Year File · 1960 55 cases on file
Year File

1960 · paranormal events

55 catalogued cases recorded in 1960.

Featured · 1960

Source document: PURSUE doc 167
UFO 1960

1960 UAP Sighting — AARO Records

Unknown location

Ronald Bracewell envisioned that physical artifacts might carry messages from extraterrestrial civilizations. This suggests a potential method of communication beyond direct signals.

Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 1960

1960 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D196P39)

Unknown location

AARO identified another spike in UAP reports in 1960, likely due to observers misidentifying new technological advancements and testing as UFOs. This is considered a common and understandable occurrence.

Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 1960

1960 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P39)

Unknown location

AARO identified another spike in reported UAP sightings in 1960. This increase is likely attributed to observers unknowingly witnessing new technological advancements and reporting them as UFOs. AARO assesses this misidentification as a common and understandable occurrence.

Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 1960

1960 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P39)

Unknown location

AARO identified another spike in UAP reports in 1960, which they believe was likely caused by observers misidentifying new technologies being tested. These advancements and tests were part of extensive experimentation conducted at national laboratories across the United States.

Source document: PURSUE doc 1
UFO 1960

1960 UAP Sighting — FBI Files

Unknown location

The witness observed an object and sent details to the Harvard College Observatory. The observatory determined the object was not man-made, but the witness concluded it was a camouflaged missile designed to appear as a meteor or flying saucer. The witness believes they determined

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1960

Cincinnati, Ohio UFO Sighting (June 4, 1960) — FBI Files (D8P180)

Cincinnati, Ohio

An investigation into a 1960 unidentified object sighting in Cincinnati, Ohio, documented within declassified FBI files and linked to Cold War-era protocols.

Archive · 1960