Val Johnson Incident (1979)

The Val Johnson Incident (1979) is one of the most well-documented UFO encounters involving a law enforcement officer. Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson reported encountering a bright, 12-inch-diameter light while patrolling in Minnesota, which suddenly accelerated toward his car. The collision left his vehicle with significant damage—bent antenna, cracked windshield, and displaced headlights—while Johnson experienced temporary blindness and lost 15 minutes of time. Both the car's clock and Johnson's wristwatch were mysteriously 14 minutes slow. Investigators found no conventional explanation, and the case remains an unsolved, credible UFO encounter officially recorded in police files.