UFO Sightings in 1959
71 documented sightings throughout the year
71
Total Sightings
California
Top State
disk
Top Shape
Year-Over-Year Change
68
1958 Sightings
+4.4%
Change
71
1959 Sightings
Monthly Distribution
1
Jan0
Feb3
Mar3
Apr4
May22
Jun12
Jul8
Aug4
Sep9
Oct2
Nov3
DecCommon Shapes
All Shapes →Top Locations
All States →Top Sightings
View All →West Germany
10.0
Cylinder shaped object observed at 30,000 ft.
Jun 30, 1959•cigar•
Golden, TX
10.0
Flying saucer makes Z movement
Aug 1, 1959•disk•
Campbellsport, WI
8.0
Saucer observed after Navy control tower call.
Jun 30, 1959•disk•
Roswell, NM
8.0
Unknown aircraft flying at incredible speed
Aug 15, 1959•unknown•
Four States, WV
8.0
Two red lights approach car, car won't restart.
Oct 16, 1959•sphere•Effects
Alor Islands (indonesia)
8.0
Aliens with silver hair and blue clothes encountered in Indonesia.
Jul 15, 1959•oval••Effects
Goldfield, NV
8.0
Light lifts truck out of sand in Goldfield, NV.
Sep 15, 1959•light•Effects
North Atlanticocean
8.0
Radar watch reported blip at 20,000 mph.
Jun 30, 1959•unknown•
Campbell, CA
8.0
Three glowing discs causing a brown out in Campbell, CA
Jun 15, 1959•disk•Effects
Fallon, NV
8.0
Radar operator spots hovering object near mountain.
Sep 15, 1959•oval•
Quick Facts
- Total Sightings
- 71
- Avg Credibility
- 6.58
- Peak Month
- June
- Top State
- California
- Top Shape
- disk