Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1964

27 January 1964 - Kankakee, Illinois, 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 (Applegate).

In mid-February 1964 18:17 - Tilley Swamp, South Australia, Australia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One silver disc was observed in a swamp. A high-pitched sound was heard.

25 February 1964 22:00 - Saladillo, Argentina -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two discs were observed by one male witness, three of them an experienced observors, on a highway for several hours (Botta).

In March 1964 23:00 - Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan -   Flying discs were observed. Telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred. Two discs were observed by four experienced military witnesses in a city (Popov).

8 March 1964 - Western Hemisphere -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by more than two male military witnesses (Cosmonauts).

13 March 1964 18:17 - Salt Creek, Tilley S, South Australia, Australia -   UFO paces vehicle. 200 feet long silver, made whining object, chased car.

20 March 1964 14:20 - Shelton, Connecticut, 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 (McGovern). Explanation: Psych.

28 March 1964 15:20 - Washington, District Of Columbia, 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 city (Steckling).

In Spring 1964 02:00 - Tres Picos, Argentina -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed (Valducci).

3 April 1964 21:00 - Monticello, Wisconsin, USA -   Four huge red lights in a rectangular formation

4 April 1964 - Baltimore, Maryland, 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 (Marshall). Explanation: Psych.

8 April 1964 - Gemini 1, LEO, Space -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by military witnesses (Gemini).

9 April 1964 20:10 - Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, of huge size, was observed by one witness for over three minutes (Rollins).

19 April 1964 16:15 - Egense, 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.

21 April 1964 - Norseman, Western Australia, Australia -   Supervisor incident.

22 April 1964 21:00 - Lordsburg E20K, New Mexico, USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One disc, about 20 feet across, was observed by three witnesses at a mountain (Morros). A whining sound was heard.

24 April 1964 After 1700 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.

In late April 1964 - Alexandria N, 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 experienced male witness on a highway.

In late April 1964 03:30 - Parma, Idaho, USA -   UFO landing.

25 April 1964 Night - Espanola, New Mexico, USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by two witnesses.

27 April 1964 Afternoon - El Paso, Texas, USA -   12-yr-old and 7 friends saw UFO hover above school grounds. "It seemed to be floating in the air, covered with something like a sheet. It was 6'5" tall and sort of egg-shaped."

27 April 1964 Night - Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA -   "Big ball of red flames" seen to land at night by man who insisted on remaining anonymous.

28 April 1964 Dawn - Edgewood, New Mexico, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by one male 20-year-old witness (Arteche).

29 April 1964 Noon - -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by seven witnesses.

30 April 1964 - Austin Bluffs, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

In May 1964 Around 1400 - Turkey -   Melon-shaped object hovered over trees, 100m distant, vibrated as it hovered and reflected light. Watched for 5 hours, moved off at great speed.

1 May 1964 20:30 - Santa Ana, California , USA -   Large UFO with rotating orange light on dome observed landing, taking off about 2030. NICAP investigation.

2 May 1964 - Connecticut, USA -   White object with tail, dogs reacted.

9 May 1964 - Carrasco Apt, Uruguay -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed at an airport.

9 May 1964 11:00 - Mogadore, Ohio, USA -   A silvery, dome-shaped three meters object landed in a field 150 meters away.

13 May 1964 22:15 - Rio Vista, California, USA -   A woman saw two objects, one of which landed in a field.

14 May 1964 Night - Salta, Argentina -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed by four witnesses on a highway (Oliver).

15 May 1964 - Grand Junction, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by three witnesses for five minutes (Platt).

15 May 1964 23:50 - Ashtabula Sw7M I90, Ohio, USA -   GOC incident.

16 May 1964 - Colorado Springs, Colorado , USA -   Report from NICAP member that cousin had seen landing imprints on ground. (See FS June 1965, p. 13) There had been multiple landings in the vicinity. Explanation: Rumor.

16 May 1964 Morning - Erie, Pennsylvania, 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.

21 May 1964 20:25 - Lansing, Michigan, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One top-shaped object, about 20 feet across, was observed by one female witness (Bush; Cole). Explanation: Reflection.

26 May 1964 16:30 - Lansing, Michigan, 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 (Christmas; Gallagher).

26 May 1964 19:43 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA -   Thin, white ellipsoid

26 May 1964 23:00 - Pleasantview, Pennsylvania, USA -   Project Blue Book "unidentified" case. Yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom of a ball (hemisphere), was spotted in a field and chased down the road for two miles.

In June 1964 - Harrison Dr, UK -   Instrumented observation

In June 1964 Around 0200 - Santa Barbara, California , USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed by two witnesses for two minutes.

In June 1964 Night - Sagrada Familia, Brazil -   First of many sightings, contacts by a medium. While lying down yellow-orange lights entered room. Message: we are friends in spaceship on your roof. Children verified luminous object landed.

1 June 1964 00:30 - Gateshead, UK -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by a male witness for 30 minutes.

2 June 1964 22:30 - Sunnyvale, California , USA -   Dark disc with very bright rectangular plate hovered over new housing construction, flew rapidly to the southeast.

5 June 1964 03:00 - Cleveland, Ohio, USA -   Ten feet diameter glowing ball ascends slowly at 45 degree angle, low altitude, 10 small nocturnal lights follow. Blue light beams.

6 June 1964 21:30 - Rio Choromoro, Argentina -   Fog, vapor. Red orange rectangular object with lower appendage. Black stripes, smoke or vapor, two vanes rotating clockwise. Absorbed smaller object, few meters above road.

7 June 1964 22:00 - Washington, New Jersey, USA -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc, the size of the moon, was observed in clear weather by one male witness on a farm for over one minute (Tillou).

8 June 1964 Night - Burlington, Wyoming, USA -   Police incident.

10 June 1964 21:05 - Bismarck, North Dakota, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by one experienced male witness (Rued).

12 June 1964 22:15 - Elmore, Ohio, USA -   Police incident.

23 June 1964 - Osceola County Hwy60, Florida, 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 (Taylor, H).

23 June 1964 01:10 - Vero Beach Hwy60, Florida, USA -   15 and discs paced car, tipping back and forth. Formed V formation, then circular formation; objects split formation, passed on either side of trees.

24 June 1964 Pre-dawn - Vero Beach, Florida, USA -   Truck Driver incident.

25 June 1964 - Spring Valley, Nevada, USA -   Spinning top with pyramidal sides and 2' long pedestal, about size of Jeep, shiny plastic color. Rested on highway, rose 10', landed again. Took off, flew horizontal. Similar UFO sighted 1964-06-30 in SC.

29 June 1964 01:00 - Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA -   Businessman incident.

In Mid- 1964 - Apalachin, 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 female witness (Connelly).

In July 1964 00:30 - Boulder, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by three witnesses.

30 June 1964 01:00 - Wellford, South Carolina, USA -   Disc with antenna follows car for miles. Leaves when headlights turned off.

In early July 1964 - Baldy Mountain, New Mexico, 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 at a mountain (Fauntleroy).

In early July 1964 23:20 - Sicily-Matapan, Sizilien, Italy -   Instrumented observation

6 July 1964 21:40 - Battipaglia, Italy -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by a group of witnesses on the ocean (Loatti).

10 July 1964 Around 1300 - Bergeggi, Italy -   Nautical UFO. Sphere grazes surface of ocean. Has silver and dark sides, rotates. Rises vertically, moving rapidly to the west.

12 July 1964 17:25 - Bologoye, Russia -   Huge domed disc paces airliner, shoots away.

14 July 1964 - Savona, Bergeggi Beach, Italy -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed on the shore.

15 July 1964 00:30 - 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 one witness.

In mid-July 1964 Evening - Socorro, New Mexico, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by several witnesses (as reported to the police) (Martinez().

17 July 1964 - Rosevale, Queensland, Australia -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed for ten minutes (Christensen).

26 July 1964 - Florence, Montana, USA -   Bright glowing object hovered at low altitude, then ascended and disappeared. Dogs reacted.

27 July 1964 22:00 - Flemington, New Jersey, USA -   White ovoid buzzes car, lands in field. It then approaches witness, who flees.

28 July 1964 21:10 - Atlantic Ocean, Argentina -   Cazador Crew incident.

28 July 1964 22:30 - Lake Chelan, Washington, USA -   Navy Pilot incident. Round, aluminum-looking object, about 30 ft in diameter. Explanation: Aircraft.

30 July 1964 - Flemington, New Jersey, USA -   A whitish, elliptical object followed a car, then landed in a field.

In August 1964 22:00 - Mazara Vallo, Italy -   Round white object files at 20m altitude, 50m away from 10-year-old boy. Beam of light. Hovers over trees.

In August 1964 22:45 - Reims, France -   An object was observed from a car. One object, about 150 feet across, was observed by one witness for five minutes (Janti).

2 August 1964 - Wittenoom, Western Australia, Australia -   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 a male witness.

3 August 1964 22:50 - Lynn, Massachusetts, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Several objects were observed by one male 20-year-old witness in a city (Angelos, W).

9 August 1964 03:50 - Littlehampton, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by three male experienced witnesses (Smith).

11 August 1964 17:00 - Cabo Virgenes, Argentina -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed on the ocean (Salgedo).

12 August 1964 22:00 - Brekkens Corner, Montana, USA -   A "burning haystack," oval or crescent-shaped, rose from the ground. Explanation: Star.

In mid-August 1964 Around 2000 - Wind Gap .5M Hwy33, Pennsylvania, USA -   Objects were observed. Animal reactions to the objects were reported. An unidentified object at close range was observed in clear weather by three witnesses on a highway (Gordon). A noise was heard.

18 August 1964 00:35 - Dover, Delaware, USA -   USAF C-124 incident 200 miles west of Dover.

25 August 1964 21:30 - Littleton, Massachusetts, USA -   Slvery object with dome, red and white lights on rim. Hovered with fluttering motion near ground, shot off at high speed. Witnesses approached to under 500'. Explanation: Aircraft.

26 August 1964 - Vejle, 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 1964 - Gates Mills, 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.

28 August 1964 22:05 - Littleton, Massachusetts, USA -   Ten feet diameter yellow ball of light crossed highway in front of car. Explanation: Meteor.

28 August 1964 23:16 - Barnaul, Russia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, twice the size of the moon, was observed by several witnesses (Liseyeva).

In September 1964 22:00 - Mahopac, New York, USA -   Telepathy with satellite like object that stops in sky. ETs mentally described their appearance: human-like, 6-7' tall, elongated eyes, higher foreheads. Come from star system in Bootes constellation.

11 September 1964 - Ponca City, Oklahoma, 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.

11 September 1964 06:00 - Ulysses W1M, Kansas, USA -   Car buzzed by fast moving 3' diameter domed disc. Made whooshing sound only. Explanation: Debris.

11 September 1964 06:00 - Ulysses, Oklahoma, USA -   Karen Campbell was scared by an oval, dull copper object that flew low over her car.

15 September 1964 Night - Core Lane, Louisiana, USA -   An object bearing blinking red and green lights flew over a house at treetop level.

17 September 1964 - Merced, California , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by several witnesses.

20 September 1964 22:00 - Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina -   Physician incident.

In October 1964 11:00 - Cantal, St Cirgues.Malbert, France -   Brother and sister with dog encounter humming, dog responds with fear, metallic 10m domed disc, silvery-aluminum, brother had gun but sister stopped him from shooting, shot off at high speed moving rapidly to the south.

In Fall 1964 Evening - Madison, New Jersey, USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by one witness for a few seconds (Angebauer).

In early October 1964 00:45 - Rudyard Lake 4M, UK -   Delta-wing object with panel grid underneath, seen moving slow 5 mph just above trees. Sound gentle "singing" purr, like electric motor, tone G natural.

6 October 1964 00:30 - Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA -   30 feet diameter silver domed disc hovered 30 feet over nearby trees, 150 feet from witnesses. Glowing bottom.

7 October 1964 15:30 - Waltham C119, Massachusetts, USA -   Grayish black wingless object with two stubby fins at rear, followed a C-119 "flying boxcar" aircraft.

10 October 1964 21:10 - Villicum, Argentina -   Objects were observed from a car. Four objects, the size of the moon, were observed by five witnesses at a mountain for several minutes.

11 October 1964 16:00 - Brockton, Massachusetts, USA -   Engineer, others, observed domed disc following jet fighters. UFO shot straight up and out of sight.

12 October 1964 - Voskhod-1, Russia -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by two experienced male military witnesses.

12 October 1964 - Western Hemisphere -   Flying discs were observed from a car. Several discs were observed by three male military witnesses.

12 October 1964 - Voskhod 1, LEO, Space -   Voskhod-1 incident. Explanation: Natural.

12 October 1964 Night - Gateshead, UK -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Two objects, the size of the moon, were observed by several male witnesses, typical age 38, in a city (Toogood). A noise was heard.

15 October 1964 05:30 - Trelew, Argentina -   An object was observed from a car. One object, about 10 feet across, was observed by numerous witnesses for a few seconds (Recurrent).

29 October 1964 18:10 - Arlington, Massachusetts, USA -   100 feet long yellow glowing cigar, tilted 15 degrees upward, descended out of low heavy clouds. Dark area at one end, two vertical black stripes in midsection.

30 October 1964 Night - Bridgwater, UK -   Large red glowing disc at low altitude stampedes 50 cattle.

In Late 1964 - Condove, Italy -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by witnesses (as reported to the police) (Pinotti().

1 November 1964 16:30 - Aberdeen, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by six witnesses for 45 minutes.

2 November 1964 20:15 - Butano, Girl Scout Camp, California , USA -   Nocturnal light maneuvers in woods, responds to light signals.

2 November 1964 21:30 - Green Peter Dam, Oregon, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by several witnesses.

10 November 1964 Night - Mansilla, Argentina -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two witnesses (Reynoso).

10 November 1964 Night - Arroyo Cle, Argentina -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by two male witnesses (Marosini; Reynoso).

14 November 1964 20:45 - Adhara Obs, Argentina -   Astronomers incident.

16 November 1964 - San Miguel Obs, Argentina -   Instrumented observation.

16 November 1964 18:30 - Harte, 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 November 1964 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed by one experienced male witness for five minutes (Gray).

21 November 1964 - Torino, Mount Musine, Italy -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

21 November 1964 - San Francisco, California , USA -   SS President Wilson incident.

In 1965 - Warsaw, 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 witness.

In 1965 - Cumana, Venezuela -   Photo

In 1965 - Latvia -   Instrumented observation

In 1965 - Ashburton, UK -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed on the moors.

Mid-1960's - Alameda, California , 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 experienced witness (Rynberg).

In 1965 - Linn County, Missouri, USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by two male witnesses in a forest (Sturgues).

In 1965 - Southington, Connecticut, 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 1965 - Gerald, Missouri, 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 (Boyer).

In 1965 Around 0200 - Walland, Tennessee, USA -   Lawyer incident.

In 1965 Around 0700 - Spring Creek Mine, Idaho, USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Five objects were observed by two male witnesses at a mine for several hours (Montague).

In 1965 Daytime - Rosario, Argentina -   Photo

30 November 1964 15:00 - Shemakhinskaya Obs, Russia -   Instrumented observation

In 1965 Around 1800 - Galveston, Indiana, USA -   Crashed Disc incident.

In 1965 Evening - Bradenton, Florida, USA -   A hovering object was observed. One object was observed by more than one male witness (Schrader). A noise was heard.

10 December 1964 07:30 - Silver Grove, Kentucky, 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 (Winters).

19 December 1964 20:15 - Lithgow, Littleton, New South Wales, Australia -   A hovering flying disc was observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One disc, about 1000 feet across, was observed in cloudy weather by 28 male witnesses, typical age 37, for a few minutes (Reynolds).

In January 1965 Afternoon - Washington, District Of Columbia, USA -   Flying discs were observed. Multiple independent witnesses. Many discs were observed by numerous male military witnesses briefly.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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