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)
Graham · TX, USA
Three shiny spheres over Graham Texas
Beaver Co. {Western Pennsylvania; Rte. 288) · PA, USA
Multiple witnesses in Beaver County, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object with many colored lights, seen from less than 100 feet away, for about 20 minutes in September 1957.
Brecksville · OH, USA
A witness in Brecksville, Ohio reported a glowing, circular object about 20 feet in diameter landing a few feet from their car, over about three minutes in September 1957.
Los Gatos (west of) · CA, USA
A witness west of Los Gatos, California reported three disk-shaped objects at very low altitude in daylight, seen in as much detail as a car on the road, in under a minute in September 1957.
St. Paul · MN, USA
A witness in St. Paul, Minnesota reported three saucer-shaped objects with flashing lights landing nearby, then taking off at high speed when approached, over about five minutes, September 1957.
El Paso · TX, USA
Undified Flying Object
Lake Jackson · TX, USA
fireball seen on country road.
Tacoma · WA, USA
A witness in Tacoma, Washington reported a large disk-shaped object, roughly the size of a Boeing 727, in the evening sky for about 20 seconds in September 1957.
Hopkinsville · KY, USA
Witnesses in Hopkinsville, Kentucky reported four silent, metallic silver, cigar-shaped objects in the sky for about ten minutes in September 1957.
Arco · ID, USA
A five-person surveying crew near Arco, Idaho reported disturbing a landed disk-shaped object that lifted off and flew away at midday, over about three minutes in August 1957.
Vandalia · OH, USA
A witness in Vandalia, Ohio reported a disk-shaped object with a light spinning through its center crossing the sky from south to north in three minutes or less, on August 3, 1957.
Bainbridge/ Port Deposit · MD, USA
A sailor on watch near Bainbridge/Port Deposit, Maryland reported a fireball heading directly toward the barracks, with no time to react, over about 22 seconds in August 1957.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Flashing light over Indiana
San Diego (north of · at sea), CA, USA
At least a hundred miles out to sea, a long time ago, in 1957, a very interesting sighting, after midnight. First report.
LUDLOW · MA, USA
A witness in Ludlow, Massachusetts reported a large, black, cigar-shaped silhouette tapered at both ends, with a bluish-white light flashing at one end, for about two minutes in August 1957.
Ticonderoga · NY, USA
UFO buzzed B-47.
California (above · northern part of), CA, USA
Red Fireball Over Califonia
Ludlow · MA, USA
A witness in Ludlow, Massachusetts reported a black, silhouetted cigar-shaped object with a flashing light on one edge, hovering before dropping out of sight, for up to five minutes in August 1957.
Longview · WA, USA
My uncle and I were standing outside on a warm summer evening. We were talking about unions and looking up at the stars. It was about
Mississauga (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness reported an unidentified object over Mississauga, Ontario at noon on August 15, 1957; few further details were recorded.
Exeter · NH, USA
UFO Incident Exeter Newhampshire 1957
Auburn · MA, USA
this all took place in 1956 or 57. i was 10 or 11 yrs old. it was a warm august night,about 9:30 pm. my friend an i were walking home f
Smith's Ferry · ID, USA
A witness near Smith's Ferry, Idaho reported a disk-shaped object passing within a few feet of a truck cab, an incident later attributed by the Air Force to a lost missile, in August 1957.
Huntington · IN, USA
A witness in Huntington, Indiana reported a massive, silent, triangular object hovering directly overhead at treetop level, blocking part of the night sky, for about an hour in August 1957.
Talcott · WV, USA
A sphere that looked like a white light came across the horizon from West to East, an Air Force Jet followed about 3-4 sec later.