• NEW! LOWEST RATES EVER -- SUPPORT THE SHOW AND ENJOY THE VERY BEST PREMIUM PARACAST EXPERIENCE! Welcome to The Paracast+, eight years young! For a low subscription fee, you can download the ad-free version of The Paracast and the exclusive, member-only, After The Paracast bonus podcast, featuring color commentary, exclusive interviews, the continuation of interviews that began on the main episode of The Paracast. We also offer lifetime memberships! Flash! Take advantage of our lowest rates ever! Act now! It's easier than ever to susbcribe! You can sign up right here!

    Subscribe to The Paracast Newsletter!

Give Me Your Top 10 UFO Cases

Forums New posts

Free episodes:

E

EQ42

Skilled Investigator
Here's mine:
1. Cash Landrum
2. Socorro
3. Belgian ufo flap
4. Travis Walton
5. Colares ufo flap
6. Rendlesham
7. 1959 Papua, New Guinea sighting
8. McMinnville
9. Herbert Schirmer abduction
10. Kelly-Hopkinsville incident
 
In no particular order:
1. Barney and Betty Hill
2. Rendelshem
3. Fatima (possibly)
4. Dr. X (French doctor, Jacques Vallee investigated the case)

That's it so far - can't think of any more that come to mind. So I'll leave it at that.
 
conor said:
In no particular order:
1. Barney and Betty Hill
2. Rendelshem
3. Fatima (possibly)
4. Dr. X (French doctor, Jacques Vallee investigated the case)

That's it so far - can't think of any more that come to mind. So I'll leave it at that.
Click to expand...
Thanks. Yeah, it took me awhile to come up with 10. I think I should change it to top 5. I vaguely recall hearing about Dr. X. I need to look that one up.
 
EQ42 said:
Thanks. Yeah, it took me awhile to come up with 10. I think I should change it to top 5. I vaguely recall hearing about Dr. X. I need to look that one up.
Click to expand...
Can't find anything good online ... I'll keep a look out. It's only a couple of pages in the book, but it's always fascinated me.
 
EQ42 said:
Can you give me a very brief synopsis of what the Dr. X case was about?
Click to expand...

Basically, a French Doctor saw a Ufo one night that split in two and hit him with a beam. He developed a triangular rash on his abdomen, as did his one year old child. This would come and go over a long time period. I think there were other odd occurances. An old war wound of his was cured also. A very interesting part of the case is that the man, who was before this took place a man of science not bothered with questions of a spiritual nature, took a Uturn, and became very spiritual, practicing meditation and stuff like that. Now, I may have got some details wrong about it.
 
Im new too this but
my top 3 that are lesser known to the general public...
Rendelsham
Japan Airlines over alaska!(would love to hear a show based on this)
and Corona!
 
Ted Phillip's Moonshaft
Stephen Michalak Encounter
Khoury DNA
Cash Landrum
Bob White

They aren't in any particular order. Apparently there is a rancher who snapped some pictures of alien astronauts in the 60's (I believe). I can't even remember where I saw this and if it was ever determined to be a hoax or not, so I didn't include this in my list. My favorite fictional encounter is "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (the original one). :)
 
conor said:
Basically, a French Doctor saw a Ufo one night that split in two and hit him with a beam. He developed a triangular rash on his abdomen, as did his one year old child. This would come and go over a long time period. I think there were other odd occurances. An old war wound of his was cured also. A very interesting part of the case is that the man, who was before this took place a man of science not bothered with questions of a spiritual nature, took a Uturn, and became very spiritual, practicing meditation and stuff like that. Now, I may have got some details wrong about it.
Click to expand...

I remember the cure of a landmine and ax injury but not the rash, offhand.
 
In no particular order, with the exception of the RB47 case, which should be #1 on any list:

- RB47 case, southern US, 1957
- Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1968
- Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 1967
- Kelly Johnson & aircrew sighting, California, 1953
- Rendlesham forest, UK, 1980
- Tehran jet fighter, Iran, 1976
- Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, 1967
- Michalak close encounter, Manitoba, 1967
- Belgian "wave", 1989-1990
- RAF Lakenheath / Bentwaters, UK, 1956
 
paulkimball said:
In no particular order, with the exception of the RB47 case, which should be #1 on any list:

- RB47 case, southern US, 1957
- Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1968
- Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 1967
- Kelly Johnson & aircrew sighting, California, 1953
- Rendlesham forest, UK, 1980
- Tehran jet fighter, Iran, 1976
- Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, 1967
- Michalak close encounter, Manitoba, 1967
- Belgian "wave", 1989-1990
- RAF Lakenheath / Bentwaters, UK, 1956
Click to expand...

Great cases but IMO Colares, Cash-Landrum and Roswell top them.
 
1) Delphos Kansas
2) Bentwaters AFB
3) Shag Harbor
4) Malmsrom AFB
5) Tehran fighter incident or 1976
6) Japan Flight 1628
7) Westall Australia, circa 1966
8) O'Hare Airport Sighting
9) Socorro New Mexico
10) Flatwoods
 
I'd agree with the majority of the cases already posted here, though to me one of the most compelling cases ever was Bob Taylor's encounter in Livingston, Scotland in 1979 for a number of reasons- the witness seems credible, there's a number of witnesses to how traumatised he was and there's some physical evidence in his ripped trousers, the tears seemingly have been caused by something lifting upwards as well as some odd markings on the ground. I think there may have also seen some independetly reported UFO sightings in the general area before it occurred.
Not sure how well known this case is outside the UK (I live in Edinburgh, which is close to the site of this, and it's still often brought up in the local media), but if you're not familiar with the case, then the following video is worth watching: https://www.theparacast.com/forum/west-lothian-ufo-encounter-t5783.html
 
RonCollins said:
1) Delphos Kansas
2) Bentwaters AFB
3) Shag Harbor
4) Malmsrom AFB
5) Tehran fighter incident or 1976
6) Japan Flight 1628
7) Westall Australia, circa 1966
8) O'Hare Airport Sighting
9) Socorro New Mexico
10) Flatwoods
Click to expand...

The last is interesting, and involved more than one witness. But I'd hardly consider it a classic since the sighting was brief and physical evidence limited at best.
 
xLordSummerislex said:
to me one of the most compelling cases ever was Bob Taylor's encounter in Livingston, Scotland in 1979 for a number of reasons- the witness seems credible, there's a number of witnesses to how traumatised he was and there's some physical evidence in his ripped trousers....
Click to expand...

I've heard of it and agree it is a good one, probably better than many of those which are better known. Sometimes good cases are relatively obscure.
 
Trajanus said:
The last is interesting, and involved more than one witness. But I'd hardly consider it a classic since the sighting was brief and physical evidence limited at best.
Click to expand...

These are the top ten that intrigue me. I mention flatwoods because it is so unique. To my knowledge there is no other sighting like it. Yet the witness testimony is very compelling. There are radar tracks and a boat load of other evidence, circumstantial though it may be. You can read more about it in Frank Feschino's book, "Shoot Them Down!". It is not the easiest read but it does have a bunch of data. I debated on putting the Stephenville case as number 10 as well. It could easily switch places with any of the last 3.
 
Back
Top