The vision shows a UFO that produces a corkscrew tail, seeming to indicate rotational movement, and releases an orb that flies into another direction at a faster speed than the object itself.

A UFO enthusiast has moved one step closer to proving the truth is out there after uploading thousands of declassified extraterrestrial records to the internet.

John Greenewald spent nearly two decades filing Freedom of Information requests to compile an extensive online archive of UFO case files from around the globe.

His website, The Black Vault, claims to have archived over 1.3 million declassified government documents by converting them into PDFs for a searchable database.

Last week, he made the fabled Project Blue Book available on his website.

The massive catalogue of over 10,000 UFO and extraterrestrial reports, recorded by the U.S. Air Force from the 1940s to the 1970s, was previously only accessible by visiting the National Archives in Washington.

Project Blue Book explores everything from sightings to possible evidence of alien contact on Earth.

To celebrate the information being readily available online, we have compiled what we think are the top five reports.

Winter 1951, New Zealand

CLAIM —

A photographer believed they had captured a flying saucer while out shooting.

VERDICT —

This report was classified as a hoax.

Photo analysis concluded that saucer was actually a stationary lens-shaped cloud caused by moist air that has condensed at a high altitude.

31 October, 1964 — South Charleston, Ohio

CLAIM —

The observer claimed to have captured multiple small flying saucers hovering in front of a tree.

VERDICT —

This report is unexplained.

Photo analysis indicated that the objects were most likely caused by a series of exposures the film prior to loading.

It was also suggested the objects could have been the result of a reflection caused by a separate light source.

August 3, 1965 — Santa Ana, California

CLAIM —

A man claimed to have captured three Polaroid photos of a flying object 30ft in diameter during a 15 second encounter.

He said the photos were taken through an open car window with the object less than 50ft away.

VERDICT —

This report was classified as a hoax.

Photo analysis indicated that the pictures of the object did not represent the visual conditions of the sighting.

The report claimed the object was actually a tray being tossed into the air.

19 October, 1956 — Bostonia, California

CLAIM —

A student claimed to have captured the image of a UFO while doing a photography project.

VERDICT —

This report was classified as a hoax.

Photo analysis indicated the image was a double exposure that combined a photo of the moon and a light fixture.

It was also claimed there was evidence of dodging — a photographing technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area.

9 January, 1967 — Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

CLAIM —

Two witnesses reported they had photographed a dark grey coloured disc shaped object while it hovered for 10 minutes at a low altitude before quickly flying away.

VERDICT —

This report was classified as a hoax.

It was claimed this account could not be confirmed because investigators possessed insufficient data due the photographers refusing to give up their original prints.