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)
Allentown · PA, USA
Historical color video of major USA event shows presence of UFO
Taftville · CT, USA
In 1960, a witness in Taftville, Connecticut, reported a white disk-shaped object hovering over a church steeple in daylight before fading from view within about a minute.
Carteret · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Carteret, New Jersey, reported a silent cigar-shaped object moving slowly overhead before vanishing at tremendous speed, over about ten minutes.
Boston · MA, USA
Observed strange large disk like craft.
Crystal (N. Wisconsin Lake) · WI, USA
It was dark and then lit up. A huge white round object (flat?) moved at great speed and disappeared.This was the time when the ufo star
Belmont · NY, USA
In 1960, a witness in Belmont, New York, reported a bright circular light following a slow zigzag path from the horizon toward the zenith before making a right-angle turn.
Watchung · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Watchung, New Jersey, reported a reddish-brown, cigar-shaped object humming overhead with markings resembling hieroglyphic writing, for about 20 seconds.
Cottonwood (near) · WA, USA
The fact that whatever it was, was following ECHO the next night after it was seen by 100s of people in the sacremento valley
Saugus · MA, USA
In 1960, a ten-year-old witness in Saugus, Massachusetts, reported a circular object in the sky that they and a companion agreed was not a weather balloon, for about five minutes.
Framingham · MA, USA
The UFO over WKOX Framingham ,MA
Barrhead (Canada) · AB, Canada
In 1960, a witness near Barrhead, Alberta, Canada, reported five lights hovering over a power substation, according to a filed account of the sighting.
Austin · TX, USA
Flying orange ahead of Echo I in 1960.
Long Beach (Terminal Island) · CA, USA
On September 17, 1960, a witness at Terminal Island in Long Beach, California, reported four crescent-shaped objects above broken clouds near the naval shipyard, for four to five seconds.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
A white sphere 5-7 ft. in diameter was viewed by about 35 people going form a stationary position to high rate of speed.
Dickinson · ND, USA
In 1960, a witness in Dickinson, North Dakota, reported a silent circular object that moved off at very high speed without disturbing the air, within about two minutes.
Farmingville · NY, USA
illuminated discs over Long Island
Unknown · NV, no
Real Evidence of UFOin the 60's
Stevens · MN, USA
HIDDEN UNDERGROUND MILITARY BASES
Windsor (Canada) · ON, Canada
In 1960, three witnesses in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, reported a humming object with a domed top, flat bottom, and multicolored lights, visible for 12 to 15 minutes.
Portland · OR, USA
Around 1960, a witness in Portland, Oregon, reported stationary lights in the sky, remaining in the same position for about fifteen to thirty minutes.
Midland (Canada) · ON, Canada
In 1960, a witness near Midland, Ontario, Canada, reported four disk-shaped craft over Georgian Bay, visible in the sky for about seventeen minutes.
New Berlin · WI, USA
In 1960, a witness in New Berlin, Wisconsin, reported a large, slow-moving circular craft above the clouds that blinked out like a light bulb before reaching the horizon.
Springdale/Fayetteville · AR, USA
In the summer of 1960, witnesses in the Springdale-Fayetteville area of Arkansas reported a formation of lights in the sky, visible for about ten minutes.
La Verne · CA, USA
In July 1960, numerous witnesses near La Verne, California, reported two yellowish-orange circular objects in the sky, an account also covered by a local newspaper.
Pacific Coast Highway · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness along the Pacific Coast Highway in California reported a bright, high-altitude dot capable of rapid acceleration, deceleration, and hovering, for about seven seconds.