6 January 1953 01:00 - Dallas, Texas, USA -   Too early for Venus to rise. Explanation: Venus.

6 January 1953 01:05 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed. Explanation: Aircraft.

9 January 1953 - Japan -   Visual and airborne UFO sightings.

9 January 1953 18:50 - Misawa Afb, Japan -   USAF incident. Explanation: Balloon.

23 January 1953 15:40 - Bergstrom AFB, Texas, USA -   Explanation: Balloon.

26 January 1953 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

26 January 1953 21:15 - Continental Divide, New Mexico, USA -   769th AC&W incident. A bright reddish-white object was sighted and tracked by radar in partly cloudy weather by military witnesses near a mountain for 45 minutes. Official explanation: Balloon.

28 January 1953 22:00 - Turner AFB, Georgia, USA -   USAF F-86 and T-33 incidents. Pilot or pilots intercepted, and radar tracked, three moving targets and a stationary target. Official explanation: Venus.

29 January 1953 09:55 - Presque Isle AFB, Maine, USA -   Radar tracking by fighters, ground. Explanation: Planet.

In February 1953 06:29 - Finland Afs, Minnesota, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed at an airfield. Explanation: Debris.

3 February 1953 13:00 - Washington, North Carolina, USA -   Two USMC F-9 fighter jets chase disc rapidly to the north and rapidly to the south. Radar, cockpit lit, odd effects.

3 February 1953 17:25 - Keflavik, Iceland -   Radar operators tracked four unidentified targets

4 February 1953 13:55 - Yuma, Arizona, USA -   White, oblong object with a solid dull pure white color

6 February 1953 01:37 - Rosalia, Washington, USA -   Blinking white light turn and disappear. Explanation: Balloon.

7 February 1953 - F-94, South Korea -   USAF F-94 incident.

7 February 1953 - North Korea -   An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

7 February 1953 21:22 - F-94, Japan -   USAF F-94 incident. Explanation: Mirage.

7 February 1953 21:22 - Okinawa, Japan -   Bright orange object change color to red and green at intervals

10 February 1953 18:45 - Misawa Afb, Japan -   Radar

13 February 1953 02:35 - Carswell Afb, Fort Worth, Texas, USA -   USAF B-36 incident.

13 February 1953 02:35 - Fort Worth, Texas, USA -   Three bright lights of equal intensity in stacked vertical echelon formation

13 February 1953 02:40 - Carswell AFB, Texas, USA -   USAF B-36 incident. Explanation: Mirage.

17 February 1953 22:25 - Port Austin, Michigan, USA -   Object larger and brighter than a star change color. Explanation: Venus.

25 February 1953 15:30 - Charleston, West Virginia, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Debris.

26 February 1953 - Atlantic -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses at an airfield for over three minutes. Explanation: Weather.

27 February 1953 03:16 - Great Falls Afb, Montana, USA -   Radar

March 1953 10:00 - Detroit, Michigan, USA -   An F-94B interceptor was guided by ground control radar to intercept a ragged formation of 14 spherical objects over downtown Detroit, seen for five minutes. Official explanation: mirage.

5 March 1953 15:45 - Savannah River Proj, South Carolina, USA -   Two separate radar-visual events. Jets scrambled for two hours: ANG F-51s and RF-80. Explanation: Balloon.

5 March 1953 17:07 - Shaw AFB, South Carolina, USA -   Two independent sets at two locations on ground. Object maneuvered, circled Congareee AFB, flew in prohibited area. Earlier visual report at Savannah River (nuclear) Proj. Explanation: Balloon.

9 March 1953 06:30 - Ashiya Afb, Japan -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

14 March 1953 23:45 - x, Japan -   5-10 colored lights, totaling 90-100, slowly move aft, radar and visual sightings

20 March 1953 12:00 - Pork Chop Hill, South Korea -   Electromagnetic effects, radar visual confirmation at Old Baldy and Pork Chop Hill.

21 March 1953 - Prescott, Arizona, USA -   Beers Case

23 March 1953 22:12 - Pasadena, Texas, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. More than one object was observed for 30 minutes. Explanation: Balloon.

25 March 1953 21:20 - Nouasseur Afb, Morocco -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually by more than five male military witnesses at an airport (Walker).

25 March 1953 21:23 - Rabat, Morocco -   Light above at 7,000 to 8,000 feet maneuvering in spiral pattern over airfield. Explanation: Aircraft.

In Spring 1953 Evening - West Seneca, New York, USA -   An object was tracked by multiple radars and sighted visually. One object, about 300 feet across, was observed in cloudy weather by a group of male military witnesses, typical age 16 (Gehrite).

12 April 1953 10:31 - Torbay Apt, Newfoundland, Canada -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by military witnesses at an airport. Explanation: Aircraft.

12 April 1953 16:10 - Sweetwater, Nevada, USA -   Ten round flat metallic colored objects

14 April 1953 - An-Tung (Dandong), China -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. More than 20 objects were observed for a few seconds. Explanation: Balloon.

19 April 1953 - An-Tung (Dandong), China -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. Explanation: Balloon.

19 April 1953 20:18 - Calumet Afs, Michigan, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

21 April 1953 - An-Tung (Dandong), China -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. Explanation: Balloon.

23 April 1953 - An-Tung (Dandong), China -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. Explanation: Balloon.

1 May 1953 23:35 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada -   White light or unidentified aircraft with afterburner

5 May 1953 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada -   Radar UFO at Goose Bay

12 May 1953 20:15 - Washington, USA -   5 reports of same UFO. Explanation: Mirage.

23 May 1953 - Cape, South Africa -   South African AF incident.

23 May 1953 09:43 - Lackland AFB, Texas, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar. More than six objects were observed at an airfield for 65 minutes. Explanation: Aircraft.

10 June 1953 23:34 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada -   Radar tracks 25 separate unidentified objects near base. Explanation: Weather.

18 June 1953 08:45 - Iwo Jima, Japan -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

22 June 1953 02:10 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada -   Pilot and radar operator saw a red light, flying at 1,000 knots

24 June 1953 11:30 - Simiutak, Greenland -   Theodolite view of rotating red delta shaped

24 June 1953 23:30 - Iwo Jima, Japan -   Radar tracked an unidentified target that twice approached. Explanation: Reflection.

In Mid- 1953 - Yaak, Montana, USA -   Six targets in formation changed direction 5 times in one min, changed formation; 90 degree turns; 1400-1600 mph

2 July 1953 18:45 - Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, USA -   Radar/visual confirmation.

20 July 1953 21:40 - Offutt AFB, Nebraska, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar. Three objects were observed by military witnesses at an airfield for nine minutes (Dupray). Explanation: Debris.

26 July 1953 21:40 - Perrin AFB, Texas, USA -   Sixteen minute sighting of 7 UFOs.

In August 1953 Around 1400 - Sharonville, Ohio, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by two military witnesses (Coffman).

In August 1953 20:45 - Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, USA -   Airmen incident. Explanation: Mirage.

5 August 1953 - Rapid City, South Dakota, USA -   USAF F-84 incident.

5 August 1953 20:05 - Rapid City, South Dakota, USA -   F-84 fighters, ground radar, and ground observors all see and track a bright object. Official explanation: star.

5 August 1953 23:42 - Bismarck, North Dakota, USA -   F84 Pilots incident. Explanation: Star.

6 August 1953 17:00 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA -   Radar-visual confirmation. 75 radar blips on screen at various times, nocturnal lights and ovoids sighted. Possibly a figure seen inside one.

20 August 1953 21:05 - Castle AFB, California , USA -   USAF TB-29 incident. Grayish oval object make four passes at the airplane

September 1953 - London, UK -   London Flap

4 September 1953 20:30 - Holbrook, Arizona , USA -   Blue-green pulsing Nocturnal light flew rapidly to the east at 500mph. Viewed from air by C-47 crew, Marine Corp plane, and Zuni, New Mexico station. Explanation: Meteor.

7 September 1953 - Vandalia, Illinois, USA -   Navy pilots

In mid-September 1953 - UK -   3 reports of same UFO.

28 September 1953 19:00 - Palmdale, California , USA -   USAF F-94C incident.

12 October 1953 21:00 - Offutt AFB, Nebraska, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses at an airfield for over 36 minutes. Explanation: Balloon.

16 October 1953 21:30 - Presque Isle, Maine, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Malfunct.

18 October 1953 - Sondrestrom AFB, Iceland -   USAF C-47 6621st squadron incident.

18 October 1953 - UK -   Fletcher/Lemon Case

1 November 1953 - Indian -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar on the ocean.

3 November 1953 - London, UK -   Radar tracks, and Vampire jets intercept a "strange aerial object."

3 November 1953 14:30 - (Vampire Jets), UK -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by two military witnesses (Johnson).

3 November 1953 14:30 - London S, UK -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One white circular was observed by three witnesses for 40 minutes. Explanation: Balloon.

3 November 1953 16:20 - London Se, UK -   RAF Vampire incident. Explanation: Planet.

11 November 1953 - London, UK -   RAF incident. Radar-visual confirmation of large, metallic object; failed fighter intercept; near collision. Explanation: Stratospheric balloon of the "Moby Dick" program launched six days before from Holloman Air Base, New Mexico.

In 1954 Daytime - Pacific -   USAF / SS Aliki incident.

3 December 1953 13:00 - Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA -   Radar

3 December 1953 18:02 - North Truro, Massachusetts, USA -   Jets scrambled, ground radar showed rapid changes in speed and altitude. Explanation: Aircraft.

16 December 1953 17:00 - Agoura Hills, California, USA -   Black flying-wing or ellipse or crescent-shaped object seen by pilots in air, U2 designer on ground

16 December 1953 18:54 - Mediterranean -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses for a few seconds.

17 December 1953 17:40 - Pacific -   Objects were tracked by radar. Five objects were observed by military witnesses for over four minutes (Coscarelli). Explanation: Aircraft.