UFO Radar Sightings in 1954

2 January 1954 19:30 - Sioux City, Iowa, USA -   1954 Radar sighting, Air Force base in Iowa - 50,000 - 80,000 feet altitude, 1,200 - 1,800 miles per hour. Explanation: Meteor.

14 January 1954 - Kelly AFB, Texas, USA -   Radar blips move 100-6000 mph, three join and separate. Vanish when planes near, then reappear. Weather? Explanation: Weather.

4 February 1954 17:29 - Carswell AFB, Texas, USA -   Four ATCs and radar confirmation. Huge silent cigar at 4,000 feet altitude. Separate blips part and rejoin. Explanation: Aircraft.

11 February 1954 - Carswell AFB, Texas, USA -   Radar-visual confirmation. Silent "mystery aircraft" report sent to JCS, CIA, NSA.

15 February 1954 10:00 - Savannah River, South Carolina, USA -   Radar tracked high speed unidentified target the size of two normal aircraft

15 February 1954 22:15 - Greenville, North Carolina, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

22 February 1954 03:00 - York, Pennsylvania, USA -   Observers saw 14 discs climb when the fighters approached

5 March 1954 20:00 - Nouasseur, Morocco -   USAF KC-97 Tanker incident. Explanation: Mirage.

5 March 1954 21:55 - Nouasseur, Morocco -   Two white or amber objects or lights

13 March 1954 22:30 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Mirage.

16 March 1954 18:30 - Oak Park, Illinois, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by four witnesses for six seconds. Explanation: Meteor.

28 April 1954 20:25 - Fort Worth, Texas, USA -   Radar. Explanation: Planet.

In May 1954 - Woomera, South Australia, Australia -   Dark gray disk seen by radar operator through binoculars, pacing Canberra Bomber, directly above it. Speed 400 mph. Disk flew up to Canberra, radar speed 3600mph.

5 May 1954 16:30 - Woomera Test Range, South Australia, Australia -   Viewed through binoculars. 10 feet diameter disc to the west, then rapidly to the south and away at 5800kph.

6 May 1954 - Washington, District Of Columbia, USA -   Radar tracking of UFOs; fighters scrambled.

13 May 1954 02:08 - Washington, District Of Columbia, USA -   Radar-visual confirmation of UFO at 15 miles altitude; exceptional maneuverability.

13 May 1954 11:50 - National Apt, Virginia , USA -   Several large glowing objects seen by Airport police; tracked on airport radar.

14 May 1954 03:40 - Great Yarmouth, UK -   Second Harry Joseph Ickes incident. 30 feet silver or gray round object as seen from below, showing thin silhouette

14 May 1954 15:40 - -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses for over one minute. Explanation: Balloon.

14 May 1954 15:40 - Norfolk, UK -   Radar visual confirmation, multiple radars. RAF jets chase huge disc at 50,000 feet altitude. Makes fast 180 degree turn

18 May 1954 - Lake Elsinore, California, USA -   Dark blue almost black gun-metal "glint" delta-shaped object

23 June 1954 20:00 - Columbus, Ohio, USA -   ANG F-51 incident. Round white object with no exhaust trailing. Explanation: Aircraft.

25 June 1954 17:05 - Indian Lake, Ohio, USA -   Private Pilot incident.

25 June 1954 17:05 - Indian Lake, Ohio, USA -   A 60 ft silver or aluminum round with a flat bottom

26 June 1954 07:27 - Columbus, Ohio, USA -   UAL incident. Explanation: Balloon.

29 June 1954 20:05 - Sept-Iles (Seven Islands), Quebec, Canada -   Boac incident. Explanation: Planet.

29 June 1954 21:05 - Canada -   BOAC Case - A large opaque or black object, with six smaller satellite objects, was seen by the crew and passengers of a BOAC flight. The objects disappeared when an F-94 interceptor approached.

July 1954 - Walesville, New York, USA -   A UFO is sighted and an interception is attempted by an F-94; at the same time a C-54 transport crashes

30 June 1954 18:50 - Brookley AFB, Alabama, USA -   ATC incident. Brilliant silver or white object with short stubby wings. Explanation: Aircraft.

1 July 1954 - Gander, Newfoundland, Canada -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. Seven objects were observed by a male witness near a nuclear test site. Explanation: Reflection.

2 July 1954 18:50 - Mobile, Alabama, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by several witnesses (Zicherali).

3 July 1954 01:05 - Albuquerque N20M, New Mexico, USA -   Air Defense Command incident.

3 July 1954 13:45 - Bermuda -   Radar scope photos of a geometric formation of seven objects.

3 July 1954 21:42 - Bermuda, Atlantic -   USAF B-36 incident.

27 July 1954 03:28 - Pepperrell Afb, Newfoundland, Canada -   Objects were tracked by radar. Two objects were observed by military witnesses at an airfield for over four minutes. Explanation: Aircraft.

29 July 1954 - South Korea -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar. Explanation: Meteor.

In August 1954 - Paterson, New Jersey, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually (Beatty, J).

28 August 1954 20:30 - Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, USA -   USAF incident. A triangular formation of 15 objects, tracked by ground radar

August or September 1954 - White Plains, New York, USA -   An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

September 1954 - UK -   England ground report.

In September 1954 Noon - UK -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar.

31 August 1954 20:00 - Nowra Naval Stn, New South Wales, Australia -   Australian Navy incident. O'Farrell Sea Fury Incident

In early September 1954 21:30 - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA -   GOC incident.

6 September 1954 Noon - London, UK -   7 reports of same UFO.

17 September 1954 16:45 - Rome, Italy -   Italian Air Force incident. Seen by thousands, tracked by radar. Explanation: Balloon.

17 September 1954 17:45 - Rome, Italy -   Thousands of people saw a strange cigar-shaped object hang over the city

18 September 1954 05:55 - Kimpo, South Korea -   Round object, like polished aluminum, fly straight and level

19 September 1954 16:45 - Roma, Italy -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by over two thousand witnesses in a city.

6 October 1954 00:45 - Houston, Texas, USA -   Radar/visual confirmation. Explanation: Mirage.

23 October 1954 21:23 - Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, USA -   Explanation: Malfunct.

29 October 1954 17:20 - Olmsted AFB, Pennsylvania, USA -   Radar photo. Explanation: Balloon.

3 November 1954 14:30 - London, UK -   Radar-visual confirmation. UFO looked like flattened tennis ball.

6 November 1954 Daytime - London, UK -   Objects were tracked by radar. Several objects were observed by several witnesses for two hours.

7 November 1954 - UK -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar.

11 November 1954 Around 1500 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually in a city (Merkel). Explanation: Balloon.

12 November 1954 15:00 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA -   USAF incident. Explanation: Balloon.

16 November 1954 20:36 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. More than two objects were observed for over 35 minutes. Explanation: Star.

17 November 1954 12:00 - Several Locations, UK -   6 reports of same UFO.

18 November 1954 01:31 - Gulf of Mexico -   Radar photo

21 November 1954 12:00 - Teignmouth, UK -   Radar-visual confirmation: 20 gold balls race rapidly to the south in formation. Huge wave of radar blips.

In 1955 - Portland, Oregon, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed.

2 December 1954 14:11 - Sale, Morocco -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by two military witnesses for over six minutes (Durrieux). Explanation: Balloon.

15 December 1954 - Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. Two objects were observed at an airport (O'Farrell).

15 December 1954 - Australia -   RA Navy Pilot incident.

15 December 1954 Night - Nowra, New South Wales, Australia -   Royal Australian Navy pilot followed by two flying saucers. Ground radar tracked.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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