Close Encounters of the Second Kind in 1955

3 January 1955 07:25 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -   Two persons in a car saw a flying object come within 70 meters of them after their vehicle was stopped.

28 January 1955 - Kirkland, Washington, USA -   Objects were observed. Traces found. Two objects were observed (Hawthorne).

2 February 1955 - Barquisimeto, Venezuela -   Airliner radio went dead during UFO sighting

2 February 1955 11:15 - Barquisimeto, Venezuela -   Aeropostale Airliner incident.

12 February 1955 - Boyertowm, Pennsylvania, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed in rainy weather.

15 February 1955 - Concepcion, Chile -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentified object at close range (with physical effects) was observed by one witness.

5 March 1955 - Coelemu, Chile -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentified object at close range (with physical effects) was observed by one witness.

24 March 1955 14:30 - Ryuku Islands, Japan -   Beechcraft incident.

24 March 1955 14:30 - Kadena AFB, Japan -   Hat-shaped object with three windows on top section change color

30 March 1955 03:15 - Tucson Hwy80, Arizona , USA -   Burns, damage, traces.

29 May 1955 19:20 - Smithfield,, Australia -   An object, looking like a "light airplane on fire," maneuvered for two minutes.

4 June 1955 02:50 - Parker, Arizona, USA -   USAF pilot flying T-33 trainer saw a yellow-white-red stationary object that abruptly disappeared.

4 June 1955 19:50 - Parker, Arizona , USA -   USAF T-33 incident. Explanation: Jupiter.

6 June 1955 - New Mexico, USA -   Three unusual green fire balls

15 June 1955 02:20 - Flinders Park, South Australia, Australia -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed at a park.

26 June 1955 Dusk - Washington, District of Columbia, USA -   A brilliant round object with trail four or five times its own length approached National Airport, stopped, oscillated, and moved off at high speed. Explanation: Meteor.

In Mid- 1955 - Newport News, Virginia , USA -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects.

In Mid- 1955 04:00 - St Albans, UK -   An object was observed. Traces found. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by two male witnesses at a building (Cramp).

6 July 1955 - Waukegan, Illinois, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. An object was observed at close range (and physical effects reported) by a male witness (Castator).

17 July 1955 13:00 - Bexleyheath, UK -   Dark shadow hanging over road, car began to slow down, stop and start intermittently. Dumbbell hovers 100-150 feet above, rotating, swishing or humming noise, flipped over, rose up into sky.

22 July 1955 17:30 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA -   Man gardening was pelted with dark red color liquid from pear-shaped object at 1000 feet altitude flying slowly west to the east. Bare skin burned like pouring kerosine on wound. Washed off OK.Next day peach tree dead.

25 July 1955 Night - Lyons Twp, Illinois, USA -   "Meteorite" lands.

26 July 1955 - Washington, District Of Columbia, USA -   Hovered.

In August 1955 12:00 - Jedburgh, UK -   Lasting physiological effects. Air cadet witness. Dog panics. 40 feet long silver cigar flies to the northeast from cloud to cloud at slow speed, 10mph.

1 August 1955 24:00 - Salon, France -   12m diameter lighted disc dove toward car, hovered 30m above road, flew around car, went away without noise.

6 August 1955 01:00 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA -   Physiological effects: conjunctivitis. UFO witness watched extremely brightly lit UFO, later suffered from red, irritated eyes.

16 September 1955 - Puy-de-Dome, France -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

In October 1955 - Agrinion, Greece -   Truck engine stalls when luminous object flies overhead on mountain road.

In October 1955 - Lovington, New Mexico, USA -   USAF B-47 incident.

In October 1955 19:30 - Newton Seewart, Galloway, UK -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One disc, about 80 feet across, was observed by one male 32-year-old witness in a forest for five minutes. A high-pitched sound was heard.

25 October 1955 20:40 - Fresno, California , USA -   Small object explodes and burns.

In November 1955 - Williston, Florida, USA -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed by one experienced male witness.

2 November 1955 - Williston, Florida, USA -   Policeman saw UFO fly directly overhead. Witness felt stinging sensation as object passed over.

2 November 1955 20:35 - Williston, Florida, USA -   Six bell shaped objects moving by successive leaps. Explanation: Aircraft.

2 November 1955 22:15 - Williston, Florida, USA -   Physiological effects. Policeman saw UFO fly directly overhead. Witness felt stinging sensation as object passed over.

5 November 1955 - Williston, Florida, USA -   Objects were observed. Physiological effects were noted. Six objects were observed by more than one male witness, one of them an experienced observor.

In 1956 - Stover, Missouri, USA -   Ring ground marks.

In 1956 - Veblen, South Dakota, USA -   Ring ground marks.

In 1956 - Lundy Island S10M, UK -   An object was observed and photographed. It buzzed a witness. An object was observed at close range (and physical effects reported) by military witnesses on the ocean (Chelwan).

In 1956 03:00 - Bloomington, Indiana, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed by five witnesses for over four minutes.

In 1956 Dusk - Santa Cruz, California , USA -   Physiological effects were reported. A witness later died. One object was observed by one female witness at an electric plant (McDowell).

In 1956 Evening - Oslo, Norway -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic and physiological effects were noted. One object was observed by two witnesses.

In January 1956 - -   Death: Colonel Lee Merkel was killed while pursuing a UFO in his plane.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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