Chronology
Timeline of the Unknown
Scroll through humanity's encounters from the modern UFO era forward. Waves emerge: 1947, 1952, 1966, 1980, 1994, 2004, 2015. Points on a much larger pattern.
Decade
Battle of Los Angeles
1942-02-25United States· military· Evidence 85/100
Foo Fighters of WWII
1944-12-14Germany· Orb Intelligence· military· Evidence 78/100
Kenneth Arnold: First Modern UFO Sighting
1947-06-24United States· sighting· Evidence 84/100
Roswell Incident
1947-07-08United States· crash-retrieval· Evidence 76/100
Majestic 12 Documents
1947-09-24United States· government-related· Evidence 40/100
Mantell UFO Incident
1948-01-07United States· military· Evidence 78/100
Project Sign: First USAF Study
1948-01-22United States· government-related· Evidence 86/100
Project Grudge
1949-02-11United States· government-related· Evidence 82/100
Project Blue Book
1952-03-25United States· government-related· Evidence 92/100
Washington UFO Wave of 1952
1952-07-19United States· mass-sighting· Evidence 87/100
Flatwoods Monster
1952-09-12United States· Other· being-encounter· Evidence 76/100
George Adamski: Venusian Contactee Case
1952-11-20United States· Nordic· close-encounter· Evidence 50/100
Nordic Contactee Wave (1950s)
1955-07-01United States· Nordic· close-encounter· Evidence 52/100
Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
1955-08-21United States· Other· siege· Evidence 70/100
Betty and Barney Hill Abduction
1961-09-19United States· Grey· abduction· Evidence 78/100
Lonnie Zamora Socorro Landing
1964-04-24United States· Other· close-encounter· Evidence 90/100
Westall School Sighting
1966-04-06Australia· mass-sighting· Evidence 85/100
The Mothman of Point Pleasant
1966-11-15United States· Other· cryptid-encounter· Evidence 70/100
Falcon Lake Encounter
1967-05-20Canada· close-encounter· Evidence 86/100
Shag Harbour Crash
1967-10-04Canada· crash-retrieval· Evidence 91/100
Pine Gap
1970-01-01Australia· facility-intelligence· Evidence 70/100
Pascagoula Abduction
1973-10-11United States· Other· abduction· Evidence 80/100
Betz Mystery Sphere
1974-03-27United States· Orb Intelligence· physical-trace· Evidence 72/100
Billy Meier: Pleiadian Contact Case
1975-01-28Switzerland· Nordic· close-encounter· Evidence 55/100
Praying Mantis Abduction Accounts
1975-06-01United States· Mantid· abduction· Evidence 68/100
Travis Walton: Fire in the Sky
1975-11-05United States· Grey· abduction· Evidence 82/100
Teen Girl Mantid Abduction (Iowa, 1976)
1976-08-15United States· Mantid· abduction· Evidence 62/100
Allagash Abduction
1976-08-20United States· Hybrid· abduction· Evidence 73/100
Tehran F-4 Incident
1976-09-19Iran· military· Evidence 92/100
Broad Haven School UFO
1977-02-04United Kingdom· mass-sighting· Evidence 82/100
Operation Prato: Colares Encounters
1977-09-01Brazil· physical-trace· Evidence 89/100
Wycliffe Well
1980-01-01Australia· hotspot-sighting-cluster· Evidence 66/100
Rendlesham Forest Incident
1980-12-26United Kingdom· close-encounter· Evidence 88/100
Cash-Landrum Incident
1980-12-29United States· physical-trace· Evidence 84/100
Hudson Valley UFO Wave
1983-03-24United States· mass-sighting· Evidence 89/100
Reptilian–Grey Hybrid Lore
1985-01-01United States· Reptilian· researcher-claim· Evidence 38/100
UFO Korea: Circular Anomalous Structure
1985-01-01South Korea· anomalous-site· Evidence 48/100
JAL Flight 1628 Encounter
1986-11-17United States· military· Evidence 90/100
Mantid Council Encounter: Linda Moulton Howe Casebook
1989-05-01United States· Mantid· telepathic-contact· Evidence 60/100
Bob Lazar / S-4 Disclosure
1989-11-13United States· government-related· Evidence 60/100
Belgian UFO Wave
1989-11-29Belgium· mass-sighting· Evidence 93/100
Ariel School Mass Sighting
1994-09-16Zimbabwe· Grey· close-encounter· Evidence 92/100
The Hat Man Phenomenon
1995-01-01United States· Shadow Being· dream-contact· Evidence 65/100
Chupacabra: Reptilian Cryptid Reports
1995-03-26Puerto Rico· Reptilian· cryptid-encounter· Evidence 55/100
Skinwalker Ranch Anomalies
1996-01-01United States· Shadow Being· interdimensional· Evidence 80/100
Varginha UFO Incident
1996-01-20Brazil· Other· being-encounter· Evidence 74/100
The Phoenix Lights
1997-03-13United States· mass-sighting· Evidence 90/100
David Icke Reptilian Theory
1998-04-01United Kingdom· Reptilian· researcher-claim· Evidence 35/100
USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' Encounter
2004-11-14United States· military· Evidence 95/100
Hybrid Program Follow-up Reports
2005-01-01United States· Hybrid· abduction· Evidence 50/100
Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
2006-11-07United States· mass-sighting· Evidence 88/100
AATIP: Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program
2007-09-01United States· government-related· Evidence 95/100
Stephenville Lights
2008-01-08United States· mass-sighting· Evidence 88/100
AAWSAP: Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program
2008-09-01United States· government-related· Evidence 90/100
Aguadilla Airport UAP
2013-04-25Puerto Rico· Orb Intelligence· military· Evidence 92/100
Gimbal Encounter
2015-01-21United States· military· Evidence 94/100
GoFast Encounter
2015-01-21United States· military· Evidence 92/100
Mosul Orb
2016-04-16Iraq· Orb Intelligence· military· Evidence 90/100
USS Omaha UAP Swarm
2019-07-15United States· military· Evidence 93/100
USS Russell Pyramid UAP
2019-07-30United States· military· Evidence 94/100