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• Ibague entity encounter — August 10, 1973

  1973-08-10 · Ibague, Columbia · CE3

  On August 10, 1973, at Ibagué, Colombia, NICAP records four schoolchildren and a police officer seeing four small humanoid figures beneath a bridge. A separate Hatch entry for Ibagué on the same date, around 1 p.m., describes boys and a police officer observing small figures sear

• Exeter entity encounter — August 9, 1973

  1973-08-09 · Exeter, New Hampshire, United States · CE3

  A father and his son were driving along a main highway in the Exeter area when they saw a landed UFO alongside the highway.

• Near Ottawa, On being encounter — July 29, 1973

  1973-07-29 · NEAR OTTAWA, ON, Ontario, Canada · CE3

  Professor and wife buzzed / car / saucer.

• Suonenjoki, Finl being encounter — July 1, 1973

  1973-07-01 · SUONENJOKI, FINL, Finland, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  1 observer.

• Kokkaido unidentified light report — July 1973

  1973-07-01 · Kokkaido, Japan · CE3

  Witness said light descended to an altitude of about 20 meters (75 feet) above the surface of the water and stopped, and then from the underside of the light came what appeared to be a glass-like transparent tube

• Tomakomai, Jp being encounter — July 1973

  1973-07 · TOMAKOMAI, JP, HKD, Japan · CE3

  Watchman.

• Near Tierra Blanca, Mexico being encounter — May 22, 1973

  1973-05-22 · NEAR TIERRA BLANCA, MEXICO, VRC, Mexico · CE3

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

• Catanduva, Brz abduction report — May 22, 1973

  1973-05-22 · CATANDUVA, BRZ, São Paulo, Brazil · CE4

  Electro-magnetic effect (EME).

• Kokomo entity encounter — May 6, 1973

  1973-05-06 · Kokomo, Indiana, United States · CE3

  Humanoid report, no details

• Catanduva, Sao Paulo unidentified-object report — May 1973

  1973-05-01 · Catanduva, Sao Paulo (near), Brazil · CE3

  A man and his wife employed at the Fazenda Secap claimed to have seen an oval shaped flying craft, "with two figures like people, in big hats and linked together by a sort of tube."

• Near Baltimore, MD being encounter — April 25, 1973

  1973-04-25 · NEAR BALTIMORE, MD, Maryland, United States · CE3

  1 observer.

• Chalus, Iran abduction report — April 7, 1973

  1973-04-07 · CHALUS, IRAN, MZN, Iran · CE4

  Man / woods.

• Robesonia, PA being encounter — March 28, 1973

  1973-03-28 · ROBESONIA, PA, Pennsylvania, United States · CE3

  4 observer(s).

• Near Therines, FR being encounter — March 24, 1973

  1973-03-24 · NEAR THERINES, FR, Oise, France · CE3

  2 orbs fire square and triangular beams.

• Namur, Belgium being encounter — March 20, 1973

  1973-03-20 · NAMUR, BELGIUM, Belgium, Belgium, Netherlandsand Luxembourg · CE3

  1 observer.

• N6 North / Salta, Arg being encounter — March 13, 1973

  1973-03-13 · N6 NORTH / SALTA, ARG, SLT, Argentina · CE3

  On March 13, 1973, the NICAP entry names Jorge Roberto Herrera in a humanoid encounter with reported landing traces in Salta Province, Argentina. The separate Hatch record places an engineering student on Route 6 north of Salta at about 1 p.m. It describes an approximately five-m

• Salta Province entity encounter — March 13, 1973

  1973-03-13 · Salta Province, Arg · CE3

  On March 13, 1973, the NICAP entry names Jorge Roberto Herrera in a humanoid encounter with reported landing traces in Salta Province, Argentina. The separate Hatch record places an engineering student on Route 6 north of Salta at about 1 p.m. It describes an approximately five-m

• McAlester radar tracking report — February 14, 1973

  1973-02-14 · McAlester, Oklahoma, United States · CE3

  Disc Cavorts Near Airliner / Confirmed By Radar

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1973-02-11 — Calgary, AB

  1973-02-11 · Calgary, AB, Canada · CE3

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

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1973-02-10 — SE Calgary, AB

  1973-02-10 · SE Calgary, AB, Canada · CE3

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

• Near Kimba, South Austr being encounter — February 4, 1973

  1973-02-04 · NEAR KIMBA, SOUTH AUSTR, South Australia, Australia · CE3

  4 / 3 cars.

• Vila Velha, Brz abduction report — February 3, 1973

  1973-02-03 · VILA VELHA, BRZ, ESP, Brazil · CE4

  Glowing-ring hovers / ham radio mast.

• Near Asbury, SC being encounter — January 19, 1973

  1973-01-19 · NEAR ASBURY, SC, South Carolina, United States · CE3

  Hat-saucer / tripod / road.

• Tres Arroyos, Arg being encounter — January 1, 1973

  1973-01-01 · TRES ARROYOS, ARG, Buenos Aires, Argentina · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• Near Nowra, Nsw being encounter — January 1973

  1973-01 · NEAR NOWRA, NSW, NSW, Australia · CE3

  5 / car.

• Brazilian archive report — Pelotas, RS — 1973

  1973 · Pelotas, RS, RS, Brazil · CE3

  A Brazilian National Archives reference records a reported unidentified-aerial observation at Pelotas, RS in 1973; classified CE3 because the metadata describes reported entity or occupant.

• Near Veteli, Finl being encounter — December 31, 1972

  1972-12-31 · NEAR VETELI, FINL, Finland, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  2 girls.

• Tres Arroyos figure and effects report — December 30, 1972

  1972-12-30 · TRES ARROYOS, ARG, Buenos Aires, Argentina · CE3

  Radio Frequency Interference (RFI).

• Kauhajoki, Finl being encounter — December 22, 1972

  1972-12-22 · KAUHAJOKI, FINL, Finland, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  2+1 separate observer(s).

• LA Sarre, Qb being encounter — November 28, 1972

  1972-11-28 · LA SARRE, QB, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  Kids.

• Near Bodega Bay, CA abduction report — November 26, 1972

  1972-11-26 · NEAR BODEGA BAY, CA, California, United States · CE4

  3 girls abduction.

• Bt. Bedoga Bay and Woodland abduction report — November 26, 1972

  1972-11-26 · Bt. Bedoga Bay and Woodland, California, United States · CE4

  Judy Kendall abduction, three types of beings (UFOE II, Section XIII).

• Middelburg, Rsa being encounter — November 17, 1972

  1972-11-17 · MIDDELBURG, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE3

  2 / car.

• Clyde, Alta abduction report — November 4, 1972

  1972-11-04 · CLYDE, ALTA, Alberta, Canada · CE4

  Woman sees odd figure by remote cabin.

• North / Santa Barbara, CA being encounter — November 4, 1972

  1972-11-04 · NORTH / SANTA BARBARA, CA, California, United States · CE3

  Phony scene / party house and guests.

• Tres Arroyos, Arg being encounter — November 1972

  1972-11 · TRES ARROYOS, ARG, Buenos Aires, Argentina · CE3

  Radio Frequency Interference (RFI).

• Isla DE Lobos, Urug being encounter — October 28, 1972

  1972-10-28 · ISLA DE LOBOS, URUG, RCH, Uruguay · CE3

  UFO parks by lighthouse.

• Tashkent, Uzbek being encounter — October 19, 1972

  1972-10-19 · TASHKENT, UZBEK, TSH, Uzbek Republic · CE3

  Saucer.

• Rexville, Bayamon, Pr being encounter — October 14, 1972

  1972-10-14 · REXVILLE, BAYAMON, PR, Puerto Rico, United States · CE3

  A.

• McChord AFB entity encounter — October 14, 1972

  1972-10-14 · McChord AFB, Washington, United States · CE3

  2:00 p.m.