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The Mantell UFO Incident: Pilot Chases a UFO and Never Comes Back 1948
January 7, 1948, near Franklin, Kentucky, USA. Captain Thomas F. Mantell Jr. and three other P-51 Mustang pilots chased a massive, metallic, cone-shaped object seen by Godman Army Airfield personnel. Mantell climbed to 25,000 feet without oxygen and crashed fatally. Project Sign investigated. Official explanation: Skyhook balloon. The case remains controversial and is one of the earliest post-Roswell UFO tragedies.
The Levelland UFO Case: The Night Cars Died & UFOs Ruled the Road 1957
November 2–3, 1957, Levelland, Texas. Over a dozen drivers reported a glowing, egg/torpedo-shaped object hovering above the road, causing their engines, headlights, and radios to fail simultaneously. Police, sheriff deputies, and firefighters all witnessed the same thing. Project Blue Book investigated and called it 'ball lightning'. Almost 70 years later the Levelland UFO case still remains one of the strongest vehicle-interferenc...
The Falcon Lake Incident: The Day Stefan Michalak Was Burned by a UFO 1967
May 20, 1967, Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Stefan Michalak encountered a landed, disc-shaped craft in the woods. He touched it, was burned by hot exhaust from a grid-like pattern, and suffered radiation-like injuries. RCMP, doctors, and Project Blue Book investigated. Physical evidence (burned shirt, grid marks, melted coins) and medical records remain unexplained. One of the best-documented close encounters of the second kind on r...
The Shag Harbour Incident: Canada’s Best-Documented UFO Crash 1967
October 4, 1967, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. Multiple witnesses saw a large, brightly lit object crash into the harbour waters with a whoosh and a splash. RCMP officers watched it float, then sink. Divers searched for days but found nothing. Yellow foam, underwater lights, and rumours of a second craft near Government Point kept the mystery alive. Almost 60 years later the Shag Harbour incident remains Canada’s most thoroughly docum...
Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident: Police Officer finds a UFO 1964
April 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico. Patrolman Lonnie Zamora chased a roaring, egg-shaped craft that landed in the desert. He saw two small figures in white coveralls beside it. The object took off with a roar and flame, leaving scorched earth and four landing pad marks. Dozens of investigators, including Project Blue Book, confirmed the physical traces. The Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident remains one of the most credible close encounters...
Westall High School: The Day Over 200 Students Watch a UFO Land 1966
April 6, 1966, Clayton South, Melbourne. Over 200 students and teachers at Westall High School and Westall State School watched a silvery disc descend, hover over the field, and land briefly before ascending and vanishing. Military and police cordoned the area and interviewed witnesses. Consistent accounts over decades make it one of the largest mass schoolyard UFO events on record. This is an absolutely outstanding case that still h...
The Exeter Incident: The Night Police chased a Huge UFO 1965
September 3, 1965, Exeter, New Hampshire. 18-year-old Norman Muscarello was chased by a massive silent object with five brilliant red lights. Police officers and dozens of witnesses saw it hover low over fields, lighting up houses and trees. Project Blue Book investigated; no explanation was found. One of the strongest pre-1970s close encounters of the first kind on record, backed by credible law enforcement and independent witnesses...
The Varginha Incident: Brazil's Most Famous Alien Encounter 1996
On January 20, 1996, in Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, three girls saw a bipedal creature with oily brown skin, large red eyes, and three horns. Military and firefighters allegedly captured at least two beings after a UFO crash or landing. One creature died at a hospital; another was transported alive. Witnesses described ammonia smell, V-shaped feet, and military secrecy. The case exploded in Brazilian media and became known as 'Br...
Travis Walton: The Night the Sky Took Him – November 5, 1975
November 5, 1975. Apache-Sitgreaves Forest, Arizona. Seven loggers watched a glowing object descend. Travis Walton approached and was struck by a beam of light. He vanished for five days. His crew reported the incident; all passed polygraphs. Travis reappeared with memories of small beings aboard a craft. Medical exams, polygraphs, and consistency make it one of the most famous and investigated abductions ever. The crew stood by thei...
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