👽Credible UFO cases that I believe demonstrate the reality of "something" highly anomalous occurring - a thread:
1. The Ruwa, Zimbabwe UFO Landing (1994) In this incident, some 62 students at the Ariel School near Ruwa, Zimbabwe claim to have witnessed at least one craft land just outside the school property and non-human beings exit the craft, then communicate telepathically.
The telepathic communication was a warning about technology and the environment. Some of the children ran back to the school, while others stayed. A few went to alert teachers that were in a meeting at the time. Apparently at least one teacher saw a craft.
The children were interviewed by investigators Cynthia Hind as well as Harvard professor of psychiatry John Mack. The statements from the children were very consistent.
Years later, some of the now-adult witnesses recounted the event and reaffirmed what they experienced in a documentary called The Phenomenon. The BBC did a report, you can watch some original interviews:
2. The Colares, Brazil UFO Incidents/Operação Prato (1977/1978) This is Uyrangê Bolivar Soares Nogueira de Hollanda Lima. He was a former Colonel in the Brazilian Air Force, and ran their investigation into an infamous serious of UFO events in Brazil in the late 1970s.
At the time, many residents of Colares, Brazil reported seeing bright objects flying at low altitudes and being struck by beams of light that would puncture their skin and leave visible marks.
Hollanda gave a detailed interview about the operation investigating this event. He recounts witnessing these objects first-hand on multiple occasions. You can watch the interview here (closed captions for English subs)
This became one of the most famous UFO mass-witness event in Brazil, but is not as well known elsewhere. It is also unique in that there were verified injuries to people. Doctor Wellaide Cecim Carvalho described them as appearing like radiation injuries.
3. The 1952 Washington, DC UFO Incidents On July 19, 1952 air traffic controllers at Washington National Airport spotted anomalous objects on their radars making "radical" movements. Controller Howard Cocklin also visually saw a bright light that flew away at incredible speed.
These objects then moved over the White House and Capitol, and controllers at Andrews AFB began tracking unknown objects on radar. Staff Sgt. Charles Davenport saw an object that would make sudden, abrupt changes in altitude and direction.
USAF F-94 jet fighters were sent to investigate, but when they arrived the objects vanished. As the jet fighters ran low on fuel and left, the objects returned.
A week later, on July 26, National Airport and Andrews AFB again began tracking unknown objects on radar. These objects could move slowly, then reverse direction and move up to 7,000 mph. One of the F-94 pilots sent to investigate stated he had "no chance of overtaking them."
Civilian aircraft reported seeing glowing objects at the time that corresponded to the radar blips seen at Andrews AFB. In 2002, former National Airport controller Howard Cocklin reaffirmed what he saw on radar and visually.
All three of these cases had numerous, consistent witnesses and lack a sufficient "traditional" explanation that can account for all of the behavior described. There are many other similar incidents, but these are the most convincing to me.
Here are some additional events worth looking at: A. The Phoenix Lights (1997) Another famous mass-witness UFO event, where many witnesses saw a huge V-shaped craft with multiple lights. This was officially dismissed as military aircraft flares.
However, that explanation is contradicted by witnesses who claim to have seen the craft blocking out the stars behind it, indicating that it was a solid object. They Ley family's account of the event is hard to dismiss:
B. Soviet/Russian Sightings and Encounters In 2009, an article in Svobodnaya pressa reported that the Russian Navy had created a special investigation group due to the large number of reports of UFOs operating in and out of oceans and lakes.
The group was headed by deputy Navy Commander Nikolay Smirnov. The report cites numerous Russian Naval personnel. Navy intelligence veteran Captain First Rank Igor Barclay said these Oceanic UFOs would often appear where NATO and Russian forces were concentrated.
These locations included the Bahamas, the Bermuda Islands, Puerto Rico and off the US East Coast. In one incident near Bermuda, submarine Rear Admiral Yuri Beketov recalled an underwater object traveling at extreme speeds.
Numerous sightings have occurred at Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest freshwater lake by volume. In one bizarre incident, military divers reportedly encountered beings underwater and three were killed.
I don't know how much stock to put into these accounts because I have not been able to find the actual declassified documents, but figured I would mention it as this phenomena is often dismissed as exclusively Western.
C. The Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident, 1964 This is an interesting case with a fairly credible witness. The object this police officer saw left ground markings and smoldering grass.
D. Brazil 1986 UFO Incident Another exceptional case from Brazil, where multiple UFOs were sighted by civilian and military witnesses, in four states: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Goiás.
I will add more to this as I have time, but I think this is a good start.
Air traffic controller describes multiple-witness UFO event over Portland Airport with radar confirmation (1989)