1957: February UFO & Alien Sightings

(Last Updated On: June 5, 2016)

Date: Feb. 7, 1957
Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico (BBU)
Time: Bt. 3:53 a.m. and 5:32 a.m.
Summary: The 685th AC&W Squadron at Lac Cruces AFS carried a total of 54 unidentified blips on their radar screen traveling from the north toward the station at speeds of 60 – 160 knots at altitudes of 6,000 to 14,000 feet. The targets disappeared approximately three miles out. The initial sighting consisted of 23 blips. At the same time the 686th AC&W Squadron at Roswell AFB, NM, had a number of blips, but with insufficient movement to establish track information. Four interceptor aircraft were scrambled out of the 15th FIS at Tuscon, Arizona and the 93rd FIS at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two separate radar contacts were made by these aircraft including 13 targets at approximately 100 miles NE of El Paso, Texas. 1 hr 39 mins
Source: McDonald list; FUFOR Index; BBU Files

Date: February 9 1957
Location: Georgetown Connecticut
Time: 2200
Summary: Approximate date. Ina Salter was driving on Route 53 in a desolate area when she encountered a cigar-shaped object about 5 m long, showing several portholes, which was hovering close to the ground to the left of the road. The portholes, about 50 cm in diameter, were illuminated with a yellowish light, and there were shadows moving behind. As she passed the object, it took off straight up, hovered for a few seconds, then rose out of sight
Source: Magonia 387

Date: February 13 1957
Location: Lincoln AFB, Nebraska (BBU)
Time: 2:30 a.m.
Summary: USAF Director of Operations and 3 tower controllers at 2 radar sites, the GCA and NCOIC, tracked several targets flying behind an airliner at a distance of 5-6 miles traveling 2x as fast. No IFF response. Objects could hover and move at high speed, one split into 2 objects, another did 180° turn. Blips the size of a B47. 3-5 mins [25 min]?
Source: Hynek UFO Exp chg. 7, case RV-7

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Summary: Feb. 13, 1957; Tierra Amarilla AFS, New Mexico (BBU)
4:40 a.m. MST. Two objects the size of a pea with red, yellow, and green blinking lights were observed at high altitude. Two objects were picked up on AN/FPS-3 radar at 310 degrees, at 25NM, at 24,300 and 26,500 feet altitude One of the UFOB remained stationary and the second orbited the first. One of the objects escorted an interceptor plane for 25 NM on interceptor recovery prior to breaking off. The total length of observation was 2 hours.
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Summary: Feb. 13, 1957; Marrero, Louisiana (BBU)
8:00 p.m. CST. Several civilians reported seeing flying objects over Marrero. The objects appeared to be at high altitude. Moisant Airport radar detected nebulous targets in the area. At 9:40 p.m., observers reported that three flying objects were in a V-formation changing to a straight line, then disappearing upon the appearance of two aircraft in the area. At first the objects appeared to be hovering. then moved, gradually accelerating. The observers believed that the objects were not aircraft. (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) 1 hr 40 mins
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Summary: Feb. 13, 1957; Marrero, Louisiana (BBU)
8 p.m. Martin. (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) 1 hr 40 mins
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Summary: Feb. 13, 1957; Burbank, California
Police received many calls about oval-shaped objects over city. Officer Robert Wells, who went to investigate, confirmed sighting. [NICAP UFOE, XII]
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Date: February 14 1957
Location: Stead AFB, Nevada
Time: 1::05 a.m. PST.
Summary: Control Tower operators observed to the northeast, an object, oval in shape and the size of a nickel held at arm’s length. The object had a brilliant blue light with flashing red light and was at an elevation approximately 20 degrees at 45 degrees azimuth. The witnesses described the object as two saucers placed face to face. The total length of the observation was two hours. Just before the object disappeared, the UFOB remained stationary for about 8 minutes then rose very rapidly to the right of azimuth 45 degrees true, apparently away from this station since the brilliance of the object dimmed and the size diminished. Detachment Commander, Airman Dedrick, states he was informed by Reno Filter Center that Mater(?) Radar and another radar site, identity unknown, made radar contact with the UFOB.
Source: Dan Wilson, BB files

Date: February 21, 1957
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Time: 9:07 a. m
Summary: The objects were yellow-orange in color, saucer shaped, traveling rather low and at about 100 miles per hour.

Source: “UFO Occupants in United States Reports”, chapter by Coral Lorenzen in “The Humanoids”, book by Charles Bowen, Henry Regnery publisher, 1967.

Date: February 27 1957
Location: Castle AFB, Calif. (BBU)
Time: 9:45 p.m. PST.
Summary: Nine “S” shaped objects giving a sharp return the size of B-52 on a CPN-18 radar scope. The targets came by singly, except for two, one closely following the other. All the targets were observed between 285 degrees and 290 degrees on a heading of 105 degrees across the radar scope to the center of the scope where they were lost in the ground clutter. The objects were traveling at approximately 6,000 mph for 24 seconds on a straight course. The targets were observed on three CPN-18 radar scopes. 24 secs
Source: McDonald list; FUFOR Index