Luna 16: a hundred grams of lunar soil returned without an astronaut
In September 1970 a Soviet probe landed in lunar darkness, collected a sample and sent it to Earth: the first successful fully robotic…
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Observations
Documented events, historical claims and public reports. Event dates and review status are listed separately; unidentified does not mean extraterrestrial.
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JAL Flight 1628: lights over Alaska and a disputed radar return
A cargo Boeing crew reported unusual lights. The FAA preserved communications and interviews, attributing an extra ground-radar target…
Under review#0157
Tehran: two F-4s and an American report of unsuccessful interceptions
A US military channel preserved Iranian accounts of a bright object, radar contact and instrument failures. The document establishes t…
Under review#0155
Cussac: a childhood account reconstructed eleven years later
Two children reported a bright object and four small figures. GEPAN's later reconstruction preserved their memories but did not measur…
Under review#0153
Valensole: a farmer's account and marks in a lavender field
A farmer reported an unfamiliar craft and two figures in a field. Gendarmes documented his account and ground marks; GEIPAN later clar…
Under review#0151
Exeter: red lights, police officers and the aircraft dispute
Norman Muscarello brought a police officer to a roadside field, where both reported bright lights. Statements and correspondence about…
Under review#0149
Levelland: night lights and stalled vehicles
On November 2–3, 1957 police received reports of lights and vehicle trouble. The Air Force offered an atmospheric explanation, while t…
Under review#0147
The Lubbock Lights: professors, photographs and several distinct observations
During summer 1951 faculty members watched groups of lights and a student photographed a similar formation. Their accounts have simila…
Under review#0145
Mantell's fatal pursuit: an unknown target and the high-altitude balloon hypothesis
On January 7, 1948 Captain Thomas Mantell died after climbing to identify an aerial object. The investigation was more complicated tha…
Under review#0143