Roswell Incident (1947): Perhaps the most famous UFO event, where a supposed alien spacecraft crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, leading to widespread conspiracy theories about government cover-ups.
Rendlesham Forest Incident (1980): Known as Britain's Roswell, U.S. military personnel in Suffolk, England, reported strange lights and a metallic object in the forest, with some claiming physical contact and evidence left behind.
Phoenix Lights (1997): Thousands of people across Arizona, including the governor, witnessed a series of strange lights and a V-shaped craft hovering silently over Phoenix, sparking intense public and media interest.
The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction (1961): This couple claimed they were abducted by aliens in New Hampshire, providing detailed descriptions of the beings and their spacecraft, which became one of the first widely publicized alien abduction cases.
The Battle of Los Angeles (1942): During World War II, unidentified flying objects triggered a city-wide anti-aircraft artillery barrage in Los Angeles, with no enemy planes found, leading to various theories, including UFOs.
The Travis Walton Abduction (1975): While working in an Arizona forest, Walton claimed he was struck by a beam of light from a UFO and abducted for five days, a story that gained significant attention and scrutiny.
The Belgian UFO Wave (1989-1990): Numerous sightings of large, silent, triangular objects with bright lights were reported across Belgium, witnessed by thousands, including police officers and military personnel, and captured on radar.
The Lonnie Zamora Incident (1964): A police officer in Socorro, New Mexico, reported seeing an egg-shaped craft and two small humanoid figures near it, with physical traces left behind, making it one of the most credible UFO encounters.
The Westall UFO (1966): In Melbourne, Australia, over 200 students and teachers witnessed a saucer-shaped object landing and taking off near their school, with the incident remaining unexplained and well-documented by multiple witnesses.