THE FEBRUARY UFO ALMANAC
February is the shortest month, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to strange things in the sky.
Cold, clear nights. Military exercises. Wartime tension. High‑altitude tests. Long shadows and longer memories – Again and again, February pops up in UFO history like a recurring itch in the atmosphere.
What follows is a ‘chronological almanac’ of notable UFO / UAP reports associated with February, blending classic cases, wartime encounters, Cold War anxieties and modern database reports.
This is not a claim of origin – merely a weather report of the weird.
FEBRUARY IN THE OLD SKY (Pre‑1947)
1–2 February 1913 – Mystery Airships (UK & Europe) Witnesses across Wales and parts of Eastern Europe report ‘unknown aircraft’ with searchlights, years before practical aviation could explain them. 🔗 [https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2025/02/01/february-1st-today-in-ufo-history/](https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2025/02/01/february-1st-today-in-ufo-history/)
1 February 1934 – London, England**An unidentified aircraft circles London for nearly two hours. Official explanation: a training exercise. Public reaction: unconvinced.🔗
[https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2025/02/01/february-1st-today-in-ufo-history/](https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2025/02/01/february-1st-today-in-ufo-history/)
FEBRUARY AT WAR (1940s)
17 February 1945 – Po Valley, Italy RAF Mosquito crew observe a blinking aerial light during a night patrol – one of many wartime encounters later folded into the *foo fighter* category.🔗
[http://www.ufology.patrickgross.org/acufo/1945-02-17-povalley.htm](http://www.ufology.patrickgross.org/acufo/1945-02-17-povalley.htm)
26 February 1946 – The Ghost Rockets Begin (Scandinavia) Missile‑like objects streak across Scandinavian skies. Some appear to maneuver. Some vanish into lakes. The Cold War hasn’t officially begun, but the sky is already acting up.🔗
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_rockets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_rockets)
THE COLD WAR SKY (1950s–60s)
19–22 February 1952 – Wonsan–Sunchon, Korea US B‑29 bomber crews report glowing orange spheres pacing their aircraft. Radar and visual confirmation. No hostile action. No explanation.🔗
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonsan-Sunchon_UFO_incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonsan-Sunchon_UFO_incident)
February 1954 – Multiple Locations (USA & UK) A cluster month: discs, lights, and structured objects reported by civilians and pilots alike.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1954-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1954-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
February 1959 – Airspace Encounters – Pilots over the Gulf of Mexico and civilians across the US report fast‑moving lights and structured objects.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1959-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1959-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
February 1961 – The Big One – One of the densest months in UFO history. Dozens of sightings across Europe, North America and Asia: discs, hemispheres, radar tracks, photographs.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1961-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1961-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
FEBRUARY ON THE GROUND (1970s–80s)
19 February 1975 – Denmark (Orbak) – A large object descends toward a car. Witness reports heat and physical effects.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
23 February 1975 – Kofu, Japan – Perhaps the strangest February case: a landed object and reports of non‑human entities. Still debated.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
24 February 1975 – Enfield, Connecticut – A disc‑shaped object hovers low over a field. Dogs howl. Electronics misbehave.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1975-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
February 1984 – Europe & USA – Bright spheres, discs and humanoid reports across Russia, France, Norway and the US.🔗
[https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1984-february-ufo-alien-sightings/](https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1984-february-ufo-alien-sightings/)
FEBRUARY HOAXES & HARD LESSONS
7 & 17 February 2009 – Morristown, New Jersey – A modern classic: mass sightings later revealed as a hoax. Important not because it was fake, but because it shows how easily February skies trigger belief.🔗
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_UFO_hoax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_UFO_hoax)
THE DATABASE ERA (2000s–Present)
Every February – NUFORC & MUFON Logs – Hundreds of reports logged each February worldwide: orbs, triangles, silent craft, fast movers.
NUFORC Database: [https://nuforc.org](https://nuforc.org)
MUFON Case Database: [https://mufon.com](https://mufon.com)
February 2023 – High‑Altitude Objects – Multiple unidentified objects shot down or tracked over North America reignite global interest.🔗
[https://mufon.com/2023/02/15/press-release-mufon-statement-on-recent-unidentified-flying-objects-ufos/](https://mufon.com/2023/02/15/press-release-mufon-statement-on-recent-unidentified-flying-objects-ufos/
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