UFO Sightings in the 1940s
154 UFO sightings reported during the 1940s, peaking in 1947 (52 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 154
- Span
- 1940–1949
- Peak year
- 1947 (52 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1940–1949 · peak 1947 (52 reports)
Gackle · ND, USA
Alien hawk sighted in North Dakota
Madison · WI, USA
Three disks appear in the West, stop at zenith, and proceed Eastward a rapid rate of speed.
Hayward · CA, USA
We where very close to five bright gold saucers for approx. twenty minutes.
Tacoma · WA, USA
This might of been in the same time of year as the Maury Island and Kenneth Arnold Incident.
USA
Father US Air Force flew a UFO in 1947. ((NUFORC Note: Date of reported incident is approximate, and arbitrarily assigned. PD))
Baltimore · MD, USA
I wasn't the only saw them
Miami (north of) · FL, USA
A GLOWING METALLIC OBJECT OF HUGE SIZE OVER THE ATLANTIC HEADING NORTH, BEFORE ROSWELL.
San Deigo · CA, USA
The craft was V shaped with an arodinamic body the thrust was in the form of the spectrum.
Syracuse · NY, USA
1947-Chance observation of night sky reveals many UFO's traversing upper atmosphere....
Manama (Bahrain) · Bahrain
Slow moving circular craft, 15 whitnesses, took 5 mins to pass, could be touched.
Conroe · TX, USA
The date was early 1947 before Arnold's "flying saucers". I was ten years old, ridding in the front seat of our car next to the passan
Yokahama (Japan) · Japan
The Flying Object over Yocohama Japan after WWII in 1947
Maple Valley · WA, USA
((HOAX)) (the ufo's that spooked kenneth arnold in 1947 havent gone anywhere....infact they are quite pleasent to interact with.
Warren · OH, USA
Occurred 1947 or 1948. About 100 feet from the ground. Hovered silently about thirty feet to the left .
Yokohama (Japan) · Japan
This is a follow-on to the report I made several years ago. An article about the Brazilian Air Force carried an artist image: It is t
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
V-formation 5 silver disks with 1 trailing behind, size of small peas high & fast heading NE bypassing Chicago to Indiana
Dome · AZ, USA
Observed sudden,very bright flash of light from large ,flying object that appeared to be on fire.
South Portland · ME, USA
motionless, dark oblong, noon sky over ocean, felt Energy-Pull of Observing craft; when spotted,accelerated straight upwards fast
Dillinged a/D (W. Germany) · West Germany
Totally quiet, flat, circular glowing red flying object
Unknown
Member of 1946 elite secret military crash team describes UFO search, crash scene, and field test on sample
Burnaby (Canada) · BC, Canada
I was six at the time,My mother and brother saw them as well. They were not moving,just stayed cloce to a cloud after which they starte
Blairsden · CA, USA
Looked up and saw sphere or disk 30-50 feet in diameter which was white or pale green in color.
Index · WA, USA
Greenish fireball flying nearly horizontal and Greyish figure 1-2 Mo. later
Chevy Chase · MD, USA
Man in gray seen in my bedroom when I was a child of around 4 years old.
Alice · TX, USA
An extremely noisy disc.