Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1959

1 January 1959 - Northern Ireland, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one witness for two minutes (Bennett; von Braun).

4 January 1959 23:30 - Taft, California, USA -   Pilots saw a silver oval object with silver trail flying at 20,000 ft. Explanation: Meteor.

8 January 1959 - Combe Martin, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one female witness in a yard (King).

22 January 1959 18:40 - Karise-Koge, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

24 January 1959 Night - Lampasas, Texas, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two witnesses, a married couple (Richardson).

25 January 1959 Pre-dawn - Lampasas, Texas, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two objects were observed by two experienced male witnesses (as reported to the police) (Richardson).

27 January 1959 21:45 - Cleveland, Ohio, USA -   Sausage with lights lands behind warehouse. No traces found.

2 February 1959 - Lyndelse, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

4 February 1959 03:00 - Swan Island S, Caribbean -   Pan Am DC-6B incident.

4 February 1959 23:20 - Watertown, New York, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one experienced male witness (Fikes, H).

13 February 1959 18:10 - Oak Harbor, Washington, USA -   Nautical UFO. Green ball of light emerges from ocean. 0.3m in size. Makes hissing sound. Spins, rises and away.

In March 1959 - Kolobrzeg, Poland -   Polish Soldiers incident.

1 March 1959 01:30 - Jylland, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

14 March 1959 23:45 - Kyger, Ohio, USA -   Disc with sphere on top cases teen in car. Beams light down, descends to low altitude.

23 March 1959 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia -   Two men saw strange object apparently on ground, then later in sky, in view for 10 minutes.

31 March 1959 13:30 - Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia -   Barry Neale was driving home to Goolwa when he saw on the ground a glowing, reddish-orange object with a row of portholes.

31 March 1959 23:30 - Point Elliot, South Australia, Australia -   Red-orange oval object on ground with row of portholes, 2m wide, 100m from road. Witness drove around woods in time to see object take off at high speed, came to 300m distance.

2 April 1959 01:00 - Tarup Strand-Tarup, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by four witnesses.

5 April 1959 01:30 - Hampen Stn, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by eight witnesses.

7 April 1959 20:00 - Oure-Vejstrup, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

12 April 1959 00:45 - Snarup, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

12 April 1959 23:30 - Goolwa, South Australia, Australia -   15' long oval object with light shining from 8-9 portholes took off from ground, rose rapidly at 45 degree angle.

14 April 1959 13:00 - Fyn Island, Denmark -   Metallic domed object at 1m above ground, flies away and come back. Follow motorcycle for 5km.

15 April 1959 21:00 - Svendborg, Denmark -   A disk-shaped object spinning at ground level.

17 April 1959 10:00 - Dawney, Nr Guatrache, Argentina -   Farm Workers incident.

25 April 1959 Night - Sao Paulo, Brazil -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one male witness in a garden (Da Silva). A noise was heard.

1 May 1959 03:00 - Brandlund, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

7 May 1959 22:45 - Hesselager, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by a female witness.

17 May 1959 - Horsens Fjord, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

18 May 1959 02:00 - Girard, Kansas, USA -   Trucker incident. Explanation: EM.

20 May 1959 23:00 - France -   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 two witnesses for over four minutes (Guillemoteau).

20 May 1959 23:00 - Aidt-Houlbjerg, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by seven witnesses.

In June 1959 - Giwa, Papua New Guinea -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one witness.

1 June 1959 12:00 - Whiting, New Jersey, USA -   Child hiking, stopped at circular clearing to eat. Noticed broken limbs and scraped bark around circle. saw shadow from disc descending ovhd. Next memory 6 hours later, and he was nearing home (1/4 mile)

8 June 1959 01:55 - Grena-Gjerrild, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

18 June 1959 21:30 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -   Brown, cigar-shaped object come from below the horizon

21 June 1959 20:00 - The Willows, South Africa -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one female witness.

26 June 1959 05:35 - Asbo, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

In July 1959 - Eastern Pennisula, Papua New Guinea -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by numerous witnesses.

In Mid- 1959 00:15 - Pan.Azucar, Argentina -   A married couple and woman friend were camping in valley, rained heavily. Opaque mass coming straight at them, 15m away changed course, 8-10m wingless fuselage with small rectangles, no sound or light.

In July 1959 11:00 - Milford Haven, UK -   Insurance agent walking down road, heard whistling, saw 45m diameter metallic gray elliptical object descend slowly, 15m altitude. Spinning slowly, moved behind steeple, disappeared.

In July 1959 18:00 - Elkader Sw, Iowa, USA -   Two bluish-white discs skim over trees, follow two witnesses at 12m altitude. Had "sandy surfaces."

In Mid- 1959 After 2300 - Hackensack, New Jersey, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one female witness in a city (Bilz).

7 July 1959 07:00 - Burren Jct Sse, New South Wales, Australia -   Domed disc on roadside. Independent witnesses.

8 July 1959 22:30 - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA -   WTTV incident.

8 July 1959 22:30 - Columbus, Indiana, USA -   Objects were sighted by multiple independent witnesses that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Three objects were observed by a group of witnesses on a road (Baker, J).

8 July 1959 Night - Port Lihou, Th Isl, Australia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by five witnesses.

10 July 1959 22:00 - Oak, Nebraska, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 6 inches across, was observed by one male witness for ten minutes (Chapman).

13 July 1959 00:00 - Suchs, Spain -   Motionless, spherical 80 cm in diameter, 15 m. above ground. Illuminated countryside "like daylight." Witness panicked when heard sound of explosion.

14 July 1959 - Prince.Wales Island, Queensland, Australia -   Aborigines incident.

14 July 1959 20:30 - Pampulha, Brazil -   BAF incident.

19 July 1959 22:30 - Ceresco S2M, Nebraska, USA -   Father and daughter driving south on Highway 77 to Lincoln. Saw bright white light hover in SSE. Light went out, dark 60 feet domed disc with several 1' windows around rim. Dropped small red lights. Sharp turnto the west.

19 July 1959 22:30 - Oak W, Nebraska, USA -   Four people in two cars. Small round luminous UFO followed car heading to the west. Maneuvered. Only inches in diameter.

In August 1959 - Galt, Ontario, Canada -   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.

2 August 1959 01:00 - Cullen, Chile -   Petroleum worker measuring levels in storage tanks had light fly over his head and follow him, which made him run away, leaving the tank hatchways open.

4 August 1959 10:30 - Gloversville, New York, USA -   Big "boat" rests in empty field. Had greenish-brown tarp covering it. It ascends vertically and flies away!

9 August 1959 19:54 - Sombrero, Chile -   Pendulum motion, vertical metallic egg with two shafts of white light downward to ground, rose colored megaphone on extended chain. Followed them around truck, receded rapidly when rifle pointed at it.

9 August 1959 19:54 - Sombrero, Argentina -   A two m, vertical, egg-shaped object which made a "whooshing" sound

12 August 1959 08:10 - Memphis, Tennessee, USA -   1m diameter domed disc at low altitude. Dome hops up and away. Wires extend and point to the west.

13 August 1959 03:00 - Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object, three times the size of the moon, was observed in clear weather by two male witnesses in a city for over 15 minutes (Kapral).

14 August 1959 05:40 - Puuwaawaa, Hawaii, USA -   Silver ovoid object takes off from beach, flies out to sea then goes to the east behind mountains. Extremely fast acceleration.

19 August 1959 23:30 - Baringvig, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

In September 1959 - Euramo, Queensland, Australia -   Farmer incident.

31 August 1959 - Hammerfest, Norway -   SS Aida incident.

In September 1959 Dusk - Dundon, UK -   Objects were observed from a car. Two round objects were observed by four female witnesses, typical age 14.

In September 1959 19:30 - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA -   Three followed dog to golf course and saw object in north sky reflect sunlight. It passed behind trees, got within 75 yards, landed on grass for 9-10 minutes. object lifted off silently and flew "flat and smooth" moving to east.

In September 1959 Evening - Dunoon, UK -   Two 14-yr-old girls went for evening walk to Sandbank. Chased by two round objects, ran and hid in field, still chased, jumped into ditch, hovered over them. Flagged down car, married couple also saw.

1 September 1959 23:10 - Urhoj, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by four witnesses.

17 September 1959 - Nordfyn, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by two witnesses.

25 September 1959 23:20 - Akron, Ohio, USA -   6m diameter gray disc with lights, spins counter-clockwise while hovering, clockwise when rising. Lands in field.

In October 1959 16:30 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA -   Hovering flying discs were observed from a car. Two discs were observed in cloudy weather by a group of male witnesses on a hill (Melillo).

4 October 1959 21:25 - Quezon, Philippines -   Large round or oval object, changing from red to red orange

6 October 1959 Night - Forrest City, Arkansas, USA -   ANG incident.

10 October 1959 14:30 - Ry, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

12 October 1959 02:10 - Garden Grove, California , USA -   Draftsman incident.

12 October 1959 Night - -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object, about 6 inches across, was observed by one male 16-year-old witness in a yard (Scott).

15 October 1959 18:50 - Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two objects were observed by one witness (Boston).

17 October 1959 01:30 - Djursland, Denmark -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by one witness.

19 October 1959 18:15 - Poquoson, Virginia , USA -   Teen shoots at 4' diameter black disc with silver ring around it. Altitude 80 feet Heard clank, then UFO gone. Explanation: Hoax.

25 October 1959 Dusk - Cumberland, Maryland, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One disc was observed by three witnesses, two of them an experienced observors.

25 October 1959 20:00 - Fort William, Ontario, Canada -   An oval, luminous object followed a car

29 October 1959 Around 0800 - Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, Australia -   Orange oblong tube, 2' long moved slowly in front of car, then picked up speed and disappeared into clouds.

In November 1959 - Denton Community Hwy36, Texas, 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 on a highway (Grantham, M).

31 October 1959 05:00 - Oningaiti, New Zealand -   Two brothers followed for 95km by luminous object like large street lamp. Maneuvered around car when they stopped, ascended vertically at daybreak.

In November 1959 Afternoon - Abilene Missle Base, Texas, USA -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed in clear weather by numerous witnesses near a missile.

3 November 1959 21:30 - Woodlands, New Zealand -   Businessmen incident.

6 November 1959 05:00 - Statesville N20M, North Carolina, USA -   Blue ball of light paces motorist along deserted highway well after midnight. It stopped six times, whenever car stopped. Driver felt scared to death. Other witnesses saw similar object. Explanation: Planet.

In 1960 - Trois Fonds, France -   Saw craft in courtyard of farm. Case is regarded as suspect.

In 1960 - La Celle-sous-Gouzon, France -   Woman called husband saying a craft landed in field some 300m away. Would not give further details.

In Winter 1959 - Tiller, Oregon, 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 (Jackson, C).

In 1960 03:00 - Carson City, Nevada, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one witness for a few seconds.

In the 1960's Dusk - Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA -   An object was observed from a car. Multiple independent witnesses. One object, about 150 feet across, was observed by two witnesses, a married couple (Clayton).

In the 1960's Around 2300 - Ballarat 8M, Victoria, Australia -   An object was observed from a car. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by two witnesses (Ludwig).

In the 1960's Night - Annadale, New York, USA -   Instrumented observation

In the 1960's Night - Western Part Hwy711, Virginia , 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, a married couple, in a forest (Belmont; Linx).

In the 1960's Night - Tampa, Florida, USA -   A hovering object was observed. One object, about 150 feet across, was observed by four experienced male witnesses (Anderson).

13 December 1959 21:40 - La Orchila Island N, Venezuela -   Nautical UFO. Brilliant cone giving off flares descended into ocean. After object submerged sea became brilliant with many colors and very turbulent on that spot.

In Early 1960 15:20 - Langley, UK -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Explanation: Balloon.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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