Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1960

8 January 1960 - Long Island, New York, 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 (Faulkner). Explanation: Psych.

24 January 1960 23:00 - Aeroskobing, 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 three witnesses on the shore.

27 January 1960 - Sylvania, 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 (Piercey). Explanation: Psych.

In February 1960 - British Columbia, 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 (Kramer). Explanation: Hoax.

6 February 1960 - Kent, Washington, 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 (Thompson).

8 February 1960 - Capo Passero, Italy -   Nautical UFO. Disc sinks 200m offshore.

21 February 1960 17:30 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada -   CNR incident.

25 March 1960 22:15 - Vestbirk-Sandvad, 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.

In April 1960 21:45 - Tustin, Michigan, USA -   Wit driving north through wooded area, heavily overcast sky. object descended from clouds and hovered. witness and other cars and trucks pulled over. Watched about 5 min, when object "ascended straight up into the clouds."

5 April 1960 05:10 - Invercargill, New Zealand -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by one female witness in a city. A noise was heard.

6 April 1960 17:30 - Opa-locka, Florida, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by a group of male experienced witnesses (Cook).

9 April 1960 - Mexico -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed.

24 April 1960 - Buffalo, New York, 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 (Arlington).

1 May 1960 08:35 - Sverdlovsk, Ukraine -   Powers U2 incident.

4 May 1960 09:15 - Sarasota, Florida, USA -   A yellow, elliptical object with four evenly spaced window like openings was observed at ground level by an architect.

5 May 1960 - Fredericia, 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.

6 May 1960 - Bovrup, 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 three witnesses.

14 May 1960 18:50 - Casterton, South Australia, Australia -   Red light 10 feet in diameter paced family in their car, stayed in front of car for 15 miles.

15 May 1960 20:50 - Texas, USA -   Instrumented observations. Explanation: EM.

17 May 1960 18:30 - Taboleiro.Nazare, Brazil -   Two men herding donkeys chased by huge round object at low altitude. Chased them for 18km, keeping same distance. After 20 minutes climbed out of sight very fast.

19 May 1960 - Dillingham, Alaska, USA -   Deaf-mute eskimo was in garden when saw object flying along ridge. Wind or gravity effect sucked up 5 gallon cans, passed by 15-30m, near power lines under 4m. Others heard whirring sound. Explanation: Balloon.

19 May 1960 - Dillingham, Alaska, USA -   Silver-colored round object 20-25 feet wide with hanging appendages

19 May 1960 21:30 - Sydfyn, 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.

20 May 1960 - Salisbury (Harare), Zimbabwe -   Mrs. H Donia saw a plate-shaped object with flashing light, 20m altitude, 45m away. Explanation: Meteor.

21 May 1960 22:00 - Lexington, Kentucky, USA -   8' long torpedo shaped object over lawn.

14 June 1960 01:03 - Miho AFB, Japan -   Pilot saw brilliant pale yellow oblong object

22 June 1960 Daytime - Toccoa, Georgia, 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, an experienced observor.

27 June 1960 - Danvers, Massachusetts, 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 (Hamilton). Explanation: Psych.

In Mid- 1960 - Ellis E3M, Kansas, USA -   Family has repeat sightings.

In Mid- 1960 - Lexington, Kentucky, 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 at a school (Rafayko).

In Mid- 1960 Around 1700 - Pensacola 25M, Florida, USA -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc, the size of the moon, was observed in clear weather by one experienced witness on the ocean. Explanation: Mirage.

In Mid- 1960 After 2100 - Tashkent 28K, Uzbekistan -   An object was sighted by multiple independent witnesses that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one experienced male witness.

In Mid- 1960 23:00 - Seattle, Washington, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, larger than a star, was observed by 25 witnesses for a few seconds (Nelson).

In Mid- 1960 23:30 - Crater Lake E, Oregon, USA -   White light shot straight up, came back, paced pickup with three college students, shaped like "upside down cereal bowl". Witnesses frightened.

In July 1960 23:45 - Blyth, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, the size of the moon, was observed by two children for two minutes (Parker).

1 July 1960 10:30 - Leefe, Wyoming, USA -   Silent 55m diameter disc hovers 50 feet above slag heap from mine. Had 5 transparent domes on the bottom. Took off rapidly to the south.

2 July 1960 03:00 - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, USA -   Venezuelan Constellation incident.

15 July 1960 Around 0300 - New York, East River, New York, USA -   Alkaid incident. Explanation: Coincidenc.

26 July 1960 - Niagara Falls, New York, USA -   Police incident. Explanation: Boat.

Aug 1960 09:20 - Hamburg, Germany -   An object, a disk standing on edge, seven meters in diameter, with a pulsating halo of yellow light, was seen.

5 August 1960 02:00 - Eyzies-De-Tayac, France -   Dark domed disc makes hills glow. Witness feels watched. Moves away fast.

5 August 1960 02:30 - UK -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by one female witness in a yard for five minutes (Whybrow).

16 August 1960 22:40 - Moffat, UK -   A hovering object was observed. One object, about 20 feet across, was observed by three witnesses, two of them an experienced observors, briefly (Whybrow).

27 August 1960 18:50 - Kokkedal, 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.

27 August 1960 20:00 - Helsingor, 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.

29 August 1960 - Timaru, New Zealand -   A hovering object was observed. One object was observed by one male witness for five minutes.

30 August 1960 - Hillerod, 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 September 1960 - Dayton, 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 (Tate). Explanation: Psych.

20 September 1960 Around 0600 - Amarillo N, Texas, USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed in foggy weather by more than two witnesses (Wood). Explanation: Natural.

20 September 1960 21:35 - Eagle, Colorado , USA -   FAA incident.

22 September 1960 22:45 - Glostrup, 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.

23 September 1960 21:35 - Labrador, Labrador, Canada -   Nautical UFO. Canadian ship reported that a cylindrical object with lighted portholes came down, hit the ocean, and sank off the north coast Labrador. Explanation: Meteor.

23 September 1960 21:35 - Atlantic -   A cylindrical object with lighted portholes came down, hit the ocean, and sank,

In October 1960 - Yucca Valley, California , 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.

15 October 1960 07:55 - Wildwood, Oregon, USA -   (Ambiguous location - more than one place with this name).

23 October 1960 Night - Datil, New Mexico, USA -   Objects were observed from a car. Four objects were observed by two witnesses, a married couple.

In November 1960 Night - Grant County, Wisconsin, USA -   Objects were observed. They buzzed a witness. Several objects were observed by a group of witnesses (Tichenor).

11 November 1960 Evening - Warminster, UK -   Blinding bright orb descends, nearly lands, takes off rapidly to the north.

13 November 1960 02:45 - La Londe, France -   Domed disc stood on railroad track about 300 yards away. Shafts of orange light shot from it intermittently. No noise, folded legs, took off straight up. Dog avoids site.

13 November 1960 02:45 - La Londe, France -   A bright, round object, six meters in diameter, rested on three legs on railroad tracks.

17 November 1960 - Lexington, Kentucky, USA -   Objects were observed from a car. Three objects were observed.

29 November 1960 18:38 - Kyushu S, Japan -   USAF T-33 incident.

In 1961 - Hemmet, 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.

In 1961 - Pease AFB, New Hampshire, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by a male military witness in a yard.

In 1961 - Fort Pierce, Florida, USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by more than one male witness, one of them an experienced observor (Burns).

In 1961 10:00 - Stover, Missouri, USA -   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 male witness (Blackman).

In 1961 Daytime - China -   Photo

Early 1960's Night - Rancho Mirage, California , USA -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by one experienced male witness.

3 December 1960 - Rimnicu Sarat, Romania -   Hovering flying discs were observed. Two yellow discs, the size of the moon, were observed by one experienced male witness (Kaufmann).

3 December 1960 06:00 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA -   Man and grandson in duck blind, 60 feet diameter disc approached to 300', red glow lit ground, moved with jerky motion "like bouncing ball", changed color red to purple as it rose vertically, to the southwest .

10 December 1960 Morning - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA -   A flying disc was observed from a car. One disc was observed.

10 December 1960 17:39 - Bagotville, Quebec, Canada -   Ward TCA 455E incident.

26 December 1960 Night - Plymouth, UK -   Flying discs were observed. Several discs were observed by several witnesses.

28 December 1960 - Millbrook, UK -   Flying discs were observed. Physiological effects were noted. Three discs were observed by a male witness.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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