Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1957

149 sightings reported across the United States in 1957, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

149

vs. 1956

+50.5%

99 → 149

Top shape

Disk

40 reports

Top state

23 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

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Top shapes

1957

Disk 40

Cigar 20

Light 17

Unknown 17

Circle 8

Sphere 8

Top states

1957

TX 23

CA 19

NY 15

OH 8

NJ 6

IN 6

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

10800s

New York City (Queens), NY · 1957-10-15 · unknown

tall unidentified being enters home - N.Y.C. 1957

Most witnesses

150 observers

El Paso, TX · 1957-09-15 · disk

Undified Flying Object

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