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)
Kerrville · TX, USA
Strange craft follows car into town, later family member see same craft.
Watson · LA, USA
observed metallic disk with revolving multi-colored light band hovering over neighbor's field
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Five bright lights or glowing oval objects hovered over the horizon south of Panama City Beach, FL, during Memorial Day 1979.
Montreal (Canada) · QC, Canada
TEN BRIGHT SPHERES WERE DESCENDING THROUGH THE CLOUDS, ONCE THEY WERE CLEAR THROUGH MY CAMERA LENS AND I SNAPPED THE PICTURE THEY ASCEN
Kentucky (somewhere in north central Ky on I-65) · KY, USA
I encountered about 90 minutes lost time. it haunts me
Wordens Pond Road · RI, USA
A bright light appeared over the trees while driving home and changed colors soon after that,.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Near encounter (100 feet) for 1 minute.
Sanderville · MS, USA
Oval shap,(like a basket ball) dull grey color, that made no sounds.
West Bloomfield · MI, USA
This is a approximate date. This sighting occurred at 15 mile and Orchard Lake during broad daylight. The object looked like a Ferris W
Omaha · NE, USA
Silvery, triangular objects at low altitude.
San Antonio · TX, USA
in the backyard. I looked up and saw what I thought was a falling star. It came to a stop and hovered. Then it moved again. Then we n
Birmingham · MI, USA
8/15/1979 Birmingham, MI, formation of at least 5 red, silent, UFO's.
Bradford · PA, USA
It was in the spring of 1979 (or 1978) one of the two years I attended UP at Bradford campus. I was on the way to an overnight camp in
Cold Lake (Canada) · AB, Canada
v formation of lights in outer space turning 90 degrees
Brady · TX, USA
Low object over roof of house
Baltic · SD, USA
Unidentified glowing orbs
Daytona · FL, USA
Large metallic perfect disk (goldish)
Salinas · CA, USA
Disc shaped saucer craft seen about 100 feet away
Berkeley · CA, USA
Rectangler in shape, lights all the way around it, no noise, darted up and down, left to right stopping very fast, maze like decoration
Thomasville · NC, USA
2 sighting a month apart, 1st being red lights engulfing my car, 2nd being 3 triangle crafts in a circle formation with white lights.
West Milford · NJ, USA
Saw hovering near ground on side of highway huge saucer shape UFO.
Dallas · TX, USA
Fast moving light that stopped, moved backwards and took off again.
Portland · OR, USA
If you saw the triangle I have described. It would be very wise to search your memories.
Santa Marta (Colombia) · Colombia
Close encounter
Caribbean Sea · Caribbean Sea
Underwater lights approached the ship from behind and hovered for around 20 minutes