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• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1979-08-21 — Prince George, BC

  1979-08-21 · Prince George, BC, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Prince George, BC.

• East Didsbury abduction report — August 19, 1979

  1979-08-19 · East Didsbury, United Kingdom · CE4

  Mother and children abducted

• D134 / Lussac, FR being encounter — August 15, 1979

  1979-08-15 · D134 / LUSSAC, FR, Charente-Maritime, France · CE3

  1 / car.

• South / Ashland, OR being encounter — August 11, 1979

  1979-08-11 · SOUTH / ASHLAND, OR, Oregon, United States · CE3

  White light beams going down toward by tent.

• Czluchow, Poland being encounter — August 10, 1979

  1979-08-10 · CZLUCHOW, POLAND, PMR, Poland · CE3

  2 separate observer(s).

• Toronto, On abduction report — August 4, 1979

  1979-08-04 · TORONTO, ON, Ontario, Canada · CE4

  Cylinders and delta/triangle/box-like crafts / 2 days.

• Canoga Park entity encounter — August 4, 1979

  1979-08-04 · Canoga Park, California, United States · CE3

  Large, glowing disc with bubble-like dome on top, two humanoid beings visible through transparent dome (section XII).

• Le Dolus, FR being encounter — August 2, 1979

  1979-08-02 · LE DOLUS, FR, Charente-Maritime, France · CE3

  Fireball going down / trees.

• Le Delus entity encounter — August 2, 1979

  1979-08-02 · Le Delus, France · CE3

  One of the spheres shot towards the rear of their vehicle while the other descended close to the ground.

• Canoga Park abduction report — July 25, 1979

  1979-07-25 · Canoga Park, California, United States · CE4

  A large white light made several passed at a car.

• San Antonio, TX abduction report — July 15, 1979

  1979-07-15 · SAN ANTONIO, TX, Texas, United States · CE4

  2 observer(s).

• Rauma entity encounter — June 19, 1979

  1979-06-19 · Rauma, Finland · CE3

  A man and a woman saw a silvery object with a dome on top emitting a blue beam of light into a nearby forest.

• Mirassol, Brz abduction report — June 18, 1979

  1979-06-18 · MIRASSOL, BRZ, São Paulo, Brazil · CE4

  3 small humanoids (or Greys) abduction man / metallic saucer.

• Mirassol, Sao Paolo State entity encounter — June 18, 1979

  1979-06-18 · Mirassol, Sao Paolo State, Brazil · CE3

  Sr.

• Kennington, Oxfords abduction report — June 1979

  1979-06 · KENNINGTON, OXFORDS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE4

  Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Turgay campers’ figure report — June 1979

  1979-06 · TURGAY, KAZAK, TRG, Kazakh Republic · CE3

  Military and civil.

• Manila unidentified-object report — May 26, 1979

  1979-05-26 · Manila, Philippines · CE3

  A UFO with two antennae was sighted over the city.

• Davao, Pi being encounter — May 20, 1979

  1979-05-20 · DAVAO, PI, MND, Philippines · CE3

  American Scientist and 600.

• Bukit Mertajam entity encounter — May 19, 1979

  1979-05-19 · Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia · CE3

  Six school children reported sighting a landed object and four tiny humanoid figures near it.

• Charleston entity encounter — May 16, 1979

  1979-05-16 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · CE3

  A mechanic felt compelled to return to a spot where he had previously seen a UFO.

• Pampulha, Brz being encounter — May 5, 1979

  1979-05-05 · PAMPULHA, BRZ, Minas Gerais, Brazil · CE3

  2 cops.

• Charleston, SC anomalous encounter report — April 21, 1979

  1979-04-21 · CHARLESTON, SC, South Carolina, United States · CE4

  Metal bar with symbols appears in abduction/abducted mechanic's bedroom.

• Croy unidentified-object report — April 19, 1979

  1979-04-19 · Croy, United Kingdom · CE3

  Two witnesses to a UFO in Croy ran from their car when the brightly lit object passed low overhead.

• Maringa, Brz abduction report — April 13, 1979

  1979-04-13 · MARINGA, BRZ, PRN, Brazil · CE4

  Several observer(s).

• Isere landing encounter — March 27, 1979

  1979-03-27 · Isere, France · CE3

  An oval-shaped or saucer-shaped UFO flew over the Tabouret Reservoir in Isere, France and then landed on the ground, leaving ground marks.

• Chernyakovsk, Russia being encounter — March 4, 1979

  1979-03-04 · CHERNYAKOVSK, RUSSIA, EPR, Russia · CE3

  2 saucers land.

• Rivera unidentified-object report — March 2, 1979

  1979-03-02 · Rivera, Uruguay · CE3

  People watched an ovoid object dive at a truck and circle a radio tower.

• Sheffield, South Yorks being encounter — March 1979

  1979-03 · SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• Monroe, NC abduction report — March 1979

  1979-03 · MONROE, NC, North Carolina, United States · CE4

  1 / car.

• Serodino, Santa Fe province unidentified-object report — February 26, 1979

  1979-02-26 · Serodino, Santa Fe province, Argentina · CE3

  Ernaldo Camusoni, age 49, was clearing an overgrown field at the entrance to a farm in Serodino late in the evening when everything became illuminated behind him, turning the darkness into day.

• Lawitta, Tasm, Aus fireball or luminous-object report — February 5, 1979

  1979-02-05 · LAWITTA, TASM, AUS, TSM, Australia · CE4

  Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1979-01-31 — Yale, BC

  1979-01-31 · Yale, BC, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Yale, BC.

• Cornwall County unidentified-object report — January 29, 1979

  1979-01-29 · Cornwall County, United Kingdom · CE3

  In the early morning hours a married couple in Bissoe Truro, Cornwall County, England were awakened to find their bedroom lit up brightly.

• Us69 North / Tyler, TX disc or spherical object report — January 28, 1979

  1979-01-28 · US69 NORTH / TYLER, TX, Texas, United States · CE5

  Ron again.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1979-01-28 — Senneville, QC

  1979-01-28 · Senneville, QC, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Senneville, QC.

• Sitio Timbauba, Brz abduction report — January 27, 1979

  1979-01-27 · SITIO TIMBAUBA, BRZ, RGN, Brazil · CE4

  Woman levitated / beam / fireball and odd tornado.

• El Dean, Arg being encounter — January 25, 1979

  1979-01-25 · EL DEAN, ARG, SDE, Argentina · CE3

  Rectangle lands.

• Tyler entity encounter — January 24, 1979

  1979-01-24 · Tyler, Texas, United States · CE3

  Close-range sighting and humanoid encounter.

• Lindale entity encounter — January 24, 1979

  1979-01-24 · Lindale (near), Texas, United States · CE3

  20-year-old John Scott Cates had stopped his car and gotten out to relieve himself when a blue beam of light from the sky struck him.

• Toquilla landing encounter — January 24, 1979

  1979-01-24 · Toquilla (near Tunja), Colombia · CE3

  A dentist and three students were traveling by car when their engine suddenly stalled.