Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976

2 January 1976 01:50 - Omaha, Nebraska, USA -   Triangular luminous object flashing red, green, white lights. Came to within 150 yards, passed overhead. 3-4 beings moving about inside it, viewed through 40xtelescope.

5 January 1976 18:00 - Domene, France -   UFO landed on 5 legs, giant with long blond hair wore brilliant metallic one-piece suit. Got out and moved toward 10-year-old boy who ran away.

6 January 1976 18:00 - Domene, France -   Giant seen again day later than landing. Ran toward 10-year-old boy with green stone. 17-year-old sister and boyfriend saw red sphere descend from sky.

8 January 1976 20:50 - Domene, France -   Nocturnal light goes behind tree, when witness approaches, finds disc size of 2-story house.

9 January 1976 19:10 - Echevis, France -   Driving home when luminous object landed in field beside road, 100 m away. Cylinder with narrow waist, 50-60 feet high. Door opened, three robots 6-7' tall, aluminum suits. Square heads, small legs, arm poles.

10 January 1976 22:00 - Merville, France -   Heard voice "LPX LPX." 1.5m ovoid stood on ground. Black being stood nearby.

12 January 1976 Evening - Hamden, Connecticut, USA -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed in rainy weather by two male teenage witnesses on a farm for five minutes.

16 January 1976 03:00 - New York, New York, USA -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed in clear weather by two witnesses, a married couple, in a yard (Hopkins).

19 January 1976 19:45 - Heislerville, New Jersey, USA -   Occupant seen from waist up through small window, boomerang-shaped object, low whirring sound. Semicircle of red lights underside.

20 January 1976 05:15 - Ventnor, New Jersey, USA -   Spherical white-luminous object over Atlantic City surf, seemed to follow police. At same time very tall man with "immense broad shoulders" seen lurching down boardwalk. Explanation: Trawlers.

27 January 1976 00:30 - Benacazon-Sanlucar, Spain -   Unintelligible language. Brilliant light hovered, landed 16' away. Dark green rectangular object stood on three legs. two men 6'6 tall, wore dark diver suits, belts. Paralysis, burns, fainted, hospitalized.

29 January 1976 22:30 - Arden, Nevada, USA -   Sands Polygraph incident.

In February 1976 - Great Falls, Montana, USA -   Monster

In February 1976 Around 2000 - Hamden, Connecticut, USA -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One object was observed by two male witnesses at an electric plant.

In February 1976 Around 2300 - Tasman Highway, Tasmania, Australia -   Occupants

1 February 1976 - Happy Camp, California , USA -   MIB ordered food but can't eat or drink jello. Leaves without paying bill.

5 February 1976 00:45 - France -   Seen through second floor bedroom window. Dark bodied domed disc with red and white lights around rim, large transparent dome. two human like figures inside, heads wearing tight fitting hoods. Went away toward orchard.

7 February 1976 22:00 - Little Talbot Island, Florida, USA -   Five hours missing time, hypnosis, abduction, table exam, screen image of inside of body. 7 humanoids different types, implant, communication to woman, she was "coming along real well."

10 February 1976 18:00 - Hamden, Denslow Hill, Connecticut, USA -   Two very short beings shuffled rapidly across road, wore luminous purple one-piece suits, waists were 20"-22" above ground. Boys approached, bright white lemon-shaped UFO blinked on, took off 15' away. Explanation: Hoax.

10 February 1976 23:00 - Lake City, Florida, USA -   Police incident.

13 February 1976 23:00 - Ringwood, New Jersey, USA -   Humanoid report, no UFO.

20 February 1976 02:00 - North Bergen, Hudson Park, New Jersey, USA -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and occupants. Multiple independent witnesses. A disc, larger than a star, was observed by one experienced male witness at a park for three hours (Nunez; Perez; Rodriquez).

21 February 1976 02:00 - North Bergen, Hudson Park, New Jersey, USA -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and occupants. Multiple independent witnesses.

22 February 1976 10:00 - Ulm N I-15, Montana, USA -   Large being walked upright through field. Witness chased, UFO hovered nearby.

In late February 1976 01:00 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia -   Ring ground mark.Dome-shaped object seen near ground, humming noise. In morning witness found grass scorched in a circle, grass later died. No ionizing radiation, soil had not been heated above 170 C

In late February 1976 Daytime - Talca, Chile -   Peasant incident.

25 February 1976 16:00 - Maneru, Spain -   Five school children saw UFO with transparent dome, 8-10m wide, descend, land in nearby field. 2m tall entity emerged, wore black coverall, took few steps through barley field, returned to craft. Traces.

12 March 1976 20:00 - Bel Air, California , USA -   Unintelligible language

14 March 1976 21:45 - Liria, Spain -   Tall figure in dark blue "Michelin man" suit (w rolls from waist to neck and hood) floats across road, electromagnetic effect, headlights on car died. Figure held his arms to his side, did not move legs as he moved.

2 May 1976 20:00 - Hawkins, Wisconsin, USA -   Object size of car on roadway in front of witnesses. Slender man in dark jump-suit jumped out of craft, ran fast across road, back, got in without opening door. Second larger domed UFO. Both UFOs vanished.

5 May 1976 Around 1100 - Tamavua, Fiji, Pacific -   Occupants inside UFO

11 May 1976 06:20 - Leigh E Higher Fold, UK -   Silver suited figure stood next to silver sphere on ground. Both gone later.

18 May 1976 22:30 - Sant'Onofrio, Italy -   10m diameter Saturn shaped object approaches. Black shadow figure seen behind big red porthole.

30 May 1976 02:00 - Daw Park, South Australia, Australia -   Radio frequency interference, ground marks. 5'6" humanoid 30 feet away in back yard. Wore silver coverall suit with white boots. Box strapped to chest. Black visor helmet. Unintelligible language. It flew into UFO.

30 May 1976 18:30 - Pasadena, California , USA -   Object floated by man in driveway, 10 feet up, arms length away. Moved toward him. three occupants. When he thought about capturing the object he heard "Would you do that to an object from another world?". Explanation: Hoax.

9 June 1976 22:00 - Echo Lake, Colorado , USA -   Patent examiner, lost hiking, saw two rectangular objects descend, land by creek. 15-20 people, "dressed in Indian or gypsy clothing" talked in low whispers, set up camp. Unintelligible language.

21 June 1976 08:35 - Mexico City, Mexico -   Electromagnetic, gravity and physiological effects were noted. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed in cloudy weather by one male 22-year-old witness (Pacheco).

22 June 1976 22:30 - Galdar, Atlantic -   Doctor incident.

26 June 1976 03:00 - Willow Springs, Missouri, USA -   Occupant, photo. Explanation: Psych.

26 June 1976 15:30 - Phoenix, Arizona , USA -   Two aliens, a man and woman, take abductee into back room of the shop where he worked. Stripped, given physical exam, screen-like device that looked like brief case when folded up. Passed out.

In Mid- 1976 - Ottawa, Kansas, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by a group of witnesses.

4 July 1976 21:00 - Montrose, California , USA -   Traces: brown oily residue and stains on fence and bushes. Inside occupant, human-looking, brown haired, sat at table. Felt she was warned mentally not to tell about sighting.

5 July 1976 09:00 - Gitchie Manitou Park, Iowa, USA -   7' tall being wore shiny blue outfit. When noise got louder boys ran to get older brothers, all four saw pulsating UFO, haystack shaped 50m away, small trees later defoliated.

11 July 1976 03:30 - Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, USA -   Ground marks: three depressions 15", 30 feet apart. two discs landed 200m away on three ball-shaped legs, ladder appeared, three figures, 5'8" tall, ran down, very agile. Repair activity, banging beneath craft.

17 July 1976 13:40 - Oakenholt, UK -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentifiable object and its occupants were observed at close range in a pasture.

29 July 1976 01:10 - Ste-Anne.Sabrevois, Quebec, Canada -   50 feet long carpet of white light floated 2' above ground. Could see legs of two men, wore gray crumpled pants, surrounded by red "lacework." Vanished in a few seconds with electric crackling.

In August 1976 - Quercianella, Italy -   Crashed transparent cigar shaped object on ground. Men in gray suits move about inside. Explanation: Hoax.

In August 1976 00:30 - St Raphael, France -   4-8 beings move around cigar-shaped object in field. It takes off when car horn sounds.

In August 1976 14:00 - Flint, UK -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by one witness in a field (Sunderland).

In August 1976 16:30 - Reddish Vale, UK -   Human figure in silver suit emerged from bushes near school. Had short beard, slanted eyes, floated 6" above ground. Vanished, reappeared by shed, took soil samples with spade. Vanished, domed disc flew.

In August 1976 20:30 - Collinsvale, Fairy G, Tasmania, Australia -   Objects were observed. Gravity effects were noted. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed in overcast weather by one male 33-year-old witness for over one minute (Cate).

1 August 1976 - Stanford S1M, Kentucky, USA -   Objects were observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by one female 44-year-old witness on a highway (Smith).

1 August 1976 04:30 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA -   Heard noise, looked out window, saw two people of average height. White light went from these beings to the east. Heard unintelligible language.

2 August 1976 04:00 - Granton, Ten Mile Hill, Tasmania, Australia -   Heard sound like loud electronic music, area lit up in front of car like "yellow lighted picture screen" projected on road ahead. Saw 10 feet figure in black jacket, light pants. Braked but car went through.

5 August 1976 04:00 - Sterling, Colorado , USA -   Humanoids and cattle mutilation. two feedlot hands saw three human-like figures glide over feedlot fence. Ground muddy but no footprints left near fence.

6 August 1976 10:00 - Gaspesie Prov Park, Quebec, Canada -   Fog thick. Electromagnetic effect: lights, engine failed, car interior hot. Coherent red light beam struck road in front of car. 40 feet wide scallop-shell object with windows on legs. 7' tall entities inside with big eyes.

6 August 1976 12:00 - Balgach, Switzerland -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentifiable object and its occupants were observed at close range.

7 August 1976 22:00 - Malone, Wisconsin, USA -   Father and son see object size of small camper, with revolving multicolored lights, land in hayfield. Son drives to site, saw in headlights two green men 5'7" tall. They put hands over eyes, disappeared.

10 August 1976 Night - Ironacton, UK -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One object was observed by one witness on a road.

14 August 1976 Around 1700 - El Fundo, Dominican Republic -   Cousins incident.

15 August 1976 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -   Elderly man sees UFO approach ground in yard of his house, hover few meters above. Human-like figure emerges, gets right back in and UFO takes off rapidly.

16 August 1976 04:00 - Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, USA -   Orange object dropped down into culvert near golf course. two human-looking beings emerged from craft, floated down on "band of light." Message: come in peace, scientific mission. Gathered samples.

23 August 1976 04:15 - Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, USA -   Close encounter with a craft and its occupants. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by one male witness on a golf course (Anderson, D). A humanoid was seen.

In late August 1976 12:30 - Stockport, UK -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentifiable object and its occupants were observed at close range in a residential area.

27 August 1976 00:30 - Briare, France -   Many sightings of yellow rectangle and red balls of light. Couple and wife's mother took picture of red sphere when a bright light lit meadow, saw several figures running with lights. Later most ill, one death.

30 August 1976 18:40 - Pasadena, California , USA -   Occupant

In September 1976 - Lewiston, New York, USA -   Monster

In September 1976 Night - Jimani 7Km, Dominican Republic -   Man out walking saw strange human-like being dressed in black emerge from underbrush. Said he was from another world, wanted witness to be his contact to pass message to. Witness fled.

1 September 1976 04:00 - Almusafes, Spain -   Dark circular object visible after light was turned off, with central flashing red light, 97m away. First was moving horizontally behind trees slowly, changed direction slowly. Sheep die later.

3 September 1976 01:00 - Ravenna, Italy -   Red ovoid and white sphere 20m away. Helmeted humanoid outside objects.

3 September 1976 19:00 - Brusque, Brazil -   Rotating lower part, more flattened upper part, gray, 3m diameter. disc to the north, stopped overhead. three humanoids descend. Beam down, blocks road.

5 September 1976 Night - Vargem Grande, Brazil -   5m diameter yellow glowing dome with blue violet band around base, hole at center. As witness ran away felt blow and fell. Saw being slide down hook from hole. Wore dark metallic uniform, opaque helmet.

6 September 1976 20:00 - Accopampa, Peru -   60 feet wide UFO with windows landed 100 feet away. Truck motor stalled. two men emerged, 5'8" tall, wore shiny suits, carried lamps. Touched witness, felt hot, paralysis, traces, later healing of arthritis.

8 September 1976 22:00 - Ayaviri, Peru -   Truckers incident.

9 September 1976 02:00 - Vargem Grande, Brazil -   3m diameter disc drops four cables. Humanoid loops hook over man's leg. He escapes.

11 September 1976 - La Spezia Mount Paroi, Italy -   Objects were observed. Physiological effects were noted. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by several witnesses at a mountain.

12 September 1976 - La Spezia, Italy -   An object was observed and photographed. One object was observed by a group of witnesses.

15 September 1976 Night - Los Teques, Venezuela -   Man ran to textile plant gate where he worked terrorized, collapsed, sent to hospital. Said he saw disc land, had confrontation with occupants. For two months nightly UFO sightings in area.

18 September 1976 01:30 - Ragusa, Italy -   Green glowing "being" follows car for 1.5km. Flying sphere at 20m altitude.

20 September 1976 22:00 - Digne, France -   Luminous 'cabin' hovers for 7 minutes at 100m altitude. Human-appearing occupant moves around inside. Object departs very fast.

22 September 1976 22:30 - Regal, Minnesota, USA -   3' - 3.5' tall green humanoid tapped on bedroom window, had big red eyes, no nose, slit mouth, long arms. It walked to roof edge, floated down. Explanation: Psych.

6 October 1976 19:20 - Rive-de-Gier, France -   Domed disc over factory. Figure moved inside dome. Object turned extremely bright and shot rapidly to the east.

10 October 1976 20:15 - Crackneck Lookout, New South Wales, Australia -   Two young couples in parked car at lookout, heard noises, saw off-white being, 8-9' tall, crawling up cliff. Had compound eyes, three joints in arms and legs, pointed fingers, wide shoulders. Drove away.

16 October 1976 20:00 - Shipley, UK -   Monster

24 October 1976 22:30 - Hobling, France -   15m long cigar at 100m altitude. two occupants inside, visible through rectangular window. Traces: three circles of crushed weeds found.

28 October 1976 10:00 - Guadalajara, Mexico -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by one witness at a hospital. Explanation: Hoax.

28 October 1976 22:30 - Lake City, South Carolina, USA -   Man and 12-year-old son saw domed disc hover close to ground, inside occupant had pale white skin and claw-like hands. Frosted area 15-20 feet diameter left below hovering UFO site. Son treated for shock.

In November 1976 - Taunton Bath Rd, UK -   Teacher incident. Explanation: Prank.

6 November 1976 Evening - Yakima Indian Res, Satus Lake, Washington, USA -   Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. Two objects were observed by 15 witnesses (Murrow).

8 November 1976 15:20 - Givet, France -   Landed domed disc on three legs, 30m away. Transparent dome showed "busts" of two large heads. They stopped car but hit by blast of heat. Object hovered with rectangular footplates. Grass crushed over 8m area.

12 November 1976 01:45 - Talavera La Real Afb, Spain -   Soldiers incident.

12 November 1976 18:15 - Tarboro, North Carolina, USA -   Object with red, green, blue lights stopped in sky, descended into nearby woods. Saw 9' tall being with black diamond-shaped helmet, short legs, float out of woods, go behind billboard.

In 1977 17:00 - Worrall, UK -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed by two witnesses (Holmes).

3 December 1976 15:00 - Cuers, France -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One object was observed in a pasture.

31 December 1976 02:40 - Bignall End, UK -   Occupants. Explanation: Moon.

In January 1977 18:00 - Lake Walsh Rte 210, New York, USA -   An object was observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. One object was observed by two witnesses on a highway (Van Wert).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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