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October 15, 1948 - Fukuoka, Japan: The Fukuoka Radar-Visual UFO Incident On October 15, 1948, a U.S. Air Force F-61 Black Widow night fighter encountered a mysterious flying object approximately 50 miles northwest of Fukuoka, Japan, in one of the earliest documented military radar-visual UFO incidents. At approximately 11:05 PM, pilot First Lieutenant Oliver Hemphill Jr. and radar operator Second Lieutenant Barton Halter detected an unidentified object on their aircraft's rad
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October 14, 1976 - Seoul, South Korea: The Seoul UFO Incident On the evening of October 14, 1976, mysterious lights appeared over Seoul, South Korea, triggering a dramatic military response that left one civilian dead and 31 injured. Around 6:00 p.m., witnesses reportedly observed multiple glowing objects moving in formation across the sky near the Blue House, the official residence of President Park Chung-hee. Fearing an intrusion by North Korean aircraft, South Korean force
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October 13, 1954 - Near Montimont, France: The Montimont Humanoid Encounter On the evening of October 13, 1954, agricultural machinery salesman Sadi Lévy reported a frightening encounter near Montimont, France, during the country's famous UFO wave. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Lévy was driving near a brickyard when his car suddenly stalled. His headlights illuminated two strange, small humanoid figures with phosphorescent green bodies, unusually large eyes, and long tails. Ter
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October 11, 1973 - Pascagoula River in Mississippi, USA: The Pascagoula UFO Incident On October 11, 1973, Charles Hickson (42) and Calvin Parker (19) were fishing along the Pascagoula River in Mississippi when they reportedly heard a strange buzzing sound. Looking up, they saw a glowing, oval-shaped craft hovering nearby. Three bizarre humanoid beings emerged, described as having gray, wrinkled skin, claw-like hands, and strange protrusions where their noses and ears should h
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October 11, 1954, Near Taupigna, France: The Taupignac UFO Encounter During France's extraordinary UFO wave of 1954, three motorists reportedly witnessed a mysterious spacecraft and four small humanoid beings near Taupignac, in southwestern France. At approximately 7:30 p.m., the men were driving between Royan and Breuillet when they noticed a brilliant reddish-orange glow. Investigating, they reportedly spotted a silent, disc-shaped object approximately 20 feet wide, hoverin
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October 10, 1954 - Quarouble, Northern France: The Second Quarouble Encounter On October 10, 1954, exactly one month after his first extraordinary UFO encounter, French steelworker Marius Dewilde claimed to have experienced another mysterious visitation near his home in Quarouble, northern France. This time, however, he was not alone. His young son reportedly witnessed the strange craft and its occupants alongside him. Between 11:30 a.m. and noon, Dewilde's three-and-a-half-y
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October 9, 1973 - Midwest and South of America The Great American UFO Wave On October 9, 1973, the United States experienced a surge of UFO sightings during what became known as the Great American UFO Wave of 1973. Witnesses across the Midwest and South reported mysterious glowing objects, hovering craft, and unusual lights moving silently through the night sky. In Eaton, Indiana, witnesses, including factory workers, reportedly observed a large object hovering for over an ho
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October 8, 1981 - Near Kelsey Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: The Vancouver Island UFO photograph On October 8, 1981, Hannah McRoberts captured one of Canada's more intriguing UFO photographs while traveling with her family near Kelsey Bay on Vancouver Island. During a roadside stop, McRoberts photographed a mountain partially covered by an unusual cloud formation. Neither she nor her family reported seeing anything out of the ordinary at the time. However, w
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October 7, 1954 - La Montagne, Béruges, France: The Béruges Incident At approximately 4:15 a.m. on October 7, 1954, farmer Édouard Thébault noticed an intense light outside his home near Béruges, France. Looking through his window, he reportedly saw a brilliant object descending roughly 40 meters away. Thébault described the object as resembling a large luminous mushroom, approximately two to three meters wide. It appeared to settle near the road before its glow suddenly disa
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October 6, 1973 - Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Troy, Ohio, USA: Yom Kippur War and Ohio UFO Wave On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War. At nearly the same time, the United States was entering one of the largest UFO waves of the 1970s, with Ohio becoming a major hotspot. During October, residents and police officers across Ohio reported strange objects and unexplained lights, often described as hovering low
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October 5, 1954 - Loctudy, Brittany, France: Pierre Lucas' Humanoid Encounter. On October 5, 1954, at around 4:00 a.m., bakery worker Pierre Lucas was drawing water from a well in Loctudy, Brittany, France, when he reportedly encountered a small circular craft nearby. Lucas claimed a humanoid about four feet tall approached him. It had an oval, hairy face and unusually large eyes. The creature reportedly touched Lucas on the shoulder and spoke in a language he could not under
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October 4, 1967 - Near Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada: The Shag Harbour UFO Incident On the night of October 4, 1967, residents near Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, witnessed one of Canada’s most famous UFO incidents. Several people reported seeing a large illuminated object, described as displaying a row of bright lights, descending rapidly toward the Atlantic Ocean. Believing an aircraft had crashed, witnesses contacted the RCMP. Officers, local fishermen, and the Canadian Co
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October 3, 1958 - Indiana, USA: The Monon Railroad UFO Incident. In the early morning of October 3, 1958, the five-man crew of Monon Railroad freight train No. 91 reported a remarkable encounter while traveling south through Indiana toward Indianapolis. Around 3:20 a.m., the crew spotted four bright white objects moving in a V-shaped formation near the tracks. The objects crossed ahead of the locomotive before circling back and passing over the train. Crew members described t
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September 27, 1989 - Voronezh, Soviet Union: The Voronezh UFO Incident On September 27, 1989, children playing soccer in a park in Voronezh, Soviet Union, reported seeing a glowing red object descend nearby. According to their accounts, the craft landed and several extraordinary figures emerged. The children described a towering humanoid, reportedly around 10 feet tall, with a small head and three eyes, accompanied by a smaller robot-like figure. In the strangest part of the
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September 24, 1959 - Near Redmond, Oregon, USA: The Redmond, Oregon Sighting On September 24, 1959, police officer Robert Dickerson spotted a brilliant object hovering near Redmond, Oregon. He described an intense light that appeared to change colors and move erratically across the predawn sky. After attempting to approach it by car, Dickerson went to the local FAA facility, where aviation personnel joined the observation. FAA specialist Laverne Wertz reportedly watched the o
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September 23, 1947 - Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, USA: The Birth of Project Sign On September 23, 1947, Lieutenant General Nathan F. Twining, commander of Air Materiel Command, issued one of the most important documents in UFO history. Following a study of the wave of “flying disc” reports sweeping America, the memo concluded that “the phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious.” Investigators noted recurring reports of metallic, circular or ellipt
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September 22, 2004 - Rayones, Nuevo León, Mexico: The Rayones Incident On September 22, 2004, a bizarre photograph was reportedly taken at approximately 10:45 p.m. in Rayones, Nuevo León, Mexico. According to the story, a security guard exploring an abandoned building photographed a strange humanoid figure lurking in the darkness. The pale, extremely thin figure appears to have an oversized head, large black eyes, a narrow neck, and slender body, closely resembling the classi
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September 19–20, 1961 - Near Indian Head, New Hampshire, USA: The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction On the night of September 19–20, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving home through New Hampshire’s White Mountains when they noticed a bright object apparently following their car. Near Indian Head, Barney stopped and viewed it through binoculars, later describing a large craft with illuminated windows and humanoid figures inside. After speeding away, the Hills heard strange
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September 17, 1966 - Gwinner, North Dakota, USA: The Gwinner UFO Incident On the morning of September 17, 1966, near Gwinner, North Dakota, 12-year-old Randy Rotenberger reported seeing a strange metallic object while waiting for his school bus. He described a silvery, saucer-like craft resembling two bowls joined together, topped by a transparent dome and surrounded by red and green lights. The object reportedly descended into a nearby field about 300 yards away, resting on
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September 16, 1994 - Ruwa, Zimbabwe: The Ariel School Incident On September 16, 1994, more than 60 children at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, reported a remarkable encounter during morning recess. While their teachers were inside, the children said they saw strange silvery objects in the sky, with one apparently descending into scrubland near the school. Several children claimed they then saw small humanoid figures near the object. Descriptions varied, but many emphasize
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