UFO and UAP cases with motion-picture film

6 well-documented UFO/UAP encounters backed by motion-picture film, 1950 to 1980: 4 disputed, 1 explained, 1 identified. Each case has its sources, timeline and the official or best explanation.

6 cases

• Mariana film, Great Falls 15 August 1950 · Great Falls, Montana DISPUTED
• Tremonton, Utah film 2 July 1952 · Near Tremonton, Utah DISPUTED
• Big Sur — Atlas "Buzzing Bee" film 15 September 1964 · Anderson Peak, Big Sur, and Vandenberg AFB, California EXPLAINED
• Billy Meier’s “beamship” photographs 28 January 1975 · Zürcher Oberland, around Hinwil, canton of Zürich IDENTIFIED
• Kaikōura lights 31 December 1978 · Kaikōura coast, New Zealand DISPUTED
• Paul Bennewitz and the lights over Manzano 24 October 1980 · Kirtland Air Force Base and the Manzano weapons storage area, Albuquerque, New Mexico DISPUTED

By evidence

• Official government documents 158
• Many independent witnesses 135
• Military witnesses 74
• Pilot and aircrew witnesses 57
• Photographs 55
• Video footage 53
• Radar tracking 48
• Physical traces 39
• Police witnesses 36
• Infrared or other sensor data 21
• Audio recordings or radio transcripts 15
• Reported electromagnetic effects 13
• Documented physiological effects 11