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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.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Flying while in the Marine Corps in a AD Skuraider & with a wing man, at apprx 6,000 ft observed Four Red cly objects estimating at 20,
Seaford · Long Island, NY, USA
huge circular craft, had a dome with red lights at bottom ; flying at level of top of a telephone pole, turned 90 degrees in an instant
Globe · AZ, USA
Rectangular shape consisting of what resembled plumbing joints connecting the four sides together hovered above us and shot straight up
North AtlanticOcean · Unknown
In 1959, an unidentified radar contact was reported over the North Atlantic Ocean, tracked for about thirty minutes according to the account.
Campbellsport · WI, USA
I was a radar operator at Fallon NAS, we were a parasite unit of the air force. We got a call from the Navy control tower to check out
West Germany · Germany
Strong radar return w/ airborne F-86-D radar at approx. 30,000', first seen while flying N on a practice 90 degree run on wingman.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
In 1959, a married couple in the Bronx, New York City, reported observing an oval-shaped object for about half an hour, an experience that changed how they viewed UFOs.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Phoenix, Arizona, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, visible for less than a minute before it disappeared from sight.
Philadelphia · USA
In 1959, a witness in Philadelphia reported a silent, smoothly moving circular object flashing different colors that appeared to separate and rejoin in the sky.
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.
El Sobrante · CA, USA
Bright, yellow/orange circle, 10 ft. in diameter, silent, slow moving, 5mph, 50 ft. above ground-2 minutes, chased & threw rocks at it.
Evanston · IL, USA
In 1959, a group of witnesses in Evanston, Illinois, reported a distant object appearing in the same part of the sky on three consecutive nights, each for about 20 minutes.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness in Cincinnati, Ohio, reported a large disk-shaped object hanging motionless and silent in the sky for about an hour.
Miami · FL, USA
In 1959, a witness in Miami, Florida, described a childhood encounter with a spherical, faceted object that reportedly landed in their backyard for 30 to 45 minutes.
Mendham · NJ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mendham, New Jersey, reported a disk-shaped object hovering at eye level roughly fifty feet away for five minutes before departing at great speed.
Baden · PA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Baden, Pennsylvania, reported an orangish, saucer-shaped object with a black rotating center, observed in the sky for about fifteen minutes.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
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Sunset Beach · NC, USA
In 1959, a witness in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, reported a large moving orb-like object, initially flagged by a motion-detection device, for one to two minutes.
Hobbs · NM, USA
In 1959, a witness in Hobbs, New Mexico, reported a bright triad of moving dots of light in the sky, visible for about two minutes before fading from view.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
Its was approximately 6:30pm, I was sitting in frontroom watching TV, when screen showed sometype of interference. I looked out the wi
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.
Greenville · RI, USA
Five small disk or spherical-shaped objects merging with a large saucer-shaped object observed by three whitnesses in 1958.