Close Encounters of the Second Kind in 1959

13 January 1959 07:00 - Greenville, Pymatuning Rsvr, Pennsylvania, USA -   Looked like aircraft attempting emergency landing on frozen lake. Electromagnetic effect: truck engine, lights, radio died as arc light hovered over truck 3-4 minutes.

13 January 1959 21:00 - Bygholm, Denmark -   Car motor failed as UFO passed overhead

20 February 1959 19:30 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA -   Compass deflection. Wave of fireballs over city, one makes 180 degree turn. Compass spins. Possible gun camera film.

22 February 1959 - Utah, USA -   Physiological effects.

24 February 1959 22:00 - Victorville, California , USA -   Egg shaped object made 5 passes at house, 8 miles from George AFB. Pet dogs howling and running to get inside. EM: radio interference. Explanation: Psych.

24 February 1959 22:15 - Victorville, California, USA -   Witness sighted a biconvex dull red object about 25 feet wide

25 February 1959 08:30 - Hobbs S, New Mexico, USA -   Ovoid rapidly to the east. Electromagnetic effect: repeated 'dot-dot-dash' signal on car radio. Duration: 35 seconds.

In March 1959 After 2200 - Midwestern, USA -   A hovering object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed in clear weather by one male witness in a forest for 26 minutes (Lund).

19 March 1959 20:45 - Kyger, Ohio, USA -   Buzzing on car radio; light source ahead of car

1 April 1959 20:19 - Sumner Se5M, Washington, USA -   C-118 transport took off for training flight. Struck by some object which caused it to crash. Death of four man crew.

4 April 1959 16:50 - Roskilde, Denmark -   Electromagnetic effect: motorbike motor dies. Luminous vertical tube hangs in sky. When it moves 200m away motor OK.

16 April 1959 10:00 - Hinojal, Spain -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects. Explanation: Hoax.

24 April 1959 12:00 - Piata, Brazil -   15-yr-old motorcyclist noticed silver domed disc over sea with four small somes underside. Cycle stalled as disc maneuvered, felt pressure in head, lost consciousness.

17 May 1959 04:30 - Cooktown, Queensland, Australia -   Crocodile Hunters incident.

20 May 1959 17:30 - Tres Lomas, Argentina -   Two hunters saw a disk shaped object resting on the ground 150 meters away. Explanation: Planet.

In June 1959 Dawn - Rio Pardo, Brazil -   Businessman incident.

14 June 1959 - Prince.Wales Island, Queensland, Australia -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed.

22 June 1959 20:00 - Salta, Argentina -   Luminous ball of light goes north to south over hills. Power failure over entire town for several minutes.

In Mid- 1959 Evening - Turner, Maine, USA -   Woman in driveway hears humming, saw disc with blue lights revolving around lens float down into field, 300m away. Another disc joined it. One on ground floated up to join w, both moved away very fast.

In Mid- 1959 Evening - Lincolnshire, UK -   RAF Personnel incident.

In July 1959 22:00 - Jane Lew, West Virginia, USA -   Dogs bark, odd whine. two witnesses frozen in place. Glow outside, 8m oval of burnt soil.

14 July 1959 20:22 - Salisbury, North Carolina, USA -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One disc was observed by one male witness in a city (Godwin). A noise was heard.

In mid-July 1959 - Kouvola, Finland -   Gravity effect.

19 July 1959 - Clare, South Australia, Australia -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects.

22 July 1959 - Salta, Argentina -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One object was observed.

In August 1959 - Georgia, Georgia -   Trace remnants

In August 1959 14:00 - Skiatook, Oklahoma, USA -   Shiny circular UFO extracts water from creek through hose 6-8" in diameter. Water was mounded up under object. Electromagnetic effect: two cars stall near bridge over creek.

8 August 1959 17:00 - Cabas, Spain -   An object was observed. Traces found. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range and caused physical effects. Explanation: Hoax.

12 August 1959 - Santiago Compostela, Spain -   Ovoid UFO landed, took off and went to the north toward Santiago.

12 August 1959 - Brion, Spain -   An egg shaped object come down at high speed and landed.

13 August 1959 16:00 - Hobbs, New Mexico, USA -   Cessna 170 incident.

13 August 1959 21:30 - Freeport, Texas, USA -   A bright, flying object passed low over a car, whose engine stalled, and landed in a wooded area.

15 August 1959 21:00 - Mohave, California , USA -   Lites overhead cut car lights and motor off.

17 August 1959 23:00 - Uberlandia, Brazil -   All circuits short out in electric main power generation station and substations as UFO flies over each one.

25 August 1959 11:00 - Werdehl, Germany -   Man approached bright object in forest, fainted when he got close to it. When he regained consciousness he saw it take off vertically. Round, tripod landing gear, two rows bright openings, 30m diameter.

25 August 1959 11:00 - Werdehl-Eveking, Germany -   A bright object, round, with tripod landing gear, two rows of bright openings, and 30 meters in diameter, was seen.

30 August 1959 - Noblesville Hwy37, Indiana, 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 (and physical effects reported) by a female witness on a highway (Hughes, N).

7 September 1959 02:30 - Wallingford Hwy559, Kentucky, USA -   Postman saw elliptical shape hovering over ground, it rose vertically emitting blast of flame, sped away horizontally. 30cm stained ring enclosed 4m diameter circle. Explanation: Hoax.

7 September 1959 21:05 - Wallingford, Kentucky, USA -   A bluish, disk-shaped object was observed at ground level.

In mid-September 1959 01:00 - Goldfield, Nevada, USA -   The object hovered over the pick-up, and raised it from the sand

15 September 1959 24:00 - Frick Park, Pennsylvania, USA -   An object was observed. Traces found. One object was observed. Explanation: Hoax.

27 September 1959 Morning - Coos Bay, Oregon, USA -   Healing

29 September 1959 22:37 - Buffalo, Texas, USA -   BAL 542 incident.

30 September 1959 - Glenora, British Columbia, Canada -   An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed by two male witnesses (Wilson).

In Fall 1959 Around midnight - Pemberton, New Jersey, USA -   An object was observed. It departed by rapidly flying straight up until lost to sight. Metallic traces found. One disc was observed by one experienced male witness for a few seconds (Babcock; Cowell).

19 October 1959 21:25 - Plainville, Kansas, USA -   Bright yellowish light on collision course with the T-33

22 October 1959 - Cumberland, Maryland, USA -   Car motor, headlights, and radio failed as UFO hovered low over road ahead

22 October 1959 Dusk - Cumberland, Maryland, USA -   Disc hovers 50 feet overhead of car on road. Electromagnetic effect: car engine, lights, radio stop. Disc shot up into clouds, then car runs OK.

22 October 1959 19:00 - Cumberland, Maryland, USA -   Disc hovers 50 feet overhead of car on road. Electromagnetic effect: car engine, lights, radio stop. Disc shot up into clouds, then car runs OK.

26 October 1959 01:30 - Gizycko, Mazurian Lakes, Poland -   Lumberman chased by yellow-orange egg-shaped UFO, felt oppressive heat, lack of air, force to ground. Treetop level, as big as house, lit up surroundings with blue-green light, nose bleed. two lights left.

In November 1959 23:55 - Pemberton, New Jersey, USA -   Block shaped UFO descended in front of police car, landed on paved road 50m ahead. Made buzzing sound like bee hive. Traces: cork-like 3cm thick,9cm square. Sides breathed like bellows.Shot vertically

16 November 1959 20:05 - Airport 10K, Czech Republic -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Multiple independent witnesses. One disc, about 600 feet across, was observed by two experienced male military witnesses at an airport for over three minutes (Duchon; Kridlavlasti).

In the 1960's - Shevington, UK -   Ground marks

In December 1959 - Namsenfjorden, Norway -   Trace remnants.

In December 1959 05:45 - Proberta S0.5M, California , USA -   Disc hovered over truck. Electromagnetic effects: radio and lights died. Driver felt levitated. Battery in truck melted, destroyed.

7 December 1959 Night - Bangor, Maine, USA -   An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One object was observed at an airport.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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