Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1955

74 sightings reported across the United States in 1955, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

vs. 1954

-33.9%

112 → 74

Top shape

Disk

18 reports

Top state

12 reports

Monthly breakdown

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Top shapes

1955

Disk 18

Light 17

Circle 12

Fireball 8

Cigar 6

Unknown 5

Top states

1955

CA 12

TX 8

FL 6

PA 5

NY 4

MO 4

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

5 hours

South St. Paul, MN · 1955-06-15 · disk

Peter: you"ll have to call me for the whole story. it will take too long to write it down. I do not know that much computers to due all I need to know them.

Most witnesses

7 observers

Cincinnati, OH · 1955-06-01 · disk

June 1955. Bronze saucer/cylindrical craft; approx. 3:30 p.m., no life form sited.

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