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Vancouver (Canada) · BC, Canada
Six year old witness was sitting on front lawn enjoying sun. Opened eyes and turned head to see med grey disklike object hovering over
Roswell · NM, USA
My oldest sister was born at Walker AFB (Roswell) NM in 1952, I was born there as well in 1954. My Dad, now deceased, was an Air Force
Wenatchee · WA, USA
round, silver-colored, shiny, saucer-shaped object flew at a high rate of speed horizon to horizon - taking about 45 seconds
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Witnesses near Fort Worth, Texas reported a silvery, sphere-like object reportedly chased by jets from Carswell Air Force Base for about five minutes in the early 1950s.
North Bend · WA, USA
My cousin and I who were children at the time, watched a round, smooth, silent object which had a pinkish glow, come across his field f
Galveston · TX, USA
It had been my habit before I opened my place of business each morning to do my early morning fishing. This one particular morning I ha
Vicksburg · AL, USA
Looked like a large meteorite ablaze
DEW Line (U. S. and Canada) · USA & Canada
Many radar observations and one visual.
Cleveland · OH, USA
The object came from the north from Canada meteor shaped fire ball with crackling sounds and a little tail and sparks glowing red and o
Kelso (Cowlitz Co. hills) · WA, USA
Local residents near Kelso, Washington reported three oval-shaped objects in the sky for about five minutes in June 1953; the sighting reportedly remains unexplained.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
Witnesses in Toronto, Ontario reported three disk-shaped objects in formation appearing to flip into clouds and descend from them over 20 to 30 seconds in May 1953.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Light bars and rock formation as in photo.
Haverhill · MA, USA
Historical account, Haverhill MA
Cambridge · MA, USA
A witness in Cambridge, Massachusetts reported two red-orange lights skirting Boston rooftops in opposite directions before passing over a dormitory together, for about three minutes, April 1953.
Chariton · IA, USA
" Flying Wing Before It's Time "
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses reported a green fireball traveling north at low altitude over Los Angeles for about five seconds in April 1953.
Midwest City · OK, USA
A witness in Midwest City, Oklahoma reported a ball of yellow light with flickering spikes around its edge, one of which seemed to reach toward the observer, over 15 minutes in April 1953.
Jamison · PA, USA
In the spring of 1953 my mother & I saw an IMMENSE silent grey metallic cigar shaped object moving from Doylestown toward Jamison.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
In the spring of 1953 Secretary of the Air Force, Harold Talbot, told my father and others that he had been buzzed by a UFO.
Nebraska (rural) · NE, USA
This is an account told to me by my mother that happened in the early 50's. I was 4-5 years old and don't remember. She said we were tr
Oklahoma/Texas border · TX, USA
A witness near the Oklahoma-Texas border reported a copper-colored cigar-shaped object in the sky for about five minutes in the early 1950s.
Chicago · IL, USA
A radar operator near Chicago reported tracking an unidentified object moving at an extreme reported speed for about 45 seconds in December 1952.
Dugway (in the vicinity of) · UT, USA
A USAF pilot cadet reported encountering an unidentified object near Dugway, Utah during a night instrument training flight in December 1952.
Camp McCoy (enroute to) · WI, USA
1951-2 winter sighting