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• Birstall West Yorkshire unidentified-object report — March 1981

  1981-03-01 · Birstall West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · CE3

  Late night, Jane Murphy had gone to bed late when she suddenly woke up standing in a field feeling very cold and wet.

• Algeciras landing encounter — March 1981

  1981-03-01 · Algeciras (near), Spain · CE3

  10:30 AM.

• Manzano Amargo, Neuquen Province abduction report — February 18, 1981

  1981-02-18 · Manzano Amargo, Neuquen Province, Arg · CE4

  Jose Fermin Albornoz, an illiterate shephard, awoke at 4:00 a.m. to the sounds of his animals causing a commotion.

• Franklin entity encounter — February 15, 1981

  1981-02-15 · Franklin, Ohio, United States · CE3

  2:00 AM.

• Greensburg babysitter encounter — February 14, 1981

  1981-02-14 · GREENSBURG, PA, Pennsylvania, United States · CE3

  1 observer.

• Greensburg entity encounter — February 14, 1981

  1981-02-14 · Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States · CE3

  1:45 AM.

• Fuentecen landing encounter — February 13, 1981

  1981-02-13 · Fuentecen, Spain · CE3

  The witness observed several golden lights on a nearby field.

• Auburn, WA abduction report — February 10, 1981

  1981-02-10 · AUBURN, WA, Washington, United States · CE4

  25' UFO follows nurse home.

• Auburn abduction report — February 10, 1981

  1981-02-10 · Auburn, Washington, United States · CE4

  The witness had parked her car in her apartment parking lot when she saw a huge lighted object with a ring of flashing lights.

• Quindira entity encounter — February 1981

  1981-02-01 · Quindira, Brazil · CE3

  2:00 AM.

• Worley, Manchester abduction report — January 1981

  1981-01 · WORLEY, MANCHESTER, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  Main road empty.

• Rendlesham Forest, Engl being encounter — December 26, 1980

  1980-12-26 · RENDLESHAM FOREST, ENGL, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  Delta/triangle/box-like craft back.

• Foxboro abduction report — December 4, 1980

  1980-12-04 · Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States · CE4

  A young man had a close encounter with a saucer-shaped object with a row of rectangular windows around the circumference, and was struck by a light beam on the chest and felt paralyzed.

• Todmorden, Engl abduction report — November 28, 1980

  1980-11-28 · TODMORDEN, ENGL, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  Cop.

• Todmorden, West Yorkshire abduction report — November 28, 1980

  1980-11-28 · Todmorden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · CE4

  Constable Alan Godfrey encountered craft on road, time loss.

• Longmont abduction report — November 19, 1980

  1980-11-19 · Longmont, Colorado, United States · CE4

  The stored NICAP entry dates this Longmont, Colorado, account to November 19, 1980. It describes a blue beam surrounding a car, a swishing noise and the vehicle being lifted. The linked Hatch digest continues with alleged movement toward a domed, cloud-associated disc, an ozone-l

• Hovsta, Sweden being encounter — November 1, 1980

  1980-11-01 · HOVSTA, SWEDEN, Sweden, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  2 / car.

• Lucky Point deputy’s perceived exchange — November 1, 1980

  1980-11-01 · LUCKY POINT, IN, Indiana, United States · CE5

  A deputy reported five figures and a brief perceived telepathic exchange.

• Coast East / Rio Dj, Brz abduction report — November 1980

  1980-11 · COAST EAST / RIO DJ, BRZ, RDJ, Brazil · CE4

  2 / car.

• Conceicao / Araguaia, Brz abduction report — September 25, 1980

  1980-09-25 · CONCEICAO / ARAGUAIA, BRZ, GOI, Brazil · CE4

  3 / truck / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-09-07 — Toronto, ON

  1980-09-07 · Toronto, ON, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Toronto, ON.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-09-01 — Lincoln Park, Mich.

  1980-09-01 · Lincoln Park, Mich., Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Lincoln Park, Mich..

• 80km / Riga, Latvia being encounter — September 1980

  1980-09 · 80KM / RIGA, LATVIA, LAT, Estonia, Latvia& Lithuania · CE3

  Image / observer(s) as baby and her mother appear by helmeted pseudo-human/entity and 10M sphere/orb/globe.

• Brazilian archive report — Rio de Janeiro, RJ — 1980-08-26

  1980-08-26 · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, RJ, Brazil · CE3

  A Brazilian National Archives reference records a reported unidentified-aerial observation at Rio de Janeiro, RJ in 1980-08-26; classified CE3 because the metadata describes reported entity or occupant.

• Near Lake Fork Reservoir, TX abduction report — August 22, 1980

  1980-08-22 · NEAR LAKE FORK RESERVOIR, TX, Texas, United States · CE4

  2 / car.

• East entity encounter — August 21, 1980

  1980-08-21 · East, Texas, United States · CE3

  Young woman and daughter driving home, E-M effects on car, car lifted off road onto craft, humanoids examined them on tables in room with "fog" on floor (section XIII).

• Pine Bush entity encounter — August 8, 1980

  1980-08-08 · Pine Bush, New York, United States · CE3

  Author Ellen Crystal was out in an isolated field near Pine Bush by herself when she noticed a large lighted object descend among some nearby trees.

• Mozhaysk, Russia abduction report — July 28, 1980

  1980-07-28 · MOZHAYSK, RUSSIA, MSC, Russia · CE4

  Driver abducted.

• Passfield, Hamps being encounter — July 18, 1980

  1980-07-18 · PASSFIELD, HAMPS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  Humming then absolute(ly) quiet.

• Pecos photographic UFO report — July 16, 1980

  1980-07-16 · Pecos, New Mexico, United States · CE3

  A Civil Air Patrol cadet along with several other witnesses observed a dull metallic, circular object maneuvering near Pecos, New Mexico.

• Rosario, Arg abduction report — June 16, 1980

  1980-06-16 · ROSARIO, ARG, STF, Argentina · CE4

  4 50cm small humanoids (or Greys) / bedroom!

• Moscow, Russia being encounter — June 15, 1980

  1980-06-15 · MOSCOW, RUSSIA, MOS, Russia · CE3

  1000' saucer in dogfight / jet.

• Libertad, Uru being encounter — June 14, 1980

  1980-06-14 · LIBERTAD, URU, SNJ, Uruguay · CE3

  2 green pseudo-human/entity try / enter house.

• Sproston Green, Cheshire abduction report — June 1980

  1980-06 · SPROSTON GREEN, CHESHIRE, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  2 / car.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-05-29 — Colchester County, NS

  1980-05-29 · Colchester County, NS, Canada · CE3

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

• FLIXECOURT (80) 1980

  1980-05-08 · FLIXECOURT (80) 1980, Picardie, France · CE3

  On May 8, 1980, a witness at Flixecourt reported that a strong light suddenly illuminated the bedroom and that a humanoid form or presence was perceived in the room. The witness and a sister then reportedly saw a luminous object move outside the window. At 11:30 p.m., gendarmes w

• Cimarron, NM abduction report — May 5, 1980

  1980-05-05 · CIMARRON, NM, New Mexico, United States · CE4

  UFO seen.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-04-21 — Lincoln Park, Mich.

  1980-04-21 · Lincoln Park, Mich., Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Lincoln Park, Mich..

• French Gulch, CA being encounter — April 4, 1980

  1980-04-04 · FRENCH GULCH, CA, California, United States · CE3

  Chapins.

• Pudasjarvi abduction report — April 2, 1980

  1980-04-02 · Pudasjarvi, Finland · CE4

  Car drove into "fog," headlights deflected upwards, driver abducted onto silvery domed object with portholes, examined on metallic table (section XIII).