11 January 1956 11:00 - Hickam Field, Hawaii, USA -   Radar/visual confirmation.

11 January 1956 17:40 - Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, USA -   Culpepper and Complaer case; F-89D interceptor. Explanation: Balloon.

24 January 1956 14:52 - Wheelus Afb, Mc, Libya -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses at an airfield for over 12 minutes. Explanation: Aircraft.

30 January 1956 23:30 - Seattle, Washington, USA -   Radar/visual confirmation.

In February 1956 Around 2200 - Orly Airport, Paris, France -   An object was tracked by radar. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed at an airport.

2 February 1956 13:00 - Fort Irwin, California , USA -   Military witness watched UFO fly from north rapidly to the south at speed in excess of 1000 mph. It stopped in grid 3114. Rumor of radar confirmation.

7 February 1956 08:00 - Keesler AFB, Mississippi, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. Three objects were observed by military witnesses at an airfield. Explanation: Balloon.

9 February 1956 13:00 - Camp Irwin, California , USA -   Radar visual confirmation. Silent brilliant ovoid with flew from grid 3114 to grid 4502, hovered for four minutes.

12 February 1956 11:25 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada -   Green and red object rapidly circle the jet, and tracked on radar

18 February 1956 - Paris, France -   Light red blinking light flying erratically, tracked by ground radar

24 February 1956 21:00 - Taiwan Straits, Taiwan -   USN incident. Explanation: Mirage.

2 March 1956 16:40 - Spokane, Washington, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by military witnesses for over 30 seconds (Stoner). Explanation: Aircraft.

26 March 1956 21:17 - Westover AFB, Massachusetts, USA -   Radar/visual confirmation.

8 April 1956 - Syracuse, New York, USA -   Radar-visual confirmation. Military orders commercial pilot to pursue UFO.

8 April 1956 10:15 - Schenectady, New York, USA -   Ryan/Neff Case. Explanation: Venus.

30 April 1956 - White Sands, New Mexico, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually near a missile.

In early May 1956 - Budapest, Hungary -   Army Soldiers incident.

22 May 1956 23:05 - Monroe, Louisiana, USA -   Object flashed an intensely bright white light from a "greenhouse-shaped dome". Explanation: Balloon.

21 June 1956 06:36 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA -   WLW incident. Explanation: Mirage.

29 June 1956 17:10 - San Diego, California , USA -   Private Pilot incident. Explanation: Balloon.

6 July 1956 19:37 - Euclid, Ohio, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by a male witness. Explanation: Balloon.

12 July 1956 11:57 - Custer Afs, Michigan, USA -   Radar

17 July 1956 21:30 - Westover AFB, Massachusetts, USA -   Radar

19 July 1956 - Hutchinson, Kansas, USA -   Several hundred witnesses see "a brilliantly lighted, teardrop shaped, blob of light", which is also tracked by radar.

19 July 1956 04:00 - Hutchinson Air Base, Kansas, USA -   State Police incident. Explanation: Meteor.

29 July 1956 20:43 - Pasadena, California , USA -   GOC incident.

29 July 1956 20:45 - San Bernardino, California , USA -   ADFC incident.

In August 1956 - Lakenheath, UK -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

August-September 1956 - Bornholm, Denmark -   Ground sighting of UFO

4 August 1956 - Copenhagen, Denmark -   An unidentified object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

7 August 1956 10:50 - Spragueville Ssw, Maine, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar. More than one object was observed by military witnesses for over three minutes. Explanation: Malfunct.

10 August 1956 00:20 - Dallas, Texas, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by military witnesses for four hours (McConnell). Explanation: Aircraft.

13 August 1956 21:30 - Lakenheath, UK -   Radar returns showed a large aircraft moving in excess of 4000 mph. The crew of a C-47 confirmed the object visually and a Venom interceptor failed to catch the mystery aircraft. Official explanation: mirage.

14 August 1956 00:10 - Lakenheath Rafs, UK -   2 reports of same UFO. Explanation: Mars.

17 August 1956 - Spragueville, Maine, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar only by military witnesses. Explanation: Malfunct.

20 August 1956 22:15 - North Bend, Oregon, USA -   An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually. One object was observed by military witnesses for two hours (Camillo). Explanation: Balloon.

21 August 1956 - Wyoming, USA -   Dumbbell-shaped UFOs approached plane.

22 August 1956 21:50 - Bornholm, Denmark -   Objects were tracked by radar. Four objects were observed for three hours. Explanation: Weather.

30 August 1956 - London, UK -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar.

In September 1956 Evening - Turku, Finland -   Finnair DC-3 incident.

1 September 1956 - South Coast, UK -   An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed for several hours.

4 September 1956 - Copenhagen, Denmark -   Radar tracking of several UFOs at about 1800 mph.

4 September 1956 03:00 - Copenhagen (Kobenhavn), Denmark -   Dozens of observers. Fireballs and discs seen. Radar tracks several objects at 1800 mph. Jets scramble and chase.

9 September 1956 Night - San Clemente, California , USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar.

10 September 1956 - Schilling AFB, Kansas, USA -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar at an airfield. Explanation: AnomProp.

11 September 1956 - Bornholm Island, Baltic Sea, Denmark -   NATO radar tracked UFOs curving over Baltic Sea

11 September 1956 - Altus, Oklahoma, USA -   Radar sightings

6 October 1956 Night - Wethersfield, UK -   Objects were tracked by radar. Numerous objects were observed by military witnesses. Explanation: Meteor.

7 October 1956 Night - Wethersfield, UK -   Objects were tracked by radar. Numerous objects were observed by military witnesses.

In mid-October 1956 01:00 - Mechra Bel Ksiri, Morocco -   Air Defense radar reflected an object with great speed and maneuverability east of Gibraltar north of the African coast initially heading..

17 October 1956 23:17 - Wheelus AFB, Libya -   Radar

Late 1956 - Modesto, California, USA -   Luminous elliptical object tracked by two F-86's and radar

In Late 1956 Around 1200 - South Dakota, USA -   USAF RB-36H incident.

In November 1956 12:00 - Lemmon, South Dakota, USA -   USAF Recon RB-36H incident.

1 November 1956 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA -   Pilot saw an orange light with a blue tinge, fly across the sky

4 November 1956 20:22 - Point Arena, California , USA -   Objects were tracked by radar. Two objects were observed by military radar for 160 minutes. Explanation: Balloon.

8 November 1956 - Miami Ssw75M, Florida, USA -   Multiple radar confirmation. Pan American Airways radar tracked a UFO at 4,000 mph.

8 November 1956 11:20 - Cape Sable, Florida, USA -   PanAm Airlines radar experts saw blip with bar-bell fly at 6000kph. Also source: MUFON Journal #283.

11 November 1956 21:30 - El Toro, California , USA -   USMC Helicopter incident. Witnesses saw a flashing red light with ground radar tracking. Explanation: Mirage.

14 November 1956 22:10 - Mobile Nne60M, Nr Jackson, Alabama, USA -   Capital Airlines incident.

14 November 1956 22:12 - Jackson, Alabama, USA -   A brilliant bluish-white light descend in a steep downward angle

25 November 1956 04:30 - Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA -   USAF 54th Fighter incident.

27 November 1956 16:46 - Belvidere, Illinois, USA -   Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. More than one object was observed by a male witness (Gregory, J). Explanation: Balloon.

In 1957 - West Freugh Rafs, UK -   An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar at an airfield.

December 1956 - Far East, Asia -   Visual and radar sighting of round UFO

In 1957 After 0200 - Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, USA -   Multiple radar confirmation

In December 1956 Daytime - -   USAF F-86D incident.

11 December 1956 - Jacksonville Nas, Florida, USA -   USN incident.

17 December 1956 16:20 - Itazuke AFB, Japan -   USAF incident. Golden brown round object flying at 1,500 knots. Explanation: Balloon.