Wright-Patterson AFB

Illustration of airport controllers watching a bright light among cirrus clouds while an F-51 climbs near Dayton, Ohio on March 8, 1950

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Ohio Sightings

1950: Wright-Patterson and Vandalia UFO, Venus and Ice Clouds

Published: October 1, 2026 | Updated: October 1, 2026

THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT 1950: Wright-Patterson and Vandalia UFO, Venus and Ice Clouds A little before seven on the morning of March 8,...

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Archival-style illustration of the 1952 Bellefontaine, Ohio gun-camera UFO intercept, showing a silvery round object through an F-86 gunsight reticle

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Ohio Sightings

1952: The Bellefontaine, Ohio Gun-Camera Intercept

Published: September 5, 2026 | Updated: September 5, 2026

THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT 1952: The Bellefontaine, Ohio Gun-Camera Intercept A ground radar near Wright-Patterson AFB tracked a target racing at 525 mph...

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Two F-51 fighters climbing toward a bright light above the clouds at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, March 8, 1950

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Ohio Sightings

1950: The Wright-Patterson AFB Interception

Published: August 29, 2026 | Updated: August 30, 2026

THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT 1950: The Wright-Patterson AFB Interception Three airline pilots spotted it first. Within the hour, ground radar, control tower operators,...

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Four-panel dossier collage: the Wright-Patterson AFB interception, the Selfridge AFB radar case, the Tonantzintla Observatory sighting, and the Phoenix Arizona ovoid, all March 1950

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1950 Sightings

1950: March 1st – 10th UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive

Published: June 30, 2020 | Updated: October 1, 2026

1950: March 1st – 10th UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive The first ten days of March 1950 pair the Air Force’s own explanations with...

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1959 Unknown Date UFO and Alien Sightings Archive Collage - featuring Wright-Patterson AFB humanoids and global close encounters

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1959 Sightings

1959: Unknown Date UFO|UAP & Alien Sightings Archive

Published: October 29, 2012 | Updated: April 24, 2026

1959: Unknown Date UFO|UAP & Alien Sightings Archive The 1959 UFO sightings archive marks a significant transition in mid-century Ufology, bridging the gap between...

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Wright-Patterson AFB

1950: Wright-Patterson and Vandalia UFO, Venus and Ice Clouds

1952: The Bellefontaine, Ohio Gun-Camera Intercept

1950: The Wright-Patterson AFB Interception

1950: March 1st – 10th UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive

1953: Kingman Arizona UFO crash

1959: Unknown Date UFO|UAP & Alien Sightings Archive

From the Archive

Greenville, South Carolina: Four Amateur Astronomers and a Diamond of Glowing Ovals

George AFB, California: Nine Reports in Three Weeks and Ruppelt’s Balloon Hunt

1952: A B-29 Bombardier at 30,000 Feet Watches a Pulsing, Fan-Shaped White Light Cross Overhead in Two Seconds North of Goodland, Kansas

1952: A C-124 Crew Watches Three Blue Objects in Fingertip Formation Pace Their Aircraft Over Vermont, Disappear and Return