DARK FILES: A Pictorial History of Lost, Forgotten and Obscure UFO Encounters

DARK FILES, presents 61 fully illustrated UFO encounters from around the world. These cases were obtained from real world "boots on the ground" research by gaining access to university archives, multiple UFO research centers, and private collections. All cases presented contain references so that the reader can verify them on their own. Every effort was taken to portray these cases accurately from eyewitness accounts and reports, thereby preserving an important part of our global history. This publication contains never before seen illustrations which make these historically significant UFO cases "come alive". Acknowledgements Introduction The 1897 Mystery Airship wave The Flying “Vanity Light” (November 20, 1956 Danielson CT.) USS F.D.R. encounters cigar shaped UFO (Late 1958, Off Guantanamo Bay Cuba) “They waved back”, the Father Gill case (June 26, 1959 Papua New Guinea) Counter rotating flaming jet UFO (July 13, 1959 Blenheim New Zealand) The Socorro landing (April 24, 1964 Socorro, NM) A most curious morning commute (March 23, 1966 Temple OK) Recess interrupted (April 6, 1966 Melbourne Australia) Weekend prospecting interrupted (May 19, 1967 Falcon Lake Manitoba Canada) Chilly encounter on the slopes (January 7, 1970 Heinola Finland) “Flying Iron,” Long Island, Oct. 9, 1972 “The Flaming Ellipse” (December 26, 1972 Maracaibo Venezuela) “Glass bubble” UFO with occupants (June 22, 1976 Canary Islands) The “Orange Juicer” with tentacles (September 10, 1976 Colusa CA) Strange encounter with occupants over Alabama (February 3, 1983 Mobile AL) “Mothership” sighted by airline Captain (November 17, 1986 Eastern AK) The flying “Midas Muffler shop” (November 1994 Buxton England) Motorcycle stalled by “Flying Pyramid” (1994 Uttoxeter England) Saucer with “Octopus Tentacles” seen at O’Hare (April/May 2001 O’Hare Airport) The triangular “Water Pumper” UFO (2012 Little Pudding River Oregon) About the Author