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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
13,832 entries
November 15, 1959 · 1:30 AM · CIRCLE
Lafayette, IN
Observed white object for about 20 minutes in Nov. 1959 which approached and then flew away.
October 6, 1959 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedLincoln, NE
Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. L. Liggett (Selective Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow light made several abrupt turns and flew very fast for 2 minutes. Oct. 19. 1959; P]ainvjlle! Kansas. 9:25 p.m. Witness: Capt. F.A. Henney, engineering instructor at USAF Academy, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish light came head-on at the T-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed. Sighting lasted 30 seconds.
September 13, 1959 · 1:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedGills Rock, WI
Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 a.m. Witness: R.H. Daubner. One round yellow light, with eight blue lights within it, and then five larger red lights, flew very fast vertically while making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
June 30, 1959 · 2:00 PM · CIRCLE
Campbellsport, WI
I was a radar operator at Fallon NAS, we were a parasite unit of the air force. We got a call from the Navy control tower to check out
June 5, 1959 · 1:00 PM · CIRCLE
Arvada, CO
small round one over Rocky Flats at high altitude in 1959
June 1, 1959 · 8:00 AM · CIRCLE
Wabash River (On), IN
Metallic object up close
May 5, 1959 · 9:00 AM · CIRCLE
El Sobrante, CA
Bright, yellow/orange circle, 10 ft. in diameter, silent, slow moving, 5mph, 50 ft. above ground-2 minutes, chased & threw rocks at it.
November 3, 1958 · 2:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedMinot, ND
Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. William R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a 10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First object exploded, then second object moved toward the location of the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute. March 26 or 27, 1959; Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 p.m. Witness: T.E. Clark. One dark red, barrel-shaped object, 20' long, 6-7' high, descended below some trees during the 3 minute sighting.
September 14, 1958 · 7:30 PM · CIRCLE
Ashland, KY
Near observations of a slow moving silent object and ground effects.
September 1, 1958 · 12:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedWheelus AFB · LY
Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Witness: Philco technical representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white object flew at varying speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes, second lasted 1.5 minutes.
June 14, 1958 · 10:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedPueblo, CO
Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Witness: airport weather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite. An object shaped like Saturn, less the bottom part; silver with no metallic luster, flew overhead for 5 minutes. June 20 ,1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m. Witness: Battalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver, circular object, its lower portion seen through a green haze, hovered, then oscillated slightly, then moved at great speed. Watched for 10 minutes.
June 1, 1958 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Grand Island, NE
Hovering craft 60-75' over roadway
June 1, 1958 · 2:00 AM · CIRCLE
Middlesex, NC
white glowing lights
May 7, 1958 · 10:00 AM · CIRCLE
North Hollywood, CA
A visit by a ufo object by a young child in 1958
March 14, 1958 · 8:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedHealdsburg, CA
Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black object touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2 minutes.
December 17, 1957 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedGrand Junction, CO
near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m. Witness: F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow to white to green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body. It stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.
November 30, 1957 · 2:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedNew Orleans, LA
New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses: three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then gold, then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
November 6, 1957 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedRadium Springs, NM
Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m. Witnesses: one Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff. One round object--changing from red to green to blue to white-- rose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
October 8, 1957 · 9:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedSeattle, WA
Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m. Witnesses: two U.S. Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in trail formation along an irregular path, frequently banking during 25-30 seconds.
September 1, 1957 · 11:00 PM · CIRCLE
Brecksville, OH
20 ft in diameter glowing ufo landed a few feet from my car .
July 29, 1957 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedCleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m. Witnesses: Capital Airlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One large, round, yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of the airliner, which then gave chase but was unable to catch it. Sighting last 8 minutes.
June 30, 1957 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Albany, CA
What looked like a moving star and a stationary star seemed to collide, whereupon the stationary star also began to move.
June 30, 1957 · 1:00 PM · CIRCLE
Burlington, IA
Slow travel when observed, followed by an abrupt direction change with unbelievable acceleration.
June 6, 1957 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Hicksville (Long Island), NY
My friend and I saw 7 perfectly circular objects fly over us. We were laying in his back yard looking up to see any shooting stars.