UFO Sightings in the 1950s
591 UFO sightings reported during the 1950s, peaking in 1957 (91 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 591
- Span
- 1950–1959
- Peak year
- 1957 (91 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1950–1959 · peak 1957 (91 reports)
unknown · MT, USA
Footage from a 1953 Blue Angels air show reportedly shows two shiny, disk-shaped objects orbiting a common point in the sky over about ten minutes.
Ogallala · NE, USA
Witnesses at Lake McConaughy near Ogallala, Nebraska reported a bright, silent white light hovering for 30 to 45 minutes before departing at high speed in July 1953.
Washington · D.C., DC, USA
Four witnesses in Washington, D.C. reported a ball of light emerging from the sky, circling a passing airplane, then shooting off out of sight within three to five minutes in July 1953.
Nashville · TN, USA
cylindrical object "examining" trees
Dublin · IN, USA
My brothers farmed after dark, they told my mother, my mother started yelling for the kids to run out to see it. It was located in our
Fresno · CA, USA
i seem to be the only one of my siblings to recall this event.i do not understand why this is. 500 Lights On Object0: Ye
(City unknown) · CA, USA
What I saw was when I was about 7 years old in 1953. I was at my grandmas house in the country, and my friend was visiting her grandma
Vancouver (Canada) · BC, Canada
Six year old witness was sitting on front lawn enjoying sun. Opened eyes and turned head to see med grey disklike object hovering over
Roswell · NM, USA
My oldest sister was born at Walker AFB (Roswell) NM in 1952, I was born there as well in 1954. My Dad, now deceased, was an Air Force
Wenatchee · WA, USA
round, silver-colored, shiny, saucer-shaped object flew at a high rate of speed horizon to horizon - taking about 45 seconds
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Witnesses near Fort Worth, Texas reported a silvery, sphere-like object reportedly chased by jets from Carswell Air Force Base for about five minutes in the early 1950s.
North Bend · WA, USA
My cousin and I who were children at the time, watched a round, smooth, silent object which had a pinkish glow, come across his field f
Galveston · TX, USA
It had been my habit before I opened my place of business each morning to do my early morning fishing. This one particular morning I ha
Vicksburg · AL, USA
Looked like a large meteorite ablaze
DEW Line (U. S. and Canada) · USA & Canada
Many radar observations and one visual.
Cleveland · OH, USA
The object came from the north from Canada meteor shaped fire ball with crackling sounds and a little tail and sparks glowing red and o
Kelso (Cowlitz Co. hills) · WA, USA
Local residents near Kelso, Washington reported three oval-shaped objects in the sky for about five minutes in June 1953; the sighting reportedly remains unexplained.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
Witnesses in Toronto, Ontario reported three disk-shaped objects in formation appearing to flip into clouds and descend from them over 20 to 30 seconds in May 1953.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Light bars and rock formation as in photo.
Haverhill · MA, USA
Historical account, Haverhill MA
Cambridge · MA, USA
A witness in Cambridge, Massachusetts reported two red-orange lights skirting Boston rooftops in opposite directions before passing over a dormitory together, for about three minutes, April 1953.
Chariton · IA, USA
" Flying Wing Before It's Time "
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses reported a green fireball traveling north at low altitude over Los Angeles for about five seconds in April 1953.
Midwest City · OK, USA
A witness in Midwest City, Oklahoma reported a ball of yellow light with flickering spikes around its edge, one of which seemed to reach toward the observer, over 15 minutes in April 1953.
Jamison · PA, USA
In the spring of 1953 my mother & I saw an IMMENSE silent grey metallic cigar shaped object moving from Doylestown toward Jamison.