1950: March Unknown Date UFO & Alien Sightings
The month of March 1950 stands out in the early history of the UFO phenomenon for its sheer geographical breadth, featuring a series of high-strangeness encounters that spanned nearly every continent. While many of these reports lack a specific calendar day, their collective data points to a massive “flap” where structured, metallic discs were observed over diverse locations ranging from the riverbanks of Algorta, Spain, to the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia and Mexico. These accounts often involve multiple witnesses and, in some rare instances like the case in St Raphael, France, were supported by photographic evidence of five distinct objects operating in formation.
This March 1950 archive also highlights the increasing frequency of “close encounters” where physical details of the craft and its inhabitants began to emerge. Reports such as the occupant encounter in Orange, France, and the 20-meter diameter silent disc in Zimbabwe demonstrate that these objects were not merely distant lights, but complex machines exhibiting advanced propulsion and maneuverability. By documenting these “unknown date” sightings alongside localized events in Argentina and Turkey, this collection provides researchers with the necessary data to analyze the patterns and technological characteristics that defined the dawn of the 1950s UFO era.
Date: March 1950
Location: St Raphael, France
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Summary: Objects were observed and photographed. Five objects were observed.
Source: Vallee, Jacques
Date: March 1950
Location: Algorta, Spain
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Summary: One disc was observed on a river for over one minute.
Source: Stendek (CEONI)
Date: March 1950
Location: Ethiopia
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Summary: Flying discs were observed. Several discs, the size of the moon, were observed.
Source: Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers on the Attack Ace Star A-11, New York, 1967
Date: March 1950
Location: Mina Hassan Tani, Morocco
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Summary: A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed.
Source: Schoenherr, Luis
Date: March 1950
Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Summary: An object was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by more than two witnesses (Davis).
Source: Keyhoe, Donald E. Flying Saucers Are Real Fawcett 107, New York, 1950
Date: March 1950
Location: Chile
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Summary: Flying discs were observed. Several discs, the size of the moon, were observed.
Source: Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers on the Attack Ace Star A-11, New York, 1967
Date: March 1950
Location: Cyprus
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Summary: Flying discs were observed. Several discs, the size of the moon, were observed.
Source: Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers on the Attack Ace Star A-11, New York, 1967
Date: March 1950
Location: Heliopolis, Egypt
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Summary: One object was observed.
Source: Poher, Claude Etudes Statistiques Portant sur 1000 Temoignage Author, undated
Date: March 1950
Location: Ankara, Turkey
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Summary: Flying discs were observed. Six discs were observed by one witness (Arik).
Source: Newspaper
Date: March 1950
Location: Sidi Slimane, Morocco
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Summary: A flying disc was observed.
Source: Newspaper
Date: March 1950
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary: A flying disc was observed.
Source: Schoenherr, Luis
Date: March 1950
Location: Messina, Sizilien, Italy
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Summary: Two discs were observed by a male witness.
Source: Newspaper
Date: March 1950
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Summary: Several discs, the size of the moon, were observed.
Source: Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers on the Attack Ace Star A-11, New York, 1967
Date: March 1950
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Summary: Procession of objects. A big wave of UFO reports. Many objects were observed by a male witness in a city.
Source: Vallee, Jacques
Date: March 1950
Location: Orange, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d’Azur, France
Time: 01:30
Summary: Close encounter with an unidentified craft and its occupants. An unidentifiable object and its occupants were observed at close range.
Source: Delaire, J. Bernard UFO Register Volume 7 (1976) Data Research, Oxford, 1976
Date: March 1950
Location: Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Time: 16:00
Summary: Silent 20m diameter metallic disc to the south, 500m altitude, stops, turns rapidly to the west, was observed on a farm for ten minutes. No sound was heard.
Source: Hind, Cynthia UFO Afri News
Date: March 1950
Location: Las Catalinas, Argentina
Time: 20:25
Summary: One object, about 20 feet across, was observed by six witnesses on a farm for 20 minutes (Girotti).
Source: FSR
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