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• Southeast / Santa Cruz, Brz abduction report — December 1978

  1978-12 · SOUTHEAST / SANTA CRUZ, BRZ, RGN, Brazil · CE4

  Cylinder/cylindrical object overhead.

• Arroyito, Cord, Arg abduction report — December 1978

  1978-12 · ARROYITO, CORD, ARG, CRD, Argentina · CE4

  UFO signals.

• Kordel abduction report — November 25, 1978

  1978-11-25 · Kordel, Germany · CE4

  Pam Owens abduction case. (MUFON investigation report)

• Pam Owens account — Trier / Kordel, November 25, 1978

  1978-11-25 · Trier / Kordel area, Germany · CE4

  A reported family car encounter was followed by abduction claims under hypnosis.

• Gerena hunters encounter

  1978-11-24 · Gerena / Seville, Andalusia, Spain · CE3

  Four hunters reportedly encountered landed UFO and humanoids.

• Gallio, ITL being encounter — November 24, 1978

  1978-11-24 · GALLIO, ITL, VNT, Italy · CE3

  1+1 observer(s).

• Church Stowe / Elsie Oakensen encounter

  1978-11-22 · Church Stowe, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom · CE3

  Driver reported strange lights, road effects, and later anomalous experience; details vary.

• Los Rios, Dom.rep abduction report — November 20, 1978

  1978-11-20 · LOS RIOS, DOM.REP, DMR, Caribbean area · CE4

  5 / home.

• Tagliacozzo, ITL being encounter — November 14, 1978

  1978-11-14 · TAGLIACOZZO, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE3

  Farmer.

• Bragg Creek, Alberta unidentified light report — November 11, 1978

  1978-11-11 · Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada · CE3

  Late in the evening four witnesses traveling by car noticed a bright white light approaching their vehicle.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1978-11-10 — St. Lumaire, NFLD

  1978-11-10 · St. Lumaire, NFLD, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near St. Lumaire, NFLD.

• Walsden perceived-contact account — November 1978

  1978-11-01 · WALSDEN, WEST YORKS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE5

  A witness described a luminous object and a subjective experience of communication.

• Southwest / Gerena, Spn being encounter — November 1978

  1978-11 · SOUTHWEST / GERENA, SPN, SVL, Spain · CE3

  4 hunters.

• Heathcote-Menai, Nsw being encounter — October 29, 1978

  1978-10-29 · HEATHCOTE-MENAI, NSW, NSW, Australia · CE3

  Large saucer / portholes near Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) reactor.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1978-10-29 — Goussard, AB

  1978-10-29 · Goussard, AB, Canada · CE3

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

• Tagliacozzo, ITL being encounter — October 25, 1978

  1978-10-25 · TAGLIACOZZO, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE3

  1 observer.

• Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi entity encounter — October 25, 1978

  1978-10-25 · Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi, Italy · CE3

  A 51-year-old farmer name Giovanni was searching for a stray cow in the hills near his home when he came to an open field and spotted a large light brown object shaped like a shoeshine box on the ground.

• Jaraba, Sp being encounter — October 15, 1978

  1978-10-15 · JARABA, SP, ZRG, Spain · CE3

  1 observer.

• Ord, NE being encounter — October 9, 1978

  1978-10-09 · ORD, NE, Nebraska, United States · CE3

  Girl.

• San Cataldo, ITL being encounter — October 7, 1978

  1978-10-07 · SAN CATALDO, ITL, CL, Italy · CE3

  20M silver disk 15M over 2 / car.

• Sayama, Jpn abduction report — October 3, 1978

  1978-10-03 · SAYAMA, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE4

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

• Near Uitenhage, Rsa being encounter — October 2, 1978

  1978-10-02 · NEAR UITENHAGE, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE3

  4 observer(s).

• Vale Das Velhas, Brz abduction report — October 1978

  1978-10 · VALE DAS VELHAS, BRZ, Minas Gerais, Brazil · CE4

  3 separate levitations.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1978-09-28 — Bowden, AB

  1978-09-28 · Bowden, AB, Canada · CE3

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

• Santiago, Chl abduction report — September 24, 1978

  1978-09-24 · SANTIAGO, CHL, SNT, Chile · CE4

  2 / car levitated into saucer.

• 30km North / Viedma, Arg abduction report — September 23, 1978

  1978-09-23 · 30KM NORTH / VIEDMA, ARG, Buenos Aires, Argentina · CE4

  2 / rally car.

• Cosenza, ITL being encounter — September 21, 1978

  1978-09-21 · COSENZA, ITL, CS, Italy · CE3

  Ovoid / hill.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1978-09-20 — Evangeline, NB

  1978-09-20 · Evangeline, NB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near Evangeline, NB.

• South Giorgio / Nogaro, It being encounter — September 18, 1978

  1978-09-18 · SOUTH GIORGIO / NOGARO, IT, FVG, Italy · CE3

  Humming.

• Melaria, Porto Nogaro district entity encounter — September 18, 1978

  1978-09-18 · Melaria, Porto Nogaro district, Italy · CE3

  Whistling sound, disc-shaped object with dome on mudflat.

• Torrita di Siena entity encounter — September 17, 1978

  1978-09-17 · Torrita di Siena, Italy · CE3

  The stored accounts date this Torrita di Siena, Italy, episode to September 17, 1978. NICAP describes an orange domed object ahead of a car, illumination of the surroundings, light beams, occupants and reported traces. Hatch adds that the car experienced interference and an objec

• Delano, TN being encounter — September 16, 1978

  1978-09-16 · DELANO, TN, Tennessee, United States · CE3

  1 observer.

• Delano unidentified light report — September 15, 1978

  1978-09-15 · Delano, Tennessee, United States · CE3

  A woman stood at the south window and saw vaguely, object with lights in a long shape, red and pink as if on fire in SW sky.

• Carpentersville disc-shaped object report — September 15, 1978

  1978-09-15 · Carpentersville, Illinois, United States · CE3

  A 26-year-old woman was awakened by a whirring sound and she went to her bedroom window to look outside.

• West / Belden, NE abduction report — September 14, 1978

  1978-09-14 · WEST / BELDEN, NE, Nebraska, United States · CE4

  Brilliant Army tank' going down / US20.

• Salinas, Arg being encounter — September 10, 1978

  1978-09-10 · SALINAS, ARG, TCM, Argentina · CE3

  2 / store.

• Venado Tuerto, Arg abduction report — September 6, 1978

  1978-09-06 · VENADO TUERTO, ARG, STF, Argentina · CE4

  Farm boy abduction / saucer "robots" seen cutting animal bones up.

• Venado Tuerto entity encounter — September 6, 1978

  1978-09-06 · Venado Tuerto, Argentina · CE3

  Round object, 30' in diameter, 15' high, hemispherical dome on top.

• Llanerchymedd, Wales being encounter — September 1, 1978

  1978-09-01 · LLANERCHYMEDD, WALES, WLS, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  10' bullet going down / field.

• Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales spherical-object report — September 1, 1978

  1978-09-01 · Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom · CE3

  Several villagers including a man hunting rabbits watched a bright white light descend slowly behind a new housing estate.