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• Rigdon abduction report — October 1976

  1976-10-01 · Rigdon, Indiana, United States · CE4

  Abduction report.

• Yellowstone Not Plotted On Maps, WY cigar-shaped object report — October 1976

  1976-10 · YELLOWSTONE NOT PLOTTED ON MAPS, WY, Wyoming, United States · CE5

  Man flashes Morse code / night lights area.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1976-09-23 — Lawrencetown, NS

  1976-09-23 · Lawrencetown, NS, Canada · CE3

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

• Regal, MN being encounter — September 22, 1976

  1976-09-22 · REGAL, MN, Minnesota, United States · CE3

  Boy / 10 only.

• Digne, FR being encounter — September 20, 1976

  1976-09-20 · DIGNE, FR, Alpes de Haute Provence, France · CE3

  4M luminous/glowing 'cabin' hovers / 7 minute(s) / 100M altitude.

• Near Ragusa, ITL being encounter — September 18, 1976

  1976-09-18 · NEAR RAGUSA, ITL, Ragusa, Italy · CE3

  2 / car.

• Near Tabriz — reported removal of two people

  1976-09-18 · NEAR TABRIZ, IRAN, AZR, Iran · CE4

  Glittering object lands 100M from car.

• Vargem Grande, Brz abduction report — September 9, 1976

  1976-09-09 · VARGEM GRANDE, BRZ, Minas Gerais, Brazil · CE4

  3M saucer drops 4 cables.

• Near Ayaviri, Peru being encounter — September 8, 1976

  1976-09-08 · NEAR AYAVIRI, PERU, PNO, Peru · CE3

  2 / truck.

• Ravenna, ITL being encounter — September 3, 1976

  1976-09-03 · RAVENNA, ITL, EMR, Italy · CE3

  Screech!

• Near Brusque, Brz being encounter — September 3, 1976

  1976-09-03 · NEAR BRUSQUE, BRZ, STC, Brazil · CE3

  3M saucer going north.

• Fencehouses, Eng being encounter — September 3, 1976

  1976-09-03 · FENCEHOUSES, ENG, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  2 attracted / 5' saucer.

• Almusafes, Vlnc, Spain being encounter — September 1, 1976

  1976-09-01 · ALMUSAFES, VLNC, SPAIN, Valencian, Spain · CE3

  2M glowing-sphere lands.

• Upton Scudamore, Wilts being encounter — September 1976

  1976-09 · UPTON SCUDAMORE, WILTS, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  A350.

• Smith Brook, ME abduction report — August 26, 1976

  1976-08-26 · SMITH BROOK, ME, Maine, United States · CE4

  Allagash-4 beamed going up / saucer from canoe.

• Allagash canoe encounter — Eagle Lake, August 26, 1976

  1976-08-26 · Eagle Lake, Allagash Waterway, Maine, United States · CE4

  Four campers reported an unusual light; later hypnosis-derived abduction claims became disputed among the witnesses.

• Santo Domingo, Dom.rep being encounter — August 15, 1976

  1976-08-15 · SANTO DOMINGO, DOM.REP, DMR, Caribbean area · CE3

  Old man.

• El Fundo, Dom.rep being encounter — August 14, 1976

  1976-08-14 · EL FUNDO, DOM.REP, DMR, Caribbean area · CE3

  Boys.

• Albufiera, Port being encounter — August 10, 1976

  1976-08-10 · ALBUFIERA, PORT, FRO, Portugal · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• Gaspesie Prov Park, Qb being encounter — August 6, 1976

  1976-08-06 · GASPESIE PROV PARK, QB, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  Fog.

• Quercianella, ITL being encounter — August 1976

  1976-08 · QUERCIANELLA, ITL, LI, Italy · CE3

  Crashed transparent cylinder/cigar-shape / ground.

• St. Raphael, FR being encounter — August 1976

  1976-08 · ST. RAPHAEL, FR, Var, France · CE3

  Several / 2 cars.

• Stockport, Engl being encounter — August 1976

  1976-08 · STOCKPORT, ENGL, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  1+3 kids.

• Sabrevois, Qb being encounter — July 29, 1976

  1976-07-29 · SABREVOIS, QB, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  Fireball outside house.

• Oakenholt, Wales being encounter — July 17, 1976

  1976-07-17 · OAKENHOLT, WALES, WLS, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  35' saucer / row / windows.

• Gitchie Manitou Park unidentified-object report — July 5, 1976

  1976-07-05 · Gitchie Manitou Park, Iowa, United States · CE3

  9:00 a.m.

• Canary Islands UFO incident

  1976-06-22 · Gran Canaria / Atlantic, Canary Islands, Spain · CE3

  Major Spanish official-investigation case with dramatic witness descriptions.

• I70 East / Goodland, KS abduction report — June 20, 1976

  1976-06-20 · I70 EAST / GOODLAND, KS, Kansas, United States · CE4

  2+infant abducted / car.

• Sao Goncalo, Brz abduction report — June 14, 1976

  1976-06-14 · SAO GONCALO, BRZ, RDJ, Brazil · CE4

  Separate observer(s).

• Chatuzange, FR abduction report — June 11, 1976

  1976-06-11 · CHATUZANGE, FR, Drôme, France · CE4

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

• Hotstun, Drome abduction report — June 11, 1976

  1976-06-11 · Hotstun, Drome, France · CE4

  NICAP lists an incident at 'Hotstun, Drome' on June 11, 1976, at about 1 a.m.: an orange dome-like light above a bridge, memory loss and an apparent abduction. Its date, setting and event description closely match the Hélène Giuliana account also catalogued at Le Martinet under U

• Hélène Giuliana at Le Martinet bridge — June 11, 1976

  1976-06-11 · Le Martinet bridge, near Pizançon, Chatuzange-le-Goubet, Drôme, France · CE4

  Hélène Giuliana, 20, reportedly encountered an intense orange light near Le Martinet bridge while returning from a cinema in Valence during the night of June 10–11, 1976. On the RN 531, her Renault 4L lost power and its headlights went out. Attempts to restart failed; the light a

• Daw Park, South Australia being encounter — May 31, 1976

  1976-05-31 · DAW PARK, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, South Australia, Australia · CE3

  1.7M man / silver suit / yard.

• Alamogordo abduction report — May 21, 1976

  1976-05-21 · Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States · CE4

  A luminous UFO shaped like coolie hat paced a car in the desert near Alamogordo, containing three occupants.

• Jamestown unidentified-object report — May 20, 1976

  1976-05-20 · Jamestown, Tennessee, United States · CE3

  C1, one witness, no details.

• Sant'Onofrio, Abruzzi unidentified light report — May 18, 1976

  1976-05-18 · Sant'Onofrio, Abruzzi, Italy · CE3

  10:30 p.m.

• Balcarce, Arg abduction report — May 14, 1976

  1976-05-14 · BALCARCE, ARG, Buenos Aires, Argentina · CE4

  Foggy morn.

• Olavarria abduction report — May 14, 1976

  1976-05-14 · Olavarria, Argentina · CE4

  Mr.

• Leigh, Engl being encounter — May 11, 1976

  1976-05-11 · LEIGH, ENGL, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  1 observer.

• Manchester landing encounter — May 11, 1976

  1976-05-11 · Manchester, United Kingdom · CE3

  6:15 a.m.