Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1950

9 January 1950 22:26 - Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA -   Oval with trail object

11 January 1950 - Taku Glacier, Alaska, USA -   Motion pictures. Explanation: Hoax.

29 January 1950 - South Table Mountain, Colorado , USA -   A silvery-green, 20 meters diameter, ovoid object landed.

18 February 1950 - Kobenhavn, Denmark -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two objects were observed (Sandersen).

23 February 1950 - Arturo Prat, Antarctica -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed on the ice.

In March 1950 - Mexico City, Mexico -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by more than two witnesses (Davis).

28 February 1950 - Buckton, New York, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An object was observed at close range by a male witness (McGee).

In March 1950 05:17 - La Javie, France -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

In March 1950 20:25 - Las Catalinas, Argentina -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 20 feet across, was observed by six witnesses on a farm for 20 minutes (Girotti).

5 March 1950 Night - Bloomfield, New Mexico, USA -   Object paces car, driver stops car. Dark 5' diameter disc circles car and rapid speed.

10 March 1950 - Tessalit, Sahara Desert, Mali -   Huge circular shadow on ground, near plane's shadow.

11 March 1950 21:00 - Chualar, California , USA -   Car buzzed by brilliant blue disc. Object does loops, shot off rapidly to the south. Many calls.

12 March 1950 23:00 - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA -   Two disc shaped objects over highway in front of car. Witness terrified.

20 March 1950 21:26 - Memphis, Arkansas, USA -   Airline Pilots incident.

22 March 1950 05:50 - Villarta de San Juan, Spain -   Two industrialists saw bright cloud-like object while driving, emitting very bright light. Appeared to collide with object, seen again 20 times during drive.

25 March 1950 02:20 - Valdehuncar, Spain -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 150 feet across, was observed by three experienced male witnesses (Obejero).

27 March 1950 Night - Goshen, Indiana, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

28 March 1950 - Digne 10K, France -   Ummo incident.

29 March 1950 00:45 - Almansa, Spain -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 10 feet across, was observed by one experienced male witness at a building (Gonzalvo). Explanation: EM.

29 March 1950 11:20 - Villafria, Spain -   First the tower heard sounds like an incoming unexpected plane, then saucer buzzed tower. Shot up and away rapidly to the east at 1800kph.

In April 1950 - Alamosa, Colorado , USA -   Objects were observed. Animal reactions to the objects were reported. Two objects were observed by one witness (Edwards).

In April 1950 - Juneau N60K, Alaska, USA -   Motion picture of 8 discs landing and taking off 60km north of Juneau.

In April 1950 - Bruges, Belgium -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed. Explanation: Hoax.

In Spring 1950 06:30 - Bex-"Au Genievre", Switzerland -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

In April 1950 Afternoon - West Plains, Missouri, USA -   An object was observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. One object was observed by one female witness at a building (Atha).

1 April 1950 19:00 - Perugia, Italy -   Nautical UFO. Boat crew watches ovoid object dive into sea, column of water shoots up. Possible meteor?

8 April 1950 02:00 - Kokomo, Indiana, USA -   Grey metallic disc, top-shaped.

10 April 1950 10:45 - York, Pennsylvania, USA -   Smoke. 9 men on road crew heard whine, saw 6m wide saucer 150m overhead, spewing fire and smoke. Had no propellers.

12 April 1950 12:00 - Reus, Spain -   Two brothers travelling in light truck saw UFO low over olive trees, disk shaped one m. in diameter. It disappeared at very high speed in few seconds.

14 April 1950 02:30 - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA -   Four rectangular, amber objects

14 April 1950 12:00 - Camarasa, Spain -   People saw UFO come down in water of lake at hydro-electric plant. It floated for a while, then submerged.

19 April 1950 - Lafayette, Indiana, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range. Explanation: Psych.

25 April 1950 01:30 - Ansonia, Connecticut, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by two witnesses for over four minutes (Foley).

27 April 1950 - -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

27 April 1950 20:25 - Goshen, Indiana, USA -   TWA 117 incident.

29 April 1950 - Juneau N40M, Alaska, USA -   Motion pictures

In early June 1950 23:00 - Rio Grande, Argentina -   Nautical UFO. Sound of turbulent water, huge luminous oval-shaped object burst from sea straight up, 550m from shore, made abrupt 90 degree turn, moving rapidly to the north toward Rio Gallegos.

In July 1950 Around midnight - Springfield, Ohio, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

In July 1950 13:00 - Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by three witnesses at an airfield.

In early July 1950 Around 2200 - Williamsville N, Illinois, USA -   Capital Al incident.

6 July 1950 16:15 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by one witness.

In mid-July 1950 Night - Puerto Coig, Argentina -   Nautical UFOs. four small, luminous domed-discs surged up out of the ocean in perfect formation, leveled off, flew up shore to the north for awhile, then turned to the west headed over land.

20 July 1950 - Porto Novo, Brazil -   Two huge silver objects by side of road, one on hillock, other on flat ground, 600m distance. Went away at incredible speed, causing rush of air than rocked car.

1 September 1950 19:35 - McKorryuk,, Alaska, USA -   Strange deep red ball of fire near the horizon

10 September 1950 - Sandy Hook T33, New Jersey, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed for 30 minutes (Rogers).

13 September 1950 19:30 - Effingham Sw 5M, Illinois, USA -   Private Pilot incident. Explanation: Aircraft.

In Fall 1950 - Solway Firth, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed at a lake.

In October 1950 18:00 - Trail, Oregon, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range.

5 October 1950 19:32 - Van Nuys, California , USA -   Calif. Central Al incident.

13 October 1950 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Sightings by AEC security patrols

15 October 1950 15:20 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   AEC Security Patrol encounters object. Explanation: Balloon.

30 October 1950 23:00 - Torre, UK -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Three objects, the size of a star, were observed by one male witness (Maloney; Warren).

7 November 1950 - -   USAF incident.

27 November 1950 21:10 - Bakersfield W, California , USA -   Bright light made sharp turn toward DC-3, flew parallel, then pulled ahead to left, speed over 200mph. Explanation: Aircraft.

In 1951 - Longmeadow Dc4, Massachusetts, USA -   UAL incident.

Early 1950's - Redfern, New South Wales, Australia -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by a male experienced witness on a railroad (James).

Early 1950's 17:30 - Bau, Malaysia -   Dome-shaped object with brightly lit portholes, antenna-like structure protruding from top. Below she could see three anchor like structures. As large as a house.

2 December 1950 10:50 - Nanyuki, Kenya -   Project Blue Book "unidentified" case. Pearly white glowing disc spins, paces jeep. Makes buzzing noise like bees.

15 December 1950 07:00 - Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One ovoid object, about 20 feet across, was observed by 12 female experienced witnesses in a residential area for over one minute.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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