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.

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Ian Jones Release Date: 06/11/2025 The Sighting: Occurred on Sunday, 17th September 2023 Reporter: Paul Michael Tongs-Richardson Time of Day: Approximately 9pm The Place: Greenfields Road, Kingswinford, Birmingham, DY6 8EW Experience Details “It was about 9.00pm on a Sunday evening. I had just let my two dogs out and while I was waiting for them I noticed a pulsing light in the sky. At first I thought it was a drone or helicopter.

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2020 Last Updated: 29/10/2025   Steve Edwards is an experiencer with a military background who has served in the Armed Forces. He first got in touch with BUFOG in June 2020 to discuss a number of varied experiences which had occurred throughout his life. This case report documents these experiences and my analysis of them.   Spinning From The Sky Back in 1988 when he was 9 years old Steve lived with his famil

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 28/10/2025   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used and certain location details have been omitted   In July 2025, “Simon” got in touch with Birmingham UFO Group requesting guidance regarding hypnotic regression following an unexplained incident that occurred on 31st October 2024.   The event involved he and his wife “Emma”, and took place during their return journey from St Albans to their

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 29/07/2020 Last Updated 28/10/2025   For reasons of anonymity certain location details have been omitted   In early July 2020 Matt got in touch with me to report a sighting which took place on a weekend in June or July of 1992 when he was 9 years old, prompted by the fact that he had come across another BUFOG report which covered a similar sighting from the same city several months after, which he believes ma

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2019 Last Updated: 19/10/2025   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used   On Halloween 2019 “Jake” got in touch via the BUFOG website sighting report form to go over a repeated sighting he experienced back in the early 1980s. Unfortunately, we only have limited information at present as he did not respond to my further inquiries, but this case report covers what is known about the incident  

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2018 Last Updated: 15/01/2026   Note: For reasons of anonymity pseudonyms have been used In September 2018 I was contacted by a man who I shall name David. He wanted to discuss a number of interesting incidents he had experienced over the years. This report is the resulting documentation from that conversation.   Rectangular UFO Sighting   In 1990 when David was 10-11 years old he lived at Westwood in Peterbo

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Date: 01/05/2018 Last Updated: 15/10/2025   In April 2018 I was contacted by a lady named Catherine who wanted to share with me a number of experiences she had had throughout her life since childhood. Some of these experiences are very likely to be contact related. They have been mentioned in this report in age order.   The Cuckoo   In the mid-90s when Catherine was between 4-5 years old she lived with her parents

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report Author: Dave Hodrien Release Year: 2017 Last Updated: 14/10/2025   In December 2017 a man named Stephen got in touch with me via Facebook Messenger. He informed me that he had watched my recent interview with Richard Hall and that he had experienced a UFO sighting himself which he wanted to go over with me. I got back in touch to discuss what took place.   Sighting Details   In August 2012 Stephen worked at the Brittannia Hotel in Daresbury. O