Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1961

104 sightings reported across the United States in 1961, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

104

vs. 1960

-28.3%

145 → 104

Top shape

Disk

25 reports

Top state

12 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

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Top shapes

1961

Disk 25

Circle 16

Sphere 13

Light 10

Unknown 9

Cigar 9

Top states

1961

TX 12

CA 10

OK 8

PA 8

FL 7

OH 6

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

172800s

Toledo, OH · 1961-09-01 · light

Watched light move over woods for several nights&#44 encountered two small glowing figures&#44 experienced time displacement.

Most witnesses

200 observers

Nashville, TN · 1961-10-01 · disk

In October 1961, a silvery flattened disk hovered motionless over a local school fair for more than 30 minutes.

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