Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Ian Jones Release Date: 02/04/2026 Reported By: Mr Mark Pestridge The Place: Telford Close, Warley Woods, Smethwick The Sighting: Occurred on 15th August 2016 Time of Day: From 5.25pm to sunset Mark contacted BUFOG and reported a sighting he and his family had in August 2016 in the back garden of his home in Smethwick, Warley. Mark’s Report The 15th August 2016 was a Monday and they were having a barbecue in their back garden about 5.

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2021 Last Updated: 29/03/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   In October 2021 I was contacted by a nurse from Ombersley, near Stourport, who I shall name “Marie”. She wanted to discuss various experiences she has had throughout her life. I arranged an extensive Facebook Messenger video call to go over what has taken place.   Timelines   In 1971 when she was 6 years old she was out

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave HodrienRelease Year: 2021 Last Updated: 26/03/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   On 12 th  September 2021 “Lucy” and her husband were out dowsing a leyline at Meon Hill, an Iron Age hill fort in Warwickshire. It was 1:30pm and a warm and dry day with patchy clouds in the sky. As they dowsed they took some photographs.   Aerial map of Meon Hill They saw nothing at the time but later on when checking t

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 17/03/2026 Last Updated: 19/03/2026   Introduction   My wife Natasha’s maiden name is Patching. Many years ago she reached out to a lady from Tampa, Florida named Sherrie Patching who she came across on Facebook. They have remained in touch ever since.  In February 2026 I and Natasha took a flight to Tampa for a cruise around the Gulf of Mexico. Because we were in the area and had a number of hours available,

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2021 Last Updated: 10/03/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   “Hannah” first got in touch with me in early 2021 to discuss vivid dreams and other experiences she has had over the years. She wanted to find answers to what had taken place and hear my thoughts. We went over everything via Facebook Messenger. Unfortunately, after our initial chat communication ceased so there are some

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 03/03/2026 Last Updated: 05/03/2026  Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used I was initially contacted by "Julie" in early 2025. She informed me she had been recommended to speak with me by another experiencer who’s case I had previously investigated. She provided a very brief overview of some of her own experiences which went right back to her childhood. I went back to her with some initial

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2021 Last Updated: 02/03/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   In late September 2021 a man who I shall name “Simon” got in touch with BUFOG via our website’s sightings report form. He wanted to know if anyone else had mentioned to us a sighting of five large glowing UFOs over Halesowen around March 2008. He proceeded to mention some brief details about what he himself saw at that

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2021 Last Updated: 27/02/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used for some witnesses   Introduction In September 2021 I was contacted by a lady named Lisa via Facebook. She had read one of my recently released case reports and mentioned that she and her mother had seen a triangular UFO. Her mother reported the sighting to a paranormal investigator from North West England named Harry Har

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2021 Last Updated: 11/02/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   In late February 2021 a lady who I shall call “Claire” got in touch via phone to discuss something unusual she had seen earlier in the month close to her house in Castle Bromwich. She informed me that what she had seen had been captured on her security camera. Unfortunately, despite stating that she would do so, she nev

The search functionality of the case reports section of this site has now been greatly improved. You can now search for multiple words at once and the search will go through report content as well as just title. This should make it easier than ever to locate specific cases by date, location or incident aspect. There's a treasure trove of 18 years of investigative research by our Chairman and other investigators. So why not dive on in here and see what you can find?

The venue we utilise in Oldbury for our monthly meetings has recently updated their pricing to fit more in line with other venues in the area. As BUFOG is completely self-funded this unfortunately means that we will need to raise the entrance fees of our meetings to ensure we keep afloat. From next month onwards the entrance fee for lecture nights will be £7.50, and the entrance fee for screening/other nights will be £5.00. If you have previously attended our meetings, we hop

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2020 Last Updated: 09/02/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   In July 2020 “Steven” got in touch with me via phone to discuss various experiences he has had and his views on them.   Communion   In February 1987 American experiencer Whitley Strieber released the well known book “Communion”. The book went into his contact experiences in depth. At the time Steven was 16 years old.  

Unfortunately due to personal reasons Andy Russell is no longer going to be able to join us tomorrow night for his talk. Instead we will now be specially streaming the new UFO documentary The Age Of Disclosure. Featuring over thirty senior members of the government and military, the documentary provides some of the most compelling testimonial evidence ever for the reality of alien visitation. Free snacks will also be provided for all attendees. The rest of the evening will pr

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 02/10/2020 Last Updated: 04/02/2026   In September 2020 I was contacted by a lady from Kings Heath named Marian. She was interested in learning more about BUFOG, but when asked if she had ever seen anything herself she informed me of a stunning experience she had witnessed back in the early 1970s while living in Warminster, Wiltshire.   Warminster has for many years been known as a UFO hot spot after a wave o

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2020 Last Updated: 02/02/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   In early July 2020 while browsing a UFO-themed channel I came across a message on Facebook from a lady who I shall name “Kelly”. She mentioned a sighting she had back in 2007 over Huddersfield. I reached out to her via Facebook Messenger to learn about what took place in more depth.   Sighting Details In the summer of 2

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 01/02/2026   In early January 2026 a lady named Pauline got in touch with BUFOG via our experience report form to inform us about a UFO she had both observed and recorded in March 2025. After examining the photographs and videos which she sent to me I got in touch via phone to go over the details of what took place.   Sighting Details   On the evening of 28 th  March 2025 Pauline had her sisters round to visi

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date:  24/01/2026 Last Updated: 01/02/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used for some witnesses   In November 2025 I was contacted by a 62-year-old lady named Kelly from Maryland who provided some brief details on a number of previous contact-related experiences she has had. Through further E-Mail correspondence I was able to delve into these experiences in more depth and gain a complete pi

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 24/04/2025 In March 2025 I was contacted by a man named Gary Freeman via the BUFOG website to inform us about a historical UFO/UAP sighting he and his wife at the time Suzanne had. This report covers what took place.   Sighting Details   On the evening of 10th October 1990 Gary and Suzanne drove to the NEC for a Billy Joel concert. After the show they walked back to their car and got back on the road to head

Unfortunately due to the heavy snowfall that occurred earlier this month we had to cancel the first planned meeting of 2026. However we're hoping lightning can't strike twice, and we should have better luck for our February meeting, set to take place on Thursday 5th February at 7.30pm. We will be joined for the first time by Andy Russell, a clinical psychotherapist who has got actively involved in a large London-based contact support group. He will be discussing some of the f

Due to expected heavy snowfall later on, this evening's BUFOG meeting has now unfortunately been cancelled. Richard Freeman's planned dragon talk will be rescheduled to later in 2026. Apologies for the late notice.