Incidents and Encounters listed by the (CE) CLOSE ENCOUNTER system invented by J. Allen Hynek for Project Blue Book.
On February 24, 1942, when air raid sirens began blaring across Los Angeles, and the city was plunged into a blackout. At 2:25 AM on February 25, radar detected an unidentified object approximately 120 miles west of Los Angeles, moving towards the city. The object then disappeared from radar, but visual sightings soon followed, prompting the military to spring into action.
In 1951, the city of Lubbock, Texas, was the site of a series of mysterious UFO sightings known as the Lubbock Lights. Multiple witnesses, including professors and students, observed strange lights in the sky, some of which were captured in photographs.
The Holland County UFO Incident of 1994 stands as one of the most captivating and mysterious UFO encounters in recent American history. Occurring in the tranquil rural area of Holland County, Michigan, this event involved an array of witnesses, ranging from local residents to law enforcement officers and even a National Weather Service radar operator. Unlike many UFO sightings that are often fleeting and witnessed by a single person, this incident spanned several hours and was observed by multiple...
