UFO Sightings in the 1970s
3,165 UFO sightings reported during the 1970s, peaking in 1978 (441 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 3,165
- Span
- 1970–1979
- Peak year
- 1978 (441 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1970–1979 · peak 1978 (441 reports)
Water Valley · MS, USA
the strange object in the sky that I do not talk about but will always remember
Burnley (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Hi my name is Mark,i was nine at the time i saw what now i percieve as a dream and i cannot differenciate as anything other than that b
Arkansas (rural) · AR, USA
A friend and i were driving on a country road when we saw something very strange.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
The night when I saw the disk UFO!
Morris · IL, USA
strange light from sky came down in field then back up again.
Houlton · ME, USA
I was sitting in a parking Lot,when I noticed this triangular shaped object fly directly over head
Waterloo (south of) · IA, USA
light moving oddly in straight line.
Churchill · PA, USA
Stationary silent black cigar shaped object in the winter sky. ((NUFORC Note: Report from an aerospace engineer. PD))
Kansas City · MO, USA
Large light blue sphere, made no sound, and no light reflected off of it.
Spartanburg · SC, USA
UFO IN SC LOOKED JUST LIKE A PLANES FLASHING LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT SKY
Wausau/Shawno (between) · WI, USA
3 stationary lights forming a triangle which then joined and moved upward at a high rate of speed
Meriden · CT, USA
I was 14 years old and lived at Sidehill Rd.I had just finished supper and decided to go up the street to my friends house at the top o
Haltom City · TX, USA
Triangle craft flying over Haltom City, Tx. 11/01/1979
Brampton (Canada) · ON, Canada
This was scary as I never saw my father again
Milford Haven (UK/England) · United Kingdom
a stationery object in the sky, north of saudi arabia.
East Orange · VT, USA
We witnessed an object on the ground, similar to a train at night, it was on the side the mountain. It was gone a few minutes later.
Emerson · NJ, USA
In the fall or winter of 1979, my parents had a UFO encounter in Bergen County, New Jersey. These are blue-collar, relatively unima
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
object in orbit, drops smaller objects, late 1979, SE Michigan
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
Hi, I reported seeing an object back in the late 70s to another site. I was struck by the similarities in the description, and the tim
Wickenburg (near) · AZ, USA
Orange ball bouncing up and down, side to side. Changed to green and a few other colors.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
i think it was trying to steal the stadium ((NUFORC Note: May not be a serious report. PD))
Sydney · Australia
I just finished night shift and was arriving home at around 3:30am. There is a 50 Meter driveway at the front of the house at a 45% ang
Hatcreek Campground (Near) · CA, USA
Watched the object cross diagonally across the sky over our car, drove up a logging road to see where it went..It was HUGE, rectangular
Honolulu · HI, USA
saw a blue sphere hover in front of me---just bigger than a basketball--no noise, heat, etc.--it took off and disappeared as soon as I
Austin · TX, USA
Large Triangle over Austin Texas 1979