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Somerville · NJ, USA
A witness in Somerville, New Jersey, reported a two-hour encounter in November 1970 involving a disk-shaped object and a humanoid figure the witness believed was not of earthly origin.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A father and son in Brooklyn, New York, reported a hovering, disk-like object in October 1970, observed for about three minutes.
Bentonville · AR, USA
Hoseshoe shaped
Summit Lake Indian Reservation · NV, USA
Four witnesses at high elevation near the Summit Lake Indian Reservation, Nevada, reported a ball of light that turned into a doughnut shape and rose upward in October 1970, over twenty-five minutes.
Tampa · FL, USA
A Tampa, Florida, resident reported, decades after the fact, an unidentified object witnessed with his mother in October 1970, an encounter that lasted around fifteen minutes.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Many eyewitnesses in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, reported a saucer-like craft with multicolored lights in October 1970, observed for about five minutes.
Vincennes · IN, USA
MADAR Event No. 3.
Bellmore · NY, USA
A silver, disk-shaped object was reported by a family and their neighbors in Bellmore, New York, in October 1970, observed for about thirty minutes.
Manchester · KY, USA
A slow-moving, silent craft near Manchester, Kentucky, was reported suddenly accelerating at a sharp angle and remarkable speed in October 1970, during a three-minute sighting.
Westland · MI, USA
A witness in Westland, Michigan, reported in October 1970 an object appearing to circle near the sun, visible for about twenty seconds.
San Diego/Pacific Beach · CA, USA
I saw a UFO in the night sky over Pacific Beach in San Diego, & while being trailed by 2 jets firing tracers the object turned north on
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Object raced across sky, stopped, zig zagged back and then took off out of sight. We seemed frozen, watched stopped, arm hairs stood up
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
A witness in Corpus Christi, Texas, reported strange lights outside a bedroom window in October 1970, along with small humanoid figures, during an event lasting about ten minutes.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Saucer-shaped objects were reported zigzagging northbound across the sky over Southern California near Los Angeles in September 1970, for about two minutes.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
A saucer-shaped object with orange lights was reported over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September 1970, visible for about fifteen seconds.
Vincennes · IN, USA
MADAR Event No. 1
Mundelin · IL, USA
A witness near Mundelein, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped object in September 1970 whose unusual movement, more than its appearance, left a lasting impression during the brief thirty-second sighting.
San Angelo · TX, USA
Three white, plasma-like lights were reported speeding across the sky near San Angelo, Texas, in September 1970, with a sense of intelligent presence, before shooting upward within twenty seconds.
Deer Creek · CA, USA
Diamond-shaped objects were reported landing and later taking flight near Deer Creek, California, during an overcast morning in September 1970, over about thirty minutes.
Sturgeon · MO, USA
A witness near Sturgeon, Missouri, reported a rumbling noise followed by a bright light and sudden silence in September 1970, during an event lasting fifteen to twenty minutes.
Russellton · PA, USA
A four-sided, triangular object with lights was reported over Russellton, Pennsylvania, in September 1970, observed for about ten minutes.
Quincy · IL, USA
A witness in Quincy, Illinois, described a bright blue-white light in September 1970 and reported an unexplained gap in memory afterward, an incident lasting about three hours.
Homestead · FL, USA
A bright light was reported near Homestead, Florida, in September 1970, reportedly coinciding with a power loss at a nearby missile site before departing at high speed within about five minutes.
Vincennes · IN, USA
MADAR Event No.2