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England · AR, USA
A witness near England, Arkansas reported an unexplained, light-covered disk-shaped object observed on a clear night in the fall of 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
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.
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.
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.
Ticonderoga · NY, USA
UFO buzzed B-47.
Exeter · NH, USA
UFO Incident Exeter Newhampshire 1957
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.
Chesapeake · OH, USA
A silent,spinning daylight disc.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Long Beach, California reported three disk-shaped objects stationary in a triangle formation in daylight, appearing distorted by a heat-mirage effect, for about two minutes in July 1957.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Witnesses in Salt Lake City, Utah reported five silver, saucer-shaped objects flying from over the lake toward the Oquirrh Mountains and Dugway, over about 15 minutes in July 1957.
El Paso · TX, USA
A witness in El Paso, Texas reported a silent disk-shaped object that vanished from the sky in a blur, over about five to seven seconds in June 1957.
Glens Falls · NY, USA
A witness near Glens Falls, New York reported disk-shaped objects at close range moving very slowly, observed for three to four minutes in June 1957.
Hartford City · IN, USA
flying sausers are as real as real gets
Norwalk · CA, USA
A witness in Norwalk, California reported a disk-shaped object hovering about 20 feet above the ground for about eight minutes in June 1957.
Barker · NY, USA
Six children and one adult near Barker, New York reported a saucer-shaped object at dusk in 1957; two of the children reportedly saw it again in daylight the next day.
Dublin (Ireland) · Ireland
ireland: night of sputnik sighting
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses in Los Angeles reported five to seven gray, saucer-shaped objects flying in a V formation, in a mass sighting involving roughly 200 people, for about 15 minutes in March 1957.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
A witness in Mt. Vernon, Indiana reported a luminescent disk-shaped object leaving a trail as it moved from east to north on a clear night, over seven to eight seconds in October 1956.
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Mid-Aug 1956--One very large & close saucer/disc and 3 smaller discs off in the distance sighted by many people in Colorado Springs.
Sacramento · CA, USA
A witness in Sacramento, California reported a slow-moving, circular disk object that left a silvery contrail before disappearing, observed for about seven minutes in July 1956.