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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1954: 491 reports

SkyUnknown lists 491 UFO sightings in 1954 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 469 cases, GEIPAN (CNES) for 21, and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1.

Of the 22 cases with a conclusion from their source, 14% are explained (with certainty or probably), 73% lack the data to conclude, and 3 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (1); balloons (1).

For the other 469 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Philadelphia (5), Washington (4), Columbus (4), Long Beach (4), and San Antonio (4).

cases
491
unidentified
3
period
1954
sources
3
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Notable cases

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

Year by year, 1950 to 1959

All decades

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 491)

DatePlaceStatus
December 1954AlaskaConclusion not available
December 1954BALTIMOREConclusion not available
December 1954BALTIMOREConclusion not available
December 1954BanningConclusion not available
December 1954BurlisonConclusion not available
December 1954Cape ProvinceConclusion not available
December 1954DairyConclusion not available
December 1954DallasConclusion not available
December 1954EDINTENConclusion not available
December 1954EdentonConclusion not available
December 1954Foster AFBConclusion not available
December 1954Frenchman's BajouConclusion not available
December 1954GulfportConclusion not available
December 1954HamiltonConclusion not available
December 1954HoustonConclusion not available
December 1954LONG BEACHConclusion not available
December 1954La HabraConclusion not available
December 1954Lexington, WachusettConclusion not available
December 1954Long BeachConclusion not available
December 1954MadisonConclusion not available
December 1954NogalesConclusion not available
December 1954NortheastConclusion not available
December 1954PALM BEACH AFBConclusion not available
December 1954Palm BeachConclusion not available
December 1954Porto AlegreConclusion not available
December 1954PyongtaekConclusion not available
December 1954Salt Lake CityConclusion not available
December 1954Spanish MorrocoConclusion not available
December 1954University CityConclusion not available
December 1954WEST PALM BEACHConclusion not available
December 1954WITCHITAConclusion not available
December 1954WichitaConclusion not available
November 20, 1954TemaraInsufficient data
November 1954130 MILES SE OF NEW ORLEANSConclusion not available
November 195420 NM, E OF TOPIAConclusion not available
November 195440 Mi SE, SAN JUANConclusion not available
November 19545 MILES E OF MANILAConclusion not available
November 195470 MILES sw of WALKER AFBConclusion not available
November 195470 Miles SW Of Walker AFBConclusion not available
November 1954ALEXANDRIA AFBConclusion not available
November 1954ATLANTIC CITYConclusion not available
November 1954AUGUSTAConclusion not available
November 1954AlexandriaConclusion not available
November 1954Atlantic Ocean-31.N-81.30WConclusion not available
November 1954AugustaConclusion not available
November 1954BEAUMONTConclusion not available
November 1954BRANDENBURGConclusion not available
November 1954BURLISONConclusion not available
November 1954BaltimoreConclusion not available
November 1954BarbertonConclusion not available
November 1954BeumontConclusion not available
November 1954BrunswickConclusion not available
November 1954CANTERBURYConclusion not available
November 1954CHARLESTONConclusion not available
November 1954CORVALLISConclusion not available
November 1954CincinnatiConclusion not available
November 1954ELMENDORF AFBConclusion not available
November 1954Edwards AFBConclusion not available
November 1954Edwards AFB, (Muroc)Conclusion not available
November 1954FrederickConclusion not available
November 1954Hampton CornerConclusion not available
November 1954KilleenConclusion not available
November 1954KnoxvilleConclusion not available
November 1954LABRADOR 623N-5645WConclusion not available
November 1954LaFolletteConclusion not available
November 1954Los AlamosConclusion not available
November 1954LouisvilleConclusion not available
November 1954MEMPHISConclusion not available
November 1954MEXICO BEACHConclusion not available
November 1954MILVILLEConclusion not available
November 1954MilvilleConclusion not available
November 1954NASHVILLEConclusion not available
November 1954NEWARK VALLEYConclusion not available
November 1954New Castle AFBConclusion not available
November 1954New Orleans AreaConclusion not available
November 1954OGDENConclusion not available
November 1954OkinawaConclusion not available
November 1954OneidaConclusion not available
November 1954Over Gulf Of MexicoConclusion not available
November 1954SALEMConclusion not available
November 1954SE Of New OrleansConclusion not available
November 1954ST LOUISConclusion not available
November 1954SYLACAUGAConclusion not available
November 1954SalemConclusion not available
November 1954San AntonioConclusion not available
November 1954St Lawrence AlaskaConclusion not available
November 1954TopiaConclusion not available
November 1954TownsendConclusion not available
November 1954WORCHESTERConclusion not available
November 1954West VirginiaConclusion not available
November 1954WorcesterConclusion not available
October 31, 1954Long · SommeInsufficient data
October 27, 1954Mailly-le-Camp · AubeProbably explained
October 27, 1954Oye-Plage · Pas-de-CalaisInsufficient data
October 27, 1954Saint-Marcel · ArdennesInsufficient data
October 21, 1954Andres · Pas-de-CalaisProbably explained
October 19, 1954Doullens · SommeUnexplained
October 14, 1954Hem-Hardinval · SommeInsufficient data
October 9, 1954Le Crotoy · SommeInsufficient data
October 8, 1954Lacroix-Saint-Ouen · OiseInsufficient data
October 7, 1954Lacroix-Saint-Ouen · OiseInsufficient data
October 6, 1954Crépy-en-Valois · OiseProbably explained
October 4, 1954Poncey-sur-l'Ignon · Côte-d'OrInsufficient data
October 4, 1954Villers-le-Tilleul · ArdennesInsufficient data
October 2, 1954Faverges · Haute-SavoieInsufficient data
October 2, 1954Wimereux · Pas-de-CalaisInsufficient data
October 1954AGAWAMConclusion not available
October 1954ALBUQUERQUEConclusion not available
October 1954AlexandriaConclusion not available
October 1954AtlantaConclusion not available
October 1954BELGRADEConclusion not available
October 1954CYPRUS (MEDITTEREANEAN)Conclusion not available
October 1954CalcuttaConclusion not available
October 1954CraneConclusion not available
October 1954ENIDConclusion not available
October 1954FESTUSConclusion not available
October 1954GUADALUPE PASSConclusion not available
October 1954HEYFORDConclusion not available
October 1954HoustonConclusion not available
October 1954ISLAND OF TERCEIRAConclusion not available
October 1954ImperialConclusion not available
October 1954KARACHIConclusion not available
October 1954KEW GARDENSConclusion not available
October 1954KILLEENConclusion not available
October 1954KINGFISHERConclusion not available
October 1954LONG BEACHConclusion not available
October 1954MARYSVILLE, Ohio, JEROME, Ohio, WHEELERSBURGConclusion not available
October 1954MERCEDConclusion not available
October 1954MIAMISBURG, OHIO & ADAConclusion not available
October 1954MIHO ABConclusion not available
October 1954MONBRIDGEConclusion not available
October 1954MarloboroConclusion not available
October 1954Mojave DesertConclusion not available
October 1954NEBRASKAConclusion not available
October 1954NOUASSEURConclusion not available
October 1954North ArlingtonConclusion not available
October 1954OCEANAConclusion not available
October 1954OFF OF OKINAWAConclusion not available
October 1954OLMSTEAD AFBConclusion not available
October 1954OLMSTED AFBConclusion not available
October 1954OahuConclusion not available
October 1954PHILIPPINE ISLANDSConclusion not available
October 1954Pacific OceanConclusion not available
October 1954PhiladelphiaConclusion not available
October 1954ROSEVILLEConclusion not available
October 1954SAN ANTONIOConclusion not available
October 1954Scott AFBConclusion not available
October 1954TINKER AFBConclusion not available
October 1954TULSAConclusion not available
October 1954UNION CITYConclusion not available
October 1954WALNUT RIDGEConclusion not available
October 1954WarrensbergConclusion not available
October 1954ZERBSTConclusion not available
September 27, 1954Figeac · LotInsufficient data
September 27, 1954Prémanon · JuraInsufficient data
September 7, 1954Harponville · SommeUnexplained
September 5, 1954TangerInsufficient data
September 1954AltoonaConclusion not available
September 1954AtlantaConclusion not available
September 1954Baltimore MarylandConclusion not available
September 1954BarstowConclusion not available
September 1954BeaumontConclusion not available
September 1954BiloxiConclusion not available
September 1954ButlerConclusion not available
September 1954ButlerConclusion not available
September 1954Cape MayConclusion not available
September 1954ClarkdaleConclusion not available
September 1954District of ColumbiaConclusion not available
September 1954FinlandConclusion not available
September 1954FranceConclusion not available
September 1954GatlinburgConclusion not available
September 1954HamletConclusion not available
September 1954Hillcrest HeightsConclusion not available
September 1954HoustonConclusion not available
September 1954IoniaConclusion not available
September 1954ItalyConclusion not available
September 1954KensingtonConclusion not available
September 1954Kimpo, ABConclusion not available
September 1954KinstonConclusion not available
September 1954Las Cruces, New Mexico Oklahoma City, EnidConclusion not available
September 1954Las VegasConclusion not available
September 1954LayfayetteConclusion not available
September 1954LondonvilleConclusion not available
September 1954MachiatoConclusion not available
September 1954MarshfieldConclusion not available
September 1954Mineral WellsConclusion not available
September 1954MontgomeryConclusion not available
September 1954N. Rome CiampinoConclusion not available
September 1954Neah BayConclusion not available
September 1954NeoshoConclusion not available
September 1954New BadenConclusion not available
September 1954Palm SpringsConclusion not available
September 1954Pasco WashintonConclusion not available
September 1954PhiladelphiaConclusion not available
September 1954PhiladelphiaConclusion not available
September 1954Santa Maria AirportConclusion not available
September 1954SeoulConclusion not available
September 1954Temple HillsConclusion not available
September 1954VeniceConclusion not available
September 1954W. RiversideConclusion not available
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