[ Updated on February 19, 2026 ]
Chronology of Global UAP and Anomalous Phenomena
To help you build your maps and timelines, I have consolidated the incidents from all provided sources into a master list, removing duplicates and grouping them by era.
Pre-20th Century
c. 622–570 BC: Ezekiel’s Wheel (Biblical/Middle East) [1]
740s: Airship of Clonmacnoise (Ireland) [1]
1561: Celestial phenomenon (Nuremberg, Germany) [1]
1566: Celestial phenomenon (Basel, Switzerland) [1]
1665: Celestial phenomenon (Stralsund, Germany) [1]
1845 (Jun 18): Brig Victoria sighting (Mediterranean Sea) [1]
1887 (Nov 12): Cape Race fireball (Newfoundland, Canada) [1]
1893: Lake Ncovi light balls (Gabon, Africa) [1]
1896–1897: “Mystery Airship” Wave (USA: CA, NE, IA, KS, IL, IN, TX, AR, MI) [1-15]
Notable: April 19, 1897: Leroy, Kansas (Alexander Hamilton cattle abduction) [10]
Early 20th Century (1900–1946)
1908 (Jun 30): Tunguska explosion (Siberia, Russia) [16]
1915 (Aug 21): Gallipoli “Cloud” incident (Turkey) [17]
1933–1934: “Ghost Flyers” Wave (Sweden, Norway, Finland) [18]
1940–1945: “Foo Fighters” (European & Pacific Theaters, WWII) [19]
1942 (Feb): Battle of Los Angeles (California, USA) [20]
1946: “Ghost Rockets” Wave (Scandinavia) [21]
The Classic Era (1947–1969)
1947 (Jun 24): Kenneth Arnold Sighting (Mt. Rainier, WA) [22]
1947 (July): The “Flying Saucer” Wave (USA) [23]
Jul 4: United Airlines 105 (Emmett, ID) [24]
Jul 8: Roswell Incident (New Mexico) [20]
Jul 8: Muroc Air Base (California) [25]
Jul 23: Jose Higgins landing (Bauru, Brazil) [26]
1948 (Jan): Mantell Crash (Kentucky, USA) [27]
1948 (Jul 24): Chiles-Whitted Sighting (Montgomery, AL) [28]
1948–1950s: Green Fireballs (Los Alamos/Sandia Labs, NM) [29]
1949 (May): Rogue River Sighting (Oregon) [30]
1950 (Apr 27): White Sands Missile Test (New Mexico) [31]
1952 (July): Washington D.C. Flyover (Capital Region, USA) [32]
1954 (Autumn): The French Wave (Massive cluster of landings across France) [33]
Notable: Sep 10: Marius Dewilde (Quarouble, France) [34]
Notable: Oct 2: Croix d’Epine (France) [35]
1957 (Sep): Ubatuba Magnesium explosion (São Paulo, Brazil) [36]
1957 (Nov 2): Levelland Sightings (Texas, USA) [37]
1957 (Nov 4): Fort Itaipu heat wave (Praia Grande, Brazil) [36]
1958 (Jan 16): Almirante Saldanha photos (Trindade Island, Brazil) [38]
1961 (Sep 19): Betty & Barney Hill (Indian Head, NH) [39]
1964 (Apr 24): Lonnie Zamora / Socorro Landing (New Mexico) [40]
1965 (Jul 1): Maurice Masse / Valensole Landing (France) [41]
1966 (Aug): Lead Masks Case (Niterói, Brazil) [42]
1967 (Mar): Malmstrom AFB Missile Shutdown (Montana, USA) [43]
1967 (Oct 4): Shag Harbour Crash (Nova Scotia, Canada) [20]
The Modern Era (1970–1999)
1971 (Nov): Delphos Ring Incident (Kansas, USA) [44]
1972 (Nov): Sognefjord “Mystery Submarine” (Norway) [45]
1973 (Oct): Pascagoula Abduction (Mississippi, USA) [20]
1975 (Nov): Travis Walton (Arizona, USA) [20]
1976 (Sep 19): Tehran F-4 Incident (Iran) [46]
1977: Colares Flap / Operation Saucer (Pará, Brazil) [47]
1978 (Oct): Valentich Disappearance (Bass Strait, Australia) [20]
1978 (Dec): Kaikoura Lights (New Zealand) [48]
1980 (Dec): Rendlesham Forest (Suffolk, UK) [20]
1981: Trans-en-Provence physical trace (France) [49]
1982 (Mar 6): Morenão Stadium Sighting (Campo Grande, Brazil) [50]
1984–Present: Hessdalen Lights (Hessdalen Valley, Norway) [51]
1986 (May 19): “Night of the UFOs” (São Paulo/Rio, Brazil) [52]
1986 (Nov 17): JAL Flight 1628 (Alaska, USA) [20]
1989–1990: Belgian Wave (Belgium) [20]
1996 (Jan): Varginha Incident (Minas Gerais, Brazil) [53]
1996 (Oct): Saragonha Island (Patos Lagoon, Brazil) [53]
1997 (Mar): Phoenix Lights (Arizona, USA) [48]
1998 (Oct 19): Cangzhou Airbase intercept (China) [54]
21st Century (2000–Present)
2004 (Nov): USS Nimitz / “Tic-Tac” (San Diego Coast, USA) [55]
2006 (Nov): O’Hare Airport (Chicago, USA) [56]
2008 (Jan): Stephenville (Texas, USA) [57]
2008 (Nov): Cláudio Incident (Minas Gerais, Brazil) [58]
2013 (Apr 26): Aguadilla Airport (Puerto Rico) [59]
2014 (Nov): Chilean Navy Helicopter (San Antonio, Chile) [60]
2015 (Jan): USS Roosevelt / “Gimbal” & “GoFast” (Florida Coast, USA) [59]
2017 (Oct): Al Taqaddum Aerostat (Iraq) [59]
2018 (Dec): Mt. Etna / Sigonella (Italy) [59]
2020 (May): Magé Incident (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) [61]
2022–2023: “Atmospheric Wakes” / Reaper Drone Orbs (Middle East) [59]
2023 (Feb 10-12): North American Shootdowns [62]
Deadhorse, Alaska (Cylindrical object)
Yukon, Canada (Cylindrical object)
Lake Huron (Octagonal object)
2023 (Feb): Jianggezhuang Naval Base (Shandong, China) [63]
2023 (Feb): Paysandú Lights (Uruguay) [64]
This list contains 78 distinct events/waves.
Mapping Tip: The source “The New Science of UAP” explicitly notes distinct clustering of these events near nuclear sites (1945–1975) and coastal regions (transmedium travel) [43, 65].
Would you like to focus on the coordinates for the nuclear sites or the oceanic sightings first for your map?
