UFO Radar Sightings in 1950

6 January 1950 - Howard, Kansas, USA -   30-60 feet silver football-shaped object. Explanation: Aircraft.

12 January 1950 23:25 - Gulf Of Mexico, Cuba Nw, Gulf of Mexico -   USAF B-29 incident. Explanation: Malfunct.

18 January 1950 18:19 - Denver, Colorado, USA -   A round reddish-white object tapered aft flying at 15,000 ft. Explanation: Meteor.

22 January 1950 04:40 - Kodiak, Alaska, USA -   US Navy patrol plane and USS Tillamook encounter a "threatening" radar target and electromagnetic effects

24 January 1950 04:00 - Blackstone, Virginia, USA -   Dark 200-250 feet diameter hemispherical parachute-shaped object

31 January 1950 - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA -   Three feet red and white elliptical object. Explanation: Flare.

8 February 1950 23:45 - Tampa, Florida, USA -   300 feet long 30 feet wide rocket-shaped object. Explanation: Meteor.

22 February 1950 - Key West NAS, Florida, USA -   Pilots and others, saw two objects over town, type unknown. 50 mile (?) altitude by radar. Attempt to intercept.

1 March 1950 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA -   Military and civilian radars, visual reports of object at between 40,000 feet and 80,000'. No planes scheduled for area. Explanation: Mirage.

2 March 1950 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar near a nuclear test site. Explanation: Mirage.

3 March 1950 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar near a nuclear test site. Explanation: Aircraft.

8 March 1950 10:20 - Dayton, Ohio, USA -   Kerr/Miller/Rabenek Case. A shiny disc, 150 feet across, was tracked by radar and observed in cloudy weather from the ground and the air by over 20 independent male military witnesses at an airport over a five hour span. Official explanation: Venus.

9 March 1950 19:45 - Selfridge AFB, Michigan, USA -   Air defense ground radar tracking of an object erratically varying height and speed. Explanation: Balloon.

11 March 1950 01:00 - Holloman Afb Sw, New Mexico, USA -   Radar photo. Provost Marshall reports huge meteor, changes color, lasts for 5 minutes.

27 March 1950 10:30 - Motubu, Japan -   Project Blue Book "unidentified" case.

27 March 1950 10:30 - Okinawa, Japan -   Tracked stationary target on radar at 18 miles range for ten minutes

18 April 1950 Noon - Memphis, Texas, USA -   Over five observers in Clarendon and Childress saw objects over a three-hour period. Explanation: Venus.

27 April 1950 20:25 - Goshen, Indiana, USA -   Adickes/Manning Case

28 April 1950 - Wakkanai, Japan -   White square 12 x 12 feet (height x length) thin

19 May 1950 - Honshu, Japan -   Military Aircraft incident. Explanation: Debris.

19 May 1950 - Honshu, Japan -   Stationary kite-like object tracked by ground radar

29 May 1950 21:25 - Mt. Vernon, Virginia , USA -   A spindle-shaped 150 feet long metallic object

7 June 1950 - London, UK -   RAF incident.

24 June 1950 20:08 - Daggett, California , USA -   Navy transport pilot case

30 June 1950 - Dartsmouth, Canada -   Royal Canadian NAS

30 June 1950 23:20 - Dartmouth Se, Nova Scotia, Canada -   Radar blip hovers, shoots inland, hovers over oil refinery, aims beam.

7 July 1950 - Wiesbaden, Germany -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar. Explanation: Aircraft.

11 July 1950 - Memphis, Tennessee, USA -   A flying disc was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed by three experienced male military witnesses for over three minutes (Moore).

11 July 1950 - Osceola, Arkansas, USA -   Martin/Moore Case.

11 July 1950 15:28 - Osceola Nne10M, Arkansas, USA -   USN incident.

30 July 1950 - Hanford Aec, Washington, USA -   Radar-visual confirmation. USAF jets srambled to chase disc seen over AEC plant.

22 August 1950 20:00 - Bermuda Sw, Atlantic -   USAF RB-29 373Rd Recon incident.

24 August 1950 08:04 - Bermuda -   Distinct bright unidentified target travel at same speed

30 August 1950 - Ernest Harmon Afb, Newfoundland, Canada -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar at an airfield. Explanation: Weather.

30 August 1950 - Sandy Point, Canada -   A black or dark round object

1 September 1950 - Ernest Harmon Afb, Newfoundland, Canada -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar only by one witness at an airfield.

21 September 1950 09:55 - Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA -   Provincetown/Otis AFB Case, tracked on SCR-615B radar

5 October 1950 - San Francisco, California, USA -   Hardin/Conroy Case

12 October 1950 23:25 - Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility, Tennessee, USA -   Wave of at least 16 sightings in three weeks begins now. Explanation: Malfunct.

16 October 1950 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA -   Balloon-like object observed. One ball was observed (Isabell). Explanation: Balloon.

18 October 1950 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Unidentified radar contacts

24 October 1950 18:20 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

10 November 1950 - Ruislip, UK -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar. Explanation: Weather.

14 November 1950 - Key West, Florida, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar only. Explanation: Aircraft.

29 November 1950 05:00 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

In 1951 - Great Falls, Montana, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

In 1951 - Las Cruces W, New Mexico, USA -   Radar

In 1951 Daytime - White Sands, New Mexico, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. Animal reactions to the objects were reported. More than two objects were observed.

In December 1950 20:00 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One disc was observed near a nuclear test site for over one minute (Turner). Explanation: Aircraft.

Early 1950's Evening - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by a male witness (Eberman).

6 December 1950 - -   National alert when radar picked up unknowns

14 December 1950 16:05 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   USA incident.

15 December 1950 23:45 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Radar visual confirmation.

18 December 1950 08:39 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   Calkins case. Explanation: Malfunct.

20 December 1950 18:20 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA -   AN&C Radar tracks UFO. Explanation: Cloud.

27 December 1950 - Bradford, Illinois, USA -   Shutts Case  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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