1950: March Unknown Date UFO|UAP & Alien Sightings Archive
The March 1950 UFO sightings represent one of the most significant periods in aerial history, headlined by the massive Farmington UFO Armada. Over the course of three days, hundreds of witnesses in New Mexico observed an estimated hundreds of saucer-like objects performing coordinated maneuvers in broad daylight. This event, combined with a global “Frenzy” involving high-speed metallic spheres and shifting cones, established March 1950 as a critical node in the early Cold War UAP wave.
As researchers cross-reference the March 1950 UAP grid, the data reveals a transition from individual sightings to large-scale formations. Whether it was the brilliant white “stars” over Lake Superior or the pearl-colored discs engaging in aerobatics over Farnham, UK, the month serves as a cornerstone for studying non-linear flight paths and instantaneous acceleration prior to the existence of artificial satellites.
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: Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ontario
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Summary: Reports of circular craft emitting “fiery vapor trails” during low-level passes over the mining infrastructure.
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Date: March 1950
Location: Ohio/Indiana Border
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Summary: A long, white cigar-shaped craft was observed hovering silently before ascending at a 45-degree angle.
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Date: March 1950
Location: Vlasic, Yugoslavia
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Summary: Early European reports of “shining discs” moving in formation over the mountains, documented in local archives.
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Date: March 1950
Location: Terrace Bay, Ontario
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Summary: A soundless, spherical object with a “mother-of-pearl” sheen was seen traveling westward at great altitude.
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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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Executive Summary: The Global “Frenzy” and Grid Anomalies
The unidentified dates of March 1950 are anchored by a series of events often termed the “Saucer Frenzy,” particularly over Northern Ontario, Canada. Throughout the month, multiple industrial locations, including the Steep Rock Iron Mines, reported circular and spherical craft gliding at “terrific speeds.” These objects were noted for their luminous bluish-green or silvery-blue hulls and their ability to operate in a non-linear manner—instantly changing trajectories without slowing down, a feat that baffled ground observers and airport officials alike.
Internationally, the grid was further populated by reports of large, featureless cylinders and “star-like” formations that would converge and separate with mechanical precision. These sightings frequently occurred near water bodies like Lake Superior or strategic infrastructure, leading to intense but quiet investigations by the Ministry of Defense and the RAAF. The persistence of these reports across the month, even on “unknown” dates, provides a broad-spectrum view of a phenomenon that was systematically mapping or monitoring the Earth’s surface during a critical transition in human aerospace history.
“The objects were said to be ‘traveling at terrific speeds’, changing trajectories while flying, and operating in a non-linear manner that defies all known flight physics.”
Thunder Bay Public Library, 1950 Research Archive
