Project 1947 - EM Effects Catalog

The catalog is now also available as part of The Temporal Doorway UFO Database.

• 1908 - Present (also "Date Uncertain")

There is also a catalog drawn from the complete catalog, but restricted to radio interference cases.

And the BUFORA Vehicle Interference Catalog which is part of the Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog.

The Catalog

This is the raw EM (Electro-Magnetic) effects catalog generated by the Project 1947 effort, coordinated by Jan Aldrich.The catalog represents the rawest of raw data. This catalog may include entries which are not related to UFOs, which are hoaxes, which are misperceptions, or where the EM effects are not a consequence of the presence of the UFO. Cite these cases at your own risk.

Mark Cashman is currently maintaining this catalog. Please contact him with any additional information on cases in the catalog or any new cases which should be included. We are especially interested in cases prior or close to 1947, but any EM effects cases are of interest. Please be prepared to provide a source for case information as well as the various details.

As of 7/98 this catalog has been committed to a computer database. Each case now has a unique ID. The IDs below 1000 are IDs from the Jacques Vallee's Magonia catalog of UFO landings from 1868 through 1968. IDs above that are new to the catalog.

As of 7/98 the catalog consists of 513 cases. Currently in progress and reflected in this collection is the entry of the contents of the BUFORA Vehicle Interference Catalog.

Basic Characteristics of EM Effects

For those unfamiliar with the nature of EM effects associated with UFO sightings, the following seem to be the basic characteristics of those effects

• The proximity of a UFO to a vehicle, transmitter, or receiver, can cause interference in vehicle operation, broadcast, or reception.
• Conventional internal combustion engines seem more prone to failure in the presence of a UFO than a diesel engine.
• Not all close proximity sightings display EM effects. This may indicate that the EM effect is a voluntary effect on the part of the UFO, rather than a side effect of UFO presence.
• In some cases, interference seems to be structured into pulses.
• Witnesses sometimes feel a "prickling" or "shock" which could be interpreted as a static charge.
• In some cases, the effect begins as the UFO departs. This might be an effect of a propulsion system (perhaps an EMP).
• Contrary to skeptical assertion, many incidents begin with the vehicle stalling, and thus cannot be a fear reaction to a strange sight.

General Categories of Effect

1. Home radio interference
2. TV interference
3. Auto ignition interference
4. Auto stalled and restarted
5. Vehicle light interference
6. Vehicle radio interference
7. Home power failure
8. Local power failure
9. Large scale power failure
10. Vehicle light failure
11. Vehicle radio failure
12. Auto stalled needed restarting
13. Object emitted sparks
14. Object emitted small "lightnings"
15. Home appliance or yard equipment failure
16. Diesel stalled and restarted
17. Diesel stalled and needed restarting
18. Electrical burns on human
19. Electrical burns on animal (no cases in catalog)
20. Electrical burns on ground
21. Electrical burns or burnout on equipment
22. Corona discharge from nearby objects
23. Electrostatic effect on human (hair raised, shocks)
24. Diesel did not stall, auto did
25. Radio station failure
26. Radio station interference
27. Television station failure
28. Television station interference
29. Compass deviations.
30. Burned out fuses/circuit breaker thrown
31. Vehicle battery boiled over or acid evaporated
32. Vehicle engine slowed down/speeded up
33. Paralysis

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