UFO SIGHTINGS // LIGHT

11CASES

Documented sightings reporting a light-shaped craft.

2025United States7/10

Palomar Observatory Nuclear-UAP Transients Study

Peer-reviewed Nature study found statistically significant correlations between 1950s sky anomalies, nuclear weapons testing, and UAP reports at Palomar Observatory.

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1986Brazil9/10

São Paulo UFO Night (Official Night of the UFOs)

Brazil scrambled five fighters to intercept 21 radar targets; the Air Minister held a press conference confirming 'we have technical evidence that something was there.'

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1978New Zealand7/10

Kaikoura Lights

A TV film crew captured footage of luminous objects simultaneously tracked on Wellington radar off New Zealand's coast, investigated by the RNZAF.

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1976Iran9/10

Tehran UFO Incident

Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms scrambled to intercept a UFO over Tehran experienced weapons and electronics failures, documented by a declassified DIA report.

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1966United States7/10

Wanaque Reservoir Sightings

A brilliant light repeatedly hovered over Wanaque Reservoir, witnessed by police, officials, and hundreds of residents over several weeks.

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1957United States9/10

RB-47 Reconnaissance Encounter

A USAF RB-47 reconnaissance bomber tracked an object on radar, electronic countermeasures, and visually for 700+ miles across multiple states.

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1956United Kingdom9/10

Bentwaters-Lakenheath Incident

Multiple radar stations and a fighter jet tracked UFOs over two RAF bases; the Condon Committee called it 'the most puzzling case in the radar-visual files.'

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1955United States7/10

Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter

The Sutton family reported hours-long siege by small luminous beings at their Kentucky farmhouse, prompting a multi-agency investigation.

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1952United States9/10

Washington DC UFO Incident

UFOs tracked on radar over the nation's capital on two consecutive weekends, triggering jet scrambles and the largest Pentagon press conference since WWII.

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1951United States6/10

Lubbock Lights

V-formations of bluish-green lights observed by Texas Tech professors and photographed by a student became a classic unsolved Project Blue Book case.

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1948United States7/10

Gorman Dogfight

USAF pilot George Gorman engaged in a 27-minute aerial dogfight with a maneuvering light over Fargo that outperformed his P-51 Mustang.

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