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UAP events in 1980

2 events in the archive

Every documented UAP event from 1980 in the Disclosure Archives record — hearings, document releases, official reports, named witness testimony, and major civilian sightings. Sorted newest to oldest within the year; each entry links to a primary source.

Every event from 1980

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Cash–Landrum incident in East Texas

Three Texas residents report a close-range encounter with a diamond-shaped object emitting intense heat, escorted overhead by approximately twenty-three twin-rotor military helicopters. All three subsequently report serious medical injuries.

Stephenville, Texas — United States#Multiple Witnesses#Law Enforcement
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U.S. Air Force personnel report close encounter at Rendlesham Forest

U.S. Air Force security personnel stationed at the twin Royal Air Force bases of Bentwaters and Woodbridge report a triangular, metallic craft on the ground in adjacent Rendlesham Forest, followed by aerial light phenomena two nights later. The deputy base commander signs a memorandum to the U.K. Ministry of Defence summarizing the events.

Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk — United Kingdom#U.S. Air Force#Cold War#Multiple Witnesses#International
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