REF: UAP/1950s/027Unexplained
1950-03-16
Farmington 'armada'
Farmington, NM · USA·Mass sighting·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Hundreds of residents over three days reported swarms of silvery discs; front-page local coverage.
§ BWitnesses
Hundreds of Farmington residents
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Farmington Daily Times 3/18/1950; witness affidavits
§ DOfficial Investigation
Minimal official follow-up
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; Skyhook fragments hypothesized
§ FVerifiable Sources
Farmington Daily Times; Clark, 'UFO Encyclopedia'
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1950-05-11🇺🇸 USA
McMinnville (Trent) photos
Photographic
1950-08-15🇺🇸 USA
Mariana film
Film
1951-08-25🇺🇸 USA
Lubbock Lights
Photographic / mass sighting
1951-09-10🇺🇸 USA
Fort Monmouth radar-visual
Radar-visual
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting
1952-07-19 & 26🇺🇸 USA
Washington D.C. radar incidents ('Washington flap')
Radar-visual over capital