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• Brooklyn disc-shaped object report — December 29, 1981

  1981-12-29 · Brooklyn, Michigan, United States · CE3

  Two boys playing in a snow fort behind their house heard a humming sound then saw a lighted disc shaped craft with red lights shining on its top and multicolored lights on the bottom fly overhead and disappear from sight.

• Bladenboro unidentified light report — December 17, 1981

  1981-12-17 · Bladenboro, North Carolina, United States · CE3

  Daniel Edwards was awakened by the furious barking of his dog towards a pine forest behind his house.

• San Luis Del Palmar unidentified-object report — December 15, 1981

  1981-12-15 · San Luis Del Palmar, Arg · CE3

  A 42-year old Ruben Meneses was driving a dump truck on a dirt road.

• South Luis Del Palmar, Arg abduction report — December 10, 1981

  1981-12-10 · SOUTH LUIS DEL PALMAR, ARG, CRR, Argentina · CE4

  Flash.

• Esengul, Karasu Region entity encounter — November 9, 1981

  1981-11-09 · Esengul, Karasu Region, Kazakhstan · CE3

  A large boat shaped, green colored UFO with an open cab or hatch fell into Lake Zaysan.

• Praglia, ITL being encounter — November 8, 1981

  1981-11-08 · PRAGLIA, ITL, GE, Italy · CE3

  6 teens.

• Licata, ITL being encounter — October 24, 1981

  1981-10-24 · LICATA, ITL, AG, Italy · CE3

  2 / beach.

• North / Whyalla, South Australia abduction report — October 24, 1981

  1981-10-24 · NORTH / WHYALLA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, South Australia, Australia · CE4

  2 / car.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-10-15 — Scotchtown, NS

  1981-10-15 · Scotchtown, NS, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Scotchtown, NS.

• Praglia unidentified light report — October 8, 1981

  1981-10-08 · Praglia, Italy · CE3

  3:00 PM.

• Hastings, East Sussex abduction report — October 5, 1981

  1981-10-05 · HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  UFO changes shape.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-10-03 — Garden Hill, MB

  1981-10-03 · Garden Hill, MB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Garden Hill, MB.

• Victoria, Bc being encounter — October 2, 1981

  1981-10-02 · VICTORIA, BC, British Columbia, Canada · CE3

  2 separate observer(s) with CB radios.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-09-25 — Fort McMurray, AB

  1981-09-25 · Fort McMurray, AB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Fort McMurray, AB.

• Genova, ITL being encounter — September 20, 1981

  1981-09-20 · GENOVA, ITL, GE, Italy · CE3

  Anonymous observer(s).

• Trino Vercellese, Piemonte entity encounter — September 12, 1981

  1981-09-12 · Trino Vercellese, Piemonte, Italy · CE3

  A man saw a bright football-shaped light that appeared to descend into the thick woods.

• Dusheti, Georgia unidentified-object report — September 1981

  1981-09-01 · Dusheti, Georgia, Russia · CE3

  In the evening the main witness was coming back from school when she saw a man pointing up to the sky.

• Meinau Island, Bodensee entity encounter — September 1981

  1981-09-01 · Meinau Island, Bodensee, Germany · CE3

  Midnight the witness was vacationing in the area and had camped on the south side of the lake.

• Les Angles, FR abduction report — September 1981

  1981-09 · LES ANGLES, FR, Gard, France · CE4

  1 / car.

• El Cajon, CA reported procedure encounter — August 30, 1981

  1981-08-30 · EL CAJON, CA, California, United States · CE4

  Engineer abduction / car regressed.

• Alpine unidentified-object report — August 30, 1981

  1981-08-30 · Alpine (near), California, United States · CE3

  UFO brightly illuminated car, witness badly frightened, memory loss.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-08-22 — Sibbald Flats Area, AB

  1981-08-22 · Sibbald Flats Area, AB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Sibbald Flats Area, AB.

• Franklin entity encounter — August 19, 1981

  1981-08-19 · Franklin, Ohio, United States · CE3

  Daylight.

• Winnipeg, British Columbia entity encounter — August 16, 1981

  1981-08-16 · Winnipeg, British Columbia (near), Canada · CE3

  Midnight, the witness was driving alone outside of Winnipeg when he saw a huge UFO gliding over the roadway.

• North / Mutare, Zimb being encounter — August 15, 1981

  1981-08-15 · NORTH / MUTARE, ZIMB, MAS, Zimbabwe & Zambia · CE3

  7' fireball at tower.

• Hel Peninsula encounter — August 8, 1981

  1981-08-08 · CHALUPY, POLAND, GDN, Poland · CE5

  A camper reported figures, perceived messages and an unexplained delay.

• Lieksa spherical-object report — July 31, 1981

  1981-07-31 · Lieksa, Finland · CE3

  Black sphere and satellite lights seen, two approached motorboat, one surrounded by "fog." Paralysis felt, missing time, physiological effects.

• Stjordal, Norway being encounter — July 25, 1981

  1981-07-25 · STJORDAL, NORWAY, Norway, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  1 observer.

• Shrewsbury, Shrops abduction report — July 17, 1981

  1981-07-17 · SHREWSBURY, SHROPS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  3 women / car abduction.

• Atcham, Shropshire entity encounter — July 16, 1981

  1981-07-16 · Atcham, Shropshire (near), United Kingdom · CE3

  2:00 AM.

• West / Temuka, NZ being encounter — July 12, 1981

  1981-07-12 · WEST / TEMUKA, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE3

  5 observer(s).

• Southwest / Dunedin, NZ being encounter — July 11, 1981

  1981-07-11 · SOUTHWEST / DUNEDIN, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• in space, from onboard the Soyuz T-4 spacecraft entity encounter — May 14, 1981

  1981-05-14 · in space, from onboard the Soyuz T-4 spacecraft, Space · CE3

  Cosmonauts Savinikh and Kovlenok observed a strange object from their space station.

• Belo Horizonte, Brz abduction report — May 4, 1981

  1981-05-04 · BELO HORIZONTE, BRZ, Minas Gerais, Brazil · CE4

  Bright saucer / ground.

• Beijing alleged transport to a UFO base — May 3, 1981

  1981-05-03 · Beijing, Beijing, China · CE4

  A later catalogue account places this incident in Beijing at midnight on May 3, 1981. An unnamed sleeping witness reportedly felt a push and awoke to a figure covered in short gray hair, with two prominent fangs. When it moved an arm, the witness allegedly rose into the air and e

• Yakima unidentified light report — May 1981

  1981-05-01 · Yakima, Washington, United States · CE3

  The main witness had seen for the past 2 months numerous slow flying UFOs and strange lights over the area.

• Mennecy entity encounter — May 1981

  1981-05-01 · Mennecy, France · CE3

  3:00 AM.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-04-06 — Myrnam, AB

  1981-04-06 · Myrnam, AB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Myrnam, AB.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1981-04-05 — Rimbey, AB

  1981-04-05 · Rimbey, AB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Rimbey, AB.

• Mount Vernon unidentified light report — April 1, 1981

  1981-04-01 · Mount Vernon, Oregon, United States · CE3

  7:30 PM.