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)
San Francisco · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in San Francisco, California, reported a huge silver oval-shaped object flying low and positioning itself over their home for about two minutes.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
7 brightly illuminated elliptical discs racing uniformly across the night sky were seen moving NNW to SSE equally spaced apart.
Timpson · TX, USA
In 1958, a witness in Timpson, Texas, reported multicolored round lights moving in circles around their residence, an event that lasted about one and a half hours.
Grand Island · NE, USA
Hovering craft 60-75' over roadway
Cincinnati · OH, USA
odd shaped diamond saucer,light could pass threw it,about thirty feet long,15 feet high,three feet from touching the ground,glass looki
Sydney (NSW · Australia), Australia
In the winter months of 1958 on a clear winter night while looking at the southern cross, a star formation I now know is called the Cru
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
In 1958, an eleven-year-old girl in Baldwin Park, California, reported seeing a cigar-shaped object hovering near her home for about five minutes before it left.
Florala ? · AL, USA
In 1958, a witness near Florala, Alabama, close to the Alabama-Florida border, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, though few other details were recorded.
Mountain View · MO, USA
In 1958, a witness near Mountain View, Missouri, reported unusual lights with tail-like trails in the sky, an event that reportedly lasted about two hours.
Waterford (Village) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
06/15/58 Waterford, England/UK Saucer. 5 mins. Moved from one side of wilndow view (house side) to opposite side. 04/30/09
Coffeyville · KS, USA
In 1958, a group of four adults and seven children in Coffeyville, Kansas, reported observing a cigar-shaped object, with one witness describing an unexplained loss of time.
Yonkers · NY, USA
venus' dark side...
Menlo Park · CA, USA
Saw noisless, extremely-low clear light slowly cruise past us and over hills, where "encountered" and newspaper-reported.
Houston · TX, USA
Observed disk while driving. We stopped, got out and stood watching disk as it stopped directly over us. No sound or other disturbance.
Oklahoma (rural) · OK, USA
In the summer of 1958 I was in far eastern Oklahoma with a small troop of Boy Scouts and a Scout Master. We were camped on the banks of
Pawnee · OK, USA
(I want to add my contact information) this happened a long time ago and there's not much I could add. but I did see it happen. We
Pawnee · OK, USA
In 1958, a witness in Pawnee, Oklahoma, reported two star-like objects in the eastern night sky with a smaller light moving between them, over about 30 minutes.
Silverdale · WA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Silverdale, Washington, reported a cylindrical object hovering above their house with multicolored blinking lights for eight to nine hours.
Conyers · GA, USA
Sighting of a UFO ca. 1958.
Camden (Penobscot Bay) · ME, USA
In 1958, a mother and her pre-teen son in Camden, Maine, reported watching a silver disk-shaped object crash into Penobscot Bay within a matter of seconds.
Fort Worth · TX, USA
In 1958, a witness in Fort Worth, Texas, reported seeing three disk-shaped objects from a distance of about twenty feet, over roughly four minutes.
Texas City · TX, USA
Cluster of UFOs I was 6 to 9 years old when I witnessed several tiny star-like objects in the dark night sky. What caught my attentio
Durham · KS, USA
In 1958, a witness in Durham, Kansas, reported two bright lights crossing the southern night sky within a few seconds after dark.
Thibodaux · LA, USA
Historical Sighting I have related this many times, but never committed it to writing until now. I was motivated to write this by the
Palmer Park · MD, USA
In 1958, a witness in Palmer Park, Maryland, reported a white spherical light zigzagging across the sky at extreme speed while leaving a glowing trail, for 15 to 20 minutes.