Date: August 1983
Location: West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Time: unknown
Summary: Local villagers reportedly saw a nine-foot tall creature that appeared to be half man and half beast. It was seen in the Rain Forest area.
Source: Janet & Colin Bord Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century
Date: August 1983
Location: Bethel Connecticut
Time: 2200
Summary: The witness had been alerted by a phone call of a “UFO” in the area. As he drove around the town looking for the object there was a sudden power outage that affected the entire town. He then observed a soft glowing disc-shaped craft descend over a nearby drive-n theater. He left his car and proceeded on foot towards the object, ducking behind some hedges as the object briefly landed. The moment the object took off and right from the direction it had landed, a man and a woman appeared, these seemed normal and human like and were then seen entering a parked car, which drove quickly away.
Source: UFO Universe January 1990
Date: August 1 1983
Location: Urbanopolis, Brazil
Time: 20:00
Summary: Driver felt cold, pressure, heard buzz, saw small reddish ellipsoidal light beam light on truck. Dragged truck back from accelerating. An object was observed. Gravity effects were noted. One red elliptical was observed by two male witnesses. A buzzing sound was heard.
Source: APRO
Date: August 1 1983
Location: Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Canada
Time: 20:00
Summary:Retired RCAF Pilot incident. Silver egg shaped object, reflected sunlight brilliantly, flew west to the east moderate speed, no sound, “big as a Zeppelin”.
Source: APRO
Date: August 1 1983
Location: College Place, Washington
Time: 21:15
Summary: Two witness silent flat triangle with lights, maneuvers close behind trees.Triangle with rounded corners. Small off-white or orange tinged lights on underside; 20-30 in cluster at center; 8-9 around edge. An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One yellow-orange triangle, around 300 feet away, was observed in clear weather by two experienced witnesses in a town. No sound was heard.
Source: MUFON
Date: August 5 1983
Location: Cerros Colorados Hwy 74, Argentina
Time: Night
Summary: Gigantic disc radiating flashing lights of various colors, seen at 400 meters for three minutes, then vanished as a staggering speed. A flying disc was observed. One multi-colored disc, of huge size, around 1500 feet away, was observed at a mountain for over three minutes. No sound was heard.
Source: FSR
Date: August 5 1983
Location: Arcachon, France
Time: 23:40
Summary: Nocturnal lights were observed by one witness on the shore for two minutes.
Source: Lumieres dans la Nuit
Date: August 7 1983
Location: Winifreda, Argentina
Time: 50:00
Summary: A farm worker was approaching the ranch gate when a bright white light suddenly blinded him. He passed out and later awoke in a room on top of a table, with four beings standing around him. They communicated via telepathy, telling him not to be afraid “that this has happened to thousands of others.” He felt calmer after that. They took blood from his left arm. The beings were human-like with hairless heads, small mouths, short noses, and flat ears. There was a female that was thin and had normal breasts. Abduction of farm worker, blinded by light at ranch. Telepathy, exam, table, three males, one female being, circular eyes, one-piece close fitting rubber suits, 1.65m tall, blood sample, beige dome room. A 34-year-old man named Platner saw a UFO in Winifreda, La Pampa province, Argentina at 7:30 p.m. and followed it in his van. When he stepped out of his van he was paralyzed by a beam of light. Four small humanoids wearing diver suits with large round eyes, one of them a female, emerged from the craft and communicated with him using telepathy. He was taken aboard the craft, undressed, a blood sample was taken, and he subsequently became unconscious. When he came to again he was on top of his van.
Source: APRO
Date: August 9 1983
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Time: 19:15
Summary: Three independent couples saw bright white lights hover, vanish. Lasker couple saw one white light come down behind trees, minute later shot straight up followed by two red lights. Three multi-colored lights were observed by six witnesses, three of them an experienced observers, on the shore for a few minutes (Lasker).
Source: APRO
Date: August 9 1983
Location: Winifreda, La Pampa province, Argentina
Time: 7:30 PM.
Summary: A 34-year-old man named Platner saw a UFO and followed it in his van. When he stepped out of his van he was paralyzed by a beam of light. Four small humanoids wearing diver suits with large round eyes, one of them a female, emerged from the craft and communicated with him using telepathy. He was taken aboard the craft, undressed, a blood sample was taken, and he subsequently became unconscious. When he came to again he was on top of his van.
Source: Jane Thomas, FSR, December 1983, p. 9, citing Diario Popular, August 12, 1983; Thomas E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery, case # 104, citing FSR
Date: August 9 1983
Location: Selma, Indiana
Time: 8:50 PM.
Summary: Close Encounter with two witnesses for 11 minutes. Light only, possibly explainable with some elements of strangeness. An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One metallic domed disc, about 80 feet across, was observed by one witness on a highway for ten minutes. No sound was heard.
Source: NUFORC & MUFON Indiana/Ridge files
Date: August 9 1983
Location: Jericho, Tasmania, Australia
Time: 20:45
Summary: An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by several witnesses on a highway. A noise was heard.
Source: Basterfield, Keith
Date: August 10 1983
Location: west of Flint, Michigan
Time: 1:10 AM.
Summary: Two witnessed a domed disc-shaped object at low altitude around their mobile home and garage west of Flint, Michigan. The object had two “headlights.”
Source: MUFON UFO Journal, September 1983
Date: August 1983
Location: Monte Capraro, Italy
Time: Around midnight
Summary: Vicente, Roberto incident. Dogs howl. Light beam, conical, moved rapidly upward, extremely intense (over 10 kW————- estimated by physicist witness). Horizontal row of moving lights, amber, green, blue, red. Minimum distance 300′. Eyes sore, sleeplessness.
Source: Smith, Willy UNICAT computer database
Date: August 12, 1983: The Alfred Burtoo Encounter
Date: August 12 1983
Location: Huddersfield, UK
Time: Daytime
Summary: Bell-shaped silver object drifts over town, northward toward Kirkheaton. No sound, brilliant flashing white lights. An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One silver domed disc was observed by one experienced male witness in a town for two minutes (Humphries). No sound was heard.
Source: APRO
Date: August 13/14 1983
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
Time:
Summary: A motorist stopped at a scenic overlook saw a bright pulsating light crossing his line of vision at eye level. As it neared he could see that its light was pulsating every two seconds. He could bow see that the light was on a disc-shaped object with shiny domed top that was revolving and dark underside. It passed out of sight in about 2-3 minutes.
Source: West Yorkshire UFO Society, 1983
Date: August 14 1983
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Time: 02:30
Summary: Witness reported that a period of time could not be accounted for. One domed disc was observed by two female witnesses, typical age 23, for over 60 minutes (Draugelis).
Source: Bullard, Thomas E. UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery. Volume 1: Comparative Study of Abduction Reports FUFOR, Bloomington, 1987
Date: August 19 1983
Location: Flint W, Michigan
Time: 23:20
Summary: Three and two Witnesses. two silent Nocturnal lights just over woods. More discs and Nocturnal lights 22 Aug and 23 separate. Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Two lights were observed by five witnesses. No sound was heard.
Source: MUFON
Date: August 21 1983
Location: Garrett, Pennsylvania
Time: Around 2100
Summary: Delta winged object surrounded by green haze, two lights in front, size of football field, 6-7 amber lights on bottom. Rush of air sound.
Source: APRO
Date: August 21 1983
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Time: 23:40
Summary: Object “Knew we were watching” say witnesses, it zooms off.
Source: Hynek, J. Allen Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings Ballantine Books, New York, 1987
Date: August 22 1983: POLAND: Lights on the Bug River
Date: August 26 1983
Location: Ventspils, Latvia
Time:
Summary: A witness later died. An unidentified object at close range (with physical effects) was observed by several male military witnesses.
Source: Haines, Richard F. CE-5: Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind Sourcebooks, Naperville, 1998
Date: August 26 1983
Location: Cedar Lake, Indiana
Time: 04:00
Summary: , USA – Awakened by brilliant flashes, like misty glow. Red with gold and yellow colors, mixed up. 150-200 feet distance. 13′ ring, 1.4 wide, of dead grass; broken branch. An object was observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. Traces found. One multi-colored light, about 20 feet across, was observed by two witnesses, a married couple, in a residential area for over four minutes (Zurawski). A swooshing sound was heard.
Source: CUFOS
Date: August, 27, 1983: Bend, Oregon Sighting
Date: August 30 1983
Location: Derry, Pennsylvania
Time: 23:55
Summary: Battleship gray, round object chased car, kept moving in front of vehicle, 40 feet altitude. Bottom had door with amber lights around perimeter. High-pitched sound.
Source: APRO
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