YEAR DOSSIER

1956 UAP Cases

Every indexed UAP case documented in 1956, drawn from publicly available official government records — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

9 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSPURSUE ARCHIVEFULL TIMELINEMATCH MY SIGHTING
DoD? Unknown
SECRET
DOD-016 · 1956-08-13

RAF Lakenheath — Radar-Visual Chase, UK

◎RAF Lakenheath / RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, UK

Radar operators at RAF Bentwaters and Lakenheath tracked multiple unknown objects over East Anglia for several hours. A USAF Venom jet interceptor was guided by radar toward one object; the pilot briefly achieved visual contact, then the object moved behind the aircraft and mirrored its every turn — effectively pursuing the interceptor. The pilot could not shake the object through multiple violent maneuvers. The Scientific Advisory Panel (Robertson Panel) evaluated this case in 2026 archive release notes as 'unexplained.'

RAPID ACCELERATION90 DEGREE TURNSSENSOR INTERFERENCE
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◎ Disc / Saucer
UNCLASSIFIED
FAA-023 · 1956-02-19

Orly Airport — Dual Radar-Visual Contact, France

◎Orly Airport, Paris, France

Control tower operators at Orly Airport tracked multiple unidentified targets on radar over a period of several hours. Air France crews reported visual contacts confirming the radar returns. NATO radar stations provided corroborating track data. The French Air Ministry and the US Air Attaché in Paris jointly investigated. The case is preserved in USAF Project Blue Book files submitted through the US Embassy in Paris.

RAPID ACCELERATIONHOVERINGDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD? Unknown
SECRET
DOD-111 · 1956-08-13

Bentwaters-Lakenheath 1956 — USAF and RAF Dual-Radar Intercept

◎RAF Bentwaters / RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, UK

On August 13, 1956, RAF Bentwaters Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) radar and RAF Lakenheath radar both tracked unidentified objects performing extreme maneuvers over Suffolk, England. USAF F-86D Sabre jets were scrambled. One pilot achieved radar lock but the object reversed and got on his tail. The object was tracked at speeds approaching 4,000 mph. The Condon Committee called this case 'the most puzzling and unusual case in the radar-visual UFO file.'

RAPID ACCELERATION90 DEGREE TURNSSENSOR INTERFERENCE
STRONG
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B9-012 · 1956-05-21

RAF Kinross Disappearance 1956

◎North Sea, off Scottish coast

An RAF Meteor jet was scrambled from Kinross to intercept an unidentified radar return over the North Sea. Ground control radar showed the two returns merging into one, after which only the larger unidentified contact remained. The RAF aircraft was never found.

RAPID ACCELERATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
STRONG
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B9-016 · 1956-08-13

Bentwaters-Lakenheath Combined Intercept 1956

◎RAF Bentwaters and Lakenheath, Suffolk, England

One of the best-documented early radar-visual incidents, with multiple ground radar stations, GCI operators and airborne RAF Venom pilots tracking objects performing impossible maneuvers over East Anglia for five hours. The Condon Report's assessment panel called it 'the most puzzling radar-visual case on record.'

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION90 DEGREE TURNS
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FBI◉ Orb / Sphere
CONFIDENTIAL
FBI-B11-001 · 1956-07-29

Manhattan New York Formation 1956

◎Manhattan, New York City

Hundreds of New Yorkers observed a formation of luminous orbs perform coordinated maneuvers over Manhattan in daylight. New York ATC radar confirmed the contacts. The FBI's New York field office filed one of the largest civilian mass sighting reports of the 1950s.

FORMATIONRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
TOP SECRET
DoD-B12-014 · 1956-11-01

Suez Crisis UAP Interference 1956

◎Suez Canal, Egypt

During the Suez Crisis joint British-French-Israeli military operation, luminous orbs appeared over the combat zone and interfered with radio communications of multiple national militaries simultaneously. Both NATO forces and Egyptian military reported the phenomenon. The event was suppressed by all parties due to the political sensitivity.

FORMATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
SECRET
DoD-B13-015 · 1956-11-14

Trinidad Colorado USAF Training Encounter 1956

◎Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado

A USAF B-47 Stratojet crew on a training flight encountered a formation of discs at 35,000 feet over southern Colorado. Pueblo ATC radar confirmed the contacts. The B-47 was configured for nuclear delivery training, making the intrusion particularly sensitive.

RAPID ACCELERATIONFORMATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B14-018 · 1956-07-14

Cairo RAF Encounter 1956

◎Cairo West Airfield, Egypt

A Royal Air Force Canberra photo-reconnaissance crew on a Middle East deployment tracked and photographed an object over Egypt before the Suez Crisis. The photographs were classified and the RAF's Middle East Air Force investigated. The case entered both RAF and US intelligence files.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
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