Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1956

99 sightings reported across the United States in 1956, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

vs. 1955

+33.8%

74 → 99

Top shape

Disk

22 reports

Top state

13 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

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Top shapes

1956

Disk 22

Circle 14

Cigar 12

Light 9

Other 8

Unknown 7

Top states

1956

CA 13

OH 11

TX 5

MD 4

KS 4

NJ 4

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

2 1/2 hours

Nashville, KS · 1956-09-09 · cigar

My mother said a silver cigar shaped ufo chased us down the road.

Most witnesses

100 observers

Tulsa, OK · 1956-06-15 · flash

Mysterous Flash seen over Tulsa and as far as Dallas and Kansas City!

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