Vehicle Interference Event Summaries

May 19, 1909 2330	ENGLAND, Wroxsam, Norfolk: A lone motorcyclist observed a globular light traveling in a straight trajectory overhead. During its passage, the motorcycle headlamp failed to operate. He stopped his machine when this occurred, but the headlamp began to operate again after the UFO's passage. (East Anglican Daily Times, May 21, 1909)
Spring, 1944 or 1945	U.S., Auberry, California: While driving in the Western Sierra mountains, two women saw a cigar-shaped object nearby. Their car engine stalled at this point. The UFO hovered, then "glided" out of the ravine where first spotted. It exhibited a rainbow of colors throughout the sighting, which ended with the UFO "shooting away" in seconds; the car engine started itself later. (APRO Bulletin, Jan-Feb., 1968)
Fall, 1949 Night	U.S., New Mexico: A UFO dropped out of nowhere into the car headlights of a couple. It was saucer-shaped and 50-60 feet in diameter. When 20 feet in distance from the car, it rose up and passed at a low altitude over the car. While this happened, the car radio had an abnormal amount of static. The couple did not see how the UFO left their vicinity. (Tulsa Tribune, Dec. 10, 1957)
Sept. 13, 1952 2000	U.S., Frametown, West Virginia: The car of a married couple with their daughter suddenly stalled. They saw a bright light in the woods and smelled sulphur or ether, which made them feel nauseated. After leaving the car to check the immediate surroundings and finding nothing, they were returning to it when a 10-foot tall humanoid appeared nearby. The humanoid inspected their car, then left slowly, after which time the light rose into the sky, leaving a glowing trail. The car could be restarted then. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee)
Oct. 31, 1952 1940	U.S., Fayetteville, Georgia: Lt. Col. Charles Smith Jr. observed a strange "air blimp" while driving towards Atlanta. It was an orange-colored object which came down close to the road. As Smith's car passed underneath, the car radio went dead--no static, no noise of any kind. He stopped his car to observe the UFO, which hovered overhead for 20 seconds and then climbed out of sight in 30-40 seconds. (Blue Book)
1953 0300	U.S., unspecified location: Four teenagers were listening to a car radio in a backyard. They saw a green flash in the sky which coincided with a screech from the radio. After leaving for the night, one couple saw a disc-shaped UFO for about 20 minutes. The UF0 had a blue light on top and a white circle on the rim. It executed various complicated maneuvers in the sky at a distance of about one mile. No more static was heard on the radio. (CUFOS)
Jan. 29, 1954 Afternoon	U.S., 6 mi. south of Santa Ana, California: An adult couple saw a round object with a flat bottom while driving. It was emitting a blurry white light. When it passed over the car at a 25-foot altitude, the radio went dead and the motor coughed. The UFO then rose up vertically and disappeared in seconds, but the motor continued to act up for some time on the way home.(Schopick)
May, 1954	U.S., LaPorte, Indiana: Radio and lights of a car went off and the witness saw three round or oval UFOs pass overhead. They were emitting beams of light towards the ground. (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
June 21, 1954 0100	CANADA, Ridgeway, Ontario: An adult couple spotted a UFO while driving one mile north of Lake Erie. It hovered over a field, flashing two lights on opposite ends. The UFO was metallic, shaped like a flattened sphere, and about 30 feet in diameter. It began moving north and the witnesses chased it in their car. At one point, when the car crossed the UFO's path by making a left turn, the car stalled. The UFO landed in some woods. The car would not start, but after the witnesses pushed it some distance away, it finally did. (Schopick)
Oct. 7, 1954 0620	FRANCE, near St-Jeans d'Asse: A milk truck driver, when driving up a small hill, experienced a complete failure of the engine and lights of his vehicle. He got out to inspect the motor with a flashlight that functioned normally. He then saw an intense blue light in the sky shining towards him. The light blinked off in a few seconds, and the engine could be restarted and the lights turned on. (Flying Saucers and the Straightline Mystery, Michel)
Oct. 9, 1954 2120	FRANCE, Cuisy, Seine-et-Marne: As Andre Bartoli was turning his car around when leaving his friend's home, he saw an orange yellow glow in the sky. His car's motor failed at that point. He jumped out to see a cigar-shaped UFO, half the diameter of the moon, traveling in a straight line southwest. His friend also saw the object, which was also colored orange-yellow. Mr. Bartoli then found that his headlights had gone out. Curiously, the speedometer needle still pointed to the position it occupied when the UFO was seen, not at zero. (Michel)
Oct. 11, 1954 2200	FRANCE, Chateauneuf: Three young girls, returning from a trip, saw two luminous globes at a low altitude. The engine of their car died and the headlights went out. For five minutes they watched the two globes as they executed several movements. One globe was much larger, and it eventually turned brilliant white with a reddish halo. Both globes eventually disappeared by dropping straight down towards the Charente River valley. The car could then be restarted. (Michel)
Oct 11, 1954 0415	FRANCE, Fronfrede: Mr. Baptiste Jourdy, a 30-year-old milk truck driver, while out on his normal route, had his engine suddenly die and headlights go out. He got out to inspect his vehicle and saw overhead a glowing, multi-colored object. It crossed the road at right angles and disappeared in one to two minutes. His headlights came back on and the engine could then be restarted. (Flying Saucers and the Straightline Mystery, Michel)
Oct. 11, 1954 0430	FRANCE, near Sassier: Henri Gallois and Louis Vigneron, driving to a fair at Corbigny, both suddenly felt electric shocks through their bodies. The motor of the car died and the head lights went out. They became paralyzed and saw on the ground, 50 yards away, a round object. Three small figures were beside the object. The figures disappeared into the object, which then left rapidly. The headlights came on, the paralysis ended, and the engine could be restarted. A resident of a nearby village reported a UFO at the same time. (Michel)
Oct. 14, 1954 Nightfall	FRANCE, St. Romain-sous-Gordon: A Mr. B., riding his motorcycle aIone to Brosses-Thillot, experienced engine failure. As he got off to investigate, a bright light appeared, which was revealed to be a circular object that looked "like a plate turned upside down." After watching it for some time, he pushed the motorcycle down the road, where it was then restarted. (Michel)
Oct. 14, 1954 1930	FRANCE, Chazey Wood, near Gueugnon: Two men observed a reddish fireball pass over their car. The motor stopped and the headlights went out. The light quickly passed out of view in seconds, and the headlights came back on. The car could then be restarted. (Michel)
Oct.14, 1954 Niqht	FRANCE, Baillolet: Dr. Henri Robert, a veterinarian, noticed four circular objects at a height of less than 1,000 feet. They moved in formation, but one then descended in a "falling leaf" maneuver close to the ground ahead of Dr. Robert's auto. At a distance of 100 yards from the UFO, Dr. Robert felt an electric shock and his engine and lights died. The UFO then landed--Dr. Robert was paralyzed. He saw a small humanoid, about three feet tall. The light on the UFO went out and every thing was dark and silent for several minutes. Then suddenly the headlights came on and Dr. Robert could see the UFO moving away low to the ground. He could now move and had no trouble starting his car. (Michel)
Oct. 16, 1954 1730	FRANCE, near Coheix: A 42-year-old man was driving around a bend in the road when he suddenly felt paralyzed. The motor of his vehicle slowed, even though he tried to speed up. He then noticed in a field an elongated brown object, hovering about five feet up. Since his car had not stalled, the witness continued driving out of sight of the object. (Michel)
Oct. 20, 1954 Evening	FRANCE, Turquenstein: While driving his automobile in a wooded region, the single witness noticed a luminous shape resting on the road ahead. He slowed, but when he was within 60 feet, he felt paralyzed. His hands were frozen to the steering wheel. His car motor also went dead, but as the car coasted to a stop, he noticed an increasing sensation of heat. The UFO quickly rose and left to the northeast; the sensation of heat vanished, the witness could move, and the engine was restarted. (Michel)
Oct. 21, 1954 2000	FRANCE, Criteuil-la-Madeleine: A bricklayer's car engine and lights failed when a ball of fire passed nearby. The witness felt a violent displacement of air as it passed. The car could not be restarted--it was found to have a dead battery and burned-out headlight bulbs. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee; The Humanoids, Bowen)
Oct. 21, 1954 Night	FRANCE, LaRochelle: A man and his three-year-old son were out on a drive when the man felt an electric shock all over his body. He also had a sensation of increased heat, and his son began to cry. The engine of the car then died and the headlights went out. Suddenly an object on the road directly in front of the car became very bright. The witness had not seen it before. It was red in color, which changed to orange as it rose into the air. The car could then be restarted and the physical symptoms disappeared. (Michel)
Oct. 24, 1954 2100	FRANCE, near Biozat: A motorcyclist's engine died suddenly. He was just beginning to inspect it when an egg-shaped object rose into the air from the side of the road. The UFO left a bright trail. The moorcycle could be restarted after the UFO left. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee; The Humanoids, Bowen)
Oct. 26, 1954	FRANCE, near Saint-Quirin: Two farmers and their mother saw a UFO which was orange in color, six meters in diameter, and three meters high. As it flew over them, the tractor engine died, and the tractor lights went out. After the UFO departed, the tractor could not be restarted and its battery was found dead. (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Oct. 27, 1954 Evening	FRANCE, Linzeux: A merchant and his deliveryman saw a bright light pass quickly overhead. The motor of their truck stalled and the headlights failed at this point, and both men felt electric shocks. The UFO was shaped like a sphere and quickly traveled out of view. Other people in the area saw the same object in the distance, but experienced no effects. (Michel)
Oct. 27, 1954 2130	FRANCE, Les-Jonquerets-de-Livet: A motorcycle failed at the spot where a UFO was previously seen two hours before by a farmer. Some men from a nearby village went to investigate and saw an elongated object on the ground. Two smalI humanoids about one meter in height were near the object, wearing armortype clothes and walking stiffly. They vanished suddenly and the UFO took off noiselessly. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee)
Oct. 31, 1954	FRANCE, "Corrompu," near Long: Three people in a field saw an oval orange object on the ground. Their tractor's lights went off when the object lifted from the ground. It emitted a bright light when taking off, and made a noise Iike bees in a beehive while in flight. It eventually turned towards the southwest and moved away. Witnesses estimated its size to be four to five meters. (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Nov. 8, 1954 Dusk	FRANCE, La-Tessoualle: As a single witness saw a blue disc, his car engine died and the headlights went out. The disc came closer and the witness was paralyzed with a feeling of pricklings on his hands. When the blue light on the UFO disappeared, he could move and start the car. The UFO, which was five to six meters in size, now appeared again 200 meters away. As he drove towards it, the object again turned off the blue light and flew away with a soft whistling sound.   (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Nov. 13, 1954	FRANCE, near Buchy: A luminous UFO rose from the ground as the engine of the witnesses' car slowed but did not fail completely. They also were paralyzed and felt pricklings on their skin.   (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Nov. 14, 1954	ITALY, Forli: Three tractor drivers watched a bright red, luminous UFO approach them in a farm field. As it came near, the two engines that worked by internal combustion failed, but the diesel engine still ran. The men ran away; when they returned, the UFO had departed. The two engines that had failed still caused some trouble after the sighting. ( UFOs: The Whole Story, Coral and Jim Lorenzen)
Jan. 3, 1955 0725	AUSTRALIA, Melbourne: Two witnesses saw a UFO at a distance of only 70 meters. Their car engine stalled at the same time. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee)
March, 1955	SPAIN, between Montornes del Valles and La Roca: Two adult males were driving when their car's motor failed. They got out, lifted the hood, then saw a grey metallic UFO about 250 meters away. It had a dome surrounded by a ring that reminded them of the planet Saturn. There were two humanoids in the dome. The UFO rose rapidly at a 45° angle and disappeared almost instantaneously. Their car could then be restarted. Scorched grass was later found. (Catalog of 200 Type-I UFO Events in Spain and Portugal, Ballester-Olmos)
Mar. 30, 1955 0315	U.S., near Tucson, Arizona: Andy Florio sighted a "disc machine" at least 100 feet in diameter. It made the sound of "electrical humming" and had bluish-green lights on its top, and amber lights from openings on the rim. Florio stopped his car when the radio failed, the lights dimmed, and the car slowed involuntarily to 12-15 mph. The UFO swayed back and forth while hovering and shot a beam of white light at the witness, burning his elbow and bubbling paint on the car. Florio also felt heat and a tingling sensation. Eventually the UFO departed , and when the car was checked, it was found to have a defective battery, dead radio, and only three spark plugs still firing. (CUFOS)
July 17, 1957 Midday	ENGLAND: Three people on their way to a clinic saw a dark shadow hanging over the road ahead. Their car began to slow down and stop and start intermittently. Stopping the car, they saw an oval gray object 100 to 150 feet over the road. The object was hovering, but then began to rotate and make a slight swishing or humming noise. It then flipped over and revealed itself to be disc-shaped. It slowly rose up into the sky. (FSR, November 1976)
Late July, 1955 about 2000	U.S., near Niagara Falls, New York: Two families were having a picnic on the shore of Lake Erie. A UFO rose out of the water and approached them, moving in swoops like a pendulum. It was 100 feet in diameter and silvery-colored. They ran to their cars to escape, but the cars wouldn't start. The UFO came within 30 feet and witnesses saw four humanoids with white heads inside, wearing black robes. The UFO then went back over the lake and rose up vertically. (CUFOS)
Aug. 3, 1955	U.S., Bronwood, near Dawson, Georgia: A UFO was seen , after which the engine of a jeep stalled and a strange, hairy, six foot-tall entity came near. It attempted to attack the witnesses, but was driven off. (Orbit, Vol . 2, No . 7)
September or October, 1955	GREECE, Agrinion: A truck driver and hotel manager driving over a mountain road saw a luminous object fly overhead. The truck engine stopped. (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
October, 1955 1930	SCOTLAND, Newton Stewart: For about five minutes, Maurice Brazier's van was circled by a UFO. The object was shaped like a double saucer with a ring of rotating lights around the rim. The engine of his van failed while the UFO was approaching and circling. Brazier heard a high-pitched buzzing sound and then a clicking sound which became louder as the UFO moved around the van. (FSR, Vol. 1, No. 5; Vol. 2, No. 1)
Summer, 1956 Night	U.S., near Nellis AFB, Nevada: As a pilot was driving in the desert at night, the engine of his car died. Then he spotted a disc-shaped UFO with a dome, about 100 feet in diameter. He saw three circular "landing gear" on its bottom. It eventually rose straight into the air and the car could then be restarted. (Flying Saucer Occupants, Coral and Jim Lorenzen)
September, 1956 0005	FRANCE, Serdon: A man and woman, both in their early twenties, experienced car trouble. They were able to restart the car, but then saw a UFO overhead about 200 meters in altitude. The object was 100 feet in diameter and shone a light beam which was not continuous. Everything illuminated by the beam changed colors. The witnesses also experienced a tingling sensation. The UFO hovered in the area for some time while the witnesses hid. It eventually left, first vertically, then made a rightangle turn. (The Crack in the Universe, Bourret)
Easter, 1957	U.S., near Ellwood City, Pennsylvania: A two-foot diameter, red, blinking disc was observed for 10 minutes by police officers from a car. The object rose and fell in the sky and executed other gyrations. Their communications radio did not function during the sighting. (APRO Bulletin, September 1964)
April, 1957	ARGENTINA, near Pajas Blancas Airport, Cordoba: A lone motor cyclist was riding 15 kilometers from the airport when his engine died. He saw a disc-shaped object hovering hearby and hid in a ditch. A humanoid emerged from the disc and coaxed him inside, where he saw five or six similar figures. The humanoids were dressed in what appeared to be divers' suits. After a short while they released the witness, and the object left towards the northwest. (The Humanoids, Bowen)
June 25, 1957	U.S., Baltimore, Maryland: "Car radio stopped playing and street lights went out as formation of seven white discs with red rims passed overhead." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
Aug. 22, 1957 2140	U.S., near Cecil Naval Air Station, Florida: A husband and wife saw a bell-shaped UFO which was rotating. Two bright white lights were suspended over the top. The object came toward their car and passed it, moving down the highway. The car stalled at this point and the UFO hovered in front of then. The UFO finally shot off at a rapid rate, but the car could not be restarted since the battery had discharged. The UFO sounded like a helicopter during the sighting. (CUFOS)
Sept. 1, 1957	U.S., Le Mars, Iowa: A married couple saw a brief flash of light in the sky. Their car's headlights and engine failed for a few seconds coincident with the sighting. (FSR, Vol . 4, No. 3)
October, 1957 Night	BRAZIL, Quebracoco: A naval officer's truck stalled as a huge oval UFO descended to the ground nearby. He and his companion believed it to be 500 feet wide, with an "aerial" projecting from its dome. Seven humanoids emerged from the object after it landed and watched the witnesses for about three minutes. They were quite small in stature and had long hair. They then entered the object, which took off, releasing a small disc in the process. (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Oct. 15, 1957	U.S., near Covington, Indiana: A farmer, while harvesting his crops, observed a "silver-platter shaped" object hovering about 1500 feet overhead. A pinkish flame emanated from the object's bottom, and it made a whirring noise while hovering. It eventually began to rise, at which time the farmer's combine stopped working. The color of the flame changed from pink to blue as it departed. (CUFOS)
Oct. 16, 1957 0100	BRAZIL, Sao Francisco de Sales: Antonio Villas Boas was plowing his field at night when he saw a red light in the sky that approached him. His tractor motor and lights failed as it hovered nearby. The object landed and five humanoids forced Boas onto the object. The humanoids were approximately five feet tall. The witness was forced to have sexual relations with a female humanoid, given a tour of the interior of the object, and then released. The UFO then rose slowly, rotating at high speed, and shot off to the south in seconds. (The Humanoids, Bowen)
Oct. 30, 1957	U.S., 10 miles north of Casper, Wyoming: A man and woman out driving suddenly saw a large, egg-shaped, glowing object on the road ahead. It was the size of a house and had two pointed peaks. They tried to turn around but their car motor stalled. After repeated attempts, they were able to turn the car around but the motor continued to stall out. They eventually left at high speed and did not observe the disappearance of the object. (Saucer News, December 1963)
Oct. 31, 1957 Evening	U. S., Lumberton, North Carolina: Two couples spotted a 200-foot-long UFO high in the sky. It rose straight up, shot off some type of flame, and then quickly moved away. As it flamed, the witnesses' car stalled. It could be restarted easily after the sighting. (Charlotte, N.C. Observer, November 4, 1957)
Nov. 2, 1957 0330	U.S., Canadien, Texas: A driver in a car observed a 50-foot-long submarine-shaped UFO, colored red and white, which landed nearby. The headlights of his car failed coincident with flashes of light from the UFO. A humanoid figure was seen briefly near the object. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee)
Nov. 2, 1957 Evening	U.S., Petit, Texas: Two grain combines, each with two engines, were working in the fields. All the engines failed as a glowing UFO passed overhead. (Schopick)
Nov. 2, 1957 2030	U.S., between Seminole and Seagraves, Texas: A single witness saw a light on the highway ahead. His car motor and headlights failed as he drove closer. Within a few seconds, the light rose into the air and flew away. (Schopick)
Nov. 2, 1957 2300	U.S., Levelland, Texas: Two men were driving four miles west of Levelland on Route 116 when they saw a flash of light in a field. An object then rose up and passed over their truck. Their lights failed and the motor died as it came near. The witnesses got out of the truck and watched it pass overhead. It was "torpedo-shaped," about 200 feet long, giving off a blue-yellow flame and white smoke. The witnesses heard a sound like thunder and felt heat. The object moved away to the east and their headlights came on. They then drove away. (Blue Book)
Nov. 2, 1957 2355	U.S., Shallowater, Texas: Two married couples saw a flash of orange light in the southwestern sky. The headlights and radio of their car failed for three seconds as they saw the light. The motor of the car was not affected. There were no thunderstorms in the area. (Blue Book)
Nov. 2, 1957 2400	U.S., Whitharral, Texas: Jose Alvarez came across a 200-foot long object sitting in the road on Route 51. His car engine stopped as he approached and the headlights went out. At that point, the object rose quickly into the air. (Schopick)
Nov. 2, 1957 2400	U.S., Levelland, Texas: Jim Wheeler, also driving on Route 116 about four miles west of Levelland, saw a brightly lit, egg-shaped object sitting in the middle of the road. It was about 200 feet long. The headlights and engine of his car failed as he approached it. As Wheeler got out of his car, the object rose to an altitude of 200 feet and disappeared. The car's headlights came back on at this point and he could restart the car. (Schopick)
Nov. 3, 1957 0005	U.S., Smyer, Texas: A 19-year-old student at Texas Tech noticed his car was running poorly while driving home. At Smyer, his engine began to sputter, the ammeter discharged, and the car eventually stopped completely. The lights had also failed. After checking the engine, the student saw an oval-shaped object on the road ahead. It was about 75 to 100 feet long and gave off a blue-green glow. The witness tried frantically to start the car, but was unable to do so. After a few minutes, the object rose and moved instantaneously out of sight to the north. His car could then be started and the headlights immediately came back on. (Blue Book)
Nov. 3, 1957 2400	U.S., near Levelland, Texas: At a point nine miles north of Levelland on Route 51, a single witness saw a UFO on the road. His motor stopped and headlights failed. The object was glowing and pulsating--as it glowed, the car headlights went out, and vice versa. After a short while, the object rose vertically with a sound like thunder. At an altitude of 200 to 300 feet, it stopped glowing and disappeared. The headlights came back on and the witness started the car. (Blue Book)
Nov. 3, 1957 2400	U.S., Levelland, Texas: West of Levelland, Ronald Martin saw an orange "ball of fire" hovering in the sky. It then came straight down and landed on the highway. At a distance of one-quarter of a mile, the lights and engine of Martin's truck failed. After one minute, the object lifted off vertically. On the ground it had become bluish-green, but it changed back to orange in the air. Martin estimated the size of the object to be 50 feet in diameter; it was always round in shape. (Schopick)
Nov. 3, 1957 0100	U.S., Levelland, Texas: A truck driver on the Oklahoma Flat Road northeast of Levelland approached a glowing, egg-shaped object on the road. His engine and lights failed at about 200 feet away. The witness thought the object was 200 feet long and glowing intermittently "like a neon sign." As he got out of his truck, the object lifted off and streaked away. (Blue Book)
Nov. 3, 1957 0100	U.S., Levelland, Texas: Levelland Fire Marshall Ray Jones, while out driving around and looking for some explanation of the many UFO reports, saw a "streak of light" north of the Oklahoma Flat. His headlights dimmed and engine sputtered as he saw the light. (Schopick)
Nov. 3, 1957 1900	CANADA, Sibald, Alberta: Three witnesses saw a light in the sky to the northwest. When it passed overhead, the engine of their car coughed and the headlights flickered. (Michel)
Nov. 4, 1957 2400	U.S., near Amarillo, Texas: A young couple saw a glowing object on the road while returning to Amarillo. The object was surrounded by fog. The engine of their car died as they approached it and entered this fog. The battery also went dead. The car had to be pushed into Amarillo to have the battery replaced. (Shopick)
Nov. 4, 1957 0300	U.S., Elmwood Park, Illinois: Three men, including two policemen, saw an orange fluorescent light descending nearby after the head lights failed on their car. It was 50 to 100 meters distant, but suddenly the headlights worked, so they followed it. After an involved chase, they ended up near a cemetary where they watched this light for two more minutes before it departed. The headlights never malfunctioned during the chase. (The Hynek UFO Report)
Nov. 4, 1957 1310	U.S., near Orogrande, New Mexico: Ten miles south of Orogrande, James Stokes' car began to misfunction. The radio faded out, then the engine stopped. There were nine other cars stalled at this spot also. The occupants of the cars were watching an egg-shaped object approach from the northeast, pass low, over the cars (within 1500 to 3000 feet), move to the northwest, then come back within a few minutes and make another pass. Stokes estimated it to be 500 feet in length. He also reported heat and "pressure" when the UFO passed overhead. Later that day he noticed his skin was reddened as if sunburned. The next day this had disappeared. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen)
Nov. 4, 1957 Night	U.S., Kodiak, Alaska: A 28-year-old policemen saw a fIaming red ball of light approach from the east and pass only 50 feet over a school. It was trailing greenish-yellow vapor. It suddenly disappeared as it traveled towards the west. While it was in view and for some time afterwards, the radio on the police car experienced a "dit-dit" interference noise. (Anchorage DaiIy News, November 5, 1957)
Nov. 5, 1957 0540	U.S., Playa del Rey, California: Richard Keyhoe, while driving to work along Vista del Mar at the beach, experienced engine failure, as did drivers of two other cars in the area. All drivers got out and saw an egg-shaped object in a blue haze on the beach. Two humanoids got out of it and asked the men questions such as "Where are you going?" and "What time is it?" The humanoids, who had yellow-green skin, then got back in the craft which quickly departed. The witnesses' cars could be restarted. ( Flying Saucer Occupants, Coral and Jim Lorenzen)
Nov. 5, 1957 Afternoon	U.S., Kearney, Nebraska: Reinhold Schmidt, a grain buyer from California, experienced engine failure of his car. He then found himself near a silvery, blimp-shaped object. It was 100 feet in length and 30 feet wide, standing on four legs. Two "men" from the object searched him for weapons and took him inside. There were two women already inside the craft. The occupants were working on wiring of some type and paid him very little attention. They eventually told him to leave the craft; he did so, after which it lifted silently into the sky. His car could then be restarted with no trouble. (Flying Saucer Occupants, Jim and Coral Lorenzen)
Nov. 5, 1957 1930	U.S., El Paso, Texas: A single witness saw an egg-shaped object, which was glowing with a blue color, approach his car. This occurred after his engine and headlights had failed. The object gave off a whirring sound and passed overhead at a 100-foot altitude. It moved off into the distance in a straight line, but changed altitude erratically. (The Hynek UFO Report)
Nov. 5, 1957 2130	U.S., San Antonio, Texas: Lon Yarbrough reported that his car radio quit, then his headlights dimmed. At this point he saw a glowing white light in a nearby field. His car engine then failed. He was able to observe the light for 10 seconds before it left the ground. He estimated it to be 60 feet in diameter and egg-shaped. When departing, the light rose vertically to 50-100 feet and then moved horizontally to the southeast. Yarbrough felt a "blast of heat" as it left and heard a whistling noise. The radio and headlights came back on and he started the car. (Schopick)
Nov. 5, 1957 2300	U.S., near Hobbs, New Mexico: Two young men saw a red light north of the highway at a point 38 miles west of Hobbs. They watched for 9 to 10 minutes, thinking it was an oil-flare, when the light suddenly rose straight up. After pacing the car for a few minutes, the light turned toward the car, passed over it, and hovered over the Permian Basin Pipe Line Plant. As it passed overhead, the car engine sputtered, then died, and the lights went out. After the men coasted the car down the road, the motor restarted and they drove away. The battery was found to be dead the following morning and the dashboard clock was stopped. (Schopick)
Nov. 6, 1957 0001	U.S., Santa Fe, New Mexico: A taxicab company owner and one of his drivers saw a UFO approach them. They heard a humming sound as it came close. The object was egg-shaped and multi-colored. As it passed over their car, the engine stalled and the dashboard clock stopped. The UFO then pulled up and moved rapidly into the southeast. One witness later discovered that his wristwatch had also stopped at the time of sighting. (Michel)
Nov. 6, 1957 0430	U.S., near Pell City, Alabama: While delivering milk seven miles east of Pell City, the driver noticed the sky was lit up in one direction. He decided to investigate and drove eight miles on a dirt road, at which point his vehicle stalled. He got out and walked another mile and saw a 600-foot-long object about 200 feet in the air. He reported that the ground was slightly scorched under it. Even though his truck had a new battery, he was forced to hitch a ride home because it could not be started. (Michel)
Nov. 6, 1957 0450	U.S., Springfield, Ohio: Two policemen reported seeing a "frosty" blue light over the south side of Springfield. It lasted only 10 seconds, but at the same time, Julius Roseman, who was driving to work, reported that his car engine had failed. Mr. Roseman also said that the motor of a taxi beside his car also failed. (Schopick)
Nov. 6, 1957 Night	U.S., Danville, Illinois: Two policemen observed a brilliant white light, which changed color successively to amber and orange. They gave chase because the light appeared to be so low in the sky; during the chase, their communications radio would not function. The light eventually flew out of sight. (Hammond Times, November 7, 1957)
Nov. 6, 1957	U.S., Plattsburgh, New York: No details available. (The Challenge of Unidentified Flying Objects, Hall and Maney)
Nov. 7, 1957 0920	U.S., Orogrande, New Mexico: The speedometer of a car began suddenly jumping wiIdly back and forth, from the top to the bottom of its range. It then stopped just as suddenly. The three witnesses later saw a metallic-appearing UFO high in the sky to the southwest. It continued moving away into the south west for three minutes until it was lost from view. The speedometer continued to function normally after the UFO was gone. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen)
Nov. 7, 1957	U. S., Lake Charles, Louisiana: While driving alone, a woman's car engine began to sputter and then stop completely. She glanced up and saw a silvery disc about 200 feet overhead, approximately 15 feet in diameter. After a few seconds, the disc moved north at high speed. Her car could then be restarted. (Michel)
Nov. 9, 1957            0100	U.S., Lake City, Missouri: A single witness experienced complete engine failure of his car as an elongated UFO suddenly appeared, hovering only 50 feet off the ground. When the UFO eventually left the vicinity, the car could be restarted. ( Anatomy of a Phenomenon, Jacques Vallee)
Nov. 9, 1957 1920	U.S., 12 miles northeast of Carrizozo, New Mexico: A housewife and several companions saw an object which, when passing near their car, caused the headlights to fail. It then left quickly towards the southwest. (Flying Saucers, the Startling Evidence, Coral and Jim Lorenzen)
Nov. 10, 1957 1900	U.S., Hammond, Indiana: Many people reported a UFO in the area. Two policemen investigating these reports saw a red and white light hovering 500 to 1000 feet overhead. They also heard a beeping sound. There was interference on the police radio while the object was in view. Another witness, also out watching for it, saw a green light on a basket-shaped object. His car radio failed at the same time. The lights flew away when anyone tried to approach. (NICAP)
Nov. 12, 1957	U.S., Rumney, New Hampshire: "Car motor and lights failed. Ground observer corps reported UFO at same time." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
Nov. 15, 1957 1400	BRAZIL, Cachoeira: A huge, metallic object came down and hovered over the Aero Club aerodome at the local airport.It was glowing orange, 200 feet in diameter, and only 300 feet in altitude. All attempts to approach it failed because the motors of every car stalled when near the object. After a few minutes, the object left vertically. (Schopick)
Nov. 23, 1957 0610	U.S., 30 miles west of Tonopah, Nevada: A man's car engine died. He then heard a high-pitched whining sound and saw four discs sitting on the ground. The objects were 50 feet in diameter, with a dome in the center and a rotating ring on the edge. The four objects eventually slowly left the area after 20 minutes, at which time the car engine could be restarted. (The Hynek UFO Report)
Dec. 3, 1957 1900	U.S., Ellensburg, Washington: Many residents of the Menastash Ridge area of Ellensburg saw a "strange ball of fire" for 20 minutes. A truck driver reported that the light hovered over his truck, causing the motor to cough and sputter. His engine did not stop completely, however, so he drove away. The night was misty, but the object was so bright that it lit up the sky as if it were daytime. (Schopick)
Dec. 8, 1957 1730	U.S., Woodward, Oklahoma: A disc-shaped UFO with a dome and three "pads" on the underside suddenly came toward a car with three people inside. The car began to die and finally stalled out as the UFO hovered overhead at 200 feet. It was emitting a high-pitched whining sound. The witnesses said it was over 50 feet in diameter. The whine increased in pitch after about two minutes, and the UFO rose vertically out of sight. The headlights came on and the engine of the car started by itself. (CUFOS)
Dec. 8, 1957 2100	U.S., between Coulee City and Soap Lake, Washington: Eight people traveling together in two cars saw a "huge, fiery object" pass overhead from north to south. The two cars stalled out and their headlights also failed as the UFO came overhead. In addition, the inside dome lights came on, even though they weren't turned on. The cars remained stalled until the object had passed out of sight. (Schopick)
January, 1958 0130	U.S., Depew, New York: During a snowstorm, a woman saw an object by the side of a road. Her car stalled and the headlights went out. She saw two insect-like figures near the object, which then took off, rotating as it did so. Some of the snow was melted where it had landed and the ground was warm. (Passport to Magonia, Vallee)
Jan. 13, 1958 1830	AUSTRALIA, Casino, N.S.W.: A single witness reported interference with his car radio as a UFO followed him for three miles. It remained at a distance of only 50 yards, and repeatedly made passes at his car, swopping low over the roof. The UFO was dome-shaped with a light on the bottom. The car radio static occurred when the UFO came overhead. After three minutes, it flew away. (UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere, Michael Hervey)
Jan. 30, 1958 2345	PERU, between Arequipa and Lima: A lawyer, his wife, and their nephew felt an electric shock at a point 220 miles north of Arequipa. Several seconds later the headlights and engine of their car failed. An inverted mushroom-shaped object was then observed, about 15 feet in diameter, descending from the sky. It hovered for about eight minutes at a 150-foot altitude, glowing red. A truck and a bus were also affected by the presence of the UFO. (The Challenge of Unidentified Flying Objects, Hall and Maney)
Feb. 24, 1958 0305	BRAZIL, near Santo Antonio de Jesus: The car of three men sputtered, coughed, and finally died. The men got out, but could find nothing wrong with the car. Just as they had decided to sleep at the side of the road until morning, a disc-shaped, luminous UFO approached, with a ring spinning at high speed in the middle of the craft. The UFO descended towards the ground in a "falling-leaf" motion and hovered 12 feet in the air. Two of the men walked toward it, at which time it rose up to about 600-foot altitude. The UFO then began a series of high-speed maneuvers, finally disappearing at 0435 hours. The car still would not start. At 0630 hours, the UFO appeared once more, looking silvery in color and hovering at a low altitude. It then shot away, vanishing almost instantly, and the witnesses' car could be started easily. (Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, Coral Lorenzen)
May, 1958	U.S., Richmond, Virginia: "Engine of car began running roughly; driver then noticed UFO following car." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
Aug. 3, 1958	ITALY, Rome: "Luminous UFO observed passing overhead as city lights failed; one report of car radio failure." (The UFO Evidence, NICAP)
Aug. 8, 1958 0127	ARGENTINA, Unsue-Bolivar Highway: An official of the national senate experienced a complete failure of his car, including the dashboard clock, at the same moment he saw a UFO 300 meters away. It was saucer-shaped with a dome, giving off a soft whistle. It approached the witness, then climbed rapidly to the south. The car could then be restarted. (Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Vallee and Vallee)
Oct. 26, 1958 2230	U.S., Loch Raven Dam Maryland: Two young men observed an egg-shaped object hovering above Bridge No. 1 over the reservoir. It was 100 feet long, 125 feet in altitude, and glowing a dim white. Their car went dead 75 to 80 feet from the bridge, or about 200 to 300 feet from the UFO. After leaving the car and watching for another 45 seconds, they saw the UFO flash brilliantly white, shoot straight up, and disappear from view in 5 to 10 seconds. There was a loud noise as the object left, as well as an increased sensation of heat. The witnesses later noticed that their skin had been reddened on the side facing the object. (Blue Book)
Nov. 16, 1958 Dusk	SWEDEN, Upland: The car in which two men were riding suddenly stalled. The headlights also went out. A circular blue object suddenly landed about 60 yards to their right. It was 17 yards long and 9 yards high and had a glowing yellow rim. The object took off after three minutes. The witnesses' car could now be started, so they investigated the landing area. They noticed a "closeness" in the air and also noticed the grass had been pressed down. (CUFOS)
Jan. 13, 1959	DENMARK, Bygholm: A witness driving alone saw a stationary object ahead in the sky. After about five seconds, the object moved toward the car and passed over it at a height of 100 meters. The car's engine stopped at this point but the headlights were not affected. The object, which now changed color from yellow-green to yellow-white, moved quickly away into the west. (FSR, Vol. 5, No. 5)