Tag: First-hand Account
How Whitley Strieber’s 1985 book Communion Shaped Modern Alien Abduction Narratives
Cultural context in the mid-1980s Published at a moment when “close encounter” stories were already circulating, Communion (1987...
How Leslie Kean Helped Bring UAP Reporting into Mainstream Media in 2017
Introduction In late 2017, the modern era of serious, sustained mainstream coverage of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)—also commonly...
1964 Socorro UFO: Officer Lonnie Zamora Reports Egg-Shaped Craft and Figures Near Socorro
Often cited as one of the better-documented U.S. “close encounter” reports, the Socorro, New Mexico incident drew attention...
Kelly–Hopkinsville Encounter: 1955 Farmhouse Report of Small Glowing Beings by the Sutton Family
The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter (also called the “Kelly Green Men” case) is one of the best-known close-encounter reports in...
George Adamski’s 1952 Contact Claim and Its Influence on Early UFO Culture
George Adamski’s 1952 contact claim—his assertion that he met a humanoid “Venusian” in the California desert—became one of...
Officer Lonnie Zamora’s 1964 Socorro Sighting: Egg-Shaped Craft and Figures Reported
On April 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico police officer Lonnie Zamora reported a close-range encounter outside town in...
Hudson Valley UFO Wave: 5,000 Witnesses Report Massive Silent V-Craft
Hudson Valley UFO Wave: 5,000 Witnesses Report Massive Silent V-Craft The Hudson Valley is one of those UFO...
Rendlesham Forest Incident 1980: USAF Personnel Encounter UFO Over Three Nights
Rendlesham Forest Incident 1980: USAF Personnel Encounter UFO Over Three Nights You are trying to do something most...
Manises UFO Incident 1979: Airliner Makes Emergency Landing, Mirage Scrambled
Manises UFO Incident 1979: Airliner Makes Emergency Landing, Mirage Scrambled A commercial cockpit doesn't get to treat an...
Robert Taylor Incident (1979): Report of Being Dragged Toward a UFO in Scotland
Robert Taylor Incident 1979: Forestry Worker Dragged Toward UFO in Scotland Nonstop UFO news and "disclosure" claims create...