Author: John Greenewald

Background Robert Taylor, a forester from West Lothian, Scotland, encountered a strange object and equally strange smaller objects or “entities”. The rounded larger object, 20 feet in diameter, hovered above the ground. Then, two small objects, which were round but had appendages, “rushed” toward him. These objects each attached itself to one (each) of his trouser legs and tugged him towards the larger object, at which time Taylor lost consciousness. Ground marks were discovered at the scene of the encounter. The Evidence Witness’ Obituary Published by The Economist, March 29, 2007 Robert Taylor, a possible victim of alien abduction,…

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Case File Status: No Witness Contact — Lacks Sufficient Information Background The following case was submitted to TBV Investigations on April 15, 2018, just three days after the sighting. It was assigned to TBV Investigations’ researcher Michael Glenn for investigation. Witness Testimony The witness only submitted the following description in their report: “White orb flying around then disappears” The Evidence The Analysis The video was run through Adobe Premiere, wherein I checked for verification of a solid, real object in inverted mode, and with levels and contrast adjustments. The object can be seen coming across the sky, touching the edge…

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Background On the afternoon of January 8, 1981, a strange craft landed on a farm near the village of Trans-en-Provence in the Var region in southeastern France. Physical traces left on the ground were collected by the Gendarmerie within 24 hours and later analyzed in several French government laboratories. Extensive evidence of anomalous activity was detected. Image Gallery Additional Details by Mark Cashman, Temporal Doorway (now defunct website) Renato Nicolai; Trans en Provence, France Summary The Trans-en-Provence UFO event occurred on January 8, 1981 and was observed by a single witness. Due to the French privacy laws, the case was…

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Case File Status:  No Witness Contact — Lacks Sufficient Evidence Background The following case was submitted to The Black Vault / TBV Investigations on March 13, 2018. It was assigned to TBV Investigations’ researcher Michael Glenn for analysis. Witness Testimony The following was submitted by the witness. The description was very minimal. It is here unedited: “This thing or object makes a U-Turn in the Sky, then descents thru the clouds!” The Evidence The Analysis by Michael Glenn, TBV Investigations A video was submitted showing several objects swirling around an exterior security camera. The witness stated in their original submission,…

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Case File Status: Explainable – Rehash of 2011 Post or Same Object & Truck Being Transported Background On June 3, 2018, a post appeared on Facebook that went viral. It was posted by Ashley Choney, the earliest post I could find when this case file was written, and it shows a photograph of a “UFO” or saucer-like craft on the back of a semi, followed by “20 police cars” as indicated by the witness. The case was investigated by the creator of The Black Vault, John Greenewald, Jr. Witness Testimony The original Facebook posting, as published on June 3, 2018: The…

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