Daylight disc sightings prior to 1945

In January 170 BC 12:00 - Lanupium, Roman Empire -   Fleet of ships in air sighted.

1 January 197 16:00 - Seattle, Washington, USA -   Man reports heard woman scream, turned, and saw large triangular ship in sky.

In 776 Daytime - Sigiburg, Germany -   Two objects were observed.

9 August 1186 14:00 - Dunstable, UK -   One cross-shaped object was observed.

14 October 1387 06:00 - Derby, UK -   One wheel was observed.

25 October 1415 12:00 - Agincourt, France -   One fireball was observed.

5 January 1433 Daytime - Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain -   A daytime disc was reported.

5 January 1433 Daytime - Ciudad Rodrigo, France -   A daytime disc was reported.

8 November 1517 - Moldavia, Moldova -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One blue object was observed.

1 February 1554 - Salon-de-Provence, France -   Nostradamus reported hundreds of witnesses observed a big "bright burning rod or torch in the sky which changed its flight path"

5 December 1557 07:00 - Tubingen, Germany -   Fiery clouds circled, from which emerged "large, tall and wide" hat-shaped objects. Glow cast on ground was yellow and "bloody". Hats were multicolored: black, red, blue, green.

10 May 1614 18:00 - Westley, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In 1704 Daytime - Devon, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

8 December 1733 11:40 - Fleet, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

6 December 1737 Afternoon - Bucharest (Bucuresti), Romania -   Split into two parts and joined again

28 August 1738 15:00 - Derbyshire, UK -   A meteor-like object was observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by a male witness. Explanation: Meteor.

28 August 1738 15:00 - Somerset, UK -   A meteor-like object was observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by a male witness. Explanation: Meteor.

28 August 1738 15:00 - Reading, UK -   A meteor-like object was observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by a male witness. Explanation: Meteor.

28 August 1738 15:00 - Staffordshire, UK -   A meteor-like object was observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by a male witness. Explanation: Meteor.

11 December 1741 12:50 - Hertsfordshire, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

14 July 1745 22:00 - Stanlake Broad, UK -   One object was observed by one witness.

8 December 1753 11:40 - Fleet, UK -   A flying disc was observed. One silver disc was observed.

2 January 1756 16:00 - Torino, Italy -   Skyquake, blue object shoots flames. Seen for 20 minutes in passing.

9 August 1762 Daytime - Lausanne, Switzerland -   Interplanetary cigar-shaped object sighted.

19 January 1793 Noon - UK -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed in foggy weather by a male witness.

12 October 1796 07:00 - Bay Of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada -   Girl and two men saw 15 "ships" in the sky at around sunrise. On one, a man stood forward with his hand stretched out. to the east over Bay of Fundy. Could see sides to objects with portholes.

18 January 1798 Daytime - Tarbes, France -   One object was observed by one experienced male witness (D'Angos).

17 July 1806 09:00 - London, UK -   One object, larger than a star, was observed.

16 May 1808 16:00 - Skeninge, Sweden -   Procession of objects.

21 November 1811 15:00 - Charleston, South Carolina, USA -   One object was observed.

In 1812 Around 1200 - Bucovina, Romania -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object, the size of a star, was observed by one witness (Irimie).

25 September 1817 18:30 - France -   Red glowing disc flies near Roman ruins.

23 October 1822 - Berlin, Germany -   Astronomer Pastorff watches two discs pass in front of Sun's face.

11 December 1841 09:45 - Kensington, UK -   One object was observed by one male witness (Beauchamp).

30 June 1842 12:00 - Cupar, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In 1845 Dusk - Antalya, Turkey -   One object was observed (Hawlett). Explanation: Meteor.

12 July 1848 19:15 - Nottingham, UK -   One object was observed by one experienced male witness (Lowe).

8 August 1849 15:00 - Gais, Switzerland -   Procession of objects.

15 September 1850 18:20 - Wellington Channel, Ontario, Canada -   A sphere, thought to be a balloon, sighted from rescue ship US Grinnell. Object hovered north of vessel, appeared about 2' long x 18" wide with appendage.

4 September 1851 09:30 - Hyde Park Exp, UK -   Procession of objects.

23 October 1852 12:00 - Morkarla, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed for two hours.

28 October 1853 16:04 - Nottingham, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object, the size of the moon, was observed by a male witness.

12 September 1857 13:00 - Wandsbeck, Germany -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one witness (Ohrt).

24 September 1860 - Nebraska City, Nebraska, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

30 May 1867 Around 1100 - Birmingham, UK -   Numerous objects were observed by one experienced witness (Bird).

4 November 1867 After 1500 - Chatham, UK -   Smoke. Large number of black discs in groups and scattered passed rapidly through the air. Procession continued for over 20 minutes. Several groups passed overhead, vanished leaving brown smoke-like vapor.

7 August 1869 - Vevay, Indiana, USA -   Several meteors were seen during eclipse heading west. Explanation: Meteor.

22 March 1870 18:30 - Cape Verde S, Lady Of The Lake, Atlantic -   Lady of Lake incident. Explanation: Planet.

25 January 1878 08:00 - Denison, Texas, USA -   Fast round flying object reported.

29 July 1878 Daytime - University Michigan Obs, Michigan, USA -   Flying discs were observed. Multiple independent witnesses. Two discs were observed by two experienced male witnesses at an observatory.

29 July 1878 13:00 - Edwardsville, Kansas, USA -   RR crew saw what they thought was train approaching, gave off steam and had lights. Object left railroad track and entered woods.

In 1880 Daytime - Madisonville, Kentucky, USA -   One object was observed.

25 August 1880 13:00 - Bagneres-De-Luchon, France -   Yellow cigar exits storm clouds. Had pointed ends. Drops something.

30 November 1880 08:30 - Palermo Observatory, Italy -   Procession of objects.

In Mid- 1883 Daytime - Segeberg, UK -   Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Two objects were observed by a male witness.

In Mid- 1883 Daytime - Segeberg, Germany -   Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Two objects were observed by a male witness.

12 August 1883 12:00 - Zacatecas Obs, Mexico -   Hundreds of objects sighted. One oval shaped object photographed.

13 August 1883 08:00 - Zacatecas Obs, Mexico -   Procession of objects. Explanation: Star.

27 August 1885 08:30 - Mount Clare, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in cloudy weather by two female witnesses (Bassett).

27 May 1888 Daytime - Darlington County, South Carolina, USA -   Three sisters walking in woods spot 15 feet hissing serpent fly overhead. Article asserts that other witnesses in county had similar sightings earlier in day.

In 1889 Daytime - Marseille Obs, France -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, larger than a star, was observed by two witnesses at an observatory (Codde).

In early April 1890 Afternoon - St Louis, Minnesota, USA -   "Well-do-do farmer" claimed to have seen many small white flying snakes with pink eyes and yellow wings. No one took his report seriously. Explanation: Hallucinat.

In Early 1892 Daytime - West Coast Baja California, Mexico -   Flock of objects first thought to be birds, but changed appearance from dark to brilliant polished mirror, balloon shape changed to hour glass, swoop over lagoon, lit with halo of light, polymorphed.

In 1893 Around 1100 - Piedras Negras, Mexico -   Points of lights resolved into discs of a vivid red or gold color. Disc rotated, became spheres of light, rose from plain up to bridge railing, like spinning top. Felt elated. Explanation: SunDogs.

25 May 1893 22:00 - Pacific -   Fog or smoke. Formation of flying discs moving slowly north. Pass between ship Hms Caroline and 6,000 feet mountain. Red colored, emitting brown smoke trails. Explanation: Re-entry.

26 May 1893 22:00 - Pacific -   Hms Caroline incident. Explanation: Re-entry.

26 August 1893 Morning - Leslie, Kentucky, USA -   30 minutes after sunrise sun took on "peculiar color" sky became filled with 1000s of discs, size of wagon wheels, in motion. Would change shape: triangle, square, odd forms. Colors red, green, black,red. Explanation: SunDogs.

20 July 1894 Dusk - Marriott, Utah, USA -   Black cloud approached swiftly, when within 150 yards of road stopped, hovered in place. Sides appeared folded toward center like tri-corner hat. Many small black and white birds seemed to be in center.

18 April 1896 - Visalia, California , USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

18 November 1896 Afternoon - Oak Park, California , USA -   One object was observed.

20 November 1896 14:00 - Tagus, California , USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

21 November 1896 - Oakland, California , USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Yost).

30 November 1896 - Los Angeles, California , USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Ryan; Woods).

29 March 1897 13:25 - Brenham, Texas, USA -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed by a female witness for over 15 minutes.

In April 1897 - Spokane, Washington, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daytime disc was reported.

1 April 1897 Morning - Jefferson, Michigan, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed at a lake for a few seconds.

4 April 1897 16:00 - Forrest City, Arkansas, USA -   One object was observed by numerous witnesses (Baugh).

11 April 1897 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Taylor, M).

15 April 1897 - Vermillion, South Dakota, USA -   A daytime object was reported. Explanation: Kite.

19 April 1897 Daytime - Cripple Creek, Colorado , USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Graham).

26 April 1897 05:15 - Little Rock, Arkansas, USA -   Photo of structured object

In May 1897 - Marble, Washington, USA -   Mill Workers incident.

11 May 1897 - Sandusky, Ohio, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Hopley).

3 July 1897 - Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Loring).

29 July 1897 - Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Henderson).

In August 1897 - Sterling, Colorado , USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daytime disc was reported (Nenstein).

In August 1897 - Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness at a mine (Hobson).

1 August 1897 02:00 - Goldstream, British Columbia, Canada -   Mystery airship.

13 August 1898 14:40 - Le Havre, France -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by six witnesses for over one minute.

27 April 1899 16:00 - Baye, France -   10m diameter red ball crosses highway N51 on steady trajectory. Goes to the southwest. Lights area red.

In Mid- 1899 - Hammersley Fork, Pennsylvania, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Cranmer).

20th Century Dawn - Huntington, West Virginia, USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by more than one male witness on a river for 18 seconds (Bell; Richardson).

20th Century 09:30 - Okehampton, UK -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed.

20th Century After 1000 - Newton, North Carolina, USA -   One object was observed by one female witness (Atwood).

20th Century Daytime - Bakersfield, California , USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Weston). Explanation: Natural.

20th Century Daytime - Norway, Norway -   Photo of luminous UFO

20th Century Daytime - Calgary, Alberta, Canada -   Photo

20th Century Daytime - Korea, South Korea -   USMC incident.

20th Century Daytime - Lake.Woods, Ontario, Canada -   Photo of structured object

20th Century Daytime - Canal Locks, Panama -   Photo of luminous UFO.

20th Century Daytime - Corbridge, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation.

20th Century Daytime - Upstate New York, New York, USA -   Photo. Explanation: Hoax.

20th Century Afternoon - Palomar, California , USA -   Photo

20th Century Afternoon - Paw Paw, Michigan, USA -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed in cloudy weather by more than one male witness for six seconds (Paynich).

20th Century Around 1500 - The Dalles, Oregon, USA -   Blue Ink incident. Explanation: Balloon.

20th Century Around 1600 - Lehigh Mtn N2M H309, Pennsylvania, USA -   Hovered.

20th Century Dusk - West Virginia, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by more than one male witness for two hours (Richardson). Explanation: Balloon.

20th Century Dusk - Pueblo, Colorado , USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed in cloudy weather (Enyart). Explanation: Planet.

2 August 1900 07:07 - Chignahuapan, Mexico -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one witness for over one minute.

7 March 1901 13:00 - Silver City, New Mexico, USA -   Newspaper reports flying machine photographed, picture "has appearance of three cigar-shaped objects which seemed to be lashed together, the one hanging below the other 2." Photo lost.

4 April 1901 08:30 - Kilwa, Persian Gulf -   Procession of objects. Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Many objects were observed for over 15 minutes.

16 June 1901 16:15 - Bessarabia, Russia -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed for over three minutes.

In 1902 Daytime - Ivy Bend, Missouri, USA -   A daytime disc was reported on a river.

2 September 1902 07:00 - Lowestoft, UK -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness.

20 November 1902 09:27 - Adelaide Observatory, South Australia, Australia -   Brilliant globular light, appeared to SSE at 45 degrees elevation, covered 20 degrees of arc in four minutes. Took elliptical form when overhead, with axis in direction of motion. Explanation: MeteorTrai.

1904 - Rolling Prairie, Indiana, USA -   Tom Darby, with his brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects about 400 meters away, from a point situated three kilometers north of Rolling Prairie.

1904 March - At sea -   Three large red airborne objects sighted at sea.

In Mid- 1904 Around 1500 - Cochise, Arizona , USA -   An unidentified object was sighted by multiple witnesses, that had an unusual appearance or performance. Physiological effects were noted. One object was observed by a group of male experienced witnesses on a railroad for over one minute (Harris).

16 September 1904 Afternoon - Troutman, North Carolina, USA -   Woman and children report seeing and 30 large flying snakes sail through air. Had fins 5' long, 4-5" wide. Would alight in pine thicket.

11 February 1905 11:48 - Llywyon, UK -   Miner incident. Explanation: Meteor.

13 April 1905 13:00 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -   Flashing sphere changes to black disk

In early August 1905 - Imperial, California , USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Jones; Reid).

7 October 1906 17:00 - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA -   Cigar rises from northeast horizon, makes sudden turn rapidly to the east, flies away.

In 1907 Daytime - Basel, Switzerland -   Photo

20th Century Afternoon - Tipton Ranch, Texas, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

In 1908 After 1300 - Sofiya, Bulgaria -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, about 1 foot across, was observed by several witnesses in a city.

In Early 1908 After 1600 - Peoria, Illinois, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed in clear weather by one male teenage witness for 30 seconds (Dunlap).

14 May 1909 15:30 - West Green, UK -   An aircraft-like object was observed. One aircraft-like object was observed by several witnesses in a city.

15 May 1909 Morning - Yarmouth, UK -   Balloon-like object observed. One ball was observed by one female witness in a city (Fricks). Explanation: Balloon.

27 July 1909 10:00 - Lambourne, New Zealand -   Flying boat flies overhead toward mountains. Dips, swerves, turns back.

In August 1909 Daytime - Libby, Montana, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One silver ball, about 2 feet across, was observed by a group of witnesses at a mountain (Kenelty).

31 July 1909 16:50 - Fairfax, New Zealand -   Dark fat cigar-shaped object over hills. Box shaped cabin on bottom, center. Flew to the west.

31 July 1909 16:55 - Akatore, New Zealand -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one male witness.

25 October 1909 Daytime - Minderoo Stn, Western Australia, Australia -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One blimp-like object was observed by four witnesses for two minutes.

24 December 1909 Night - New York, New York, USA -   An object, later identified as the planet Venus, was observed. One object was observed. Explanation: Venus.

25 December 1909 Night - New Haven, Connecticut, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Barrows).

20th Century Afternoon - Inkster, Michigan, USA -   One object, three times the size of the moon, was observed by two male witnesses.

12 January 1910 09:00 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by 1,000 witnesses for five minutes.

12 January 1910 09:15 - Huntsville, Alabama, USA -   One object was observed.

13 January 1910 12:00 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA -   Fog. White cigar passed rapidly over city in daylight at 500-1,000 feet altitude, disappears into bank of smoke along the river. "flags on the custom house hung limp.would not have propelled a...balloon.". Explanation: Balloon.

14 January 1910 09:00 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by several thousand witnesses for 20 minutes.

20 January 1910 Around 0800 - Memphis, Tennessee, USA -   Objects were observed. Multiple independent witnesses. More than one object was observed by several witnesses (Boyle).

1 September 1910 Around 2100 - New York, New York, USA -   Balloon-like objects observed. Several balls were observed by numerous witnesses in a city. Explanation: Balloon.

21 September 1910 Daytime - New York, New York, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

27 October 1910 10:00 - Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada -   Cigar-shaped object with red and green lights on rear and bright headlight, flew overhead at 600 feet altitude.

20th Century Afternoon - Ohio, USA -   One object was observed by two witnesses.

In June 1912 10:00 - Kerrobert S20M, Saskatchewan, Canada -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object, about 600 feet across, was observed by one witness for over one minute (Nelson).

10 February 1913 14:00 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada -   Procession of objects.

29 June 1913 - Lansing, Michigan, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Goodnoe).

In Mid- 1913 - Lansing, Michigan, USA -   Golden oval-shaped object traveled rapidly to the east, much faster than anything known at the time.

In January 1914 12:00 - Leon, Spain -   Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. A daytime disc was reported.

10 October 1914 13:00 - Manchester, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In 1916 Daytime - USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

In April 1916 - Mcpherson County, Nebraska, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness (Reams).

In May 1916 10:30 - Rensselaer S8M, Indiana, USA -   Dull gray elongated oval object, 40 feet long x 8-12' thick, hovered near ground one mile away. After 10 seconds, shot away rapidly to the northeast. Instantaneous acceleration to speed of 5000 mph.

In August 1917 - Mcpherson County, Nebraska, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness (Reams).

In 1918 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, the size of the moon, was observed by three male witnesses, typical age 11, for over one minute (Moore).

In Early 1918 Dusk - Waco, Texas, USA -   Soldiers leaving mess hall saw cigar-shaped object 100-150 feet long, 500 feet altitude, go directly overhead. Reddish color, no motors, rigging, or windows."weirdest feeling of our lives."

In 1919 Around 1000 - San Antonio Kelly F, Texas, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, larger than a star, was observed by two male experienced military witnesses (McDarment).

In June 1919 15:00 - Scorbe-Clairvaux, France -   Small boy saw metallic flying disc, reflected sunlight, descended, dimmed, flew away horizontally, disappeared.

2 June 1919 Around 0900 - Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA -   Black object emerged from descending, unusual cloud, window rattled and house creaked. Pealed off, made 6-7 barrel rolls, left contrails.

8 June 1920 18:00 - Rushville, Missouri, USA -   Cylindrical object at 75' altitude seen by 200 people. Made 90 degree turn to the east, disappeared into a cloud.

In August 1920 - Puget Sound, Washington, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daytime disc was reported.

15 August 1920 15:00 - Dawlish, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In Fall 1920 - Galveston, Texas, USA -   Hunters in duck blind on shore of Gulf of Mexico saw four silver discs on edge, emitted soft orange glow alternated with blue-green as moved at high speed abreast. 30 feet diameter.

5 March 1921 09:45 - Paris, France -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed by several witnesses in a city for over 15 minutes.

In July 1922 11:15 - Kingsport, Tennessee, USA -   One object was observed by one witness for 210 minutes.

In August 1922 - Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland -   Many saw silvery object, shaped like two hemispheres divided by rotating ring (Saturn shape). UFO shot beam of light, ascended with loud noise.

15 July 1923 07:00 - Sosnovka, Vyatka River, Russia -   Steamship incident.

21 August 1924 15:15 - Davenport, Iowa, USA -   Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Three objects were observed in clear weather by two male witnesses, typical age 14, for two minutes (Johannesen).

In August 1925 16:00 - Birmingham, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In January 1926 13:00 - Wichita, Kansas, USA -   Six "flying manhole covers" circled plane of stunt pilot. Size, according to Frank Edwards, was 3-4' diameter, approached to withing 10'.

In August 1926 20:00 - Westmont, Illinois, USA -   One large disc-shaped object trailed by 5 smaller discs in line to the west beneath cirrus clouds. Light from objects reflected from the clouds.

5 August 1926 09:30 - Kukunor, Tibet, Mongolia -   1927 is correct date. Explorer Nicholas Roerich and 5 companions saw huge, shiny oval, reflecting sunlight, go north to south, then change direction to the southeast. Viewed through binoculars.

In February 1927 09:00 - Sausalito, California , USA -   One object was observed.

In July 1927 Daytime - Nicolae Balcescu, Romania -   Agricultural engineer saw gray cylindrical object hang vertically, flew over village at 600-1000 feet altitude, no sound, no lights, moving west to east. 45-60 feet long.

In Fall 1927 16:30 - Paris, Virginia , USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One wing-shaped object, about 150 feet across, was observed by one witness (Marshall). A whining sound was heard.

In 1928 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada -   A daytime disc was reported.

Late 1920's Daytime - Hillsboro 5M, Tennessee, USA -   Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Two objects were observed by one witness (Marshall).

In Spring 1929 - Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daytime disc was reported.

In the 1930's Afternoon - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one male 11-year-old witness (Hawley).

In January 1930 12:00 - Pietermaritzburg, South Africa -   A daytime disc was reported.

In Mid- 1930 Daytime - Pietermaritzburg, South Africa -   Hovered. Shiny metallic spindle, revolving, hovered 40 minutes, then rotations increased, lifted up at incredible speed.

In August 1930 - Decatur, Illinois, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Huffman, Jack).

10 June 1931 15:00 - Tasman Sea, Tasmania, Australia -   Pilot incident.

10 June 1931 Afternoon - Tasman Sea, Tasmania, Australia -   Dull grayish white airship spotted by Sir. F. Chichester while flying over Tasman Sea.

In August 1931 Daytime - Novaya Zemlja, Russia -   An object was observed and photographed. One object was observed (Moltschanow).

In April 1932 - Durham, New Hampshire, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

In May 1932 - Durham, New York, USA -   Aluminum-like disc with yellow lights like portholes around the underside.

1 May 1932 - Paris, Ohio, USA -   Sutton photo of domed disc

16 October 1932 Around 1000 - Hollywood, California , USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. Electromagnetic effects were noted. An object, three times the size of the moon, was observed (Means).

14 April 1933 - Wagon Mound, New Mexico, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

18 April 1933 19:00 - New York Worlds Fair, New York, USA -   The object seemed to be a lighted amorphous cloud-like shape.

1 June 1933 10:00 - Mount Everest, Nepal -   Two black sausage-shaped objects hover, move against the wind. Expand and contract, then vanish.

In 1934 Afternoon - Sussex Downs, UK -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by one female witness in a city (Delair; Leslie).

18 December 1933 10:00 - Onkerzeele, Belgium -   Hundreds of witnesses watch Fatima like solar apparition, sparks and flames from dancing "Sun".

4 January 1934 Around 1400 - Boden, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daytime disc was observed by two witnesses (Karlsson).

5 January 1934 15:30 - Gellivare, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. An unidentified object moving in a straight trajectory across the sky was observed by one witness (Bjorkman; Lindman; Olsson).

22 January 1934 Around 1000 - Vindeln, Sweden -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed.

23 February 1934 12:00 - Onkerzeele, Belgium -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by 1,000 witnesses for ten minutes.

In March 1934 Morning - Rome, New York, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. Electromagnetic effects were noted. An object, larger than a star, was observed (Bates).

In August 1934 13:00 - Barron, Wisconsin, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object, twice the size of the moon, was observed by three female witnesses, including one child, for 18 seconds (Lightner; Lorenzen).

In Mid- 1935 Around 1900 - Southwick, UK -   A hovering object was observed. A daytime disc was reported (Mercer).

In October 1935 12:00 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -   Hovered.

In 1936 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Kellar).

1 September 1936 12:00 - Stone, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

29 October 1936 Daytime - Oshkosh Nw, Wisconsin, USA -   Low over lake came a rocket black formation throwing sparks of various colors, which shot across our front and seemed to disintegrate in northwest ." Daylight meteor? Explanation: Meteor.

In January 1937 Daytime - Van Buren, Missouri, USA -   Pilot incident.

1 January 1937 12:00 - Virginia , USA -   Gondola-shaped object, gun metal color, crossed path of aircraft.

9 January 1937 Afternoon - Pyhakyla, Finland -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed. Explanation: Comet.

12 February 1937 Noon - Wien (Vienna), Austria -   A daytime object was reported.

Spring 1937 Afternoon - -   Flying discs were observed. 12 discs were observed in overcast weather by a group of witnesses on a highway for ten minutes (Keller).

13 March 1937 Around 1300 - Allejaure, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by three female witnesses (Degermark).

13 March 1937 Around 1400 - Arjeplog, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by three experienced witnesses (Lindqvist).

In May 1937 Around 1600 - Chicago, Illinois, USA -   A daytime disc was observed by four witnesses (Kelly, Richard).

In Spring 1938 14:00 - La Grange, Georgia, USA -   While flying kite (13 yrs old), witness saw object fly overhead. Sighting about 45 seconds. object was making banking turn from southwest to northeast .

In August 1938 05:00 - Malakhova Oil Stn, Russia -   Oval gray cloud rushes past man. Big and diffuse. Made whistling sound.

27 August 1938 18:00 - Marle-Sur-Serre, France -   30m long fuselage flies to the west, turns to the north at 250m altitude, speed 250kph. Whistling sound. Rectangular windows.

In June 1939 11:00 - Mont Bayard, France -   Metallic top spins. Spinning sound. Flies west to east, turns rapidly to the north.

In Mid- 1939 - New York, New York, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

19 August 1939 Afternoon - Lugo, Spain -   A daytime disc was reported.

13 November 1939 06:00 - Brockworth, UK -   Building Foreman incident.

In the 1940's Around 0900 - Sale, Victoria, Australia -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed by one witness (Butcher).

In 1940 Evening - London, UK -   During the height of the worst daylight bombing of London during the blitz, ARP man sighted silver disc, reflected sunlight. Darted place to place, faster than a plane could.

In Spring 1940 14:00 - Hinsdale, Illinois, USA -   Five discs travelling at estimated 100-200mph disappeared into a cloud and did not re-emerge.

30 May 1940 06:00 - Toledo, Ohio, USA -   Dark ellipsoid object to the northeast, then made 90 degree turn. Flame-like color changed from red to orange to yellow.

In June 1940 Afternoon - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Hovered.

In June 1940 15:00 - Hoy Island, Orkneys, UK -   Oblate spheroid tracked with range-finder by anti-aircraft unit for 10 seconds, 38,000 feet altitude, moved rapidly in horizontal path.

6 July 1940 - Hammersley Fork, Pennsylvania, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

In mid-September 1940 - Zaporozhye Region, Russia -   Giant black cross appeared from nowhere in sky, hovered for 40 minutes, vanished suddenly.

10 November 1940 10:00 - Coventry, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In 1941 Daytime - Himalaya, Xichang, China -   A daytime disc was reported (Lane).

1 March 1941 11:12 - Rehoboth, Delaware, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. Electromagnetic effects were noted. An object, four times the size of the moon, was observed (Hill).

11 April 1941 - Wagon Mound, New Mexico, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

27 May 1941 10:00 - France -   A daytime disc was reported.

1942 - Tianjin, China -   China

In 1942 Daytime - Southsea, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one experienced male witness on the ocean.

Early 1940's Daytime - Alaska, USA -   Daytime photo of two oval objects.

22 December 1941 14:15 - Utica, New York, USA -   Gleaming aluminum or chrome, disc-shaped object speeded silently from west to east. Disappeared in 10 seconds.

In January 1942 13:00 - Tianjin, China -   Street Vendor incident.

In Spring 1942 Daytime - Evanston, Illinois, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by seven male witnesses for ten minutes (Moore, R).

4 April 1942 08:00 - Ouallen Bordj, Algeria -   Hovered. Explanation: Re-entry.

In May 1942 15:00 - Miraflores, Peru -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in cloudy weather by a group of male witnesses, typical age 13, for 18 seconds (Tello).

2 May 1942 12:00 - Liverpool, UK -   A daytime disc was reported.

In Mid- 1942 - Maroy, Norway -   A daytime disc was reported.

In August 1942 Daytime - Pacific -   A daytime disc was reported.

In August 1942 Daytime - Lafayette, New Jersey, USA -   Three adults saw huge hovering cigar-shaped object with two rows of windows, multicolored fluorescent light. Shortly, saw same object again, this time it shot off at high speed.

12 August 1942 10:00 - Tulagi Islands, Solomon Islands, Australia -   Equally spaced formation of 10x15 objects in perfect square.

In mid-August 1942 14:00 - Tula Region, Russia -   German Infantry incident.

In 1943 Daytime - Palmyra, Wisconsin, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by one female witness.

In 1943 Daytime - Tombeek, Belgium -   A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by one female witness in a forest (Vandevoorde).

8 January 1943 15:00 - Chauny, France -   Small brilliant metallic objects, silent, fly north rapidly to the south in groups of 3. Faster than balloons.

15 March 1943 15:00 - Montecrestese, Italy -   A daytime disc was reported in a pasture.

In Spring 1943 - Laguna Beach, California , USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

27 May 1943 - Essen, Germany -   Bomber Crews incident.

25 June 1943 Daytime - Elbe Estuary, Germany -   1st Air Division incident.

In August 1943 - Oitti, Finland -   Five silver discs seen.

26 August 1943 Before 1000 - Romanovka, Russia -   Bluish sickle shaped object

In September 1943 - France -   Military Pilot incident.

14 October 1943 - Schweinfurt B-17 384 Bomb Grp, Germany -   USAAF B-17 - 384Th incident.

In Late 1943 - Bremen, Germany -   RAF 115 Squadron incident.

In November 1943 - Spring Hope, North Carolina, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Warren).

26 November 1943 - Bremen, Germany -   8th Air Force incident.

In 1944 Daytime - Neustadt, Germany -   (Ambiguous location - more than one place with this name).

In 1944 Daytime - Alps, Austria -   Photo of "foo-fighter."

In 1944 Afternoon - Ploiesti, Romania -   Yellow object left white vapor trail, passed over bombed-out refinery

18 December 1943 11:15 - Hamburg, Germany -   One object was observed by two witnesses.

12 February 1944 13:00 - Kummerdorf, Germany -   Nazi rocket launch. Tracking film shows sphere circle and follow rocket.

In March 1944 - Yakima, Washington, USA -   Pilot incident.

2 April 1944 11:00 - Clovis, New Mexico, USA -   Saw UFO in 1944 over an airbase in New Mexico, not very far from, Roswell.

In June 1944 11:00 - Bari Ne, Adriatic Sea, Italy -   USAAF P-38 - 1St Fighter Group incident.

In June 1944 11:00 - Bari, Italy -   A daytime disc was reported on the ocean.

In July 1944 - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA -   Flying discs were observed. Five discs, about 20 feet across, were observed by more than four experienced witnesses for over three minutes (Broome).

In Mid- 1944 - Champigny-sur-Marne, France -   A daytime disc was reported.

In Mid- 1944 Noon - Camp Mccaine, Mississippi, USA -   Four objects were observed for five minutes (Andron).

In Mid- 1944 Around 1300 - Vallejo, California , USA -   One object was observed for six seconds (Tilley).

In Mid- 1944 Around 1500 - Moseworth Afb, UK -   One object was observed at an airfield for under two minutes (Howard).

In Mid- 1944 Afternoon - Grand Central Pkwy, New York, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed by two male witnesses on a highway for 42 seconds (Goepper, C; Wieland).

Mid- 1944 Daytime - Kew Beach, Ontario, Canada -   One object was observed (Edwards).

In August 1944 13:00 - Ploesti, Romania -   Engineer incident.

In August 1944 13:30 - Pine Plains, New York, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by one witness for five minutes (Gilbert).

In late September 1944 17:30 - East Central, New York, USA -   More than seven objects were observed for five minutes (Gross).

29 September 1944 10:45 - Rechlin Goggenthin, Germany -   ME262 pilot: 100m long cigar with openings on the side, long antennae. Shot off at moving rapidly to the 1900kph.

9 October 1944 Around 1600 - Halle.Saale, Germany -   One object, about 300 feet across, was observed by one witness (Ulinski).

15 October 1944 Daytime - Mittainvilliers, France -   Two objects, about 300 feet across, were observed by ten witnesses (Nordstein).

In November 1944 - Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland -   Petrovich Ovsischer incident.

In Late 1944 - Europe -   Crew of 15th USAF B-24 saw a silver disc, 15-20 feet diameter, while returning from bombing raid. Sighting report to S2 during debriefing, written report filed.

10 November 1944 Daytime - Okayama W, Tpe, Japan -   USAAF 301St Bomb Group incident.

1945 - Habbebishopsheim, Germany -   An American soldier saw a disk-shaped object come down rapidly, oscillate, and land.

In 1945 10:30 - La Jolla, California , USA -   Four objects were observed by two witnesses.

In 1945 Daytime - Nansei Shoto, Jpn, Japan -   A daytime disc was reported (Dawson).

In December 1944 Daytime - Rhine Valley, Germany -   P-51 Mustang - 109th Tact. Reconnaissance Squadron incident.

1 January 1945 12:00 - Fort Lee, Virginia , USA -   Multi-colored object near Army base, 1945

12 January 1945 13:00 - Rhine Valley, Germany -   A daytime disc was reported in a warplane.

In mid-February 1945 10:00 - West Texas, Texas, USA -   USAAF C-47 - 2nd AF HQ incident.

Mar 1945 - Alaska, USA -   14 sailors saw a dark sphere rise out of the ocean, and fly away

In March 1945 Daytime - Dresden, Germany -   A daytime disc was reported.

In March 1945 Daytime - Harbourne, UK -   Unidentified but otherwise conventional objects were sighted. Several objects were observed by a male witness in a city.

26 March 1945 11:00 - Ruhr, "Happy Valley", Germany -   RAF Spitfire XI - 541st Squadron incident.

In April 1945 Morning - Berlin, Germany -   German Soldiers incident.

1 April 1945 10:00 - Pacific Ocean, Nr Okinawa, Okinawa -   April, 1945 I saw a disc over our ship, all day as we neared Okinawa.

7 April 1945 Morning - North Sea, North Euopre -   USAAF B-17 Pilot incident.

3 May 1945 Morning - Fala Island, Truk Atoll, Pacific -   B-24 11th Bomb Group incident. Explanation: Aircraft.

25 May 1945 12:00 - Port Lyautey, Morocco -   USAAF B-17 Crew incident.

In June 1945 - Japan -   Large cylinder-shaped object accompanied by three smaller discs. Discs entered "mother craft" which then took off "w tremendous acceleration."

1 June 1945 - Morganton, North Carolina, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed.

6 June 1945 09:00 - Normandy, France -   D-DAY SHELL, NOT NORMAL, MOVING AROUND, THEN VANISHED.

In Mid- 1945 Dawn - Truk, Pacific -   Objects were observed from a car. Two objects were observed by military witnesses in a warplane for several hours.

In Mid- 1945 Morning - Crane'S Beach, Massachusetts, USA -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One silver cigar-shaped object was observed by one witness on the shore (Allen).

In July 1945 Daytime - Milford, Delaware, USA -   High School Students incident.

In Mid- 1945 After 1700 - Long Beach, California , USA -   Cigar-shaped objects were observed. Several cigar-shaped objects were observed in clear weather by a female witness for over an hour (Bayless; Druffel).

In mid-July 1945 12:00 - Hanford Aec, Washington, USA -   USN F6F Hellcat Pilots incident.

20 July 1945 10:50 - Houdain, France -   Fast silent metallic cigar rapidly to the southeast. Shoots flames from front. No trail. Surface glowing.

In late August 1945 Around 1800 - Ss George Curry, Mexico -   A daytime disc was reported on the ocean (Frost).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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