Historical Timeline

Douglas MacArthur

General

1962 Kirksville, Missouri UFO Incident

At 12:45 p.m. local time, one object appeared on a FPS-6A height finder radar at 72,000 feet in altitude at a range of 65 miles. The object ascended to 80,000 feet then started a steady descent at 1500 feet per minute on a heading of 55 degrees at a speed of approx. 100 knots.

1962 Winnemucca AFB, Nevada UFO Incident

At 8:06 a.m. local time, radar of the 658 Radar Squadron painted one large target considered to be out of the ordinary because of the height and range. Object appeared at 74,000 feet and disappeared in excess of 96,000 feet. The object was on the scope for 5 minutes.

1962 Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada UFO Incident

At 1:30 a.m. local time, one object was picked up on ground radar at approx. 47,000 feet on an easterly course at about 72 knots. This was observed by 10 witnesses on the ground rad

1962 Albuquerque, New Mexico UFO Incident

At 5:22 p.m. local time, an object the size of Venus was observed by ground and airborne witnesses. The object was also observed on air route traffic surveillance radar. The object was round, white during the day, pink at sunset and dark at night.

1963 Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas UFO Incident

At around 10:37 a.m. local time, a bright flash was observed by numerous witnesses from Louisiana to Texas. One report said a large bright flash was seen 20 miles north of Barksdale AFB, seen by two light aircraft and a SAC bomber.

1963 Mt. Vernon, Illinois UFO Incident

10:10 pm. Former Mayor Harry Bishop observed a large, bright red light which appeared to be only about 300 or 400 feet high, was oval shaped, and was "about the size of a washtub." It followed a car along Centralia road.

Lonnie Zamora Sighting

Police officer Lonnie Zamora saw two people beside a shiny object that later rose into the air accompanied by a roaring flame.

1964 Fallon AFS, Nevada UFO Incident

At 7:22 a.m. local time, A2C Edward Lowe, radar operator , 858th RADRON, Fallon AFS, picked up on ground radar two blips in stacked formation with rapid changes in altitude at 122 degrees at 60,000 feet at 145 mile range. The motion was up and down.

1964 Minot AFB, N. Dakota UFO Incident

8:50 p.m. O ne object observed visually by a civilian pilot about 50 miles south of Minot AFB. Ground radar picked up the object. The object appeared as a light 3000 feet below the aircraft flying at 7000 feet and seemed to be following the aircraft. Minot AFB GCA repo

1964 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Jackson, Mississippi UFO Incident

At 2:25 a.m. local time (0825Z), a pilot flying from Perryville, Missouri, to Cape Girardeau, Mo., reported a UFO to Cape Giraradeau ground observer in tower.

1964 Langley AFB, Virginia UFO Incident

At 4:26 a.m. local time, multiple brilliant round objects were seen by tower operators using 7X50 binoculars and were observed on radar by the GCA operator.

1964 U.S.S. Gyatt, 220 miles NW of Puerto Rico UFO Incident

9:00 p.m. local time. The USS Gyatt was stationed in the Atlantic when its radar detected a bogey approaching the island from the Northeast at speeds exceeding Mach 1.

1964 Baker, Oregon UFO Incident

At 4:50 a.m. local time, a glowing round object that had the apparent size ranging from a baseball to a basketball at arm's length and was seen by at least 4 observers, Harold H. Eves TSGT Radar Operations Crew Chief , a city policeman, Donald H.

1964 Patuxent River NAS, Maryland UFO Incident

3:30 a.m. USN control tower operator Bernard Sujka and 2 other CTO's tracked 2 large target 10 miles apart heading directly toward the radar station at about 7,000 mph, swerving off at 15 miles range, then approaching again to 10 miles, then one target returned to 8 miles range a...

1964 Harrisonburg, Viginia UFO Incident

5 p.m. Mr. Burns and others in the area saw a huge cone-shaped object cross the road, hover at ground level in a field, car engine failed, object landed, then took off vertically. Radioactive area found at landing site (UFOE Section I; Vall�e Magonia 628) Back to NICAP Chronolo

Albert M. Chop

Deputy Public Relations Director, NASA

Kecksburg UFO incident

A fireball was reported by citizens of six U.S. states and Canada over Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.

1965 Blaine AFB, Wash. UFO Incident

1:00 a.m. Member of a federal agency, who was driving toward the base, saw a low-flying object, 30 ft in diameter, which avoided collision at the last moment. He got out of the car and saw it hovering for 1 min, then fly off at high speed. Object tracked on radar.

1965 Fort Yukon, Alaska UFO Incident

3:30 a.m. local time. An object was tracked on radar at the same time and direction as visual sightings of tear drop shaped objects. Object tracked on FPS-6 and FPS-20A radars. (Dan Wilson) Jan.

1965 Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi UFO Incident

4:05 a.m. USAF A/2c Corum, weather observer, with confirmation by college student R. Pittman not clear from available data. Saw a 40 ft black, oval object with 4 lights along the bottom, fly in and out of the clouds.

1965 Philippine Sea UFO Incident

9:10 a.m. [GMT? = 6:10? p.m. Local Time?] Crew of USN ship heading W at 265� at 15 knots sighted aircraft at bearing 000� [N?] approaching.

1965 Frankfurt, West Germany UFO Incident

1242/1243 Z. U.S. FAA Flight Inspection Pilot flying an aircraft at 190 knots in final landing approach (aircraft on radar, object was not) saw a white, round object in clouds on a course intercepting the aircraft, size estimated larger than 4-engine transport aircraft also in vi...

1965 Arlington, Texas UFO Incident

10:30 p.m. CST. Two civilians saw a light in the sky to the north that started moving up and down and to the side in very swift movements. An object was painted on Fort Worth radar in the same general area and an F4C aircraft flew to the area but nothing was observed.

1965 Findley, Bellefontaine, Ohio & into Pennsylvania UFO Incident

7:05 p.m. According to the Steubenville Herald-Star of Tuesday, July 13, 1965, an unidentified flying object was spotted Monday, July 12, by thousands of persons over much of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland. Sometime around 7:05 p.m.

1965 Forbes AFB, Kansas UFO Incident

8:00 a.m. CST. Maj. William W. Cory and Maj. Joseph M. McQuaid observed a silver, elongated object that was flat looking as if looking at the side of a dime. The object was approximately 7 degrees above the horizon at approximately 90 degrees azimuth and apparently stationary.

1965 Wynnewood, Oklahoma UFO Incident

At 1:05 a.m. local time, Wynnewood police officer Lewis Sikes reported an unidentified flying object NE of Wynnewood. A little later simultaneous radar fixes were obtained at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City and Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas.

1965 Ent AFB, Colorado UFO Incident

Beginning at 11:45 p.m. MST, 3 to 4 oval-shaped objects with bright silver glows were observed by five military personnel and one civilian. The objects appeared to be 8 to 10 miles apart, then moved rapidly closer until 4 to 5 miles apart.

1965 Baden, Penna. UFO Incident

9:30 p.m. [zone ?] 37� year-old civilian had just put his car in the garage when he saw an disk-shaped object about 300 ft in diameter, fly in front of the moon (which rose in the E about 9:30 p.m.

1965 Cherry Creek / Lockport, New York UFO Incident

Between 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. local time, a momentary target was picked up by an AN/FPS-6 Long Range Height Finder Radar of the 763rd Radar Squadron at Lockport AFS New York. The target was sighted near the upper limit of the radar.

1965 Plattsburgh, New York UFO Incident

At approximately 5:26 p.m. local time, a round, flat, disc-shaped object of 15-20 feet in diameter was observed in the sky. The object was circling back and forth in 1/2 mile radius circles with high speed turns.

1965 Glasgow AFB, Montana UFO Incident

9:15 p.m. MST. A round, bright silver object, slightly larger than a pea held at arm's length, was first observed by Capt Hubert R. Martin, a pilot of the 13th FIS. The object was first seen south of the base at an elevation of approximately 10 degrees.

1965 Tonopah & Winnemucca, Nevada UFO Incident

At 9:30 p.m. local time, a green and red colored, oblong object was seen in the sky that made stops and starts and made right hand climbs described as movements not compatible with aircraft targets.

1965 Licking County, Ohio UFO Incident

At around 10:45 p.m. a Deputy Sheriff observed a white circular object in the SW sky. The object travelled in an arc from SW to NW. The Control Tower at Lockbourne AFB was notified about the object.

1965 Sawyer AFB, Mich. UFO Incident

7:50 p.m. EST The pilot, Capt. Dewaine P. Jensen, and co-pilot of a KC-135 tanker observed a sharply outlined colored light in the western sky on top of an overcast. At first the light was white and then it turned red and brilliant red when it accelerated away.

Gerald Ford

President

Westall High School UFO

Students and a teacher from Westall High School reported seeing a flying object, described as a grey saucer-shaped craft with a slight purple hue and about twice the size of a family car.

The “Mothman” Encounters

A humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967.

1966 Showhegan, ME UFO Incident

11:55 p.m. EST. A glowing orange object with domed top, hovered, maneuvered over the area, seen by police and citizens. The object was tracked on Air Force and FAA radar "making tight turns at a low altitude." (NICAP report; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. Ill, No. 6, Jan. -Feb.

1966 Ann Arbor and Milan, MI UFO Incident

4:00-7:30 a.m. CST. Police officers saw top-shaped UFOs with green and white body lights. The objects alternately hovered and maneuvered at variable speeds, their luminosity dimming and brightening (pulsating).

1966 Hillsdale, MI UFO Incident

10:32, 11 p.m.- 4:30 a.m. 17 Hillsdale College students including Barbara Kohn [Cole?] and Cynthia Poffenberger saw a football-shaped object with red-green-white pulsating lights descend from the NE pass close to their dorm then disappear to the S as if crashing to the ground, th...

1966 Temple, OK UFO Incident

5:05 a.m. Sheppard AFB instructor Eddie Laxson was driving W on US Hwy 70 he found the road blocked by a wingless aircraft, perch fish-shaped, landed in the road, about 75 ft long, nearly 8 ft high, 12 ft wide, with a Plexiglas bubble on top, bright lights forward and aft.

1966 Charleston, WV UFO Incident

4:30 [3:40?] a.m. FAA air traffic controller tracked an unidentified non transponding target about 5 miles to the 11 o'clock position from Braniff Airline Flight 42 headed E at 33,000 ft, which crew saw high above as a white-blue object giving off brilliant flaming light of alter...

1966 Minuteman Missile Site, Minot AFB [Grano? Carpio?] UFO Incident

10 p.m. Airman saw and reported by radio a multi-colored light high in the sky. Strike team sent to his location confirmed the object. Second object, white, was seen to pass in front of clouds. Radar detected and tracked an object.

Malmstrom AFB UFO & Missile Incident

Falcon Lake Incident

An alleged UFO sighting at Falcon Lake, within the Canadian province of Manitoba. The incident was investigated by various Canadian authorities and American authorities as a part of the Condon Committee. The incident has been dubbed “Canada’s best-documented UFO case” by CBC News.

Shag Harbour UFO Incident

The reported impact of an unknown large object into waters near Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, a tiny fishing village on the Atlantic coast. The reports were investigated by various Canadian civilian (RCMP and Canadian Coast Guard) and military (Canadian Forces navy and air force) agencies as well as the U.S. Condon Committee.

1967 Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, Canada UFO Incident

11:00-11:05 p.m. (AST). Goose AFB Radar Air Traffic Control (RATCON) radar detected target at 30 miles SW, when target was at 4-6 miles S traveling at very high speed, Goose RATCON notified ADC radar site FPS-93 ground radar operators at the 641at AC&W Squadron, which tracked tar...

1967 SW New Mexico, NW of El Paso, Tex., to Flagstaff- UFO Incident

10 p.m. Pilot Carl M., an FO, and a passenger Jimmie Moran on a Lear Jet 23 en route from Houston, Tex., to Las Vegas, Nev., at 41,000 ft and 300 knots airspeed (Mach 0.82 or about 540 mph TAS) on a 300� heading saw a flashing [?] red oval luminous object in the 10 o'clock positi...

1967 Glaskow AFB, Montana UFO Incident

Two separate groups of two personnel each apparently observed the same unidentified object(s). The same apparent object was observed on a MG-13 Fire Control radar. The length of observation was given as two hours. (Dan Wilson, McDonald list; FUFOR Index) Feb.

1967 Near Roy, MT UFO Incident

8:45 a.m. E-Flight of 10 Minuteman nuclear ICBM's of Malmstrom AFB, USAF 341st Strategic Missile Wing, SAC, were inexplicably deactivated within 10 seconds of each other and for 1 day after UFO's hovered near 2 missile silos.

1967 Lizelia, MS UFO Incident

5:50 p.m. Golf pro Harold Washington (Capt., USMC Ret.) saw an object with a dome, the top gunmetal blue, the bottom the color of old lead, moving E, crossing the highway tilted upward to the right, then accelerated and disappeared into the clouds, with a swishing sound.

1967 Jewfish Creek [Homestead?], FL UFO Incident

2:30 a.m. Barbara Fawcett [Faucett?], 18, and her sister saw a yellow "jagged" object rise above a swamp and land on a hill. USAF investigators found a very large scorched area at the spot. (Vall�e Magonia 858; APRO July 1967; FUFOR Index) Same as Pompano Beech, FL, Cat. 4.

1967 Kernville, CA UFO Incident

10:17 p.m. (PDT). George Petyak and wife Brownie in Kernville first sighted bright yellow star-like light at about 65 degree elevation to the E, later joined by a second similar object appearing to try to "steer"� the first onto a "defiinite course".� A second independent observa...

1967 Blytheville AFB, Arkansas UFO Incident

6:16 a.m. 2 control tower operators and an observer at the S end of the runway saw 2 dark oblong table-latter shaped objects with 7 ft long exhaust at about 1,200-1,500 ft height fly E to W, tracked by RAPCON radar at a distance of 2 miles, make a turn to the SW when they disappe...

James Edward McDonald

Atmospheric Physicist

1968 l Amarillo, TX UFO Incident

5:30 to 5:45 a.m. CST approx. A manager of a truck stop at Highway 287 and Pullman Switch Road saw a stationary object in the sky that looked like the edge of a plate.

1968 Eielson AFB, Alaska UFO Incident

At 3:00 a.m. local time, Eielson AFB tower personnel observed an orange round object at a low altitude about 18 miles south of the base. The Fairbanks Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) was contacted by the tower personnel and they reported radar returns south of of Eielson AFB.

1968 W. of Cross City to 12 miles W. of Ocala, Florida UFO Incident

9:30 p.m. [12:31 a.m.?] Missionary pilot Ray [Jay?] Cole, flying a Twin Beech C45H twin� engine utility plane at 9,500 ft heading 120� at 200 mph true airspeed, with a pilot passenger Ray Rushing, saw a white [?] light with pale green light flashing less than once per sec at thei...

1968 About 30 miles NW of Minot AFB, ND UFO Incident

3:30 a.m. (CDT). USAF Minot AFB ground radar tracked unidentified object correlated with orange glow and radioed it to the attention of the USAF crew of B-52H bomber (call sign JAG 31) on a 290� heading at 2,000 ft as a UFO target at 1 o'clock position to the NW at 24 miles, then...

Passport to Magonia: From Folklore To Flying Saucers

By Jacques Vallée

The Condon Report Is Published

MUFON Is Founded

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is a US-based non-profit organization composed of civilian volunteers who study reported UFO sightings. It is one of the oldest and largest organizations of its kind.

1970 Imjarvi, Finland UFO Incident

Two skiers saw disc-shaped object approach, hover, humanoid appeared in light beam from object. Memory loss, extensive physiological effects (Humcat 1970-4 ; UFOE II, Section XII). Jan 30, 1970; Project Blue Book Officially Closed, at 3:30 PM. Secretary of the Air Force Robert C.

The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry

By J. Allen Hynek

J. Allen Hynek

Air Force Scientific Consultant

1972 McChord AFB, WA UFO Incident

2:00 p.m. Two airmen were instructed to check the tactical air navigational (TACAN) facility located eight miles east of McChord Air Force Base. The TACAN site was situated on government land maintained by the United States Army, Ft. Lewis.

Eugene Cernan

Apollo 17 Astronaut

The Pascagoula Abduction

The Pascagoula Abduction was an alleged UFO sighting and alien abduction in 1973, in which Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed they were abducted by aliens while fishing near Pascagoula, Mississippi.

1973 Rosewood, OH UFO Incident

7:30 p.m. American Airlines Flight 21, a Boeing 747 at 33,000' encountered apparently the same UFO witnessed by Capt. Coyne and his crew over Mansfield, OH. (CUFOS,92) Oct. 18, 1973; Galion, OH 9:00 p.m.

Ronald Reagan

President

Barry Goldwater

Senator

Travis Walton Abduction

An alleged alien abduction of a forestry worker by a UFO. Walton was missing for five days and six hours before reappearing in Heber, Arizona.

1975 Gulf of Mexico, 19 mi off coast from Panama City, UFO Incident

2:00 p.m. Two brothers (one a recent U.S. Army officer and the other an electronics engineer) fishing in a boat close to a U.S.

1975 Malmstrom AFB; MT UFO Incident

At 12:53 a.m. MST. (0253 EST) Malmstrom AFB, Montana received seven radar cuts on the height-finder radar at altitudes between 9,500 and 15,500 feet. Simultaneous ground witnesses observed lights in the sky and the sound of jet engines similar to jet fighters.

James Irwin

Apollo 15 Astronaut

Concorde UFO

A UFO approached the Concorde on its first transatlantic flight in 1976.

Jimmy Carter

President

Tehran, Iran UFO & Jet Incident

Radar and visual sighting of a UFO. The missile controls were disabled as the pilot was about to fire & more.

1976 Cannon AFB, NM UFO Incident

Sometime before 3:55 a.m. MST. NMCC Memo: The following information was received from the Air Force Operations center at 0555 EST: "Two UFOs are reported near the flight line at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.

Parviz Jafari

General, Iranian Air Force

Roland Evans

Major Colonel, Defense Intelligence Agency

The Colares UFO Flap, Brazil

The Colares flap refers to an outbreak of UFO sightings that occurred in 1977 on the Brazilian island of Colares. During the outbreak, the UFOs allegedly attacked the citizens with intense beams of radiation that left burn marks and puncture wounds. These sightings led to the Brazilian government dispatching a team to investigate under the...

1977 south of Syracuse, NY. UFO Incident

9:05 PM. The pilot and first officer of an United Airlines DC-10 observed a round bright white object. The object had strong effects on the autopilot and the three compasses.

1977 Castelo de Bode Dam, Portugal UFO Incident

12:00 noon local. Jos� Fransisco Rodrigues was flying a Portuguese Air Force Dornier 27 light plane over the Castelo de Bode dam, when suddenly, emerging from the clouds, he saw a dark object against a backdrop of white stratocumulus, slightly to the right of his plane.

1977 Aviano, Italy UFO Incident

3:00 AM. Electronic alarms suddenly sounded at the NATO base and then home to the 40th Tactical Group.

Valentich Disappearance

An Australian pilot who disappeared while on a training flight in a Cessna, reporting that he was accompanied by some unknown craft that “was not an aircraft”.

Gordon Cooper

Mercury & Gemini Astronaut

The Kaikoura Lights

A series of UFO sightings that occurred in December 1978, over the skies above the Kaikoura mountain ranges in the northeast of New Zealand’s South Island.

1978 Santa Monica, CA UFO Incident

1:07 PM. Veteran pilot (Hallstrom) observed metallic, clear-domed disc with several portholes/ windows. (Source: J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, case investigation files, report dated January 18, 1978). Jan.

1978 Orange, CA UFO Incident

Dog in house responds to hovering object. Feb. 9, 1978; Saline, MI 2:00 AM. Residents 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.

1978 Belton, MO UFO Incident

9:40 PM. 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. The encounter lasted 45 minutes. A cattle mutilation had been discovered earlier that day in Elsberry, Missouri.

Messengers Of Deception: UFO Contacts And Cults

By Jacques Vallée

UFOs: It Has Begun

Narrated by Rod Serling, Dr. Jacques Vallée, Burgess Meredith, and José Ferrer. The film uses dramatizations, interviews with government officials and scientists, and examines sightings such as the Lubbock lights (1967), Washington D.C. sightings (1952), and Ann Arbor sightings (1966).

Victor Afanasyev

Cosmonaut

Jean-Pierre Fartek

Captain, French Air Force

A Strange Harvest

Linda Moulton Howe’s Emmy Award-winning hour documentary about the worldwide animal mutilation mystery that has haunted ranchers and law enforcement since the 1960s.

Rendlesham Forest UFO Landings

A series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, which became linked with UFO landings. The events occurred just outside RAF Woodbridge, which was used at the time by the United States Air Force (USAF). USAF personnel, including deputy base commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles I. Halt, claimed to see things...

1980 Peruvian Air Force DIA UFO Incident

June 14, 1980; Cordoba and Rosario, Argentina 7:00 PM. Flurry of UFO sightings by numerous witnesses, including airport personnel and meteorologists, with extensive newspaper coverage.

1980 Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM UFO Incident

Morning. Several security guards at the Manzano Weapons Storage Area, adjacent to Kirtland AFB, saw a bright light descend in a restricted area. A fourth guard observed a disk shaped light in the vicinity of a bunker used to store nuclear weapons.

1980 Rio, Brazil UFO Incident

Cows and horses alerted, then ran as small light flew by. Dec. 27, 1980; Greenup County, KY No time given. No details except 5 witnesses of a C1. (MUJ-171) Dec. 27-30, 1980; Bentwaters AFB, UK Col. Halt case.

Oscar Santa Maria Huertas

Comandante, Peruvian Air Force

Charles Halt

Lt. Colonel, US Air Force; Deputy Base Commander, RAF Bentwaters

James Penniston

Staff Sergeant, US Air Force

The Hessdalen Lights

The Hessdalen lights are of unknown origin. They appear both by day and by night, and seem to float through and above the valley. They are usually bright white, yellow or red and can appear above and below the horizon. The duration of the phenomenon may be a few seconds to well over an hour....

1981 Goodhue, Minnesota UFO Incident

1:30 p.m. In a remote farm area, a civil engineer and his wife encountered a two-foot diameter aluminum-like disc as they drove by just 40 feet away. In the early afternoon R. E. Schenk, age 56, and his wife were driving south on Highway 58. At about 1:30 p.m.

1982 Gong Heui area, Hubei, China UFO Incident

21:57 GMT. Five Chinese Air Force pilots were on patrol over north China�s military frontier. Jet fighter�s electrical systems malfunctioned; communications and navigation systems failed.

Julio Miguel Guerra

Captain, Portuguese Air Force

1983 North Sea of Japan UFO Incident

12:10 p.m. They (the Navy ship) were travelling in formation with the aircraft carrier USS Midway and its battle group which consisted with approximately 30 ships.

Japan Flight 1628 Incident

The crew witnessed two objects which abruptly rose from below and closed in on their aircraft. These two craft then departed before a third, much larger disk-shaped object started trailing them.

1987 Alaska UFO Incident

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 airplane flew inbound from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska to Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. At 20,000 feet the airplane crew sighted a very large disk-shaped UFO that was similar to the one encountered by the JAL Flight 1628.

Communion: A True Story

By Whitley Strieber

First Tikaboo Valley Disc Observation

Bob Lazar, Gene Huff, and John Lear observe a disc-shaped craft conducting a test flight from Tikaboo Valley, Nevada, using a telescope. The elliptical light source was observed for approximately seven minutes at low altitude over the Groom Lake area.

Second Tikaboo Valley Disc Observation — Recorded on Video

Lazar and witnesses returned to Tikaboo Valley for a second observation. The moving disc was recorded on video with an 8:30 PM timestamp — one of the earliest known video recordings associated with the S-4 disclosure.

Third Tikaboo Valley Observation — Group Detained by Authorities

On a third observation trip near Area 51, Lazar and his group were intercepted by security personnel and questioned by the Lincoln County Sheriff. The confrontation ended Lazar's access to S-4. He was debriefed the following day at Indian Springs AFB.

Bob Lazar Speaks Out About Area 51 And S-4

Bob Lazar's Anonymous KLAS-TV Interview Airs

KLAS-TV Las Vegas broadcasts a live interview with an unidentified man (Lazar, using the pseudonym 'Dennis' with face obscured and voice altered) describing classified work on extraterrestrial craft at a facility near Area 51. Reporter George Knapp conducted the interview — one of the first major public disclosures of S-4.

Above Top Secret: The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-Up

By Timothy Good

The Voronezh UFO Landing

An alleged UFO and extra-terrestrial alien sighting reported by a group of children in Voronezh, Soviet Union.

Bob Lazar Publicly Identified on KLAS-TV

KLAS-TV Las Vegas publicly identifies Bob Lazar by name in the UFOs: The Best Evidence series. Lazar describes nine alien craft at S-4, element 115, gravity wave propulsion, and the layout of the Papoose Lake facility. The broadcast reaches international audiences.

The Belgian UFO Wave

143 witnessed accounts on the first night. Objects were tracked on radar by the Belgian Air Force & much more.

1989 Nr. Prohlandynt, Russia UFO Incident

1:00 AM. An unsubstantiated UFO case comes to us from Russia. According to the reports, not far from the city of Prohlandnyi, Soviet military radar units picked up an unidentified flying object. An attempt was made to contact the craft, without success.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Soviet President

The Calvine UFO

‘The Calvine Photo’ which is said to be the world’s clearest UFO has been finally released 30 years after it was taken by two hikers in the Scottish Highlands.

NASA Footage, UFO Avoiding Beam

Mir Space Station UFO

UFO Landing Carp, Ontario, Canada

Also known as “The Guardian” case.

UFO Morro Caritas, Brazil

Jesse Marcel

Major, US Army Air Force; Chief Intelligence Officer, Roswell AAF

The Alex Collier Interview

UFO Juarez, Mexico

The Zimbabwe School Close Encounter

62 children witness a disc land nearby with a 3 ft. tall being with large eyes approach them.

Brian O’Leary

Astronaut

Donald Slayton

Mercury Astronaut

Stanton Friedman

Nuclear Physicist

Ben Rich

Head Of The Lockheed Skunk Works

Bright UFO, Bejing, China

Abduction: Human Encounters With Aliens

By John E. Mack

Nellis Air Force Base UFO

UFO Guayaquil, Ecuador

UFO Crash White Sands, New Mexico

Harold Puthoff

Parapsychologist & Electrical Engineer

Hill Norton

Baron, British Chief Of Defense Staff

Varginha UFO Incident

The Varginha UFO incident involves a series of events in 1996 when various citizens of Varginha, Brazil reported seeing one or more strange creatures and at least one UFO. Stories in the media claimed that one or more extraterrestrial beings were later captured by the Brazilian military.

NASA STS-75 Tether Incident

The Area 51 Alien Interview

Mysterious footage that has left people to debate whether the alien footage leaked from Area 51 is real or fake. The validity of this tape or the source is still unknown to this day.

The Terra Papers

By Robert Morning Sky

NASA STS-80 UFO Formation

The Allies Of Humanity Briefings

By Marshall Vian Summers

The Phoenix Lights

Numerous eye witness accounts describe a huge, triangular shaped UFO moving over the city of Phoenix.

The Day After Roswell

By Col. Philip J. Corso

Fife Symington

Governor of Arizona

Philip Corso

Colonel

Stephen Hawking

Professor

The Cometa Report Is Published

The Disclosure Project

The Disclosure Project presenting a few of the witness testimonies on the existence of Extraterrestrials and their technology at the National Press Club in 2001. Most were in the Military and Intelligence communities.

Admiral Wilson Documents, Wilson & Davis Notes Memo

The Admiral Wilson Memo is a document that records an alleged conversation between astrophysicist Dr. Eric Davis and Admiral Wilson, the recently retired director of the DIA. They discuss Wilson’s attempts to locate a secret UFO program in the military, which he found, and was denied access to. The document is controversial to say the...

UFOs And The National Security State: Chronology Of A Coverup, 1941-1973

By Richard Dolan

Out Of The Blue

Producer James Fox and his team travel the globe, interviewing eyewitnesses and high-ranking military & government personnel about their UFO knowledge and experiences. As narrator, actor Peter Coyote guides the viewer through these interviews and through new and historic film footage & information related to the UFO Phenomenon.

USS Nimitz UAP Incident

Project Condign

Project Condign was a secret UFO study undertaken by the British Government’s Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS) between 1997 and 2000. The report concluded that UFOs had an observable presence that was “indisputable”.

O’Hare International Airport Sighting

People at Chicago O’Hare International Airport report seeing a saucer or disc-shaped UFO.

Costa Rica UFO

UFOs & Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters At Nuclear Weapons Sites

By Robert Hastings

UFO Turkey, Kumburgaz, Istanbul

Edgar Mitchell

Apollo 14 Astronaut

UFO Bogota, Colombia

New Swirled Order

Where does the mysterious crop circle phenomena come from? Is it done by man as a joke or is it an alien intelligence which try to communicate with us?

UFO Documents: Brazil

The Brazilian Government has disclosed over 600 new pages of previously classified documents, covering UFO reports and military investigations from 1970 to 1979, including photos and films, for the first time.

British paratrooper reports UFOs from Afghanistan

A British paratrooper, who is also an Open Minds radio listener serving in Afghanistan, sent me these sightings that he and his fellow soldiers have had.

UFOs filmed at solar eclipse in China

Once again UFOs have been filmed at a major solar eclipse—this time in China last July 22.

Rocket Taken Down By UFO, Russia

The Obama administration’s startling UFO connections

If you are unaware of the prevalence of this subject among those close to Obama, you should find this article very intriguing.

I Know What I Saw

A documentary that compiles interviews of the most credible UFO witnesses around the world, and further details investigations conducted by analysts and government officials into UFO sightings.

A historic sighting by a prominent Mexican philosopher

“We were witnessing the birth of beings of light. Stirred, we commented, yelled in astonishment, delighted like someone receiving a revelation.”

UFOs during the Vietnam War

“I don’t know whether this story has ever been told or not. They weren’t called UFOs. They were called enemy helicopters.” – Gen. George S. Brown

Aliens ‘Already Exist On Earth‘, Bulgarian Scientists Claim

Telegraph

Russian Cosmonauts’ UFO sightings and statements

General Popovich: “…both passengers and crew saw it and we were talking without coming to any conclusion; it was a UFO and we couldn’t compare it to anything.”

X-Files behind the scenes: “Science Probability” not Science-Fiction

Carter said that he didn’t consider the X-Files Science Fiction, but “Science Probability”.

UFOs filmed in Cyprus by UK Royal Marines in 1971, case missing from official MoD release

“he instructed that all sub-units who’d seen it, were requested to write a report on it…”

Twelve Government Documents That Take UFOs Seriously

[General Nathan Twining] said the objects were “real and not visionary or fictitious.”

Ronald Reagan’s UFO sightings and alien “Fantasy” speeches

“…it became clear to Miller that the governor really believed in flying saucers.”

UFO over Argentina is seen beaming a dam moments before a massive blackout

…the object threw beams over the turbines and beams could also be seen coming from the turbines to the UFO.

UFO in NY buzzes car causing electromagnetic effects

Terrified at this point, Smith didn’t stay to investigate.

Brits call it quits amid flurry of UFO reports

…the MOD collected 643 reports, nearly three times the 288 received in 2008.

Hillary Clinton’s ET book discovered

For years researchers have been trying to figure out which book she is holding…

Soviet nukes and UFOs

Did UFOs almost trigger an accidental nuclear war in 1982?

UFOs In The Clouds

Multiple sightings of UFO-shaped clouds have been reported during the past four months.

Authorities mistake church for UFO says British Government

Police in Boston as well as the nearby town of Skegness were able to confirm a bright flashing light over the Boston area that changed colors.

Rock star Sammy Hagar’s alien visitations

“… But I’m a firm believer — have seen, have felt, have been contacted three or four different times.”

Trends in UFO reporting reveal the real hotspots

Last year alone, the Mutual UFO Network received over 6000 reports.

What did UFO hacker Gary McKinnon really find?

In what US prosecutors have called the biggest military hack of all time, Scottish hacker, Gary McKinnon says it was all done in an effort to end secrecy regarding UFOs and Free Energy technology.

UFOs seen over Mexcio City during UFO summit

If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I might have not believed it…

UFOs spotted over the Iceland Volcano

Multiple UFO sightings were reported amidst the ash plume of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in early April.

Ancient Chinese UFO records Pt I

…many fascinating accounts of flying machines, unexplained celestial observations and close encounters with strange beings can be found quite extensively in historical and literary works from China.

Close Encounters during the Ming dynasty Pt II

In this second part we’ll discuss some remarkable sightings and close encounters recorded during the Ming dynasty, which ruled China from 1368 to 1644.

UFO Photographs from Nagoya City, Japan

From the archives of Col. Wendell Stevens…Two sightings occurred in Nagoya City, Japan during the late 1970’s below are the documented sightings and images captured.

UFO filmed over the Vatican by U.S. ambassador security guards

According to recent reports, it seems that a UFO flap is taking place in Rome and that strange objects were also recorded on camera several times.

UFO Photographs from Kauai, Hawaii

From the Wendelle Stevens archives…Provided to Wendelle by the late Colman von Keviczky. UFO Photographs from Kauai, Hawaii on January 2, 1975

Little green men from outer space land in Kentucky

What made this case especially intriguing was the large amount of witnesses, and the thorough investigations by the police, the Air Force, and UFO researchers.

UFO Shuts Down Airport In Inner Mongolia

Argentina UFO sightings map

Ruben Uriarite, the Mutual UFO Network’s (MUFON) Deputy Director of Investigations for International sightings, provided us with these maps of UFO sightings in Argentina.

Argentina’s X-Files – Pt 2

“During the passage of the strange object over the base, two magnetometers…registered sudden and strong disturbances of the magnetic field.”

UFO over airport in China causes internet frenzy

According to ifeng at about 8:30 pm the crew and passengers of a flight preparing to land saw a strange light.

Pyramid UFO In Lightning, Taiwan

UFO pictures from Rhode Island in 1967

In a matter of minutes a hi-domed disc-shaped metallic flying object approached the power lines from the West.

UFO Photographs from Odense, Denmark

From the archive of Col. Wendelle Stevens, US Air Force, retired. This report is reproduced as close to the original as possible. UFO Photos from Odense, Denmark in 1974.

The “Michelin Men” encounters on Reunion Island

Yet despite these cultural considerations, the two CE-IIIs with “Michelin men” were real enough, with both physical evidence and physiological effects…

National Archives Show Churchill Ordered UFO-coverup

BBC

UFO Photographs from Entre Rios, Argentina

At 15:00 on 6 September 1970, young Sergio E. Schlimovich, preparing to photograph the Parana River from the terraza of his home, saw and shot 2 color photographs of a shiny, circular metallic-looking, disc-shaped object flying low in the air beyond an antenna station nearby.

UFOs: Generals, Pilots And Government Officials Go On The Record

By Leslie Kean

August UFO Sighting Reports

This is a collection of sighting reports received by Open Minds during the Last week of August. Names have been removed to respect the privacy of those who have submitted. Sighting: Date: July 15, 2010 Time: 11:30 P.M. Location: Bismarck, ND “Observed (3) dark red lights spaced equal distance, and appeared to be on the …

Triangle UFO crash in Sanger, CA

A triangle-shaped craft reportedly crash landed on a mountainside in Sanger, CA (just outside of Fresno) on the night of August 21st.

The Rockefeller UFO Briefing Document

You can download the UFO Briefing Document here.

Reporters film UFO in China

This video of a UFO was supposedly filmed by reporters and is the same UFO reported by People’s Daily Online recently.

Mass UFO sighting in Vladivostok

Hundreds of witnesses have reported seeing the unidentified object in the sky over this city on the eastern edge of Russia.

UFOs Disabling Nuclear Weapons At Bases

Witness testimony from more than 120 former or retired military personnel points to an ongoing and alarming intervention by unidentified aerial objects at nuclear weapons sites, as recently as 2003.

Seven USAF Veterans Testify to Nuclear Site UAP at National Press Club

Researcher Robert Hastings organized a National Press Club press conference at which seven retired U.S. Air Force officers -- including Capt. Robert Salas of Malmstrom AFB -- submitted notarized affidavits and testified publicly that UAP had interfered with nuclear-armed ICBMs at their duty stations. The event was streamed live on CNN and was the first large-scale, on-record military testimony explicitly linking UAP to nuclear weapons facilities.

UFO photograph from Montemorelos, Mexico

“I remember that I felt a kind of paralyzing sensation in my body but I could still move myself.”

UFO photographed in Australia

A tourist accidentally captured a UFO while photographing Katherine Gorge in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Brazil’s very first official UFO report in 1846

While researching the official files in various Brazilian websites, however, I found a fascinating case from 1846 that has to be considered as the very first official UFO report in Brazilian history…

USOs off the coasts of Chile and Peru

“It was like the Day of Judgment. Over the horizon to starboard, in the northwest, rose a pale, round disc…”

NYC UFOs ignite media frenzy

Curious New Yorkers stopped to look up yesterday as multiple UFOs were visible in the afternoon sky above Manhattan’s West Side.

Strange lights spotted in Wiltshire, England

Strange lights appeared in the sky above the market town of Chippenham in Wiltshire, England on the afternoon of October 10th.

Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II

Keith Chester, author of Strange Company: Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II, was the guest last night on Open Minds Radio.

Wonders In The Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern Times

By Jacques Vallée

Remarkable UFO sighting in Northern Chile

This case is well documented, as it was reported to and investigated by the Chilean police (Carabineros) and seen by dozens of witnesses.

Blue UFO in Virginia

A blue unidentified flying object was seen in the sky above Centreville, Virginia on Wednesday.

UFO photos from the archives

The Open Minds UFO Photo Archives contains thousands of UFO photographs

Micro-sphere photographs from Phoenix, Arizona

As Diane was walking in the scrub with her camera in hand, she came upon one of the tiny spheres she had seen flying before.

“Dorito” UFO videotaped in UK

A UFO resembling a Dorito corn chip has been videotaped in the UK.

Hikers near Calgary photograph a UFO in 1967

Mr. Warren Smith, 27 years old and two companions saw and took two color Photographs of an object described as shiny and approximately 25 feet in diameter.

UFO reported in Polk County, FL

A mysterious object was reported in the sky above Polk County, Florida last night.

UFO Documents: New Zealand Defence Force

Prospector photographs UFO in Australia

During a weekend of searching for gold, an Australian prospector found something unexpected—a UFO.

UFO case files revealed pt VIII

One of the strangest cases in the history of UFO sightings occurred in 1874 at Oaxaca, Mexico…

Silver Surfer UFOs ride the fireball UFO wave

In the past month, fireball-type UFOs have been seen at multiple locations in the United States.

New Jersey UFO photos taken during 1952 UFO wave

On 29 July 1952, at about 4:30 P.M. Mr. George Stock and a friend, John H. Riely were in Stock’s back yard when they spotted a strange aircraft approaching.

Strange lights over Kalmykia

Hundreds of witnesses have reported seeing strange lights in the sky above Elista, the capital of Russia’s southern Republic of Kalmykia.

Wilfred De Brouwer

Deputy Chief of Staff, Belgian Air Force

Wilfred De Brouwer

Deputy Chief of Staff, Belgian Air Force

Jean-Jacques Velasco

Director, GEPAN (French Government UAP Program)

Argentina UFO photograph from 1974

Sr. Cesar Elorda was driving between Caleta Olivia and Comodoro Rivadavia, a coastal highway paralleling the shoreline of Golfo San Jorge, he noticed a strange aircraft approaching from east to west…

Canadian Government’s UFO History

…at one point there was a joint effort to collect reports and send them to North American Aerospace Command (NORAD) headquarters in Colorado.

Mysterious flash of light in Mississippi

Residents from several southern U.S. states reported seeing a bright flash of light in the sky last night

Canadian ice cream cone UFO from 1972

It was of very large size, 60 to 70 feet tall, and as he came into view it began to rise.

UFO hovers over home in Santa Clarita Valley, CA

During the entire experience lasting some 45 seconds or a bit longer, my wife kept repeating “Oh my God!” over and over again.

UFO photos from Korean researcher

Jong han Seo has been researching UFO reports from the Korean peninsula for over 30 years.

Costa Rica UFO Dossier – Pt 2

“I saw many multi-colored lights and was able to observe through the windshield a gigantic disc, from which came all the lights; with great astonishment, I realized that it was an unidentified flying object which stopped over us for several seconds and then continued west, searching the side of Alajuelita.”

Alleged document linking UFOs and Nukes

We received an email from a reader with an alleged Top Secret USAF document attached.

Disk shaped UFOs sighted over Krakow, Poland

The sightings took place on the 8th and the 9th of March 2011, and all involved large disk shaped objects.

UFO Documents: Federal Bureau Of Investigation – The Vault

In 1947, a rash of sightings of unexplained flying objects (UFOs) swept America. Although the newly formed U.S. Air Force was the primary investigator of these sightings, the FBI received many reports and worked for a time with the Air Force to investigate these matters. This release details the FBI’s role in investigating such reports...

South Park Colorado’s “Little Buddy” UFO

South Park in Colorado is an area made famous by the cartoon of the same name, but few know about its UFO legacy and the lights seen in the sky referred to by locals as “Little Buddy.”

“Hill UFO” wave startles residents near Albany, New York in 1971

He pulled his head out of the car almost bumping it on the door, finding himself in the center of a bright column of light that he described as a “concentrated search light or something.”

UFO shapes: An examination of global configurations

With so many different designs of UFO’s being reported all around the world, is there any way that they can be categorized in an orderly manner that makes sense?

Interview with granddaughter of Sheriff who saw Roswell debris

Open Minds was recently able to get an exclusive interview with Christine Tulk, the granddaughter of Sheriff George Wilcox, who was one of the first to see the Roswell UFO crash debris in 1947.

The Royals and UFOs – Some tantalizing facts behind the hype (Pt. I)

Lord Mountbatten’s [Prince Phillip’s uncle] interest in UFOs is well documented and beyond dispute…

“Skinny Bob” Videos Are Uploaded

1972 Mesa UFO Sighting

The object resembled a silvery meteorological balloon, but when observed through binoculars, which one of the boys had gone to fetch, it looked more like a fat silver ice-cream cone, or an upside down bell, and it had a smaller dome on top of the rounded upper domed surface.

How we know about Area 51 in the first place

But something that these latest news stories are missing is how the public came to know about Area 51 in the first place.

Russian military spooked by UFO

The case occurred in the village of Lesopilniy in the Khabarovsk region in Russia’s Far East and it involved dozens of witnesses, including soldiers at a military base nearby who fired artillery shells at the UFO without harming it.

UFO case files revealed pt XVIII

Over 3,000 witnesses watched three cylindrical UFO’s some 50 or 60 feet long, that glowed a deep red and hovered over the city for twenty minutes.

The media shines light on night-vision UFO videos

Several news outlets, including the UK’s Daily Mail, Space.com, and MSNBC, have reported on a recent YouTube video showing three unidentified lights in a triangle formation, caught on night-vision, cruising across the California sky.

Argentinean Air Force launches new UFO commission

True to their word, the AAF launched officially their Commission for the Investigation of Aerospace Phenomena (Spanish acronym CIFA) at a ceremony last Thursday May 26…

Video: UFO over Mexico City

A research team from Open Minds photographed a strange, ‘swimming’ UFO in the sky above Mexico City.

UFOs Over BBC Radio Building, London

Vietnam UFO landing at U.S. base discovered by National Archives

This one is particularly interesting because it involves an apparent landing of an egg-shaped object on January 6, 1969 at a major American military base in Indochina…

Historic UFO sightings illustrated

During January of 1978, residents of Arkansas had an astonishing series of UFO encounters.

Secret Access: UFOs On The Record

A documentary using good witnesses and solid research material, which certainly makes you wonder what governments really know about the UFO phenomenon.

Box shaped UFO report from New Hampshire in 1966

On March 29, 1966 a very unusual CE II took place in the vicinity of Hampton Falls New Hampshire.

Sketches of strange UFOs over Idaho and Michigan

While observing the unusual craft, Marilyn noticed that it tipped upwards which revealed a transparent dome on top.

Are the Guangzhou UFO Videos Real?

Three clips of UFOs allegedly filmed in Guangzhou, China have appeared on the Internet recently, all showing the objects’ detailed structures.

UFO San Clemente, California

Strange international UFO cases illustrated

Taylor was shocked and amazed to see two smaller sphere shaped objects (measuring three feet in diameter), exit the bottom of the UFO.

UFO sighting by Mexican President Luis Echeverría

The tone was light-hearted and it seemed the issue was going to be dismissed as a joke when the president frowned and simply said, “I have seen a UFO.”

The Cennina Italy UFO encounter of 1954 illustrated

Astonished at what she was witnessing, Rosa was further surprised to find two small beings who emerged from behind the craft.

White House responds to UFO/ET petitions

The White House officially responded to two UFO/extraterrestrial petitions on their “We The People” section of the White House website.

Eisenhower ‘Had Three Secret Meetings With Extraterrestrials‘

Huffington Post

Lee Speigel awarded ‘Researcher of the Year’ at the International UFO Congress

Huffington Post reporter Lee Speigel received the Researcher of the Year award from Open Minds.

Massive Sphere In Sun’s Corona

10 Billion Earth-like Planets May Exist In Our Galaxy

Wired

Will Smith’s son asks President Obama about aliens

Obama responded to a curious Jayden Smith about the presence of extraterrestrials on Earth.

A.D. After Disclosure

By Richard Dolan

Triangle Formation UAP

Filmed by a platform operating under the direction of the United States Air Force. Objects were observed and actively tracked. The UAP appeared to demonstrate abrupt directional changes and intelligent control. Absence of traditional propulsion or thermal signatures during performance were noted in documentation. Origin, intent, and capabilities remain unknown.

Astronomers assume aliens are more open to solar power than Mitt Romney

A team of scientists is betting that extraterrestrials have embraced solar energy.

U.S. Air Force flying saucer declassified

Recently declassified records from the United States Air Force’s Aeronautical Systems Division reveal plans from the 1950s to develop a flying saucer.

Engineered NASA microbes could build bricks on Mars

NASA is researching engineered microbes that could aid in the construction of structures on other worlds like Mars.

UK blocks extradition of UFO hacker Gary McKinnon

After multiple delays, Home Secretary May finally issued her decision.

Indian Army Concerned About UFOs

India Today

Soldiers report 100+ UFOs along Chinese border

Soldiers have reported spotting more than 100 UFOs spanning a two-and-a-half-month period.

Mars Underground Missions

Some scientists say the best samples to bring back from Mars would be those collected from underground caverns.

Evidence points to water ice and organics on Mercury

Large amounts of water ice and possible organic compounds were recently discovered on the planet Mercury.

NASA’s Curiosity rover detects organic compounds on Mars

NASA is exploring the possibility that detected carbon is of Earth origin.

UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidence

The first in a new series of videos.

Russian prime minister says aliens are among us

Dmitry Medvedev revealed that the country not only has knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrials, but is also aware of their presence here on Earth.

Project Blue Book – Your Need to Know

In this next part in our new series, Your Need to Know, Antonio Huneeus examines Project Blue Book. Blue Book was carried out over an eighteen-year period by the US Air Force, and was tasked with determining if UFOs were a threat to national security and to scientifically analyze UFO-related data. Each Air Force Base …

Former Ministry of Defence official says alien life to be confirmed in 2024

According to a former British government official, the existence of extraterrestrial life will be confirmed in 2024.

UFOs And The National Security State: The Cover-Up Exposed, 1973-1991

By Richard Dolan

NASA to test Bigelow Aerospace module on ISS

One of Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable modules will be tested on the International Space Station.

Probe finds ‘strongest evidence yet’ of extraterrestrial life on Mars

Clues that suggest a groundwater-fed lake could have existed in McLaughlin Crater.

NASA robot could help produce rocket fuel on the Moon

NASA is developing a robot prototype that could assist with future missions to the Moon.

US military advisor suggests pardon for UFO hacker

John Arquilla suggests that Obama should pardon Gary McKinnon.

A fleet of ‘bird-like’ UFOs in Mexico

Eight strange UFOs resembling birds were captured on video over Mexico on January 26.

Spielberg tells Larry King he supports gov’t disclosure on UFOs

Documentary director, James Fox, finally revealed the contents of a letter from Steven Spielberg to Larry King regarding his UFO documentary, I Know What I Saw, at this year’s UFO Congress.

Potentially good news for life on Europa

A new study suggests that salt water from the massive ocean beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa makes its way to the surface.

UFO photo caught during wave of Scottish sightings

One of several witnesses to have reported UFOs in the skies over Berwickshire, Scotland, has sent the Berwick Adviser newspaper photographs of a mysterious blue light in the sky.

NASA confirms ancient Mars was habitable

Analysis of materials retrieved by NASA’s Curiosity rover has led them to conclude that Mars “could have supported a habitable environment.”

NASA launches fireball tracking website

As part of the Near Earth Object Program, NASA has launched a Fireball and Bolide Reports tracking website.

Scientists say Mars could still be habitable

Scientists explored the possibility of current life on Mars at a recent conference.

Sheriff’s dept. investigating fireball UFOs near Houston

A witness contacted the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, March 23 to report multiple fireball UFOs in the sky above Daisetta, Texas.

UFO file is most popular in FBI’s Vault

The FBI posted a story on their website yesterday claiming that one of their UFO files has been the most viewed document in their FBI Vault.

Australian Meteorology Bureau UFO reports

Paul Dean, a UFO researcher in Australia, has been scouring the online digitized files of the National Archives of Australia for UFO reports, and he has found a few.

NASA tweets UFO photos from ISS on April Fools’ Day

We have had a lot of celebrities tweeting their UFO encounters lately, but now NASA is getting in on the UFO tweet action.

UFO documentary reveals “humanoid of unknown classification”

The film features the discovery of an alleged humanoid body whose DNA has been sequenced and found to be of an “unknown classification.”

Two more former congress members added to UFO hearing

Organizers of the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure say they have added two more former congress members to their committee, making it five former congress members who will “investigate extraterrestrial phenomena.”

Westall 66 Australian UFO encounter gets a park

Australia’s most incredible mass UFO sighting is being commemorated with a UFO-themed playground.

Online O’Hare airport exhibit includes UFO sighting

Northwestern University’s Transportation Library has posted an online exhibit celebrating Chicago’s O’Hare airport’s 5oth anniversary, and it includes a YouTube video with audio of a pilot reporting a UFO sighting.

Watch Sirius UFO documentary here

Pre-order now, and be the first to watch the full documentary here on April 22nd. “Sirius” is a feature length documentary that follows Dr. Steven Greer, an Emergency room doctor turned UFO researcher, as he struggles to disclose top secret information about classified energy and propulsion techniques.

Jaden Smith says Obama confirmed aliens are real

Jaden Smith told Wonderland magazine this week that a conversation with President Obama at the White House confirmed to him that aliens are real.

UFO video shows fireballs in Cork, Ireland

A witness recorded approximately three minutes of video showing multiple fireball UFOs in the sky above Cork, Ireland.

Arizona man records UFO video on his GoPro

While filming his dog shake off water in HD, an Arizona man believes he caught a UFO as well.

Bigelow and NASA develop plans for lunar base

NASA announced this week that it is in the initial planning phases with Bigelow Aerospace to build a lunar base.

Puerto Rico DHS UFO

UFO researchers meet with Brazilian Ministry of Defense

Brazil’s Ministry of Defense invited members of the Brazilian Committee of UFO Researchers (CBU) to a formal meeting with members of the Brazilian armed forces. The meeting was held April 18 at the Ministry of Defense headquarters, and was attended by representatives from the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.

Russian student’s UFO photo goes viral

A UFO photo taken by a student in Russia has become a sensation across the country, according to Russian news.

Citizen Hearing On Disclosure

The Citizen Hearing on UFO Disclosure set out to accomplish what the U.S. Congress had failed to do for forty-five years – speak out about evidence pointing toward an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.

Man photographs hundreds of UFOs in Australia

A man in Perth, Western Australia claims he has snapped hundreds of photos showing UFOs.

Pilots barely avoid crash with UFO

A plane was dangerously close to colliding with an unidentified flying object over Glasgow, Scotland.

Airliner In Glasgow ‘Had Narrow Miss With UFO‘

BBC

Rendlesham UFO witnesses have military records withheld

In this interview Penniston and Burroughs explain how they have had problems obtaining their service and medical records during the time of their UFO event.

[UPDATE] Is a flying shark the UFO that almost collided with a plane?

Information has surfaced that could explain the UFO that nearly caused a collision with a passenger plane in Scotland.

Law professor shares thoughts on UFO hearing

At the close of the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure law professor Edgar Cahn sat down to share his thoughts on the event and the testimony presented.

Former senator suggests UN investigate UFOs

The day was mostly made up of international speakers and military witnesses. The evidence was so convincing that former senator Mike Gravel proposed that a resolution be drafted to get the UN involved with UFO research.

‘Deathbed testimony’ about UFOs given by alleged former CIA official (VIDEO)

Video testimony by an anonymous alleged former CIA official was shown at the Citizen Hearing

Hoboken triangular UFO video

We recently received this UFO video from a reader. He captured this video on October 22, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

TV personality Ben Hansen sees UFOs in Huntington Beach, CA

The host of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files witnessed an unusual triangle craft.

Former congress members pledge support for UN UFO conference

We recently interviewed Stephen Bassett, organizer of the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure. Today his Paradigm Research Group sent out a press release with the details of a statement calling for the United Nations to sponsor “a world conference addressing the possible evidence for an extraterrestrial presence engaging this planet.”

Italian UFO researchers analyze Avellino UFO video

An Italian UFO investigation group called the Centro Ufologico Mediterraneo (CUFOM) has sent us their video analysis of a UFO video from September of 2011.

UFO over Montenegro captured on camera by photojournalist

A UFO appeared in the sky above Montenegro’s capital city of Podgorica in southern Europe on Thursday, May 9.

News magazine examines UFOs and government transparency

In an online article from The Week magazine, they examine the effect UFO research has had on government transparency. Interest in government sponsored UFO investigations has caused government agencies to make special concessions, and according to the article, some lawsuits initiated by UFO investigators have become landmark cases for governing what the government needs to release and how.

Bigelow Aerospace director addresses FAA UFO reports (Video)

YouTuber Shepherd Johnson got an impromptu interview with the Director of Operations for Bigelow Aerospace, Mike Gold. He was attempting to get information on the FAA’s UFO reports, which are forwarded to a division within Bigelow Aerospace.

Massive explosion on Moon seen from Earth (Video)

NASA’s Moon monitoring program says they have recorded the brightest explosion in the history of their program. They caught it on video and say that it could have been seen without the aid of a telescope.

Fake California UFO photo fools Ohio TV news

The Camera360 phone app strikes again. Ohio’s WMFD News recently featured the story of a man who said he captured a UFO in a picture he took with his tablet while vacationing in California. However, the UFO image is one that comes with the Camara360 photo app for smartphones.

Man films green UFO in Queensland, Australia

A witness captured a green, rectangle UFO on video.

Star Trek star says NASA knows about aliens

Some of the cast and crew of the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness, got a chance to speak to some astronauts via Google+ Hangout. The movie’s producer and director, J.J. Abrams started off the questioning asking if they had seen anything strange that makes them believe in aliens. Although the astronauts said they hadn’t one of the stars of the movie, Alice Eve, says she was not convinced.

Witness reports camera failure after photographing UFO in CA

A witness photographed a UFO over San Diego on May 7.

Witness submits UFO photo to Dallas TV News

A witness with the nickname tcastellon has submitted an iPhone UFO photo to Dallas TV station WFAA. The witness says the photo was captured at a 7-11 in Euless, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

Vancouver sky watcher records UFOs on video

The Vancouver Sun newspaper has posted the video of a resident sky watcher in Vancouver who recorded a few UFOs recently using night vision equipment.

Documentary to feature claims of back-engineered UFO technology (Video)

A new documentary is in the works about the discoveries of aerospace illustrator, Mark McCandlish. He says information has been shared with him about an Alien Reproduction Vehicle built by the military using technology that has been back engineered from alien technology.

NASA PSA features Jaden Smith and his new movie

Jaden Smith and NASA have joined up to help promote Smith’s new movie and NASA’s Earth Sciences programs. In a new PSA, Jaden warns people that we need to learn more about our environment so we don’t end up with the futuristic Earth portrayed in the movie.

UK politician to share alien encounter stories in TV documentary

An English politician who claims he has been abducted by aliens will share his story in an upcoming television documentary.

New UFO video at Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico

Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano has gotten a lot of worldwide attention with video of its spectacular eruptions. However, some people believe that a few of these videos show UFO activity. Yet another of these videos was posted on YouTube today. The new video was posted by YouTuber Michael Morales and is titled in Spanish, “UFO Enters …

‘Jellyfish UFO’ recorded on video in Peru

A photojournalist recorded video of a UFO over Lima, Peru on Thursday, May 30.

NBC News reports UFO over Prince Edward Island (Video)

NBC News posted a video today of a UFO sighting over Prince Edward Island in Canada. The video was originally taken soon after Christmas of 2012.

Several witnesses capture UFO videos in Colombia

Columbian news is reporting UFO sightings on Sunday and Monday nights in several of the towns in the Valle del Cauca area of Columbia. Many of the witnesses captured videos.

1951 Lubbock lights UFOs in Texas (Video)

In late August, early September 1951, a historical and spectacular series of sightings of multiple formations of nocturnal lights occurred in the skies over northwestern Texas. The “Lubbock Lights,” as they are known, specifically refer to the appearance of eighteen to twenty bright objects proceeding in a “V” formation over Lubbock, as documented by five …

Cigar-shaped UFO over Appleton, Wisconsin (Video)

A strange cigar-shaped object was recorded on video hovering over the mid-eastern Wisconsin city of Appleton.

UFO suspected in Chinese plane nose cone damage

An Air China jet was forced to make an emergency landing after experiencing a large bang. Upon landing, the nose cone was found dented, and it was suspected that the plane collided with something, but just what caused the damage is still under debate.

Pilots report UFOs over British Scientology headquarters

The pilots of three separate passenger planes reported UFO sightings over Scientology’s posh British headquarters in West Sussex, England. The sightings were released in a report by an agency that investigates potential mid-air collisions.

Aliens are visiting Earth according to former Canadian minister of defence

Paul Hellyer believes that extraterrestrials have been visiting our planet for years.

Coast Guard UFO photo from 1952 (Video)

his is one of the most famous photos taken during the American flying saucer wave of 1952. It was taken by Shell Alpert, a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) seaman stationed at the USCG weather office in Salem, Massachusetts, on July 16.

UFO photographed over London suburb

A woman in the town of Bromley, a suburb of London, has sent a local newspaper a photograph of a UFO she took on April 27. She says the object looked very large and was also witnessed by her daughter.

Did a UFO float near ISS and NASA shuttle?

Story via The Canadian A jade color UFO was observed floating close to the International Space Station and Shuttle Atlantis in a NASA photo taken in February, 2001, as reported by UFO Sightings Daily. The report was published on 10 June, 2013. The website, UFO Sightings Daily, is coordinated by Scott C. Waring. He had …

UFO video taken over Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland

The Ralston family, in the town of Hollywood on the coast of the Belfast Lough, spotted a light moving erratically on the evening of May 23. They saw the light from their home between 9 and 10 pm, and felt it was interesting enough to film

Two UFOs photographed from pub near London

Last Friday night, a patron of the Running Horse Pub in Bracknell photographed two mysterious lights from the pub’s terrace. He says, “They were heading south-west at speed towards Basingstoke – quicker than any normal aircraft.”

Space Shuttle astronaut explains UFO video (Video)

Astronaut Tom Jones was on board the Space Shuttle during STS-80 in 1996. On this flight purported UFOs were caught on camera.

Exclusive interview with member of CIA panel on UFOs

If you were going to cast the character of a brilliant eccentric scientist for a Spielberg-type sci-fi movie, the late NASA astrophysicist Dr. Thornton Leigh Page (1913-1996) would fit the role perfectly.

Army Major allegedly photographs UFO in India

A Major in the Indian army photographed a UFO, according to his wife.

Final batch of UFO files released by UK government

Beginning in May of 2008, in an effort to stem large amounts of requests, the UK government decided to proactively release their UFO files in several batches. Finally, five years later, they have released the final batch of files.

Protesters in Brazil film UFO while drone films protesters (Video)

A UFO video from Sao Paulo, Brazil, filmed on June 17 during a protest shows a white light flying around above the crowd. However, video from a drone shows the protesters from high above, making it likely the UFO and the drone are one in the same.

UFOs over Stonehenge and other UK landmarks

Some of the UFO sightings getting attention from the press in the last batch of UFO files released by the British government are those over UK landmarks, including Stonehenge, the House of Parliament, and Blackpool pier.

UFO files reveal British Ministry of Defence monitors anti-gravity research

In the recent batch of UFO files released by the UK National Archives, among the masses of letters sent to the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) asking about extraterrestrials, one also asks that the MoD to release the truth about anti-gravity technology that is being hidden from the public. The MoD boffins replied that they do not currently have any anti-gravity projects, but they are aware of and monitor research in this field.

Russell Crowe tweets about UFO alien disclosure (Video)

Russell Crowe made news earlier this year when he tweeted pictures from an alleged UFO sighting he had four years ago. Last week he tweeted a video posted by Jesse Ventura of Canada’s ex-Minster of Defense Paul Hellyer talking about UFO cover-ups at the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure, a mock-congressional style hearing in Washington D.C. that was held in late April into early May of 2013.

Photographer films UFO over Empire Bay in Australia (Video)

A hobby photographer has filmed a UFO over Empire Bay near Sydney, Australia. He says the object was large, spherical and luminous, and one of many unexplained sightings he has had in the area over the years.

UFO over Brooklyn on 4th of July?

A couple in Brooklyn, New York noticed a UFO in the sky during the 4th of July fireworks display.

Video shows strange glowing cloud rapidly changing shape

A video posted on LiveLeak.com of a cloud with a strange glow quickly changing shape has gone viral. Some have speculated that the phenomenon is due to the government’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), others have suggested it is due to ice crystals while others believe UFOs may be to blame.

NBA All-Star Baron Davis says he was abducted by aliens

Baron Davis, a two-time NBA All-Star who most recently played for the Knicks, says he was abducted by aliens two weeks ago while driving from Las Vegas to LA.

Remarkable “pearl” UFO reported by famous Chinese medieval scientist Shen Kuo

There is a fascinating account of pearl-like UFOs seen repeatedly in the city of Yangzhou during the reign of Emperor Jiayou (1056-1064) of the Song Dynasty. The case is significant because a record and commentary on this “strange happening” was included by Shen Kuo (1031-1095) in his classic “Mengxi Bitan” Dream Pool Essays of 1088.

Video tour of the San Luis Valley UFO Watchtower in Colorado

A new YouTube channel focused on events in Colorado has taken a trip to the UFO Watchtower in the mysterious San Luis Valley in Colorado. The valley is known as a hotspot for all kinds of paranormal occurrences, especially UFO sightings and cattle mutilations.

MUFON announces leadership change and alliance with French UFO agency (Video)

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), the largest UFO investigation organization in the U.S. and possibly the world, recently held its annual symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme was Science, UFOS, and the Search for ET. The conference featured presentations from several Ph.D.s and scientists.

British man says he captured video confirmation of UFO

A man in North Lincolnshire in the UK says he captured a video of a mysterious object he spotted while driving that is “confirmation that this was a UFO.”

UFOs along India’s border remain a mystery

The wave of UFOs along India’s border is still being investigated.

UFO lights photographed in English town of Hull

A reader sent the Hull Daily Mail newspaper pictures of lights she says acted mysteriously and were extremely bright. She is convinced she got photographs of a UFO.

Lockheed Skunk Works director says ESP is the key to interstellar travel (Video)

According to a UCLA engineering alumnus, in 1993 a fellow alumnus, who happened to run one of the most advanced and secretive aircraft development organizations in the world, says the key to the technology that will allow us to travel to the stars, without taking a lifetime to get there, lies in ESP.

MUFON’s best UFO video case of 2012

At the Mutual UFO Network’s 2013 annual symposium they handed the media a press release outlining the top 10 UFO cases of 2012 as determined by their newly formed science review board. Of the 10 cases, one of them is an intriguing UFO video case that took place in Ball Ground, Georgia, a town about 50 miles north of Atlanta.

Cigar-shaped UFO caught on video hovering above Manchester, England

A witness captured video of a cigar-shaped UFO hovering above the Manchester town of Denton in England.

UFO videoed over remote beach in the Netherlands

A video posted this week on YouTube claims to be of a UFO sighting on a remote beach near Waddenzee in the Netherlands. The video shows a bright light zipping around the daytime sky.

Anti-gravity documentary seeks crowdfunding (Video)

A new documentary is in the works exploring claims that the government is hiding anti-gravity vehicles that have been developed, tested, and flown for decades. In order to get the documentary completed, the producers have turned to crowdsourcing to get the resources needed to complete the project.

‘Stargazing Live’ producer sees UFO in England

An assistant producer for professor Brian Cox’s BBC astronomy show Stargazing Live reported seeing a UFO over the town of Hednesford in Staffordshire, England. On Friday, August 2, Keaton Stone posted the following message on his Twitter account: Ok – I know this sounds crazy & I'm supposed to discount this kind of stuff but …

UFO lights photoed over Dorset in the UK

The Dorset Echo newspaper posted photographs of strange lights sent to them by a reader who spotted them at a scenic lookout.

Motorists see flying car UFO in New Zealand

A mechanic from Rutherglen, New Zealand claims he saw a “car-shaped” object ascend from the street and shoot into the night sky. On Tuesday, August 6 at approximately 8:45 p.m., Matthew Robert reports that he was driving on Rutherglen Road, south of Greymouth, when he encountered the UFO. He explains, I was changing a CD …

Interview with former NASA space station director on Elysium and UFOs

To get some insight into space station technology, space tourism, and what it takes to live in space, I was able to interview Mark Uhran, who worked for NASA in the International Space Station division for 28 years, the last seven as the division director. Of course, I also had to ask him about alleged UFO videos taken from the ISS.

ISS mistaken for UFO over Bulgaria (Video)

Another cautionary tale when it comes to identifying potential UFOs is a recent video posted by a YouTuber in Bulgaria using the name “nedialko kostadinov.” The video shows an unusually bright light moving from horizon to horizon. This is exactly what you would expect from the International Space Station (ISS), which it just so happens was flying over the town where the video was captured at the exact time the video was captured.

Former NASA extraterrestrial hunter dies at 83

A former NASA official who helped initiate the government’s search for intelligent extraterrestrial life died on August 4 at the age of 83. Dr. John Billingham studied medicine and received his degree in physiology at Oxford University in his native country of England. After serving in the Royal Air Force, Dr. Billingham headed the Environmental …

UFO video shows two objects over Minneapolis

A witness recorded video of two objects in the sky above the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the night of August 9.

UFO video gets San Antonio TV news attention

San Antonio’s KENS channel 5 news has posted a story on their website about a UFO video captured in the skies over San Antonio on August 10, 2013. The man who took the video, Mario Vallejo, calls the object a “UFO orb,” and says he sees them often.

UFO videos over the English town of Derby gaining popularity

The town of Derby in England’s Derbyshire County has repeatedly garnered media attention for UFO videos over the years. Many are suspected to be Chinese lanterns, however some remain unexplained.

Google claims responsibility for 2012 Kentucky UFO sighting

A new Google project uses high-altitude balloons to connect people to the Internet.

CIA gets UFOs wrong in Area 51 document

The National Security Archives at George Washington University have posted a document obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that finally officially acknowledges the existence of Area 51, although this is not the first official document to reference Area 51 and the CIA’s account of the U-2 and UFOs is not entirely accurate.

Bob Lazar not impressed with Area 51 declassification

Bob Lazar’s claims that he worked on back-engineered extraterrestrial spacecraft near Area 51 catapulted the secretive base into the legendary status it now holds.

Taj Mahal UFO video detracts from Indian army UFO sightings

The Inquisitr published a story titled “UFOs Over The Taj Mahal Next? Indian Army Reports Sightings” on Sunday, August 18. This story includes a video showing an unidentified aerial object in the sky near the Taj Mahal. MSN suggests the object in this video is nothing but a “bug on the camera screen.” But the …

NASA UFO transmissions make the news and the latest Daft Punk album (Video)

There has been a lot of news this week about a UFO spotted by a NASA astronaut that was quickly identified. A similar event that took place on an Apollo mission has also been featured on a track on Daft Punk’s latest album.

UFO caught in video over Georgia during strange thunderstorm

YouTuber Margaret Pfeiffer was filming the aftereffects of lightning strikes on her property and the property of her neighbor when she filmed a strange object apparently plunging out of the sky at an angle.

Multiple witnesses report red, orange UFOs over Michigan

Residents in various cities reported UFOs over Michigan on the night of Friday, August 23. According to Monroe News, a woman in Monroe, MI reported her sighting to the Michigan chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). She explains that “she and her husband were traveling north on S. Tele­graph Rd. between Albain and Dunbar …

Security guard in Turkey photographs UFO (Video)

A security guard at a “technopark” in the town of Gebze in the Kocaeli province of Turkey says he saw a flying saucer and was able to capture it on camera with his cell phone before it disappeared.

Australia’s UFO Files – Your Need to Know

The next episode in our series is Australia’s UFO Files. The National Archives of Australia holds a number of records relating to UFOs, flying saucers and other unidentified aerial phenomena.

UFO over New York highway caught on video

A man in New York captured a UFO on video using his phone while driving in New York in the middle of the night. The object appeared to be several very bright lights in a row and startled the driver during his midnight trip.

UFO Sighting: Close up of alien spacecraft

The following was submitted to OpenMinds.tv and is posted directly as received. Open Minds makes no claims to the authenticity of reports and materials presented here. I remember my first Alien Space Craft sighting as if it happened yesterday. It was 2:00 a.m. on a clear night in the Summer of 1962 in Yorkton Sask.,Canada …

Witnesses tweet UFO photos during Canadian baseball game (Video)

A UFO was spotted at a Canadian minor league baseball game, and a couple of people at the game tweeted photos of the object. One of the teams scored four runs about the time of the sighting, causing some to speculate it was “cosmic intervention.”

Phoenix UFO identified as a research balloon

Witnesses in Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding areas observed a bright UFO on the evening of Monday, September 2. AZCentral.com reports that 3TV received dozens of calls about the UFO over Phoenix. And at least three witnesses filed sighting reports with the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). One witness describes: The light was so bright it looked …

UFO spotter films four objects in formation using night vision in California

A YouTuber named ETSkywatch has filmed a video using night vision of four lights in a triangular formation that zoomed over his house on the evening of August 25, 2013. The witness, who lives in San Juan Capistrano, California, says Orange County is a UFO hotspot.

Vancouver Space Centre hoaxes baseball UFO sighting

The H.R. MacMillam Space Centre in Vancouver has posted a press release claiming responsibility for the recent UFO videos and tweets that were purported to have been captured during a minor league baseball game.

UFO Sighting: Georgia UFO photos reader submission

The following was submitted to OpenMinds.tv and is posted directly as received. Open Minds makes no claims to the authenticity of reports and materials presented here. This image was captured on 5/23/2013 and features an Airplanes contrail just above my home. Now, if you look into the center of it and then go up and …

Virginia UFO video reminiscent of California Silver Surfer UFOs

A correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor recently caught some mysterious looking objects on video in Virginia. An astronomer at the University of Virginia had a hard time identifying what the objects in video might be.