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)
Lansing (few miles northwest of · in the country), MI, USA
A witness a few miles northwest of Lansing, Michigan reported a star-like object that moved, before space travel was common, observed for a few seconds around June 1952.
Chester · PA, USA
My parents & I & my brother were walking to a resturant & we saw 4 flying objects flying in formation. My father called out to two wom
Cheyenne · WY, USA
1950's UFO crash tech report
Pecos · TX, USA
West Texas to Carlsbad NM
Barksdale AFB (Shreveport) · LA, USA
In 1952 I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport La. about 6 AM this cigar shaped UFO, about 100 yds long, approached about 800
Miami · FL, USA
Frozen stiff by light watching me 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
We were flying kites on the roof when someone yelled look at that.A disk was(approx.the size of a dime at arms length) was sitting in t
Patchogue · NY, USA
A witness in Patchogue, New York reported a large, gold, disk-shaped object over a water tower, observed for about 10 minutes in 1952.
Auburn · WA, USA
A witness in Auburn, Washington reported a huge, oval-shaped object early in the evening, observed for about one minute in June 1952.
Miami · FL, USA
No one is able to believe
Miami · FL, USA
dislike for nuclear weapon testing
Miami · FL, USA
I could not move at first.
Pittsburgh (110 mi. E of) · PA, USA
A senior corporate pilot and company officers reported seeing an unusual, cylindrical object from the cockpit of a DC-3 about 110 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May 1952.
Allyn · WA, USA
A witness in Allyn, Washington reported an encounter involving what was described as a physical examination aboard an unidentified, disk-shaped craft, observed for about three hours in May 1952.
Chicago · IL, USA
A witness in Chicago, Illinois reported a metallic, silver, round, saucer-shaped object, observed for about 45 minutes in April 1952.
Greenville · TX, USA
-SAW TWO SMALL 3-4 FOOT TRIANGULAR SHAPED DULL METALIC OBJECTS BELOW THE CLOUDS MOVING IN A SYNCRONIZED MANNER ROLLING END OVER END AN
Binghamton · NY, USA
Members of a girls' club in Binghamton, New York reported a disk-shaped object that appeared to pause overhead, observed for 10 to 15 minutes in February 1952.
Nellis AFB (Las Vegas) · NV, USA
A witness at Nellis AFB near Las Vegas, Nevada reported a disk-shaped object, observed for about 30 minutes in February 1952.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
A witness recalled a relative's report of two unidentified objects over the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early 1950s.
Crewe (UK/England) · United Kingdom
This was in the city, I caught a movement over my shoulder and saw a very low black object going north. It appeared to be floating and
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
What I saw was reported in the Albuquerque newspaper as a "green fireball". It streaked across the proving grounds at a very low eleva
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Two sisters in Jacksonville, Florida reported a dark, disk-shaped object over a city park, observed for an unknown duration in October 1951.
Sunland / Tujunga · CA, USA
Vehicle was observed in frontial, overhead and trailing edge views as it decended from the North over the San Gabrial mountian range, l
Altoona · PA, USA
This a was metalic disk object that wobbled. The reflectioin the object made is what drew our attention. Jet aircraft appeared and obje
Bad Aibling (West Germany) · West Germany
A witness near Bad Aibling, West Germany reported a spherical object descending from high altitude, turning, then flying off along the ground's contour, observed for about 15 minutes in 1951.