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)
Lockport · IL, USA
Witnesses in Lockport, Illinois, described three lights chasing one another in July 1970, speeding up, slowing down, and making instant ninety-degree turns over about one minute.
Seminole · OK, USA
Three oval-shaped objects were reported above a Little League baseball game in Seminole, Oklahoma, in July 1970, visible for eight to ten seconds.
McLean · VA, USA
My friend Barbara was spending the night with me. Around 1a.m. we noticed the street light from outside the east window was actually co
La Habra · CA, USA
A silent, orange, spherical object was reported hovering over a neighbor's house in La Habra, California, in July 1970, for ten to twenty minutes.
Lansing · MI, USA
A medium-bright light at extremely high altitude was reported over Lansing, Michigan, in July 1970, emitting faint, glittery orange streaks in all directions for about thirty minutes.
Gloucester · NC, USA
There it was.
Barranquitas (Puerto Rico) · PR, Puerto Rico
Witnesses in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, described a close encounter in July 1970 with an object they believed had been deliberately placed rather than having fallen from the sky.
Ontario · CA, USA
A mysterious light was reported in the sky over Ontario, in Southern California, in July 1970, observed for about ten minutes.
Bemus Point · NY, USA
An object viewed very close to me moveing slow. 250-300 ft. of altitude. I could hear popping and or snapping as streams of sparks or l
Provo · UT, USA
A witness in Provo, Utah, reported a disk-shaped object in July 1970 that they believed, based on their own triangulation, may have originated from an area north of Las Vegas.
South Windsor · CT, USA
An oval-shaped object was reported hovering over a potato field behind a house in South Windsor, Connecticut, in July 1970, for about five minutes.
Indian Orchard · MA, USA
A witness in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, described an extra star-like point of light appearing near the handle of the Big Dipper in July 1970, visible for about two minutes.
Tyre · NY, USA
A fully illuminated, airplane-shaped craft was reported splitting into two pieces that continued in different directions over Tyre, New York, in July 1970, within about a minute.
Roseville · CA, USA
A silent, disk-shaped object with rotating vertical bands of light was reported over Roseville, California, in July 1970, before accelerating away at remarkable speed within two to three minutes.
Lincoln (near) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Was attending a music festival near Lincoln England July 1970. Met someone I vaguely knew from London who convinced me to come with him
Garden City · MI, USA
A witness in Garden City, Michigan, described what appeared to be stars or lights converging together in the sky in July 1970, over a few minutes.
Pittsfield · MA, USA
A witness in western Massachusetts near Pittsfield reported observing two unidentified lights over a fifteen-to-twenty-minute period around July 1970.
Pearl Harbor · HI, USA
In July 1970, a witness reported an unidentified object while visiting a military base near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a teenager.
Custer · MT, USA
It had been stationary in the sky for about two hours when it just "took off" and then went back the way it had originated from before
Kindred · ND, USA
A child and their mother near Kindred, North Dakota, reported a large glowing orb flying alongside their car in July 1970, for ten to fifteen minutes.
Englewood · FL, USA
A white ball was moving across the sky. It has a tail like a comet. T he sun was just below the horison. Then the light stopped. It hu
Levittown · NY, USA
A saucer-shaped object with lights was reported hovering over a house in Levittown, New York, in July 1970, for about three minutes.
Newark · NY, USA
LARGE OBJECT 7/20/70 NEWARK NEW YORK
Grand Blanc · MI, USA
A witness in Grand Blanc, Michigan, described a bright light in July 1970 accompanied by four reptilian-looking figures reportedly approaching, during an event said to last several hours.
Grand Blanc · MI, USA
Brother not joking of his encounter. He is a honest dear person, and knows no lies. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes