Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1979

1 January 1979 02:20 - Nago, Italy -   4m diameter red ball of light on roadside, had orange rim. Rose to 4m altitude and passed over car.

1 January 1979 19:30 - Riolo Terme, Italy -   Nurse incident.

2 January 1979 01:39 - Ona Hwy64, Florida, USA -   Triangle-shaped object with two antennae, three large lights on bottom. Shot straight up out of sight.

2 January 1979 04:00 - Orroli, Italy -   An object was observed. Ground traces were found. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range in a pasture.

2 January 1979 18:15 - Butterworth, Malaysia -   RAAF incident.

2 January 1979 Around 1900 - Sturbridge W, Mass Pike, Massachusetts, USA -   Police receive three reports, one a close encounter. Triangle-shaped UFO flew 100 feet above young woman's car.

3 January 1979 - Queensland, Australia -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two witnesses.

4 January 1979 - Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

6 January 1979 - Wautoma, Wisconsin, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one male witness (Singles, R).

6 January 1979 22:00 - Bannalec, France -   15m diameter circular object hovers near ground for three minutes. Had blue halo. Shot away very fast. News coverage.

8 January 1979 17:30 - San Croce Sull'Arno, Italy -   Animal reaction. 40m diameter domed disc with antenna flew at 10m altitude. Farm animals panic, tree bends.

9 January 1979 Daytime - Tacuarembo, Argentina -   Domed ovoid-shaped UFO paced car 40 minutes. four people in car, two of them police. UFO changed color and brightness, red to bluish white, formed over base ring of plasma. Joined other objects in sky.

10 January 1979 Before 0400 - North Otago, New Zealand -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Several objects were observed by 12 witnesses.

12 January 1979 22:00 - Bradfield Dale, UK -   Large domed disc 300 feet away. Brilliant blue lights rotate.

13 January 1979 22:00 - Bradfield, UK -   Domed disc only 50 feet away, witness retreats to cabin, hears noises outside, sees door latch move.

26 January 1979 20:45 - Denbigh S, UK -   Several independent witnesses. Dark metallic domed ovoid 120 feet overhead. Strong beam. Goes to the southeast of valley.

28 January 1979 - Withlacoochee River, Georgia, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An object was observed at close range by a male witness (Thompson, B).

28 January 1979 05:00 - Taining County, China -   Disc shoots dazzling beams onto road.

28 January 1979 17:20 - Vannes, France -   1.5m long ovoid hovers over house. Zips over to empty lot. White beams of light directed down and up into clouds.

31 January 1979 - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

In February 1979 23:30 - Fuentes, Argentina -   Ball of fire advanced across railroad embankment, hovered over high tension power lines, lit up everything like day, took off at high speed. No sound.

2 February 1979 - Tranent, UK -   Coherent light beam. Disc tilted to aim beam to ground. Beam ended in midair as if solid.

8 February 1979 18:00 - Broad Hinton, UK -   Oval-shaped object approached car to 150-300 feet away. Had cluster of very bright strobe-like lights, lit up ground. Made V-turn, stopped over water tower. No noise.

10 February 1979 Night - Melo, Uruguay -   Police officer and wife chased by UFO second time. Object gave off multicolored flashes of light. Maneuvered over their house for 20 minutes after they got home.

15 February 1979 22:00 - Fano, Italy -   15m diameter luminous domed disc over Metauro River. Shoots "black rays".

16 February 1979 23:50 - San Miguel, Nr Santiago, Chile -   Odd whirring sound. three ovoids moved overhead. Air gust blew hat off. Went rapidly to the east.

21 February 1979 02:00 - Littleborough N, UK -   Rotating object lands in quarry. Police and two others go to investigate, find nothing.

21 February 1979 21:20 - Fernvale, Queensland, Australia -   Bright flash over area. Cigar followed car to the SSE. Also seen in Tivoli and Riverview.

In March 1979 - East Hartford, Connecticut, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An object was observed at close range by a female witness at a school (Kimball).

1 March 1979 - Tijuana, Mexico -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One multi-colored object was observed.

6 March 1979 19:00 - Westminster, South Carolina, USA -   Animal reaction: dogs. 12' diameter domed disc skims trees, lights area.

10 March 1979 - Tijuana, Mexico -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One multi-colored object was observed.

10 March 1979 Evening - Suonenjoki, Finland -   An object was observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. One object was observed by one male 24-year-old witness in a forest (Nykanen).

11 March 1979 After 2200 - Suonenjoki, Finland -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 2 feet across, was observed in snowy weather by one male 24-year-old witness in a yard.

21 March 1979 02:00 - Gardouche, France -   Photos. Huge red ball of light hovers. Follows witness for 20 minutes in northwest direction. Shoots away rapidly to the ESE.

22 March 1979 21:50 - La Clotte, France -   Photos and police report. 33m long banana-crescent shaped object at 21m altitude, 63m away from car.

23 March 1979 19:25 - Cochesett, Massachusetts, USA -   Two newsmen spot pentagon-shaped UFO, 1000 feet altitude, "shaped like home plate" with white light in front, red lights on side apexs, row of white lights in back. Not ad plane.

30 March 1979 20:30 - Radenci, Slovenia -   Car paced by large glowing sphere. It anticipated turns. Separate witness.

In April 1979 Night - Kampung Sepat, Malaysia -   Brilliant ovoid landed in rice paddy. Shrank and split.

7 April 1979 Around 0200 - Albuquerque Jicaril, New Mexico, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by more than two military witnesses at a mine (Valdez).

17 April 1979 - Key West, Boca Chica, Florida, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two experienced male witnesses (as reported to the police) on the shore (Young).

3 May 1979 21:00 - Undenas, Sweden -   Oval shaped object weaving in and out between trees, silent. Hovered as witness ran back toward house, shot straight up at very high speed, two dull explosions like sonic booms.

15 May 1979 13:50 - Ste-Reine, France -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed on a farm.

20 May 1979 After midnight - Colusa N5M, California , USA -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by two male witnesses on a river (Genera). A noise was heard.

21 May 1979 Around 1100 - Colton, California , USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. Multiple independent witnesses. One object, about 2 feet across, was observed by two experienced male witnesses (as reported to the police) (Hittle).

25 May 1979 01:10 - Colusa N, California , USA -   Heel shaped UFO, hovered 50-500 feet above trees. Row of red, blue green lights along leading edge, headlight to headlight. Smooth, metallic surface, very slow motion toward witness, 100 feet above, flat edge fr

10 June 1979 16:30 - Milford, Connecticut, USA -   Metal Worker incident. Explanation: Balloon.

10 June 1979 24:00 - Quirpon, Newfoundland, Canada -   Man observed object hovering 60 feet over vacant house next door. After about one minutes, rotated to point east, accelerated to 100-150 mph until out of view over bay. Wife arrived to see lights receding in distance.

26 June 1979 Around 0300 - Wheeling, Illinois, USA -   Animal reaction: dog. 6' diameter balloon shaped object glows and hovers. Went to the southwest. Second object of same one went to the northwest behind trees.

29 June 1979 Around 0400 - Navalmoral, Spain -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range. A rushing sound was heard.

In July 1979 Evening - Sorocaba Apt, Brazil -   Spinning top, 5-6m tall, hovers in backyard of professional couple's home, near airport for 90 minutes. television interference reported by neighbor at time.

4 July 1979 Around 0100 - Poros, Greece -   25' black disc with red and green lights in night sky, 25' above trees, spotlighted main witness. two backpackers in olive grove. Shushing/buzzing sound.

10 July 1979 01:30 - Chatel-sur-Montsalvens, Switzerland -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

4 August 1979 16:05 - Waynesburg S2M, Pennsylvania, USA -   Two police in helicopter. 2' diameter disc passes them. Slow at first, then speeds up. Copter can't catch up.

15 August 1979 - Mccook Hwy83, Nebraska, USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 5 feet across, was observed by two male witnesses, typical age 17, on a highway (Bartels).

16 August 1979 04:22 - Washington S7M Hwy19, Pennsylvania, USA -   20 feet long silent metallic football 60 feet over US19. Pointed ends of object sag.

22 August 1979 11:20 - Mccook Hwy83, Nebraska, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 2 feet across, was observed by more than three male experienced witnesses on a highway (Tiller).

24 August 1979 03:20 - Canoga Park, California , USA -   Pink-violet glowing disc makes close approach.

25 August 1979 11:20 - Villenueve-Sur-Lot, France -   10m diameter disc paces car, stops over field. No traces.

29 August 1979 - Ernestowo, Poland -   Silvery cigar with orange light and square windows approached, hovered, finally sped away over the horizon.

29 August 1979 02:00 - Vermillion Hwy50, South Dakota, USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed in clear weather by one male 33-year-old witness on a highway for 12 seconds (Johnson, Russ). Explanation: EM.

30 August 1979 02:30 - Lamoni Slip Bluff P, Iowa, USA -   Camper incident.

In September 1979 04:00 - Sanford, Maine, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft.

2 September 1979 Afternoon - Livermore, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

4 September 1979 00:15 - Gordon Hwy53, Wisconsin, USA -   Professor incident.

4 September 1979 19:45 - New Richmond, Wisconsin, USA -   Retiree incident. Explanation: Balloon.

4 September 1979 20:15 - Ashland, Wisconsin, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, larger than a star, was observed by two male witnesses, typical age 13, for over one minute. Explanation: Balloon.

8 September 1979 19:30 - Anoka, Minnesota, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed in clear weather for two minutes. Explanation: Balloon.

9 September 1979 19:30 - Richfield Hwy494, Minnesota, USA -   Distributor incident. Explanation: Balloon.

9 September 1979 21:30 - Ingolstadt N 30K, Germany -   Police incident. Explanation: Mirage.

13 September 1979 Night - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by one experienced male witness.

14 September 1979 19:55 - Canoga Park, California , USA -   Disc with flamelike jets around perimeter hovered ahead of car, tilted, darted from point to point, took off at very high speed.

15 September 1979 - Reidsville, Bethany, North Carolina, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by five witnesses for five minutes (Wall).

17 September 1979 21:00 - Portsmouth, Virginia , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one female 47-year-old witness for two minutes (Sullivan). A noise was heard.

17 September 1979 Around 2200 - Suffolk Hwy58, Virginia , USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by two female witnesses (Underwood).

23 September 1979 05:00 - Feignies D136, France -   Near collision with 6m diameter disc on highway. UFO had portholes around rim. It flew to the southwest into trees.

23 September 1979 13:28 - Dexter N2M, Iowa, USA -   Contractor incident.

26 September 1979 20:00 - Three Forks, Kentucky, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by several male witnesses, typical age 69, for a few minutes (Smith). A noise was heard.

In October 1979 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA -   Metallic silver object with powerful light hovers 40 feet in front of car for two minutes.

5 October 1979 Around 2100 - Midland, Michigan, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two female witnesses, typical age 35.

6 October 1979 03:00 - Capulin, New Mexico, USA -   Stone Mason incident.

7 October 1979 00:30 - Dilston, Tasmania, Australia -   Mist, fog, vapor. Red misty glow paced car for 15 minutes.

12 October 1979 18:50 - Burbank, California , USA -   Large bowl-shaped UFO over busy freeway. one of three in car sees it.

14 October 1979 After 0700 - Waltham Abbey, UK -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two objects were observed by one male 41-year-old witness. A noise was heard.

25 October 1979 06:30 - Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by two witnesses, a married couple, at a lake (Breault, R).

25 October 1979 17:56 - Westmont, Illinois, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Explanation: aircraft.

In November 1979 Around 0100 - Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia -   Construction Worker incident.

In November 1979 18:30 - Damville, France -   1m diameter luminous sphere on ground, next to house under construction. It vanished. Possible telepathy.

2 November 1979 Daytime - Glasgow, George Square, UK -   Football-sized gray sphere buzzed by witness, emitted high-pitched hissing sound, strong smell of sulphur, moved as if under control. Explanation: BallLightn.

8 November 1979 18:55 - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Explanation: EM.

20 November 1979 18:30 - Laborie S, France -   Witness stops car, turns off motor and lights. Possibly felt compelled to do so. Diamond-shaped object hovers and low altitude, maneuvers.

29 November 1979 21:30 - Richmond, Kentucky, USA -   An object was observed from a car. An unidentified object at close range was observed by three witnesses on a road.

In December 1979 21:35 - Elbe, Washington, USA -   Objects were observed from a car. They buzzed a witness. Three objects were observed by one female witness (Carney; Ceccanti).

In 1980 Night - Malaysia -   Disc with dome-shaped cupola.

3 December 1979 22:25 - Fairfield W Hwy73, Nebraska, USA -   Two teenage girls driving in to town saw domed disc (sketch very similar to Buff Ledge, Vermont abduction domed craft). 400 yards away.

3 December 1979 Night - Humanes, Spain -   Veterinarian in car paced by UFO for several km, craft positioned itself 15m above car, object blinded him, causing him to lose control and run off highway.

4 December 1979 17:00 - Willington, Connecticut, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by two witnesses for five minutes.

4 December 1979 18:20 - Sion-les-Mines, France -   Red sphere engulfs car that appears to vanish. Follows witness in separate car.

10 December 1979 22:00 - Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain -   UFO with blue lights and light green hue, approached car at low height above ground. Driver stopped car, signalled with headlights. UFO responded by flashing its lights.

19 December 1979 22:00 - Gainesville Sw, Florida, USA -   Large bright disc chases car. Hovers over house, shoots away to the south very fast.

20 December 1979 21:45 - Des Moines E, Iowa, USA -   Huge diamond-shaped object, low in sky. Had lights in corners. Made low rumble noise.

23 December 1979 15:30 - Fullerton Hwy57, California , USA -   Salesman incident.

25 December 1979 18:30 - St Cyr, France -   3m long red cylinder blocks road at 1m altitude. Had black portholes. Flew rapidly to the south as witness approached.

In January 1980 23:00 - Belterra, Brazil -   Disc shines beam of light into river. Water glows where beam hits.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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