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Goldfield · NV, USA
In 1959, a witness in Goldfield, Nevada, reported a light hovering over their pickup truck, which they said appeared to lift from the sand, within about a minute.
Jewett · NY, USA
In 1959, a witness in Jewett, New York, reported a light with a tumbling, zigzag flight pattern resembling a shooting star, observed in the Catskills for 20 minutes.
Mohave · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mohave, California, reported lights overhead as their car's headlights and engine reportedly cut off, an event lasting about two minutes.
Long Beach · CA, USA
As a young man, I would lay out in the yard at night and look at the sky--I often saw an object moving at night speed, very high, no no
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
In 1959, a witness in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reported two star-like lights converging upward and appearing to merge into one, over about two to three minutes.
Allendale · KY, USA
In 1959, a witness in Allendale, Kentucky, reported a light moving very fast across the sky, an event that reportedly lasted about five minutes.
Sidney · OH, USA
Saw a bright light shining down. Pulled over to the side of I75 and watched it about 5 min. before it took off very quickly heading ea
Buffalo · WV, USA
In 1959, witnesses in Putnam County near Buffalo, West Virginia, reported two lights colliding or merging in the night sky, with debris said to be found the next day.
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.
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.
Riverside · IL, USA
In 1958, a witness in Riverside, Illinois, near Chicago, reported strange lights and described encountering figures nearby, an event lasting about ten minutes.
Bellevue · WA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Bellevue, Washington, reported a light appearing at dusk from the southeast, arcing down near the eastern horizon before moving northwest for 20 minutes.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
A witness reported a light-based UFO near the naval yard in Corpus Christi, Texas, observed for about ten minutes on November 10, 1957.
St. Paul · MN, USA
A witness in St. Paul, Minnesota reported a bright light apparently being chased by several military jets, over about 45 seconds in October 1957.
Houston (Ellington AFB) · TX, USA
A witness near Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, reported a small, extremely fast, silent light making a sharp turn before speeding away horizontally, in about three seconds in October 1957.