Stefan Michalak was burned by a landed disc at Falcon Lake, leaving a distinctive grid-pattern burn; later honored by a Canadian commemorative coin.
Anglican priest and 37 witnesses observed a hovering disc with humanoid figures who appeared to wave back when greeted, over a Papua New Guinea mission station.
A photographer aboard a Brazilian Navy ship captured photos of a Saturn-shaped UFO over Trindade Island, endorsed by the Navy and the President of Brazil.
Brazilian farmer Antônio Villas Boas reported the first widely-documented modern abduction case - including a medical exam and a sexual encounter - in October 1957, four years before Betty and Barney Hill.
Nick Mariana filmed two bright rotating discs over Great Falls, Montana, producing one of the earliest credible pieces of UFO film evidence.
Paul and Evelyn Trent photographed a metallic disc over their Oregon farm, producing the most analyzed and authenticated UFO photos in history.