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)
North Hollywood · CA, USA
A visit by a ufo object by a young child in 1958
Cincinnati · OH, USA
5/16/1958/ 1500 hours/ just getting dark,mount arity forest
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I was four years old. i would visit at my grandmothers house. she lived in north hollywood . i was playing in the front yard when a bal
Brookline · MA, USA
close encounter with two humanoid-looking aliens (men)
Winooski · VT, USA
object hovered, landed then left headed north traveling at 60Kmph, being tracked across USA by several radar sites.
Winooski · VT, USA
more on the 1958 "fireball" in Winooski sky in case you didn't recieve the PDF file I sent of the newspaper clippings.
Atlantic Ocean (Troopship/ USS ROSE) · Atlantic Ocean
An object that looked like a star until it moved.
Howell · MI, USA
Large glowing object that seemed to be landing!!
Pep · TX, USA
Green fire balls, Texas Panhandle, late 1950's.
Birchy Bay (Canada) · NF, Canada
i couldn't believe what i saw, it was like being in a movie, i still can't believe such an experience.
Trenton · NJ, USA
Diamond shaped craft hovers in sky near hospital then speeds away when I went to take a picture.
Wantaugh · NY, USA
Illuminated ball with rods protruding. Silently moved east to west. Very low. About 40 feet off the ground.
Madison · WI, USA
A large fuchia pink cigar shaped object slowly flew over the building.
Teaneck · NJ, USA
Cylinder UFO followed by disc seen in fall of 1957 over northern New Jersey
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
UFO over Corpus Christi near naval yard on November 10, 1957
Northeast Cape AFS · St Lawrence Island,, AK, USA
Observed target on search radar. Ground speed about 25000 kt, altitude at least 30000ft. recorded on scope camera. observed by other ra
Nelchina (near) · AK, USA
This incident occurred about October of 1956 or ‘57. At the time, I was Assistant station manager for a major airline in Anchorage as
Martelle · IA, USA
I Fly and have been in Viet Nam and around the world and have never seen anything like it again.
Paterson · NJ, USA
Formation of approximately 8 light gray metallic disks silently crossing the night sky around October 1957 in northern NJ
Northeast Cape AFS · AK, USA
Radar sighting and filming
St. Paul · MN, USA
A bright light was apparently chased by several military jets.
England · AR, USA
Unexplained object seen on a clear fall night by a reputable person. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
tall unidentified being enters home - N.Y.C. 1957
Houston (Ellington AFB) · TX, USA
5 to 6" diameter light, extremely fast, silent, made an impossible inside 45 degree turn, and sped away horizontally.
Commerce City (N. of Denver) · CO, USA
A lot of methane gas in area