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High-signal case files selected by source density, evidence posture, public interest, and current investigation value.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau
#1Missing CasesLatest report Jul 30, 2018

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

94

A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

12 reports6 evidence blocks
ABC15 Arizona
#2UFO / UAPLatest report Mar 13, 2025

Phoenix Lights

91

On March 13, 1997, thousands of Arizona residents reported unusual lights crossing the night sky. The case is best understood as two overlapping episodes: an earlier wave of witnesses describing a large silent V-shaped formation moving across the state, and a later widely filmed row of bright lights near Phoenix that officials and skeptics associate with military flares over the Barry Goldwater Range.

19 reports7 evidence blocks
Popular Mechanics Mysteries
#3UFO / UAPLatest report Apr 27, 2020

Nimitz Tic Tac UFO

90

The Nimitz Tic Tac UFO case centers on U.S. Navy encounters and released infrared footage later acknowledged through official Department of Defense and AARO materials.

8 reports2 evidence blocks
YouTube USA Today
#4UFO / UAPLatest report Jul 12, 2026

PURSUE UAP Records

89

The 2024 U.S. defense authorization law directed the National Archives to establish a UAP records collection and required agencies to identify and review relevant files.

65 reports3 evidence blocks
Arizona
#5CryptidsLatest report Jun 9, 2026

Bigfoot

88

A North American hairy humanoid tradition built from Indigenous accounts, modern sightings, footprints, film, and contested biological claims.

37 reports4 evidence blocks
China Daily
#6Chinese Mysteries杭州萧山机场 UFOLatest report Jul 26, 2010

Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport UFO

86

A 2010 Chinese airport disruption attributed to an unidentified aerial object, later surrounded by disputed photos and explanations.

12 reports3 evidence blocks
Ohio State University Radio Observatory Archive
#7Strange SignalsLatest report Aug 15, 1997

Wow! Signal

84

A strong narrowband radio signal detected by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in 1977 and never confirmed again.

11 reports7 evidence blocks
Astonishing Legends
#8UFO / UAPLatest report Jul 7, 2026

Roswell Incident

83

The Roswell Incident began with 1947 debris recovery reports and later became a central UFO case through official explanations, archival material, and decades of media reinterpretation.

23 reports4 evidence blocks
Ariel Phenomenon
#9UFO / UAPLatest report Jul 5, 2021

Ariel School UFO

83

Ariel School UFO refers to the 1994 Ruwa, Zimbabwe schoolyard sighting reported by dozens of children and later covered by journalists, documentary researchers, and reference archives.

10 reports4 evidence blocks
Wikipedia
#10Missing CasesOccurred Dec 4, 1872

Mary Celeste

83

Mary Celeste was found adrift and abandoned in 1872, creating one of the most durable maritime mystery cases.

7 reports2 evidence blocks