UFO Sightings in the 1940s
154 UFO sightings reported during the 1940s, peaking in 1947 (52 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 154
- Span
- 1940–1949
- Peak year
- 1947 (52 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1940–1949 · peak 1947 (52 reports)
Merced · CA, USA
A witness in Merced, California reported three glowing, chartreuse, sphere-shaped objects moving in a wide arc across the valley sky, observed for 10 seconds in February 1946.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A witness in Brooklyn, New York reported a large, round, silver disk hovering over a neighbor's house with markings and a fire-like glow beneath it, observed for five minutes in January 1946.
Miami · FL, USA
A large, metallic, cigar-shaped object was reported flying slowly over Miami, Florida at about 3:30 p.m. on a clear afternoon in 1946, for roughly three minutes.
Roswell · NM, USA
A witness in Roswell, New Mexico reported a sphere-shaped object moving across the sky, observed for about one minute in December 1945.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
MY DAD SAYS HIS AUNT AND UNCLE SAW THIS CRAFT IN 1944 OR 1945 DURING THE DAY IT HOVERED OVER THEM FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN THE AREA OF BU
San Antonio · NM, USA
THE CRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE DECENDED AT AN ANGL, SKIDDED OVER A HUNDRED YARDS PUSHING THE DIRT IN FRONT OF IT AND BURIED IT'S SELF
Portsmouth · VA, USA
A witness in Portsmouth, Virginia reported a red, flickering formation of objects moving extremely fast in a V shape, observed for about three minutes in July 1945.
Dallas · TX, USA
A round ball of fire . Not a wisp of cloud. My mother and I were sitting on our back steps in the shade, very hot. This ball moved al
Germany or Holland (from bomber) · Germany
A witness reported a circular object seen during a bombing run over Germany or the Netherlands in 1945, observed briefly.
Salinas AFB · CA, USA
ufos belong to the US Air Force
Jasper · FL, USA
A witness in Jasper, Florida reported an unusual fireball in the night sky, observed for about five minutes in June 1945.
Normandy (France) · France
A witness reported an unusual object moving erratically before vanishing over Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1945, observed for about 10 minutes.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
A witness in Winston-Salem, North Carolina reported briefly seeing a disk-shaped object in the sky for a few seconds in June 1945.
South Pacific · South Pacific
A witness reported a disk-shaped object stored inside a U.S. military hangar in the South Pacific, observed over two nights in June 1945.
West Monroe · LA, USA
Arkansas Road West Monroe LA siting as Children Playing close to the street which was very rural at the time. Never heard much about U
Fraer (Jutland) (Denmark) · Denmark
A young witness in Fraer, Jutland, Denmark reported a disk-shaped object appearing alongside three U.S. P-51 fighter planes near the end of World War II, in May 1945.
Pacific Ocean · Unknown
A witness aboard a ship reported a disk-shaped object over the Pacific Ocean throughout the day while approaching Okinawa in April 1945.
Ft. Lee · VA, USA
A witness near Ft. Lee, Virginia reported a multi-colored, cigar-shaped object seen briefly near the Army base in early 1945.
Germany or France (from aircraft) · Germany/France
Cigar shaped craft
Sarnesfield · Herefordshire (UK/England), United Kingdom
WW2 Saucer
South Kingstown · RI, USA
This event was related to me tonight, 29 December 2008, by a carpenter who is working at my house here in South Kingstown, RI. After d
North Tampa · FL, USA
A witness reported a black, cylindrical object appearing above P-38 fighter planes during a training exercise near North Tampa, Florida, observed for three to four minutes in July 1944.
Los Alamos · NM, USA
A witness reported a disk-shaped object hovering over Los Alamos, New Mexico during the development of the atomic bomb, observed for more than an hour in June 1944.
Penuela (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
This happened when I was 8-years old in Penuela, Puerto Rico. Around 7:00 pm I was outside playing alone. I heard a sound of bees buz
France · France
I was part of the 8th Air force during world war two. We where on a bombing mission in the early hours of the Normandy landings our tar