5 events, from 1948 to 1953
1948 · 78 years ago · Ashley and Delaware, Ohio
Numerous eyewitnesses reported seeing a silver, white, or mother-of-pearl-like object, initially described as cylindrical and later as spherical with stripes. It moved slowly southwest and appeared to drift against the wind.
Read the original file in the archive →1949 · 77 years ago · Kodiak, Alaska
Several eyewitnesses in Kodiak observed a greenish-blue fireball, also described as reddish-blue, moving from west to east on a flat, descending trajectory. It disintegrated over Chiniak Bay; the Naval Air Station confirmed no aircraft were in the air at the time.
Read the original file in the archive →1950 · 76 years ago · Elmira, New York
A reported landing of a 'flying saucer' turned out to be a corrugated cardboard box painted aluminum, to which a radio tube and a red road flare were attached. It was determined to be a hoax.
Read the original file in the archive →1950 · 76 years ago
A US Navy Privateer reconnaissance plane was shot down by Soviet fighter jets. The incident reportedly marked the beginning of an aggressive Soviet air defense policy against reconnaissance flights.
Read the original file in the archive →1953 · 73 years ago · Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Five eyewitnesses described an unidentified object as a "brilliant star or brilliant fireball" moving rapidly at high altitude. Two RB-36 aircraft were operating in the area at the time.
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