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)
New Castle · PA, USA
This was in 1969 and I was only 16. There were eight of my family and friend that witnessed this event. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Minnetonka · MN, USA
A large, bright white light was reported hovering over Minnetonka, Minnesota, in August 1969, visible for less than a minute.
Napa · CA, USA
Two round or disk-shaped objects were seen flying together over Solano County near Napa, California, in August 1969, for three to four minutes.
North Haven · CT, USA
UFO explosion and sighting
Riverton (Canada) · MB, Canada
In Riverton, Manitoba, in August 1969, a witness reported a spherical object accompanied by a perceived one-minute disruption in the normal passage of time.
Barstow · CA, USA
Bright lights
Port Chester · NY, USA
2 solid boomerang-solid shapes in formation cross sky from horizon-overhead-behind bldg; 1.5 seconds; silent; color of cool fl. bulb
Unknown · AZ, USA
Witnesses in Arizona described a glowing yellow-gold object fifty to one hundred yards across hovering overhead in August 1969, behaving as if attempting to communicate, for one to three minutes.
Baldwin City · KS, USA
A witness near Baldwin City, Kansas, described a point of light making an instant ninety-degree turn in August 1969, a maneuver lasting about eight seconds that seemed to defy normal flight.
Johnstown · PA, USA
WHAT I SAW WAS MUCH LIKE THE SIGHTING IN MILLSTADT, ILL...ONLY ALL I COULD MAKE OUT WAS THE MOVING LIGHT FORMATION..SLOWLY MOVING HORO
Port Jefferson · NY, USA
A metallic disk-shaped object was reported hovering at high altitude above commercial air traffic near Port Jefferson, New York, for about an hour in August 1969.
Westport · MA, USA
Six bright lights arranged in a V-shaped formation were reported over Westport, Massachusetts, in August 1969, visible for eight to ten seconds.
Placitas · NM, USA
Gaseous ball of pink light turquoise blue gaseous center, noiseless, in Placitas, NM, about 50 ft over village dirt road.
El Cajon · CA, USA
A driver near El Cajon, California, in August 1969, reported a brief roadside encounter with an unidentified being that appeared to signal not to be harmed, lasting five to seven seconds.
East Barre · VT, USA
Over East Barre, Vermont, in August 1969, a cylindrical object was seen moving quickly in a series of jerky stops and starts for about eight minutes.
Rockford · IL, USA
A witness in Rockford, Illinois, described an object in August 1969 that resembled a vintage World War II-era aircraft but behaved unlike any known plane, during a three-minute sighting.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness in Toronto, Canada, described a silent, six-light circular object about fist-sized at arm's length moving in small circles in August 1969; it may have been an advertising light.
Biola · CA, USA
Near Biola, California, in August 1969, a witness described a cigar-shaped object roughly five hundred feet long emitting bright white light from its underside for about three minutes.
Phouc Vinh (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
I was on perimeter guard duty with 3 others who were off watch and asleep.I remember this vividly and can't ever forget it.while lookin
Lamont · CA, USA
Witnesses near Lamont, California, described nine to thirteen objects in a V-shaped formation moving at extreme speed high in the atmosphere for four to five seconds in August 1969.
Ensenada (15 miles south of) (Mexico) · Mexico
Near Ensenada, Mexico, three witnesses reported seeing six objects in formation over a Baja California beach in 1969, during an event lasting about an hour.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Was up late watching TV and glanced out of nearby window to witness 6-7 bright orange lights to the south about half of a mile away.
Duncan (Canada) · BC, Canada
A group in Duncan, British Columbia, watched a cylindrical object hover for fifteen to twenty minutes in August 1969, pulsating between red and mauve.
Enfield · ME, USA
The object would stop and move and then blink off and be somewhere else in the sky. And started moving again but at a slow pace!
Vernon (Canada) · BC, Canada
A large white cigar-shaped object was seen stopping abruptly above a house in Vernon, British Columbia, in August 1969, visible for only about four seconds.