1961 Taiwan

1961 - Taiwan - Taken by Wang Shi-lin in 1961 in Taitung City this is the first known photograph of a UFO in Taiwan.

According to UFO investigator Ho Hsien-jung there have been 15 recorded sightings where photographic evidence suggests that extraterrestrial objects have traversed the skies above Taiwan.

The earliest of these pictures was taken in Taitung City in 1961.

UFO photographs date to 1911 in China proper.

China 1960

1960s - Taipei, China - This great UFO shot taken by Tsai Chang-hung in Yuanshan Park, adjacent to Taipei's Grand Hotel, shows an oval object hovering in the sky.

Although the photo is dark and hazy, investigator Ho claims a high credibility for the photo as Tsai is a relative of Tsai Chang-hsien, former head of the Taipei City Observatory.

Minnesota 1960

1960 - Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is one of those "hard to be sure" images.

It was taken on October 20 of 1960 and seems to show a large oval light source.

No object is actually seen, but then again... where there's smoke, there's fire.

The object seems to be moving from left to right as you can see a trail of some type to its right in the full size image.

Italy 1960

1960 - Italy, September. This photo of three dark UFOs has certainly had its naysayers.

Those who debunk it say that the extreme dark color of the objects make them appear to be pasted onto a background image and then re-photographed.

This is a possibility. UFO proponents will tell you that either magnetic gravitational or other anomalies of the advanced technology caused this dark coloration.

And so the debate continues.

Argentina 1960

1960 - Yacanto, Cordoba, Argentina. July 3. This photograph was taken by Hugo F. Niotti then a captain of the AAF.

On July 3, 1960, Niotti was driving from Yacanto toward Cordoba.

At approximately 4:30 PM, he was in the area of Villa General Belgrano about 70 Km from the city of Cordoba.

He suddenly noticed a rather close and unusual object hovering near the ground to the right of the road.

He grabbed his camera and took this one picture.

It was deemed authentic by Servicio de Informaciones de Aeronautica.

Hawaii 1959

1959 - Waikiki, Hawaii, June 18. This photograph was one studied by Project Blue Book.

Photo taken by Joseph Sigel of Bellevue, Washington.

Blue Book stupidly identified it as a sun glare on lens.

The photo was studied at the UFO symposium for the Congressiona Hearings of 1968 by Dr. Robert N. Sheppard.

Japan 1958

1958 - Japan - One of the many UFO photographs taken in Japan.

This one shows an object over Kaizuka in 1958.