UFO Sightings in the 1950s
591 UFO sightings reported during the 1950s, peaking in 1957 (91 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 591
- Span
- 1950–1959
- Peak year
- 1957 (91 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1950–1959 · peak 1957 (91 reports)
Otis Orchards · WA, USA
Cigar shaped Disc darting back and forth (East/West), Western shores of Liberty Lake, WA & West, @ < 45 degre angle to So. Horizon
Atlanta · GA, USA
As I stepped from my car I spied a really wierd trail forming in the sky over the East side of downtown Atlanta. Being a photograher,
Calaveras County · CA, USA
A female alien leader visits a catholic school boy in California .
Green River · WY, USA
A witness near Green River, Wyoming reported a glowing, white, sphere-shaped craft, estimated at 50 to 100 feet across, crossing a mountain range over five to seven minutes in July 1951.
Provo · UT, USA
Observed a gray, saucer shaped object for 30 minutes, clear blue sky, no clouds, hover, move slowly, and accelerate out of sight.
Spokane Valley (Otis Orchards) · WA, USA
UFO over the Spokane Valley 1951
Aarau (Switzerland) · Switzerland
A witness in Aarau, Switzerland reported a disk-shaped object that suddenly moved away at high speed on a steep angle, observed for about 10 minutes in July 1951.
Lynden · WA, USA
Brilliantly lighted disks observed over Abbotsford, BC Airport. ((NUFORC Note: Witness later became an experienced pilot. PD))
Brandon (Canada) · MB, Canada
A witness in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada reported a circular craft in the sky during the summer of 1951, observed for about 30 minutes.
Short · MS, USA
Large Flying Disc
Oklahoma (northeastern part; in-flight sighting) · OK, USA
A pilot and crew reported a cigar-shaped object flying alongside a commercial airliner over northeastern Oklahoma, observed for about five minutes in June 1951.
Jasper · NC, USA
A witness in Jasper, North Carolina reported a midday, oval-shaped object of an antique color positioned between tall pine trees and the ground, observed for about five minutes in June 1951.
Mount Pinos (beyond ski area parking) · CA, USA
Witnesses near Mount Pinos, California, including airline pilots on the ground, reported two unidentified objects in the sky, observed for about two hours in June 1951.
Greenville · MS, USA
A witness west of Greenville, Mississippi reported white lights in the evening sky, observed for about five minutes around 1951.
Jackson Heights · NY, USA
While watching a movie "Captain Horatio Hornblower", the HMS Southerland in a battle with a French castle and four French ships,(about
Johnstown · PA, USA
A railroad worker in Johnstown, Pennsylvania reported an object seen along with many other people, observed for about 10 minutes in June 1951.
Birmingham · AL, USA
I was suddenly aware of most of the sky being filled with a white light. No sound. It moved away quickly (one to three seconds) with no
Fort Sill · OK, USA
Flight Lights over Fort Sill?
Irving · KS, USA
A witness in Irving, Kansas reported a silver, disk-shaped object hovering in a blue sky during daylight, observed for five to ten minutes in April 1951.
Espanola (Canada) · ON, Canada
A 10-year-old witness in Espanola, Ontario, Canada reported a large, silvery, cigar-shaped craft, observed for about 15 seconds in March 1951.
Thompsonville · CT, USA
A golden-orange glowing bowl, flat on top, 2 ft in dia hovered overhead for about 30 sec. then was gone in a streak without a sound
Roswell · NM, USA
I saw ufo
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was only 8yrs old but I remember it clearly. While at my grandmother's house, my mother sent me to our car to get a sweater for her.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
A witness in Palm Springs, California reported a bluish-white, worm-like light, observed for about an hour and a half on January 20, 1951.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
A witness near Half Moon Bay, California reported three blips that appeared on a radar screen and vanished as aircraft approached, observed for about 10 minutes in December 1950.