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• Boisseuges entity encounter — 2024-08-22

  2024-08-22 · Boisseuges, France · CE3

  France, Boisseuges: A young shepherd heard a whistling sound as a dark mass appeared to fall from the sky and a rush of air swept him from his feet. The object looked like a machine with an opening where a stairway became visible. Two occupants were seen. One was observed to have

• Los Pelacaras / Face Peelers of the Amazon

  2023-07-01 · Alto Nanay / Ikitu community, Loreto, Peru · CE3

  Community reported nighttime attacks by floating beings; official explanations framed gang/miner intimidation.

• Las Vegas backyard entity claim

  2023-05-01 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · CE3

  Family reported non-human entities after fireball event; highly disputed.

• Queensbury, New York couple encounter

  2018-07-22 · Queensbury, New York, United States · CE3

  Recent URECAT-listed entity case; not yet evaluated for production.

• SAINT-JULIEN-EN-GENEVOIS (74) 29.08.2015

  2015-08-29 · SAINT-JULIEN-EN-GENEVOIS (74), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE3

  On August 29, 2015, at 11:02 p.m., a couple at Saint-Julien-en-Genevois reported watching a red ball cross the night sky silently for about five minutes. A witness tried to photograph it and later believed that figures could be distinguished inside the photographed phenomenon. On

• Brazilian archive report — Curitiba, PR — 2009-04-18

  2009-04-18 · Curitiba, PR, PR, Brazil · CE3

  A Brazilian National Archives reference records a reported unidentified-aerial observation at Curitiba, PR in 2009-04-18; classified CE3 because the metadata describes reported entity or occupant.

• Colchester unknown report — January 29, 2009

  2009-01-29 · Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Colchester, Essex reported we keep getting flown over by aliens galore.

• San Carlos / Salta encounter

  2008-05-21 · San Carlos, Salta, Argentina · CE3

  Argentine entity-related UFO report seeded from URECAT.

• Carlisle unknown report — 2008

  2008-01-01 · Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Carlisle, Cumbria reported a UFO was seen and there was an alien in the witness's house.

• Streatham unknown report — August 18, 2007

  2007-08-18 · Streatham, London, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Streatham, London reported an object/objects were seen, and then it/they landed.

• Skegness unknown report — April 9, 2007

  2007-04-09 · Skegness, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Skegness, Lincolnshire reported there was a dark silhouette/figure/thing quite low in the sky.

• Cardiff unknown report — 2007

  2007-01-01 · Cardiff, West Glamorgan, United Kingdom · CE4

  A witness at Cardiff, West Glamorgan reported the witness saw spaceships and then said that one of them abducted his dog, car and tent when he and some friends were out camping.

• Santurce, Puerto Rico encounter

  2006-07-24 · Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico / United States · CE3

  Puerto Rico entity-related UFO report seeded from URECAT.

• Hastings unknown report — May 16, 2006

  2006-05-16 · Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Hastings, East Sussex reported two witnesses thought that they saw an alien outside their kitchen window.

• Basildon unknown report — 2005

  2005-01-01 · Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Basildon, Essex reported (Seen in April 2005).

• Greenside unknown report — August 7, 2004

  2004-08-07 · Greenside, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Greenside, Newcastle upon Tyne reported only reported as alien sightings above the house.

• Wigan egg / oval report — 2003

  2003-01-01 · Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Wigan, Lancashire reported (Seen 2003).

• Farnborough unknown report — January 13, 2001

  2001-01-13 · Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Farnborough, Hampshire reported bright lights were seen in the sky.

• Newbridge cigar / cylinder report — January 17, 2000

  2000-01-17 · Newbridge, Dumfries & Galloway, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Newbridge, Dumfries & Galloway reported two stationary oblong/cigar shaped figures.

• Carlisle unknown report — 2000

  2000-01-01 · Carlisle, Carlisle, United Kingdom · CE4

  A witness at Carlisle reported objects, Lucifer like things, that are seen everyday.

• Grand-Mere, Qbc being encounter — October 24, 1998

  1998-10-24 · GRAND-MERE, QBC, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  2 pseudo-human/entity / in space-suits take samples / garden.

• Tindouf soldier encounter

  1998-07-28 · Tindouf / Southern Territories, Tindouf, Algeria / Western Sahara area · CE3

  North Africa entity case seeded from URECAT; source-deepening required.

• [D17] de MONTPELLIER (34) vers SAINT-MATHIEU-DE-TREVIERS (34) 28.06.1998

  1998-06-28 · [D17] de MONTPELLIER (34) vers SAINT-MATHIEU-DE-TREVIERS (34), Languedoc Roussillon, FR · CE3

  During the night of June 27–28, 1998, at approximately 1 a.m., a motorist travelling on the D17 between Montpellier and Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers reported a complete vehicle failure: the engine stopped, as did the headlights and radio. After pulling to the roadside, he saw a gree

• BELIS (40) --.04.1998

  1998-04-01 · BELIS (40), Aquitaine, FR · CE3

  In April 1998, at approximately 2 p.m., a woman outside her holiday home at Bélis noticed a persistent shadow above her. Looking up, she reported a black, round object moving slowly and silently just above the house. It stopped in front of her at an estimated height of three or f

• Rho, ITL being encounter — March 8, 1998

  1998-03-08 · RHO, ITL, Lombardy, Italy · CE3

  2 / farm.

• Sibenik, Croatia being encounter — January 1998

  1998-01 · SIBENIK, CROATIA, CRO, Former Yugoslavia · CE3

  Flat-iron going down / pasture.

• Chippenham unknown report — October 4, 1997

  1997-10-04 · Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at Chippenham, Wiltshire reported one object, larger than a person.

• Punta Arenas, Chl being encounter — September 22, 1997

  1997-09-22 · PUNTA ARENAS, CHL, TDF, Chile · CE3

  8+small humanoids (or Greys) surround parked car / 40 mn and run.

• LYON (69) 27.08.1997

  1997-08-27 · LYON (69), Rhône-Alpes, FR · CE3

  On August 27, 1997, at approximately 9:45 p.m., three people leaving work at a Lyon hospital observed a low-moving object near the hospital's helicopter operating and landing area. It was described as triangular, although the individual accounts also suggested a rounded shape. It

• Stone Park, IA being encounter — August 7, 1997

  1997-08-07 · STONE PARK, IA, Iowa, United States · CE3

  3 / car.

• United Kingdom unknown report — June 11, 1997

  1997-06-11 · England, United Kingdom · CE3

  A witness at an unspecified UK location reported a man/alien walked in and layed on the witnesses quilt, then whooshed through the window.

• Bloomington, IN being encounter — May 18, 1997

  1997-05-18 · BLOOMINGTON, IN, Indiana, United States · CE3

  3 observer(s).

• East / Orense, Sp being encounter — February 20, 1997

  1997-02-20 · EAST / ORENSE, SP, ORN, Spain · CE3

  Separate observer(s).

• Santiago, Chl being encounter — February 13, 1997

  1997-02-13 · SANTIAGO, CHL, SNT, Chile · CE3

  Shh noise.

• Punta Arenas, Chl abduction report — February 1997

  1997-02 · PUNTA ARENAS, CHL, TDF, Chile · CE4

  Girl chased / UFO and hit / many sparks.

• San Bernardo, Chile abduction report — January 30, 1997

  1997-01-30 · SAN BERNARDO, CHILE, SNT, Chile · CE4

  Telepathy warning / advance.

• LOUHANS (71) 14.01.1997

  1997-01-14 · LOUHANS (71), Bourgogne, FR · CE3

  On January 14, 1997, at approximately 5 p.m., a jogger at Louhans claimed to have encountered an egg-shaped being with a triangular head. According to the account, it fled as he approached and dropped a soft reddish object. He picked it up and said it hardened in his pocket.

• Rishon LeZion encounter

  1996-12-01 · Rishon LeZion, Central District, Israel · CE3

  Israeli entity-related UFO case seeded from URECAT.

• Hobart, Tasm abduction report — December 1996

  1996-12 · HOBART, TASM, TSM, Australia · CE4

  Separate report(s).

• Cygnet And Cornwall, Tasm abduction report — November 5, 1996

  1996-11-05 · CYGNET AND CORNWALL, TASM, TSM, Australia · CE4

  Family.