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)
Ft. Duschene (near) · UT, USA
A woman in her 20s reported seeing a round, disk-shaped object near Ft. Duchesne, Utah, observed for about 10 minutes in June 1944.
Clovis · NM, USA
A witness reported seeing a disk-shaped object over an airbase near Clovis, New Mexico in April 1944, observed for about 90 minutes.
Saanich (Canada) · BC, Canada
THREE DISCS.IN TRIANGULAR FORMATION TRAVELING SW. AT APROX. 30 DEG.HORIZON FASTER THAN PROP.AIRCRAFT.THE DAY WAS CLEAR AND THE TIME WAS
Hamburg (Germany) · Germany
My late uncle had 2 very unusual sightings, detailed in this video: WWII B-17 Pilot Paranormal Experiences Ghost Plane above Germany.
Wilderness (near western MD) · WV, USA
US fighter planes shoot down pre Roswell UFO then military scour crash site & bury UFO remains at wilderness site
Wilderness · WV, USA
A witness in Wilderness, West Virginia reported related sightings of a disk-shaped object over a three-week period in 1944.
San Diego · CA, USA
A sighting of one silver or white enlongated cylindrical or cigar shaped craft without any visual control surfaces heading west to east
Owensboro · KY, USA
A witness in Owensboro, Kentucky reported a low-flying, silver, rectangular object seen on a clear midday in October 1943, observed for about 30 minutes.
Milford (Republic of Ireland) · Ireland
A witness standing on high ground near Milford, Ireland reported a cigar-shaped object with what appeared to be portholes passing silently overhead, observed for 30 seconds in September 1943.
Portsmouth (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Witnesses near a naval base in Portsmouth, England reported vertical lines of crescent-moon-shaped lights arranged in rows across the night sky, observed for about 10 minutes in August 1943.
unknown · LA, USA
A witness in Louisiana reported a light resembling an airplane at midnight that appeared to corkscrew upward into the atmosphere, observed for 10 to 15 minutes in 1943.
unknown · LA, USA
A witness reported a white light traveling upward into the sky around midnight in Louisiana, observed for 10 to 12 minutes in August 1943.
Nebraska · NE, USA
My 94 yr. old grandmother, ((deleted)) described to me an encounter that occured in nebraska in about 1943. She was driv
Norfolk/Sizewell (UK/England) · United Kingdom
observing mans warfare
France (over · somewhere), France
light next to my b-17
Bering Sea · AK, USA
A witness over the Bering Sea, Alaska reported four red lights arranged in a line, observed for about one hour in April 1943.
Fiji Islands (S. Pacific Ocean) · Fiji
Crews aboard two U.S. Navy vessels reported seeing a reconnaissance plane appear to fly into something invisible near the Fiji Islands, observed for about 10 seconds in January 1943.
Montagny (France) · France
Two men in Nazi-occupied Montagny, France reported being approached by a disk-shaped craft that suddenly streaked away, observed for seconds to minutes in November 1942.
Oneida · TN, USA
Two children walking along a highway near Oneida, Tennessee reported seeing an unfamiliar object in the sky, observed for about two minutes in July 1942.
Hapeville · GA, USA
bright object approchjng Venus, 1940's
Panama City (Panama) · Panama
THIS HAPPENED TWO OR THREE MONTHS AFTER PEARL HARBOR. US ARMY HAVE SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN PANAMA. AFTER DEC. 7 WE WERE SENT INTO BLA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
During the Battle of Los Angeles on February 25, 1942, witnesses reported an unidentified object over the city amid anti-aircraft fire lasting several hours.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I am a eye witness to the war over Los Angeles in 1942. I can see the planes in my head as if it was yesterday. They were about 2 miles
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I am a ewhitness to war over los angeles in 1942--i would like mr davenport to call me or email me so i can tell him what i saw--i can
Forest Home · CA, USA
A witness in Forest Home, California reported a small, soundless, circular craft with two occupants wearing large goggles, observed hovering before streaking away for about two minutes in 1941.