Lampedusa 2025
2025-11-12
Isola di Lampedusa, Italy
INC-IT-2025-LAMPEDUSA
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Canonical incident index
This is the current public-facing canonical layer: a structured, searchable list of serious incidents pulled from the working research corpus.
The current canonical index snapshot contains 118 rows, while the broader program status file reports 136 canonical incidents. That gap reflects the upstream research snapshot, not the site.
Showing 118 of 118 incidents
Pomezia 2024
2024-11-26
Pomezia (RM), Italy
INC-IT-2024-POMEZIA
Hem 2022
2022-12-16
Hem, Nord, France
INC-FR-2022-HEM
MAO bright object B 2022
2022-10-17
Ukraine near-space observation from two MAO stations
INC-UA-2022-10-17-BRIGHT-OBJECT-B
Bolinao PADIZ unknown track
2021-09-02
Approximately 120 nautical miles northwest of Bolinao, Pangasinan, in the Philippine Air Defense Identification Zone
INC-PH-2021-BOLINAO-PADIZ-TRACK
Crozon 2020
2020-01-13
Crozon, Finistère, France
INC-FR-2020-CROZON
Villers-les-Luxeuil 2019
2019-11-26
Villers-les-Luxeuil, Haute-Saone, France
INC-FR-2019-VILLERS-LES-LUXEUIL
Maleo 2019
2019-01-25
Maleo (LO), Italy
INC-IT-2019-01-25-MALEO
Canale di Sicilia 2018
2018-12-19
Canale di Sicilia, Italy
INC-IT-2018-12-19-CANALE-DI-SICILIA
La Foret-Fouesnant 2018
2018-12-10
La Foret-Fouesnant, Finistere, France
INC-FR-2018-LA-FORET-FOUESNANT
Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolieres 2018
2018-07-08
Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolieres, Haute-Garonne, France
INC-FR-2018-SAINTE-FOY-DE-PEYROLIERES
Montayral 2015
2015-10-23
Montayral / aerodrome de Fumel-Montayral, Lot-et-Garonne, France
INC-FR-2015-MONTAYRAL
Saint-Zacharie 2015
2015-01-12
Saint-Zacharie, Var, France
INC-FR-2015-SAINT-ZACHARIE
GoFast
2015
U.S. East Coast training areas near Virginia Beach
INC-US-2015-GOFAST
La Serena multi-aircraft case
2014-12-31
La Serena, Chile
INC-CL-2014-LA-SERENA-MULTI-AIRCRAFT
Zonza 2014
2014-08-28
Zonza / Sainte-Lucie de Porto-Vecchio, Corse-du-Sud, France
INC-FR-2014-ZONZA
Etrelles 2014 case
2014-06-01
Etrelles, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
INC-FR-2014-ETRELLES
Bornel 2014
2014-04-24
Bornel, Oise, France
INC-FR-2014-BORNEL
They-sous-Montfort 2014
2014-01-28
They-sous-Montfort, Vosges, France
INC-FR-2014-THEY-SOUS-MONTFORT
Gimbal
2014
U.S. East Coast training areas near Virginia Beach
INC-US-2014-2015-GIMBAL
Menil-Hubert-sur-Orne 2013
2013-05-29
Menil-Hubert-sur-Orne, Orne, France
INC-FR-2013-MENIL-HUBERT-SUR-ORNE
Montchaboud 2012
2012-07-26
Montchaboud, Isere, France
INC-FR-2012-MONTCHABOUD
Maffliers 2012
2012-06-29
Maffliers, Val-d'Oise, France
INC-FR-2012-MAFFLIERS
Saint-Lo 2012
2012-04-04
Saint-Lo, Manche, France
INC-FR-2012-SAINT-LO
C-212
2012-03-21
SCAT / SCHA corridor toward Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile
INC-CL-2012-C-212
Casoria 2011
2011-05-12
Casoria (NA), Italy
INC-IT-2011-05-12-CASORIA
DAP 21-21
2011-03-03
Cerro Mirador / Punta Arenas / Porvenir corridor, Magallanes, Chile
INC-CL-2011-DAP-21-21
Le Mans 2010
2010-11-21
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
INC-FR-2010-LE-MANS
Alfa-Pelicano
2010-06-24
Chile / multi-aircraft patrol context
INC-CL-2010-ALFA-PELICANO
Rixheim 2009
2009-07-26
Rixheim, Haut-Rhin, France
INC-FR-2009-RIXHEIM
Punta Raisi 2006
2006-09-03
1,3 km S-SW Aeroporto Civile Punta Raisi (PA), Italy
INC-IT-2006-09-03-PUNTA-RAISI
Grazzanise radar cluster 2005
2005-02-08
Grazzanise (CE), Italy
INC-IT-2005-02-08-GRAZZANISE-RADAR-CLUSTER
Nimitz / Tic Tac
2004-11-14
Pacific Ocean off Southern California
INC-US-2004-NIMITZ-TIC-TAC
Campeche luminous points
2004-03-05
Campeche, Mexico
INC-MX-2004-CAMPECHE-LUMINOUS-POINTS
Samudra Tapu expedition sighting
2004
Samudra Tapu near Chandra Tal, Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, India
INC-IN-2004-SAMUDRA-TAPU-EXPEDITION-SIGHTING
Crotone 2000
2000-05-24
Crotone, Italy
INC-IT-2000-CROTONE
Hessdalen Blue Box filmed event 1999
1999-12-04
Vårhuslia / Hessdalen, Norway
INC-NO-1999-12-04-HESSDALEN-BLUE-BOX
Bariloche
1995-07-31
Bariloche / Dina Huapi / Nahuel Huapi, Rio Negro, Argentina
INC-AR-1995-BARILOCHE
Eastbourne / Wellington Harbour zig-zag object 1995
1995-01-12
Eastbourne / Wellington Harbour / Marsden Memorial area, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1995-01-12-EASTBOURNE-WELLINGTON-HARBOUR
Bari 1994
1994-11-27
Bari, Italy
INC-IT-1994-BARI
Porirua triangular object 1994
1994-10-27
Porirua, Wellington region, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1994-10-27-PORIRUA
Coulommiers AF3532
1994-01-28
Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France
INC-FR-1994-COULOMMIERS-AF3532
Cosford / central England cluster 1993
1993-03-30
Cosford / central England, United Kingdom
INC-UK-1993-03-30-31-COSFORD-CLUSTER
Amendola cluster 1991
1991-06-23
Amendola (FG), Italy
INC-IT-1991-06-23-AMENDOLA-CLUSTER
Fratta di Canega 1991
1991-01-16
Fratta di Canega (PN), Italy
INC-IT-1991-FRATTA-DI-CANEGA
Agernæs / Helnæs 1991
1991-01-07
Agernæs looking toward Helnæs, Denmark
INC-DK-1991-01-07-AGERNAES-HELNAES
Svanemollen harbor typed report 1990
1990-05-25
Svanemollen harbor area, Copenhagen, Denmark
INC-DK-1990-05-25-SVANEMOLLEN
March 30-31, 1990 intercept night
1990-03-30
Belgium
INC-BE-1990-03-30-31-INTERCEPT
EVA-10 Noya 1989
1989-12-05
EVA-10 Noya / Santiago-La Coruña sector, Spain
INC-ES-1989-12-05-EVA-10-NOYA
Belgian wave
1989-12
Belgium
INC-BE-1989-1990-BELGIAN-WAVE
Bertre 1989
1989-09-04
Bertre, Tarn, France
INC-FR-1989-BERTRE
Kobenhavn S 1988
1988-05-19
Kobenhavn S, Denmark
INC-DK-1988-05-19-KOBENHAVN-S
Gilleleje / Esbonderup-Hillerod road 1988
1988-03-14
Esbonderup-Hillerod road south of Gilleleje, later over Gilleleje, Denmark
INC-DK-1988-03-14-GILLELEJE-ESBONDERUP-HILLEROD
Sorø 1987
1987-09-24
South edge of Sorø, Denmark
INC-DK-1987-09-24-SORO
Santa Cruz second scramble / thirteen plots 1986
1986-05-20
south of São José dos Campos / Santa Cruz sector, Brazil
INC-BR-1986-05-20-SANTA-CRUZ-SECOND-SCRAMBLE
Night of the UFOs
1986-05-19
Brazil multi-state airspace
INC-BR-1986-NIGHT-OF-THE-UFOS
Sao Jose dos Campos opening sequence 1986
1986-05-19
Sao Jose dos Campos / APP-SP sector, Brazil
INC-BR-1986-05-19-20-SAO-JOSE-DOS-CAMPOS-OPENING
Anapolis Mirage zig-zag contact 1986
1986-05-19
Anápolis / central Brazil airspace
INC-BR-1986-05-19-20-ANAPOLIS-MIRAGE-ZIG-ZAG
Santa Cruz F-5 chase 1986
1986-05-19
São José dos Campos sector toward the sea off Santa Cruz, Brazil
INC-BR-1986-05-19-20-SANTA-CRUZ-F5-CHASE
Palmar / Rincon del Bonete Pucara pursuit
1986
Palmar / Rincon del Bonete / Durazno, Uruguay
INC-UY-1986-PALMAR-RINCON-DEL-BONETE
Project Hessdalen field action 1984
1984
Hessdalen, Norway
INC-NO-1984-PROJECT-HESSDALEN-FIELD-ACTION
Wanganui airfield area 1983
1983-06-07
Wanganui airfield area, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1983-06-07-WANGANUI-AIRFIELD
Christchurch International Airport 1982
1982-01-26
Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1982-01-26-CHRISTCHURCH-AIRPORT
Trancrainville 1982
1982-01-23
Trancrainville / A10 corridor toward Orléans, France
INC-FR-1982-TRANCRAINVILLE
Hessdalen 1982-1983 peak observation wave
1982
Hessdalen, Norway
INC-NO-1982-1983-HESSDALEN-PEAK
Temuka / Pleasant Point Road 1981
1981-07-12
Pleasant Point to Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1981-07-12-TEMUKA-PLEASANT-POINT-ROAD
Cass / Canterbury 1981
1981-07-03
Cass, Canterbury, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1981-07-03-CASS-CANTERBURY
Trans-en-Provence case
1981-01-08
Trans-en-Provence, Var, France
INC-FR-1981-TRANS-EN-PROVENCE
Hessdalen phenomenon
1981-01-01
Hessdalen, Trondelag, Norway
INC-NO-1981-HESSDALEN-PHENOMENON
Rendlesham Forest 1980
1980-12-27
Rendlesham Forest / RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
INC-UK-1980-RENDELSHAM
Oceano Atlantico-RIF 1980
1980-12-08
Atlantic / RIF maritime zone off Cadiz, Spain
INC-ES-1980-12-08-OCEANO-ATLANTICO-RIF
Canarias 1980-05-22 dossier
1980-05-22
Canarias / Las Palmas approach sector, Spain
INC-ES-1980-05-22-CANARIAS
Herfolgevaenget / Amager-Valby corroboration 1980
1980-01-02
Herfolgevaenget / Ulstrup / Valby / Amager, Denmark
INC-DK-1980-01-02-HERFOLGEVAENGET-AMAGER-VALBY
Barcelona-Zaragoza flight 1979
1979-12-16
Sabadell to Zaragoza route, Spain
INC-ES-1979-12-16-BARCELONA-ZARAGOZA-FLIGHT
SOC del Ala de Alerta y Control radar trace 1979
1979-03-13
SOC de Pegaso / LEAB scramble sector, Spain
INC-ES-1979-03-13-SOC-ALA-DE-ALERTA-Y-CONTROL
Aguas de Baleares 1979
1979-02-06
waters off the Balearics / tanker Tamesis, Spain
INC-ES-1979-02-06-AGUAS-DE-BALEARES
Masone 1978
1978-12-29
Masone (RE), Italy
INC-IT-1978-MASONE
Kaikoura / SAFE Argosy 1978-1979
1978-12-20
East coast South Island / Kaikoura / Clarence area, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1978-1979-KAIKOURA-ARGOSY
Sciacca 1978
1978-12-14
Sciacca (AG), Italy
INC-IT-1978-12-14-SCIACCA
Valentich disappearance
1978-10-21
Cape Otway to King Island, Australia
INC-AU-1978-VALENTICH
Mazarron expediente
1978-07-14
Mazarron, Murcia, Spain
INC-ES-1978-MAZARRON
Farol do Colares / Canal do Navio cluster 1977
1977-11-03
Farol do Colares / Canal do Navio / Colares bay, Para, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-11-03-05-FAROL-CANAL-COLARES-CLUSTER
Colares helicopter-corroborated close pass 1977
1977-11-01
Colares, Pará, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-11-01-COLARES-HELICOPTERO-CORROBORATION
Colares A2 split-body observation 1977
1977-10-25
Colares, Para, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-10-25-COLARES-A2-SPLIT-BODY
Ubintuba right-angle turn 1977
1977-10-23
Santo Antonio do Ubintuba, Para, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-10-23-UBINTUBA-RIGHT-ANGLE-TURN
Raimundo Nonato Barbosa directed-light encounter 1977
1977-10-16
Paraiso do Ubintuba / Vigia mission area, Para, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-10-16-RAIMUNDO-NONATO-BARBOSA
Padre Alfredo capela overflight 1977
1977-10-13
Colares mission area / chapel area, Pará, Brazil
INC-BR-1977-10-13-PADRE-ALFREDO-CAPELA-OVERFLIGHT
Operacao Prato / Colares flap
1977
INC-BR-1977-OPERACAO-PRATO
Saint-Geoirs 1976
1976-11-25
Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, Isère, France
INC-FR-1976-SAINT-GEOIRS
Canarias 1976-11-19 dossier
1976-11-19
Canarias / Atlantic west of the islands / Gran Canaria corridor, Spain
INC-ES-1976-11-19-CANARIAS
Canarias 1976-06-22 dossier
1976-06-22
Canarias / Fuerteventura / Gran Canaria / Tenerife corridor, Spain
INC-ES-1976-06-22-CANARIAS
Bardenas Reales 1975
1975-01-02
Bardenas Reales, Navarra, Spain
INC-ES-1975-01-02-BARDENAS-REALES
Canarias 1974-11-24 dossier
1974-11-24
Canarias / Las Palmas / Tenerife corridor, Spain
INC-ES-1974-11-24-CANARIAS
Caselle Torinese 1973
1973-11-30
Caselle Torinese (TO), Italy
INC-IT-1973-CASELLE-TORINESE
Castromarina 1973
1973-07-17
Castromarina (LE), Italy
INC-IT-1973-07-17-18-CASTROMARINA
Fiumicino - P. Raisi / Alitalia AZ 122
1972-12-14
Fiumicino - P. Raisi (PA) air route, Italy
INC-IT-1972-FIUMICINO-ALITALIA-AZ-122
Campo de Mayo
1972-11-02
Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
INC-AR-1972-CAMPO-DE-MAYO
Cervia 1972
1972-08-16
Cervia (RA), Italy
INC-IT-1972-CERVIA
Preservation Inlet / Chinook 1971
1971-06-04
Preservation Inlet / Gulchers Point / Coal Island, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1971-06-04-CHINOOK
Reus Base Aerea 1969
1969-05-13
Reus, Tarragona, Spain
INC-ES-1969-REUS-BASE-AEREA
Valencia y Sagunto 1968
1968-11-04
between Valencia and Sagunto, Spain
INC-ES-1968-VALENCIA-SAGUNTO
La Línea 1968
1968-10-13
La Línea, Spain
INC-ES-1968-LA-LINEA
Canarias IB-220 Tenerife-Las Palmas 1968
1968-09-17
Canarias / Tenerife-Las Palmas route, Spain
INC-ES-1968-CANARIAS-IB220-TENERIFE-LAS-PALMAS
Madrid / Barcelona cluster 1968
1968-05-15
Madrid / Barcelona / en route over Logrono, Spain
INC-ES-1968-MADRID-BARCELONA
Reus / Barcelona / Torrejon 1967
1967-09-10
Reus / Barcelona / Torrejon, Spain
INC-ES-1967-09-10-11-REUS-BARCELONA-TORREJON
Premesques 1963
1963-11-11
Premesques, Nord, France
INC-FR-1963-PREMESQUES
White Bluff / Cape Terawhiti 1963
1963-06-12
White Bluff to Cape Terawhiti / Wellington approach, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1963-06-12-WHITE-BLUFF-CAPE-TERAWHITI
Start Point / Canberra NZ6111 1963
1963-03-26
Start Point area, approximately 40S 176E, New Zealand
INC-NZ-1963-03-26-START-POINT-CANBERRA-NZ6111
Wewak / Maralinga unidentified light report
1960-07-15
Wewak area / Maralinga, South Australia, Australia
INC-AU-1960-WEWAK-MARALINGA
Strange light in sky corridor memo
1960-07-15
Giles / Ernabella / Kenmore Park / Kulgera / De Rose Hill corridor, Australia
INC-AU-1960-07-15-STRANGE-LIGHT-CORRIDOR
West Freugh radar case 1957
1957
West Freugh and related RAF reporting, United Kingdom
INC-UK-1957-WEST-FREUGH-RADAR
Goulburn / Nowra Sea Fury file
1954-08-31
Goulburn / Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
INC-AU-1954-GOULBURN-NOWRA-SEA-FURY
Topcliffe / Shackleton crew sighting 1952
1952-09
RAF Topcliffe, Thirsk, United Kingdom
INC-UK-1952-TOPCLIFFE-SHACKLETON
Fogelhall / Helge Jung 1948
1948-07-18
Fogelhall / Fågelbrolandet, Sweden
INC-SE-1948-07-18-FOGELHALL-HELGE-JUNG
Malingsbo-Krylbo B18A pursuit 1946
1946-08-14
Malingsbo to Krylbo, Sweden
INC-SE-1946-08-14-MALINGSBO-KRYLBO-B18A
Mällsten radar-speed subcase 1946
1946-07-22
Mällsten / Swedish coastal-defense context, Sweden
INC-SE-1946-07-22-MALLSTEN-RADAR
Kölmjärv lake-impact investigation 1946
1946-07-19
Kölmjärv, Norrbotten, Sweden
INC-SE-1946-07-19-20-KOLMJARV
1946 ghost rockets wave
1946
INC-SE-1946-GHOST-ROCKETS-WAVE