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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in 1961: 534 reports

SkyUnknown lists 534 UFO sightings in 1961 worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 533 cases and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1.

Of the 1 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 1 remains unidentified.

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: Pacific (38), Atlantic (21), Far East (12), Dayton (9), and Washington (6).

cases
534
unidentified
1
period
1961
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

By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 534)

DatePlaceStatus
December 196120 NM W of JunctionConclusion not available
December 196125N 12533WConclusion not available
December 196140075N 17305W (PACIFIC)Conclusion not available
December 19616440Nm 2930W (ATLANTIC)Conclusion not available
December 1961AmityvilleConclusion not available
December 1961AtlanticConclusion not available
December 1961AtlanticConclusion not available
December 1961BartlettConclusion not available
December 1961ChicagoConclusion not available
December 1961ChicagoConclusion not available
December 1961DaytonConclusion not available
December 1961Far EastConclusion not available
December 1961GoodlettsvilleConclusion not available
December 1961GoshenConclusion not available
December 1961PacificConclusion not available
December 1961PacificConclusion not available
December 1961PacificConclusion not available
December 1961St ThomasConclusion not available
December 1961Tyndall AFBConclusion not available
December 1961WashingtonConclusion not available
November 196121.15°, -170.15°Conclusion not available
November 196128.40°, -69.05°Conclusion not available
November 196140.00°, -173.00°Conclusion not available
November 196144.21°, -128.01°Conclusion not available
November 196160 mi W NewportConclusion not available
November 1961Arlington Heights. IllinoisConclusion not available
November 1961BryanConclusion not available
November 1961CantonConclusion not available
November 1961CassvilleConclusion not available
November 1961Catalina IslandConclusion not available
November 1961Collins, OntarioConclusion not available
November 1961ColumbusConclusion not available
November 1961Dawson CityConclusion not available
November 1961DaytonConclusion not available
November 1961Del MarConclusion not available
November 1961DenverConclusion not available
November 1961DibollConclusion not available
November 1961EnglewoodConclusion not available
November 1961Far EastConclusion not available
November 1961GettysburgConclusion not available
November 1961GuamConclusion not available
November 1961Gulf Of AdenConclusion not available
November 1961Kew GardensConclusion not available
November 1961Lake CharlesConclusion not available
November 1961MackinawConclusion not available
November 1961ManningConclusion not available
November 1961N Cape CanaveralConclusion not available
November 1961New York CITYConclusion not available
November 1961OLDTOWNConclusion not available
November 1961PacificConclusion not available
November 1961PacificConclusion not available
November 1961PacificConclusion not available
November 1961RaleighConclusion not available
November 1961RoseburgConclusion not available
November 1961San MateoConclusion not available
November 1961Scott AFBConclusion not available
November 1961Sioux CityConclusion not available
November 1961WashingtonConclusion not available
October 196133.00°, -177.00°Conclusion not available
October 1961AkronConclusion not available
October 1961AlbanyConclusion not available
October 1961ArlingtonConclusion not available
October 1961Atlantic OceanConclusion not available
October 1961BaltimoreConclusion not available
October 1961BrooklynConclusion not available
October 1961CantonConclusion not available
October 1961DanburyConclusion not available
October 1961DaytonConclusion not available
October 1961DuluthConclusion not available
October 1961FerndaleConclusion not available
October 1961Gettysburg AFSConclusion not available
October 1961Grand Cayman IslandConclusion not available
October 1961Grand ForksConclusion not available
October 1961Grand RapidsConclusion not available
October 1961GreenwichConclusion not available
October 1961JensenConclusion not available
October 1961Johnson IslandConclusion not available
October 1961Kadena ABConclusion not available
October 1961Las VegasConclusion not available
October 1961Los AngelesConclusion not available
October 1961McALLEN, TEXASConclusion not available
October 1961Middle VillageConclusion not available
October 1961PacificConclusion not available
October 1961PacificConclusion not available
October 1961PacificConclusion not available
October 1961Patrick AFBConclusion not available
October 1961PhiladelphiaConclusion not available
October 1961RoswellConclusion not available
October 1961Salt Lake CityConclusion not available
October 1961SharonConclusion not available
October 1961SheboyganConclusion not available
October 1961SuccasunnaConclusion not available
October 1961WaynesvilleConclusion not available
October 1961West FlorenceConclusion not available
September 1961150 Mi WNW of UkiahConclusion not available
September 1961AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
September 1961Bearing SeaConclusion not available
September 1961BelmontConclusion not available
September 1961Cape CanaveralConclusion not available
September 1961CapevayConclusion not available
September 1961CharlestonConclusion not available
September 1961ChicagoConclusion not available
September 1961ColumbusConclusion not available
September 1961DanburyConclusion not available
September 1961Dawson Creek, B. C.Conclusion not available
September 1961DaytonConclusion not available
September 1961DaytonConclusion not available
September 1961Detroit LakesConclusion not available
September 1961E Coast USConclusion not available
September 1961Englewood HillsConclusion not available
September 1961Far EastConclusion not available
September 1961GaithersburgConclusion not available
September 1961GraftonConclusion not available
September 1961GreenbayConclusion not available
September 1961GuamConclusion not available
September 1961HammondConclusion not available
September 1961HilliardConclusion not available
September 1961HuntingtonConclusion not available
September 1961Indian Springs & Las VegasConclusion not available
September 1961Johnson Is.Conclusion not available
September 1961KelownaConclusion not available
September 1961Las LunusConclusion not available
September 1961LincolnConclusion not available
September 1961MadisonConclusion not available
September 1961MiddletownConclusion not available
September 1961N Concord, AFSConclusion not available
September 1961N of TonopahConclusion not available
September 1961N.Y. CityConclusion not available
September 1961Near GuamConclusion not available
September 1961OahuConclusion not available
September 1961Osan AFBConclusion not available
September 1961PacificConclusion not available
September 1961PacificConclusion not available
September 1961PacificConclusion not available
September 1961PacificConclusion not available
September 1961PacificConclusion not available
September 1961Pacific CoastConclusion not available
September 1961Pine MountainConclusion not available
September 1961San DiegoConclusion not available
September 1961SanduskyConclusion not available
September 1961SidneyConclusion not available
September 1961SpringfieldConclusion not available
September 1961TroyConclusion not available
September 1961Val ParasioConclusion not available
September 1961VandaliaConclusion not available
September 1961Vicinity RaleighConclusion not available
September 1961WashingtonConclusion not available
September 1961WatertownConclusion not available
August 1961AshlandConclusion not available
August 1961BrooklynConclusion not available
August 1961Cape CanaveralConclusion not available
August 1961Cape CanaveralConclusion not available
August 1961Chippewa FallsConclusion not available
August 1961ClaytonConclusion not available
August 1961ClevelandConclusion not available
August 1961Cyprus GardensConclusion not available
August 1961DaytonConclusion not available
August 1961FairbornConclusion not available
August 1961Far EastConclusion not available
August 1961Far EastConclusion not available
August 1961Far EastConclusion not available
August 1961FlushingConclusion not available
August 1961FontanaConclusion not available
August 1961Fort EdwardConclusion not available
August 1961FremontConclusion not available
August 1961Gibson CityConclusion not available
August 1961HardinsburgConclusion not available
August 1961InwoodConclusion not available
August 1961Kansas CityConclusion not available
August 1961KentlandConclusion not available
August 1961Lake CharlesConclusion not available
August 1961Las VegasConclusion not available
August 1961MiddletownConclusion not available
August 1961MonroeConclusion not available
August 1961N HighlandsConclusion not available
August 1961Naha ABConclusion not available
August 1961New YorkConclusion not available
August 1961Newport News & CarroltonConclusion not available
August 1961OsanConclusion not available
August 1961PacificConclusion not available
August 1961PacificConclusion not available
August 1961PacificConclusion not available
August 1961PhoenixConclusion not available
August 1961Pleasant GardenConclusion not available
August 1961Point PleasantConclusion not available
August 1961PortlandConclusion not available
August 1961Quebec, CanadaConclusion not available
August 1961Redondo BeachConclusion not available
August 1961RichmondConclusion not available
August 1961RoscoeConclusion not available
August 1961SW of CarlisleConclusion not available
August 1961Santa FeConclusion not available
August 1961SaseboConclusion not available
August 1961SeattleConclusion not available
August 1961SpringfieldConclusion not available
August 1961StockbridgeConclusion not available
August 1961SuffolkConclusion not available
August 1961Webb AFBConclusion not available
August 1961WilmingtonConclusion not available
July 21, 1961North Atlantic OceanUnexplained
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method