Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1961

3 January 1961 - Ukiah, California , USA -   Objects were observed. They buzzed a witness. Two objects were observed.

6 January 1961 03:00 - Torroja.Priorato, Spain -   Domed disc 6 m. diameter, landed on mountain. Moon light colored. Dog refused to approach landing site.

10 January 1961 21:02 - Boulder, Colorado , USA -   Instrumented observation

10 January 1961 21:12 - Benjamin, Texas, USA -   Beech Debonair incident.

13 January 1961 20:45 - Durban, Virginia Airport, South Africa -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two witnesses, a married couple, at an airport for 45 minutes (Saddler).

9 February 1961 - Mount Pleasant, New York, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. More than one object was observed.

27 February 1961 - Lewis, UK -   Nautical UFO. Ships crew watched odd object twist, turn, and fall into sea.

In March 1961 - Oddesundbroen Sydthy, 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 March 1961 - Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. More than one object was observed.

In March 1961 - Tadzhikistan, Tajikistan -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. More than one object was observed.

6 March 1961 18:15 - Rotenburg, Germany -   (Ambiguous location - more than one place with this name).

16 March 1961 - UK -   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.

18 March 1961 23:58 - Knabberup, 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 March 1961 Night - Windsor, Ontario, Canada -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by two witnesses.

15 April 1961 - Longview, 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 female witness (Gregg, D).

16 April 1961 - Laredo, Texas, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. More than one object was observed.

19 April 1961 22:08 - 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 five witnesses.

20 April 1961 - Sheridan, Wyoming, 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 (Strayer). Explanation: Psych.

28 April 1961 Night - Dundee, South Africa -   An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by more than three witnesses (Chiole).

29 April 1961 16:00 - Bailey'S Beach, Ny, Rhode Island, USA -   Contractor incident. Explanation: Balloon.

In May 1961 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed for over an hour.

In May 1961 Around 2200 - Lynnfield Hwy128, Massachusetts, USA -   A flying disc was observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. One disc, larger than a star, was observed in clear weather by three witnesses on a highway for seven minutes (Lingel).

13 May 1961 Dawn - East Africa Airways, Sudan -   East African Airways incident.

20 May 1961 22:20 - Huddinge, Sweden -   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 one female witness, an experienced observor, in a yard for over one minute (Browall).

21 May 1961 23:00 - Holbaek-Frederikss, 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.

30 May 1961 - Longview, 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 female witness (Gregg, D).

In June 1961 02:15 - Santos 48000, Brazil -   Luminous cigar, 50 cm long, crackling sound, enters apartment. Probably ball lightning. Explanation: EM.

In June 1961 21:50 - Koge Bugt, 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.

3 June 1961 06:35 - Savona, Italy -   Off this town, four people in a boat were suddenly shaken by growing waves and saw the sea swelling like an enormous bubble one kilometer away.

5 June 1961 02:30 - Anchieta Hwy, Brazil -   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 (Godinsko; Miranda).

In July 1961 - Gulf of Mexico -   Engineer Ruby H incident.

In July 1961 - Mount Pleasant Us27, Michigan, 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.

Mid- 1961 22:30 - Tonawanda, New York, USA -   Objects were observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. Three objects, larger than a star, were observed in clear weather by one male witness at an electric plant for two minutes (Christy).

3 July 1961 00:15 - Ryde, UK -   Object resembling a hovercraft with 5 windows through which bright orange light shone hovered 20m above trees. Suddenly left at high speed.

7 July 1961 - Muskegon, Michigan, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by a group of witnesses (Freeman).

9 July 1961 Night - Yukon, Missouri, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

31 July 1961 - Northern Territory, Australia -   Long white glowing object, flaming tail, buzzed train on railway.

In August 1961 21:01 - x, Africa -   Photo. Explanation: Re-entry.

6 August 1961 22:00 - Holsted, 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.

8 August 1961 Around 0300 - Brentwood 2M, New York, USA -   Instrumented observation

25 August 1961 03:00 - Toulouse, France -   A luminous, yellow sphere, eight meters in diameter, was seen.

In September 1961 - Maracaibo, Venezuela -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by five male witnesses at a lake.

In September 1961 23:00 - Long Lake, Quebec, 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.

17 September 1961 00:01 - Bronshoj, 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.

6 October 1961 23:00 - Santa Rita, Maracaibo, Venezuela -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by numerous witnesses at a lake for five minutes (Romero).

9 October 1961 Night - Zoutpansberg, South Africa -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

17 October 1961 02:30 - La Porte, Indiana, 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 for ten minutes (Stephens).

17 October 1961 18:10 - Tonawanda, New York, USA -   Objects were observed from a car. Two objects were observed by several male experienced witnesses (Beyer).

21 October 1961 02:00 - Datil Hwy60, New Mexico, USA -   Fireball buzzes car, splits into four nocturnal lights, they maneuver and pace car, ascend as approach town.

28 October 1961 18:30 - Egholm, 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 November 1961 - Azopardo Arsenal, 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 one experienced male witness at a military facility (Menghetti).

In November 1961 Daytime - Patho, Victoria, Australia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one witness (McNaught).

In November 1961 19:00 - Verlaine, Belgium -   Farmer incident.

13 November 1961 - Canton, 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 (Schuring). Explanation: Psych.

22 November 1961 19:00 - Grafton, North Dakota, USA -   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 two witnesses, a married couple, on a farm for ten minutes.

In 1962 - Phoenix, Arizona , USA -   Actor Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) and wife watched light at top of mountain close to 50 yards and pace car for short time. Smooth, dark, domed object moved away incredibly fast.

In 1962 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by two female witnesses, typical age 10, in a yard (Squire).

In 1962 03:30 - Alamosa County, Colorado , 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 1962 06:28 - Dublin, Ireland -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by three experienced male witnesses in a city for 12 seconds (Stafford).

In 1962 Around 1100 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 5 feet across, was observed by one male witness in a city (McCielian).

21 December 1961 21:45 - Lafayette, Indiana, USA -   A glowing white object, three meters in diameter, one meter thick, flying three meters above the ground.

In Early 1962 After 2200 - Parris Island, South Carolina, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed in clear weather by one experienced male witness at a military facility (Lowe).

In Early 1962 Night - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA -   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 yard (Heffernan).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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