Back in the late 50's or early sixties I saw a movie and all I
remember is that there were people on a submarine or boat and they
were looking at the sky and the sky was on fire.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 30 Apr 2005 13:58 PDT

Here is a description of a 1961 film. Does this sound like your movie?

"A glass-nosed research submarine... embarks on her shakedown cruise
under the polar ice cap as the movie begins. Upon surfacing, however,
the crew discovers that the entire sky is on fire -- the Van Allen
radiation belt has been ignited by a freak meteor shower, and the
Earth is being slowly burnt to a cinder."

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Clarification of Question by norms09-ga on 30 Apr 2005 14:46 PDT

Yes - that does sound like it. I was a kid when I saw it and I do not
remember anything else about the movie.  What is the name and thanks

The name of the movie in which the sky is on fire is "Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea." The film was released in 1961, and was adapted
into a television series in 1964.

Here is a good summary of the plot:

"Walter Pidgeon is the nominal star of Voyage to the Bottom of the
Sea, portraying Admiral Harriman Nelson, the designer of the submarine
Seaview, a glass-nosed research submarine. The sub embarks on her
shakedown cruise under the polar ice cap as the movie begins. Upon
surfacing, however, the crew discovers that the entire sky is on fire
-- the Van Allen radiation belt has been ignited by a freak meteor
shower, and the Earth is being slowly burnt to a cinder. Nelson and
his colleague, Commodore Lucius Emery (Peter Lorre), devise a plan to
extinguish the belt using one of the Seaview's nuclear missiles, but
they are denounced at an emergency meeting of the United Nations.
Disregarding the UN vote against him, Nelson decides to go forward
with his plan before the Earth is destroyed, hoping to get the
approval of the president of the United States while his ship races
from New York to the Marianas in the Pacific to launch its missile on
time and target, with the world's navies hunting her down and
communication with Washington impossible because of the fire in the
sky. Nelson must combat not only the threats from other ships but also
the doubts of his own protégé, Commander Lee Crane (Robert Sterling),
the captain of the Seaview, about his plan and his methods, and the
growing suspicion -- being spread by Dr. Susan Hiller (Joan Fontaine),
a psychiatrist who was visiting the vessel -- about his sanity, as
well as the growing discontent of the crew, who would like to see
their families before the end of the world, and the presence of one
religious fanatic (Michael Ansara) who thinks the fire in the sky is
God's will."

Barnes & Noble: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?cds2Pid=3082&ean=86162104435&linkid=148544

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "voyage to the bottom of the sea" sky fire
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22voyage+to+the+bottom+of+the+sea%22+sky+fire

I'm pleased to have been able to help you identify your movie. If
anything is unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll
be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud