An unsaturated polyester composition comprising unsaturated polyester, vinyl monomer, BHT (ditertiary butyl hydroxy toluene), thermoplastic resin, at least one kind of organic peroxide serving as reaction initiator and p-benzoquinone, said composition containing 20-40 weight parts of unsaturated polyester, 20-60 weight parts of vinyl monomer, 0.01-1.0 weight parts of BHT (ditertiary butyl hydroxy toluene), and 10-40 weight parts of thermoplastic resin such that the total is 100 weight parts, said composition containing 0.001-0.1 weight parts of p-benzoquinone against said total of 100 weight parts.