Close Encounters of the Second Kind prior to 1945

In February 1138 - Verona, Italy -   Remnant

4 August 1642 Around 1700 - Alborow, UK -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by a male witness for 90 minutes (Johnson).

15 August 1663 12:00 - Robozero, Russia -   Fishermen incident.

8 April 1665 Around 1400 - Stralsund, Germany -   Fishermen incident.

In 1718 - Leti Island, Timor, Indonesia -   Trace remnants.

6 April 1719 22:00 - Atlantic -   Trace remnants. Explanation: Meteor.

In September 1767 - Isla Nr Cupar, UK -   Physiological effects.

16 June 1794 19:00 - Siena, Italy -   Remnant. Explanation: Meteor.

In 1796 - Lusace, Germany -   Trace remnants

5 April 1800 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object, about 80 feet across, was observed. Explanation: Meteor.

19 September 1810 17:00 - Brezeau, Netherlands -   Objects were observed. Traces found. Two objects were observed in a city. A noise was heard.

In 1811 - Antwerp, Belgium -   Trace remnants

1 May 1812 Daytime - Barbados, Netherlands Antilles -   Trace remnants

In October 1817 Evening - Tower Of London, UK -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object, about 3 inches across, was observed by two witnesses, a married couple, at a castle for two minutes (Swifte).

13 August 1819 - Amherst, Massachusetts, USA -   Trace remnants

23 October 1830 - Comrie, UK -   Trace remnants

In 1833 - Vermont, USA -   Trace remnants. Explanation: Meteor.

In 1842 - Orenburg, Russia -   Trace remnants

26 October 1846 - Lowell, Massachusetts, USA -   Trace remnants

19 March 1847 - London Holloway, UK -   Lunar anomaly observed. One object was observed in a city.

11 August 1855 23:30 - Sussex, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One disc was observed for five minutes (Ayling).

16 November 1857 - -   Trace remnants

9 June 1866 - Knysahinya, Hungary -   Trace remnants

8 January 1867 - Fort Klamath, Oregon, USA -   Trace remnants

10 October 1871 Night - Peshtigo, Wisconsin, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one male witness (Griffin).

In the 1880's - Oskaloosa, Iowa, 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 and caused physical effects.

10 July 1880 - East Kent, Ontario, Canada -   Ring ground mark

In 1885 - Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA -   Ring ground marks.

7 July 1886 - Gray, France -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by several witnesses.

24 October 1886 23:00 - Maracaibo, Venezuela -   Loud humming noise wakens family of 9, vivid dazzling light illuminates inside of hut. Symptoms of radiation exposure: vomiting, hair loss, swelling, black blotches, sores. Trees withered 9 days later. Explanation: EM.

In May 1888 - Fourchu, Nova Scotia, 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 and caused physical effects.

5 August 1889 - East Twickenham, UK -   A mysterious explosion was reported. One object, about 1 foot across, was observed in stormy weather.

19 October 1890 10:00 - Edward L Mayberry, Atlantic -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed on the ocean (Knight).

2 July 1893 Around midnight - Black Fish Bay, Washington, USA -   Physiological effects.

10 February 1896 - Madrid, Spain -   Trace remnants

26 March 1897 23:00 - Sioux City, Iowa, USA -   Approximate date. Robert Hibbard was caught by an anchor dropped from an unknown flying machine 22 kilometers north of the town.

In April 1897 Night - Sioux City, Iowa, USA -   Railroad Men incident.

13 April 1897 Evening - Pennfield, Michigan, USA -   Trace remnants

15 April 1897 21:00 - Battle Creek, Michigan, USA -   Trace remnants

23 April 1897 - Deadwood, Texas, 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 and caused physical effects.

23 April 1897 Daytime - Burton, Michigan, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one male witness on a farm (Gray).

23 April 1897 Around 2000 - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA -   Residue

24 April 1897 - DuPont, Ohio, 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 and caused physical effects.

20th Century - Pierce, Washington, USA -   Objects were observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Five objects, about 2 feet across, were observed by a group of witnesses at a mountain (Johnson).

20th Century - Seattle, Washington, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one witness in a forest.

20th Century - Meetkerke, Belgium -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one female witness (Huysse).

20th Century - Bruges, Belgium -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentified object at close range (with physical effects) was observed by one witness.

20th Century - Utica, New York, USA -   USAF incident.

20th Century - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -   A flying disc was observed. Gravity effects were noted. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. One disc was observed by three experienced male witnesses on a highway for six seconds (Smith).

20th Century - Minnesota, USA -   Trace remnants

20th Century - Arctic -   Flying discs were observed. More than one disc was observed in rainy weather by a male experienced military witness.

20th Century - Andes Mountains, Chile -   Trace remnants. Explanation: Rocket.

20th Century 10:00 - Soccoro, New Mexico, USA -   Ground marks, remnant traces.

20th Century Daytime - Arctic Circle 120M, Greenland -   A flying disc was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One disc was observed in rainy weather by two male experienced military witnesses in a forest for 50 hours (Tyllesen).

20th Century 13:00 - Ljusdal, Fone, Sweden -   Physiological effects.

20th Century After 2000 - North Country, Canada -   An object was observed from a car. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object, about 80 feet across, was observed by three female witnesses (Laidler).

20th Century Night - Siler City, North Carolina, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by one male experienced witness in a rural area (Gay).

20th Century Night - Guadarrama Mts, Spain -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by one male 32-year-old witness on a highway (Ribera; Sanchez).

20th Century Night - Lubbock, Texas, USA -   Physiological effects. Explanation: Birds.

13 November 1902 - Sydney, Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia -   Physiological effects.

In 1903 - Little River, Georgia, 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 and caused physical effects (Smith).

In 1905 - Nw, Ireland -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects.

1908 - Ss Mohican, Delaware, USA -   A thick, luminous cloud which "magnetized" everything on board.

7 May 1909 22:30 - Clacton-on-Sea, UK -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one witness in rocky terrain (Free).

19 May 1909 23:30 - Wroxham, UK -   Searchlight from ball of light traveling in straight trajectory overhead, electromagnetic effect on motorcycle causes electric headlight to fail.

31 July 1909 Morning - Dunedin, New Zealand -   Flying airship. Brilliant light from mast antenna on top. News coverage.

In Fall 1914 Dusk - Bujoreanca, Romania -   Death

In 1919 - Greendale, New Zealand -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by one experienced male witness.

In November 1919 - North Carolina, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by two male witnesses on a farm for a few minutes (Franklin).

In the 1920's Night - Gardner, Colorado , USA -   Objects were observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Several objects were observed by one experienced male witness.

3 June 1920 10:30 - Mount Pleasant Ne, Iowa, USA -   Metallic blue milk-can lands 15' away, sits for 15 minutes, goes to the west. No noise.

In April 1922 Morning - County Donegal, Ireland -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by several male experienced military witnesses in rocky terrain (Bradley).

In 1923 01:00 - Palawan, Philippines -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by two witnesses.

In January 1923 - Miles City N, Montana, 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 and caused physical effects.

In January 1924 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -   Flying discs were observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. Traces found. Six discs were observed by more than six male witnesses, typical age 25, in a rural area for over eight minutes (Lindskold). A noise was heard.

In September 1924 20:30 - Wellingtonbridge, Ireland -   An object was observed. Gravity effects were noted. One object was observed by two male witnesses, typical age 17, on a farm (Murphy).

In 1925 Around 1300 - Flat Mesa, Nevada, USA -   Ring ground mark.

In July 1925 Daytime - Moora, Western Australia, Australia -   Two young men came upon disc landed in paddock, had oval windows, four legs. Men fled in fear, came back several days later and found ground marks at site.

In late September 1926 23:00 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA -   Dh-4 Airmail Pilot incident.

In February 1927 Night - Fernvale, Queensland, Australia -   Two brothers watch domed disc fly overhead, light up valley, turn and land nearby. Lights on object went out. Next day a circle of scorched grass, 10m diameter, found at site.

18 October 1927 13:00 - Bakersfield, California , USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object, about 80 feet across, was observed by one experienced male witness in a desert (Sweed). A noise was heard.

15 April 1930 05:30 - Largentiere, France -   Farmer incident.

In 1931 - Wallowa County, Oregon, 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 (and physical effects reported) by a male witness at a ranch (Jennings).

In May 1931 16:00 - Trudumeddu, Italy -   Ball moves west to east slowly at 1m above ground toward ruins.

In March 1932 Around 1400 - Nambour, Queensland, Australia -   Physiological effects.

8 December 1932 23:45 - Arroyomolinos de Leon, Spain -   Rainy night, luminous ball descended, came apart in fragments with deafening explosion. Power failure, damage to buildings.

8 December 1932 23:45 - Arroyomolinos de Leon, Spain -   Objects were observed before they exploded. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Traces found. Two luminous balls were observed by two female witnesses on a farm for ten minutes.

5 July 1933 Night - Sussex, UK -   RAF Hawker Fury Fighters incident.

In 1934 - Fort Logan, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by three witnesses at a military facility for a few seconds.

10 January 1934 Evening - Gjeslingen, Norway -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed on the ocean for 90 minutes.

13 January 1934 Evening - Sleipskar, Norway -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed on the ocean.

27 January 1934 - Borov, Czech Republic -   Objects were observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. An unidentified object at close range (with physical effects) was observed by several witnesses (Kratochwil).

In June 1934 Night - Dollis Hill, UK -   Reported encounter with inhuman beings. One object was observed (Durward).

6 July 1934 Evening - Lyon, France -   Trace remnants

In 1935 22:30 - Eulengebirge, Germany -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed by one witness for two minutes (Kathenbach).

In 1936 - Bata, Hungary -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by numerous witnesses at a mountain. A noise was heard.

14 April 1936 17:00 - Villarojo.Fuentes, Spain -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects. Explanation: Hoax.

18 August 1940 - Bata, Hungary -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by numerous witnesses at a mountain. A noise was heard.

15 September 1940 22:30 - Brugine, Italy -   Lens-shaped disc flies by, power failure.

In 1941 - Wearyan River, Northern Territory, Australia -   Healing

In 1941 Morning - Middletown, Ohio, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by one male 11-year-old witness in a forest (Bradshaw).

In October 1941 19:30 - Fribourg-"Windig", 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 and caused physical effects.

In early July 1942 16:00 - Cussay S, France -   Wave of heat felt. Domed disc with antennas and portholes. Sends light signals, some kind of coded message.

In October 1942 - Wasatch County Hwy40 & 30, Utah, 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 (and physical effects reported) by a male witness (Sharp).

In October 1942 18:00 - Radway Green, UK -   Domed disc with lights on ends lands. Circular burnt area and footprints later found at site.

In Mid- 1943 17:00 - Fria River, Prescott, Arizona , USA -   Death

In 1944 - Burma Road, Myanmar -   USAF incident. Explanation: Re-entry.

In December 1943 22:30 - Oslo Fjord, Norway -   Ground traces, ignition interference. Car engines died when orange bell-shaped UFO passed in front of them. Hissing sound, near ground, changed color to blue.

In February 1944 02:30 - Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia -   Bristol Beaufort Bomber Crew incident.

In Spring 1944 - Auberry, California , USA -   Two women in car, western Sierra mountains. Cigar-shaped object in ravine, car engine stalls. UFO hovered overhead, then glided, rainbow of colors, engine restarted itself..

28 May 1944 - Pincota, Romania -   Low flying, thought to be German aircraft, stopped in midair, hovered silently for two minutes, flew on.

30 August 1944 21:30 - Gardouch, France -   Big orange moon flies overhead at low altitude. Great heat felt. Object turned white, to the north.

30 August 1944 21:50 - St-Jean, France -   White helmet-shaped domed-disc in field. Turns orange. Takes off with great heat, rapidly to the west.

September 1944 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Metal tube hovers over gaseous diffusion plant

29 September 1944 18:00 - Ukraine, Ukraine -   "German aircraft" stood still in air two minutes. No noise.

In mid-February 1945 - Rhine River Valley, Germany -   Reported encounter with inhuman beings. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects.

In March 1945 - Wurttemberg, Germany -   Reported encounter with inhuman beings. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects.

In August 1945 06:00 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA -   Trace remnants

In August 1945 22:00 - Vetis, Romania -   Cowherd incident.

28 August 1945 Daytime - Iwo Jima C46, Japan -   USAAF C-46 Pilot/ Passengers incident.

24 September 1945 04:00 - Draguignan E800M, France -   Shepherd incident.

25 December 1945 06:00 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA -   Bus Driver incident.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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