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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1960: 537 reports

SkyUnknown lists 537 UFO sightings in 1960 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 533 cases and GEIPAN (CNES) for 4.

Of the 4 cases with a conclusion from their source, 75% are explained (with certainty or probably), 25% lack the data to conclude, and 0 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: weather and storms (2); hoaxes (1).

For the other 533 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Dayton (12), Denver (4), Cincinnati (4), Seattle (3), and St. Louis (3).

cases
537
unidentified
0
period
1960
sources
2
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Notable cases

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

Year by year, 1960 to 1969

All decades

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 537)

DatePlaceStatus
December 196020.00°, -69.00°Conclusion not available
December 19603407N 140-27-30E JapanConclusion not available
December 19605 Mi S of HutchinsonConclusion not available
December 19608 Mi SW of SeminoleConclusion not available
December 1960AnchorageConclusion not available
December 1960AquadillaConclusion not available
December 1960Arlington HeightsConclusion not available
December 1960Banks IslandConclusion not available
December 1960BentwatersConclusion not available
December 1960Between Nandi AustraliaConclusion not available
December 1960Bitburg ABConclusion not available
December 1960BuckinghamConclusion not available
December 1960CincinnatiConclusion not available
December 1960ClevelandConclusion not available
December 1960Crescent CityConclusion not available
December 1960DaytonConclusion not available
December 1960E of BuffaloConclusion not available
December 1960ESE of Nantucket Island, MassachusettsConclusion not available
December 1960Fort BraggConclusion not available
December 1960Fort YukonConclusion not available
December 1960HermanConclusion not available
December 1960JapanConclusion not available
December 1960JapanConclusion not available
December 1960Keesler AFBConclusion not available
December 1960KetteringConclusion not available
December 1960LeticiaConclusion not available
December 1960Lynbrook, Long IslandConclusion not available
December 1960Marietta & DuncannonConclusion not available
December 1960NeshuaConclusion not available
December 1960New YorkConclusion not available
December 1960Not given exactly (Atlantic)Conclusion not available
December 1960PetersburgConclusion not available
December 1960Randolph AFBConclusion not available
December 1960RushvilleConclusion not available
December 1960SE GuamConclusion not available
December 1960San DiegoConclusion not available
December 1960Sault Ste MarieConclusion not available
December 1960SpokaneConclusion not available
December 1960SuttonConclusion not available
December 1960Tyndal AFBConclusion not available
December 1960VandaliaConclusion not available
December 1960Vicinity of SterlingConclusion not available
December 1960Vicinity, KetchikanConclusion not available
December 1960VirginiaConclusion not available
December 1960Wallops IslandConclusion not available
December 1960WaynesvilleConclusion not available
December 1960Wheelus AB, TripoliConclusion not available
December 1960mi of Los Angeles, CaliforniaConclusion not available
December 1960of Midway IslandConclusion not available
November 13, 1960La Londe · Seine-MaritimeProbably explained
November 196030 mi W of GoodlandConclusion not available
November 196050 NM N of LouisvilleConclusion not available
November 196099 mi N of Midway IslandConclusion not available
November 1960BothellConclusion not available
November 1960CedarvilleConclusion not available
November 1960ChristiansburgConclusion not available
November 1960Chula VistaConclusion not available
November 1960CincinnatiConclusion not available
November 1960CovinaConclusion not available
November 1960DaytonConclusion not available
November 1960DaytonConclusion not available
November 1960England AFBConclusion not available
November 1960Great BerringtonConclusion not available
November 1960HendersonvilleConclusion not available
November 1960Kansas CityConclusion not available
November 1960Lake OzarkConclusion not available
November 1960MaraciaboConclusion not available
November 1960MidwesternConclusion not available
November 1960MonticelloConclusion not available
November 1960NW of LafayetteConclusion not available
November 1960OakwoodConclusion not available
November 1960PrincetonConclusion not available
November 1960RoswellConclusion not available
November 1960S of Kyushu IslandConclusion not available
November 1960Sault Ste MarieConclusion not available
November 1960SeattleConclusion not available
November 1960Thule ABConclusion not available
November 1960Tyndal AFB Fla & New OrleansConclusion not available
November 1960W. Of LuzonConclusion not available
October 19601 Mi NW of WheatonConclusion not available
October 1960250 mi W Of San FranciscoConclusion not available
October 1960500 Mi W Of CaliforniaConclusion not available
October 19608 Mi S of SmethportConclusion not available
October 1960AbileneConclusion not available
October 1960Arkansas AreaConclusion not available
October 1960AvocaConclusion not available
October 1960Boston HarborConclusion not available
October 1960BoulderConclusion not available
October 1960Clear LakeConclusion not available
October 1960Crescent CityConclusion not available
October 1960DaytonConclusion not available
October 1960DeberryConclusion not available
October 1960DenverConclusion not available
October 1960E of FormosaConclusion not available
October 1960E of GaryConclusion not available
October 1960E of Misawa ABConclusion not available
October 1960EgyptConclusion not available
October 1960FayettevilleConclusion not available
October 1960Ft. SenecaConclusion not available
October 1960Hickam AFBConclusion not available
October 1960HonshuConclusion not available
October 1960IndonesiaConclusion not available
October 1960KentonConclusion not available
October 1960KerrvilleConclusion not available
October 1960Langley AFBConclusion not available
October 1960LeominsterConclusion not available
October 1960MarionConclusion not available
October 1960MontanaConclusion not available
October 1960Moody AFBConclusion not available
October 1960Mount KiskoConclusion not available
October 1960NE of BermudaConclusion not available
October 1960Northern OhioConclusion not available
October 1960OkinawaConclusion not available
October 1960Organ PassConclusion not available
October 1960PatersonConclusion not available
October 1960PauldingConclusion not available
October 1960PetropavlovskConclusion not available
October 1960Point Lookout, Long IslandConclusion not available
October 1960Ramey AFBConclusion not available
October 1960Richmond-NorfolkConclusion not available
October 1960SaskatoonConclusion not available
October 1960ShreveportConclusion not available
October 1960SweetwaterConclusion not available
October 1960Thule ABConclusion not available
October 1960TonawandaConclusion not available
October 1960Vicinity ToledoConclusion not available
October 1960WacoConclusion not available
October 1960WestfordConclusion not available
October 1960WorlandConclusion not available
October 1960Wright-Patterson AFBConclusion not available
September 196010 NM E of PointArenaConclusion not available
September 196010 mi N of Fort MillConclusion not available
September 1960111 mi E of Kansas CityConclusion not available
September 196013 NM SSE Of MelroseConclusion not available
September 196030 mi E of WindsorConclusion not available
September 196039 mi S of San AngeloConclusion not available
September 196040 mi E Grand JunctionConclusion not available
September 196040 mi SE Of Misawa ABConclusion not available
September 1960AgnessConclusion not available
September 1960AkronConclusion not available
September 1960AlmogordoConclusion not available
September 1960AuroraConclusion not available
September 1960BermudaConclusion not available
September 1960Between Wendover And Salt Lake CityConclusion not available
September 1960Bitburg ABConclusion not available
September 1960BoulderConclusion not available
September 1960Camp IrwinConclusion not available
September 1960ChampaignConclusion not available
September 1960ChicagoConclusion not available
September 1960ColumbusConclusion not available
September 1960Cook IslandsConclusion not available
September 1960DaytonConclusion not available
September 1960DedhamConclusion not available
September 1960DenverConclusion not available
September 1960Dhahran AFldConclusion not available
September 1960DouglasvilleConclusion not available
September 1960DuluthConclusion not available
September 1960E Of Mt. WhitneyConclusion not available
September 1960E of CincinnatiConclusion not available
September 1960Eastern WashingtonConclusion not available
September 1960El CampoConclusion not available
September 1960EnglewoodConclusion not available
September 1960Fargo & Grand ForksConclusion not available
September 1960Fort KnoxConclusion not available
September 1960Ft. SillConclusion not available
September 1960Grand JunctionConclusion not available
September 1960Grand PortageConclusion not available
September 1960Greenham CommonConclusion not available
September 1960GuamConclusion not available
September 1960GurneeConclusion not available
September 1960Harbor SpringsConclusion not available
September 1960HartfordConclusion not available
September 1960Islip, Long IslandConclusion not available
September 1960ItalyConclusion not available
September 1960JanesvilleConclusion not available
September 1960Kadena Air BaseConclusion not available
September 1960Kansas CityConclusion not available
September 1960KirksvilleConclusion not available
September 1960Kirksville AFSConclusion not available
September 1960Lincoln ParkConclusion not available
September 1960Lincoln, AFBConclusion not available
September 1960LorainConclusion not available
September 1960Los AngelesConclusion not available
September 1960LouisvilleConclusion not available
September 1960MilwaukieConclusion not available
September 1960MoroccoConclusion not available
September 1960MorrocoConclusion not available
September 1960N of HawaiianConclusion not available
September 1960N of Midway IslandConclusion not available
September 1960N of SusanvilleConclusion not available
September 1960NE of BermudaConclusion not available
September 1960NW of LiogaConclusion not available
September 1960New LondonConclusion not available
September 1960Off North Coast LabradorConclusion not available
September 1960OkinawaConclusion not available
September 1960Otterbein & Terre HauteConclusion not available
September 1960PacificConclusion not available
September 1960PensacolaConclusion not available
September 1960PortlandConclusion not available
September 1960Ramey AFBConclusion 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