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)
Riverside · IL, USA
Chicago suburbs, strange lights and figures; close contact with figures. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Fargo · ND, USA
Flying Saucer seen while driving home from work.
Perry · IA, USA
Triangular formation of red objects flying soundlessly across the sky.
Arthur · ND, USA
Two lights of alternating color traveling and stopping at unexplainable rates of speed.
Ashland · KY, USA
Near observations of a slow moving silent object and ground effects.
Reseda · CA, USA
Bright white "hole" in deep blue noon sky on steady path. No structure apparent.
Davis Jct. (on highway72 east to highway 51 north) · IL, USA
red light with A GLOW AROUND IT DRIVING TO WORK 10;20PM DRIVING EAST SAW THIS LIGHT MAKING TRIANGLE MOTION CONTINIOUS MOTION IT WENT N.
Phelps County (rural area) · NE, USA
Big object approached across field at dusk, stopped nearby, then abruptly flew off. ((NUFORC Note: Two witnesses. PD))
Derby (New Haven) · CT, USA
Occurred during early evening hours. LARGE UFO (witnessed by many in neighborhood) hovered over open field at end of housing project.
Karangaroa (New Zealand) · New Zealand
aged 12 in 1958 saw dull silver stationary cigar tube shaped object in clear sky with no markings or sound for 5 minutes.
Scarborough · ME, USA
I was a young girl around 1958 when I saw a saucer-shaped craft on the ground in daylight resting between two sets of power lines
hermitage · PA, USA
Brightly lit Saucer hovers above car for a few minutes then disappears.
Bellevue · WA, USA
At dusk, a light appeared out of the SE sky arched down above the E horizon moved NW.
Monroe · GA, USA
OVAL SHAPE SEEN IN OR AROUN 08/1958 IN MONROE GA
Snellville · GA, USA
I was in traffic on hwy 78 E into Snellville, right past the intersection of the lake Lucerne near Home Depot. There was a sparkling li
Osmond (near; on a farm) · NE, USA
Strange lights, no sound, spotlight like thing shining down on us.
Muncie · IN, USA
A star sized object circled the sky and then shot straight out of sight at very great speed.
Lakebay · WA, USA
9 people see UFO in night sky.
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
White teardrop shaped object observed during the daytime
Woodland Hills · FL, USA
summer night in 1958. i was 10. i was standing next to a big oak tree looking towards the san franando valley. i beleive it was to the
UT · USA
Hi Peter, l listened to you on coast to coast tonight and have heard this story a few times from a distant friend when l lived in Utah
Novato · CA, USA
saw saucer in large grass field it took off straight over vehicle went into sky and dissappeared
Rock Springs · WY, USA
Friend & I retuned home from movie. We lived on a hill that over looked the desert. I looked out to the s.w. and saw this object and i
Randallstown · MD, USA
Two triangular slow,silent lowflying objects,each with three white lites,were seen in mid-l958 over Balto.Co.,Md.by hundreds.
Middlesex · NC, USA
white glowing lights