LUFORU

London UFO Research Unit

Guldsmedshyttan, Örebro, Sweden, Europe

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1946.07.09 During 1946 Scandinavia was the subject of a wave of “ghost rocket” sightings which received considerable attention from the military authorities but was never resolved.  The only known photograph was taken on 9 July by Erik Reutersward and despite its limited quality was evaluated by investigators as probably depicting a daylight meteor. (The Complete […]

Camp McCain, Mississippi, America, North America

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1944.08c 12.00c Summer 1944, “near or past noon” Vast black cigar-shaped object emits three clouds which each emit a white disc.  Object disappears in an unusual fashion. Object appearance: Large “football-“shape; “the size of two city blocks”; dull black in color; smaller white discs The witness (an artist) [Mrs Franceen Andron] was walking and resting […]

Sea of Japan, Japan, Asia

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1943 A formation of Lily bombers, on a mission from the home islands of Japan, was approached by a number of small, round, dark, flying objects that maneuvered all around the formation.  The objects passed between the aircraft, apparently under intelligent control.  The round bodies seemed too small to have occupants inside them, and they […]

Bass Strait, Australia

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1942.08c 17.30c In the summer of 1942 a Royal Australian Air Force pilot was patrolling the Bass Strait in response to reports from local fishermen of night lights over that area.  He watched as a UFO came out of the overhead cloud cover. It was daylight, before six o’clock in the evening, and the pilot […]

Tsientsien?, Hebei, China, Asia

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1942 [Click images to clarify and enlarge] There seems to be some confusion over this photo.  One site states it was taken in the city of Tienjin, China in 1911 by a Japanese journalist.  Source.  Another site says it was taken in Tiensten, Hopeh Province, China in 1942.  Source.  I recently received this information from […]

Pacific Ocean, Asia?

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1942c Several photographs exist which reputedly show foo fighters.  One of the clearest depicts two of them, right beside a pair of Japanese fighters.  It is believed that this photograph dates from around 1942 and was taken in the Pacific. (UFOs and How to See Them, Randles)

Humboldt Mountains, Qinghai, China, Asia

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1926.08.05 09.30 High above the Himalayas In his travel diary, published in 1929, Nicholas Roerich relates a very unusual experience.  The book, entitled Altai-Himalaya, records his expedition through India, Tibet, Sinkiang and Mongolia. “On August fifth – something remarkable!  We were in our camp in the Kukunor district, not far from the Humboldt chain.  In […]

Fátima, Centro, Portugal, Europe

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1917.10.13 Seeing and communicating with occupants… especially were almost always interpreted in a religious context.  A recent example is the repeated appearance of a typical UFO phenomenology at Fatima, Portugal [for] six successive months in 1917.  The October 13 phenomenon was the best reported and was witnessed by a crowd of about 70,000 persons, including […]

Drøbak, Akershus, Norway, Europe

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1907.07.27 A large, dark, lens-shaped object was seen and photographed over the harbor anchorage where two clipper-type sailing ships are seen at anchor below it.  The shadow of the object on the water is wider than the length of the ships. (tje@tje.net – now defunct)

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, Europe

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1566.08.07 06.15 From the Wickiana collection, Zurich Central Library An example of earlier celestial displays of interest is illustrated in… this… broadsheet… from Basel. (UFOs: What to Do? {RAND Corporation document}, Kocher) Five years after the Nuremberg event, a similar sighting was reported by the Gazette de Bâle, published in the patois of the day […]