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UFO sightings in International waters

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in International waters, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Pacific bet. Hawaii and Calif unidentified-object report — June 18, 1959

  1959-06-18 · Pacific bet. Hawaii and Calif, International waters · CE1

  NICAP's database preserves a brief report for June 18, 1959 at Pacific bet.

• Swan Island, Gulf of Mexico unidentified light report — February 4, 1959

  1959-02-04 · Swan Island, Gulf of Mexico, International waters · CE1

  Reddish Light Performs Maneuvers Near Airplane

• USS Rose Atlantic object pacing the troopship — April 25 1958

  1958-04-25 · Aboard troopship USS Rose returning from Germany, Atlantic Ocean, International waters · CE1

  At about 7:00 p.m. on April 25, 1958, a serviceman aboard the troopship USS Rose went topside for a cigarette while the ship was returning from Germany across the Atlantic.

• West of Wake Island C-54 radar-visual flash

  1958-02-13 · Approximately two hours flying time west of Wake Island, Western Pacific Ocean, International waters · CE1

  A C-54 flight engineer saw a sudden bright flash west of Wake Island while the aircraft recorded one visual and two radar contacts during the hour.

• Bering Sea triangular-light radar encounter — January 14 1958

  1958-01-14 · Bering Sea airspace, Bering Sea, International waters · CE2

  A military aircraft crew over the Bering Sea reported three lights in triangular formation moving southwest while airborne radar tracked them.

• USS Canberra sailor watches huge metallic cigar pace naval exercise — approximately 1958

  1958-01-01 · About three hundred miles off the coast of France, English Channel / Northeast Atlantic, International waters · CE1

  Around 1958, an eighteen-year-old sailor aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Canberra was on watch during a multinational naval exercise involving an estimated eighty to one hundred fifty vessels in waters described as the English Channel about three hundred miles off France.

• Carribean near Cuba cigar-shaped object report — 1958

  1958-01-01 · Carribean near Cuba, International waters · CE3

  Huge Cigar Observed With "Entities"

• Sea of Japan radar tracking report — December 23, 1957

  1957-12-23 · Sea of Japan, International waters · CE1

  Projectile Sighted From RB-47/ Tracked By Air & Ground Radar

• Pacific Ocean photographic UFO report — December 1957

  1957-12-01 · Pacific Ocean, International waters · CE1

  Photograph of alleged disc-shaped UFO.

• Gulf of Mexico The Coast Guard Cutter Sebago case — November 5, 1957

  1957-11-05 · Gulf of Mexico, International waters · CE1

  The Coast Guard Cutter Sebago Case

• Pacific Ocean, 150 miles off San Francisco unidentified light report — June 18, 1957

  1957-06-18 · Pacific Ocean, 150 miles off San Francisco, International waters · CE1

  Captain and crew of freighter Hawaiian Fisherman saw three brightly lighted objects "like small moons."

• Atlantic Ocean unidentified-object report — March 9, 1957

  1957-03-09 · Atlantic Ocean (off Carolinas), International waters · CE1

  Airliner Encounters Green Object

• Baltic Sea radar tracking report — September 11, 1956

  1956-09-11 · Baltic Sea, International waters · CE1

  Radar sightings of “mysterious objects” during previous three weeks (Altus (Okla.) Times-Democrat; 7-11-56.)

• Near Azores unidentified-object report — August 16, 1956

  1956-08-16 · Near Azores, International waters · CE1

  Object Makes Passes / DC-4 Takes Evasive Action

• Atlantic 43.12N 49.30W unidentified-object report — July 26, 1956

  1956-07-26 · Atlantic 43.12N 49.30W, International waters · CE1

  DC-7 Encounters Object Over Atlantic

• Japan unidentified-object report — February 11, 1956

  1956-02-11 · Japan (S of), International waters · CE1

  C-124 Encounters "Jack O'Lantern" At 1,000 Knots

• Pacific Ocean unidentified-object report — January 19, 1955

  1955-01-19 · Pacific Ocean, International waters · CE1

  Military pilot saw a white-reddish globular object

• North Atlantic disc-shaped object report — July 28, 1954

  1954-07-28 · North Atlantic, International waters · CE1

  Dutch ship observed disc with apparent portholes.

• Bermuda radar tracking report — July 3, 1954

  1954-07-03 · Bermuda (near), International waters · CE1

  Radar scope photos of a geometric formation of 7 objects.

• Pacific bet. Hawaii and Calif unidentified light report — May 13, 1954

  1954-05-13 · Pacific bet. Hawaii and Calif, International waters · CE1

  Object Signals In Reponse To A/C Blink Lights

• At Sea unidentified-object report — April 7, 1954

  1954-04-07 · At Sea (USS Curtiss), International waters · CE1

  US Carrier Carrying Nuclear Weapons Buzzed By UFO (USS Curtiss)

• Mediterranean radar tracking report — December 16, 1953

  1953-12-16 · Mediterranean, International waters · CE1

  Ground Radar Picks Up Objects

• 36.55N 76.00 unidentified-object report — November 20, 1953

  1953-11-20 · 36.55N 76.00 (Atlantic), International waters · CE1

  Silver Egg Observed By Navy Unit

• Truk Atoll unidentified-object report — February 6, 1953

  1953-02-06 · Truk Atoll, International waters · CE1

  Bullet-Shaped Object At 500'

• Gulf of Mexico radar tracking report — December 6, 1952

  1952-12-06 · Gulf of Mexico (89 miles S of Louisiana), International waters · CE1

  Tracked on radar 4 high speed targets More than six separate unknowns, seen on the B-29 radarscopes

• Carribean Sea photographic UFO report — November 21, 1952

  1952-11-21 · Carribean Sea, International waters · CE1

  Bright Red Object Paces Aircraft (Photo?)

• Hawaii unidentified light report — October 19, 1952

  1952-10-19 · Hawaii (500 miles S of), International waters · CE1

  Transport Crew Encounters 100' Light

• Azores Islands unidentified light report — September 26, 1952

  1952-09-26 · Azores Islands (400 miles NNW of), International waters · CE1

  Air Crews Observe Green Lights

• North Sea spherical-object report — September 21, 1952

  1952-09-21 · North Sea (Operation Mainbrace), International waters · CE1

  Six RAF Jets Approached By Shiny Sphere

• Operation Mainbrace photographic UFO report — September 19, 1952

  1952-09-19 · Operation Mainbrace, International waters · CE1

  September 19, 1952; Operation Mainbrace color photos (Denmark & Norway)

• Operation Mainbrace unidentified-object report — September 14, 1952

  1952-09-14 · Operation Mainbrace, International waters · CE1

  North Sea area/military exercise Ruppelt's version

• Sea of Japan unidentified-object report — June 30, 1952

  1952-06-30 · Sea of Japan, International waters · CE1

  Circular object flattened on top and bottom

• near the Florida Keys radar tracking report — May 29, 1952

  1952-05-29 · near the Florida Keys, International waters · CE1

  Carrier Oriskany OSI Report Describes Domed Discs & Radar Track

• Alaska radar tracking report — April 17, 1952

  1952-04-17 · Alaska, International waters · CE1

  Another Radar-Inspired National Alert

• Over Yellow Sea radar tracking report — October 18, 1951

  1951-10-18 · Over Yellow Sea, International waters · CE1

  Craft With Sweptback Wings Tracked By Radar

• 50 miles off coast of North Korea radar tracking report — September 9, 1951

  1951-09-09 · 50 miles off coast of North Korea, International waters · CE1

  Radar tracking of multiple unidentified targets at 900 mph

• Sea of Japan radar tracking report — August 21, 1951

  1951-08-21 · Sea of Japan, International waters · CE1

  (at 41°55' N, 133°52' E).

• Yellow Sea radar tracking report — April 14, 1951

  1951-04-14 · Yellow Sea, International waters · CE1

  Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,755 mph.

• Sea of Japan radar tracking report — February 15, 1951

  1951-02-15 · Sea of Japan (off coast of South Korea), International waters · CE1

  Radar tracking of unidentified target at 12,000 - 14,000 mph

• Sea of Japan radar tracking report — January 26, 1951

  1951-01-26 · Sea of Japan (off coast of South Korea), International waters · CE1

  Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,000 knots