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)
Painesville · OH, USA
In Painesville, Ohio during the summer of 1965, a witness reported a silver oval-shaped object that appeared and then vanished while being observed, lasting about ten seconds.
Scottsville · KY, USA
Blinding Light Hovered And Flew Over Us
Long Beach · CA, USA
A witness in Long Beach, California reported a cylinder-shaped object flying overhead toward the west around 1965, visible for about five seconds.
West Los Angeles/Brentwood · CA, USA
In West Los Angeles/Brentwood, California on June 1, 1965, witnesses reported a slow-moving fireball traveling horizontally across the sky for about one minute.
Lakewood · OH, USA
Witnesses in Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky around 1965, visible for one to two minutes before it moved out of sight.
Newport · NH, USA
it was not ours
Austin (Bergstrom AFB) · TX, USA
Near Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas on June 1, 1965, witnesses reported a large, slow-moving saucer-shaped craft crossing the sky for about fifteen minutes.
Chicago (Bridgeport area) · IL, USA
Witnesses in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois reported a light-shaped UFO in the sky on June 1, 1965; further sighting details were not recorded.
Beijing (China) · China
Witnesses in Beijing, China reported a sphere-shaped object in the sky on June 1, 1965, observed for about five minutes before it left the area.
Fallon (Chalk Mountain) · NV, USA
A faint light at first thought to be telstar (communications satellite) However, light was joint by about 4 others that were pulsating.
Miami · FL, USA
i can't remember the exact date,summer of 1965,my mother,sister & i,were driving on the mcarthur cswy back to miami from the beach.i wa
Rochester (approching) · NY, USA
My wife and I were driving from Brockport to our home in Rochester, NY in the evening when we spotted three bright discs hovering in th
Toledo · OH, USA
Near Toledo, Ohio on June 1, 1965, witnesses reported chasing a sphere-shaped craft emitting a beam of light onto rural roads before it disappeared into the night sky.
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
Two objects rendevous at the moon.
San Juan (Puerto Rico) · PR, Puerto Rico
Formation of multiple saucer craft
Norman · OK, USA
In Norman, Oklahoma on June 1, 1965, witnesses described three silver discs forming a triangle in the sky, resembling bright nickels, visible for about 30 seconds.
Scottsville · KY, USA
Witnesses in Scottsville, Kentucky reported a blinding light hovering overhead on June 1, 1965, visible for about twenty minutes before it moved off.
Caliham · TX, USA
It happened one nite when I was young I was at most 5 years old. I had the habit of getting sleeping with my 2 older Sisters and gettin
College Park · GA, USA
Witnesses near College Park, Georgia reported a circular object close to Atlanta Airport in June 1965, observed for three to four minutes.
Rustburg · VA, USA
Saw a huge white ball of light in 1965 that moved from a mountain right up to a car on a flat piece of land with people around it.
Nicholson · GA, USA
UFO - Nicholson Georgia 1965
Hutchinson · KS, USA
A witness in Hutchinson, Kansas reported a triangular object that made no sound and did not move at speeds typical of known aircraft, in a sighting lasting five to 10 minutes in June 1965.
Whittier · CA, USA
A witness and their mother in Whittier, California reported an unusual sun-like object over a nearby hill, apparently unnoticed by others nearby, lasting about five seconds, June 1965.
Woodland HIlls · CA, USA
Circular black object in early morning sky, blocking out starfield, size of 33 1/3 record album at arms length; Woodland Hills, Calif.
Bethlehem · PA, USA
An anonymous witness in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania reported a large, geometrically shaped object shortly after sunrise in June 1965. The sighting duration was not recorded.