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• Voronezh UFO incident

  1989-09-27 · Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, Soviet Union / Russia · CE3

  Children reported landing and entities in park; sensationally reported by TASS.

• Voronezh, Russia abduction report — September 27, 1989

  1989-09-27 · VORONEZH, RUSSIA, VOR, Russia · CE4

  45' saucer.

• Voronezh, Russia being encounter — September 23, 1989

  1989-09-23 · VORONEZH, RUSSIA, VOR, Russia · CE3

  Boys.

• Voronezh, Russia being encounter — September 21, 1989

  1989-09-21 · VORONEZH, RUSSIA, VOR, Russia · CE3

  UFO lands.

• Nikolayev, Nik, Ukraine abduction report — September 16, 1989

  1989-09-16 · NIKOLAYEV, NIK, UKRAINE, NIK, Ukraine · CE4

  Woman levitated / UFO.

• Dutton, AL being encounter — July 18, 1989

  1989-07-18 · DUTTON, AL, Alabama, United States · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• Kyiv invitation claim — July 4, 1989

  1989-07-04 · KIEV, UKRAINE, KIE, Ukraine · CE5

  2 pseudo-human/entity / boat.

• LA Parguera / Lajas, Pr being encounter — July 1989

  1989-07 · LA PARGUERA / LAJAS, PR, Puerto Rico, United States · CE3

  Fisherman.

• Clear Lake landed-disc encounter

  1989-06-24 · Clear Lake area / Soda Bay Road, Lake County (exact site unknown), California, United States · CE3

  Before sunrise near Clear Lake, California, the witness reported seeing a dull-red disc with oval openings and several short humanoid figures. She next became aware while driving on Soda Bay Road, with approximately two hours unaccounted for, and later reported disorientation, ri

• Charovsk, Vologda, Russia being encounter — June 6, 1989

  1989-06-06 · CHAROVSK, VOLOGDA, RUSSIA, VOL, Russia · CE3

  Orbs land / meadow.

• Palmdale, CA abduction report — June 4, 1989

  1989-06-04 · PALMDALE, CA, California, United States · CE4

  Sec.

• Bautista Canyon / Anza, CA being encounter — May 10, 1989

  1989-05-10 · BAUTISTA CANYON / ANZA, CA, California, United States · CE3

  30' saucer over power lines.

• Metcalf, IL being encounter — May 1, 1989

  1989-05-01 · METCALF, IL, Illinois, United States · CE3

  Power out.

• Charovsk, Vologda, Russia being encounter — April 24, 1989

  1989-04-24 · CHAROVSK, VOLOGDA, RUSSIA, VOL, Russia · CE3

  Many observer(s).

• Perth.w.austrl being encounter — April 12, 1989

  1989-04-12 · PERTH.W.AUSTRL, South Australia, Australia · CE3

  Chirp.

• Perm, Novosib, Russia abduction report — February 6, 1989

  1989-02-06 · PERM, NOVOSIB, RUSSIA, PRM, Russia · CE4

  Bright disk / sky.

• Perm, Urals, Russia being encounter — 1989

  1989 · PERM, URALS, RUSSIA, PRM, Russia · CE3

  Tall dark figure.

• East / Sierra Blanca, TX being encounter — December 23, 1988

  1988-12-23 · EAST / SIERRA BLANCA, TX, Texas, United States · CE3

  3 truckers.

• Harrisburg, PA abduction report — December 4, 1988

  1988-12-04 · HARRISBURG, PA, Pennsylvania, United States · CE4

  Cop.

• South / Watsonville, CA abduction report — December 1988

  1988-12 · SOUTH / WATSONVILLE, CA, California, United States · CE4

  Sudden fog.

• Near Hunge, Sweden being encounter — November 24, 1988

  1988-11-24 · NEAR HUNGE, SWEDEN, Sweden, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  1 observer.

• San German, Pr abduction report — November 16, 1988

  1988-11-16 · SAN GERMAN, PR, Puerto Rico, United States · CE4

  2 loud jets chase silent saucer south going north.

• Carnaubinha, Brz being encounter — November 1988

  1988-11 · CARNAUBINHA, BRZ, CEA, Brazil · CE3

  2+observer(s).

• North / Ft. Adams, MS being encounter — October 14, 1988

  1988-10-14 · NORTH / FT. ADAMS, MS, Mississippi, United States · CE3

  3 observer(s).

• Niva, Hornbaek, Dk being encounter — September 28, 1988

  1988-09-28 · NIVA, HORNBAEK, DK, Danemark, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  1 / car.

• Brazilian archive report — Rio de Janeiro, RJ — 1988-09-03

  1988-09-03 · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, RJ, Brazil · CE3

  A Brazilian National Archives reference records a reported unidentified-aerial observation at Rio de Janeiro, RJ in 1988-09-03; classified CE3 because the metadata describes reported entity or occupant.

• Jiulongshan / Hubei encounter

  1988-08-13 · Jiulongshan, Hubei, China · CE3

  Chinese entity case seeded from international humanoid catalog; needs Mandarin/Chinese-source check.

• Johannesburg women encounter

  1988-07-19 · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · CE4

  South African entity case seeded from URECAT; source-deepening needed.

• Johannesburg women encounter

  1988-07-19 · JOHANNESBURG, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE4

  South African entity case seeded from URECAT; source-deepening needed.

• Redmond, WA abduction report — June 24, 1988

  1988-06-24 · REDMOND, WA, Washington, United States · CE4

  25' UFO and 'green face' / slumber party.

• Townshend, VT abduction report — May 21, 1988

  1988-05-21 · TOWNSHEND, VT, Vermont, United States · CE4

  Allagash man and wife abduction.

• South / Hormigueros, Pr abduction report — May 13, 1988

  1988-05-13 · SOUTH / HORMIGUEROS, PR, Puerto Rico, United States · CE4

  Man photographs saucer and jets.

• Gulf Breeze, FL abduction report — May 1, 1988

  1988-05-01 · GULF BREEZE, FL, Florida, United States · CE4

  Ed abducted / 75 minute(s).

• Staincross, Eng being encounter — April 20, 1988

  1988-04-20 · STAINCROSS, ENG, England, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  Man with antenna in car looks up.

• West / Richland Center, WI abduction report — March 20, 1988

  1988-03-20 · WEST / RICHLAND CENTER, WI, Wisconsin, United States · CE4

  2 / US14.

• John Salter Jr. and John III — Richland Center encounter claims, March 20–21, 1988

  1988-03-20 · Near Richland Center, Wisconsin; following-day sighting near Peoria, Illinois, Wisconsin, United States · CE4

  John R. Salter Jr.'s 1989 account says he and his son John III left Grand Forks on March 20, 1988, bound south in a pickup. Near Richland Center, Wisconsin, they followed Highway 14 instead of their intended route. Their memories became discontinuous around 6:25 p.m.

• Knowles family / Nullarbor encounter

  1988-01-20 · Mundrabilla / Nullarbor Plain, South Australia / Nullarbor, Australia · CE3

  Family reported car surrounded/lifted or shaken by object; dust/black residue claims.

• West / Mundrabilla, Aust abduction report — January 20, 1988

  1988-01-20 · WEST / MUNDRABILLA, AUST, Western Australia, Australia · CE4

  Saucer lifts car / 90 min.

• Gulf Breeze, FL being encounter — January 12, 1988

  1988-01-12 · GULF BREEZE, FL, Florida, United States · CE3

  Crown saucer low over road.

• Vetterslev, Dk being encounter — January 4, 1988

  1988-01-04 · VETTERSLEV, DK, Danemark, Scandinavia / Finland · CE3

  3 observer(s).