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)
San Francisco · CA, USA
A low flying huge silver flying saucer positions itself over home in San Francisco in 1958.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
7 brightly illuminated elliptical discs racing uniformly across the night sky were seen moving NNW to SSE equally spaced apart.
Timpson · TX, USA
Round lights,blMulticolored lights moving in circles on and around reswidence
Grand Island · NE, USA
Hovering craft 60-75' over roadway
Cincinnati · OH, USA
odd shaped diamond saucer,light could pass threw it,about thirty feet long,15 feet high,three feet from touching the ground,glass looki
Sydney (NSW · Australia), Australia
In the winter months of 1958 on a clear winter night while looking at the southern cross, a star formation I now know is called the Cru
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
In 1958, an eleven year old girl sees a cigar shaped saucer hovering near her home.
Florala ? · AL, USA
Object sighted near Alabama - Florida border
Mountain View · MO, USA
Mountain View, Mo. 1960's Lights with tails.
Waterford (Village) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
06/15/58 Waterford, England/UK Saucer. 5 mins. Moved from one side of wilndow view (house side) to opposite side. 04/30/09
Coffeyville · KS, USA
This object was observed by 4 adults and 7 of us kids, I felt a loss of time I can't explain.
Yonkers · NY, USA
venus' dark side...
Menlo Park · CA, USA
Saw noisless, extremely-low clear light slowly cruise past us and over hills, where "encountered" and newspaper-reported.
Houston · TX, USA
Observed disk while driving. We stopped, got out and stood watching disk as it stopped directly over us. No sound or other disturbance.
Oklahoma (rural) · OK, USA
In the summer of 1958 I was in far eastern Oklahoma with a small troop of Boy Scouts and a Scout Master. We were camped on the banks of
Pawnee · OK, USA
(I want to add my contact information) this happened a long time ago and there's not much I could add. but I did see it happen. We
Pawnee · OK, USA
I watched two Star like objects in the Eastern night sky with a smaller one moving between the two.
Silverdale · WA, USA
Cylindrical craft hovered above the house with blinking lights of multiple colors for a long duration of time.
Conyers · GA, USA
Sighting of a UFO ca. 1958.
Camden (Penobscot Bay) · ME, USA
Mother and pre-teen son witness a silver disc crash into Penobscot Bay.
Fort Worth · TX, USA
In 1958 witness 3 flying saucers from a distance of only 20 feet.
Texas City · TX, USA
Cluster of UFOs I was 6 to 9 years old when I witnessed several tiny star-like objects in the dark night sky. What caught my attentio
Durham · KS, USA
1950's Durham, KS evening after dark 2 bright lights going across southern sky for several seconds
Thibodaux · LA, USA
Historical Sighting I have related this many times, but never committed it to writing until now. I was motivated to write this by the
Palmer Park · MD, USA
I saw a white spherical light zig zaging across the sky leaving a plasma trail at unthinkable speed.