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)
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering near flight path of O'Hare Airport at about same level as airplanes going in for a landing
Alpine · UT, USA
This sighting was in the early 1960s when I was 14 and had not heard of ufos yet, but watched it with friends for about 45 minutes.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Opa-Locka, Florida, described encountering a clear object with twinkling lights and a uniformed figure, along with a reported sense of paralysis and lost time.
NY · USA
I was 11 yrs old. My Aunt and Uncle and I were driveing from Elmira NY to Bradford PA we were in the hills coming around a bend near a
Aroostook (Canada) · NB, Canada
In 1961, a boy riding a bicycle near Aroostook, New Brunswick, Canada, reported a yellowish-silver sphere larger than the full moon flying over a house at dusk.
Carrollton · TX, USA
A greenish light lit up the whole area.
Huntsville · AL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Huntsville, Alabama, reported a triangular craft that hovered silently overhead with no visible lights, for about three to four minutes.
Richardson · TX, USA
In 1961, a witness in Richardson, Texas, reported a bright light performing maneuvers in the sky before being pursued by jet aircraft, over about twenty minutes.
Frederick · OK, USA
After sun down, large bright white lightmoving westward at high altitude and speed.Two minutes after its passing, a flight ofthree F-10
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped saucer in the sky over the city, remaining visible for about five minutes before it left.
Webster Groves · MO, USA
In 1961, a witness in Webster Groves, Missouri, reported a circular craft with a light that appeared to be searching the ground below, for a few minutes.
Dallas · GA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Dallas, Georgia, reported a disk-shaped object seen up close at night; the Air Force reportedly attributed the sighting to a weather balloon.
Greensboro · NC, USA
In 1961, a witness in Greensboro, North Carolina, reported a silver cigar-shaped craft emerging from nearby woods, visible for only about ten seconds.
Dell City · TX, USA
The witnesses were driving along a rural road and had just topped a hill. Below them in the road was what appeared to be a gigantic pil
Orlando · FL, USA
In 1961, a group of children and parents at a birthday party in Orlando, Florida, reported a disk-shaped object in the midday sky, visible for about five minutes.
Patchogue · NY, USA
Object with 2 tiers of curcular disks, one with large white windows and the other colored. Motionless and silent. Observied in daylight
La Mirada · CA, USA
Everyone in my family remembers the nightly sightings of 5 orange cigar shaped objects that appeared in the sky over several days in th
Rotan · TX, USA
large, beeping orb with lighted spires
Auburn · WA, USA
In 1961, a woman in Auburn, Washington, reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft she described as long as the valley was wide, during a sighting lasting about five minutes.
South Pacific Island · South Pacific Ocean
In 1961, a peculiar object was reported on military radar over a South Pacific island area between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m., according to the account.
Parris Island · SC, USA
Parris Island, S.C. boot camp, UFO !
Vancouver · WA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Vancouver, Washington, reported two purple spherical objects hovering parallel to each other before separating and moving west, over about fifteen minutes.
Hollywood · MD, USA
My family and I, on returning to our home from a short drive, saw a perfect multi-colored pastel circle above us in the sky. It began t
Shenandoah · PA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, reported lights that appeared to emerge from behind the moon, visible in the sky for a few minutes.
Stratford-On-Avon (UK/England) · United Kingdom
In 1961, a witness in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, reported a glowing, bullet-shaped object in the sky, later suggested to be linked to Gagarin's Vostok flight, over ten minutes.