NUFORC Sightings Report: 05/1978

This document is a compilation of UFO sighting reports for the month of May 1978, as recorded by the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC). The report lists numerous incidents across the United States, detailing dates, locations, and descriptions of the phenomena observed. Reported shapes include fireballs, cigars, cylinders, disks, ovals, triangles, and other irregular forms. Notable entries include a fireball over Philadelphia on May 29, 1978, which was noted by NUFORC as a possible meteor. Other reports describe various behaviors, such as silent flight, hovering, and formation flying. One report from May 20, 1978, over the Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean sea, describes 'supersonic clouds.' Another entry from May 5, 1978, mentions a UFO maneuvering over Carswell Air Force Base. Several witnesses provided personal accounts, including a report of a 'flying Orange Spider/Octopus looking creature' in Teaneck, New Jersey, and a report involving a square UFO at a fluorspar mine in Kentucky. The document also references historical contact with NICAP regarding a 1978 experience in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The data is presented as a chronological list, serving as a historical record of public reports submitted to the organization.