This is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in Greece.
404 BC
A fiery pillar appeared near Athens in 404 BC on a moonless, stormy night.
1946
Main Article Ghost rockets
Ghost rockets were witnessed in Thessaloniki by British Army units in Greece. In an interview on September 5, 1946, the Greek Prime Minister, Konstantinos Tsaldaris reported a number of projectiles had been seen over Macedonia and Thessaloniki on September 1.
The Greek government conducted their own investigation, with their leading scientist, physicist Paul Santorini. The government believed they were Soviet missiles over Greece but the Greek Astronomical Society announced in 1967 that they were not missiles. Regrettably, after conferring with the U.S. Department of Defense the investigation was stopped.
1954
The Great 1954 Greek UFO flap. In 1954 a considerable amount of UFO sightings occurred throughout South America and Europe. Clusters of UFO sightings are called “flaps,”
- 6 October (Vrisa, Lesvos). The residents and president of the community reported via telegram to the police station of Lesvos that at 3:15 pm, the community witnessed a small star-like object maneuver over the village for 15 minutes. The object traveled north west then north and it finally disappeared.
- 8 October (Anemotia, Lesvos). The main police station of Lesvos received another telegram two days later from a village 50 km north of Vrisa reporting that a large luminous object with a tail was hovering over the small village at around 6:00 pm. The UFO was the size of a full moon and emitted gold and white light beams and disappeared after 3 minutes traveling north east.
- 9 October (Stipsi, Lesvos). A luminous cigar-shaped object moving horizontally was witnessed by a 12-year-old boy hunting with his father S. Horiatellis. The object started moving vertically and broke into two cigar-shaped parts moving together. Turkish newspapers also reported the phenomenon was witnessed by Turkish scientists.
- 12 October (Agios Georgios Nileias, Thessaly). Another large luminous cigar-shaped object appeared in the night sky. Mr. Helias Voyagis reported it to the authorities. The UFO moved from east to west traveling slowly disappearing into the horizon.
- 15 October (Agiasos, Lesvos). The fourth UFO sighting on the island of Lesvos occurred nine days after the first. The police station of Agiasos received reports of a luminescent UFO hovering over the village via telegraph. The incident was witnessed by hundreds of locals. The object was hovering at 2 to 3 thousand meters or 6 to 9 thousand feet for half an hour. The object disappeared and appeared after ten minutes dividing into two separate parts which vanished in two different directions.
- 17 October (Doxato, Greece). A bright tail moving in circles was observed by Athena Gelemiris and Sophia Capaouras. The strange object was red and changed colors as it was moving and disappeared in the horizon after five minutes. The same UFO event was witnessed by hundreds of residents in the nearby village of Choristi.
- 23 October (Didymoteicho, Greece). A UFO landing was witnessed by residents of the local village. According to testimonies, the UFOs were two cigar-shaped objects that landed at a particular point and stayed on the ground for 20 minutes, and took off with incredible velocity.
- 26 October (Antimachia, Kos). A flying object emitting a blinding light shaped like a basket was witnessed by Irene Sarris and Socrates Caraliamis. The UFO was heading toward the village but it changed directions and flew away at high speed. That same evening according to news sources George Cacamoundis reported seeing a winged man flying across the sky at the same village.
- 27 October (Rhodos, Greece). A disc was reported over the island traveling at high speeds.
- 27-31 October (Moudros, Lemnos). A flying frying pan was reported.
- 1 November (Pyrgos, Peloponnese). Three witnesses observed a blinding flash in the sky around 6 am traveling toward the Ionian Sea. One of the witnesses reported a small rocket-looking portion.
- 7 November (Alissos, Patras). A very bright luminous object was witnessed by a group of hunters at 4:45 am. The object briefly emitted a strong flash leaving behind a pink tail. The object vanished towards Mount Erymanthos at high speeds.
- 7 November (Pagasetic Gulf, Volos. A silvery flying saucer was witnessed by Nikolaos Diamantis and A. Yaprakis at 10:30 pm. The saucer was moving over the gulf rotating at high speeds. The UFO eventually exploded with a loud sound and a bright cloud was formed which lit up the entire night sky.
- 7 November (Komotini, Greece. A flying saucer was observed moving in circles leaving behind three luminous dots.
- 11 November (Athens, Greece. According to a witness named Stefanopoulos a luminous UFO was traveling over Faliro and Athens.
- 11 November (Plagiari, Pella, Greece. A local priest named Rev. Nicholaos Exarchos along with village residents witnessed a flying saucer emitting bright flashes of light for three minutes.
- 12 November (Athens, Greece). According to witnesses, a silvery object stood still in the air for 5 minutes at a height of 10 meters or 30 feet. The object moved upwards and became invisible emitting a frozen exhaust gas similar to jet planes.
- 16 November (Halki, Greece). Two farmers George Spirou and Mitsos Dimitriou saw a bright object traveling at high speeds in the clear sky.
- 20 November (Titani, Greece. An 84-year-old man named Helias Coromilas claimed to see a small object resembling a car at 7:00 am rolling on a field. The witness ran to warn the driver that he was heading for a steep cliff. The car suddenly took off without making a sound flying into the sky leaving a trail of dust.