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Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silent, Extreme Bright White Disc of Light, approx. 100 foot diameter Hovered approx. 10 minutes then "Switched Off". Small white ligh
Tehachapi · CA, USA
White fireball hitting ground.
Del Mar · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Del Mar, California, reported an aircraft-like object flying silently from west to east before stopping and hovering in place for several minutes.
Starke · FL, USA
UFO OVER JACKSONVILLE
Lafayette · IN, USA
In November 1959, a witness in Lafayette, Indiana, reported a white circular object that approached and then flew away, observed for about twenty minutes.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
A round object the shape of a bubble hovered by a window of a four or five story building. The object was silent. Some 20 feet os so ov
Jacksonville · IL, USA
In late 1959, a witness in Jacksonville, Illinois, reported bright lights from a hovering, unidentified object that emitted a repetitive electrical-sounding noise, for about a minute.
Fitchburg · MA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, reported a huge, oval-shaped object with many attached lights moving slowly and silently at night for 30 to 50 seconds.
Duluth · WI, USA
In 1959, a witness reported a single disk-shaped craft over Duluth, near Lake Superior, first stationary in the sky, then moving northwest over 15 to 20 minutes.
Duluth · WI, USA
Bright light observed over Lake Superior near Duluth MN. in 1958 or 59. Stationary but then moved and changed colors. Then disappeared.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
WE LOST A HOUR OF OUR LIFE WE WERE STANDING ON THE ROAD THE CAR WAS OVER A HILLMy mom told me that when she was young (I guessed a
Marysville · WA, USA
UFO Over Golf Course
Four States · WV, USA
In 1959, a witness in the Four States area of northern West Virginia reported mysterious red spherical lights in the sky, visible for about ten minutes.
Boston · MA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Boston, Massachusetts, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky over several hours, an event also covered at the time by a local newspaper.
Fallon · NV, USA
I was an Air Force radar operator at Fallon Navel Air Station, in the year of 1959 I was working the day shift on that day.
Goldfield · NV, USA
In 1959, a witness in Goldfield, Nevada, reported a light hovering over their pickup truck, which they said appeared to lift from the sand, within about a minute.
Dayton · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness reported a formation of six disk-shaped objects moving from Wright-Patterson eastward to Dayton, Ohio, over about fifteen minutes.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Desert Hot Springs, California, reported a group of lights in a strange formation near a fault line, visible in the sky for about ten minutes.
Golden · TX, USA
In 1959, children in Golden, a small East Texas town, reported seeing a disk-shaped flying saucer in the sky for about three seconds.
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a disk-shaped object at roof height, observed at close range for three to five minutes during a ten-minute sighting.
Troy · NY, USA
In 1959, a witness in Troy, New York, reported a single star-like light zigzagging across the night sky, remaining visible for about fifteen minutes.
Jewett · NY, USA
In 1959, a witness in Jewett, New York, reported a light with a tumbling, zigzag flight pattern resembling a shooting star, observed in the Catskills for 20 minutes.
Roswell · NM, USA
In 1959, witnesses near Roswell, New Mexico, reported an unidentified object in the sky, an event that lasted about 45 minutes and left those present puzzled.
Mohave · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mohave, California, reported lights overhead as their car's headlights and engine reportedly cut off, an event lasting about two minutes.