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Glenburn · ME, USA
A witness in Glenburn, Maine reported a brief flash of metallic light reflecting off a fast-moving object, estimated at several thousand miles per hour, lasting about two seconds in June 1954.
Korean Peninsula · Korea
A U.S. Marine Corps radar operator reported tracking three rectangular-shaped blips on a radar scope over the Korean Peninsula for about 20 seconds in June 1954.
Palm Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses near Palm Beach, California reported multiple bright lights high in the sky, resembling illuminated light bulbs, briefly observed in June 1954.
Claymont · DE, USA
It was just before noon on a warm sunny June day, I was 16 yrs old. Riding in the car with my brother-inlaw driving, my sister riding
Ellington AFB · TX, USA
Radar site-200mi range @Ellington AFB-Radar op observed an unidentified object coming in from NW at a high rate of speed-Abt 8 of us w
Orchard Park · NY, USA
Observed small gray disk.
Lorton · VA, USA
My Mother heard what she believed was a UFO.
Langley Air Force Base · VA, USA
Object appearing larger than a full moon hovering over hangers moved at varying speeds and made 90 and 180-degree turns.
Thrifty · TX, USA
A witness in Thrifty, Texas reported a red, circular light in the night sky for about 45 seconds on June 25, 1954; no further description of the object was recorded.
Marion · VA, USA
This was a story told to me by my mother , that a circular object appeared on top of the radio transmission antenna tower in the area a
Methuen · MA, USA
A witness in Methuen, Massachusetts reported a small light in the distance that changed direction and appeared to approach, over about 15 minutes in June 1954.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
A witness in Hawthorne, California reported a distant, stationary light in the sky for several minutes before it suddenly departed at great speed, in June 1954.
Detroit · MI, USA
My aunt grew up in Detroit near Ford Road and Evergreen, on Minock St. About 1954 or 1955 One day when she was 12 years old her and a f
Pasadena · CA, USA
A witness in Pasadena, California reported a bright white circular object passing overhead and appearing to eject a smaller object of similar shape, over about five minutes in June 1954.
UK/England · United Kingdom
A B-17 pilot reported a fiery, orb-shaped object tracking a USAF bomber during a night mission over England, then returning about 30 minutes later, in June 1954.
Corvallis (Near; small town of Alsea) · OR, USA
Disc top, or bottom to our view following, west to east, a 4 engine (prop) maybe a Tri Star (three rudders) About 1/2 way across our vi
Quincy (rural) · IL, USA
A witness near Quincy, Illinois reported a saucer-shaped object with lights and a dome atop it, seen for about seven seconds in May 1954.
Stanford Campus · CA, USA
A Civil Defense plane spotter reported a disk-shaped object over Stanford University, California for about ten minutes in April 1954.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
A USAF pilot near Fairbanks, Alaska reportedly conducted a radar intercept of an unidentified object over about 19 minutes in February 1954.
Freeport · NY, USA
Rocket-shaped object emitting sparks, making a sputtering noise and moving at 10-15 mph past the observer within 25' to 30'.
Burney · CA, USA
Witnesses near Burney, California reported one large and two smaller disk-shaped objects in the sky for 15 to 30 minutes in February 1954.
Brunswick · ME, USA
This descripition is second hand from my father. He was a radar operator at Brunswick Navy Air Station from 1954-58. The guys that we
Lakeland · FL, USA
Unusual experience in Florida in 1954
Sioux City · IA, USA
An Air Force radar station near Sioux City, Iowa reportedly tracked an object at 50,000 to 80,000 feet, moving 1,200 to 1,800 mph, for about 30 seconds in January 1954.