1962: December UFO & Alien Sightings

Date: December 9 1962
Location: Bologna Italy
Time: 2200
Summary: Antonio Candau saw a circular object land in Cadivilla, 9 m away from him. It was about 5.5 m m diameter, and two men emerged from it, approaching within 2 m, and spoke incomprehensible words. They wore yellow coveralls and a wide belt. Noting that the witness was afraid, one of them made a reassuring gesture with his hand, and the craft departed with a strange sound.
Source: Magonia 552

Date: December 5 1962
Location: Pacific Ocean (in flight), , Pacific Ocean
Time:
Summary: The second sighting I would like to mention was related by my flight examiner navigator, then a Captain, later a Major, named Jordan W. Grant. We called him “Pappy Grant” and he was probably in his forties at the time. On December 5, 1962, I was given a line check from Pappy, again to Rhein Main. During our two-day crew rest in Germany, we had several meals together and at one of them, Pappy related the following story. It was during a mission in over the Pacific and Pappy was navigating. It was daylight and Pappy had the LORAN set on as well as the radar (which was always on when it was working correctly). Suddenly the display on the LORAN scope and the display on the radar scope shrunk, leaving only a dot in the middle of each scope. The compasses began to gyrate wildly. Pappy stuck his head into the cockpit and found the pilots gibbering incoherently and looking fearfully back as best they could from their side windows. Pappy asked what had happened. Finally, they calmed down enough to tell him. One told him that a flaming red ball had just nearly hit them head-on and that he was afraid that it might return. The second said the same thing but claimed that there were four balls instead of just one. The ball or balls had been at the same altitude as the airplane and flying straight and level. Eventually, the radar, the LORAN set, and the compasses returned to normal. Chances are Pappy is no longer alive. He had a master’s degree in marine biology and worked on his own blueberry farm with his wife between missions. He would eat two large steaks whenever he could and enjoyed good food perhaps more than he should have. If you have any suggestions on how to find either John or Pappy, please let me know. A search on line might help. Pappy was more than just a flight examiner with a higher rank than most of us. He was a valuable friend to us all.
Source: NUFORC

Date: December 11 1962
Location: Chumbicha Argentina
Time: dawn
Summary: G. L. Colodrero and the director of the Cordoba Historical Museum were driving from Catamarca to Cordoba when, 7 km away from Chumbicha, they saw seven objects on the ground of a mountain slope. They were bright and spherical, rose straight up and flew away with a very bright trail.
Source: Magonia 553

Date: Dec.12, 1962
Location: Amagasaki City, Japan
Time:
Summary: Five students saw, and independently sketched, Saturn-shaped UFO.
Source: NICAP UFO Evidence, X

Date: December 17 1962
Location: Milan Italy
Time: dawn
Summary: Francesco Rizzi, night watchman, was crossing the factory yard when he heard a whistling sound and observed an object hovering 1 m above ground. It was a silvery disk, about 5 m in diameter, with lighted windows. The noise stopped, a door became visible, and a small being appeared and made a gesture. A second figure was also seen. The craft took off with a puff of white smoke and a whistling sound.
Source: Magonia 554

Date: December 19 1962
Location: Verbania Italy
Time:
Summary: Three sailors on a ship observed two gray, helmet-shaped objects hovering 1 km away at 20 m altitude above Lake Major. Diameter: about 15 m. After 5 min one object started moving rapidly, gaining height with an undulating movement. It was soon joined by the second object, and both disappeared together at the horizon.
Source: Magonia 555

Date: December 21 1962
Location: Buenos Aires Airport Argentina
Time: 0215
Summary: A large, fiery disk was observed on the runway by Horado Alora and Mario Pezzuto, the two control tower operators, and by the crews of two aircraft. It rose to 10 m altitude, hovered, and flew away to the northeast.
Source: Magonia 556

Date: Dec. 21, 1962
Location: Angel Falls, Venezuela
Time:
Summary: Bright teardrop-shaped light apparently rising from jungle floor filmed from aircraft.
Source: NICAP UFO Evidence, VIII

Date: December 21 1962
Location: New York City, NY
Time: 2321
Summary: the ufo I saw on dec, 21, 1962 in NYC has never appeared on any website I could find. there was a newspaper strike which went on for days and days. NY Review of books was founded in feb. ’63 because of strike. this evening we came out of the limelight coffee house and saw the cigar -shaped object flying low over the buildings to the west of seventh avenue. it went north from south, downtown to uptown, the back end was flaming. it wasn’t fast. several people watched it in wonder until it was out of sight. we went home, listened to radio. many mentions of sightings in metro area. finally got to sleep late. the next day on radio–nothing, and no newspapers, of course. a colleague of mine in a different part of manhattan saw it, too. it’s still a mystery to me…
Source: NUFORC

Date: Dec. 22, 1962
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Time:
Summary: At Ezeiza Airport, pilots and control tower operators saw circular UFO rise from end of runway.
Source: NICAP UFO Evidence, X