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)
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina in June 1966, witnesses reported football-shaped objects with lights hovering over a neighborhood, streaking away at high speed and returning, over 20 minutes.
Weare · NH, USA
As we watched the lights rise we realized that the stars beyond had blacked out and you could make out a large oval 200’ – 50’ shape
LapuLapu (Philippines) · Philippines
Secret Memory of UFO Encounter as a Child in Philippines..
Omaha · NE, USA
Possible abduction level 3 encounter
Michigan City · IN, USA
Near Michigan City, Indiana in May 1966, a witness reported an extremely large, dark red rectangular object with visible metal shapes, silent, on a clear sunny day, for 20 minutes.
Kent · WA, USA
Boeing testing a flying saucer
Lambertville · MI, USA
Near Lambertville, Michigan in May 1966, a witness reported a sphere-shaped object resting on the ground, observed over a period of about two hours.
Southampton (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Near Southampton, England on May 4, 1966, a witness reported a huge triangular craft with hundreds of star-like lights arranged in sets of three across its underside, for about two minutes.
Beltsville · MD, USA
Near Beltsville, Maryland in May 1966, a witness reported a green sphere-shaped object speeding across the sky, observed for about two minutes.
Tulsa · OK, USA
V shape object moving in a V shape.
East Liverpool · OH, USA
Near East Liverpool, Ohio in the early evening of May 11, 1966, members of a school choir reported a silver triangular object in the sky for about ten minutes.
Salida · CO, USA
Super bright object in NW sky.
Gering · NE, USA
FLYING MOON OVER GERING NEBRASKA
Nanakuli · HI, USA
In Nanakuli, Hawaii in May 1966, a witness reported flying saucer-shaped objects hovering above their house, observed for about five to six minutes.
Mentone · AL, USA
Near Mentone, Alabama in May 1966, a witness reported two egg-shaped objects skirting a ridge top while keeping an equal distance from each other, moving fast for about ten seconds.
AZ · USA
Driving late at night in the middle of the desert, I stopped and watched a spaceship hovering close enough to see windows circling it
Lexington · KY, USA
The Day I Realized We Are Not Alone: My First Sighting Of A Space Vehicle
Holly · MI, USA
Near Holly, Michigan in the early morning of May 20, 1966, a witness reported bright white illumination in the sky with no visible craft, lasting thirty seconds to a minute.
Hayward · WI, USA
In Hayward, Wisconsin on May 24, 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about twenty minutes.
Fort Lee · VA, USA
Light Over Fort Lee, Virginia, 1966
Richmond · MO, USA
Near Rayville, close to Richmond, Missouri in 1966, four teenagers reported a disk-shaped object on a country road, observed for about one hour.
New Braintree · MA, USA
Near New Braintree, Massachusetts in April 1966, a witness reported a large red glowing cloud over the woods, followed by at least eleven smaller white circular objects, over about 30 minutes.
Danang (50 miles from) (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
Craft was seen at about 22:00 hours in the combat area none as I Corps. This ia about 50 miles outside of Da nang. The craft was hugh.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright light sucking water and splashing with 2 legged hairy spider like monsters with wet black eyes
Viet Nam · Viet Nam
In Vietnam on April 3, 1966, a witness reported a huge black disk-shaped object moving very slowly overhead with no lights, accompanied by wind turbulence, for about ten minutes.