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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in the 1940s: 468 reports

SkyUnknown lists 468 UFO sightings in the 1940s worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 455 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 12, and GEIPAN (CNES) for 1. The busiest year was 1949, with 268 cases.

Of the 13 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably), 8% lack the data to conclude, and 12 remain unidentified.

For the other 455 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Camp Hood (12), Los Alamos (10), Columbus (8), Holloman AFB (5), and Dayton (5).

cases
468
unidentified
12
period
1945–1949
sources
3
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Notable cases

The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.

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Sightings by year

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By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 468)

DatePlaceStatus
December 1949AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
December 1949Holloman AFBConclusion not available
December 1949Langley FieldConclusion not available
December 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
December 1949mi. SE of NewfoundlandConclusion not available
November 1949BiloxiConclusion not available
November 1949Mt. PalomarConclusion not available
November 1949Santa Rosa Isl.Conclusion not available
October 1949AtlanticConclusion not available
October 1949DicksonConclusion not available
October 1949GuntownConclusion not available
October 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
October 1949WilsonConclusion not available
September 1949AlexandriaConclusion not available
September 1949Clark AFBConclusion not available
September 1949East of Reno, Nevada (Mountain Home AFBConclusion not available
September 1949Goose BayConclusion not available
September 1949KnoxvilleConclusion not available
September 1949LebecConclusion not available
August 1949Biloxi, HattiesburgConclusion not available
August 1949BloomingtonConclusion not available
August 1949ColumbusConclusion not available
August 1949DallasConclusion not available
August 1949Davis-Mountain AFB, TucsonConclusion not available
August 1949Death ValleyConclusion not available
August 1949DenverConclusion not available
August 1949Glen DurnieConclusion not available
August 1949GreenvilleConclusion not available
August 1949HansvilleConclusion not available
August 1949Hebgen LakeConclusion not available
August 1949HindsvilleConclusion not available
August 1949HoustonConclusion not available
August 1949La PorteConclusion not available
August 1949Langley AFBConclusion not available
August 1949LlanoConclusion not available
August 1949Long IslandConclusion not available
August 1949Manitou SpringsConclusion not available
August 1949McDonaldConclusion not available
August 1949MedfordConclusion not available
August 1949Misawa AFBConclusion not available
August 1949New OrleansConclusion not available
August 1949NogalesConclusion not available
August 1949Oak ParkConclusion not available
August 1949PacificConclusion not available
August 1949Port O'ConnorConclusion not available
August 1949SacramentoConclusion not available
August 1949San FranciscoConclusion not available
August 1949SeattleConclusion not available
August 1949SeattleConclusion not available
August 1949TampicoConclusion not available
August 1949WeimarConclusion not available
July 1949AlexandriaConclusion not available
July 1949AlexandriaConclusion not available
July 1949AugustaConclusion not available
July 1949BoiseConclusion not available
July 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
July 1949Carawell AFB, Ft. WorthConclusion not available
July 1949ColumbusConclusion not available
July 1949ColumbusConclusion not available
July 1949DarienConclusion not available
July 1949DaytonConclusion not available
July 1949DelphiConclusion not available
July 1949FairfieldConclusion not available
July 1949Fairfield Suisun AFBConclusion not available
July 1949Fairfield-Suisun AFBConclusion not available
July 1949Fort WorthConclusion not available
July 1949GalvestonConclusion not available
July 1949HonoluluConclusion not available
July 1949JacksonConclusion not available
July 1949LongviewConclusion not available
July 1949LouisvilleConclusion not available
July 1949MitchellConclusion not available
July 1949Mount PleasantConclusion not available
July 1949Mt HomeConclusion not available
July 1949Mt. HoodConclusion not available
July 1949NampaConclusion not available
July 1949New OrleansConclusion not available
July 1949New OrleansConclusion not available
July 1949North of Fort FrancisConclusion not available
July 1949PacificConclusion not available
July 1949PeekskillConclusion not available
July 1949PinevilleConclusion not available
July 1949PittsburgConclusion not available
July 1949PocatelloConclusion not available
July 1949Point arrowConclusion not available
July 1949PortsmouthConclusion not available
July 1949PullmanConclusion not available
July 1949PullmanConclusion not available
July 1949PuyallupConclusion not available
July 1949SacramentoConclusion not available
July 1949Southwest United StatesConclusion not available
July 1949SpokaneConclusion not available
July 1949TallmanConclusion not available
July 1949Tigvariak IslandConclusion not available
July 1949ValdostaConclusion not available
July 1949ValdostaConclusion not available
July 1949Yellowstone National ParkConclusion not available
June 1949Astoria, Long IslandConclusion not available
June 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
June 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
June 1949Cincinnati, UnionConclusion not available
June 1949CulpaperConclusion not available
June 1949FAR EAST GuamConclusion not available
June 1949FlagstaffConclusion not available
June 1949Fort BlissConclusion not available
June 1949Fort DevensConclusion not available
June 1949GallupConclusion not available
June 1949GalvestonConclusion not available
June 1949Ginger HillConclusion not available
June 1949GlendaleConclusion not available
June 1949HainesConclusion not available
June 1949HillsboroConclusion not available
June 1949HuntsvilleConclusion not available
June 1949Kirkland AFBConclusion not available
June 1949Klamath FallsConclusion not available
June 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
June 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
June 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
June 1949MesaConclusion not available
June 1949Miami BeachConclusion not available
June 1949MonroeConclusion not available
June 1949MontgomeryConclusion not available
June 1949Oak RidgeConclusion not available
June 1949OsbornConclusion not available
June 1949PagetConclusion not available
June 1949PennsylvaniaConclusion not available
June 1949SW of BostonConclusion not available
June 1949SeligmanConclusion not available
June 1949SpringfieldConclusion not available
June 1949Stewrt FieldConclusion not available
June 1949TampaConclusion not available
June 1949TiogaConclusion not available
June 1949UrbanaConclusion not available
June 1949West WaldenConclusion not available
May 1949AdakConclusion not available
May 1949BoiseConclusion not available
May 1949Caddo LakeConclusion not available
May 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
May 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
May 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
May 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
May 1949DallasConclusion not available
May 1949Davis Monthan AFBConclusion not available
May 1949DaytonConclusion not available
May 1949DodgvilleConclusion not available
May 1949El PasoConclusion not available
May 1949ElkoConclusion not available
May 1949ElkoConclusion not available
May 1949Fort BlissConclusion not available
May 1949Fort BlissConclusion not available
May 1949Hickam AFBConclusion not available
May 1949Hill AFBConclusion not available
May 1949Holloman AFBConclusion not available
May 1949Honshu IslandConclusion not available
May 1949LimonaConclusion not available
May 1949LivermoreConclusion not available
May 1949Los AlamosConclusion not available
May 1949MaplewoodConclusion not available
May 1949MorgantownConclusion not available
May 1949Moses Lake AFBConclusion not available
May 1949Moses Lake Air Force BaseConclusion not available
May 1949New OrleansConclusion not available
May 1949ParmaConclusion not available
May 1949RoanokeConclusion not available
May 1949Rogue RiverConclusion not available
May 1949SacramentoConclusion not available
May 1949Shamya AFBConclusion not available
May 1949SidneyConclusion not available
May 1949SidneyConclusion not available
May 1949Southern OregonConclusion not available
May 1949St LouisConclusion not available
May 1949St LouisConclusion not available
May 1949TucsonConclusion not available
May 1949TusconConclusion not available
May 1949TusconConclusion not available
May 1949WatertownConclusion not available
May 1949WestfieldConclusion not available
April 28, 1949VirginiaUnexplained
April 1949AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
April 1949AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
April 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
April 1949Camp HoodConclusion not available
April 1949CastletonConclusion not available
April 1949Catalina IslandConclusion not available
April 1949CharlotteConclusion not available
April 1949ClevelandConclusion not available
April 1949CliffConclusion not available
April 1949Colorado SpringsConclusion not available
April 1949DaytonConclusion not available
April 1949DeltaConclusion not available
April 1949DenverConclusion not available
April 1949Des MoinesConclusion not available
April 1949DillonConclusion not available
April 1949El PasoConclusion not available
April 1949Enid AFBConclusion not available
April 1949Fort BlissConclusion not available
April 1949Fort SmithConclusion not available
April 1949Fort WorthConclusion not available
April 1949HomerConclusion not available
April 1949IndianapolisConclusion not available
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method