Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1940

2 sightings reported across the United States in 1940, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

2

vs. 1939

-66.7%

6 → 2

Top shape

Circle

1 reports

Top state

TN

1 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

Top shapes

1940

Top states

1940
TN 1
IN 1

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

30 minutes

Elkhart, IN · 1940-06-01 · formation

Before WW2, June or July of 1940, there was an amazing phenomona about 9 or 10 at night, when the sky had a large illuminated circle.

Most witnesses

10 observers

Elkhart, IN · 1940-06-01 · formation

Before WW2, June or July of 1940, there was an amazing phenomona about 9 or 10 at night, when the sky had a large illuminated circle.