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New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
A round object the shape of a bubble hovered by a window of a four or five story building. The object was silent. Some 20 feet os so ov
Marysville · WA, USA
UFO Over Golf Course
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Desert Hot Springs, California, reported a group of lights in a strange formation near a fault line, visible in the sky for about ten minutes.
Worcester · MA, USA
In July 1959, a witness in Worcester, Massachusetts, reported a strange object in the sky, with a similar sighting reported the same day on Long Island, New York.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Silver Bullet
St. Paul · MN, USA
In 1958, a witness in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported a dull-orange object speeding southbound at low altitude toward the local airport, visible for about two seconds.
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a bright white, hole-like object moving on a steady path across the midday sky for about 15 minutes.
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.
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
Baltimore · MD, USA
ON THE ABOVE DATE,MYSELF AND THREE OTHER BOYS HAD ENTERED THE BACK GATE OF THE CARLINS DRIVE INN THEATER TO SEE A MOVIE. WE HAD BEEN T
Dallas · TX, USA
Witnesses in Dallas, Texas reported seven to eleven silent lights arranged in a V shape in the sky for about five minutes in 1957.
Beatrice (14 mi SW of) · NE, USA
A witness near Beatrice, Nebraska reported a large, pale silver dome-shaped object over a hill and near a farmhouse, observed for about two minutes in July 1956.
Belton · MO, USA
THE EVENT WAS A PERSONAL CONTACT WITH AN ALIEN. SINCE I WAS ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD AND IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME FORGIVE ME ANY DESCREPANCIES
Akron · OH, USA
A witness in Akron, Ohio reported a bright object resembling a flying wing in the night sky around 10 p.m., observed for about 30 seconds in June 1956.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A witness in San Francisco, California reported a silver, football-shaped object flying very high and fast for two to three minutes in June 1956.
United Kingdom
maan disapearing through a porthole/stargate
Odessa · TX, USA
Apache heli flying 300-500 feet above ground seemed to be following something
Blanco · TX, USA
Witnesses near Blanco, Texas reported a silver, football-shaped object motionless in the sky, stopping to observe it for three to five minutes in October 1954.
Palmer Township · PA, USA
A witness in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania reported a Saturn-shaped object in the night sky for nine to ten minutes in the fall of 1954.
Parent (Canada) · QC, Canada
A witness near Parent, Quebec reported a capsule-shaped, copper-colored object hanging motionless in the sky for about three to four minutes in August 1954.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
It was 1954. Background. I was 24, busy building our young family, had never heard of the 1947 Saucers by Mt. Rainier.
Lorton · VA, USA
My Mother heard what she believed was a UFO.
Freeport · NY, USA
Rocket-shaped object emitting sparks, making a sputtering noise and moving at 10-15 mph past the observer within 25' to 30'.
Cicero · IL, USA
Witnesses in Cicero, Illinois, just west of Chicago, reported an object or formation passing overhead in a triangular pattern for about two minutes in November 1953.