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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1952: 560 reports

SkyUnknown lists 560 UFO sightings in 1952 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 553 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 5, and GEIPAN (CNES) for 2.

Of the 7 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably), 14% lack the data to conclude, and 6 remain unidentified.

For the other 553 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: PHOENIX (5), Richmond (5), George AFB (3), Washington (3), and DAYTON (3).

cases
560
unidentified
6
period
1952
sources
3
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The 200 most recent sightings (out of 560)

DatePlaceStatus
December 1952ALBUQUERQUEConclusion not available
December 1952ANDERSEN AFBConclusion not available
December 1952ANGOONConclusion not available
December 1952BITBURGConclusion not available
December 1952CAMP CARSONConclusion not available
December 1952CANADIANConclusion not available
December 1952CHARLOTTESVILLEConclusion not available
December 1952COLORADO SPRINGSConclusion not available
December 1952Congaree AFBConclusion not available
December 1952DALLASConclusion not available
December 1952GREENSBOROConclusion not available
December 1952Goose ABConclusion not available
December 1952HARTSVILLEConclusion not available
December 1952HOKKAIDO ISLANDConclusion not available
December 1952ITAZUKE AFBConclusion not available
December 1952IthacaConclusion not available
December 1952KARACHIConclusion not available
December 1952LADD AFBConclusion not available
December 1952LONDONConclusion not available
December 1952LOS ALAMOSConclusion not available
December 1952LOS ALAMOSConclusion not available
December 1952MADISONConclusion not available
December 1952MIAMIConclusion not available
December 1952MITCHEL AFBConclusion not available
December 1952McGuire AFBConclusion not available
December 1952NARSARSSUAK AFBConclusion not available
December 1952NEWCASTLEConclusion not available
December 1952ODESSAConclusion not available
December 1952Off Coast of La.Conclusion not available
December 1952POPE AFBConclusion not available
December 1952RAMEY AFBConclusion not available
December 1952SAN ANTONIOConclusion not available
December 1952SAN DIEGOConclusion not available
December 1952SOUTHERN JAPANConclusion not available
December 1952St. AugustineConclusion not available
December 1952TANANA AFBConclusion not available
December 1952TERRIGALConclusion not available
December 1952VEGAConclusion not available
December 1952WOODLAND HILLSConclusion not available
November 1952AUBURNConclusion not available
November 1952AUBURNConclusion not available
November 1952CARIBOU MAINEConclusion not available
November 1952COVINGTON OHIOConclusion not available
November 1952DEQUINCYConclusion not available
November 1952FLORENCEConclusion not available
November 1952GuanaritoConclusion not available
November 1952IMPERIAL BEACHConclusion not available
November 1952LAREDO AFB TEXConclusion not available
November 1952QuettaConclusion not available
November 1952RedwingConclusion not available
November 1952VINELANDConclusion not available
November 1952WASHINGTONConclusion not available
October 1952AKUREYRI ICELANDConclusion not available
October 1952ALOMOGORDOConclusion not available
October 1952ANDERSON AFBConclusion not available
October 1952ASHIYA AB JAPANConclusion not available
October 1952ATLANTIC CITY N JConclusion not available
October 1952AlbanyConclusion not available
October 1952BLADENBURGConclusion not available
October 1952BROOKS AFBConclusion not available
October 1952DALLAS TEXConclusion not available
October 1952DAYTONConclusion not available
October 1952DULUTH MINNConclusion not available
October 1952EAST MOLINEConclusion not available
October 1952ELBERTON ALAConclusion not available
October 1952ELKO NEVConclusion not available
October 1952ERDING AIR DEPOT GERMANYConclusion not available
October 1952FAYETTVILLEConclusion not available
October 1952HICKMAN CANYONConclusion not available
October 1952HILLCREST HEIGHTSConclusion not available
October 1952HUNGNAMConclusion not available
October 1952KEFLAVIKConclusion not available
October 1952KENTConclusion not available
October 1952KILLEEN TEXConclusion not available
October 1952KNOXVILLEConclusion not available
October 1952KoreaConclusion not available
October 1952LAKE CHARLES AFBConclusion not available
October 1952LAURINSBURG-MAXTON AFB N CConclusion not available
October 1952LONG ISLAND N YConclusion not available
October 1952MACON GAConclusion not available
October 1952MADISON WISCConclusion not available
October 1952MANSTON ENGLANDConclusion not available
October 1952MOMENCEConclusion not available
October 1952MORRISTOWNConclusion not available
October 1952N. KYUSHUConclusion not available
October 1952NORTH KoreaConclusion not available
October 1952OTIS AFBConclusion not available
October 1952PAOLI OKLAConclusion not available
October 1952PASCAGOOLA MISSConclusion not available
October 1952PORTE DE FRANCE P RConclusion not available
October 1952PRESSURE ISLE AFB MAINEConclusion not available
October 1952PacificConclusion not available
October 1952ROANOKEConclusion not available
October 1952Rivera Area FranceConclusion not available
October 1952SAN ANTONIO TEXConclusion not available
October 1952SELMAConclusion not available
October 1952SHAW AFBConclusion not available
October 1952STEAD AFB NEVConclusion not available
October 1952TAOS N MEXConclusion not available
October 1952ToledoConclusion not available
October 1952YORKConclusion not available
October 1952ZuniConclusion not available
September 21, 1952Crécy-en-Ponthieu · SommeInsufficient data
September 1952ALLENTOWNConclusion not available
September 1952ATLANTIC OCEANConclusion not available
September 1952AllenConclusion not available
September 1952At sea on (U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt.)Conclusion not available
September 1952AtlantaConclusion not available
September 1952BILOXI MISSConclusion not available
September 1952BaltimoreConclusion not available
September 1952BellefonteConclusion not available
September 1952BoiseConclusion not available
September 1952CHARLESTON W VAConclusion not available
September 1952CLINTONConclusion not available
September 1952Chanute AFBConclusion not available
September 1952DELFT NETHERLANDSConclusion not available
September 1952DanvilleConclusion not available
September 1952DenverConclusion not available
September 1952EL PASOConclusion not available
September 1952ENGLANDConclusion not available
September 1952ElizabethtownConclusion not available
September 1952FAIRFAXConclusion not available
September 1952FRESNOConclusion not available
September 1952FT WORTHConclusion not available
September 1952Goose AFBConclusion not available
September 1952GreensboroConclusion not available
September 1952HEARN TEXConclusion not available
September 1952HEMPSTEAD TEXConclusion not available
September 1952HICKAM AFB T.H.Conclusion not available
September 1952INYOKERN CALIFConclusion not available
September 1952KILLEENConclusion not available
September 1952Kirtland AFBConclusion not available
September 1952KutztownConclusion not available
September 1952Lake CharlesConclusion not available
September 1952Lake Charles, AFBConclusion not available
September 1952LovingstonConclusion not available
September 1952MariettaConclusion not available
September 1952MiddletownConclusion not available
September 1952MorristownConclusion not available
September 1952NeedlesConclusion not available
September 1952Newport BeachConclusion not available
September 1952OmahaConclusion not available
September 1952PortlandConclusion not available
September 1952RabatConclusion not available
September 1952RabatConclusion not available
September 1952RiversideConclusion not available
September 1952Robins AFBConclusion not available
September 1952SINGAPOREConclusion not available
September 1952SacramentoConclusion not available
September 1952San AntonioConclusion not available
September 1952Santa BarbaraConclusion not available
September 1952Santa MonicaConclusion not available
September 1952ShamokinConclusion not available
September 1952TOKYOConclusion not available
September 1952TUCSONConclusion not available
September 1952TUSCONConclusion not available
September 1952Tink er AFBConclusion not available
September 1952Tinker AFBConclusion not available
September 1952Tsu ShimaConclusion not available
September 1952WHITE LAKEConclusion not available
September 1952WashingtonConclusion not available
August 195234 degrees N. 12 degrees WConclusion not available
August 195287 DEG 11 'N - 34 DEG 49 'N (N. Alabama))Conclusion not available
August 1952ASHIYA ABConclusion not available
August 1952ATLANTAConclusion not available
August 1952AlbanyConclusion not available
August 1952AmarilloConclusion not available
August 1952AtlantaConclusion not available
August 1952BROOKS AFBConclusion not available
August 1952BaltimoreConclusion not available
August 1952Barksdale AFBConclusion not available
August 1952Barksdale, AFBConclusion not available
August 1952BerkeleyConclusion not available
August 1952BiloxiConclusion not available
August 1952BirminghamConclusion not available
August 1952CHICOConclusion not available
August 1952CHICOConclusion not available
August 1952CLEAR LAKEConclusion not available
August 1952Cedar HillConclusion not available
August 1952ChickasawConclusion not available
August 1952Coast of Greenland 77 N, 75 degrees 15Conclusion not available
August 1952CotatiConclusion not available
August 1952CutbankConclusion not available
August 1952DAYTONConclusion not available
August 1952DETROITConclusion not available
August 1952DULUTHConclusion not available
August 1952DallasConclusion not available
August 1952DaytonConclusion not available
August 1952De BorgiaConclusion not available
August 1952DelawareConclusion not available
August 1952District of ColumbiaConclusion not available
August 1952District of ColumbiaConclusion not available
August 1952ElizabethConclusion not available
August 1952Elmendori AFBConclusion not available
August 1952FORT BRAGGConclusion not available
August 1952Far EastConclusion not available
August 1952George AFBConclusion not available
August 1952HARRISBURGConclusion not available
August 1952HAYWARDConclusion not available
August 1952HIGHLAND PARKConclusion not available
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