Smart Search

Search the entire archive like a dossier index.

Titles, archive codes, tags, headings, and related entities are all indexed together so the trail feels fast and intentional.

2 matchesClear all

Kind: Article Era: 1940s Tag: close encounter

Articlelikely-hoaxBrowse result

Maury Island Close Encounter Case

The Maury Island close encounter case is one of the most notorious and controversial early UFO incidents in American history, combining falling-debris claims, mysterious warning stories, a fatal military-plane crash, and a later consensus that the underlying case was likely a hoax.

Incidents / Close Encounters/close encounter case/2026-03-16

maury island close encounter case maury island incident harold dahl fred crisman kenneth arnold 1947 washington ufo case

Articlehighly-contestedBrowse result

Roswell Close Encounter Witness Claims

Roswell close encounter witness claims are among the most famous and controversial in U:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}y stories, later alien-body testimony, Project Mogul explanations, and the rise of modern crash-retrieval mythology.

Incidents / Close Encounters/close encounter case/2026-03-16

roswell close encounter witness claims roswell incident roswell crash 1947 roswell jesse marcel mac brazel