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)
Seaford · Long Island, NY, USA
huge circular craft, had a dome with red lights at bottom ; flying at level of top of a telephone pole, turned 90 degrees in an instant
Globe · AZ, USA
Rectangular shape consisting of what resembled plumbing joints connecting the four sides together hovered above us and shot straight up
North AtlanticOcean · Unknown
In 1959, an unidentified radar contact was reported over the North Atlantic Ocean, tracked for about thirty minutes according to the account.
Campbellsport · WI, USA
I was a radar operator at Fallon NAS, we were a parasite unit of the air force. We got a call from the Navy control tower to check out
West Germany · Germany
Strong radar return w/ airborne F-86-D radar at approx. 30,000', first seen while flying N on a practice 90 degree run on wingman.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
In 1959, a married couple in the Bronx, New York City, reported observing an oval-shaped object for about half an hour, an experience that changed how they viewed UFOs.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Phoenix, Arizona, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, visible for less than a minute before it disappeared from sight.
Philadelphia · USA
In 1959, a witness in Philadelphia reported a silent, smoothly moving circular object flashing different colors that appeared to separate and rejoin in the sky.
Columbus · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness near Columbus, Ohio, reported red-orange lights motionless over Lockbourne Air Force Base; one light vanished and another sped away within minutes.
El Sobrante · CA, USA
Bright, yellow/orange circle, 10 ft. in diameter, silent, slow moving, 5mph, 50 ft. above ground-2 minutes, chased & threw rocks at it.
Evanston · IL, USA
In 1959, a group of witnesses in Evanston, Illinois, reported a distant object appearing in the same part of the sky on three consecutive nights, each for about 20 minutes.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness in Cincinnati, Ohio, reported a large disk-shaped object hanging motionless and silent in the sky for about an hour.
Miami · FL, USA
In 1959, a witness in Miami, Florida, described a childhood encounter with a spherical, faceted object that reportedly landed in their backyard for 30 to 45 minutes.
Mendham · NJ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mendham, New Jersey, reported a disk-shaped object hovering at eye level roughly fifty feet away for five minutes before departing at great speed.
Baden · PA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Baden, Pennsylvania, reported an orangish, saucer-shaped object with a black rotating center, observed in the sky for about fifteen minutes.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Visited.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
In 1959, a witness in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, reported a large moving orb-like object, initially flagged by a motion-detection device, for one to two minutes.
Hobbs · NM, USA
In 1959, a witness in Hobbs, New Mexico, reported a bright triad of moving dots of light in the sky, visible for about two minutes before fading from view.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
Its was approximately 6:30pm, I was sitting in frontroom watching TV, when screen showed sometype of interference. I looked out the wi
La Mesa · CA, USA
At first we thought it was a falling star. Then we realized it was coming in side ways from the east over the freeway (125) and it was
Mississippi (rural) · MS, USA
In 1958, a witness in rural Mississippi reported a bright light pacing their car before speeding off at extreme velocity, an encounter lasting about six minutes.
Greenville · RI, USA
Five small disk or spherical-shaped objects merging with a large saucer-shaped object observed by three whitnesses in 1958.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
In 1958, a witness in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported three disk-shaped lights swerving among each other before shooting north into the sky within about ten seconds.
St. Paul · MN, USA
In 1958, a witness in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported a dull-orange object speeding southbound at low altitude toward the local airport, visible for about two seconds.
Terrebonne · OR, USA
Piercing, shrill tone.