Name of sighting / event
Date
Location
Effects
Media
Contact
Abduction
Jan, 1878
U K
No
No
No
No
1880s
U K
No
No
No
No
1896
USA
No
No
No
No
Apr, 1897
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
April 1897
USA
No
No
Yes
No
May 1897
USA
No
No
Yes
No
-1920
USA
No
No
No
No
-1930-
Alaska
No
Yes
Yes
No
1937-38
China
No
No
No
No
-1939-
USA
No
No
Yes
No
1940s
Europe
No
No
No
No
1940
USA
No
No
No
No
-1941-
USA
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Feb,1942
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
1946
Norway
No
No
No
No
1947
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
1947
USA
No
No
No
No
1947
USA
No
No
No
No
June, 1947
USA
No
No
No
No
June, 1947
Malta
No
No
Yes
No
July, 1947
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
July, 1947
USA
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Jan, 1948
USA
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1948
USA
Yes
No
No
No
July, 1948
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1948
USA
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1949
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1949
USA
No
Yes
No
No
1950s
Pacific O.
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1950
Mexico
No
No
No
No
May, 1950
S Amer
Yes
No
Yes
No
May, 1950
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Aug, 1950
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Feb, 1951
Canada
Yes
No
No
No
July, 1951
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1951
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Sept, 1951
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Apr, 1952
USA
Yes
No
No
No
May, 1952
USA
No
No
No
No
May 1952
Brazil
No
Yes
No
No
July 1952
Italy
No
No
No
No
July, 1952
USA
Yes
No
No
No
July, 1952
USA
No
Yes
No
No
July, 1952
Peru
Yes
Yes
No
No
July, 1952
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Aug, 1952
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Aug, 1952
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Aug, 1952
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Aug, 1952
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1952
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1952
Gnland
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1952
Den/Nor
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1952
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 1952
USA
No
No
No
No
Dec, 1952
G/Mexico
No
No
No
No
May, 1953
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Aug, 1953
USA
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1953
USA
No
No
No
No
Feb 1954
USA
No
No
Yes?
No
1954
Canada
No
No
No
No
June, 1954
USA
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1954
France
No
No
Yes
No
Nov 1954
Brazil
No
No
Yes
No
July, 1955
U K
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1955
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Oct, 1955
Russia
No
No
No
No
1956
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
1956
Ocean
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1956
U K
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 1956
USA
No
No
No
No
1957
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Feb 1957
USA
No
No
No
No
July, 1957
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Sept, 1957
Brazil
No
Yes
No
No
Sept, 1957
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1957
Brazil
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Nov, 1957
USA
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1957
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 1957
USA
No
No
Yes
No
57-58
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Jan, 1958
Brazil
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1958
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1958
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 1959
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Apr, 1959
N Guinea
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sept, 1959
USA
No
No
No
No
1960s
India
No
No
No
No
July, 1960
Arg
Yes
Yes
No
No
Aug, 1960
USA
Yes
No
No
No
1960
USA
No
No
No
No
Apr 1961
USA
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1961
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Apr, 1962
USA
Yes
No
No
No
May, 1962
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Feb, 1963
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1963
USA
No
No
No
No
Apr, 1964
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Apr, 1964
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
May, 1964
U K
No
Yes
No
No
June 1964
USA
No
No
No
No
June, 1964
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Sept, 1964
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sept, 1964
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Dec 1964
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Dec, 1964
U K
Yes
No
No
No
1964/65
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan 1965
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Mar, 1965
USA
Yes
No
No
No
July, 1965
France
Yes
No
Yes
No
July 1965
Canada
No
No
No
No
July,1965
Alaska
No
Yes
No
No
July,1965
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1965
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Aug, 1965
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Sept, 1965
S Africa
Yes
No
No
No
Sept, 1965
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Sept, 1965
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct,1965
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 1965
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Jan, 1966
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1966
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 1966
U K
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1966
USA
No
No
No
No
Mar 1966
USA
No
No
No
No
Apr 1966
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Apr, 1966
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Apr, 1966
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Apr, 1966
USA
No
No
No
No
June, 1966
V. Nam
Yes
No
No
No
Aug 1966
USA
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1966
U K
Yes
No
No
No
Nov 1966
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 1966
USA
No
Yes
No
No
1967
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1967
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Feb 1967
USA
No
No
No
No
Feb 1967
USA
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1967
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Apr, 1967
USA
No
No
Yes
No
May, 1967
Canada
Yes
No
No
No
M/J 1967
Australia
No
Yes
No
No
June, 1967
Canada
No
No
No
No
July, 1967
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1967
N Scotia
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1967
U K
No
No
No
No
Nov 1967
USA
No
No
Yes
No
Dec, 1967
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Dec, 1967
USA
No
No
Yes
No
1967-68
USA
No
No
No
No
1968
Atlantic O.
No
No
No
No
Feb1968
USA
No
No
No
No
Feb, 1968
Canada
No
No
Yes
No
Apr, 1968
USA
No
No
No
No
May 1968
USA
No
No
No
No
July 1968
USA
No
No
No
No
July 1968
USA
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1968
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Oct, 1968
USA
No
No
No
No
Oct 1968
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Nov, 1968
U K
Yes
No
Yes
No
1969
USA
Yes
No
No
No
1969
Russia
No
No
Yes
No
Mar, 1969
Russia
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
1969
GOM
No
No
No
No
May 1969
Brazil
No
No
Yes
No
1970s
Canada
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1970
Canada
Yes
No
Yes
No
Apr 1970
Germany
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1970
USA
No
No
No
No
1970
Canada
No
Yes
No
No
1971
Atl. O
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 1971
Austria
No
Yes
No
No
May, 1971
USA
No
Yes
Yes
No
July, 1971
USA
No
Yes
No
No
J/J/A, 1971
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Sept, 1971
Costa R.
No
Yes
No
No
Nov, 1971
USA
Yes
No
No
No
1972
USA
No
No
No
No
Feb, 1972
Peru
No
No
Yes
No
Oct. 1972
Uruguay
Yes
No
Yes
No
Oct, 1972
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Feb, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
May, 1973
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
June 1973
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
July 1973
Japan
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1973
USA
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Oct, 1973
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1973
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Nov, 1973
USA
No
No
Yes
Yes
Dec 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Dec, 1973
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1974
Wales
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1974
Mexico
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1974
USA
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1974
Canada
Yes
No
No
No
Jan, 1974
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Jan, 1975
Switz
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Aug, 1975
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Oct, 1975
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 1975
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 1975
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Jan, 1976
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
June, 1976
Spain
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Aug, 1976
Iran
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1976
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1977
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
July, 1977
U K
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1977
Brazil
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sept, 1977
Brazil
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1977
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Jan, 1978
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1978
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Mar 1978
Brazil
No
No
Yes
No
May, 1978
USA
No
No
No
No
May, 1978
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
May, 1978
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Jly, 1978
Spain
No
No
Yes
No
Oct, 1978
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 1978
N Zealand
Yes
Yes
No
No
Feb 1979
Peru
No
No
No
No
1979
P. Rico
No
Yes
Yes
No
Apr, 1979
Space
No
No
No
No
Jly, 1979
Space
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1979
USA
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1979
U K
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1980
Russia
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1980
USA
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1980
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 1980
U. K.
No
No
?
?
Dec, 1980
U K
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Dec, 1980
USA
Yes
No
No
No
1981
Germany
No
No
Yes
No
Jan, 1981
France
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1981
Mexico
Yes
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1981
Can
No
Yes
No
No
Dec, 1981
USA
No
No
No
No
June, 1983
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
July, 1983
Poland
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1983
U K
No
No
Yes
Yes
Aug, 1983
Poland
No
Yes
No
No
1984
USA
No
No
No
No
1984
USA
No
No
?
?
1985
USSR
Yes
No
No
No
1985
USA
Yes
No
No
No
1985
USA
No
Yes
No
No
1985
Poland
No
No
No
No
Aug 1985
Canada
No
No
Yes
No
Dec, 1985
USA
No
No
Yes
Yes
1986
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 1986
Alaska
Yes
No
No
No
Aug 1987
USA
No
Yes
No
No
June,1987
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
July, 1987
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Sept, 1987
Canada
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Nov, 1987
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Dec, 1987
U K
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jan, 1988
Australia
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 1988
USA
Yes
No
No
No
July, 1988
Australia
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
July, 1988
Space
Yes
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1988
USA
No
No
Yes
Yes
Mar, 1989
Belgium
No
Yes
No
No
July, 1989
USA
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1989
Russia
No
Yes
Yes
No
Sept, 1989
Russia
No
No
No
No
Sept 1989
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1989
Russia
Yes
No
Yes
No
Nov, 1989
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Nov, 1989
Russia
Yes
No
Yes
No
Nov, 1989
Canada
Yes
Yes
No
No
Dec, 1990
USA
No
No
Yes
Yes
Mar,1993
U K
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1993
U K
No
Yes
No
No
Jan, 1994
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 1994
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 1994
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Jan, 1995
U K
No
No
No
No
May, 1995
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 1996
Brazil
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Aug, 1996
Russia
No
Yes
Yes
No
Sept, 1996
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 1996
Hungary
No
Yes
No
No
1996
Ireland
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1996
USA
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Dec 1996
Canada
No
No
No
No
Mar, 1997
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Jly, 1997
Texas
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1997
U K
No
No
No
No
Aug, 1997
USA
No
No
No
No
Sept, 1997
S Africa
No
No
No
No
Nov, 1997
Wales
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1999
U K
No
Yes
Yes
No
Feb, 1999
USA
No
No
No
Yes
Feb, 1999
Den.
No
No
No
No
Apr, 1999
U K
No
No
No
No
Oct, 1999
USA
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Jan, 2000
USA
No
No
No
No
Feb, 2000
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mar, 2000
Malaysia
Yes
No
No
No
July, 2000
USA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Oct, 2000
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Mar 2001
Brazil
No
No
Yes
No
Apr, 2001
USA
No
No
No
No
-2002-
USA
No
Yes
No
No
July, 2002
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Aug, 2002
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 2002
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 2002
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Oct, 2002
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Nov, 2002
U K
No
No
No
No
Nov, 2002
U K
No
Yes
No
No
Nov, 2002
Turkey
No
Yes
No
No
Nov, 2002
Chile
Yes
Yes
No
No
Feb, 2003
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Nov, 2003
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Nov, 2003
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Jan, 2004
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Mar, 2004
Mexico
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mar, 2004
USA
Yes
No
No
No
June, 2004
U K
Yes
No
No
No
Aug, 2004
U K
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 2004
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Oct, 2004
USA
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 2004
USA
No
Yes
No
No
Dec, 2004
USA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Oct, 2005
Mexico
Yes
No
No
No
Dec, 2005
USA
Yes
No
No
No
June, 2006
USA
No
No
No
No
Nov, 2006
USA
No
No
No
No
Jan, 2007
USA
No
Yes
No
No


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