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Victoria (Canada) · BC, Canada
In 1960, a teenage witness at a bus stop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, reported a disk-shaped object in the late afternoon sky, visible for only a few seconds.
Watervliet · MI, USA
In 1960, a witness in Watervliet, Michigan, reported three disk-shaped objects hovering in daylight, clear enough to see lights revolving around their middle, for several minutes.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
In June 1960, a witness in Santa Ana, California, reported a disk-shaped craft in the sky, visible for about five minutes before it moved out of view.
Barstow-Baker · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness reported what appeared to be a giant disk-shaped object crashing in the mountains between Barstow and Baker, California, over three to five minutes.
Quincy · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness in Quincy, California, reported a lighted disk-shaped object silently descending vertically into a canyon before stopping and hovering, for several minutes.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Short visit!
East Bernstadt · KY, USA
In 1960, a five-year-old witness in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, reported a silent disk-shaped object about 30 feet across, an encounter that lasted around 90 seconds.
Portland · OR, USA
In 1960, a witness in Portland, Oregon, reported a disk-shaped object said to have been captured on a live television broadcast, though few further details were recorded.
South Whitley · IN, USA
In 1960, a witness in South Whitley, Indiana, reported three disk-shaped craft in the sky, visible for about five minutes before they moved out of sight.
Fountain Inn · SC, USA
In 1960, a witness in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about five minutes before it moved out of sight.
Bristol · VA, USA
BURNING disc sighting 1960
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silent, Extreme Bright White Disc of Light, approx. 100 foot diameter Hovered approx. 10 minutes then "Switched Off". Small white ligh
Boston · MA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Boston, Massachusetts, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky over several hours, an event also covered at the time by a local newspaper.
Dayton · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness reported a formation of six disk-shaped objects moving from Wright-Patterson eastward to Dayton, Ohio, over about fifteen minutes.
Golden · TX, USA
In 1959, children in Golden, a small East Texas town, reported seeing a disk-shaped flying saucer in the sky for about three seconds.
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a disk-shaped object at roof height, observed at close range for three to five minutes during a ten-minute sighting.
Strathmore · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Strathmore, California, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about four minutes before it moved out of sight.
Salem · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness in Salem, Ohio, reported four huge, white-yellow disk-shaped objects moving in a shifting pattern high in the sky at great speed, over about an hour.
Campbell · CA, USA
3 glowing disc shaped objects
Príncipe (Havana) (Cuba) · Cuba
In 1959, a witness in Principe, Havana, Cuba, reported a disk-shaped object briefly in the sky, visible for less than a minute, though few details were recalled.
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
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.
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.
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.