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)
Austin · TX, USA
A witness in Austin, Texas reported a clear, circular object hovering above the courthouse around 5:30 a.m. on April 1, 1965. No sighting duration was recorded.
West Germany · West Germany
A witness in West Germany reported a saucer-shaped object with lights that did not appear to move quickly, in a brief sighting lasting about eight seconds in April 1965.
Circleville · OH, USA
Walking home from school as a child a huge gray saucer-shaped object came down above our heads (maybe the size of half of a football fi
Schertz · TX, USA
A witness near Randolph Air Force Base in Schertz, Texas reported a disk-shaped object about 150 feet above the ground, in a brief sighting lasting about 15 seconds in April 1965.
Nesquehoning · PA, USA
Witnesses in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania reported three lights arranged in a triangle on April 1, 1965, also seen over nearby Shenandoah, in a sighting lasting about one minute.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
we had got off work at 11:00 that night and went for a ride in rural volusia county. we observed a large object in the sky in a direct
Tampa (Hwy. 301) · FL, USA
12 year ole kid, male beautiful clear bright high overcast day such as the weather in atlanta,georgia april 15 ,2001 impressionably. ho
Orlando · FL, USA
A sixth-grade student in Orlando, Florida reported a disk-shaped object that hovered and made sudden evasive maneuvers at high speed, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in April 1965.
Newtown Square · PA, USA
cars stopped, triangular craft on ground, rose up in air, quiet low humming sound, white light on each corner, in seconds it was gone
Jonesboro · GA, USA
A witness in Jonesboro, Georgia reported a flat, transparent, disk-shaped object rolling end over end across the sky from northeast to southwest, lasting about five minutes, March 1965.
Waterville · ME, USA
i dont remember going to my room but when i woke up i went to the site at the end of the drive hidden by the high pile of snow and ther
Indianapolis · IN, USA
A witness in Indianapolis, Indiana reported a planet-like circular object hovering silently over a two-story home in February 1965, with no lights or sound noted; duration was unclear.
Seattle/Belfair · WA, USA
A witness between Seattle and Belfair, Washington reported a huge, bright, spherical object in the sky in February 1965, in a sighting lasting about two hours.
Chicago · IL, USA
Object hovered over electric transformer for a few minutes, then quietly move over us. No sound. Aprox size of basketball held at arms
Metairie · LA, USA
Two circular objects/craft, luminous on their outer perimeters, flying in a staggered formation, sighted above back yard residence.
Mokena · IL, USA
Light over Mokena Illinios
Conway · AR, USA
At a drive-in during the summer my brother and I saw three lights above and to the right of the screen. The movie was "CAT BALOU." We
St. Ansgar · IA, USA
winter nite wonder
Los Alamos · CA, USA
Five police officers in Los Alamos, California reported an unusual encounter with an egg-shaped object in January 1965, in an event lasting about 4.5 minutes.
Paterson · NJ, USA
Giant circle over high school.
Cadotte Pass · MT, USA
1865 Cadotte Pass, Montana UFO crash
Anderson · IN, USA
A witness in Anderson, Indiana reported a single circular object circling the neighborhood before disappearing after 10 to 15 seconds in 1965.
Azores · Portugal
Two craft confer then depart
Cotullia (near) · TX, USA
Two deer hunting experiences.
Glen Allen · VA, USA
A witness in Glen Allen, Virginia reported an angular, saucer-like object hovering over a tree with what appeared to be movement visible inside, lasting under one minute, November 1964.