As something of an amateur UFO historian, I thought it might be interesting to discuss specific UFO cases. To that end, I'll start the discussion by incrementally naming what I consider to be the three most credible cases, as well as three least credible cases. Some may disagree with the cases selected, or even their relative credibly, but hopefully that will only spark more discussion. I'll not go into great detail on each case as they are fairly well known, and a quick Google search can provide greater detail if desired.
#3 Most Credible Case
September 3, 1965--Near Exeter, NH
Better know as the "Incident at Exeter," this series of sightings was made famous by both a book and movie of the same title. Although UFOs were reported in the area by a number of people, those most associated with the "Incident" were the early morning sightings of an eighteen year, and then later the same morning, two police officers who responded to the young man's initial report. What was reported by the three men was a large craft with flashing red lights hovering silently about 100 feet off the ground. One of the officers even drew his service revolver, but thought better of taking a shot at the object.
A number of possible explanations for this sighting were offered by the USAF, including the men viewing the night sky through a temperature inversion, or military aircraft from nearby Pease AFB during a night exercise. Famed UFO debunker Phillip Klass contended the men saw a corena (plasma) discharge from high tension power lines. Eventually the USAF declared the sighting as an unknown. In 2011, an independent analysis (Skeptical Inquirer) came to the conclusion the men had witnessed a night aerial refueling of USAF bombers. I consider this unlikely as one of the two police officers who saw the object was a former USAF tanker crewman who would reasonably have been expected to know what an aerial refueling looked like. Sadly this officer had died about a decade earlier and was unable to refute the claim
#3 Most Credible Case
September 3, 1965--Near Exeter, NH
Better know as the "Incident at Exeter," this series of sightings was made famous by both a book and movie of the same title. Although UFOs were reported in the area by a number of people, those most associated with the "Incident" were the early morning sightings of an eighteen year, and then later the same morning, two police officers who responded to the young man's initial report. What was reported by the three men was a large craft with flashing red lights hovering silently about 100 feet off the ground. One of the officers even drew his service revolver, but thought better of taking a shot at the object.
A number of possible explanations for this sighting were offered by the USAF, including the men viewing the night sky through a temperature inversion, or military aircraft from nearby Pease AFB during a night exercise. Famed UFO debunker Phillip Klass contended the men saw a corena (plasma) discharge from high tension power lines. Eventually the USAF declared the sighting as an unknown. In 2011, an independent analysis (Skeptical Inquirer) came to the conclusion the men had witnessed a night aerial refueling of USAF bombers. I consider this unlikely as one of the two police officers who saw the object was a former USAF tanker crewman who would reasonably have been expected to know what an aerial refueling looked like. Sadly this officer had died about a decade earlier and was unable to refute the claim