Sightings1957

November 1957 wave of UFO reports

When: Nov 1957
Sources: 2 public sources

Sputnik 2, launched days before the November 1957 surge of reports U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Project Blue Book logged 361 reports in November 1957, one of its busiest months, helping make 1957 the only year from 1953 to 1965 with over a thousand reports. The surge came days after Sputnik 2 and included Levelland, Texas and a White Sands report the Air Force publicly addressed.

Sources

OtherScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (Condon Report), Section V, Chapter 2: UFOs: 1947-1968 (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force (copy hosted by Project 1947) / 1969
OtherWhite Sands Proving Ground, Nov. 3, 1957: Air Force PIO Bill Haggard statement (audio) (opens in a new tab)NICAP

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