/WINDOWS/SIDE:STRUCTURE+LITES/UNDERSIDE:SLOW”, LatLong: “-33.783335 150.916674”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:00 S 150:55:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41359 (D093CF35)

Date: 9/27/1978
Location: 37.0000 -116.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USA Name: “Cremino” YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_835

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0000 -116.0000”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:00 N 116:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Cremino”, NukeSource: “NV209”, NukeType: “NUCU_SALVO”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 41360 (9622EF41)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 17:00:00.1
Location: 37.0798 -116.0513
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Draughts” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_836

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0798 -116.0513”, LatLongDMS: “37:04:47 N 116:03:05 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.44”, NukeMb: “5.00”, NukeName: “Draughts”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41361 (A5983E49)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 17:20:00.1
Location: 37.0739 -116.0198
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Rummy” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_837

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0739 -116.0198”, LatLongDMS: “37:04:26 N 116:01:11 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.64”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeName: “Rummy”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41362 (E994B674)

Date: 9/27/1978
Time: 02:04:58.6
Location: 73.3490 54.6760
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 250KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1530

Extra Data: LatLong: “73.3490 54.6760”, LatLongDMS: “73:20:56 N 54:40:34 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.63”, NukeSource: “RICHARDS”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “250”

Event 41363 (2F5730B2)

Date: 9/27/1978
Locations: Przyrownica; Magnusy, Poland
Description: 8:00 a.m. Katarzyna Kolińska is on her way to school in Przyrownica from Magnusy, Poland, when she sees a bright flash of light near a mountain. The children who arrive at the school before classes go to a small nearby grove of trees to play. There they encounter a strange man, 5.5 feet tall with a green face and dark costume, who is walking through the forest 30 feet away. He turns to face the children, and they panic and run back to school, one child losing his shoe in the rush. The teacher returns with some of the children to the spot, but student Anna Jarocińska goes in the wrong direction and meets only 480 feet from the school a being whose face is a “featureless mask.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 43–45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5832

Event 41364 (232FEF21)

Date: 9/27/1978
Locations: Golina, Poland; forest near Golina, Poland
Description: 1:00 p.m. Henryk Marciniak is picking mushrooms in the forest near Golina, Poland. He notices a strange landed object standing on four legs about 330 feet away in a clearing. When he rides over to investigate, a door opens and two small beings with unpleasant faces and greenish skin emerge, walking down some steps that have appeared. They approach him, one poking at the motorcycle and the other holding a device like a camera. The first one takes his bag of mushrooms. Marciniak shakes hands with them and tries to indicate the mushrooms are edible and the bike is for riding. Suddenly a buzzing sound comes from the object. The two entities go back inside and the object takes off and disappears. Many years later Marciniak denies the story, possibly because he wants to be left alone.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 45–46
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5833

Event 41365 (B2F94407)

Date: 9/27/1978
Location: Gurnee, Illinois
Description: 7:25 p.m. Two witnesses see a formation of lights above a suburban forest preserve in Gurnee, Illinois. One steady red light is on top, two steady yellow lights are below them, and one blue flashing light is seen briefly. It suddenly drops halfway to the ground and back up again in 5 seconds before moving off to the north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Illinois NL,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5834

Event 41366 (A46B56F8)

Date: 9/27/1978
Description: At 8:00 p.m. two witnesses watched an object with pulsating red lights fly low over some pine trees in Prcirovnik, Poland. The object was oval shaped and appeared to descend into the woods. In the woods, a mushroom picker encountered three short beings dressed in black one-piece suits with flippers on their feet. On their chests they wore a yellow emblem with a red dot, and on their heads they wore tight-fitting black helmets. The beings were greenish in color and had pointed ears, red slanted eyes, and pronounced cheekbones. They gave off a strong chlorine-like odor.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 563, citing Felix Zigel, UFO Landings in the USSR and Other Countries
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6385

Event 41367 (45D22E98)

Date: 9/28/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: LALOR PARK, NSW
Description: 3 teens. Large silver dome hovers / main road and shopping mall. Going up [to] and darts away.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13313

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LALOR PARK,NSW:3 TEENS:LRG SLVR DOME HVRS/MAIN ROAD+SHOPPING MALL:↑+DARTS AWAY”, LatLong: “-33.766668 150.933341”, LatLongDMS: “33:46:00 S 150:56:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41368 (1279C983)

Date: 9/28/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: KETTERING, OH
Description: Ex-airman. Silent featureless cylinder/cigar-shape north going quickly southeast. Near Wright-Pat.AFB / daytime.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13314

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “306”, HatchDesc: “KETTERING,OH:EX-AIRMAN:SLNT FEATURELESS CGR N>>SE:nr Wright-Pat.AFB/DAYTIME”, LatLong: “39.688891 -84.166671”, LatLongDMS: “39:41:20 N 84:10:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41369 (6E333DBB)

Date: 9/28/1978
Location: Omaha, NE
Description: Two twenty-year-old female steel company employees were driving in a residential area when they drove by a dark, cone-shaped UFO with three white rotating lights on the underside. The tape cassette in the VW car’s tape player erased as the car drove close to the object, but other cassette tapes in a cardboard box on a car seat were undamaged. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5028

Event 41370 (8A3DCF94)

Date: 9/28/1978
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Description: 2:00 a.m. Two women driving south through a residential area of Omaha, Nebraska, sees a dark cone- shaped object approaching her from the right. It has three bright white lights on the bottom. The object slows down, flying low, and the witnesses pass by it. A pre-recorded tape in the car’s player gets completely erased as this happens, even though other tapes in a box are not affected.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A ‘Zapped’ Cassette,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5835

Event 41371 (699A7EA9)

Date: 9/28/1978
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Description: 7:20 p.m. A man in Kettering, Ohio, spots a grayish cigar reflecting the light of the setting sun. Flying silently with its long dimension in the direction of travel, it seems to be 10,000 feet or lower.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “What’s Going on in Ohio? Another Daylight Cigar!” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5836

Event 41372 (418E83AD)

Date: 9/28/1978
Description: Between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. a 40-year-old woman in the Izmailovskiy region of Russia noticed a short humanoid figure standing on the balcony of her house and facing the window. She stared in fascination at the figure, which she described as having a disproportionately large, wide head with definite Asian features. It had narrow pale lips, a small chin, and snub nose with large visible nostrils. The eyes were of normal size but slanted. Somehow the creature gave the witness an overall impression of curiosity and benevolence while it stared directly at her. She could not see any ears and had something dark covering its head. The color of its face was brilliant yellow. The creature moved its head from side to side and then vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing V. G. Azhazha, Another Life
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6398

Event 41373 (DFA3662F)

Date: 9/28/1978
Description: On this day a Bigfoot creature was seen east of Bonner Springs, Kansas from Interstate 70, in Wyandotte county.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Geroge Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 314, citing Topeka Capital Journal, September 30, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6399

Event 41374 (5D036074)

Date: 9/28/1978
Description: At two o’clock in the morning two twenty-year-old female steel company employees were driving in a residential area in Omaha, Nebraska when they drove by a dark, cone-shaped UFO with three white rotating lights on the underside. The tape casette in the VW car’s tape player erased as the car drove close to the object, but other casette tapes in a cardboard box on a car seat were undamaged.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6400

Event 41375 (BCAA662F)

Date: 9/29/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: NORTH / OMAHA, NE
Description: Cone-UFO west going east. 3 lights turn / bottom. Tape cassette erased. / r79p73.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13315

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “318”, HatchDesc: “N/OMAHA,NE:CONE-UFO W>E:3 LITES TURN/BOTTOM:TAPE CASSETTE ERASED:/r79p73”, LatLong: “41.333335 -95.950005”, LatLongDMS: “41:20:00 N 95:57:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41376 (1E8CB84A)

Date: 9/29/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: SEVEN HILLS, NSW
Description: Separate observer(s). Huge red disk over main road. Over power pylon / 2000h. Going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13316

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “150”, HatchDesc: “SEVEN HILLS,NSW:SEP.OBS:HUGE RED DISK OVR MAIN ROAD:OVR POWER PYLON/2000h:>>NE”, LatLong: “-33.783335 150.950007”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:00 S 150:57:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41377 (10551094)

Date: 9/29/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: ST. GEORGE, QLD
Description: 4 hunters / car. Ovoid bobs all over/all about. Dodges bullets. Follows car. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: CHALKER,Bill: The OZ FILES. Australian Sightings. 1996 Duffy & Snellgrove. NSW,Australia. ISBN 1-875989-04-8 (Index 167)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13317

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “St.GEORGE,QLD:4 HUNTERS/CAR:OVOID BOBS ALLO:DODGES BULLETS:FOLOS CAR:EME:>>W”, LatLong: “-28.033335 148.666674”, LatLongDMS: “28:02:00 S 148:40:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41378 (7AECF428)

Date: 9/29/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: ORANGE, CA
Description: 10+observer(s). Huge dark saucer. Very strong spotlights. Car chase. Abrupt turns. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13318

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “57”, HatchDesc: “ORANGE,CA:10+OBS:HUGE DARK SCR:VSTRONG SPOTLTS:CAR CHASE:ABRUPT TURNS:VANISHES”, LatLong: “33.800002 -117.866672”, LatLongDMS: “33:48:00 N 117:52:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41379 (0644F6D6)

Date: 9/29/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: SATUS PEAK, WA
Description: Fire watcher / (seen thru) binoculars. Cylinder/cigar-shape with row / lit windows! Faint motor sound.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 168)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13319

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “1275”, HatchDesc: “SATUS PEAK,WA:FIRE WATCHER/BINOCS:CGR W/ROW/LIT WINDOWS!:FAINT MOTOR SOUND”, LatLong: “46.266669 -120.800006”, LatLongDMS: “46:16:00 N 120:48:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41380 (57FA265B)

Date: 9/29/1978
Locations: Groendal Nature Reserve; Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Description: A resident Indian woman sees a disc-shaped object take off from the Groendal Nature Reserve near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, October 1978
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5837

Event 41381 (4F9D1EF9)

Date: 9/29/1978
Description: A disc-shaped object landed in the Groendal Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It was seen by a single female witness.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Cynthia Hind, MUFON UFO Journal, October 1978, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6424

Event 41382 (C9C3A52E)

Date: 9/29/1978
Description: There were two reports from Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia on this date. At 5:30 p.m. a huge red disc hovered over the main road. and was seen by five witnesses including a 30-year-old woman named Stevens. At 8:00 p.m. a huge red disc-shaped object was seen hovering over a high tension power line tower by a 40-year-old woman named Summerling; it then flew off to the north-northeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12855, citing Australia CUFOS summary of reports 1978-1982; (2) Australian CUFOS case files, report dated November 13, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6425

Event 41383 (3633D772)

Date: 9/29/1978
Description: At 8:30 p.m. in St. George, Queensland, Australia four hunters in a vehicle travelling in a rural area shot at an ovoid flying object. It dodged the bullets, then followed the car, causing electromagnetic interference effects. The object flew off to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bill Chalker, The Oz Files, p. 167
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6426

Event 41384 (BBABAB58)

Date: 9/29/1978
Description: At 8:55 p.m. in Orange, California ten witnesses watched a huge dark disc-shaped object with very strong spotlights make abrupt turns in the sky. It chased a car for 15 minutes continuing to make abrupt turns, then vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Willard D. Nelson, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6427

Event 41385 (3F6BA37B)

Date: 9/29/1978
Description: At 11:08 p.m. a woman fire watcher at Satus Peak, Yakima County, Washington sighted a cigar-shaped object with a row of lit windows. The object made a faint electric motor sound. She watched the object through binoculars for four minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Greg Long, Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima UFO Microcosm, p. 132
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6428

Event 41386 (F5D5D303)

Date: 10/1978
Location: ITALY, along the coast
Description: (Translated from French) During the October 1978 UFO wave (note of vog: ???) fishermen saw columns of water 30 m high form in the calm sea and briefly saw a dark body, larger than their boat, emerge. The object immediately submerged again.
Reference: Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 167
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3022

Event 41387 (8285501E)

Date: 10/1978
Time: 20:00?
Location: VALE DAS VELHAS, BRZ
Description: 3 separate levitations. Observers grab trees / escape. Many cases here…
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 29)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13320

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “630”, HatchDesc: “VALE das VELHAS,BRZ:3 SEP.LEVITATIONS:OBSs GRAB TREES/ESCAPE:many cases here…”, LatLong: “-19.033334 -44.000002”, LatLongDMS: “19:02:00 S 44:00:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minas Gerais”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41388 (29A0ABD2)

Date: 10/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: LUDLOW, VT
Description: 1 observer. Whistle. Domed delta/triangle/box-like craft follows power lines. Breaks / square pieces! Beams.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 306)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13321

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, COV: Indication of coverup, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “325”, HatchDesc: “LUDLOW,VT:1 OBS:WHISTLE:DOMED DLT FOLOS PWR LINES:BREAKS/SQR PIECES!:BEAMS”, LatLong: “43.394447 -72.700003”, LatLongDMS: “43:23:40 N 72:42:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41389 (6713ECC6)

Date: 10/1978
Description: John Acuff’s mismanagement of NICAP (destruction of the reporting network, loss of members, paying himself a $20,000 contractor’s fee) leads to his resignation as director. Acuff remains on the board and keeps the case files in his personal possession. He is replaced by Alan Hall, a retired CIA employee who accepts the position after a number of other ex-CIA men are offered the job. Support for Hall on the NICAP board comes from Charles Lombard, an aide to Sen. Barry Goldwater and a former covert CIA employee. Lombard and John Fisher are voted onto the board.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard H. Hall, “The Quest for the Truth about UFOs: A Personal Perspective on the Role of NICAP,” in 1994 MUFON UFO Symposium Proceedings, MUFON, 1994, pp. 185–201; ClearIntent, p. 207
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5838

Event 41390 (746EF6C6)

Date: 10/1978?
Locations: Mejillones, Chile; Cerro Moreno airport; Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport; Antofagasta; Easter Island
Description: 12:00 noon. Two Chilean F-5 aircraft piloted by Capts. Hernán Gabrielli Rojas and Danilo Catalán Farias are on a training mission near Mejillones, Chile. Both pilots see a radar target that gives a return equal to 10 aircraft carriers. Ground radar at Cerro Moreno airport [now Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport] in Antofagasta picks up the object and confirms its large size. The pilots continue to fly south between 30,000–35,000 feet. At a distance of 20 miles, they see an object “like a plantain banana” swathed in smoke. They approach it cautiously with their gun cameras on, but the UFO disappears at a huge speed to the west, heading toward Easter Island, vanishing from all three radar screens. Duration is 5 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Martin Shough and Wim van Utrecht, “Antofagasta, Chile: October 1978,” Caelestia, October 31, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5839

Event 41391 (C3EB8938)

Date: 10/1978
Location: Yankton County, SOUTH DAKOTA
Description: A lady in a farmhouse was awakened by a barking dog and looked out to see a “stock truck” backed up to a gate. The truck left when she turned on an outside light. The witness then heard the “distinct sound of a helicopter” nearby, and she could hear her cattle running around in the pasture.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 3 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_181

Event 41392 (377DD954)

Date: 10/2/1978
Location: SOUTH AFRICA, Despatch
Description: (Translated from French) Four boys aged 13 to 16 were resting under a tree after a tiring excursion when they saw a shiny metal saucer in the bush about 500 m away from them. They then saw two strange beings dressed in silver suits who, instead of walking, silently glided over the bushes and fences and much faster than when walking. A third figure then appeared, carrying a gray metal box at his waist. These humanoids seemed to have no face, arms, or legs that could be distinguished at that distance. One of the boys had a camera in his bag, but he was unable to use it, as if he were paralyzed. When the humanoids moved away in the direction of their saucer, the four terrified boys ran away and told their story to the local police who conducted an investigation the next day. Ovoid prints 20 cm long by 8 cm wide were found, as well as a large ovoid print 13 m long and 7 m wide with 8 deeply dug triangular holes in the ground. (…)
Reference: Maurice CHATELAIN: “The Messengers of the Cosmos” - Laffont 1980, p. 197, 198
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3018

Event 41393 (37D98117)

Date: 10/2/1978
Time: 11:20
Location: NEAR UITENHAGE, RSA
Description: 4 observer(s). 3 pseudo-human/entity / silver suits Carry box. Glide over brush. / APRO Apr’79.
Type: sighting
Reference: HIND, Cynthia: UFO’S, AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS; Gemini Books, Salisbury, Zimbabwe 1982. 236pp (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13322

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr UITENHAGE,RSA:4 OBS:3 PSH/SLVR SUITS CARRY BOX:GLIDE OVR BRUSH:/APRO Apr’79”, LatLong: “-33.700002 25.233335”, LatLongDMS: “33:42:00 S 25:14:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CAP”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41394 (ECFA4A37)

Date: 10/2/1978
Time: 13:30
Location: PORT KEMBLA, AUST
Description: 6M non-metallic ovoid going southwest / 1100+kph. Zigzags going quickly west over mountains at Kiama.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13323

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “PORT KEMBLA,AUST:6M NON-MTLC OVOID>SW/1100+kph:ZIGZAGS>>W OVR MTNS at KIAMA”, LatLong: “-34.900002 150.866674”, LatLongDMS: “34:54:00 S 150:52:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41395 (038802E7)

Date: 10/2/1978
Locations: Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Groendal Nature Reserve
Description: 11:15 a.m. Four students, ages 12–16, from Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa, are hiking in the Groendal Nature Reserve when they see a silver object on the ground. About 900 feet to the west of it are two beings in silver suits that seem to glide without walking. A third being joins them, holding a silver “suitcase,” and they glide along a fence along a steep incline a short way before vanishing. The silver object disappears too. Later, three forest workers find 7-inch oval footprints about one mile from the site. On October 18, three South African police officers and two trackers visit the encounter site and find a large area of depressed grass with 8 symmetrical marks around its perimeter and 4 marks within the oval area.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “South African CE III,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5840

Event 41396 (411D46CC)

Date: 10/2/1978
Description: At 11:15 a.m. four young boys in the Groendal Nature Reserve, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa had been out hiking in an isolated area, and were now waiting to be picked up by their parents, when suddenly their attention was drawn to a glistening object in the distance. They next saw two men wearing shiny silvery outfits, standing just to the west of the object. The men were able to move across the difficult terrain in a gliding motion, and on on top of the hill they were joined by a third man that appeared to be carrying a small suitcase. The three men then glided towards a dividing fence and flew over it, and one stopped to look at the boys. The silver suit covered his forehead, so only his lower face was clear, but they could see he had gray skin. Finally, the men glided up a hill and seemed to disappear upon reaching the summit. During the incident the boys noticed a strange silence in the area and two of them felt disoriented. Possible ground traces were found on the site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Cynthia Hind, MUFON UFO Journal, October 1978, p. 5; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, January 1980, p. 7; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A1976; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 904, citing Cynthia Hind, Phenomenon: 40 years of Flying Saucers
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6504

Event 41397 (9659DB02)

Date: 10/2/1978
Description: Shortly before two o’clock in the afternoon in Unanderra, near Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia a six-meter long non-metallic ovoid object flew over to the southwest, then zig-zagged quickly to the west over the mountains at Kiama.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Australian CUFOS case files, report dated October 10, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6505

Event 41398 (EB64D5FE)

Date: 10/2/1978
Description: At 7:15 p.m. seven triangular objects were sighted simultaneously in the sky over Kingstanding, West Midlands, England by many.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: D. N. Mansell, Awareness, April 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6506

Event 41399 (4D464CCF)

Date: 10/3/1978
Location: France, Mouzon
Description: (Translated from French) The witness, Jean-Pierre Masson, 19 years old, a worker, reported the following facts: "It happened around 2 o’clock in the morning. I had just left my fiancée living in Mouzon, taking the departmental road CD 19, to return to my home in Beaumont, when I was at the place called “Le Fond de Limon” just before the exit of the wood, I saw with stupor on my right, a strange luminous thing. It looked like a kind of green cigar, but of a dazzling green, very dazzling. When I was close enough to the object, the engine and the lighting of my motorcycle suddenly stopped working and I was spontaneously plunged into darkness, except that I had the time to notice that the powerful light emitted by the object illuminated the ground and the landscape around. I tried in vain to engage several times taking advantage of my momentum, but the engine did not restart. The object was perfectly still and silent, suspended about 100 meters above the cornfield about 50 or 60 meters from the edge of the road. After moving slowly and parallel to the road, the craft suddenly launched into a turn and crossed the road barely 40 m in front of me, at a lightning speed, like a flash. When it had disappeared above the trees on my left, the engine and lighting of my motorcycle worked by themselves without any intervention on my part. I had not cut the contact during the observation. "
Reference: Jean-Michel LIGERON: “Ovni en Ardennes” 1981, p 112
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3019

Event 41400 (704413CA)

Date: 10/3/1978
Location: JAPAN, Sayama-Saitama
Description: (Translated from French) Amateur radio operator Hideichi Amano had driven his car to the top of a mountain to make a radio transmission. The engine stalled and the vehicle was immobilized. There were strange lights in and out of his vehicle and at the windows he saw a humanoid creature. Some kind of chatter came out of a “pipe” he had in his mouth. After a few minutes this vision disappeared and the car was able to start again. (vog: this is the “reasonable” account) (Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 340, 341) Amamo had gone to the top of a hill to transmit radio messages without interference, leaving his two-year-old son asleep on the back seat. On returning to the car he found his little one surrounded by light with foam on his mouth. Getting into the driver’s seat to look for help, he was unable to start. He then felt like a metal object being pressed against his forehead. And through the window he saw a strange creature with a round head, large pointed ears, big round blue eyes, the head resting on the neckless body. What was touching Amamo’s forehead was a kind of tube coming out of the entity’s mouth. For five minutes strange telepathic messages were passed through the tube directly into Amamo’s memory. Later, under hypnosis, Amamo repeated them. Then the entity vanished on the spot, and everything returned to normal. [vog: is this the “ufological” account?]
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: “The World’s Greatest Ufo Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p. 21
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3020

Event 41401 (55C6E68C)

Date: 10/3/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of Hideichi Amano in Sayama (Japan). (October 3)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2815

Event 41402 (29465253)

Date: 10/3/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: SAYAMA, JPN
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Tube / monster mouth touches Mans head. Telepathy. / MJ#132+LDLN#190.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13324

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “SAYAMA,JPN:CAR EMEs:TUBE/MONSTER MOUTH TOUCHES MANS HEAD:TLP:/MJ#132+LDLN#190”, LatLong: “35.850002 139.400007”, LatLongDMS: “35:51:00 N 139:24:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41403 (D5E14EA0)

Date: 10/3/1978
Location: Bogota, Columbia
Description: Thousands of witnesses saw two UFOs in an unusually clear sky. One was shaped like a “croissant” and the other was cylinder-shaped. Both gave off an intense luminosity. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5030

Event 41404 (3438C04C)

Date: 10/3/1978
Description: Thousands of witnesses in Bogota, Colombia saw two UFOs in an unusually clear sky. One was shaped like a “croissant” and the other was cylinder-shaped. Both gave off an intense luminosity. Traffic halted throughout the city during the sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, December 1978, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6532

Event 41405 (69198161)

Date: 10/3/1978
Description: At 9:37 p.m. a car driving over a mountain pass near Sayama City, Japan was suddenly illuminated. An orange beam of light came down from the sky and struck the Mr. Amano’s two-year-old daughter’s stomach. Then a short humanoid being with no obvious nose appeared and pressed a metallic object against his forehead. He began receiving telepathic communication from the being accompanied by a high-pitched noise.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1977
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6533

Event 41406 (3A549E2D)

Date: 10/5/1978
Description: In Palpala, Argentina at 8 o’clock in the evening, two witnesses, Barrionuevo and Mercado, saw an alien being with a light attached to its chest through a kitchen window. It was very tall, with ugly eyes, a face marked as if with scratches, a reddish-orange neck, and white hair.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, December 1978, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6584

Event 41407 (F000A5C9)

Date: 10/6/1978
Time: 03:00
Location: CAPULIN, NM
Description: 2 / US87. Heavily bolted octagonal tank going east over car. Light shines / sides.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13325

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2083”, HatchDesc: “CAPULIN,NM:2/US87:HEAVILY BOLTED OCTAGONAL TANK >E OVR CAR:LITE SHINES/SIDES”, LatLong: “36.733335 -103.900005”, LatLongDMS: “36:44:00 N 103:54:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41408 (1E10327D)

Date: 10/6/1978
Locations: US Highway 87; Capulin; Des Moines, New Mexico
Description: 3:00 a.m. Two witnesses driving west on US Highway 87 halfway between Capulin and Des Moines, New Mexico, see an octagonal object several times larger than the moon with light shining through sections of it. As it passes above their car, it seems to be metallic.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The Octagonal Tank,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5841

Event 41409 (04C69BFF)

Date: 10/7/1978
Time: 16:00?
Location: SAN CATALDO, ITL
Description: 20M silver disk 15M over 2 / car. 3-4 figure(s) move / transparent door. / LDLN#210.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13326

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “SAN CATALDO,ITL:20M SLVR DISK 15M ovr 2/CAR:3-4 FIGS MOVE/XPRNT DOOR:/LDLN#210”, LatLong: “37.483335 13.983334”, LatLongDMS: “37:29:00 N 13:59:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41410 (963E8B29)

Date: 10/7/1978
Time: 16:00
Location: BOURGNEUF-LA-FORET, FR
Description: Woman. 6M silver tube with portholes going north over field / 40M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13327

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BOURGNEUF-la-FORET,FR:WOMAN:6M SLVR TUBE W/PORTHOLES >N ovr FIELD/40M alt”, LatLong: “48.166669 -0.966667”, LatLongDMS: “48:10:00 N 00:58:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MYN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41411 (0AFCC04B)

Date: 10/7/1978
Time: 18:30
Location: LODI, OH
Description: 2 truckers. 4 night lights / tight formation north going south. Split apart and fly / different directions.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13328

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “282”, HatchDesc: “LODI,OH:2 TRUCKERS:4 NLTS/TIGHT FORMn N>S:SPLIT APART+FLY/DIFF.DIRECTIONS”, LatLong: “41.000002 -82.000004”, LatLongDMS: “41:00:00 N 82:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41412 (F469B93E)

Date: 10/7/1978
Time: 23:20
Location: KINGSLEY, WEST AUST
Description: Noisy Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) / TV then blank and silent. Saucer-cylinder/cigar-shape with portholes hovers. Going west to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13329

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “KINGSLEY,W.AUST:NOISY RFI/TV then BLANK+SLNT:SCR-CGR W/PORTS HVRS:>W to sea”, LatLong: “-31.700002 115.750006”, LatLongDMS: “31:42:00 S 115:45:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41413 (798AA4A2)

Date: 10/7/1978
Location: San Cataldo, Sicily, Italy
Description: A woman is driving with her 13-year-old nephew near San Cataldo, Sicily, Italy, when one of her tires has a blow-out. She repairs the tire but cannot start the car again. Above at an altitude of 50 feet, she sees a silver object resembling a plate turned upside down, about 65 feet in diameter. It emits a strong light, and the bottom has a transparent door through which she can see three or four shadows passing behind it. The UFO leaves quickly with a humming sound after 5–10 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Maurizio Verga, “La vague italienne de 1978 (Deuxième Partie),” Lumières dans la Nuit, no. 210 (December 1981): 32; Herbert S. Taylor, “An Update on Vehicle Interference Reports, Part Two,” IUR 34, no. 1 (Sept. 2011): 20; Patrick Gross, URECAT, November 17, 2009
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5842

Event 41414 (6CE94450)

Date: 10/7/1978
Locations: US Highway 224; Lodi, Ohio
Description: 6:30 p.m. Two truck drivers on US Highway 224 near Lodi, Ohio, see a tight formation of pink/red lights flashing on and off floating toward them to the north. They both stop to get out and look. All four lights break formation and move off in different directions, disappearing in seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Intriguing Ohio NL’s,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5843

Event 41415 (E93A387F)

Date: 10/8/1978
Time: 17:10
Location: SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). Huge (1.5mi) distinct saucer / 25K’ altitude climbs going [to] east-northeast / 8 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13330

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “SIERRA MADRE Mtns,CA:2 OBS:HUGE (1.5mi) DISTINCT SCR/25K’alt CLIMBS>ENE/8min:”, LatLong: “34.933335 -119.950006”, LatLongDMS: “34:56:00 N 119:57:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “7500”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41416 (733B9FC7)

Date: 10/8/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: EAST / JENKINS, MO
Description: 6 observer(s). White metal ovoid going up / field. Joins large cylinder/cigar-shape. Going northwest. Grass gone. / MJ#135.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13331

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “342”, HatchDesc: “E/JENKINS,MO:6 OBS:WHT MTL OVOID ↑/FIELD:JOINS LRG CGR:>NW:GRASS GONE:/MJ#135”, LatLong: “36.766668 -93.633338”, LatLongDMS: “36:46:00 N 93:38:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41417 (A0FBCF8C)

Date: 10/8/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: EAST / ANDERSON, SC
Description: Teen photographs box-UFO. Going quickly northeast. Photograph shows fuzzy blob only.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13332

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “234”, HatchDesc: “E/ANDERSON,SC:TEEN FOTOS BOX-UFO:>>NE:FOTO SHOWS FUZZY BLOB ONLY.”, LatLong: “34.500002 -82.616671”, LatLongDMS: “34:30:00 N 82:37:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41418 (BF6D11EB)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: Jenkins, MO
Description: Multiple witnesses, daylight, two objects, (#1320). (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5031

Event 41419 (0FE22A6A)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: 61.5500 112.8500
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Vyatka” Yield: 15KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1531

Extra Data: LatLong: “61.5500 112.8500”, LatLongDMS: “61:33:00 N 112:51:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “1.55”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeName: “PNE:Vyatka”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “15”

Event 41420 (E553DE58)

Date: 10/8/1978
Locations: Jenkins, Missouri; Marlett Sturgell farmhouse
Description: 7:00–9:00 a.m. A very small object is seen resting in a field 300 feet from the Marlett Sturgell farmhouse near Jenkins, Missouri. For 2 hours it is watched intermittently by his wife Dora, son Norman, son-in-law, and two others, all members of the Sturgell family. At 9:00 a.m., it ascends and moves off to the northwest. The witnesses then notice a larger, more distant object, wingless, hovering in the sky. The small object heads directly toward it and either flies under it or enters into it. It moves away rapidly and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Physical Trace Case in Missouri,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 11–13; Donald L. Seneker and George M. Koch, “Missouri Landing- Trace Case,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 135 (May 1979): 3–7; Herbert S. Taylor, “Satellite Objects: A Further Look,” IUR 29, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 26
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5844

Event 41421 (12D3C6A5)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: Lake Urmia, Iran
Description: 10:30 a.m. Teenager Franklin Youri takes a photo of an unusual object behind his home near Lake Urmia, Iran. It appears just above the line of the roof, and its shape is similar to the May 13 Iranian photo.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Interesting Newly Discovered Photo from Iran,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 7 (July 1981): 1, 3; “Sheraz, Iran, October 8, 1978,” Popular Mechanics, July 1998, p. 64
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5845

Event 41422 (724F24B8)

Date: 10/8/1978
Locations: Huntington Park, California; Sierra Madre Mountains
Description: 5:11 p.m. A couple in Huntington Park, California, watch a huge black disc at a high altitude moving toward the Sierra Madre Mountains in the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Who Else Saw This Monstrous Disc?” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5846

Event 41423 (39D796CC)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: 2 miles east of Anderson, South Carolina
Description: 7:10 p.m. A student takes a photo of a distant daylight disc from his home, 2 miles east of Anderson, South Carolina.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Photo,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 14–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5847

Event 41424 (D650825D)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: A5025 near Penysarn, Anglesey, Wales
Description: 10:40 p.m. Elfed Williams is driving south on the A5025 near Penysarn, Anglesey, Wales, when he sees an orange light that passes overhead and hovers in the southwest. He stops at a friend’s house in the village and they continue to watch the light, which increases in size and is still hovering silently at about 200 feet. At first it looks like two saucers joined at the rims by a black band, but when it begins approaching the witnesses, it takes on the shape of an orange-hued triangle. It moves away then shoots off at a fast speed,
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Kevin Babbs, “Expanding UFO over Anglesey,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no, 1 (Jan./Feb. 1979): 23–24
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5848

Event 41425 (D481E2A2)

Date: 10/8/1978
Location: A580 near Lowton, England
Description: 11:30 p.m. A Mr. and Mrs. Trantor are driving along the A580 near Lowton, England, when their headlight beams catch a figure standing in the grassy strip between the two lanes. It is well over 6 feet tall and dressed in a silver-foil reflective suit. It is immersed in orange light. Stunned, they drive past it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Fake Photographs, Real Sightings,” IUR 11, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1986): 8–9; Patrick Gross, URECAT, April 26, 2012
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5849

Event 41426 (BBE0A1CC)

Date: 10/8/1978
Description: At 2:00 a.m. a multi-colored disc-shaped object hovered north of Ord, Nebraska at a low altitude (75m) while making a loud buzzing sound. The object beams two tentacled figures down to the ground, who collect soil and plant samples.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6660

Event 41427 (62A767F9)

Date: 10/8/1978
Description: At 7:00 a.m. seven separate witnesses in Jenkins, Missouri, including a 71-year-old couple, watched two ovoid objects, one on the ground, for two hours. At its closest the nearest object was 180 feet away, and left behind ground traces.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December1978, p. 11; citing Ted Phillips; UNICAT, case # 135; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 191; Joplin Globe, October 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6661

Event 41428 (FD6F9E70)

Date: 10/8/1978
Description: A cattle mutilation was reported in Avoca, Arkansas.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 373, citing Robers (AR) Daily News, October 9, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6662

Event 41429 (20FBE16C)

Date: 10/8/1978
Description: A hat-shaped disc was photographed at 5:30 in the afternoon over a camp in Gobernador Virasoro, Corrientes, Argentina. The object resembled an inverted dish or narrow-brimmed hat.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 14, citing Clarin, November 2, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6663

Event 41430 (C7BFCF1A)

Date: 10/8/1978
Description: A man was driving with his sleeping wife through Lowton, Greater Manchester, England when at 11:30 p.m. a figure suddenly appeared in his headlights, standing in the middle of a grassy median strip in the center of the highway. The figure was human like but over six feet tall and was wearing a shiny silvery uniform. The figure was also encased in an orange glow. The man drove on but could still see the orange glow in the roadway when he looked back. Earlier in the same area other witnesses had seen a large lighted object with a silvery dome, and reported that three bumps underneath the object descended slowly towards the road.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, case # 763, citing Peter Hough & Stephen Balon in Northern UFO News, issue # 55
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6664

Event 41431 (22C55AC1)

Date: 10/9/1978
Time: ~02:00
Location: ORD, NE
Description: Girl. MLT saucer hovers / 75m altitude. Beams 2 tentacled figure(s) going down. Soil and plant samples.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 246)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13333

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “631”, HatchDesc: “ORD,NE:GIRL:MLT SCR HVRS/75m alt:BEAMS 2 TENTACLED FIGs↓:SOIL+PLANT SAMPLES”, LatLong: “41.605558 -98.927782”, LatLongDMS: “41:36:20 N 98:55:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “75”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 41432 (D46E23D2)

Date: 10/10/1978
Time: 18:00
Location: THIL, FR
Description: Several / ground and air and RADAR / 3 days. 6M ovoid with green halo. Unidentified. [W / Reims Airport].
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13334

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “184”, HatchDesc: “THIL,FR:SVRL/GND+AIR+RDR/3 DAYS:6M OVOID W/GRN HALO:UID:[W/Reims Airport]”, LatLong: “49.305558 3.961111”, LatLongDMS: “49:18:20 N 03:57:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Marne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41433 (672B8BEE)

Date: 10/10/1978
Time: 18:40
Location: AGOURA, CA
Description: Chemical Professor-amateur astronomer / (seen thru) binoculars. Star splits / 2. 1 going [to] east-northeast. 1 faster going ESE.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13335

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “274”, HatchDesc: “AGOURA,CA:CHEM.PROF-AM.ASTRONOMER/BINOCS:STAR SPLITS/2:1 >ENE:1 FASTER >ESE”, LatLong: “34.144446 -118.738895”, LatLongDMS: “34:08:40 N 118:44:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41434 (34AA2C10)

Date: 10/10/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: ASPSLEY, QLD
Description: Taxi almost hits minibus. Hiss. No driver.no wheels. Going quickly [to] fast. / r10p256.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 824)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13336

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ASPSLEY,QLD:TAXI ALMOST HITS MINIBUS:HISS:NO DRIVER.NO WHEELS:>> FAST:/r10p256”, LatLong: “-27.500001 153.133341”, LatLongDMS: “27:30:00 S 153:08:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41435 (6D4A503F)

Date: 10/10/1978
Location: Agoura Hills, California
Description: 6:35 a.m. A chemistry professor in Agoura Hills, California, goes outside to observe Jupiter and sees another bright object to the south of it. It is moving slowly and soon splits into two lights, one brighter than the other. They spread apart and move away at different speeds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another Nocturnal Light That Split Up,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5850

Event 41436 (6DB8461D)

Date: 10/10/1978
Location: Leigh, England
Description: 9:30 p.m. A Mrs. Grime and her two sons, 15 and 21, see a silvery disc ringed by flashing white lights near their home in Leigh, England. They can see three bumps on its underside. It makes a faint humming sound as it moves overhead.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Fake Photographs, Real Sightings,” IUR 11, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1986): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5851

Event 41437 (2A789B81)

Date: 10/12/1978
Location: PESCARA, ITL
Description: Night lights follow fishing boats. 1 flies going up. 2 men dead… holes / faces. / r34p178.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13337

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “PESCARA,ITL:NLTS FOLO FISHING BOATS:1 FLIES ↑:2 MEN DEAD…HOLES/FACES:/r34p178”, LatLong: “42.500002 14.316667”, LatLongDMS: “42:30:00 N 14:19:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PE”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41438 (B7DA03A4)

Date: 10/14/1978
Location: TEGULCIGALPA, HONDURAS
Description: Boomerang UFO swoops over city. All electric power out / 25 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 185)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13338

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Honduras”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “980”, HatchDesc: “TEGULCIGALPA,HONDURAS:BOOMERANG UFO SWOOPS OVER CITY:ALL ELEC POWER OUT/25min”, LatLong: “14.100001 -87.233337”, LatLongDMS: “14:06:00 N 87:14:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TEG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41439 (9EC92524)

Date: 10/14/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: VILLA CARMELA, ARG
Description: Dogs howl. Silvery glowing-ovoid maneuvers over hills. Recent fire there.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 350)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13339

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “610”, HatchDesc: “VILLA CARMELA,ARG:DOGS HOWL:SLVRY GLO-OVOID MNVRS OVR HILLS:recent fire there”, LatLong: “-26.750001 -65.283336”, LatLongDMS: “26:45:00 S 65:17:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TCM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41440 (69174B2E)

Date: 10/14/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: MIRAFLORES, ARG
Description: White-glowing plate-saucer. Fast maneuvers. Stops / seconds. Shoots away. / La Gacata.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 350)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13340

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “538”, HatchDesc: “MIRAFLORES,ARG:WHT-GLO PLATE-SCR:FAST MNVRS:STOPS/secs:SHOOTS AWAY:/La Gacata”, LatLong: “-28.600001 -65.916670”, LatLongDMS: “28:36:00 S 65:55:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CTM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41441 (5C9E5C8D)

Date: 10/14/1978
Time: 00:59:58.0
Location: 41.5230 88.7220
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, presumed. Country: China Yield: 3.4KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1815

Extra Data: LatLong: “41.5230 88.7220”, LatLongDMS: “41:31:23 N 88:43:19 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “China”, NukeMb: “4.90”, NukeSource: “GUPTA-JED”, NukeType: “NUPC”, NukeY: “3.4”

Event 41442 (4A5A7447)

Date: 10/15/1978
Time: 07:30
Location: JARABA, SP
Description: 1 observer. 5M saucer and 2 6’ pseudo-human/entity. 1 pushes rod / ground. Photographs = fog. / r177p134+/ LDLN#196.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 314)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13341

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “JARABA,SP:1 OBS:5M SCR+2 6’PSH:1 PUSHES ROD/GND:FOTOS=FOG:/r177p134+/LDLN#196”, LatLong: “41.205558 -1.888889”, LatLongDMS: “41:12:20 N 01:53:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ZRG”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41443 (AE8AEDC2)

Date: 10/15/1978
Time: 19:40
Location: CAUMONT / DURANCE, FR
Description: Domed disk / 80M altitude going [to] toward(s) 2 / car. Ringed / red lights. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13342

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CAUMONT/DURANCE,FR:DOMED DISK/80M alt > TWRD 2/CAR:RINGED/RED LITES:VANISHES”, LatLong: “43.888891 4.950000”, LatLongDMS: “43:53:20 N 04:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vaucluse”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41444 (CA555A5D)

Date: 10/15/1978
Time: 05:37:00.1
Location: 49.7460 78.1210
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1532

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7460 78.1210”, LatLongDMS: “49:44:46 N 78:07:16 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41445 (21EA5732)

Date: 10/15/1978
Description: At 7:30 a.m. the witness, a 50-year-old important Communist Party politician, was alone in a wooded area in Jaraba, Zaragoza, Spain attempting to photograph some eagle nests, when suddenly all sounds in the area ceased. He then began walking and next heard a weak whistling sound. He started to feel nauseated with a metallic taste in his mouth, and his wristwatch felt hot to the touch. When he turned around, he saw in clearing a 5 meter metallic dome-shaped craft whose perimeter was which surrounded by small antennae like protrusions. Next to the object stood two very tall men, 1.90 meters in height, with blond hair wearing blue-gray outfits and wide belts. One was leaning over a metallic tube apparently stuck on the ground. The other carried a box with a small sphere on top. The one holding the tube motioned to the witness to approach. The man felt a wave of heat as he approached to within 20 meters, so he stopped and frightened, yelled at them. He heard his own voice in a strange, weirdly distorted manner. The two UFOnauts then walked back over to the object and got aboard. The whistling sound now intensified and the witness felt an electric shock on the back of his neck and strange vibrations on the ground. The craft lifted up and flew out of sight while the whistling sound increased. He managed to take a photograph of the object as it departed, and a hole was found in the ground at the scene. UFO investigators found the witness to be well qualified but uncooperative, seeking to avoid publicity.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A2174; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 101, citing Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos & Fernandez Peri, Enciclopedia de Los Encuentros Cercanos con Ovnis
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6872

Event 41446 (B73FEAA8)

Date: 10/15/1978
Description: At 7:40 p.m. in Caumont, Vaucluse department, France a domed disc-shaped object buzzed two witnesses in a car at 80 meters altitude. It had a ring of red lights around its rim. It vanished quickly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6873

Event 41447 (E8D75D3E)

Date: 10/15/1978
Description: On this night a doctor named Rotela and his family were followed by a luminous yellow-orange object about 2 feet in diameter, until their car became bogged down. The ball of light then landed near the Salado River, 30 kilometers from Gobernador Crespo, Santa Fe province, Argentina.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, January 1979, p. 15, citing La Nacion, October 20, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6874

Event 41448 (049AF8D4)

Date: Mid 10/1978
Location: Sublette County, WYOMING
Description: On a ranch 17 miles NW of Daniel Junction, several witnesses watched a white helicopter with a blue bubble fly over the ranch house. The chopper was so low that children were throwing things at it. “Shortly after that” a mutilated cow was discovered on the ranch.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 7 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_180

Event 41449 (CB453B32)

Date: 10/17/1978
Time: 04:59:59.1
Location: 47.8500 48.1200
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-7” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1533

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.8500 48.1200”, LatLongDMS: “47:51:00 N 48:07:12 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “1.04”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-7”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 41450 (EC18D0F6)

Date: 10/17/1978
Time: 14:00:00.2
Location: 63.1850 63.4320
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kraton-1” Yield: 22KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1534

Extra Data: LatLong: “63.1850 63.4320”, LatLongDMS: “63:11:06 N 63:25:55 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.59”, NukeMb: “5.50”, NukeName: “PNE:Kraton-1”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “22”

Event 41451 (0A316E5A)

Date: 10/18/1978
Time: 22:10
Location: OFF HARDYS BAY, NSW
Description: Fish-boat. Hiss and boiling sound. Bright green light going [to] by under sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13343

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off HARDYs BAY,NSW:FISH-BOAT:HISS+BOILING SOUND:BRITE GRN LITE > by UNDER SEA”, LatLong: “-33.000002 151.800007”, LatLongDMS: “33:00:00 S 151:48:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “-1”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41452 (2CCEFCD7)

Date: 10/18/1978
Time: 22:50
Location: MAITLAND BAY, NSW
Description: Hundreds / calls. Cars electro-magnetic effect (EME). Huge silver tube going [to] inland. Pounding vibration.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 382)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13344

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MAITLAND BAY,NSW:100s/CALLS:CARS EME:HUGE SLVR TUBE >INLAND:POUNDING VIBRATION”, LatLong: “-33.000002 151.666674”, LatLongDMS: “33:00:00 S 151:40:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41453 (D2A7C3CA)

Date: 10/19/1978
Time: 20:30
Location: CASILDA, ARG
Description: 2 brilliant plate saucers come and go several X. 1 hovers / police station/depot/facility. Power brownout…
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 350)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13345

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “100”, Elev: “73”, HatchDesc: “CASILDA,ARG:2 BRILL.PLATE SCRS COME+GO SVRL X:1 HVRS/POLICE STN:PWR BROWNOUT…”, LatLong: “-33.044446 -61.166670”, LatLongDMS: “33:02:40 S 61:10:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STF”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41454 (628672CD)

Date: 10/20/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: BLACKTOWN, NSW
Description: Silent silver grey cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / 6 minute(s). Black stripe / side. Shoots going quickly east / same altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13346

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “BLACKTOWN,NSW:SLNT SLVR GRY CGR HVRS/6min:BLK STRIPE/SIDE:SHOOTS>>E/SAME ALT.”, LatLong: “-33.783335 150.933341”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:00 S 150:56:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41455 (B03804F6)

Date: 10/20/1978
Location:
Description: Orionid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_324

Event 41456 (94C08C24)

Date: 10/20/1978
Locations: Plymouth State College; New Hampshire; Interstate 93; Pemigewasset River floodplain; Campton, New Hampshire
Description: Dusk. Kate Chmurny, an archaeologist at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire, watches a triangular object flying at 30 mph northward along Interstate 93 at a height of 100 feet above the Pemigewasset River floodplain in Campton, New Hampshire. It is about 20 feet wide and completely silent, moving by raising and lowering one side. The object has a single bright white light on the underside and rows of red and greenish lights along the edges that reflect against a metallic surface.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Joseph K. Long, “Letter,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 4, no. 2 (April/May 1983): 5–8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5852

Event 41457 (2FE42CFF)

Date: 10/21/1978
Description: Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report: Fredrick Valentich vanished while reporting a UFO playing cat and mouse with his airplane which was a Cessna 182L. It’s hovering above me… it’s got a greenlight and sort of metallic (like) it’s all shiny (on) the outside… it’s hovering and it’s Airplane not an aircraft… (end of transmission…pilot presumed dead).
Type: ufo encounter
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p461-463, B1-F p298)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_704

Event 41458 (5F0805A3)

Date: 10/21/1978
Location: flying over the Bass Strait from Melbourne to King Island, roughly 125 miles from the Australian state of Victoria
Description: “44 Years Ago Today A Cessna 182 Disappeared Inflight Over Australia’s Bass Strait”, by Mark Finlay: Frederick Valentich, a 20-year-old pilot, disappeared over the Bass Strait while flying from Melbourne to King Island in a rented Cessna 182 aircraft with the registration VH-DSJ. Valentich had training in aviation and held qualifications for night flying. He reported to air traffic control that he was being followed by an unidentified aircraft with bright lights before losing all radio contact. Investigators speculated that spatial disorientation due to an illusion of the tilted horizon caused his disappearance. His case remains one of the notable unsolved mysteries involving UFOs and aviation.
Type: ufo sighting
Type: disappearance
Reference: Simple Flying
Reference: archive.ph
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_993

Event 41459 (81DF2C5C)

Date: 10/21/1978
Location: AUSTRALIA, King Island, Bass Strait
Description: (Translated from French) Valentich Incident. Late in the afternoon, Frederick Valentich took off from Melbourne in his “Cessna 182”. He was headed for King Island. He was 20 years old and relatively inexperienced for a night flight. At around 7:06 PM, Frederick Valentich called Melbourne Flight Service (M.F.S.). The radio contact lasted 6 minutes before being dramatically interrupted. The conversation was completely recorded and widely reproduced in the Australian press: Frederick Valentich: It seems to be a large aircraft below 5000 feet… M.F.S.: What type of aircraft is it? F.V.: I can’t confirm. It has four bright lights, which seem to be landing lights. The aircraft is just passing over me now. M.F.S.: Can you confirm that it is a large aircraft? F.V.: Affirmative. Given the speed it is flying, could it be a R.A.A.F. aircraft? (Royal Austrian Air Force). M.F.S.: Negative. Can you confirm that you cannot identify the aircraft? F.V.: Affirmative… (then three minutes later)… The aircraft! It’s not an aircraft, it’s… (transmission cut off) M.F.S.: Can you describe the aircraft? F.V.: It just passed over me. It has an elongated shape. I can’t make out any more…it’s coming straight towards me now…it seems to be stationary now…I’m orbiting it and it’s orbiting me…it has a green light and a sort of metallic light outside… Wow! It’s vanished!.. Do you know what kind of aircraft I’ve observed? Is it a military aircraft? M.F.S.: There is no military activity in this area. F.V.: (7:12 PM) My engine is starting to run rough and cough. M.F.S.: What are you going to do? F.V.: I’m going to continue towards King Island…the unknown aircraft is still hovering above me… M.F.S.: Identify it!.. (Then a long metallic sound is heard, for 17 seconds, and contact with Frederick Valentich’s plane is definitively lost.) No trace, no debris of the aircraft were found. (CSISOP report; Charles GARREAU: “The Pilots Testify: UFOs are Among Us” Article in Historia No. 421 - Dec. 81 p. 105) Frederick Valentich, at the controls of his Cessna, radioed the presence of an “aircraft” above him, which then approached and circled around him. Valentich was unable to identify the object. His own engine began to show signs of failure. All contact was then lost with the aircraft and its pilot, of whom no trace was found. Voluntary disappearance? Accident caused by the pilot’s disorientation?
Reference: Science and Life, special edition: 50 years of UFO, Atlas of Unsolved Cases, p. 60 to 63
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3021

Event 41460 (DCF17F89)

Date: 10/21/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Frederik Valentich takes off from Moorabbin (Melbourne, Australia) for King Island (Bass Strait, Australia). (6:19 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2816

Event 41461 (82F1ECA7)

Date: 10/21/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Frederik Valentich calls Melbourne ground control to report an unidentified aircraft flying around him. The communication is interrupted. (19:06)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2817

Event 41462 (C1CF05EC)

Date: 10/21/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The search to find Frederik Valentich’s aircraft begins and will last a week, without success. (7:28 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2818

Event 41463 (8EC9C852)

Date: 10/21/1978
Time: 14:00
Location: CURRIE, TASMANIA
Description: Round silver-white object exits clouds / 10 minute(s). Stops and reverses course.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13347

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “CURRIE,TASMANIA:ROUND SLVR-WHT OBJ EXITS CLOUDS/10min:STOPS+REVERSES COURSE”, LatLong: “-39.983335 143.883340”, LatLongDMS: “39:59:00 S 143:53:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41464 (32E18747)

Date: 10/21/1978
Time: 15:00
Location: DAYTON, OH
Description: Observer(s) = Miller. Silver ball crosses contrails. Turns white. Then grey. Rises going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 259)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13348

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “DAYTON,OH:OBS=MILLER:SLVR BALL CROSSES CONTRAILS:TURNS WHT:THEN GRY:RISES ↑”, LatLong: “39.750002 -84.183337”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:00 N 84:11:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41465 (8BD73452)

Date: 10/21/1978
Time: 18:50
Location: NEAR CAPE OTWAY, VCT
Description: 5 photographs show UFO rise / sea. Joins 2nd object. Many UFO’s 1200-2330h.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: The MELBOURNE EPISODE; LDA Press 1990. (Index 159)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13349

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by obs

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erver(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “nr CAPE OTWAY,VCT:5 FOTOS SHOW UFO RISE/SEA:JOINS 2nd OBJ:MANY UFOS 1200-2330h”, LatLong: “-38.761113 143.466674”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:40 S 143:28:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41466 (19FB4E46)

Date: 10/21/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: NEAR CAPE OTWAY, AUS
Description: Pilot radios UFO doing stunts. Plane and pilot vanish. / LDLN#182.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: The MELBOURNE EPISODE; LDA Press 1990. (Index 1)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13350

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “nr CAPE OTWAY,AUS:PILOT RDOS UFO DOING STUNTS:PLANE+PILOT VANISH:/LDLN#182”, LatLong: “-39.000002 145.000007”, LatLongDMS: “39:00:00 S 145:00:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41467 (0CAFD0FF)

Date: 10/21/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: WARRNAMBOOL, VCT, AUSTR
Description: 2 observer(s). Vibrant bright night light hovers / minutes. Jumps going quickly southeast. Stays. Shoots going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13351

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “WARRNAMBOOL,VCT,AUSTR:2 OBS:VBRITE NLT HVRS/minutes:JUMPS>>SE:STAYS:SHOOTS>>S”, LatLong: “-38.333335 142.466673”, LatLongDMS: “38:20:00 S 142:28:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41468 (1D433723)

Date: 10/21/1978
Location: Bass Strait, AU
Description: Famous “Valentich” Cessna 182 case (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 781021
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5033

Event 41469 (60171342)

Date: 10/21/1978
Location: Bass Strait, Australia
Description: Cessna pilot Frederick Valentich aerial encounter with elongated object, plane and pilot disappeared
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_325

Event 41470 (BA51D393)

Date: 10/21/1978
Locations: Moorabbin, Victoria; King Island; Flinders Island; Crayfish Bay, Cape Otway, Victoria
Description: 7:06 p.m. Australian pilot Frederick Valentich, 20, is on a 145-mile training flight in a Cessna 182L light aircraft over Bass Strait between Moorabbin, Victoria, and King Island. He radios Melbourne air traffic control to report that an unidentified aircraft is following him at 4,500 feet. He is told there is no known traffic at that level. Valentich can see a large, unknown aircraft that appears to be illuminated by four bright landing lights. He is unable to confirm its type but says it has passed about 1,000 feet overhead and is moving at high speed. Then he says the aircraft is approaching him from the east, thinking that the other pilot might be purposely toying with him. The other aircraft is “orbiting” above him. It has a shiny metal surface and a green light on it. Then he begins experiencing engine problems. Asked to identify the aircraft, Valentich radios, “It’s not an aircraft.” His transmission is then interrupted by unidentified noise described as being “metallic, scraping sounds” before all contact is lost. A sea and air search is undertaken that includes oceangoing ship traffic, an RAAF Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, plus eight civilian aircraft. The search encompasses more than 1,000 square miles. Search efforts cease on October 25 without result. A Department of Transport investigation into the disappearance is unable to determine the cause, but it is “presumed fatal” for Valentich. In 1983, an engine cowl flap is found washed ashore on Flinders Island. In July 1983, the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation asks the Royal Australian Navy Research Laboratory about the likelihood that the cowl flap might have traveled to its final position from the area where the aircraft disappeared. The bureau notes that “the part has been identified as having come from a Cessna 182 aircraft between a certain range of serial numbers.” which includes Valentich’s aircraft. At least 15 other UFOs are reported between midday and 9:00 p.m., six in Victoria, one on King Island, and others further away. Roy Manifold, vacationing at Crayfish Bay, Cape Otway, Victoria, inadvertently takes two photos of peculiar black objects just 20 minutes before Valentich reported his sighting.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Disappearance of Frederick Valentich”; “Fred Valentich: The Missing Australian Pilot,” IUR 3, no. 12 (December 1978): 2–10; Bill Chalker, “The Missing Cessna and the UFO,” Flying Saucer Review 24, no. 5 (March 1979): 3–5; Bill Chalker, “Vanished? The Valentich Affair Re-examined,” Flying Saucer Review 30, no. 2 (December 1984): 6–12; Richard F. Haines, Melbourne Episode: Case Study of a Missing Pilot, L.D.A. Press, 1987; Keith Basterfield, Vladimir Godic, and Pony Godic, “Australian Ufology: A Review,” JUFOS 2 (1990): 31–32; Good Above, pp. 175–182, 461–463; ClearIntent, pp. 93–96; UFOEv II 138–140; Kean, pp. 54–58; Richard F. Haines and Paul Norman, “Valentich Disappearance: New Evidence and a New Conclusion,” Journal of Scientific Exploration 14, no. 1 (2000): 19–33; Clark III 1208–1212
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5853

Event 41471 (8443FD50)

Date: 10/22/1978
Time: 16:30
Location: NAPOLI, ITL
Description: Observatory director. Very luminous spindle east going quickly west in clear sky. Night lights later.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13352

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “NAPOLI,ITL:OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR:VERY LUMN.SPINDLE E>>W IN CLEAR SKY:NLTS LATER”, LatLong: “40.816669 14.233334”, LatLongDMS: “40:49:00 N 14:14:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41472 (A8B1210D)

Date: 10/22/1978
Description: The Minister of Agriculture and several other dignitaries saw a flying object hover for several minutes over the city of Arequito, Santa Fe, Argentina on this night. The object had segmented orange luminosities glowing from compartments or portholes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 14, 1979, citing La Nacion, October 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7030

Event 41473 (8E70B728)

Date: 10/23/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: OFF CUPRA MARITIMMA, IT
Description: 2 / boat. 20cm sphere/orb/globe going [to] 30M over sea. Dark ovoid / surface beneath.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13353

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “off CUPRA MARITIMMA,IT:2/BOAT:20cm ORB > 30M OVR SEA:DRK OVOID/SURFACE BENEATH”, LatLong: “43.016669 13.883334”, LatLongDMS: “43:01:00 N 13:53:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41474 (BDC161F2)

Date: 10/23/1978
Time: 20:40
Location: LINTIAO AB, GANSU, CH
Description: Hundreds / Air Force men. 1km long box / 7km over outdoor movie. / LDLN#218.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13354

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “LINTIAO AB,GANSU,CH:100s/AF MEN:1km LONG BOX/7km OVR OUTDOOR MOVIE:/LDLN#218”, LatLong: “35.355557 103.877783”, LatLongDMS: “35:21:20 N 103:52:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GNS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41475 (03F3E1FB)

Date: 10/23/1978
Location: Kansu Province, China
Description: At an open-air motion picture film showing, several Chinese Air Force pilots sighted a large, bright rectangular object at an estimated 21,000-foot altitude. They watched it for two to three minutes. They said it carried intensely bright lights. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5034

Event 41476 (9130FDEC)

Date: 10/23/1978
Location: Leicestershire, England
Description: 6:30–8:30 p.m. Some 200 people involved in 67 sighting reports watch a lighted delta-shaped UFO over Leicestershire, England.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Throwing a Light on UFO,” Leicester (UK) Mercury, December 2, 1985, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 199 (February 1986): 12; Marler 103, 120
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5854

Event 41477 (A371CBA4)

Date: 10/23/1978
Location: Lintao Air Base, Gansu province, China
Description: 10:04 p.m. Chinese Air Force pilots are attending an outdoor film screening at Lintao Air Base, Gansu province, China, when an elongated object with two searchlights and a glowing tail appears in the sky moving to the west. Chinese Air Force pilot Zhou Qingtong says it is large and close to the ground. They watch it for 2–3 minutes as it circles above them. A report in the CIA files indicates it is flying at 20,000 feet, varying from witness reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Report from China,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 2 (February 1981): 5; “A Close Encounter with Unpleasant Consequences,” Flying Saucer Review 28, no. 4 (March 1983): 25; Good Above, pp. 213–214; Wendelle Stevens and Paul Dong, UFOs over Modern China, UFO Photo Archives, 1983, pp. 119–120
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5855

Event 41478 (AC01D9CA)

Date: 10/23/1978
Description: At an open-air motion picture film showing in Kansu Province in China, several Chinese Air Force pilots sighted a large, bright rectangular object at an estimated 21,000-foot altitude. They watched it for two to three minutes. They said it carried intensely bright lights.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: FSR, March 1983, p. 24
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7053

Event 41479 (E42CDA92)

Date: 10/23/1978
Description: Two photographs were taken at night of an object shaped like a “priest’s hat” in Pescara, Italy. It had a very brilliant center with crab-colored edges.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7054

Event 41480 (ADFCFFFE)

Date: 10/24/1978
Time: 07:20
Location: NEAR HUTCHINSON, WV
Description: 1 / car / I79. Cylinder/cylindrical object with dome / 1 end. Light / other end. Tilts to see bridge.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 133)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13355

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “245”, HatchDesc: “nr HUTCHINSON,WV:1/CAR/I79:CYL W/DOME/1 END:LITE/OTHER END:TILTS TO SEE BRIDGE”, LatLong: “37.988891 -81.900004”, LatLongDMS: “37:59:20 N 81:54:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41481 (6D508BB6)

Date: 10/24/1978
Time: 09:00
Location: OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL
Description: 2 / boat. 20M dark object emerges and hovers / 30 second(s). Dives going down / 20M depth.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13356

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “off GROTTAMARE,ITL:2/BOAT:20M DRK OBJ EMERGES+HVRS/30 sec:DIVES ↓/20M depth”, LatLong: “43.000002 13.900001”, LatLongDMS: “43:00:00 N 13:54:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41482 (5CA9F758)

Date: 10/24/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: NEAR COMPIGNY, FR
Description: 1 / car. 4M sphere/orb/globe hovers low by phone lines. Intense cold felt. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13357

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr COMPIGNY,FR:1/CAR:4M ORB HVRS LO BY PHONE LINES:INTENSE COLD FELT:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “48.366669 3.266667”, LatLongDMS: “48:22:00 N 03:16:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “YNN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41483 (CE679CD3)

Date: 10/24/1978
Description: Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. two fishermen in a boat in Grottammare, Marche, Italy saw a 20 meter long, dark object emerge from the Adriatic Sea and hover for 30 seconds. It then dove back down to a depth of 20 meters.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allen Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 17; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12895; Lumieres dans la Nuit, October 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7093

Event 41484 (098B2C80)

Date: 10/24/1978
Description: At 7:45 p.m. a witness driving in a car had a close encounter with physiological effects with a four-meter in diameter orb that was hovering low by some telephone lines in Compigny, Yonne, France. The driver felt an intense cold in the presence of the UFO, which shot up vertically after a couple of minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 12895; Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1979, issue 191
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7094

Event 41485 (A7783969)

Date: 10/25/1978
Time: 17:50
Location: TAGLIACOZZO, ITL
Description: 1 observer. 3M saucer / ground. 6 small humanoids (or Greys) inside with Pope-hats. Samples? / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 153)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13358

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “TAGLIACOZZO,ITL:1 OBS:3M SCR/GND:6 OIDS INSIDE W/POPE-HATS:SAMPLES?:/IUR V4#3”, LatLong: “42.066669 13.216667”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:00 N 13:13:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aquila”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41486 (483301A8)

Date: 10/25/1978
Location: Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi, Italy
Description: A 51-year-old farmer name Giovanni was searching for a stray cow in the hills near his home when he came to an open field and spotted a large light brown object shaped like a shoeshine box on the ground. Lighted windows surrounded the craft. He approached to within three feet and saw six to seven humanoid beings inside. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5035

Event 41487 (EC740D6E)

Date: 10/25/1978
Location: San Donato di Tagliacozzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Description: 5:00 a.m. Giuseppe di Giovanni, a 51-year-old farmer, is in search of a stray cow in the hills of San Donato di Tagliacozzo, Abruzzo, Italy, when he comes to an open field and spots a large light-brown object shaped like a shoeshine box on the ground. Lighted windows surround the craft. He approaches to within 3 feet and sees 6–7 humanoid beings inside. They are small and humanlike, both male and female. The women are blonde and have beautiful pink skin. They smile at him. The men are uglier, have darker skin, and appear elderly. They ignore him. Frightened, he runs behind a bush. When he looks out again, the object is gone.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 17–18; 1Pinotti 238–239
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5856

Event 41488 (0A4B53AD)

Date: 10/25/1978
Location: US
Description: The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act creates a “secret federal court” (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) for issuing wiretap warrants in national security cases. This is in response to findings from the Watergate break-in, which allegedly uncovers a history of presidential operations that has used surveillance on domestic and foreign political organizations.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5857

Event 41489 (1F6F07DC)

Date: 10/25/1978
Description: Around five o’clock in the morning a 51-year-old farmer name Giovanni was searching for a stray cow in the hills near his home in Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi, Italy when he came to an open field and spotted a large light brown object shaped like a shoeshine box on the ground. Lighted windows surrounded the craft. He approached to within three feet and saw six to seven humanoid beings inside. These were described as small and human like, both male and female. The women were blonde and had beautiful pink skin and smiled at him. The men were uglier, had darker skin and appeared elderly, and they ignored him.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Roberto Pinotti, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 17
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7130

Event 41490 (E0A16080)

Date: 10/25/1978
Description: Later that night in a factory in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza province, Argentina two night-shift workers were surprised by a short dwarfish being (0.75 meters tall), who hopped on one leg and operated a complicated looking machine that levitated the workers and left them floating in midair when it vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, January 1979, p. 15, citing La Razon, October 26, 1978; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1982, also citing La Razon
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7131

Event 41491 (1E460F47)

Date: 10/26/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: CLARENVILLE, NFLD
Description: Cop / (seen thru) binoculars and more/others. Ovoid / 1km altitude. Large triangular fin / top. 20-day wave…
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 116)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13359

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: "CLARENVILLE,NFLD:COP/BINOCS++:OVOID/1km alt:LRG TRNGLR FIN/TOP:20-DAY WAVE… ", LatLong: “48.166669 -54.000003”, LatLongDMS: “48:10:00 N 54:00:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41492 (10C14E7C)

Date: 10/26/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: BADIA TEBALDA, ITL
Description: 10M circle / light lands / hills. Beams going up. 2nd identical object going down [to] and joins.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13360

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “BADIA TEBALDA,ITL:10M CCL/LITE LANDS/HILLS:BEAMS ↑:2nd IDENTICAL OBJ ↓+JOINS”, LatLong: “43.700002 12.183334”, LatLongDMS: “43:42:00 N 12:11:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ARZ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41493 (C5FA7660)

Date: 10/26/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: REMOULINS, FR
Description: Car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Driver electrified. Glowing-ovoid over roadside. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13361

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “REMOULINS,FR:CAR/EMEs:DRIVER ELECTRIFIED:GLOW-OVOID OVR ROADSIDE:VANISHES”, LatLong: “43.938891 4.572222”, LatLongDMS: “43:56:20 N 04:34:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gard”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41494 (9820A270)

Date: 10/26/1978
Locations: Random Island; Clarenville, Newfoundland
Description: Night. RCMP Constable James Blackwood receives a report about a UFO hovering above Random Island across from Clarenville, Newfoundland. He heads down to the waterfront and sees an object about 200 feet above the sound. He observes it for nearly two hours with binoculars and a high-powered scope. It is soundless, oval, and has a fin on its tail. When Blackwood flashes the lightbar on his cruiser, the object mimics it by flashing some lights of its own.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “ICYMI: Story of UFO Sighting in Newfoundland Town Is in Mint Condition,” Saltwire, October 8, 2020
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5858

Event 41495 (F5B96EDB)

Date: 10/26/1978
Description: In Remoulins, Gard department, France a four-meter wide ball of light hovered low by some telephone lines at 11:45 p.m. The witness in a car felt intense cold. The object shot straight up when it left.
Reference: Johnson
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7158

Event 41496 (95E72D90)

Date: 10/27/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Falcone (Principality of Piombino, Italy), 2 fishermen see a luminous bell-shaped object emerge from the sea with a metallic sound and fly away 50 m from them. (October 27th, 6:40 PM)
Reference: Cappa and Winter 1979 > Haines and Vallée 1989
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2819

Event 41497 (4DEB0E6C)

Date: 10/27/1978
Location: TEGULCIGALPA, HONDURAS
Description: Octopus-shape over city. Immediate power outage. No further details [in].
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 185)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13362

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Honduras”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “70”, Elev: “980”, HatchDesc: “TEGULCIGALPA,HONDURAS:OCTOPUS-SHAPE OVER CITY:IMMEDIATE POWER OUTAGE:nfd”, LatLong: “14.116667 -87.233337”, LatLongDMS: “14:07:00 N 87:14:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TEG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41498 (0FFD54F2)

Date: 10/27/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: SMITHFIELD, NSW
Description: Dogs bark. Huge cylinder/cigar-shape and 4 ovoids throwing sparks. Cylinder/cigar-shape “shudders”.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13363

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “SMITHFIELD,NSW:DOGS BARK:HUGE CGR+4 OVOIDS THROWING SPARKS:CGR “SHUDDERS””, LatLong: “-33.866668 150.950007”, LatLongDMS: “33:52:00 S 150:57:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41499 (23B96586)

Date: 10/27/1978
Time: 13:00
Location: OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL
Description: 2 / boat. Big dark object going [to] over sea / low altitude. Large waves. / r39p120.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13364

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “off GROTTAMARE,ITL:2/BOAT:BIG DARK OBJ > OVR SEA/lo alt:LARGE WAVES:/r39p120”, LatLong: “42.983335 13.916667”, LatLongDMS: “42:59:00 N 13:55:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41500 (639BFC7B)

Date: 10/27/1978
Time: 18:40
Location: NEAR PIOMBINO, ITL
Description: 2 observer(s). Metallic dome going west over sea. Turns going south. Stops. Metallic noise. / r12p211.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13365

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “nr PIOMBINO,ITL:2 OBS:MTLC DOME > W ovr SEA:TURNS >S:STOPS:MTLC NOISE:/r12p211”, LatLong: “42.733335 10.500001”, LatLongDMS: “42:44:00 N 10:30:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LVR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41501 (D4E15A13)

Date: 10/27/1978
Description: On or about this date two musicians, members of an orchestra, discovered the remains of two small beings (0.17 m tall), hanging from a tree branch on a beach in Posorja Beach, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, January 1979, p. 15, citing Cronica, October 27, 1978; Xenolog, March 1979, p. 20
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7202

Event 41502 (C7547283)

Date: 10/28/1978
Locations: Warrington, England; Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station
Description: 10:45 p.m. Joyce Blackburn is putting out milk bottles on the step of her bungalow on the south side of Warrington, England. She sees a strange light hovering above the Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station. Her husband and two children also watch the UFO until it starts pulsating and moving away. Its glow is so bright that their eyes hurt in looking at it through binoculars. It vanishes, then reappears heading toward them at an angle. They can see it is a disc with a dome on top, tilted slightly toward them. As it passes over their heads, they hear a faint humming noise and can see three orange bumps in a triangular formation on its underside. It moves away to the northeast toward another power station. Total duration is 7 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Fake Photographs, Real Sightings,” IUR 11, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1986): 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5859

Event 41503 (9715BEF3)

Date: 10/29/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: HEATHCOTE-MENAI, NSW
Description: Large saucer / portholes near Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) reactor. 2 beams going down. Figure? / r10p256.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 824)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13366

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, NUC: Nuclear facility related, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “HEATHCOTE-MENAI,NSW:LRG SCR/PORTHOLES nr AEC REACTOR:2 BEAMS ↓:FIG?:/r10p256”, LatLong: “-34.066668 151.016674”, LatLongDMS: “34:04:00 S 151:01:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41504 (D7D0EFCF)

Date: 10/29/1978
Location: Woolston, England
Description: 11:15 p.m. Janet Fletcher is stopped at a traffic light in Woolston, England, when she gets static on her radio for a few seconds. She sees a bell-shaped object to the east hovering above a rail line. It has a bright light on top and rings of light circling the base, which has three glowing inset lights or bumps. After 30 seconds, it tilts at an angle and begins to move away, apparently descending. She moves forward when the light changes, but she does not see it again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Fake Photographs, Real Sightings,” IUR 11, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1986): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5860

Event 41505 (BB61335E)

Date: 10/29/1978
Description: At 11:15 p.m. in Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, England a bell-shaped UFO with a bright light on top caused car radio interference in a vehicle being driven near some railway tracks by Ms. J. Fletcher, a woman in her twenties. The UFO had rings of light circling its base, and three bumps on the bottom. It hovered, tilted at an angle, descended, and moved away to the north.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jenny Randles, International UFO Reporter, November 1986, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7283

Event 41506 (46967719)

Date: 10/30/1978
Time: 13:00?
Location: TOBALABA, CHL
Description: Pilot photographs and Air Traffic Controllers. Round silver object circles airfield. 2nd object going quickly south. / r41p350.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13367

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “580”, HatchDesc: “TOBALABA,CHL:PILOT FOTOS+ATCS:RND SLVR OBJ CCLS AIRFIELD:2nd OBJ.>>S:/r41p350”, LatLong: “-33.450002 -70.550003”, LatLongDMS: “33:27:00 S 70:33:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41507 (38CB0ABC)

Date: 10/30/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: TOGLIATTI, RUSSIA
Description: Luminous crooked band / multicolor light. Thousands / MPH. Changes shapes. Melts.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 315)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13368

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “TOGLIATTI,RUSS:LUMn.CROOKED BAND/MULTICLR LITE:1000s/MPH:CHANGES SHAPES:MELTS”, LatLong: “53.500003 49.500002”, LatLongDMS: “53:30:00 N 49:30:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SAM”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41508 (85D72A94)

Date: 10/30/1978 (approximate)
Time: 21:00
Location: EAST / VINA, CA
Description: 2 bell shapes maneuver / mountain valleys. Box and antennas / top. Pulses over power lines.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 951)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13369

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “80”, HatchDesc: “E/VINA,CA:2 BELL SHAPES MNVR/MTN VALLEYS:BOX+ANTENNAS/TOP:PULSES OVR PWR LINES”, LatLong: “39.933335 -122.000006”, LatLongDMS: “39:56:00 N 122:00:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41509 (7C60B07B)

Date: 10/30/1978
Location: Carmo Da Cachoeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description: Some men were traveling by Jeep on their way to a local farm when suddenly an unknown force halted the vehicle in its tracks, then pulled it backwards into the mud on the side of the road. The UFO flew over them at very low altitude and then descended to hover a few meters away from the witnesses. The light from the object was so bright that it temporarily blinded the three young people. The older man nearly fainted from fright. After awhile they began to hear what seemed to be human voices coming from the object, but the voices spoke in an unknown language. The terrified witnesses began screaming for help because they began to feel a bizarre effect: all three felt as if they were “floating.” (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5037

Event 41510 (4D566121)

Date: 10/30/1978
Location: Santiago, Chile
Description: Pilots, ATC’s rep object near airport (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5040

Event 41511 (3923FFD0)

Date: 10/30/1978
Location: Tobalaba Airfield, Santiago, Chile
Description: Pilots and air traffic controllers saw shiny objects, one sped away, circled, maneuvered, descended in distance
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_326

Event 41512 (0134E283)

Date: 10/30/1978
Location: Sherman, Texas
Description: 6:30 p.m. Two teenagers see a triangular UFO over a field in Sherman, Texas. The object shoots a blue light at the witnesses, temporarily blinding them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Sherman Youth ‘Sights’ UFO,” Denison (Tex.) Herald, October 31, 1978, via UFO Newsclipping Service, no. 114 (January 1979): 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5861

Event 41513 (F18672DA)

Date: 10/30/1978
Description: At 9:30 p.m. Sebastiana Francelina de Jesus, his older brother, and a younger cousin were traveling by Jeep on their way to a local farm in Carmo Da Cachoeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil when suddenly an unknown force halted the vehicle in its tracks, then pulled it backwards into the mud on the side of the road. All this occurred while a torrential rain was falling. The Jeep was hopelessly mired in the mud. As the three witnesses attempted to dislodge it a very large object emitting an intense rotating light suddenly appeared. The UFO flew over them at very low altitude and then descended to hover a few meters away from the witnesses. The light from the object was so bright that it temporarily blinded the three young people. The older man nearly fainted from fright.

Two bright rotating beams of light illuminated the area around them and the interior of the Jeep. They could also hear a steady droning noise coming from the object. After awhile they began to hear what seemed to be human voices coming from the object, but the voices spoke in an unknown language. The terrified witnesses began screaming for help because they began to feel a bizarre effect: all three felt as if they were “floating.” They also described the feeling like “they were growing in size.” Finally the UFO began to move away, throwing numerous rocks and debris up into the air. As it sped away from view a small spherical orange-yellow light followed the craft. The witnesses then felt their environment return to normal.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Ubirajara Franco Rodrigues
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7312

Event 41514 (78862EC0)

Date: 10/31/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: CATALINA, NFLD
Description: 4 observer(s). Ovoid hovers 600M over harbor / 15 minute(s). Then shoots straight quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 117)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13370

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “CATALINA,NFLD:4 OBS:OVOID HVRS 600M OVR HARBOR/15min:THEN SHOOTS STRAIGHT ↑↑”, LatLong: “48.533336 -53.100003”, LatLongDMS: “48:32:00 N 53:06:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41515 (374BA625)

Date: 10/31/1978
Time: 18:20
Location: ACQUAVIVA PICINA, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). Red luminous/glowing disk going down [to] slow and submerges / sea. Power outage.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13371

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “70”, HatchDesc: “ACQUAVIVA PICINA,ITL:SVRL OBS:RED LUMn DISK ↓ SLOW+SUBMERGES/SEA:POWER OUTAGE”, LatLong: “42.933335 13.800001”, LatLongDMS: “42:56:00 N 13:48:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41516 (9A4C0DC2)

Date: 10/31/1978
Time: 04:17:00.2
Location: 49.8030 78.0990
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1535

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8030 78.0990”, LatLongDMS: “49:48:11 N 78:05:56 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41517 (DA99254C)

Date: 10/31/1978
Description: A group of ten youngsters were sitting around chatting in a field in Loose Valley, near Maidstone, Kent, England at around midnight. After about 45 minutes of talk a boy named Will leapt to his feet and began slapping his head, saying that there was a bee in his hair. He looked absolutely terrified. A girl named Dorothy and another witness then saw a tall, thin figure wearing a hat, “dancing” behind him. Will said later that it was as if a terrifically loud buzzing was coming up through the top of his head. However, only one other person present, Rachel, heard any buzzing. Partially satisfied that they had stumbled on a bee’s nest they moved a distance away. As they moved Dorothy and Will saw a ring outlined in the grass that enclosed where they had been sitting. Eventually it started to rain, so the group headed for Rachel’s house. As they left one of the young men turned around and saw the same thin black figure walk across the opening between some trees to where they had been sitting.

Later, while sitting in Rachel’s bedroom, one of the young men looked at Will and saw an amorphous black blob drop out of his hair onto the bed. He was the only one who saw this. A few seconds later a black shape started whizzing around the room. The main movement was from bottom left to top right and getting larger during its flight. This created a great fright among those present. Altogether four witnessed this strange phenomenon. Later on the girls slept in a room together, and Rachel and Dorothy again saw a black blob in the curtains during the night. Upon awakening, one of the young men saw the thin black figure silhouetted against some wardrobe doors.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Fortean Times Magazine On-line
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7343

Event 41518 (5F47BC3F)

Date: 11/1978
Location: CHINA, Zhangyixian (Gansu)
Description: (Translated from French) …7:30 pm, I was walking near the East Gate (…) and I saw in the sky a luminous flying object with three tails. It was quite cold that evening and there were few passers-by (…) I saw in the sky 400 m away from me an object bigger than a bowl. It was dragging three tails behind it, like a Chinese kite. It was flying slowly towards the west. In this huge object, I noticed something like a big electric bulb that was turning on and off alternately, throwing out a yellow light. The three tails were white and each measured about 3 m: they were waving in the air behind the main body in motion. At first I thought it was a real kite with a lantern, but in winter nobody practices this sport [note from vog: no exception to the rule, really?] (November 1978)
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 134
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3024

Event 41519 (3944E1A2)

Date: 11/1978
Time: 17:00
Location: MILANO, ITL
Description: 2 boys. Black Havana-cylinder/cigar-shape going [to] 15M over trees. Lights / ends and 6-7 portholes.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13372

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “122”, HatchDesc: “MILANO,ITL:2 BOYS:BLK HAVANA-CGR > 15M OVR TREES:LITES/ENDS+6-7 PORTHOLES”, LatLong: “45.483336 9.183334”, LatLongDMS: “45:29:00 N 09:11:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lombardy”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41520 (FBF53AE2)

Date: 11/1978 (approximate)
Time: 18:30
Location: DAYU CO, JIANXI, CH
Description: 4+observer(s). Luminous/glowing round gong with halo leaves (something behind) bright trail. Low and silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 124)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13373

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DAYU co,JIANXI,CH:4+OBS:LUMn ROUND GONG W/HALO LVS BRITE TRAIL:LO+SLNT:”, LatLong: “25.400001 114.316672”, LatLongDMS: “25:24:00 N 114:19:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Jianxi”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41521 (7150D608)

Date: 11/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: QITAI CO, SINKIANG, CH
Description: Many / outdoor movie. Ball-dumbell changes shape west going east overhead.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 123)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13374

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “QITAI co,SINKIANG,CH:MANY/OUTDOOR MOVIE:BALL-DUMBELL CHANGES SHAPE W>E OVHD”, LatLong: “44.000002 89.666671”, LatLongDMS: “44:00:00 N 89:40:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “XNJ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41522 (6EC8056B)

Date: 11/1978 (approximate)
Time: ~21:00
Location: XIANYANG, CH
Description: Several observer(s). Washpan-saucer. Orange flame fans out / 1 side. Rotates counterclockwise / 0.1 hz.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 124)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13375

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “XIANYANG,CH:SVRL OBS:WASHPAN-SCR:ORG FLAME FANS OUT/1 SIDE:ROTATES CCW/0.1 hz”, LatLong: “34.750002 108.916672”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 108:55:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SAA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41523 (A51FB8D0)

Date: 11/1978
Locations: Moscow University in Russia; Sternberg State Astronomical Institute in Moscow
Description: A new civilian UFO “initiative group” holds its inaugural seminar at Moscow University in Russia. It is directed by former navy officer and ufologist Vladimir G. Azhazha with the assistance of Nikita A. Schnee. Launched under the auspices of the A. S. Popov Scientific and Technical Society for Radio, Electronics, and Television, the group calls itself BPVTS for short. Members include Lev M. Gindilis of the Sternberg State Astronomical Institute in Moscow, Vice Admiral M. M. Krylov, space technician Y. G. Nazarov, and cosmonaut Yevgeny Khrunov. At the seminar, some individuals storm into the auditorium and disrupt the meeting; university officials ask the group to leave. Schnee claims that Felix Ziegel is responsible for the disruption in order to thwart the activities of civilian researchers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nikita A. Schnee, “Ufology in the USSR,” Flying Saucer Review 27, no. 1 (June 1981): 8–10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5862

Event 41524 (BF3425E7)

Date: 11/1/1978
Locations: Tonopah Test Range; Nevada
Description: The Air Force decides to produce an F-117A stealth fighter based on the mostly successful tests of Have Blue aircraft at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. The contract goes to Lockheed’s Skunk Works.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Lockheed F- 117 Nighthawk”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5863

Event 41525 (C5CCB36A)

Date: 11/1/1978
Location: Irlam, Greater Manchester, England
Description: 7:45 p.m. Jenny Randles’s father is getting static on his VHF radio channel at their home in Irlam, Greater Manchester, England. Shortly afterward, they both hear a loud roar. She looks out the window and sees a row of four white lights that drift slowly past from west to east. An hour later, Randles goes outside and talks to 9 children who have been playing outside. They have seen the object too. It is diamond shaped and framed by lights that do not flash. Some report three lights or bumps on the underside.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “Fake Photographs, Real Sightings,” IUR 11, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1986): 9–10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5864

Event 41526 (C5A0FFC4)

Date: 11/1/1978
Description: Two men in their late twenties, Harmon and D’Ambrosio, reported having a missing time experience of about an hour in length, associated with a UFO sighting in Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York starting at 5:30 p.m. There were also physiological effects.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery. Volume 2, case # 18, citing P. Mazzola
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7391

Event 41527 (791B4674)

Date: 11/2/1978
Location: WATFORD CITY, ND
Description: 2 observer(s). 40’ octagon going down / 60’ altitude. Passes overhead / 25mph. Blue lights / edges.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13376

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “638”, HatchDesc: “WATFORD CITY,ND:2 OBS:40’OCTAGON ↓/60’alt:PASSES OVHD/25mph:BLUE LITES/EDGES”, LatLong: “47.800002 -103.283338”, LatLongDMS: “47:48:00 N 103:17:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “North Dakota”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41528 (D4FA94D5)

Date: 11/2/1978
Time: 18:50
Location: ST. CYPRIEN, FR
Description: Several separate observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Domed ovoid with glowing-halo going [to] slow… away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13377

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “St.CYPRIEN,FR:SVRL SEP.OBS/BINOCS:DOMED OVOID W/GLO-HALO > SLOW… AWAY XFAST”, LatLong: “45.538891 4.238889”, LatLongDMS: “45:32:20 N 04:14:20 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Loire”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41529 (99635436)

Date: 11/2/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: ORANGE, CA
Description: 2 boys / (seen thru) telescope. Domed saucer-cylinder/cigar-shape south going quickly north. Projection up front in direction / travel.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13378

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “57”, HatchDesc: “ORANGE,CA:2 BOYS/TSCOPE:DOMED SCR-CGR S>>N:PROJECTION UP FRONT IN DIR./TRAVEL”, LatLong: “33.783335 -117.833339”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:00 N 117:50:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41530 (3E7BC14D)

Date: 11/2/1978
Time: 15:25:00.2
Location: 37.2879 -116.2975
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Emmenthal” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_838

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2879 -116.2975”, LatLongDMS: “37:17:16 N 116:17:51 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.58”, NukeMb: “4.20”, NukeName: “Emmenthal”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41531 (21A7EFA5)

Date: 11/2/1978
Time: 18:00:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Schedios” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1914

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Schedios”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 41532 (1A77AB57)

Date: 11/3/1978
Time: 04:00
Location: OFF SOUTH BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITL
Description: Red night light follows and circles fishing boat. Back 7 Nov. '78.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13379

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off S.BENEDETTO del TRONTO,ITL:RED NLT FOLOS+CIRCLES FISHING BOAT:BACK 7NOV78”, LatLong: “42.950002 14.016667”, LatLongDMS: “42:57:00 N 14:01:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “MRC”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41533 (CA7EC3A4)

Date: 11/3/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: SR88 / BETHANY, WV
Description: 3 separate cops and many. Fireball and 2 red 300’ objects. Hover and pulse. Low humming. / r157v1#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 133)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13380

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “256”, HatchDesc: “SR88/BETHANY,WV:3 SEP.COPS+MANY:FBL+2 RED 300’OBJs:HVR+PULSE:LOW HUM:/r157v1#3”, LatLong: “40.205557 -80.561115”, LatLongDMS: “40:12:20 N 80:33:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Virginia”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41534 (DE88C574)

Date: 11/3/1978
Description: A red UFO hovered and pulsed near Brooke High School in Bethany, West Virginia for five minutes beginning at 7:00 p.m. It made a low humming sound. Three separate cops plus many other independent witnesses saw the fireball and two 300 foot long objects.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ted Spickler, MUFON UFO Journal, January 1979, pp. 9-10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7439

Event 41535 (77F18827)

Date: 11/4/1978
Time: 05:05:59.8
Location: 50.0400 78.9410
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1536

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.0400 78.9410”, LatLongDMS: “50:02:24 N 78:56:28 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 41536 (99FF349E)

Date: 11/5/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: HANKOW = WUHAN, CH
Description: 2 kids. Flying ellipse surrounded / thin mist going quickly [to] over schoolyard.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13381

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “HANKOW=WUHAN,CH:2 KIDS:FLYING ELLIPSE SURROUNDED/THIN MIST >>OVR SCHOOLYARD”, LatLong: “30.600001 114.333339”, LatLongDMS: “30:36:00 N 114:20:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41537 (9067904B)

Date: 11/6/1978
Description: Another cattle mutilation was discovered northwest of Cave Springs, Arkansas. A calf had been killed, and the eyes, tongue, and sexual organs had been removed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 374
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7509

Event 41538 (659F4CDB)

Date: 11/7/1978
Time: 02:20
Location: OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL
Description: Sea churns. Odd RADAR Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Large dark object floats near boat. / r200v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13382

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off GROTTAMARE,ITL:SEA CHURNS:ODD RDR RFI:LRG DRK OBJ FLOATS nr BOAT:/r200v4#3”, LatLong: “42.750002 14.083334”, LatLongDMS: “42:45:00 N 14:05:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “AP”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41539 (B367DCED)

Date: 11/7/1978
Time: 04:30
Location: OFF SILVI MARINA, ITL
Description: Separate fishing boats. Night light going up [to] from sea. 2 RADAR’s malfunction.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13383

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “off SILVI MARINA,ITL:SEP.FISHING BOATS:NLT ↑ from SEA:2 RDRS MALFUNCTION”, LatLong: “42.583335 14.133334”, LatLongDMS: “42:35:00 N 14:08:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41540 (A96DEB92)

Date: 11/7/1978
Location: US Highway 20 near South Bend, Indiana
Description: 9:30 p.m. A witness traveling west on US Highway 20 near South Bend, Indiana, notices a bright light in the sky, much larger than a star. Suddenly it moves directly to the south of her location at a fast rate of speed. As it approached, it disappears and she hears a tremendous roar that shakes the ground. Suddenly, an object banks directly in front of her car about 90 feet away and no more than 20 feet above the ground, making a slow, deliberate turn, then hovering or moving slowly and silently in front of her, then passing behind her car. It is ringed with small windows and has alternating and flashing blue and red lights near each window. She turns around but loses sight of it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Recently Received Sighting Reports,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 4 (April 1981): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5865

Event 41541 (27386E40)

Date: 11/8/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: OFF PORTO D’ASCOLI, ITL
Description: 3 / boat. Luminous/glowing red-yellow sphere rises / sea. Going up and down / wide arc. Sinks.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13384

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “off PORTO d’ASCOLI,ITL:3/BOAT:LUMn RED-YLW SPHERE RISES/SEA:↑+↓/WIDE ARC:sinks”, LatLong: “42.933335 14.000001”, LatLongDMS: “42:56:00 N 14:00:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41542 (38AC616E)

Date: 11/8/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: GREENFIELD, IN
Description: 3+observer(s). 43m cylinder/cigar-shape lands / soybeans. Long obvious imprint / ground. Seen / 40 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13385

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “40”, Elev: “173”, HatchDesc: “GREENFIELD,IN:3+OBS:43m CGR LANDS/SOYBEANS:LONG OBVIOUS IMPRINT/GND:SEEN/40min”, LatLong: “39.783335 -85.772226”, LatLongDMS: “39:47:00 N 85:46:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41543 (9C515F28)

Date: 11/8/1978
Location: San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Description: Ship Tracks Submerged Object / Boat Observes Light (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 3)
Reference: NICAP: 781108
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5041

Event 41544 (1CECAD76)

Date: 11/8/1978
Locations: Adriatic Sea; San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Italy; Exodus; Andrea Padre
Description: 5:30 p.m. While fishing in the Adriatic Sea off San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Italy, on board the Exodus, three fishermen—Flaviano Mattiucci, Gennaro Mattiucci, and Dino Focaracci—see, at low altitude and for a few seconds, a red and yellow spherical light. After emerging from the sea, it seems to return into it, after rising and falling from the sky. About one hour later, the radar of another fishing boat, the Andrea Padre, reports a moving submerged object, which appears to follow the vessel.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Ship Tracks Submerged Object / Boat Observes Light”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5866

Event 41545 (268C6B7D)

Date: 11/9/1978
Location: New York City
Description: Project Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper, in a letter to the U.N., states that UFOs are interplanetary vehicles and crewed by aliens. He also describes seeing 100’s of UFO’s over Europe during 1951.
Type: letter
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_706

Event 41546 (86827749)

Date: 11/9/1978
Time: 00:50
Location: UMM ALAISH, KUWAIT
Description: 45M saucer going down. Pumping station/depot/facility down-phones and all. Back / 0400hrs. / MJ#203.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13386

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Kuwait”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “7”, HatchDesc: “UMM ALAISH,KUWAIT:45M SCR ↓:PUMPING STN DOWN-PHONES+ALL:BACK/0400hrs:/MJ#203”, LatLong: “28.750001 47.900002”, LatLongDMS: “28:45:00 N 47:54:00 E”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OIL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41547 (18948836)

Date: 11/9/1978
Time: 03:20
Location: RISDON VALE, TASM
Description: 4’ green delta/triangle/box-like craft just over road. Taxi radio noises. No traces. / r79p73.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 957)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13387

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “RISDON VALE,TASM:4’GRN DLT JUST OVR ROAD:TAXI RADIO NOISES:no traces:/r79p73”, LatLong: “-42.616669 147.533340”, LatLongDMS: “42:37:00 S 147:32:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41548 (F094B602)

Date: 11/9/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: NEAR MACOMER, ITL
Description: 2 / car. 1M glowing-sphere buzzes car. Stops / mountain peak. Shoots toward(s) town.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13388

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr MACOMER,ITL:2/CAR:1M GLO-SPHERE BUZZES CAR:STOPS/Mtn PEAK:SHOOTS TWRD TOWN”, LatLong: “40.266669 8.783334”, LatLongDMS: “40:16:00 N 08:47:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NRO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41549 (4AEEC271)

Date: 11/9/1978
Time: 20:50
Location: OFF SILVI MARINA, ITL
Description: Navy boat. Intense red night light quickly going up. Going quickly east. Not on RADAR. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). / r200v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13389

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off SILVI MARINA,ITL:NAVY BOAT:INTENSE RED NLT ↑↑:>>E:NOT ON RDR:RFI:/r200v4#3”, LatLong: “42.666669 14.166667”, LatLongDMS: “42:40:00 N 14:10:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41550 (9C2A84EE)

Date: 11/9/1978
Location: Oil Fields, Kuwait
Description: Technicians observed landing of disc-shaped object in oil field, E-M effects on oil pumps and communications (section IV). (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5032

Event 41551 (963C3585)

Date: 11/9/1978
Location: In oil fields, Kuwait
Description: Technicians observed landing of disc-shaped object in oil field, E-M effects on oil pumps and communications (section IV). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5042

Event 41552 (494C9972)

Date: 11/9/1978
Location: Oil Fields, Kuwait
Description: Major UFO/E-M Incidents Over Kuwait (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases, Code: E, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 781109
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5046

Event 41553 (CA080653)

Date: 11/9/1978
Location: Kuwait
Description: Technicians observed landing of discshaped object in oil field, E-M effects on oil pumps and communications
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_327

Event 41554 (269A85C5)

Date: 11/9/1978
Description: The CIA contacts the NSA with a referral of 15 UFO documents for review for possible declassification through the GSW lawsuit.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 181
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5867

Event 41555 (811082DE)

Date: 11/9/1978
Alternate date: 11/10/1978
Locations: Umm Al-Aish, Kuwait; Kuwaiti Oil Company
Description: A cylinder-shaped UFO “bigger than a jumbo jet” with a large dome and flashing lights appears over the northern oil fields of the Kuwaiti Oil Company at Umm Al-Aish, Kuwait, causing the pumping station to automatically shut down. It lands and remains on the ground for seven minutes. When the UFO vanishes, the pump starts working again. There are seven witnesses, one of them an American. This and other sightings compel the government of Kuwait to appoint a committee of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research to investigate the reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Major UFO/E-M Incidents over Kuwait”; “UFOs over Kuwait,” APRO Bulletin 27, no. 7 (January 1979): 1; “Kuwaiti Landing,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 6; ClearIntent, p. 90; Clark III 662
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5868

Event 41556 (83ABEC0D)

Date: 11/9/1978
Description: An acorn-shaped domed UFO with flashing red lights landed at Oil Field Centre No. 24 in the Kuwait desert at 12:50 a.m. The UFO caused EM effects including the disruption of all telecommunications and the malfunction of the pumping station electrical equipment.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, January 1979, p. 1; Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 15, citing Cronica, November 14, 1978; Richard Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, January 1979, p. 5; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year Report, pp. 300, 351
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7573

Event 41557 (74230AE5)

Date: 11/9/1978
Description: During a spate of other close encounters in the area, including a car pacing, a 24-year-old taxi driver named Wright spotted a bizarre humanoid shape crossing Sugarloaf Road in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, Australia at 3:15 a.m. A green shape drifted out into road, shaped like a four-foot tall triangle, 2.5 feet wide at its base. The taxi’s radio abruptly quit, accompanied by a high-pitched squeaking noise. The shape was described as green in color about one and a half meters tall and 3/4 meters wide at the base, it tapered to a narrow top. The shape drifted out into the road and at the same time the taxi radio emitted a high-pitched squeal as the driver broke hard stopping only 5 meters from the shape. At five feet away the triangle figure vanished into thin air.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, September 1979, p. 8; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, A1988; Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vechicle Interference, p. 73
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7574

Event 41558 (152148E4)

Date: 11/9/1978
Description: At 8:45 p.m. three military Coast Guardsmen, including the main witness named Valentino, were driving near the ocean five miles west of Silvi Marina, Abruzzi, Italy when they were buzzed by a one-meter in diameter, intense red ball of light that caused radio interference. The UFO first rose up from the surface of the seea at a 45 degree angle, flew straight at them for 250-300 meters. The light then shot up into the sky, and then zoomed off to the east. The UFO was not seen on radar, but was also witnessed by two fishermen.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 15, citing La Razon, November 12, 1978; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 18; Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1981, p. 34; UNICAT, case # 114, citing Maurizio Verga
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7575

Event 41559 (8C191330)

Date: 11/9/1978
Time: 22:00
Location: Benton County, ARKANSAS
Description: Nov. 9th,10th (10:00 PM each date) a mystery helicopter sighting at same time each night by sheriff’s investigator Don Rystrom, who had a calf of his mutilated (see Introduction).
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 4 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_182

Event 41560 (562F7DC4)

Date: 11/10/1978
Location: KUWAIT
Description: (Translated from French) A UFO landed near the city and stayed on the ground for seven minutes in front of the eyes of employees of a petroleum station, then took off again. All telephone and radio communications were cut off during this time. (Pierre DELVAL: “Contacts of the 4th type” - De Vecchi 1979, p. 54) According to the newspapers “Al Qabas” and “Al Watan” it was a blinding luminous mass. The object landed near a satellite listening station located about 50 km east of the capital. Four employees of the petroleum company were able to see, at a distance of 250 meters, a disc-shaped object the size of a Jumbo Jet, with a retractable forerunner and topped with a kind of dome on the top of which shone a red light. (1978, night of November 10th to 11th)
Reference: “UFO Files”, ed. Marshall Cavendish, Paris 1998, Special Issue, p.41
Reference: Guy TARADE: “I have found the trail of the extra-terrestrials”. ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1980, p. 221. …a cylindrical UFO with a dome and flashing red lights, landed but left no trace.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3023

Event 41561 (ECD591FC)

Date: 11/10/1978
Description: (Translated from French) 7 technicians, including 1 expatriate American citizen, working at Kuwaiti Oil Company’s Pumping Station No. 24 in Umm Al-Aish, observe a cylindrical UFO, with a dome and flashing red lights, silently landing not far from them. The oil pumps stop functioning and only resume their normal activity when the UFO departs 7 minutes later. The witnesses estimate its volume to be larger than that of a jumbo jet, but the craft leaves no trace at the landing site. For the entire duration of the sighting, Kuwait’s international telecommunications networks will have ceased to function. (November 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2820

Event 41562 (195BF7D3)

Date: 11/10/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of November 15. See images/1978-11-15.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2821

Event 41563 (5183C4BA)

Date: 11/11/1978
Time: 08:10
Location: WEST / BRAGG CREEK, ALTA
Description: 4 / 2 cars. 150’ saucer hovers. 30+min / missing time. Pseudo-human/entity in windows. Possible abduction?
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 316)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13390

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “1400”, HatchDesc: “W/BRAGG CREEK,ALTA:4/2 CARS:150’SCR HVRS:30+min/MST:PSH IN WINDOWS:poss.abd?”, LatLong: “50.966669 -115.350006”, LatLongDMS: “50:58:00 N 115:21:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Alberta”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41564 (1780E74A)

Date: 11/11/1978
Location: Bragg Creek, Alberta, Can
Description: Late in the evening four witnesses traveling by car noticed a bright white light approaching their vehicle. As it got closer they could see that it was a huge object resembling a hovercraft. It had numerous lighted square windows. One witness was able to see several human-like figures standing behind the windows. At one point the witnesses became disoriented and there appears to have been some time loss. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5044

Event 41565 (B90A3422)

Date: 11/11/1978
Description: A woman was driving through a wooded area in Savigny Le Sec, Cote D’Or, France at 12:15 a.m. when she saw a long light gray object on the ground nearby. About ten short figures were walking around the object. The beings had large bright eyes, large noses, no necks and wore light gray coveralls. The witness became frightened and drove away from the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1722, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7599

Event 41566 (949B8D22)

Date: 11/11/1978
Description: Late in the evening four witnesses traveling by car near Bragg Creek, Alberta on a snowy night noticed a bright white light approaching their vehicle. As it got closer they could see that it was a huge object resembling a hovercraft. It had numerous lighted square windows. One witness was able to see several human-like figures standing behind the windows. At one point the witnesses became disoriented and there appears to have been some time loss. One of the witnesses heard what appeared to be music coming from inside the craft. No other sound was detected.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 860, citing W. K. Allan, FSR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7600

Event 41567 (1DF21E46)

Date: 11/12/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: SALUZZO, ITL
Description: 1+3 observer(s). Domed saucer lights car and area. 4 legs. Tape deck malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). / r200 v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13391

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “SALUZZO,ITL:1+3 OBS:DOMED SCR LITES CAR+AREA:4 LEGS:TAPE DECK EMEs:/r200 v4#3”, LatLong: “44.650002 7.483334”, LatLongDMS: “44:39:00 N 07:29:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Piedmont”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41568 (6B55C8E6)

Date: 11/12/1978
Time: 19:30
Location: FIUMICINO AIRPORT/APARTMENT, ITL
Description: Air Force persons and Air Traffic Controllers. 3 orange orbs going quickly east from coast. 1 buzzes airstrip.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 153)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13392

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “FIUMICINO Apt,ITL:AF PERS+ATCS:3 ORG ORBS >>E FROM COAST:1 BUZZES AIRSTRIP”, LatLong: “41.777780 12.250001”, LatLongDMS: “41:46:40 N 12:15:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LTM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41569 (D9B5F050)

Date: 11/12/1978
Description: At 1:30 a.m. in Saluzzo, Piedmonte, Italy a yellow and red domed disc-shaped object swooped down over the roadway and illuminated a car and the surrounding area, causing the car tape deck to stop working. It had four legs or landing gear appendages.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 18; Lumieres dans la Nuit, October 1981; UNICAT, case 115
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7615

Event 41570 (FE71C1E7)

Date: 11/12/1978
Description: At 7:30 p.m. three red spherical UFOs approached Rome, Italy from the sea. One descended and crossed the flight path of incoming airliners.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 13, citing Cronica, December 11, 1978; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 18; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty Year Report, pp. 154 & 351
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7616

Event 41571 (56CAA5FF)

Date: 11/13/1978
Time: 21:10
Location: WUHAN UNIVERSITY, CH
Description: Several observer(s). Disk going quickly northwest. 1° apparent diameter. Lost / cloud. Cloud lit up / separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13393

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “WUHAN UNIV.,CH:SVRL OBS:DISK>>NW:1°APP.DIAM:LOST/CLOUD:CLOUD LIT UP/SEP.OBS”, LatLong: “30.566668 114.316672”, LatLongDMS: “30:34:00 N 114:19:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41572 (384A05E2)

Date: 11/13/1978
Locations: Black Tickle, Labrador; Martins Pond
Description: 4:00 p.m. Elizabeth McKibben, a British nurse at the Inuit settlement of Black Tickle, Labrador, sees a red-orange light to the west hanging motionless at 1,000 feet above some houses for 30 minutes. A second light appears suddenly and moves underneath the first, and both begin a slow descent and disappear. Several young students also see the object and make drawings of it. A fire had broken out 2 miles west on the tundra about 3 hours before the sighting, apparently caused by “fireballs” hitting the ground. Teacher Stephen MacDonald goes to help put out the fires at Martins Pond, where the tundra is burning in patches [methane outgassing?].
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Canadian Trace?” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5869

Event 41573 (F2BA57E3)

Date: 11/13/1978
Time: early AM
Location: Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Rio Arriba Counties, NEW MEXICO
Description: On the Santa Clara Indian Reservation, two cows were mutilated within a day or two of each other, including one done on the night of November 12-13 during bad, rainy weather. A Santa Clara Pueblo resident reported hearing a helicopter early on the morning of the 13th.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 5,6 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_183

Event 41574 (67823F49)

Date: 11/14/1978
Time: 05:30
Location: TAGLIACOZZO, ITL
Description: Farmer. Dark-beige 3M disk / ground. 6-7 portholes. Small humanoids (or Greys) inside! Dupl?
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 123)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13394

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “TAGLIACOZZO,ITL:FARMER:DRK-BEIGE 3M DISK/GND:6-7 PORTHOLES:OIDS INSIDE!:dupl?”, LatLong: “42.066669 13.233334”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:00 N 13:14:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aquila”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41575 (5A507C54)

Date: 11/14/1978
Description: In 1978 a 51-year-old farmer in San Donato di Tagliacozzo, Italy saw a dark, beige, three meter wide disc on the ground. Humanoids were seen inside the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT database; Lumieres dans la Nuit, January 1981, p. 34.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7677

Event 41576 (0043EBB1)

Date: 11/15/1978
Location: (EASTERN), WA
Description: Longitude & latitude coords. = unknown. 3 observer(s). 4 military jets chase green circular object. Ground and air RADAR’s. / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 381)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13395

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “700”, HatchDesc: “(eastern),WA:LL=UNK:3 OBS:4 MIL JETS CHASE GRN CIRC.OBJ:GND+AIR RDRs:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “47.500002 -117.833339”, LatLongDMS: “47:30:00 N 117:50:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41577 (90316957)

Date: 11/15/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: INNISFAIL, AUSTRALIA
Description: Brilliant green ovoid 100’ away. Blurred edges. Glow elongates. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13396

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “INNISFAIL,AUSTRL:BRILL.GRN OVOID 100’AWAY:BLURRED EDGES:GLOW ELONGATES:NFD”, LatLong: “-17.533334 146.000007”, LatLongDMS: “17:32:00 S 146:00:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41578 (BC315005)

Date: 11/15/1978
Location: eastern Washington State
Description: Four military aircraft are flying over eastern Washington State when an unknown object is detected on radar at 13,000 feet some 40 miles away. One of the jets is ordered to approach the object. The pilot gets a visual confirmation but cannot lock on with his in-flight radar. The interceptor comes within 8 miles of the object but is forced to turn away by low fuel.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, August 1983
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5870

Event 41579 (C906B91B)

Date: 11/15/1978
Description: A circular green object was sighted by military fighter pilots while flying over eastern Washington State. Also, a brilliant green ovoid UFO was sighted that night near the ocean shore in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. The witness was a 24-year-old man named O’Brien. He described the UFO as being only 100 feet away from him and having blurred edges. As he watched, the glow surrounding the object became elongated.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42-07; Australian Centre for UFO Studies Catalogue of UFO Reports, 1978-1982, p. 10.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7699

Event 41580 (4460B752)

Date: 11/15/1978
Description: An electronics worker in his twenties was driving his car in East Islip, New York on this same night at 6 p.m. when a flash of light led to a period of unconsciousness. Later than night he recalled in flashbacks that five beings came to his car and pushed down the window. They then took him somewhere, examined him and walked him through a strange, unusual environment. His next conscious memory was of sitting by the road nowhere near his car. His clothes were in disarray, his shoes untied, and his shirt buttoned improperly. At first his memory was so impaired that he could not even remember the name of his wife or his telephone number.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Budd Hopkins, “UFO Abductions: The invisible epidemic,” in MUFON Symposium Proceedings 1981, p. 45
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7700

Event 41581 (E28F578A)

Date: 11/16/1978
Time: 18:50
Location: BAINVILLE SUR MADON, FR
Description: Rounded cylinder/cylindrical object / field. Small dome. Going up [to] slow and silent. Then shoots going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 195)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13397

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “BAINVILLE sur MADON,FR:ROUNDED CYL/FLD:SML DOME:↑ SLOW+SLNT:then shoots >>E”, LatLong: “48.583336 6.083334”, LatLongDMS: “48:35:00 N 06:05:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Meurthe-et-Moselle”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41582 (B24C48D6)

Date: 11/17/1978
Location: LIVINGSTONE, SCOTLAND
Description: Silver saucer rises / forest. Sinks back going down [to] when seen / schoolgirls.
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: FS & HOW TO SEE THEM: Sterling Publ. Co. NY 1992 (Index 101)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13398

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “132”, HatchDesc: “LIVINGSTONE,SCOTL:SLVR SCR RISES/FOREST:SINKS BACK ↓ WHEN SEEN/SCHOOLGIRLS”, LatLong: “55.900003 -3.533334”, LatLongDMS: “55:54:00 N 03:32:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41583 (75DC53BE)

Date: 11/18/1978
Time: 19:00:00.2
Location: 37.1269 -116.0839
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: Britain Name: “Quargel” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1776

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1269 -116.0839”, LatLongDMS: “37:07:37 N 116:05:02 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “Britain”, NukeDepth: “0.54”, NukeMb: “5.10”, NukeName: “Quargel”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCUG”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41584 (B641DFAC)

Date: 11/19/1978
Time: 23:00?
Location: ROZZANO, ITL
Description: Fast green luminous sphere/orb/globe speeds to avoid 2nd sphere/orb/globe. 3rd follows 1st. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 112)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13399

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ROZZANO,ITL:FAST GRN LUMn.ORB SPEEDS TO AVOID 2nd ORB:3rd FOLOS 1st:/IUR V4#3”, LatLong: “45.333335 9.100000”, LatLongDMS: “45:20:00 N 09:06:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lombardy”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41585 (865D57B0)

Date: 11/19/1978
Description: In 1978 a group of oil company technicians made a motion picture of a UFO in Kuwait, but the film came out blank when developed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II, p. 154, citing The Guardian, November 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7741

Event 41586 (BD523B83)

Date: 11/20/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: LOS RIOS, DOM.REP
Description: 5 / home. Power out. 10’ cone figure(s) and pseudo-human/entity circle car. Abduction? / r200v4#2.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 361)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13400

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “LOS RIOS,DOM.REP:5/HOME:POWER OUT:10’CONE FIGs+PSH CIRCLE CAR:ABD?:/r200v4#2”, LatLong: “18.566668 -69.950003”, LatLongDMS: “18:34:00 N 69:57:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DMR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41587 (85202266)

Date: 11/20/1978
Location: Rowlands Castle (near), UK
Description: A mushroom-shaped UFO, bigger than a double-decker bus, with a blue flashing light on top, hovered over a car near Rowlands Castle. It shot off, circled around, and hovered over the car again for an additional ten seconds. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5047

Event 41588 (CC1F030E)

Date: 11/20/1978
Locations: Northern suburb of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Avenida de los Martires
Description: 9:30 p.m. A female medical technician, her sister, daughter, and two housemaids experience a power failure in their home in a northern suburb of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They see a bright light in the sky that shoots out bright blue rays. It moves off behind a hill, and two small lights, one yellow, the other reddish, approach from the same hill. The witnesses run upstairs and watch from a window. The lights stop next to a road, the Avenida de los Martires, as a car comes along and illuminates them with its headlights. The women now see that the lights are attached to the abdomens of two flying entities, which appear to be cone-shaped, twice as tall as a normal-sized man, and wearing white translucent sheets. Three silhouettes cross the car’s headlights, and all the lights (including the car’s) go out. The witnesses hear a metallic noise like a garage door. Then the two lights turn on again and fly off. The power in the house returns. The episode lasts 45 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 2; Patrick Gross, URECAT, December 3, 2009
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5871

Event 41589 (492F7449)

Date: 11/20/1978
Description: In 1978 at six o’clock in the evening GMT, a mushroom-shaped UFO, bigger than a double-decker bus, with a blue flashing light on top, hovered over a car near Rowlands Castle in Great Britain. It shot off, circled around, and hovered over the car again for an additional ten seconds. Later that night, at 9:30 p.m. local time, a UFO was seen landing remotely in Los Rios, a suburb of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. At the same time there occurred an electrical power failure. Two three-meter tall conical shaped beings or robots are seen approaching a residence containing five female witnesses, when two or three normal sized beings run in front of a passing car.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, January 1979, p. 11; Leonte Objio, APRO Bulletin, January 1982, p. 6
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7754

Event 41590 (1AF10785)

Date: 11/21/1978
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: Cylinder/cigar-shape over city / 5 minute(s). Professional news photographs. / Diario de Noticias.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 235)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13401

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTUGAL:CGR OVR CITY/5min:PROFESSIONAL NEWS FOTOS:/DIARIO de NOTICIAS”, LatLong: “38.700002 -9.100000”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 09:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41591 (743A7D40)

Date: 11/21/1978
Time: 00:00
Location: (LOC UNKN), NFLD
Description: 2 separate airline(s)/airliner pilots. Domed disk with legs and antennas and narrow beams / light.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13402

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “(loc unkn),NFLD:2 SEP.AL PILOTS:DOMED DISK W/LEGS+ANTENNAS+NARROW BEAMS/LITE”, LatLong: “48.833336 -56.333336”, LatLongDMS: “48:50:00 N 56:20:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41592 (15A48CC3)

Date: 11/21/1978
Time: 05:30
Location: AL SABRIYAH, KWT
Description: UFO hovers / water tower / 30 mn. Back 23+29 November. Photographs. / r10p60+/ r41p163.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 949)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13403

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Kuwait”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “Al SABRIYAH,KWT:UFO HVRS/WATER TOWER/30mn:BACK 23+29NOV:FOTOS:/r10p60+/r41p163”, LatLong: “29.733335 47.766669”, LatLongDMS: “29:44:00 N 47:46:00 E”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SAB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41593 (9E3A9742)

Date: 11/21/1978
Location: Newfoundland, CAN
Description: Domed disc w/legs encountered by TWA (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5048

Event 41594 (110DB1A8)

Date: 11/21/1978
Location: Newfoundland
Description: Two airliner crews encountered disc with dome, structural features, emitting light beams
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_328

Event 41595 (50F24607)

Date: 11/21/1978
Locations: Kuwaiti oilfield at Al-Sabriyah; Iraqi border
Description: 5:30 a.m. A UFO appears over a Kuwaiti oilfield at Al-Sabriyah near the Iraqi border. An employee of the company takes photos of it as it passes a water tower and then hovers over the site for 30 minutes. Long- distance communications cease functioning. The internal phone system works, however, and workers are able to alert their boss, who steps outside and sees the object.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFOs over Kuwait,” APRO Bulletin 27, no. 7 (January 1979): 1, 3; “Kuwaiti Landing,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 6; Clark III 663
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5872

Event 41596 (64A257CA)

Date: 11/21/1978
Description: Lufthansa and TWA airliner crews flying over Newfoundland both reported sighting a domed disc that was emitting moving beams of light. It had landing gear and antennae. At 5:30 a.m. a UFO hovered over a water tower for 30 minutes at the Al Sabriyah Oil Field in Kuwait. At 6:00 p.m. a Puma helicopter pilot and several other witnesses on the ground in Miradj, Iran reported sighting a big yellow light and changed color to red, then vanished above the witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42; International UFO Reporter, January 1980, p. 6
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7778

Event 41597 (428D9BF9)

Date: 11/22/1978
Location: GOULBURN, NSW, AUSTR
Description: Car buzzed / UFO type unknown. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). Speedometer needle broken!
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13404

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GOULBURN,NSW,AUSTR:CAR BUZZED/UFO TYPE UNK:EME:SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BROKEN!”, LatLong: “-34.583335 149.716674”, LatLongDMS: “34:35:00 S 149:43:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41598 (2DAEDBC9)

Date: 11/22/1978
Time: 02:00
Location: CERRO COLORADO, CHL
Description: RADAR paints huge object 14 X. South-curve / Santiago / 9700kph. No visual.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: VSD Magazine, France: Special Issue. OVNIs: Nouvelles Evidences; Fall 2000 (via D. Weinstein)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13405

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “236”, HatchDesc: “CERRO COLORADO,CHL:RDR PAINTS HUGE OBJ 14 X:S-CURVE/SANTIAGO/9700kph:no visual”, LatLong: “-33.083335 -71.650003”, LatLongDMS: “33:05:00 S 71:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41599 (FD934C73)

Date: 11/22/1978?
Time: 17:30
Location: WEEDON, NORTHAMPS
Description: Odd shape UFO over road. Daylight going [to] dark! Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Beams. 10 minute(s) missing time.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13406

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “120”, HatchDesc: “WEEDON,NORTHAMPS:ODD SHAPE UFO OVR RD:DAYLITE>DARK!:CAR EMES:BEAMS:10min MST:”, LatLong: “52.227780 -1.083333”, LatLongDMS: “52:13:40 N 01:05:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41600 (B11045A3)

Date: 11/22/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: PRESTON CAPES, NORTHAMPS
Description: 4 women / car. Beams shoot from clouds. Weedon UFO seen.
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: ALIEN ABDUCTIONS - the Mystery Solved; Inner Light, NJ 1988. (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13407

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “153”, HatchDesc: “PRESTON CAPES,NORTHAMPs:4 WOMEN/CAR:BEAMS SHOOT FROM CLOUDS:WEEDON UFO SEEN”, LatLong: “52.188891 -1.161111”, LatLongDMS: “52:11:20 N 01:09:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41601 (106063BB)

Date: 11/22/1978
Locations: Church Stowe, Northamptonshire, England; Preston Capes
Description: 5:30 p.m. Elsie Oakensen is driving home to Church Stowe, Northamptonshire, England, on the A5 when she passes beneath a hovering object shaped like a dumbbell with red and green lights. As she turns onto Main Street, her foot is flat on the accelerator but there is no sound from her engine and her car coasts to a halt. Her car lights fail as circles of light dance around the road, illuminating a nearby farmyard. The car restarts, but she only drives about 300 feet when it stops again. She claims the “natural light” disappears and she is enveloped in pure darkness. Then suddenly a white circle of light approximately 3 feet in diameter shines on the road, as if someone has pressed on a switch, the normal light returns, and she drives the car normally. She estimates she has about 15 minutes of missing time. Later, at 7:10 p.m., she feels a tightening sensation around her forehead, one that she remembers having felt just prior to the encounter. At 7:20 p.m., four young women driving through the nearby village of Preston Capes see red and green lights and beams shooting out from clouds as their car engine temporarily loses power. After trying hypnosis with minimal results, Oakensen tries creative visualization at the scene and recovers some abduction memories.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Patrick Gross, URECAT, November 13, 2011; Jenny Randles, “Much More Than Marsh Gas,” Fortean Times 311 (March 2014): 27
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5873

Event 41602 (ABC8E112)

Date: 11/22/1978
Description: A car was buzzed by a UFO in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia on this night, causing the car’s speedometer needle to spin wildly and then break.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, October 1982
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7808

Event 41603 (4B487673)

Date: 11/22/1978
Description: In Cascas, Peru a multi-colored UFO appeared at a party honoring the Virgin of the Rosary. It gave off red, violet and white lights for 15 minutes. After the initial surprise, the partygoers enthusiastically applauded the UFO during the show.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 13, citing Cronica, November 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7809

Event 41604 (01C5F166)

Date: 11/22/1978
Description: Elsie Oakensen was driving in Weedon, Northamptonshire, England at 5:30 p.m. when a gray egg-timer shaped object with green and red lights began pacing her car. She saw spots of pure white light on the road coming from the UFO. After half a mile the car engine and headlights failed. The daylight darkened and she next experienced 15 minutes of missing time; her next conscious memory was of her driving the car in 3rd gear but she had no memory restarting it. Four women saw the same object two hours later.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, p. 74
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7810

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41605 (6C0D94AB)
Date: 11/23/1978
Time: 04:30
Location: EXOUDIN, FR
Description: 3+2 separate observer(s). Blue and orange and white object zigzags fast. ‘Lit-up cabin’. Gone extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 182)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13408

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “EXOUDIN,FR:3+2 SEP.OBS:BLU+ORG+WHT OBJ ZIGZAGS FAST:‘LIT-UP CABIN’:GONE XFAST”, LatLong: “46.355558 -0.077778”, LatLongDMS: “46:21:20 N 00:04:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Deux-Sèvres”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41606 (7B2A0363)

Date: 11/23/1978
Time: 17:00
Location: PONT-A-MOUSSON, FR
Description: 10M saucer rises / field. Going [to] 10M over car. Circles. Seen / 2 hours!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13409

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “PONT-a-MOUSSON,FR:10M SCR RISES/FIELD:> 10M OVR CAR:CIRCLES:SEEN/2 HOURS!”, LatLong: “48.933336 6.016667”, LatLongDMS: “48:56:00 N 06:01:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Meurthe-et-Moselle”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41607 (E9C911D2)

Date: 11/23/1978
Time: ~18:00
Location: WEST / HEATHROW AIRPORT/APARTMENT
Description: Several air and ground crews. Delta/triangle/box-like craft paces plane to airport. Back several X. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13410

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “W/HEATHROW Apt:SVRL AIR+GND CREWS:DLT PACES PLANE TO AIRPORT:back svrl X:/r171”, LatLong: “51.450002 -0.500000”, LatLongDMS: “51:27:00 N 00:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41608 (E49BD209)

Date: 11/23/1978
Time: 18:30
Location: ABU DHABI
Description: 11 observer(s). Fluorescent wedge shapes object going [to] over. Photograph / domed saucer / 02 December. / United Press International.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 949)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13411

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Arabian Peninsula”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ABU DHABI:11 OBS:FLUORESCENT WEDGE SHAPES OBJ >OVR::FOTO/DOMED SCR/02DEC:/UPI”, LatLong: “24.450001 54.350003”, LatLongDMS: “24:27:00 N 54:21:00 E”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ABD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41609 (D678B3C9)

Date: 11/23/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: GOIS, PORTUGAL
Description: Cylinder/cigar-shape-shape flies going quickly north fast. Radiates orange color. / Diario de Coimbra.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 236)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13412

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GOIS,PORTUGAL:CGR-SHAPE FLIES >>N FAST:RADIATES ORANGE CLR:/DIARIO de COIMBRA”, LatLong: “40.150002 -8.100000”, LatLongDMS: “40:09:00 N 08:06:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41610 (3A8A7BA7)

Date: 11/23/1978
Description: At 6:30 p.m. a fluorescent, wedge-shaped UFO flew silently over an oil field in Abu Dhabi, UAE. There were 11 oil workers as witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard H. Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, January 1979, p. 5, citing UPI; APRO Bulletin, January 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7850

Event 41611 (DA1EAA2D)

Date: 11/23/1978
Description: In the early evening a silver triangular object with two yellow lights paced a “Tristar” airliner from Heathrow Airport, Kent, England. It came back several times during the three minute encounter, and was tracked on radar. There were several independent witnesses. At 7:15 p.m. a man in Whitstable, Kent, England making weather observations at his home saw a silver, plate-shaped UFO, within a block of light gray vapor. The UFO was glistening silver, and emerged from the front of the mist. It showed great acceleration, and left a vapor trail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) D. N. Mansell, Awareness, April 1979, p. 11; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42; (2) UFO Newsclipping Service, January 1979, p. 11, citing Whitstable Times, November 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7851

Event 41612 (DFFABA81)

Date: 11/23/1978
Description: At 9:00 p.m. a cigar-shaped UFO flew over Gois, Coimbra, Portugal very rapidly to the north, radiating an orange glow.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: PORTUCAT, case 236, citing Diario de Coimbra
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7852

Event 41613 (5E37A32F)

Date: 11/24/1978 (approximate)
Time: 03:30
Location: SOUTHWEST / GERENA, SPN
Description: 4 hunters. 3M jug / ground. Helmeted man outside mumbles. / r210v28#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 188)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13413

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SW/GERENA,SPN:4 HUNTERS:3M JUG/GND:HELMETED MAN OUTSIDE MUMBLES:/r210v28#3”, LatLong: “37.500002 -6.200000”, LatLongDMS: “37:30:00 N 06:12:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41614 (D6D8D298)

Date: 11/24/1978
Time: ~05:00
Location: ATRI, ITL
Description: Saucer lands. Farmer raises pitchfork and faints. Night lights going quickly north / 1900h. / r200 v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13414

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ATRI,ITL:SCR LANDS:FARMER RAISES PITCHFORK+FAINTS:NLTS>>N/1900h:/r200 v4#3”, LatLong: “42.583335 13.966667”, LatLongDMS: “42:35:00 N 13:58:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRM”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41615 (89E81BA7)

Date: 11/24/1978
Time: 11:50
Location: GALLIO, ITL
Description: 1+1 observer(s). 2 small humanoids (or Greys) float. Yellow skin. Big ears and nose. Tusks. Going up / saucer. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v8#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 124)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13415

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “GALLIO,ITL:1+1 OBS:2 OIDS FLOAT:YLW SKIN:BIG EARS+NOSE:TUSKS:↑/SCR:/IUR v8#3”, LatLong: “45.883336 11.550001”, LatLongDMS: “45:53:00 N 11:33:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VNT”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41616 (08940E4A)

Date: 11/24/1978
Location: Gallio, Vicenza, Italy
Description: 11:45 a.m. Angelo d’Ambros, 61, is out gathering firewood in a copse near Gallio, Vicenza, Italy, when he comes across two entities just a few feet away from him. One is about 4 feet tall, the other about 8 inches shorter. They are suspended in the air about a foot off the ground. They are extremely thin and have a yellowish skin that is stretched tightly over their bones. Their heads are bald, and at the sides are enormous ears that rise vertically and end in points. Their eyes are large and white, without eyelids. Their large noses extend down to the lower lip of a sizable mouth from which extend two tusks. They wear tight-fitting coveralls. The smaller one starts moving back and forth from right to left in very quick jerks. Its motion causes a stir in the air, and vegetation rustles as the tips of its ears touch the lower branches of nearby trees. Incomprehensible grumblings come from the mouth of the shorter entity. The taller being reaches one of its long hands to take away d’Ambros’s pruning knife. D’Ambros holds on to it tightly, but he feels a strong electric shock. He grabs a large branch and takes a swipe at them as they take flight. D’Ambros runs after them, and he watches them make for a domed UFO resting in a clearing 100 feet away on four landing pods. The entities climb aboard, and the object takes off horizontally at a dizzying speed in absolute silence and disappears behind high fir trees. The next day he returns to the clearing and finds a nearly circular area about 12 feet in diameter in which the grass appears black, pressed, and whirled in a counterclockwise direction. D’Ambros discovers two U-shaped traces about 8 inches long.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Two Humanoids in Gallio,” IUR 8, no. 3 (May/June 1983): 8–11; Antonio Chiumiento, “Gallio: Faccia a faccia con due ufonauti,” Notiziario UFO 3, no. 4/5 (April/May 1980): 4–9; Antonio Chiumiento, “Umanoidi a Gallio, Seconda Parte,” Notiziario UFO 16, no. 99 (May/Dec. 1981): 16–19; 1Pinotti 241–250
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5874

Event 41617 (5A962748)

Date: 11/24/1978
Description: Sr. Gordillo and three friends were out hunting in the pre-dawn hours around 3:30 a.m. in a wooded hilly region near the River Guadiamar in Gerena Guadiamar, Sevilla province, Spain when they all saw a red light on the ground in a nearby eucalyptus grove. They all carried bright lanterns and continued looking for game. They crossed the river, and temporarily forgot about the red light for a few minutes. They then noticed that the light was now in a nearby clearing in the woods. Two of the witnesses approached the area, while the others remained behind. The two men saw, partially hidden by some trees, a large bowl-shaped or jug-shaped craft with a red light on top and numerous multicolored lights on the front; it rested on two shiny silvery legs. Next to the object stood a tall, heavy set human-like figure, who appeared to be wearing a large round black helmet with a glass visor over the face. His clothing was silvery and he wore large boots. The being walked slowly back and forth in front of the object, at one point approaching the witnesses briefly. It made low humming noises. The men became frightened and left the area. Large footprints were found at the site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, September 1979, p. 1; Lumieres dans la Nuit, September 1979; Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, Enciclopedia De Los Encuentros Cercanos Con Ovnis & UNICAT database case # 485, citing Stendek, volume 37, number 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7883

Event 41618 (CE245E84)

Date: 11/24/1978
Description: Sr. D’Ambros, age 61, had gone into a nearby woods at 11:45 a.m. near Gastagh, Italy to gather some firewood and had sat down on a log to rest. He was horrified to suddenly see two strange looking beings looking at him. The beings were hovering very close to the ground. They were described as a meter tall and thin with large pointed ears. One was shorter than the other. They had yellowish skin, large smooth and bald elongated heads, long pointed noses and large mouths with two long pointed fangs. They were clad in dark, tight fitting coveralls that started below the knee and extended up to their necks. They also had huge hands and feet with extremely long fingers and nails. The shorter of the beings approached the witness and began making sudden “sliding” moves around him, never touching the ground. The witness screamed for help and asked who they were but they only answered him with mumbling sounds. The taller creature now approached and attempted to take the witness’s pruning axe from him. After a brief struggle the creatures fled into the woods. The witness chased after them but lost sight of them. He then came upon a clearing where a solid, metallic disc-shaped craft with a dome on top rested on four legs. He saw a pair of long hands close a small trap door on the dome, then the disc took off silently and at high speed emitting a burst of red flame from its bottom. During the same time other independent witnesses had watched a similar object maneuvering over the area. Ground traces found in the area included a 12-foot wide burnt circle, with vegetation whirled counterclockwise, U-shaped imprints 20 cm long and 3 cm deep, and uprooted bushes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Antonio Chiumiento, International UFO Reporter, May 1983, p. 8; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2176, citing IUR; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 492
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7884

Event 41619 (390006EB)

Date: 11/25/1978
Time: ~18:00
Location: HEATHROW AIRPORT/APARTMENT AND HOUNSLOW, ENG
Description: Many observer(s). Bright yellow triangle hovers / high altitude. Going quickly northeast. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13416

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “HEATHROW Apt.+HOUNSLOW,ENG:MANY OBS:BRITE YLW TRIANGLE HVRS/hi alt:>>NE:/r171”, LatLong: “51.455558 -0.466667”, LatLongDMS: “51:27:20 N 00:28:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41620 (7C66ACFD)

Date: 11/25/1978
Time: 19:50
Location: DUCKLINGTON, OXFORDS
Description: Dark triangle with pale yellow lights / corners goes south going quickly northwest. No further details / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13417

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DUCKLINGTON,OXFORDs:DARK TRIANGLE W/PALE YLW LITES/CORNERS GOES S>>NW:NFD/r171”, LatLong: “51.783336 -1.483333”, LatLongDMS: “51:47:00 N 01:29:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41621 (503F8C7B)

Date: 11/25/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: TRIER, WEST GER
Description: 100MIN / missing time. Couple and baby abduction. Pregnant mother gets needle. 8’ green men!
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 100)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13418

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), TLP: Telepathy, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “110”, HatchDesc: “TRIER,W GER:100MIN/MST:COUPLE+BABY ABD:PREG MOTHER GETS NEEDLE:8’ GREEN MEN!”, LatLong: “49.750002 6.633334”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:00 N 06:38:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RHP”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41622 (5E4DF9C9)

Date: 11/25/1978
Location: Kordel, Germany
Description: Pam Owens abduction case. (MUFON investigation report) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5049

Event 41623 (2AA07719)

Date: 11/25/1978
Location: Atlantic Ocean, At Sea
Description: While participating in a trans-Atlantic crossing during a yacht race, the skipper of the yacht “Salamandre” watched a very shiny white disc come down to right above the boat. The greenish-blue color surrounding the object was so brilliant that it was blinding. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5050

Event 41624 (5E4DF9C9)

Date: 11/25/1978
Location: Trier, Germany
Description: Pam Owens abduction case. (MUFON investigation report) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5051

Event 41625 (7EFCE5AF)

Date: 11/25/1978
Description: While participating in a trans-Atlantic crossing during a yatch race, the skipper of the yatch “Salamandre” watched a very shiny white disc come down to right above the boat. The greenish-blue color surrounding the object was so brilliant that it was blinding. The UFO shot off at astonishing speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, May 1979, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7913

Event 41626 (FB3610EF)

Date: 11/25/1978
Description: That night in Trier, Germany at 10 p.m. an abduction by UFO occupants occurred. A metallic, ovoid UFO with a flashing red light hovered over a car with a German couple and a nineteen-year-old American woman named Owens. The car’s occupants experienced over 90 minutes of missing time. The principal abductee, the wife of an American soldier stationed in Germany, was levitated aboard the UFO. She was five months pregnant at the time. She had no memory of the abduction prior to hypnosis. During hypnosis she recalled that the aliens had huge, baldheads, and deep-set eyes. They had a greenish colored skin, with a roughness like mummy wrapping. Their hands had four fingers, and were twice the length of human fingers. Dark triangular objects with pale yellow lights were seen over Heathrow Airport and in Ducklington, England that day and evening.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Jane Thomas (translator), UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, April 1980, p. 14 citing The Independent, January 22, 1980; (2) UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, April 1979, p. 11, citing the London Sunday Express, January 11, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7914

Event 41627 (A928F54D)

Date: 11/27/1978
Time: 18:30
Locations: Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas, NV; Battle Mountain, NV; Red Rock Canyon, NV
Description: A local resident, his family, and other residents report seeing a UFO to the Las Vegas Sun. One resident reported that the UFO “looked like an upside-down plate with a dome on it. My kids and I were outside our house about 6:30 p.m. when we saw a huge white cloud in the black sky. Then all of a sudden it came toward us. It was fantastic. It must have been about two or three houses wide. The sky was lit up. I could see the whole farm.” The mysterious object was reported in 3 separate sightings in the Reno and Battle Mountain areas Monday night. A total of 6 persons reported seeing the object, described as a large ball of light that spawned a domed, winged craft. One person reported seeing the object in the sky while in the Red Rock Canyon area as she was driving west on Spring Mountain Road at about 6:30pm. Nellis Air Force Base officials were called but more or less ignored the reports.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: AERIAL PHENOMENON CLIPPING INFORMATION CENTER, Cleveland OH, Jan. 1979, Vol. 4 No 1
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_916

Attributes: Nellis

Event 41628 (09A8FFEC)

Date: 11/27/1978
Description: (Translated from French) J. Allen Hynek speaks to the UN. (November 27)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2822

Event 41629 (44C1153B)

Date: 11/27/1978
Time: 18:30
Location: I15 SOUTHWEST / BARSTOW, CA
Description: Flash! Grey domed saucer tilted in cloud / mist. Numerous separate observer(s) / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 951)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13419

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “650”, HatchDesc: “I15 SW/BARSTOW,CA:FLASH!:GRY DOMED SCR TILTED in CLOUD/MIST:nmrs sep.obs/news”, LatLong: “34.783335 -117.166672”, LatLongDMS: “34:47:00 N 117:10:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41630 (11EE7C29)

Date: 11/27/1978 (approximate)
Time: 23:20
Location: FIGUERA DA FOZ, PORT
Description: UFO / type unknown. All clocks stop / 1 hr and start again!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13420

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “FIGUERA da FOZ,PORT:UFO/type unk:ALL CLOCKS STOP/1 hr and START AGAIN!”, LatLong: “40.200002 -8.816667”, LatLongDMS: “40:12:00 N 08:49:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41631 (7BE8463B)

Date: 11/27/1978
Location: New York, NY
Description: Also December 8, 1978. UN committee meetings on UFOs. Speakers included J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallee, Stanton Friedman, Lawrence J. Coyne.
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_329

Event 41632 (8458707F)

Date: 11/27/1978
Locations: Grenada; UN Special Political Committee
Description: J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallée, Stanton T. Friedman, Lawrence J. Coyne, and Grenada Ambassador at Large Wellington Friday speak before the UN Special Political Committee. Grenada seeks to interest the UN in a three-member panel to initiate a formal UFO study program, but its efforts are unavailing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 1190; J. Allen Hynek, “Ufologists and the United Nations: A Novel Moment in the History of UFO Research,” IUR 3, no. 10/11 (Oct./Nov. 1978): 3–18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5875

Event 41633 (6B358F4F)

Date: 11/27/1978
Description: At 11:20 p.m. all clocks in the village of Figueira da Foz, Portugal stopped for one hour and then started again when a UFO flew over.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, July 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7964

Event 41634 (2129AFFB)

Date: 11/28/1978
Time: 18:00?
Location: WALSDEN, WEST YORKS
Description: 1 observer. Neon-blue saucer low and close. Apparent mind control of some sort.
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: ALIEN CONTACTS & ABDUCTIONS; Sterling Publ., NY 1993. (Index 88)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13421

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “168”, HatchDesc: “WALSDEN,W.YORKs:1 OBS:NEON-BLU SCR LO+CLOSE:APPARENT MIND CONTROL OF SOME SORT”, LatLong: “53.694447 -2.100000”, LatLongDMS: “53:41:40 N 02:06:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41635 (3EA4CA1B)

Date: 11/28/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: HEATHROW AIRPORT/APARTMENT, ENGL
Description: Ground crews. Unidentified triangular object goes west going quickly east. No further details. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13422

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “HEATHROW Apt,ENGL:GND CREWS:UID TRIANGULAR OBJ GOES W>>E:NFD:/r171”, LatLong: “51.455558 -0.472222”, LatLongDMS: “51:27:20 N 00:28:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41636 (97D528AA)

Date: 11/28/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: MADISON CO, KY
Description: 2 / car chased / large UFO. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Type unknown. Also other UFO reports nearby.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13423

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “MADISON co,KY:2/CAR CHASED/LRG UFO:CAR EMEs:TYPE UNK:+OTHER UFO REPORTS NEARBY”, LatLong: “37.733335 -84.300004”, LatLongDMS: “37:44:00 N 84:18:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41637 (697CE6AB)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: A woman sleeping in a caravan trailer in Channel, Tasmania, Australia was disturbed by noises outside at two o’clock in the morning. She went out to investigate and saw two short, squat humanoid figures nearby. The upper half of the creatures was white, and they were wearing some type of head cover. They seemed to be moving their arms. The witness became frightened and went back inside.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case # 47, citing Keith Roberts, TUFOIC Tasmania
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8002

Event 41638 (CC9E2091)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: At 4:00 a.m. a witness driving in Holmes Chapel Junction, Cheshire, England experienced bad radio static, then had a close encounter with a large metallic object with a large light in front, which approached the car and emitted two beams, one angled 45 degrees up, the other angled 45 degrees down. The UFO had a bevelled bottom and a fin-like tail. There was no trouble with the car engine.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mark Cashman, Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog website
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8003

Event 41639 (333E92D0)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: On this morning Mr. & Mrs. K. in Keddie, Plumas County, California had a close encounter with a UFO that involved a lapse of time of 30 minutes experienced by the witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, March 1979, p. 3; Cynthia Hind, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8004

Event 41640 (FDBFA43A)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: At 3:15 p.m. in Tome-Acu, Para State, Brazil 26-year-old Luiz Gomes Freitas de Vale had a close encounter with a bright gray, metallic oval-shaped UFO, which after buzzing him rose vertically at great speed, and then maintained a horizontal position.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bob Pratt, Operacion Prato, p. 56
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8005

Event 41641 (EB6826C6)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: At 6:00 p.m. in Walsden, West Yorkshire, England a witness reported having a close encounter with a neon-blue disc-shaped object that was low and close for two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jenny Randles, Alien Contacts and Abductions, p. 88
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8006

Event 41642 (CFC2E042)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: At 8:30 p.m. a Mr. Helin had a close encounter with a UFO in Vase, Sweden that lasted 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Information Sweden, March 1979, p. 18
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8007

Event 41643 (61128121)

Date: 11/28/1978
Description: At 10:30 p.m. a very bright, multi-colored, pencil-shaped object flew directly over the highway in Lathrop, Michigan, positioning itself above vehicles. It had orange, green, and blue colored lights. Tire-like things appeared to be wrapped around it, and it made no noise. Suddenly, it lit up the ground for five seconds and shot away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Mike Nelson, Menominee Herald, December 15, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8008

Event 41644 (70621837)

Date: 11/29/1978
Time: 13:00
Location: NEAR BRINDISI, ITL
Description: 2 / car. Metal-grey domed saucer stops over car. Observer(s) run. Going quickly northeast to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13424

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr BRINDISI,ITL:2/CAR:MTL-GRY DOMED SCR STOPS OVR CAR:OBS RUN:>>NE TO SEA:”, LatLong: “40.633335 17.950001”, LatLongDMS: “40:38:00 N 17:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “APL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41645 (404B4858)

Date: 11/29/1978
Location: Richmond, KY
Description: Three witnesses. A car had been chased down a rural road by a flashing UFO. At one time it shot a blue flame out of the front and the car stalled and the lights went out. After the car chase the object was seen to circle a house and surrounding fields at 100-300’ off the ground. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5052

Event 41646 (5AE09032)

Date: 11/29/1978
Time: 04:33:00.2
Location: 49.8080 77.9990
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1537

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8080 77.9990”, LatLongDMS: “49:48:29 N 77:59:56 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.30”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 41647 (FCEFC5D7)

Date: 11/29/1978
Time: 04:33:05.0
Location: 49.9590 78.8010
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1538

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9590 78.8010”, LatLongDMS: “49:57:32 N 78:48:04 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.00”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41648 (04056724)

Date: 11/29/1978
Description: At 12:45 a.m. a woman heard someone banging on the window of her terrace in Naples, Italy. When she went to investigate she saw two humanoid figures about one meter (3.3 feet) in height, wearing round luminous helmets and wearing dark loose fitting uniforms. The little men moved about in quick graceful movements. She yelled for her son but the figures suddenly vanished in plain sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Chris Aubeck, Return to Magonia; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A2177
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8043

Event 41649 (661FC47A)

Date: 11/29/1978
Description: In the early afternoon a metallic gray domed disc halted directly over car in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy. Two witnesses in the car got out and fled. The UFO then shot away to the northeast over the Adriatric Sea.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 212
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8044

Event 41650 (EADA8A46)

Date: 11/30/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: OFF VENTIMIGLIA, ITL
Description: Several / boats. 6-9 bright night lights rise / sea and away. Separate observer(s) earlier.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13425

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off VENTIMIGLIA,ITL:SVRL/BOATS:6-9 BRITE NLTS RISE/SEA+AWAY:SEP.OBS EARLIER”, LatLong: “43.783335 7.600000”, LatLongDMS: “43:47:00 N 07:36:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “IM”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41651 (02ED6DA4)

Date: 11/30/1978
Time: 07:59:59.1
Location: 47.9090 47.9120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-2-6” Yield: .06KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1539

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.9090 47.9120”, LatLongDMS: “47:54:32 N 47:54:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.60”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-2-6”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.06”

Event 41652 (43D3C745)

Date: 11/30/1978
Time: 17:32:00.0
Location: -21.8680 -138.9500
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Priam” Yield: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1915

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8680 -138.9500”, LatLongDMS: “21:52:05 S 138:57:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.86”, NukeName: “Priam”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “150”

Event 41653 (01DC6426)

Date: 11/30/1978
Description: At round 6 a.m. six to nine bright nocturnal lights rose from the sea off the shore of Ventimiglia, Liguria, Italy, and then flew away. There were several witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 212
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8083

Event 41654 (485DBFA5)

Date: 12/1978
Location: ITALY, near Genoa
Description: (Translated from French) (cf. night of 6th to 7th December 1978) Fortunato Zanfretta was “abducted” for the second time - an undocumented case, but mentioned by GUIEU (following 30th July 1979) (Jimmy GUIEU: “Our Masters the Extraterrestrials” - Presses de la Cité 1992, p. 96) Three weeks after the first incident, he was driving in the same place at the same time when he saw the same suspicious lights again. As the first time, his engine stopped, he lost consciousness and remembered nothing of what had happened when he regained his senses around 1am. Hypnotised again, Fortunato told the same story, that he had been abducted again in a flying saucer and that this time a dozen humanoids had subjected him to a complete medical examination. These beings of around 3 metres tall had a greenish skin covered in hair, yellow eyes very slanted, big red veins on the forehead, a very narrow mouth and hands like ours. He understood what they were saying to him, thanks to a helmet they had put on his head which hurt him a lot. When they let him go, he was able to witness the take-off of the huge craft, triangular in shape and white in colour.
Reference: Maurice CHATELAIN: “The Messengers of the Cosmos” - Laffont 1980 - p. 201
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3028

Event 41655 (EB603CA0)

Date: 12/1978
Location: TUSCANIA AREA, ITL
Description: 2 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Luminous cylinder/cigar-shape going down [to] over saucer / ground. Both melt together and quickly going up [to]!
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13426

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “TUSCANIA area,ITL:2/CAR/EMEs:LUMn.CGR ↓ ovr SCR/GND:BOTH MELT TOGETHER+↑↑ !”, LatLong: “42.416669 11.866667”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 11:52:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VT”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41656 (113A6F41)

Date: 12/1978
Time: 21:30
Location: HAROLD HILL TO ESSEX CO, ENG
Description: 2 abduction / car. Exams. Shown around. 3 hours missing time. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 57)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13427

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “200”, HatchDesc: “HAROLD HILL to ESSEX Co,ENG:2 ABD/CAR:EXAMS:SHOWN AROUND:3 HRS MST:see ref.”, LatLong: “51.666669 0.372222”, LatLongDMS: “51:40:00 N 00:22:20 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41657 (AFBF2626)

Date: 12/1978
Location: Rapatee, IL
Description: Two teenage girls from London Mills reported a tubular aircraft approached their car as they drove on Illinois Rt.11 near Rapatee. It came within about 10 feet of their vehicle, circled them once, and left “toward the east at a fantastic speed, but there wasn’t any noise at all.” (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5054

Event 41658 (1189FD50)

Date: 12/1978
Description: Alan N. Hall, a retired CIA employee, officially becomes president of NICAP among baseless charges that a sinister CIA conspiracy has undermined the organization. He operates out of his home without access to the files.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “To Our Readers,” UFO Investigator, April 1979, p. 3; Richard H. Hall, “The Quest for the Truth about UFOs: A Personal Perspective on the Role of NICAP,” in 1994 MUFON UFO Symposium Proceedings, MUFON, 1994, pp. 185–201
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5876

Event 41659 (6B21D34D)

Date: End of 1978
Location: Soviet Union
Description: UFO research at the USSR Academy of Sciences came under the umbrella of STEKA-AN. UFO acronym was banned until 1989, instead “Anomalous Atmospheric Phenomena” was the sanctioned acronym.
Type: book reference
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_698

Event 41660 (F1A89701)

Date: 12/1/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In Eragny (Val d’Oise), Mrs. B., a mother returning from work, saw from the train, above the Val d’Argenteuil, an elongated shape of an extremely bright orange. The illuminated edges were sharp. See images/1978-12-01_Eragny_1.jpg.
Reference: Deforge > [Gazette du Val d’Oise, 16 July 1997]
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2823

Event 41661 (1F9401A7)

Date: 12/1/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. B.'s husband, a parent of a student at the school, in his garden far from the road heard a violent and increasingly loud noise coming from behind him. He added: "I was scared for a brief moment that something would hit me from behind. The sound was like a huge screeching of brakes mixed with a kind of scream.
Reference: Deforge > [Gazette du Val d’Oise,* 16 Juillet 1997]
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2824

Event 41662 (E0AD319D)

Date: 12/1/1978
Description: (Translated from French) In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Val d’Oise), Mrs. B. again sees an object similar to the one at 6:50 PM. When the possibility of an airplane is mentioned, she responds that no airplane would have appeared so large and could not have had such a large illuminated surface. (7:50 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2825

Event 41663 (EF0A8AAE)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 00:50
Location: NEAR UMM QASR, KUWAIT
Description: Army post. UFO hovers / type unknown. Going quickly north toward(s) Iraq. Others to 13 Dec. '78.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13428

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Kuwait”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr UMM QASR,KUWAIT:ARMY POST:UFO HVRS/type unk:>>N twrd IRAQ:others to 13DEC78”, LatLong: “29.983335 47.983336”, LatLongDMS: “29:59:00 N 47:59:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41664 (45A0E74B)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 01:40
Location: GIULIANOVA, ITL
Description: 2 / car. Dark 1.5M saucer going south low and slow along coastline. Luminous underside.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13429

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “GIULIANOVA,ITL:2/CAR:DRK 1.5M SCR >S LO+SLOW ALONG COASLINE:LUMn.UNDERSIDE”, LatLong: “42.750002 13.950001”, LatLongDMS: “42:45:00 N 13:57:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41665 (9B8781A7)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 04:30
Location: OFF CAPO MELE, ITL
Description: Men / boat. 3 white ovoids rise / sea and going [to] away. 3 more and then more.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13430

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off CAPO MELE,ITL:MEN/BOAT:3 WHT OVOIDS RISE/SEA+> AWAY:3 MORE+THEN MORE”, LatLong: “43.966669 8.200000”, LatLongDMS: “43:58:00 N 08:12:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “IM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41666 (AF69D97A)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 06:10
Location: MILANO, ITL
Description: Car stops. All electrics electro-magnetic effect (EME). Luminous orange and green saucer overhead. Circles car and going up. AOK.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13431

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “122”, HatchDesc: “MILANO,ITL:CAR STOPS:ALL ELECTRICS EME:LUMn. ORG+GRN SCR OVHD:CCLS CAR+↑:AOK”, LatLong: “45.450002 9.183334”, LatLongDMS: “45:27:00 N 09:11:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lombardy”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41667 (63F80078)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: COLOGNA, ITL
Description: 2 kids. Luminous colored globe hovers / low altitude by abandoned house. / r39#126.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13432

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “COLOGNA,ITL:2 KIDS:LUMn.CLRD GLOBE HVRS/LO ALT by ABANDONED HOUSE:/r39#126”, LatLong: “42.683335 13.933334”, LatLongDMS: “42:41:00 N 13:56:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41668 (784382F8)

Date: 12/1/1978
Location: Giulianova, Italy
Description: A small dark disc with a luminous underbody, estimated to be about 1.5 meters in diameter, flew slowly along the coast heading south in Giulianova, Italy. About four hours later, in Milan, Italy the entire electrical system of a car failed when a luminous, orange and green saucer-shaped UFO flew overhead. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5055

Event 41669 (C21F20AF)

Date: 12/1/1978
Time: 17:07:29.8
Location: 37.0100 -116.0400
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Concentration” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_839

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0100 -116.0400”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:36 N 116:02:24 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Concentration”, NukeSource: “ISC”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41670 (4659728A)

Date: 12/1/1978
Location: National Archives and Records Administration
Description: President Jimmy Carter establishes the Information Security Oversight Office through Executive Order 12065, “National Security Information.” The office is under the jurisdiction of the National Archives and Records Administration, and its mission is to provide for an informed American public by ensuring that the minimum information necessary to the interest of national security is classified and that information is declassified as soon as it no longer requires protection.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Information Security Oversight Office”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5877

Event 41671 (2B84E720)

Date: 12/1/1978
Description: In 1978 at 1:40 a.m., a small dark disc with a luminous underbody, estimated to be about 1.5 meters in diameter, flew slowly along the coast heading south in Giulianova, Italy. About four hours later, in Milan, Italy the entire electrical system of a car failed when a luminous, orange and green saucer-shaped UFO flew overhead. The object circled the car then rose vertically. The car functioned without trouble after the UFO left the scene. At 7:15 that same morning a silver triangle with yellow lights flew from the west to the east over Ruislip, England.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Lumieres dans la Nuit and ITACAT; (2) Awareness, April 1979, p. 11
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8108

Event 41672 (59955ACD)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Eragny (Val d’Oise), observation of an elongated cigar with a small lateral light: It advanced, it stopped. At a stop, the white light in the center decreased, then increased like heartbeats (it was always visible). See images/1978-12-02_Eragny_1.jpg. (7 h 55)
Reference: Laurent L., 11 years old, CM2 > Deforge
Reference: Gazette du Val d’Oise,* 16 July 1997
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2826

Event 41673 (BB2EFF1D)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Eragny (Val d’Oise), Joanna B., 10 years old, CM2, observed an object in the shape of a three-branched star with two feet See images/1978-12-02_Eragny_2.jpg.
Reference: Gazette du Val d’Oise, 16 July 1997
Reference: Joanna B., 10 years old, CM2 > Deforge >
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2827

Event 41674 (1FBA40E9)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Eragny (Val d’Oise), 100m observation of a stationary black mass with headlights pointed towards the ground See images/1978-12-02_Eragny_3.jpg. Above the Oise, seen on Rue Cl. Bénard… 4 large orange flashing lights, the whole was grey, it moved forward, and it stopped (300m from the ground)
Reference: Mr. T., parent of student > Deforge > [Gazette du Val d’Oise, 16 July 1997]
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2828

Event 41675 (8DDB0CAC)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At Eragny (Val d’Oise), observation of a large oval mass (8:15)
Reference: [Gazette du Val d’Oise, July 16th 1997].
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2829

Event 41676 (6AE84C6E)

Date: 12/2/1978
Time: 19:10
Location: ABINGDON, ENGL
Description: Silver triangle with yellow lights south going northwest. Same / chipping Norton / 03 December west going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13433

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ABINGDON,ENGL:SLVR TRIANGLE W/YLW LITES S>NW::SAME/CHIPPING NORTON/03DEC W>>E”, LatLong: “51.666669 -1.300000”, LatLongDMS: “51:40:00 N 01:18:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41677 (0529D0CD)

Date: 12/2/1978
Time: 23:00?
Location: CHIVA, VALENCIA, SP
Description: 1 / car. Intense white night light lands nearby. Odd voice / radio. Red orbs.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13434

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “CHIVA,VALENCIA,SP:1/CAR:INTENSE WHT NLT LANDS NEARBY:ODD VOICE/RADIO:RED ORBS”, LatLong: “39.477780 -0.711111”, LatLongDMS: “39:28:40 N 00:42:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Valencian”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41678 (288D4333)

Date: 12/2/1978
Location: Kuwait
Description: A civil servant takes a photo of a UFO as he is walking along a beach in Kuwait. It shows a domed disc with a self-luminous tube protruding from the bottom. Other witnesses also see the UFO.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFOs over Kuwait,” APRO Bulletin 27, no. 7 (January 1979): 3; Clark III 663
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5878

Event 41679 (E0C692C7)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: A nine minute long videotape was made of a luminous object over Roanne, France on this evening. The luminous round object appeared over the tops of mountains, traced a big circle, and then remained still for several minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 13, citing Cronica, December 4, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8140

Event 41680 (681EE479)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: A photograph was taken of a disc-shaped object in Abu Dhabi, UAE by four young men, one named Salimeen. According to the report there were also physiological effects on the witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, January 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8141

Event 41681 (E0D58A35)

Date: 12/2/1978
Description: Thirty-one year old Emilio Carrascosa Atienza saw an intense white light land 200 meters away from his car while he was driving in Chiva, Valencia, Spain at 11:00 p.m. Its brightness decreased as he approached the spot in his car. He then heard a penetrating foreign voice on his car radio, and next two reddish-orange balls of light appeared near the horizon before winking out. Dr. Willy Smith of the UNICAT project rated the witness as highly reliable.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 139; UNICAT, case # 502, citing Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, OVNIS y la Ciencia, p. 76
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8142

Event 41682 (BC81FE3D)

Date: 12/3/1978 (approximate)
Location: DUBAI, UN.ARAB EMIRATES
Description: Government man photographs domed disk. Neon glow;/ Arab times.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 133)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13435

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Arabian Peninsula”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DUBAI,UN.ARAB EMIRATES:GOVt MAN FOTOS DOMED DISK:NEON GLOW;/ARAB TIMES”, LatLong: “25.000001 55.083336”, LatLongDMS: “25:00:00 N 55:05:00 E”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UAE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41683 (F0931796)

Date: 12/3/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: PRESTWICK AIRPORT/APARTMENT, SCOTLAND
Description: Silver triangle with yellow lights crosses sky north going quickly south. No further details. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13436

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “PRESTWICK Apt,SCOTL:SLVR TRIANGLE W/YLW LITES CROSSES SKY N>>S:NFD:/r171”, LatLong: “55.500003 -4.600000”, LatLongDMS: “55:30:00 N 04:36:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41684 (8A8D3B1A)

Date: 12/3/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: STANDLAKE, OXFORDS
Description: Silver triangle with yellow lights south going quickly northwest. Same / Kidlington / 4 December west going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13437

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “STANDLAKE,OXFORDs:SLVR TRIANGLE W/YLW LITES S>>NW::SAME/KIDLINGTON/4DEC W>>SE”, LatLong: “51.716669 -1.433333”, LatLongDMS: “51:43:00 N 01:26:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41685 (FF57C4A3)

Date: 12/3/1978
Location: Leme, Brazil
Description: A brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over Leme. Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5057

Event 41686 (2F304EDD)

Date: 12/3/1978
Description: A brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over Leme, Brazil on this night. Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing GEPUC Brazil
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8166

Event 41687 (D8FD707E)

Date: 12/4/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Pioneer Venus 1 is the first to be satellized around Venus. (4 December)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2830

Event 41688 (DA60F67E)

Date: 12/4/1978
Description: The CIA passes on three other UFO documents to the NSA for declassification review.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 181
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5879

Event 41689 (6CBAC8D9)

Date: 12/4/1978
Description: On this night a woman named Isabel D. saw a brightly illuminated blue-greenish rail in her backyard in Mendoza, Argentina. When she stepped on it she felt intense cold, but at the same time it was like she was in an intense energetic state. She then saw two figures of milky white color. She fell into her swimming pool, and bruised her left ear, eye, and waist. When she recovered she found her left eye bruised and violet rectangular marks behind her left ear and on her waist.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1995; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing John Schuessler, UFO Related Human Physiological Effects; Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1979, p. 11, citing Radiolandia, September 21, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8180

Event 41690 (79AA0F75)

Date: 12/6/1978
Location: ITALY, Torriglia (Genoa)
Description: (Translated from French) Fortunato Zanfretta, 26 years old, a security guard on board the Fiat 126 of the company, equipped with a radio in contact with the Genoa central, was making the rounds of the villas to be monitored. In front of one of them, he noticed white lights arranged in a triangle and, thinking he had to do with thieves, he stopped, turned off the engine and decided to alert the central. It was then that he noticed that the radio did not work, while the headlights and the dashboard lights went out. He took a flashlight to go inspect the villa. He saw no one, only these three lights, and the silence was absolute. He shone the flashlight on the gate, which was open, as well as the front door of the villa. He turned off his light and drew his revolver. Suddenly the lights approached him, passed in front of him, disappeared behind the corner of the house. Wanting to take the thieves by surprise, he headed for the other corner, and then suddenly felt a strong push caused by a hand. He stumbled and fell onto the lawn. As he fell, the flashlight lit up, he grabbed it and shone it at waist height, but he saw only large horizontal pipes, one on top of the other… at 3 meters high he found the head, dark green, 60 cm wide, huge and luminous yellow triangular eyes, inclined upwards. On the forehead something undefined, luminous yellow, with large irregular wrinkles, on the side some kind of algal edges and in front something like ears or straight, pointed horns, turned upwards. Hardly had this quick inspection finished when the terrifying figure disappeared and the night guard fled, trying to reach the car. As he ran he heard a modulated whistle, very loud, unbearable and a strong wave of heat. He turned around as if to ward off the nightmare he was living, but what he saw terrified him even more. Against the background of the sky stood out a large flattened triangle, the base of which was hidden by an immense brightness, so blinding that he had to cover his face with his arms. This light zigzagged towards the sky. Zanfretta reached the vehicle and he fainted, for 50 minutes only waking up when colleagues arrived and found him 80 m from the car, his body and clothes burning. Traces on the ground. Under hypnosis Zanfretta revealed the other part of his contact with these horrible beings. (1978, night of December 6th to 7th)
Reference: Inforespace n° 46 of 1979, pp. 17-22
Reference: Continued: December 1978
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3025

Event 41691 (07353901)

Date: 12/6/1978
Time: ~02:00
Location: JARBACOA, DOM.REP
Description: 4 observer(s). Domed disk hovers / tree / 4 hours. Pseudo-human/entity / same spot / 0600h. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 361)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13438

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “104”, Elev: “535”, HatchDesc: “JARBACOA,DOM.REP:4 OBS:DOMED DISK HVRS/TREE/4hrs:PSH/SAME SPOT/0600h:VANISHES!”, LatLong: “19.133334 -70.533337”, LatLongDMS: “19:08:00 N 70:32:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DMR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41692 (012658C4)

Date: 12/6/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: AVEZZANO, ITL
Description: 10 observer(s). 3 night lights / triangular overhead. 2nd delta/triangle/box-like craft / ground. Burns and deep TRCa / soil. / r39.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13439

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “44”, HatchDesc: “AVEZZANO,ITL:10 OBS:3 NLTS/TRIANGL OVHD:2nd DLT/GND:BURNS+DEEP TRCa/SOIL:/r39”, LatLong: “42.066669 13.466667”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:00 N 13:28:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aquila”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41693 (20780D8B)

Date: 12/6/1978
Time: 20:40
Location: MARIBONDO, BRZ
Description: 5M saucer going down / dam. 3 2M men exit and take stones. Guard paralyzed. / FSRv25#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13440

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “280”, HatchDesc: “MARIBONDO,BRZ:5M SCR ↓/DAM:3 2M MEN EXIT+TAKE STONES:GUARD PRLZD:/FSRv25#3”, LatLong: “-17.016667 -53.033336”, LatLongDMS: “17:01:00 S 53:02:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MTG”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41694 (BE7CF570)

Date: 12/6/1978
Time: ~21:00
Location: NORWAY, SC
Description: 10’ saucer over hog-pen. Farmer scared away. 2 dead hogs on return, 1 mutilated.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: BERLITZ, Charles: WORLD of STRANGE PHENOMENA; Fawcett Crest 1988 (Minot, ND shooting on pg. 243. Hog mutilation / Norway, SC on pg. 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13441

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “73”, HatchDesc: “NORWAY,SC:10’ SCR OVR HOG-PEN:FARMER SCARED AWAY:2 DEAD HOGS ON RETURN,1 MUT’D”, LatLong: “33.450002 -81.127782”, LatLongDMS: “33:27:00 N 81:07:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41695 (1F778B5B)

Date: 12/6/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: TORRIGLIA, ITL
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Watchman abduction / 3M figure(s) / huge delta/triangle/box-like craft. Traces. / MJ#248 / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v4#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13442

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “81”, HatchDesc: “TORRIGLIA,ITL:CAR EMEs:WATCHMAN ABD/3M FIGs/HUGE DLT:TRACES:/MJ#248/IUR v4#5”, LatLong: “44.516669 9.166667”, LatLongDMS: “44:31:00 N 09:10:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GE”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41696 (757F71D1)

Date: 12/6/1978
Location: Siberia (Amur region of), Russia
Description: In the isolated taiga in the Amur region of Siberia a metallic UFO shaped like a mushroom was found apparently having crashed. The body of a short dwarf-like humanoid was found inside, which was delivered for autopsy to the scientific research institute in Novosibirsk. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5059

Event 41697 (D838762F)

Date: 12/6/1978
Locations: Marzano; Torriglia; Genoa, Italy
Description: 11:30 p.m. While patrolling at Marzano, near Torriglia, a village northeast of Genoa, Italy, 26-year-old night watchman Piero Fortunato Zanfretta notices four lights moving in a courtyard. He gets out of his car holding his pistol and flashlight, moving cautiously along a house wall. Something pushes him forward and he falls. When he gets up, his head hits something and he points his flashlight upward to see a 6-foot-tall creature with an ugly face. Terrified, he runs to the car and is blinded by a yellow, triangle-shaped object taking off from behind the house. He calls for help on the radio. When his colleagues arrive at 1:00 a.m., they find him lying in a nearby lawn in a confused state of mind. On December 23, Zanfretta is hypnotized by a medical doctor. An abduction scenario emerges in which he is taken to a bright room by giant entities who put a hot and painful helmet on his head. The humanoids are green-skinned and have yellow triangular eyes, red veins on their heads, pointed ears, and rounded fingers. Further abductions and memories emerge over time, finally ceasing in 1980.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “UFO Flap 1978: Italian Style, Part Two, December,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 13–15; Paolo Fiorino, Gian Paolo Grassino, and Antonio Chiumiento, “Abductions in Italy,” IUR 14, no. 4 (July/Aug.1989): 15–16; Rino Di Stefano, The Zanfretta Case: Chronicle of an Incredible True Story, The Author, 2014; Jason Charbonneau, “Zanfretta Abductions, 1978–1981,” Think Anomalous, May 6, 2017; 1Pinotti 253–258
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5880

Event 41698 (D81C9C89)

Date: 12/6/1978
Description: In the isolated taiga in the Amur region of Siberia between the rivers Urkan and Tyndoy, a metallic UFO shaped like a mushroom was found on this day, apparently having crashed. Its diameter was about 5.5 to 6 meters and it was about 3.0 meters in height. It reportedly weighed 720 kg. It was transported to Novosibirsk, Russia where it was hidden in the Akademgorodok region. The body of a short dwarf-like humanoid was found inside, which was delivered for autopsy to the scientific research institute in Novosibirsk. When first discovered the humanoid allegedly still had shown vital signs, and it stayed in a coma-like state for two weeks before dying. A segmented aperture was found on the side of the disc where apparently other crewmembers had escaped out through an escape pod.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Anton “Cade” Belousov, Soviet X Files List
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8240

Event 41699 (D031B878)

Date: 12/6/1978
Description: At 6:30 a.m. three lights in a triangular pattern were seen in the sky over Avezzano, Abruzzi, Italy at the same time that a delta-shaped object was spotted on the ground. EM effects were noted. At the landing site on some farm land there were later found some burnt areas and deep ground marks in the soil.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 212
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8241

Event 41700 (8548061F)

Date: 12/6/1978
Description: Mrs. Pilar Martinez de Arregui opened the windows in her home in Alegria de Alava, Spain at 12:40 a.m. in order to relax after a long day, as her husband slept in the nearby bedroom. She spied a strong orange light reflected from the glassware inside the house. She investigated and found that the source of the light was in a nearby field, but the light had gradually disappeared. Temporarily forgetting about the mystery light, Pilar began doing some housework, when a second more powerful orange flash of light again brought her attention outside. She saw a orange sphere object approaching from the sky at very high speed. Afraid, she ran and turned off all the lights in the house. Outside the object had now landed some 100 meters from the house. The craft was oval in shape appeared to balance itself just above the ground. Crouching behind her window she peered out and noticed a light like a flashlight that was being carried by two tall and very corpulent humanoid figures. Pilar noticed that the humanoids wore tight-fitting one-piece coveralls, very light in color. They had just appeared standing next to the landed object; they had not emerged from any opening, they had just sudden appeared. Both beings began approaching the house. For several minutes she watched them move around through partially opened blinds. Finally, she decided she would bathe and then go to bed. Later, feeling nervous, she got up from bed and looked again to see the object rise and emit a sharp whirring sound. It quickly disappeared from view. Investigators found unusual tracks at the landing site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Iker Jimenez, Encuentros: Historia de Los OVNI en Espana
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8242

Event 41701 (44BC7E2A)

Date: 12/6/1978
Description: At 11:00 p.m. a 26-year-old night watchman, Fortunato Zanfretta, was patrolling a housing development in Marzano Di Torriglia, Genova, Italy when he noticed some moving “torch lights” coming from a nearby courtyard. He tried to radio his headquarters but the two-way radio would not work. Armed with a pistol and a flashlight he entered the courtyard to search the area. He was suddenly pushed from behind and fell. He got up and was confronted by a huge, three-meter tall reptilian “creature.” The witness was by now terrified and he dropped his flashlight and ran towards the car. He then saw a bright yellow, triangular shaped craft take off from behind a house. He called for help and was later found unconscious at the site by the other guards. Later, under hypnosis, he recalled being taken into a very bright room by giant beings that put a painful helmet on his head. The beings were described as green skinned with yellow triangular eyes, red veins on their heads, and pointed ears. He suffered from persistent headaches after the event.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Luciano Boccone, UNICAT database, citing International UFO Reporter, November 1979, p. 13; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1997; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 139, citing Paolo Fiorino, UFO Universe, October-November 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8243

Event 41702 (F3F1CAFA)

Date: 12/6/1978
Description: A security guard at the local hydroelectric plant in Marimbonda near Fronteira, Brazil was at his guardhouse on top of the dam at 10:30 p.m. when he noticed some lights shining down on the water surface. He went out to investigate and noticed a luminous circular object approach from across the river. The object came closer and began to hover close to the ground near the power station. The guard could see a door and a small window on the UFO. The window opened and a human face looked out at the witness. The craft’s door then opened and three tall men came out. These men wore shiny metallic blue coveralls and all had very long, smooth black hair. The beings approached the guard and spoke to him in an unintelligible language. He panicked and tried to fire a warning shot into the air with his revolver, but it jammed. One of the men then went inside the UFO and came back out holding a black box and handed it to one of the others. After that the witness was able to understand the beings and was told they were here on a “research and study mission.” At one point one of the men started collecting stones from the ground and the witness protested. The men then put away the box and calmly walked back into their craft, which left silently and at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dr. Walter Buhler, FSR, Vol. 25 # 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8244

Event 41703 (F4F3D47F)

Date: 12/8/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Following the UFO lobbying efforts led by Eric Gairy, the UN finally adopts a resolution (in fact a statement of principle) in which it commits to keeping informed about the UFO dossier and in which it encourages member states to coordinate, at the national level, scientific research and investigations into extraterrestrial life, including unidentified flying objects, and to inform the Secretary-General of observed cases, research and evaluation of these activities. (December 8)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2831

Event 41704 (7DE2C163)

Date: 12/8/1978
Location: BARLETTA, ITL
Description: Many and cops. Cone saucer hovers and spins. Vanishes and reappears near car chasing.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13443

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “BARLETTA,ITL:MANY+COPS:CONE SCR HVRS+SPINS:VANISHES+REAPPEARS nr CAR CHASING”, LatLong: “41.316669 16.283334”, LatLongDMS: “41:19:00 N 16:17:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41705 (3B0EC456)

Date: 12/8/1978
Time: 01:30
Location: PORTEGRANDI, ITL
Description: 2 / car. 7M disk 3M over road. Dome. 4 windows / side. Rays going down. / r39+/ r41.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13444

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “PORTEGRANDI,ITL:2/CAR:7M DISK 3M OVR ROAD:DOME:4 WINDOWS/SIDE:RAYS ↓:/r39+/r41”, LatLong: “45.555558 12.438889”, LatLongDMS: “45:33:20 N 12:26:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41706 (ADDFE8E4)

Date: 12/8/1978
Time: 02:50
Location: CATANZARO, ITL
Description: 3 cops / car. Luminous dome tilts. Shoots away when hit / spotlight.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13445

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CATANZARO,ITL:3 COPS/CAR:LUMn.DOME TILTS:SHOOTS AWAY WHEN HIT/SPOTLITE”, LatLong: “38.900002 16.583334”, LatLongDMS: “38:54:00 N 16:35:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41707 (579E875F)

Date: 12/8/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: MILANERE, ITL
Description: 2 / mountains. Night light vanishes. 1 man abduction? Pear shaped craft and figure(s). / r243p83.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13446

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “MILANERE,ITL:2/Mtns:NLT VANISHES:1 MAN ABD?:PEAR SHAPED CRAFT+FIGs:/r243p83”, LatLong: “45.100002 7.416667”, LatLongDMS: “45:06:00 N 07:25:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41708 (CD8F07F9)

Date: 12/8/1978
Location: Portegrandi, Italy
Description: A seven-meter diameter domed disc hovered over a road in Portegrandi. It had four windows on its side and emitted rays of light. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5061

Event 41709 (747158BD)

Date: 12/8/1978
Locations: United Nations; Grenada
Description: The United Nations meetings on UFOs conclude, resulting in UN Decision 33/426 relating to the “establishment of an agency or a department of the United Nations for undertaking, coordinating, and disseminating the results of research into unidentified flying objects and related phenomena.” Beyond newspaper publicity, the meetings have no impact and no other nation backs Grenada.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Grenada UFO Item,” WikiLeaks, [telegram], December 8, 1978
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5881

Event 41710 (F7BCCAD0)

Date: 12/8/1978
Location: Milanere, Torino, Italy
Description: 11:00 p.m. Two young men walking along a mountain slope near Milanere, Torino, Italy, see a blue-white light among the trees. One of them walks toward it, but he disappears. A few minutes later the light takes off into the sky. The other man goes for help and a group of people comes to search for the missing man. He is found in a different direction, unconscious, cold, and weak. Both witnesses suffer from conjunctivitis for several days. The one who vanished has a strange scar on his leg. He only remembers approaching a pear-shaped light when he sees 3–4 human shapes with pumpkinlike heads silhouetted against the light. He becomes paralyzed and can vaguely remember being touched and raised.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paolo Fiorino, Gian Paolo Grassino, and Antonio Chiumiento, “Abductions in Italy,” IUR 14, no. 4 (July/Aug.1989): 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5882

Event 41711 (9A4F5B68)

Date: 12/8/1978
Description: In 1978 a seven-meter diameter domed disc hovered over a road in Portegrandi, Italy at 1:30 a.m. It had four windows on its side and emitted rays of light. At 2:45 a.m. on a road in Catanzaro, Italy three policemen saw a luminous domed object tilt over the roadway. It shot away from them when they hit it with a spotlight. Later that evening at 11:30 p.m. two young men were walking along a mountainside path in Milanere, Torino, Italy when they sighted a bluish white light among the trees. One of the men approached the pear-shaped light and he suddenly vanished. The bright light then took off into the sky. The other man went for help and a rescue party searched for the missing man. He was found unconscious, cold, and weak. He had been missing for thirty minutes. Light bothered his eyes, and a scar was found on his leg. All that he could remember was seeing three to four figures with large pumpkin shaped heads standing in front of the light. He was paralyzed, and vaguely remembered odd lights and sounds and the feeling of being touched.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issues 212, 214; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 137, citing Paolo Fiorino, UFO Universe, October-November 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8274

Event 41712 (A4CC725C)

Date: 12/8/1978
Description: The United Nations votes 33/426 to establish an agency or department of the UN to study UAP, failing to pass the draft resolution. Former Project Blue Book consultants J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallée speak to the UN Special Political Committee, which is not interested in the formal study of UAP. Public records on these meetings show no sitting element of the DOD or U.S. intelligence community spoke in support of the resolution, despite the fact that the Air Force, Navy and NORAD are all on record having monitored UAP events over the prior decade.

• https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1978USUNN05784_d.html

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_175

Event 41713 (8D2BEF02)

Date: 12/9/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Pioneer Venus 2 releases a probe towards Venus. (9 December)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2832

Event 41714 (B8462DF7)

Date: 12/9/1978
Time: ~06:00
Location: REGGIO DI CALABRIA, ITL
Description: 3 cops and 3. Frozen / beam! Brill object hovers low / docks. / r41p351.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13447

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “REGGIO di CALABRIA,ITL:3 COPS+3:FROZEN/BEAM!:BRILL OBJ HVRS LOW/DOCKS:/r41p351”, LatLong: “38.100002 15.650001”, LatLongDMS: “38:06:00 N 15:39:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RC”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41715 (29A38262)

Date: 12/9/1978
Location: Reggio di Calabria, Sicily, Italy
Description: Police watched a multi-colored object with intermittent flashing lights. When spotlighted the UFO seemed to enlarge, then emitted a beam down onto the police car. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5062

Event 41716 (9EDD5072)

Date: 12/9/1978
Description: Police in Reggio di Calabria, Sicily, Italy watched a multi-colored object with intermittent flashing lights at 6:00 a.m. When spotlighted the UFO seemed to enlarge, then emitted a beam down onto the police car. Five lights came on aboard the object. When the police spotlight was turned off, the lights on the UFO went off as well.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 175 & 351; Larry Hatch, U computer database, citingLumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 214
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8286

Event 41717 (E1E20D3F)

Date: 12/10/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: PEAGE / ROUSILLON, FR
Description: Several observer(s). Luminous/glowing 5M object follows man / 15M altitude. Big feet and antenna.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 182)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13448

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “200”, HatchDesc: “PEAGE/ROUSILLON,FR:SVRL OBS:LUMn 5M OBJ FOLOS MAN/15M alt:BIG FEET+ANTENNA”, LatLong: “45.372224 4.794445”, LatLongDMS: “45:22:20 N 04:47:40 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Drôme”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41718 (CEF43697)

Date: 12/10/1978
Time: 19:20
Location: CUMNOR, ENG
Description: 2 / car. Huge silent silver triangular / very low altitude drives car off road. Going quickly southeast. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13449

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CUMNOR,ENG:2/CAR:HUGE SLNT SLVR TRIANGL/VLO ALT DRIVES CAR OFF ROAD:>>SE:/r171”, LatLong: “51.733336 -1.333333”, LatLongDMS: “51:44:00 N 01:20:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41719 (63B09E09)

Date: 12/10/1978
Locations: Loring; Malmstrom; Wurtsmith; Northern Tier
Description: The weekly Parade magazine carries a story by Michael Satchell summarizing the UFO events at Loring, Malmstrom, Wurtsmith, and other Northern Tier bases.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael Satchell, “UFO’s vs. USAF: Amazing (But True) Encounters,” Parade magazine, December 10, 1978, pp. 8–11; ClearIntent, p. 54
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5883

Event 41720 (689B010F)

Date: 12/10/1978
Description: In 1978 at 6:00 a.m., a round, luminous UFO approached a car with a married couple and their little son in Baena, Spain. It hovered over their car and paced it for several miles. The witnesses went to the police, who saw the object hovering over a hilltop. The object remained visible until broad daylight. At the same time, in Peage, France, a luminous UFO, about five meters in diameter and with an antenna, followed a man out walking at only 15 meters above the ground. Several others also saw it. At 7:20 a.m., a silver, triangular shaped object with yellow lights swooped down over a car in Comner, England, causing the two occupants to panic and the driver to swerve off the road. They described the craft as bigger than a “Hercules” C-5A military transport plane. It was totally silent, and flew off to the east. Later that evening two reporters in Fontanales on the Grand Canary Islands saw three UFOs at a high altitude. They gave off white, yellow, blue and red flashes of light, and were seen for several hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Cronica, December 12, 1978; Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 13; (2) Lumieres dans la Nuit, January 1979; (3) UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 13; (4) D. N. Mansell, Awareness, April 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8313

Event 41721 (DB8540E2)

Date: 12/11/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: PALERMO, ITALY
Description: Police reports / UFO’s 11-13 December. 500 sightings / Italy / late 1978.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 153)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13450

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “136”, HatchDesc: “PALERMO,ITALY:POLICE REPORTS/UFOS 11-13DEC::500 SIGHTINGS/ITALY/LATE 1978”, LatLong: “38.133335 13.400001”, LatLongDMS: “38:08:00 N 13:24:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PA”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41722 (0C128E5C)

Date: 12/11/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: NEAR NAVELLI, ITL
Description: Taxi hits brakes. 2 luminous/glowing globes ahead. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). 2 small humanoids (or Greys) float going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13451

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr NAVELLI,ITL:TAXI HITS BRAKES:2 LUMn GLOBES AHEAD:EME:2 OIDS FLOAT ↓”, LatLong: “42.233335 13.733334”, LatLongDMS: “42:14:00 N 13:44:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aquila”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41723 (48B71CBB)

Date: 12/11/1978
Location: Avellino, Italy
Description: A police trooper took a photograph of a round, possibly disc-shaped object that was directing an intense beam of energy at the ground. The photograph, taken from a highway patrol car, shows a black dot on white background. (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5063

Event 41724 (5EF6B39B)

Date: 12/11/1978
Location: Navelli, Abruzzi, Italy
Description: A taxi driving on a road near the town of Navelli was forced to brake when two luminous globes were blocking the road ahead. The engine of the vehicle then died. Two humanoids glided across the surface without touching the ground. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5064

Event 41725 (229F1DA9)

Date: 12/11/1978
Location: Arembepe, Brazil
Description: On this night a tall human-like figure with light colored skin, dark hair, and wearing a tight fitting silvery suit and boots was seen coming out of a metallic basin-shaped object about 12 meters in diameter that had landed in a field. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5067

Event 41726 (A229A5AC)

Date: 12/11/1978
Description: On this afternoon a police trooper in Avellino, Italy took a photograph of a round, possibly disc-shaped object that was directing an intense beam of energy at the ground. The photograph, taken from a highway patrol car, shows a black dot on white background.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, March 1979, p. 14, citing Cronica, December 12, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8345

Event 41727 (7BE2484F)

Date: 12/11/1978
Description: A taxi driving on a road near the town of Navelli, Abruzzi, Italy was forced to brake at 10 p.m. when two luminous globes were blocking the road ahead. The engine of the vehicle then died. Two humanoids glided across the surface without touching the ground.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT: Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8346

Event 41728 (B0AC8363)

Date: 12/11/1978
Description: On this night in Arembepe, Brazil a tall human-like figure with light colored skin, dark hair, and wearing a tight fitting silvery suit and boots was seen coming out of a metallic basin-shaped object about 12 meters in diameter that had landed in a field.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Antonio Faleiro, Brazil
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8347

Event 41729 (D29F0A88)

Date: 12/12/1978
Location: GERMANY, between Neuötting and Burghausen
Description: (Translated from French) Adele Holzer (43) was driving the 15 km between these two towns to get to work. She saw a UFO and stopped her car to observe. The saucer came at a frightening speed, then stopped 70 m above the trees. A green beam came out of it and she felt paralyzed at the same time she had the sensation of a telepathic contact: she should not fear, they were friendly, they were from a binary system (two suns) and claimed that humans and them had the same origins on the planet Phaeton (5 planets) of which all the resident inhabitants perished in a chain atomic explosion. The survivors are on Mars. After this message, Mrs. Holzer’s car key remained bent, as a souvenir.
Reference: Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998
Reference: in Greek mythology Phaeton is the son of the sun god Helios, travelling in a chariot so badly made that it set the Earth on fire…
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3026

Event 41730 (F59B17A1)

Date: 12/12/1978
Location: MESSINA, ITL
Description: Brilliant yellow circular object going south over sea. Small orbs exit going quickly south. Return and merge. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI.)
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13452

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MESSINA,ITL:BRILL.YLW CIRC.OBJ >S ovr SEA:SML ORBS EXIT >>S:RETURN+MERGE:RFI”, LatLong: “38.166668 15.583334”, LatLongDMS: “38:10:00 N 15:35:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SCL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41731 (11AF5854)

Date: 12/12/1978
Time: 22:20
Location: MARZOCCA, ITL
Description: Can’t find/locate. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects) entirely. Luminous object aims beam / car. OK afterward. Type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 352)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13453

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MARZOCCA,ITL:CF:CAR EMES ENTIRELY:LUMn.OBJ AIMS BEAM/CAR:OK AFTERWARD:type unk”, LatLong: “43.566669 10.300000”, LatLongDMS: “43:34:00 N 10:18:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LVR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41732 (D7B99ED1)

Date: 12/12/1978
Location: Marzocca, Italy
Description: Luminous UFO emitted light beam, shone onto car, tape player malfunctioned. See Section VIII, 1978 Sighting Wave (E,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5069

Event 41733 (9253FE76)

Date: 12/12/1978
Location: Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany
Description: Ms. Adele Holzer was in her car driving to work when she saw a hemispherical white disc. As the UFO hovered over some nearby trees, six beams of green light shot from it and she felt slightly paralyzed by one of them. Her watch had stopped at 08:01 a.m. and her car’s ignition key, that she believed had been in her hand the entire time, was bent. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5070

Event 41734 (AD39074E)

Date: 12/12/1978
Location: Navelli (near), Italy
Description: Alfonso Marinelli was traveling when his engine suddenly quit. He then noted two bright lights approaching slowly in his direction. As the lights approached Marinelli was able to make out two short human-like figures. The figures wore silvery suits, resembling those of astronauts. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5074

Event 41735 (17915DB8)

Date: 12/12/1978
Description: Ms. Adele Holzer was in her car driving to work at 8 a.m. when she saw a hemispherical white disc in Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany. More puzzled than afraid, she pulled off to the side of the road, and saw a “row of shining green ports along its periphery.” Then, she thought to herself, “If I could only see its bottom,” and it suddenly turned exposing the underneath. She said there were three spheres on its bottom surface, the middle one being larger. It possessed a bright orange spot at its center. As the UFO hovered over some nearby trees, six beams of green light shot from it and she felt slightly paralyzed by one of them. She lost track of time as the object hovered over her. When the light beams went out the object rose silently up into the sky. Her watch had stopped at 08:01 a.m. and her car’s ignition key, that she believed had been in her hand the entire time, was bent. She later told investigators she felt “somebody was trying to get into telepathic contact with her.” She claimed to have been given a message saying that they had friendly intentions and wanted to stop us from destroying the Earth.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Michael Hessemann
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8358

Event 41736 (1297F357)

Date: 12/12/1978
Description: At 10:15 p.m. a motorist in Marzocca, in the Tuscany region of Italy, experienced engine failure, the lights of his car died, and the car’s cassette tape player stopped working. He then saw a luminous flying object that emitted a beam of light onto his car. When the object departed the car’s lights came back on and the tape deck resumed playing. On the same night a photograph of a domed disc with a neon glow was taken near an oil field by a Dubai government official in the United Arab Emirates.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-year Report, p. 352; Richard Hall, The MUFON UFO Journal, January 1979, p. 5 citing The Arab Times
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8359

Event 41737 (54EC1153)

Date: 12/12/1978
Description: At 11:45 p.m. Alfonso Marinelli was traveling in his new Mercedez near Navelli, in the Abruzzi region of Italy when his engine suddenly quit. He then noted two bright lights approaching slowly in his direction. As the lights approached Marinelli was able to make out two short human-like figures. The figures wore silvery suits, resembling those of astronauts. The suits were luminous, and both figures wore huge oval-shaped helmets. The front of the helmets had black visors. Over the chest the figures had what appeared to be straps with a bright round light on the center. The figures rose off the ground to a height about 90 cm and in flew over the witness vehicle, quickly disappearing from sight. Marinelli was soon able to start his car’s engine and drove away from the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Archivio S.U.F.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8360

Event 41738 (7F1B4441)

Date: 12/13/1978
Location: CASALBORDINO, ITL
Description: Large hemisphere paces car / 10M altitude. Turns going quickly northeast to sea. / Il Tempo.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13454

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CASALBORDINO,ITL:LRG HEMISPHERE PACES CAR/10M alt:TURNS >>NE to SEA:/Il Tempo”, LatLong: “42.150002 14.583334”, LatLongDMS: “42:09:00 N 14:35:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CHT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41739 (A5A77175)

Date: 12/13/1978
Time: 18:00
Location: ATRIPALDA, ITL
Description: 2 / toll booth and separate observer(s). Brill sphere shoots rays going down. Going down. Going quickly northeast. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13455

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ATRIPALDA,ITL:2/TOLL BOOTH+SEP.OBS:BRILL SPHERE SHOOTS RAYS ↓:↓:>>NE:/news”, LatLong: “40.916669 14.833334”, LatLongDMS: “40:55:00 N 14:50:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “AVL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41740 (8DF1ACDB)

Date: 12/13/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: Bright green round metallic object flies / high speed. No further details. / Sete.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 237)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13456

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LISBON,PORTUGAL:BRITE GRN ROUND MTLC OBJ FLIES/HI SPEED:NFD:/SETE”, LatLong: “38.683335 -9.100000”, LatLongDMS: “38:41:00 N 09:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41741 (CECF2F01)

Date: 12/13/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: BRINDISI AIR FORCE BASE, ITL
Description: 2 guards. Brilliant object maneuvers overhead. Figure going up / ground nearby! No descriptions.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13457

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BRINDISI AFB,ITL:2 GUARDS:BRILL.OBJ MNVRS OVHD:FIG ↑/GND NEARBY!:no descripts”, LatLong: “40.633335 17.933334”, LatLongDMS: “40:38:00 N 17:56:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “APL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41742 (404F5F83)

Date: 12/13/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: AGIRA, ITL
Description: Luminous sphere going down. Ignores farmers lamp. Changes color and flies away. Separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13458

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “AGIRA,ITL:LUMn.SPHERE ↓:ignores farmers lamp:CHANGES CLR+FLIES AWAY:sep.obs”, LatLong: “37.650002 14.516667”, LatLongDMS: “37:39:00 N 14:31:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41743 (DBCB580B)

Date: 12/13/1978
Location: Brindisi AFB, Italy
Description: Two soldiers on guard duty at the AFB saw a UFO with pulsating lights maneuver and hover near them. As the object was leaving a strange being shot up from the ground skywards, quickly disappearing from sight. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5077

Event 41744 (E3EECDA8)

Date: 12/13/1978
Description: Shortly after two people saw a luminous mass descend close to the ground and then take off at high speed towards Puglia, Italy two soldiers on guard duty at the Brindisi Air Force Base saw a UFO with pulsating lights maneuver and hover near them. As the object was leaving a strange being shot up from the ground skywards, quickly disappearing from sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1971, case # 2351, citing Edoardo Russo
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8380

Event 41745 (D44D512B)

Date: 12/13/1978
Description: UFOs were seen for thirty minutes over several cities in Chaco province, Argentina on this evening. In Resistencia a newspaper photographer took a nighttime photograph of a UFO that changed color several times as it flew toward the south-southwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 14, citing La Razon, December 13, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8381

Event 41746 (4D611BC0)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: NEAR BANGOR, ME
Description: Observer(s) compelled / RTE 9E. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Telepathy = “from 17 th star-will be back”.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Ray: CASEBOOK of a UFO INVESTIGATOR; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,NJ 1981. (Index 149)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13459

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “nr BANGOR,ME:OBS COMPELLED/Rte 9E:CAR EMEs:TLP=“FROM 17th STAR-WILL BE BACK””, LatLong: “44.833335 -68.750003”, LatLongDMS: “44:50:00 N 68:45:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maine”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41747 (78F12411)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 04:00
Location: ROMA, ITL
Description: Man / car. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). 4M cone-sau

[c0mmando]

cer going down / 3M altitude. Row / lit portholes. 3 beams going down / bottom.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 129)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13460

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ROMA,ITL:MAN/CAR:RFI:4M CONE-SCR ↓/3M alt:ROW/LIT PORTHOLES:3 BEAMS ↓/BOTTOM”, LatLong: “41.900002 12.516667”, LatLongDMS: “41:54:00 N 12:31:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Rome”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41748 (594DCA34)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 16:30
Location: SOUTH VITO DEI NORMANNI, ITL
Description: Hunters. Flying spheres / 15 minute(s). One going down / ground. No further details / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13461

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “S.VITO dei NORMANNI,ITL:HUNTERS:FLYING SPHERES/15min:ONE ↓/GND:NFD/NEWS”, LatLong: “40.650002 17.700001”, LatLongDMS: “40:39:00 N 17:42:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41749 (2DEC2481)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 17:40
Location: MOGORO, IT
Description: 3 observer(s). Red dome / ground. Lights clouds and area. Smoke unaffected / wind! / r209#10.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13462

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MOGORO,IT:3 OBS:RED DOME/GND:LITES CLOUDS+AREA:smoke unaffected/wind!:/r209#10”, LatLong: “39.683335 8.783334”, LatLongDMS: “39:41:00 N 08:47:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ORS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41750 (B8A2601A)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: SR116 WITH FAIRVIEW, IL
Description: 2 teens. Small delta/triangle/box-like craft-winged double fuselage plane circles car. Going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 393)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13463

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “224”, HatchDesc: “SR116 W/FAIRVIEW,IL:2 TEENS:SML DLT-WINGED DOUBLE FSLG PLANE CCLS CAR: >>E”, LatLong: “40.633335 -90.183338”, LatLongDMS: “40:38:00 N 90:11:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41751 (C42EAAAF)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 23:30
Location: SOUTH / POMEROY, WA
Description: 3 / car. Large object with 2 transparent blue domes circles and zigzags car. Hovers. Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13464

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “565”, HatchDesc: “S/POMEROY,WA:3/CAR:LRG OBJ W/2 XPRNT BLU DOMES CIRCLES+ZIGZAGS CAR:HVRS:>>W”, LatLong: “46.450002 -117.600006”, LatLongDMS: “46:27:00 N 117:36:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41752 (1781C2DD)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: Brewer, ME
Description: A man drove in a daze along a very desolate stretch of road. All of a sudden his car’s motor went completely dead and he coasted to a stop. He turned to his right and slightly ahead of his car was a huge, long dark rectangular object, about 50 feet from the road. He also felt himself sink into a trance. He remained fully aware but could not move a muscle. He then heard a voice say: "Do not be afraid. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5079

Event 41753 (72DB5560)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: Park Ridge, IL
Description: Two 12-year-old girls in Park Ridge who were tobogganing in the city park saw a saucer-shaped object with a row of flashing red lights on the top and bottom and flashing yellow lights in between. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5083

Event 41754 (FB3DFEF1)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: London Mills, IL
Description: On Highway 116 a tubular-shaped craft hovered and circled a car being driven by two teenage girls. The craft circled the car “close enough to have touched it.” (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5084

Event 41755 (7BDE8E18)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: Pomeroy, WA
Description: A large UFO paced a car with three women inside. The object had two transparent blue lights and followed them to one of their homes. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5085

Event 41756 (A1579D9E)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: Sarandi del Yi, Uruguay
Description: A UFO with bright red lights suddenly appeared and started to circle the car driven by Mr. La Bandera and his two passengers. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5086

Event 41757 (B48634BF)

Date: 12/14/1978
Time: 04:43:00.0
Location: 49.8050 78.1030
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1540

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8050 78.1030”, LatLongDMS: “49:48:18 N 78:06:11 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.80”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 41758 (67837DDB)

Date: 12/14/1978
Location: 41.5000 88.5000
Description: Nuclear test: Air. Country: China
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1816

Extra Data: LatLong: “41.5000 88.5000”, LatLongDMS: “41:30:00 N 88:30:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “China”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “NRDC”, NukeType: “A”

Event 41759 (00F2BAB3)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: As a result of the Ground Saucer Watch lawsuit, the CIA releases some 340 of its own UFO-related documents, 900 pages in all. The letter, signed by CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator George Owens, states that 57 documents are being withheld for national security purposes. Also, 196 other documents originating from other agencies are forwarded to them for response to GSW. The CIA had faced a deadline of December 1977 to produce the documents but were granted an extension by US District Court Judge John H. Pratt.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The GSW vs. CIA Lawsuit,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 20–22; Good Above, pp. 327–328
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5884

Event 41760 (5EA3955B)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: At least nine separate close encounter events occurred on this date around the world. The first three occurred in Italy. At four o’clock in the morning a four-meter wide cone-shaped object was seen hovering only three meters from the ground in Rome. It had a row of illuminated portholes, and three beams of light came from its bottom. At 4:30 in the afternoon in San Vito del Normanni, Italy a witness reported seeing flying spheres in the sky for 15 minutes; one of the objects descended to the ground. An hour and ten minutes later, a red dome-shaped object was sighted on the ground in Mogoro, Italy. The object was bright enough to illuminate the clouds and the surrounding area, and it produced a smoke that didn’t dissipate with the wind.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Xenolog, March 1979, p. 22; Lumieres dans la Nuit, numbers 214 and 240
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8395

Event 41761 (7BB064F3)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: That same pre-dawn night in New England a Dublin, New Hampshire resident driving in Hancock saw a green, cigar-shaped object traveling at high speed at treetop level flying toward the east, from the area of Highway 101 toward Hancock.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8396

Event 41762 (1E58C93D)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: In Brewer, Maine a local resident named John felt an overwhelming compulsion to go out. He got dressed, got in his car, and drove away leaving his young daughter alone at home at 1:30 a.m. John drove in a daze along Route 9E, a very desolate stretch of road. All of a sudden his car’s motor went completely dead and he coasted to a stop. His battery wasn’t dead because his headlights remained on. He tried unsuccessfully to re-start the car. He then heard a very loud crackling noise. He turned to his right and slightly ahead of his car was a huge, long dark rectangular object, about 50 feet from the road. It was hovering 30 feet above the ground. As soon as John saw it a rectangular portion on the front end lit up and shone a soft green light through his front windshield. John felt a strange tingling sensation, like “pins & needles.” He also felt himself sink into a trance. He remained fully aware but could not move a muscle. Strangely, his initial fear upon sighting the huge object had disappeared, and he now felt calm and unafraid. The soft green light abruptly changed color to a reddish pink and began pulsating first slowly, then faster and faster. He then heard a voice say: “Do not be afraid. We will not harm you. We are from the 17th star.” The lights then slowed down and John heard the voice say, “We will return.” He felt a strong conviction that this statement was true. The lighted rectangle suddenly blinked off, and John heard a strange clicking sound again. The UFO then backed away and rose at an angle. On his way home he felt very cold. The next morning he noticed his skin peeling around his nose, forehead, and from the back of his ears. He suffered severe headaches after the incident.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A1998; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Raymond E. Fowler, UFO Testament
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8397

Event 41763 (CE1FE77B)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: In Illinois in the early evening hours two close encounters occurred. At 5:30 p.m. two 12-year-old girls in Park Ridge who were tobogganing in the city park saw a saucer-shaped object with a row of flashing red lights on the top and bottom and flashing yellow lights in between. It had 3 balls on the bottom. It hovered for 20 minutes, and then made a semi-circle in the sky before leaving. On Highway 116 in London Mills at 7:00 p.m. a tubular-shaped craft hovered and circled a car being driven by two teenage girls. The craft circled the car “close enough to have touched it.” It had two parallel tubes and one perpendicular tube but no windows. It took off fast toward the east. The father of one of the girls, Ralph Brashear, reported the incident to the police.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, pp. 543 & 549; Park Ridge (IL) Herald, December 21, 1978; London Mills (IL) Times, December 21, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8398

Event 41764 (73AC3F66)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: In Sarandi del Yi, Uruguay, a UFO with bright red lights suddenly appeared and started to circle the car driven by Mr. La Bandera and his two passengers. It circled at a distance of only 10 meters (33 feet). It changed color to a deep green when it crossed the highway and made a steep climb into the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8399

Event 41765 (E13D8168)

Date: 12/14/1978
Description: Finally, in Pomeroy, Washington a large UFO paced a car with three women inside. The object had two transparent blue lights and followed them to one of their homes. It circled around their car once, and then sped off to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies; Pomeroy East Washingtonian, December 21, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8400

Event 41766 (7C471231)

Date: 12/15/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: TORREBRUNA, ITL
Description: Saucer lands / road. Door opens. Observer(s) enters! Full / instruments. Goofy.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13465

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “TORREBRUNA,ITL:SCR LANDS/ROAD:DOOR OPENS:OBS ENTERS!:FULL/INSTRUMENTS:goofy”, LatLong: “41.866669 14.550001”, LatLongDMS: “41:52:00 N 14:33:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CHT”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41767 (D7368689)

Date: 12/15/1978
Time: 12:20
Location: CATANIA, ITL
Description: 2 kids. Area darkens. Big saucer tilts by TV tower. 1.5M monster going down / ray.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13466

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CATANIA,ITL:2 KIDS:AREA DARKENS:BIG SCR TILTS by TV TOWER:1.5M MONSTER ↓/RAY”, LatLong: “37.500002 15.083334”, LatLongDMS: “37:30:00 N 15:05:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CT”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41768 (F16DF4AC)

Date: 12/15/1978
Time: 17:50
Location: MACOMER, SARDINIA, ITL
Description: Luminous/glowing-orange 2M sphere going [to] over houses / low altitude. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13467

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MACOMER,SARDINIA,ITL:LUMn-ORG 2M SPHERE > OVR HOUSES/LO ALT:NFD”, LatLong: “40.250002 8.783334”, LatLongDMS: “40:15:00 N 08:47:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NRO”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41769 (6884A9B0)

Date: 12/15/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: LICODIA EUBIA, ITL
Description: Trucker. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). 2 2M figure(s) exit saucer. Gibberish. See / r39+/ MJ#153.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13468

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “LICODIA EUBIA,ITL:TRUCKER:RFI:2 2M FIGs EXIT SCR:GIBBERISH:see /r39+/MJ#153”, LatLong: “36.966668 14.700001”, LatLongDMS: “36:58:00 N 14:42:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CT”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41770 (976DB1C7)

Date: 12/15/1978
Location: Ragusa, Italy
Description: A truck driver suddenly experienced radio interference and stopped to fix it. He then saw two very tall humanoids standing only five meters away. Seconds later the witness saw a dome-shaped craft take off with a bright flash. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5087

Event 41771 (EE193F3E)

Date: 12/15/1978
Location: Catania, Italy
Description: Two young boys were playing in a yard on the island of Sicily, near a large TV antenna. The sky darkened and then a large disc-shaped craft approached and tilted at an angle, just above the TV antenna. A bright beam of light shot out of the opening and a strange, 1.5 meter tall monster descended within the beam. The being was described as “ugly” with two large eyes and two antenna-like protrusions on its head. A second similar being reportedly descended carrying a “laser” type gun and shot at a rock causing it to burn and explode (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5090

Event 41772 (99C0388E)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: There were a series of close encounter UFO incidents in Italy on this date in 1978. In Torrebruna, Italy a man driving his car shortly after midnight saw a lighted UFO hovering just above the roadway. He blinked his headlights and the object descended and landed on the road ahead of him. The car’s radio then stopped working. He got out of his car and approached the object and a door opened up. He then entered and found himself in a circular brightly illuminated room crammed full of instrument panels. He did not see any occupants. After a few minutes the witness left the object and saw it depart at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Chris Aubeck, Return to Magonia; Lumieres dans la Nuit, numbers 214 and 240
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8418

Event 41773 (F6438910)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: At 12:15 p.m. two young boys were playing in a yard in Catania, Italy on the island of Sicily, near a large TV antenna. The sky darkened and then a large disc-shaped craft approached and tilted at an angle, just above the TV antenna. The object emitted multicolored rays of light and had an open hatch in its center section. A bright beam of light shot out of the opening and a strange, 1.5 meter tall “monster” descended within the beam. The being was described as “ugly” with two large eyes and two antenna-like protrusions on its head. A second similar being reportedly descended carrying a “laser” type gun and shot at a rock causing it to burn and explode. He was seen to bend down, touch the ground, and then spill a black liquid on it. Moments later a beam of light transported the beings back into the craft. The craft then shot away at high speed. Ground traces were reportedly found.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT - Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8419

Event 41774 (DFB7B376)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: At 5:45 p.m. a luminous orange sphere, about two meters in diameter, passed low over houses in a residential area of Macomer, Italy on the island of Sardinia. At 6:30 p.m. several witnesses in Collegno,Torino, Italy spotted a bizarre human-like figure about 1.60 meters in height, wearing a rose-colored coverall and without facial features. It moved around in a field at very high speed and then remained immobile, leaning against a wall for more than 30 minutes. The witnesses were afraid to approach the figure. Some thought it was a prank and summoned the authorities. As the police arrived the strange figure suddenly ran through an opening in the wall at incredibly speed and quickly disappeared from sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Chris Aubeck, Return to Magonia
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8420

Event 41775 (9592357F)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: Back on the island of Sicily at 11:45 p.m. a witness named Capuzello saw two, two-meter tall beings exit from a saucer-shaped craft that had landed on a road in Licodia Eubea, Italy. They spoke some kind of unintelligible language that sounded like gibberish.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issues 214 and 240; Maurizio Verga, ITACAT -Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8421

Event 41776 (D74A5942)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: At 11:50 p.m. a truck driver in Ragusa, Italy suddenly experienced radio interference and stopped to fix it. He then saw two very tall humanoids standing only five meters away. They were dressed in black, tight-fitting coveralls and helmets. They helmets had short protuberances like antennae on the sides and they had transparent face plates. Inside human-like faces could be seen. Two bright beams of light were emitted from their helmets that illuminated the cab of the truck. The beings came closer and uttered unintelligible sounds, then turned and left. Seconds later the witness saw a dome-shaped craft take off with a bright flash. A strong smell of sulphur was noticed in the vicinity.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, issue # 153
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8422

Event 41777 (C8F9795D)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: Brad Sparks and Todd Zechel claim the CIA conducted “emergency” studies of UAP in 1952, 1957, 1965 and 1967 in secret utilizing Domestic Contact Service agents during a number of UAP flaps. Zechel and Sparks claim CIA is selectively responding to FOIA requests to avoid releasing all UAP files in its possession.

• https://www.theparacast.com/darkmatters/AIRReport.pdf
• https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1074447/pg4

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_176

Event 41778 (9AB07302)

Date: 12/15/1978
Description: Brad Sparks and Todd Zechel also claim the following: CIA officials in charge of the paranomal/extrasensory departments provide covert funding from CIA/DIA “black” slush funds to select UAP researchers through money laundering and cut-outs, and Kit Green issued an “order” to take UAP “off the record” within the IA to prevent Agency interest in the subject from being disclosed.

• https://www.theparacast.com/darkmatters/AIRReport.pdf
• https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1074447/pg4

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_177

Event 41779 (5F84A04D)

Date: 12/16/1978
Time: ~05:30
Location: near McCarran International Airport, NV
Description: Las Vegas Sun: A couple on the ground, one a commercial airline pilot, observed a disc-shaped object with glowing white lights hovering near McCarran International Airport (now called Harry Reid International Airport) before disappearing into the morning sky. He said “At first I thought it was a bright star or planet, but then I saw it move, like a leaf falling from a tree.” The woman said she ran into the house and grabbed a pair of high-powered binoculars. Closer inspection revealed that it was a disc or saucer-shaped object, hovering just below the clouds. It would occasionally bank fom side to side, readily displaying its saucer-like appearance. It was covered with a series of white lights. Tower personnel scanned the skies trying to see the object to no avail. Radar indicated all was normal, said controller Bob Turner. Fearing that a military jet might have strayed into McCarran airspace, controllers telephoned Nellis Air Force Base, but they said all their planes were down.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: AERIAL PHENOMENON CLIPPING INFORMATION CENTER, Cleveland OH, Feb. 1979, Vol. 4 No 2
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_917

Attributes: Nellis

Event 41780 (F8D34F82)

Date: 12/16/1978
Time: 00:00
Location: CALAMA, CHL
Description: Thousands / observer(s). Huge delta/triangle/box-like craft chases 2 military jets. More jets and much RADAR. / MJ#248.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 367)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13469

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “2248”, HatchDesc: “CALAMA,CHL:1000s/OBS:HUGE DLT CHASES 2 MIL.JETS:MORE JETS+MUCH RDR:/MJ#248”, LatLong: “-22.466668 -68.933337”, LatLongDMS: “22:28:00 S 68:56:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Antofagasta”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41781 (9F101749)

Date: 12/16/1978
Time: 02:30
Location: FRANCAVILLA, ITL
Description: Coed. White cloud-ovoid going down. 2 small small humanoids (or Greys) with clowns feet exit. / r39#133.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13470

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “FRANCAVILLA,ITL:COED:WHT CLOUD-OVOID ↓:2 SML OIDS W/CLOWNS FEET exit:/r39#133”, LatLong: “42.416669 14.283334”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 14:17:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PE”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41782 (708E8F4F)

Date: 12/16/1978
Time: 20:20
Location: ABINGTON, IN
Description: 5 / car. Dark object hovers overhead. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Large white light / rear. Going quickly west / whoosh!
Type: sighting
Reference: RIDGE, Francis: REGIONAL ENCOUNTERS in the FC Files. 170pp. UFO FILTER CENTER, Mt. Vernon, IN 1994 (Index 66)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13471

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “248”, HatchDesc: “ABINGTON,IN:5/CAR:DARK OBJ HVRS OVHD:CAR EMES:LRG WHT LITE/REAR:>> W/WHOOSH!”, LatLong: “39.733335 -84.950004”, LatLongDMS: “39:44:00 N 84:57:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41783 (8D103AE8)

Date: 12/16/1978
Location: Francavilla, Italy
Description: A college coed saw an ovoid UFO surrounded by a white mist. It descended onto the surface of the sea and became a very bright flourescent white light that reflected off the surface of the water. She next noticed two short figures standing in the garden at the adjacent apartment. They were very thin with large squarish heads and large feet. Both were wearing dark gray tight-fitting uniforms. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5093

Event 41784 (9A816B1B)

Date: 12/16/1978
Location: Abbington, IN
Description: Dark object three times the size of a moon came over low above trees and hovered near auto causing its motor and radio to stop. As it hovered in front of the auto three red lights were seen and a large white light was on the rear. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5095

Event 41785 (EE0B10B6)

Date: 12/16/1978
Location: Calama, Chile
Description: Shortly after Midnight. Near the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile a Chilean Air Force jet sighted and tried to intercept a huge luminous rectangular flying object. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5097

Event 41786 (E0C5625D)

Date: 12/16/1978
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Description: Early morning, predawn hours five UFOs emitted different colors, made a semi- circular turn, and then hovered over a mountain for several minutes before finally shooting away. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5098

Event 41787 (568D620B)

Date: 12/16/1978
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Description: At McCarran Airport a married couple and a child saw a disc-shaped object with glowing white lights. An airline pilot flying in the vicinity also reported that a UFO streaked by his airliner although the UFO did not appear on radar. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5099

Event 41788 (1242D2BC)

Date: 12/16/1978
Time: 15:30:00.2
Location: 37.2734 -116.4103
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Farm” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_840

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2734 -116.4103”, LatLongDMS: “37:16:24 N 116:24:37 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.69”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Farm”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 41789 (B919F9DE)

Date: 12/16/1978
Locations: Calama, Chile; Antofagasta
Description: 8:00 p.m. Radar detects a UFO at 10,000 feet in the region around Calama, Chile. Three F-5Es are sent from Antofagasta to intercept it and they see a large triangular object some 50 times the size of their planes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Select Triangular UFO Cases,” Bob Pratt Files
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5885

Event 41790 (4D7263D4)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: At 2:30 a.m. in Francavilla, Italy a college coed saw an ovoid UFO surrounded by a white mist. She was standing in her living room by a balcony overlooking the sea when she noticed a gaseous form, white in color with two pulsating lights, a red one at one end, a green one at the other end. It descended onto the surface of the sea and became a very bright flourescent white light that reflected off the surface of the water. She attempted to wake her parents but they continued to sleep. She next noticed two short figures standing in the garden at the adjacent apartment. They were very thin with large squarish heads and large feet. Both were wearing dark gray tight-fitting uniforms. They turned a corner moving as if in slow motion and in a limping manner, disappearing down an alleyway. Moments later the bright white light, now very near the breakwater, vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 218; Maurizio Verga, ITACAT - Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8446

Event 41791 (D1FA4368)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: Over Calama, near the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile at shortly after midnight, a Chilean Air Force jet sighted and tried to intercept a huge luminous rectangular flying object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42 citing the MUFON UFO Journal, December 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8447

Event 41792 (8151628A)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: In Caracas, Venezuela in the early morning, predawn hours five UFOs emitted different colors, made a semi-circular turn, and then hovered over a mountain for several minutes before finally shooting away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 14 citing Cronica, December 16, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8448

Event 41793 (8911B93B)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: At 5:30 a.m. at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada a married couple and a child saw a disc-shaped object with glowing white lights. The UFO made several falling leaf movements. An airline pilot flying in the vicinity also reported that a UFO streaked by his airliner although the UFO did not appear on radar.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Las Vegas (Nevada) Sun, December 17, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8449

Event 41794 (3D1E959B)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: On this night on a road one-mile south of Abington, Indiana the witnesses’s car engine and radio went dead when a UFO appeared coming over the trees only ten feet above the ground. The aluminum colored UFO was shaped like a trapezoid with rounded corners, with two lights in the front and two on the bottom.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richmond (Indiana) Paladium Item, January 1979, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8450

Event 41795 (EC5F255A)

Date: 12/16/1978
Description: In Saltillo, Mexico in the state of Coahuila a flying object exploded in the night, lighting up the sky with a violet color. The explosion was reportedly heard over a 1,000 square kilometer area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 14 citing La Razon, December 22, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8451

Event 41796 (27F6AA25)

Date: 12/17/1978
Time: 04:30
Location: CATANIA, ITL
Description: Separate observer(s) / port. Small ovoid going west from sea in small jumps. / Il Diario.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13472

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CATANIA,ITL:SEP.OBS/PORT:SML OVOID >W from SEA in SML JUMPS:/Il Diario”, LatLong: “37.483335 15.083334”, LatLongDMS: “37:29:00 N 15:05:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41797 (C4979BEA)

Date: 12/17/1978
Time: 07:00
Location: SAN CATALDO, ITL
Description: Several separate observer(s). Luminous disk lands and takes off again. / La Sicilia / r39.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13473

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAN CATALDO,ITL:SVRL.SEP.OBS:LUMn.DISK LANDS+TAKES OFF AGAIN:/La Sicilia/r39”, LatLong: “37.500002 13.983334”, LatLongDMS: “37:30:00 N 13:59:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41798 (91CAB2E9)

Date: 12/17/1978
Time: 22:30
Location: PORTICO, ITL
Description: 3 / car. Power out / 2 towns. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). 3M luminous ovoid crosses road / 3M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13474

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “PORTICO,ITL:3/CAR:PWR OUT/2 TOWNS:CAR EMEs:3M LUMn.OVOID CROSSES ROAD/3M alt”, LatLong: “44.016669 11.750001”, LatLongDMS: “44:01:00 N 11:45:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FO”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41799 (5A626F7A)

Date: 12/17/1978
Time: 18:04:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Eteocle” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1916

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Eteocle”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 41800 (C7BFA4E3)

Date: 12/17/1978
Description: At 4:30 a.m. off the coast of Catania, Italy located on the Mediterranean island of Sicily, two people witness a small ovoid object take off from the sea in small, multiple jumps heading toward the west. At 7:00 a.m. in San Cataldo, also in Sicily, several independent witnesses watched a luminous disc land and take off again.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 214
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8472

Event 41801 (14317F4E)

Date: 12/17/1978
Description: On the same night as the Sicily UFO landing, on the shoreline of Saint Ewe in Cornwall County, England a red mushroom-shaped UFO was seen at a low altitude, with a shaft of light reaching to the ground. The UFO was estimated to be 100 feet in diameter and had icy blue discs of light around the rim. A snowy white mist, apparently generated by the UFO concealed the ground beneath the object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 13, citing the Dublin, Ireland Independent, December 24, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8473

Event 41802 (A9DBD01C)

Date: 12/18/1978
Time: 05:30
Location: SOMMA VESUVIANA, ITL
Description: 2 men. Luminous ovoid with big antennas metres away. No further details / Ufologia.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13475

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SOMMA VESUVIANA,ITL:2 MEN:LUMn.OVOID W/BIG ANTENNAS METRES AWAY:NFD/Ufologia”, LatLong: “40.866669 14.433334”, LatLongDMS: “40:52:00 N 14:26:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41803 (B418AC28)

Date: 12/18/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: NEAR MESSINA, ITL
Description: 2 teachers. Brilliant 1M glowing-ovoid 4M over sea. Lights coast road.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13476

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr MESSINA,ITL:2 TEACHERS:BRILL.1M GLOW-OVOID 4M OVR SEA:LITES COAST ROAD:”, LatLong: “38.166668 15.500001”, LatLongDMS: “38:10:00 N 15:30:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ME”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41804 (32FE4088)

Date: 12/18/1978
Time: 21:00
Location: CALTAGIRONE, ITL
Description: Many separate observer(s). Silent 10M saucer stops 1M over 1 man. Going northeast toward(s) Mt. Etna.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13477

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “CALTAGIRONE,ITL:MANY SEP.OBS:SLNT 10M SCR STOPS 1M ovr 1 MAN:>NE twrd Mt.Etna”, LatLong: “37.233335 14.516667”, LatLongDMS: “37:14:00 N 14:31:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CTN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41805 (C847C2AD)

Date: 12/18/1978
Time: 07:59:58.5
Location: 47.8600 48.1600
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-9” Yield: 103KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1541

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.8600 48.1600”, LatLongDMS: “47:51:36 N 48:09:36 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.63”, NukeMb: “5.90”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-9”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “103”

Event 41806 (30A2CE0F)

Date: 12/19/1978
Time: 04:20
Location: CARIATI, ITL
Description: 5+observer(s). Luminous domed object low over beach. Shoots rays / dome. Back 22 December.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13478

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CARIATI,ITL:5+OBS:LUMn.DOMED OBJ LO OVR BEACH:SHOOTS RAYS/DOME:BACK 22DEC:”, LatLong: “39.500002 16.950001”, LatLongDMS: “39:30:00 N 16:57:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CZ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41807 (9ECE4121)

Date: 12/19/1978
Time: 06:00
Location: MONTEBELLO DI BERTONA, ITL
Description: Postman. ‘Space capsule’ lands. Lights rotate. Quickly going up [to] and going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13479

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MONTEBELLO di BERTONA,ITL:POSTMAN:‘SPACE CAPSULE’ LANDS:LITES ROTATE:↑↑+>>SE”, LatLong: “42.416669 13.866667”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 13:52:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41808 (C6838F17)

Date: 12/19/1978
Location: Montebello di Bertona, Italy
Description: A single witness reported that a UFO shaped like a cylindrical space capsule landed and then lifted off again. It had rotating lights. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5101

Event 41809 (510C8C82)

Date: 12/19/1978
Time: 16:57:01.5
Location: -21.7680 -138.9340
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Eumee” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1917

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.7680 -138.9340”, LatLongDMS: “21:46:05 S 138:56:02 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.01”, NukeName: “Eumee”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 41810 (3058DB86)

Date: 12/19/1978
Description: In Montebello di Bertona, Italy at 6:00 a.m. a single witness reported that a UFO shaped like a cylindrical “space capsule” landed and then lifted off again. It had rotating lights.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 216
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8517

Event 41811 (4BAA4496)

Date: 12/19/1978
Description: At 6:00 a.m. local time a silver wing-shaped UFO hung over Flattop Mountain south of Alamosa, Colorado for about three hours. It was viewed through binoculars and seen by several Mountain Bell Telephone employees.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Alamosa Valley Courier, December 20, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8518

Event 41812 (DBB3F009)

Date: 12/20/1978
Time: 05:00
Location: SOUTH / SORRENTO, ITL
Description: 3 / balcony. Huge sphere low / peninsula. Odd ‘radio’ noise. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13480

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “S/SORRENTO,ITL:3/BALCONY:HUGE SPHERE LO/PENINSULA:ODD ‘RADIO’ NOISE:VANISHES!”, LatLong: “40.583335 14.366667”, LatLongDMS: “40:35:00 N 14:22:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41813 (4236234F)

Date: 12/20/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: TARANTO, ITL
Description: 2 / car. Orange ovoid going down [to] and away. Leaves dark mass near ground / 30 minute(s). Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Observer(s) flee.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13481

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “TARANTO,ITL:2/CAR:ORG.OVOID ↓+away:LEAVES DARK MASS nr GND/30min:RFI:OBS FLEE”, LatLong: “40.477780 17.227779”, LatLongDMS: “40:28:40 N 17:13:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41814 (A0F85FF0)

Date: 12/20/1978?
Time: 21:00?
Location: SOUTHEAST / SANTA CRUZ, BRZ
Description: Cylinder/cylindrical object overhead. Door opens. Pseudo-human/entity inside. Observer(s) pulled going up [to] grabs tree. Escapes.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: The UFO REPORT 1991; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1992 (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13482

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “175”, HatchDesc: “SE/SANTA CRUZ,BRZ:CYL OVHD:DOOR OPENS:PSH INSIDE:OBS PULLED↑GRABS TREE:ESCAPES”, LatLong: “-6.833334 -35.666668”, LatLongDMS: “06:50:00 S 35:40:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41815 (426758B1)

Date: 12/20/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: WOODBOURNE, NZ AND MORE
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and RADAR and pilots. Fake landing lights. Pace plane. / MJ#146+/ r41p244.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 952)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13483

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “WOODBOURNE,NZ+:ATCS+RDR+PILOTS:FAKE LANDING LITES:PACE PLANE:/MJ#146+/r41p244”, LatLong: “-41.516669 173.833342”, LatLongDMS: “41:31:00 S 173:50:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SI”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41816 (A8A3A692)

Date: 12/20/1978
Location: Sorrento, Italy
Description: Three people on the balcony of their house south of the city watched a huge sphere low in the sky over the shoreline of the Mediterranean. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5102

Event 41817 (6CE91A04)

Date: 12/20/1978
Time: 04:33:00.0
Location: 49.8500 78.0470
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1542

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8500 78.0470”, LatLongDMS: “49:51:00 N 78:02:49 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.70”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 41818 (C442D43F)

Date: 12/20/1978
Locations: US; N.Y.
Description: US Rep. Samuel S. Stratton (D-N.Y.) expresses concern to his Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee about the “alleged ability of unknown aircraft to penetrate airspace and over above SAC bases, their weapons storage areas, missile sites, and launch control facilities, and the inability of Air Force equipment and personnel to intercept and identify such aircraft.” Stratton sends a letter to USAF Maj. Gen. Charles C. Blanton requesting incident reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 54
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5886

Event 41819 (5D7F8EB8)

Date: 12/20/1978
Description: At five o’clock in the morning three people on the balcony of their house south of the city of Sorrento, Italy watched a huge sphere low in the sky over the shoreline of the Mediterranean. It made an odd noise like radio static, and vanished. Less than three hours later at 7:20 GMT a silver triangle-shaped object crossed the sky at a high altitude flying from west to east over the town of Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England. At eight p.m. that evening an orange ovoid object left a dark mass near the ground for 30 minutes in the town of Tarranto, Italy. The two witnesses fled in terror. Radio interference was experienced at the same time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issues 216 and 240; D. N. Mansell, Awareness, April 1979, p. 12, citing Data Research
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8539

Event 41820 (A2BB773E)

Date: 12/20/1978
Description: Several luminous UFOs zigzagged over Caracas, Venezuela in the early morning hours. They were seen by dozens of witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 14, citing La Razon, December 20, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8540

Event 41821 (99311F8E)

Date: 12/20/1978
Description: Rep. Samuel S. Stratton tells the House Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee he is concerned about the “alleged ability of unknown aircraft to penetrate airspace and over above SAC bases, their weapons storage areas, missile sites, and launch control facilities, and the inability of Air Force equipment and personnel to intercept and identify such aircraft. Stratton writes to USAF Maj. Gen. Charles C. Blanton requesting UAP nuclear incident reports, to which USAF Legislative Liaison Joseph J. F. Clark replies that “permanent” UAP files are not maintained.

• https://archive.org/details/clearintentgover00fawc/page/54/mode/2up
• https://archive.org/details/clearintentgover00fawc/page/54/mode/2up

Note: Documents declassified in the 1990s show USAF Legislative Liaison Joseph J.F. Clark was not being truthful when he replied to Rep. Samuel S. Stratton. Minot AFB and Malmstrom AFB maintained permanent UAP files of SAC base overflights dated 30 August 1966 and 17 March 1967.

• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/af_teletype_1967-03-17_loss_of_strategic_alert.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/minot_afb_1966-08-25_01.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/minot_afb_1966-08-25_02.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/minot_afb_1966-08-25_03.jpg

Note: A NORAD log released through FOIA in 1977 also shows 33 different UAP nuclear incidents occurred over a two-week period in 1975, which is the sort of information Rep. Stratton was seeking. These events contradict the conclusions of Project Blue Book given to Congress and the American people at the time, which state UAP are not a threat to national security.

• https://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/17f7ee96ee7e.gif
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• https://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/0c1216a7ed6d.gif
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/af_foia_response_1977-10-04_01.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/af_foia_response_1977-10-04_02.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/af_foia_response_1977-10-04_03.jpg
• https://www.ufohastings.com/storage/files/image/2010-10-11/af_foia_response_1977-10-04_04.jpg
• http://www.nicap.org/waves/1975_overflights.htm

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_178

Event 41822 (441A8386)

Date: 12/21/1978
Description: (Translated from French) At dawn, the crew of a Safe Air Argosy cargo plane from Blenheim (south of Wellington, South Island) to Dunedin/Christchurch (New Zealand) is asked to divert to try to spot some very unusual objects followed by Wellington airport’s radar. According to John Cordy, an air traffic controller, it looks like nothing known. Commander (captain?) Vern Powell and Captain John Randall thus direct their Argosy towards the area and then see a strange light following the plane for 19 km along the coast, before disappearing. The observations are recorded by the plane’s radar.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2833

Event 41823 (680AC8A0)

Date: 12/21/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Venera 12 released a probe towards Venus.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2834

Event 41824 (122EAF35)

Date: 12/21/1978
Location: Resistencia, Argentina
Description: Shortly after two o’clock in the morning several witnesses saw 6-7 objects moving in formation through the sky at great speed. Power outages were reported throughout the city. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5103

Event 41825 (97DCCC4D)

Date: 12/21/1978
Location: Santa Fe, Argentina
Description: A giant light was observed in the western sky. It was blue and green in color, and spewed fiery particles, resembling an airplane on fire. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5105

Event 41826 (B267CD93)

Date: 12/21/1978
Location: La Rioja, Argentina
Description: At 2:45 a.m. a very large glowing disc-shaped UFO headed a formation of three other craft that flew from north to south at an estimated 1000 meters altitude. They reportedly lit up the sky like day. Each object was white in color with a green halo, and they left behind a bluish trail. A truck driver said his trucks radio stopped working at the time. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5106

Event 41827 (95FDFD59)

Date: 12/21/1978
Location: New Zealand, NZ
Description: G,V, R/V by a/l crews, photos (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5108

Event 41828 (C9F318A1)

Date: 12/21/1978
Location: New Zealand
Description: Also December 22 and 31, 1978. New Zealand radar-visual and photo cases.
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_330

Event 41829 (6E42522C)

Date: 12/21/1978
Locations: Blenheim; Christchurch, New Zealand; Clarence River; Waipapa Bay; Wellington Air Traffic Control
Description: 12:30 a.m. Capt. John B. Randle is flying an Argosy cargo plane from Blenheim to Christchurch, New Zealand, when he notices white lights in the sky above the mouth of the Clarence River at Waipapa Bay. He contacts Wellington Air Traffic Control, which confirms that it has five oscillating objects on its scopes. The lights are also seen on the ground.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The New Zealand UFO Films, Part I,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 3; Clark III 799
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5887

Event 41830 (9B2F9589)

Date: 12/21/1978
Locations: Wellington; Blenheim; Christchurch; Christchurch Airport
Description: 3:30 a.m. Wellington Air Traffic Control contacts Capt. Vern Powell, pilot of a freight aircraft about to make the Blenheim to Christchurch run, New Zealand, alerting him to the position of the objects, which have stayed in position. He ascends to 7,500 feet and sees one white light, tinged with red, through the clouds. It follows Powell’s plane, and Wellington radar tracks it for 12 miles before it disappears. As they near Christchurch Airport, Powell and his copilot Ian Pirie notice a return on their onboard radar. By the next sweep it has moved one mile closer, moving at about 8,000 mph. They cannot confirm anything visually, but the radar indicates the object has streaked off to the left and disappears. Then Powell and Pirie see a flashing light in front of them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The New Zealand UFO Films, Part I,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 3–4; Clark III 799
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5888

Event 41831 (66569E50)

Date: 12/21/1978
Description: In 1978 there were a series of UFO reports from throughout Argentina. At shortly after two o’clock in the morning several witnesses in Resistencia, Argentina saw 6-7 objects moving in formation through the sky at great speed. The UFOs were radiating a bright, light blue light but made no sound. Power outages were reported throughout the city. At 2:45 a.m. a very large glowing disc-shaped UFO headed a formation of three other craft that flew from north to south at an estimated 1000 meters altitude in La Rioja, Argentina. They reportedly lit up the sky like day. Each object was white in color with a green halo, and they left behind a bluish trail. A truck driver said his truck’s radio stopped working at the time. Ten minutes later a giant light was observed in the western sky in Santa Fe, Argentina. It was blue and green in color, and spewed fiery particles, resembling “an airplane on fire.” Smaller objects surrounded it.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, pp. 14-15, citing La Razon, December 22, 1978 and El Independencie, December 22, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8554

Event 41832 (1326B9BB)

Date: 12/22/1978
Time: 00:20
Location: CASALNUOVO, ITL
Description: Domed 30M saucer low over high tension power lines lines. Beams going down. Lands / field / 60 minute(s). Traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13484

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “65”, HatchDesc: “CASALNUOVO,ITL:DOMED 30M SCR LO OVR HiV LINES:BEAMS ↓:LANDS/FLD/60min:TRACES”, LatLong: “40.916669 14.333334”, LatLongDMS: “40:55:00 N 14:20:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NA”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41833 (23EDF508)

Date: 12/22/1978
Time: 00:30
Location: OFF KAIKOURA, NZ
Description: Domed objects pace cargo plane / 12 mile(s). Loop / film. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v4#1+/ MJ#132.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 314)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13485

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “off KAIKOURA,NZ:DOMED OBJS PACE CARGO PLANE/12mi:LOOP/FILM:/IUR v4#1+/MJ#132”, LatLong: “-42.250002 174.166675”, LatLongDMS: “42:15:00 S 174:10:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41834 (72E8FB74)

Date: 12/22/1978
Description: Peter Gersten of CAUS files a request with the NSA for copies of the 18 UFO-related documents the CIA has referred to it. NSA’s Chief of Policy Roy R. Banner later declines their release on the basis of national security.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 181
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5889

Event 41835 (025FF691)

Date: 12/23/1978
Time: 22:00?
Location: ALBINIA, ITL
Description: Numerous motorists. Luminous 12M saucer over road. Going [to] over woods. Turns going quickly north. / r41p352.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13486

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ALBINIA,ITL:NMRS MOTORISTS:LUMn.12M SCR ovr ROAD:>OVR WOODS:TURNS >>N:/r41p352”, LatLong: “42.500002 11.250001”, LatLongDMS: “42:30:00 N 11:15:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GRS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41836 (6CCBCF37)

Date: 12/23/1978
Description: Three important UFO sightings occurred on this date. Dr. Palumbo, the director of the meteorological institute at the University of Naples in Naples, Italy saw a luminous object travel from the east to the west at a high rate of speed. It left no trail behind. At ten o’clock in the evening a luminous 12-meter diameter disc was sighted over a road in Albinia, Tuscany, Italy. It moved off over some woods, and then turned and flew away toward the north. There was extensive news coverage of both sighting reports. In the state of Maldonado, Uruguay on a beach between the cities of Piriapolis and Funta del Este a reporter, Sr. L. Rengger, saw a giant V-shaped formation of yellow lights. A couple of the lights pursued his car, and one of the two crossed the road in front of his car at an estimated 300 meters altitude at a distance of 500 meters.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 14, citing La Nacion December 24, 1978; (2) Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 216; (3) Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 13, citing La Razon, December 27, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8570

Event 41837 (F137189E)

Date: 12/24/1978
Time: 06:50
Location: PIETRACAMELA, ITL
Description: Power station and phones electro-magnetic effect (EME). Tech paralyzed. Saucer going [to] Mt. Sasso. / r76p15.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13487

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “PIETRACAMELA,ITL:POWER STATION+PHONES EME:TECH PARALYZED:SCR >Mt SASSO:/r76p15”, LatLong: “42.516669 13.550001”, LatLongDMS: “42:31:00 N 13:33:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ABZ”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41838 (1391C79B)

Date: 12/24/1978
Locations: Pietracamela, Terama, Italy; Gran Sasso massif
Description: 6:50 p.m. Benito Franchi, 45, is working in the power station at Pietracamela, Terama, Italy, in a room with two AC generators, one connected to power and the other disconnected, when he suddenly feels ill and faint. The working generator’s dial hands register an overload on the network, and the dial hands on the disconnected generator are also waving. This continues for about one minute, leaving the dials badly out of calibration. Franchi feels paralyzed and falls to the ground. Suddenly everything stops, and out of the window he sees three or four bright flashes coming from a ball of brilliant red light that hurts his eyes. The object takes off and disappears to the southwest. Franchi suffers from severe conjunctivitis, and the generator dials must be calibrated again. Shortly afterward, a large luminous UFO is seen hovering above the Gran Sasso massif to the southwest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: 1Pinotti 259
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5890

Event 41839 (482E9995)

Date: Late 12/1978
Location: TIBET, Qinghai Plateau
Description: (Translated from French) One evening, around 9 o’clock, a worker came out of the tent, saw a phenomenon he had never seen before and shouted (…) Everyone rushed and indeed saw a huge crescent, several tens of meters long. It was silver from end to end and emitted a very intense light. Going up and down, it moved quickly in the sky like a boat in the current. At these two pointed ends, there were two particularly bright lights. We heard no noise, nor felt the breath caused by its movement. (1978, late December)
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 136
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3027

Event 41840 (7837E1E7)

Date: 12/25/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Venera 11 releases a probe towards Venus. (25 December)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2835

Event 41841 (95AA5733)

Date: 12/25/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The UFO photographed in I-Petry in Crimea. See images/1978.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2836

Event 41842 (5B5EE1AD)

Date: 12/25/1978
Time: 04:30
Location: CICAGNA, ITL
Description: Noise. 3M odd shape / low altitude. 2 iron claws / end! Fires beams. Going quickly south. / r39.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13488

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CICAGNA,ITL:NOISE:3M ODD SHAPE/LO ALT:2 IRON CLAWS/END!:FIRES BEAMS:>>S:/r39”, LatLong: “44.416669 9.233334”, LatLongDMS: “44:25:00 N 09:14:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GNV”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41843 (E781B1A7)

Date: 12/25/1978
Location: San Martin department, Peru
Description: A fleet of six UFOs was seen by Peruvian fishermen over the Caynarachi River (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5109

Event 41844 (E4CF765A)

Date: 12/25/1978
Location: San Bernardino County, CA
Description: Two huge UFOs came screaming over Lake Arrowhead (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5110

Event 41845 (DC30C453)

Date: 12/25/1978
Location: Cicagna, Liguria, Italy
Description: A three-meter long, oddly shaped UFO was seen at a low altitude over Cicagna, Liguria, Italy. It had what looked like iron claws on one end of the object. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5111

Event 41846 (3844E4EA)

Date: 12/25/1978
Description: At 4:30 a.m. a three-meter long, oddly shaped UFO was seen at a low altitude over Cicagna, Liguria, Italy. It had what looked like iron claws on one end of the object. The UFO fired a beam of light, then shot off toward the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 216
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8605

Event 41847 (D45C101E)

Date: 12/25/1978
Description: A fleet of six UFOs was seen by Peruvian fishermen over the Caynarachi River in the San Martin department, Peru on this night. They first noticed a brightly illuminated rhomboid object that passed over from south to north. It was followed by five more objects in formation. The UFOs had yellow, amber, and violet lights. The men fled in fright.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 13, citing Cronica, December 26, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8606

Event 41848 (B643D03D)

Date: 12/25/1978
Description: Two huge UFOs came screaming over Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino county, California at 7:18 p.m. They made a sound similar to ambulances. There were two sets of independent witnesses to the fly-by, for a total of five witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 112, citing Mountain News & Mountaineer, December 28, 1978
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8607

Event 41849 (ED3260FA)

Date: 12/26/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: VILA REAL DE STO ANTONIO, PORTUGAL
Description: Figure-8 object maneuvers oddly. Follows ambulance.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 238)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13489

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “VILA REAL de Sto ANTONIO,PORTUGAL:FIGURE-8 OBJ MNVRS ODDLY:FOLOS AMBULANCE”, LatLong: “37.233335 -7.466667”, LatLongDMS: “37:14:00 N 07:28:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Algarve”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41850 (3F8CCAD0)

Date: 12/26/1978
Time: 08:50
Location: TORRE ARCHIRAFI, ITL
Description: 4M metallic sphere flashes low over shore. Black spot / center. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13490

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “TORRE ARCHIRAFI,ITL:4M MTLC SPHERE FLASHES LO OVR SHORE:BLK SPOT/CENTER:NFD”, LatLong: “37.716668 15.233334”, LatLongDMS: “37:43:00 N 15:14:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41851 (CCF909C3)

Date: 12/26/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: GIULIANOVA, ITL
Description: 1 observer. Strange glowing-object going [to] between 2 houses. Noise / screeching brakes!
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 137)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13491

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GIULIANOVA,ITL:1 OBS:STRANGE GLO-OBJ > BTWN 2 HOUSES:NOISE/SCREECHING BRAKES!”, LatLong: “42.733335 13.950001”, LatLongDMS: “42:44:00 N 13:57:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41852 (73595EDF)

Date: 12/27/1978
Time: 00:50
Location: TORRIGLIA, ITL
Description: Watchman. Mist. Saucer going down. 10 tall green men with luminous/glowing nets / mouths. / LDLN#216.
Type: sighting
Reference: SPENCER, John & EVANS, Hillary (ed): PHENOMENON - 40 YEARS of F.S.; BUFORA/Avon Books, NY 1988 (Index 203)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13492

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “75”, HatchDesc: “TORRIGLIA,ITL:WATCHMAN:MIST:SCR↓:10 TALL GRN MEN W/LUMN NETS/MOUTHS:/LDLN#216”, LatLong: “44.533335 9.166667”, LatLongDMS: “44:32:00 N 09:10:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GE”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 41853 (C9394DE5)

Date: 12/27/1978 (approximate)
Time: 04:30
Location: ARROYITO, CORD, ARG
Description: UFO signals. 3 / power CO truck translocated 15KM. Missing time. Abduction?
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 133)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13493

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “66”, Elev: “149”, HatchDesc: “ARROYITO,CORD,ARG:UFO SIGNALS:3/POWER CO TRUCK TRANSLOCATED 15KM:MST:ABD?”, LatLong: “-31.416668 -63.033336”, LatLongDMS: “31:25:00 S 63:02:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CRD”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41854 (67A5C5B8)

Date: 12/27/1978
Time: 12:00?
Location: LAVERTON AIR FORCE BASE, WEST AUSTRALIA
Description: Disc-saucer seen by day near airbase. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: SPENCER, John & EVANS, Hillary (ed): PHENOMENON - 40 YEARS of F.S.; BUFORA/Avon Books, NY 1988 (Index 256)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13494

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “LAVERTON AFB,W.AUSTRALIA:DISC-SCR SEEN BY DAY NEAR AIRBASE:NFD”, LatLong: “-28.883335 122.416673”, LatLongDMS: “28:53:00 S 122:25:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41855 (70398022)

Date: 12/28/1978
Time: 17:30
Location: SANTA TECLA, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). Sea boils. Dark disk going up [to] and going west. Rays going down. Metal objects jump around!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13495

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SANTA TECLA,ITL:SVRL OBS:SEA BOILS:DRK DISK ↑+>W:RAYS ↓:MTL OBJs JUMP AROUND!”, LatLong: “37.650002 15.183334”, LatLongDMS: “37:39:00 N 15:11:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CTN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41856 (FD0453AA)

Date: 12/28/1978
Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK
Description: A round orange object with six lights underneath and the size of a double decker bus, and emitted a zooming sound (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5112

Event 41857 (241D1D40)

Date: 12/28/1978
Location: Santa Tecla, Italy
Description: A dark disc shaped object rose from the sea surface and flew to the west. Rays of light beamed down from the object, and several metallic satellite objects jumped around it. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5113

Event 41858 (19BAD500)

Date: 12/28/1978
Location: L’Aquila, Italy
Description: A luminous object surrounded by a red halo stopped several hundred meters over an electric power generating plant. The generator stopped working for five minutes (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5114

Event 41859 (821DB59F)

Date: 12/28/1978
Location: Marzano Di Torriglia, Italy
Description: A policeman was out patrolling told that he had lost control of his vehicle. It sped down a mountain road on its own accord. When the car finally stopped, he got out to investigate a nearby strange light in the sky. He was later found lying incoherent next to his car. (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5115

Event 41860 (2EC89F70)

Date: 12/28/1978
Description: At 11:48 p.m. security guard Fortunato Zanfretta was out on patrol of a housing complex in Marzano di Torriglia, Italy when he suddenly yelled over his radio that he had lost control of his vehicle, because it was speeding down a mountain road on its own accord. The car finally stopped and Mr. Zanfretta got out to investigate a strange light hovering nearby. He was later found incoherent next to his car. His pistol had been fired six times, and giant footprints were found at the site. Under hypnosis, he recalled that he had being taken onboard a UFO by giant humanoids and examined with strange devices. He was asked several questions by them and was told that they would be back soon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 140, citing Paolo Fiorino, UFO Universe, October-November 1991
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8634

Event 41861 (451845E6)

Date: 12/28/1978
Description: A luminous object surrounded by a red halo flew over L’Aquila, Italy on this night. It stopped several hundred meters over an electrical generating plant, according to two power plant technicians, and the generator stopped for five minutes while the central power plant instruments went “haywire.” Several had to be adjusted.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, April 1979, p. 14, citing La Razon newspaper, December 30, 1978; Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8635

Event 41862 (3DDA70B3)

Date: 12/28/1978
Description: On or about this date at about 4:30 a.m. three men, employees of a power company, were driving a company truck toward a bridge on the Rio Segundo between Arroyito and Transito, Cordoba Province, Argentina when they were approached by an intense light from a hill and suddenly found themselves teleported 15 kilometers further away from the bridge to the town of Transito. They believed no time had passed because their cigarettes were the same length as they had been when they neared the bridge. At some point, the men spotted a domed UFO, described as a flattened rhombus 25 meters in diameter that was revolving, and one of them apparently signaled the occupants of the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, April 1979, p. 14, citing Cronica newspaper, December 29, 1978; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2000; MUFON UFO Journal, issue # 133
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8636

Event 41863 (C133D1F3)

Date: 12/29/1978
Time: 05:40
Location: PLEVEN DEPARTMENT, BULGARIA
Description: Many observer(s). 2 moon-size objects hover / 1km altitude. Fast rise and going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 183)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13496

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Bulgaria”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “200”, HatchDesc: “PLEVEN Dept.,BULGARIA:MANY OBS:2 MOONSIZE OBJS HVR/1km alt:FAST RISE+>>W”, LatLong: “43.333335 24.666668”, LatLongDMS: “43:20:00 N 24:40:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PLV”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41864 (30728264)

Date: 12/30/1978
Location: NEW ZEALAND, Cook Strait, Kaikoura
Description: (Translated from French) An Australian television crew was flying over the Cook Strait in the hope of filming flying saucers that had been appearing every day at the same time for ten days. They were not disappointed, they were able to film a magnificent one in front of them, without realizing that they had a similar one behind them, which was signaled to them by the ground radar operator. The photos of the film were so perfect that they were immediately declared false by the official scientists who examined them. (…) (Maurice CHATELAIN: “Les messagers du cosmos” - Laffont 1980, p. 203) Television journalists and the two pilots of their plane observe numerous unidentified lights in the Kaikoura region, between Wellington and Christchurch in the evening of the 30th. They are also detected by radar. The same night, during the return flight, a white light remains first fixed before accompanying the plane and then disappearing. It is filmed for several minutes and spotted by several radars. Other witnesses come forward in the region. (Science et Vie, special edition: 50 years of UFO, Atlas of Unsolved Cases, p. 60 to 63) Microscopic examination of the film shows a humanoid resembling a human fetus leaving the craft. A more thorough examination shows two more around the craft… (1978, December 30 or 31)
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: “The World’s Greatest Ufo Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p. 42 to 45
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3029

Event 41865 (40CE12E8)

Date: 12/30/1978
Location: VIAREGGIO, ITL
Description: Hobo. Whistle! “Missile” lands. Metallic being exits. Emits heat.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13497

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “VIAREGGIO,ITL:HOBO:WHISTLE!:“MISSILE” LANDS:MTLC BEING EXITS:EMITS HEAT:”, LatLong: “43.866669 10.233334”, LatLongDMS: “43:52:00 N 10:14:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lucques”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41866 (DC15219F)

Date: 12/30/1978
Time: 00:40
Location: OFF CUPRA MARITTIMA, ITL
Description: Several / boats and shore. Big red sphere going southwest slowly inland.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13498

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off CUPRA MARITTIMA,ITL:SVRL/BOATS+SHORE:BIG RED SPHERE >SW SLOWLY INLAND”, LatLong: “43.033335 13.916667”, LatLongDMS: “43:02:00 N 13:55:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ascoli Piceno”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41867 (CE46DE20)

Date: 12/30/1978
Time: 09:50
Location: SS JOHNSON
Description: Bright night light hovers / horizon. Hovers still / heavy seas. Half moon-size. Nothing / RADAR.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 955)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13499

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “40”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “SS JOHNSON:BRITE NLT HVRS/HRZN:HVRS STILL/HEAVY SEAS:HALF MOONSIZE:NOTHING/RDR”, LatLong: “36.216668 147.716674”, LatLongDMS: “36:13:00 N 147:43:00 E”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NPC”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41868 (AF4B9967)

Date: 12/30/1978
Time: 19:00
Location: CARLISLE AND HULL ENGL AND EDINGURGH, SCOTLAND
Description: Large silver triangles going east and east going quickly north. Big wave.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13500

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “CARLISLE+HULL ENGL+EDINGURGH,SCOTL:LRG SLVR TRIANGLES > E and E>>N:big wave”, LatLong: “54.916669 -2.933333”, LatLongDMS: “54:55:00 N 02:56:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41869 (1B307CE0)

Date: 12/30/1978
Time: 23:00
Location: ALFORD TO WHYALLA, SOUTH, AUSTR
Description: Elongated white light with blue-glowing follows light plane / miles.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13501

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “ALFORD to WHYALLA,S,AUSTR:ELONGATED WHT LITE W/BLU-GLO FOLOS LITE PLANE/MILES”, LatLong: “-33.083335 137.716673”, LatLongDMS: “33:05:00 S 137:43:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Australia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41870 (53EEAB9D)

Date: 12/30/1978
Time: 23:50
Location: COOK STRAIT, NZ
Description: TV and airline(s)/airliner crews and RADAR and film. Delta/triangle/box-like craft and saucer and globes. Terrific accelerations. / LDLN#183.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 950)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13502

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “18”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “COOK STRAIT,NZ:TV+AL CREWS+RDR+FILM:DLT+SCR+GLOBES:TERRIFIC ACCELS:/LDLN#183”, LatLong: “-43.044446 173.544453”, LatLongDMS: “43:02:40 S 173:32:40 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41871 (F67843B1)

Date: 12/30/1978
Location: In air space, NZ
Description: 12:12 AM. Foreign commercial aircraft, 4 witnesses at 10-14,000’, 53 minutes. (Haines printout) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5116

Event 41872 (57D1597E)

Date: 12/30/1978
Locations: Zuchwil; Solothurn; Switzerland
Description: 7:30 a.m. Erwin Vitelli sees a steely-blue object hovering in the southern sky above Zuchwil, Solothurn, Switzerland. It appears in the shape of three globes merging with one another, each one with a light source directed downward. The object is visible for about one minute.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Early Morning, Late December, Swiss Sighting,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 4, no. 1 (Feb./March 1983): 1, 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5891

Event 41873 (D28E514E)

Date: 12/30/1978
Description: A man was walking through the Plaza Garibaldi in Viareggio, Italy on this night when suddenly he heard a whistling sound and saw an object land close by. The craft seemed metallic and was shaped like a missile. A being described as a metallic robot briefly stepped out, and its body gave off an intense heat. Moments later the creature re-entered the UFO, which disappeared at high speed towards the sea.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case # 1554, citing Maurizio Verga, ITACAT; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13037, citing ITACAT
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8657

Event 41874 (A98E0424)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The observations from the previous days (December 21 and others) prompt an Australian television channel to contact one of its reporters, Quentin Fogarty, and ask him to investigate the case. He then boards the same flight that night. (23 h 46)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2837

Event 41875 (1690623B)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The captain and the co-pilot see lights off the Kaikoura Peninsula, which is also picked up by Wellington’s radar, as intermittent spots. (0 h 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2838

Event 41876 (87568115)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Another radar-visual contact takes place and the UFO is filmed. (0 h 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2839

Event 41877 (A9011068)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) After further brief contacts, the Argosy landed in Christchurch. (1 h)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2840

Event 41878 (CEC6CDBA)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The plane takes off again to return to Blenheim. As the engine comes above the clouds, a bright UFO appears in front of it, on the right. Christchurch’s radar detects a huge object with the same position, about 30 km away from the plane. The footage taken at this moment shows an oval object with rings of light. During the flight, the UFO approaches within 16 km of the plane: one of them, a flashing UFO, is filmed while it changes color, from yellow-white to dull orange-red. (2:16)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2841

Event 41879 (F26DD363)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) The plane lands. Other witnesses will manifest in the region. The film will generate huge media interest, as indicated by the following press release: The world’s attention turned to the sky above Kaikoura after a film of the sightings was broadcast by American, British and Australian television. This sparked an international debate about the possible explanations of the large bright white ball captured on film. Captain Verne Powell, one of the first to see the UFO, said he watched, amazed, as the object crossed 24 km of sky in 5 seconds. He was annoyed that it was suggested he might have mistaken Venus for a UFO. A pilot since 1944, Powell declared: “I can still recognize Venus.” Stanton Friedman met with the director of a television station in Louisiana who suggests to him during their discussion to get in touch with a certain Jesse Marcel, who had in his possession, while in the army, pieces of a flying saucer that interest him." (3:10 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2842

Event 41880 (38B72F4C)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: (Translated from French) Swedish researcher Anders Liljegren discovered that the Swedish Air Force had created an investigation bureau during the 1933 aircraft sightings.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2843

Event 41881 (F9F4332F)

Date: 12/31/1978
Time: 00:10
Location: KAIKOURA, NZ
Description: TV crew paced. RADAR and good films. Cone-saucer shape. / r10p222+dwg / r97#52p35.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 136)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13503

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “KAIKOURA,NZ:TV CREW PACED:RDR+GOOD FILMS:CONE-SCR SHAPE:/r10p222+dwg/r97#52p35”, LatLong: “-42.416669 173.583342”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 S 173:35:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41882 (9E2C8501)

Date: 12/31/1978
Time: 01:00
Location: NEAR POSADA, ITL
Description: 2 / car. 3M glowing-sphere / marsh. Dark triangular spot moves left and right / side.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13504

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr POSADA,ITL:2/CAR:3M GLO-SPHERE/MARSH:DRK TRIANGULAR SPOT MOVES <+>/SIDE”, LatLong: “40.633335 9.716667”, LatLongDMS: “40:38:00 N 09:43:00 E”, Locale: “Wetlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NU”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41883 (E53BB5CD)

Date: 12/31/1978
Time: 03:50
Location: ST. QUENTIN-LA-POTERIE, FR
Description: 2 / car. Watery noise. 10M pile / 30cm fireballs appears / field!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13505

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.QUENTIN-la-POTERIE,FR:2/CAR:WATERY NOISE:10M PILE/30cm FBLS APPEARS/FIELD!”, LatLong: “44.044447 4.444445”, LatLongDMS: “44:02:40 N 04:26:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gard”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41884 (CE728B0D)

Date: 12/31/1978
Time: ~20:00
Location: RUNCORN, CHESHIRE
Description: Boy / bicycle buzzed / large night light overhead. “Tried to lift me…”.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 33)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13506

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “RUNCORN,CHESHIRE:BOY/BICYCLE BUZZED/LRG NLT OVERHEAD:“Tried to lift me…””, LatLong: “53.333336 -2.733333”, LatLongDMS: “53:20:00 N 02:44:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41885 (7B2FE268)

Date: 12/31/1978
Time: 20:00
Location: ZERMATT, SWZ
Description: 2 observer(s). Round luminous object lights glaciers. Big power outage / 0230hrs.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: Chez HEIDI site: Alain Stauffer. GREPI / Switzerland http://home.worldcom.ch/~dbenaroy/heidi.html
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13507

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Switzerland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “240”, HatchDesc: “ZERMATT,SWZ:2 OBS:ROUND LUMn.OBJ LITES GLACIERS:BIG POWER OUTAGE/0230hrs”, LatLong: “46.016669 7.750000”, LatLongDMS: “46:01:00 N 07:45:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VLS”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41886 (1B91B5F6)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: South Island air space, NZ
Description: Early morning hours shortly after midnight, a famous motion picture film was taken by a news crew while flying off the eastern coast of South Island, New Zealand near the town of Kaikoura. The luminous UFO was seen by everyone on board the aircraft and was tracked by radar at the same time. (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 781231
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5117

Event 41887 (09BB7905)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Bayford, UK
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Mason sighted a cigar-shaped object at 7:00 p.m. moving silently through the sky from the west to the east (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5119

Event 41888 (8B196F73)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Posada, Italy
Description: A 3-meter in diameter glowing sphere appeared over a marsh. It had dark triangular spots that moved back and forth on the surface of the object. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5120

Event 41889 (DEBEC32B)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
Description: 7:00 PM. A silver triangle crossed the sky from west to east. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5121

Event 41890 (DB41C89C)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Edinborough, Scotland
Description: 7:02 PM. A triangle with a grayish hue crossed the sky from west to east. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5122

Event 41891 (03BFEAAF)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Hull, UK
Description: 7:05 PM. A huge triangle was seen flying in the same direction. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5123

Event 41892 (B12C60C2)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Homestead, FL
Description: Three men saw a silver disc hovering only one block away from one of their residences in Homestead. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5124

Event 41893 (853B8D0A)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland
Description: Two people witnessed a luminous round object over the alpine glacier, brightly illuminating the ice. Later that night, at 2:30 a.m. the next morning (Jan 1, 1979), a big electrical power outage occurred in the city. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5125

Event 41894 (AF8C9F64)

Date: 12/31/1978
Locations: Wellington; Christchurch; New Zealand; Kaikoura; Blenheim; Australia
Description: 12:10 a.m. Quentin Fogarty, a reporter for Melbourne’s 0/10 Network assigned to do a story on the Vern Powell sighting 10 days earlier, has chartered an Argosy cargo plane, piloted by Capt. William Startup and First Officer Robert Guard. While flying from Wellington to Christchurch, New Zealand, with David Crockett and his wife Ngaire as camera crew over the Cook Strait near the site of the Powell sighting, Startup and Guard see 6–7 bright, pulsating lights like Chinese lanterns above the sea off Kaikoura. They fade and disappear, then return to view. Crockett starts filming. Wellington is tracking a target a mile behind the aircraft that stays on the screen for about one minute without moving. Another, stronger target appears to the right of the plane. Fogarty manages to crack, “Let’s hope they’re friendly!” Twice, Startup vainly attempts a 360° turn to get a glimpse of the object. After landing at Christchurch, Startup invites the passengers to accompany him back to Blenheim. Fogarty, Crockett, and another journalist, Dennis Grant, agree to do so. The plane flies out at 2:15 a.m., and within 2 minutes aircraft radar picks up a target 37 miles away. Startup turns toward it, but it moves to the right and vanishes almost immediately. Other radars pick up targets intermittently. The object returns in view of the plane, moving toward it, then drops out of sight to the right. Afterward, Fogarty notices a strange light that seems to be coming from the cargo hold. Two pulsating white lights soon appear on the port side of the plane. One settles into a rolling, turning pattern and falls at an incredible speed. This sequence Crockett captures on film. Bruce Maccabee spends 10 days in New Zealand and Australia interviewing witnesses and analyzing the film, which he concludes does not have any mundane explanation.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Kaikoura lights”; “The New Zealand UFO Films, Part I,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 4–8; “The New Zealand Film Analysis, Part II,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 3–6; Story, pp. 392–395; W. C. Chalker, “A Re-Viewing of the Great Nocturnal Light,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 1 (June 1980): 12–18 Quentin Fogarty, Let’s Hope They’re Friendly! Angus and Robertson, 1983; Bruce Maccabee, “Analysis and Discussion of the Images of a Cluster of Periodically Flashing Lights off the Coast of New Zealand,” Journal of Scientific Exploration 1, no. 2 (1987): 149–190, slightly revised in January 2002; Bruce Maccabee, “Atmosphere or UFO? A Response to the 1997 SSE Review Panel Report,” Journal of Scientific Exploration 13, no. 3 (1999): 431–443; Clark III 799–801; “How the 40-Year-Old Mystery of a UFO in New Zealand Lives On,” News.com.au, December 19, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5892

Event 41895 (F08B8DA4)

Date: 12/31/1978
Location: Demopolis, Alabama
Description: 4:00 a.m. Bobby Hines wakes up at her home in Demopolis, Alabama, because her dogs are barking outside. She sees a large, bright object hovering above the trees 1,800 feet from the house and wakes her husband. The UFO is the size of a small house and triangular in shape. It approaches the witnesses, moving in a zigzag pattern and hovering 50 feet off the ground for 30 minutes. Two police officers respond to their call and watch the UFO as well, which finally moves off to the southeast making a funny noise.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Marler 103–104
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5893

Event 41896 (CEFDA3D3)

Date: 12/31/1978
Locations: United Kingdom; North York Moors, England
Description: 7:00 p.m. Hundreds of people in the United Kingdom see a bright light with a long trail behind it streak across the heavens from northwest to southeast. RAF Fylingdales in the North York Moors, England, quickly identifies it as the reentry of a booster rocket that launched a Russian satellite, Kosmos 1068, into orbit on December 26. Jenny Randles examines reports of the reentry, which in general accurately reflect the event, and compares them to UFO reports, concluding that it is unlikely that all UFOs are IFOs in various degrees of exaggeration.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “The Case Against the

[c0mmando]

IFO,” IUR 10, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1985): 4–6; Jenny Randles, “Jenny Randles Replies,” IUR 10, no. 3 (May/June 1985): 8–9, 15; UFOFiles2, pp. 98–99; Jenny Randles, “The Twelve UFOs of Christmas,” Fortean Times 374 (Christmas 2018): 29
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5894

Event 41897 (2357CD94)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: In the early morning hours of this day in 1978, at shortly after midnight, a famous motion picture film was taken by a news crew while flying off the eastern coast of South Island, New Zealand near the town of Kaikoura. The luminous UFO was seen by everyone on board the aircraft and was tracked by radar at the same time. It was somewhat cone shaped, and was not a Japanese shrimp fishing boat, as claimed by debunkers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 6; APRO Bulletin, May 1980, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8672

Event 41898 (97E33793)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: There were several other UFO reports from around the world on this day, from Brazil, England, Scotland, Italy, Switzerland, and Florida. In Mirrasol, Sao Paulo State, Brazil a man was walking home around 11:00 p.m. when he heard a noise and noticed a light approaching from behind while crossing the street. He stepped aside, thinking that it was a car, but he then realized that it was a huge yellowish light that was attached to the bottom of a large flying object. He was suddenly struck by a beam of light and lost consciousness. Later, he found himself inside the object, next to a corridor. He next noticed three short humanoid creatures who spoke among themselves in a strange incomprehensible language. The beings wore helmets and coveralls and their faces were covered in a green light. Their eyes resembled two simple holes, lacking eyelids or eyebrows. He apparently then blacked out again, and arrived home at 3:30 a.m. without any further recollection of the event.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Walter K. Buhler, Guilheme Pereira, and Ney Matiel Peres, UFO Abduction at Mirassol
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8673

Event 41899 (F464EF3D)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: In Posada, Italy at one o’clock in the morning, a 3-meter in diameter glowing sphere appeared over a marsh. It had dark triangular spots that moved back and forth on the surface of the object. In Bayford, England Mr. and Mrs. Mason sighted a cigar-shaped object at 7:00 p.m. moving silently through the sky from the west to the east. The UFO had a long body with lots of tiny lights. Before losing sight of it two strong lights came on, one in the middle and one at the end. At the same time a silver triangle crossed the sky from west to east in Carlisle, England in Cumbria. Two minutes later a triangle with a grayish hue crossed the sky from west to east in Edinborough, Scotland, and three minutes after that another huge triangle was seen flying in the same direction over Hull, England.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT Italian UFO Catalogue; UFO Newsclipping Service, February 1979, p. 13 citing the Hertfordshire Mercury, December 31, 1978; D. N. Mansell, Awareness, April 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8674

Event 41900 (CE5168DD)

Date: 12/31/1978
Description: One hour after the multiple UFO flyovers in Great Britain, at three p.m. EST three men saw a silver disc hovering only one block away from one of their residences in Homestead, Florida. Mr. Betancourt, age 37, described the UFO as being between 40-50 feet in diameter and having no visible engine or wings, and making no noise. It hovered over a neighbor’s backyard for about 30 seconds before flying off. At 10:00 p.m. European time in Zermatt, Switzerland two people witnessed a luminous round object over the alpine glacier, brightly illuminating the ice. Later that night, at 2:30 a.m. the next morning, a big electrical power outage occurred in the city.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dade News-Leader, January 3, 1979; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13046
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8675

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Year: 1979, 913 Event(s), (Back to Top)

Event 41901 (BCF2DEF9)

Date: 1979
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Ufologist Paul Bennewitz, President and owner of Thunder Scientific Company in Albuquerque, NM, lives next to the Manzano Weapons Storage Area, near Sandia Base. He’s also an investigator for APRO (Aerial Phenomenon Research Organization), and others see strange lights in the night sky over the Manzano Test Range outside Albuquerque.
Type: letter
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_707

Event 41902 (13780D21)

Date: 1979
Location: Buckinghamshire, England
Description: British science fiction author David Langford publishes an allegedly nonfiction novelette, An Account of a Meeting with Denizens of Another World, 1871. It is an account of a UFO encounter, as experienced by a man in Buckinghamshire, England; in its framing story Langford claims to have found the manuscript in an old desk (the story’s narrator, William Robert Loosley, is a genuine ancestor of Langford’s wife). But no ufologists take it seriously.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Langford, An Account of a Meeting with Denizens of Another World, 1871, David and Charles, 1979; Clark III 599–600
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5895

Event 41903 (C7C5403B)

Date: 1979
Locations: Antwerp, Belgium; Bruges
Description: Jacques Bonabot founds the Studiegroep voor Vreemde Luchtverschijnselen in Antwerp, Belgium, as the Flemish counterpart to the Groupement pour l’Étude des Sciences d’Avant-Garde in Bruges. It publishes SVL Tijdschrift from January 1982 to October 1987.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: SVL Tijdschrift 1, no. 1 (January 1982)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5896

Event 41904 (7D12DDAE)

Date: 1979
Locations: Ruffey-lès-Echirey; Quetigny; Côte-d’Or; France
Description: Patrick Geoffroy founds the Association Dijonnaise de Recherches Ufologiques et Parapsychologiques in Ruffey-lès-Echirey (later in Quetigny), Côte-d’Or, France. It begins publishing Vimana 21, a journal that continues until early 1989.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Vimana 21, no. 1 (1979)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5897

Event 41905 (EA001FDE)

Date: 1979
Locations: Argentina; Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
Description: The Argentine Air Force creates another group to study UFOs within the Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. It lasts until 1987.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Milton W. Hourcade, “Argentina: UFO Declassification,” UAPSG–GEFAI, July 29, 2020
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5898

Event 41906 (5CA01131)

Date: 1979
Location: Uruguay
Description: The Uruguayan Air Force creates CRIDOVNI, a special commission to investigate all UFO sightings within the country. It includes freelance ufologists but seems to have disbanded in the mid-1980s.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Willy Smith, “UFOs in Latin America,” UFOs 1947–1987, Fortean Tomes, 1987, p. 100
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5899

Event 41907 (53247B94)

Date: 1979
Location: Weligama, Sri Lanka
Description: The English-language Sri Lanka UFO Register begins publication in Weligama, Sri Lanka, edited by Ananda L. Sirisena. It continues through 1988.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sri Lanka UFO Register, no. 2 (Oct./Dec. 1979)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5900

Event 41908 (99A0BD99)

Date: 1979
Description: Project Blue Book scientific advisor J. Allen Hynek states the CIA’s Robertson Panel was concerned of public reaction to UAP, and “handed down” the “unwritten law of the Air Force…don’t rock the boat, play it down, cool it, don’t get the public excited.” Hynek states the USAF purposefully debunked interesting cases as balloons, stars, etc, findings that then made their way to Congress and the public.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGMGOdKOPKk&t=1372s (22:52)

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_179

Event 41909 (1987CB54)

Date: 1979
Description: Jacques Vallée states he is “convinced” the USG is still very much involved with UAP, but not limited to collection; it extends into close monitoring of UAP organizations, the staging of false sightings and the leaking of “false” documents.

• https://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-was-jacques-thinking-post-1979_10.html

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_180

Event 41910 (5A1EA77C)

Date: 1979
Description: Dale Graff ran a smaller RV program at WPAFB, who employed the remote viewer Rosemary Smith (possibly mentioned in the VADM Wilson notes). Graff next moved to the Advanced Concepts Office at the DIA and tabloids suggest he was involved in the “dark side” of psi and ESP programs, including maintaining contact with the human designee of an extraterrestrial living in a subterranean facility near Washington, DC.

• https://twitter.com/TheUfoJoe/status/1453903492502876166?s=20&t=7Gci8pSKxf6TrKg2QHXZMQ
• https://archive.org/details/CIA-RDP79-00999A000300100006-5/mode/2up
• https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/government_information/intelligence_and_espionage/homebrew.military.and.espionage.electronics/servv89pn0aj.sn.sourcedns.com/_gbpprorg/mil/mindcontrol/hambone/graff.html
• https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_aviary10.htm

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_181

Event 41911 (EDB5983F)

Date: 1979
Description: Durward ‘Buddy’ Hack, CPO Radar Observer, claims to have accidentally entered a door of a large hangar that was unguarded at Naval Air Station in Sunnyvale, CA in 1950 and saw a large, round saucer with a row of windows. Haak disappeared with no trace on a flight out of San Diego in 1952, and the story was relayed by his family in 1979.

• Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p86

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_182

Event 41912 (B96756E9)

Date: 1/1979
Location: USA, Gainesville (Florida)
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Philip S. Callaban and R. W. Mankins, researchers from the Gainesville Biological Research Laboratory, observed that UFO sightings coincided with the passage of swarms of spruce budworm moths. Experiments conducted in the laboratory by the two researchers confirmed that these moths created an ionization of the air under the influence of variable electric fields (“Science et Vie” of January 1979, cited by
Reference: Christian DE ZAN: “Guide du Chasseur de Phénomènes OVNI”, ed. De Vecchi 1980, p 28
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3034

Event 41913 (8ECFFFF2)

Date: 1/1979
Location: GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE
Description: Shaft / light from sky lights field like day. Shoots going up [to] and gone. No further details [in].
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 293)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13508

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GIRTON,CAMBRIDGE:SHAFT/LITE FROM SKY LITES FIELD LIKE DAY:SHOOTS ↑+GONE:nfd”, LatLong: “52.250002 0.116667”, LatLongDMS: “52:15:00 N 00:07:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41914 (72B91D3D)

Date: 1/1979 (approximate)
Time: 16:00?
Location: GRONNEDAL NAVAL BASE, GREENLAND
Description: 1 observer. Glowing sphere/orb/globe going NNW up coast. 2 photograph = perfectly round.
Type: sighting
Reference: SUFOI UFO NEWS. Annual. Articles translated from UFO - Nyt. Skandavinsk UFO Information; Postbox 6, DK-2820 Gentoffte, DENMARK. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13509

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “?”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “29”, HatchDesc: “GRONNEDAL NVL BASE,GREENLAND:1 OBS:GLO ORB >NNW UP COAST:2 PIX=PERFECTLY RND”, LatLong: “61.216670 -48.133336”, LatLongDMS: “61:13:00 N 48:08:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41915 (002C0C5F)

Date: 1/1979
Time: 19:20
Location: PASIANO, ITL
Description: Mopod/motorscooter/motorbike malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects) lights and all. 10M disk / light nears. Whistles and smokes and quickly going up. Odor.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13510

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PASIANO,ITL:MOTO EMEs LITES+ALL:10M DISK/LITE NEARS:WHISTLES+SMOKES+↑↑:ODOR”, LatLong: “45.850002 12.627778”, LatLongDMS: “45:51:00 N 12:37:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41916 (F8F3F3DD)

Date: 1/1979
Time: ~22:00
Location: WEST / SANTA CRUZ, BRZ
Description: Saucer lifts woman 40M with beam / light. Sets her down. Sick afterward.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13511

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “510”, HatchDesc: “W/SANTA CRUZ,BRZ:SCR LIFTS WOMAN 40M W/BEAM/LITE:SETS HER DOWN:SICK AFTERWARD”, LatLong: “-6.183334 -36.133335”, LatLongDMS: “06:11:00 S 36:08:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “40”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41917 (D3F83E77)

Date: 1/1979
Description: In an article in Just Cause, researcher Todd Zechel claims that Keyhoe’s National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena has long been riddled with CIA-friendly or covert board members and staff, among them Joseph Bryan III, Karl T. Pflock, Stuart Nixon, John Acuff, and Roscoe Hillenkoetter. Because of NICAP’s current acute financial crisis, he concludes that if the CIA had wanted to “destroy the leading anti-secrecy organization of the 1960s, they couldn’t have done a better job.” Richard H. Hall disputes this analysis.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Todd Zechel, “NI-CIA-AP or NICAP?” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 133 (Jan./Feb. 1979): 6–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5901

Event 41918 (7F583558)

Date: 1/1979
Location: Halver, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany
Description: Axel Ertelt begins publishing Mysteria, a journal of UFO and ancient astronaut information, in Halver, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany. It continues through at least April 1987.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Mysteria, no. 1 (1979)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5902

Event 41919 (CAA83D15)

Date: 1/1979
Location: Eddy County, NEW MEXICO
Description: Five horses were killed and mutilated in January in the Malaga area, south and east of Carlsbad. There were two or more helicopter sightings in the area of the mute sites, mostly during a period a day or two after a mutilation had occurred. Helicopters are not uncommonly seen in the area, though, and it is unclear whether these were marked or identified.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 1 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_184

Event 41920 (EA443AAE)

Date: 1/1/1979
Time: 02:20
Location: NAGO, ITL
Description: Extremely bright 4M red fireball / roadside. Orange rim. Going up / 4M altitude and going [to] over car.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13512

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NAGO,ITL:XBRITE 4M RED FBL/ROADSIDE:ORANGE RIM:↑/4M alt+> OVR CAR:”, LatLong: “45.883336 10.883334”, LatLongDMS: “45:53:00 N 10:53:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TN”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41921 (EB14D973)

Date: 1/1/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: NEAR GAVRES, FR
Description: 3 / car. White sphere hovers / military base. Changes shape. Going [to] away and lands / field.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13513

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “nr GAVRES,FR:3/CAR:WHT SPHERE HVRS/MIL.BASE:CHANGES SHAPE:> AWAY+LANDS/FLD”, LatLong: “47.683336 -3.350000”, LatLongDMS: “47:41:00 N 03:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Morbihan”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41922 (4F677624)

Date: 1/1/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: ATRI, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). Fireball quickly going down. Stops by house. Bounces / hilltop. Goes and stops / small lakes…
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13514

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “ATRI,ITL:SVRL OBS:FBL ↓↓:STOPS by HOUSE:BOUNCES/HILLTOP:GOES+STOPS/SML LAKES…”, LatLong: “42.566669 13.966667”, LatLongDMS: “42:34:00 N 13:58:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TE”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41923 (6F76C9CD)

Date: 1/1/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: RIOLO TERME, ITL
Description: Nurse. Luminous ovoid follows car / 12km. Going up [to] over obstacles and going down [to] again after.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13515

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “RIOLO TERME,ITL:NURSE:LUMn.OVOID FOLOS CAR/12km:↑ OVR OBSTACLES+↓ AGAIN after”, LatLong: “44.266669 11.716667”, LatLongDMS: “44:16:00 N 11:43:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RA”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41924 (D46B9808)

Date: 1/1/1979
Location: Denbigh, North Wales
Description: A member of the public, Keith Jones was about to go into the restaurant where he worked near Denbigh when he observed a UFO at an altitude of 100-150 feet. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5127

Event 41925 (8F5D0B3C)

Date: 1/1/1979
Location: Palm Desert, California
Description: 5:00 a.m. Former USAF UFO spokesman Albert M. Chop and his wife and daughter watch a triangular UFO moving slowly eastward over the mountains southeast of Palm Desert, California. It is about 10 times as bright as the background stars. It is in sight for about 45 minutes, by which time it has become a small, distant light in the eastern sky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Margaret Sachs, The UFO Encyclopedia, Putnam, 1980, p. 61
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5904

Event 41926 (015E152F)

Date: 1/2/1979 (approximate)
Location: JERUSALEM TO HAIFA, ISRL
Description: Many observer(s). Night lights and saucers over hotels and hills. Wave. / LDLN#183.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13516

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Israel”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “99”, HatchDesc: “JERUSALEM to HAIFA,ISRL:MANY OBS:NLTS+SCRS ovr HOTELS+HILLS:WAVE:/LDLN#183”, LatLong: “31.750002 35.250002”, LatLongDMS: “31:45:00 N 35:15:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ALL”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 41927 (7F6F8700)

Date: 1/2/1979
Time: 04:00
Location: ORROLI, ITL
Description: Shepherds. Domed sphere / ground. Sweeps area / beams. Quickly going up. Burnt traces etc.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13517

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ORROLI,ITL:SHEPHERDS:DOMED SPHERE/GND:SWEEPS AREA/BEAMS:↑↑:BURNT TRACES etc”, LatLong: “39.700002 9.250000”, LatLongDMS: “39:42:00 N 09:15:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NU”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41928 (4C4843F7)

Date: 1/2/1979
Time: ~12:00
Location: LAKE EYRE, SOUTH AUSTR
Description: Private pilot photographs 30M circle / indents / lakebed. See reference photograph / pg21.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 422)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13518

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “LAKE EYRE,S.AUSTR:Pvt PILOT FOTOS 30M CIRCLE/INDENTS/LAKEBED:see ref.foto/pg21”, LatLong: “-28.500001 136.750007”, LatLongDMS: “28:30:00 S 136:45:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 41929 (858F927A)

Date: 1/2/1979
Time: 18:20
Location: BUTTERWORTH, PINANG, MLYS
Description: RAAF man photographs silver saucer. 8 portholes / edge and 1 big light / center.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13519

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Malaysia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “BUTTERWORTH,PINANG,MLYS:RAAF MAN FOTOS SLVR SCR:8 PORTS/EDGE+1 BIG LITE/CENTER”, LatLong: “5.438889 100.405560”, LatLongDMS: “05:26:20 N 100:24:20 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PNG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41930 (54352454)

Date: Early 1/1979
Location: Ellsworth AFB Delta-3 missile site southwest of Cottonwood, South Dakota
Description: About 6:00 p.m. A1C John W. Mills III is with a second lieutenant conducting a below-ground azimuth alignment procedure at the Ellsworth AFB Delta-3 missile site southwest of Cottonwood, South Dakota, when the security guard bangs on the ladder and tells them to come up. Going topside, they hear a loud, low-frequency hum permeating the launch facility. The guard leads them out of the gate where they see a dark object with straight edges in the sky. It seems to be shaped like a parallelogram, but they can’t tell how high it is. The guard is upset, but the other two men are oddly calm, even though they are not supposed to be outside the gate, and they return to the missile and descend the ladder to continue the alignment. Then the lights go off, the truck engine stops running, the radio goes out, and the missile site goes off alert. The hum is gone, but they can still see the dark object. Some 10 minutes later the lights come back on and they notice the object is gone. Targeting teams from two other launch sites report similar experiences.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nukes 377–387
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5903

Event 41931 (FADB737C)

Date: 1/2/1979
Description: Mr. L. M. went to open a window inside his house in Nuoro on the island of Sardinia, Italy because of the intense humidity when he noticed two short human like figures “floating” ten meters above the ground outside the building. Startled, he watched the two figures from his balcony. The two humanoids wore transparent coveralls, like plexiglass, and under that gray metallic outfits that emitted a bluish glow. They wore white-colored helmets on their heads with clear visors. He could see that their faces were normal; very handsome with large eyes. They also wore white tight-fitting boots and had a dark cylinder shaped “container” around their waists. During the encounter the witness felt chills. As the beings approached the house they smiled at the witness and were soon lost from sight in the distance.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, citing Archivio S.U.F.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_36

Event 41932 (7BD51A7F)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location: USA, on a road in Florida
Description: (Translated from French) In the evening Filiberto Cardenas, a technician, was driving with his 13-year-old daughter and a couple of friends in the car. The engine and lighting failed. The men got out and opened the hood. Red and violent flashes of light reflected off the bodywork. A loud buzzing came from the sky and Cardenas felt himself becoming numb. He could no longer move. Soon his feet were no longer on the ground and his body began to lift into the air. He felt himself leaving the ground and screamed: “Don’t take me, don’t take me!” His friend, Fernando Marti, watched this incredible ascension. In the sky a large luminous craft passed and disappeared. Cardenas regained consciousness in the middle of a road where he almost got run over, 26 km away. Marti swore under oath that he had seen Cardenas rise into the air. Under hypnosis Cardenas recounted that an alien was trying to speak to him in German, English, and then Spanish. To change languages this ET turned a knob on his chest! He underwent a thorough physical examination which left 108 marks on his body. Afterwards the UFO plunged into the water at high speed and Cardenas was taken to an underwater base where humans were working with the aliens. The different alien races wore costumes from different eras with capes and large chains. He saw the “throne” of their leader. Afterwards, in other encounters, Cardenas established a friendly relationship with the UFO occupants. He voluntarily got into a UFO with his wife Iris. Today he refuses to talk about his experience and has become very religious.
Reference: Marie-Thérèse de BROSSES: “Enquête sur les enlèvements E.T.” - Plon 1995, p. 279, 280
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3032

Event 41933 (D751818E)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location: SOUTH AFRICA, Mindalore, Krugersdorp (Transvaal)
Description: (Translated from French) Meagan Quezet and her son Andre saw a UFO land; 5 or 6 entities exited, speaking to each other in an incomprehensible language. (Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 351) A UFO landed near her house and out came half a dozen small black men. It was around midnight, she had just taken her son Andre, 12, for a ride, as the boy could not sleep. They saw a red light coming from the sky. And suddenly, they were less than 40 meters away from the craft that had landed on the road and close to 5 or 6 small black-skinned men. One of them had a beard and seemed to be the leader. “I said ‘hello’ to him,” said Andre, “but I didn’t understand what he answered me. I ran to get my father.” At that moment the entities jumped up, about 1.5 meters, and disappeared through a door in the craft. This door slid shut, and the landing feet, long metal tubes, extended. The craft disappeared into the air accompanied by a faint buzzing. On either side of the door the craft had bright pink lights. The entities wore white or slightly pink uniforms and white helmets.
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: “The World’s greatest Ufo Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p.46, 47
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3033

Event 41934 (A14F2882)

Date: 1/3/1979
Time: 04:30
Location: OFF AMALFI, ITL
Description: Several kids. Night lights and orbs and triangles leap and play / sea level for 2 hours.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13520

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “off AMALFI,ITL:SVRL KIDS:NLTS+ORBS+TRIANGLES LEAP+PLAY/SEA LEVEL for 2 hours”, LatLong: “40.583335 14.600001”, LatLongDMS: “40:35:00 N 14:36:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41935 (6FFBE15A)

Date: 1/3/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: HIALEAH, FL
Description: 3 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Brilliant buzzing object nears. 1 observer vanishes. Found 10 mile(s) away.
Type: sighting
Reference: SCHUESSLER, John F.: UFO-RELATED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. 1996 J. Schuessler, POB 58485, Houston, TX 77258 (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13521

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “HIALEAH,FL:3/CAR/EMEs:BRILL.BUZZING OBJ NEARS:1 OBS VANISHES:found 10mi.away”, LatLong: “25.866668 -80.266670”, LatLongDMS: “25:52:00 N 80:16:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41936 (FC531910)

Date: 1/3/1979
Time: 23:20
Location: MIRABELLO, ITL
Description: 2+kids. Flash. Burnt hair odor. 2 pseudo-human/entity pass glow sphere. Solid beam going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13522

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “MIRABELLO,ITL:2+KIDS:FLASH:BURNT HAIR ODOR:2 PSH PASS GLOW SPHERE:SOLID BEAM ↑”, LatLong: “44.833335 11.466667”, LatLongDMS: “44:50:00 N 11:28:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FE”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41937 (E89623F3)

Date: 1/3/1979
Time: 23:50
Location: MINDALORE, RSA
Description: Bullet-object going down / 4 legs. Several dark small humanoids (or Greys) try abduction. / MJ#134+LDLN#193.
Type: sighting
Reference: HIND, Cynthia: UFO’S, AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS; Gemini Books, Salisbury, Zimbabwe 1982. 236pp (Index 172)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13523

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “35”, HatchDesc: “MINDALORE,RSA:BULLET-OBJ ↓/4 LEGS:SVRL DRK OIDS TRY ABD:/MJ#134+LDLN#193”, LatLong: “-26.100001 27.766668”, LatLongDMS: “26:06:00 S 27:46:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRV”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 41938 (92221953)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location: Mindalore, S, Africa
Description: Dog barked, mother and child saw craft on ground, humanoid encounter (section XII). (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5128

Event 41939 (4AD6E18F)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location: Miami, FL
Description: Mr. Filiberto Cardenas, age 45, was driving on Okeechobee Road just north of Miami, Florida with three family friends when the car engine suddenly failed. He and another man got out of the car to check under the hood when a large luminous object emitting a humming sound descended over the vehicle. The witness vanished in plain sight of the others, apparently taken up into the object by a beam of light. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 790103
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5130

Event 41940 (33BF02FE)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location:
Description: Quadrantid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_331

Event 41941 (4FBFA25E)

Date: 1/3/1979
Location: Mindalore, South Africa
Description: Dog barked, mother and child saw craft on ground, humanoid encounter
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_332

Event 41942 (DE38D4E5)

Date: 1/3/1979
Description: At 11:15 p.m. a couple was crossing a roadway in Mirabello, Italy when they noticed a red beam of light on the ground. They got into their car and drove closer to get a better look. As they approached they perceived a strong burning smell, an odor like burnt human hair. The light resembled a pulsating vertical bar, red in color encircled by a round halo. As they got even closer they saw a human like figure walk in front of the light, and moments later a second figure walked from the opposite direction. As a result of the intense cold the witnesses had to leave the area. As they drove away they observed a similar but larger light on the ground in front of a nearby orchard. The light slowly pulsated. Again the witnesses had to leave because of the cold weather.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case 1555; Maurizio Verga, ITACAT Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_63

Event 41943 (955FE779)

Date: 1/3/1979
Description: There were two incidents involving missing time or abductions on this day. The first occurred in Mindalore, South Africa. A man and a woman were driving in foggy conditions near a mine at 11:50 p.m. They saw a gray cone-shaped craft with four legs that had landed, and then experienced a 20-minute lapse of time, but they did recall witnessing humanoids associated with the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Cynthia Hind, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_64

Event 41944 (FD42AA65)

Date: 1/3/1979
Description: The second experience also occurred while driving. Mr. Filiberto Cardenas, age 45, was driving on Okeechobee Road just north of Miami, Florida with three family friends when the car engine suddenly failed. He and another man got out of the car to check under the hood when a large luminous object emitting a humming sound descended over the vehicle. The witness vanished in plain sight of the others, apparently taken up into the object by a beam of light.

He was found dazed two hours later and 16 miles away from the original location by a police officer. Later he recalled being taken up and blacking out. He found himself onboard the object and three human-like beings all dressed in tight-fitting white suits took him to an ocean front setting where they opened a “lock” on a rock and entered through a tunnel beneath the sea. The beings were of average height, wearing outfits that covered their heads with winged snake-like emblems on their chests.

They spoke to the witness in Spanish and mainly spoke about coming wars and disasters. He was led to a seat made out of stone and given a liquid to drink that tasted like honey. A huge door then opened in front of him and several persons came out. Cardenas began feeling a strong pressure in his chest and at this point an individual approached him and told him he was welcomed. The individual appeared totally human and spoke with a South American accent. Indeed this man told Cardenas that he was from earth but had lived with extraterrestrials for a while now. He was then taken through a corridor into what appeared to be a great city. He then entered a small room where he was suddenly sucked into the wall, which then flipped over and became a bed. Paralyzed, he was unable to move and noticed several figures moving around him. As a light blinded him something was inserted into his ear. From the wall there emerged what looked like several arms ending in suction cups that covered his body. He felt no pain but could not move.

After the examination he was taken to another room. There he saw a tall seat and on it was a tall man wearing a cape; he also saw numerous consoles and monitors. He was shown images of three pyramids joined by a thin ray of light. Cardenas apparently slept several times and was awakened and given several tablets to eat. In another room he saw several human like figures wearing gray coveralls. In another room he saw a large gathering of people in what he thought was a “party”.

Soon he was taken into another room where he saw a large rocket-style ship in which he was taken along with three other humans. He was made to sit on a suction-like seat. After a short trip he was made to exit and given something to eat. He last saw the object disappear into the distance. He was found disoriented by a police officer in an isolated section of the city. A medical exam found 108 tiny pricks on his body. Days after the encounter he suffered from severe sweating, extreme thirst, extreme temperature changes, and a strong sulfur like smell followed him, he also suffered from memory loss, decreased sexual appetite and strange time altering episodes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Miami Herald, January 5, 1979; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of A Mystery; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case 458, citing Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo; Cynthia Hind, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 3; John F. Schuessler, UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects, p. 84
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_65

Event 41945 (DEDBB1F1)

Date: 1/4/1979
Time: 06:50
Location: ROWLEY REGIS, ENGL
Description: 3 small humanoid (or Grey)-fairies float going [to] house. Talk / woman. Take mince pies. / r76p73.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 306)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13524

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, TLP: Telepathy, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, CVS: Conversation/communication, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “152”, HatchDesc: “ROWLEY REGIS,ENGL:3 OID-FAIRIES FLOAT>HOUSE:TALK/WOMAN:TAKE MINCE PIES:/r76p73”, LatLong: “52.483336 -2.050000”, LatLongDMS: “52:29:00 N 02:03:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 41946 (E0A420CF)

Date: 1/4/1979
Location: Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
Description: Just after 12:00 midnight. Meagen Quezet and her son André go looking for their dog that has just run barking away from their home in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa. Driving along a remote country road, they find the dog standing 60 feet away from a lead-colored, egg-shaped object with landing gear. Five or six dark- skinned entities are standing in front, wearing white or pink suits and shoes. One with a beard bows to Quezet and says something unintelligible. André runs to get his father, whereupon the beings enter the craft, which takes off making a purring sound. Quezet undergoes hypnotic regression by Bernard Levinson on June 21, where she remembers the “leader” cajoling her to come on board, which she does with her son, seeing lights, panels, chairs, and a table. They jump out again, protesting that they can’t go.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another South African CE III,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 7–8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5905

Event 41947 (01D78728)

Date: 1/4/1979
Description: A group of four farmers saw a small glittering sphere float about in the sky over Jitra, Malaysia at 6:45 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ahmad Jamaludin, Summary of Unidentified Flying Objects and Related Events in Malaysia, p. 86
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_94

Event 41948 (A26E7C0E)

Date: 1/4/1979
Description: That same morning at around seven a.m. in Rowley Regis in the West Midlands, England, Mrs. Jean Hingley had waved goodbye to her husband on a bitter cold morning when she saw a light in the garden. Thinking he had left the light on she went to investigate, but it was turned off so she returned to the kitchen. She put down some food for the family Alsatian dog and called him from the garden, but he flopped down as if drugged and gazed at the ceiling, glassy-eyed. Then, with a “zee—zee-zee” noise, three weird creatures flew past her into her lounge. They were only one meter tall and had waxy white faces, coal-black eyes with no eyebrows, and very thin mouths. They wore silvery clothes with transparent fishbowl-type helmets over their heads. These humanoids also had transparent “wings” or wing attachments. Jean clung to her sink paralyzed but then, she says, she also suddenly floated towards the lounge.

Jean noticed that the aliens were inspecting the ornaments on the Christmas tree with interest. They also probed into her mind with telepathy—“It was like a light or an X-ray penetrating.” They told her she would not be harmed and, when she asked where they were from, one said, “We come from the sky.” When she explained the house was decorated to celebrate Jesus’s birthday, they claimed “We know all about Jesus.”

They said they would return. “We come down here to talk to people but they don’t seem to be interested.” Finally, when she showed them how to light a cigarette they fled as if in terror, taking a mince pie each with them. Outside in her garden was an egg-shaped object with windows. They floated into it, and it took off, emitting a bluish flash and pulsating twice before disappearing with a flash. The dog returned to normal, and Jean called the police. The electric clock in the house had stopped, and all her cassette tapes were magnetized and unplayable. In the snow where the object had sat was an oval outline, which the local UFO group was able to photograph before the snow melted. She also suffered from a case of conjunctivitis as a result of her close encounter.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Alfred Budden, Fortean Times, June 1988, p. 40; Jenny Randles, Abduction; Patrick Huyghe, Field Guide to Extraterrestrials, p. 92; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, case # 440
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_95

Event 41949 (894E1561)

Date: 1/5/1979
Time: ~18:20
Location: NEAR AUBURN, MA
Description: 3 delta/triangle/box-like crafts over I90. AM and CB radios and electro-magnetic effect (EME). Car lifted? Going northwest. Skin rash. / MJ#134.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Ray: CASEBOOK of a UFO INVESTIGATOR; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,NJ 1981. (Index 70)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13525

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “184”, HatchDesc: “nr AUBURN,MA:3 DLTS OVR I90:AM+CB RADIOS+EME:CAR LIFTED?:>NW:SKIN RASH:/MJ#134”, LatLong: “42.188891 -71.844448”, LatLongDMS: “42:11:20 N 71:50:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41950 (7425F357)

Date: 1/5/1979
Location: Auburn, MA
Description: Three red triangles hovered over road; heat, paralysis, physiological effects, car slowed. MUFON UFO Journal, Mar.-Apr. 1979, pp. 8-9 (R) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5133

Event 41951 (9AB841C3)

Date: 1/5/1979
Location: Bannalec, Finistere, France
Description: A 15 meter in diameter circular object hovered near the ground at around 10 p.m. for three minutes. It had a blue halo, and shot away very fast. (Source: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5134

Event 41952 (C169252F)

Date: 1/5/1979
Location: Sturbridge, MA
Description: CE-II case with EM effects on car. (Raymond Fowler investigation report) (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5135

Event 41953 (E67A8823)

Date: 1/5/1979
Location: Auburn, MA
Description: Three glowing, red triangular objects confronted car, forward motion impeded, physiological effects
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_333

Event 41954 (3C472F6E)

Date: 1/5/1979
Locations: Auburn, Massachusetts; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description: 6:20 p.m. Anmarie Emery is driving near Auburn, Massachusetts, when she notices three, red-glowing, triangular objects flying over woods to her left. As she rounds a corner, she sees them hovering above the road directly in front of her. The radio goes dead, the car slows to a stop (although the engine continues to run), and she feels completely paralyzed. The closest object is only 30 feet away. She feels heat on her face and smells an unpleasant odor. When another car approaches, the three objects shoot straight up, one at a time, and everything returns to normal. When she returns home to Cambridge, Massachusetts, she notices her face is reddened. She develops a rash and peeling skin the next day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 302–303; Raymond E. Fowler, “Close Encounters with E-M and Physical Effects,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 134 (March/April 1979): 8–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5906

Event 41955 (13B970F0)

Date: 1/5/1979
Description: Two members of the Quezet family in Mindalore, Gauteng province, South Africa experienced a 20 minute episode of missing time in the pre-dawn hours when they had a close encounter with an ovoid object that made a buzzing sound. Meagan Quezet and her 12-year old son Andre were out looking for their dog shortly after midnight after they heard it barking. Soon they noticed a peculiar pink glow beyond a tarmac road. Thinking that it was a police car, they approached the area. As they reached the glow they noticed that it came from a peculiar egg-shaped craft resting on the ground on several thin leg-like protrusions. The intense pink glow emanated from the top of the craft. Suddenly5 or 6 men jumped to the ground from an opening in the craft. One walked to the far end of the object, two remained standing in front of it, and two others approached the witnesses. The men appeared to speak among themselves in a loud “sing-song” unintelligible language; two kneeled down and appeared to touch the asphalt. All the men wore tight-fitting white suits; all but two had hoods that covered most of their faces. The one who appeared to be the leader approached Mrs. Quezet and spoke to her in a high-pitched unintelligible voice. He made a slight bow towards her as if in a form of salute. He had a black beard, frizzy black hair, and slanted eyes and dark olive skinned complexion. Soon the men walked back to the craft and entered the object, the craft then emitted a whistling sound, the thin leg-like protrusions telescoped back into the craft, which then rose up and disappeared into the clouds. Under hypnosis the witness recalled being taken inside the object where she saw chairs, panels and a table. She was asked to come with them but she refused.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Xenolog, March 1979, p. 19
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_140

Event 41956 (6C182F31)

Date: 1/5/1979
Description: Jean Hingley had waved goodbye to her husband as he went off to work in the bitter cold morning in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England at around 7:00 a.m. Then she saw a light in the garden. Thinking her husband had left the carport light on, she went out to investigate, but it was still to dark, so she returned to the kitchen. She put down some food for the family Alsatian dog, Hobo, and called him from the garden, but he flopped down as if he had been drugged and gazed at the ceiling, glassy eyed. Then, with a “zee-zee” noise, three weird looking creatures flew past her into the lounge. There were only three and a half feet tall, and had waxy white faces and coal-black eyes with no eyebrows and very thin mouths. They wore silvery uniforms, with a transparent fish-bowl type helmet over their heads. They also had transparent wings, and floated. Jean was left clinging to the sink, paralyzed, but she next suddenly also floated towards the lounge. Jean noticed that the aliens were inspecting the ornaments on their Christmas tree with interest. She said they also probed her mind with telepathy, “it was like a light or an X-ray penetrating.” They told her telepathically that she would not be harmed, and when she asked them where they were from, one of them reported “we come from the sky.” She then explained to them why the house was all decorated, to celebrate Jesus’s birthday. “We know all about Jesus,” they claimed. They said they would return. They also claimed that “we come down here to talk to people but they don’t seem to be interested.” Finally, when she showed them how to light a cigarette, they fled in terror, taking a mince pie with them. Outside in her garden was an egg-shaped object with windows. They floated into it and it took off, emitting a bluish flash and pulsating twice before disappearing with a flash. The dog returned to normal, and Jean called the police. Her electric wall clock had stopped, and all her cassette tapes were magnetized and unplayable. In the snow outside where the object had sat, there was an oval outline, which the local UFO group was able to photograph before the snow melted.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, 1979 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case # 440, citing Alfred Budden, Fortean Times, issue # 50; Jenny Randles, Abduction
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_141

Event 41957 (9257D72A)

Date: 1/5/1979
Description: In the town of Bannalec, Finistere, France a 15 meter in diameter circular object hovered near the ground at around 10 p.m. for three minutes. It had a blue halo, and shot away very fast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_142

Event 41958 (EF7FBDDA)

Date: 1/5/1979
Description: At 6:20 p.m. three red triangle-shaped UFOs were sighted over Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts; AM and CB radios were affected. There was steering loss, loss of power, and the main witness’s car was reportedly levitated as well. Ms. Emery felt heat, paralysis, and she had a skin rash as the result of her close encounter. The UFOs flew off to the northwest. Also during this period of repeated sightings of low level lights and a diamond-shaped object over the area, a witness reported seeing a 7-8 foot tall hairy figure in a field at 11:00 p.m. near Sturbridge, Massachusetts. He shone a spotlight at it and the creature ran towards him. The witness fired three shots at it and then ran away, shooting one more time over his shoulder. The shots appeared to have no effect on the creature, but it stopped and did not pursue him further.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Raymond Fowler, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 8; (2) Ann Druffel, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1979, p. 17; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2192; Albert S. Rosales, 1979 Humanoid Sighting Reports database, case addendum # 741, citing CUFOS
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_143

Event 41959 (48F13D5D)

Date: 1/6/1979
Time: 09:00
Location: ALBINO, ITL
Description: 2 / (seen thru) binoculars. Pyramid going down / mountain peak. Cylinder/cigar-shape going up / peak and going down [to] valley. Luminous ball follows…
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13526

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ALBINO,ITL:2/BINOCS:PYRAMID ↓/Mtn.PEAK:CGR ↑/PEAK+↓ VALLEY:LUMn.BALL FOLOS…”, LatLong: “45.766669 9.783334”, LatLongDMS: “45:46:00 N 09:47:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bergamo”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41960 (574A3F10)

Date: 1/6/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: FIGUERA DA FOZ AND COIMBRA, PORTUGAL
Description: Many observer(s). Saucer and with 4 lights. Slow cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / 15 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13527

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “FIGUERA da FOZ+COIMBRA,PORTUGAL:MANY OBS:SCR+W/4 LITES:SLOW CGR HVRS/15min”, LatLong: “40.183335 -8.816667”, LatLongDMS: “40:11:00 N 08:49:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41961 (AF5E7F9F)

Date: 1/6/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: BANNALEC, FR
Description: 15M circular object hovers near ground / 3 minute(s). Blue halo. Away / very fast. No further details / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 183)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13528

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “BANNALEC,FR:15M CIRC.OBJ HVRS nr GND/3min:BLUE HALO:AWAY/VFAST:NFD/news”, LatLong: “47.938891 -3.705556”, LatLongDMS: “47:56:20 N 03:42:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finistère”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41962 (DE2B5711)

Date: 1/6/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: RUFFIA, ITL
Description: 2 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). 3 night lights rotate overhead. Headlights out. Objects maneuver. Going quickly / 3 separate directions.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13529

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “RUFFIA,ITL:2/CAR/EMEs:3 NLTS ROTATE OVHD:HEADLITES OUT:OBJs MNVR:>>/3 SEP.DIRs”, LatLong: “44.700002 7.600000”, LatLongDMS: “44:42:00 N 07:36:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41963 (DCB1F513)

Date: 1/6/1979
Location: Antarctic waters
Description: 10:30 a.m. A journalist aboard the Japanese icebreaker Fuji in Antarctic waters sees an object resembling a bluish-white kite moving silently at a high rate of speed. Witnesses guess the altitude as 2–3 miles, with differences of opinion on whether its course s straight or zigzag. The crew reports further sightings of a similar object.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Asahi Shinbun (Osaka), January 23, 1979; “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5907

Event 41964 (ADCC137C)

Date: 1/7/1979
Time: 04:00
Location: REDHEAD, NSW, AUS
Description: 1 observer. White saucer. 2nd saucer circles 1st. Both hover / garage. Going quickly NNW. / MJ#176.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 824)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13530

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “100”, HatchDesc: “REDHEAD,NSW,AUS:1 OBS:WHT SCR:2nd SCR CCLS 1st:BOTH HVR/GARAGE:>>NNW:/MJ#176”, LatLong: “-33.016668 151.716674”, LatLongDMS: “33:01:00 S 151:43:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41965 (A72FB062)

Date: 1/8/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: TUNIS, TUNISIA
Description: Group / musicians. 150cm disk hovers near lake / 10 minute(s). Away / split second.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 183)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13531

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Tunisia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “TUNIS,TUNISIA:GRP/MUSICIANS:150cm DISK HVRS nr LAKE/10min:AWAY/SPLIT SECOND”, LatLong: “36.983335 10.100000”, LatLongDMS: “36:59:00 N 10:06:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TNS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41966 (49518C17)

Date: 1/8/1979
Time: 17:30
Location: SOUTH CROCE SULL’ARNO, ITL
Description: 40M saucer / 10M altitude. Antenna / dome. Tree bends. Animals frantic.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13532

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “S.CROCE SULL’ARNO,ITL:40M SCR/10M alt:ANTENNA/DOME:TREE BENDS:ANIMALS FRANTIC”, LatLong: “43.700002 10.783334”, LatLongDMS: “43:42:00 N 10:47:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41967 (B6EBE40B)

Date: 1/8/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: ROME CITY, IN
Description: 2 observer(s). 5m cylinder/cylindrical object / low altitude by school. Intense light. Shoots away. / r237p67.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13533

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “283”, HatchDesc: “ROME CITY,IN:2 OBS:5m CYL/lo alt BY SCHOOL:INTENSE LITE:SHOOTS AWAY:/r237p67”, LatLong: “41.494446 -85.377782”, LatLongDMS: “41:29:40 N 85:22:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41968 (4ED50E01)

Date: 1/8/1979
Location: Rome City, IN
Description: Mr. Marion Ritchie and his wife viewed a UFO on County Road 138 for a continuous 5 minutes. Mr. Ritchie, a credible man in his community, viewed a cylinder-shaped object over an open field about 50’ from the road with lights of white, red, and green. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5137

Event 41969 (B1501428)

Date: 1/8/1979
Location: San Croce Sull’Arno, Italy
Description: In the Tuscany region of Italy a 40-meter wide domed disc with an antenna flew over a farm at only ten meters above the ground. The farm animals were panicked and a tree bent over as the object passed. (Source: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT Italian UFO catalogue). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5138

Event 41970 (837AE4CF)

Date: 1/8/1979
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Description: A group of people witnessed a small disc, about 1.5 meters in size, hovering near a lake for 10 minutes. It then shot away and was gone in a split second. (Sources: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979) (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5140

Event 41971 (4687BFB4)

Date: 1/8/1979
Description: At three o’clock in the morning in Tunis, Tunisia a group of people witnessed a small disc, about 1.5 meters in size, hovering near a lake for 10 minutes. It then shot away and was gone in a split second.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_204

Event 41972 (45C7BF4F)

Date: 1/8/1979
Description: At 5:30 p.m. in San Croce Sull’Arno in the Tuscany region of Italy a 40-meter wide domed disc with an antenna flew over a farm at only ten meters above the ground. The farm animals were panicked and a tree bent over as the object passed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT Italian UFO catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_205

Event 41973 (52A98BEC)

Date: 1/8/1979
Description: In Rome City, Indiana at eight o’clock in the evening two people sighted a 15-foot long cylinder at a low altitude near a school. The UFO had an intense light, and shot away at a high speed after five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, December 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_206

Event 41974 (1C7917CA)

Date: 1/9/1979
Time: 05:30
Location: CASTEL D’ASSO, ITL
Description: 3 cops / car. 10M glowing-saucer / ground. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Saucer going up / 1M altitude and going quickly [to] horizontal.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13534

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “CASTEL d’ASSO,ITL:3 COPS/CAR:10M GLOW-SCR/GND:RFI:SCR ↑/1M alt+>> HORIZONTAL”, LatLong: “42.383335 12.016667”, LatLongDMS: “42:23:00 N 12:01:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41975 (FE8595EA)

Date: 1/9/1979
Time: 06:00
Location: SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
Description: Cops and many. Saucers circle Unterburg and Gaisburg. Later called Venus…
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13535

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Austria”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “SALZBURG,AUSTRIA:COPS+MANY:SCRS CIRCLE UNTERBURG+GAISBURG:later called Venus…”, LatLong: “47.800002 13.066667”, LatLongDMS: “47:48:00 N 13:04:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41976 (8B927720)

Date: 1/9/1979
Description: At three o’clock in the morning a milkman at the Willow Grove Exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania suddenly encountered a bright orange circular UFO hovering over his truck. It vanished abruptly. Other witnesses reported UFO sightings in Norristown, Lower Merion, and Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: King of Prussia Today’s Post, January 11, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_227

Event 41977 (2F4426F1)

Date: 1/9/1979
Description: Three police officers driving on a highway in Castel D’Asso, Latium, Italy saw a 10 meter in diameter glowing disc-shaped object at or near the ground at 5:30 a.m. They tried to use their two-way radios but experienced radio interference. The saucer shaped craft rose to one meter altitude and moved away rapidly in a horizontal direction.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Verga Maurizio, ITACAT, case # 143
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_228

Event 41978 (165A9D54)

Date: 1/9/1979
Description: A domed ovoid-shaped UFO chased a car driving along Route 26 for three hours between Tacuarembo, Argentina and Melo, Uruguay during the day. There were four people in the car, two of them police. The UFO changed color and brightness, from red to bluish white, formed over a base ring of plasma. It made no sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, April 1979, p. 14, citing El Heraldo, January 17, 1979 & La Razon, January 12, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_229

Event 41979 (97DC3C90)

Date: 1/10/1979 (approximate)
Time: 01:20
Location: MT. SURPRISE, QLD, AUSTR
Description: 1 / trailer. Domed saucer glows red-orange. Dogs quiet. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13536

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “75”, HatchDesc: “Mt.SURPRISE,QLD,AUSTR:1/TRAILER:DOMED SCR GLOWS RED-ORG:DOGS QUIET:>>NW”, LatLong: “-18.150001 144.300007”, LatLongDMS: “18:09:00 S 144:18:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41980 (882EA39C)

Date: 1/10/1979
Time: 08:00:00.0
Location: 47.9090 47.9120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-2-7” Yield: .5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1543

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.9090 47.9120”, LatLongDMS: “47:54:32 N 47:54:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.60”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-2-7”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.5”

Event 41981 (0F7C2076)

Date: 1/11/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: DIGNE, FR
Description: Luminous ball stops. Silent. Going down / trees slow near TV tower. Going up [to] again and going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 197)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13537

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “DIGNE,FR:LUMn.BALL STOPS:SLNT:↓/TREES SLOW nr TV TOWER:↑ AGAIN + >>S:”, LatLong: “44.083335 6.233334”, LatLongDMS: “44:05:00 N 06:14:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alpes de Haute Provence”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41982 (E38F14D2)

Date: 1/11/1979
Description: Nightly appearances of flying discs over the city of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil began on this evening and continued for the next 10 nights. The objects emitted different colored lights and were seen by several thousand city residents.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 14, citing La Razon, January 12, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_264

Event 41983 (D67435D7)

Date: 1/11/1979
Description: On this night a short humanoid about 80 cm tall, wearing a helmet with two luminous antennae, approached a witness in Fortaleza, Ceara State, Brazil and touched him on the arm, burning him. The being wore a silvery suit and blue boots, and apparently arrived in a gray-colored object about 15 meters in diameter with lighted windows.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, citing Antonio Faleiro
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_265

Event 41984 (81881A38)

Date: 1/12/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: BRADFIELD DALE, SOUTH YORKS
Description: 2 observer(s). Large domed disk 300’ away. Brilliant blue lights rotate.
Type: sighting
Reference: DEVEREUX, Paul: EARTH LIGHTS REVELATION. 1989 Blanford/UK & 1991 Biddles Ltd, Guilford, Engl. PB (Index 97)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13538

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “BRADFIELD DALE,S.YORKS:2 OBS:LRG DOMED DISK 300’AWAY:BRILL.BLUE LITES ROTATE”, LatLong: “53.433336 -1.600000”, LatLongDMS: “53:26:00 N 01:36:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “90”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 41985 (600D80F7)

Date: 1/12/1979
Description: On this night in the farming community of Sorocaba, Sao Paolo State, Brazil three newspaper reporters watched a large luminous disc-shaped object descend and hover near the ground, while hundreds of other witnesses watched several luminous discs maneuver over the nearby village. Two small beings, about four and a half foot tall, emerged from the object. The beings were human in appearance and were wearing one-piece outfits with fishbowl type helmets over their heads. The helmets emitted bright beacons of light. Suddenly everything became very dark and moments later the disc ascended and disappeared behind some nearby hills.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1641, citing A. J. Gevaerd and Wendelle C. Stevens, UFO Abductions at Maringa
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_280

Event 41986 (B3C1E413)

Date: 1/13/1979 (approximate)
Time: 11:50
Location: LORETO, ARG
Description: Boy / 12. 1.4M box appears / schoolroom. Flaps drop. 3 small humanoids (or Greys) / spacesuits exit…
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 302)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13539

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “3”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “127”, HatchDesc: “LORETO,ARG:BOY/12:1.4M BOX APPEARS/SCHOOLROOM:FLAPS DROP:3 OIDS/SSUITS EXIT…”, LatLong: “-28.300001 -64.200003”, LatLongDMS: “28:18:00 S 64:12:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SDE”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41987 (457B2A0C)

Date: 1/13/1979
Time: 16:30
Location: NEAR VITERBO, ITL
Description: Farmer. Blinding 1M disk / light / ground. Shrinks! Small humanoid (or Grey) nearby. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13540

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr VITERBO,ITL:FARMER:BLINDING 1M DISK /LITE/GND:SHRINKS!:OID NEARBY:>>NW”, LatLong: “42.416669 12.083334”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 12:05:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VT”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 41988 (E36D8164)

Date: 1/13/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: BRADFIELD, SOUTH YORKS
Description: Domed saucer back 50’ away. Observer(s) going [to] cabin. Noises outside. Latch moves!
Type: sighting
Reference: DEVEREUX, Paul: EARTH LIGHTS REVELATION. 1989 Blanford/UK & 1991 Biddles Ltd, Guilford, Engl. PB (Index 98)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13541

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “BRADFIELD,S.YORKS:DOMED SCR BACK 50’AWAY:OBS>CABIN:NOISES OUTSIDE:LATCH MOVES!”, LatLong: “53.416669 -1.600000”, LatLongDMS: “53:25:00 N 01:36:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 41989 (75CDE09E)

Date: 1/13/1979
Location: Viterbo, Italy
Description: A farmer spotted a large fiery red sphere descend and land in a nearby pasture. The sphere changed color to a bright orange, then it began to dim revealing a two- meter wide metallic sphere. A small man wearing a silvery white suit emerged from the object and walked around the object, frequently bending down as if he was picking things up. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5141

Event 41990 (897964A3)

Date: 1/13/1979
Description: On this evening, perhaps as early as 4:30 p.m., a 50-year-old farmer named Mancini in Viterbo, Italy spotted a large blindingly bright fiery red sphere descend in a nearby pasture. The sphere changed colors to a bright orange and then to red, and finally dimmed to reveal a two-meter wide metallic sphere. A small man only 20 inches tall, wearing a silvery white suit, emerged from the object and walked around the object, frequently bending down as if he was picking things up. Frightened, the witness ran away from the scene. The object took off and flew to the northwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 15 , citing Hoja Lunes, Jan. 15, 1979; Maurizio Verga, ITACAT, case 143; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13608; BUFORA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 996
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_302

Event 41991 (23FE7555)

Date: 1/13/1979
Description: At 11:50 a.m. a 12-year-old boy named Suarez, the son of the school’s janitor, was alone in a school room in Loreto, Santiago del Estero province, Argentina when he heard a sudden noise. Looking around, he saw a rectangular silvery object, five feet tall by two feet wide and three feet long, hovering a few inches above the schoolyard ground. Two flaps opened on the sides of the object and two little men emerged and descended. Each was about three feet tall and dressed in shiny aluminum colored one-piece coveralls, and their hands had only four fingers. Both wore helmets with dark faceplates that covered the eyes. They each had a device with a tube and clock-like instrument attached. They entered the school and one being grabbed the boy. A voice coming from the object spoke to him in Spanish telling him to sit down. Once seated the boy was paralyzed and unable to move from the chair, while one of the beings went into another room and the other went back inside the object. A reddish beam of light from the object knocked the witness out. When he woke up later the object and beings were gone, but a strong sulphurous odor remained behind.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 15; citing Cronica, Jan. 16, 1979; FSR, July 1979, p. 21; Thomas E Bullard, UFO Abductions, The Measure of A Mystery, case 53; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 499
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_303

Event 41992 (23C8D8BB)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Following a FOIA pursuit by the GSW, the New York Times reported the event, indicating that the US government, through the CIA, has been investigating the presence of UFOs since 1949, and questioning director William Spaulding, director of the GSW. He declared: UFOs exist. They are real. The government has completely lied and the cover-up is massive. (January 14)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2844

Event 41993 (EED43382)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Artistic view established according to the stories and sketches of Robert Taylor. See images/1979.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2845

Event 41994 (87030DEB)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) A law on meeting with extraterrestrials is added to American laws. It forbids anyone from having any contact with UFOs or extraterrestrials, under penalty of a $5000 fine and a one-year prison sentence. An employee of the NASA is entitled to decide, after hearing the witness or not, if he has truly been exposed to an extraterrestrial entity or not, and to place him under quarantine for any period of time. Such a decision cannot be subject to any appeal, even by a competent court, so that this law is in total disagreement with the American Constitution. This law also equates to a criminal any person having close contact with extraterrestrials. This law is described in Section 1211, Title 14 of the Federal Regulations Code.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2846

Event 41995 (ABF75905)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) In the United States, a young college student observes two objects with a pulsing violet projector emitting a diffuse light. Later, the young man, troubled, consults a doctor. The doctor notes the presence of a strange red diamond-shaped mark on his chest. This mark will take months to disappear.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2847

Event 41996 (66F0658A)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) In the Rendlesham forest (UK), the attention of 3 people was drawn to unusual lights near an American military base. Many other witnesses swear they saw a spacecraft above the area. The investigation, which is not made any easier by contradictory testimonies, is stopped by the application of the law protecting state secrets in Great Britain. An American senator then takes a close interest in the case but suddenly interrupts his research. He has since always refused to communicate the content of his discoveries to ufologists.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2848

Event 41997 (A4F053C9)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: (Translated from French) The Cosmic Studies Institute and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR publish a statistical analysis of 256 observations of anomalous atmospheric phenomena, of which 13 were in flight and 1 at sea. Of these observations, 12 were made at less than 100 m distance, 1 with a telescope, 2 with radar, one of which coupled with optical observation, all accompanied by 50 drawings and 3 photographs. In 64% of the cases, several witnesses were present and 15% were mass observations. Finally, 11% of these were made by observation stations and 5% by military personnel on operations. All categories of witnesses are represented, including 33% scientists. Among these are 10 astronomers, 6 meteorologists, 6 geophysicists but also 23 engineers and 14 aviators. In this survey, astronomers (7.5%) see 7500 times more UFOs than the general population. Of the 256 cases, 194 were observed in 1967. All the classic shapes were seen, however with a predominance of crescent shapes. In 94 cases there were more than one object, and in the majority they were silent. In 101 cases the luminosity was intense, even blinding in 9 cases. The most frequently observed color is orange. The estimated speed ranges from 18 to 187000 km/h, at an altitude ranging from 35 m to 100 km.
Reference: Guindilis, Menkov, Pétroskaïa, Observations of anomalous atmospheric phenomena in the USSR
Reference: GEPAN, Information Note No. 1, 50, 2:1980
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2849

Event 41998 (B4E06022)

Date: 1/14/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: ANTIBES, FR
Description: 3 orange disks going northwest / 250M altitude / triangle formation. Vanish as if erased at hills!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 183)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13542

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ANTIBES,FR:3 ORG.DISKS >NW/250M alt/TRNGL FORMn:VANISH as if ERASED at HILLS!”, LatLong: “43.566669 7.116667”, LatLongDMS: “43:34:00 N 07:07:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alpes Maritimes”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 41999 (CA66AAFC)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: The Moreno family called a local newspaper to report the sighting of a five meter in diameter metallic, oval-shaped object that moved rapidly through the sky over Pilar, Madrid, Spain at 6 p.m. It disappeared behind some tall buildings, and left behind a small trail that faded away quickly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, March 1979, p. 15, citing Hoja Lunes, Jan. 15, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_324

Event 42000 (3DFEA484)

Date: 1/14/1979
Description: At 7 p.m. three orange disc-shaped objects traveled to the northwest over Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France at 250 meters altitude in a triangular formation. They then vanished as if erased from the sky, nearby some hills.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13610, citing Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_325

Event 42001 (9CFF7B38)

Date: 1/15/1979
Time: 04:30
Location: ACERRA, ITL
Description: 4 observer(s). Plaza lit up. Round orange object going southeast slowly / 10 minute(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13543

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “ACERRA,ITL:4 OBS:PLAZA LIT UP:ROUND ORANGE OBJ >SE SLOWLY/10min:NFD”, LatLong: “40.950002 14.366667”, LatLongDMS: “40:57:00 N 14:22:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NA”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42002 (9FAC50C8)

Date: 1/15/1979
Time: 04:40
Location: NEW NORFOLK, TASM
Description: Fan noise and white beam going down / garden. Power brownout. No source visible.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13544

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NFO: No craft seen, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “NEW NORFOLK,TASM:FAN NOISE+WHT BEAM↓/GARDEN:POWER BROWNOUT:NO SOURCE VSBL”, LatLong: “-42.850002 147.283340”, LatLongDMS: “42:51:00 S 147:17:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42003 (FB6D877B)

Date: 1/15/1979?
Time: 20:00
Location: FAZENDA CACARUABA, BRAZIL
Description: 25’ cylinder/cylindrical object with door. 2 pseudo-human/entity inside. Observer(s) pulled going up [to] 5X. Hot oil. Sick.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13545

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “FAZENDA CACARUABA,BRZL:25’CYL W/DOOR:2 PSH INSIDE:OBS PULLED↑ 5X:HOT OIL:SICK”, LatLong: “-6.333334 -35.950002”, LatLongDMS: “06:20:00 S 35:57:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42004 (3DE8F6CC)

Date: 1/16/1979
Time: 22:20
Location: NEAR BRAMSTON BEACH, QLD
Description: Extra moon / treetops. Headlights fail / loose wire found.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13546

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “nr BRAMSTON BEACH,QLD:EXTRA MOON/TREETOPS:HEADLITES FAIL/loose wire found”, LatLong: “-17.350001 146.016674”, LatLongDMS: “17:21:00 S 146:01:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42005 (7DFC35C4)

Date: 1/16/1979
Location: City of David, Panama
Description: Two women teachers, Ms. Griselda and Ms. Gonzalez, sighted an oval-shaped UFO while walking home from night school. The UFO was spinning and gave off orange and blue lights. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5143

Event 42006 (C3FD7DB6)

Date: 1/16/1979
Description: Gen. Emiliano Alfaro Arregui, chief of staff of the Spanish Air Force, writes to the Ministry of Defense to say that whenever a UFO sighting is reported to the authorities, an Informing Judge is appointed by the corresponding Air Region to proceed with a proper investigation. Some reports are caused by natural phenomena, while others are unidentified.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 424, 513
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5908

Event 42007 (A50A322A)

Date: 1/16/1979
Description: Two women teachers, Ms. Griselda and Ms. Gonzalez, in the city of David in Panama, sighted an oval-shaped UFO in the evening while walking home from night school. The UFO was spinning and gave off orange and blue lights. It stopped and changed direction without turning, and made no sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thompson, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 15; citing El Sol, January 18, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_353

Event 42008 (930329CF)

Date: 1/17/1979
Time: 04:20
Location: QUITMAN, TX
Description: Blue beam through wall! Hours / missing time. Ron loses 25 lb and radiation/radioactivity sick. Memory loss. Abduction?
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13547

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “160”, Elev: “126”, HatchDesc: “QUITMAN,TX:BLU BEAM thru WALL!:hrs/MST:RON LOSES 25lb+RDA SICK:MEM LOSS:ABD?”, LatLong: “32.794446 -95.450005”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:40 N 95:27:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42009 (0DFDCF57)

Date: 1/17/1979
Time: 06:10
Location: ZAKOPANE, POLAND
Description: Night lights over electric plant. Power outage. Flashlight quits! Photographs. Going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 397)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13548

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “ZAKOPANE,POLAND:NLTS OVR ELECT.PLANT:POWER OUTAGE:FLASHLITE QUITS!:FOTOS:>W”, LatLong: “49.300002 19.950001”, LatLongDMS: “49:18:00 N 19:57:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42010 (BB3C566B)

Date: 1/17/1979
Time: 18:40
Location: NORTHEAST / ALBANY, WY
Description: Odd orange glow follows 2 / snowmobile / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Separate observer(s). Dogs berzerk. / v1#9.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13549

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “2460”, HatchDesc: “NE/ALBANY,WY:ODD ORG.GLOW FOLOS 2/SNOWMOBILE/EMEs:SEP.OBS:DOGS BERZERK:/v1#9”, LatLong: “41.233335 -106.083338”, LatLongDMS: “41:14:00 N 106:05:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42011 (51620774)

Date: 1/17/1979
Time: 07:59:58.5
Location: 47.9200 48.1200
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-8” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1544

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.9200 48.1200”, LatLongDMS: “47:55:12 N 48:07:12 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “1.00”, NukeMb: “6.00”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-8”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42012 (CA797D75)

Date: 1/18/1979
Time: 17:00
Location: METZERAL, FR
Description: 2 kids. 2M orange saucer / 2 passes. Buzzes. Lights / ends. Both observer’s eyes hurt.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13550

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “90”, HatchDesc: “METZERAL,FR:2 KIDS:2M ORG.SCR/2 PASSES:BUZZES:LITES/ENDS:BOTH OBS’EYES HURT”, LatLong: “48.011113 7.072223”, LatLongDMS: “48:00:40 N 07:04:20 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haut-Rhin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42013 (AC26E4D4)

Date: 1/18/1979
Time: 23:30
Location: LUSIANA, ITL
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Ovoid going down. Door opens. 2 small humanoids (or Greys) exit. Ear-antennas vibrate!.. .
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13551

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, CVS: Conversation/communication, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “LUSIANA,ITL:CAR EMEs:OVOID ↓:DOOR OPENS:2 OIDS EXIT:EAR-ANTENNAS VIBRATE!..”, LatLong: “45.783336 11.566667”, LatLongDMS: “45:47:00 N 11:34:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VI”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42014 (2B75B203)

Date: 1/18/1979
Location: Metzeral, France
Description: A two-meter wide orange disc-shaped UFO made two passes over two witnesses. The UFO made a buzzing sound and had lights at both ends. Both witnesses’ eyes hurt after the close encounter. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5144

Event 42015 (7DD6C25F)

Date: 1/18/1979
Location: Lusiana, Italy
Description: A witness’s car engine died when an ovoid UFO landed nearby. A door in the craft opened and two humanoids emerged. They reportedly had vibrating antennae-like ears or antennae on the sides of their heads (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5146

Event 42016 (D7D133F1)

Date: 1/18/1979
Location: Argyll, Scotland
Description: 7:07 p.m. Brinsley Le Poer Trench, Lord Clancarty, has put down a motion for debate in the House of Lords on the official policy of the UK government on UFOs. He begins the debate by launching into a history of UFOs and stresses the international character of the phenomenon. He concludes with a request for the Minister of Defence to be interviewed on national TV. Lord Trefgarne rejects the proposal on the grounds that there are many things that can masquerade as UFOs, plus the Bible has nothing to say about extraterrestrials. Lord Kimberley agrees that a parliamentary group should be set up. Lord Oxfuird and Lord Davies agree there should be future investigations to settle the question. The Bishop of Norwich expresses concern that a UFO cult could compete with Christianity. Lord Gladwyn deems the evidence inconclusive, but Lord Kings Norton favors an investigation. Lord Rankeillour states emphatically that UFOs exist, and they might be dangerous. Lord Gainford relates a personal sighting of a nocturnal light over Argyll, Scotland, the previous December 31. The Earl of Halsbury provides a list of natural causes for UFOs, and Lord Hewlett paraphrases debunking arguments. The Earl of Cork and Orrery lashes out at Trefgarne’s skepticism. Lord Strabolgi firmly rejects the request for an official investigation on the grounds that all UFO reports can be explained conventionally. Clancarty winds it up by saying, “Nothing is impossible in this world or this universe. It is just that the seemingly impossible takes a little time to come about.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Unidentified Flying Objects,” Hansard Lords Debate, vol. 397, cc1246–1316, January 18, 1979; Allan Hendry, [House of Lords UFO Debate], IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 9–11; Good Above, pp. 73–75; UFOFiles2, pp. 99–104; Clark III 616–618
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5909

Event 42017 (10F8F535)

Date: 1/18/1979
Location: Lusiana, Vicenza, Italy
Description: 11:30 p.m. A car driven by a 42-year-old woodcutter stops abruptly in Lusiana, Vicenza, Italy. Its lights go out and the doors open by themselves. An orange ball is sitting in the road ahead, and two 3-foot-tall, copper- colored humanoids emerge from a door. They are wearing metallic-looking, scaled coveralls. Their hands are long and end in pointed nails. They invite him on board by gestures and he follows them into a small room with electronic-looking gadgets and a screen. They begin undressing him, but he resists. The wall opens and an overall garment is shown to him. He refuses to wear it and he implores them to let him go. One of the beings gives him a small box with writing on it. A door opens and the man leaves. Suddenly the orange light disappears and his car lights come on again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paolo Fiorino, Gian Paolo Grassino, and Antonio Chiumiento, “Abductions in Italy,” IUR 14, no. 4 (July/Aug. 1989): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5910

Event 42018 (9CF10295)

Date: 1/18/1979
Description: A two-meter wide orange disc-shaped UFO mades two passes over two witnesses in Metzeral, France at five p.m… The UFO made a buzzing sound and had lights at both ends. Both witnesses’ eyes hurt after the close encounter.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, July 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_376

Event 42019 (0D00A022)

Date: 1/18/1979
Description: At 11:30 later that same night in Lusiana, Italy a witness’s car engine died when an ovoid UFO landed nearby. A door in the craft opened and two humanoids emerged. They reportedly had vibrating antennae-like ears or antennae on the sides of their heads.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT: Italian UFO Catalogue; David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2274
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_377

Event 42020 (CE860E16)

Date: 1/19/1979
Description: The witness was driving to the town of Bastia, Italy in Liguria province in the evening and had just turned a curve in the road when his vehicle’s engine suddenly stalled. As he looked under the hood he noticed two figures looking at him from behind a nearby electrical pylon on the side of the road. At first he thought they were electrical company workers and did not pay them any attention. But he soon looked back at the two figures more closely and noticed that one was about 2.50 meters in height and massive in appearance, while the other figure was somewhat shorter. Both wore shiny tight-fitting outfits. The figures stared at him for a few minutes and then walked back into the woods. Soon after his encounter with these two strange beings he was able to start his engine. That same evening another witness saw a bright bluish light descend into the same woods.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database, citing Notizieufo, X-Files # 6
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_387

Event 42021 (81B855FB)

Date: 1/20/1979
Location: NORTHERN KUWAIT
Description: 10+observer(s). Several photographs. Cone saucer hovers. Shoots going quickly east toward(s) Iran fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 133)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13552

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Kuwait”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “NORTHERN KUWAIT:10+OBS:SVRL FOTOS:CONE SCR HVRS:SHOOTS>>E twrd IRAN FAST”, LatLong: “29.750001 47.966669”, LatLongDMS: “29:45:00 N 47:58:00 E”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “???”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42022 (8554E574)

Date: 1/20/1979
Locations: Kuwait; Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Description: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research committee releases its report on eight UFO sightings in Kuwait from November to December 14, 1978. The report rejects the idea that the UFOs are espionage devices, but it remains equivocal about whether they are extraterrestrial. The committee recommends that the government take all measures to protect the country and its oilfields.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “‘UFO’ Sightings Cause Security Concern in Kuwait,” WikiLeaks, [telegram], January 29, 1979; ClearIntent, p. 90
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5911

Event 42023 (1586C95B)

Date: 1/21/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: US101 NEAR SHERMAN OAKS, CA
Description: 4 / car. Fireball going up and down. Skips. Vanishes here-reappears there.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13553

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “200”, HatchDesc: “US101 nr SHERMAN OAKS,CA:4/CAR:FBL ↑+↓:SKIPS:VANISHES HERE-REAPPEARS THERE:”, LatLong: “34.116668 -118.433339”, LatLongDMS: “34:07:00 N 118:26:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42024 (131B4EE9)

Date: 1/21/1979
Location: Kuwait
Description: Front-page stories of another UFO sighting in Kuwait appear the day after the committee’s report.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 90
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5912

Event 42025 (00006B71)

Date: 1/23/1979
Location: STANRAER, SCT
Description: 2 days running. Grey cylinder/cigar-shape with portholes and green / orange lights. Circles hills and bay.
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: FS & HOW TO SEE THEM: Sterling Publ. Co. NY 1992 (Index 100)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13554

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “64”, Elev: “24”, HatchDesc: “STANRAER,SCT:2 DAYS RUNNING:GRY CGR W/PORTS+GRN/ORG LITES:CIRCLES HILLS+BAY”, LatLong: “54.916669 -5.016667”, LatLongDMS: “54:55:00 N 05:01:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42026 (E13DD1B6)

Date: 1/23/1979
Description: A dentist and three students were traveling by car late at night on the barren plain of Toquilla, Casanare province, Colombia when suddenly their motor engine stalled. They then saw two metallic objects land nearby and three men wearing tight-fitting silvery outfits and large helmets came out. There was a sudden whirlwind that surrounded their vehicle and they could no longer see the figures or the objects. When the “whirlwind” went away the figures and objects were no longer there. They had “disappeared like magic”.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 15 and April 1979, p. 15, citing La Provincia, January 26, 1979 and Cronica, January 25, 1979; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2195, citing Cronica
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_456

Event 42027 (25DCBD90)

Date: 1/23/1979
Description: A gray cigar-shaped object with portholes and green and orange lights, circled the hills and bay of Stanraer, Dumfries, Scotland.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jenny Randles, Flying Saucers and How to See Them, p. 100
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_457

Event 42028 (B6051892)

Date: 1/24/1979 (approximate)
Location: NEAR TUNJA, COLOMBIA
Description: Trucker. Metallic saucer lands / tripod. 3 men exit / hatch. Tornado here.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13555

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Colombia”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2790”, HatchDesc: “nr TUNJA,COLOMBIA:TRUCKER:MTLC SCR LANDS/TRIPOD:3 MEN EXIT/HATCH:tornado here”, LatLong: “5.533334 -73.316670”, LatLongDMS: “05:32:00 N 73:19:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BYC”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42029 (8520CA7E)

Date: 1/24/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: 4 MILES / LINDALE, TX
Description: Flash / light. 2 UFO’s appear. 5-6 hours / missing time. Burns / chest. Holes / clothes.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13556

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TRC: Physical traces,

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INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “104”, Elev: “167”, HatchDesc: “4mi/LINDALE,TX:FLASH/LITE:2 UFOS APPEAR:5-6hrs/MST:BURNS/CHEST:HOLES/CLOTHES”, LatLong: “32.500002 -95.416671”, LatLongDMS: “32:30:00 N 95:25:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42030 (03811657)

Date: 1/24/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: NEAR WIMEREUX, FR
Description: Mopod/motorscooter/motorbike / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Silent 2M peanut over sand dune. Going up [to] and going quickly northwest overhead to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 203)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13557

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr WIMEREUX,FR:MOTO/EMEs:SLNT 2M PEANUT OVR SAND DUNE:↑+>>NW OVHD to sea:”, LatLong: “50.766669 1.616667”, LatLongDMS: “50:46:00 N 01:37:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pas-de-Calais”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42031 (040646EB)

Date: 1/24/1979
Location: Tyler, TX
Description: Close-range sighting and humanoid encounter. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5149

Event 42032 (A862E293)

Date: 1/24/1979
Location: Lindale (near), TX
Description: 20-year-old John Scott Cates had stopped his car and gotten out to relieve himself when a blue beam of light from the sky struck him. It caused his hair to stand up like an electric static charge. Two UFOs appeared, and he experienced a six-hour long memory lapse. His next recollection was being back in his car, where he noticed that his engine restarted when a ringing noise sounded. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5151

Event 42033 (53554D5C)

Date: 1/24/1979
Location: Toquilla (near Tunja), Colombia
Description: A dentist and three students were traveling by car when their engine suddenly stalled. They then saw two metallic disc-shaped objects land on tripod landing gear nearby, and three men wearing tight fitting silvery outfits and large helmets exited from a hatch in one of the objects. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5155

Event 42034 (88E80206)

Date: 1/24/1979
Time: 18:00:00.1
Location: 37.1054 -116.0117
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Baccarat” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_841

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1054 -116.0117”, LatLongDMS: “37:06:19 N 116:00:42 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.33”, NukeMb: “4.50”, NukeName: “Baccarat”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42035 (973917AD)

Date: 1/24/1979
Description: In this day in Toquilla near Tunja, Colombia a dentist and three students were traveling by car when their engine suddenly stalled. They then saw two metallic disc-shaped objects land on tripod landing gear nearby, and three men wearing tight fitting, silvery outfits and large helmets who exited from a hatch in one of the objects. A sudden whirlwind surrounded their vehicle and they could no longer see either the figures or the objects. When the “whirlwind” abated both the figures and the UFOs were gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13623, citing UFO Newsclipping Service, issue 119; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979 [electronic version], citing Miguel Forero, Centro Investigacion OVNI, Colombia
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_491

Event 42036 (F220B78F)

Date: 1/24/1979
Description: Driving near Lindale, Texas at around 10:00 p.m. 20-year-old John Scott Cates had stopped his car and gotten out to relieve himself when a blue beam of light from the sky struck him. It caused his hair to stand up like an electric static charge. Two UFOs with a violet-red light moving between then appeared, and he experienced a six-hour long memory lapse. His next recollection was sitting in front of the car on the ground. He was scared, shaky, cold, and his stomach was in knots. He noticed that his engine restarted when a ringing noise sounded. He had a memory loss and the clock in his car was found to be 5 1/2 hours off. He was left with holes in his shirt, holes in his trousers and socks, and a 5-inch wide diamond-shaped burn on his chest. His hair was also somewhat burned.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case 201(b); Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO; p. 191; Richard C. Niemtzow, MUFON UFO Journal, September 1979, p. 3; Bob Pratt, UNICAT database, case # 62, citing Richard C. Niemtzow; John F. Schuessler, UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects, p. 85
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_492

Event 42037 (C9AACA61)

Date: 1/25/1979
Time: ~12:00
Location: EL DEAN, ARG
Description: Rectangle lands. 2 pseudo-human/entity and 5 robot(s)/android(s) exit. Girl / 6 invited aboard. Missing time. / v2#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13558

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “800”, HatchDesc: “EL DEAN,ARG:RECTANGLE LANDS:2 PSH+5 RBTS EXIT:GIRL/6 INVITED ABOARD:MST:/v2#3”, LatLong: “-27.666668 -65.250003”, LatLongDMS: “27:40:00 S 65:15:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SDE”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42038 (A1D7863C)

Date: Late 1/1979
Description: The Setka-AN group of the USSR Academy of Sciences publishes a skeptical article in the weekly publication Nedelya that tries to show that all UFOs are natural phenomena that UFO enthusiasts are popularizing through their inept investigations as anomalous. Setka-AN hopes to have a solution to the UFO problem “in a few months.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nikita A. Schnee, “Ufology in the U.S.S.R.,” Flying Saucer Review 27, no. 1 (June 1981): 8; Good Above, p. 237
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5913

Event 42039 (2A79F65F)

Date: 1/26/1979
Time: 20:20
Location: SOUTH / DENBIGH, WALES
Description: Several separate observer(s). Dark metallic ovoid 120’ overhead. Strong beam going down. Going southeast / valley.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 302)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13559

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “80”, HatchDesc: “S/DENBIGH,WALES:SVRL SEP.OBS:DRK MTLC OVOID 120’OVHD:STRONG BEAM ↓:>SE/VALLEY”, LatLong: “53.183336 -3.416667”, LatLongDMS: “53:11:00 N 03:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “36”, State/Prov: “WLS”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42040 (48A78FD5)

Date: 1/26/1979
Description: At 8:45 p.m. a restaurant worker south of Denbigh, Clwyd, Wales, U.K. first spotted a domed ovoid object hovering silently for several minutes, only 120 feet overhead. Two police constables, Berwyn Jones and Nevil Hughes, also witnessed the phenomenon together with several other independent witnesses. The object was a dark metallic color, and it emitted a strong beam of light. It flew off to the southeast of the valley.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: FSR, March 1979; Gary Heseltine, UFO Magazine (UK), July 2003, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_532

Event 42041 (58375B93)

Date: 1/27/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: SITIO TIMBAUBA, BRZ
Description: Woman levitated / beam / fireball and odd tornado. Lowered gently. Gets sick.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 36)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13560

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “500”, HatchDesc: “SITIO TIMBAUBA,BRZ:WOMAN LVTd/BEAM/FBL+ODD TORNADO:LOWERED GENTLY:GETS SICK”, LatLong: “-6.183334 -36.150002”, LatLongDMS: “06:11:00 S 36:09:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42042 (A5A82732)

Date: 1/28/1979
Time: 05:00
Location: TAINING CO, FUJIEN, CH
Description: 3 women before Dawn. Saucer shoots dazzling beams going down / road.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13561

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “TAINING co,FUJIEN,CH:3 WOMEN BEFORE DAWN:SCR SHOOTS DAZZLING BEAMS↓/ROAD:”, LatLong: “26.916668 117.200006”, LatLongDMS: “26:55:00 N 117:12:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FJN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42043 (E98E21B5)

Date: 1/28/1979
Time: 12:30
Location: US69 NORTH / TYLER, TX
Description: Ron again. 2 saucers / triangular trajectory. Mechanical voice “we mean no harm”.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13562

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CVS: Conversation/communication, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “166”, HatchDesc: “US69 N/TYLER,TX:RON again:2 SCRS/TRIANGULAR TRAJ:MECH.VOICE “WE MEAN NO HARM””, LatLong: “32.383335 -95.316671”, LatLongDMS: “32:23:00 N 95:19:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42044 (4222BBA0)

Date: 1/28/1979
Time: 17:20
Location: VANNES, FR
Description: 1.5M ovoid hovers / house. Going quickly [to] to empty Lot. White beams quickly going down. Quickly going up / clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 194)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13563

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “VANNES,FR:1.5M OVOID HVRS/HOUSE:>> to EMPTY LOT:WHT BEAMS ↓↓:↑↑/CLOUDS”, LatLong: “47.666669 -2.750000”, LatLongDMS: “47:40:00 N 02:45:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Morbihan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42045 (7A4F9DB5)

Date: 1/28/1979
Location: Vannes, France
Description: A 1.5-meter long ovoid hovered over a house in Vannes. A UFO witness to repeated UFO encounters experienced lasting physiological effects due to the close approach of 2 disc-shaped UFOs. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5158

Event 42046 (DED936E2)

Date: 1/28/1979
Description: On this evening in 1979 a 1.5-meter long ovoid hovered over a house in Vannes, France. The UFO zipped over above an empty lot. It beamed white beams of light down onto the ground and up into the clouds, at around 5:15 p.m. A UFO witness to repeated UFO encounters experienced lasting physiological effects due to the close approach of 2 disc-shaped UFOs. The observer also heard a mechanical voice in his head that said, “We mean you no harm.” Also on this day, a disc-shaped UFO shot dazzling beams of light onto a road in Taining County, China.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, September 1979, p. 3; Paul Dong, UFO over modern China, p. 126
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_559

Event 42047 (9857B1A2)

Date: 1/29/1979
Location: Cornwall County, UK
Description: In the early morning hours a married couple in Bissoe Truro, Cornwall County, England were awakened to find their bedroom lit up brightly. One of the witnesses looked out the window and was amazed to see a bright hovering oval-shaped craft. Inside could be seen two human-looking men with long wavy blond hair. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5160

Event 42048 (3CAB89D4)

Date: 1/29/1979
Description: Peter Gersten appeals the NSA’s decision to withhold the 18 UFO-related documents forwarded to the NSA by the CIA but is again denied.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 181
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5914

Event 42049 (F2951AC6)

Date: 1/29/1979
Description: In the early morning hours a married couple in Bissoe Truro, Cornwall County, England were awakened at around two a.m. to find their bedroom lit up brightly. One of the witnesses looked out the window and was amazed to see a bright hovering oval-shaped craft. Inside could be seen two human-looking men with long wavy blond hair. The UFO glided silently away and then shot away at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case 1435, citing Bob Boyd, Plymouth UFO Research Group
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_583

Event 42050 (BFD69D8E)

Date: 1/30/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: QUITMAN, TX
Description: Ron again. Finds self in Gilmer, TX. 30 mile(s) in 5 min. Strange cut on arm.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13564

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “126”, HatchDesc: “QUITMAN,TX:RON AGAIN:FINDS SELF IN GILMER,TX:30mi IN 5 MIN:STRANGE CUT ON ARM”, LatLong: “32.783335 -95.433338”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:00 N 95:26:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42051 (5FD95ECA)

Date: 1/30/1979
Description: At 7:29 a.m. a young man named Patrick, a previous UFO abductee, was driving in Quitman, Texas when he experienced either an abduction or teleportation experience that included five minutes of unexplained missing time. He found himself in Gilmer, Texas, a distance of 30 miles away from his last known location. He also had a strange cut on his arm.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard C. Niemtzow, MUFON UFO Journal, September 1979, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_612

Event 42052 (702AD719)

Date: 2/1979
Time: 00:50
Location: CLAYE-SOUILLY, FR
Description: 3 / car / N3. Turnip changes form going [to] discoid. Several photographs. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects) and more/others.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 198)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13565

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CLAYE-SOUILLY,FR:3/CAR/N3:TURNIP CHANGES FORM>DISCOID:SVRL FOTOS:CAR EMES++”, LatLong: “48.916669 2.700000”, LatLongDMS: “48:55:00 N 02:42:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Seine-et-Marne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42053 (DFFC6536)

Date: 2/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: SHELBY, OH
Description: 2 / home. Large ovoid over dog house. Pain and paralysis. 50 minutes / missing time. Object gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 326)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13566

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “50”, Elev: “336”, HatchDesc: “SHELBY,OH:2/HOME:LRG OVOID OVR DOG HOUSE:PAIN+PARALYSIS:50mns/MST:OBJ GONE”, LatLong: “40.883335 -82.661115”, LatLongDMS: “40:53:00 N 82:39:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “100”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42054 (646374C1)

Date: 2/1979
Time: 21:10
Location: HOUMA, SHANXI, CH
Description: Air Force jet chases glowing UFO’s circling airbase. No RADAR trace!
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 213)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13567

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “HOUMA,SHANXI,CH:AF JET CHASES GLOWING UFOS CIRCLING AIRBASE:NO RDR TRACE!”, LatLong: “35.633335 111.400005”, LatLongDMS: “35:38:00 N 111:24:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SHX”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42055 (137D5674)

Date: 2/1979
Locations: Mississippi; Jackson
Description: Mississippi House Resolution No. 14, proposed by Rep. Horace Buckley of Jackson and calling for a complete US Senate investigation of UFO sightings, dies in committee.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Allan Hendry, “UFOs and Government: 1979,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 7–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5915

Event 42056 (4191687F)

Date: 2/1979
Location: Shelby, Ohio
Description: A woman and her aunt in Shelby, Ohio, are just sitting down to watch television when a bright light shines outside their window. It is hanging in the air behind their dog kennel. When the woman goes out to investigate, two more lights appear and enter the original one. Then that light disappears and is replaced by red and green lights that resolve into a large number of lights of both colors on an object. As she approaches, the UFO begins to move toward her and passes overhead. It is as big as a jetliner, with bolts on its base as large as volleyballs. Her dog begins whining and cowering, and she gets a severe pain in her head that causes her to fall on her knees. As the object moves away with a soft whirring noise, she gets back on her feet. She estimates she was only outside for 5 minutes, but she and her aunt cannot account for an additional 45–50 minutes. Her headache persists for several weeks.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, “Unusual Experiences from the Timmerman Files,” IUR 27, no. 2 (Summer 2002): 22
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5916

Event 42057 (71A903F7)

Date: 2/1979
Description: Rep. Horace Buckley’s Mississippi House Resolution No. 14 calls for a complete U.S. Senate investigation into UAP. It dies in committee. Lawmakers did not have

access to the USAF’s 1975 SAC base flyover data, nor did they presumably have access to classified NORAD unidentifieds, which may have changed their minds.

• http://greenwoodufoarchive.com/Just_Cause_Zechel/Just_Cause_Zechel_v1_i7.pdf (p13)

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_183

Event 42058 (62CA7AB4)

Date: 2/1/1979
Time: 04:13:00.2
Location: 50.1010 78.8630
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1545

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.1010 78.8630”, LatLongDMS: “50:06:04 N 78:51:47 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.40”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42059 (34D3F951)

Date: 2/2/1979
Location: TRANENT, SCOTLAND
Description: Saucer tilts to aim beam / ground. Beam ends in midair as if solid!
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: FS & HOW TO SEE THEM: Sterling Publ. Co. NY 1992 (Index 101)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13568

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “91”, HatchDesc: “TRANENT,SCOTL:SCR TILTS TO AIM BEAM/GND:BEAM ENDS IN MIDAIR AS IF SOLID!”, LatLong: “55.944447 -2.955556”, LatLongDMS: “55:56:40 N 02:57:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42060 (D916B905)

Date: 2/5/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: LAWITTA, TASM, AUS
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Driver / total daze. Wiring burnt. Missing time? Abduction? / r241’79 p4.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 104)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13569

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “65”, HatchDesc: “LAWITTA,TASM,AUS:CAR EMEs:DRIVER/TOTAL DAZE:WIRING BURNT:MST?:ABD?:/r241’79 p4”, LatLong: “-42.633335 146.950007”, LatLongDMS: “42:38:00 S 146:57:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42061 (374BA589)

Date: 2/5/1979
Location: Lawitta, Tasmania, AU
Description: Car engulfed in intense white light, memory loss, dazed, witness admitted to hospital. MUFON UFO Journal, August 1980, p. 6 (E,R,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5162

Event 42062 (E0568D1D)

Date: 2/5/1979
Location: Lawitta, Tasmania
Description: Brilliant illumination of car, E-M effects. Driver shocked and dazed, memory loss
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_334

Event 42063 (17BB3B8D)

Date: 2/5/1979
Locations: Lyell Highway; Lawitta, Tasmania; Hobart; Royal Hobart Hospital
Description: 9:50 p.m. A man is driving on the Lyell Highway near Lawitta, Tasmania, when his car radio stops. Seconds later, an intense white light envelops the car, and he cannot see beyond the hood. The car’s lights and motor fail at the same time. The next thing he knows, he is getting stopped in Hobart by police for driving his car without headlights. The police find that he does not know his name, where he has come from, or where he is going. He is taken to the hospital and examined, where he is found to be in a state of shock. It is only at the Royal Hobart Hospital that his memory of the preceding events returns. His vehicle, a Ford Cortina 71TC, is inspected and found to have a dead battery and low oil level. The cut-off switch on the alternator needs replacing, as does some wiring, especially for the headlights. Radiator water is also found to be low.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Sightings,” TUFOIC Newsletter, no. 27 (May 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5917

Event 42064 (FAE998F9)

Date: 2/5/1979
Description: A young man driving in Lawitta, Tasmania, Australia experienced the brilliant illumination of his car at 9:50 p.m. by a bright white light that enveloped his car. His car radio died, then the engine and headlights, and he experienced paralysis and other physiological effects. He next experienced several hours of missing time and memory loss. He was treated for shock.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 24, 258, 303 & 456; MUFON UFO Journal, August 1980, p. 6; Jenny Randles, Time Storms: Amazing Evidence for Time Warps, Space Rifts, and Time Travel, p. 37
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_709

Event 42065 (C3BFFADF)

Date: 2/5/1979
Description: At 2:00 a.m. two women spotted a UFO while driving home from work in Brick Township, New Jersey. It was bright orange, fuzzy semi-circular with blue tints. It was seen just above the treeline, and estimated to be the size of a Zeppelin. It hovered over a lake near the airport, and then over the airport.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Asbury Park (NJ) Press, February 5, 1979; UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_710

Event 42066 (A4C2477D)

Date: 2/8/1979
Time: 18:00
Location: BROAD HINTON, ENGL
Description: 1+3 kids. Domed saucer going [to] over trees. Observer(s) follows / car. Ministry of Defense (MoD, Britain) report.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13570

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “BROAD HINTON,ENGL:1+3 KIDS:DOMED SCR > OVR TREES:OBS FOLOS/CAR:MOD REPORT.”, LatLong: “51.494447 -1.833333”, LatLongDMS: “51:29:40 N 01:50:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42067 (4CE7F87E)

Date: 2/8/1979
Location: Liverpool Creek, Qnsld., AU
Description: Beehive-shaped object beside road, rose about one meter, light flash. MUFON UFO Journal, December 1979 (E,L) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5163

Event 42068 (03D56155)

Date: 2/8/1979
Location: Wiltshire (near), UK
Description: 6:00 PM. An oval-shaped flying object approached a car driving between Broad Hinton and Clyffe Pypard in Wiltshire, England. It came to within 150 to 300 feet at its closest approach. It had a cluster of very bright strobe-like lights that lit up ground. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5164

Event 42069 (8D1FBF6A)

Date: 2/8/1979
Time: 20:00:00.1
Location: 37.1025 -116.0548
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Quinella” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_842

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1025 -116.0548”, LatLongDMS: “37:06:09 N 116:03:17 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.58”, NukeMb: “5.50”, NukeName: “Quinella”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42070 (4359B803)

Date: 2/8/1979
Description: At six o’clock in the evening an oval-shaped flying object approached a car driving between Broad Hinton and Clyffe Pypard in Wiltshire, England. It came to within 150 to 300 feet at its closest approach. It had a cluster of very bright strobe-like lights that lit up ground. The UFO made a V-turn, then stopped over a water tower before departing. It made no noise.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 12, citing the Wiltshire Gazette, February 15, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_757

Event 42071 (A9685F3D)

Date: 2/9/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: LIVERPOOL CRK, AUSTRALIA
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Beehive rises / roadside. Memory loss. / r241’79p6.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13571

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “LIVERPOOL CRK,AUSTRL:CAR EMEs:BEEHIVE RISES/ROADSIDE:MEMORY LOSS:/r241’79p6.”, LatLong: “-17.533334 145.850007”, LatLongDMS: “17:32:00 S 145:51:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42072 (BFF8D123)

Date: 2/9/1979
Location: Baleares Islands (near), Mediterranean Sea
Description: Over 50 UFOs surrounded the butane freighter “Tamames” in the Mediterranean Sea as it approached the Escombreras refinery in the Baleares Islands. The radar of a second ship also reported the presence of the UFOs, but not ground radar. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5165

Event 42073 (2134A0AF)

Date: 2/9/1979
Location: Northern Tier
Description: Joseph J. F. Clark, associate director, Legislative Liaison for the Air Force, responds to Rep. Samuel S. Stratton (D-N.Y.) saying that “permanent” UFO files are not maintained, but includes some memos, messages, and log entries from the Northern Tier cases that have already been released through FOIA requests. Stratton fails to follow up.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 55
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5918

Event 42074 (4639BADD)

Date: 2/9/1979
Locations: Bruce Highway; Liverpool Creek bridge; Cowley Beach, Queensland
Description: 9:00 p.m. Peter Hathaway is driving on the Bruce Highway north of the Liverpool Creek bridge near Cowley Beach, Queensland, when he sees a “little white light” sitting on the edge of the asphalt. As he approaches within 100 feet, he notices a dark beehive-shaped object behind it, which now rises vertically off the surface about 3 feet. Hathaway is momentarily blinded by a flash of light. Opening his eyes, he sees that his car headlights and engine have stopped. He coasts to a truck rest stop, where his lights come back on and the engine starts perfectly.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “1979,” Australian UFO Research Network; Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 304–305
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5919

Event 42075 (AFE22263)

Date: 2/9/1979
Description: Over 50 UFOs surrounded the butane freighter “Tamames” in the Mediterranean Sea as it approached the Escombreras refinery in the Baleares Islands. The ship’s log reports that clouds appeared at 3:00 a.m., and the ship’s radar showed the presence of many huge aerial objects. The presence of yellow lights in the clouds continued for six hours. The radar of a second ship also reported the presence of the UFOs, but not ground radar.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, March 1979, p. 15, citing Pueblo, February 9, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_779

Event 42076 (DFD9196E)

Date: 2/9/1979
Description: A dark, beehive-shaped UFO was encountered by a 53-year-old man named Hathaway at 9:00 p.m. while he was driving near Liverpool Creek, Queensland, Australia. The failure of his car’s engine and lights closely corresponded with a brilliant flash of light coming from the object. It rose vertically when it left. The witness experienced memory loss for some of the events surrounding his close encounter.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Keith Basterfield, MUFON UFO Journal, December 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_780

Event 42077 (8ABF5B31)

Date: 2/13/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: CASSOLA, ITL
Description: Newsman / car. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Metal-grey disk / field. Weak blue-glowing / bottom. Quickly going up [to] fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13572

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CASSOLA,ITL:NEWSMAN/CAR:RFI:MTL-GRY DISK/FIELD:weak blu-glo/bottom:↑↑ FAST”, LatLong: “45.733336 11.783334”, LatLongDMS: “45:44:00 N 11:47:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42078 (D3A86918)

Date: 2/13/1979
Description: A newsman driving in Cassola, Italy saw a metallic gray disc in a field. It had a weak bluish-glow coming from the bottom of the craft. It rose vertically into the sky very fast. Radio interference was reporeted.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Verga Maurizio, ITACAT: Italian UFO Catalogue, case 145
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_903

Event 42079 (C321C128)

Date: 2/13/1979
Description: A small cigar-shaped object with small windows came out of a cloud in the predawn hours and was seen by four witnesses in Melo, Uruguay. It changed colors from red to green to yellowand finally to blue while it flew in a horizontal straight line. It then went back into the clouds. The witnesses included a young woman and the Police Chief of the city. It was the young woman’s second sighting and the Police Chief’s third.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thompson, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 15, citing Cronica, February 14, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_904

Event 42080 (415FD016)

Date: 2/15/1979
Location: CEPOES-VISEU, PORTUGAL
Description: 2+observer(s). Bright sphere at medium speed. / Journal de Noticias.
Type: sighting
Reference: LOURENCO, Victor: The PORTUCAT CATALOG; (BBS Download). (Index 243)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13573

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CEPOES-VISEU,PORTUGAL:2+OBS:BRITE SPHERE AT MEDIUM SPEED:/JORNAL de NOTICIAS”, LatLong: “40.750002 -7.766667”, LatLongDMS: “40:45:00 N 07:46:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BRA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42081 (754CBD6B)

Date: 2/15/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: FANO, ITL
Description: Several observer(s) / rain. 15M luminous dome going up / Metauro River. Shoots “black rays” going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13574

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “FANO,ITL:SVRL OBS/RAIN:15M LUMn.DOME ↑/METAURO Rvr:SHOOTS “BLACK RAYS” ↑”, LatLong: “43.816669 13.016667”, LatLongDMS: “43:49:00 N 13:01:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ancona”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42082 (46E6582B)

Date: 2/15/1979
Location: Fano, Italy
Description: A 15 meter in diameter luminous domed disc was seen over the Metauro River in Fano, Italy during a rainstorm. It shot out “black rays” or beams. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5167

Event 42083 (3FA0A7AD)

Date: 2/15/1979
Time: 18:05:00.2
Location: 37.1520 -116.0718
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Kloster” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_843

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1520 -116.0718”, LatLongDMS: “37:09:07 N 116:04:18 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.54”, NukeMb: “4.90”, NukeName: “Kloster”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42084 (41C51050)

Date: 2/15/1979
Description: At 10:00 p.m. a 15 meter in diameter luminous domed disc was seen over the Metauro River in Fano, Italy during a rainstorm. It shot out “black rays” or beams.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Maurizio Verga, ITACAT: Italian UFO Catalogue
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_929

Event 42085 (269F62BE)

Date: 2/16/1979
Time: 23:50
Location: NEAR ARICA, CHILE
Description: 4 / car. Odd whirr. 3 ovoids going [to] overhead. Odd wind blows hat off. Going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13575

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “nr ARICA,CHILE:4/CAR:ODD WHIRR:3 OVOIDS > OVHD:ODD WIND BLOWS HAT OFF:>>E”, LatLong: “-18.666668 -70.200003”, LatLongDMS: “18:40:00 S 70:12:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRP”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42086 (6DA4D30E)

Date: 2/16/1979
Time: 04:04:00.5
Location: 49.9740 77.6680
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1546

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9740 77.6680”, LatLongDMS: “49:58:26 N 77:40:05 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.40”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 42087 (DB3BE455)

Date: 2/16/1979
Location: New Mexico
Description: New Mexico State Police Officer Gabe Valdez informs the FBI that cattle in New Mexico are “being shot with some type of paralyzing drug and the blood is being drawn from the animal after an injection of an anti- coagulant.” In some cases, the animal’s legs have been broken, perhaps by clamps being placed on them. Helicopters without any identifying numbers are seen in the area of these mutilations. Valdez tells the FBI that he thinks it is a clandestine operation either by the CIA or the Department of Energy (although in 1980 he tells journalist Linda Moulton Howe that he thinks aliens are responsible).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Federal Bureau of Investigation, [cattle mutilation documents]
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5920

Event 42088 (016601AD)

Date: 2/16/1979
Description: Peter Gersten again files a FOIA request with the NSA, this time requesting all documents in its possession or under the control of the NSA relating to UFOs.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, pp. 181–182
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5921

Event 42089 (D0A7B6B8)

Date: 2/16/1979
Description: Memo from FBI SAC Albuquerque to FBI Director writes that New Mexico State Police officer Gabe Valdez claims the Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory are attempting to “cover up” the cattle mutilation phenomenon.

FBI monitors interest in the phenomena from Sen. Harrison Schmitt; documentation suggests Schmitt may have been misled by DOE/LANL as well.

• http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Books/Digitized_by_AFU/Quest_Publications/Quest_Publications_002-Document_Series-Number_2.pdf#page=10 (p24)

Note: Sen. Schmitt ended up organizing a conference on the cattle mutilations in 1979, hosted by defense contractor BDM Intl. BDM also curiously employed former Dir. of Naval Intelligence RADM Sumner Shapiro, who told NASA engineer Bob Oechsler about reverse engineered UAP shipped to different government laboratories in a conversation in 1989. BDM also hosted the “Advance Theoretical Physics Conference” to study UAP under DOE supervision, see entry 20 May 1985 for more details. It is a natural question as to whether or not Sen. Schmitt’s cattle mutilation conference was able to reach any relevant conclusions given the involvement of a contractor possibly involved in deep black UAP work, possibly unbeknownst to Schmitt.

• https://archive.org/details/aliencontacttops00good/page/258/mode/1up
• http://nebula.wsimg.com/0868e1fbb52da339fac334f3ff34fe4a?AccessKeyId=315A23A0CEA7EB82D01A&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_184

Event 42090 (8E8ED295)

Date: 2/18/1979
Time: 02:30
Location: LARDIT, FR
Description: 1 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Dark objects going up / reservoir. Power brownout. 1.5M saucer. Missing time and semi-paralysis.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13576

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “LARDIT,FR:1/CAR/EMEs:DRK OBJs ↑/RSVR:PWR BROWNOUT:1.5M SCR:MST+SEMI-PARALYSIS”, LatLong: “44.666669 2.583333”, LatLongDMS: “44:40:00 N 02:35:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aveyron”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42091 (24D58651)

Date: 2/18/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: KAUNAS, LITHUANIA
Description: Long cylinder/cigar-shape hangs vertical 3 nights running. Seen all sides / town.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13577

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Estonia, Latvia& Lithuania”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “KAUNAS,LITHUANIA:LONG CGR HANGS VERTICAL 3 NITES RUNNING:SEEN ALL SIDES/TOWN”, LatLong: “54.700003 23.900001”, LatLongDMS: “54:42:00 N 23:54:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lithuania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42092 (D83DDA50)

Date: 2/18/1979
Location: Lardit, Aveyron district, France
Description: An incident involving missing time and vehicle electrical system interference occurred. Dark objects flew over a reservoir, followed by a 1.5 meter in diameter metallic disc. The witness experienced semi-paralysis and the car’s electrical system failed. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5168

Event 42093 (FBC8D9C2)

Date: 2/18/1979
Description: At 2:30 a.m. an incident involving missing time and vehicle electrical system interference occurred in Lardit, Aveyron district, France. Dark objects flew over a reservoir, followed by a 1.5 meter in diameter metallic disc. The witness experienced semi-paralysis and the car’s electrical system failed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13644, citing Lumieres dans la Nuit, March 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_988

Event 42094 (5AF50574)

Date: 2/19/1979
Description: At noon four police officers viewed a bluish silvery disc in the sky over Dixon, Solano County, California through binoculars. It looked “like a frisbee that was dropped and floating down.” The outer portions of the object looked reflective but it was dark in the middle. No weather balloons were in the area at the time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dixon Tribune, February 22, 1979; UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1979, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1006

Event 42095 (06AF0A2C)

Date: 2/20/1979
Time: 17:30
Location: DRUSKININGKAI, LITH
Description: Long ellipsoid. Hangs vertical. Drifts going south. All color(s). Balloon?
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13578

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Estonia, Latvia& Lithuania”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “50”, HatchDesc: “DRUSKININGKAI,LITH:LONG ELLIPSOID:HANGS VERTICAL:DRIFTS >S:all clrs:balloon?”, LatLong: “54.022225 23.961112”, LatLongDMS: “54:01:20 N 23:57:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lithuania”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42096 (3AD62856)

Date: 2/20/1979
Time: 23:40
Location: STJARNHOLM, SWD
Description: 2 / car. Blue-white ovoid buzzes car. Car engine malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects)-OK when UFO gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: AFU NEWSLETTER (English). Anders Liljegren (ed). Archives for UFO Research; PO Box 11027; S-600 11 Norrkoping, SWEDEN (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13579

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “STJARNHOLM,SWD:2/CAR:BLU-WHT OVOID BUZZES CAR:CAR ENGINE EMEs-OK WHEN UFO GONE”, LatLong: “58.694447 17.016667”, LatLongDMS: “58:41:40 N 17:01:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sweden”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42097 (65E703E6)

Date: 2/21/1979
Time: 02:00
Location: NORTH / LITTLEBOROUGH, MANCHESTER
Description: Rotating object lands / quarry. Cops and 2 find nothing.
Type: sighting
Reference: DEVEREUX, Paul: EARTH LIGHTS REVELATION. 1989 Blanford/UK & 1991 Biddles Ltd, Guilford, Engl. PB (Index 101)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13580

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “190”, HatchDesc: “N/LITTLEBOROUGH,MANCHESTER:ROTATING OBJ LANDS/QUARRY:COPS+2 FIND NOTHING”, LatLong: “53.650003 -2.083333”, LatLongDMS: “53:39:00 N 02:05:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42098 (C8903888)

Date: 2/21/1979
Time: 21:20
Location: FERNVALE, QLD
Description: Bright flash / area. Cylinder/cigar-shape follows car going SSE. Seen Tivoli and Riverview.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13581

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: "FERNVALE,QLD:BRITE FLASH/AREA:CGR FOLOS CAR >SSE:seen TIVOLI+RIVERVIEW ", LatLong: “-27.450001 152.650007”, LatLongDMS: “27:27:00 S 152:39:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42099 (C3B1DC35)

Date: 2/21/1979
Description: In Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England a rotating object landed in a quarry at two o’clock in the morning. Police and two others went to investigate, but found nothing. Later that evening in Oakenholt, Clywd, Wales a woman out walking her dog at 6:15 p.m. was surprised when the animal suddenly laid down on the ground and began whining for no apparent reason. Glancing ahead of her, she saw a bright orange hovering spinning sphere. She then looked to her side and saw nearby, standing in the shadows among some bushes, two silvery-garbed humanoid figures who appeared to be smiling. Her dog temporarily distracted her, and when she looked back again the figures were gone. The bright orange sphere then vanished, and the dog ran home barking. (For a nearly identical incident, but one involving missing time, see the account on February 18, 1990 in Germany).
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Paul Devereax, Earth Lights Revelation, p. 101; (2) Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 861, citing Jenny Randles & Paul Whetnall, FSR, Volume 25, No. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1038

Event 42100 (2A865869)

Date: 2/22/1979
Time: ~16:00
Location: MEANWOOD NEAR LEEDS, WEST YORKS
Description: 8’ ovoid lands 3 minute(s). Government agent advises quiet. Traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 72)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13582

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “83”, HatchDesc: “MEANWOOD nr LEEDS,W.YORKS:8’ OVOID LANDS 3min:GOVt AGENT ADVISES QUIET:TRACES”, LatLong: “53.750003 -1.550000”, LatLongDMS: “53:45:00 N 01:33:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42101 (3A174A6E)

Date: 2/22/1979
Location: Meanwood, UK
Description: In Meanwood, near Leeds an eight-foot long ovoid object landed for three minutes. It left behind landing traces. (Source: Timmothy Good, Above Top Secret, p. 72). (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5171

Event 42102 (FAADD531)

Date: 2/22/1979
Location: Meanwood, Leeds, England
Description: 4:00 p.m. Two 14-year-old girls, Lynsey Tebbs and Susan Pearson, are tobogganing down the slopes that surround their housing complex in Meanwood, Leeds, England. They are startled by a loud whining noise coming from an object that is descending nearby. After it lands, the noise changes to a hum, which then fades as it rests on the snow. It is gray and egg-shaped, with two fins on either side, and is the size of a small car. Frightened, the girls run up the hill but pause to take another look. The object rests on the ground for about 3 minutes, then starts humming and approaches the girls, landing again on the slope about 80 feet away. After another few minutes, it wobbles and takes off. Investigators from the Yorkshire UFO Society visit the site on February 25 and find odd indentations in the snow in two places.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Mark Birdsall and Graham Birdsall, “Landing and Possible Traces near Leeds,” Northern Ufology, no. 62 (July 1979): 9–10; Good Above, pp. 72–73
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5922

Event 42103 (866C496D)

Date: 2/22/1979
Description: In Meanwood, near Leeds, England at around 4:00 p.m. a eight-foot long ovoid object landed for three minutes. It left behind landing traces.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Timmothy Good, Above Top Secret, p. 72
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1054

Event 42104 (A18599B8)

Date: 2/23/1979
Time: ~03:00
Location: SOUTH KIRBY NEAR HEMSWORTH, WEST YORKS
Description: Ambulance drivers. Ovoid near Meanwood. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13583

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “70”, HatchDesc: “S.KIRBY nr HEMSWORTH,W.YORKS:AMBULANCE DRIVERS:OVOID nr MEANWOOD:NFD”, LatLong: “53.588891 -1.316667”, LatLongDMS: “53:35:20 N 01:19:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42105 (5EADFC73)

Date: 2/25/1979
Location: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Description: 2:00 a.m. Both Circulación Aérea Militar Operativa (CAMO) radar and radar at the W-8 military station detect an unidentified target 52 miles to the southeast of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, flying at an altitude of 14,400 feet. An Iberia airliner in the area is alerted, and the pilot reports an intense, elongated light above his position. The W-8 local radar detects a transponder signal.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 435
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5923

Event 42106 (C8E28AC0)

Date: Late 2/1979
Location: Houma, Shanxi, China
Description: 9:10 p.m. Chinese Air Force flight instructor Sha Yangkao is flying a night fighter over Houma, Shanxi, China, when he sees a bright luminous object shoot across the sky from south to north, apparently flying supersonically at an altitude of 3,300 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paul Dong, “Extracts from Paul Dong’s Feidie Bai Wen Bai Da (Questions and Answers on UFOs),” Flying Saucer Review 29, no. 6 (August 1984): 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5924

Event 42107 (71FBD769)

Date: 2/26/1979
Location: Serodino, Santa Fe province, Argentina
Description: Ernaldo Camusoni, age 49, was clearing an overgrown field at the entrance to a farm in Serodino late in the evening when everything became illuminated behind him, turning the darkness into day. When he turned around he saw an approaching object land 40 meters away from him. As he approached the object, he saw a strange luminous figure emerge from the rear of the craft. The whole encounter lasted five minutes. Ground traces were found the next day. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5172

Event 42108 (526AB52B)

Date: 2/26/1979
Description: Ernaldo Camusoni, age 49, was clearing an overgrown field at the entrance to a farm in Serodino, Santa Fe province, Argentina late in the evening after 8 p.m. when everything became illuminated behind him, turning the darkness into day. When he turned around he saw an approaching object land 40 meters away from him. He tried to make out what the object looked like, but the light emanating from it was too intense to capture much detail. The shape was like a truncated cone. As he approached the object, he saw a strange luminous figure emerge from the rear of the craft. The figure appeared to be robot-like in nature, lacking any arms, and it did not move its body when it walked. Its head appeared to be of normal size, but it had what appeared to be a trunk-like object coming from the area of the face. It wore a very shiny outfit. The robot entity walked towards the witness, approached to within three meters, and stood silently, seemingly observing the witness. Camusoni didn’t feel afraid, but did feel curiosity towards the strange entity. Apparently the creature did not want to communicate since it suddenly wheeled around, returning to the object and disappeared behind it. The craft then rose up and disappeared at high speed towards the south, making a rushing sound. The whole encounter lasted five minutes. Ground traces were found the next day.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UNICAT database, case #601, citing Oscar Alemanno, Quarta Dimension
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1139

Event 42109 (81C56824)

Date: 3/1979
Location: SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKS
Description: 2 observer(s). Grey domed saucer over shop. 2 blond pseudo-humans/entities look going down. No traffic!
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: ALIEN ABDUCTIONS - the Mystery Solved; Inner Light, NJ 1988. (Index 67)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13584

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “96”, HatchDesc: “SHEFFIELD,S.YORKS:2 OBS:GRY DOMED SCR OVR SHOP:2 BLOND PSHS LOOK ↓:NO TRAFFIC!”, LatLong: “53.366669 -1.450000”, LatLongDMS: “53:22:00 N 01:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42110 (0268DD80)

Date: 3/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: MONROE, NC
Description: 1 / car. Night light over bridge. 12km displacement and 3 hours / missing time. Pseudo-human/entity and abduction regressed.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 364)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13585

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “200”, Elev: “181”, HatchDesc: “MONROE,NC:1/CAR:NLT OVR BRIDGE:12km DISPLACEMENT+3hrs/MST:PSH+ABD REGRESSED.”, LatLong: “35.000002 -80.550004”, LatLongDMS: “35:00:00 N 80:33:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42111 (33F1B323)

Date: 3/1979
Locations: Republic of Korea Air Force; Daegu Air Force Base, South Korea; Palgong Mountain in the Taebaek Range
Description: 9:00 a.m. Two Republic of Korea Air Force F-4D Phantom II jets, piloted by Lt. Col. Seungbae Lee and Col. Byungsun Lim, are flying at 15,000 feet while returning from the annual Team Spirit military exercise to Daegu Air Force Base, South Korea. Near Palgong Mountain in the Taebaek Range, a star-like, stationary object appears in the distance that grows in size as the jets approach. Neither the aircraft nor the base can register the object on radar. When they reach within 15 miles of the light, it shoots away to the east and hovers again. The disc is as big as a jumbo jet and radiates bright golden light from top to bottom. Red and blue lights sparkle from its rim. After the jets circle twice above the object, it speeds away to the east.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Need, p. 310
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5925

Event 42112 (26218780)

Date: 3/1/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: MCKINNEY, KY
Description: Round grey object / square top and window hovers / 200’ altitude. Colored lights. Away fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13586

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “308”, HatchDesc: “McKINNEY,KY:RND GRY OBJ/SQR TOP+WINDOW HVRS/200’alt:CLRD LITES::AWAY FAST:NFD”, LatLong: “37.466668 -84.750004”, LatLongDMS: “37:28:00 N 84:45:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “60”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42113 (AEF28013)

Date: 3/1/1979
Time: 17:24:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Penthesilee” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1918

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Penthesilee”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 42114 (FE043E90)

Date: Early 3/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Eric Gairy returns to the United Nations for a new round of debate on UFOs. A few days later, he is deposed in favor of Maurice Bishop. The coup d’état he suffers will put a stop to the debate on UFOs at the UN, at least for many years. (Early March)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2851

Event 42115 (E1694627)

Date: 3/2/1979
Time: 07:00?
Location: RIVERA, URUGUAY
Description: Several observer(s). Helmeted figure(s) / ovoid dives / truck and circles radio tower.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13587

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Uruguay”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “220”, HatchDesc: “RIVERA,URUGUAY:SVRL OBS:HELMETED FIGs/OVOID DIVES/TRUCK+CIRCLES RDO TOWER”, LatLong: “-30.900001 -55.516669”, LatLongDMS: “30:54:00 S 55:31:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RVR”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42116 (ACA27414)

Date: 3/2/1979
Location: Rivera, Uruguay
Description: People watched an ovoid object dive at a truck and circle a radio tower. The encounter lasted for a few minutes; helmeted figures were reportedly seen onboard the craft. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5175

Event 42117 (FF74C09B)

Date: 3/2/1979
Location: Rivera, Uruguay
Description: Early morning. Witnesses in Rivera, Uruguay, see an oval-shaped object with portholes. One witness, Ernesto Fagundez, watches the UFO circle a transmitting tower he is working on then stop. Through the portholes he can see entities with large heads that are wearing transparent helmets. The object dives over a truck carrying farm workers before it rises into the air, leaving a fiery trail and a column of smoke.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (Aug. 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5926

Event 42118 (8C71A6F6)

Date: 3/2/1979
Description: In Rivera, Uruguay several people watched an ovoid object dive at a truck and circle a radio tower. The encounter occurred at around 7 a.m. and lasted for a few minutes; helmeted figures were reportedly seen onboard the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 2, citing newspaper source
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1259

Event 42119 (420BE190)

Date: 3/3/1979
Time: 00:20
Location: JEUMONT, FR
Description: 2 cops and 1. Green ball hovers. Becomes triangle. Vanishes and reappears. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 195)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13588

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “JEUMONT,FR:2 COPS+1:GRN BALL HVRS:BECOMES TRIANGLE:VANISHES+REAPPEARS:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “50.300002 4.100000”, LatLongDMS: “50:18:00 N 04:06:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42120 (1C89158C)

Date: 3/3/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: OFF ARONA, ITL
Description: Saucer and plasma-beams over Lago Maggiore. Photographs and wide publicity.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13589

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “off ARONA,ITL:SCR+PLASMA-BEAMS OVR LAGO MAGGIORE:fotos+wide publicity”, LatLong: “46.050002 8.416667”, LatLongDMS: “46:03:00 N 08:25:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Piedmont”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42121 (EB55472D)

Date: 3/3/1979
Locations: Spain; Barcelona
Description: The Spanish Joint Chiefs of Staff meet and decide to formally define UFO information as classified, rather than confidential. The reason is that the civilian UFO group Centre d’Estudis Interplanetaris in Barcelona had solicited King Juan Carlos I in January to provide access to UFO information collected by the Spanish armed forces.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 424, 514
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5927

Event 42122 (55630205)

Date: 3/4/1979
Location: USSR, Chernyakhov
Description: (Translated from French) Alexander Podkopaev was bringing hay into the barn when he saw two bright domes at the top of a hill 500m away. Suddenly he put down his pitchfork and started running in their direction. He was still about a hundred meters away when he saw one of the domes covered in a violet light and rise vertically into the air, then quickly move away. Despite his fear, but driven by curiosity, using tools and crawling through the bushes, the student (on vacation at his parents’ dacha) managed to get within a few tens of meters of the object, which was not on the ground, but floating about a meter off the ground. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was too crazy to be credible. In front of me, four dwarf creatures were standing in front of the saucer. They had arms and a torso of about normal size, but tiny legs. They were crouching near the machine and seemed to be spreading out shiny metal objects on the ground. They were wearing gray suits dotted with small black dots and a conical helmet of silver-blue color. A kind of breathing mask covered the bottom of their face and large glasses hid their eyes. Suddenly they turned in my direction. One of them raised an arm. It was so long that it almost doubled its size. They picked up the objects and I had the impression that they were entering the machine through the walls. I saw them for a few more moments in the dome through transparency. A green light covered the machine and it didn’t take long to take off.”
Reference: J.-L. B. - Nostra - 23.7.1980
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3035

Event 42123 (FFE98EC2)

Date: 3/4/1979
Time: 10:00?
Location: CHERNYAKOVSK, RUSSIA
Description: 2 saucers land. 1 flies. 4 small humanoids (or Greys) exit other. Spread “tools” / ground.
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 88)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13590

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “CHERNYAKOVSK,RUS:2 SCRS LAND:1 FLIES:4 OIDS EXIT OTHER:SPREAD “TOOLS”/GND”, LatLong: “54.627780 21.755557”, LatLongDMS: “54:37:40 N 21:45:20 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EPR”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42124 (86CBB6AC)

Date: 3/5/1979
Location: SPAIN, Canary Islands, Tenerife
Description: (Translated from French) An amateur photographer took several slides of a ball of light rising from the sea on the coast of Gran Canaria. Juan José Benitez (note from vog: Spanish, ufologist, author of science fiction and ufological books) saw a UFO there, but General Emilio Garcia Conde confessed to him that it was a Polaris missile launched from a Soviet submarine diving in the Canaries and that it was to reach a target located in Siberia. On the slides one can clearly distinguish the ball of fire (exhaust gas), a kind of thin metal needle (missile) and even the luminous wake.
Reference: Inforespace n° 78 p. 24 and n° 89 p. 24
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3036

Event 42125 (1EDE060F)

Date: 3/5/1979
Description: (Translated from French) The Voyager 1 probe flies over Jupiter and discovers the rings of the giant planet. (March 5)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2850

Event 42126 (D14385E7)

Date: 3/5/1979
Time: 23:50
Location: CHARLOTTE, NC
Description: 3 observer(s). Huge hexagonal object over road. Lattice-work and tank-like structures.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13591

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “255”, HatchDesc: “CHARLOTTE,NC:3 OBS:HUGE HEXAGONAL OBJ OVR ROAD:LATTICE-WORK+TANK-LIKE STRUCTs”, LatLong: “35.250002 -80.833337”, LatLongDMS: “35:15:00 N 80:50:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42127 (0A65A59B)

Date: 3/5/1979
Locations: Canary Islands; Safi, Morocco
Description: Dusk. Many residents of the Canary Islands are captivated with the sight of a strange sunset. Multicolored concentric rings or bright zigzag trails are seen on the horizon towards the west, forming an enormous cloud. A few minutes after 8:00 p.m., a point of light is seen to ascend, leaving a luminous jet that appears to expand, developing into a huge, bright dome. Independent sets of clear photos are obtained from distant points of view. The phenomenon is even seen from Safi, Morocco. Maj. Pedro Ortega García and Capt. José Juan Abad Cellini investigate for the Spanish Air Force and conclude that the luminous cloud was 320 miles in diameter at an altitude of 40 miles. They again reject the missile hypothesis, but the US Navy has launched four Poseidon missiles from the USS Kamehameha around the same time that probably account for the phenomena.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Vicente- Juan Ballester Olmos and Ricardo Campo Pérez, “Navy Missile Tests and the Canary Islands UFOs,” IUR 29, no. 4 (July 2005): 4–5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5928

Event 42128 (65E0F535)

Date: 3/6/1979
Time: 18:00?
Location: WESTMINSTER, SC
Description: 1+3+3 observer(s). 12’ saucer skims trees. Lights area. Dogs react. / r210v27#12.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 251)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13592

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “285”, HatchDesc: “WESTMINSTER,SC:1+3+3 OBS:12’SCR SKIMS TREES:LITES AREA:DOGS REACT:/r210v27#12”, LatLong: “34.666668 -83.094448”, LatLongDMS: “34:40:00 N 83:05:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42129 (5BE385AB)

Date: 3/6/1979
Location: Westminster, SC
Description: Dome-shaped object skimmed tree-tops, moved up and down, illuminated area. Similar object hovered over highway, swept area with light beam (section VI). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5177

Event 42130 (EACBD4A5)

Date: 3/6/1979
Location: Westminster, SC
Description: Dome-shaped object skimmed treetops, moved up and down, illuminated area. Similar object hovered over highway, swept area with light beam
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_335

Event 42131 (3B532DC1)

Date: 3/6/1979
Locations: Westminster, South Carolina; Oconee County
Description: 7:30 p.m. Ben Chastain watches a round, luminous object about 12 feet in diameter skimming low over treetops in Westminster, South Carolina, arousing the dogs. At one point the object comes within 150 feet, its glow illuminating the area. Oconee County Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Roach and his wife see the object from a distance. About 8:00 p.m., Bill Osborne watches a larger object (80 feet long and 25 feet wide) that sweeps the area with a light beam.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Iris Harrelson Maack, “Press Reports,” APRO Bulletin 27, no. 12 (June 1979): 7–8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5929

Event 42132 (8EDA9509)

Date: 3/6/1979
Description: At shortly past seven o’clock in the evening, a luminous dome or domed disc descended and brightly illuminated the surrounding area near a home in Oconee County, South Carolina. There were 14 witnesses, including police. The UFO emitted a light beam, and executed sharp turns during the 44 minutes it was visible.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, June 1979, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1342

Event 42133 (4000969D)

Date: 3/9/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: MONROE, IN AND MORE
Description: 37 observer(s). Night lights and delta/triangle/box-like crafts all over/all about. Some silent. Some humming. Some = military helicopters. / r60#119.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13593

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “251”, HatchDesc: “MONROE,IN+:37 OBS:NLTS+DLTs ALLO:SOME SLNT:SOME HUM:some=mil.copters:/r60#119”, LatLong: “40.744446 -84.933337”, LatLongDMS: “40:44:40 N 84:56:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42134 (85A9783A)

Date: 3/9/1979
Time: 16:37:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Philoctete” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1919

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Philoctete”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 42135 (9E117D3A)

Date: 3/11/1979
Location: France, Saint Marcel en Dombes
Description: (Translated from French) At 0:45, a restaurant (…) suddenly went dark. But at the same time, the inside and outside were illuminated as if it were broad daylight. Rushing outside, the owner discovered the entire agglomeration bathed in an intense light of an indeterminate color of blue, green, and mauve. The power outage was general. (…) His wife (of a fish farmer) noticed for her part the breakage of a wire of a high-tension line passing over the water, from which balls of fire escaped and disappeared into the water. The next day the fish farmer counted in his ponds nearly 1800 kg of dead fish. (…) The occupants of a car (…) describe the light in the form of a ball … “of an indefinite color green blue mauve. It was motionless 8 or 10 m from the ground.” The light seemed to stop two meters from the vehicle. When the car moved forward, it preceded it while maintaining a constant distance of two meters. According to their estimates, this mass could have been between 10 and 15 m in diameter. (…) After an autopsy, the death of the fish is attributed to a double cause: the passage of current in the state coming from the line that overhung it, and to a poisoning caused by aluminum in fusion. (…) [note from vog: what absurdity! how can electrocuting poisons still poison themselves?] (1979, 11 March)
Reference: Robert ROUSSEL: “Ovni, the hidden truths of the official investigation”, ed. Albin Michel 1994, p 74 to 77
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3037

Event 42136 (30A2DB28)

Date: 3/12/1979
Time: 19:10
Location: SIRACUSA, ITL
Description: 2 / beach. 5 luminous/glowing cylinders / water. Beams. White cone-saucer emerges and joins cylinders.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13594

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SIRACUSA,ITL:2/BEACH:5 LUMn CYLS/WATER:BEAMS:WHT CONE-SCR EMERGES+JOINS CYLs”, LatLong: “37.033335 15.266667”, LatLongDMS: “37:02:00 N 15:16:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42137 (117839A8)

Date: 3/13/1979
Locations: Mediterranean Sea north of Algeria; Torrejón Air Base in Madrid, Spain; Manises Air Base [now Valencia Airport]
Description: 11:00 a.m. An uncorrelated radar target is detected over the Mediterranean Sea north of Algeria by radar in the Pegaso control room at Torrejón Air Base in Madrid, Spain. It is traveling at 970 mph on a northwest course toward Spain. Three minutes later a scramble is ordered, and a Dassault Mirage III fighter takes off from Manises Air Base [now Valencia Airport] to identify the target, but the track soon vanishes from the radar. It has moved about 71 miles in that time. Four minutes later, the target reappears in another position, this time motionless. The Mirage is vectored toward the new position. When the fighter is about 9 miles from the target, it moves in a northwest direction, accelerating to 840 mph and climbing to more than 15 miles. Six minutes later, it changes course to the northeast, and in two minutes it is gone. The Mirage never gets a visual contact.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 435–436, 527
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5930

Event 42138 (6FDE7C07)

Date: 3/13/1979
Locations: Grenada; United Nations; US
Description: While Grenada Prime Minister Eric Gairy is at the United Nations, the New Jewel Movement led by Maurice Bishop launches an armed revolution and overthrows the government. Gairy stays in exile in the US until 1983.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5931

Event 42139 (152FFEEB)

Date: 3/14/1979
Time: 18:30:00.1
Location: 37.0278 -116.0398
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Memory” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_844

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0278 -116.0398”, LatLongDMS: “37:01:40 N 116:02:23 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.37”, NukeMb: “4.40”, NukeName: “Memory”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42140 (7410FB87)

Date: 3/15/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: PONT SCORFF, FR
Description: 2 fireballs quickly going down [to] vertical by power station/depot/facility. Diamond quickly going up [to] and 90° turn going east and maneuvers.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13595

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “PONT SCORFF,FR:2 FBLS ↓↓ VERTICAL by POWER Stn:DIAMOND ↑↑+90° TURN >E+MNVRs”, LatLong: “47.833336 -3.400000”, LatLongDMS: “47:50:00 N 03:24:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Morbihan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42141 (BBA1FC9D)

Date: 3/16/1979
Time: 12:00
Location: SUONENJOKI, FINL
Description: Humming. Mini-bell UFO / 2M altitude. Going up and down / ground level. 5 photographs. Same / 10 Mar. '79.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 959)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13596

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “SUONENJOKI,FINL:HUM:MINI-BELL UFO/2M alt:↑+↓/GND LVL:5 FOTOS::SAME/10MAR79”, LatLong: “62.633336 27.133335”, LatLongDMS: “62:38:00 N 27:08:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42142 (D420AF98)

Date: 3/16/1979
Time: 16:30
Location: ST. PIERRE / MAILLE, FR
Description: 40M disk over meadow 30M away. Ray freezes observer(s) / 4 minute(s). / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13597

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “St.PIERRE/MAILLE,FR:40M DISK ovr MEADOW 30M AWAY:RAY FREEZES OBS/4min:/news”, LatLong: “46.683336 0.850000”, LatLongDMS: “46:41:00 N 00:51:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vienne”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42143 (0463F52D)

Date: 3/19/1979
Time: 00:00
Location: PANKAKOSKI, FINL
Description: Red light-ball going down / trees. Silent 30M disks over woods and dam to 0545h.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 316)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13598

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “89”, HatchDesc: “PANKAKOSKI,FINL:RED LITE-BALL ↓/TREES:SLNT 30M DISKS OVR WOODS+DAM to 0545h”, LatLong: “63.316670 30.144446”, LatLongDMS: “63:19:00 N 30:08:40 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42144 (62D90578)

Date: 3/20/1979
Time: 15:50
Location: JURAVKA, UKRAINE
Description: Luminous cylinder/cigar-shape at a tilt. White saucers off / all directions. Turns vertical. Shrinks.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 421)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13599

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Ukraine”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “JURAVKA,UKRAINE:LUM.CGR AT A TILT:WHT SCRS OFF/ALL DIRs:TURNS VERTICAL:SHRINKS”, LatLong: “51.500002 31.300001”, LatLongDMS: “51:30:00 N 31:18:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TCH”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42145 (7FAE3921)

Date: Spring 1979
Location: Massachusetts
Description: UFO investigator Raymond E. Fowler publishes The Andreasson Affair, introducing the story of Betty Andreasson, a Massachusetts housewife who recounts a 1967 abduction encounter with short humanoids having large heads and eyes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Raymond E. Fowler, The Andreasson Affair, Prentice-Hall, 1979
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5933

Event 42146 (42F5B090)

Date: 3/21/1979
Time: 02:00
Location: GARDOUCHE, FR
Description: 1 / car. Huge red ball hovers. Follows observer(s) going northwest / 20 minute(s). Photographs. Shoots going quickly ESE.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 188)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13600

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “GARDOUCHE,FR:1/CAR:HUGE RED BALL HVRS:FOLOS OBS >NW/20min:FOTOS:SHOOTS >>ESE”, LatLong: “43.400002 1.683333”, LatLongDMS: “43:24:00 N 01:41:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haute Garonne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42147 (866AA535)

Date: 3/22/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: LA CLOTTE, FR
Description: 2 / car. 33M banana-crescent object / 21M altitude 63M away! Photographs and police report.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13601

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “La CLOTTE,FR:2/CAR:33M BANANA-CRESCENT OBJ/21M alt 63M AWAY!:FOTOS+POLICE RPT”, LatLong: “45.116669 -0.150000”, LatLongDMS: “45:07:00 N 00:09:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 42148 (C33427AF)

Date: 3/23/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: SR24 / 106 NEAR COCHESETT, MA
Description: Pentagon-saucer paces cars. Lights / corners and rear edge.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13602

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “28”, HatchDesc: “SR24/106 nr COCHESETT,MA:PENTAGON-SCR PACES CARS:LITES/CORNERS+REAR EDGE:”, LatLong: “42.016669 -71.033337”, LatLongDMS: “42:01:00 N 71:02:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42149 (9CA492E3)

Date: 3/23/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: SOPRALACROCE, ITL
Description: 2 observer(s). TV Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Big ovoid with 2 weak sky-blue beams hovers. Burn physical traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13603

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SOPRALACROCE,ITL:2 OBS:TV RFI:BIG OVOID W/2 WEAK SKY-BLU BEAMS HVRS:burn trcs”, LatLong: “44.433335 9.416667”, LatLongDMS: “44:26:00 N 09:25:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42150 (7B720D73)

Date: 3/23/1979
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 0KT YieldMax: .001KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1547

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “.001”

Event 42151 (6A2FA17C)

Date: 3/24/1979
Time: 16:28:00.4
Location: -21.8060 -138.9330
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Agapenor” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1920

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8060 -138.9330”, LatLongDMS: “21:48:22 S 138:55:59 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.93”, NukeName: “Agapenor”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 42152 (75BC45CF)

Date: 3/27/1979
Time: 17:20
Location: TABOURET RESERVOIR, FR
Description: Girls / 13. Saucer going south. Lands. Man outside. Oval traces / ground. Police report.
Type: sighting
Reference: ROUSSEL, Robert: OVNI, les Verites Cachees. Ed. Albin Michel,Paris 1994 ISBN 2-226-06646-2. 346 pp softback (Index 91)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13604

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “TABOURET RSVR,FR:GIRLS/13:SCR >S:LANDS:MAN OUTSIDE:OVAL TRACES/GND:POLICE Rpt”, LatLong: “45.816669 5.383334”, LatLongDMS: “45:49:00 N 05:23:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Isère”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42153 (4BFEF9BA)

Date: 3/27/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: SOUTH / OAK BLUFFS, MARTHAS VINYD, MA
Description: Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). 30’ cylinder/cylindrical object rises / surface(s). Observer(s) frozen. Watch fixed!
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13605

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “S/OAK BLUFFS,MARTHAS VINYd,MA:RFI:30’CYL RISES/SURF:OBS FROZEN:WATCH FIXED!”, LatLong: “41.433335 -70.555559”, LatLongDMS: “41:26:00 N 70:33:20 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42154 (21F08D05)

Date: 3/27/1979
Location: Isere, France
Description: An oval-shaped or saucer-shaped UFO flew over the Tabouret Reservoir in Isere, France and then landed on the ground, leaving ground marks. A man was seen outside the craft, according to the police report. (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5178

Event 42155 (273978E7)

Date: 3/27/1979
Description: At 5:20 p.m. an oval-shaped or saucer-shaped UFO flew over the Tabouret Reservoir in Isere, France and then landed on the ground, leaving ground marks. A man was seen outside the craft, according to the police report. At 8:00 p.m. a thirty-foot long cylindrical UFO rose from the surf off of the shore at Oak Bluffs on Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts. The witness was reportedly frozen in place during the 20 minute close encounter, and his watch stopped working.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Robert Rouseel, OVNI, Verites Cachees, p. 91; MUFON UFO Journal, October 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1700

Event 42156 (2FA3CF1F)

Date: 3/28/1979
Locations: Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Atlantic Ocean
Description: 4:00 p.m. Reactor number 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, suffers a partial meltdown, resulting in a radiation leak. The accident begins with failures in the non-nuclear secondary system, followed by a stuck-open pilot-operated relief valve in the primary system, which allows large amounts of nuclear reactor coolant to escape, contaminating the containment building with thousands of gallons of radioactive water. The staff has no choice but to vent radioactive gases directly into the atmosphere. The mechanical failures are compounded by the initial failure of plant operators to recognize the situation as a loss-of-coolant accident due to inadequate training and computer interface oversights relating to ambiguous control room indicators. In particular, a hidden indicator light leads to an operator manually overriding the automatic emergency cooling system of the reactor because the operator mistakenly believes that there is too much coolant water present in the reactor and causing the steam pressure release. No one is harmed by the released radiation, which is contained entirely in a cloud of short-lived isotopes of inert gases that drift out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Three Mile Island accident”; Mike Gray and Ira Rosen, The Warning: Accident at Three Mile Island, Norton, 1982; Grace Halden, Three Mile Island: The Meltdown Crisis and Nuclear Power in American Popular Culture, Routledge, 2017
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5932

Event 42157 (ADEC137B)

Date: 3/30/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: RADENCI, SLOVENIA, YUGO
Description: Car paced / large glowing-sphere. Anticipates turns. Separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 378)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13606

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Former Yugoslavia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “RADENCI,SLOVENIA,YUGO:CAR PACED/LRG GLO-SPHERE:ANTICIPATES TURNS:sep.obs”, LatLong: “46.638891 16.044445”, LatLongDMS: “46:38:20 N 16:02:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLV”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42158 (5C586457)

Date: 3/30/1979
Time: 21:40
Location: MAATSUYKER I, TASM
Description: Unidentified ship sails / water. Large fireball exits going [to] inland. Returns going quickly south. / r241.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 823)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13607

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “220”, HatchDesc: “MAATSUYKER I,TASM:UID SHIP SAILS/WATER:LRG FBL EXITS >INLAND:RETURNS>>S:/r241”, LatLong: “-43.683335 146.416674”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:00 S 146:25:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42159 (43E92FFE)

Date: 4/1979
Time: 00:20
Location: GORMANSTON, TASMANIA
Description: 75cm night light flies over taxi / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Radio out. OK after. / r241’79p8.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13608

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “GORMANSTON,TASMANIA:75cm NLT FLIES OVR TAXI/EMES:RADIO OUT:OK AFTER:/r241’79p8”, LatLong: “-42.100002 145.616674”, LatLongDMS: “42:06:00 S 145:37:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42160 (4E4B24DC)

Date: 4/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: KAMPUNG SEPAT, MALAYSIA
Description: 20 observer(s). Brilliant ovoid lands / rice-field. Shrinks and splits!
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 365)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13609

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Malaysia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “KAMPUNG SEPAT,MALAYSIA:20 OBS:BRILL.OVOID LANDS/RICE-FIELD:SHRINKS+SPLITS!”, LatLong: “3.733334 103.350005”, LatLongDMS: “03:44:00 N 103:21:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PHG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42161 (A79D2520)

Date: 4/4/1979
Time: 18:07:00.5
Location: -21.8500 -138.7020
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Polydore” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1921

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8500 -138.7020”, LatLongDMS: “21:51:00 S 138:42:07 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.69”, NukeName: “Polydore”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 42162 (0C4E38E1)

Date: 4/5/1979
Description: Robert Thompson, friend of former USAF Maj. Truman Weaver, states 13 bodies and two saucers are stored at a small air base at Hampton Roads, Virginia “if they have not been moved again.” He states they are in building 18F on the 3rd floor.

Thompson told this to Leonard Stringfield two days after Stringfield asked Weaver about UAP; Weaver gave him the information of Thompson. Thompson stated he heard about the transfer to Hampton Roads from a source in Canada that was now unreachable.

• Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p86
• https://www.militarytownadvisor.com/blog/2016/11/7/202/hampton-roads-military-bases/

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_185

Event 42163 (1C01ABEC)

Date: 4/7/1979
Time: 08:00?
Location: N33 WITH ROSARIO, ARG
Description: Several cars electro-magnetic effect (EME). Farmer sees 8M saucer land. Circular traces / soybeans.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13610

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “N33 W/ROSARIO,ARG:SVRL CARS EME:FARMER SEES 8M SCR LAND:CIRC.TRACES/SOYBEANS”, LatLong: “-32.916668 -60.916670”, LatLongDMS: “32:55:00 S 60:55:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STF”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42164 (E6B29941)

Date: 4/7/1979
Location: Bigand, Argentina
Description: Several cars experienced electrical system failures on highway 33 in Bigand, Argentina. Mr. Celotto, a farmer, saw an eight meter wide disc land, and circular ground traces were found later in a soybean field. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5180

Event 42165 (B11F28DD)

Date: 4/7/1979
Description: Several cars experienced electrical system failures on highway 33 in Bigand, Argentina at eight o’clock in the morning. Mr. Celotto, a farmer, saw an eight meter wide disc land, and circular ground traces were found later in a soybean field.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, November 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1888

Event 42166 (A6EC0633)

Date: 4/8/1979
Time: 02:00
Location: Rio Arriba County, NEW MEXICO
Description: Between 2:00-3:00 AM. Near consistently-mutilation-plagued Dulce, NM. Police observed an object which might have been a helicopter - with green & red (like infra-red) lights hovering a directing a spotlight on the area of a mixing plant on land owned by rancher Manuel Gomez, who has had many cattle mutilated. The noiseless object rose and flew over the mountains NW of Dulce. As it passed over the mountains, State Policeman Gabe Valdez said he could faintly make out a form much like that of a hot-air balloon (There had been speculation that sophisticated balloon-type craft had been designed for the CIA and they were employed in mutilation events. Implicated in this scenario were famed balloonists from New Mexico. Also, 2 psychics in New Jersey stated their impressions around this time (Mar-Apr. 1979) that lighter-than-air craft were somehow involved in the mutilations.).
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 9, 10 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_185

Event 42167 (02D302B5)

Date: 4/9/1979
Time: 03:10
Location: OCEAN SPRINGS, MS
Description: 2 cops / car. Dome shaped object spouts fire. Seen twice from bridge.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13611

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “OCEAN SPRINGS,MS:2 COPS/CAR:DOME SHAPED OBJ SPOUTS FIRE:seen twice from bridge”, LatLong: “30.400001 -88.833338”, LatLongDMS: “30:24:00 N 88:50:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Mississippi”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42168 (20E2DF0B)

Date: 4/9/1979
Time: 20:50
Location: MASBATE ISLAND, PHL
Description: Hundreds / observer(s). UFO / type unknown hovers over San Pascual / several min. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE:

[c0mmando]

$5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13612

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Philippines”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MASBATE Isl,PHL:100s/OBS:UFO/type unk HVRS ovr SAN PASCUAL/SVRL min:VANISHES”, LatLong: “12.333334 123.250006”, LatLongDMS: “12:20:00 N 123:15:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MSB”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42169 (2AAF7C1B)

Date: 4/9/1979
Location: Dulce, New Mexico
Description: Two Apache tribal officers on patrol near Dulce, New Mexico, see a round, silent craft hovering 50 feet above the ground, with a searchlight aimed downward on cattle below.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Cattle mutilation”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5934

Event 42170 (2E9B039F)

Date: 4/10/1979
Time: 23:30
Location: 60 MI EAST / NANTUCKET, MA
Description: 3 / boat. Bright circular object hovers over sea. Beams going down. LORAN and RADAR electro-magnetic effect (EME)!
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13613

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “60mi E/NANTUCKET,MA:3/BOAT:BRITE CIRC.OBJ HVRS OVR SEA:BEAMS ↓:LORAN+RDR EME!”, LatLong: “41.250002 -69.166670”, LatLongDMS: “41:15:00 N 69:10:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42171 (D3C48B28)

Date: 4/10/1979
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 0KT YieldMax: .001KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1548

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “.001”

Event 42172 (64B024D7)

Date: 4/12/1979
Location: Brockton, Massachusetts
Description: Early evening. A family is driving home from the grocery store at Brockton, Massachusetts. They see a piano- shaped object with lights all over it. A spotlight is beaming down, and there is one red light on top. They lose sight of the object, but suddenly all four car windows go down and back up; then they go down halfway and back up. The same thing happens when they stop at a red light. They see the object again, which is now following them. They park near their house, and the UFO hovers across the street. The man shuts off Michael D. Swords, “Messing Around with the Force,” the engine and the windows act up again as the UFO moves directly overhead. The father and son get out of the car, and the UFO shoots a beam down at each of them in turn. It then moves down the street and away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, “Messing Around with the Force,” IUR 31, no. 4 (March 2008): 17
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5935

Event 42173 (B3B0506A)

Date: 4/13/1979
Time: 23:30
Location: MARINGA, BRZ
Description: Several observer(s). Photographs. 2 men abduction / field. Much detail. / r98#174+/ MJ#190+/ r41p554.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 366)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13614

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “454”, HatchDesc: “MARINGA,BRZ:SVRL OBS:FOTOS:2 MEN ABD/FLD:MUCH DETAIL:/r98#174+/MJ#190+/r41p554”, LatLong: “-23.416668 -51.916669”, LatLongDMS: “23:25:00 S 51:55:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “PRN”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42174 (A432E096)

Date: 4/16/1979
Time: 23:30
Location: BEDARRIDES, FR
Description: 2+observer(s). Red car-size sphere quickly going down [to] fast. Lands. Flashes white and red. Traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13615

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “BEDARRIDES,FR:2+OBS:RED CAR-SIZE SPHERE ↓↓ FAST:LANDS:FLASHES WHT+RED:TRACES:”, LatLong: “44.050002 4.900000”, LatLongDMS: “44:03:00 N 04:54:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vaucluse”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42175 (A8A51536)

Date: 4/16/1979
Description: At 11:30 p.m. in Bedarrides, Vaucluse, France a red sphere, the size of a car, descended fast and then landed. Flashes white and red lights. It left behind ground traces at the landing site. There were at least two witnesses, and the incident lasted five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, May 1979; Jean-Luc Rivera, UFO Newsclipping Service, July 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2060

Event 42176 (58013460)

Date: 4/19/1979
Time: 23:30
Location: NORTH / CROY, SCOTLAND
Description: 2 / car. Night light going [to] over. Observers run. Can’t hear motor or door slam. / r60#119.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13616

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “N/CROY,SCOTL:2/CAR:NLT > OVR:OBSs RUN:CANT HEAR MOTOR or DOOR SLAM:/r60#119”, LatLong: “57.550003 -4.000000”, LatLongDMS: “57:33:00 N 04:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42177 (55B06557)

Date: 4/19/1979
Location: Talisay, Philippines
Description: Police witnesses reported seeing a mother ship which later spewed out smaller UFOs,all of which landed in a valley. Military authorities were investigating. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5183

Event 42178 (FB6C32D3)

Date: 4/19/1979
Location: Croy, UK
Description: Two witnesses to a UFO in Croy ran from their car when the brightly lit object passed low overhead. They reported an abnormal silence, as they could no longer hear the car engine or the door slam when they fled (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5184

Event 42179 (D9791465)

Date: 4/19/1979
Locations: Ardersier; Croy; Inverness, Scotland
Description: 11:30 p.m. John Milroy and his mother are driving from Ardersier to Croy, Inverness, Scotland, when he sees headlights in the distance. The lights get larger and rise above the road. Thinking it is an airplane crash, they get out of the car and experience an abnormal silence; they can no longer hear the car engine or the door slam when they flee. Everything reverts to normal when they reach a ditch. The mother is so excited she needs to be sedated the next day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5936

Event 42180 (C706BFFB)

Date: 4/19/1979
Description: At shortly after 11:00 p.m. two witnesses to a UFO in Croy, England ran from their car when the brightly lit object passed low overhead. They reported an abnormal silence, as they could no longer hear the car engine or the door slam when they fled.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2141

Event 42181 (61127BD1)

Date: 4/20/1979
Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Fort Worth, Texas
Description: Former astronaut and US Sen. Harrison Schmitt (R-N.Mex.) and US Attorney R. E. Thompson convene an informal public hearing on cattle mutilations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its goal is to show that criminal activity is taking place involving many states and it requires federal action. About 200 people attend, including Fort Worth (Tex.) Star-Telegram reporter Jim Marrs. Thompson warns law enforcement officers not to reveal any evidence that might be used at a later trial.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Thomas P. Deuley, “Mutilation Hearings Held in New Mexico,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 137 (July 1979): 8–9; Christopher O’Brien, Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery, Adventures Unlimited, 2014
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5937

Event 42182 (27D3BFCA)

Date: 4/21/1979
Location: CHARLESTON, SC
Description: Metal bar with symbols appears in abduction/abducted mechanic’s bedroom. / r25p294.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13617

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “37”, HatchDesc: “CHARLESTON,SC:METAL BAR W/SYMBOLS APPEARS IN ABD.MECHANIC’S BEDROOM:/r25p294”, LatLong: “32.750002 -79.950004”, LatLongDMS: “32:45:00 N 79:57:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42183 (8C863A03)

Date: 4/21/1979
Location: Blonie area, Poland
Description: Late night. A helicopter pilot and a mechanic are returning by car to their unit in the Blonie area, Poland. A light descends rapidly and silently over the road, resolving itself into 4 large lights attached to a solid object more than 100 feet long. It stops and hovers at 300 feet and then shoots upward instantaneously.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 68–69
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5938

Event 42184 (38F1B6E7)

Date: 4/21/1979
Description: On this night two Grey aliens materialized briefly in abductee B. Herrmann’s home in North Charleston, South Carolina. They appeared in a blue-green haze, and left behind a metal bar with peculiar markings, which they said was a gift of “understanding and respect”.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Columbia (SC) State, June 28, 1981; UFO Newsclipping Service, July 1981, p. 6
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2193

Event 42185 (159F2640)

Date: 4/22/1979
Time: 10:10
Location: KENTON, ENGL
Description: Big silent silver toilet-seat sways and hovers 10’ over house / 4 minute(s). Odd silence.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13618

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “KENTON,ENGL:BIG SLNT SLVR TOILET-SEAT SWAYS+HVRS 10’OVR HOUSE/4min:ODD SILENCE”, LatLong: “51.583336 -0.333333”, LatLongDMS: “51:35:00 N 00:20:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42186 (886ABFE2)

Date: 4/23/1979
Time: 04:30
Location: BOHOL ISLAND, PHL
Description: Hundreds / observer(s) / 3 towns. UFO’s shoot colored beams / 200’ altitude. Going [to] to sea. / r60#119.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13619

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Philippines”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “50”, HatchDesc: “BOHOL Isl,PHL:100s/OBS/3 TOWNS:UFOs SHOOT CLRD BEAMS/200’alt:> to SEA:/r60#119”, LatLong: “9.750000 124.333339”, LatLongDMS: “09:45:00 N 124:20:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BHL”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42187 (71404686)

Date: 4/25/1979
Locations: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; Santa Fe, New Mexico; New Mexico
Description: Retired FBI agent Kenneth M. Rommel Jr. begins a major investigation of cattle mutilations. Financed by grants from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and the Santa Fe, New Mexico, District Attorney’s office (which has been designated as the coordinating state investigative agency for cattle mutilations), the inquiry focuses on New Mexico cases, though it pays some attention to incidents in other states.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Cattle mutilation”; Clark III 133
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5939

Event 42188 (4E0B594E)

Date: 4/27/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: ST. JACQUES / NEHOU, FR
Description: Intense red-orange 4M sphere with stiff waving arms going northeast slow.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 193)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13620

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.JACQUES/NEHOU,FR:INTENSE RED-ORG 4M SPHERE W/STIFF WAVING ARMS >NE SLOW”, LatLong: “49.416669 -1.633333”, LatLongDMS: “49:25:00 N 01:38:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Manche”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42189 (E18671F1)

Date: 4/27/1979
Location: St. Jacques de Nehou, Manche department, France
Description: A four meter in diameter, intense reddish-orange colored sphere with “stiff waving arms” or appendages was seen over a farm (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5186

Event 42190 (CB402679)

Date: 4/27/1979
Description: At seven o’clock in the morning a four meter in diameter, intense reddish-orange colored sphere with “stiff waving arms” or appendages was seen over a farm in St. Jacques de Nehou, Manche department, France. It flew off silently to the northeast slowly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2378

Event 42191 (EA9D3D60)

Date: 4/29/1979
Time: 22:50
Location: MAKAPU’U, HI
Description: Stewardess. Huge triangle with many lights. 100mph. Hums. Also maneuvers. Away going [to] sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 953)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13621

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “MAKAPU’U,HI:STEWARDESS:HUGE TRIANGLE W/MANY LITES:100mph:HUMS:+MNVRS:AWAY >SEA”, LatLong: “21.316668 -157.650008”, LatLongDMS: “21:19:00 N 157:39:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42192 (A76A64DB)

Date: 4/29/1979
Location: Makapu’u, HI
Description: An airline stewardess was at the shore in Makapu’u, when she sighted a huge triangular UFO with many lights. It moved at an estimated 100 mph and made a humming sound. It maneuvered in the sky and flew away out to sea. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5187

Event 42193 (A356A99F)

Date: 4/29/1979
Description: An airline stewardess was at the shore in Makapu’u, Hawaii at 10:45 p.m. when she sighted a huge triangular UFO with many lights. It moved at an estimated 100 mph and made a humming sound. It maneuvered in the sky and flew away out to sea.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13689, citing APRO Bulletin, May 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2412

Event 42194 (F55BD7C6)

Date: 5/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Victor Marchetti writes an article in the American quarterly Second Look, where he states that UFOs were not a common topic of conversation at the time he was a member of the CIA. Everyone knew that this kind of information was considered extremely sensitive. At the highest levels of the hierarchy, he had sometimes heard discreet allusions regarding the recovery of crashed disks and bodies of small men.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2852

Event 42195 (1CB87A99)

Date: 5/1979
Location: KULIM, MALAYS
Description: 5cm saucer extends 3 legs. Lands near cows. Observer(s) nears-hit / blinding beam.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 365)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13622

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Malaysia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “KULIM,MALAYS:5cm SCR EXTENDS 3 LEGS:LANDS nr COWS:OBS NEARS-HIT/BLINDING BEAM”, LatLong: “5.333334 100.616671”, LatLongDMS: “05:20:00 N 100:37:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KDH”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42196 (FF33B058)

Date: 5/1979
Time: ~20:00
Location: CARNAUBINHA, BRZ
Description: 2M UFO zaps man on fence. Paralyzed. Never recovers. Object going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 156)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13623

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “CARNAUBINHA,BRZ:2M UFO ZAPS MAN ON FENCE:PARALYZED:NEVER RECOVERS:OBJ>N”, LatLong: “-3.416667 -39.100002”, LatLongDMS: “03:25:00 S 39:06:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CEA”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42197 (84A60C6D)

Date: 5/1979
Description: Victor Marchetti, former special assistant to the Deputy Director of the CIA and author of the 1974 book The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence, writes an article in Second Look on “How the CIA Views the UFO Phenomenon.” He asserts that “we have, indeed, been contacted—perhaps even visited—by extraterrestrial beings, and the US government, in collusion with other national powers of the Earth, is determined to keep this information from the general public.” He claims that the CIA does not discuss UFOs openly because they are deemed “sensitive activities,” but he has heard rumors of crashed UFOs and extraterrestrial signals picked up by the National Security Agency. Attempts by the government to deny the reality of UFOs have all the hallmarks of a classic coverup, he writes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Victor Marchetti, “How the CIA Views the UFO Phenomenon,” Second Look 1, no. 7 (May 1979): 2–7; Nukes 490–491
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5940

Event 42198 (33667F8E)

Date: 5/1979
Location: El Paso County, COLORADO
Description: May and June 1979. During a period in which 4 or 5 mutilations occurred, “dark” helicopters were reported flying around ranches and homes.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 2 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_186

Event 42199 (775517B1)

Date: 5/1979
Description: Former special assistant to the Deputy Director of the CIA, Victor Marchetti, writes that “we have, indeed, been contacted — perhaps even visited — by extraterrestrial beings, and the U.S. government, in collusion with other national powers of the Earth, is determined to keep this information from the general public. He states the CIA does not discuss UAP openly because they are “sensitive activities,” and claims the NSA may have picked up signals intelligence related to crashed UAP. Marchetti states it is a cover-up.

Marchetti also states he heard rumors at high levels of the CIA of “little grey men whose ships had crashed, or had been shot down, being kept on ice by the Air Force Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson AFB.”

• https://www.scribd.com/document/336550817/Marchetti-How-the-CIA-Views-the-UFO-Phenomenon
• http://not-devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/15197/retro-friday-a-blast-from-the-past/
• https://www.ufohastings.com/index.php/articles/ex-cia-official-says-stories-of-crashed-ufos-and-little-gray-men-on-ice-discussed-at-a-high-level

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_186

Event 42200 (4D8CF4D3)

Date: 5/1/1979
Time: 04:00
Location: VIZCACHERAS, ARG
Description: Saucer 20M over oilfield. Responds / lights. Sand fused. Animals change.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13624

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, NUC: Nuclear facility related, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “35”, Elev: “800”, HatchDesc: "VIZCACHERAS,ARG:SCR 20M OVR OILFIELD:RESPONDS/LITES:SAND FUSED:ANIMALS CHANGE ", LatLong: “-33.500002 -68.416670”, LatLongDMS: “33:30:00 S 68:25:00 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “MND”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42201 (2370B677)

Date: 5/1/1979
Location: Vizcacheras, Argentina
Description: Oil held landing, reaction to light, landing traces (sections VII, X). (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5188

Event 42202 (A26954DE)

Date: 5/1/1979
Location: Vizcacheras, Argentina
Description: Oil field landing, reaction to light, landing traces
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_336

Event 42203 (56644523)

Date: 5/1/1979
Locations: Vizcacheras oil fields; Mendoza province; Andes mountains; La Pintada; Cuesta de los Terneros; San Rafael
Description: 4:00 a.m. YPF company engineers at the Vizcacheras oil fields in a remote area of Argentina’s Mendoza province accessible only to employees are awakened by goats bleating in a corral. When they go outside to investigate, they see a UFO hovering silently about 230 feet from the encampment and 65 feet above the ground. They wave a lantern and the UFO seems to respond by blinking a light, then slowly lands nearby. More light signals are exchanged, then the UFO takes off and disappears toward the Andes mountains at 4:35 a.m. After the sighting, the goats (about 1,500) refuse to return to their corral. The engineers go to inspect the landing spot and find a large circle in which the sand has been petrified or hardened into chunks. Soil samples are taken to a Professor Corradi for analysis. Corradi, identified as director of the Institute for Extrahuman Studies, says the samples are being analyzed by the Office of Mining. Corradi remarks that that the “permanent presence of the UFOs over the uranium mines of La Pintada and Cuesta de los Terneros in San Rafael and now in Vizcacheras, is not a coincidence.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard H. Hall, “Extraterrestrial Psychology,” 1988; “Argentine Oil Field Landing,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 139 (September 1979)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5941

Event 42204 (5819F8A7)

Date: 5/1/1979
Description: At around 4:00 a.m. some goats in Las Vizcacheras, Mendoza, Argentina fled their pen in panic. The noise from the goats woke the three witnesses, a group of petroleum engineers and technicians. A rectangular UFO was then seen hovering 20 meters above the ground, just 70 meters from the witnesses. It gave off colored streams of light as it took off. There was a circle found at the landing site of hardened ground.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UNICAT database, case 602, citing Victorio Corradi; Jane Thomas, UFO News Clipping Service, August 1979, p. 11, citing Radiolandia, May 25, 1979; MUFON UFO Journal, September 1979, p. 6; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 265
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2444

Event 42205 (5BE187E4)

Date: 5/3/1979
Description: A 65-year-old woman named Karlsson had a close encounter with an oval-shaped object in Undenas, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden at 9:00 p.m. It was first seen weaving in and out silently between the trees. It hovered as the witness ran back toward her house, and then shot straight up at very high speed, making two dull explosions like sonic booms.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Acke Svensson, FSR, December 1983, p. 5, citing UFO-Sverige
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2482

Event 42206 (B4CBC4E4)

Date: 5/4/1979
Location:
Description: Eta Aquarid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_337

Event 42207 (BCB981DA)

Date: 5/5/1979
Location: PAMPULHA, BRZ
Description: 2 cops. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). UFO lands / 90 second(s). Figure(s) look through portholes. / News.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13625

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “850”, HatchDesc: “PAMPULHA,BRZ:2 COPS:CAR EMES:UFO LANDS/90sec:FIGs LOOK THRU PORTHOLES:/News”, LatLong: “-19.900001 -43.950002”, LatLongDMS: “19:54:00 S 43:57:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minas Gerais”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42208 (4C73F7B0)

Date: 5/5/1979
Time: 15:00
Location: LOS MOLINOS DAM, ARG
Description: Good photographs / silent metallic hat-saucer. 3 portholes. Shoots going up. / LDLN#187.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13626

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “500”, HatchDesc: “LOS MOLINOS DAM,ARG:GOOD FOTOS/SLNT MTLC HAT-SCR:3 PORTS:SHOOTS↑:/LDLN#187”, LatLong: “-32.183335 -64.433336”, LatLongDMS: “32:11:00 S 64:26:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CRD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42209 (6E1187F8)

Date: 5/5/1979
Location: Pampulhas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Description: Object with portholes, blinding red-orange light, landed within 50 meters. Cronica, May 7, 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina (E,R) police car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5189

Event 42210 (6DA0B0F6)

Date: 5/5/1979
Description: Clear photographs were taken of a metallic, hat-shaped disc over a dam in Calamuchita, Cordoba, Argentina. The photographs were taken in the middle of the afternoon by a 34-year-old man named L. Ferreyra. The UFO had three portholes, and made no sound. It shot straight up when it left.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, November 1979, p. 9, citing Clarin, May 5, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2551

Event 42211 (6F0C061A)

Date: 5/5/1979
Description: On this night an object with portholes landed in a field in Pampulhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil for 90 seconds. The witnesses were two police officers, who reported that the encounter caused EM effects on their vehicle. The ground was lit brightly, and figures could be seen looking out through portholes in the craft. It took off vertically at great speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, July 1979, p. 14; MUFON UFO Journal, November 1979, p. 11, citing Cronica May 5, 1979; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 258
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2552

Event 42212 (AB9C7E82)

Date: 5/6/1979
Time: 00:30
Location: SOUTHWEST / BRIBIE ISLAND, QLD
Description: 4 / car. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Car = different color / odd light. Orange night lights fly.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13627

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SW/BRIBIE ISL,QLD:4/CAR:CAR EMEs:CAR=DIFFERENT COLOR/ODD LITE:ORG NLTS FLY:”, LatLong: “-27.116668 152.950007”, LatLongDMS: “27:07:00 S 152:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42213 (D1016E78)

Date: 5/6/1979
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Description: Bright orange lights on road ahead, terrain illuminated, lights shot straight up at high speed. Frola, 1990, p. 204 (E,L) car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5190

Event 42214 (1213D254)

Date: 5/6/1979
Time: 03:17:00.1
Location: 49.7700 78.0080
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1549

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7700 78.0080”, LatLongDMS: “49:46:12 N 78:00:29 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 42215 (3D091B17)

Date: 5/6/1979
Description: While driving on the southwestern part of Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia at 12:30 a.m. four witnesses had a close encounter with orange lights when their car’s electrical system failed. The car looked a different color in the light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13695, citing Australian Centre for UFO Studies
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2596

Event 42216 (1D26D964)

Date: 5/7/1979
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: 10:00 a.m. Two witnesses on an airliner about one hour south of Chicago, Illinois, notice two bright-white rectangular objects slightly higher than the airplane. They gradually fade from view.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Long Rectangular UFOs: Five Different Cases of Similarly Shaped Objects,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 9 (September 1981): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5942

Event 42217 (45E12A72)

Date: 5/9/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Marie Paule P. (10 years old, 4th grade) Descended to 1m from the ground. It was about to land then immediately rose again. It disappeared into the clouds. (Wednesday 9th May, 8:30am)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2853

Event 42218 (31385876)

Date: 5/9/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Photo taken. See images/1979-05-09_Eragny.jpg
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2854

Event 42219 (30EB8B63)

Date: 5/9/1979
Time: 03:00?
Location: CHOCONTA, COLUMBIA
Description: Blackout. 10-15 saucers all over. 8 buzz telecom satellite station.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13628

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Colombia”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “2689”, HatchDesc: “CHOCONTA,COLUMBIA:BLACKOUT:10-15 SCRS ALL OVR:8 BUZZ TELECOM SATELLITE STATION”, LatLong: “5.150000 -73.683337”, LatLongDMS: “05:09:00 N 73:41:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bogota”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42220 (FC2A59C9)

Date: 5/9/1979
Locations: Choconta, Colombia; Telecom satellite tracking station
Description: Early morning. A fleet of 10–15 UFOs alarms people in Choconta, Colombia. Eight of the objects have lights that change from red to blue to orange and yellow. An electrical blackout takes place, and dogs, chicken, and cattle get disturbed and run away. The objects examine the Telecom satellite tracking station before ascending rapidly and disappearing in the clouds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Foreign Forum,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5943

Event 42221 (51106AC2)

Date: 5/9/1979
Description: A power failure occurred in the predawn hours in Choconta, north of Bogota, Colombia. Ten to fifteen discs were sighted by numerous observers for 15 minutes. Eight of them buzzed the telecom satellite station.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2692

Event 42222 (65F18736)

Date: 5/11/1979
Time: 15:59:59.8
Location: 36.9600 -116.0100
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Freezeout” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_845

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.9600 -116.0100”, LatLongDMS: “36:57:36 N 116:00:36 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Freezeout”, NukeSource: “ISC”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42223 (42C4C75F)

Date: 5/12/1979
Time: 13:30
Location: ATWATER, CA
Description: 3+observer(s). 3’ x7’DISK hovers / power poles. Hums. Attracts birds that follow away.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13629

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “46”, HatchDesc: “ATWATER,CA:3+OBS:3’x7’DISK HVRS/POWER POLES:HUMS:ATTRACTS BIRDS THAT FOLO AWAY”, LatLong: “37.344446 -120.611117”, LatLongDMS: “37:20:40 N 120:36:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42224 (9ACB078D)

Date: 5/12/1979
Description: At 1:30 p.m. three observers in Atwater, Los Angeles County, California watched a 3’ x 7’ disc hovering over power line poles. It made a humming sound that seemed to attract birds that followed it as it flew away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13697, citing UFO Newsclipping Service, issue 119
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2770

Event 42225 (B0E5D55D)

Date: 5/14/1979
Time: 13:10
Location: EYZIN-PINET, FR
Description: 2+60 kids. Brilliant jelly-disk stops / 5M altitude / field. Going quickly [to] extremely fast. / LDLN#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: ROUSSEL, Robert: OVNI, les Verites Cachees. Ed. Albin Michel,Paris 1994 ISBN 2-226-06646-2. 346 pp softback (Index 330)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13630

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “EYZIN-PINET,FR:2+60 KIDS:BRILL.JELLY-DISK STOPS/5M alt/FLD:>> XFAST:/LDLN#186”, LatLong: “45.466669 5.000000”, LatLongDMS: “45:28:00 N 05:00:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Isère”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42226 (1CBD66F7)

Date: 5/14/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: BASTIA, CORSICA
Description: 1 observer. Silver saucer going quickly south / 15 second(s). 2000M altitude estimated. / Corse Matin / 15 May.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13631

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BASTIA,CORSICA:1 OBS:SLVR SCR >>S/15 sec:2000M alt estm:/Corse Matin/15May”, LatLong: “42.700002 9.450000”, LatLongDMS: “42:42:00 N 09:27:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haute Corse”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42227 (9AD51A6B)

Date: Late Spring 1979
Location: CHINA, Klamayi (Gobi Desert)
Description: (Translated from French) … a young worker who was guarding the reservoir noticed, before sunrise, an oval silver object resting on the Gobi Desert, to the east of the reservoir. This huge luminous object 'took off, landed, without any noise or dust cloud. (…) He immediately phoned the Petroleum Fields Headquarters, which in turn alerted the unit of the People’s Army stationed in this locality. Armed with tanks and cannons, the soldiers of this unit immediately went east of the reservoir. When they arrived there, they saw the shining object land again on the desert (…) they immediately dispersed to encircle the unknown object. (…) People approached the object more and more, which had a shiny and smooth surface and made no noise. To everyone’s great surprise, the strange object took off and, at a dizzying speed, rose like a lightning bolt into the sky, vertically (…) When it rose, there was no gust of air, the grass and sand on the ground did not move. (1979, Late Spring)
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 137, 138
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3040

Event 42228 (59A811D4)

Date: 5/16/1979
Location: BRAZIL, Sobrado (Minas Gerais)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 10:30, Arlindo dos Santos was hunting with two friends. As he was alone at the time, upon exiting a wood he suddenly saw a strange object landing 200 meters away from him. It was a vertical cylinder one meter high and 25 cm in diameter with a flashing light, alternately red and white, at the top end. Arlindo took out his camera from his bag and took a photo of the mysterious object which disappeared immediately. Arlindo then saw a second similar object, but a bit longer, which had the shape of a top with a propeller on top and a very thin point, 20 cm long, at its lower part. This object landed in the ground a few meters away from Arlindo, just long enough for him to take a photo, then it disappeared as suddenly as the first one. Arlindo then saw a third one a bit further away. This one had the shape of a narrow barrel, about 2 m long, with red and white vertical stripes, fins on the sides and it was topped with a large propeller. Arlindo also took a photo of this third object, which disappeared as quickly as the two others. It was then that he saw a fourth much bigger object, a classic flying saucer about 6 m in diameter and white in color, with portholes on the side, which landed a few meters away from Arlindo on four legs ending in flat discs. Arlindo then tried to take a 4th photo, but the craft directed a blinding light beam at him which terrified him so much that he dropped his camera and tried to run away, but he remained paralyzed in place. He remembers having seen then two humanoids equipped like astronauts, with a suit, gloves and a glass helmet from which a flexible tube connected to a cylindrical tank they were carrying on their back was coming out. They seemed to be talking with their mouth, but their voice was coming from behind them. The two humanoids brought Arlindo towards the saucer, each holding him under an arm (…) After climbing a 4-step staircase he was welcomed by a third humanoid who asked him if he was intelligent and educated. He answered no. The unknown one made him enter through a rectangular door. The inside of the craft was brown in color and smelled of dust and it was very cold; two humanoids equipped in the same way were sitting in armchairs. These beings had slanted eyes going to the side, straight nose, slit mouth as if they were laughing with thin lips and no beard. They looked like they were typing on a typewriter. At that moment Arlindo saw appear a very beautiful young woman, dressed in white, with gloves but without a helmet. She was quite small but very pretty, with a dark complexion, her dark hair plastered to the side and features absolutely similar to those of a young and pretty Terran. She brought him to the next room where there was a machine resembling a large refrigerator. (note from vog: let’s recap: 2 men outside, 1 man at the top of the staircase, 2 men sitting in an armchair + Arlindo + 1 female humanoid + armchairs and computer keyboards + a large refrigerator: that’s a lot of people and furniture for a saucer (not a sphere) 6 m in diameter!)(…) Astronomy lesson on screens, journey (?) and return to earth. (…)
Reference: Maurice CHATELAIN: “Les messagers du Cosmos” - Laffont 1980, p. 64 to 68
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3038

Event 42229 (E6EB88FB)

Date: 5/16/1979
Location: CHARLESTON, SC
Description: Same mechanic drawn / saucer again. Metal bar = gift. ‘Will return’.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13632

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “37”, HatchDesc: “CHARLESTON,SC:SAME MECHANIC DRAWN/SCR AGAIN:METAL BAR=GIFT:‘WILL RETURN’.”, LatLong: “32.783335 -79.950004”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:00 N 79:57:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42230 (CD901616)

Date: 5/16/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: DORMAGEN, GERMANY
Description: 1+2 observer(s). 8 night lights zigzag / sky. Away slowly. No trace / Dusseldorf RADAR.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13633

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “DORMAGEN,GERMANY:1+2 OBS:8 NLTS ZIGZAG/SKY:AWAY SLOWLY:no trace/Dusseldorf RDR”, LatLong: “51.083336 6.766667”, LatLongDMS: “51:05:00 N 06:46:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NRW”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42231 (620BADFC)

Date: 5/16/1979
Location: Baependi, Minas Gerais State (near), Brazil
Description: Sr. dos Santos next saw an object descend towards the ground in a clearing. He approached to within 180 meters, and saw that the object was shaped like a “telephone booth” about 1 meter in height. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 790516
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5191

Event 42232 (BEDEB686)

Date: 5/16/1979
Location: Charleston, SC
Description: A mechanic felt compelled to return to a spot where he had previously seen a UFO. A disc-shaped craft landed, and he was given a metal bar as a gift, along with the message that the occupants will return again. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5192

Event 42233 (CB745D46)

Date: 5/16/1979
Location: Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description: 10:30 a.m. Arlindo Gabriel dos Santos is hunting with two friends in a forest near Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil, when he becomes separated from the others. He sees an object descend towards the ground in a clearing. He approaches to within 600 feet and sees that the object is shaped like a telephone booth about 3 feet tall. He takes a photo of the object before it abruptly disappears in plain sight. He walks to the clearing and sees another object shaped like a toy top and a little larger than the previous object, descending swiftly. It has a small propeller on top and a long, pointed protrusion on the bottom. As he tries to photograph the second object, he hears a whooshing sound, and the craft is quickly enveloped in smoke. He notices a third craft descending overhead. This one is barrel-shaped and hovers for a bit before landing. It also has a large propeller at one end and is covered with red stripes. It vanishes when he tries to approach. Dos Santos finally sees a huge, white, egg-shaped object descend. It has a pointed top and fin-like protrusions on each side. Next to the fins are several windows. As it descends it makes a horrific noise like a choking motor and puts out four landing pods. He approaches and tries to take another photograph, but there is a sudden flash that temporarily blinds him and leaves his eyes irritated. Frightened, he drops the camera and runs, but is only able to get about 30 feet before he is can no longer move. Behind him he notices two men wearing helmets with transparent visors and gloves. They grab him, each taking one arm. He begs them to let him go in the name of God, but they answer, “In the name of God, we are all brothers; we don’t harm anybody.” The voice comes from a box-like apparatus on their backs. He is taken toward the landed UFO. As he gets near, he can feel an intense cold surrounding it. Another helmeted figure stands by a ladder extending from the craft, looking from side to side. The man asks dos Santos if he has seen a “Zurca.” Dos Santos thinks he is referring to one of the smaller objects. The man extends a gloved hand and pulls dos Santos inside the craft through a square doorway. The atmosphere inside the craft is pleasant and cool, and there is a smell like “baby powder” in the air. Other men wearing dark, tight-fitting outfits are sitting on seats. The men have large slanted eyes, thin noses, and large mouths, and they are operating some type of machinery. They stand up and begin conversing in an unknown language. Suddenly, a heavyset woman emerges from another room. She wears a white uniform, gloves, but no helmet. Dos Santos describes her as good looking, tanned, with long light fine hair. The woman and one of the men then take him into a corridor. He enters a room where he sees a square object in the middle. The man pushes a button on the wall and the object rises. It resembled a large piece of marble. The woman takes out a long wand and points it at the object. On the object dos Santos sees an image of the planet Earth and other planets. At this point, the man removes his helmet revealing short, light-colored hair. When dos Santos leaves the craft, he is told to cover his eyes and not look as the object leaves. He follows these instructions and does not see the object depart.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “May 16, 1979: Near Baependi, Minas Gerais State, Brazil”; “Grandes Manobras Extraterrestres na Fazenda do Sobrado, Baependi, MG,” SBEDV Boletim, no. 132– 135 (Jan./Aug. 1980): 28–71; Jackson Luiz Camargo, “O Caso do Embornal,” Portal Fenomenum, June 15, 2016; Brazil 258–266
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5944

Event 42234 (CFFBE946)

Date: 5/16/1979
Description: Arlindo Gabriel dos Santos was hunting with two friends in a forest near Baependi, Minas Gerais State, Brazil around 10:30 a.m. when he became separated from the others. Sr. dos Santos next saw an object descend towards the ground in a clearing. He approached to within 180 meters, and saw that the object was shaped like a “telephone booth” about 1 meter in height. He had been carrying his Kodak camera with him, and was able to take a snapshot of the object before it abruptly disappeared in plain sight. He walked to where the craft had been, and then saw another object swiftly descend. This next object was shaped like a toy top, and a little larger than the previous object. It had a small propeller like apparatus on top and a long pointy protrusion on the bottom. As he tried to photograph this second object he heard a whooshing sound and the craft was quickly enveloped in smoke. He got closer to the smoke, and then he noticed yet a third craft descending overhead. This one was barrel shaped and about one meter tall. It balanced above the ground before landing. It too had a large propeller at one end, and was covered with red stripes. This object too suddenly vanished when he tried to approach.

He finally saw a huge white, egg-shaped object descend to the ground. The ovoid craft had a pointy top, and a fin-like protrusions on each side. Next to the fins Arlindo could see several windows. While it descended it produced a horrific noise like a choking motor, and as it neared the ground it put out four, leg like landing pods. Arlindo approached and tried to take another photograph, but there was a sudden flash that temporarily blinded him and left his eyes irritated. Frightened, he dropped the camera and ran, but was only able to get about 10 meters before he became frozen in place, unable to move. He said it felt like someone had grabbed him from behind. Behind him he noticed two men wearing helmets with visors and gloves. Behind their transparent visors he could see human faces. They grabbed him, each taking one arm. He begged them to let him go in the name of God, but he received the answer, “In the name of God, we are all brothers, we don’t harm anybody.” The voice seemed to originate from a box like apparatus on their backs. He was taken towards the landed object. As he got near it he could feel an intense cold surrounding it. Another helmeted figure stood by a ladder extending from the craft, looking from side to side. The man asked Arlindo if he had seen something, which sounded to him like a “Zurca.” Arlindo thought he could have been referring to one of the previous smaller aerial craft. That man then extended a gloved hand and pulled Arlindo inside the craft through a square shaped doorway. The atmosphere inside the craft was pleasant and cool, and there was a smell like “baby powder” in the air. There were other men sitting around on seats in the room. He described them as human like, wearing dark tight-fitting outfits. The men had large slanted eyes, thin noses, and large mouths and they seemed to operating some type of unknown machinery. The men stood up and began conversing among themselves in an unknown language. Suddenly from another room a heavyset woman emerged. She wore a white uniform, gloves, but no helmet. The witness described her as good looking, tanned, with long light fine hair. The woman and one of the men then took him into a corridor. He then entered a room where he saw a square shaped object in the middle. The man pushed a button on the wall and the object rose up. The object resembled a large piece of marble. The woman then took out a long wand like object and pointed it at the object. On the object the witness then saw an image of the planet Earth and other planets. At this point the man the removed his helmet and the witness could see that he had very short, light colored hair. When Arlindo left the craft he was told to cover his eyes and not to look as the object left. He followed these instructions and did not see the object depart.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Dr. Libirajara Franco Rodriguez & Maria Jose Pereira
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2897

Event 42235 (C7210CD4)

Date: 5/16/1979
Description: On the same day as Arlindo dos Santos’s close encounter of the third kind in Brazil a mechanic in Charleston, South Carolina felt compelled to return to a spot where he had previously seen a UFO. A disc-shaped craft landed, and he was given a metal bar as a gift, along with the message that the occupants will return again.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13700; Richard Hall, Uninvited Guests, p. 294
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2898

Event 42236 (8019D979)

Date: 5/17/1979
Description: At 12:25 a.m. William Herrman saw a UFO from his home in Summerville, South Carolina and felt the urge to get in his car and follow it to a remote location. Everything became silent, and the object descended from the sky, and pulled him inside the craft by means of a blue beam of light. He then lost consciousness. When he woke up he was on a exam table. He was medically examined by short, light skinned beings, with large heads and oval-shaped eyes. They wore red, tight-fitting coveralls and pullover boots, and their leader had an emblem like a winged serpent on his chest. They conversely extensively. He was then taken on a journey and allowed to view a larger vessel in flight and people on the surface looking up at the craft. He was eventually returned to the same field as his first abduction experience.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery. Volume 2: Catalogue of Cases, case # 191B, citing Wendell Stevens; Columbia (SC) State, June 28, 1981; Albert S. Rosales, 1979 Humanoid Sighting Reports, case # 2258
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2939

Event 42237 (54E08E96)

Date: 5/19/1979
Location: Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia
Description: Six school children reported sighting a landed object and four tiny humanoid figures near it. The creatures were only about 4 inches tall. One of the students attempted to catch one of the creatures but was shot in the hand. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5194

Event 42238 (92984667)

Date: 5/19/1979
Location: moors near Stacksteads, Lancashire, England
Description: 2:27 a.m. Tailor Mike Sacks and his brother Ray are on the moors near Stacksteads, Lancashire, England, looking for the UFO that Mike had already seen twice the previous winter. They have staked out the hills with a camera and suddenly hear a muted howling noise echoing through the night. The noise is coming from a white, glowing light falling toward them. The glowing mass slows down and the howling stops. Now directly overhead, the object is hovering just feet above a stream. They see a dome on top that emits electric blue sparks, a middle section, and a rim with a translucent metallic glow. The object tilts to reveal intricate detail on its underside, then accelerates and disappears. The men take a dozen photos, but they only show black sky when processed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “The House on Haunted Moor,” Fortean Times 322 (January 2015): 23
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5945

Event 42239 (51832CD2)

Date: 5/19/1979
Description: In Bukit Mertajam on the island of Pinang, Malaysia six school children reported sighting a landed object and four tiny humanoid figures near it in the middle of the afternoon. The creatures were only about 4 inches tall. One of the students attempted to catch one of the creatures but was shot in the hand. The creature then shot at a brick, breaking it into pieces. Afterwards the creatures ran back into their tiny craft. Another student reportedly grabbed the small object and was shocked by an electric current. The object then took off, and an adult witness watched the object taking off.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Admad Jamaludin, A Summary of UFO and Related Events in Malaysia, p. 81
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2986

Event 42240 (CC15086F)

Date: 5/20/1979
Time: 08:00
Location: DAVAO, PI
Description: American Scientist and 600. Flash. Saucer going down [to] near huts. Figure(s) move inside. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) Jan’80.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13634

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Philippines”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “DAVAO,PI:AMER.SCIENTIST+600:FLASH:SCR ↓ nr HUTS:FIGs MOVE INSIDE:/IUR Jan’80”, LatLong: “7.066667 125.600006”, LatLongDMS: “07:04:00 N 125:36:00 E”, Locale: “Rainforest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MND”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42241 (1FEFADB9)

Date: 5/20/1979
Location: Davao City, Philippines
Description: 8:00 a.m. A scientist, Ron Kruppa, sees a large UFO emitting smaller objects in Davao City, Philippines.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Stretching the Truth in the Philippines,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5946

Event 42242 (4A0A22EB)

Date: 5/22/1979
Time: 11:40
Location: MCCOOK, NEBR
Description: 2+1+1 separate observer(s). 2’ saucer crosses US83 going quickly east. Dome and small blue lights. Big news.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13635

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “787”, HatchDesc: “McCOOK,NEBR:2+1+1 SEP.OBS:2’SCR CROSSES US83>>E:DOME+SML BLU LITES:BIG NEWS”, LatLong: “40.200002 -100.627783”, LatLongDMS: “40:12:00 N 100:37:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42243 (01C74D6C)

Date: 5/22/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: PIASTOW, POL
Description: 3M hockey puck hovers over path. Geometric figure(s) flash / edge. Burns. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) 11 / 2.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 397)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13636

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “PIASTOW,POL:3M HOCKEY PUCK HVRS OVR PATH:GEOM.FIGS FLASH/EDGE:BURNS:/IUR 11/2”, LatLong: “52.183336 20.800001”, LatLongDMS: “52:11:00 N 20:48:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WAR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42244 (FB9ACB84)

Date: 5/22/1979
Location: Piastów, Poland
Description: 10:00 p.m. A man walking in a park in Piastów, Poland, sees two bright yellow beams of light coming from a dark object about 10 feet wide floating just above the ground. Walking to within 10 feet of the object, he can see a third beam of light below it. Green geometrical shapes appear and vanish along the side of the UFO. A blinking red light shines out on the upper surface, in between the vertical bars of an H-shaped sign taking up almost the entire top. Suddenly the object shines with a white-blue light, and the man’s face feels like it is burning. Frightened, he runs away and does not look back. The next morning, he feels as if something heavy is pressing on his head; two weeks later, sores containing dried blood break out on his face.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bronislaw Rzepecki, “UFOs and Ufologists in Poland,” IUR 11, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1986): 15–16; Bronislaw Rzepecki, “UFOs in Poland,” UFOs 1947–1987, Fortean Tomes, 1987, p. 124
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5947

Event 42245 (247BA424)

Date: 5/25/1979
Time: 01:10
Location: NORTH / COLUSA, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). Silver bullet-object over Sacramento R. / 3 minute(s). Many animals act up.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 195)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13637

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “N/COLUSA,CA:2 OBS:SLVR BULLET-OBJ OVR SACRAMENTO R./3min:MANY ANIMALS ACT UP”, LatLong: “39.266669 -122.016672”, LatLongDMS: “39:16:00 N 122:01:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42246 (3AEA58E8)

Date: 5/25/1979
Time: 20:00?
Location: CHARLESTON, MO
Description: 5+1 observer(s). Night light lands behind shop. Neon sign malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Clock 18 minute(s) slow.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUTLEDGE, Harley D. Ph.D.: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION; Prentice-Hall, NJ 1981. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13638

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “18”, Elev: “95”, HatchDesc: “CHARLESTON,MO:5+1 OBS:NLT LANDS BHND SHOP:NEON SIGN EMEs:CLOCK 18min SLOW:”, LatLong: “36.916668 -89.350004”, LatLongDMS: “36:55:00 N 89:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42247 (9582FB9C)

Date: 5/25/1979
Location: Charleston, MO
Description: A nocturnal light came down and landed behind a store in the town of Charleston, Missouri. A neon sign was effected and a clock in the vicinity was later found to be 18 minutes slow. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5197

Event 42248 (B7DA7C95)

Date: 5/25/1979
Location: Colusa, CA
Description: 1:10 AM. A silver colored, heel-shaped or bullet-shaped object hovered between fifty and five hundred feet above some trees near the Sacramento River for three minutes. It made a sound like an electric motor as it moved very slowly toward the two witnesses, Ruben and Carlos Genera. Many animals reacted to its presence. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5199

Event 42249 (03C150E7)

Date: 5/25/1979
Description: At 1:10 a.m. a silver colored, heel-shaped or bullet-shaped object hovered between fifty and five hundred feet above some trees near the Sacramento River in Colusa, California for three minutes. It had a row of red and blue-green lights along its leading edge between two headlights. It also had a smooth metallic surface. It made a sound like an electric motor as it moved very slowly toward the two witnesses, Ruben and Carlos Genera. Many animals reacted to its presence. The close encounter lasted seven minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Paul C. Cerny, MUFON UFO Journal, May 1984, p. 3; UNICAT database, case 235, citing Paul Cerny
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3090

Event 42250 (BCC0879F)

Date: 5/25/1979
Description: At 8:00 p.m. a nocturnal light came down and landed behind a store in the town of Charleston, Missouri. A neon sign was effected and a clock in the vicinity was later found to be 18 minutes slow.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Harley D. Rutledge, Project Identification, p. 208
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3091

Event 42251 (C56133C9)

Date: 5/26/1979 (approximate)
Location: CHILE, Antofagasta
Description: (Translated from French) During a training flight, the instructor and student pilot saw an unidentified object in the evening. The radar controllers had warned them of its presence. It was a kind of black triangle with two small tails. The UFO turned and moved away at a speed higher than the speed of sound. (Bob PRATT - USA who says the 29th). On May 26, instructor Danilo Catalan Farias, a pilot at the Cerro Moreno air base, made a training flight when he was warned by the control tower of the presence of an unidentified aircraft. Catalan was ordered, as was another pilot, to intercept and identify. The other pilot did not find the target. Danilo Catalan accelerated with the F-5 because he was about twenty miles from the unknown, whose echo was recorded on the on-board radar, suggesting that it was larger than a commercial aircraft. The object was then moving at a speed of 0.92 Mach and at an altitude of about 33,000 feet. Danilo Catalan managed to get close to within ten miles, which allowed him a visual contact while continuing the pursuit to be two miles from the UFO. At this distance, any aircraft in the air should be able to be identified. He described a black triangle with two small tails. At that moment the unknown accelerated and took a right-angle turn, which was confirmed on the ground. The speed of the unknown then reached at least Mach 3. The description of the object and its characteristics resembles the American SR-71 apparatus, better known as the “Black Bird”, because it is a very intense dark blue antireflective color. It is a strategic reconnaissance, espionage aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed California Co., and is the substitute of the Famous U-2. It made its first flight on April 26, 1962, and construction for the American Army began in December, under the appellation SR-71A. Its flight qualities are exceptional, it is capable of reaching an altitude of 24,400 m. and developing a speed of 3,220 km/h. (1979, May 26 (29?))
Reference: STENDEK n° 40, June 80
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3039

Event 42252 (9C13BD90)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: MANILA, PHL
Description: Many observer(s). UFO with 2 antennas. Figures visible / (seen thru) binoculars. “Wave tentacles”.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13639

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Philippines”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MANILA,PHL:MANY OBS:UFO W/2 ANTENNAS:FIGURES VISIBLE/BINOCS:“WAVE TENTACLES””, LatLong: “14.616667 121.016672”, LatLongDMS: “14:37:00 N 121:01:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LZN”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42253 (430B6968)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: NEAR KULIM, KADAH, MALAYSIA
Description: 2+3 observer(s). Saucer / 3 legs 50cm over ground. Temporarily blinding beams.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13640

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Malaysia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr KULIM,KADAH,MALAYSIA:2+3 OBS:SCR/3 LEGS 50cm OVR GND:TEMP.BLINDING BEAMS”, LatLong: “5.344445 100.633338”, LatLongDMS: “05:20:40 N 100:38:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KDH”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42254 (EBF0F654)

Date: 5/26/1979
Time: 00:10
Location: HAILEY, ID
Description: 3 separate pilots and ground RADAR. 5 objects / line. Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) and compass and radio and engine electro-magnetic effect (EME). / MJ#253.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 381)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13641

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “160”, Elev: “1624”, HatchDesc: “HAILEY,ID:3 SEP.PILOTS+GND RDR:5 OBJs/LINE:ADF+COMPASS+RDO+ENGINE EME:/MJ#253”, LatLong: “43.516669 -114.316672”, LatLongDMS: “43:31:00 N 114:19:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Idaho”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42255 (4AD97E3C)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Colusa, CA
Description: Two fishermen observed a hemispherical object with blinding white headlights and a row of body lights. It hovered in one spot for 2-3 minutes, then flew overhead emitting a humming sound like an electric generator. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 790526
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5201

Event 42256 (C8EEE2A9)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Kulim, Malaysia
Description: A disc with three legs for landing gear hovered just a half a meter above the ground. The witness was temporarily blinded by beams of light from the object. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5202

Event 42257 (A45289F7)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Manila, Philippines
Description: A UFO with two antennae was sighted over the city. With the aid of binoculars figures could reportedly be seen inside the craft. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5204

Event 42258 (84650234)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Hailey, ID
Description: G,V, FAA radar, pilot & a/l visuals (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5206

Event 42259 (08E12A9C)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Hailey, ID
Description: Pilots enc string of objects, R/V (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5207

Event 42260 (F2F2A09E)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Hailey, ID
Description: Private pilot and airline crew saw string of orange objects maneuvering and changing formation, tracked on radar
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_338

Event 42261 (F8B5B4F3)

Date: 5/26/1979
Location: Hailey, Idaho
Description: 12:05 a.m. The pilot of a private airplane flying near Hailey, Idaho, spots five orange objects flying in a horizontal line. They tilt, spread out, and regroup in a vertical formation. As they pass to his left, his magnetic compass and direction finder begin spinning, the radio is filled with static, and the engine sputters. One of the objects approaches at high speed, and the pilot begins a climb and loses sight of the UFOs.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Compasses, Radio, Engine Affected on Aircraft”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5948

Event 42262 (9238DB3D)

Date: 5/26/1979
Description: A disc with three legs for landing gear hovered just a half a meter above the ground in Kulim, Malaysia at 8:30 a.m. The witness was temporarily blinded by beams of light from the object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ahmad Jamaludin, MUFON UFO Journal, November 1979, p. 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3107

Event 42263 (DC0D51BA)

Date: 5/26/1979
Description: In Manila, the Philippines that same night a UFO with two antennae was sighted over the city. With the aid of binoculars figures could reportedly be seen inside the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, August 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3108

Event 42264 (0F338AA3)

Date: 5/28/1979 (approximate)
Location: ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Description: 2 pilots and ground RADAR-visual (observation). Black delta/triangle/box-like craft maneuvers. Turns and gone / supersonic speed/velocity.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13642

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “275”, HatchDesc: “ANTOFAGASTA,CHILE:2 PILOTS+GND RDR-VIS:BLK DLT MNVRS:TURNS+GONE/SUPERSONIC SPD”, LatLong: “-23.916668 -70.366670”, LatLongDMS: “23:55:00 S 70:22:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Antofagasta”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42265 (E7448617)

Date: 5/29/1979
Description: There were two high quality reports of aircraft encounters with UFOs on this day. The first occurred at five minutes after midnight over Hailey, Idaho when a Braniff Airlines crew, as well as private pilots flying in the area, independently reported sighting five orange objects in a line, moving to the left of the airliner. The objects performed up and down and other maneuvers. The plane’s engines ran rough, and the compass and ADF system temporarily malfunctioned. The second occurred around noon local time and was tracked by ground radar at Cerro Moreno Air Force Base in Chile, who were in radio contact with airborne military personnel, who had a visual sighting of a black triangular object with two small tails. The object made a turn, then moved in the opposite direction from the aircraft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Richard H. Hall, MUFON UFO Journal, February 1984, p. 14; (2) Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, August 1979, p. 12, citing La Prensa, May 29, 1979; MUFON UFO Journal, November 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3154

Event 42266 (B1291C4A)

Date: 5/31/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: KETSCSH-AM-RHEIN, GERM
Description: 2 observer(s). Rectangular “lantern-shaped” object / sky. Lost behind row / trees.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: QUEST (newsletter): UFO INTERNATIONAL. Allan Parsons ed.: Kingswood, Bristol, UK: 8 issues only, Jan '79 to Jan '81.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13643

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “KETSCSH-am-RHEIN,GERM:2 OBS:RECT. “LANTERN-SHAPED” OBJ/SKY:LOST BHND ROW/TREES”, LatLong: “49.383336 8.500000”, LatLongDMS: “49:23:00 N 08:30:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RHP”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42267 (116253B9)

Date: 5/31/1979
Time: 05:55:00.1
Location: 49.8300 78.0870
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .004KT YieldMax: 80KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1550

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8300 78.0870”, LatLongDMS: “49:49:48 N 78:05:13 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.30”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.004”, NukeYMax: “80”

Event 42268 (8DC18694)

Date: 6/1979
Time: 17:50
Location: KENNINGTON, OXFORDS
Description: Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). M. Graham abduction. 3 small humanoids (or Greys). Left miles away. Recalled / 1987.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 294)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13644

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “KENNINGTON,OXFORDS:CAR EMEs:M.GRAHAM ABD:3 OIDs:LEFT MILES AWAY:RECALLED/1987”, LatLong: “51.716669 -1.300000”, LatLongDMS: “51:43:00 N 01:18:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42269 (308E065E)

Date: 6/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: SIENA, ITL
Description: Boy / 10. White flat rounded hexagon hovers / 25M altitude 250M away. Heat. Quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13645

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SIENA,ITL:BOY/10:WHT FLAT ROUNDED HEXAGON HVRS/25M alt 250M away:HEAT:↑↑”, LatLong: “43.350002 11.383334”, LatLongDMS: “43:21:00 N 11:23:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42270 (F7566DCC)

Date: 6/1979
Location: Germany
Description: In Messengers of Deception, Jacques Vallée claims that a shadowy human group, some of whom have infiltrated UFO organizations like NICAP and CUFOS, is manipulating UFO myths for its own purposes, while the UFO phenomenon operates as a control system—manifested in “intense activity followed by quiet periods—intended to lead human consciousness into a new concept of reality.” On the other hand, he argues that the UFO phenomenon is ancient and that the message has changed with the times. He claims the current concept of flying discs originated in Germany in the 1930s, with the unknown private group gaining control of them after World War II. Contactees are manipulated by human programmers. Many ufologists think Vallée has gone too far in his anti- ETH approach and is conspiracy mongering.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacques Vallée, Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults, And/Or, 1979; Vincent White, “A Critique,” APRO Bulletin 27, no. 12 (June 1979): 3–5; Clark III 1214
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5949

Event 42271 (DEC7FFD8)

Date: 6/1979
Location: Boardman, Ohio
Description: 3:00 a.m. A woman doctor is in the TV room of her parents’ home in Boardman, Ohio, suffering from insomnia. She sees something flashing outside the window, illuminating the entire area outside. A cylinder-shaped light comes through the closed window and passes three feet from her face. It then comes to look more like a paperclip that flashes on and off, meandering about, apparently not interested in her. She runs into the bedroom and does not see it again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, “A Trick of the Light,” IUR 31, no. 2 (June 2007): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5950

Event 42272 (1DE0786D)

Date: 6/6/1979
Description: An alleged abduction experience by aliens occurred this afternoon near Dubois, Wyoming. While camping in a wilderness area the witness looked up towards a clear spot in the clouds and then lost trackof time. He found himself in a large room while a being surrounded by light stood at his side. He remembers looking back at his body and seemingly walking on air toward a network of wires. At that point someone placed a helmet on his head and he had a sensation of expanded consciousness and a rushing in of information. He could look down and see the ground from his viewpoint in the air. A being nexted touched a small device to different points on his arm. He conversed with the beings about the nature of happiness and helping others.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, volume I: A comparative study of abductions, case 211, citing Dr. Leo R. Sprinkle
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3334

Event 42273 (13D48D95)

Date: 6/7/1979
Time: 22:50
Location: INDIAN TRAIL, NC
Description: 2 / US74. Red night light hovers. Green night light going down / road and going up [to] and rejoins 1st. / APRO Apr’80.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13646

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “212”, HatchDesc: “INDIAN TRAIL,NC:2/US74:RED NLT HVRS:GRN NLT ↓/ROAD+↑+REJOINS 1st:/APRO Apr’80”, LatLong: “35.077779 -80.672226”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:40 N 80:40:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42274 (86C12BF9)

Date: 6/9/1979
Time: 15:30
Location: SOUTHEAST / CLEAR LAKE, CA
Description: Private pilot. 6’ sparkly torus off wingtip briefly. 7K mph. / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 381)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13647

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “150”, HatchDesc: “SE/CLEAR LAKE,CA:PVT PILOT:6’SPARKLY TORUS OFF WINGTIP BRIEFLY:7K mph:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “38.500002 -122.050006”, LatLongDMS: “38:30:00 N 122:03:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42275 (621CCE3E)

Date: 6/9/1979
Description: A private pilot flying southeast of Clearlake, California sighted six bright “doughnut” shaped objects flying at great speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42, citing MUFON UFO Journal, August 1983
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3395

Event 42276 (68E21850)

Date: 6/10/1979
Location: Milford, Connecticut
Description: 4:40 p.m. A family in Milford, Connecticut, watches a disc “like two plates put together” approach from the south. It is silver on top and dark on the bottom and seems to have a band around the edge and triangular markings. After it passes silently behind the trees to the north of them after 1 minute, they jump into a car and drive after it. It seems to be traveling at 20–25 mph, and they are able to overtake it flying parallel to the road. It seems to be flying at an altitude of 1,000 feet, and disappears to the north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-1-40,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5951

Event 42277 (9E2AEBDA)

Date: 6/11/1979
Time: 14:00:00.2
Location: 37.2897 -116.4553
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Pepato” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_846

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2897 -116.4553”, LatLongDMS: “37:17:23 N 116:27:19 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.68”, NukeMb: “5.50”, NukeName: “Pepato”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42278 (DE64E68E)

Date: 6/12/1979
Time: 20:50
Location: PINERIDGE, SC
Description: 7 observer(s). Ovoid beams lights going down / nuclear power plant. 2nd object later. Both going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13648

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “98”, HatchDesc: “PINERIDGE,SC:7 OBS:OVOID BEAMS LITES↓/NUCL PWR PLANT:2nd OBJ LATER:BOTH >>NW”, LatLong: “33.911113 -81.105559”, LatLongDMS: “33:54:40 N 81:06:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42279 (1F6A8ACD)

Date: 6/12/1979
Location: Pine Ridge, SC
Description: Members of a rock band practicing in a barn stepped outside to watch an ovoid shaped object hovering low over the containment building and smokestack of the Carolina Power & Light nuclear power plant one half mile away to their northeast. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5208

Event 42280 (B48AD389)

Date: 6/12/1979
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 0KT YieldMax: .001KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1551

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “0”, NukeYMax: “.001”

Event 42281 (5AFF58A9)

Date: 6/12/1979
Locations: Pine Ridge, South Carolina; Carolina Power and Light nuclear power plant
Description: 8:45 p.m. Members of a rock band practicing in a barn in Pine Ridge, South Carolina, step outside to watch an unusual form hovering low over the containment building and smokestack of the Carolina Power and Light nuclear power plant one half mile away to the northeast. An ovoid-shaped object, seen primarily by its lights, shines two bright yellowish-white beams of light. After hovering motionless for 2–5 minutes, all the lights fade except a blue light. The UFO moves off and is gone almost instantly. After about 5 minutes, a second object is seen hovering for 2–5 minutes to the right of the nuclear power plant and directing a beam of light at it. It flies off toward the northwest. No one at the power plant reports seeing anything unusual.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-1-47,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5952

Event 42282 (4609AB36)

Date: 6/12/1979
Description: Pine Ridge, South Carolina. Members of a rock band practicing in a barn stepped outside to watch an unusual form hovering low over the containment building and smokestack of the Carolina Power & Light nuclear power plant one half mile away to their northeast. An ovoid shaped object, seen primarily by its lights in the clear dusk sky, had two huge bright yellowish-white beams of light. After hovering motionless for 2-5 minutes all the lights faded except a blue light. The UFO moved off and was gone in “three blinks of the eye.” After about five minutes, a second sighting took place. It hovered to the right of the nuclear power plant and directed a beam of light at it while hovering for another 2-5 minutes. The second object flew off toward the northwest. No one at the power plant reported seeing anything unusual to the chief of security.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 21
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3445

Event 42283 (8C6F9A3A)

Date: 6/14/1979
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Description: 8:30 a.m. A woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, sees an object with a long transparent trail.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-1-51,” IUR 4, no. 1 (July 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5953

Event 42284 (D8884A18)

Date: 6/17/1979
Location: North Prairie, Wisconsin
Description: 10:00 p.m. A witness in North Prairie, Wisconsin, watches a star, slightly dimmer than Jupiter, move silently across the sky from east to west, passing overhead. It suddenly makes a 90° turn to the north and is lost in the cloud cover. Ten minutes later, he and his family watch a similar light transit the sky, again from east to west, in 10–15 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Wisconsin NL,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5954

Event 42285 (CD734028)

Date: 6/18/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: MIRASSOL, BRZ
Description: 3 small humanoids (or Greys) abduction man / metallic saucer. Medical exam. Black and green pseudo-human/entity! / MJ#254+/ r41p555.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 361)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13649

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “460”, HatchDesc: “MIRASSOL,BRZ:3 OIDS ABD MAN/MTLC SCR:MED.EXAM:BLK+GRN PSH!:/MJ#254+/r41p555”, LatLong: “-20.766668 -49.466669”, LatLongDMS: “20:46:00 S 49:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “São Paulo”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42286 (71D0CF57)

Date: 6/18/1979
Time: 11:30
Location: OVER QUINTO, ITL
Description: Air Force pilot and ground observer(s) and RADAR’s. Black torpedo. 80 photographs. Vanishes! / r150.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 397)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13650

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips, COV: Indication of coverup, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “ovr QUINTO,ITL:AF PILOT+GND OBS+RDRS:BLK TORPEDO:80 FOTOS:VANISHES!:/r150”, LatLong: “45.650002 12.250001”, LatLongDMS: “45:39:00 N 12:15:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VNT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42287 (CE7B12BB)

Date: 6/18/1979
Location: Mirassol, Sao Paolo State, Brazil
Description: Sr. A. Ferreira was returning home from his job as a security guard when a metallic oval-shaped craft landed on three legs near his home. Three humanoids came out of the craft and paralyzed him with red beams of light, from boxes that they carried on their chests. These humanoid beings also carried boxes on their backs and had an insignia on their chests. He was floated onboard the craft alongside and once inside he believed he passed out. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5209

Event 42288 (20BD1DE6)

Date: 6/18/1979
Time: 23:27:00.7
Location: -21.8100 -138.8090
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Pyrrhos” Yield: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1922

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8100 -138.8090”, LatLongDMS: “21:48:36 S 138:48:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.71”, NukeName: “Pyrrhos”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “20”

Event 42289 (98300BA1)

Date: 6/18/1979
Description: Sr. A. Ferreira was returning home from his job as a security guard in Mirassol, Sao Paolo State, Brazil at 3:00 a.m. when a metallic oval-shaped craft landed on three legs near his home. Three humanoids came out of the craft and paralyzed him with red beams of light, from boxes that they carried on their chests. These humanoid beings also carried boxes on their backs and had an insignia on their chests. He was floated onboard the craft alongside and once inside he believed he passed out. However, under hypnosis he remembered traveling to a larger craft where he found himself in a dark room with small lights and what looked like star maps. Ten to twelve humanoids were in the room with him. They were of two different types. Some had skin with a greenish tinge, with black smooth hair, thin lips, thin noses, pointed ears, and large eyes. The others were similar in appearance except that they had brown skin, kinky hair, dark eyes, and thick lips. All were between four and five feet tall and wore white uniforms and gloves. He was taken to another room and laid on a couch, a naked woman the entered the room. She was human like with black almond-shaped eyes, brown skin, a large head, red kinky hair, and very foul smelling breath. He resisted her sexual advances but was forcibly restrained. They spread an oily substance on his body, and forced him to have sexual intercourse with the female. The beings spoke in an unknown language among themselves but by telepathy with him. He was given the impression that they were conducting genetic experiments and were interested in reproduction.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case 131, citing APRO Bulletin, November 1983, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3538

Event 42290 (59903953)

Date: 6/19/1979
Time: 12:30
Location: RAUMA, FINL
Description: 2 observer(s). Silver saucer going down / legs. Beam sweeps. 2 ugly figure(s) / transparent dome. Quickly going up / flash.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 327)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13651

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, NUC: Nuclear facility related, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “RAUMA,FINL:2 OBS:SLVR SCR ↓/LEGS:BEAM SWEEPS:2 UGLY FIGs/XPRNT DOME:↑↑/FLASH”, LatLong: “61.133336 21.500001”, LatLongDMS: “61:08:00 N 21:30:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finland”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42291 (D8956BE5)

Date: 6/19/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: CLARKSVILLE, TN
Description: 1+1 observer(s). Glowing metallic ovoid going east. Stops. Shoots off / flame and sparks.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13652

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “150”, HatchDesc: “CLARKSVILLE,TN:1+1 OBS:GLOWING MTLC OVOID >E:STOPS:SHOOTS OFF/FLAME+SPARKS”, LatLong: “36.533335 -87.350004”, LatLongDMS: “36:32:00 N 87:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42292 (B6F6C01A)

Date: 6/19/1979
Location: Rauma, Finland
Description: A man and a woman saw a silvery object with a dome on top emitting a blue beam of light into a nearby forest. The woman went to investigate, and saw the object, which was about one meter in diameter, at close range. Inside the dome were two very small creatures with large eyes and frog-like skin. When she started to touch the object, she was temporarily blinded by a bright light and the craft sped away. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 05 - Medical Incidents) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5211

Event 42293 (4F950D75)

Date: 6/19/1979
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee
Description: 10:02 p.m. A witness in Clarksville, Tennessee, is walking his dog when he sees a metallic egg-shaped object, surrounded by a glow, approaching from the west. It appears to be at 8,000 feet altitude. It comes to a stop for 30 seconds, then picks up speed slowly for 7 seconds, and blasts off with a shower of sparks trailing behind it, disappearing in the southeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Rocketing ‘Egg’ over Tennessee,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5955

Event 42294 (6244446C)

Date: 6/20/1979
Time: 15:00:13.5
Location: 37.1076 -116.0151
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Chess” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_847

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1076 -116.0151”, LatLongDMS: “37:06:27 N 116:00:54 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.34”, NukeMb: “4.00”, NukeName: “Chess”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42295 (26F9038E)

Date: 6/22/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: OF GORGONA ISLAND, ITL
Description: 17 / yacht. Huge dark cylinder/cylindrical object going up / sea 6km away. Nears / 3km and suddenly quickly going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13653

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “of GORGONA Isl,ITL:17/YACHT:HUGE DRK CYL ↑/SEA 6km away:NEARS/3km+SUDDENLY ↓↓”, LatLong: “43.433335 9.900000”, LatLongDMS: “43:26:00 N 09:54:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42296 (98181270)

Date: 6/22/1979
Location: Gorgona (offshore of), Italy
Description: The yacht Rainbow II was heading for Corsica,. On board was the owner of the boat, his wife and children and a crew of 11 people. About three miles ahead of the prow of the boat they saw a black cylindrical shape. This object was coming out from the surface of the sea like a tower and rose 30 meters into the air. Although the compass showed the yacht as headed in the right direction, the yacht instead drifted about 12 miles south and ended up in Bastia. Another strange occurrence was that the dog on board started barking and appeared scared and terrified. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5214

Event 42297 (687062E9)

Date: 6/22/1979
Description: On this afternoon offshore of Gorgona, Italy in the Ligurian Sea during a beautiful summer day, the yacht Rainbow II was heading for Corsica, after leaving Viareggio at 3:45 p.m. On board was the owner of the boat, who was a businessman in Milano, his wife and children and a crew of 11 people. At about 6:30 p.m. the beautiful and tranquil day was interrupted by a bewildering and disturbing event. About three miles ahead of the prow of the boat they saw a black cylindrical shape. This object was coming out from the surface of the sea like a tower and rose 30 meters into the air. The yacht approached and they noticed the dimensions and shape of the object. When they were within 1.5 miles from the object, it disappeared below the surface with a loud rumble in less than three seconds. This sighting was also observed from the harbormaster’s office on Livorno. The harbor captain remained in continuous radio contact with the crew and in particular with its wireless operator, Mr. Guzzi. But this phenomenon did not end with the disappearance of the object. Although the compass showed the yacht as headed in the right direction, the yacht instead drifted about 12 miles south and ended up in Bastia. This change of course was unexplainable because the sea was calm, there were no currents, and the compass was working perfectly. Another strange occurrence was that the dog on board started barking and appeared scared and terrified.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Marco Bianchini, USOCAT by Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU), www.cisu.org; Carl Feindt, www. waterufo.net
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3607

Event 42298 (461BF41B)

Date: 6/23/1979
Time: 02:57:00.0
Location: 49.9130 78.8570
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1552

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9130 78.8570”, LatLongDMS: “49:54:47 N 78:51:25 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.30”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42299 (653CFDD4)

Date: 6/25/1979 (approximate)
Time: 12:00?
Location: TURGAY, KAZAK
Description: Military and civil. Campers chased / 5 2.2M monsters. 3 Fngrs-no thumb. 1M traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO CHRONICLES of the SOVIET UNION; Ballentine Books HB 1992. 212pp. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13654

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, ABD: Human or animal abduction, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Kazakh Republic”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “TURGAY,KAZAK:MIL+CIV:CAMPERS CHASED/5 2.2M MONSTERS:3 FNGRS-NO THUMB:1M TRACES”, LatLong: “49.816669 61.666670”, LatLongDMS: “49:49:00 N 61:40:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRG”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42300 (9E175312)

Date: 6/26/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: WHEELING, IL
Description: 1+dog. Silent 6’ balloon glows and hovers. Going southwest. 2nd or same going northwest behind trees.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13655

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “198”, HatchDesc: “WHEELING,IL:1+DOG:SLNT 6’BALLOON GLOWS+HVRS:> SW:2nd or SAME >NW BEHIND TREES”, LatLong: “42.138891 -87.927782”, LatLongDMS: “42:08:20 N 87:55:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42301 (59D95EAA)

Date: 6/26/1979
Time: 15:20
Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Description: Several observer(s). Silent Adamski-saucer. Underside turns. Extremely bright. 90-turn going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13656

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “PHILADELPHIA,PA:SVRL OBS:SLNT ADAMSKII-SCR:UNDERSIDE TURNS:XBRITE:90-TURN >N”, LatLong: “39.966669 -75.150004”, LatLongDMS: “39:58:00 N 75:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “99”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42302 (514C076D)

Date: 6/26/1979
Location: Wheeling, IL
Description: A dog started barking when a six-foot diameter balloon-shaped object glowed and hovered over the yard of a home in Wheeling, Illinois. The object flew toward the southwest. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5217

Event 42303 (FFDFFEE8)

Date: 6/26/1979
Location: Wheeling, Illinois
Description: 3:00 a.m. A 77-year-old man in Wheeling, Illinois, is awakened by his border collie and goes outside. When he opens the back door he sees a uniformly glowing “balloon,” 6–7 feet in diameter and sharply outlined. His dog steps forward and watches it as it hovers rock-steady at 60 feet up and 100 feet away or less. After 4–5 minutes it moves slowly behind the trees to the southwest. Running to the front of his house, he sees an identical form 70 feet up and moving silently to the northwest. It goes behind trees in 3–4 minutes. Duration is 10–13 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Two Glowing Globes,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5956

Event 42304 (D21AC296)

Date: 6/26/1979
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: 3:20 p.m. A sharply outlined “mushroom” is seen moving out of the south by a group of eight neighbors in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is smaller than the full moon, but at one point they can detect four “domes” on its rotating underside. The object is illuminated with colors ranging from burgundy to silver. At one point it makes a 90° turn and circles around completely, becoming a minty green color. It continues slowly north and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “An ‘Adamski’ Mushroom?” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5957

Event 42305 (3A885D7F)

Date: 6/26/1979
Description: A dog started barking at 3 a.m. when a six-foot diameter balloon-shaped object glowed and hovered over the yard of a home in Wheeling, Illinois. The object flew toward the southwest. A second object of the same description appeared and flew to the northwest, disappearing behind some trees.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID:

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Johnson_3681

Event 42306 (4EBD6E93)

Date: 6/26/1979
Description: At 3:15 p.m. that afternoon eight security guards in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania watched a domed disc-shaped UFO maneuver in the daytime sky. The underside of the object turned extremely bright, then it made a ninety-degree turn and flew off toward the north.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, August 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3682

Event 42307 (EEBA3900)

Date: 6/26/1979
Description: That same day some debris that fell from the sky, dubbed the “Mississauga Blob”, landed on a picnic table in the backyard of a home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: John Colombo, UFOs over Canada: Personal accounts of sightings and close encounters, p. 215
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3683

Event 42308 (FA84BF03)

Date: 6/27/1979
Description: Anonymous informant claims in a forested area in southeastern Oregon near the Idaho border, near a hunter campsite, a UAP crash allegedly occurred on this date. The informant was charged with loading crates onto helicopters and by the time he arrived at the crash retrieval, the object had been removed from the deep ruts it created in the Earth and placed on a
semi-trailer covered by a tarp, it looked disc like with a dome; pieces of strange metal had fallen behind the trailer onto the ground dull grayish-brown in color.

After he cleaned up the site and it was evacuated, he was soon “abruptly” transferred to embassy duty in Central America for several months; the informant also states he viewed UAP “artifacts” and bodies at Grafford AFB in Nevada on Thanksgiving weekend in 1973 or 1974 before being abruptly transferred to Guantanamo Base in Cuba for several months.

• Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p369

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_187

Event 42309 (DD0801D6)

Date: 6/28/1979
Location: BRAZIL, Mirassol
Description: (Translated from French) At around 3am Antonio Ferreira was on guard duty at a construction site when he saw a strange craft land about 50 meters away from him. Suddenly he found himself face to face with three dwarf humanoids, each of them smaller than a meter. One of them directed a red beam of light at him, paralyzing him. The humanoids were wearing white suits that covered their heads, with a badge on their chests depicting a cross inside a circle. Antonio lost consciousness and woke up inside a small, oval-shaped, red capsule with gray benches all around and a dashboard full of instruments. He was then taken to a large room where there were about twenty humanoids: some were brown, others green, they had huge heads, pointed ears, a big mouth, and large eyes. They spoke an incomprehensible language. He was made to sit down and lost consciousness again. When he woke up he was back at the construction site and it was 6am. Antonio’s dog, who had been with him at the site, was also paralyzed and afterwards refused to enter the site. The police found a perfect circle where the grass was burned. It is worth noting that at 3am all the television sets in the area stopped working and witnesses saw a luminous ball descend onto the construction site. (…)
Reference: Maurice CHATELAIN: “Les messagers du cosmos” - Laffont 1980, p. 206, 207
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3041

Event 42310 (106BA221)

Date: 6/28/1979
Time: 14:44:00.2
Location: 37.1432 -116.0875
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Fajy” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_848

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1432 -116.0875”, LatLongDMS: “37:08:36 N 116:05:15 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.54”, NukeMb: “5.00”, NukeName: “Fajy”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42311 (E71480D7)

Date: 6/28/1979
Location: Mirassol, São Paulo, Brazil
Description: Security guard Antonio Carlos Ferreira is allegedly abducted from his workplace, a furniture factory in Mirassol, São Paulo, Brazil. He is approached by three humanoid figures who tranquilize him and take him aboard a small ship that ferries him to a larger craft further away. There he is put in front of a large TV screen and presented with a variety of images before being forced to mate with a female alien. He is tranquilized again and returned to the ground. The aliens are approximately 4 feet tall with pointed ears, slanted eyes, and human-like mouths. They lack eyebrows or eyelashes and speak in a language that superficially resembles Japanese. Some have dark skin and red curly hair, while others have light skin and straight black hair. The ship is spherical with three legs protruding from the bottom, and the interior is lit by bright red and green lights. Ferreira states that he encountered the aliens again in 1982, with the craft supposedly landing close enough for him to see the female alien and a childlike alien observing him from a distance. He experiences a third encounter later in 1982 in which he is taken into the hangar of an alien craft by a green beam of light before being injected with a yellow substance. He is then taken to meet the two aliens once more, the younger of whom he is led to believe is his own child. Other encounters follow, to a total of 16 or 20 between 1979 and 1989.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Caso Mirassol”; Ney Matiel Pires, “3-Sexto Contato com Ufonautas de Antônio Carlos Ferreira,” SBEDV Boletim, no. 158–161 (May/Dec. 1984): 14–54; Walter K. Buhler, Guilherme Pereira, and Ney M. Pires, UFO Abduction at Mirassol, UFO Photo Archives, 1985; Clark III 764–765; Aileen Garoutte, “Contact at Mirassol,” UFOexperiences, May 22, 2005; Brazil 277–282
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5958

Event 42312 (768901E7)

Date: 6/29/1979
Time: 23:20
Location: STONEVILLE, WEST AUSTR
Description: Teen. Odd noise. Square object going down / behind trees. Going up [to] 30 minute(s) later and over house.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13657

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “STONEVILLE,W.AUSTR:TEEN:ODD NOISE:SQR.OBJ ↓/BHND TREES:↑ 30min LATER+OVR HOUSE”, LatLong: “-31.800002 116.150006”, LatLongDMS: “31:48:00 S 116:09:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42313 (9086ADDB)

Date: 6/29/1979
Time: 18:56:00.2
Location: -21.8180 -138.9030
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Egisthe” Yield: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1923

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8180 -138.9030”, LatLongDMS: “21:49:05 S 138:54:11 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.21”, NukeName: “Egisthe”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “150”

Event 42314 (A167619D)

Date: 7/1979
End date: 12/1979
Location: Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, CA
Description: Flurries of sightings
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_339

Event 42315 (CF2246C4)

Date: 7/1/1979
Location: VIGO, SPAIN
Description: Hundreds / ground observer(s) and DC10 / above. Pentagon object. Green light / underside. / r229’82#4.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13658

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “VIGO,SPAIN:100s/GND OBS+DC10/ABOVE:PENTAGON OBJ:GRN LITE/UNDERSIDE:/r229’82#4”, LatLong: “42.300002 -8.666667”, LatLongDMS: “42:18:00 N 08:40:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PTV”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42316 (F293BE93)

Date: 7/1/1979
Time: 15:40
Location: CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
Description: 2 / car. Silent metallic ovoid hovers. Jerks going quickly ESE. Drops going down / trees. Shoots up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13659

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “285”, HatchDesc: “CRYSTAL LAKE,IL:2/CAR:SLNT MTLC OVOID HVRS:JERKS>>ESE:DROPS↓/TREES:SHOOTS UP”, LatLong: “42.238891 -88.316671”, LatLongDMS: “42:14:20 N 88:19:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42317 (66E7F0F8)

Date: 7/1/1979
Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Description: 3:40 p.m. A factory supervisor and his wife are driving in Crystal Lake, Illinois, when they see an aluminum- colored ellipse hovering in the north-northeast at an estimated 1,000 feet. It moves with jerky movements to the east-southeast, drops down to 500 feet, and remains stationary over a stand of trees about one mile away for 2–3 seconds. It ascends and descends about five times.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Daylight Disc in Illinois,” IUR 4, no. 2 (August 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5959

Event 42318 (206C189C)

Date: 7/4/1979
Location: Monastiri Beach, Poros, Greece
Description: 1:30 a.m. A Swedish man is walking along a dark road after leaving a tavern not far from Monastiri Beach, Poros, Greece. He hears a powerful buzzing or shushing noise overhead. Not more than 25 feet above the trees on the uphill side of the road is a black, disc-shaped object, about 25 feet wide, that is blocking out the light of the stars. Within seconds a bright light beams down at him from the center of the object. He feels an electrical sensation and a general lightness. The light blinks out and the man begins running away, but the disc is descending and following him. The beam of light blinks on again when it is 50–60 feet above him. Two backpackers witness this and come running to aid him. The light blinks out again and four blinking red and green lights appear at the edge of the disc, which moves ahead another 150–200 feet. The UFO then rises to 400–500 feet and flies steadily until it disappears behind a hill.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “High Adventure in Greece,” IUR/Frontiers of Science 3, no. 6 (Jan./Feb. 1982): 15–16
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5960

Event 42319 (BD6AB249)

Date: 7/5/1979
Time: 02:50
Location: OFF SEWARD, AK
Description: Boat. Bowl going down / clouds 2’ over sea. Strong RADAR blip. RADAR malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 382)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13660

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off SEWARD,AK:BOAT:BOWL ↓/CLOUDS 2’OVR SEA:STRONG RDR BLIP:RDR EMEs:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “59.666670 -149.166674”, LatLongDMS: “59:40:00 N 149:10:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42320 (7B15E9B0)

Date: 7/5/1979
Location: Gulf of Alaska, S. of Seward, AK
Description: Object Just Off The Water / Radar Tracked From Boat (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 790705
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5219

Event 42321 (A94E7EE9)

Date: 7/7/1979
Time: 03:46:59.8
Location: 50.0320 78.9890
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1553

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.0320 78.9890”, LatLongDMS: “50:01:55 N 78:59:20 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42322 (6E5416CB)

Date: 7/8/1979
Time: 19:40
Location: GUIZHOU PROVINCE, CH
Description: 1 observer. Luminous/glowing white saucer rotates clockwise / 1 RPM. Blows smoke. Sudden turn going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13661

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GUIZHOU prov.,CH:1 OBS:LUMn WHT SCR ROTATES CW/1RPM:BLOWS SMOKE:SUDDEN TURN>>S”, LatLong: “27.000001 108.000005”, LatLongDMS: “27:00:00 N 108:00:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GZH”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42323 (3145AAD5)

Date: 7/8/1979
Location: Faulkner County, ARKANSAS
Description: Dairyman Charles.Reynolds found a mutilated calf on July 10th, but estimated it died on the 8th. On that day he saw a helicopter hovering over his pasture. Reynolds heard the motor, went out for a look, and the craft flew away. Reynolds cited a helicopter/mutilation incident which had occurred in previous weeks near Martindale, Arkansas.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 3 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_187

Event 42324 (837E41D1)

Date: 7/10/1979
Time: ~18:00
Location: ISLAMPUR, INDIA
Description: Fireball yanks tin roofs and trinkets loose. Iron twisted. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). / MJ#255.
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13662

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “India”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “ISLAMPUR,INDIA:FBL YANKS TIN ROOFS+TRINKETS LOOSE:IRON TWISTED:EME:/MJ#255”, LatLong: “25.150001 85.216671”, LatLongDMS: “25:09:00 N 85:13:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BHR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42325 (4DD2FDF4)

Date: 7/11/1979
Description: (Translated from French) The 2nd prototype of F117 Have Blue crashes 35 miles Northwest of Groom Lake, due to an engine fire. (July 11)
Reference: Rich 1994
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2855

Event 42326 (88BF0A32)

Date: 7/13/1979
Location: Santa Clarita Valley, CA
Description: Ed knew immediately that the object was not a helicopter or a plane-it was flatter and wider with lights around the outside of the main front area. He ran to the house, calling his family, but only his wife joined him. The object, some 75-100 feet in diameter, was now directly over their house and pool. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5220

Event 42327 (49D60B98)

Date: 7/14/1979
Time: 04:59:58.0
Location: 47.8800 48.1200
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-11” Yield: .003KT YieldMax: 60KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1554

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.8800 48.1200”, LatLongDMS: “47:52:48 N 48:07:12 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.98”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-11”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.003”, NukeYMax: “60”

Event 42328 (F65938A3)

Date: 7/15/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: SAN ANTONIO, TX
Description: 2 observer(s). 3 glowing-balls going down. Small humanoids (or Greys) exit. Man gets gun. Both drowsy. Missing time and abduction.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 299)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13663

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “165”, HatchDesc: “SAN ANTONIO,TX:2 OBS:3 GLO-BALLS↓:OIDS EXIT:MAN GETS GUN:BOTH DROWSY:MST+ABD”, LatLong: “29.400001 -98.500005”, LatLongDMS: “29:24:00 N 98:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42329 (043007F8)

Date: 7/15/1979
Description: At 4:00 a.m. a man was sleeping at his home in Nimes, France when his car alarm went off and woke him up. He then went outside to investigate, and saw a glowing object hovering just two meters above the ground. It had multicolored lights and was shooting flashes of light up into the sky. An opening became visible at one end of the object, and a short squat figure with thick arms and legs and a round body appeared. It began moving slowly towards the witness, who ran back inside his house. There were three other witnesses who saw the lights from the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2211; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1725, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4078

Event 42330 (8B20B668)

Date: 7/15/1979
Description: On the same night a couple in San Antonio, Texas sighted three large glowing balls of light hovering outside their home. They watched as five strange humanoid creatures floated down from the balls of light. The beings were described as thin, with grayish skin, large heads, and large dark oval-shaped eyes. The man ran to get his gun, but suddenly both he and his wife were overcome with a profound drowsiness and lost consciousness. Their next memory they had was waking up in the morning to find the man’s shotgun totally dismantled and placed on the kitchen table. Later a frightening abduction was recalled under hypnosis.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Preston Dennett, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1993
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4079

Event 42331 (F644D7CA)

Date: 7/16/1979
Time: 11:00
Location: GREAT BEAR LAKE, NWT
Description: 2 / boat. Metallic saucer hovers / 30M. Photographs. Watch stops. Fishing lures gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 353)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13664

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “156”, HatchDesc: “Gt.BEAR LAKE,NWT:2/BOAT:MTLC SCR HVRS/30M:FOTOS:WATCH STOPS:fishing lures gone”, LatLong: “61.000003 -122.500006”, LatLongDMS: “61:00:00 N 122:30:00 W”, Locale: “Tundra”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Northwest Territories”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42332 (9E380318)

Date: 7/16/1979
Location: Great Bear Lake, NWT, Can
Description: A flat metallic disc with rivets visible was seen by two men fishing on Great Bear Lake. They were able to take 12 photographs of the object as it passed over their boat. Reportedly a wristwatch being worn by one of the men malfunctioned. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases) (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5221

Event 42333 (8E176C69)

Date: 7/16/1979
Description: A flat metallic disc with rivets visible was seen by two men fishing on Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territory, Canada at around 11:00 a.m. They were able to take 12 photographs of the object as it passed over their boat. Reportedly a wristwatch being worn by one of the men malfunctioned.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Coral E. Lorenzen, APRO Bulletin, May 1981, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4106

Event 42334 (8899E070)

Date: 7/17/1979
Time: 06:10
Location: NORTHEAST / DES MOINES, IA
Description: 2 at home. Night light rises slow. Splits / 2. Parts shoot going up [to] faster.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13665

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “NE/DES MOINES,IA:2 AT HOME:NLT RISES SLOW:SPLITS/2:PARTS SHOOT↑ FASTER:”, LatLong: “41.616669 -93.583338”, LatLongDMS: “41:37:00 N 93:35:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42335 (37FF92AF)

Date: 7/17/1979
Location: rural area northeast of Des Moines, Iowa
Description: 6:00 a.m. A couple in a rural area northeast of Des Moines, Iowa, are fixing breakfast when through their window they see a small, circular light source to the northeast. It hovers silently for 5 minutes. It starts moving slowly upward at a 70° angle, then breaks into two smaller objects that shoot out of sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Iowa UFO Splits in Two,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5961

Event 42336 (ACADAC44)

Date: 7/18/1979
Time: 14:30
Location: BELFORT, FR
Description: 5 observer(s). Metallic saucer going [to] over town. Shiny top and dark bottom. Speeds and quickly going up [to] vertical.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 188)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13666

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BELFORT,FR:5 OBS:MTLC SCR > OVR TOWN:SHINY TOP+DARK BOTTOM:SPEEDS+↑↑ VERTICAL”, LatLong: “47.666669 7.833334”, LatLongDMS: “47:40:00 N 07:50:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Territoire de Belfort”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42337 (289586BF)

Date: 7/18/1979
Location: Belfort, France
Description: A metallic disc flew over the city in the afternoon. It had a shiny top and dark bottom section. It sped up, and then shot straight up. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5223

Event 42338 (68868CA1)

Date: 7/18/1979
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1555

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42339 (68868CA1)

Date: 7/18/1979
Time: 03:17:04.9
Location: 49.9190 77.8120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1556

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9190 77.8120”, LatLongDMS: “49:55:08 N 77:48:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42340 (1CA41BC2)

Date: 7/18/1979
Description: A metallic disc flew over the city of Belfort, France at 2:30 in the afternoon. It had a shiny top and dark bottom section. It sped up, and then shot straight up.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, September 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4177

Event 42341 (DBAFD417)

Date: 7/21/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: SIMI VALLEY, CA
Description: 5 observer(s). Glowing white ball with blinking colored lights. Whirring sound.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13667

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “260”, HatchDesc: “SIMI VLY,CA:5 OBS:GLOWING WHT BALL W/BLINKING CLRD LITES:WHIRRING SOUND”, LatLong: “34.300002 -118.750006”, LatLongDMS: “34:18:00 N 118:45:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42342 (53EDDA62)

Date: 7/21/1979
Location: West Plains, MO
Description: Six witnesses to a close encounter with a capsule-shaped object for several minutes. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5224

Event 42343 (7B982759)

Date: 7/21/1979
Time: AM
Location: Conway County, ARKANSAS
Description: A helicopter flew over an area shortly before a cow turned up missing. The same cow was found mutilated on July 23rd. There were no tracks or ground markings, but limbs on trees just above the site were broken.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 4 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_188

Event 42344 (6301027B)

Date: 7/24/1979
Time: ~20:00
Location: NORTHEAST TIBET
Description: Location unknown. Weathermen. UFO spins. Ring rotates / opposite direction. 70mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13668

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, HatchDesc: “NE TIBET:loc unk:WEATHERMEN:UFO SPINS:RING ROTATES/OPPOSITE DIR:70mph:”, LatLong: “31.000001 97.000005”, LatLongDMS: “31:00:00 N 97:00:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TBT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42345 (14674625)

Date: 7/24/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: SAN LIVERATO, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). 1/2 moon-size disk / light follows hilly terrain / 30M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13669

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAN LIVERATO,ITL:SVRL OBS:1/2 MOONSIZE DISK/LITE FOLOS HILLY TERRAIN/30M alt”, LatLong: “42.483335 12.433334”, LatLongDMS: “42:29:00 N 12:26:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42346 (D6B82689)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 02:00
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 4 teens. Large white night light makes several passes at car / Bassett and Vanowen St.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13670

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:4 TEENS:LRG WHT NLT MAKES SVRL PASSES AT CAR/BASSETT+VANOWEN St”, LatLong: “34.216668 -118.583339”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:00 N 118:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42347 (E30D8833)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 3 observer(s). Diffuse white sphere/orb/globe maneuvers / sky / 30 minute(s) and over Chatsworth Reservoir.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13671

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:3 OBS:DIFFUSE WHT ORB MNVRS/SKY/30min+ OVR CHATSWORTH RSVR”, LatLong: “34.216668 -118.633339”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:00 N 118:38:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42348 (13A56117)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 03:20
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 25 minute(s) / missing time. Waitress abduction. Examined all over. Object inserted / leg?
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 305)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13672

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, CVS: Conversation/communication, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:25min/MST:WAITRESS ABD:EXAMINED ALL OVER:OBJECT INSERTED/LEG?”, LatLong: “34.216668 -118.600006”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:00 N 118:36:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42349 (81001F27)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 07:20
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 2 cops and 5 / (seen thru) binoculars. Silent metallic cylinder/cylindrical object hovers / 45 degree angle. Turns going up [to] and goes going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13673

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:2 COPS+5/BINOCS:SLNT MTLC CYL HVRS/45dgr ANGLE:TURNS ↑+GOES ↑”, LatLong: “34.233335 -118.600006”, LatLongDMS: “34:14:00 N 118:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42350 (17656EEB)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 11:30
Location: TURIS, SP
Description: 2 separate observer(s). White 2.5M bullet / ground. 2 small humanoids (or Greys) outside. Quickly going up [to] silent. Physical traces. / r177p135.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 330)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13674

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “TURIS,SP:2 SEP.OBS:WHT 2.5M BULLET/GND:2 OIDS OUTSIDE:↑↑ SLNT:TRCS:/r177p135”, LatLong: “39.400002 -0.716667”, LatLongDMS: “39:24:00 N 00:43:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Valencian”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42351 (4369B412)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: WOODLAND HILLS, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). White night lights seen. Possible electro-magnetic effect (EME) effects. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13675

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “273”, HatchDesc: “WOODLAND HILLS,CA:2 OBS:WHT NLTS SEEN:POSSIBLE EME EFFECTS:NFD”, LatLong: “34.166668 -118.616672”, LatLongDMS: “34:10:00 N 118:37:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42352 (CF00D4B5)

Date: 7/25/1979
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Description: A large white light made several passed at a car. One hour later a diffuse white ball of light maneuvered in the sky for 30 minutes over the Chatsworth Reservoir. At 3:15 a housewife and cocktail waitress was abducted while driving home from work by a UFO she thought was a plane crashing (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5225

Event 42353 (FED79D64)

Date: 7/25/1979
Time: 17:57:00.0
Location: -21.8800 -138.9400
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Tydee” Yield: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1924

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8800 -138.9400”, LatLongDMS: “21:52:48 S 138:56:24 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.11”, NukeName: “Tydee”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “150”

Event 42354 (A5274BD2)

Date: 7/25/1979
Location: Turís, Valencia, Spain
Description: 11:30 a.m. Farmer Federico Ibáñez Ibáñez, 54, leaves the village of Turís, Valencia, Spain, to gather grapes from his vineyard. He finds an egg-shaped, white, metallic object resting on two feet in the access road to his field. Two small beings run from behind a carob tree on his left and enter the craft. They are wearing white outfits “puffed up with air” with protruding black tubes. The UFO suddenly ascends at great speed, stirring up a whirlwind. The case is investigated in depth in 1979 and reinvestigated in 2008. It features unique shapes for both the landed craft and its occupants. The one witness is apparently credible. Ground traces are found as circumstantial evidence. Spanish investigator Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos concludes: “My considered impression is that the witness sincerely believes in the tangible reality of his experience, and I have not found any reasonable evidence of a lie or episode of fantasy, nor any proof that he embellished his account.” Ballester Olmos’s latest thought is, “Did the witness invent or hallucinate the event under the influence of the current publicity for the Star Wars movie?”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, “Imagination or Reality? The Landing at Turís, Revisiting a 1979 Spanish CE3,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 3–7, 22–24 ; Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, “Imagination or Reality? The Landing at Turis,” Academia.edu, [2013]
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5962

Event 42355 (55837B80)

Date: 7/25/1979
Description: At 2:00 a.m. in Canoga Park, California a large white light made several passed at a car. One hour later a diffuse white ball of light maneuvered in the sky for 30 minutes over the Chatsworth Reservoir. At 3:15 a housewife and cocktail waitress was abducted while driving home from work by a UFO she thought was a plane crashing. She experienced an episode of missing time and partial amnesia about other events, but did recall undergoing a physical exam while lying on her back. A probe was inserted into her leg, and her eyes were dabbed with a liquid.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, September 1980; Davd F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2212
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4394

Event 42356 (FFD00D29)

Date: 7/25/1979
Description: At 11:30 a.m. Federico Ibanez, a 54-year-old farmer, was out driving his car in his vineyards in Turis, Valencia, Spain when he sighted something white and shiny ahead of him. He thought at first it was his neighbor’s car, but when he rounded a bend in the road the object blocking the road resembled a vertical half-egg that stood on legs, with the truncated end facing downwards. It was nine feet high and almost 3 feet wide. He then noticed two 3-foot-tall beings running toward the object. The wore white shiny outfits that covered their head and came down to their knees. They had small black legs that ended in little feet that looked like “boxing gloves.” Their faces were blank except for what appeared to be a black protruding face mask of some sort. Within seconds the beings entered the object, which then took off throwing up a cloud of dust. Sr. Ibanez got back in his car and drove off to inspect his vines. A subsequent investigation found four circular marks on the road forming a precise rectangle. The farmer, who knew nothing about UFOs, had a solid reputation among his friends and neighbors.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Patrick Huyghe, The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials, p. 46; Gordon Creighton, The Encounter at Turis, FSR, June 1982, pp. 17-18
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4395

Event 42357 (BCBB85E1)

Date: 7/27/1979
Time: 23:10
Location: STAMFORD, CT
Description: 4+4 separate observer(s). Red sphere/orb/globe flashes / faint blasts. Plane goes under. Sphere/orb/globe quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13676

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “STAMFORD,CT:4+4 SEP.OBS:RED ORB FLASHES/FAINT BLASTS:PLANE GOES UNDER:ORB ↑↑”, LatLong: “41.038891 -73.550004”, LatLongDMS: “41:02:20 N 73:33:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42358 (E454B53A)

Date: 7/27/1979
Location: Stamford, Connecticut
Description: 11:10 p.m. Gary Hull is on the patio of his in-laws’ home in Stamford, Connecticut, when he sees an orange light in the northwest. He calls his wife Kathleen and others, and they watch it move silently across the sky at treetop level. After 5 minutes, it stops and hovers. Four or five white flashes erupt from its right side, followed by 4–5 faint sounds like firecrackers. At 11:19, a commercial jet flies overhead and under the UFO, which accelerates almost straight up in 5–10 seconds, diminishing to a pinpoint. Other witnesses 3.5 miles to the north and a few miles to the west watch similar objects.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Independent Witnesses in Connecticut,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5963

Event 42359 (A074218C)

Date: 7/28/1979
Location: CHINA, unspecified location
Description: (Translated from French) …at 5 o’clock in the morning I was doing physical exercises on the sports field. Suddenly a fireball rose into the sky above the mountain. It was three times bigger than a full moon, was at 500 m altitude, and moved slowly in a southward direction. When it reached the zenith, a second fireball shot out of the first one, which immediately became a crown of light and gradually faded away in the distance. The second fireball, as big as the first one, also spat out a third fireball, similar to the first two, and the second one repeated what had happened to the first one and also disappeared in the distance. I saw a total of seven fireballs that followed each other and after a few minutes, the phenomenon completely dissipated.
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 138
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3042

Event 42360 (98ED3456)

Date: 7/28/1979
Time: 05:20
Location: JIANGJEN CO, SICHUAN, CHINA
Description: Several observer(s). Domed wash-basin lights area / silver rays. Northwest going southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13677

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “JIANGJEN co,SICHUAN,CHINA:SVRL OBS:DOMED WASH-BASIN LITES AREA/SLVR RAYS:NW>SE”, LatLong: “29.283335 106.266672”, LatLongDMS: “29:17:00 N 106:16:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SCH”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42361 (69E995E6)

Date: 7/28/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: SOUTHWEST / WENONA, IL
Description: 1 / car. Dark pyramid going east / low altitude stops dead. Flashes going down. Lands / bean field?
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 316)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13678

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “213”, HatchDesc: “SW/WENONA,IL:1/CAR:DARK PYRAMID >E/LO ALT STOPS DEAD:FLASHES ↓:LANDS/BEAN FLD?”, LatLong: “41.033335 -89.066671”, LatLongDMS: “41:02:00 N 89:04:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42362 (07E5BEDC)

Date: 7/28/1979
Time: 19:56:00.3
Location: -21.8090 -138.8120
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Palamede” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1925

Extra Data: LatLong: “-21.8090 -138.8120”, LatLongDMS: “21:48:32 S 138:48:43 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.73”, NukeName: “Palamede”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 42363 (D723B201)

Date: 7/29/1979
Location:
Description: Delta Aquarid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_340

Event 42364 (0DECEEF1)

Date: 7/30/1979
Location: ITALY, near Genoa
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: December 1978) Third abduction of Fortunato Zanfretta. Not documented but mentioned by GUIEU
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Our Masters the Extraterrestrials” - Presses de la Cité 1992, p. 96
Reference: documented follow-up on December 2, 1979
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3043

Event 42365 (1BE5EBCF)

Date: 8/1979
Time: 15:00
Location: ST. MARTIN-SL-PRE, FR
Description: Man fishing. Silent dome-saucer hovers near Marne canal. Quickly going up [to] very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 345)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13679

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “St.MARTIN-sl-PRE,FR:MAN FISHING:SLNT DOME-SCR HVRS nr MARNE CANAL:↑↑ VFAST”, LatLong: “48.983336 4.333334”, LatLongDMS: “48:59:00 N 04:20:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Marne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42366 (A1DABF07)

Date: 8/1979
Location: Merom, IN
Description: Round Object Hovers Over Wheat Field (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, Code: C, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 7908xx
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5227

Event 42367 (73F4AE55)

Date: 8/1979
Location: Australia
Description: Harry Griesberg and David Seargent form the Australian Centre for UFO Studies from the CUFOS Australian Co-Ordination Section.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Keith Basterfield, Vladimir Godic, and Pony Godic, “Australian Ufology: A Review,” JUFOS 2 (1990): 28
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5964

Event 42368 (FF73BE44)

Date: 8/1979
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Description: Dusk. A witness in Halifax, Nova Scotia, watches through a telescope a round object with 12–18 lights around its base approaching from the southeast. It hovers for about 30 seconds. He calls to his wife to verify the observation, which has now moved directly overhead. The lights give off constant beams downward.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Correspondence,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 3, no. 4 (Aug./Sept. 1982): 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5965

Event 42369 (A14232C9)

Date: 8/1979
Location: Człuchów, Poland
Description: Evening. A resident of Człuchów, Poland, is rowing his boat on a lake when he sees a “dark oblong object” moving rapidly and soundlessly along the surface of the water without disturbing it. It disappears behind some lakeside vegetation. Another witness on shore sees it apparently land, so he calls his two dogs and heads toward the spot. About 65 feet from the shore he can see two entities in dark suits walking toward the forest. The dogs run toward them and they stop and turn around. The dogs stop in their tracks, bark, and retreat in terror. The witness watches the entities as they continue walking. They are about 5 feet tall and sealed in diving outfits. At the level of their eyes is a glass plate through which they can apparently see. Their hips are unnaturally wide and each has a hump between the back of the neck and the shoulders. The witness calls out to them, but they begin running into the trees. A luminous rectangular object floats up from the treetops about 325 feet away and hovers 100 feet from the ground. A blue-green light is along its sides, shading away into white in the middle. The UFO speeds away, leaving no findable landing traces. The witness claims his dogs’ front legs become paralyzed 6 months later and he has to put them to sleep.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bronislaw Rzepecki, “UFOs and Ufologists in Poland,” IUR 11, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1986): 16; ; Bronislaw Rzepecki, “UFOs in Poland,” UFOs 1947–1987, Fortean Tomes, 1987, pp. 124–125
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5966

Event 42370 (1033B8DE)

Date: 8/1979
Location: Faulkner, Conway Counties, ARKANSAS
Description: Several cattle mutilations, as well as unidentified (low-flying) helicopter sightings, were reported. In order to service an array of missile silos north of Little Rock Air Force Base regularly flew across this area, but at altitudes much greater than 500 feet.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 6 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_190

Event 42371 (C07CFD31)

Date: 8/1/1979
Time: 01:40
Location: LEWISBORO, NY
Description: 12’ sphere/orb/globe going [to] over cop-car and back. Hovers. Going north. Radio electro-magnetic effect (EME). Several separate observer(s). / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13680

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “14”, Elev: “222”, HatchDesc: “LEWISBORO,NY:12’ORB>OVR COP-CAR+BACK:HVRS:>N:RADIO EME:SVRL SEP.OBS:/IUR V4#3”, LatLong: “41.227780 -73.516670”, LatLongDMS: “41:13:40 N 73:31:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42372 (FFD73F89)

Date: 8/1/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: SEVERAC-LE-CHATEAU, FR
Description: 4 observer(s). Fireball going south / jumps. Turns to cloud. Electric wires spark.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 200)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13681

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SEVERAC-le-CHATEAU,FR:4 OBS:FBL >S/JUMPS:TURNS TO CLOUD:ELEC.WIRES SPARK”, LatLong: “44.316669 3.066667”, LatLongDMS: “44:19:00 N 03:04:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Aveyron”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42373 (3611B09E)

Date: 8/1/1979
Location: Lewisboro, NY
Description: White ball made two passes, two-way and portable radios failed. International UFO Reporter, September-October 1979, see Rodeghier, 1981, p. 74 (R) police car (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5228

Event 42374 (CB32264F)

Date: 8/1/1979
Locations: Westchester County; Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, New York; Lewisboro
Description: 1:35 a.m. Westchester County police officer William Shaughnessy sees apparently the same white ball of light at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, New York, as that reported by several citizens of Lewisboro the same night. It passes southeast directly over his car, at 600–800 feet altitude. It stops above some treetops, makes a complete right turn, and disappears to the west. 12 minutes later, it comes flying back, hovers, shoots over his car again, and is gone quickly. During this time, Shaughnessy cannot reach his station by either low-band FM or portable radio.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Cop Ridiculed for NL Sighting in New York,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5967

Event 42375 (B24AE781)

Date: 8/1/1979
Description: US Air Force Intelligence is redesignated the Electronic Security Command.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5968

Event 42376 (6CCD9418)

Date: 8/1/1979
Location: District of Columbia
Description: The Fund for UFO Research is established as a nonprofit corporation in the District of Columbia to raise money to support scientific UFO research and public information projects. It remains active through 2011.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Fund for UFO Research Quarterly Report, Oct./Dec. 1983; Clark III 520
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5969

Event 42377 (DD971F67)

Date: 8/1/1979
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Description: Astronomer Allan Hendry publishes The UFO Handbook, a harshly pessimistic assessment of his investigative experience with the Center for UFO Studies in Evanston, Illinois. The first part covers IFOs, showing how normal objects can be misinterpreted as UFOs. The remainder of the book covers techniques that can be used by UFO investigators.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Allan Hendry, The UFO Handbook, Doubleday, 1979; Clark III 569
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5970

Event 42378 (EEB9B43A)

Date: 8/1/1979
Location: ALBERTA, CANADA
Description: First week of August. Near Blackie - About a week before the well-publicized mutilation of a valuable 2500-lb. Simmental bull, a helicopter hovered 'over the ranch on which the bull was found. The chopper hovered “for quite a while”, according to the landowner’s wife, who added: “We’re in the path of the airport, and lots of planes fly overhead, but this helicopter was different. It stayed over our land for a long time”.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 8 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_192

Event 42379 (F187B4A5)

Date: 8/2/1979
Time: 02:30
Location: LE DOLUS, FR
Description: Fireball going down / trees. 2 doors open / thin air! Steps drop outs. Small humanoids (or Greys) exit!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 190)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13682

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “Le DOLUS,FR:FBL ↓/TREES:2 DOORS OPEN/THIN AIR!:STEPS DROP OUTS:OIDS EXIT!”, LatLong: “45.916669 -1.266667”, LatLongDMS: “45:55:00 N 01:16:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42380 (00A6EC65)

Date: 8/2/1979
Location: Le Delus, France
Description: One of the spheres shot towards the rear of their vehicle while the other descended close to the ground. A large rectangular shaped opening became visible in the second object and three humanoid figures were seen descending a ladder. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5229

Event 42381 (18B04A6B)

Date: 8/2/1979
Location: 8 miles north of Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Description: Morning. A teen who mows the lawn finds a strange design on the lawn of an 8-acre estate about 8 miles north of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The owner waits a week before reporting it to the police, who alert the Center for UFO Studies, which investigates the marking on August 22. The trace is visible as flattened, yellowed grass in a semicircle between two straight lines forming a 120° angle. An analysis of the soil sample indicated nothing unusual in the chemistry, and no herbicides or petroleum.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “1979 Ground Mark Remains Unidentified,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 1, no. 2 (June 1980): 1–2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5971

Event 42382 (AE7A97E3)

Date: 8/2/1979
Locations: Herndon, Kansas; Atwood, Kansas; Culbertson, Nebraska; McCook, Nebraska
Description: 11:30 p.m. Multiple witnesses watch a triangular object flying from south to north over Herndon and Atwood, Kansas; and Culbertson and McCook, Nebraska.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Marler 104–106
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5972

Event 42383 (F6F4E05B)

Date: 8/2/1979
Description: At 2:30 a.m. the two witnesses were driving through the town of Le Delus on the island of Ile D’Oleron, France when they noticed a green flash of light overhead followed by two bright descending spheres. One of the spheres shot towards the rear of their vehicle while the other descended close to the ground. A large rectangular shaped opening became visible in the second object and three humanoid figures were seen descending a ladder. The witnesses did not stay to see any more, but drove away quickly from the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1734, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine; Lumieres dans la Nuit, November 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4609

Event 42384 (18B4D4F1)

Date: 8/3/1979
Time: 00:10
Location: RESEDA, CA
Description: Corner / victory&Tampa. 2 observer(s). Saucer with blinking lights / underside. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13683

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “RESEDA,CA:CORNER/VICTORY&TAMPA:2 OBS:SCR W/BLINKING LITES/UNDERSIDE:NFD”, LatLong: “34.183335 -118.550006”, LatLongDMS: “34:11:00 N 118:33:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42385 (F4952DFA)

Date: 8/3/1979
Time: 21:20
Location: NORTH / RESEDA, CA
Description: 1+1+many. 80’ globe hovers / 8K’ altitude. Small lights / under. Going quickly northeast and vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13684

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “17”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “N/RESEDA,CA:1+1+MANY:80’GLOBE HVRS/8K’alt:SML LITES/UNDER:>>NE+VANISHES:”, LatLong: “34.216668 -118.533339”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:00 N 118:32:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2400”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42386 (54CFD418)

Date: 8/3/1979
Time: 15:07:30.2
Location: 37.0840 -116.0699
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Burzet” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_849

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0840 -116.0699”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:02 N 116:04:12 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.45”, NukeMb: “4.60”, NukeName: “Burzet”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42387 (B1C46CCF)

Date: 8/4/1979
Location: TORONTO, ON
Description: Cylinders and delta/triangle/box-like crafts / 2 days. Girl / 14+man and cat abduction. Pseudo-human/entity vanishes later… / r25p305.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 314)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13685

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “TORONTO,ON:CYLS+DLTS/2 DAYS:GIRL/14+MAN+CAT ABD:PSH VANISHES LATER…/r25p305”, LatLong: “43.666669 -79.383337”, LatLongDMS: “43:40:00 N 79:23:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42388 (9FA1170A)

Date: 8/4/1979
Time: 16:10
Location: WAYNESBURG, PA
Description: 2 cops / helicopter. 2’ saucer passes. Slow at first. Can’t catch it after.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13686

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “315”, HatchDesc: “WAYNESBURG,PA:2 COPS/COPTER:2’SCR PASSES:SLOW AT FIRST:CANT CATCH IT AFTER”, LatLong: “39.894446 -80.177782”, LatLongDMS: “39:53:40 N 80:10:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42389 (6792F9C5)

Date: 8/4/1979
Time: 22:40
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 2+3 observer(s). Silent saucer tilts. 2 small humanoid (or Grey) figure(s) / clear-dome. Tilts. Going quickly west. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v4#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 463)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13687

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:2+3 OBS:SLNT SCR TILTS:2 OID FIGs/CLR-DOME:TILTS:>>W:/IUR v4#3”, LatLong: “34.200002 -118.600006”, LatLongDMS: “34:12:00 N 118:36:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42390 (5DC57B1A)

Date: 8/4/1979
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Description: Large, glowing disc with bubble-like dome on top, two humanoid beings visible through transparent dome (section XII). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 790804
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5231

Event 42391 (33D4B1C2)

Date: 8/4/1979
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Description: Large, glowing disc with bubblelike dome on top, two humanoid beings visible through transparent dome
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_341

Event 42392 (62DBC3AB)

Date: 8/4/1979
Time: 03:56:59.6
Location: 49.9000 78.9000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1557

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9000 78.9000”, LatLongDMS: “49:54:00 N 78:54:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.10”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42393 (72CC9C13)

Date: 8/4/1979
Locations: Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California; Apartment Building
Description: 10:35 p.m. Maria Artura and her grandson see a domed, disc-shaped object approach from the west over Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. Two humanoid beings with oversize heads are inside. The object stops and hovers above an apartment building on the other side of the street. It tilts to one side, returns to horizontal, then flies behind a tree, stops, and tilts the other way. Finally, it flies away to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “California Humanoids?” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 11; Richard H. Hall, “Dyad ‘Scout Craft,’” IUR 25, no. 4 (Winter 2000–2001): 25; Patrick Gross, URECAT, December 25, 2007
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5973

Event 42394 (73054345)

Date: 8/4/1979
Description: At 10:35 p.m. a 60-year-old woman and her grandson watched a glowing object approach their location in Canoga Park, California from the west. It then hovered silently above a nearby apartment building. They described it as a domed metallic saucer with a transparent dome. Inside the clear dome two humanoid figures could be seen. They appeared to have oversized heads, but were human in shape. The object tilted to one side, levelled off, then tilted in the opposite direction and flew off behind some trees to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Walt Greenewald, International UFO Reporter, September 1979, p. 11; Ann Druffel, MUFON UFO Journal, December 1981, p. 15; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 24 & 492
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4661

Event 42395 (F54CAF3E)

Date: 8/5/1979
Location: 20 miles north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Description: 7:00 p.m. A man driving 20 miles north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sees five large red lights suddenly appear in front of his car. They are in a V-formation, four in one row, the fifth forming the other. They move downward toward the horizon, where they vanish.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Strange Formation in Wisconsin,” IUR 4, no. 3/4, Sept./Oct, 1979: 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5974

Event 42396 (2FDC6F27)

Date: 8/5/1979
Description: Waynesburg, Pennsylvania: two cops in a police helicopter reported that a two-foot wide disc-shaped object passed them at 4:05 p.m. It flew slowly at first, then sped up. Their helicopter could not catch up with it.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, September 1979, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4697

Event 42397 (F50BFB6C)

Date: 8/8/1979
Time: 15:00:00.1
Location: 37.0147 -116.0080
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Offshore” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_850

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0147 -116.0080”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:53 N 116:00:29 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.40”, NukeMb: “4.90”, NukeName: “Offshore”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42398 (8CEA3A2D)

Date: 8/9/1979
Time: 10:00
Location: SOUTHEAST / HAYFORK, CA
Description: 3 / California Highway Patrol (CHP) plane. 2 plain 35’ lens-saucers hug terrain going quickly north / 1500mph. / r150.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13688

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “220”, HatchDesc: “SE/HAYFORK,CA:3/CHP PLANE:2 PLAIN 35’LENS-SCRS HUG TERRAIN >>N/1500mph:/r150”, LatLong: “40.500002 -123.000006”, LatLongDMS: “40:30:00 N 123:00:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42399 (5999BBBD)

Date: 8/9/1979
Location: Hayford, CA
Description: Two discs below plane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5232

Event 42400 (E06A9014)

Date: 8/9/1979
Location: Hayfork, CA
Description: Pilot observed two disc-shaped objects below his plane, contour flying “on the deck” through hills and valleys
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_342

Event 42401 (3E651374)

Date: 8/9/1979
Description: Two white, 30-foot diameter lenticular discs were seen flying together below an aircraft being flown by the state police southeast of Hayfork, California at around ten o’clock in the morning. The discs were hugging the terrain, following the contour of the land and flying in and out of the canyons below, nearly grazing the ground. Their speed, when first sighted, was estimated to be 600 miles per hour, but they accelerated and sped away to the north at 1,500 mph. There were four witnesses who watched the craft for 20 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 191; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 42; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 24, 125; UNICAT database, case 47, citing Paul Cerny
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4803

Event 42402 (BD360207)

Date: 8/10/1979
Time: 16:00?
Location: CZLUCHOW, POLAND
Description: 2 separate observer(s). Dark rectangular object going [to] over lake. 1.5M figure(s) / spacesuits walk going [to] woods.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 397)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13689

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “CZLUCHOW,POLAND:2 SEP.OBS:DRK RECT.OBJ >OVR LAKE:1.5M FIGs/SSUITS WALK> WOODS:”, LatLong: “53.677780 17.366667”, LatLongDMS: “53:40:40 N 17:22:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PMR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42403 (B8234179)

Date: 8/10/1979
Locations: Bolivia; Enconada; Buen Retiro; Chile; La Paz; Cape Canaveral, Florida
Description: Two large metallic spheres are found in Bolivia, one near Enconada and another near Buen Retiro, just hours after reports of a fireball in Bolivia and northern Chile. Newspaper reports at the time focus on the reentry of a satellite or rocket stage as the possible cause, suggested by Col. Ariel Coca, director of the Bolivian Air Force Academy. The Defense Attaché of the US Embassy in La Paz promptly informs the US Defense Intelligence Agency via telexed Moon Dust reports, which include translations of two Bolivian newspaper reports. Moon Dust is the unclassified name of a cold war USAF program to obtain Soviet space hardware that survives reentry. In 2014, amateur satellite tracker Ted Molczan presents strong circumstantial evidence that the spheres are debris from the reentry of the Delta rocket second stage 1979-072B that launched Westar 3 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the same day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Moon Dust, Object Found near Santz Cruz *U*,” August 17, 1979; “Moon Dust, Additional Object Reportedly Found near Santa Cruz *U*,” August 21, 1979; Ted Molczan, “Re-Entry Sightings and Debris Recovery of 1979-072B, Bolivia: 1979 August 10 UTC,” Visual Satellite Observer, July 30, 2014; Ted Molczan, “Bolivia: Spheres Found August 1979, La Prensa Article,” Visual Satellite Observer; Good Above, pp. 322–323
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5975

Event 42404 (11007B6F)

Date: 8/10/1979
Location: Czluchow, Poland
Description: 9:00 p.m. Two witnesses are on the shore of a lake near Czluchow, Poland, when they see an object gliding swiftly along the surface and vanishing behind some vegetation on the bank. One witness collects his dogs and approaches the spot, but before he gets there, he encounters two entities dressed in black who are moving toward the woods. The dogs run toward them barking, but the entities turn to face them and the dogs stop barking and go back. The beings are dressed in coveralls. They have wide hips, a lump at the base of their necks, and curved forearms, and they are gliding rather than walking. They vanish, and while searching for them the witness sees a rectangular object hovering about 300 feet away and flashing beams of white and blue-green light. It vanishes suddenly.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bronislaw Rzepecki, “UFO Reports from Poland,” Flying Saucer Review 33, no. 1 (March 1988): 5–6; Poland 46–48
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5976

Event 42405 (F2308926)

Date: 8/11/1979
Location: MALAYSIA, Lumut
Description: (Translated from French) Beginning on August 11 and for several days, students saw at night three furry creatures, about 3 meters tall, with red eyes. The young witnesses said that these entities disappeared, as if “becoming air”.
Reference: Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 342
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3044

Event 42406 (27DD6591)

Date: 8/11/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: SOUTH / ASHLAND, OR
Description: White light beams going down [to] by tent. Translucent small humanoids (or Greys) enter and study 2 campers.
Type: sighting
Reference: FARISH, Jucius: UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE: $5/Monthly. Plumerville, AR. (Index 309)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13690

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “17”, Elev: “597”, HatchDesc: “S/ASHLAND,OR:WHT LITE BEAMS↓ BY TENT:TRANSLUCENT OIDS ENTER+STUDY 2 CAMPERS”, LatLong: “42.166669 -122.700006”, LatLongDMS: “42:10:00 N 122:42:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42407 (492FED12)

Date: 8/11/1979
Time: 21:40
Location: US23 NEAR WHITMORE LAKE, MI
Description: 2 scientists. Night lights hover and maneuver all over / 30 minute(s). Perseid meteors??
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13691

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “US23 nr WHITMORE LAKE,MI:2 SCIs:NLTS HVR+MNVR ALL OVR/30min:perseid meteors??”, LatLong: “42.400002 -83.750004”, LatLongDMS: “42:24:00 N 83:45:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42408 (A70D8197)

Date: 8/11/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: WHEAT RIDGE, CO
Description: 2 / car. Night light hovers / 3 minute(s). Drops / mountain-side. Radio electro-magnetic effect (EME) / entire valley.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13692

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1649”, HatchDesc: “WHEAT RIDGE,CO:2/CAR:NLT HVRS/3min:DROPS/Mtn-SIDE:RADIO EME/ENTIRE VALLEY”, LatLong: “39.766669 -105.077783”, LatLongDMS: “39:46:00 N 105:04:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42409 (C515F90C)

Date: 8/11/1979
Location: Wheatridge, CO
Description: Radio interference was experienced over a wide area of Wheatridge, Colorado when a UFO was seen hovering in the sky for three minutes. The UFO dropped toward a mountainside and was lost from sight. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5233

Event 42410 (CB236EC3)

Date: 8/11/1979
Location:
Description: Perseid meteor shower (mean date).
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_343

Event 42411 (64E337AE)

Date: 8/11/1979
Locations: Northfield Township, Michigan; Joy and Whitmire Lake Road
Description: 9:41 p.m. A graduate student and a friend are taking an evening drive in a semi-rural area in Northfield Township, Michigan. They notice two white stationary lights about 300 feet from the road and 500 feet in the air. They turn the car around and see another formation of white lights and a flashing red light to the west. A total of three sets of lights appear heading south. They follow one group, which hovers above some power lines. The couple continues to pursue and be pursued by the similar formations of lights for 30 minutes. At the intersection of Joy and Whitmire Lake Road, one set of lights flies directly above them at 1,000–1,500 feet altitude, making a noise like a jet or the wind.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Scientists Chase Michigan UFOs?” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 11–12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5977

Event 42412 (B1D73D34)

Date: 8/11/1979
Locations: Bergen Park, Colorado; Soda Creek Road; Interstate 70
Description: 11:00 p.m. Two 18-year-olds, a male college student and a female telephone company employee, are sitting in a car near Bergen Park, Colorado, looking at the homes at the base of a small mountain on Soda Creek Road off Interstate 70. They see a white light about two-thirds of the way up the mountain. It grows bigger, four times the brightness of the houselights at the base of the mountain. It seems to become a cluster of four lights with a dark space in the middle. After 3 minutes, the light silently rises over the mountain, hovers for 3 seconds, and drops down behind it. A glow remains over the mountain.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Colorado Landing,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5978

Event 42413 (D833C956)

Date: 8/11/1979
Description: On this night in Lumut, Malaysia a group of vocational students sighted three hairy creatures between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The entities were ten-feet tall, had red eyes, and typically disappeared mysteriously into thin air as approached. As a result of the publicity uproar following the events of this night the Technical Institute was temporarily closed and the students were sent home.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ahmad Jamaludin, Summary of Unidentified Flying Objects and Related Events in Malaysia, p. 94
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4892

Event 42414 (0B3048DD)

Date: 8/11/1979
Description: Three pairs of white lights hovered and maneuvered over Highway 23 and a lake in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 9:41 p.m. The main witness was a 27-year-old scientist. The sighting lasted 30 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, September 1979, p. 11; UNICAT, case # 105
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4893

Event 42415 (192083BF)

Date: 8/11/1979
Description: Radio interference was experienced over a wide area of Wheatridge, Colorado around 11:00 p.m. when a UFO was seen hovering in the sky for three minutes. The UFO dropped toward a mountainside and was lost from sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, October 1979, p. 12; UNICAT, case # 106
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4894

Event 42416 (75D38EAC)

Date: 8/11/1979
Description: Two campers saw white beams of light shining down next to their tents while camping outside of Ashland, Oregon. Moments later several translucent humanoids entered their tents and studied the campers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1995
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4895

Event 42417 (C2B6D1D7)

Date: 8/12/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: NEAR ROLLA, MO
Description: Night lights revolve over car. Acceleration and floating feeling. Radio static. Symptoms.
Type: sighting
Reference: RODEGHIER, Mark/CUFOS: UFO REPORTS INVOLVING VEHICLE INTERFERENCE; CUFOS 1979. Available as CUFOS UFO Archive #1 CD-ROM. http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf (Index 75)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13693

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “341”, HatchDesc: “nr ROLLA,MO:NLTS REVOLVE OVR CAR:ACCEL+FLOATING FEELING:RADIO STATIC:SYMPTOMS”, LatLong: “37.950002 -91.772227”, LatLongDMS: “37:57:00 N 91:46:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42418 (5C693BFC)

Date: 8/12/1979
Time: 18:00:00.2
Location: 61.8030 122.4300
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kimberlite-4” Yield: 8.5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1558

Extra Data: LatLong: “61.8030 122.4300”, LatLongDMS: “61:48:11 N 122:25:48 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.98”, NukeMb: “4.90”, NukeName: “PNE:Kimberlite-4”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “8.5”

Event 42419 (8521FF73)

Date: 8/12/1979
Locations: Black Sea; Khosta near Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Description: 2:00 a.m. Engineer Y. Podvyazniy and two companions are on the shore of the Black Sea west of the microdistrict of Khosta near Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. They notice a brightly illuminated object approaching erratically from the sea. Suddenly it skips to within one mile of the witnesses, who take 9 photos, estimate its size as 165–330 feet, and notice four glowing lights that look like portholes. The object is only 16–65 feet above the water when it slowly moves away to a distance of 9 miles. A patrol boat uses its searchlight to illuminate the object, which appears to be spherical. When the object lights up and dims, the searchlight and the patrol boat’s lights also dim.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk, 2020, pp. 133–134
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5979

Event 42420 (459FEEC1)

Date: 8/12/1979
Locations: Rolla, Missouri; 9 miles west of Rolla, Missouri
Description: 10:00 p.m. Two teenage brothers are driving 9 miles west of Rolla, Missouri, in an undeveloped area. A red light and a blue light appear over the car, apparently circling each other. The two lights seem to blend into one, forming a soft white color. Sparks shoot out, and the single light source arcs upward and vanishes in the western sky. Both feel strange sensations of both pressure and floating as this occurs. These effects, along with involuntary body movements and trouble speaking and breathing, last 10 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Teens Claim Bizarre Effects,” IUR 4, no 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5980

Event 42421 (3F626B38)

Date: 8/12/1979
Time: afternoon
Location: Conway County, ARKANSAS
Description: A blue helicopter without markings was seen near a site where, on Aug. 14th, a mutilated cow was found.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 5 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_189

Event 42422 (12D388D2)

Date: 8/13/1979
Description: Ret. USAF member William Draeger of Austin, TX writes Leonard Stringfield and states he discovered information about a “UFO crash” 30 miles northwest of Del Rio, TX that supposedly occurred in 1950. Draeger states a ret. US Col. claims he saw the crashed craft being “guarded” by Mexican troops; he also claims he called a Mexican Army Gen. who commanded that specific area of the border told him “yes, I know about that…I don’t have any papers or documents to prove it, but due to my position I know about that.”

• http://www.ignaciodarnaude.com/avistamientos_ovnis/Stringfield,UFO%20Crash%20Retrievals,Status%20Report%20II-3,FSR83V28N4.pdf

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_188

Event 42423 (D1DFEDA7)

Date: 8/15/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: D134 / LUSSAC, FR
Description: 1 / car. Long-armed pseudo-human/entity / roadside raises hand. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Jumps away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13694

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “D134/LUSSAC,FR:1/CAR:LONG-ARMED PSH/ROADSIDE RAISES HAND:CAR EMEs:jumps away”, LatLong: “45.466669 -0.483333”, LatLongDMS: “45:28:00 N 00:29:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente-Maritime”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42424 (2E5D74FC)

Date: Mid 8/1979
Locations: Northwood, North Dakota; Warren, Minnesota
Description: Night. Hospital administrator Jon Linnell and his wife are driving home from Northwood, North Dakota, to Warren, Minnesota, when they see bright lights over a field to the left. 15 seconds later the lights come toward them and hover above their car. Linnell slows the car down and the object takes off to the north. It is silent and too bright to look at.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Deputy’s UFO Story Evokes Other Tales,” Minneapolis Star, September 11, 1979, pp. 1, 5; Clark III 716
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5981

Event 42425 (D0EC65AD)

Date: 8/15/1979
Description: A short humanoid with long arms was seen on the roadside of Highway D134 in France at 11:00 p.m. A man driving near the village of Lussac in Charente-Maritime department, France suddenly saw the short humanoid standing on the roadway, completely illuminated by his vehicle’s headlights. The being raised its long arms and at this point the car’s engine stalled. It was wearing a tight fitting outfit with a transparent helmet. The being then quickly jumped into the bushes and disappeared.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, January 1981; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1733, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5050

Event 42426 (E1DEDFDE)

Date: 8/16/1979
Time: 04:20
Location: 7MI SOUTH / WASHINGTON, PA
Description: 1 / car. 20’ silent metallic football 60’ over US19. Pointed ends sag going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13695

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “320”, HatchDesc: “7mi S/WASHINGTON,PA:1/CAR:20’ SLNT MTLC FOOTBALL 60’OVR US19:POINTED ENDS SAG↓”, LatLong: “40.050002 -80.250004”, LatLongDMS: “40:03:00 N 80:15:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42427 (889D7BB5)

Date: 8/16/1979
Time: 16:30
Location: PROVIDENCE, KY
Description: 2 observer(s). Silver saucer with bubble-top tumbles and turns / 2K’ altitude. Going quickly west over hills.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13696

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “132”, HatchDesc: “PROVIDENCE,KY:2 OBS:SLVR SCR W/BUBBLE-TOP TUMBLES+TURNS/2K’alt:>>W OVR HILLS”, LatLong: “37.400002 -87.761115”, LatLongDMS: “37:24:00 N 87:45:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42428 (8E5CCFA2)

Date: 8/16/1979
Locations: US Highway 19; Washington, Pennsylvania
Description: 4:22 a.m. A male nurse is driving south on US Highway 19 seven miles south of Washington, Pennsylvania. Ahead of him on the left is a large, luminous object that looks like a football. It appears to be 60 feet up as he drives underneath it. It remains stationary as he drives away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ”Pennsylvania ‘Football,’” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5982

Event 42429 (667708B3)

Date: 8/16/1979
Location: Providence, Kentucky
Description: 4:30 p.m. A silver, pan-shaped object flies past an eastbound truck near Providence, Kentucky, at 2,000– 3,000 feet altitude. It tumbles in flight, turning over sideways before disappearing behind a hill.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Kentucky Daylight Saucer,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5983

Event 42430 (33B79EC3)

Date: 8/16/1979
Description: A 40-year-old farmer and four others in Providence, Kentucky reported observing a silver disc-shaped object with a bubble top tumbling and turning at an estimated 2,000 feet altitude at 4:30 p.m. If flew around for six minutes before going over some hills to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5100

Event 42431 (52A272E1)

Date: 8/17/1979
Location: KAWAGOE, JAPAN
Description: Toho airline(s)/airliner pilot. 3 disks follow Cessna. Photographs taken. No further details. / Richard Hall.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13697

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “KAWAGOE,JAPAN:TOHO AL PILOT:3 DISKS FOLO CESSNA:FOTOS TAKEN:NFD:/Richard Hall”, LatLong: “35.916668 139.483340”, LatLongDMS: “35:55:00 N 139:29:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42432 (F7A3A50A)

Date: 8/17/1979
Time: 01:00
Location: LE PAQUIER, SWZ
Description: 2 / car. Night light southwest going quickly northeast / 4 second(s). Spins. Flashes 1 / second(s). / GUB Bulletin #5 1980.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: GUB BULLETIN. (Friborg, SWZ = #7,1980. Le Paquier, SWZ = issue #5 1980.) French language.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13698

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “Switzerland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “Le PAQUIER,SWZ:2/CAR:NLT SW>>NE/4sec:SPINS:FLASHES 1/sec:/GUB Bulletin #5 1980”, LatLong: “46.600002 7.050000”, LatLongDMS: “46:36:00 N 07:03:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FRB”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42433 (A22B85AD)

Date: 8/17/1979
Location: Saint-Jovite, Quebec
Description: 9:00 p.m. Elma l’Abbe is flying above Saint-Jovite, Quebec, in a Piper PA-28 Cherokee Warrior piloted by a friend. She looks out the window and notices that both wings are turning red. The pilot says his controls are jammed, but both feel the aircraft being pulled upward. They then see a large red ball of energy nearly 300 feet in diameter and 50 feet thick close to the right wing. It speeds away rapidly and appears to have a white light on its tail end. The aircraft falls about 1,000 feet and levels out at 4,000 feet. The object disappears into a cloud, where it rotates, showing red on one side and white on the other. The ball of light disappears into the orange sky of the sunset.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, pp. 92–95
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5984

Event 42434 (59095B2A)

Date: 8/18/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: NEAR LAC SIMON, QBC
Description: 2 / light plane. Instruments go crazy. 300’ fireball overhead. Watch stops. Object going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 816)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13699

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “115”, HatchDesc: “nr Lac SIMON,QBC:2/LITE PLANE:INSTRs GO CRAZY:300’FBL OVHD:WATCH STOPS:OBJ >W”, LatLong: “45.833336 -75.250004”, LatLongDMS: “45:50:00 N 75:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Quebec”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42435 (17A9CBE8)

Date: 8/18/1979
Time: 02:51:59.6
Location: 49.9490 78.9370
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1559

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9490 78.9370”, LatLongDMS: “49:56:56 N 78:56:13 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.10”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42436 (D13AEB8E)

Date: 8/19/1979 (approximate)
Time: 00:30
Location: NEAR SANTA CRUZ, BLV
Description: Fireball going down. 3’ sphere found. Light and strong radiation/radioactivity. / DIA report and more / Samizdat Qtrly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 322)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13700

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Bolivia”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “437”, HatchDesc: “nr SANTA CRUZ,BLV:FBL↓:3’SPHERE FOUND:LITE+STRONG RDA:/DIA Rpt+/Samizdat Qtrly”, LatLong: “-17.800001 -63.166670”, LatLongDMS: “17:48:00 S 63:10:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STC”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42437 (26D64687)

Date: 8/19/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: EAST DIDSBURY, ENGL
Description: 5+see saucer. 60 minute(s) missing time. Woman abduction. 2M figure / slant-eyes. / r169p98.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 557)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13701

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “70”, HatchDesc: “E.DIDSBURY,ENGL:5+SEE SCR:60min MST:WOMAN ABD:2M FIG/SLANT-EYES:/r169p98”, LatLong: “53.416669 -2.200000”, LatLongDMS: “53:25:00 N 02:12:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42438 (F4F61C12)

Date: 8/19/1979
Time: 22:20
Location: DALLAS, TX
Description: 2 observer(s). Round object with glowing portholes in thunderstorm. Darts going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13702

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “140”, HatchDesc: “DALLAS,TX:2 OBS:ROUND OBJ W/GLOWING PORTHOLES IN THUNDERSTORM:DARTS>>SE”, LatLong: “32.783335 -96.833338”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:00 N 96:50:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1000”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42439 (F864C676)

Date: 8/19/1979
Location: East Didsbury, UK
Description: Mother and children abducted (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5234

Event 42440 (E472A321)

Date: 8/19/1979
Locations: Dallas, Texas; 16 miles southeast of Dallas, Texas
Description: 10:20 p.m. A witness at his home 16 miles southeast of Dallas, Texas, sees a shimmering light with amber portholes silently darting around near some radio towers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Texan NL,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5985

Event 42441 (A48D114C)

Date: 8/19/1979
Description: On this evening a woman and her two children were picking wild flowers on the river bank in East Didsbury, England besides some open land when they noticed a flash of light with shades of pink, orange, and silver above a nearby golf course. Soon they saw a curious looking object descend towards the ground in an apparent crash landing. They ran up the embankment to get a better view of the object, which they described as resembling a gondola with a curved base and a girder-like structure, with a reddish glow on top. The witnesses felt attracted towards the object and began walking towards it. The next thing they knew they were running away, and the grass around them was swaying as if in a strong wind. The UFO could be seen flying silently away. After the incident the mother and daughter developed strange lesions on their legs, and her young son had nightmares. Under hypnosis the mother was able to recall several strange beings with elongated heads and “puppet like” faces. She remembered being examined on a table by some sort of light beam.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1583, citing Peter Hough & Jenny Randles, Mysteries Of The Mersey Valley
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5163

Event 42442 (345CE823)

Date: 8/20/1979
Location: LODZ AIRFIELD, POLAND
Description: Airline(s)/airliner pilot. 4 luminous objects fly / triangular formation. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13703

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LODZ AIRFIELD,POLAND:AL PILOT:4 LUMn.OBJS FLY/TRIANGULAR FORMn:NFD”, LatLong: “51.750002 19.500001”, LatLongDMS: “51:45:00 N 19:30:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LDZ”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42443 (76D04525)

Date: 8/20/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: HATFIELD, TASM
Description: Ex-cop. Car O / O / control. Green fireball. Clocks stop. Missing time… / r241+/ FSRv26#2.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER. (Details missing) (Index 816)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13704

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “45”, HatchDesc: “HATFIELD,TASM:EX-COP:CAR O/O/CONTROL:GRN FBL:CLOCKS STOP:MST…:/r241+/FSRv26#2”, LatLong: “-41.450002 145.533340”, LatLongDMS: “41:27:00 S 145:32:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42444 (4D66760B)

Date: 8/20/1979
Locations: Sopot; Jurata; Gdańsk; Bydgoszcz; Malbork; Jastrzębie; Olsztyn; Świecie; Warsaw
Description: 7:30–9:00 p.m. Some 119 people in northern and eastern Poland observe several different types of cylindrical or spherical UFOs. Reports come from Sopot, Jurata, Gdańsk, Bydgoszcz, Malbork, Jastrzębie, Olsztyn, Świecie, and Warsaw. Vacationers in Sopot and Jurata see a cigar ejecting a smoky trail and flames. In Gdańsk, the objects are cigar-shaped or oblong changing into a sphere. Bogdan Śmiech from Malbork watches 9– 10 balls of light 3–4 miles above the ground.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 72–73
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5986

Event 42445 (9278360C)

Date: 8/21/1979
Time: 05:00
Location: CEPARANO, ITL
Description: Disk hovers / 6M altitude 30M away. Transparent dome and cone antenna / top. Beams going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13705

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CEPARANO,ITL:DISK HVRS/6M alt 30M away:XPRNT DOME+CONE ANTENNA/TOP:BEAMS ↓”, LatLong: “44.166669 9.883334”, LatLongDMS: “44:10:00 N 09:53:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SP”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42446 (F6D7CDE9)

Date: 8/21/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: SEDALIA, MO
Description: 1 observer. 28’ white globe pulses 1 / second(s). Projects blue spikes / light. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13706

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “277”, HatchDesc: “SEDALIA,MO:1 OBS:28’WHT GLOBE PULSES 1/sec:PROJECTS BLU SPIKES/LITE:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “38.700002 -93.233338”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 93:14:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42447 (D120FD4A)

Date: 8/21/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: CHANGDE, HUNAN, CH
Description: 1 / (seen thru) binoculars. Silent orange dirigible north going quickly southwest / 1500M altitude. Jet / gas / rear. Glow.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 130)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13707

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “CHANGDE,HUNAN,CH:1/BINOCS:SLNT ORG.DIRIGIBLE N>>SW/1500M alt:JET/GAS/REAR:GLOW”, LatLong: “29.066668 111.650005”, LatLongDMS: “29:04:00 N 111:39:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUN”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42448 (B1F9E707)

Date: 8/21/1979
Time: 22:00
Location: BEIJING, CH
Description: 35 observer(s). Tilted silver disk. Glows. Slow then fast. Spins counterclockwise. Starts and stops.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 130)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13708

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “BEIJING,CH:35 OBS:TILTED SLVR DISK:GLOWS:SLO THEN FAST:SPINS CCW:STARTS+STOPS”, LatLong: “39.883335 116.383339”, LatLongDMS: “39:53:00 N 116:23:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BJG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42449 (5D1FB4E9)

Date: 8/23/1979
Locations: Baltic Sea; Hel peninsula, Poland
Description: 8:15 p.m. Two fishing boats belonging to the Szomborg family, the Hel-125 and Hel-127, are in the Baltic Sea some 46 miles off the Hel peninsula, Poland, when their radar malfunctions and the TV set reception fails. Lucjan Szomborg on the Hel-127 notices two bright-red lights in the air less than a mile away. Suddenly another larger, pulsating light appears abut 1,500 feet in front of the boat and the original two lights, which are apparently attached to a dark object, move silently toward it. A white light emerges from the two smaller lights, which then disappear in the distance. The pulsating light begins flashing erratically, emitting strong vibrations, and Szomborg steers his boat closer. The red light places itself directly in the Hel-127’s path three times, matching the boat’s course changes. The crew members begin to get nervous, some getting severe headaches, chest pains, and nausea. The navigator, Henryk Elwa

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rdt, is gripped with pain, affected by the pulsing vibrations. Szomborg, feeling symptoms of paralysis and temporary blindness, manages to change course and warn his father on the Hel-125 of danger. All the on-board equipment has suddenly stopped working. After 20 minutes, Szomborg notices that the red sphere has moved further away. The boats safely return to Hel by 4:00 a.m., and the equipment is working again. Doctors, neurologists, and psychiatrists examine the crew and find nothing physically wrong, but they are prescribed sedatives and the Polish Navy prohibits them from going out to sea for 3 weeks.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Poland 122–124; “UFO nad Bałtykiem 23 sierpnia 1979 r.,” UFO-Relacje.pl, August 4, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5988

Event 42450 (FEF72ECE)

Date: 8/24/1979
Time: 03:20
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 1 observer = Anapol. Pink-violet glowing disk / close approach. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13709

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:1 OBS=ANAPOL:PINK-VIOLET GLOWING DISK/CLOSE APPROACH:NFD”, LatLong: “34.216668 -118.616672”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:00 N 118:37:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42451 (6E9B0DED)

Date: 8/24/1979
Time: 07:20
Location: NEAR LAJES, BRZ
Description: Odd shadow / ground. 4 hours missing time. Wounds and hearing loss. No recall / abduction. / r124.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13710

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “240”, Elev: “236”, HatchDesc: “nr LAJES,BRZ:ODD SHADOW/GND:4hrs MST:WOUNDS+HEARING LOSS:NO RECALL/ABD:/r124”, LatLong: “-5.683334 -36.250002”, LatLongDMS: “05:41:00 S 36:15:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42452 (284B8541)

Date: 8/25/1979
Time: 05:30
Location: BALSAM LAKE, WI
Description: 3 / boat. Silent shiny Mltc saucer oscillates going down. Stops. Rises. Circles. Going northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13711

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “352”, HatchDesc: “BALSAM LAKE,WI:3/BOAT:SLNT SHINY MLTC SCR OSCILLATES↓:STOPS:RISES:CIRCLES:>NE”, LatLong: “45.450002 -92.455560”, LatLongDMS: “45:27:00 N 92:27:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42453 (D272A83E)

Date: 8/25/1979
Time: 11:20
Location: VILLENUEVE-SUR-LOT, FR
Description: 10M saucer follows car. Stops over field. No traces / no separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 189)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13712

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “VILLENUEVE-sur-LOT,FR:10M SCR FOLOS CAR:STOPS OVR FIELD:no traces/no sep.obs”, LatLong: “44.400002 0.683333”, LatLongDMS: “44:24:00 N 00:41:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lot-et-Garonne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42454 (AB7E26AD)

Date: 8/25/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: HUDSON, WI
Description: 4 observer(s). “Curling stone” (trapezoidal cross section) southeast going quickly northeast. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13713

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “229”, HatchDesc: “HUDSON,WI:4 OBS:“CURLING STONE” (TRAPEZOIDAL CROSS SECTION) SE>>NE:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “44.972224 -92.755560”, LatLongDMS: “44:58:20 N 92:45:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42455 (0C50B78E)

Date: Late 8/1979
Location: Surry, Maine
Description: 10:00 p.m. Mrs. H. M. Dickinson and another witness see a small, transparent object shaped like a lightbulb moving west to east just outside the window of her home in Surry, Maine. Inside it is an entity sitting on a box and facing what seems to be a control panel. The object is lighted from within and blinks out after 5 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Seated Occupant in Light-Bulb-Shaped 1979 Maine CE-III,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 5, no. 2 (April/May 1984): 1, 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5987

Event 42456 (DD2EC760)

Date: 8/25/1979
Location: Balsam Lake, Wisconsin
Description: 3:30 p.m. Three witnesses in a boat at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, watch an object with a metallic surface move downward in an oscillating manner and maneuver for 6–7 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Wisconsin DD,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5989

Event 42457 (D5AAF7DA)

Date: 8/25/1979
Description: In Villenueve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne department, France a 10-meter in diameter disc-shaped UFO paced a car at 11:20 a.m. for two minutes, and then stopped low over a field. No traces were found.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, October 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5333

Event 42458 (E4AB8450)

Date: 8/25/1979
Description: A 25-year-old administrator and two of his companions on Balsam Lake in Polk County, Wisconsin watch a shiny metallic disc oscillating in the sky in a falling leaf motion for seven minutes. It stopped, rose up, circled, and then went off towards the northeast. That night in Hudon, Wisconsin four more people, including a 40-year-old salesman, witnessed a disc-shaped UFO for five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5334

Event 42459 (C47F6410)

Date: 8/26/1979
Location: CHINA, Chengcun (Anhui)
Description: (Translated from French) From 22:45 to 22:50 (…) an unknown flying object was seen in the sky. It was a giant shuttle, in flames, whose cylindrical head had an angular diameter of 1.5° and the tail 0.5°. The whole object was red like a bar of iron taken out of the fire. Only the lower part of this shuttle seemed a bit dark. The object flew at a slower speed than that of an airliner. At a glance it moved at a height of 200 m from the ground. (…) Silently, moving horizontally, the shuttle flew over the camp of an army unit temporarily stationed in this village, then cut the road to Daba and, having made a 180° turn, it went back in the direction from which it had come. (…) When it reached the side of the mountain it was seen to rise slowly into the sky, lighting up the mountain which became all red. Then it crossed the summit to disappear in a flash behind the mountain. (August 26, 1979)
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 139, 140
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3045

Event 42460 (4CB7EDCB)

Date: 8/26/1979
Time: 04:00
Location: BATAVIA, NY
Description: 2 / SR33. Sharply defined luminous yellow ovoid hovers and drifts. Shoots going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13714

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “273”, HatchDesc: “BATAVIA,NY:2/SR33:SHARPLY DEFINED LUM.YEL OVOID HVRS+DRIFTS:SHOOTS>>E”, LatLong: “43.000002 -78.188893”, LatLongDMS: “43:00:00 N 78:11:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42461 (27722387)

Date: 8/26/1979
Time: 06:30
Location: ST. JEAN DU VAR, FR
Description: Domed disk hovers / low altitude. Arcs up sideways / top-side showing. Going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13715

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.JEAN du VAR,FR:DOMED DISK HVRS/lo alt:ARCS UP SIDEWAYS/top-side showing:>>E”, LatLong: “43.116669 5.950000”, LatLongDMS: “43:07:00 N 05:57:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Var”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42462 (4350CBAC)

Date: 8/26/1979
Time: 22:50
Location: CHENGCUN, JINGXIAN, ANHUI, CH
Description: Several. Thick disk going / 200M along Qingge River banks.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 130)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13716

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CHENGCUN,JINGXIAN,ANHUI,CH:SVRL:THICK DISK >/200M ALONG QINGGE Rvr BANKS”, LatLong: “30.700001 118.400006”, LatLongDMS: “30:42:00 N 118:24:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Anhui”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42463 (DC61CDE1)

Date: 8/26/1979
Time: 23:50
Location: SITIO DENTRO, CEARA, BRAZIL
Description: Huge dark object passes. 2 figure(s) / window. Tile roof collapses.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 226)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13717

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “698”, HatchDesc: “SITIO DENTRO,CEARA,BRZL:HUGE DARK OBJ PASSES:2 FIGs/WINDOW:TILE ROOF COLLAPSES”, LatLong: “-6.066667 -36.583335”, LatLongDMS: “06:04:00 S 36:35:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42464 (38CE2D5E)

Date: 8/26/1979
Location: Sitio Dentro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Description: Two men were walking and they looked up and saw a huge object coming towards them (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5235

Event 42465 (52A0016F)

Date: 8/26/1979
Description: Two men in Sitio Dentro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil were walking back home late at night when they saw a huge bright light appear above them, illuminating the area like daytime. They looked up and saw a huge object coming towards them. They could see two beings inside the craft through a transparent window. The beings could be seen from the waist up and looked nearly identical to each other. Both men ran behind a house and squatted by a wall, trying to hide from the UFO. It then passed over a nearby bar making a very loud noise. The next morning they discovered that the roof of the bar had been tore off and several rafters had been broken. One of the men felt sick for three days after the encounter.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 2594, citing Bob Pratt, UFO Danger Zone
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5377

Event 42466 (943705F1)

Date: 8/26/1979
Location: Perkins County, NEBRASKA
Description: Two helicopters flew over the day before a mutilated cow was discovered. A slow, low-flying, white fixed-wing airplane flew over on Saturday, the 25th.
Type: mystery helicopter/mutilation related
Reference: Ref. 7 The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, Thomas R. Adams, 1991
Source: MysteryHelicoptersAdams, ID: MysteryHelicoptersAdams_191

Event 42467 (5DE6C493)

Date: 8/27/1979
Time: 01:40
Location: WEST / STEPHEN, MN
Description: COP’s car hits UFO! Missing time. Clock and watch off / 17 minute(s). / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V4#5+/ MJ#146.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 956)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13718

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “253”, HatchDesc: “W/STEPHEN,MN:COP’s CAR HITS UFO!:MST:CLOCK+WATCH OFF/17min:/IUR V4#5+/MJ#146”, LatLong: “48.450002 -97.000005”, LatLongDMS: “48:27:00 N 97:00:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42468 (9A5BBCDC)

Date: 8/27/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: SMITHTOWN, LI, NY
Description: 4 observer(s). Sphere with band / middle going south. Reappears west going east. Fast 90-turn up!
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13719

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “22”, HatchDesc: “SMITHTOWN,LI,NY:4 OBS:SPHERE W/BAND/MIDDLE > S:REAPPEARS W>E:FAST 90-TURN UP!”, LatLong: “40.855558 -73.200003”, LatLongDMS: “40:51:20 N 73:12:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42469 (A7A791FB)

Date: 8/27/1979
Location: Marshall County, MN
Description: Val Johnson Case (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases, Code: T, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 790827
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5236

Event 42470 (69F2004A)

Date: 8/27/1979
Locations: Marshall County, Minnesota; County Highway 5; State Highway 220; Red River; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Evanston, Illinois
Description: 1:40 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson is on duty in the west end of Marshall County, Minnesota, driving on County Highway 5 west of Stephen when he sees a light through his side window. The light is to his south, shining from a grove of trees standing along State Highway 220 near the Red River. He thinks it might be from a downed drug-smuggling airplane. He turns south on 220, accelerates to 65 mph, and moves closer. The light moves toward him, traveling so fast that it crosses the 1.5 miles separating them almost instantaneously. It makes no sound and still looks just like a blinding light. Johnson hears glass breaking and sees the inside of the patrol car light up. After the light hits, he loses consciousness. When he wakes up, his head is resting on the steering wheel and his eyes are staring at the red “engine” light on the dashboard. He looks out the window and sees the car has skidded sideways across the northbound lane and now faces eastward. The front tires are touching the gravel on the shoulder. He can see only with difficulty and feels like he is moving in slow motion. At 2:19 a.m., he radios headquarters and asks for assistance. Deputy Greg Winskowski arrives on the scene shortly. Johnson is still inside the car with a red bump on his forehead, so he calls an ambulance. At the hospital, Dr. W. A. Pinsonneault examines Johnson’s eyes, but the probe light hurts so much that Johnson cannot stand it more than a few seconds at a time. Pinsonneault suspects corneal flash burns and covers his eyes with bandages. Sheriff Dennis Brekke drives Johnson’s 1977 Ford LTD patrol car back to the garage. The inside light on the driver’s side is smashed. On the hood, 4 feet 4 inches behind the smashed light and close to the windshield, is a flat-bottomed, circular dent, half an inch in diameter. A crack in the windshield on the driver’s side about 18 inches behind the dent runs top to bottom, with four apparent impacts; it looks as if a cluster of small objects, stones perhaps, have done the damage. The car’s battery-powered clock, set correctly at 7:00 p.m. when Johnson came on duty, is 14 minutes late. So is Johnson’s wind-up wristwatch, set at the same time. The red plastic lens covering the roof light on the driver’s side shows a triangular puncture, and the lens is dislodged from the housing. A radio antenna shaft is bent over at a 60° angle. The large “bubble” lamp just inches in front of the antenna is unscathed. The trunk antenna for CB radio is bent at 90°. Brekke, after calling the Center for UFO Studies in Evanston, Illinois, takes Johnson to Grand Forks, North Dakota, at 11:00 a.m. for an eye examination by ophthalmologist Leonard Prochaska, who finds that Johnson’s problems have cleared up. Allan Hendry of CUFOS determines that the car damage is inconsistent with anything an airplane could have caused. Meridan French, a windshield expert with the Glass Division of Ford Motor Company, concludes that a flat-ended object had made a forceful impact with the hood and then tilted toward the windshield. A team of engineers at Honeywell’s materials testing laboratory indicates that flying particles were responsible for the damage to the headlight glass and lamp plastic.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Val Johnson incident”; NICAP, “Val Johnson Case”; “Deputy’s UFO Story Evokes Other Tales,” Minneapolis Star, September 11, 1979, pp. 1, 5; “Minnesota CEII: The Val Johnson Story,” IUR 4, no. 3/4 (Sept./Oct. 1979): 4–9; “Minnesota CEII: The Val Johnson Story, Part Two, Laboratory Analyses and Conclusion,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 4–11; Chris Rutkowski, “Special Report: Stephen, Minnesota; Not Proof, But…” Swamp Gas Journal 1, no. 6 (April 1980): 1–4; Mark Rodeghier, “UFO/Vehicle Very Close Encounters,” IUR 27, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 25; Clark III 713–716
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5990

Event 42471 (29F19560)

Date: 8/27/1979
Locations: Blackbushe Airport; Yateley, Hampshire, England; Basingstoke
Description: 2:30 p.m. Flying instructor Laurie Adlington has just left Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, Hampshire, England, with Lt. James Plastow from Sandhurst Military College for his pilot’s license test in a Cessna 150. They are at 2,000 feet heading toward Basingstoke when Adlington suddenly grabs the controls and throws the Cessna into a steep bank and descent to avoid a collision. An object suddenly speeds past the front of the aircraft, coming within a few feet of the windshield. The rotating object is about 12 inches in diameter, shaped like a doughnut, reflects light with a silvery glow “like a blob of mercury,” and has a honeycombed surface. They can make out the hint of an aerial on one side. The object begins flying around the plane for a short time before it flies underneath it and then streaks upward and away to about 3,000 feet. Possible early use of a drone.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Omar Fowler, “Mini-Disc over Blackbushe,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 1 (June 1980): 18–19
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5991

Event 42472 (15E12F83)

Date: 8/27/1979
Location: Smithtown, New York
Description: 11:00 p.m. A family in Smithtown, New York, watches a round object with a band around its equator and many small orange lights fly toward them from the north. They remain outside after it disappears, hoping it will return, and it does, flying from west to east and rising up sharply and silently.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “New York NL Appears Twice,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5992

Event 42473 (403E3A4B)

Date: 8/28/1979
Time: 11:50
Location: NNW / WARRENTON, VA
Description: Truck malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects) and lifted / 30m saucer. Dvc implant. Tour / space. / APRO Dec’79.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13720

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, CNT: Contactee related, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, ABD: Human or animal abduction, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “210”, Elev: “200”, HatchDesc: “NNW/WARRENTON,VA:TRUCK EMES+LIFTED/30m SCR:DVC IMPLANT:TOUR/SPACE:/APRO Dec’79”, LatLong: “38.750002 -77.833337”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:00 N 77:50:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 42474 (91958FAB)

Date: 8/29/1979
Location: SOUTH / ERNESTOWO, POL
Description: Silver cylinder/cigar-shape with windows hovers. Suddenly shoots to horizon. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) May’87.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 411)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13721

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “S/ERNESTOWO,POL:SLVR CGR W/WINDOWS HVRS:SUDDENLY SHOOTS to HORIZON:/IUR May’87”, LatLong: “53.455558 18.472223”, LatLongDMS: “53:27:20 N 18:28:20 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BYD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42475 (B2C69426)

Date: 8/29/1979
Time: 02:00
Location: VERMILLION, SD
Description: 1 / SR50. Blinding light buzzes car closely. Near collision. Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 53)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13722

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “850”, HatchDesc: “VERMILLION,SD:1/SR50:BLINDING LITE BUZZES CAR CLOSELY:NEAR COLLISTION:>>W”, LatLong: “42.777780 -96.933338”, LatLongDMS: “42:46:40 N 96:56:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Dakota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42476 (BEF0DF68)

Date: 8/29/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: NORTH / PASCO, WA
Description: Farmers. Silver to/from/between red “fence post” out of place. Flies southwest going quickly northwest later.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13723

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “125”, HatchDesc: “N/PASCO,WA:FARMERS:SLVR<>RED “FENCE POST” OUT OF PLACE:FLIES SW>>NW LATER”, LatLong: “46.350002 -119.100006”, LatLongDMS: “46:21:00 N 119:06:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42477 (07FCA761)

Date: 8/29/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: SYCAMORE, IL
Description: 2+observer(s). Orange night light zigzags. Also 2 separate observers / Weedon, IL. Cop chases. Going west. Big news.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13724

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “267”, HatchDesc: “SYCAMORE,IL:2+OBS:ORG NLT ZIGZAGS:+2 SEP.OBSs/WEEDON,IL:COP CHASES:>W:BIG NEWS”, LatLong: “41.988891 -88.700004”, LatLongDMS: “41:59:20 N 88:42:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42478 (338A57FC)

Date: 8/29/1979
Location: Ernestowo, Poland
Description: Silvery cigar with orange light and square windows approached, hovered, and finally sped away over horizon (section IX) (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5237

Event 42479 (4B83C9CA)

Date: 8/29/1979
Location: Ernestowo, Poland
Description: Silvery cigar with orange light and square windows approached, hovered, finally sped away over horizon
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_344

Event 42480 (84C360DD)

Date: 8/29/1979
Time: 15:08:00.2
Location: 37.1212 -116.0666
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: Britain Name: “Nessel” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1777

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1212 -116.0666”, LatLongDMS: “37:07:16 N 116:04:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “Britain”, NukeDepth: “0.46”, NukeMb: “4.80”, NukeName: “Nessel”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCUG”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42481 (1E130495)

Date: 8/29/1979
Locations: Highway 50; western outskirts of Vermillion, South Dakota; University of South Dakota
Description: 2:00 a.m. Russ Johnson is driving on Highway 50 on the western outskirts of Vermillion, South Dakota, when he spots a blinding headlight in front of him. It is stationary for 2 seconds, then it streaks toward him and engulfs his car. Johnson closes his eyes and hits the brakes, skidding the car to a stop, spinning sideways until it faces east. He opens his eyes and sees the light heading away west. The next day, the still-shaken Johnson goes to the site with Robert Adams at the University of South Dakota, who sees the skid marks.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 716; “Case 4-5- 2,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5993

Event 42482 (21655536)

Date: 8/29/1979
Locations: Pasco, Washington; alfalfa field 10 miles north of Pasco, Washington
Description: 8:00 a.m. A woman is in her alfalfa field 10 miles north of Pasco, Washington, when she sees what appears to be a post sitting a half-mile away. It is about 4–5 feet tall. About 10 minutes later she sees that the object is now in the air, flying slowly in a horizontal position, land bullet-shaped, looking black on its flat end and silver on its rounded end. A neighbor also sees the object before it disappears in the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Flying Fence Post in Washington State,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5994

Event 42483 (2D425807)

Date: 8/29/1979
Locations: Dziki; Ernestowo; Poland; Laskowice
Description: 7:30 p.m. A married couple is taking their dog on a duck hunt between Dziki and Ernestowo, Poland, when they notice a “strange orange ball” coming from behind a hill about 3 miles away. The husband studies it through binoculars, estimating its speed as about 95 mph. The ball proves to be the front of a huge steel-colored cigar- shaped object, which stops 1,300 feet away and hovers above some buildings for about 10 seconds. They can see five large, square windows with rounded corners; the three in the front glow with orange light, while the other two seem covered by a shade. The object moves forward about 40 feet and stops. Half a minute later, sparks shoot from the rear and the UFO vanishes over the horizon. An orange glow remains behind. Alojzy Pawlik sees the same object in Laskowice at about the same time.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bronislaw Rzepecki, “Encounters in Poland,” IUR 12, no. 3 (May/June 1987): 17
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5995

Event 42484 (C52F3F73)

Date: 8/29/1979
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: 10:00 p.m. A 47-year-old housewife sees the lower corner of a gigantic “mothership” outside her living room window in a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The blimp-like UFO is so huge she can’t see the whole length or height. It extends the whole block of houses at treetop level. She reports four different kinds of humanoid creatures (7 in all) visible through the hull, which is luminous and yellow in color. She hears a loud humming sound. The duration is 45 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Two That Got Away,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5996

Event 42485 (A4203338)

Date: 8/29/1979
Location: Sycamore, Illinois
Description: 10:30 p.m. Charles Weeden and his father see an orange light moving erratically in the sky to the west over Sycamore, Illinois. They call the police, and Deputy Berna Van Vlerah looks outside the station 2.5 miles west of the Weedens and sees the orange light to her southeast, low above the horizon. Using binoculars, she sees a flat- bottomed orange dome shape within the light. She watches it for 5 minutes, then drives to the Weedens and watches it there to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Orange NL in Illinois?” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5997

Event 42486 (C3AB0036)

Date: 8/29/1979
Locations: US Highway 17; Warrenton, Virginia; Fredericksburg warehouse; Winchester hospital; Alpha Centauri
Description: 11:15 p.m. Harry Joe Turner is driving a 1974 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with mustard and ketchup on US Highway 17 two miles from Warrenton, Virginia. His CB radio starts acting up, giving out a noise that gets louder and louder. Something grabs him tightly on his left shoulder. He sees a large object looming over his cab and hears two thumps. Even though he is going 70 mph, he sees a figure standing outside. When it throws open the door, Turner grabs his .32 automatic pistol and fires 8 rounds at it with no effect. He then blacks out. Turner wakes up in the passenger seat at 3:00 a.m. at his destination in a Fredericksburg warehouse but can’t remember how he got there. The odometer indicates he has only traveled 17 miles, not 80, yet he has used 114 gallons of fuel. The top 2 inches of the CB antenna are melted off, and 30 inches of the AM/FM antenna has broken off. A filmy substance covers the truck. He drives back home but is confused and his eyes are overly sensitive to light. Turner wakes up in a Winchester hospital diagnosed with a broken blood vessel in his left eye. He begins to remember more about the experience and recalls his truck being lifted into a UFO piloted by two humanlike figures dressed in white shirts and pants, one of whom is named Alpha La Zoo Loo. He seems to take a trip in space to a planet beyond Alpha Centauri. On September 3, after taking valium, Turner is arrested for speeding. He thinks aliens are chasing him. Turner continues to undergo anxiety attacks. Allan Hendry and Fred Whiting from the Center for UFO Studies are unable to corroborate Turner’s story, and the two antennas appear to be deliberately altered.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Iris Maack, “Truck, Rig, Abducted (?),” APRO Bulletin 28, no. 6 (December 1979): 1–3; Clark III 1139–1141
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5998

Event 42487 (470467BE)

Date: 8/29/1979
Description: Two primary school students were walking home from school through Zachodni Park in Wroclaw, Poland around four p.m. As they were walking by one of the alleys they saw a strange disc-shaped object on the ground, with two silvery-garbed humanoids standing next to it. Another being was inside the transparent dome on the top of the object. The students ran to get additional witnesses, but when they returned to the landing site the object and its occupants were gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Tymoteusz Tobala & Marcin Mioduszewski, CBUFOIZA, Poland
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5470

Event 42488 (E6C1EE20)

Date: 8/29/1979
Description: A silvery cigar with an orange light and square windows approached, hovered, and then finally sped away over the horizon in Ernestowo, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume 2: A Thirty Year Report, pp. 24; International UFO Reporter, May-June 1987, p. 24
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5471

Event 42489 (7B016BEA)

Date: 8/29/1979
Description: Mount Cameron, Tasmania, Australia - The witness had gone outside at 7:30 p.m. to investigate the reason her dog was barking when she noticed a bright light above a nearby mountain. It accelerated its downward approach and came towards her. The witness mentally told the object to retreat, which it then did. Subsequently the witness saw an apparition of a small humanoid (not described) that was in a seated position.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citingMark Moravec, PSIUFO Phenomena
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5472

Event 42490 (60B69D30)

Date: 8/29/1979
Description: The 47-year-old witness was at home in her Oak Lawn residence, southwest of Chicago, Illinois as she watched a huge blimp-like structure pass over her house at treetop level. Through the craft’s luminous yellow hull, apparently transparent, four different types of three-foot-tall humanoids could be seen. The object made a loud humming and roaring sound as if left the area. No other witnesses were located.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 292, citing International UFO Reporter, January-February 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5473

Event 42491 (297D6266)

Date: 8/30/1979
Time: 02:30
Location: LAMONI, IA
Description: Camper. Dog barks. Formation / night lights on dark ovoid? Very low and silent going northwest. Flat grass.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13725

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “345”, HatchDesc: “LAMONI,IA:CAMPER:DOG BARKS:FORMn/NLTS on DARK OVOID?:VLOW+SLNT >NW:FLAT GRASS.”, LatLong: “40.622224 -93.933338”, LatLongDMS: “40:37:20 N 93:56:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42492 (A929EC7E)

Date: 8/30/1979
Locations: Slip Bluff County Park; Lamoni, Iowa
Description: 2:30 a.m. A student camping out at Slip Bluff County Park near Lamoni, Iowa, is awakened by her dog barking. She sees a formation of lights on an oval object about a city block away. It moves away horizontally, still close to the ground.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Landing in Iowa?” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_5999

Event 42493 (6054499C)

Date: 8/30/1979
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota; southwest side of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: 4:00 p.m. During a thunderstorm, three passengers and the driver watch a 2-foot yellow and green ball of light rush down from the north only 5 feet in front of a Metropolitan Transit Commission bus on the southwest side of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It hits the pavement and erupts into a shower of sparks and smoke with a loud explosion. The shocked bus driver runs over the point of impact as the vehicle is shaking. No lasting effects can be found in the pavement after the storm.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-5-3,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6000

Event 42494 (94A6EB25)

Date: 9/1979
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Felling (Tyne and Wear)
Description: (Translated from French) A 23-year-old woman, in bed, saw around 4 o’clock in the morning a shimmering bell-shaped disc enter the room. “There was a buzzing sound everywhere,” she told investigators, “and I felt paralyzed. Then 12 creatures appeared, small, like dolls. They emitted noises resembling a clicking sound and seemed to be observing me. One of them touched me. Then they disappeared.”
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: “The World’s Greatest UFO Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p. 31, citing Jenny Randles of FSR
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3049

Event 42495 (6063E423)

Date: 9/1979
Location: NIMES, GARD, FR
Description: 4 / car. Classic luminous saucer hovers / seconds. Away very fast. No further details / La Depeche.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13726

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NIMES,GARD,FR:4/CAR:CLASSIC LUMn.SCR HVRS/SECONDS:AWAY VFAST:NFD/La Depeche”, LatLong: “43.816669 4.350000”, LatLongDMS: “43:49:00 N 04:21:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gard”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42496 (DEADB821)

Date: 9/1979
Time: 02:30
Location: SANDY BAY, TASMANIA
Description: Silent extremely black seamine shape rolls going [to] overhead. Tapered spikes with lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13727

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SANDY BAY,TASMANIA:SLNT XBLACK SEAMINE SHAPE ROLLS>OVHD:TAPERED SPIKES W/LITES”, LatLong: “-42.933335 147.466674”, LatLongDMS: “42:56:00 S 147:28:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42497 (1A1F4AD9)

Date: 9/1979
Time: 08:00?
Location: FARMINGTON, MN
Description: 2+1 cops and more/others. “Definite UFO” = glowing white ball. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13728

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “285”, HatchDesc: “FARMINGTON,MN:2+1 COPS++:“DEFINITE UFO”=GLOWING WHT BALL:NFD:”, LatLong: “44.638891 -93.144449”, LatLongDMS: “44:38:20 N 93:08:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42498 (A40FFFB5)

Date: 9/1979
Time: 12:00
Location: UNKNOWN MOUNTAINS / FUJIAN, CH
Description: Several observer(s). Domed jellyfish saucer seems / study valley and observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 135)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13729

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “Unk.Mtns/FUJIAN,CH:SVRL OBS:DOMED JELLYFISH SCR SEEMS/STUDY VALLEY+OBS.”, LatLong: “27.000001 117.333339”, LatLongDMS: “27:00:00 N 117:20:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FJN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42499 (25B5050D)

Date: 9/1979
Description: Citizens Against UFO Secrecy is losing momentum due to lack of money and public support. Search fees have become prohibitive: In response to a CAUS request for data on UFO trackings, NORAD informs them that it will require 18,383 hours and $294,157.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, October 1979
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6001

Event 42500 (C3BF8BB1)

Date: 9/1979
Description: NORAD replies to a FOIA request for UAP tracking data that a search will require over 18,000 man hours and cost $294,157. Three years later it refuses to waive the fees.

• https://dailydialectics.com/space/MUFON/MUFON%20UFO%20Journal%20-%201979%2010.%20October.pdf
• https://archive.org/details/clearintentgover00fawc/page/10/mode/2up

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_189

Event 42501 (619918F1)

Date: 9/1/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Pioneer 11 is the first probe to flyby Saturn. (September 1st)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2856

Event 42502 (95FC2F13)

Date: 9/1/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: STROUDSBURG, PA
Description: 2 / I80. Silent disk going west / 2 minute(s). Turns going north. Lit windows / edge. Low rotation.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 956)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13730

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “131”, HatchDesc: “STROUDSBURG,PA:2/I80:SLNT DISK > W/2min:TURNS >N:LIT WINDOWS/EDGE:LOW ROTATION”, LatLong: “41.000002 -75.200004”, LatLongDMS: “41:00:00 N 75:12:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42503 (BEBE418F)

Date: 9/2/1979
Time: 17:00
Location: PETUSHKA, RUSSIA
Description: Surveyor. Saucer / ground. 2 small humanoids (or Greys) exit. Tweety speech! Re-enter and fly.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 329)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13731

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “PETUSHKA,RUSS:SURVEYOR:SCR/GND:2 OIDS EXIT:TWEETY SPEECH!:RE-ENTER+FLY”, LatLong: “56.016669 38.666669”, LatLongDMS: “56:01:00 N 38:40:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MOS”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42504 (FA94F80B)

Date: 9/2/1979
Location: Petushka, Russia
Description: Witness was out picking mushrooms and saw a landed UFO which effected the ground (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 06 - Trace Cases) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5238

Event 42505 (76276865)

Date: 9/2/1979
Description: The witness, a surveyor, was out picking mushrooms at five o’clock in the afternoon in a wooded part of Petushka, Russia when he came upon a large, shiny, metallic looking mushroom-shaped craft on the ground. The bottom half of the craft emitted a soft pink light, and the top domed section was encased in an orange mist. The craft appeared to be spinning and emitting luminous flashes from its edges. Two short men emerged from the object. They were strongly built with broad shoulders and strong chests. They wore black tight-fitting suits that covered their entire bodies. The suits had two small slits at eye level. They were talking among themselves in a language that sounded more like the twittering of birds than anything else. They appeared to inspect the craft, and then were somehow sucked up inside it. The UFO subsequently took off. On the spot where the object had been resting the soil was found to be totally sterile with all living organisms completely absent.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 835, citing Gordon Creighton, FSR, Vol. 27, number 5; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 13272
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5580

Event 42506 (AF704499)

Date: 9/3/1979 (approximate)
Time: 04:00
Location: FELLING, ENGL
Description: Small saucer enters bedroom. 8-10 “dolls” appear and touch observer(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BLUNDELL, Nigel & BOAR, Roger: The WORLDS GREATEST UFO MYSTERIES; Octopus, London 1989 & PB/Berkley Books, NY 1990 (Index 28)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13732

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, ABD: Human or animal abduction, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “56”, HatchDesc: “FELLING,ENGL:SML SCR ENTERS BEDROOM:8-10 “DOLLS” APPEAR+TOUCH OBS:NFD”, LatLong: “54.938892 -1.566667”, LatLongDMS: “54:56:20 N 01:34:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42507 (D0F2BEB6)

Date: 9/3/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: OROVILLE, CA
Description: Elderly couple. Flying oil-drum with stubby wings. Low and silent going quickly northeast overhead.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13733

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “53”, HatchDesc: “OROVILLE,CA:ELDERLY COUPLE:FLYING OIL-DRUM W/STUBBY WINGS:LOW+SILENT>>NE OVHD”, LatLong: “39.500002 -121.233339”, LatLongDMS: “39:30:00 N 121:14:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42508 (1CD8DFC1)

Date: 9/3/1979
Time: 19:50
Location: NEAR OGDEN, UT
Description: 2 observer(s). Screaming sound. 2 white objects descend into swamp. No trace found.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13734

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1288”, HatchDesc: “nr OGDEN,UT:2 OBS:SCREAMING SOUND:2 WHT OBJS DESCEND INTO SWAMP:NO TRACE FOUND”, LatLong: “41.200002 -111.966672”, LatLongDMS: “41:12:00 N 111:58:00 W”, Locale: “Wetlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42509 (02A968D9)

Date: 9/3/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: UZSGOROD, UKRAINE
Description: Small red night lights fly about town at roof-level. 1 found = burnt plastic.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 311)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13735

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Ukraine”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “UZSGOROD,UKRAINE:SML RED NLTS FLY ABOUT TOWN @ROOF-LEVEL:1 FOUND=BURNT PLASTIC”, LatLong: “48.633336 22.316668”, LatLongDMS: “48:38:00 N 22:19:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UZG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42510 (9DCE2223)

Date: 9/3/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: BALSAM LAKE, WI
Description: 4 / car. Red disk hovers. Car lights electro-magnetic effect (EME) 6X. OK after saucer shoots going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13736

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “352”, HatchDesc: “BALSAM LAKE,WI:4/CAR:RED DISK HVRS:CAR LITES EME 6X:OK AFTER SCR SHOOTS >>SE”, LatLong: “45.450002 -92.466671”, LatLongDMS: “45:27:00 N 92:28:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42511 (5275D805)

Date: 9/3/1979
Time: 22:40
Location: CAPE CHARLES, VA
Description: 2 observer(s). Bright star zigzags up to 10° / sky. Then shoots going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13737

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “CAPE CHARLES,VA:2 OBS:BRITE STAR ZIGZAGS UP TO 10°/SKY:THEN SHOOTS >>N”, LatLong: “37.266668 -76.016670”, LatLongDMS: “37:16:00 N 76:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42512 (A8ADCBB5)

Date: 9/3/1979
Location: Gateshead, UK
Description: Following a series of low level sightings in Gateshead by the main witness and her family, the woman awoke in the middle of this night to see a small metallic disc- shaped object inside her bedroom. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5241

Event 42513 (4F7BA400)

Date: 9/3/1979
Location: Oroville, California
Description: 7:30 p.m. Two witnesses watch an “aluminum oil drum with wings” flying silently above Oroville, California, in a straight line.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “California Flying Drum,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6002

Event 42514 (EC90D15A)

Date: 9/3/1979
Location: Balsam Lake, Wisconsin
Description: 9:30 p.m. Two couples in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, see a red disc hovering in the western sky as they are driving from their cottage. The dashboard and engine lights fail, so the driver pulls over. The lights come back on but go off again when the car moves forward again. This happens again 5–6 times in less than a minute. Once their view of the light is blocked, the lights come back on. The object moves on to the southwest at incredible speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Car Interference Case,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6003

Event 42515 (A35DEEA2)

Date: 9/3/1979
Location: Cape Charles, Virginia
Description: 10:40 p.m. Two witnesses in Cape Charles, Virginia, see a bright light zigzagging in an unusual manner for one minute in the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Virginia NL,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6004

Event 42516 (414544A0)

Date: 9/3/1979
Description: Following a series of low level sightings in Gateshead, England by the main witness and her family, the woman awoke in the middle of this night to see a small metallic disc-shaped object inside her bedroom. A dozen small dwarfs now appeared. They were about three feet tal and had large heads and eyes and feminine features. They wore white uniforms and white cloaks. They walked up to her bed and examined her. The witness was paralyzed during the encounter. She later reported a subsequent incident with another entity.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 764, citing John Watson, Northern UFO News, # 74
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5609

Event 42517 (14EB4B5D)

Date: 9/3/1979
Description: At 9:30 p.m. two married couples had a close encounter of the second kind with a disc-shaped object while driving in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allen Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 6, 12; UNICAT, case # 85
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5610

Event 42518 (78C06E0D)

Date: 9/4/1979
Time: 19:50
Location: NEW RICHMOND, WI
Description: 3+2+1 separate observer(s). 1m silver dome hovers / trees. Going down [to] and skims ground going east. Car shakes.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13738

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “299”, HatchDesc: “NEW RICHMOND,WI:3+2+1 SEP.OBS:1m SLVR DOME HVRS/TREES:↓+SKIMS GND>E:CAR SHAKES”, LatLong: “45.122224 -92.533338”, LatLongDMS: “45:07:20 N 92:32:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42519 (E06A1910)

Date: 9/4/1979
Locations: Richmond Township Road A; New Richmond, Wisconsin
Description: 7:45 p.m. Three men are driving north along Richmond Township Road A near New Richmond, Wisconsin, when they see a silver disc 500 feet to the west over some treetops. It moves toward the road and crosses it at 10 mph behind their pickup, then pausing to hover above a field 10 feet up. They jump out to watch the UFO wobbling about 300 feet away. Two more cars stop to watch. The object moves off to the east, still wobbling.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “DD and Independent Witnesses,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6005

Event 42520 (DAFDC260)

Date: 9/4/1979
Location: Ashland, Wisconsin
Description: 8:15 p.m. Two boys in Ashland, Wisconsin, watch a cone-shaped object with a slightly curved bottom flopping around and tumbling in the sky. They chase it on their bicycles but it outdistances them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Tumbling Cone in Wisconsin,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6006

Event 42521 (F7663BBC)

Date: 9/4/1979
Description: A small silver disc-shaped object, 2.5 to 3.0 feet in diameter, hovered with a wobbling motion low over a field in New Richmond, Wisconsin at 7:45 p.m. It rose and moved away, still wobbling.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 7; UNICAT, case 86
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5638

Event 42522 (631E4B12)

Date: 9/5/1979
Time: 22:50
Location: DRESSER, WI
Description: 5 observer(s). 2M black ovoid / 15M altitude going down / 3M over field. Going southeast to lake and quickly going up. / APRO Dec’79.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13739

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “297”, HatchDesc: “DRESSER,WI:5 OBS:2M BLK OVOID/15M alt ↓/3M OVR FLD:>SE to LAKE+↑↑:/APRO Dec’79”, LatLong: “45.350002 -92.638893”, LatLongDMS: “45:21:00 N 92:38:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42523 (9AD7AC63)

Date: 9/5/1979
Locations: Żuławka Sztumska; Sztum, Poland; Tropy Sztumskie; Kalwa
Description: 3:40 a.m. Dr. Barbara Anaczkowska-Piazza, a driver, and a stretcher bearer are taking a pregnant patient in an ambulance from Żuławka Sztumska to the hospital at Sztum, Poland. As they are passing through Tropy Sztumskie, they notice a large orange-red ball on their left that seems to parallel them as they turn toward Kalwa. At one point it looks so close that the driver fears it will block their way. It seems to have two dark, horizontal bands across it. They turn back to a railway crossing and alert the guards to the object, which is now less bright and soon turns dark. The observation lasts 20 minutes. Although there are some discrepancies in the accounts of its movement, Wim van Utrecht and others are certain that it was the full moon setting.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Emma Popik, “Under Intelligent Control?” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 6 (March 1981): 2–4; Poland 55–57; Wim van Utrecht, “Lunar Terror in Poland: A Doctor’s Dilemma,” CENAP UFO-Forschung, October 31, 2020
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6007

Event 42524 (DB8C0232)

Date: 9/5/1979
Locations: County Road MM; Dresser, Wisconsin
Description: 10 :45 a.m. Lawrence Hogan is driving on County Road MM one mile east of Dresser, Wisconsin. A black dot moves over the trees ahead of him about 50 feet up, slowing down 600 feet away and descending below the tree line. He stops his truck to watch it move east. He sees that the object is metallic and silent. He chases it, alternately moving and hovering, for 5 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Then, the Next Day,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 7–8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6008

Event 42525 (5227613A)

Date: 9/5/1979
Description: At 10:45 a.m. a large, football-shaped object with a brilliant metallic sheen was seen by five witnesses near a lake two miles east of Dresser, Wisconsin. It closed to within 200 meters of their car, moved over the lake, and was seen again later over a gravel pit; it ascended at an 85 degree angle. Total duration was five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, pp. 7, 12; APRO Bulletin, December 1979, p. 3; UNICAT, case # 87
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5659

Event 42526 (F0E12562)

Date: 9/6/1979
Time: 15:00:00.1
Location: 37.0881 -116.0528
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Hearts” Yield: 140KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_851

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0881 -116.0528”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:17 N 116:03:10 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.64”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeName: “Hearts”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “140”

Event 42527 (0D18D2BB)

Date: 9/6/1979
Time: 18:00:00.3
Location: 64.1100 99.5620
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kimberlite-3” Yield: 8.5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1560

Extra Data: LatLong: “64.1100 99.5620”, LatLongDMS: “64:06:36 N 99:33:43 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.60”, NukeMb: “4.90”, NukeName: “PNE:Kimberlite-3”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “8.5”

Event 42528 (F7B23298)

Date: 9/7/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: MILWAUKEE, WI
Description: 2 observer(s). Large dome bobs going up and down / treetops. Shrinks or going quickly east as observers gets near.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13740

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “191”, HatchDesc: “MILWAUKEE,WI:2 OBS:LRG DOME BOBS ↑+↓/TREETOPS:SHRINKS or >>E AS OBSs GETS NEAR”, LatLong: “43.033335 -87.933338”, LatLongDMS: “43:02:00 N 87:56:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42529 (A1E49FF1)

Date: 9/8/1979
Location: France, near Pamiers (Ariège)
Description: (Translated from French) The gendarmes stopped on a road near Pamiers a couple who were wandering around completely naked…; The man was carrying a lit electric torch…; These Belgian tourists on holiday declared to the gendarmes that they were fleeing because the end of the world was near and that the extraterrestrials were going to come… (1979, 8 September)
Reference: Guy TARADE: “I have found the trail of the extraterrestrials”. Ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1980, p.184
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3046

Event 42530 (F2DAAB68)

Date: 9/8/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: ANOKA, MN
Description: 32 observer(s). Silent 10’ octagonal saucer / 50’ altitude south going quickly north overhead. Raised circle on bottom.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13741

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “264”, HatchDesc: “ANOKA,MN:32 OBS:SLNT 10’OCTAGONAL SCR/50’alt S>>N OVHD:RAISED CIRCLE ON BOTTOM”, LatLong: “45.200002 -93.388893”, LatLongDMS: “45:12:00 N 93:23:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42531 (F3308ED1)

Date: 9/8/1979
Time: 17:02:00.1
Location: 37.1550 -116.0382
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Pera” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_852

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1550 -116.0382”, LatLongDMS: “37:09:18 N 116:02:18 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.20”, NukeName: “Pera”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42532 (C37B5F23)

Date: 9/9/1979
Time: 16:30
Location: STREAMWOOD, IL
Description: 5 observer(s). Silver disk with black center / clear sky. South going quickly northeast / high altitude. / r237p67.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 53)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13742

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “STREAMWOOD,IL:5 OBS:SLVR DISK W/BLK CENTER/CLEAR SKY:S>>NE/HIGH ALT:/r237p67”, LatLong: “42.033335 -88.150004”, LatLongDMS: “42:02:00 N 88:09:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42533 (B47DEAE0)

Date: 9/9/1979 (approximate)
Time: 19:30
Location: RICHFIELD, MN
Description: 4 observer(s). Silent 2m silver disk going south. Stops / 5 second(s) / 90’ away / 15m altitude. Turns going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13743

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “RICHFIELD,MN:4 OBS:SLNT 2m SLVR DISK > S:STOPS/5sec/90’AWAY/15m alt:TURNS>>NW”, LatLong: “44.900002 -93.316671”, LatLongDMS: “44:54:00 N 93:19:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42534 (D135027E)

Date: 9/9/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: NORTHWEST / MARICOPA, CA
Description: 4+2 geologists. Cone offloads box. Box goes all over/all about S. Andreas fault!
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 257)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13744

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “260”, HatchDesc: “NW/MARICOPA,CA:4+2 GEOLOGISTS:CONE OFFLOADS BOX:BOX GOES ALLO S.ANDREAS FAULT!”, LatLong: “35.133335 -119.483339”, LatLongDMS: “35:08:00 N 119:29:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42535 (416DDBEF)

Date: 9/9/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: JIANLI CO, HUBEI, CH
Description: Many observer(s). Luminous/glowing ellipse / 1500M altitude. Rays. North going quickly southwest. 90° turn and slows.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13745

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “JIANLI co,HUBEI,CH:MANY OBS:LUMn ELLIPSE/1500M alt:RAYS:N>>SW:90°TURN+SLOWS”, LatLong: “30.533335 112.166672”, LatLongDMS: “30:32:00 N 112:10:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42536 (66739526)

Date: 9/9/1979
Time: 21:40
Location: CHANGDE CO, HUNAN, CH
Description: Many / outdoor movie. Ovoid north going quickly southwest. Shoots rays. Est 50M size.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13746

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “CHANGDE co,HUNAN,CH:MANY/OUTDOOR MOVIE:OVOID N>>SW:SHOOTS RAYS:est 50M SIZE”, LatLong: “29.083335 111.666672”, LatLongDMS: “29:05:00 N 111:40:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42537 (6F7B3FA5)

Date: 9/9/1979
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: The silver disc had angular size about half that of the full moon. The black center could be resolved on the underside and the outline was distinct against the clear blue sky. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5243

Event 42538 (1E4AD972)

Date: 9/9/1979
Location: Streamwood, Illinois
Description: 4:30 a.m. A driver sees a bright amber light through her windshield to the west in Streamwood, Illinois. It approaches, then moves back to the west, dipping left and right. It approaches again, floating downward and growing brighter. Red and yellow spikes of light emanate from a bright white center. When she feels her face growing hot, she pulls sharply onto another street. Looking through her rear-view mirror, she sees the light make an abrupt turn to the left and disappear in the north in a few seconds. By noon, her face is sunburned and sore; the skin flakes off the next day and she quickly recovers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-5-4,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6009

Event 42539 (A0D2D515)

Date: 9/9/1979
Location: Richfield, Minnesota
Description: 7:30 p.m. A salesman and some customers are outside in Richfield, Minnesota, when they notice a silver form shaped like a truck tire with a flat underside moving to the south. It hovers for 4–5 seconds before moving off only 80–90 feet away from them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Minnesota Daylight CE I,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 8–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6010

Event 42540 (AEF333B5)

Date: 9/9/1979
Description: Four or five 6-pointed star-shaped objects paced a police Cessna airplane with three passengers flying 30 kilometers north of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany at 9:30 p.m. They darted back and forth in front of the light plane, playing cat-and-mouse.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Illobrand von Ludwiger, Best UFO Cases - Europe, p. 25
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5803

Event 42541 (30F865C4)

Date: 9/9/1979
Description: A 28-year-old female medical technician suffered physiological effects from a close encounter with a UFO at 4:30 a.m. in Streamwood, Cook County, Illinois.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, November 1979, p. 12; UNICAT, case 97
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5804

Event 42542 (A1CACFE5)

Date: 9/9/1979
Description: “Gee, that looks like a flying saucer,” thought the 38-year-old witness in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois when he observed a silver disc moving directly overhead at 4:30 in the afternoon. His neighbors and the members of his family agreed. The silver disc had a black center on the underside and was distinct against the clear blue sky. Its angular size was about half that of the full moon. There was no noise as it moved south to northeast at high altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5805

Event 42543 (DDB67DB1)

Date: 9/9/1979
Description: At 8:30 p.m. (PDT) a group of geologists spotted a cone-shaped object that emitted a smaller box-shaped object northwest of Maricopa, California. The box then flew along the San Andreas fault line.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Robert Gribble, MUFON UFO Journal, September 1989, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5806

Event 42544 (13F9F825)

Date: 9/10/1979
Time: 12:50
Location: 10 MI NORTH / MYRTLE CREEK, OR
Description: Private pilot. 30’ metal sphere/orb/globe near 2nd small plane. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). / MJ#257.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 382)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13747

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “150”, HatchDesc: “10mi N/MYRTLE CREEK,OR:PVT PILOT:30’MTL ORB nr 2nd SML PLANE:RFI:/MJ#257”, LatLong: “43.166669 -123.294450”, LatLongDMS: “43:10:00 N 123:17:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42545 (23D928B1)

Date: 9/11/1979
Time: 17:40
Location: MILLSBORO, DE
Description: 7+observer(s). Silent 10’ blue-grey pill-ovoid hovers / 5 minute(s). Flashes white. Drifts going northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13748

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “MILLSBORO,DE:7+OBS:SLNT 10’BLU-GRY PILL-OVOID HVRS/5min:FLASHES WHT:DRIFTS>NW”, LatLong: “38.588891 -75.294448”, LatLongDMS: “38:35:20 N 75:17:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Delaware”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42546 (3BFB26E2)

Date: 9/11/1979
Location: Millsboro, Delaware
Description: 5:40 p.m. Donald Schultie watches a blue-gray object approach him from the east in Millsboro, Delaware. His son and councilwoman Dorothy Grey also see it. The UFO is an oblate sphere with a flashing white light. He estimates it is 10 feet wide. It hovers 300–500 feet away in a nearby field for 5 minutes then moves up and away to the northwest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Delaware DD,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6011

Event 42547 (1DE97A3F)

Date: 9/11/1979
Description: All electrical power failed in the city of Huaihua, China at 8:50 p.m. Next, a UFO shooting beams of light was seen, leaving behind a lens-shaped cloud.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Wendelle Stevens & Paul Dong, UFOs over Modern China, p. 132
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5867

Event 42548 (778C9236)

Date: 9/11/1979
Description: A phantom helicopter was seen over Albuquerque, New Mexico on this night.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, November 1979, p. 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5868

Event 42549 (6B116784)

Date: 9/11/1979
Description: Repeated reports of multiple nocturnal lights maneuvering back and forth across the sky were made from the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington State from 11:00 p.m. onwards.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bill Vogel, International UFO Reporter, December 1979, p. 9; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta, p. 191; UNICAT, case # 88
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5869

Event 42550 (299B5036)

Date: 9/12/1979
Description: (Translated from French) A power generation failure strikes the cities of Xuginglong and Haihua in the province of Hunan, China. A bright flying object, emitting sheets of light rays is observed by many witnesses. It moves away silently leaving behind two luminous clouds and 100 m in diameter. (September 12)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2857

Event 42551 (56115B6B)

Date: 9/12/1979
Time: 20:50
Location: HUAIHUA, HUNAN, CH
Description: Several observer(s). All power out. UFO shoots rays going up. Leaves (something behind) lens clouds behind.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13749

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “HUAIHUA,HUNAN,CH:SVRL OBS:ALL POWER OUT:UFO SHOOTS RAYS↑:LVS LENS CLOUDS BHND”, LatLong: “27.550001 109.950005”, LatLongDMS: “27:33:00 N 109:57:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42552 (F6D86EE3)

Date: 9/12/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: NEAR GOAT ROCKS PEAK, WA
Description: Fire rangers / (seen thru) binoculars. Large orange glowing-ball maneuvers slowly all over/all about.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13750

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1835”, HatchDesc: “nr GOAT ROCKS PEAK,WA:FIRE RANGERS/BINOCS:LRG ORG GLO-BALL MNVRS SLOWLY ALLO”, LatLong: “46.483336 -121.416672”, LatLongDMS: “46:29:00 N 121:25:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42553 (B1318874)

Date: 9/12/1979
Location: Huaihua, Hunan, China
Description: 8:45 p.m. A complete power failure takes place in Huaihua, Hunan, China. At 9:00 p.m., a bright object appears overhead, emitting a vertical stream of white rays. It flies upward at an angle and vanishes soundlessly a minute later, leaving two masses of hemispherical luminous clouds about 328 feet across.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paul Dong and Wendelle C. Stevens, UFOs over Modern China, UFO Photo Archives, 1983, p. 132
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6012

Event 42554 (A6D65293)

Date: 9/12/1979
Locations: Satus Peak tower; Yakama, Washington, Indian Reservation; Goat Rocks Wilderness Area; Mount Adams; Simon Butte
Description: 11:00 p.m. A fire lookout at the Satus Peak tower on the Yakama, Washington, Indian Reservation sees a large orange ball of light between the Goat Rocks Wilderness Area and Mount Adams. It remains below the skyline for the most part, slowly moving in a number of different directions before fading from view. An hour and 15 minutes later, two more orange balls appear in the area of Simon Butte. Moving erratically. They are joined by a third light, and all fade away after 45 seconds. The third ball apparently makes another appearance 5 minutes later and is visible for 45 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “More NLs in Yakima,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6013

Event 42555 (1A28B6ED)

Date: 9/13/1979
Time: 00:20
Location: SIMON BUTTE, WA
Description: 2 lookouts / Satus Peak. 2+1 orange fireballs zigzag / skyline. Hover and swing.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13751

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “2518”, HatchDesc: “SIMON BUTTE,WA:2 LOOKOUTS/SATUS PEAK:2+1 ORG FBLS ZIGZAG/SKYLINE:HVR+SWING”, LatLong: “46.083336 -120.666672”, LatLongDMS: “46:05:00 N 120:40:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42556 (7B4BA0C7)

Date: 9/13/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: CERESE, MANTOVA, ITL
Description: Red flashing night light stops. Turns / sharp angle. Zigzags away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13752

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CERESE,MANTOVA,ITL:RED FLASHING NLT STOPS:TURNS/SHARP ANGLE:ZIGZAGS AWAY:NFD”, LatLong: “45.116669 10.783334”, LatLongDMS: “45:07:00 N 10:47:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MTV”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42557 (EB818853)

Date: 9/13/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: FAENZA, RAVENNA, ITL
Description: Farm family. Circular object going quickly east. Red lights flash / side. Leaves (something behind) trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13753

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “FAENZA,RAVENNA,ITL:FARM FAMILY:CIRC.OBJ >>E:RED LITES FLASH/SIDE:LVS TRAIL”, LatLong: “44.283335 11.883334”, LatLongDMS: “44:17:00 N 11:53:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RVN”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42558 (96E09DC9)

Date: 9/13/1979
Location: 41.5000 88.5000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, presumed. Country: China
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1817

Extra Data: LatLong: “41.5000 88.5000”, LatLongDMS: “41:30:00 N 88:30:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “China”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “NRDC”, NukeType: “NUPC”

Event 42559 (38EF6D69)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 05:30
Location: CROTONE, ITL
Description: Workmen. Luminous sphere makes various maneuvers. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 200)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13754

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CROTONE,ITL:WORKMEN:LUMn.SPHERE MAKES VARIOUS MANEUVERS:NFD:”, LatLong: “39.083335 17.133334”, LatLongDMS: “39:05:00 N 17:08:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CLB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42560 (6FFBBEA6)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 05:40
Location: OFF SOUTH MARGHERITA, ITL
Description: 2 / fishing boat. Swallow-tail delta/triangle/box-like craft zigzags. Headlight / front.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13755

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “off S.MARGHERITA,ITL:2/FISHING BOAT:SWALLOW-TAIL DLT ZIGZAGS:HEADLITE/FRONT”, LatLong: “44.283335 9.200000”, LatLongDMS: “44:17:00 N 09:12:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GNV”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42561 (5A76E1F8)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 05:50
Location: PERUGIA, ITL
Description: Triangular object stops / sky. Takes off again. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13756

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PERUGIA,ITL:TRIANGULAR OBJ STOPS/SKY:TAKES OFF AGAIN:NFD”, LatLong: “43.133335 12.366667”, LatLongDMS: “43:08:00 N 12:22:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PRG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42562 (CFD7E37A)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 06:00
Location: GENOVA, ITL
Description: Several separate observer(s). Disk-cylinder/cigar-shape / irregular maneuvers. Stops. Lights up. Shoots away.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13757

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “GENOVA,ITL:SVRL SEP.OBS:DISK-CGR/IRREGULAR MNVRS:STOPS:LITES UP:SHOOTS AWAY”, LatLong: “44.416669 8.950000”, LatLongDMS: “44:25:00 N 08:57:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GE”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42563 (8CD22CEA)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: ~06:30
Location: OFF SINISCOLA, ITL
Description: Boat crew. Sphere with luminous rays hovers / 10 minute(s). Then away fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 200)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13758

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off SINISCOLA,ITL:BOAT CREW:SPHERE W/LUMn.RAYS HVRS/10min:THEN AWAY FAST:NFD”, LatLong: “40.566669 9.683334”, LatLongDMS: “40:34:00 N 09:41:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SRD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42564 (09435FC8)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: GROSSETO, ITL
Description: Luminous triangle stops / sky. Going quickly [to] away seconds later. [Pegasus re-entry? ].
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13759

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GROSSETO,ITL:LUMn.TRIANGLE STOPS/SKY:>> AWAY SECONDS LATER:[Pegasus re-entry?]”, LatLong: “42.783335 11.133334”, LatLongDMS: “42:47:00 N 11:08:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GRS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42565 (8DF9AA92)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: ROMA, ITL
Description: Technician. Triangle zigzags over. Emits strong white light. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13760

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ROMA,ITL:TECHNICIAN:TRIANGLE ZIGZAGS OVR:EMITS STRONG WHITE LITE:NFD”, LatLong: “41.916669 12.500001”, LatLongDMS: “41:55:00 N 12:30:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ROM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42566 (6AD54C8B)

Date: 9/14/1979
Time: 19:50
Location: CANOGA PARK, CA
Description: 2 / car. Huge silent saucer over road. Hovers and scoots. Shoots going quickly northeast very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13761

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “242”, HatchDesc: “CANOGA PARK,CA:2/CAR:HUGE SLNT SCR OVR ROAD:HVRS+SCOOTS:SHOOTS>>NE VFAST”, LatLong: “34.233335 -118.583339”, LatLongDMS: “34:14:00 N 118:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42567 (9834904A)

Date: 9/14/1979
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Description: Disc with flamelike jets around perimeter hovered ahead of car, darted from point to point; took off at “very high speed” (section X). (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5244

Event 42568 (AD088DD1)

Date: 9/14/1979
Location: Oakenholt, Wales, UK
Description: A beam of light shone through the witness’s bedroom window and she suddenly felt dizzy. She then felt herself being levitated through some form of a tunnel and encountered two aliens in a field. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5245

Event 42569 (79A02D4C)

Date: 9/14/1979
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Description: Disc with flamelike jets around perimeter hovered ahead of car, darted from point to point. Took off at “very high speed”
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_345

Event 42570 (739409F4)

Date: 9/14/1979
Description: At 6:30 a.m. a boat crew off the coast of Siniscola, Sardegna, Italy watched a sphere with luminous rays as it hovered for ten minutes over the ocean, then shot away fast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 200, December 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5966

Event 42571 (4AF704FE)

Date: 9/14/1979
Description: On this night a beam of light shone through the witness’s bedroom window in Oakenholt, Wales and she suddenly felt dizzy. She then felt herself being levitated through some form of a tunnel and encountered two aliens in a field. A huge craft hovered nearby and a beam of light lifted her inside. The interior of the craft consisted of one large room with three other alien beings and an almost human appearing girl of about 19 years of age. The room contained a portrait of an older being, apparently a leader. After a 30 minute otherworldly trip the beings showed her an alien zoo with many bizarre animals. The beings communicated with the witness and then said goodbye, whereupon she then found herself back in her bed again.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 2234, citing Jenny Randles & Paul Whetnall
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5967

Event 42572 (03B7807F)

Date: 9/14/1979
Description: Two women in Canoga Park, California witnessed a disc-shaped object with flamelike jets around the perimeter hovering ahead of their car at 7:55 p.m. It tilted, darted from point to point, and then took off at very high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ann Drufel, MUFON UFO Journal, December 1981, p. 13; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II. A Thirty Year Report, p. 24
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5968

Event 42573 (D5D6C47D)

Date: 9/15/1979
Time: 20:30
Location: FIUMICINO, ITL
Description: Several / shore. Dark object / varied maneuvers offshore / low altitude. Red and white lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 200)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13762

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “FIUMICINO,ITL:SVRL/SHORE:DRK OBJ/VARIED MNVRS OFFSHORE/lo alt:RED+WHT LITES”, LatLong: “41.766669 12.150001”, LatLongDMS: “41:46:00 N 12:09:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3”, State/Prov: “ROM”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42574 (A348269F)

Date: Mid 9/1979
Location: Sanford, Maine
Description: 4:30 a.m. Teenagers Holly Travis and Debbie LaRose wake up at the Travis house in Sanford, Maine, and see through a window a huge, orange, round object whose underside is clearly visible as it slowly (10–15 mph) passes overhead, gently spinning on its axis, at about 500 feet elevation. It slowly descends behind the roof of the neighbor’s house.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard Sigismond, “Four Huge Orange Discs and the Case for the UFO,” IUR 8, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1983): 6–7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6014

Event 42575 (15090C1F)

Date: 9/16/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: INGOLSTADT, GER
Description: Cops and many / factory. 3 fast silent pentagons beam light. Going quickly northwest. / MJ#164.
Type: sighting
Reference: Von LUDVIGER, Illobrand ed. UFO’s-SEUGEN UND ZEICHEN. Berlin 1995 edition q-Verlags GmbH ISBN 3-86124-300-8. (Index 78)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13763

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “INGOLSTADT,GER:COPS+MANY/FACTORY:3 FAST SLNT PENTAGONS BEAM LITE:>>NW:/MJ#164”, LatLong: “48.766669 11.450001”, LatLongDMS: “48:46:00 N 11:27:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bavaria”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42576 (4049964E)

Date: 9/16/1979
Time: 09:00:00.0
Location: 48.2000 38.3000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Cleavage” Yield: .3KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1561

Extra Data: LatLong: “48.2000 38.3000”, LatLongDMS: “48:12:00 N 38:18:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.90”, NukeName: “PNE:Cleavage”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.3”

Event 42577 (EF125FFB)

Date: 9/16/1979
Location: Lake City, Minnesota
Description: Night. Curtis Olson is mowing hay on his farm near Lake City, Minnesota, when he finds a circle of flattened corn 50 feet in diameter. The stalks are flattened in a pattern radiating from the center of the circle, and some are charred. He finds a path leading to another circle 18 feet away. At first, he thinks lightning caused it, but then he considers the possibility of a UFO. County Extension Agent Matt Metz thinks it might have been a combination of wind and decay. In 1987, Curtis’s uncle David Olson admits to creating the circles as a practical joke, using his burlap-covered feet and a posthole tamper.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Farmer Says UFO Caused Field Damage,” Minneapolis Tribune, September 19, 1979, pp. 2B, 4B; “Not Everyone in Lake City Accepting Prankster’s Confession in UFO Mystery,” Minneapolis Star and Tribune, April 8, 1987, pp. 1B, 6B; Clark III 602
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6015

Event 42578 (D282F521)

Date: 9/17/1979
Time: 00:10?
Location: WEISSENBURG, BAVARIA
Description: 2 Pentagon UFO’s verified / police. Munich Air Traffic Controller has no explanation.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13764

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “WEISSENBURG,BAVARIA:2 PENTAGON UFOS VERIFIED/POLICE:MUNICH ATC HAS NO EXPLAN.”, LatLong: “49.033336 10.966667”, LatLongDMS: “49:02:00 N 10:58:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bavaria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42579 (114C287A)

Date: 9/17/1979
Time: 00:20?
Location: EICHSTATT, GERM
Description: 10 cops and more/others. 3 Pentagon UFO’s going quickly northwest. 1 hovers / 500M and away. / r229’82#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13765

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “EICHSTATT,GERM:10 COPS++:3 PENTAGON UFOS>>NW:1 HVRS/500M+AWAY:/r229’82#3”, LatLong: “48.900002 11.233334”, LatLongDMS: “48:54:00 N 11:14:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bavaria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42580 (65962F26)

Date: 9/17/1979
Time: 07:30
Location: VIEILLE-EGLISE, FR
Description: Luminous white disk hovers over trees. Shoots going quickly northeast. 3 jets converge.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 202)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13766

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “VIEILLE-EGLISE,FR:LUMN.WHT DISK HVRS OVR TREES:SHOOTS >>NE:3 JETS CONVERGE”, LatLong: “50.933336 2.083333”, LatLongDMS: “50:56:00 N 02:05:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pas-de-Calais”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42581 (F0B38CC4)

Date: 9/17/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: PORTSMOUTH, VA
Description: 1 observer. House-sized 3-layer polygon-cake stops over car. Big rivets.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13767

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “PORTSMOUTH,VA:1 OBS:HOUSE-SIZED 3-LAYER POLYGON-CAKE STOPS OVR CAR:BIG RIVETS”, LatLong: “36.833335 -76.300004”, LatLongDMS: “36:50:00 N 76:18:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42582 (13677CF9)

Date: 9/17/1979
Location: Eichstatt, Germany
Description: In the Bavarian town of Eichstatt three pentagon-shaped UFOs were seen by many, including 10 police officers. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5247

Event 42583 (22583575)

Date: 9/17/1979
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Description: 9:00 p.m. A witness driving in Portsmouth, Virginia, sees a large star approaching her until it is only 30 feet up and less than a block away. She says it seems as large as a three-story house and looks like a gigantic faceted wedding cake with three layers. She hears a muffled sound of a motor. One small green light is on the object’s side, while the underside floods the ground with light. After 2 minutes, it moves slowly off to the left.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Faceted Wedding Cake?” IUR 4. No. 6 (December 1979): 9–10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6016

Event 42584 (284494C8)

Date: 9/17/1979
Description: At quarter past midnight in the Bavarian town of Eichstatt, Germany three pentagon-shaped UFOs were seen by many, including 10 police officers. One object hovered at 500 meters, then shot away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, October 1981; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 13306, citing MUFON
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6049

Event 42585 (F07A4B78)

Date: 9/17/1979
Description: At 7:30 a.m. a luminous white disc-shaped object was seen hovering over some trees in Vieille-Eglise, Pas-de-Calais, France; it shot away toward the northeast. Shortly after that three military interceptor jets converged on the location.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6050

Event 42586 (45F7E244)

Date: 9/19/1979
Location: Barrio La Gloria, Mendoza province, Arg
Description: A man was surprised to see a circular gray metallic object on the ground near his house. A short human-like figure appeared next to the craft. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5248

Event 42587 (EFDAD618)

Date: 9/19/1979
Description: Peter Gersten, on behalf of Ground Saucer Watch, meets with CIA attorneys and Judge John H. Pratt at US District Court for the District of Columbia. The CIA has moved for summary judgment, asserting that the GSW requests for UFO files are an “undue burden” and that the papers released so far are of little importance. Pratt gives GSW 60 days to provide a written response to the CIA motion.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, October 1979
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6017

Event 42588 (64F3D503)

Date: 9/19/1979
Description: The witness, a military man, awoke in the middle of the night in his home in Barrio La Gloria, Mendoza province, Argentina unable to sleep, so he lit a cigarette and walked to the kitchen, leaving his family still sleeping. He leaned on the kitchen window ledge, and when he pulled the curtain aside he was surprised to see a circular gray metallic object on the ground near his house. A short, human-like figure appeared next to the craft. He wore a very white outfit with what appeared to be a bright green visor over the eyes. The witness sensed some type of telepathic message, but could not recall its contents, and does not remember how the figure and the object left.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 376, citing Richard Heiden, quoting R. Banchs
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6099

Event 42589 (7102A2D7)

Date: 9/19/1979
Description: At 7:00 p.m. four witnesses, including two 11-year-old boys with the surnames Lara and Moron, had a close encounter with a hovering, flashing, round red light in an empty lot in the neighborhood of Lujan de Cuyo, the city of Santa Ines, Mendoza province, Argentina. The object, which was emitting the flashing red light from the top of the craft, was 20 meters above ground at the time. After touching down on the ground, the object rose two meters into the air, and then landed again. Its color changed from red to white to blue. The UFO landed with a shrill sound, giving off rays of blue and white light. At the landing site were found five holes, three centimeters in diameter and two cm deep, with one of the holes in the center. These imprint marks were within a 50 cm circle marked on ground, which was compacted and hard.No unusual radioactivity was detected, but a policeman who touched the traces had his hand swell up. A general power blackout occurred in the area at the time, which was associated with the UFO landing.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jane Thomas, UFO Newsclipping Service, November 1979, p. 11, citing Cronica, September 24, 1979; UNICAT, case # 461, citing Daniel Moreno, UFO Press, July 1983, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6100

Event 42590 (CB95CB4D)

Date: 9/20/1979
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of three Chinese satellites 9, 10 and 11. It is supposed that they are photographic reconnaissance satellites, but nothing more is known, the Chinese being generally more reserved about their satellites than the Soviet Union was.
Reference: “The War of the Satellites” - Volume 3 - Pierre Kohler, ed. Famot 1982, p. 19
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3047

Event 42591 (51B1392F)

Date: 9/20/1979 (approximate)
Time: 01:00
Location: AWATI CO, XINJIANG, CH
Description: Several separate observer(s). Saucer beams rays going down / desert. Going quickly [to] very fast against wind.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13768

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “AWATI co,XINJIANG,CH:SVRL SEP.OBS:SCR BEAMS RAYS↓/DESERT:>>VFAST AGAINST WIND”, LatLong: “40.400002 80.333337”, LatLongDMS: “40:24:00 N 80:20:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “XNJ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42592 (0538A1D2)

Date: 9/20/1979
Time: 05:30
Location: POPLAR GROVE, IL
Description: 1 / car. Night light hovers. Swoops going down. Car and radio electro-magnetic effect (EME). Missing time and 6mi displacement.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 53)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13769

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “273”, HatchDesc: “POPLAR GROVE,IL:1/CAR:NLT HVRS:SWOOPS↓:CAR+RADIO EME:MST+6mi DISPLACEMENT”, LatLong: “42.366669 -88.816671”, LatLongDMS: “42:22:00 N 88:49:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42593 (4D08C335)

Date: 9/20/1979
Time: 21:10
Location: SZTUM, POLAND
Description: 2 abduction / odd UFO. See town below and videos / past Eras. / r25p306+/ MJ#150.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 205)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13770

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Poland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “SZTUM,POLAND:2 ABD/ODD UFO:SEE TOWN BELOW+VIDEOS/PAST ERAS:/r25p306+/MJ#150”, LatLong: “53.916669 19.044445”, LatLongDMS: “53:55:00 N 19:02:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ELB”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 42594 (8EE28D38)

Date: 9/20/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: MASARA DEL VALLO, ITL
Description: 2+kids. Area lit. 30cm glowing-ball going northeast / 7M altitude. Colored fan beam going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 149)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13771

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing

[c0mmando]

vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MASARA del VALLO,ITL:2+KIDS:AREA LIT:30cm GLO-BALL >NE/7M alt:CLRD FAN BEAM ↓”, LatLong: “37.650002 12.600001”, LatLongDMS: “37:39:00 N 12:36:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TP”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42595 (5FAD4C58)

Date: 9/20/1979
Locations: Poplar Grove, Illinois; Beaverton and Poplar Grove Road
Description: 5:30 a.m. A woman is driving in Poplar Grove, Illinois, when a pear-shaped blue light, surrounded by a white haze, engulfs her van in blinding light. Her AM radio is racked with static. She floors the accelerator to get away but can’t get past 40 mph. She recalls a sense of lightness as if she and the van are floating. The next thing she remembers is driving almost 6 miles further ahead at the intersection of Beaverton and Poplar Grove Road. She stops a police car for help, and her husband comes to pick her up. She sleeps abnormally and exhibits bouts of hysteria for a while after the event.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-5-5,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6018

Event 42596 (0E5D8EF1)

Date: 9/20/1979
Description: At 5:30 a.m. a pear-shaped form of blue light engulfed an automobile being driven by a 28-year-old nursing home employee in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The surrounding area was lit up like daylight. In addition, the car’s AM radio was racked with static and the car lost power and was unable to exceed 40 mph. The woman next experienced an undetermined amount of missing time. At the same time another close encounter occurred in Fennimore, Wisconsin when a Mr. G. Gratz encountered a landed UFO that gave off a sulphurous odor.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, November 1979, p. 12; UNICAT, case # 98; Jay Rath, The W-Files: True Reports of Wisconsin’s Unexplained Phenomena, p. 68
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6148

Event 42597 (D2EAB969)

Date: 9/20/1979
Description: Miroslaw Goralski and Krzysztof Kobus had been working in their garden in Sztum, Poland late in the evening and at 9 p.m. were cleaning their tools when a UFO descended abruptly into their enclosure. One witness described the UFO as resembling a “ring,” and the other–who saw it from a different angle–said it looked like “two silver deltas connected by a cross.” Both men experienced a high frequency squeaking sound in their heads. As they approached to investigate they were engulfed by a dense white “fog” and illuminated by bright light. They both felt inertial effects as if rising up into the air at high speed. Kobus propped himself against a soft object like an “armchair,” which later vanished, and he experienced a kaleidoscope of colors and other odd sensations as if thoughts were flowing into his brain from an external source. Goralski asked questions of what he supposed were unseen entities, and obtained partial answers in an unspecific fashion. “What is matter?” he asked, and the answer he received was, “The most important attribute of matter is its ability to pervade through other matter.” Goralski leaned over to the edge of the “fog” and could clearly see the town below. He experienced a visual display like a “time tunnel,” including people in costumes of bygone days. Suddenly they fell, as if from a height of about 30 cm, and landed back in the garden. Goralski ran home, arriving there at 9:30 p.m… The witnesses were administered psychological test, that indicated their personalities were normal.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Emilia Popik, MUFON UFO Journal, August 1980, p. 16; Lumieres dans la Nuit, May 1981; Richard Hall, Uninvited Guests, p. 306; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case 155; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2221; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing MUFON Journal
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6149

Event 42598 (71D3E4F9)

Date: 9/21/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: CAVALESE, ITL
Description: 2 observer(s). 8M disk 2M over river. TV changes stations. Flashes and noise. Going [to] fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 149)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13772

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CAVALESE,ITL:2 OBS:8M DISK 2M ovr Rvr:TV CHANGES STATIONS:FLASHES+NOISE:> FAST”, LatLong: “46.283336 11.450001”, LatLongDMS: “46:17:00 N 11:27:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42599 (121D7963)

Date: 9/21/1979
Time: 23:00?
Location: MARSALA, ITL
Description: Several observer(s). 2M ovoid stops / 20M altitude. Glows white going [to] yellow going [to] red. Going up / airplane sound.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13773

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “MARSALA,ITL:SVRL OBS:2M OVOID STOPS/20M alt:GLOWS WHT>YLW>RED:↑/airplane sound”, LatLong: “37.800002 12.433334”, LatLongDMS: “37:48:00 N 12:26:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TP”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42600 (FF4A338E)

Date: 9/21/1979
Location: Sztum, Poland
Description: Two men working in garden saw landed UFO and entities (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5250

Event 42601 (D4C1DA37)

Date: 9/22/1979
Location: OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA
Description: (Translated from French) At 3:00 PM, a thousand kilometers off the coast of South Africa, not far from the Prince Edward Islands, two flashes of light burst out from above the ocean. From 110,000 km in altitude, a Vela satellite detected a very brief flash of light in a 1500 km diameter zone, which weakened for a fraction of a second before intensifying again. (…) This double flash is characteristic of a nuclear explosion. (…) Up to this date, double flashes had already been observed 41 times, and each time the culprits were either France or China, who were not signatories of the treaty banning such tests. (…) But this time the suspect is South Africa, who detonated a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere.
Reference: “The War of the Satellites” - Volume 3 - Pierre Kohler, ed. Famot 1982, pp. 71-76
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3048

Event 42602 (BF2195C7)

Date: 9/22/1979
Description: (Translated from French) The military satellite Vela, specially designed to detect atomic explosions, detects a large intensity flash in South Africa. The characteristics of a nuclear bomb (gamma rays, neutron flux, radioactive cloud) are not present. A document from the NSA reveals that thousands of analogous untimely detections (zoo events) have occurred in the past. (September 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2858

Event 42603 (2E16A206)

Date: 9/22/1979
Time: 03:00:00.0
Location: -46.3600 37.5700
Description: Nuclear test: Air. Country: Unknown
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_2040

Extra Data: LatLong: “-46.3600 37.5700”, LatLongDMS: “46:21:36 S 37:34:12 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “Unknown”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeSource: “TCARTER”, NukeType: “A”

Event 42604 (A7386120)

Date: 9/23/1979
Time: 05:00
Location: FEIGNIES, FR
Description: 1 / car. Near collision / 6M disk / D136! Portholes / rim. Going quickly southwest into trees.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 200)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13774

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “FEIGNIES,FR:1/CAR:NEAR COLLISION/6M DISK/D136!:PORTS/RIM:>>SW INTO TREES”, LatLong: “50.283336 3.911111”, LatLongDMS: “50:17:00 N 03:54:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42605 (C42DA0C5)

Date: 9/23/1979
Location: Dexter, Ia
Description: A silver cigar-shaped object approached a cattle lot two miles north of Dexter. It was only 150 feet above the ground, had no wings or windows, and made no sound. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5252

Event 42606 (9BA5371D)

Date: 9/23/1979
Location: Nord, France
Description: A near collision occurred on the D136 highway between an automobile and a sixmeter wide disc on the highway. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5253

Event 42607 (DD0AAD32)

Date: Fall 1979
Description: MUFOB changes its name to Magonia, with a nod to Jacques Vallée’s book Passport to Magonia. It continues until April 2009.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Magonia, no. 1 (Autumn 1979); Clark III 706; “History of Magonia,” Magonia Archive
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6021

Event 42608 (9763E91F)

Date: 9/23/1979
Description: In Feignies, Nord, France a near collision occurred on the D136 highway between an automobile and a six-meter wide disc on the highway, at five o’clock in the morning. The UFO had portholes around its rim. It flew off toward the southwest into some trees.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6267

Event 42609 (8B4D4E3D)

Date: 9/23/1979
Description: A silver cigar-shaped object approached a cattle lot two miles north of Dexter, Iowa at 1:28 p.m. It was only 150 feet above the ground, had no wings or windows, and made no sound. It hovered in place for a few minutes so the witness, a 49-year-old contractor, got out of his truck and attempted to walk underneath it. It then moved off toward the northeast, moving rapidly, and rose slightly into the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6268

Event 42610 (943CDDB9)

Date: 9/24/1979
Time: 03:29:58.8
Location: 73.3430 54.6720
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 190KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1562

Extra Data: LatLong: “73.3430 54.6720”, LatLongDMS: “73:20:35 N 54:40:19 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeSource: “RICHARDS”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “190”

Event 42611 (7DAF6539)

Date: 9/25/1979
Time: 17:00
Location: SOUTHWEST / ROCHESTER, MN
Description: 2 / Lake George. Silent chrome flattened sphere rises going quickly northeast. No trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 960)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13775

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “297”, HatchDesc: “SW/ROCHESTER,MN:2/Lk.GEORGE:SLNT CHROME FLATTENED SPHERE RISES >>NE:no trail”, LatLong: “44.000002 -92.500004”, LatLongDMS: “44:00:00 N 92:30:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42612 (36D42DBB)

Date: 9/25/1979
Location: Talco, Chile
Description: In a farming region of Talco a peasant out plowing the fields encountered a landed disc-shaped craft. A tall humanoid emerged from the object and briefly chased the peasant. The humanoid caught up with the farmer placing its hand on his shoulder. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5254

Event 42613 (2DA53F2D)

Date: 9/25/1979
Description: In a farming region of Talco, Chile a peasant out plowing the fields encountered a landed disc-shaped craft. A tall humanoid emerged from the object and briefly chased the peasant. The humanoid caught up with the farmer, placing its hand on his shoulder. Later the farmer was treated at a local hospital for second and third degree burns on his shoulder, apparently caused by the humanoid’s touch.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1075, citing Saga 1980 UFO Annual
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6328

Event 42614 (BCECF3FD)

Date: 9/25/1979
Description: At 5 p.m. two witnesses at Lake George in Rochester, New York saw a silent, chrome-colored flattened sphere rise in the sky and shoot off to the northeast. It left behind no trail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, December 1979, p. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6329

Event 42615 (896E79FB)

Date: 9/26/1979 (approximate)
Time: 20:50
Location: NORWICH, CT
Description: 3 observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Boomerang tumbles and maneuvers / 5 minute(s). Hovers. Shoots going quickly east. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13776

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “NORWICH,CT:3 OBS/BINOCS:BOOMERANG TUMBLES+MNVRS/5min:HVRS:SHOOTS>>E:see ref.”, LatLong: “41.522224 -72.077781”, LatLongDMS: “41:31:20 N 72:04:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42616 (EBD0C1F5)

Date: 9/26/1979
Location: Monsey, NY
Description: A witness in Monsey watched a saucer-shaped craft hover above some nearby power lines. The craft emitted a soft humming sound and was about 35 feet in diameter. Then he saw a shadowy figure. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5256

Event 42617 (F7C335A4)

Date: 9/26/1979
Time: 15:00:00.1
Location: 37.2291 -116.3641
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Sheepshead” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 150KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_853

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.2291 -116.3641”, LatLongDMS: “37:13:45 N 116:21:51 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.64”, NukeMb: “5.60”, NukeName: “Sheepshead”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “150”

Event 42618 (9DD60962)

Date: 9/26/1979
Alternate date: 9/27/1979
Location: Norwich, Connecticut
Description: 8:45 p.m. Pat Gagliardo and another woman watch a single, blinking white light moving above the treetops near Norwich, Connecticut. They drive home to get two binoculars and another witness, then see the light approaching them from the east, now visibly attached to a boomerang-shaped object with the concave side toward them. It stops, tumbles end over end, and moves toward them again, slowly passing overhead, then shoots off to the east.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Connecticut NL,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6019

Event 42619 (09B0C044)

Date: 9/26/1979
Description: At 5:00 p.m. a witness in Monsey, New York watched a saucer-shaped craft hover above some nearby power lines. The craft emitted a soft humming sound and was about 35 feet in diameter. On the bottom of the object there was a ring of rotating colored lights. On the upper section was a circular row of windows, and at the top was an antenna like projection. The witness stood about 80 feet away and was able to see shadowy figures appearing at the windows. The UFO then flew straight up and away at incredible speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Peter Davenport, National UFO Reporting Center
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6360

Event 42620 (0004D119)

Date: 9/27/1979
Time: 04:13:00.0
Location: 49.7570 78.0970
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1563

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7570 78.0970”, LatLongDMS: “49:45:25 N 78:05:49 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.50”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42621 (6C61C121)

Date: 9/28/1979
Time: 00:30
Location: PUTONG CO, HEBEI, CH
Description: Separate observer(s). Luminous wash-basin lights rooms. Shoots going quickly west / 40M / second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13777

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PUTONG co,HEBEI,CH:SEP.OBS:LUMn.WASH-BASIN LITES ROOMS:SHOOTS>>W/40M/sec:”, LatLong: “36.883335 114.500005”, LatLongDMS: “36:53:00 N 114:30:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HEB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42622 (C6162CAD)

Date: 9/29/1979
Time: 11:50
Location: NEAR DONETSK, UKRAINE
Description: Several / train. Train stops. Vertical cylinder/cylindrical object blows smoke. Hovers in wind.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: JUSA-CISAAF TRANSLATIONs (from Russian). (Index 423)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13778

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Ukraine”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “25”, HatchDesc: “nr DONETSK,UKRAINE:SVRL/TRAIN:TRAIN STOPS:VERT.CYL BLOWS SMOKE:HVRS IN WIND”, LatLong: “48.033336 37.600002”, LatLongDMS: “48:02:00 N 37:36:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DNT”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42623 (08ACDD34)

Date: 9/29/1979
Time: 20:50
Location: HOLLYWOOD, CA
Description: 1 observer. 2 sharp bright slow silver orbs cross sky northwest going southeast. Rotate counterclockwise.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13779

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “107”, HatchDesc: “HOLLYWOOD,CA:1 OBS:2 SHARP BRITE SLOW SLVR ORBS CROSS SKY NW>SE:ROTATE CCW”, LatLong: “34.133335 -118.316672”, LatLongDMS: “34:08:00 N 118:19:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42624 (393D68DD)

Date: 9/29/1979
Location: Hollywood, California
Description: 8:45 a.m. A screenwriter sees two bright silver spheres moving above Hollywood, California. Each is somewhat smaller than a full moon and are revolving counterclockwise around a common axis between them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Different Kind of Hollywood Spectacle,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6020

Event 42625 (93E33AB0)

Date: 10/1979
Locations: Tonopah Test Range; Area 52, Nevada; Area 51
Description: Construction for an F-117A Nighthawk support facility begins at Tonopah Test Range inside Area 52, Nevada. The facility at Area 51 serves as a model for the Tonopah project.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacobsen, Area 51, p. 343
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6022

Event 42626 (E9BCE173)

Date: 10/1979
Location: Melville, Saskatchewan
Description: In a remote area near Melville, Saskatchewan, a CUFOS investigator is looking into a cattle mutilation when his truck begins swerving uncontrollably. He stops and gets out as he hears a low humming noise in the nearby bush. Walking toward it, he feels sharp pains in his back and his knees collapse. The hum becomes louder as he crawls back to the truck and drives away. He loses his sense of direction and hears a rapid clicking noise. The speedometer needle fluctuates wildly between 10 and 85 mph. Suddenly his disorientation leaves and he drives home.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Two CE-IIs in Western Canada,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 1, no. 4 (August 1980): 6–7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6023

Event 42627 (ADC1E772)

Date: 10/1979
Locations: Valea Berii; Teleajen River; Ciucaş Mountains; Romania
Description: Day. Cornel Alexandru Olteanu is gathering mushrooms in a forest near Valea Berii near the source of the Teleajen River in the Ciucaş Mountains, Romania. He notices a gray object like a car in a clearing under a high cliff about 320 feet away. He walks toward it and sees it looks more like a metallic disc with a turret and is sitting on 3–4 legs. Nearby are two little men about 4 feet tall who seem to be working on something. They have large eyes, bald heads, and yellowish skin, and they are dressed in a one-piece suit. Noticing him, they turn toward Olteanu, who is suddenly unable to move. The men turn around and climb up a ladder into the object. Flashing white lights come on and the object takes off into the sky and over some trees, which bend over as if they are going through a hurricane. After it is gone, Olteanu can move again. He notices a yellowish stain at the landing site.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Romania 132–133
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6024

Event 42628 (AE3FEBF4)

Date: 10/4/1979
Time: 12:00
Location: MANHATTAN, NY
Description: 3+3 observer(s). Silver domed saucer turns avoiding Empire St. building! Climbs going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13780

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “MANHATTAN,NY:3+3 OBS:SLVR DOMED SCR TURNS AVOIDING EMPIRE St.BLDG!:CLIMBS>>N”, LatLong: “40.766669 -73.966670”, LatLongDMS: “40:46:00 N 73:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42629 (3CE5CF61)

Date: 10/4/1979
Time: 16:00:00.0
Location: 60.6750 71.4550
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Kimberlite-1” Yield: 22KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1564

Extra Data: LatLong: “60.6750 71.4550”, LatLongDMS: “60:40:30 N 71:27:18 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.84”, NukeMb: “5.40”, NukeName: “PNE:Kimberlite-1”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “22”

Event 42630 (C144690A)

Date: 10/4/1979
Locations: Madison Avenue and 26th Street in New York City; Empire State Building; Pan Am building; Hudson River
Description: 12:00 noon. A sales manager watches a silver, domed-shaped object with a black flat bottom from a 38th- floor window on Madison Avenue and 26th Street in New York City. It is seen by three others on the same floor and two others on the floor immediately below. It moves north and makes a sharp turn before apparently hitting the Empire State Building. It clears the Pan Am building and flies off along the Hudson River at a high altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The UFO That Almost Hit the Empire State Building,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6025

Event 42631 (F1DCB28C)

Date: 10/4/1979
Description: Garbage collector Aldo Natoli was on his way to work in Viggiu Varese, Italy at 3:20 a.m. when he spotted two strange figures suspended about 20 cm from the ground, and gesticulating animatedly among themselves without making a sound. Natoli stopped his Vespa motorscooter and continued observing the scene. The figures were thin and human-like, wearing dark blue, loose fitting coveralls. Their eyes were fluorescent and they had black hair. When the witness restarted his scooter, the figures disappeared into the darkness. The scooter then malfunctioned but moments later it started again. He then drove away from the area.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing C.U.N.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6559

Event 42632 (750D7A26)

Date: 10/4/1979
Description: In the early evening a seven-year old boy in Handsworth, Sheffield, England watched a seven-foot-tall silvery figure that was apparently drilling a hole in the ground with a tube. The boy watched the figure until it suddenly spotted him. The figure then disappeared in a puff of pink smoke. Four non-human looking footprints were found at the site.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Janet & Colin Bord, Modern Mysteries of Britain
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6560

Event 42633 (0BE942C4)

Date: 10/6/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: AMERY, WI
Description: 2+? observer(s). 2 vibrant bright red orbs hover under heavy clouds. Move separately.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13781

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “326”, HatchDesc: “AMERY,WI:2+? OBS:2 VBRITE RED ORBS HVR UNDER HEAVY CLOUDS:MOVE SEPARATELY:”, LatLong: “45.305558 -92.361116”, LatLongDMS: “45:18:20 N 92:21:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42634 (1AFECB7D)

Date: 10/6/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: A35 EAST / BARNUM, MN
Description: 2 observer(s). 1m ball / light “rolls” going southeast over car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Odd electrical damage.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 53)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13782

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “328”, HatchDesc: “A35 E/BARNUM,MN:2 OBS:1m BALL/LITE “ROLLS” >SE OVR CAR/EMEs:ODD ELECTR.DAMAGE”, LatLong: “46.505558 -92.666671”, LatLongDMS: “46:30:20 N 92:40:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42635 (36B389D3)

Date: 10/6/1979
Location: County Road 46 near Amery, Wisconsin
Description: 7:30 p.m. A couple driving south on County Road 46 near Amery, Wisconsin, see two red, luminous globes, each as large as the full moon, hovering above the southeast horizon. They drive on another 2–3 miles watching them before the two objects join together and hovers 250 feet above the field to their left, bathing it in a pinkish glow.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Red Globes in Wisconsin,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6026

Event 42636 (9AADDD51)

Date: 10/6/1979
Location: Interstate 35 east of Barnum, Minnesota
Description: 9:30 p.m. A couple are driving on Interstate 35 east of Barnum, Minnesota, when they see a ball of light 3–6 feet in diameter approaching low over some trees. It rolls and bounces silently over the top of the car in about 10 seconds. After driving another 500 feet, the car’s engine dies and the headlights malfunction. The battery is so dead that it can’t be jump-started. The alternator also has to be replaced. The mechanic who does the repair work says that the interior looks like a fire has gone through it (though not the exterior).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Case 4-5-6,” IUR 4, no. 5 (November 1979): 12; Mark Rodeghier, “A Summary of Vehicle Interference Reports and a Description of a Possible Natural Phenomenon Causing Some Events,” The Spectrum of UFO Research, CUFOS, 1988, p. 165
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6027

Event 42637 (59444E01)

Date: 10/6/1979
Description: The witness had been watching television late at night by himself in Toms River, New Jersey when around midnight a sense of apprehension overcame him and an intense blue light appeared inside the room. It brightened and then faded. The witness armed himself with a handgun and went outside to investigate. He saw a bright light among the nearby trees. Something then touched his neck and he dropped his gun and fell to the ground, unable to move. Several shadowy, short humanoids came up to him. They had bright eyes, long fingers, and skinny arms. The beings seemed weak and fearful of him. They also felt cold to the touch. A light surrounded the witness and he floated towards a black cloud with a light inside. He next remembered being in a room where the beings touched him with lights and “drained him of energy.” The beings never spoke to or otherwise communicated with the witness.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery ; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 495, citing Bullard
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6609

Event 42638 (AC876870)

Date: 10/6/1979
Description: A 28-year-old stone mason and his companion driving between Capulin and Des Moines, New Mexico at three o’clock in the morning had a close encounter with an octagonal UFO that came in low in front of the car. It was several times larger than the Moon, with light that was shining through sections of the object. It appeared to be metallic, with bolts “like a tank,” and passed slowly and silently over the car headed eastbound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6610

Event 42639 (2487A64F)

Date: 10/7/1979
Time: 00:30
Location: DILSTON TO/FROM WINDERMERE, TASM
Description: 4 / car paced / red misty glow / 15 minute(s). No beams no electro-magnetic effect (EME.)
Type: sighting
Reference: ACUFOS AUSTRALIA: Sightings Catalogs 1978-1982. Keith Basterfield. PO Box 546, Gosford, NSW Australia 2250. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13783

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “DILSTON><WINDERMERE,TASM:4/CAR PACED/RED MISTY GLOW/15min:NO BEAMS NO EME”, LatLong: “-41.333335 147.083340”, LatLongDMS: “41:20:00 S 147:05:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSM”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 42640 (15D2E98E)

Date: 10/7/1979
Time: 21:00:00.2
Location: 61.8500 113.1000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Sheksna” Yield: 15KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1565

Extra Data: LatLong: “61.8500 113.1000”, LatLongDMS: “61:51:00 N 113:06:00 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “1.55”, NukeMb: “5.00”, NukeName: “PNE:Sheksna”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “15”

Event 42641 (A7A418A3)

Date: 10/7/1979
Description: Four 15-year-old youngsters were playing in a field in Heiloo, Netherlands at around seven p.m. when they encountered several strange luminous flashes and lights around them. They soon saw what appeared to be a luminous “mass” behind some nearby bushes. One of them approached and was confronted by a tall humanoid with a large human-like face. The being had white hair and large, red, almond-shaped protruding eyes. The figure wore a shiny white robe. One of the other boys then approached on a bicycle and saw three other similar figures standing immobile about 50 meters away. Apparently a total of seven humanoids were encountered at one time or another for the next hour. They seemed to be able to move around from one place to another in an instant.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1487, citing Hans Van Kampen
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6636

Event 42642 (CD86EC2A)

Date: 10/12/1979
Time: 18:50
Location: BURBANK, CA
Description: Rattle-noise. Large bowl over busy freeway. 1 of 3 in car sees.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13784

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “237”, HatchDesc: “BURBANK,CA:RATTLE-NOISE:LRG BOWL OVR BUSY FREEWAY:1 of 3 IN CAR SEES:”, LatLong: “34.183335 -118.283339”, LatLongDMS: “34:11:00 N 118:17:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42643 (CA30B1E2)

Date: 10/12/1979
Description: On this night two glowing humanoids about 1.20 meters in height, that appeared not to have eyes or arms, were seen moving around in a field in Goiania, Brazil. They moved about with jerky, mechanical movements.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Antonio Faleiro, Brazil
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6802

Event 42644 (32B1BD84)

Date: 10/13/1979
Description: (Translated from French) In Lanxi (Zhejiang, China), truck driver Wang Jian Min encounters a parked car. Its driver claims to have seen a UFO land on the road in front of him. He is too disturbed to dare approach it. Wang restarts, followed by the car and its driver, and they arrive in front of a dome-shaped UFO, stopped at the top of a hill. Next to the strange craft are two beings wearing silver suits and helmets with a lamp attached. Wang jumps out of his truck, grabs a crowbar and approaches the creatures. As he gets close to them, the UFO and the creatures disappear. (October 13th, 4am)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2859

Event 42645 (E0E07689)

Date: 10/14/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: TONGCHUAN, CH
Description: 3 observer(s). Semi-transparent clouds glow. Fireball exits and shoots rays and spins. Vanish.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 136)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13785

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “TONGCHUAN,CH:3 OBS:SEMI-XPARNT CLOUDS GLOW:FBL EXITS+SHOOTS RAYS+SPINS:VANISH”, LatLong: “35.066668 109.083339”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:00 N 109:05:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SAA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42646 (A029DE1F)

Date: 10/15/1979
Time: ~23:40
Location: NEAR SAQUAREMA, BRZ
Description: 2 / car. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). Cylinder/cigar-shape over old building. Missing time. Complex abduction regressed. / r87p140.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 349)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13786

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, OPR: Operations on humans/animal mutilation/surgery, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “140”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr SAQUAREMA,BRZ:2/CAR:EME:CGR ovr OLD BLDG:MST:COMPLEX ABD REGRESSED:/r87p140”, LatLong: “-22.916668 -42.666669”, LatLongDMS: “22:55:00 S 42:40:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RDJ”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42647 (01E6D752)

Date: 10/15/1979
Location: Dover, DE
Description: G,V, AF radar & 2 UFOs, state police vis. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5258

Event 42648 (816EDE84)

Date: 10/16/1979
Time: 18:10
Location: ST. PAUL, MN
Description: 2 observer(s). Silver dome / black bottom / clear sky. Maneuvers and drifts going quickly southeast. "No balloon.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13787

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “234”, HatchDesc: "St PAUL,MN:2 OBS:SLVR DOME/BLACK BOTTOM/CLEAR SKY:MNVRS+DRIFTS>>SE:“NO BALLOON”, LatLong: “44.966669 -93.083338”, LatLongDMS: “44:58:00 N 93:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42649 (820C64D5)

Date: 10/16/1979
Locations: east side of Saint Paul, Minnesota; Interstate 694
Description: 6:10 p.m. Two witnesses on the east side of Saint Paul, Minnesota, near Interstate 694 see a silvery domed disc with a flat bottom traveling toward the southwest, moving up and down and drifting about.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Another Minnesota DD,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6028

Event 42650 (14480030)

Date: 10/18/1979
Time: 04:17:00.1
Location: 49.8290 78.1040
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: .002KT YieldMax: 40KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1566

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.8290 78.1040”, LatLongDMS: “49:49:44 N 78:06:14 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “.002”, NukeYMax: “40”

Event 42651 (E137FF9F)

Date: 10/18/1979
Time: 07:09:58.8
Location: 73.3160 54.8160
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 40KT YieldMax: 340KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1567

Extra Data: LatLong: “73.3160 54.8160”, LatLongDMS: “73:18:58 N 54:48:58 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “5.85”, NukeSource: “RICHARDS”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “40”, NukeYMax: “340”

Event 42652 (35FC60C9)

Date: 10/20/1979
Time: 00:30
Location: BALDWIN, WI
Description: 1 observer. 2 bright night lights circle. Beams going down. 45’ triangle / burnt hay found later.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13788

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “344”, HatchDesc: “BALDWIN,WI:1 OBS:2 BRITE NLTS CIRCLE:BEAMS↓:45’TRIANGLE/BURNT HAY FOUND LATER”, LatLong: “44.966669 -92.372227”, LatLongDMS: “44:58:00 N 92:22:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42653 (96239EE9)

Date: 10/20/1979
Location: Baldwin, Wisconsin
Description: 12:30 a.m. A 15-year-old boy in a farmhouse in Baldwin, Wisconsin, sees two intese white lights circling counterclockwise over a hayfield about 1,200 feet away. He goes outside for a closer look, but the lights disappear. Three days later, the family finds a 30 foot-by-45 foot triangular area of brown and dried vegetation in the hayfield.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Wisconsin CE II?” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6029

Event 42654 (5963ED08)

Date: 10/24/1979
Time: 05:59:59.0
Location: 47.8500 48.1400
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Name: “PNE:Azgir A-10” Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1568

Extra Data: LatLong: “47.8500 48.1400”, LatLongDMS: “47:51:00 N 48:08:24 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.85”, NukeMb: “5.80”, NukeName: “PNE:Azgir A-10”, NukeSource: “SULTANOV”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42655 (4D016635)

Date: 10/25/1979
Time: 17:50
Location: WESTMONT, IL
Description: 2 observer(s). Flat-bottom saucer hovers. Shifts left and right. Flips over. Somersaults. Going north?
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13789

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “230”, HatchDesc: “WESTMONT,IL:2 OBS:FLAT-BOTTOM SCR HVRS:SHIFTS L<>R:FLIPS OVER:SOMERSAULTS:>N?”, LatLong: “41.800002 -87.977782”, LatLongDMS: “41:48:00 N 87:58:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42656 (9BC62C9D)

Date: 10/25/1979
Location: Westmont, Illinois
Description: 5:56 p.m. A young man and his sister are driving through Westmont, Illinois, and see a flat-bottomed object. Bright luminous white in the middle, its outer edge is more yellow. It moves back and forth, somersaults, and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Illinois Flipping Disc?” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 11–12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6030

Event 42657 (009D8154)

Date: 10/26/1979
Location: Colusa, CA
Description: Roosters crowed, ducks quacked, geese honked, and bullfrogs started croaking loudly in response to silver bullet-shaped craft that hovered briefly (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP: 791026
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5259

Event 42658 (90C169FE)

Date: 10/26/1979
Description: Roosters crowed, ducks quacked, geese honked, and bullfrogs started croaking loudly in response to a silver, bullet-shaped craft that hovered briefly over a farm near a river in Colusa, California at 12:15 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Joan Woodward, NICAP Category 4 - Animal Effects Cases, www.nicap.org, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7159

Event 42659 (A099C57F)

Date: 10/27/1979
Time: 06:20?
Location: MOTUNAU BEACH, NZ
Description: Odd night lights / photographs. Saucer? with 2 decks / lights. See drawings / source.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 198)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13790

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “New Zealand”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MOTUNAU BEACH,NZ:ODD NLTS/FOTOs:SCR? W/2 DECKS/LITES:see drawings/source”, LatLong: “-43.083335 173.083342”, LatLongDMS: “43:05:00 S 173:05:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42660 (6CE02EEE)

Date: 10/27/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: ST. RAFAEL, FR
Description: 12 observer(s). 3 egg-shapes maneuver / deserted hills. Traces. Detailed account.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 203)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13791

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “St.RAFAEL,FR:12 OBS:3 EGG-SHAPES MNVR/DESERTED HILLS:TRACES:detailed acct.”, LatLong: “43.433335 6.783334”, LatLongDMS: “43:26:00 N 06:47:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Var”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42661 (C1342B6E)

Date: 10/27/1979
Locations: Motunau River; South Island of New Zealand
Description: 6:15 a.m. Lou Blackburn takes three photographs of his friends’ fishing boat coming out of the Motunau River on the South Island of New Zealand. After it is developed, one of the slides shows a cluster of about 19 blue-white lights in the sky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Fred and Phyll Dickeson, “The Motunau, New Zealand, UFO Photograph,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 2, no. 6 (June 1981): 1, 3–4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6031

Event 42662 (1E2C01A2)

Date: 10/27/1979
Locations: Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; Alykel Airport near Norilsk; Messoyakha Gas Field
Description: Three Russian aircraft approaching Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, encounter a large UFO about 850 feet long and only a half-mile away with three spheres attached to it. Each sphere has three portholes. The pilot of an Antonov An-26 transport cannot get his compass to work properly unless it is directed at the object, which paces the aircraft, flying over and around it. A similar object is seen shortly afterward at Alykel Airport near Norilsk, and the Messoyakha Gas Field.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk, 2020, p. 95
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6032

Event 42663 (17CF0CA1)

Date: 10/28/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: TAO YUAN, TAIWAN
Description: Several separate observer(s). Moon-size red-glowing disk going quickly west. Sparkling spots / side.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 268)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13792

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Taiwan China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “TAO YUAN,TAIWAN:SVRL SEP.OBS:MOONSIZE RED-GLO DISK>>W:SPARKLING SPOTS/SIDE.”, LatLong: “25.066668 121.183339”, LatLongDMS: “25:04:00 N 121:11:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TYN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42664 (B553BBA6)

Date: 10/28/1979
Time: 03:16:59.5
Location: 49.9820 78.9960
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1569

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9820 78.9960”, LatLongDMS: “49:58:55 N 78:59:46 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.00”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42665 (8B49D768)

Date: 10/29/1979
Time: 00:10
Location: CHI-LUNG, TAIWAN
Description: Several separate observer(s). Large saucer with spots / side stops / 2 minute(s). Continues going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 268)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13793

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Taiwan China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “CHI-LUNG,TAIWAN:SVRL SEP.OBS:LRG SCR W/SPOTS/SIDE STOPS/2min:CONTINUES>>W”, LatLong: “25.144446 121.683339”, LatLongDMS: “25:08:40 N 121:41:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TPE”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42666 (D4C0E911)

Date: 10/29/1979
Location: Hayden
Description: In Hayden v. National Security Agency/Central Security Service the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules that the records of the National Security Agency are so sensitive to national security that they are afforded a “special dispensation” from adversarial scrutiny through FOIA.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hayden v. National Security Agency / Central Security Service, US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, October 29, 1979
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6033

Event 42667 (C72FF5F3)

Date: 11/1979
Location: Kapustin Test Range
Description: Colonel General Sapkov observes UFO changing colors and hovering for 30 minutes over secret rocket test range (Kapustin Test Range — where V-2 was tested)
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_708

Event 42668 (92E47152)

Date: 11/1979
Location: SANTIAGO, CHILE
Description: 2 observer(s) find small humanoid (or Grey) by saucer / hillside. Small humanoid (or Grey) reboards and all going quickly east. / news report.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13794

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “521”, HatchDesc: “SANTIAGO,CHILE:2 OBS find OID by SCR/HILLSIDE:OID REBOARDS+ ALL >>E:/news rpt”, LatLong: “-33.433335 -70.650003”, LatLongDMS: “33:26:00 S 70:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNT”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42669 (ACDD7BD5)

Date: 11/1979
Location: CAJAZEIRAS, PB, BRZ
Description: Town terrorized / UFO’s for months according to priest. All stay inside.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: The UFO REPORT 1991; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1992 (Index 112)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13795

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “95”, Elev: “370”, HatchDesc: “CAJAZEIRAS,PB,BRZ:TOWN TERRORIZED/UFOS for MONTHS per PRIEST:ALL STAY INSIDE”, LatLong: “-6.916667 -38.516669”, LatLongDMS: “06:55:00 S 38:31:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PRB”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 42670 (66B715C0)

Date: 11/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: DAMVILLE, FR
Description: 1 observer. 1M glowing-sphere / ground by house being built. Vanishes! Possible telepathy.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 262)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13796

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DAMVILLE,FR:1 OBS:1M GLOW-SPHERE/GND by HOUSE BEING BUILT:VANISHES!:POSS.TLP”, LatLong: “48.872225 1.077778”, LatLongDMS: “48:52:20 N 01:04:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EUR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42671 (CC34F79C)

Date: 11/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: PORT-DE-PILES, FR
Description: Girl and several. Big red ovoid going quickly north and back. Circles water-tower 3X.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13797

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “PORT-de-PILES,FR:GIRL+SVRL:BIG RED OVOID >>N AND BACK:CCLS WATER-TOWER 3X:”, LatLong: “47.000002 0.600000”, LatLongDMS: “47:00:00 N 00:36:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vienne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42672 (9218355B)

Date: 11/1979
Locations: Kapustin Yar; Astrakhan Oblast; Russia
Description: During rocket tests at the Kapustin Yar site, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, a Col. Gen. Sapkov and other officers see a bright-green elliptical object, occasionally changing hues, hover over the range for 30 minutes. Sapkov claims to see the same phenomenon in 1986 and is assured by officers that this is a common occurrence.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paul Stonehill and Philip Mantle, The Soviet UFO Files: Paranormal Encounters behind the Iron Curtain, Quadrillion, 1998, p. 51
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6034

Event 42673 (F61B5FFA)

Date: 11/4/1979
Location: Iran
Description: Iran Hostage Crisis
Type: historical event
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_709

Event 42674 (37C334B2)

Date: 11/5/1979
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Livingston, Lothian (Scotland)
Description: (Translated from French) Robert Taylor, a forestry worker, encountered a UFO in the forest. The object was round, dark grey, 7 to 7.50m in diameter, next to which two smaller spheres with “feet” emerged, which ran after him, attaching themselves to his legs and taking him inside the UFO. He saw no entities, only these spheres, which seemed to keep him under control. (Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London, 1989, pp. 97 to 99 which dates from 5th November) Robert Tayler, 50 years old, forestry worker, father of 7 children, was with his setter dog on Dechmont Hill. He smelled a chemical odour and advanced towards a clearing to see what it was. There was a craft there resembling an extraterrestrial vessel. Suddenly two “extraterrestrials” emerged from it. They resembled “mines” or wheels with arms. They came slowly at first, then accelerated and grabbed him by the legs (or later there were marks). The forester tried to struggle but lost consciousness. When he woke up, the craft and the “things” had gone. Taylor reached his station wagon parked further away, but it was stuck in the mud and he abandoned it, walking back. When the police arrived at the scene, the car engine was still running, Taylor, in his panic, had not noticed. (1979, November 5th or 9th)
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: “The World’s Greatest Ufo Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p 73, which dates from Friday 9th November
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3050

Event 42675 (07DCBA4B)

Date: 11/5/1979
Time: 17:30
Location: WUHAN, HUBEI, CH
Description: 2 kids. Orange-red ovoid maneuvers going up and down [to] left and right. Floats going northwest. Covered with smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13798

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “WUHAN,HUBEI,CH:2 KIDS:ORG-RED OVOID MNVRS ↑+↓ <+>:FLOATS>NW:COVERED W/SMOKE”, LatLong: “30.616668 114.333339”, LatLongDMS: “30:37:00 N 114:20:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42676 (66809F98)

Date: 11/8/1979
Time: 18:50
Location: ELIZABETH, NJ
Description: 8+cop. 4cm red fireball inside and outside airport/apartment building! Goes through aluminum door!
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13799

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “ELIZABETH,NJ:8+COP:4cm RED FBL INSIDE+OUTSIDE APT BLDG!:GOES THRU ALUM.DOOR!”, LatLong: “40.666669 -74.216670”, LatLongDMS: “40:40:00 N 74:13:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 42677 (14FC734D)

Date: 11/8/1979
Time: 19:00
Location: WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Description: 4 girls. Domed faceted saucer drops / 50’ altitude. Oval door. Hovers / 5 minute(s). Going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13800

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “6”, HatchDesc: “W.PALM BEACH,FL:4 GIRLS:DOMED FACETED SCR DROPS/50’alt:OVAL DOOR:HVRS/5min:>>N”, LatLong: “26.700001 -80.100004”, LatLongDMS: “26:42:00 N 80:06:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42678 (9C0889C1)

Date: 11/8/1979
Locations: West Palm Beach, Florida; Southern Horizon; Store near the witnesses
Description: 7:00 p.m. Five teenage girls in West Palm Beach, Florida, watch a round object with multiple lights, a door, and a bubble roof descend to the east and hover there for 5 minutes. It rises again, flies over a store near the witnesses and disappears over the southern horizon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Palm Beach Puzzle,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6035

Event 42679 (6A9CFE97)

Date: 11/8/1979
Description: On this day a round, silvery object with flashing lights was seen by two women at a bus stop in Pentland Hills, Borders, Scotland. It briefly hovered, then shot off at high speed toward Dechmont Law. At 5:50 p.m. five women in Livingston watched a circle of lights that slowly rotated. At 7:50 p.m. a dome shaped UFO was seen at 400 meters distance in Bellsquarry, Livingston, Lothian, Scotland. It glowed white with pulsating blue and red lights on either side. The two witnesses watched it for several minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ron Halliday, UFO Scotland: The Secret History of Scotland’s UFO Phenomenon, pp.12-13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7547

Event 42680 (07FBED88)

Date: 11/9/1979
Time: 10:20
Location: NORTH / LIVINGSTON, SCT
Description: Large ovoid fades away! 2’ small humanoids (or Greys) grab observer(s). / MJ#145+/ APRO Jly’80.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 306)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13801

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “130”, HatchDesc: “N/LIVINGSTON,SCT:LRG OVOID FADES AWAY!:2’OIDS GRAB OBS:/MJ#145+/APRO Jly’80”, LatLong: “55.933336 -3.550000”, LatLongDMS: “55:56:00 N 03:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Scotland”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 42681 (D776BE20)

Date: 11/9/1979
Locations: Dechmont Woods; Livingston, Scotland
Description: 10:30 a.m. Robert Taylor, a 61-year-old forestry worker, is out one night working in the Dechmont Woods near Livingston, Scotland. Taylor and his dog are on duty when he spots a UFO hovering completely motionless and silent above the ground. Described as approximately 20 feet across and 12 feet high, the strange object is made of a “dark gray metallic material.” Taylor thinks the UFO is possibly going transparent from time to time in order to disguise itself. A ring or platform encircles the object with spikes topped with propellers. Two more small spiky spheres come from the craft and make a sound as their spikes move across the ground. Taylor is then grabbed by these two smaller objects and dragged to the UFO. As this is happening, he can smell a strong, sickening odor. Soon after this, he loses consciousness and remains passed out about 20 minutes. He is woken up by his dog, which is running around and barking in a panic. He hears a kind of hissing sound and realizes that the craft is beginning to leave. Seconds later the UFO disappears. Taylor is unable to walk or talk properly after the event. He suffers from a headache, sickness, and pain in his chin for some hours afterward. Authorities are appointed to investigate the site and find tracks where Taylor says the smaller spheres were dragging him.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Robert Taylor incident”; NICAP, “Taylor Incident”; Steuart Campbell, “Close Encounter in Scotland,” Journal of Transient Aerial Phenomena 1, no. 2 (March 1980): 43–46; Martin Keatman and Andrew Collins, “Physical Assault by Unidentified Objects at Livingston, Part I,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no. 6 (April 1980): 2–7; Martin Keatman and Andrew Collins, “Physical Assault by Unidentified Objects at Livingston, Part II,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 1 (June 1980): 25–28; Martin Keatman and Andrew Collins, “Physical Assault by Unidentified Objects at Livingston, Part III,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 3 (September 1980): 1–4; “A Scottish Abduction?” IUR/Frontiers of Science 2, no. 5 (July/Aug. 1980): 15–16; Steuart Campbell, “Close Encounter at Livingston,” ed., Charles F. Lockwood and Leslie W. Bayer, BUFORA Case History No. 1, July 1982; Patrick Gross, “Dechmont Woods, Scotland, November 9, 1979”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6036

Event 42682 (CC320540)

Date: 11/9/1979
Description: During the day an unusually bright light in sky split into two equally bright objects over Easterhouse, Glasgow, Scotland. They moved around the sky before reuniting, then vanished into thin air.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ron Halliday, UFO Scotland: The Secret History of Scotland’s UFO Phenomenon, p. 65
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7576

Event 42683 (BC65CD35)

Date: 11/9/1979
Description: On this evening Robert Taylor, a forestry worker, was walking his dog in Dechmont Law, Scotland when he came across a large ovoid or spherical object on tripod landing gear in a woodland clearing. This UFO dropped two 1.5 foot naval mine-shaped objects with protruding spikes, which floated up to him and attached to his trousers leg. They began to drag him towards the landed craft. This was accompanied by a suction noise and a pungent odor,and at this point he passed out and remained unconscious for the next 40 minutes. He came to face down on the ground, and experienced a choking odor in the air, a blinding headache, a burning sensation on his chin, itching on his left thigh, and he felt extremely weak. After a few minutes he managed to crawl to his pickup truck and drive home. Ground traces were found at the landing site. He suffered lasting physiological effects including headaches, itching, thirst, and general weakness.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, 19800701; Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, 19800815; Fate magazine, June 1983, p 68; Ron Halliday, UFO Scotland: The Secret History of Scotland’s UFO Phenomenon, p. 2; Patrick Huyghe, Field Guide to Extraterrestrials, p. 98; Jenny Randles, Little Giant Encyclopedia of UFOs, p. 93; UNICAT, case # 338; John F. Schuessler, UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects, p. 88
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7577

Event 42684 (5B16BDE0)

Date: 11/10/1979?
Time: 19:00
Location: STO.ANTONIO, BRZ
Description: Saucer snares Mans shirts / rope and hook. 3 pseudo-human/entity inside. Tears free. / r123.
Type: sighting
Reference: PRATT, Bob: UFO DANGER ZONE - Terror and Death in Brazil. Horus House Press, Madison, WI 1996 (Index 60)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13802

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, ABD: Human or animal abduction, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “81”, HatchDesc: “Sto.ANTONIO,BRZ:SCR SNARES MANS SHIRTS/ROPE+HOOK:3 PSH INSIDE:TEARS FREE:/r123”, LatLong: “-6.183334 -35.233335”, LatLongDMS: “06:11:00 S 35:14:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RGN”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 42685 (9E9B965A)

Date: 11/11/1979
Location: SPAIN, Palma de Mallorca-Tenerife-Las Palmas (in flight)
Description: (Translated from French) At 10:47 PM, the TAE Supercaravelle took off from Palma de Mallorca to the Canary Islands (flight JK-297) with 109 Austrian and German tourists. At the controls were pilot Javier Lerdo de Tejada, mechanic Francisco Javier Rodriguez, and Luis de Luque Torre. At 11:05 PM, the Barcelona flight control center asked them to switch to the emergency frequency. (…) At 11:08 PM, the crew reported to the Barcelona flight control center the presence of an unidentified object on their left (…) A few seconds later, the UFO began to approach the Supercaravelle strongly: it was about twice the size of a Jumbo and had two powerful red lights at its ends. Between 11:08 PM and 11:16 PM, the gigantic object remained at the height of the plane (…) approaching to 100 or 200 meters (…) the commander considered these maneuvers so dangerous that he forced the passengers to fasten their seatbelts and informed them “that he could not continue flying and was turning towards Valencia”. At 11:50 PM, the plane landed at Manises airport. During the next two hours, more than 40 witnesses attested to the presence of three very strange lights that remained motionless above the airport fuel area. At 2 AM, an alert Mirage F1 took off from the Los LLanos air base in Albacete, piloted by Captain Fernando Camara. It stayed in the air for 1 hour and 45 minutes (…) and attempted to intercept three unidentified flying objects (unconfirmed information says that the pilot heard voices of children telling him to turn back). The first UFO was spotted and pursued by the fighter aviation towards the south-southeast. The second towards Aragon and the third towards the Columbretes Islands until Mahon. Between 2:30 AM and 3 AM, a resident of Soller (Mallorca) managed to photograph a UFO in the area of the Mont de l’Ofre. The two photographs were seized by the Air Force. (November 11, 1979)
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDELLL: “The World’s Greatest UFO Mysteries” ed. Hamlyn 1995, p.176
Reference: Inforespace n° 89 p. 25 and 26
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3051

Event 42686 (F5B4C059)

Date: 11/11/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: NEAR RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC
Description: Lear jet. White object / front shifts / ground RADAR inquiry. / MJ#186.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 382)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13803

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “107”, HatchDesc: “nr RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC:LEAR JET:WHT OBJ/FRONT SHIFTS/GND RDR INQUIRY:/MJ#186”, LatLong: “35.783335 -78.633337”, LatLongDMS: “35:47:00 N 78:38:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42687 (2E7B946C)

Date: 11/11/1979
Time: 19:30
Location: PALANGA, LITHUANIA
Description: 1+many observer(s). 22cm saucer studies car. Hovers and maneuvers. Peeks / home windows.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 329)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13804

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Estonia, Latvia& Lithuania”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “PALANGA,LITHUANIA:1+MANY OBS:22cm SCR STUDYS CAR:HVRS+MNVRS:PEEKS/HOME WINDOWS”, LatLong: “55.916669 21.133334”, LatLongDMS: “55:55:00 N 21:08:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lithuania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42688 (E6D10736)

Date: 11/11/1979
Location: Mediterranean Isle of Majorca, At Sea
Description: Spanish Radar Visual Case? Probably Not. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 2)
Reference: NICAP: 791111
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5260

Event 42689 (C0024CA3)

Date: 11/11/1979
Location: Ibiza, Canary Islands
Description: The pilot of a Spanish jetliner that made an emergency landing after being pursued by 2 UFOs at 14,000 feet. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 791111
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5261

Event 42690 (E5536ED6)

Date: 11/11/1979
End date: 11/12/1979
Locations: Salzburg, Austria; Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Las Palmas in the Canary Islands; Torrejón Air Base, Madrid; Barcelona; Manises airport in Valencia; Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete; Sagunto; Africa
Description: 11:00 p.m. Flight JK-297, a TAE Supercaravelle outbound from Salzburg, Austria, has just made a refueling stop on Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, before setting course toward Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Pilot Francisco Javier Lerdo de Tejada and his crew notice a set of red lights that are fast approaching the aircraft. They appear to be on a collision course, alarming the crew. The captain requests information about the lights, but neither the Pegaso Defense Radar Center in Torrejón Air Base, Madrid, nor the flight control center in Barcelona can provide any explanation. In order to avoid a possible collision, the captain changes altitude. However, the lights mirror the new course and stay about 1,600 feet away from the plane. Since the object is violating all elementary safety rules and the crew considers an evasive maneuver impossible, the captain decides to go off-course and make an emergency landing at the Manises airport in Valencia. The lights abandon the pursuit just before the aircraft lands. However, three new UFO targets are detected by the radar, each one with an estimated diameter of 650 feet. The objects are seen by several witnesses. One of the UFOs passes very close to the airport runway, and emergency lights are lit by the land crew in case the object happens to be an unregistered flight experiencing difficulties. Because the object answers no attempts to communicate, a Mirage F-1 takes off at 2:10 a.m. from the nearby Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete to intercept the object. The pilot, Spanish Air Force captain Fernando Cámara, has to increase his speed to 920 mph just to achieve visual contact with what he sees as a truncated cone-shaped object. Despite his initial efforts, the object quickly disappears. Cámara is told of a new radar target, indicating that another object might be near Sagunto. When he is close enough, the object accelerates and disappears again. This time, though, the UFO seems to respond, and the Mirage has its electronic flight systems jammed. At last, and after a third intercept attempt, the UFO finally disappears, heading for Africa. After 90 minutes of pursuit, the pilot is forced to return to the base with no results.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Manises UFO incident”; NICAP, “Spanish Radar Visual Case? Probably Not”; “Spanish Radar Visual Case,” IUR 4, no. 6 (December 1979): 14–15; Good Above, pp. 156–157; Juan José Benitez, “Jetliner ‘Intercepted’ by UFO near Valencia,” Flying Saucer Review 25, no. 5 (March 1980): 13–15; J. J. Benítez, Incidente en Manises, Plaza y Janés, 1982; J. Plana Crivellén, “Encounters in Spanish Air-Space between Aircraft and UFOs,” Flying Saucer Review 34, no. 1 (March 1989): 22–23
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6037

Event 42691 (FCC400CA)

Date: 11/14/1979
Location: Killaly, Saskatchewan
Description: 8:10 p.m. A witness near Killaly, Saskatchewan, sees a white light land in a field about a quarter mile to the south of her house and then go out. Her dogs keep snarling and barking all night long. The next morning her husband passes the field and notices that it is emitting a dense cloud of smoke. He finds a ring of smoldering grass some 30 feet in diameter, but with snow still visible in the center. The unburnt grass next to it is flattened.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Two CE-IIs in Western Canada,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 1, no. 4 (August 1980): 6–7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6038

Event 42692 (8615A7E7)

Date: 11/15/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: GADSDEN, AL
Description: 2 teens. Domed saucer going north / 750’ altitude. Makes 180° turn going south. Sudden 30’ jerks going up and down.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13805

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “166”, HatchDesc: “GADSDEN,AL:2 TEENS:DOMED SCR > N/750’alt:MAKES 180°TURN >S:SUDDEN 30’JERKS ↑+↓”, LatLong: “34.016668 -86.005560”, LatLongDMS: “34:01:00 N 86:00:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “225”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42693 (35985B8C)

Date: 11/15/1979
Location: Chiraleș, Romania
Description: 5:00 p.m. A group of children playing in Chiraleș, Romania, see a milky-white object that looks like a mace head with protuberances moving silently from north to south about 50 feet from the ground. It appears to be 3 feet in diameter and lands at a nearby mound. The children run toward the mound but stop when they see two glowing objects land on it with tripod legs. Two little men 2.5 feet tall, dressed in metallic costumes with antennae, come out of one of the objects through a door and walk around with a bouncing motion. The children keep approaching, so the men run back into the craft, which takes off in a burst of red-orange flames. Small circular impressions are found, although they get disturbed by curious onlookers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Romania 134–135
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6039

Event 42694 (B82978A7)

Date: 11/15/1979
Location: Gadsden, Alabama
Description: 9:00 p.m. Two teenage boys in Gadsden, Alabama, see a domed disc the size of a house approach them from the south until it is 900 feet away and 750 feet in the air. The light underneath it is so bright that it illuminates the entire object. It makes a U-turn and passes overhead as it moves south with a jerky motion.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Alabama Saucer,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6040

Event 42695 (7213D63D)

Date: 11/16/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: IZMAJLOVO PARK EAST / MOSCOW
Description: Saucer lands. 4-fingered small humanoid (or Grey) exits. Large circle / melted snow.
Type: sighting
Reference: NATIONAL ENQUIRER UFO REPORT; Pocket Books, NY 1985. (Index 20)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13806

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “IZMAJLOVO PARK E/MOSCOW:SCR LANDS:4-FINGERED OID EXITS:LRG CIRCLE/MELTED SNOW”, LatLong: “55.800003 37.788891”, LatLongDMS: “55:48:00 N 37:47:20 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MOS”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42696 (D5531920)

Date: 11/17/1979
Time: 14:30
Location: POUND RIDGE, NY
Description: Boy / woods. 3’ maple tree glows / 3 second(s) and shoots going up [to] and gone. Silent. No traces.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13807

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “117”, HatchDesc: “POUND RIDGE,NY:BOY/WOODS:3’MAPLE TREE GLOWS/3sec+SHOOTS ↑+GONE:SLNT:NO TRACES”, LatLong: “41.200002 -73.583337”, LatLongDMS: “41:12:00 N 73:35:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42697 (974A7959)

Date: 11/17/1979
Location: Pound Ridge, New York
Description: 2:30 p.m. A 13-year-old boy is walking home from school through a clearing in the woods in Pound Ridge, New York, when he sees what looks like a solid, 3-foot-tall maple tree surrounded by an electric glow. It hovers for 3 seconds only 12 feet away from him, then shoots straight up into the sky, changing color from green to red.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A Flying Tree in New York?” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6041

Event 42698 (7FAD0E51)

Date: 11/17/1979
Locations: Torrejón Air Base in Madrid, Spain; Motril, Grenada; Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha
Description: 4:20 p.m. The underground Pegaso Defense Radar Center at Torrejón Air Base in Madrid, Spain, detects an unknown target some 25 miles south of Motril, Grenada, and a Mirage F1 is scrambled from Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha. By the time the jet arrives in the vicinity, the target has disappeared. At 6:16 p.m., the pilot is heading back to Los Llanos when he sees three powerful red-yellow lights in the shape of a triangle about 12 miles away. They do not register on radar. In spite of chasing the lights at 720 mph, the Mirage cannot close the gap. During his descent into Los Llanos, some childish, laughing voices break into the UHF-1 channel linking him to Pegaso: “Hello, how are you? Hello, hello,” they say in Spanish. The interference lasts 30 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “El OVNI que sobrevoló la ciudad de Motril,” OVNI: ¿Mitologia o Realidad?, May 24, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6042

Event 42699 (A9CD6C9C)

Date: 11/18/1979
Location: Antioch, California
Description: 1:15 a.m. A man in Antioch, California, watches a bright red light flying from east to the northeast. It stops for 3–5 seconds and changes to purple then pale blue and moves off.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Fast NL in California,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6043

Event 42700 (DCE961BB)

Date: 11/19/1979
Time: 17:53:00.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Chrysotemis” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1926

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Chrysotemis”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 42701 (A1241E37)

Date: 11/20/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: SOUTH / LABORIE, FR
Description: Observer(s) stops car and motor and lights / hypnosis? Diamond hovers low. Maneuvers. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 205)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13808

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “S/LABORIE,FR:OBS STOPS CAR+MOTOR+LITES/hypnosis?:DIAMOND HVRS LOW:MNVRS:see rf”, LatLong: “46.116669 1.233333”, LatLongDMS: “46:07:00 N 01:14:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haute-Vienne”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42702 (54A906DA)

Date: 11/20/1979
Location: Laborie, France
Description: A witness stopped his car at a certain spot. He then saw a diamond-shaped UFO hovering and maneuvering in front of him at a low altitude. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5262

Event 42703 (56F966BD)

Date: 11/20/1979
Description: South of Laborie, France a witness stopped his car at a certain spot at 6:30 p.m. He reported it was quite possible he felt compelled to do so. He then saw a diamond-shaped UFO hovering and maneuvering in front of him at a low altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, May 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7755

Event 42704 (1050EA30)

Date: 11/22/1979
Time: 19:14:13.0
Location: -22.0000 -139.0000
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: France Name: “Atree” Yield: 5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1927

Extra Data: LatLong: “-22.0000 -139.0000”, LatLongDMS: “22:00:00 S 139:00:00 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “France”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “Atree”, NukeSource: “CEA/DAM”, NukeType: “NUCF”, NukeY: “5”

Event 42705 (A978DDA9)

Date: 11/25/1979
Location: CANADA, near Montreal
Description: (Translated from French) At 3:30 in the morning the witness left Lachute to return home, where he should have arrived at 4:15. "Halfway through, an indescribable noise hit my mind and lasted for the rest of the journey. It was in a curve just a few kilometers from my residence that “something” happened. (…) I remember seeing a very bright object with red, green and blue lights arranged symmetrically on the flying craft. The UFO appeared on my right, preparing to cut me off at the exit of the curve. I then entered a kind of cloud blocking the road. I almost instantly came out of it and hit a road sign. I then got out of my vehicle to inspect the surroundings and check the damage. Nothing major prevented me from taking the road again. I quickly wanted to leave this cursed place that I did not like at all. I then drove for no more than 5 minutes and returned to my residence. My surprise was great when I saw the time: it was 5:45. (November 25, 1979)
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Our Masters the Extraterrestrials” - Presses de la Cité 1992 - pp. 22-26
Reference: Under hypnosis, this witness reveals having been sucked into a saucer with his car and having undergone a physical examination
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3052

Event 42706 (4492C9CE)

Date: 11/25/1979
Time: 03:30
Location: ST. JEROME, QBC
Description: 1 / car sees dark rectangular object. Wakens in ditch. 90 minute(s) / missing time. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: SCHUESSLER, John F.: UFO-RELATED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. 1996 J. Schuessler, POB 58485, Houston, TX 77258 (Index 89)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13809

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “65”, HatchDesc: “St.JEROME,QBC:1/CAR SEES DRK RECTANGULAR OBJ:WAKENS IN DITCH:90min/MST:NFD”, LatLong: “45.783336 -74.000004”, LatLongDMS: “45:47:00 N 74:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Quebec”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42707 (99A052CC)

Date: 11/25/1979
Time: 23:00
Location: THENAY, 41, FRANCE
Description: 2 observer(s). Luminous saucer shoots strong ray going down. Seen / 12 minute(s). / news report only.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13810

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc.

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “THENAY,41,FRANCE:2 OBS:LUMn.SCR SHOOTS STRONG RAY ↓:SEEN/12min:/news rpt only”, LatLong: “47.400002 1.283333”, LatLongDMS: “47:24:00 N 01:17:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Loir-et-Cher”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42708 (5A5AED75)

Date: 11/26/1979
Location: FRANCE, Cergy-Pontoise
Description: (Translated from French) Cergy-Pontoise Incident. At 4:30 in the morning a sphere of light envelops Franck Fontaine’s car and he disappears from the eyes of his friends Jean-Pierre Prévost and Salomon N’Diaye. On Monday, December 3, 1979, at the same time, he reappears in the same place in a sphere of light. At the moment he has no notion that a week has passed, has no memory and does not know that he is in the headlines of all the media, nor that his friends are having trouble with the gendarmerie because of this. [in REALITY: the whole affair would be a CANULARD, skilfully mounted by the actors and brilliantly exploited by the author …]
Reference: COLLECTIVE: GUIEU / FONTAINE / PREVOST / N’DIAYE: “Contacts ovni à Cergy-Pontoise” ed. France Loisirs - ed. du Rocher 1980
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3053

Event 42709 (397E92C0)

Date: 11/26/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Removal of Frank Fontaine. (November 26, 4 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2860

Event 42710 (7A553B0F)

Date: 11/26/1979
Time: 06:00
Location: TILH, FR
Description: 1 observer. Brill white 15M disk going up and down / 15 minute(s) 700M away / low altitude. No further details / news report.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13811

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “TILH,FR:1 OBS:BRILL WHT 15M DISK ↑+↓/15min 700M AWAY/LOW ALT:NFD/news rpt”, LatLong: “43.583335 -0.833333”, LatLongDMS: “43:35:00 N 00:50:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Landes”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42711 (EB05A80B)

Date: 11/26/1979
Location: Pontoise, Val d’Oise, France
Description: 5:00 a.m. A phone call to police in Pontoise, Val d’Oise, France, brings officers to the apartment of Jean-Pierre Prevost, 25, a clothing seller, who has claimed that a colleague, Franck Fontaine, has been abducted by a UFO. Fontaine reappears on December 3, claiming to remember only that a luminous fog had descended on his car and he woke up later in a cabbage field. GEPAN investigates and finds the story problematic. On July 7, 1983, Prevost confesses that the story was a hoax intended to promote a spiritual message.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Enquête GEPAN 79/07: A propos d’une disparition, Note Technique no. 6, Groupe d’Étude des Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Non- identifiés, Centre Nationale d’Étude Spatiales, March 31, 1981; “French Abduction: ‘Travis Walton’ Style,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 3; Jacques Bonabot, “1979 Fontaine Case Now Admitted to Be a Hoax,” MUFON UFO Journal, no. 190 (December 1983): 10; “Cergy-Pontoise Hoax,” Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology; Clark III 230–232
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6044

Event 42712 (0E648EC5)

Date: 11/27/1979
Time: 16:30
Location: NORWICH, CT
Description: Several observer(s). 42’ and ovoid right over Sheraton hotel. Hovers tilted. Silent. Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13812

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “NORWICH,CT:SVRL OBS:42’+OVOID RIGHT OVR SHERATON HOTEL:HVRS TILTED:SLNT:>>W”, LatLong: “41.533335 -72.066670”, LatLongDMS: “41:32:00 N 72:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42713 (B55BBDF1)

Date: 11/27/1979
Time: 17:20
Location: MONTALIEU, FR
Description: 1 observer. Big cylinder/cigar-shape with lights going down / field 150M away. Silver figure moves outside.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13813

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MONTALIEU,FR:1 OBS:BIG CGR W/LITES ↓/FIELD 150M away:SLVR FIG MOVES OUTSIDE”, LatLong: “45.816669 5.400000”, LatLongDMS: “45:49:00 N 05:24:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Isère”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42714 (F60AFACE)

Date: 11/27/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: MADRID, SPAIN
Description: Many observer(s). Saucer hovers over busy intersection. Low-frequency Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Flashes. News.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13814

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “200”, HatchDesc: “MADRID,SPAIN:MANY OBS:SCR HVRS OVR BUSY INTERSECTION:LO-FREQ RFI:FLASHES:NEWS”, LatLong: “40.450002 -3.733334”, LatLongDMS: “40:27:00 N 03:44:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MDR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42715 (AFD4CD9C)

Date: 11/27/1979
Locations: France; Toulouse; Paul Sabatier University
Description: A 13-year-old girl (“Christelle”) in France is terrorized by the landing of a UFO and the sight of one of its crew. GEPAN investigates the landing traces. Grass is flattened for several days after the incident, and samples are taken to Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse for analysis. Prof. André Touzé of the university’s Center for Plant Physiology says there is no “unequivocal evidence of chemical of biological disturbance of the samples.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Enquête GEPAN no. 79/06, Note Technique no. 8, Groupe d’Étude des Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Non- identifiés, Centre Nationale d’Étude Spatiales, October 26, 1981; Peter A. Sturrock, The UFO Enigma, Warner, 1999, pp. 97–98
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6045

Event 42716 (F8091726)

Date: 11/27/1979
Locations: Barker Shopping Plaza; State Highway 82; Connecticut Turnpike; Norwich, Connecticut; Norwich Sheraton Motor Inn
Description: 4:25 p.m. Yvette Godfrey is assistant manager of a spa in the Barker Shopping Plaza off State Highway 82 near the Connecticut Turnpike in Norwich, Connecticut. She sees a cigar-shaped object hovering at an angle directly above the Norwich Sheraton Motor Inn about 30 feet above the Sheraton sign on the roof. Other women at the spa observe it too. It moves a bit to the south and stops again for a minute before turning west into the clouds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Connecticut Cigar,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6046

Event 42717 (1208983E)

Date: 11/27/1979
Description: At 4:30 a.m. at least seven witnesses observed a 42-foot long ovoid UFO hovering right over the Sheraton Hotel in Norwich, Connecticut. It hovered tilted, and was completely silent. Finally, it shot off to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lawrence Fawcett, International UFO Reporter, January 1980, p. 4; UNICAT, case # 72
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7965

Event 42718 (FDB0D55C)

Date: 11/27/1979
Description: At 5:15 p.m. a 13-year-old girl saw a large cigar-shaped object with several white lights on it approach at an oblique angle and land in a field in Porcie-Amblagnieu, Isere department, France. It made a whistling sound. A very tall man like figure wearing a shiny silvery outfit got out and stood next to the object. The witness became frightened and ran home. The grass had been flattened at the landing site, swirled in a spiral pattern bending toward the top of a slope.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UNICAT database, case # 405, citing GEPAN Technical Note # 8; Lumieres dans la Nuit, December 1979; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 1735, citing Denys Breysse, Project Becassine
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7966

Event 42719 (3630B9AD)

Date: 11/27/1979
Description: At 10:30 p.m. a circular object gave off intense blue flashes of light while it hovered over a busy traffic intersection in Madrid, Spain. Two police cars were sent to the intersection, and experienced radio interference while the UFO hovered above them for the next three hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, February 1980, p. 10; Pretoria News, November 29, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7967

Event 42720 (2CA3AF13)

Date: 11/29/1979 (approximate)
Time: ~15:00
Location: TAINING, FJN, CH
Description: Odd cloud dissipates revealing inverted top-saucer. Blue rays shoot going down.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13815

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “TAINING,FJN,CH:ODD CLOUD DISSIPATES REVEALING INVERTED TOP-SCR:BLU RAYS SHOOT↓”, LatLong: “26.866668 117.150006”, LatLongDMS: “26:52:00 N 117:09:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FJN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42721 (DEA55E65)

Date: 11/29/1979
Time: 17:30
Location: POMAREZ, FR
Description: 3 observer(s). Orange saucer with dark rim hovers. Tilts to and fro 180°. Going quickly north. Report / Gendarmarie.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13816

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “POMAREZ,FR:3 OBS:ORG.SCR W/DRK RIM HVRS:TILTS TO+FRO 180°:>>N:Rpt/Gendarmarie”, LatLong: “43.633335 -0.833333”, LatLongDMS: “43:38:00 N 00:50:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Landes”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42722 (FE45F0E5)

Date: 11/29/1979
Time: 19:50
Location: QITAI, XINJIANG, CH
Description: 5 observer(s). Oval ring / light west going quickly northwest over mountains dipping and rising.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13817

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “QITAI,XINJIANG,CH:5 OBS:OVAL RING/LITE W>>NW OVR MOUNTAINS DIPPING+RISING”, LatLong: “44.005558 89.600004”, LatLongDMS: “44:00:20 N 89:36:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “XNJ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42723 (38802077)

Date: 11/29/1979
Time: 21:30
Location: NEAR RICHMOND, KY
Description: Longitude & latitude coords. approximate. 3 chased / cylinder/cigar-shape. Beams. Car stalls. UFO circles home after.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13818

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “nr RICHMOND,KY:LL APRX:3 CHASED/CGR:BEAMS:CAR STALLS:UFO CIRCLES HOME AFTER”, LatLong: “37.750002 -84.294448”, LatLongDMS: “37:45:00 N 84:17:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42724 (FA6C8E63)

Date: 11/29/1979
Time: 15:00:00.1
Location: 36.9940 -116.0241
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Backgammon” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_854

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.9940 -116.0241”, LatLongDMS: “36:59:38 N 116:01:27 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.23”, NukeMb: “3.80”, NukeName: “Backgammon”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42725 (CC138044)

Date: 11/30/1979
Time: 03:30
Location: RICKMANSWORTH, ENG
Description: 4 cops / 2 cars chase long cylinder/cigar-shape / 500’ altitude. Going southeast. Balloon cover story.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 363)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13819

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “240”, HatchDesc: “RICKMANSWORTH,ENG:4 COPS/2 CARS CHASE LONG CGR/500’alt:>SE:balloon cover story”, LatLong: “51.650002 -0.483333”, LatLongDMS: “51:39:00 N 00:29:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42726 (75FF2656)

Date: 11/30/1979
Time: 04:53:00.6
Location: 49.7810 78.1040
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1570

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7810 78.1040”, LatLongDMS: “49:46:52 N 78:06:14 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.50”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42727 (386EC4CE)

Date: 11/30/1979
Locations: Playa el Combate beach; Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
Description: 8:00 p.m. At Playa el Combate beach outside Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico, Ramonés Torres and his wife are watching television when they see a bright light hanging at a height of 100 feet above the sea about 900 feet from their house. After about 30 minutes it moves down toward the sea, flares up, and goes out. Torres goes back to the TV set, but after 15 minutes the light returns, this time shining brightly through the window. The light is on a platform floating on the sea only 130–140 feet away, approaching at about 8 mph, and they can see a small man on it about 4 feet high wearing silvery-white coveralls and a big helmet. Suddenly the platform reverses and the light goes out.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jorge Martín, “A Small Alien Being Seen in Puerto Rico,” Flying Saucer Review 44, no. 3 (Autumn 1999): 21–22
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6047

Event 42728 (10944B92)

Date: 11/30/1979
Description: At 3:25 a.m. four police officers from Rickmansworth, England in two separate patrol cars chased a long luminous cigar-shaped object at 500 feet altitude for over two hours. The object flew off toward the southeast. A balloon cover story was later released to explain their sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Gary Heseltine, UFO Magazine (UK), July 2003, p. 9; Larry Hatch, U computer database, citing FSR
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8084

Event 42729 (92BA99E4)

Date: 11/30/1979
Description: A peasant named Santiago was weeding a palm grove near La Palma, Oaxaca state, Mexico at around 5 p.m. when eight very tall armed men approached him. They had apparently come from a nearby hovering disc-shaped object, which was emitting a green light. The men wore green goggles, had communicators, and carried what appeared to be “machine guns.” They all had very dark complexions. They spoke to the witness in Spanish and ordered him to

[c0mmando]

cut off his penis with his machete. The witness apparently wandered the rest of the night in shock and was given medical treatment in the morning.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2227; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 323, citing Robert E. Bartholomew, UFO Lore
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8085

Event 42730 (8FA56D1A)

Date: 11/30/1979
Description: On the same night a couple staying in a beachfront cabin in El Combate, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico saw a bright, multicolored oval-shaped object hovering above the water ½ mile off shore. It appeared to emit some type of fog or vapor; the object then began blinking its lights on and off. The witnesses lost interest for a short time and left their viewing point and and went back to watching television. A few minutes later an intense white light flooded their living room from outside. Looking out, they could see some kind of luminous flat platform approaching the shoreline, and on top of the platform stood a four-foot-tall man. He wore a one-piece white outfit with gloves and boots, a very wide belt, and a large helmet with a dark visor that completely covered his face. The source of the white light was a luminous white sphere directly on top of the platform, which emitted some type of multicolored smoke. Upon seeing this the couple screamed, causing the platform and its occupant to return back to the hovering object offshore. At this point the witnesses returned back inside and did not see the object depart.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case # 70, citing Jorge Martin, Enigma, issue # 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8086

Event 42731 (9ED3E272)

Date: 12/1979
Locations: Moscow; Soviet Union
Description: The Moscow City Committee of the Soviet Communist Party forbids all activities of the BVPTS civilian UFO group, but it persists into the 1980s.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nikita A. Schnee, “Ufology in the USSR,” Flying Saucer Review 27, no. 1 (June 1981): 8–10; Nikita A. Schnee, “Comments,” AFU Newsletter, no. 27 (Jan./Dec. 1984): 21
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6048

Event 42732 (4E4D0F6C)

Date: 12/1/1979
Locations: US Strategic Air Command; Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
Description: The US Strategic Air Command assumes control of the ballistic missile warning system and all Space Surveillance Network facilities from the deactivating Aerospace Defense Command, with data streams continuing to flow to NORAD. NORAD retains the radar networks and operates many radar sites jointly with the FAA as Semi-Automatic Ground Environment.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Strategic Air Command”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6049

Event 42733 (26C651EB)

Date: 12/2/1979
Location: ITALY, near Genoa
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: July 30, 1979) Fortunato Zanfretta started at 9:30 PM from the center of Genoa to patrol the outskirts of the city. The first incident occurred when he filled up at the gas station. Coming out of the shadows, a voice ordered him to approach, which he did, to find himself face to face with a tall being with an ovoid head, bald, wearing a metallic-looking tight garment. The being ordered him to start. He obeyed, unable to oppose. On the hills overlooking Genoa he headed towards a small cloud descending from the sky and there his car was sucked into the cloud which turned out to be a giant spaceship. (…) Visit of the spaceship, cylinders with “a bird” and “a caveman” in a blue liquid. He was brought back to the ground. His colleagues, without news from him for five hours, had started looking for him. One of them suddenly saw a truncated cone-shaped craft take off and he drew his gun and fired several shots at the UFO. (…) With this fourth kidnapping, Fortunato Zanfretta’s terrible experience came to an end.
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Our Masters the Extraterrestrials” - Presses de la Cité 1992 - p. 97, 98
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3054

Event 42734 (CF2A2FCC)

Date: 12/2/1979
Location: Mt. Vernon, IN
Description: Six witnesses observed a descending object for 15 minutes that went from a bright distant light in the NW to a pair of bright headlights to what appeared to be a huge jet aircraft with external lights, but with NO sound (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 791202
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5263

Event 42735 (61AA13D5)

Date: 12/2/1979
Location: Mt. Vernon & Evansville (btn), IN
Description: Blimp-like object seen my motorists on Hwy. 62 between Mt. Vernon & Evansville. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 791202
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5264

Event 42736 (C3FA928D)

Date: 12/2/1979
Time: 04:37:00.0
Location: 49.9000 78.7930
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1571

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9000 78.7930”, LatLongDMS: “49:54:00 N 78:47:35 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.00”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42737 (F32486BC)

Date: 12/2/1979
Description: While stopped for gas at night on the Corso Europa highway in Genoa, Italy F. Zanfretta, age 27, was approached by a tall figure with an oval-shaped head who wore a loose fitting windbreaker. At the same time a fog like mist surrounded the gas pumps and the figure ordered Zanfretta to accompany him. Zanfretta obeyed, and he was eventually taken onboard a craft which had landed in a wooded area near Marzano. While flying over the area he was reportedly shown the earth from outer space, looking like a marble free-floating in space. The occupants of the craft also showed him numerous photographs of friends and others, whom he did not know. He was also shown a large glass cylinder filled with a blue liquid, inside of which floated a huge hairy ape-like “Bigfoot” creature. In another container he saw a horrible creature resembling a prehistoric pterodactyl. In yet a third container he saw a large toad-like creature. While onboard the craft he met a tall green-colored reptilian like humanoid who called himself “Dargos”, whom he had met on a previous occasion. The tall humanoid reportedly offered Zanfretta a transparent sphere that contained a rotating golden pyramid as proof of their existence, but Zanfretta refused to accept it. Allegedly, local residents reported a power outage near Marzano on this night.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing CUN Genova; David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2228
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8143

Event 42738 (E2D624EC)

Date: 12/3/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Frank Fontaine reappears. (December 3rd, 4:30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2861

Event 42739 (B76D91CB)

Date: 12/3/1979
Location: SYDNEY, NS, CND
Description: 7 photos / dot-night lights. 4 came out OK. No stars… went extremely fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 194)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13820

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “61”, HatchDesc: “SYDNEY,NS,CND:7 PHOTOS/DOT-NLTS:4 CAME OUT OK:NO STARS…WENT XFAST:NFD”, LatLong: “46.150002 -60.166670”, LatLongDMS: “46:09:00 N 60:10:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 42740 (6262F92D)

Date: 12/3/1979
Time: 22:30
Location: WEST / FAIRFIELD, NE
Description: Silent thin metallic 8M disk hovers / 15M altitude. Lights blink. Grating / bottom.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 964)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13821

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “545”, HatchDesc: “W/FAIRFIELD,NE:SLNT THIN MTLC 8M DISK HVRS/15M alt:LITES BLINK:GRATING/BOTTOM”, LatLong: “40.433335 -98.166671”, LatLongDMS: “40:26:00 N 98:10:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42741 (244C3D9F)

Date: 12/3/1979 (approximate)
Time: 22:30
Location: ENGERDAL, NORWAY
Description: Dark football ovoid going [to] WNW slow / 150M altitude. Tilts and rotates. Beams.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13822

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ENGERDAL,NORWAY:DRK FOOTBALL OVOID >WNW SLOW/150M alt:TILTS+ROTATES:BEAMS”, LatLong: “61.750003 11.933334”, LatLongDMS: “61:45:00 N 11:56:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42742 (91BA6D4B)

Date: 12/3/1979
Location: Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia
Description: 7:45 p.m. Chris and Ralph Smith of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, see a shiny, semicircular object with red and yellow fire beneath it hover for 5 minutes before it disappears into the sea.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, pp. 102–103
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6050

Event 42743 (D532BFB5)

Date: 12/3/1979
Locations: Sydney, Nova Scotia; Lingan Road; National Research Council
Description: 10:20 p.m. Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer John Pushie takes 7 photos (four of which turn out) of a bright light from his home 7 miles west of Sydney, Nova Scotia. The light hovers in one spot then moves quickly away at one point. He shows them to the commanding officer of CFS Sydney Radar Base [now closed] in Lingan Road, who says he wants to send them to the National Research Council. One month later they are returned with a note saying that Pushie had photographed the star Vega.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Former RCMP Officer Photographs UFO near Sydney N.S.,” Journal UFO 2, no. 4 (March 1981): 13–14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6051

Event 42744 (640CBE13)

Date: 12/3/1979
Description: On this night in 1979 in the province of Guadalajara, Spain veterinarian Dr. A. Cuesta was driving between Humanes and Yunque de Henares when a UFO began pacing his car and followed him for several kilometers. The craft positioned itself only 15 meters above his car, and emitted a blinding light, causing him to lose control and drive off the highway. On the same night at 10:25 p.m. in Clay County, Nebraska two teenage girls were driving west of Fairfield on highway 73 when they sighted a metallic domed disc-shaped UFO pursue their car for about five minutes at a distance of 400 meters. The UFO was about 10 meters in diameter. Their sketches of the object appear remarkably similar to those drawn by the two abductees in the Buff Ledge, Vermont case from 1968.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1980, p. 13, citing Mundo Diario, December 5, 1979; APRO Bulletin, April 1980, p. 6, citing Hastings Daily Times, December 14, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8167

Event 42745 (7C02D518)

Date: 12/4/1979
Time: 01:00
Location: VASTERVIK, SWD
Description: Woman paralyzed. UFO 1M overhead. 2 thin 180cm figure(s) exit. Voices. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) v26#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: AFU NEWSLETTER (English). Anders Liljegren (ed). Archives for UFO Research; PO Box 11027; S-600 11 Norrkoping, SWEDEN (Index 19)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13823

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “VASTERVIK,SWD:WOMAN PRLZD:UFO 1M OVHD:2 THIN 180cm FIGs EXIT:VOICES:/FSR v26#5”, LatLong: “57.750003 16.633334”, LatLongDMS: “57:45:00 N 16:38:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sweden”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42746 (217EAA1B)

Date: 12/4/1979
Time: 17:00
Location: WEST WILLINGTON, CT
Description: 2 / car. 60’ cylinder/cylindrical object-delta/triangle/box-like craft hovers nose-up over power poles. Strong lights. Going south.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13824

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “130”, HatchDesc: “W.WILLINGTON,CT:2/CAR:60’CYL-DLT HVRS NOSE-UP OVR POWER POLES:STRONG LITES:>S”, LatLong: “41.883335 -72.305559”, LatLongDMS: “41:53:00 N 72:18:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42747 (8FEE14A4)

Date: 12/4/1979
Time: 18:20
Location: SION-LES-MINES, FR
Description: 2.5M red sphere engulfs car that vanishes! Follows observer(s) / separate car.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13825

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ABD: Human or animal abduction, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “75”, HatchDesc: “SION-les-MINES,FR:2.5M RED SPHERE ENGULFS CAR that VANISHES!:FOLOS OBS/SEP.CAR”, LatLong: “47.733336 -1.588889”, LatLongDMS: “47:44:00 N 01:35:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Loire Atlantique”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 42748 (D4A6B357)

Date: 12/4/1979
Location: Vastervik, Sweden
Description: A young woman was taking a walk when she suddenly became paralyzed and unable to move. Nearby, she could see a luminous object hovering close to the ground. Two five-foot tall thin humanoids appeared from behind the object. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters) (NICAP: 07 - Entity Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5265

Event 42749 (4DA36ABD)

Date: 12/4/1979
Locations: State Highway 32; Mansfield Depot, Connecticut; US Highway 44
Description: 5:00 p.m. Two witnesses are driving on State Highway 32 near Mansfield Depot, Connecticut, when they see a bright, football-shaped “cloud” hovering low over the trees to the north, turning slowly. The driver stops just north of the intersection with US Highway 44. The object is now seen to have a complex shape with multiple lights as it hovers above some power poles to the west. It starts moving slowly to the south. The witnesses try to follow it but lose sight of it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Six Days Later in Connecticut,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 4–5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6052

Event 42750 (CDBDBDE2)

Date: 12/4/1979
Description: Lilli Karlsson, a young woman, was taking a walk about an hour after midnight in the Brevik Hills of Vastervik, Sweden when she suddenly became paralyzed and unable to move. Nearby, she could see a luminous object hovering close to the ground. Two five-foot tall thin humanoids appeared from behind the object. She heard them talking in an unintelligible language, and she believed that they were discussing her. She also heard a voice that told her not to be afraid. One of the beings approached and stretched out its hand to her, but she remained paralyzed. They continued to talk between themselves as they walked back to their craft. A thin cloud of smoke came from under the object and enveloped the object, causing it to disappear. When the craft was gone the paralysis went away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A2229; FSR, January 1981, p. 6, citing Vasterviks Times, September 22, 1980; Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, case #324, citing Robert E. Bartholomew, UFO Lore
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8181

Event 42751 (B6E197F1)

Date: 12/5/1979
Time: 17:50
Location: ANSTED, WV
Description: 30 day wave. Saucer under bridge. 6+6+6 orbs exit cylinder/cigar-shape. / MJ#261+/ International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) v5#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 962)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13826

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “400”, HatchDesc: “ANSTED,WV:30 DAY WAVE:SCR UNDER BRIDGE:6+6+6 ORBS EXIT CGR:/MJ#261+/IUR v5#1”, LatLong: “38.138891 -81.100004”, LatLongDMS: “38:08:20 N 81:06:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Virginia”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42752 (D9751748)

Date: 12/5/1979
Location: Ansted, West Virginia
Description: 5:55 p.m. Norma White watches a bright star from her restaurant in Ansted, West Virginia. It remains stationary for 15 minutes at a height of 2,000 feet over the mountains to the north. Then it approaches her, passing overhead at 100 mph. It hurts her eyes to look at it. Then the light goes out, allowing her to see a Y-shaped object emitting a dull green light. Clusters of red lights are at the three points of the Y. It silently turns and flies off to the east. Other lights appear in the sky (18 or so) and are observed by police officers Charles Crosier and Dan Cohenour.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “The Mini-Flap of West Virginia,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6053

Event 42753 (BAAE8D26)

Date: 12/5/1979
Description: At 5:55 p.m. three groups of six orbs exited a cigar-shaped object over Ansted, West Virginia.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, January 1980, p. 4; APRO Bulletin, May 1980, p 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8211

Event 42754 (8562005E)

Date: 12/6/1979
Locations: Archuleta County; US Highway 160; Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Description: 6:29 a.m. An Archuleta County deputy sheriff is driving west on US Highway 160 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, when he sees an orange-gold light in the western sky. It quickly grows to the size of a fuzzy full moon in 2–3 seconds. Holding its position, it vanishes without a sound.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Colorado UFO: Head On?” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6054

Event 42755 (27008A7C)

Date: 12/7/1979
Time: 22:10
Location: NORTHEAST / MADISON, CT
Description: 2 observer(s). Milky-white saucer / low altitude. Jumps up / slant and back. Abrupt turns.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13827

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “NE/MADISON,CT:2 OBS:MILKY-WHT SCR/LO ALT:JUMPS UP/SLANT+BACK:ABRUPT TURNS”, LatLong: “41.300002 -72.583337”, LatLongDMS: “41:18:00 N 72:35:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42756 (1BE588AD)

Date: 12/7/1979
Locations: Madison, Connecticut; Bishop Lane
Description: 10:10 p.m. A couple sees a milky-white object while driving through Madison, Connecticut. They pull over on Bishop Lane and watch it make abrupt changes of direction for a few minutes before it fades from sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Connecticut Disc,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 4–5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6055

Event 42757 (E55DC0BB)

Date: 12/8/1979
Time: 09:50
Location: VAROIS, FR
Description: Man / home. Metallic blue cylinder/cigar-shape hovers / low altitude. Shoots into sky extremely fast and gone. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13828

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “VAROIS,FR:MAN/HOME:MTLC BLU CGR HVRS/LO ALT:SHOOTS INTO SKY XFAST+GONE:/NEWS”, LatLong: “47.355558 5.133334”, LatLongDMS: “47:21:20 N 05:08:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DCO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42758 (CF24CE4A)

Date: 12/8/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: ST. NICOLAS DU PELEM, FR
Description: 2 observer(s). Red-orange cylinder/cylindrical object hovers overhead / some minutes. Vanishes. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 192)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13829

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “St.NICOLAS du PELEM,FR:2 OBS:RED-ORG CYL HVRS OVHD/some minutes:VANISHES:/news”, LatLong: “48.316669 -3.166667”, LatLongDMS: “48:19:00 N 03:10:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CDN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42759 (4F160992)

Date: 12/9/1979
Location: France, near Dijon
Description: (Translated from French) 1. Observation of a saucer near the ground by a pilot (December 9, 1979) Investigation by GEPAN/SEPR4 and testimony before the Ancien committee Former Lieutenant-Colonel of the Air Force, Jean-Pierre Fartek (F) was, at the time of the facts, a Mirage III pilot within the 2nd fighter squadron of Dijon. Today F is a pilot in a private company. F lived, and still lives, in the same village near Dijon. His house is located at the end of a subdivision overlooking the fields. About 250 m away is a cluster of trees with an average height of 15 m at most. On December 9, 1979 around 9:15 am, F and his wife observed an unusual object (called M afterwards) in the field near their house; the weather and visibility were excellent. M, which they estimated to be 20 m in diameter and 7 m thick, was hovering at about 3 m in height in front of the tree cluster, partially obscuring it. In perfect agreement with his wife, the witness F described it as:

- having the shape of two overlapping saucers with very sharp contours, without windows or lights, being gray metallic in color on the upper part, and darker (bluish) on the lower part, with a perfectly defined separation between the top and bottom of the craft. This difference in color could not be due to a difference in lighting, given the position of the sun, constantly animated by very slight oscillations, whose frequency was not very fast, like something seeking balance, making no noise, causing no turbulence on the ground either during stationary flight or at the time of departure, leaving no trace on the ground. After a period of observation that he appreciates with difficulty, F sees M oscillating more strongly, he has the impression that M is leaning slightly forward (as a helicopter does after takeoff at the beginning of horizontal translation). F sees M leaving horizontally, at very low altitude, without noise, without leaving a trail, at very high speed and disappearing on the horizon in a few seconds. F testified to the Air Gendarmerie of the Dijon Air Base. He believes that other people have observed the phenomenon without daring to testify, including his neighbors and their children who would have made the same observation. This observation, by a professionally well-informed pilot of aeronautical phenomena, has never received an explanation.
Reference: COMETA Report, 1999
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3055

Event 42760 (AB8556A8)

Date: 12/9/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: KEOKUK, IA
Description: 2 USCG men. Intense white domed saucer lights Mississippi River! Then shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13830

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “203”, HatchDesc: “KEOKUK,IA:2 USCG MEN:INTENSE WHT DOMED SCR LITES MISSP.RIVER!:THEN SHOOTS↑”, LatLong: “40.400002 -91.383338”, LatLongDMS: “40:24:00 N 91:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42761 (1EF580F9)

Date: 12/9/1979
Locations: Dijon, Côte d’Or, France; home in a village near Dijon
Description: 9:15 a.m. French Air Force Capt. Jean-Pierre Fartek and his wife observe an oscillating UFO hovering near the ground in front of a row of apple trees at his home in a village near Dijon, Côte d’Or, France. It looks like two “reversed saucers pressed against each other,” gray-metal above and dark blue below, with no lights or portholes. He describes the sighting to Gen. Denis Letty, who includes the case in the 1999 COMETA report.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “1979: Air Force Captain Jean-Pierre Fartek Spots UFO,” UFO Casebook, September 14, 2010; Kean, pp. 124– 126
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6056

Event 42762 (B18B25BD)

Date: 12/9/1979
Locations: Mississippi River; Keokuk, Iowa
Description: 9:45 p.m. US Coast Guard Storekeeper 1st Class Michal Williams sees a stationary white light above the Mississippi River near the dam in Keokuk, Iowa. It lights up the river below it. The light moves straight up at high speed, changing from white to red and coming to an abrupt stop. The light goes out. Williams and a radioman see it again in the northeast and view it through binoculars. It has two red lights and a white light flashing irregularly. It flies around the dam and into the west-northwest in a matter of seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Coast Guard Sighting in Iowa,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6057

Event 42763 (9131C17B)

Date: 12/10/1979
Location: Grays Harbor, WA
Description: A fireball or missile flew in over the Grays Harbor area from the sea, executed a 180-degree turn, and headed west. It crashed in a clear-cut forest near Elk River, on the south side of the bay. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5267

Event 42764 (2D57B78E)

Date: 12/10/1979
Location: Caravac de la Cruz, Spain
Description: A UFO with blue lights and a light green hue approached a family in their car at a low height. The driver stopped and signaled with his headlights. The UFO responded by flashing its lights. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5268

Event 42765 (B436C5B1)

Date: 12/10/1979
Description: On this evening in 1979 a fireball or missile flew in over the Grays Harbor, Washington area from the sea, executed a 180-degree turn, and headed west. It crashed in a clear-cut forest near Elk River, on the south side of the bay. Many witnesses told of a military roadblock in the area over the next two days, including what looked like National Guard or Army trucks. One former Navy SEAL reported encountering active Navy SEALs at a lunch counter in town during this same time period.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: APRO Bulletin, March 1980, p. 7; Donald A. Johnson, 1988 on-site investigation
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8314

Event 42766 (F4C61FEF)

Date: 12/10/1979
Description: In Caravac de la Cruz, Spain, at 10:00 p.m., a UFO with blue lights and a light green hue approached a family in their car at a low height. The driver stopped and signaled with his headlights. The UFO responded by flashing its lights.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Heiden, UFO Newsclipping Service, April 1980, p. 13, citing Ya, December 12, 1979
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8315

Event 42767 (99C0624A)

Date: 12/10/1979
Description: Elaine Kaiser was abducted from her bedroom in Rhode Island on this night. She saw a white light and lost consciousness. Under hypnosis she remembered flowing up a beam of light into a semi-circular room, aboard a craft. A being gave her a smock and she put it on without resistance, and then lay down on a table, while an unknown man laid on another table nearby. Instruments connected her to the man, and something like a blood transfusion occurred. A giant being in a black metallic suit relieved her pain by passing a had in front of her face. He told her telepathically that he came from 2.4 million light years away. Several months later she thought she recognized this same man in a crowd.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery (Volume 2), pp. C-58-59, citing Pontiac (MI) Oakland Press, August 22, 1982
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8316

Event 42768 (2C33D02B)

Date: 12/11/1979
Time: 11:50
Location: BOLTON, ENGL
Description: 2 / Cessna 150. 2 white balls going quickly southeast below clouds / 2k’. / r150+/ LDLN#339.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13831

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “75”, HatchDesc: “BOLTON,ENGL:2/CESSNA 150:2 WHT BALLS >>SE BELOW CLOUDS/2k’:/r150+/LDLN#339”, LatLong: “53.583336 -2.416667”, LatLongDMS: “53:35:00 N 02:25:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42769 (F2CA232E)

Date: 12/11/1979
Time: 14:00
Location: BODFISH, CA
Description: 2 / trailer. 48+hours missing time. Hallucinations. Abduction signs. Bad burns. UFO’s seen.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13832

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MST: Missing time or time anomaly, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “64”, Elev: “817”, HatchDesc: “BODFISH,CA:2/TRAILER:48+hrs MST:HALLUCINATIONS:ABD SIGNS:BAD BURNS:UFOS SEEN”, LatLong: “35.588891 -118.488895”, LatLongDMS: “35:35:20 N 118:29:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 42770 (B67A3730)

Date: 12/11/1979
Time: 17:50
Location: BOUXIERES-AUX-DAMES, FR
Description: 2+1 observer(s). Star shoots over / low altitude. = metallic cylinder/cylindrical object with 2 white beams.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13833

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BOUXIERES-aux-DAMES,FR:2+1 OBS:STAR SHOOTS OVR/lo alt:=MTLC CYL w/2 WHT BEAMS:”, LatLong: “48.750002 6.166667”, LatLongDMS: “48:45:00 N 06:10:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Meurthe-et-Moselle”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42771 (21018661)

Date: 12/11/1979
Locations: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England; Winter Hill
Description: 11:45 a.m. Flight instructor Leslie Groves is tutoring a pupil aboard a Cessna 150 flying at 4,500 feet south of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, when he spots something strange that appears to come out of a cloud above Winter Hill. It is clearly a solid ball of white light that is passing in and out of the clouds. He asks the student to bank in order to minimize any risk of a collision. By now the object is pulling away in an arc described as a “well-controlled swooping motion” at about 2,500 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ron Sergeant and Jenny Randles, “Aircraft in Encounters over Bolton,” Flying Saucer Review 26, no. 1 (June 1980): 19–21
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6058

Event 42772 (DBB2EE46)

Date: 12/11/1979
Description: At 2:00 in the afternoon a 64-year-old husband and wife, “Melvin” and “Naomi”, were at their mountain home near Lake Isabella, 35 miles from Bakersfield, California watching television when both suddenly passed out. Their memories returned only partially, but they seemed to have had 48 hours of missing time with an abduction aboard a UFO. The wife remembered being in some kind of operating room, lying naked on top of the examination table and unable to move. She saw her husband trying to enter the room but was prevented by a panel that rose from the floor and blocked him. The husband recalled being in a room with a Grey, faceless woman, five-foot ten inches tall who communicated with him via telepathy and refused to release him. Both remembered feeling cold and hearing the sound of an engine. Other partial memories included a man and a woman entering their house, and the feeling of being watched and threatened by an unseen presence. The couple was found incoherent and suffering various burns and other injuries that they never fully recovered from.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Howard Ford, MUFON UFO Journal, March 1982, p. 11; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of A Mystery, case 54
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8348

Event 42773 (28ADDBBA)

Date: 12/12/1979
Time: 23:50
Location: ROMANS, FR
Description: 1 observer. Multi-colored disk passes fast / low altitude. Spins? Leaves (something behind) luminous trail. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 193)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13834

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ROMANS,FR:1 OBS:MULTI-CLRD DISK PASSES FAST/LO ALT:SPINS?:LVS LUMn.TRAIL:/news”, LatLong: “45.050002 4.800000”, LatLongDMS: “45:03:00 N 04:48:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Drôme”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42774 (6DC9B296)

Date: 12/12/1979
Location: Romans, France
Description: A multi-colored disc passed by fast a residential neighborhood in Romans, France at a low altitude, spinning as it went. It left behind a luminous trail. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5269

Event 42775 (B8A5627D)

Date: 12/12/1979
Description: At 11:45 p.m. a multi-colored disc passed by fast a residential neighborhood in Romans, France at a low altitude, spinning as it went. It left behind a luminous trail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, February 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8361

Event 42776 (32BC47F1)

Date: 12/13/1979 (approximate)
Location: CHINA, Zhejiang Province, Lanxi
Description: (Translated from French) Two truck drivers driving in convoy saw strange silhouettes on the road in two different places. They were entities measuring about 1m 40 tall, wearing helmets and space suits, carrying a packaged device with pipes on their backs. When one of the truck drivers got out to take a closer look, they disappeared. (1979, December 13 (October?))
Reference: “UFO Files”, ed. Marshall Cavendish, Paris 1998, Special Issue, p. 42, dated October 13, 1979
Reference: Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 322
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3056

Event 42777 (6AF92205)

Date: 12/13/1979
Time: 03:00
Location: NEAR LANXI, CH
Description: 2 observer(s). 2 1.5M men with space suits and tools / roadside. Lit helmets. R208p140.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 398)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13835

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, RBT: Possible robot or “Grey”, mechanical motions, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “nr LANXI,CH:2 OBS:2 1.5M MEN W/SPACE SUITS+TOOLS/ROADSIDE:LIT HELMETS:r208p140”, LatLong: “29.233335 119.527783”, LatLongDMS: “29:14:00 N 119:31:40 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ZHJ”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 42778 (A19BC084)

Date: 12/13/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: JIANLI CO, HUBEI, CH
Description: Several observer(s). Bright silver saucer slow and silent going quickly southwest / 100M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13836

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “JIANLI co,HUBEI,CH:SVRL OBS:BRITE SLVR SCR SLOW+SLNT >>SW/100M alt:”, LatLong: “29.816668 112.883339”, LatLongDMS: “29:49:00 N 112:53:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42779 (B5EEEE01)

Date: 12/13/1979
Locations: Lanxi-Xin’angiang Highway; Longwangmiao, Zhejiang, China
Description: 4:00 a.m. Two truckers (Wang Dingyuan and Wang Jianming) are driving separate vehicles on the Lanxi-Xin’angiang Highway near Longwangmiao, Zhejiang, China, when they see a bright beam of light ahead. When the lead driver sees two “unusual human beings” standing on the highway, he stops. They are short, perhaps 4.5 feet tall, and wear what look like spacesuits. The second driver also stops but does not see the beings, which soon vanish. The drivers decide to switch vehicles. A few miles down the road, the new lead driver sees the same entities, and the men again stop the trucks. The drivers turn their lights off and on, but the beings remain. When one of the drivers emerges with a crowbar, they disappear.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Paul Dong and Wendelle C. Stevens, UFOs over Modern China, UFO Photo Archives, 1983, pp. 140–141; Good Above, pp. 214–215
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6059

Event 42780 (2C359C6D)

Date: 12/13/1979
Description: Two helmeted humanoids in silver suits were seen near a factory located between Lan Xi and the Xim An River in Zhejiang province, China. They were 200 meters away, and stood beside a highway. They had square objects like boxes and “thermos bottles” slung over shoulders.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Shu Jia Lin, APRO Bulletin, January 1986, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8382

Event 42781 (50AEF8C6)

Date: 12/14/1979
Time: 18:00:00.1
Location: 37.1374 -116.0631
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Azul” YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_855

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1374 -116.0631”, LatLongDMS: “37:08:15 N 116:03:47 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.21”, NukeName: “Azul”, NukeSource: “DOE”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42782 (DC994C8F)

Date: 12/18/1979
Description: (Translated from French) International treaty governing the activities of states on the Moon. (December 18)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2862

Event 42783 (703E529A)

Date: 12/19/1979
Time: 07:00
Location: LUNEL, FR
Description: 2 observer(s) / 1 frozen. 1M white egg upright / yard! Going [to] down driveway / ground level!
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 195)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13837

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LUNEL,FR:2 OBS/1 FROZEN:1M WHT EGG UPRIGHT/YARD!:> DOWN DRIVEWAY/GND LVL!”, LatLong: “43.683335 4.150000”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:00 N 04:09:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hérault”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42784 (FA2CD837)

Date: 12/19/1979
Time: 22:00?
Location: SR346 SOUTHWEST / GAINESVILLE, FL
Description: 1 observer. Large bright saucer chases car. Hovers over house. Going south very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13838

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “SR346 SW/GAINESVILLE,FL:1 OBS:LRG BRITE SCR CHASES CAR:HVRS OVR HOUSE:>S VFAST”, LatLong: “29.516668 -82.438893”, LatLongDMS: “29:31:00 N 82:26:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42785 (C31CF1E9)

Date: 12/19/1979
Location: Lunel, France
Description: A white, egg-shaped UFO¬one meter in diameter¬landed in an upright orientation in a yard. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5270

Event 42786 (31877847)

Date: 12/19/1979
Location: Gainesville, FL
Description: A large bright disc chased a car down a road, hovered over a house, then shot away at a high rate of speed heading south. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5271

Event 42787 (1C7A902E)

Date: 12/19/1979
Description: At 7:00 a.m. a white, egg-shaped UFO—one meter in diameter—landed in an upright orientation in a yard in Lunel, France. It was then seen moving down the driveway at ground level by three witnesses. That same night southwest of Gainesville, Florida a large bright disc chased a car down a road, hovered over a house, then shot away at a high rate of speed heading south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, April 1980; MUFON UFO Journal, March 1980
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8519

Event 42788 (E198800C)

Date: 12/20/1979
Time: 21:50
Location: EAST / DES MOINES, IA
Description: 2 / car and several. Huge diamond-object low / sky. Lights / corners. Low rumble.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 156)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13839

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “E/DES MOINES,IA:2/CAR+SVRL:HUGE DIAMOND-OBJ LO/SKY:LITES/CORNERS:LO RUMBLE:”, LatLong: “41.600002 -93.550004”, LatLongDMS: “41:36:00 N 93:33:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42789 (5C0C3A6A)

Date: 12/20/1979
Location: Therien, Alberta
Description: 4:30 a.m. A pilot and two other witnesses are driving near Therien, Alberta, when they see an elongated object drop from 1,000 feet to 200 feet, turning red as it descends, for about 5–10 minutes. It crashes into the ground not too far away from their car. They can feel the impact.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, p. 103
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6060

Event 42790 (BBE5479E)

Date: 12/20/1979
Description: A huge diamond-shaped object was seen low in the sky at 9:45 p.m. by several witnesses outside Des Moines, Iowa.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, February 1981
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8541

Event 42791 (A83BA84E)

Date: 12/21/1979
Time: 04:42:00.1
Location: 49.7950 78.1270
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USSR Yield: .001KT YieldMax: 20KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1572

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.7950 78.1270”, LatLongDMS: “49:47:42 N 78:07:37 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “4.70”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS”, NukeY: “.001”, NukeYMax: “20”

Event 42792 (D6300396)

Date: 12/23/1979
Time: 15:30
Location: FULLERTON, CA
Description: 1 observer. Weird silent grey octagon-box object going north over freeway / 300’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13840

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “35”, HatchDesc: “FULLERTON,CA:1 OBS:WEIRD SLNT GREY OCTAGON-BOX OBJ >N OVR FREEWAY/300’alt”, LatLong: “33.883335 -117.933339”, LatLongDMS: “33:53:00 N 117:56:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “100”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42793 (A43D3520)

Date: 12/23/1979
Time: 04:56:59.9
Location: 49.9200 78.7530
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed, salvo. Country: USSR Yield: 20KT YieldMax: 170KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1573

Extra Data: LatLong: “49.9200 78.7530”, LatLongDMS: “49:55:12 N 78:45:11 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeMb: “6.20”, NukeSource: “AWE-JED”, NukeType: “NUCS_SALVO”, NukeY: “20”, NukeYMax: “170”

Event 42794 (FB7310F7)

Date: 12/23/1979
Locations: Orange Freeway; Riverside; Northeast Anaheim, California
Description: 3:30 p.m. A salesman exiting the Orange Freeway at Riverside in Northeast Anaheim, California, sees an object silently pass over him at 300 feet up. The front part is octagonal and the rear is a rectangle.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A California ‘Whatsit.’” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6061

Event 42795 (66084E92)

Date: 12/23/1979
Description: A 27-year-old salesman traveling on Highway 57 in Fullerton, California had a daytime close encounter with a UFO at around 3:30 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Allan Hendry, International UFO Reporter, January 1980, p. 5
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8571

Event 42796 (8F8DF67F)

Date: 12/24/1979
Description: (Translated from French) 1st launch of the Ariane 1 rocket. (24 December)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2863

Event 42797 (07417F22)

Date: 12/24/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Release of Alien by Ridley Scott.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2864

Event 42798 (9E311F43)

Date: 12/24/1979
Description: (Translated from French) Foundation of FUFOR.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2865

Event 42799 (6F884DDF)

Date: 12/24/1979
Description: (Translated from French) According to pessimistic theories, an altercation occurs between the extraterrestrials and the government, informed of their violations of the treaties made. Many scientists are held hostage by the extraterrestrials in the Dulce laboratory. A special armed forces unit (Delta Force) is called in order to free the scientific personnel held in the complex. 44 high-level scientists and 66 soldiers were killed and the personnel was not freed. The treaty between the extraterrestrials and the United States is broken.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2866

Event 42800 (B20392DB)

Date: 12/25/1979
Time: 18:30
Location: ST. CYR, FR
Description: Red 3M cylinder/cylindrical object blocks road. 1M high. Black portholes. Going quickly south as observer(s) nears. / LDLN#193.
Type: sighting
Reference: ROUSSEL, Robert: OVNI, les Verites Cachees. Ed. Albin Michel,Paris 1994 ISBN 2-226-06646-2. 346 pp softback (Index 336)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13841

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.CYR,FR:RED 3M CYL BLOCKS ROAD:1M HIGH:BLK PORTS:>>S as OBS NEARS:/LDLN#193”, LatLong: “45.800002 0.950000”, LatLongDMS: “45:48:00 N 00:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haute-Vienne”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42801 (95B03467)

Date: 12/25/1979
Time: 20:00
Location: KUNMING, YUNAN, CH
Description: 2 observer(s). Red hemisphere hovers and spins. Shoots overhead. Turns up and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13842

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “KUNMING,YUNAN,CH:2 OBS:RED HEMISPHERE HVRS+SPINS:SHOOTS OVHD:TURNS UP+AWAY”, LatLong: “25.033335 102.700005”, LatLongDMS: “25:02:00 N 102:42:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “YNN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42802 (5532F178)

Date: 12/26/1979
Time: 00:20
Location: KUNMING, CH
Description: 2nd group / observer(s). Clam-saucer blue / top and red / bot. Mist / edge. To and fro 2X. / r208p143.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13843

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “KUNMING,CH:2nd GRP/OBS:CLAM-SCR BLU/TOP+RED/BOT:MIST/EDGE:TO+FRO 2X:/r208p143”, LatLong: “25.000001 102.700005”, LatLongDMS: “25:00:00 N 102:42:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “YNN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42803 (6FF6AD39)

Date: 12/26/1979
Time: 21:00
Location: TAIXAN CO, JIANGSU, CH
Description: Silent diamond-ovoid curves going south. Grows Saturn ring. Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13844

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “TAIXAN co,JIANGSU,CH:SLNT DIAMOND-OVOID CURVES>S:GROWS SATURN RING:SHOOTS ↑”, LatLong: “34.300002 119.300006”, LatLongDMS: “34:18:00 N 119:18:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Jiangsu”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42804 (7CB648FD)

Date: 12/27/1979
Time: 11:20
Location: COQUILLE, OR
Description: 2 observer(s). 45’ domed metallic saucer wobbles and tilts. Going down / 1K’ altitude. Stops and wobbles 6X going south.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13845

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “COQUILLE,OR:2 OBS:45’DOMED MTLC SCR WOBBLES+TILTS:↓/1K’alt:STOPS+WOBBLES 6X >S”, LatLong: “43.183335 -124.166673”, LatLongDMS: “43:11:00 N 124:10:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 42805 (124A1D38)

Date: 12/27/1979
Locations: Knott Street; Coquille, Oregon
Description: 11:15 a.m. Two construction workers are driving south on Knott Street in Coquille, Oregon, when they see a bright flash in the southern sky. It is caused by a reflection off a thin, metallic, domed object wobbling nearby. It is about 40–50 feet in diameter and 6–7 feet thick. The object descends to about 1,000 feet. The witnesses try to drive closer and look at it through inexpensive binoculars as it flies down the valley before it disappears to the south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Daylight Disc in Oregon,” IUR 5, no. 1a (January 1980): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6062

Event 42806 (0AB8A6B5)

Date: 12/27/1979
Location: Halewood, Merseyside, England
Description: Night. A car factory worker at Halewood, Merseyside, England, is walking home when he senses something behind him. Turning around, he sees a floating white sphere, several feet in diameter, heading silently toward him. He watches it pass, and the tingling at the back of his neck intensifies. When it is about 20 feet ahead, it stops and shoots to the southwest at a 45° angle. The man’s hair remains charged with static for two days.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jenny Randles, “The Twelve UFOs of Christmas,” Fortean Times 374 (Christmas 2018): 29
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6063

Event 42807 (2B0E01FB)

Date: 12/29/1979
Location: North Area, IL
Description: We had a call from the sheriff’s department at 11:00 PM, and they said they were looking at a UFO. We looked on the radar and observed the target in the area westbound, very fast. 8001or02 Evansville Il 2 Woman walking dog sees blimp-like UFO overhead (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_5272

Event 42808 (7294F119)

Date: 12/30/1979
Location: CHINA, Hun-Ming (Sichuan) or Yun’nan?
Description: (Translated from French) Astronomer Zhang Zhouseng from the Yunnan Observatory noticed an unusual flying object at 7:40 in the morning. A few minutes later, dozens of witnesses gathered to observe it as well. The thing’s speed was phenomenal and it was flying at an angle of 30° in the sky. Due to its speed, it was difficult to get an exact idea of the object’s shape. The back part was divided into a kind of trident with yellow and red colors. The whole shape was roughly similar to that of an electric arc with an approximate angular length of ten degrees relative to the celestial vault. Its brightness contrasted with the purity of the morning sky (Gilles DANJOU - Nostra - 18.11.1982)…; we were observing the clear sky at the Yun’nan Observatory. Suddenly the astronomers discovered at 20° from the zenith, a strange object flying from west to east. Its speed was similar to that of a high-altitude plane. We could not distinguish the shape of its nose, as the object was very high in the sky. What struck us the most was that behind it, we observed three streams of material particles in flames, very bright, red-yellow in color. From a distance, this object looked like an electric arc, with an angular length of 10°. At that moment the sun had not yet risen, an object of such brightness, emerging in the deep azure sky, offered a truly magnificent spectacle. During our observation we did not hear any noise. Judging by its way of flying, one could have taken this object for an airplane. (Apart from the astronomers of the Observatory, there were other witnesses)…
Reference: SHI BO: “China and the Extraterrestrials”, ed. Mercure de France 1983, p 142, 143
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3057

Event 42809 (72A5923F)

Date: 12/30/1979
Description: After presenting his findings to the GEPAN Scientific Council, Claude Poher resigns as director. His position is not made public, but it meets with strong opposition from the media. Poher then takes a one-year leave of absence from CNES to sail around the world with his family in a boat he has built himself. Mathematician Alain Esterle replaces Poher as GEPAN director, remaining until 1983. Under his direction, GEPAN is productive, issuing a series of detailed technical notes on cases.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: J. Allen Hynek, “GEPAN: France’s Official UFO Agency,” IUR 5, no. 1 (January 1980): 6–8; Gildas Bourdais, “From GEPAN to SEPRA: Official UFO Studies in France,” IUR 25, no. 4 (Winter 2000–2001): 12–13; Clark III 546
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6064

Event 42810 (4609E045)

Date: 12/30/1979
Description: At 1:30 a.m. laborer Sebastiano Pannitteri suddenly woke up in his bedroom in Catania, Sicily, Italy and observed a strange phenomenon. The electrical power seemed to be out and he heard his brother-in-law’s dog growling outside. Looking out the window, he saw a luminous white mass approaching, and within the light he could see a human like figure. Stunned, he went to the window and saw the back of a very tall figure wearing a very tight-fitting luminous white coverall that accentuated its musculature. The head was round and was either bald or covered with a white helmet. The being’s shoulders and chest area appeared wider than normal. He had what looked like several black dots on his upper back. His arms were at his sides. The figure seemed to move slowly at first, but after five minutes it appeared to glide quickly, disappearing over a nearby wall.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1979, citing Archivio CUN
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8658

Event 42811 (55090D1D)

Date: 12/31/1979
Time: 13:20
Location: MARSEILLE, FR
Description: Amateur astronomer / (seen thru) telescope. Dark ovoid going southeast in solar storm. Straight and level. Unidentified / observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 197)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13846

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MARSEILLE,FR:AM.ASTRON/TSCOPE:DRK OVOID >SE in SOLAR STORM:S/L:UID/OBS”, LatLong: “43.266669 5.366667”, LatLongDMS: “43:16:00 N 05:22:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bouches-du-Rhône”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42812 (E2B56DD2)

Date: 12/31/1979
Time: 23:20
Location: LANDOFFEN, FR
Description: 2 observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Big blob / light hovers. Small night lights exit and return / snaky trajectories.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 199)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13847

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “75”, HatchDesc: “LANDOFFEN,FR:2 OBS/BINOCS:BIG BLOB/LITE HVRS:SML NLTS EXIT+RETURN/SNAKY TRAJs”, LatLong: “47.950002 7.116667”, LatLongDMS: “47:57:00 N 07:07:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haut-Rhin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 42813 (59575F62)

Date: 12/31/1979
Location: Demopolis, Alabama
Description: 4:00 a.m. A family in Demopolis, Alabama, wakes up to the sound of their dogs barking wildly. When one witness goes outside to quiet them, he sees a bright, triangular object the size of a house hovering above trees about 1,200 feet away. It approaches in a zigzag path.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Demopolis (Ala.) Times, January 4, 1979; Marler 172
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_6065

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Year Histogram

• 1970, 501
• 1971, 646
• 1972, 760
• 1973, 1542
• 1974, 1151
• 1975, 1324
• 1976, 993
• 1977, 1266
• 1978, 1544
• 1979, 913