1960 in UFO history
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| Year | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Events | 3 |
| Decade | 1960s |
| Topics | Military encounters (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Government programs (topic), Disinformation & hoaxes (topic) |
| Timeline | 1960 on the UAP Timeline |
1960 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 3 events in 1960, mostly about military encounters and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Robert Hastings, Larry Rogers, Thomas Conrow, J. Allen Hynek, Brad Sparks.
Overview
In 1960 a former head of the CIA joined the call for openness. Vice Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, the first Director of Central Intelligence, made a signed statement on UFOs to Congress, which was reported in The New York Times on 28 February 1960.[1] On 22 June he told a newspaper that UFOs were "operating under intelligence control," were neither American nor Russian, and that the Air Force was not telling the public the truth. See Hillenkoetter's 1960 call for hearings.[2]
That year the Brookings Report, Proposed Studies on the Implications of Peaceful Space Activities for Human Affairs, was prepared for NASA's Committee on Long-Range Studies. It was submitted to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics on 18 April 1961.
The timeline's other 1960 entries are sightings. On 19 May residents of Ekuk, Alaska, reported a 25-foot silver object that hovered near power lines and dragged trash cans along the ground. An Air Force investigator found "no logical explanation," but Project Blue Book classified it as a balloon, although records showed it moving against the wind.[2] Airman Larry Rogers, a guard at Ben Guerir Air Base in Morocco, said he saw half a dozen glowing objects that jets were scrambled to intercept. He said he and other witnesses were debriefed, warned not to talk and shown AFR 200-2.[2] The account was collected by Robert Hastings.[2]
Events
- Ben Guerir guards' sighting (1960) (1960) — An airman in Morocco says glowing UAP prompted jet fighters to scramble.
- Ekuk, Alaska sighting (1960) (19 May 1960) — Alaska residents report a silver object hovering and dragging trash cans; the Air Force investigates.
- Hillenkoetter's 1960 call for hearings (22 June 1960) — Former CIA Director Hillenkoetter tells a newspaper UFOs are under intelligent control.
People
- Robert Hastings — Researcher who has collected accounts of UFOs at nuclear weapons sites, author of UFOs and Nukes.
- Larry Rogers — Air Force dog handler who described UFOs over Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, in 1960.
- Thomas Conrow — Air Force intelligence officer who investigated the 1960 Ekuk, Alaska, sighting.
- J. Allen Hynek — Astronomer and Air Force UFO consultant from 1948 to 1969 who later founded the Center for UFO Studies.
- Brad Sparks — UFO analyst known for his catalogue of Blue Book unknowns and work on the CIA lawsuit.
- Roscoe Hillenkoetter — First Director of Central Intelligence (1947–50) and later NICAP board member; named in the disputed MJ-12 papers.
Nearby years
1959 in UFO history · 1961 in UFO history
References
- Extraterrestrial UFO hypothesis — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 1960 · oversight.house.gov
- Brookings Report — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia articles “Extraterrestrial UFO hypothesis”, “Brookings Report”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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