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Misidentification in Water Attributed as a UFO


       Why clutter up a website with cases that are known not to be UFOs? Simply, so that it is recognized as such the next time it occurs! If we can eliminate the ones that are identifiable, then the remainders are the interesting ones. In short we need the experience, built on recognition from previous cases, to remove those that will only cause doubt again in future.

 

Still working on the two following items


Coming from under water.
1. Missile launch (Need history of underwater missile launches)

a) First launch (history) to remove from previous consideration.

2. “Ball lightening” Does it apply through water?
3. Whales as “Unknown Black floating objects”

            a) sizes?

Going into the water.
1. Meteors (Need characteristics of meteors at various altitudes)
2. Other … Birds, Reentry vehicles ……

Seen on the surface of the water

1. Burning-Floating Garbage

2. Buoys



List of Reports

LIST OF REPORTS

 

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Column contents as indicated by the following letters
A - Date of sighting (MM-DD-YEAR)
B - Status column. Single letter or symbol. "C" Controversy, "D" Validity Doubtful, "E" Date Error, "H" Proven Hoax,
     "M" Misidentification, "N" Not water-related but shown as such, "U" Unknown, "X" No UFO seen/Text not entered
C - Location of sighting
D - Source of this article.
E - The letter "O" in this column will indicate that the reference is the Original. The letter "S" will indicate that this is a

Secondary source. The letter "N" will indicate that the source is Needed.

F - Specific location of a constructed group of cases :
 
 
 
A B C D E F
06-21-1947 H Puget Sound off Maury Island, Washington, USA The UFO Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp244-6 by J. Clark S 6
03-31-1950 H Misidentification - Riccione, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-01-1950 H HOAX? Capo Portiere, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-??-1950 M Misidentification - Voltri, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-02-1950 H Steep Rock Lake, Canada The UFO Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition by Jerome Clark 6
08-25-1950 M Misidentification - Cervia, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-19-1954 M Misidentification - Taormina, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-27-1954 M Misidentification - Ionian Sea off Riposto, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-30-1957 M Unnamed lake near Hamburg, Germany Undated, handwritten paper – Source unknown. O 6
04-21-1959 M Waters off or near Cuxhaven, Germany USO-reports from Germany by Ulrich Magin S 6
11-17-1960 M Misidentification - Along coast of Nicotera, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies O 6
04-12-1961 M Misidentification - Adriatic Sea, off Pescara, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-??-1961 H HOAX? - Montesilvano, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-??-1963 M Misidentification off San Menaio, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
01-09-1964 M Misidentification - off Sant Eufemia Lamezia USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-05-1965 M Atlantic Ocean off Fort Pierce, FL, USA Newsclip The Los Angeles Times, July 06, 1965 O 6
12-12-1965 M Misidentification - Tyrrhenian Sea, Isle of Capri, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
09-21-1968 M La Escala (Gerona), Spain OLMOS/CUFOS: Catalog Spain & Portugal, p. 18 O 6
07-LL-1969 M Morro Bay off Cayucos, California, USA News clip Fresno Bee, Fresno, Calif., July 26, 1969 O 6
08-23-1969 M Mataró (Barcelona), Spain A Catalogue of 200 Type-1 UFO Events Spain/Portugal O 6
06-30-1970 M Unannounced rocket launch from Cape Kennedy The sighting by explorer Thor Heyerdahl O 6
07-??-1970 M Misidentification off San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-19-1974 M Misidentification - Cannizzaro, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-09-1974 H A pond in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA The Sunday Times, Scranton, PA, November 7, 1999. O 6
05-13-1975 M Misidentification Mosciano Sant USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
06-??-1975 M Misidentification? off Bocche di Bonifacio, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center foion O Studies S 6
07-21-1975 H Possible Hoax - Giulianova, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-??-1976 M Misidentification off Marina di Sorso, Sardinia, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-??-1976 U Possible Hoax - Po River off Berra, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-20-1977 U Unknown object - off Sorso, Sardinia, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-??-1977 M Misidentification - Sorso, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-10-1977 M Misidentification off Francavilla al Mare, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
06-24-1978 M Adriatic Sea off Civitanova Marche, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-09-1978 M HOAX - Lake Paluda, Jesolo, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-18~20-1978 LigurianSea off Acciardi, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-??-1978 M Misidentification - San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
09-16-1978 M Misidentification? off Naples, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-24-1978 M Misidentification? off Grottamare, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU) S 6
10-27-1978-a M Misidentification? off Grottamare, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-14-1978-a M Misidentification? off San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-14-1978 M Misidentification - unnamed lake near Avigliana, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-17-1978 M Misidentification - Torvaianica, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-??-1978 M Misidentification - Venezia (Venice), Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
01-04-1979 M Misidentification - Favignana, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-28-1979 M Misidentification - Rimini, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
??-??-1979 H HOAX off Roseto degli Abbruzzi, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-16-1980 M Misidentification - Venezia, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
05-14-1980 M Misidentification off Vibo Valentia, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-26-1980 M Misidentification off Pescara, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-11-1980 M Misidentification off Laziale coast, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-01-1986 M Lake Constance off Friedrichshafen, Germany USO-reports from Germany by Ulrich Magin S 6
08-25-1986 M Misidentification off Torte del Lago Viareggio, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-23-1986 M Misidentification? LigurianSea off Viareggio, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-07-1986 M Hoax? off Bellaria, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
11-25-1989 M Misidentification? off Licata, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
03-25-1990 M Misidentification? Tyrrhenian Sea off Naples, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-21-1990 M Misidentification - coast of Lazio, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
09-29-1993 M Misidentification - Lake of Como, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
01-01-1995 M Misidentification? LigurianSea off Pianoso, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-27-1995 M Misidentification? Adriatic Sea off Lido di Soina, Italy USOCAT From The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
01-??-1996 M Probable Hoax - Lake of Balangero, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-20-1996 M Misidentification off Port of Empedocle, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-19-1996 M Misidetification - Baia Domizia, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
07-??-1997 M Misidentification? Torre a Mare, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
09-02-1997 M Lake Constance near unnamed Castle, Germany USO-reports from Germany by Ulrich Magin O 6
11-13-1997 M Misidentification? Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
12-??-1997 H 30 miles off shore, near Corpus Christi, TX, USA UFO Updates - Toronto, Canada O 6
03-07-1998 M Misidentification - Patano Basso – Termoli, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-11-1999 M Misidentification Partinico/Alcamo, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-01-1999 M Misidentification - Ancona, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-??-1999 U Misidentification? Castellammare di Stabia, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies O 6
03-05-2000 M Misidentification - Tor Vaiánica, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-01-2000 H HOAX off the coast of Rimini, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU) S 6
06-18-2000 M Misidentification Lake Garda, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
04-11-2001 H HOAX - Torremezzo, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
08-29-2002 M Misidentification - Ísola di Vulcano, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6
10-25-2002 M Misidentification - Fermo, Italy USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies S 6