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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1959: 374 reports

SkyUnknown lists 374 UFO sightings in 1959 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 372 cases and GEIPAN (CNES) for 2.

Of the 2 cases with a conclusion from their source, 50% are explained (with certainty or probably), 50% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: balloons (1).

For the other 372 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Dayton (8), Washington (3), Dallas (3), Burlington (2), and Bunker Hill AFB (2).

cases
374
unidentified
0
period
1959
sources
2
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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 374)

DatePlaceStatus
December 195910 Nautical Mi W AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
December 195975 Mi SE Pt. Tuna Bahamas Riviera BeachConclusion not available
December 1959AlphaConclusion not available
December 1959Berlin GermanyConclusion not available
December 1959BurgoonConclusion not available
December 1959E Of Hawaiian IslandsConclusion not available
December 1959GreevilleConclusion not available
December 1959KalispellConclusion not available
December 1959New YorkConclusion not available
December 1959QuanticoConclusion not available
December 1959Southern Victoria IslandConclusion not available
November 24, 1959DakarInsufficient data
November 1959100 Nm North Of Anderson AFBConclusion not available
November 19591700 Mi East Of TrinidadConclusion not available
November 195920 Mi N Of StatesvilleConclusion not available
November 1959320 Me E Of ManteoConclusion not available
November 19598 Mi NNW Of San AntonioConclusion not available
November 1959Approx 260 Mi East Of Resolution IslandConclusion not available
November 1959Atlantic OceanConclusion not available
November 1959Atlantic OceanConclusion not available
November 1959BaghdadConclusion not available
November 1959BoundbrookConclusion not available
November 1959ClarkstonConclusion not available
November 1959DaytonConclusion not available
November 1959DuncanvilleConclusion not available
November 1959FarmingtonConclusion not available
November 1959Garden CityConclusion not available
November 1959Indian House, NWTConclusion not available
November 1959Montauk AFS, LIConclusion not available
November 1959North Of Hawaiian IslandsConclusion not available
November 1959Oakridge, EugeneConclusion not available
November 1959Over Utica N.Y.Conclusion not available
November 1959PhoenixConclusion not available
November 1959PortlandConclusion not available
November 1959Roanoke Rapids AFSConclusion not available
November 1959S Of Crystal SpringsConclusion not available
November 1959S Of Punta CamposConclusion not available
November 1959West BranchConclusion not available
October 195918 Mi NNE Terre HauteConclusion not available
October 19595 Of Miami In Biscayne BayConclusion not available
October 1959Approx 114 Miles Fast Of Cape CanaveralConclusion not available
October 1959Approx 13 Mi W Of WoodruffConclusion not available
October 1959Atlantic Ocean 380 Mi E Of Langley AFBConclusion not available
October 1959Between Wake Island & Hickman AFBConclusion not available
October 1959Blue AshConclusion not available
October 1959Bunker Hill AFBConclusion not available
October 1959Canada, North KamloopsConclusion not available
October 1959CartegenaConclusion not available
October 1959CastorvilleConclusion not available
October 1959CincinnatiConclusion not available
October 1959DaytonConclusion not available
October 1959Dover AFBConclusion not available
October 1959EastbourneConclusion not available
October 1959ElkoConclusion not available
October 1959Fort SillConclusion not available
October 1959FranklinConclusion not available
October 1959GarrestonConclusion not available
October 1959Great MillsConclusion not available
October 1959Keesler AFBConclusion not available
October 1959LincolnConclusion not available
October 1959Loring AFBConclusion not available
October 1959MansfieldConclusion not available
October 1959MobileConclusion not available
October 1959Mobile AlabamaConclusion not available
October 1959N Of Langley AFBConclusion not available
October 1959OVer PlainvilleConclusion not available
October 1959OlcottConclusion not available
October 1959OzonaConclusion not available
October 1959PhilippinesConclusion not available
October 1959PrescottConclusion not available
October 1959Randolph AFBConclusion not available
October 1959Republic Of KoreaConclusion not available
October 1959Rhode IslandConclusion not available
October 1959SeattleConclusion not available
October 1959Telephone RidgeConclusion not available
October 1959Terre HauteConclusion not available
October 1959ToccoaConclusion not available
October 1959VandaliaConclusion not available
October 1959WarsawConclusion not available
October 1959WashingtonConclusion not available
September 14, 1959SaliProbably explained
September 19591 1/2 Mi SE Of Gills RockConclusion not available
September 195910 Mi E Of MiamiConclusion not available
September 195910 NM S Of Monterey PeninsulaConclusion not available
September 19598 Mi E of St GeorgeConclusion not available
September 1959AdanaConclusion not available
September 1959AzoresConclusion not available
September 1959Bunker Hill AFBConclusion not available
September 1959BurlingtonConclusion not available
September 1959Camp KinserConclusion not available
September 1959Camp PendletonConclusion not available
September 1959DetroitConclusion not available
September 1959E Of Goose BayConclusion not available
September 1959Jamaica, Long IslandConclusion not available
September 1959KadenaConclusion not available
September 1959KetteringConclusion not available
September 1959Larson AFBConclusion not available
September 1959LexingtonConclusion not available
September 1959MaldenConclusion not available
September 1959Maple HeightsConclusion not available
September 1959NahaConclusion not available
September 1959Naha ABConclusion not available
September 1959North CarolinaConclusion not available
September 1959OttawaConclusion not available
September 1959PhiladelphiaConclusion not available
September 1959PittsburghConclusion not available
September 1959RAF StationConclusion not available
September 1959RedmondConclusion not available
September 1959RipleyConclusion not available
September 1959RutlandConclusion not available
September 1959SE of AlutianConclusion not available
September 1959San JoseConclusion not available
September 1959South CharlestonConclusion not available
September 1959Springfield & FayetvilleConclusion not available
September 1959ToledoConclusion not available
September 1959TrotwoodConclusion not available
September 1959Vicinity Of Wake IslandConclusion not available
September 1959WallingfordConclusion not available
September 1959West CarroltonConclusion not available
September 1959West Coast Of FloridaConclusion not available
September 1959WoodlawnConclusion not available
September 1959WoodlwanConclusion not available
August 195917 Mi NW Of MarysvilleConclusion not available
August 19594 Mi Fm RoddingtonConclusion not available
August 19596 Mi W Of Mitchel AFBConclusion not available
August 195980 Mi E Of U. S.Conclusion not available
August 1959Charlotte IslandsConclusion not available
August 1959CoeburnConclusion not available
August 1959ColumbusConclusion not available
August 1959DallasConclusion not available
August 1959DaytonConclusion not available
August 1959DenverConclusion not available
August 1959District of ColumbiaConclusion not available
August 1959Donaldson AFBConclusion not available
August 1959E Of South CarolinaConclusion not available
August 1959E. Of N. CarolinaConclusion not available
August 1959ElburnConclusion not available
August 1959Goose AFBConclusion not available
August 1959HoquiamConclusion not available
August 1959Long IslandConclusion not available
August 1959Macon & ForsythConclusion not available
August 1959Mobile BayConclusion not available
August 1959New MilfordConclusion not available
August 1959New YorkConclusion not available
August 1959North Pacific (NE Of Hawaii)Conclusion not available
August 1959Ocean BeachConclusion not available
August 1959SE Of MadridConclusion not available
August 1959SheltonConclusion not available
August 1959Silver SpringsConclusion not available
August 1959St JohnsConclusion not available
August 1959Terre HauteConclusion not available
August 1959TrentonConclusion not available
August 1959Upper Greenwood LakeConclusion not available
August 1959WoodsideConclusion not available
August 1959in a boat on lake WinnebagoConclusion not available
July 19591/4 Mi South Of CerescoConclusion not available
July 1959AssonetConclusion not available
July 1959BellinghamConclusion not available
July 1959BereaConclusion not available
July 1959BrazilConclusion not available
July 1959ChicagoConclusion not available
July 1959Corpus ChristiConclusion not available
July 1959DaytonConclusion not available
July 1959EmmonsConclusion not available
July 1959HendersonConclusion not available
July 1959HoustontownConclusion not available
July 1959IrondequoitConclusion not available
July 1959MaderaConclusion not available
July 1959MooseheartConclusion not available
July 1959MoraineConclusion not available
July 1959NeedlesConclusion not available
July 1959New AlbanyConclusion not available
July 1959New ChurchConclusion not available
July 1959New DelhiConclusion not available
July 1959New OrleansConclusion not available
July 1959NitroConclusion not available
July 1959North Pacific (Hawaii)Conclusion not available
July 1959OakConclusion not available
July 1959Ocho RiosConclusion not available
July 1959On Ship E Of FloridaConclusion not available
July 1959PensacolaConclusion not available
July 1959PikesvilleConclusion not available
July 1959PotsdamConclusion not available
July 1959Red DevilConclusion not available
July 1959SE Of Cheju Do IslandConclusion not available
July 1959SE Of DaytonConclusion not available
July 1959Salt Lake CityConclusion not available
July 1959Surfside PierConclusion not available
July 1959SwitzerlandConclusion not available
July 1959Webb AFBConclusion not available
July 1959Williams BayConclusion not available
July 1959YakimaConclusion not available
July 1959Yakima, Bremerton, BellinghamConclusion not available
June 19596 Mi SE of AlexandriaConclusion not available
June 1959Approx 20 Mi S Of TaeguConclusion not available
June 1959Camp LucasConclusion not available
June 1959ChesterlandConclusion not available
June 1959DanvilleConclusion not available
June 1959DaytonConclusion not available
June 1959EcroseConclusion not available
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