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Cash-Landrum Incident, 1980

29 December 1980, near Dayton, Texas.

Cash-Landrum matters because it is a rare physical-effect case with reported radiation symptoms and a named investigation.

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USS Omaha Encounter, 2019

July 2019, off the coast of California.

The USS Omaha encounter matters because it is a distinct 2019 Navy sensor case with confirmed footage.

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Falcon Lake / Stefan Michalak, 1967

20 May 1967, Falcon Lake, Manitoba.

Falcon Lake matters because it is a Canadian physical-trace case with official RCMP and DND records.

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Petrozavodsk Phenomenon, 1977

20 September 1977, Petrozavodsk, USSR.

Petrozavodsk matters because it is a Soviet mass event with an official Academy of Sciences investigation.

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Portage County UFO Chase, 1966

17 April 1966, Portage County, Ohio.

Portage County matters because it is a named police pursuit of a luminous object.

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Brazilian Night of the UFOs, 1986

19 May 1986, Brazil.

The Brazilian Night of the UFOs matters because it is a mass military radar-visual event with an official press conference.

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Wonsan-Sunchon Bomber Encounters, 1952

29 January 1952, near Wonsan, Korea.

Wonsan-Sunchon matters because it is a Korean War bomber encounter with a Blue Book record.

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Meløy Fighter Pursuit, 1962

17 August 1962, Meløy, Norway.

Meløy matters because it is a Norwegian military pursuit with an official report.

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Pretoria Police Helicopter Pursuit, 1996

~4 a.m., 28 August 1996, Pretoria, South Africa.

Pretoria matters because it is a police helicopter pursuit with official reports.

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Espora Naval Base Radar Incursions, 1962

May 1962, Comandante Espora Naval Air Base, Argentina.

Espora matters because it is an Argentine naval-base incursion case with official reports.

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Rosmead School Trace Incident, 1972

12 November 1972, Rosmead, South Africa.

Rosmead matters because it is a South African physical-trace case.

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Woomera Radar-Visual Disc, 1954

~4 p.m., 5 May 1954, Woomera, Australia.

Woomera matters because it is an Australian radar-visual case at a restricted test range.

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Mirage IV Pursued over Chaumont, 1977

7 March 1977, near Chaumont, France.

The Mirage IV pursuit matters because it is a French military case.

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Air France 3532 Radar-Visual Object, 1994

28 January 1994, near Coulommiers, France.

Air France 3532 matters because it is a commercial-aviation radar-visual report.

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Clermont-to-Grenoble Corridor Object, 1976

1976, between Clermont-Ferrand and Grenoble, France.

The Clermont corridor object matters because it is a French multi-witness case.

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Latina Airliner and Fighter Confirmation, 1973

1973, Latina, Italy (Alitalia flight).

The Latina case matters because it is an Italian airliner-and-fighter confirmation.

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Clarenville Harbour Object, 1978

26 October 1978, Clarenville, Newfoundland.

Clarenville matters because it is an RCMP-investigated report.

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USS Supply Red-Object Formation, 1904

28 February 1904, Pacific Ocean.

The USS Supply observation matters because it is an early naval report of a red-object formation.

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Mexican Air Force C-26 Encounter, 2004

5 March 2004, over Campeche, Mexico.

The Mexican C-26 encounter matters because it is a 2004 military FLIR case with released footage.

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Walker AFB Incident, 1967

August 1967, Walker AFB, New Mexico.

Walker AFB matters because it is a nuclear-base security report.

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Valensole Lavender-Field Trace, 1965

1 July 1965, Valensole, France.

Valensole matters because it is a famous French physical-trace case with official records.

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Ubatuba Magnesium Fragments, 1957

September 1957, Ubatuba, Brazil.

Ubatuba matters because it is a physical-evidence case with a documented analysis.

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Mundrabilla Vehicle-Lifting Encounter, 1988

~2:45 a.m., 20 January 1988, Nullarbor Plain, Australia.

Mundrabilla matters because it is an Australian vehicle-lifting report with a police record.

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Évora Filament Fall, 1959

2 November 1959, Évora, Portugal.

Évora matters because it is a Portuguese physical case with a reported filament fall.

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Talavera Air-Base Intrusion, 1976

~1:45 a.m., 12 November 1976, Talavera la Real, Spain.

Talavera matters because it is a Spanish air-base intrusion report.

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Jimmy Carter Sighting, 1969

October 1969, Leary, Georgia.

The Jimmy Carter sighting matters because it is a future President’s own reported observation.

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Valentich Disappearance, 1978

21 October 1978, Bass Strait, Australia.

Valentich matters because it is a documented aviation disappearance during a reported object encounter.

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Allagash Abductions, 1976

August 1976, Allagash Wilderness, Maine.

Allagash matters because it is a multi-witness abduction account.

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Cussac Plateau Encounter, 1967

29 August 1967, near Cussac, France.

Cussac matters because it is a French close-encounter case with a GEPAN investigation — yet the reported figures remain unverified.

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Quarouble Railway-Track Encounter, 1954

~10:30 p.m., 10 September 1954, Quarouble, France.

Quarouble matters because it is a French 1954 physical-trace encounter with a gendarmerie/Air Police investigation — yet the reported figures remain unverified.

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Coyne Helicopter Incident

1973, Mansfield, Ohio, USA

This case matters because it is a documented military event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Mariana Film

1950, Great Falls, Montana, USA

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Delphos Landing Ring

1971, Delphos, Kansas, USA

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Fort Monmouth Radar-Visual

1951, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Brookley AFB Radar-Visual

1952, Mobile, Alabama, USA

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Red Bluff Police Sighting

1960, Red Bluff, California, USA

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Puerto Rico 2013 UAP Video

2013, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Chulucanas Formation Videos

2001, Chulucanas, Peru

This case matters because it is a documented government event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Gujan-Mestras Power-Failure Object

1978, Gujan-Mestras, France

This case matters because it is a documented government event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Las Piñas Sighting

2004, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Dionisio Llanca Encounter

1973, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Vranov UFO Incident

1987, Vranov nad Dyjí, Czech Republic

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Thessaly Sightings, 1954

1954, Thessaly, Greece

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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1982 South Korea DMZ Sighting

1982, Demilitarized Zone, South Korea

This case matters because it is a documented military event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Venezuela 1954 Sighting Wave

1954, Caracas, Venezuela

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Cluj-Napoca 1968 Sighting

1968, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Tinley Park Lights — Halloween Mass Sighting

2004, Tinley Park, Illinois, USA

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Harbour Mille Incident — Newfoundland

2010, Harbour Mille, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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1967 Fortuna AFS Radar Case — 5,000 mph Return

1967, Fortuna Air Force Station, North Dakota, USA

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Green Object Over Antananarivo

1954, Antananarivo, Madagascar

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Florence Stadium Objects

1954, Florence, Italy

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Trancas Ranch Lights

1963, Trancas, Argentina

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Marcilly Construction-Site Encounter

1954, Marcilly-sur-Vienne, France

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Collahuasi Mine Photographs

2013, Collahuasi Mine, Chile

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Intrusion

1972, Isla de Lobos, Uruguay

This case matters because it is a documented military event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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The Alfena 'Flying Jellyfish'

1990, Alfena, Portugal

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Fort Itaipu Heat and Power Failure

1957, Praia Grande, Brazil

This case matters because it is a documented military event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Pretoria Police Highway Trace

1965, Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Hasselbach Forest Landing

1952, Hasselbach, Germany

This case matters because it is a documented government event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Fort Beaufort Fireball Engagement

1971, Fort Beaufort, South Africa

This case matters because it is a documented government event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Oloron Aerial Formation and Filament Fall

1952, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Mendoza Hospital Encounter, 1968

1968, Mendoza, Argentina

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Villa Urquiza Christmas Night Object

1988, Buenos Aires, Argentina

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Guiyang Forest Destruction Event

1994, Guiyang, China

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Norrtälje Twin-Object Photographs

1952, Norrtälje, Sweden

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Balwyn Polaroid Disc

1966, Melbourne, Australia

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Moreland Farm Encounter

1959, Blenheim, New Zealand

This case matters because it is a documented government event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Burkes Flat Headlight Distortion

1966, Burkes Flat, Australia

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Taormina Twin-Object Photographs

1954, Taormina, Italy

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Megaplatanos Burned-Hillside Incident

1990, Megaplatanos, Greece

This case matters because it is a documented physical event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Rives/Voreppe Sighting — Physicist Witness

1976, Voreppe, Isère, France

This case matters because it is a documented radar event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Broad Haven School Sighting — Wales

1977, Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Alan Godfrey Police Encounter — Todmorden

1980, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, UK

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Berwyn Mountain Incident, 1974

1974, Llandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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North Yorkshire Police A629 Sighting

1978, Cononley, North Yorkshire, UK

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Ilkley Moor UFO — Photographed Entity

1987, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, UK

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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John Lennon UFO Sighting — New York, 1974

1974, New York City, New York, USA

This case matters because it is a documented encounter event whose object identity remains unresolved.

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Lubbock Lights, 1951

Lubbock, Texas · 1951

Lubbock Lights matters because it is a photographed, multi-witness mass sighting with named academic witnesses and a Project Blue Book investigation, a case whose conventional explanations remain contested without resolving the object identity.

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