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)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
In the spring of 1953 Secretary of the Air Force, Harold Talbot, told my father and others that he had been buzzed by a UFO.
Nebraska (rural) · NE, USA
This is an account told to me by my mother that happened in the early 50's. I was 4-5 years old and don't remember. She said we were tr
Oklahoma/Texas border · TX, USA
A witness near the Oklahoma-Texas border reported a copper-colored cigar-shaped object in the sky for about five minutes in the early 1950s.
Chicago · IL, USA
A radar operator near Chicago reported tracking an unidentified object moving at an extreme reported speed for about 45 seconds in December 1952.
Dugway (in the vicinity of) · UT, USA
A USAF pilot cadet reported encountering an unidentified object near Dugway, Utah during a night instrument training flight in December 1952.
Camp McCoy (enroute to) · WI, USA
1951-2 winter sighting
Fukuoka (Japan) · Japan
Multiple U.S. military personnel near Fukuoka, Japan reportedly observed a disk-shaped object for about 20 minutes in October 1952, and an F-86 was sent to intercept it.
Kansas City · MO, USA
Witnesses in Kansas City, Missouri reported multiple disk-shaped objects flying in formation in broad daylight for about 90 seconds in October 1952.
Edmonton (southwest of) (Canada) · AB, Canada
Good evening folks---What I am about to discribe is what I saw back in 1952,in an area that is about 75 to 80 miles southwest of the ci
Mount Vernon · WA, USA
A witness in Mount Vernon, Washington reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about three minutes in October 1952; few further details were recorded.
Richland · WA, USA
Witnesses in Richland, Washington reported seven large, luminous circular objects flying in a V formation at night in October 1952.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
saucers in a line over Phila Pa.
Norridgewock · ME, USA
A witness in Norridgewock, Maine reported a low-flying, silent disk-shaped object seen in daylight from about 450 feet away for four to five minutes in September 1952.
Washington · D.C., MD, USA
Said a whiteish lite around it.
Tampa · FL, USA
Triangulation radar fix (USAF, civil, Navy). I ordered intercept by SAC B-29. B-29 tracked object. Central fire control system locked
Peterborough (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness in Peterborough, Ontario reported a dark disk-shaped object descending from a cloud, leveling off briefly, then shooting back up through the cloud in August 1952.
Smithson's Valley · TX, USA
A witness near Smithson's Valley, Texas reported an enormous cigar-shaped object, estimated at roughly 2,500 feet long, hovering over a hill for 20 to 30 minutes in August 1952.
Prairie Grove · AR, USA
Two witnesses in Prairie Grove, Arkansas reported a silvery, roughly 30-foot disk maneuvering near the horizon, alternating between hovering and extremely high speed, in August 1952.
Hamilton · OH, USA
Silent bright light passes overhead.
Sebeka · MN, USA
A witness reported a silver, donut-shaped object hovering over rural Minnesota near Sebeka for about 30 minutes in July 1952.
Detroit · MI, USA
A witness in Detroit, Michigan reported a sphere-shaped object that remained stationary in the sky for about five minutes before accelerating out of sight in seconds, in July 1952.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Witnesses reported six sphere-shaped objects, described as roughly the size of a 747, flying in formation over a military base near Tacoma, Washington in July 1952.
Evergreen · CO, USA
abducted, and a lifetime of ufo experiences
Arlington · TX, USA
Daylight sighting of a Disk
Arlington · VA, USA
Witnesses in the Arlington, Virginia area reported a green oval-shaped object circling silently over the Washington, D.C. region for about 20 minutes in July 1952.