YEAR DOSSIER

1958 UAP Cases

Every indexed UAP case documented in 1958, drawn from publicly available official government records — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

7 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSPURSUE ARCHIVEFULL TIMELINEMATCH MY SIGHTING
DoD⬭ Ellipsoid
UNCLASSIFIED
DOD-079 · 1958-10-26

Loch Raven Dam UAP — USAF Electromagnetic Effects Investigation

◎Loch Raven Dam, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Two engineers observed a large egg-shaped object hovering silently over the Loch Raven Dam bridge. Their vehicle engine and lights failed during the approach. Upon the object's departure in a flash of white light, both men experienced sunburn-like symptoms and were examined by physicians. The USAF 438th Air Intelligence Service Squadron formally investigated and the case was classified 'Unknown' in Project Blue Book.

HOVERINGSENSOR INTERFERENCEDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
State Dept◎ Disc / Saucer
UNCLASSIFIED
STATE-026 · 1958-01-16

Trindade Island UAP — Brazilian Navy Official Photographs

◎Trindade Island, South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil

A disc-shaped craft was photographed by commercial diver and photographer Almiro Baraúna from the deck of the Brazilian Navy vessel Almirante Saldanha off Trindade Island. Approximately 40 Navy personnel witnessed the object. The Brazilian Navy officially released the photographs and Brazilian President Kubitschek confirmed their authenticity. The photographs were technically analyzed for decades and are among the most extensively examined UAP images in the official record.

RAPID ACCELERATIONHOVERINGDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
CONFIDENTIAL
DoD-B10-012 · 1958-01-16

Trindade Island Photo Analysis 1958

◎Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil

Professional photographer Almiro Baraúna captured four photographs of a Saturn-shaped disc over Trindade Island witnessed by the entire crew of a Brazilian Navy vessel. Baraúna developed the film aboard ship in front of naval officers. Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek authorized public release.

RAPID ACCELERATIONHOVERING
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
CONFIDENTIAL
DoD-B13-009 · 1958-07-30

Perth Western Australia Formation 1958

◎Perth, Western Australia

RAAF Pearce radar and Perth airport simultaneously tracked a formation of objects over Western Australia. Merchant ship crews off the coast also filed reports. The RAAF's investigation produced one of Australia's most detailed classified military UAP records from the 1950s.

FORMATIONRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
SECRET
DoD-B14-001 · 1958-09-20

USS Gyatt Destroyer USO Encounter 1958

◎Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean approaches

USS Gyatt sonar operators detected a high-speed submerged contact that surfaced as a disc and departed aerially. The guided missile destroyer's CIC tracked the complete sea-to-air transition. The incident became a key early entry in the Office of Naval Intelligence USO classified database.

TRANSMEDIUMRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
SECRET
FBI-B14-016 · 1958-08-05

Atlantic City Naval Air Station 1958

◎NAS Wildwood, Cape May, New Jersey

Navy personnel at NAS Wildwood and the crew of a Navy R7V Constellation transport tracked a disc for 22 minutes. Air Defense Command radar from McGuire AFB confirmed the contact over the Jersey Shore. The report was among the most complete Navy aviation UAP filings of the 1950s.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
CONFIDENTIAL
DoD-B15-001 · 1958-01-16

Brazilian Navy Trindade Island Disc 1958

◎Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil

Brazilian Navy photographer Almiro Barauna captured four photographs of a Saturn-shaped metallic disc circling Trindade Island in the presence of 48 Navy personnel. The Brazilian Navy authenticated the photographs and presented them to Congress. One of the most documented Navy UFO encounters in South American history.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATIONDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
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