The Varginha Encounter, Brazil (1996)
In 1996, Varginha residents reported a strange being and unusual official activity. Authorities said it was a misidentified local man and routine movements. Eyewitnesses say otherwise
UFOs & UAPS
Incidents, hearings, and analysis around unidentified anomalous phenomena
Shag Harbour Impact (1967, Nova Scotia)
Minutes after a row of orange lights skimmed low over the Atlantic and slipped beneath the black water, RCMP officers and local fishers were already cutting their engines and scanning the foam. No wreckage. No bodies. By morning the Navy was in the bay. The sea kept its secret.
Trans-en-Provence Landing Trace (1981, France)
Overview
On January 8, 1981, a farmer near Trans-en-Provence reported a disc-like object that briefly landed on a terraced plot and shot away. French gendarmes arrived the next day, collected soil and plant samples, and forwarded them to CNES’s UFO office (then GEPAN) for multi-lab analysis. GEPAN’s official
The Phoenix Lights (1997, Arizona & Nevada)
Overview
On March 13, 1997, thousands across Arizona (and parts of Nevada) reported peculiar lights: first a slow, V-shaped formation moving south across the state; later a stationary row of bright lights over Phoenix. The events spanned roughly 7:30–10:30 pm MST over ~300 miles. Debate has centered
Tehran UFO Incident (1976, Iran)
Overview
In the early hours of September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 interceptors were scrambled to investigate bright objects over Tehran. Aircrews reported target lock, communications dropouts, and temporary weapons failure near the object, with systems returning when they broke off. A U.S. Joint Chiefs cable
Belgian UFO Wave (1989 to 1990)
Overview
From late 1989 through spring 1990, Belgium logged hundreds of reports of large, low-flying triangular lights. The wave peaked on the night of March 30 to 31, 1990, when two Belgian Air Force F-16s were scrambled after radar returns were reported. An official Air Force memo later chronicled that
UAP Hearing Recap 9/9/2025
Congress held a UAP transparency hearing with military witnesses, a journalist, and a whistleblower advocate. Lawmakers screened a new MQ-9 clip said to show a Hellfire striking an “orb” off Yemen in 2024. Here is what changed today, why it matters, and the receipts