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| 19 mai 1909, 23 h 30 | Angleterre, Wroxsam, Norfolk : Un motorcycliste seul observe une lumière globulaire voyageant en direction droite au-dessus de lui. Durant son passage, le phare de la motorcyclette ne parvient pas à fonctionner. Il arrête sa machine lorsque cela arrive, mais le phare commence à re-fonctionner après le passage de l'ovni [East Anglican Daily Times, 21 mai 1909] |
| Printemps 1944 ou 1945 |
U.S., Auberry, Californie : Alors qu'elles roulent dans les montagnes de la Sierra Occidentale, 2 femmes voient un objet en forme de cigare non loin de là. Le moteur de leur voiture cale à ce moment. L'ovni reste en survol, puis glisse hors du ravin où il avait d'abord été repèré. Il montre un arc-en-ciel de couleurs tout au long de l'observation, qui se termine avec l'ovni fonçant au loin en quelques secondes ; le moteur de la voiture redémarre par la suite [APRO Bulletin, Jan-fév. 1968] |
| Automne 1949, la nuit |
U.S., Nouveau Mexique : A UFO dropped out of nowhere into the car headlights of a couple. It was saucer-shaped and 50-60 feet in diameter. When 20 feet in distance from the car, it rose up and passed at a low altitude over the car. While this happened, the car radio had an abnormal amount of static. The couple did not see how the UFO left their vicinity [Tulsa Tribune, 10 décemgre 1957] |
| 13 septembre 1952, 20 h 00 | U.S., Frametown, West Virginia: The car of a married couple with their daughter suddenly stalled. They saw a bright light in the woods and smelled sulphur or ether, which made them feel nauseated. After leaving the car to check the immediate surroundings and finding nothing, they were returning to it when a 10-foot tall humanoid appeared nearby. The humanoid inspected their car, then left slowly, after which time the light rose into the sky, leaving a glowing trail. The car could be restarted then. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Oct. 31, 1952 1940 |
U.S., Fayetteville, Georgia: Lt. Col. Charles Smith Jr. observed a strange "air blimp" while driving towards Atlanta. It was an orange-colored object which came down close to the road. As Smith's car passed underneath, the car radio went dead--no static, no noise of any kind. He stopped his car to observe the UFO, which hovered overhead for 20 seconds and then climbed out of sight in 30-40 seconds. (Blue Book) |
| 1953 0300 |
U.S., unspecified location: Four teenagers were listening to a car radio in a backyard. They saw a green flash in the sky which coincided with a screech from the radio. After leaving for the night, one couple saw a disc-shaped UFO for about 20 minutes. The UF0 had a blue light on top and a white circle on the rim. It executed various complicated maneuvers in the sky at a distance of about one mile. No more static was heard on the radio. (CUFOS) |
| Jan. 29, 1954
Afternoon |
U.S., 6 mi. south of Santa Ana, California: An adult couple saw a round object with a flat bottom while driving. It was emitting a blurry white light. When it passed over the car at a 25-foot altitude, the radio went dead and the motor coughed. The UFO then rose up vertically and disappeared in seconds, but the motor continued to act up for some time on the way home.(Schopick) |
| May, 1954 |
U.S., LaPorte, Indiana: Radio and lights of a car went off and the witness saw three round or oval UFOs pass overhead. They were emitting beams of light towards the ground. (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| June 21, 1954 0100 |
CANADA, Ridgeway, Ontario: An adult couple spotted a UFO while driving one mile north of Lake Erie. It hovered over a field, flashing two lights on opposite ends. The UFO was metallic, shaped like a flattened sphere, and about 30 feet in diameter. It began moving north and the witnesses chased it in their car. At one point, when the car crossed the UFO's path by making a left turn, the car stalled. The UFO landed in some woods. The car would not start, but after the witnesses pushed it some distance away, it finally did. (Schopick) |
| Oct. 7, 1954 0620 |
FRANCE, near St-Jeans d'Asse: A milk truck driver, when driving up a small hill, experienced a complete failure of the engine and lights of his vehicle. He got out to inspect the motor with a flashlight that functioned normally. He then saw an intense blue light in the sky shining towards him. The light blinked off in a few seconds, and the engine could be restarted and the lights turned on. (Flying Saucers and the Straightline Mystery, Michel) |
| Oct. 9, 1954 2120 |
FRANCE, Cuisy, Seine-et-Marne: As Andre Bartoli was turning his car around when leaving his friend's home, he saw an orange yellow glow in the sky. His car's motor failed at that point. He jumped out to see a cigar-shaped UFO, half the diameter of the moon, traveling in a straight line southwest. His friend also saw the object, which was also colored orange-yellow. Mr. Bartoli then found that his headlights had gone out. Curiously, the speedometer needle still pointed to the position it occupied when the UFO was seen, not at zero. (Michel) |
| Oct. 11, 1954 2200 |
FRANCE, Chateauneuf: Three young girls, returning from a trip, saw two luminous globes at a low altitude. The engine of their car died and the headlights went out. For five minutes they watched the two globes as they executed several movements. One globe was much larger, and it eventually turned brilliant white with a reddish halo. Both globes eventually disappeared by dropping straight down towards the Charente River valley. The car could then be restarted. (Michel) |
| Oct 11, 1954 0415 |
FRANCE, Fronfrede: Mr. Baptiste Jourdy, a 30-year-old milk truck driver, while out on his normal route, had his engine suddenly die and headlights go out. He got out to inspect his vehicle and saw overhead a glowing, multi-colored object. It crossed the road at right angles and disappeared in one to two minutes. His headlights came back on and the engine could then be restarted. (Flying Saucers and the Straightline Mystery, Michel) |
| Oct. 11, 1954 0430 |
FRANCE, near Sassier: Henri Gallois and Louis Vigneron, driving to a fair at Corbigny, both suddenly felt electric shocks through their bodies. The motor of the car died and the head lights went out. They became paralyzed and saw on the ground, 50 yards away, a round object. Three small figures were beside the object. The figures disappeared into the object, which then left rapidly. The headlights came on, the paralysis ended, and the engine could be restarted. A resident of a nearby village reported a UFO at the same time. (Michel) |
| Oct. 14, 1954 Nightfall |
FRANCE, St. Romain-sous-Gordon: A Mr. B., riding his motorcycle aIone to Brosses-Thillot, experienced engine failure. As he got off to investigate, a bright light appeared, which was revealed to be a circular object that looked "like a plate turned upside down." After watching it for some time, he pushed the motorcycle down the road, where it was then restarted. (Michel) |
| Oct. 14, 1954 1930 |
FRANCE, Chazey Wood, near Gueugnon: Two men observed a reddish fireball pass over their car. The motor stopped and the headlights went out. The light quickly passed out of view in seconds, and the headlights came back on. The car could then be restarted. (Michel) |
| Oct.14, 1954 Niqht |
FRANCE, Baillolet: Dr. Henri Robert, a veterinarian, noticed four circular objects at a height of less than 1,000 feet. They moved in formation, but one then descended in a "falling leaf" maneuver close to the ground ahead of Dr. Robert's auto. At a distance of 100 yards from the UFO, Dr. Robert felt an electric shock and his engine and lights died. The UFO then landed--Dr. Robert was paralyzed. He saw a small humanoid, about three feet tall. The light on the UFO went out and every thing was dark and silent for several minutes. Then suddenly the headlights came on and Dr. Robert could see the UFO moving away low to the ground. He could now move and had no trouble starting his car. (Michel) |
| Oct. 16, 1954 1730 |
FRANCE, near Coheix: A 42-year-old man was driving around a bend in the road when he suddenly felt paralyzed. The motor of his vehicle slowed, even though he tried to speed up. He then noticed in a field an elongated brown object, hovering about five feet up. Since his car had not stalled, the witness continued driving out of sight of the object. (Michel) |
| Oct. 20, 1954 Evening |
FRANCE, Turquenstein: While driving his automobile in a wooded region, the single witness noticed a luminous shape resting on the road ahead. He slowed, but when he was within 60 feet, he felt paralyzed. His hands were frozen to the steering wheel. His car motor also went dead, but as the car coasted to a stop, he noticed an increasing sensation of heat. The UFO quickly rose and left to the northeast; the sensation of heat vanished, the witness could move, and the engine was restarted. (Michel) |
| Oct. 21, 1954 2000 |
FRANCE, Criteuil-la-Madeleine: A bricklayer's car engine and lights failed when a ball of fire passed nearby. The witness felt a violent displacement of air as it passed. The car could not be restarted--it was found to have a dead battery and burned-out headlight bulbs. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee; The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Oct. 21, 1954 Night |
FRANCE, LaRochelle: A man and his three-year-old son were out on a drive when the man felt an electric shock all over his body. He also had a sensation of increased heat, and his son began to cry. The engine of the car then died and the headlights went out. Suddenly an object on the road directly in front of the car became very bright. The witness had not seen it before. It was red in color, which changed to orange as it rose into the air. The car could then be restarted and the physical symptoms disappeared. (Michel) |
| Oct. 24, 1954 2100 |
FRANCE, near Biozat: A motorcyclist's engine died suddenly. He was just beginning to inspect it when an egg-shaped object rose into the air from the side of the road. The UFO left a bright trail. The moorcycle could be restarted after the UFO left. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee; The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Oct. 26, 1954 |
FRANCE, near Saint-Quirin: Two farmers and their mother saw a UFO which was orange in color, six meters in diameter, and three meters high. As it flew over them, the tractor engine died, and the tractor lights went out. After the UFO departed, the tractor could not be restarted and its battery was found dead. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Oct. 27, 1954 Evening |
FRANCE, Linzeux: A merchant and his deliveryman saw a bright light pass quickly overhead. The motor of their truck stalled and the headlights failed at this point, and both men felt electric shocks. The UFO was shaped like a sphere and quickly traveled out of view. Other people in the area saw the same object in the distance, but experienced no effects. (Michel) |
| Oct. 27, 1954 2130 |
FRANCE, Les-Jonquerets-de-Livet: A motorcycle failed at the spot where a UFO was previously seen two hours before by a farmer. Some men from a nearby village went to investigate and saw an elongated object on the ground. Two smalI humanoids about one meter in height were near the object, wearing armortype clothes and walking stiffly. They vanished suddenly and the UFO took off noiselessly. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Oct. 31, 1954 |
FRANCE, "Corrompu," near Long: Three people in a field saw an oval orange object on the ground. Their tractor's lights went off when the object lifted from the ground. It emitted a bright light when taking off, and made a noise Iike bees in a beehive while in flight. It eventually turned towards the southwest and moved away. Witnesses estimated its size to be four to five meters. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Nov. 8, 1954 Dusk |
FRANCE, La-Tessoualle: As a single witness saw a blue disc, his car engine died and the headlights went out. The disc came closer and the witness was paralyzed with a feeling of pricklings on his hands. When the blue light on the UFO disappeared, he could move and start the car. The UFO, which was five to six meters in size, now appeared again 200 meters away. As he drove towards it, the object again turned off the blue light and flew away with a soft whistling sound. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Nov. 13, 1954 |
FRANCE, near Buchy: A luminous UFO rose from the ground as the engine of the witnesses' car slowed but did not fail completely. They also were paralyzed and felt pricklings on their skin. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Nov. 14, 1954 |
ITALY, Forli: Three tractor drivers watched a bright red, luminous UFO approach them in a farm field. As it came near, the two engines that worked by internal combustion failed, but the diesel engine still ran. The men ran away; when they returned, the UFO had departed. The two engines that had failed still caused some trouble after the sighting. ( UFOs: The Whole Story, Coral and Jim Lorenzen) |
| Jan. 3, 1955 0725 |
AUSTRALIA, Melbourne: Two witnesses saw a UFO at a distance of only 70 meters. Their car engine stalled at the same time. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| March, 1955 |
SPAIN, between Montornes del Valles and La Roca: Two adult males were driving when their car's motor failed. They got out, lifted the hood, then saw a grey metallic UFO about 250 meters away. It had a dome surrounded by a ring that reminded them of the planet Saturn. There were two humanoids in the dome. The UFO rose rapidly at a 45° angle and disappeared almost instantaneously. Their car could then be restarted. Scorched grass was later found. (Catalog of 200 Type-I UFO Events in Spain and Portugal, Ballester-Olmos) |
| Mar. 30, 1955 0315 |
U.S., near Tucson, Arizona: Andy Florio sighted a "disc machine" at least 100 feet in diameter. It made the sound of "electrical humming" and had bluish-green lights on its top, and amber lights from openings on the rim. Florio stopped his car when the radio failed, the lights dimmed, and the car slowed involuntarily to 12-15 mph. The UFO swayed back and forth while hovering and shot a beam of white light at the witness, burning his elbow and bubbling paint on the car. Florio also felt heat and a tingling sensation. Eventually the UFO departed , and when the car was checked, it was found to have a defective battery, dead radio, and only three spark plugs still firing. (CUFOS) |
| July 17, 1957 Midday |
ENGLAND: Three people on their way to a clinic saw a dark shadow hanging over the road ahead. Their car began to slow down and stop and start intermittently. Stopping the car, they saw an oval gray object 100 to 150 feet over the road. The object was hovering, but then began to rotate and make a slight swishing or humming noise. It then flipped over and revealed itself to be disc-shaped. It slowly rose up into the sky. (FSR, November 1976) |
| Late July, 1955 about 2000 |
U.S., near Niagara Falls, New York: Two families were having a picnic on the shore of Lake Erie. A UFO rose out of the water and approached them, moving in swoops like a pendulum. It was 100 feet in diameter and silvery-colored. They ran to their cars to escape, but the cars wouldn't start. The UFO came within 30 feet and witnesses saw four humanoids with white heads inside, wearing black robes. The UFO then went back over the lake and rose up vertically. (CUFOS) |
| Aug. 3, 1955 |
U.S., Bronwood, near Dawson, Georgia: A UFO was seen , after which the engine of a jeep stalled and a strange, hairy, six foot-tall entity came near. It attempted to attack the witnesses, but was driven off. (Orbit, Vol . 2, No . 7) |
| September or October, 1955 |
GREECE, Agrinion: A truck driver and hotel manager driving over a mountain road saw a luminous object fly overhead. The truck engine stopped. (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| October, 1955 1930 |
SCOTLAND, Newton Stewart: For about five minutes, Maurice Brazier's van was circled by a UFO. The object was shaped like a double saucer with a ring of rotating lights around the rim. The engine of his van failed while the UFO was approaching and circling. Brazier heard a high-pitched buzzing sound and then a clicking sound which became louder as the UFO moved around the van. (FSR, Vol. 1, No. 5; Vol. 2, No. 1) |
| Summer, 1956 Night |
U.S., near Nellis AFB, Nevada: As a pilot was driving in the desert at night, the engine of his car died. Then he spotted a disc-shaped UFO with a dome, about 100 feet in diameter. He saw three circular "landing gear" on its bottom. It eventually rose straight into the air and the car could then be restarted. (Flying Saucer Occupants, Coral and Jim Lorenzen) |
| September, 1956 0005 |
FRANCE, Serdon: A man and woman, both in their early twenties, experienced car trouble. They were able to restart the car, but then saw a UFO overhead about 200 meters in altitude. The object was 100 feet in diameter and shone a light beam which was not continuous. Everything illuminated by the beam changed colors. The witnesses also experienced a tingling sensation. The UFO hovered in the area for some time while the witnesses hid. It eventually left, first vertically, then made a rightangle turn. (The Crack in the Universe, Bourret) |
| Easter, 1957 |
U.S., near Ellwood City, Pennsylvania: A two-foot diameter, red, blinking disc was observed for 10 minutes by police officers from a car. The object rose and fell in the sky and executed other gyrations. Their communications radio did not function during the sighting. (APRO Bulletin, September 1964) |
| April, 1957 |
ARGENTINA, near Pajas Blancas Airport, Cordoba: A lone motor cyclist was riding 15 kilometers from the airport when his engine died. He saw a disc-shaped object hovering hearby and hid in a ditch. A humanoid emerged from the disc and coaxed him inside, where he saw five or six similar figures. The humanoids were dressed in what appeared to be divers' suits. After a short while they released the witness, and the object left towards the northwest. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| June 25, 1957 |
U.S., Baltimore, Maryland: "Car radio stopped playing and street lights went out as formation of seven white discs with red rims passed overhead." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| Aug. 22, 1957 2140 |
U.S., near Cecil Naval Air Station, Florida: A husband and wife saw a bell-shaped UFO which was rotating. Two bright white lights were suspended over the top. The object came toward their car and passed it, moving down the highway. The car stalled at this point and the UFO hovered in front of then. The UFO finally shot off at a rapid rate, but the car could not be restarted since the battery had discharged. The UFO sounded like a helicopter during the sighting. (CUFOS) |
| Sept. 1, 1957 |
U.S., Le Mars, Iowa: A married couple saw a brief flash of light in the sky. Their car's headlights and engine failed for a few seconds coincident with the sighting. (FSR, Vol . 4, No. 3) |
| October, 1957 Night |
BRAZIL, Quebracoco: A naval officer's truck stalled as a huge oval UFO descended to the ground nearby. He and his companion believed it to be 500 feet wide, with an "aerial" projecting from its dome. Seven humanoids emerged from the object after it landed and watched the witnesses for about three minutes. They were quite small in stature and had long hair. They then entered the object, which took off, releasing a small disc in the process. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Oct. 15, 1957 |
U.S., near Covington, Indiana: A farmer, while harvesting his crops, observed a "silver-platter shaped" object hovering about 1500 feet overhead. A pinkish flame emanated from the object's bottom, and it made a whirring noise while hovering. It eventually began to rise, at which time the farmer's combine stopped working. The color of the flame changed from pink to blue as it departed. (CUFOS) |
| Oct. 16, 1957 0100 |
BRAZIL, Sao Francisco de Sales: Antonio Villas Boas was plowing his field at night when he saw a red light in the sky that approached him. His tractor motor and lights failed as it hovered nearby. The object landed and five humanoids forced Boas onto the object. The humanoids were approximately five feet tall. The witness was forced to have sexual relations with a female humanoid, given a tour of the interior of the object, and then released. The UFO then rose slowly, rotating at high speed, and shot off to the south in seconds. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| Oct. 30, 1957 |
U.S., 10 miles north of Casper, Wyoming: A man and woman out driving suddenly saw a large, egg-shaped, glowing object on the road ahead. It was the size of a house and had two pointed peaks. They tried to turn around but their car motor stalled. After repeated attempts, they were able to turn the car around but the motor continued to stall out. They eventually left at high speed and did not observe the disappearance of the object. (Saucer News, December 1963) |
| Oct. 31, 1957 Evening |
U. S., Lumberton, North Carolina: Two couples spotted a 200-foot-long UFO high in the sky. It rose straight up, shot off some type of flame, and then quickly moved away. As it flamed, the witnesses' car stalled. It could be restarted easily after the sighting. (Charlotte, N.C. Observer, November 4, 1957) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 0330 |
U.S., Canadien, Texas: A driver in a car observed a 50-foot-long submarine-shaped UFO, colored red and white, which landed nearby. The headlights of his car failed coincident with flashes of light from the UFO. A humanoid figure was seen briefly near the object. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 Evening |
U.S., Petit, Texas: Two grain combines, each with two engines, were working in the fields. All the engines failed as a glowing UFO passed overhead. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 2030 |
U.S., between Seminole and Seagraves, Texas: A single witness saw a light on the highway ahead. His car motor and headlights failed as he drove closer. Within a few seconds, the light rose into the air and flew away. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 2300 |
U.S., Levelland, Texas: Two men were driving four miles west of Levelland on Route 116 when they saw a flash of light in a field. An object then rose up and passed over their truck. Their lights failed and the motor died as it came near. The witnesses got out of the truck and watched it pass overhead. It was "torpedo-shaped," about 200 feet long, giving off a blue-yellow flame and white smoke. The witnesses heard a sound like thunder and felt heat. The object moved away to the east and their headlights came on. They then drove away. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 2355 |
U.S., Shallowater, Texas: Two married couples saw a flash of orange light in the southwestern sky. The headlights and radio of their car failed for three seconds as they saw the light. The motor of the car was not affected. There were no thunderstorms in the area. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 2400 |
U.S., Whitharral, Texas: Jose Alvarez came across a 200-foot long object sitting in the road on Route 51. His car engine stopped as he approached and the headlights went out. At that point, the object rose quickly into the air. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 2, 1957 2400 |
U.S., Levelland, Texas: Jim Wheeler, also driving on Route 116 about four miles west of Levelland, saw a brightly lit, egg-shaped object sitting in the middle of the road. It was about 200 feet long. The headlights and engine of his car failed as he approached it. As Wheeler got out of his car, the object rose to an altitude of 200 feet and disappeared. The car's headlights came back on at this point and he could restart the car. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 0005 |
U.S., Smyer, Texas: A 19-year-old student at Texas Tech noticed his car was running poorly while driving home. At Smyer, his engine began to sputter, the ammeter discharged, and the car eventually stopped completely. The lights had also failed. After checking the engine, the student saw an oval-shaped object on the road ahead. It was about 75 to 100 feet long and gave off a blue-green glow. The witness tried frantically to start the car, but was unable to do so. After a few minutes, the object rose and moved instantaneously out of sight to the north. His car could then be started and the headlights immediately came back on. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 2400 |
U.S., near Levelland, Texas: At a point nine miles north of Levelland on Route 51, a single witness saw a UFO on the road. His motor stopped and headlights failed. The object was glowing and pulsating--as it glowed, the car headlights went out, and vice versa. After a short while, the object rose vertically with a sound like thunder. At an altitude of 200 to 300 feet, it stopped glowing and disappeared. The headlights came back on and the witness started the car. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 2400 |
U.S., Levelland, Texas: West of Levelland, Ronald Martin saw an orange "ball of fire" hovering in the sky. It then came straight down and landed on the highway. At a distance of one-quarter of a mile, the lights and engine of Martin's truck failed. After one minute, the object lifted off vertically. On the ground it had become bluish-green, but it changed back to orange in the air. Martin estimated the size of the object to be 50 feet in diameter; it was always round in shape. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 0100 |
U.S., Levelland, Texas: A truck driver on the Oklahoma Flat Road northeast of Levelland approached a glowing, egg-shaped object on the road. His engine and lights failed at about 200 feet away. The witness thought the object was 200 feet long and glowing intermittently "like a neon sign." As he got out of his truck, the object lifted off and streaked away. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 0100 |
U.S., Levelland, Texas: Levelland Fire Marshall Ray Jones, while out driving around and looking for some explanation of the many UFO reports, saw a "streak of light" north of the Oklahoma Flat. His headlights dimmed and engine sputtered as he saw the light. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 3, 1957 1900 |
CANADA, Sibald, Alberta: Three witnesses saw a light in the sky to the northwest. When it passed overhead, the engine of their car coughed and the headlights flickered. (Michel) |
| Nov. 4, 1957 2400 |
U.S., near Amarillo, Texas: A young couple saw a glowing object on the road while returning to Amarillo. The object was surrounded by fog. The engine of their car died as they approached it and entered this fog. The battery also went dead. The car had to be pushed into Amarillo to have the battery replaced. (Shopick) |
| Nov. 4, 1957 0300 |
U.S., Elmwood Park, Illinois: Three men, including two policemen, saw an orange fluorescent light descending nearby after the head lights failed on their car. It was 50 to 100 meters distant, but suddenly the headlights worked, so they followed it. After an involved chase, they ended up near a cemetary where they watched this light for two more minutes before it departed. The headlights never malfunctioned during the chase. (The Hynek UFO Report) |
| Nov. 4, 1957 1310 |
U.S., near Orogrande, New Mexico: Ten miles south of Orogrande, James Stokes' car began to misfunction. The radio faded out, then the engine stopped. There were nine other cars stalled at this spot also. The occupants of the cars were watching an egg-shaped object approach from the northeast, pass low, over the cars (within 1500 to 3000 feet), move to the northwest, then come back within a few minutes and make another pass. Stokes estimated it to be 500 feet in length. He also reported heat and "pressure" when the UFO passed overhead. Later that day he noticed his skin was reddened as if sunburned. The next day this had disappeared. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen) |
| Nov. 4, 1957 Night |
U.S., Kodiak, Alaska: A 28-year-old policemen saw a fIaming red ball of light approach from the east and pass only 50 feet over a school. It was trailing greenish-yellow vapor. It suddenly disappeared as it traveled towards the west. While it was in view and for some time afterwards, the radio on the police car experienced a "dit-dit" interference noise. (Anchorage DaiIy News, November 5, 1957) |
| Nov. 5, 1957 0540 |
U.S., Playa del Rey, California: Richard Keyhoe, while driving to work along Vista del Mar at the beach, experienced engine failure, as did drivers of two other cars in the area. All drivers got out and saw an egg-shaped object in a blue haze on the beach. Two humanoids got out of it and asked the men questions such as "Where are you going?" and "What time is it?" The humanoids, who had yellow-green skin, then got back in the craft which quickly departed. The witnesses' cars could be restarted. ( Flying Saucer Occupants, Coral and Jim Lorenzen) |
| Nov. 5, 1957 Afternoon |
U.S., Kearney, Nebraska: Reinhold Schmidt, a grain buyer from California, experienced engine failure of his car. He then found himself near a silvery, blimp-shaped object. It was 100 feet in length and 30 feet wide, standing on four legs. Two "men" from the object searched him for weapons and took him inside. There were two women already inside the craft. The occupants were working on wiring of some type and paid him very little attention. They eventually told him to leave the craft; he did so, after which it lifted silently into the sky. His car could then be restarted with no trouble. (Flying Saucer Occupants, Jim and Coral Lorenzen) |
| Nov. 5, 1957 1930 |
U.S., El Paso, Texas: A single witness saw an egg-shaped object, which was glowing with a blue color, approach his car. This occurred after his engine and headlights had failed. The object gave off a whirring sound and passed overhead at a 100-foot altitude. It moved off into the distance in a straight line, but changed altitude erratically. (The Hynek UFO Report) |
| Nov. 5, 1957 2130 |
U.S., San Antonio, Texas: Lon Yarbrough reported that his car radio quit, then his headlights dimmed. At this point he saw a glowing white light in a nearby field. His car engine then failed. He was able to observe the light for 10 seconds before it left the ground. He estimated it to be 60 feet in diameter and egg-shaped. When departing, the light rose vertically to 50-100 feet and then moved horizontally to the southeast. Yarbrough felt a "blast of heat" as it left and heard a whistling noise. The radio and headlights came back on and he started the car. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 5, 1957 2300 |
U.S., near Hobbs, New Mexico: Two young men saw a red light north of the highway at a point 38 miles west of Hobbs. They watched for 9 to 10 minutes, thinking it was an oil-flare, when the light suddenly rose straight up. After pacing the car for a few minutes, the light turned toward the car, passed over it, and hovered over the Permian Basin Pipe Line Plant. As it passed overhead, the car engine sputtered, then died, and the lights went out. After the men coasted the car down the road, the motor restarted and they drove away. The battery was found to be dead the following morning and the dashboard clock was stopped. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 6, 1957 0001 |
U.S., Santa Fe, New Mexico: A taxicab company owner and one of his drivers saw a UFO approach them. They heard a humming sound as it came close. The object was egg-shaped and multi-colored. As it passed over their car, the engine stalled and the dashboard clock stopped. The UFO then pulled up and moved rapidly into the southeast. One witness later discovered that his wristwatch had also stopped at the time of sighting. (Michel) |
| Nov. 6, 1957 0430 |
U.S., near Pell City, Alabama: While delivering milk seven miles east of Pell City, the driver noticed the sky was lit up in one direction. He decided to investigate and drove eight miles on a dirt road, at which point his vehicle stalled. He got out and walked another mile and saw a 600-foot-long object about 200 feet in the air. He reported that the ground was slightly scorched under it. Even though his truck had a new battery, he was forced to hitch a ride home because it could not be started. (Michel) |
| Nov. 6, 1957 0450 |
U.S., Springfield, Ohio: Two policemen reported seeing a "frosty" blue light over the south side of Springfield. It lasted only 10 seconds, but at the same time, Julius Roseman, who was driving to work, reported that his car engine had failed. Mr. Roseman also said that the motor of a taxi beside his car also failed. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 6, 1957 Night |
U.S., Danville, Illinois: Two policemen observed a brilliant white light, which changed color successively to amber and orange. They gave chase because the light appeared to be so low in the sky; during the chase, their communications radio would not function. The light eventually flew out of sight. (Hammond Times, November 7, 1957) |
| Nov. 6, 1957 | U.S., Plattsburgh, New York: No details available. (The Challenge of Unidentified Flying Objects, Hall and Maney) |
| Nov. 7, 1957 0920 |
U.S., Orogrande, New Mexico: The speedometer of a car began suddenly jumping wiIdly back and forth, from the top to the bottom of its range. It then stopped just as suddenly. The three witnesses later saw a metallic-appearing UFO high in the sky to the southwest. It continued moving away into the south west for three minutes until it was lost from view. The speedometer continued to function normally after the UFO was gone. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen) |
| Nov. 7, 1957 |
U. S., Lake Charles, Louisiana: While driving alone, a woman's car engine began to sputter and then stop completely. She glanced up and saw a silvery disc about 200 feet overhead, approximately 15 feet in diameter. After a few seconds, the disc moved north at high speed. Her car could then be restarted. (Michel) |
| Nov. 9, 1957 0100 |
U.S., Lake City, Missouri: A single witness experienced complete engine failure of his car as an elongated UFO suddenly appeared, hovering only 50 feet off the ground. When the UFO eventually left the vicinity, the car could be restarted. ( Anatomy of a Phenomenon, Jacques Vallee) |
| Nov. 9, 1957 1920 |
U.S., 12 miles northeast of Carrizozo, New Mexico: A housewife and several companions saw an object which, when passing near their car, caused the headlights to fail. It then left quickly towards the southwest. (Flying Saucers, the Startling Evidence, Coral and Jim Lorenzen) |
| Nov. 10, 1957 1900 |
U.S., Hammond, Indiana: Many people reported a UFO in the area. Two policemen investigating these reports saw a red and white light hovering 500 to 1000 feet overhead. They also heard a beeping sound. There was interference on the police radio while the object was in view. Another witness, also out watching for it, saw a green light on a basket-shaped object. His car radio failed at the same time. The lights flew away when anyone tried to approach. (NICAP) |
| Nov. 12, 1957 |
U.S., Rumney, New Hampshire: "Car motor and lights failed. Ground observer corps reported UFO at same time." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| Nov. 15, 1957 1400 |
BRAZIL, Cachoeira: A huge, metallic object came down and hovered over the Aero Club aerodome at the local airport.It was glowing orange, 200 feet in diameter, and only 300 feet in altitude. All attempts to approach it failed because the motors of every car stalled when near the object. After a few minutes, the object left vertically. (Schopick) |
| Nov. 23, 1957 0610 |
U.S., 30 miles west of Tonopah, Nevada: A man's car engine died. He then heard a high-pitched whining sound and saw four discs sitting on the ground. The objects were 50 feet in diameter, with a dome in the center and a rotating ring on the edge. The four objects eventually slowly left the area after 20 minutes, at which time the car engine could be restarted. (The Hynek UFO Report) |
| Dec. 3, 1957 1900 |
U.S., Ellensburg, Washington: Many residents of the Menastash Ridge area of Ellensburg saw a "strange ball of fire" for 20 minutes. A truck driver reported that the light hovered over his truck, causing the motor to cough and sputter. His engine did not stop completely, however, so he drove away. The night was misty, but the object was so bright that it lit up the sky as if it were daytime. (Schopick) |
| Dec. 8, 1957 1730 |
U.S., Woodward, Oklahoma: A disc-shaped UFO with a dome and three "pads" on the underside suddenly came toward a car with three people inside. The car began to die and finally stalled out as the UFO hovered overhead at 200 feet. It was emitting a high-pitched whining sound. The witnesses said it was over 50 feet in diameter. The whine increased in pitch after about two minutes, and the UFO rose vertically out of sight. The headlights came on and the engine of the car started by itself. (CUFOS) |
| Dec. 8, 1957 2100 |
U.S., between Coulee City and Soap Lake, Washington: Eight people traveling together in two cars saw a "huge, fiery object" pass overhead from north to south. The two cars stalled out and their headlights also failed as the UFO came overhead. In addition, the inside dome lights came on, even though they weren't turned on. The cars remained stalled until the object had passed out of sight. (Schopick) |
| January, 1958 0130 |
U.S., Depew, New York: During a snowstorm, a woman saw an object by the side of a road. Her car stalled and the headlights went out. She saw two insect-like figures near the object, which then took off, rotating as it did so. Some of the snow was melted where it had landed and the ground was warm. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Jan. 13, 1958 1830 |
AUSTRALIA, Casino, N.S.W.: A single witness reported interference with his car radio as a UFO followed him for three miles. It remained at a distance of only 50 yards, and repeatedly made passes at his car, swopping low over the roof. The UFO was dome-shaped with a light on the bottom. The car radio static occurred when the UFO came overhead. After three minutes, it flew away. (UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere, Michael Hervey) |
| Jan. 30, 1958 2345 |
PERU, between Arequipa and Lima: A lawyer, his wife, and their nephew felt an electric shock at a point 220 miles north of Arequipa. Several seconds later the headlights and engine of their car failed. An inverted mushroom-shaped object was then observed, about 15 feet in diameter, descending from the sky. It hovered for about eight minutes at a 150-foot altitude, glowing red. A truck and a bus were also affected by the presence of the UFO. (The Challenge of Unidentified Flying Objects, Hall and Maney) |
| Feb. 24, 1958 0305 |
BRAZIL, near Santo Antonio de Jesus: The car of three men sputtered, coughed, and finally died. The men got out, but could find nothing wrong with the car. Just as they had decided to sleep at the side of the road until morning, a disc-shaped, luminous UFO approached, with a ring spinning at high speed in the middle of the craft. The UFO descended towards the ground in a "falling-leaf" motion and hovered 12 feet in the air. Two of the men walked toward it, at which time it rose up to about 600-foot altitude. The UFO then began a series of high-speed maneuvers, finally disappearing at 0435 hours. The car still would not start. At 0630 hours, the UFO appeared once more, looking silvery in color and hovering at a low altitude. It then shot away, vanishing almost instantly, and the witnesses' car could be started easily. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen) |
| May, 1958 | U.S., Richmond, Virginia: "Engine of car began running roughly; driver then noticed UFO following car." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| Aug. 3, 1958 | ITALY, Rome: "Luminous UFO observed passing overhead as city lights failed; one report of car radio failure." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| Aug. 8, 1958 0127 |
ARGENTINA, Unsue-Bolivar Highway: An official of the national senate experienced a complete failure of his car, including the dashboard clock, at the same moment he saw a UFO 300 meters away. It was saucer-shaped with a dome, giving off a soft whistle. It approached the witness, then climbed rapidly to the south. The car could then be restarted. (Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Vallee and Vallee) |
| Oct. 26, 1958 2230 |
U.S., Loch Raven Dam Maryland: Two young men observed an egg-shaped object hovering above Bridge No. 1 over the reservoir. It was 100 feet long, 125 feet in altitude, and glowing a dim white. Their car went dead 75 to 80 feet from the bridge, or about 200 to 300 feet from the UFO. After leaving the car and watching for another 45 seconds, they saw the UFO flash brilliantly white, shoot straight up, and disappear from view in 5 to 10 seconds. There was a loud noise as the object left, as well as an increased sensation of heat. The witnesses later noticed that their skin had been reddened on the side facing the object. (Blue Book) |
| Nov. 16, 1958 Dusk |
SWEDEN, Upland: The car in which two men were riding suddenly stalled. The headlights also went out. A circular blue object suddenly landed about 60 yards to their right. It was 17 yards long and 9 yards high and had a glowing yellow rim. The object took off after three minutes. The witnesses' car could now be started, so they investigated the landing area. They noticed a "closeness" in the air and also noticed the grass had been pressed down. (CUFOS) |
| Jan. 13, 1959 |
DENMARK, Bygholm: A witness driving alone saw a stationary object ahead in the sky. After about five seconds, the object moved toward the car and passed over it at a height of 100 meters. The car's engine stopped at this point but the headlights were not affected. The object, which now changed color from yellow-green to yellow-white, moved quickly away into the west. (FSR, Vol. 5, No. 5) |
| Jan. 13, 1959 0700 |
U.S., near Greenville, Pennsylvania: Robert Collins, while driving a pick-up truck, noticed lights in the sky he thought were a plane making an emergency landing. The lights eventually coalesced into one bright light. This light then hovered over his truck for several minutes. His truck's engine, lights, and radio failed at this point. The light, which was too bright for Mr. ColIins to discern any structure, departed quickly to the west and out of sight in 30 seconds. The truck then could be restarted. (UFOs: The Whole Story, Coral and Jim Lorenzen) |
| Feb. 25, 1959 0830 |
U.S., near Hobbs, New Mexico: While driving south of town, a lone witness spotted an egg-shaped UFO which glowed like a fluorescent light. It was moving very fast near the horizon. As it passed by, he heard a succession of two "dots" and a "dash" on his radio, which was turned on. The radio interferance faded as it disappeared toward the east. The whole event lasted 30 seconds. (UFOs: The Whole Story) |
| Mar. 19, 1959 |
U.S., Kyger, Ohio: "Buzzing static-like sound on car radio. Lights dimmed; unidentified light source seen ahead of car." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP) |
| Apr. 24, 1959 |
BRAZIL, Piata: A motorcyclist noticed a black, round object over the sea. As the object approached him, his cycle engine failed. The object was then actually observed to be a domed, silvery disc with four small domes on the underside. The disc performed maneuvers in front of the witness while his cycle was stalled. He also reported feeling a strange pressure in his head. He eventually lost consciousness; when he was revived, the object was gone. (FSR, Vol. 13, No. 3) |
| August, 1959 1400 |
U.S., Skiatook, Oklahoma: On a very hot summer day, two cats stalled near a bridge over a smalI creek. A shiny, circular object was observed hovering over the creek. It extended a hose of six to eight inches in diameter into the water for several minutes. The witnesses noted that the water was mounded up under the hovering UFO. The UFO retracted the hose and flew away; both cars could be restarted. (CUFOS) |
| Aug. 13, 1959 2130 |
U.S., Freeport, Texas: Four young people were driving two miles north of Freeport when they saw a bright light approaching from the left. As it neared the car, the engine and headlights failed. They also saw two smaller Iights in the sky. The large light, too bright to allow any detail to be seen, continued over the road and landed in some nearby woods. Their headlights then came back on and the car could be restarted. The group drove away, but on their return by the same road at midnight, they again saw the light in the woods. No effect on the car this time was noticed. (APRO Bulletin, September 1959) |
| Oct. 22, 1959 Night |
U.S., Cumberland, Maryland: Three people passing through town saw a circular metallic disc emitting a bluish-green light around its edge. They stopped the car to get a better view. The UFO then dropped down to only 50 feet in altitude, hovering with a "humming vibration." It then moved ahead to the center of the road. As two of the witnesses decided to get out and approach the disc, the engine, lights, and radio simultaneously failed. Within a short time, the disc shot up into the clouds and the lights and radio came back on. The car could be restarted. (UFOs: The Whole Story) |
| Nov. 16, 1959 2000 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Two officers of the Czech Air Force were driving to their airfield. Ten kilometers from the airfield the engine of their car began to stall. They stopped, got out and observed a sapphire-colored light moving at 500 to 800 meters altitude in a straight line. They couldn't start their car for some minutes after the light had passed. Upon arriving at the airfield, they found that many personnel had seen a flaming ball maneuvering over the field. The object was also seen on radar, executing 90° turns and extreme accelerations from a standing start. (FSR, July-August, 1960) |
| December, 1959 0545 |
U.S., Proberta, California: The radio of a truck made a snapping noise and the headlights grew dimmer. The driver decided to stop and get out. Then he saw a bright green crescent shape a quarter mile behind his pick-up truck. He felt like he was "being sucked up into space." The crescent hovered in place, rocking back and forth. It then left abruptly towards the northeast, moving out of view in six to eight seconds. The truck's battery had melted and the wires had been burned. (CUFOS) |
| Jan. 18, 1960 2245 |
U.S., near Lakota, North Dakota: Nine miles west of Lakota, the lights on a car dimmed considerably as a brilliant green flash lit up the sky. In the field to the north of the highway, the two witnesses saw a crescent-shaped object with an exhaust. They did not observe whether it landed or not, because it was slightly behind them and they "kept right on traveling." (Schopick) |
| Aug. 11, 1960 1510 |
U.S., Left Hand Canyon, Colorado: A man working on a farm tractor with a shovel-loader heard an explosion, then saw a round object drop vertically through clouds and stop about 650 feet away. The object appeared to be like two concave discs glued together. It was a dull grey metallic color and gave off a low hum and blue smoke. The hum eventually increased to a high pitch and the disc was surrounded by a "shimmering field." It then took off vertically at high speed. The shovel-loader on the tractor stopped working, as the disc dropped out of the clouds, and didn't start until the disc had departed. (Bluebook) |
| Aug. 13, 1960 2345 |
U.S., near Red Bluff, California: Two highway patrolmen sighted a UFO which was moving erratically up and down, rotating a red beam of light in the sky. They tried to get as close as possible, but could not get any nearer than about two miles. They had continual radio static during the sighting. At 0145 hours, the UFO was approached by another similar light. They both then moved away and the static ceased. The first UFO had also been spotted by a jailer and prisoners at the Red Bluff prison. ( Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion From Outer Space) |
| Early Sept., 1960 2230 |
U.S., between Bunnell and St. Augustine, Florida: A couple saw a tall object in a field as they drove by. It wobbled toward the car and began spinning. The driver of the car appeared to be in a daze as this happened. The car motor stalled and headlights dimmed as the object approached to about 50 feet away. It was dark blue and square-shaped. As some people came toward the car, the witnesses' memories fade untiI they see the object leaving instantly. There is a possible one-hour time lapse. (CUFOS) |
| Jan. 22, 1961 1830 |
FRANCE, Cestas-Gazinet: Four witnesses saw a glowing, elongated orange object nearby. There was interference with the ignition of their car and perhaps telepathic contact. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| June, 1961 Midnight |
AUSTRALIA, Barabon Siding, Queensland: An inverted saucer-shaped object was seen by four witnesses. Their car engine failed during the sighting. (UFOs over the Southern Hemisphere, Hervey) |
| Sept. 20, 1961 Night |
U.S., North Concord, New Hampshire: Betty and Barney Hill were followed for some time by a large disc-shaped object. They were eventually forced to drive out of their way toward the landed craft. As they approached a roadblock of humanoids, the engine of their car died and couldn't be restarted. They were then taken on board the craft and given examinations. After their release they continued their journey home, but did not consciously remember the abduction experience. (The Interrupted Journey, Fuller) |
| Feb. 9, 1962 0330 |
ENGLAND, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: A metallic disc-shaped object with portholes, about 40 feet in diameter, approached a car. At a distance of 20 yards, the single male witness reported that the engine lost power, but the car was still going 20 mph. The object paced the car for 200 yards at 10-20 yards in front over the road. A halo then appeared around the disc and it moved quickly out of sight to the driver's right. The headlights never were affected during the sighting. (BUFORA) |
| Summer, 1962 Midnight |
ENGLAND. Holton Airfield, Berkshire: A couple, both in the RAF, were parked on the moorland when they saw a strange object passing by them. It was the size of a double-decker bus, shaped like a sphere, and revolving clockwise. It gave off a great deaI of Iight. After 45 seconds, it descended into some nearby trees. The couple tried to drive away, but their MG sports car wouldn't start. They pushed the car down the road to a steep hiII; after it had coasted 500 yards down the hill, the car could be started. (FSR, Vol. 24, No. 3) |
| July 26, 1962 2030 |
ARGENTINA, near Darana: A 17-year-old motorcyclist saw a weird creature on the side of the road. His cycle would not steer correctly; it drove right up to the creature and stopped. The creature was six feet tall, with a head like a melon and three eyes. It grabbed the youth's scarf, turned around and walked away like a robot, leaving deep tracks in the dirt. The youth saw a white light low in the sky in the direction the creature was walking. He then drove away quickly. (Saucer News, December, 1962) |
| July 30, 1962 |
BRAZIL, near Cruz Alta: Two men driving home saw a strange object at the same time that their car's engine failed. This object, which had landed beside the road, was about 40 meters in length and shaped like a bottle with two necks. The men saw two humanoids standing at its ends. After about 10 minutes, the humanoids got into the object and it left at high speed. (FSR, Vol. 8, No. 6) |
| Aug. 5, 1962 0145 |
ARGENTINA, Las Armes-Piran Highway: When the engine of his truck failed, the driver got out to investigate. The engine began working after a few minutes; then he saw a cigar-shaped UFO 300 meters distant. It was 25 meters in diameter, glowing orange, with flashes of violet and green light. The object then moved quickly away to the west, giving off a white light. (FSR, July-August, 1964) |
| Oct. 10, 1962 2000 |
ARGENTINA, Mar del Plata: While driving a tractor, a farmer saw a bluish flash of light in some nearby trees. A light then rose out of the trees and came toward him. As it did so, the engine of his tractor stopped. The light continued over him east towards the sea. The tractor then could be restarted. (FSR--Case Histories, Supplement No. 12) |
| November, 1962 Night |
ARGENTINA, between Salta and San Miguel de Tucuman: Two male teenagers, riding a motorcycle, saw a glowing spherical object pass overhead and land on a hill 500 meters away. The engine of their cycle died, as did that of a truck in the vicinity. The witnesses were also paralyzed. After some time, the object took off vertically, maneuvered in the air, landed, and switched off its light. Then a red Iight came on in its center at the same moment that the witnesses' paralysis disappeared. A second light also appeared on another hill, then both objects left at high speed. The wiring in the motorcycle had melted, oil had dried up, and spark plugs were ruined. The youths had light burns on their arms. (FSR — Case Histories, Supplement No. 12) |
| May 18, 1963 0700 |
AUSTRALIA, Beachport, South Australia: "The radio in a car cut out as a round oval shape was seen over the car." (ACOS Bulletin, No. 15, September, 1978) |
| May 20, 1963 Evening |
AUSTRALIA, near Glencoe, South Australia: A 17-year-old male saw an object by the side of the road while out driving. It came within 20 meters of his car, at which time the car stopped for no apparent reason. The light from the object was so bright it was blinding. After some moments, the object rose off the ground and flew away. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Aug. 4, 1963 2330 |
U.S., Wayne City, Illinois: A teenaged couple was followed to the girl's house by a white fuzzy object at a distance of 500 feet for six miles. After dropping the girl off, Ron Austin left for his home. The object, which was the size of an automobile, now came close and hovered only 100 feet over the car. At this point the car radio was drowned out by static. Austin also noted a "cooling effect." The object made a close pass at the car and the motor missed. It then hovered over a barn, flashing a dull orange. The object was also seen by members of Austin's family when he arrived home. (CUFOS) |
| Aug. 24, 1963 Evening |
AUSTRIA, near Klein-Reifling: A group of seven people saw a yellowish-white pulsating light. The light flew around in zigzags for about 50 minutes. One of the witnesses had a compass which reacted to the presence of this light by oscillating wiIdly. Later two of the group were returning by motorcycle to Klein-Reifling when a light hovered overhead. The engine of the cycle then failed three times. (FSR, Vol. 20, No. 6) |
| Oct. 12, 1963 |
BRAZIL, Monte-Maiz: The driver of a car was blinded by a bright light. His engine then stalled and he drove into a ditch. At that point he saw that an oval, metallic object, about 30 feet in diameter, had landed on the road. A few tall "robots" emerged from the craft, wearing helmets and other accessories. They beamed a light ray at him that made him feel prickly: then they got back into the metallic object and it left quickly. (Flying Saucer Occupants) |
| Dec. 24, 1963 1945 |
ENGLAND, Rowarth, Cheshire: While driving near his farm, a man's car battery went dead in the presence of a UFO. Cows on the farm would not give milk for two days after the sighting. (ORBIT — Tyneside, Vol. 5, No. 4) |
| 1964 Night |
U.S., Warrensburg, Missouri: Three people out driving on a clear night saw an orange-red ball coming toward their car. As it came close, the radio and clock failed. They stopped the car and watched the object hover nearby. As they tried to drive away, the UFO paced the car. They stopped and started several times, the UFO continuing to mimic their motion. It finally moved away and the radio then worked normally, but one witness noted that her wristwatch had stopped. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 14, 1964 0940 |
U.S., between Chico and Sterling City, California: A man's truck stalled; when he got out to open the hood, the hair on his body stood erect. He then looked up and saw a disc-shaped metallic UFO with a dome hovering about 1000 feet overhead. It gradually settled near the ground at an irrigation canal. He walked up and touched the object, which felt warm and gave him a small shock. A hose came out of the craft and sucked water out of the canal. As another truck approached, the object rose vertically and departed instantly. After a few minutes, it returned. The witness reports hearing a voice communicating with him upon the object's return. (NICAP) |
| Apr. 24, 1964 Night |
U.S., Edgewood, New Mexico: While watching television at home, a 22-year-old man heard his dogs barking incessantly. He walked outside and saw an object only about 100 feet in the air out in the fields. He got in his pickup truck and drove underneath. it. At this point the engine of his truck failed. He was frightened, so he fired his .22 caliber pistol at the object. The shots did hit it, since he heard a metallic "ping," but they had no effect. The object chased him slowly for 100 yards, then veered into the north and flew away. (APRO Bulletin, September, 1964) |
| May, 1964 0630 |
ENGLAND, Yorkshire: A driver was sleeping in his truck when he heard a noise, looked out, and saw at treetop height a large domed disc. The disc landed 65 yards away and 36 humanoids then got out. They had olive-green tunics and carried a flashlight-like object that emitted green light beams. The driver tried to get away, but his engine wouldn't start. The humanoids eventually got back in the disc and it left slowly with a droning noise, leaving an 85-foot depression in the ground. The truck's engine then worked normally. (Awareness, Spring, 1979) |
| May 10, 1964 2130 |
ARGENTINA, Patquia-La Rioja Highway: As the engine and headlights failed on a van with three people inside, a disc came from trees by the road. It was glowing with a blue-white light. It rose into the air with a soft hum, crossed over the road 20 meters from the van, and moved slowly away. As it left, both the car headlights and the motor came back on by themselves. A circular burned area 10 meters in diameter was found near the road. (FSR-Case Histories, Supplement 12) |
| May 24, 1964 2100 |
U.S., Millinocket, Maine: Two witnesses saw a fiery object which followed their car. When this object, which was now seen to be a sphere, approached to within 2-3 meters, the engine died and could not be restarted. The sphere was a fuzzy "ball of fire," only 75 centimeters in diameter. After 5 minutes, it flew away and the car could be started. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| June 5, 1964 0400 |
ARGENTINA, Pajas Blancas, Cordoba: While driving near the airport, a doctor and his wife had the engine of their car fail. They then found a huge object on the road ahead of them. Its bright light went out, leaving only a violet colored light. After 20 minutes of no activity, a man approached the car and suggested that they try the car again. The engine started up. After telling the couple not to be afraid and that he was on a mission, the humanoid joined two others and all entered the object. It then rose rapidly into the sky, leaving a violet-colored trail. (The Humanoids, Bowen) |
| June 29, 1964 Evening |
U.S., near Lavonia, Georgia: A businessman, returning home, saw a circular object coming toward his car. The engine of his car began to slow unaccountably as the object came nearer. It was about 6 feet high, 8 feet in diameter, with the top half rotating one way and the bottom half the other way. It sounded "like a million snakes hissing" and left a strong odor like embalming fluid. Flames came out of small portholes on the bottom. The object followed his car only 6 feet ahead. It made three passes at the car and on the third, the engine began to stall. The witness then stopped his car and the object moved into the sky. Heat from the craft left burns on the man's arms; the car hood was warped and the paint had bubbled. (Bluebook) |
| Aug. 30, 1964 Night |
U.S., between Tipton and Bennet, Iowa: A teenaged couple spotted a cigar-shaped UFO, about 80 feet long, hovering at an altitude of about 500 feet. As they drove toward it, the UFO climbed higher. When it did so, the car radio went blank and the car engine sputtered. Other people in the area reported seeing the same object that night. (UFO Investigator, Vol. 2, No. 12) |
| Dec. 21, 1964 1700 |
U.S., Staunton, Virginia: A UFO approached the car of the single witness from the north. As it came across the highway, the car stopped as if out of gas. The UFO landed 100 yards from the highway and remained on the ground for one or two minutes. It was 125 feet in diameter, 80-90 feet high, and shaped like a cone. There was a bluish glow from the bottom. As it left, it rose to about 200 feet in altitude, tilted slightly, then disappeared quickly into the northeast. The car could then be restarted. (Bluebook) |
| Jan. 14, 1965 2200 |
U.S., between Enfield and Wilmot, New Hampshire: A reporter's car completely faiIed--lights, radio, and engine. He got out to investigate and heard a hum like an electrical whine, then saw a bright light 2000-5000 feet high. It was hovering, then moved away quickly on a straight trajectory. The lights and radio then came back on; the engine also started by itself. The whole sighting lasted only 15-20 seconds. (Manchester Union Leader, January 16, 1965) |
| Jan. 23, 1965 0840 |
U.S., Williamsburg, Virginia: A man's car stalled and he saw an object hovering four feet off the ground about 500 feet away. It was mushroom-shaped, about 75-80 feet high. There was a red-orange glow from the near side, a bluish glow from the far side. Soon the object rose slightly and moved horizontally towards the west, making a noise like a vacuum cleaner. The sighting's duration was only 25 seconds. (Bluebook) |
| Mar. 23, 1965 |
U.S., Bangor, Maine: A driver of a car saw some lights nearby. They came closer and were revealed to be part of an elliptical UFO with a dome on top. The UFO then landed. It was glowing yellow, blue, and white. As it moved closer through the underbrush, the witness leaned out of the car (now stopped by him for a better look) and fired his pistol at it. The car lights dimmed and the radio stopped playing at this point. At 50 feet away, the UFO stopped, emitting a slight humming sound. After a few moments, it glowed brighter and took off quickly. (UFO Investigator, March-April, 1966) |
| May 23, 1965 0130 |
AUSTRALIA, between Morawa and Mingenew, Western Australia: An adult couple heard a loud noise on their car radio, which ended quickly. One and a half miles down the road they saw an object with six glowing lights. It landed near the road, making a shrill noise as it did so. Two miles further down the road, the radio again gave off the weird noise. (Flying Saucers: Where Do They Come From, Tambling) |
| July 2, 1965 About Midnight |
U.S., Kent, Washington: As a small glowing object suddenly appeared, a woman's car went dead: lights, radio, and engine all failed to operate. The object, which was shaped like a child's top but was about as big as a small car, hovered directly over the top of the car just a few inches away. After two minutes the object left, making a "whistling swish." The car could be restarted with effort, but the next day the battery went dead. Also, the dashboard clock was found to be running two minutes slow. (Saucer News, December, 1965) |
| Aug. 3, 1965 1130 |
U.S., Santa Ana, California: After the radio he was using ceased to operate, the driver of a pickup truck saw a disc shaped metallic object with a dome. It moved over the road in front of him and hovered about 30 feet high. The object was 30 feet in diameter and wobbled slightly as it continued to move to the right. When it departed, it left a kind of smoke ring. The sequence of events was confirmed by photographs taken by the witness. (CUFOS) |
| Aug. 4, 1965 |
U.S., Amarillo, Texas: A group of people saw an object hovering over the road and stopped their car to watch. It was disc-shaped, had red and green lights, and was making a "motor" sound. The object soon sped upwards into the sky. The car could not be restarted for five minutes after the object had departed. (FSR, Vol. 12, No. 1) |
| Aug. 4, 1965 0130 |
U.S., near Abilene, Kansas: About 25 miles south of Abilene, a truck driver reported that the lights on his truck suddenly went out. Then they came back on, went off, and came back on again. About that time, an object swooped low over the truck with a sizzling sound. The object stopped about 100 feet ahead of the truck as the driver braked. The object was round, about 15 feet in diameter, and orange in color. It was only two feet thick and looked like a disc. After a few seconds of hovering, the object moved away quickly into the southwest. (Schopick) |
| Aug. 15, 1965 2300 |
URUGUAY, SaIto: Five people in a car saw an object land on the road ahead. The car engine failed at the same time. The object was changing colors from white to red to green to yellow. The witnesses saw three humanoids moving about inside this craft. The object had been making a loud hum when it landed — now it began to emit the same sound, gave off a reddish-yellow flame, and shot upwards into the sky. (The Humanoids) |
| Aug. 19, 1965 2020 |
U.S., Cherry Creek, New York: A farmer, listening to his portable radio while milking, noticed heavy static. Then the tractor that was running the milking machine stopped working and the animals became restless. He walked out and saw an elliptical object with a red glow about 450 feet away. It moved behind some trees in his field, emitting a red vapor and a yellow exhaust trail. He walked toward the area; it then rose, making a "beep-beep" type sound, and disappeared into clouds. It later returned, trailing a yellow vapor and giving off a pungent odor. (Incident at Exeter, John Fuller) |
| Aug. 20, 1965 2302 |
ENGLAND, near Dilton Marsh: An engaged couple was riding a motorcycle when its engine suddenly stalled. They then saw two UFOs, shaped like spheres, which were changing color and meandering around the area. When they moved at high speed they gave off a scarlet haze. After four minutes of these erratic motions, the witnesses heard a tremendous explosive noise and the spheres disappeared instantly. (The Warminster Mysteries, Arthur Shuttlewood) |
| Sept. 7, 1965 2015 |
ENGLAND, between Warminster and Westbury: A man's car stopped and his headlights flickered continually. He then saw an object hovering over his car at least 1500 feet high. After about three minutes, the object left very slowly in a vertical direction. A tremendous noise was heard during the sighting. (The Warminster Mysteries) |
| Sept. 14, 1965 0100 |
ENGLAND, near Mersea, Essex: While riding a motorcycle, the cyclist heard a high-pitched hum and saw a blue winking light approaching him. The hum changed to a buzz and the cycle engine missed several times, then died completely. The blue light turned out to be coming from a translucent dome on a metallic object shaped like the upper half of a top. The witness felt spellbound, walked toward the hovering object, and felt an electric shock as the blue light became "painful." Another motorcycle now appeared and its engine also died. The buzzing sound became lower and the object landed. The witness was able to get back to his cycle and start it with much effort. (FSR, Vol. 12, No. 6) |
| Sept. 15, 1965 2345 |
U.S., Sudbury, Massachusetts: In a rural area, the engine of a car stopped and the headlights dimmed. The driver got out to check the engine and saw a disc-shaped object with a glowing rim. He heard a whining sound from the object, which appeared to be hovering 200 feet overhead. It eventually left, at which point the car could be restarted. (UFOs: Interplanetary Visitors, Ray Fowler) |
| Sept. 16, 1965 0010 |
SOUTH AFRICA, near Silverton: Two policemen saw a flame in the road ahead. Then an object rose with flames underneath it. The object was top-shaped, about 30 feet in diameter, and copper-colored. As the policemen drove toward it, the engine of their car stalled. The object moved away into the northwest, leaving the tar on the road burning where it had rested. (FSR, November-December, 1965) |
| Oct. 8, 1965 0025 |
ENGLAND, Heytesbury: As a woman noticed a bright orange glow in the sky, her car engine began missing and the headlights dimmed. She then saw a UFO pass in front of her car, at which time the motor died completely. She also saw another identical UFO on the road ahead. The object hovering in the air took off higher into the sky, emitting red and blue sparks and turning from orange to crimson. At that point, both the car headlights and motor came on by themselves. While driving away, the witness thought she saw two humanoid figures by the side of the road. (The Warminster Mysteries) |
| Oct. 23, 1965 1940 |
U.S., near Long Prairie, Minnesota: Jerry Townsend's car completely failed as he saw a rocket-shaped object on the road ahead. It was metallic, and 30-40 feet high. Three small objects, about six inches high, came out of the larger object and approached Townsend, who had gotten out of the car. They were shaped like beer cans with fins. After some time, the three got back in the large object, which lifted off into the air. An oily substance was found on the road where the objects had been. (The Humanoids) |
| Nov. 16, 1965 0334 |
U.S., near Luverne, Minnesota: On Highway 17 outside of town, a lone motorist reported that his radio died and engine coughed as he saw an object flying overhead. It was several hundred feet high and emitting a beam of light onto the ground. After it was gone, the car worked normally. (FSR, Vol . 12, No. 6) |
| Nov. 16, 1965 Evening |
U.S., Cyrus, Minnesota: As the speed of his car dropped inexplicably from 40 mph to 20 mph, the driver saw an object on the road ahead. It was 10 feet high and shaped liked stovepipe with a cone at the top. There was a white glow around the whole thing. As the car came closer, the object rose into the air to the northeast, leaving a vapor trail. (FSR, Vol. 12, No. 6) |
| Nov. 26, 1965 2000 |
U.S., Totem Town, St. Paul, Minnesota: Many residents of this area saw strange objects flying overhead, emitting blue and orange flashes. Some reported that their house lights went out as the objects passed above them. One person in a car said that his headlights and radio had failed as the objects passed nearby. (FSR, Vol. 12, No. 6) |
| Dec. 20, 1965 2345 |
U.S., near Hermann, Minnesota: A 15-year-old boy driving a pickup truck saw a UFO hovering six feet over the road. The engine of the truck then died. The object began to glow red and rose straight up into the air, giving off sparks. The witness lost consciousness. When he awoke, he found that his truck had turned around and was resting in a roadside ditch. (FSR, November-December, 1966) |
| Jan. 7, 1966 1527 |
U.S., Georgetown, Alabama: An 18-year-old high school student returning home from school observed a large silver ball about 15-20 feet in diameter. The ball was only 15 feet from the car at its closest approach. As it hovered near the car, the car's motor died. The object was making a whining sound. It then moved in back of the car and left. The car could be restarted. The watch of the witness also stopped working. (Schopick) |
| Jan. 9, 1966 Night |
ARGENTINA., Chascomus.: The engine and lights of a car with three women passengers failed suddenly. At the same moment, they saw an object flying slowly away from their car. It was emitting a blue beam of light. After the object had disappeared from view, the car could be restarted. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement No. 17) |
| Jan. 11, 1966 1940 |
U.S., near Myerstown, Pennsylvania: Six people were driving to a scout hall when the headlights of the car repeatedly dimmed and came back on. The radio also had heavy static. They proceeded to the scout hall without further incident. On the return trip, they saw a disc-shaped metallic UFO approach the car, swerve to the right, and parallel the car for some time. The object hovered for five minutes over an open field as they watched, then left instantaneously towards the northwest. There was no electrical interference when the UFO was actually in view. (Bluebook) |
| Jan. 16, 1966 0400 |
FRANCE, Kerrodien en Balazec: As a strange object approached a car, the engine failed. The object then landed behind the car, at which time the car could be started. The object was shaped like a square with red lights on its corners. Since the car was working, the witness quickly drove away and did not see how the object departed. (APRO Bulletin, May-June, 1966) |
| Jan. 18, 1966 |
U.S., near Fetebrogh, New Jersey: The lights of a Volkswagen car failed as an object with pulsating lights appeared nearby. This object then began to make a pass at the car, so the witness drove away quickly. (Why Are They Watching Us?, Allen L. Erskine) |
| Jan. 19, 1966 0900 |
AUSTRALIA, Horseshoe Lagoon, Queensland: A farmer plowing in his field heard a strange hissing sound as his tractor engine misfired. A saucer-shaped object then rose from the reeds about 25 yards to the right. The object, which appeared metallic and about 25 feet in diameter, rose into the air to a low height and then moved away to the southwest. A circular flattened area was found in the spot where the object had risen. (UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere, Hervey) |
| Feb. 11, 1966 Evening |
U.S., Skowhegan, Maine: A couple, near this town, had a complete failure of their car's electrical system and engine. They did not see any UFOs at that time, but UFOs were seen in that same area later in the evening. (Saucer News, June, 1966) |
| Feb. 26, 1966 2000 |
U.S., Hanna City, Illinois: An oval object about 15-20 feet in diameter came within three meters of a car. There was interference on the car radio as it passed nearby. The object was glowing red with a dome on top and it made a strange "signal-like" noise. It eventually moved off to the north. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Mar. 17, 1966 0440 |
U.S., Milan, Michigan: A saucer-shaped metallic object appeared in the southwest sky and descended over a policeman's car. It was about 60 feet in diameter and rotating. The object hovered over the car at a height of 75 feet for half a mile. While the object was overhead, the car radio did not work. After pacing the car, the UFO quickly departed towards the northwest. (The OfficiaI Guide to UFOs) |
| Mar. 21, 1966 Night |
U.S., Hillsboro, Kansas: Several people in a car saw a bright light ahead on the road. The light then approached the car and hovered right over the roof. It was now revealed to be an object shaped like an upside-down cup on a saucer. The car's engine failed as the object hovered overhead, and even though the car was stopped, it rocked back and forth quite violently. The UFO eventually left and the car could be restarted with no trouble. (UFOs Over the Americas, Lorenzens) |
| Mar. 26, 1966 Midnight |
U.S., Texahoma, Oklahoma: Two women saw a UFO coming toward their car from the north. The car's headlights and engine then failed, as the UFO flew directly overhead and hovered about 400 meters distant. The surface of the UFO had a wafflelike appearance. After 10 minutes, the car could be restarted and the witnesses departed. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Mar. 28, 1966 2000 |
U.S., Fayetteville, Tennessee: A witness saw a glowing oval object hovering one meter over the road. It appeared metallic and had 30 lights along its edge. As it began to fly away, the motor and headlights failed on his car. Later the light bulbs in the headlights had to be replaced. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Mar. 30, 1966 2200 |
U.S., Napeague, New York: Both the headlights and engine of a car suddenly failed. The driver tried the horn, but it also was inoperative. He got out to check things, but the lights then came on, so he started the car again. After driving only a block, the car completely failed again. The driver then saw a torpedo-shaped object near his car. As he was watching, it disappeared instantaneously. The engine could be restarted and he continued his trip. (Flying Saucers are HostiIe, Brad Steiger) |
| Mar. 31, 1966 0200 |
U.S., Vicksburg, Michigan: A bright set of lights were observed ahead of a car. Upon approach, the driver saw a disc-shaped object hovering low over the road. The car was rocked violently, as if by a gust of wind, as the driver tried to back up. The engine of the car then stalled and the object moved to the rear of the car. After a few moments, it rose quickly and flew away. The witness heard a low humming noise when the object was behind his car. (The UFO Investigator, Vol. 11, No. 7) |
| Apr. 1, 1966 2240 |
U.S., Tangier, Oklahoma: A 34-year-old man saw a green UFO flying nearby from a southerly direction. The object was emitting a shrieking noise. The witness felt increased heat as it passed nearby. His car engine quit operating as the UFO passed by. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee) |
| Apr. 1, 1966 Night |
ARGENTINA, Concepción del Uruguay: Three witnesses in a truck saw a bright greenish light. The engine of the truck failed and the truck mysteriously overturned, even though they were slowing down. The light had a haze all around it. After the light left, the witnesses needed help to right the truck.. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement 15) |
| Apr. 4, 1966 Night |
AUSTRALIA: Bourke's Flat, near Bendigo, Victoria: Ron Sullivan's car headlights suddenly bent sharply to the right, toward an ice cream cone-shaped object landed in the paddock. The object was 25 feet high and quite luminous. It rose quickly and was gone from view, and the light from the headlights returned to a normal position. A depression was found in the ground where the object had rested. (UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere) |
| Apr. 25, 1966 |
U.S., near Towanda, Pennsylvania: Two witnesses saw a UFO at the same time that the headlights and engine of their car failed. The object had four portholes and hovered about 350 feet away. Flames were shooting off of it. The witnesses also felt increased heat in the object's presence. When the lights on the UFO went out, the witnesses could not see it anymore, and the car could then be restarted. (UFOs, Operation Trojan Horse, John Keel) |
| June, 1966 |
ENGLAND, near Warminster: As a strange bright light passed overhead, the driver of a car noted that the engine failed abruptly. (Lecture by John Cleary Baker, Feb. 5, 1972) |
| Aug. 19, 1966 Afternoon |
U.S., Donnybrook, North Dakota: A metallic disc-shaped object with a dome on top approached an automobile. The single witness reported that as it came within 250 feet, interference blocked communication on his two-way radio. The object eventually left the area and the interference stopped. Two sets of three triangular depressions were found on a hillside by the road. (Physical Traces Associated With UFO Sightings, Ted Phillips) |
| September, 1966 0330-0400 |
U.S., El Campo, Texas: A sheriff saw something that looked like a car on fire on the road ahead, so he accelerated to 120 mph to investigate. He then saw an object pacing him to the left, also resembling a car on fire. The object on the road now appeared three stories tall. His two-way radio went dead at this point. He continued to drive on and saw another flaming object over the Thornton Airport. The object on the road lifted off before he got near to it and flew away. The other objects also disappeared and his radio then operated normally. (UFOs Over the Americas) |
| November, 1966 2300 |
BELGIUM, Liernu: A lone motorcyclist saw the sky become redder and redder in front of him. At the same time, the engine of the cycle began missing. The engine eventually stopped as the red glow became brighter and was revealed to be a circular object, about 4-5 meters wide and 3-4 meters high. It looked like a domed disc. Emitting a rumbling sound, it passed 10-15 meters over the witness and continued on into the distance. When it was 50 meters away, the motorcycle engine started up by itself. (SOBEPS News, No. 9, June, 1977) |
| Nov. 30, 1966 1755 |
U.S., Taylorsville, Indiana: An egg-shaped object zoomed toward the witness "like a meteorite," then slowed to an approach speed of 60 mph. The engine and headlights of his car slowly faded and died as it came near. The object was seen to be metallic, with three red and three green flashing lights. It gave off a buzzing-sound like an electrical trans former. Passing by the stalled car, the object increased altitude to 500-1000 feet' and flew away towards the northeast. The car could then be restated. (CUFOS) |
| January, 1967 1930 |
U.S., near Farwell, Minnesota: Six people in one car saw an orange flash of light immediately after the engine and lights of their car failed. The car was slowing down as they saw beads of light coming through the windshield. Then, before the car had completely stopped, the engines and lights came on by themselves. (UFOs Over the Americas) |
| Jan. 11, 1967 |
FRANCE, Aveyron: A white ball of light descended close to a car, at which point the headlights and engine failed. The single witness saw an oval, dishlike object also descending towards the ground. The witness then felt increased heat and was paralyzed. He watched a nearby road sign vibrating near the oval object, which was emitting a whistling sound. When the objects eventually left, the headlights came back on and the motor could be restarted. (FSR, Vol. 17, No. 1) |
| Jan. 20, 1967 1845 |
U.S., Methuen, Massachusetts: Three teenaged girls saw a string of red lights moving low to the ground about 500 feet away. As they drove nearer, the object connected with the lights swung around to reveal a trapezoid shape with two red and two white lights and a metallic body. The object now was hovering 100-300 feet high and as it moved to the side of the road, the motor and headlights of the girls' car suddenly failed. The generator light continued to pulse, however. The object abruptly shot away to the southwest and everything worked normally. Another group of people saw the same object 15 minutes later. (NICAP) |
| Jan. 25, 1967 0430 |
U.S., near Winsted, Minnesota: The engine of a car stalled and the driver got out and saw a bright light coming nearer. It landed on the road on a tripod; it was 25 meters in diameter, longer than it was wide. A man-like figure got out of the object, checked the exterior of it, then got back in. The object then departed and the car could be restarted. (Passport to Magonia) |
| Feb. 10, 1967 0342 |
U.S., Plum Brook Naval Air Station, Ohio: An adult male saw a bluish disc one and a half miles from his car. The disc moved toward the ground and heavy static came over the car radio as he tried to contact his headquarters at the Air Station. The disc appeared to land, but the witness did not investigate. (UFO Investigator, March-April, 1967) |
| Feb. 13, 1967 2255 |
ENGLAND, between Ashington and Peg's Wood, Northumberland: A witness driving alone felt a prickly feeling as he sighted a UFO nearby. There was heavy static on the car radio simultaneous with the sighting. (CONTACT (UK)) |
| Feb. 13, 1967 2200 |
U.S., Big Fork, Montana: The engine and the headlights of a pickup truck failed at the same time. The witnesses stepped out and saw a blue-green light overhead, which changed to a reddish-orange color. They felt a great deal of heat. As the light moved away to the right side of the road, the engine of the truck started by itself. (The New UFO Breakthrough, Brad Steiger and Joan Whritenour |
| March, 1967 Evening |
U.S., Easthampton, Massachusetts: A single witness saw two bright lights in a field. After a few moments, her car was surrounded by a white, bright light. The car radio gave off a hissing noise. The driver increased her speed but the white light stayed with the car. The light was only as large as the car. The light left the car after a couple of minutes, but hovered briefly over the house to which she was traveling. (CUFOS) |
| Mar. 8, 1967 0105 |
U.S., Leominster, Massachusetts: Two people saw heavy fog in a cemetery and a domed disc-shaped object hovering about 500 feet overhead. One of the witnesses got out of the car, pointed at the object, and simultaneously the motor and headlights went off. He felt an electric shock and his arm was pulled against the roof of the car. He found he couldn't move at all. After one minute, the object departed, emitting a humming sound. The car was restarted and the witness suffered no ill effects. (NICAP) |
| Mar. 8, 1967 2130 |
U.S., Newport, Vermont: No details. (NICAP confidential files) |
| Mar. 12, 1967 1915 |
U.S., McIntosh, South Dakota: A single witness saw an object with red, green, and white lights. After he reported the incident, four young men went to the area to investigate. They saw four green lights hovering low over the road, but the engine of their car stalled as they approached them. Since the car had stalled on a hill, the group turned the car around and coasted downhill. The car started then, so they drove away without further investigation. (UFOs Over the Americas) |
| Mid-March, 1967 Night |
U.S., Ravenswood, West Virginia: The driver of a garbage truck reported that the engine and headlights unexpectedly failed completely. He then saw a glowing disc hovering overhead. (Dell's Flying Saucers, No. 4, 1967) |
| Mar. 18, 1967 Night |
U.S., Lebanon, Ohio: A 50-foot diameter, round object hovered over the treetops near a road. It was glowing white, sometimes red, with a "halo effect" and appeared to be rotating. The headlights of a car passing nearby went out. The object emitted a high-pitched sound, and after its departure, the car's headlights functioned normally. (FSR, March-April, 1971) |
| Mar. 21, 1967 |
U.S., Hillsboro, Kansas: Four teenaged girls saw a strange light and drove closer to investigate. The light then approached the car and hovered overhead, at which time the engine quit. The car also rocked back and forth while the object was nearby. (UFOs Over the Americas) |
| Mar. 30, 1967 Night |
AUSTRALIA, near Peterborough: A car's engine failed and the two witnesses then saw a disc-shaped object rising from a field by the road. The object gave off a blue and purple glow. It rapidly disappeared into the sky. A few minutes later, another disc shot up from another field, emitting sparks the color of a blue mercury lamp. After this second object was gone, the car could be restarted. (UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere) |
| Apr. 6, 1967 Night. |
U.S., Redvale, Colorado: Upon topping a hill, the single witness saw an orange-colored object about 100 feet in diameter. The lights of the car went out and the engine backfired but did continue running. The witness felt increased heat, so turned the car around; however, the object followed the car. Eventually it left the car and hovered over a store by the road. Another witness saw a a portion of this event. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 8, 1967 |
U.S., Banner Elk, North Carolina: Four college students saw a greenish fluorescent glow on the ground 180 feet away. Their radio had interference and the car's engine quit. The glow turned out to be from an object which passed nearby and flew away. Imprints in the shape of an equilateral triangle were found in the ground. (Physical Traces Associated with UFO Sightings, Ted Phillips) |
| Apr. 10, 1967 1920 |
U.S., Jonestown, Pennsylvania: The witness had trouble starting his car at home. Then after getting underway, the engine missed three times and finally stopped after driving half a mile; the headlights went out also. A huge round UFO moved above the car at this point, with pale white lights on its periphery. This object then tilted slightly and moved away at high speed to the northwest, flashing a blue light as it did so. The car was picked off the ground and moved four feet as the UFO departed. The car lights and motor came back on by themselves and the witness smelled something like burnt camphor. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 11, 1967 |
U.S., near Loco, Texas: A witness who reported previous contacts with the occupants of UFOs, said that he saw a light near his home as his pickup truck stalled. An egg shaped object landed directly behind the truck and four small, muscular humanoids got out. They were dressed in white cover alls and took the witness aboard their craft, which rendezvoused with a larger craft, where the witness was examined. He was released without being harmed. (Strange Creatures from Space and Time, John Keel) |
| Apr. 12, 1967 2059 |
U.S., Phoenix, Arizona: A bell-shaped object approached a car from the left side, glowing red-orange with yellow-orange pulsations. It hovered over a street light, then made a pass at the car. At that point, the engine of the car stopped. The UFO banked eastward, then westward, and flew away. The three witnesses continued their trip and saw the same object eight more times, plus another whitish object. The car engine continued to operate normally throughout the remaining sightings. (Bluebook) |
| Apr.14, 1967 about 2100 |
U.S., near Melville, New York: A driver saw a glowing object in the sky. As the engine of his car suddenly stalled, he saw a smaller, circular metallic object land beside the road. His car radio, which had been turned off, began to broadcast the sound of strange voices. A tiny figure appeared in the doorway to the object, which actually seemed to be a mechanical device. The machine dug up some dirt and placed it inside the object. The doorway closed, the UFO turned a bright red, and it rose into the sky with a whirring sound. It joined up with the glowing object in the sky. The car could then be restarted. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 21, 1967 2300 |
U.S., Ephrata, Washington: Driving 10 miles south of Ephrata, four people saw a bright light on the road ahead. They approached it closely and were stopping when the light disappeared, appeared to their left as an amber color, then disappeared and reappeared behind them with a white color. As the witnesses tried to escape, their car sputtered and lost power. When another car approached, the light rose and disappeared. A wet, sticky spot shaped like a teardrop was found later at the point the light had landed on the road. (CUFOS) |
| May, 1967 0030 |
CANADA, Vauxhall, Alberta: A couple traveling from Vauxhall saw a lighted object in the sky. During the sighting, the headlights of their car would not remain on steadily.Another motorist traveling two miles south of the couple saw the same object. His car engine failed during the sighting. The object remained quite distant from both cars and disappeared into the sky. (Saucers, Space, and Science, Vol. 50, 1967-68) |
| May 26, 1967 2215 |
U.S., Albuquerque, New Mexico: A strange white light chased a car with three teenagers, then hovered directly overhead while the car was still moving. After a few moments, the engine and headlights of the car ceased operating. After the car had halted, the light then sped away and the car couId be restarted. (APRO Bulletin, May-June, 1967) |
| June 6, 1967 0130 |
BRAZIL, near Itajuba: A strange object buzzed a car whose motor and headlights then failed. The object was mushroom-shaped. The witness also saw the faces of humanoids through the transparent front of the UFO. It flew away and the car could be restarted. (FSR, Vol. 14, No. 6) |
| about June 25, 1967 Night |
U.S., Bethel, Connecticut: Six teenagers, sleeping in the backyard of a home, saw a bright light. They drove to Sunset Hill to get a better view and saw it was a domed disc with red and green flashing lights around the dome. Their car radio experienced interference when the object was in view. Several weeks later, some of the group found an area of grass matted down where the object had hovered. (PhysicaI Traces Associated with UFO Sightings) |
| July 10, 1967 1750 |
U.S., Meridian, Mississippi: A car's engine suddenly stopped and the radio died. The driver got out and saw a saucer-shaped, dirty gray object hovering 200-300 feet overhead. The saucer was 60-80 feet in diameter. In a few seconds, the object tilted upward and disappeared into some clouds. The radio then came back on and the car could be restarted. (CUFOS) |
| July 17, 1967 2325 |
U.S., Millerton, New York: A woman driving north of Millerton saw an object the size of a softball hit her windshield and bounce off. Simultaneously, the headlights and engine of her car failed. There was a bright flash of light briefly inside the car as the object hit. The witness was stunned and drove away back to town, but cannot remember turning around or starting the car. The windshield was found to be cracked. (Saucer News, Fall, 1967) |
| August, 1967 2330 |
ENGLAND, Chingford, North London:, A couple parked near Epping Forest saw a red light at the end of the bridle path. After a firework-like light shot up from the vicinity, they saw a small figure by the road. Another "firework" also shot off. Suddenly a light about six feet high approached their car along the path. The light was white and only a foot or two in diameter. As it came close, the couple attempted to drive away, but their car engine refused to start. Finally, after 10 seconds, it did and they drove away, but not before stopping to talk with another witness nearby who also saw the lights. The trouble in starting the car was not normal. (FSR, Vol. 23, No. 1) |
| Aug. 23, 1967 2215 |
CANADA, Lacombe, Alberta: A witness on a motorcycle traveling near a lake two miles north of Lacombe saw a UFO which landed on the ground. His motorcycle engine sputtered as he drove by the vicinity of the landing. (Saucers, Space, and Science, Vol. 49, 1967) |
| Aug. 27, 1967 2320 |
U.S., Texas Creek, Colorado: Three cars simultaneously experienced complete failure of their headlights and engines. All passengers saw an oval object on the ground by the road. One driver was approaching the object when suddenly there was a flash of light and he became unconscious. The object slowly rose into the sky. The witness struck by the light remained dazed for some time afterwards. (APRO Bulletin, March-April, 1969) |
| September, 1967 0030 |
CANADA, near Taber, Alberta: A youth driving a pickup truck noticed the engine begin to overheat. He pulled over to the shoulder to check, and as he put his hand on the door handle to get out., he saw an oval-shaped object with a green glow hovering right next to the truck. His radio began to give off strange beeping noises, and when he shut it off and looked back out the window, the object had vanished. (Saucers, Space, and Science, Vol. 50, 1967-68) |
| Sept. 6, 1967 2230 |
U.S., Bethpage, New York: Near the state park at Bethpage, two witnesses saw a cigar-shaped object very low in the sky. Their car engine and headlights failed and the radio "chattered" during the sighting. (Saucers, Space, and Science, Vol. 49, 1967) |
| October, 1967 Evening |
ENGLAND, Lytchett Minster: A couple saw a cigar-shaped, brown object about 70 feet in length hovering over a building near the road. The engine of their car suddenly stalled out. Several other cars also stopped and many witnesses watched the object for about five minutes. The couple's car could then be restarted, so they drove on, watching the object, which rose higher in the sky. They stopped by a police station, at which point the object changed from to red, green, yellow, and blue bands of light. It split into two parts and vanished. One witness became sick after the sighting. (FSR, Vol. 15, No. 6) |
| Oct. 1, 1967 |
CANADA, ElIiot Lake, Ontario: The engines of several cars failed in the vicinity of a large glowing object which was changing colors. The object moved erratically around the area about 300 feet high, but the car engines only experienced trouble when the object hovered. (Saucers, Space, and Science, Vol. 50, 1967-68) |
| Oct. 11, 1967 2000 |
CANADA, Aldersyde, Alberta: The headlights and engine of a car died. The driver then noted an oval-shaped object with a "turret" on top begin to circle his car. The object had two white lights and a lighted underside. It circled the car four or five times at a height of 300 feet, then flew away. The witness felt cold during the sighting. The engine of the car started by itself as the object left. (CUFOS) |
| Oct. 26, 1967 0430 |
ENGLAND, Hook, Hampshire: At the same time that a driver noted a dark object over the road ahead, the lights and engine of his car failed. After a few minutes he could start the engine and turn on the lights, so he drove away. The car failed again shortly thereafter and the driver now saw the object more clearly. It was shaped like a squashed ice cream cone. The witness noticed a strange smell and felt a pressure change in his ears. After a short wait, the object moved into the air and the car could be restarted. (FSR, Vol. 13, No. 6) |
| Oct. 27, 1967 0300 |
U.S., Parshall, North Dakota: A police officer saw a bright glowing object which hurt his eyes when he looked at it directly. A short time later, another witness driving home saw a large round object rise from the ground and follow his car. The car became hard to control while the UFO was following, veering back and forth over the road and bouncing up and down slightly. The object eventually lost interest in the car and moved to the north; the car operated normally again. (The UFO Investigator, Vol. 4, No. 7) |
| Oct. 27, 1967 Night |
ENGLAND, Crendon Hill, Buckinghamshire: A generator-like object appeared over a car. The engine of the car failed. (CONTACT (UK)) |
| Oct. 28, 1967 1845 |
ENGLAND, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent: A car suddenly stalled out completely and the lights went off. The driver looked up and saw a triangular object near the road ahead. It had six bright white lights and looked like a church steeple. It slowly rose into the air and moved off in the direction of the sea. The car could then be restarted. (FSR, Vol. 14, No. 3) |
| Oct. 31, 1967 2100 |
AUSTRALIA, near Boyup Brook, Western Australia: A bright blue beam enveloped a car, causing its headlights and engine to fail. The light beam came from a mushroom-shaped UFO about 30 feet in diameter. The car seemed to instantly deaccelerate from 65 mph to a dead stop, but the witness felt no forces. For about five minutes the beam of light shone on the car. The witness felt like he was being observed. Suddenly the beam was switched off, the object dimmed, and it flew away. The witness immediately found his car moving at 65 mph again with no recollection of starting it or feeling an acceleration. (FSR, Vol. 14, No., 4) |
| November, 1967 |
BRAZIL, Americanus: A policeman saw a huge, elongated, metallic object approach his car. The engine of his car then failed. The object was 15 stories tall, shaped like a tube, and spinning about its short axis. After shining a bright light, it gave off a hum and slowly moved away. The car could be restarted. (APRO Bulletin, September-October, 1968) |
| Nov. 2, 1967 2130 |
U.S., near Ririe, Idaho: After seeing a blinding flash of light, two people in a car saw a domed object hovering close to the ground. The engine of the car then failed, and two small figures were seen in the object. One humanoid, about three feet tall, got out and climbed into the car, which began to move off the road into a field. One witness fled from the car when it stopped in the field. Eventually the humanoid got back in the craft, which rose in a zigzag path and made a whirring sound. The car could be restarted and was driven back on the road. (The UFO Investigator, October, 1969) |
| Nov. 5, 1967 2230 |
ENGLAND, near Sopley, Hampshire: A cigar-shaped object — bright, phosphorescent green with a white bottom — approached a diesel truck. The lights and radio went off but the engine continued running. The driver stopped his truck about 60 feet away from the object, which was moving now no more than 10 feet over the road. After two minutes, a pipe came out of the object and sucked up dirt and leaves. It made a whining noise during this operation. A Jaguar car came upon the scene during the sighting and its electrics and engine failed. The pipe was retracted and the object moved slowly up into the sky. Both the truck and car then operated normally. (Spacelink, Vol. 5, No. 1) |
| Nov. 8, 1967 0330 |
U.S., Lake Elsinore, California: During very foggy weather, the engine and lights of a car failed. The driver also felt a strong pressure on his shoulders. He then saw a saucer shaped object, 30 feet in diameter, hovering over the road. It was glowing reddish-orange with rotating lights on the rim. It wobbled slightly while hovering, then left after about one and a half minutes. The car could then be restarted. (Condon Committee) |
| Nov. 28, 1967 2220 |
CANADA, near High River, Alberta: The radio in a car began fading in and out and the headlights and dashboard lights dimmed. The witness then saw a bluish-green, elongated object to his left. The "object" was quite fuzzy and no details could be made out. He stopped the car and heard a noise like a "jet motor," only very loud. The object continued traveling on a straight line towards the east and disappeared. The lights and radio then operated properly. (CUFOS) |
| Dec. 12, 1967 1900 |
U.S., between North and South Lansing, New York: During a snowstorm, a woman and her young daughter saw a strange object hover over their car, direct a light beam at the car, and take control. The car moved sideways off the road, the headlights slowly faded, and the engine stopped. The woman heard a noise like a hum, then voices giving her a message about a future death. The car was then moved back on the road and driven for three miles with the lights and motor on, but the driver not touching the controls. As another car approached, the object departed. (The Official Guide to UFOs) |
| Dec. 13, 1967 0200 |
CANADA, near Edmonton, Alberta: The lights of a car dimmed and the motor sputtered. The driver pulled to the side of the road and opened the hood. He then noticed a dome-shaped object hovering 150 yards away. It was metallic, had lights around the edge, and was about 50 feet high. He felt the battery of the car — it was warm. He got back in and watched the object, which rocked back and forth 10-15 feet but stayed over the road. During the next hour the car body began to heat up and even his hair got hot. His flashlight also wouldn't work. Finally the object shot straight up and disappeared from view in two to three seconds. The headlights came back on, but the motor could only be started with difficulty. (CUFOS) |
| Dec. 3, 1967 0230 |
U.S., Ashland, Nebrasks: Herbert Schirmer, a police officer, saw a bright, metallic object nearby. It was emitting a red light and hovering low over the road. A red-orange beam of light shot toward the car and prevented any communication on the two-way radio. The policeman saw a small humanoid figure on the ground beneath the object; the figure communicated with Schirmer. Then the object left, making a shrill beeping sound. (The UFO Investigator, Vol. 4, No. 5) |
| Dec. 24, 1967 Evening |
U.S., near Tucson, Arizona: A couple saw a blob of red light. The engine and headlights of their car then quit. The light came near the car, passed overhead, and moved away to the south. The engine and lights both came back on as it departed. Two minutes before this sighting, both witnesses had seen a star-like object fall to earth. (CUFOS) |
| 1968 | SPAIN, El Padul (Granada): A man and his mother saw a luminous object coming from the east. It changed colors from yellow to blue, was shaped like an oval with two domes, and had a spinning central section. The engine of their car failed as the object flew overhead. (Catalogue of 200 Type-I UFO Events in Spain and Portugal) |
| Jan. 2, 1968 1600 |
CANADA, Whitehorse, Yukon: Two snowmobile drivers observed a pulsating, orange-yellow object nearby. This object was extremely bright. One of the snowmobile's engines stalled during the sighting and its driver felt increased heat. The object shortly moved out of sight and the snowmobile could be restarted. (The UFO Investigator, Vol. 4, No. 6) |
| Early January, 1968 0400 |
GERMANY, Freiburg: A young couple in their twenties experienced complete failure of the lights and engine of their car. They then saw a bright red light, round and very large, about 1000 feet away. The hood of the car began glowing and sparks came off the hood. Five seconds after the lights and engine quit, and before the car had stopped moving, everything came back on. When the witnesses looked up, the light was gone. The couple noticed an ozone odor in the air after the sighting. (UFO Nachrichten, November, 1968) |
| Mar. 4, 1968 1815 |
U.S., West Seneca, New York: A cigar-shaped object approached a car from the left, then went over the road in front of the car. The object was 50-60 feet long with blinking lights.The witness tried to drive away but the car wouldn't respond to the accelerator. As the UFO came quite near, the witness could only see a bright yellow light. The object disappeared instantly. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 4, 1968 2015 |
U.S., near Cochrane, Wisconsin: Two young men saw a UFO hover over a car ahead of them; its headlights suddenly went out. The object appeared metallic and glowed orange when standing still, but glowed redder and brighter when moving. The object then came toward their car and the engine conked out. It hovered overhead for a moment, during which time the witnesses felt increased heat and "weightless." The object left over a nearby field, emitting a cloudy haze all around its periphery. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 23, 1968 2020 |
U.S., between Denver and Limon, Colorado: A family of four observed a red light which paced their car for some time. The radio had a strange "thrumpette"-like noise as the light paced them. Suddenly a bright white light appeared only one and a half city blocks away, hovering 75 feet in the air. That light went out and three red lights appeared which were attached to an oval-shaped structure. The witnesses became frightened and drove quickly away. (CUFOS) |
| Apr. 29, 1968 2245 |
ENGLAND, Norridge Hill, Wiltshire: A single witness saw a globular light. At the same time his car engine and headlights failed and the radio had heavy static. The car operated normally after the light left his vicinity. (Awareness, Summer, 1968) |
| May 1, 1968 2300 |
AUSTRALIA, Heyfield, Victoria: A strange light from a bluish object passed over the home of Frank McCullough and hovered over the nearby Hayden farm. A weird whining sound, like an electrical generator, was also heard. As two of McCullough's ranch hands drove to the Hayden farm in a pickup truck, the engine, lights, and a transistor radio all quit. The whining noise became louder, then the blue light grew dimmer and the noise subsided. The headlights came back on and the motor could be restarted. ( Saucer News, Summer, 1968) |
| May 27, 1968 2145 |
U.S., near Punta Gorda, Florida: Both the headlights and engine of a car failed. The motorist got out to investigate, then saw a light at tree-top height, slowly settling to the ground. As the light came nearer, the witness saw it was attached to a metallic body, shaped like a pilgrim's hat , with a green glow and bluish outline around the edges. A few minutes after landing, the object reappeared, then moved off at high speed to the northwest. The headlights of the car immediately came on; the motor could be started. The watch of the driver was found to have stopped. (CUFOS) |
| June 18, 1968 Night |
ARGENTINA, near Catamarca: Four people in a car saw a bright, stationary object only five meters above the ground. At this point, their engine failed. The object rose, flashing a light, then quickly moved away. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement 16) |
| June 29, 1968 |
ARGENTINA, San Luiz de Palmer: Three men saw a circular flattened UFO which emitted orange-colored light. The object passed close to their car and as it did so, the car shook violently, the gear shift went into reverse, and the car began moving backwards. This motion ended once the object was gone. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement No. 18) |
| July 16, 1968 0015 |
ARGENTINA, Andacollo, Neuquen: Five members of the national police force saw a flattened, metallic object, about two meters in diameter, slowly flying near their jeep. A pale blue light came from the object throughout the sighting and their jeep lost power. After about five minutes, the object left. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement No. 18) |
| July 25, 1968 |
ARGENTINA, La Pastora: A family of three saw a si]very object about 25 feet in diameter. The engine of their car began to slow down, then die completely as the object came near. The object, which looked like a spinning top, hovered for five minutes only 10 meters from the road. Then it rose quickly and vanished — the engine came on by itself. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement No. 16) |
| July 29, 1968 0315 |
ARGENTINA, La Atalaya: Four people driving late at night saw an object that looked like a wash basin upside down. It was 30-40 feet wide and glowing on the underside. As it flew low over the road, the headlights and engine of the witnesses' car failed. After the object had landed about 250 meters from the car, the headlights came back on. The object remained on the ground for 45 minutes while the motorists watched. (FSR Case Histories, Supplement No. 13) |
| July 30, 1968 |
ARGENTINA, near Colonel Dringles: Two families driving in the same area reported independently observing the merging of two orange UFOs. The two objects came together and coalesced into one, then extended a "tower" which had the same color as a mercury vapor light. The engines of both cars died during the sighting. After the actions were completed, the single object left instantly and disappeared in seconds. (UFO Nachrichten, October, 1968) |
| August, 1968 Night |
CHILE, Cauquenes: A saucer-shaped object landed near a car. The engine and lights of the car failed during the sighting. (The UFO Chronicle, Vol. 1, No. 1) |
| Aug. 21, 1968 |
U.S., near Brooksville, Florida: One round object approached a car traveling through some woods. The engine of the car wouldn't operate during the sighting. (The UFO Chronicle, Vol. 1, No. 1) |
| Aug. 29, 1968 Night |
U.S., between Ely, Nevada and Delta, Utah: Larry Sorenson saw a stationary bright, white light low to the horizon. It turned a red color and became much brighter. Sorenson's truck suddenly failed as he continued to drive towards the light. He got out and watched the light travel overhead and disappear behind him. It was changing colors from red to green to white and back to red. After the light was gone, the truck could be restarted. Sorenson noticed another car had also been stopped on the road. When he got home, the trip had taken almost two hours longer to complete than expected. (The Utah UFO Display, Frank B. Salisbury) |
| September, 1968 |
SPAIN, Zafra: The engine of a truck suddenly failed and the driver saw a luminous sphere nearby. It was about eight feet in diameter and emitted greenish-colored rays of light. There were independent witnesses who saw the same object from a distance of one kilometer. The truck operated normally after the sphere left. (UFO Nachrichten, Feburary, 1969) |
| Sept. 1, 1968 0330 |
ARGENTINA, Mendoza: Two young men |