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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1955: 573 reports

SkyUnknown lists 573 UFO sightings in 1955 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 562 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 7, and GEIPAN (CNES) for 4.

Of the 11 cases with a conclusion from their source, 18% are explained (with certainty or probably), 18% lack the data to conclude, and 7 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: meteors and fireballs (1).

For the other 562 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Baltimore (8), Seattle (6), Hollywood (5), San Diego (4), and Arlington (4).

cases
573
unidentified
7
period
1955
sources
3
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Year by year, 1950 to 1959

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Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 573)

DatePlaceStatus
December 195525 Miles West Of Denver, Colo Bergen ParkConclusion not available
December 1955Air visual sighting from Charleston W Va To Shaw AFB= S CarolinaConclusion not available
December 1955ArlingtonConclusion not available
December 1955AtlantaConclusion not available
December 1955CARIBOUConclusion not available
December 1955Caddo LakeConclusion not available
December 1955Camp PompinoConclusion not available
December 1955ChamaConclusion not available
December 1955CharlestonConclusion not available
December 1955CincinnatiConclusion not available
December 1955Colorado SpringsConclusion not available
December 1955Colorado Springs & DenverConclusion not available
December 1955Colorado Springs, and DenverConclusion not available
December 1955DecatorConclusion not available
December 1955ForrestvilleConclusion not available
December 1955KotzebueConclusion not available
December 1955LiconnvilleConclusion not available
December 1955LyonsConclusion not available
December 1955MariannaConclusion not available
December 1955McIntoshConclusion not available
December 1955Mt LagunaConclusion not available
December 1955Oklahoma CityConclusion not available
December 1955PuebloeConclusion not available
December 1955Red OakConclusion not available
December 1955RiversideConclusion not available
December 1955UticaConclusion not available
November 195552. N 38.45W (Atlantic)Conclusion not available
November 1955BarringtonConclusion not available
November 1955BeatriceConclusion not available
November 1955BostonConclusion not available
November 1955ClevelandConclusion not available
November 1955Corpus ChristiConclusion not available
November 1955Council BluffsConclusion not available
November 1955Dade CityConclusion not available
November 1955DemingConclusion not available
November 1955Dover AFBConclusion not available
November 1955ElmiraConclusion not available
November 1955Glen AvonConclusion not available
November 1955GlenavonConclusion not available
November 1955HokkaidoConclusion not available
November 1955HungaryConclusion not available
November 1955JeffersonConclusion not available
November 1955Lake CityConclusion not available
November 1955LakelandConclusion not available
November 1955LavetaConclusion not available
November 1955LemaxConclusion not available
November 1955Malad CityConclusion not available
November 1955OcalaConclusion not available
November 1955Oklahoma CityConclusion not available
November 1955Santa AnnaConclusion not available
November 1955SolidadConclusion not available
November 1955St LouisConclusion not available
November 1955Van DykeConclusion not available
November 1955W-P AFBConclusion not available
November 1955WashingtonvilleConclusion not available
October 14, 1955AzerbaijanUnexplained
October 195540 Mi NW of KnoxvilleConclusion not available
October 1955AlexandriaConclusion not available
October 1955BaltimoreConclusion not available
October 1955BarbertonConclusion not available
October 1955Battle CreekConclusion not available
October 1955CheyenneConclusion not available
October 1955ClevelandConclusion not available
October 1955ColumbusConclusion not available
October 1955Earnest Harmon AFB NFLDConclusion not available
October 1955ElktonConclusion not available
October 1955EllensburgConclusion not available
October 1955Elmendorf AFBConclusion not available
October 1955Essex JunctionConclusion not available
October 1955ExeterConclusion not available
October 1955FairfieldConclusion not available
October 1955GlenwoodConclusion not available
October 1955Grand RapidsConclusion not available
October 1955HoloykoConclusion not available
October 1955LafayetteConclusion not available
October 1955LoogooteeConclusion not available
October 1955MarshallConclusion not available
October 1955MarshalltownConclusion not available
October 1955MinneapolisConclusion not available
October 1955MinnesotaConclusion not available
October 1955MorengoConclusion not available
October 1955NW of San AngeloConclusion not available
October 1955OxfordConclusion not available
October 1955PasadenaConclusion not available
October 1955Point LookoutConclusion not available
October 1955PoughkeepsieConclusion not available
October 1955RialtoConclusion not available
October 1955ShelbyConclusion not available
October 1955SloanConclusion not available
October 1955SonoraConclusion not available
October 1955SpringfieldConclusion not available
October 1955StephenvilleConclusion not available
October 1955Stewart AFBConclusion not available
October 1955Storm LakeConclusion not available
October 1955Traverse CityConclusion not available
October 1955ValentineConclusion not available
October 1955WagonerConclusion not available
October 1955WashingtonConclusion not available
October 1955WillistonConclusion not available
October 1955Winnipeg, ManitobaConclusion not available
October 1955YumaConclusion not available
October 1955ZonguldakConclusion not available
September 195530 Miles East Of PittsburgConclusion not available
September 195530 Miles NW Of BrownvilleConclusion not available
September 1955AtlanticConclusion not available
September 1955BaltimoreConclusion not available
September 1955BaltimoreConclusion not available
September 1955BelinghamConclusion not available
September 1955BellinghamConclusion not available
September 1955Blue MoundConclusion not available
September 1955Cedar RapidsConclusion not available
September 1955CincinnatiConclusion not available
September 1955ColfaxConclusion not available
September 1955CrestonConclusion not available
September 1955Dakota CityConclusion not available
September 1955GulfportConclusion not available
September 1955HawthorneConclusion not available
September 1955HuronConclusion not available
September 1955KankakeeConclusion not available
September 1955LaGrandConclusion not available
September 1955LeonapeConclusion not available
September 1955LodiConclusion not available
September 1955Los AngelesConclusion not available
September 1955LowellConclusion not available
September 1955MOUNTAIN VIEWConclusion not available
September 1955MartinsburgConclusion not available
September 1955MattapanConclusion not available
September 1955MiddleburyConclusion not available
September 1955NW AtlantaConclusion not available
September 1955Nealis AFBConclusion not available
September 1955Near Cedar CityConclusion not available
September 1955Nellis AFBConclusion not available
September 1955New York CityConclusion not available
September 1955OaklandConclusion not available
September 1955PalmdaleConclusion not available
September 1955PeoriaConclusion not available
September 1955Rock GardenConclusion not available
September 1955Santa CruzConclusion not available
September 1955SequinConclusion not available
September 1955Someplace in New York StateConclusion not available
September 1955SpencerConclusion not available
September 1955SpringfieldConclusion not available
September 1955St PaulConclusion not available
September 1955Storm LakeConclusion not available
September 1955TarrytownConclusion not available
September 1955TeddingtonConclusion not available
September 1955VermillionConclusion not available
September 1955WashingtonConclusion not available
September 1955WashingtonvilleConclusion not available
September 1955WaterlooConclusion not available
September 1955WegenstetterConclusion not available
August 195512 miles SE of Pinecastle AFBConclusion not available
August 1955AkronConclusion not available
August 1955AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
August 1955AlhambraConclusion not available
August 1955ArlingtonConclusion not available
August 1955BeloitConclusion not available
August 1955Brit ColumbiaConclusion not available
August 1955BurbankConclusion not available
August 1955CharlotteConclusion not available
August 1955ChicagoConclusion not available
August 1955CorvallisConclusion not available
August 1955CrystalConclusion not available
August 1955CutlervilleConclusion not available
August 1955DanvilleConclusion not available
August 1955ForlandConclusion not available
August 1955FresnoConclusion not available
August 1955GlenwoodConclusion not available
August 1955Green BayConclusion not available
August 1955Hermosa BeachConclusion not available
August 1955HobartConclusion not available
August 1955HollywoodConclusion not available
August 1955IcelandConclusion not available
August 1955KlamathConclusion not available
August 1955LevellandConclusion not available
August 1955LondonConclusion not available
August 1955MadridConclusion not available
August 1955MaldenConclusion not available
August 1955McDonaldConclusion not available
August 1955Mulberry CornersConclusion not available
August 1955MuscatineConclusion not available
August 1955NW of Las VegasConclusion not available
August 1955Near HarrisburghConclusion not available
August 1955Near IshpemingConclusion not available
August 1955Near SaginawConclusion not available
August 1955Newport BeachConclusion not available
August 1955North BranchConclusion not available
August 1955OLD GREENWICHConclusion not available
August 1955PaisleyConclusion not available
August 1955PattilionConclusion not available
August 1955Platte CountyConclusion not available
August 1955RialtoConclusion not available
August 1955RialtoConclusion not available
August 1955RicevilleConclusion not available
August 1955RochesterConclusion not available
August 1955RosevilleConclusion not available
August 1955SacramentoConclusion not available
August 1955SaginawConclusion not available
August 1955San DiegoConclusion not available
August 1955SeattleConclusion 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