UFO Sightings in the 1960s
1,727 UFO sightings reported during the 1960s, peaking in 1968 (288 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 1,727
- Span
- 1960–1969
- Peak year
- 1968 (288 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1960–1969 · peak 1968 (288 reports)
Pearl · MS, USA
A witness in Pearl, Mississippi, filed a long-delayed report of a close-range sighting of a cigar-shaped object from October 1969, an encounter that lasted fifteen to twenty minutes.
Portland · OR, USA
The cigar shaped crafts unusual attitude is something I have never seen repeated with any modern aircraft past or present.
Wilmington · DE, USA
A witness in Wilmington, Delaware, described a moon-sized circular object that appeared to grow until it filled the sky before vanishing, in October 1969, within about a minute.
Hurst · TX, USA
the light that came as i called it
Miami · FL, USA
An entire family in Miami, Florida, reported witnessing a shape-shifting object together in October 1969, observed over several minutes.
Exeter (near) · NH, USA
I was returning from the first Vietnam Moratorium (that is how I fix the date accurately) in Boston with some friends in an old VW bus.
Alpine · AZ, USA
During a clear autumn evening near Alpine, Arizona, in October 1969, a witness watched a disk-shaped object perform striking aerial maneuvers at high speed and brightness for about five minutes.
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas, described a cylindrical object in October 1969 that was non-reflective, silent, and completely motionless for about five minutes.
Erie · PA, USA
bright circular object along Lake Erie
Fulton · NY, USA
A separate witness near Fulton, New York, reported an orange cigar-shaped object dropping material the previous night in October 1969, during a twenty-minute sighting.
Fulton · NY, USA
orange cigar shaped object moved slowly from the ne. it stopped and a piece of the same color fell from it and burst into flames. the
Fulton · NY, USA
Over Fulton, New York, in late October 1969, witnesses described an orange cigar-shaped object dropping material that ignited into flames, during a four-minute sighting.
Fulton · NY, USA
Large bright orange cigar shaped craft.
Walpole · MA, USA
The object just hovered for a few minutes without making sound. There was no movement in the trees and the silence was deafening.
Rosedale (Canada) · ON, Canada
An elongated, oval-shaped object with a soft orange-red glow moved silently over Rosedale, Ontario, in September 1969, observed for about five minutes.
Austin · TX, USA
Over Austin, Texas, in September 1969, witnesses watched a ring of light fill in with a golden glow, brighten while moving, then gradually fade away over twelve to fifteen minutes.
Chatham (Canada) · ON, Canada
The saucer was black,dome top,25-30ft.in diam.8-10ft.high,flat bottom,what caught are eye was the white beam shining up into the sky .
Merced · CA, USA
One evening when I was returning from classes at the local college, I was driving west on M Street that at that time led back into town
Fairbanks · AK, USA
My sister and I were awakened by a flashing bright light. We looked out of the window and saw a hovering cigar shaped object. It stayed
Raceland · LA, USA
A triangular object was reported over Raceland, Louisiana, in late September 1969, with the witness recalling it as coming the day after Hurricane Camille struck the region.
Independence · MO, USA
A Missouri MUFON investigator documented a witness account of a spherical object over the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant near Independence, Missouri, visible about two hours in August 1969.
Ohio (northwest) · OH, USA
In northwest Ohio in August 1969, witnesses described a floating craft roughly eighty by thirty yards, formed of six spheres linked by cylindrical passages in a rectangular arrangement.
Dayton · OH, USA
A large silver disk-shaped object was seen rolling along the treetops near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, in August 1969, for about a minute.
Berlin (Germany) · Germany
Professional airline pilots reported an unidentified object over East Germany near Berlin in August 1969, during a sighting lasting about five minutes.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
1969 summer Ft. Lauderdale spiraling pinpoint of white light, spirals across the night sky with neon green cloud alongside.