1978 · paranormal events
14 catalogued cases recorded in 1978.
Featured · 1978
Bahia Blanca Highway Encounter
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
An Argentine bus driver and his passengers reported a luminous object that paced the coach along a coastal highway south of Bahia Blanca, accompanied by radio interference and a sudden drop in cabin temperature.
Emilcin Abduction
Emilcin, Poland
Farmer Jan Wolski was taken aboard a UFO by small green-faced beings in black suits. They examined him and released him unharmed. His story never changed. The Polish government investigated. Today, a memorial marks the spot—Poland's most famous UFO case.
Frederick Valentich Disappearance
Bass Strait, Australia
A pilot's final transmission: 'It is not an aircraft.' Then metallic scraping sounds. Then silence. Frederick Valentich vanished over Bass Strait. His plane was never found. UFO sightings were reported that night.
Kaikoura Lights
Kaikoura, New Zealand
A film crew aboard a cargo aircraft captured footage of luminous UFOs tracked simultaneously on radar. The Kaikoura Lights became one of the most documented UFO cases with both visual and radar evidence.
Kaikoura Lights New Zealand
Kaikoura, New Zealand
A film crew aboard a cargo plane captured extraordinary footage of UFOs over New Zealand. The Kaikoura lights, tracked on radar and witnessed by pilots, remain unexplained.
The Disappearance of Kerry Graham and Francine Trimble
Forestville, California, USA
Two teenage friends walked from one girl's house to a small shopping centre in Sonoma County to look at Christmas decorations. They were not seen again until their remains were discovered, more than a decade later, in a remote ravine 250 miles to the north.
Archive · 1978
- 1978 UFO Bahia Blanca Highway Encounter Bahia Blanca, Argentina
- 1978 Cryptid Beast of Bodmin Moor Cornwall, England
- 1978 UFO Emilcin Abduction Emilcin, Poland
- 1978 UFO Frederick Valentich Disappearance Bass Strait, Australia
- 1978 UFO Kaikoura Lights Kaikoura, New Zealand
- 1978 UFO Kaikoura Lights New Zealand Kaikoura, New Zealand
- 1978 Possession Malaysian Factory Spirit Possessions Penang, Malaysia
- 1978 Cryptid The Beast of Bodmin Moor Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England
- 1978 Other The Bell Island Boom Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
- 1978 Other The Disappearance of Kerry Graham and Francine Trimble Forestville, California, USA
- 1978 Cryptid The Minerva Monster: Ohio's Most Terrifying Bigfoot Encounter Minerva, Ohio, USA
- 1978 UFO The Portsmouth Harbour UFO Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire, England
- 1978 UFO The Zanfretta Abductions Genoa, Liguria, Italy
- 1978 UFO Valencia Spain UFO Sighting Valencia, Spain