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Richfield Springs · NY, USA
Witnesses reported six cigar-shaped objects flying together over a lake near Richfield Springs, New York for about two minutes, in a sighting dated to 1956 or 1957.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
A witness in Palo Alto, California reported a fireball-like object appearing to land, then retreating when the witness attempted to approach, over five to ten minutes in June 1956.
Vista · CA, USA
A witness in Vista, California reported a bright orange, cigar-shaped object estimated at several miles long, observed for 15 to 20 minutes in June 1956.
Farragut · TN, USA
A witness in the Farragut, Tennessee community reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about ten minutes in June 1956.
Tulsa · OK, USA
Witnesses reported a mysterious flash of light seen over Tulsa, Oklahoma and as far away as Dallas and Kansas City, lasting three to five minutes in June 1956.
Salem · NJ, USA
A witness in Salem, New Jersey reported losing time before finding themselves in the backyard and seeing five disk-shaped objects nearby, in an incident lasting about an hour in June 1956.
Guantanamo Bay navy base · Cuba
A witness at the Guantanamo Bay naval base reported a low-flying, circular object with a row of lights slowly crossing a runway before speeding away, over about ten minutes in June 1956.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
A witness in Queens, New York reported a light moving in a circular motion across the darkened sky for about one minute in June 1956.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
glass like,you could see threw,craft was 20 feet in front of me,as i stepped closer, a ramp out of the side of the craft opened up and
Rossmore (near Belleville) (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness near Rossmore, Ontario reported two silent lights about ten miles away that appeared to move along unusual paths, observed for eight to ten minutes in June 1956.
Madera · CA, USA
A witness in Madera, California reported a half-spherical object with portholes along its side, observed in daylight for about two minutes in June 1956.
Willow Grove · PA, USA
Willow Grove Naval Air Station, PA.
Cape Girardeau · MO, USA
Angular UFO sighted as a child
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Witnesses reported four disk-shaped objects flying over the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey for about ten minutes during the summer of 1956, according to the original account.
Houston · TX, USA
No summary available.
Canton · OH, USA
At first the silver disc was stationary. As it moved across the sky, it moved so rapidly, it could not have been man made.
Pine castle AFB · FL, USA
A witness near Pine Castle Air Force Base, Florida reported a large white light moving slowly, then climbing silently from low altitude to great height in seconds, over about 45 minutes, May 1956.
Ada · OK, USA
This was a result of a prayer or telepathic request. Seti is a load of crap.
Sequoia National Forest · CA, USA
object had crashed , door open and got inside - found origins of our history
Petaluma · CA, USA
Objects were several thousand feet in altitude and bounced around the sky basically overhead. I was 17 years old at the time. The Pet
Corvallis · OR, USA
Went outside to check on Venus. I noticed a light moving across night sky from West to east. At the time I saw the moving light I saw t
Bowie · MD, USA
Witnesses in Bowie, Maryland reported an unusual disk-shaped object seen from multiple vantage points for about 15 minutes in March 1956.
Hampton · MN, USA
A commuter near Hampton, Minnesota reported encountering a sphere-shaped object during an ice storm while driving home from work, for a few minutes in March 1956.
Veigus Island · FL, USA
It was a saucer shaped object.