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)
St. Louis · MO, USA
Red light from outside lights up the my bedroom.
Union · MO, USA
Three witnesses. While driving down Highway 50 East they noticed a big bright orange ball in the sky. It was bigger than the moon but
Union · MO, USA
Three witnesses reported seeing a unusually bright white light cross the sky moving east to west...
Union · MO, USA
At approximately 12:10a the witness left her brother's home in Beaufort Missouri returning to her home in Arnold, Missouri; a trip she
Fort Stockton · TX, USA
My sister and I wear driving south on state hwy 67 toward Alpine from Fort Stockton when I noticed 3 red lights lined up against a clif
Valdosta · GA, USA
Clear sunny day in Valdosta, was walking on the edge of a peanut field, was facing south-west looking at another field directly behind
Highland · IN, USA
I looked out my window to see a disc shaped object hovering about less than 100 ft. over my house.
Myles Inlet · SC, USA
Hello . This was a sighting just out of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina .This Happened around 1978 . This was a different siteing that y
Grants Pass · OR, USA
Object landed on corner of street. Stayed there approx. 2 hours. Had red, blue, yellow, green lights along middle that spun. Approx.
Grand Saline · TX, USA
Blinding white light over my pickup then suddenly I'm outside of my truck looking in an empty sky.
Marshall · IL, USA
Silent blimp directly above us. No sound or movement or reason. Middle of nowhere. Totally strange.
Calgary (west of) (Canada) · AB, Canada
fierey wheel seen over canadian rockies.
Lancaster · OH, USA
Moving from the North to the south , a very white "light" moved in a straight line across the night sky. There were no blinking lights
Las Vegas (interstate east of) · NV, USA
I THOUGHT IT WAS A MORNING STAR UNTIL A CLOUD COVER MOVED IN BEHUND IT. I PULLED OVER TO TAKE A PHOTO AND AS I AIMED MY CAMERA THE OBJE
Felixstowe (UK/England) · NT, United Kingdom
jUST TO MAKE SURE PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE MY NAME ON ANY PUBLISHED FORMAT
Salinas · CA, USA
Possible closely encounter?
Hudsonville · MI, USA
rectangular football field length white steel girder ship that hoovered without a noise over my head in hudsonville, mi
Australia (in-flight) · Above the pacific ocean
On my flight to Sydney Australia. on a Quantas 747 flight. Half way Through our flight, the captain speaking over the P.A.System. T
Katy · TX, USA
egg shaped metalic object viewed over Katy, Tx in 1978
Georgia coast (90 miles off shore) · GA, USA
1978 Atlantic Ocean Sighting
Christchurch (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Triangle UFO.
Christchurch (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Mothercraft sighting over Christchurch NZ witnessed by 1000's in late 70's and as yet largely unreported
Attica · MI, USA
feeling as i was pulled toward the craft that they were from another time, and they were not here to harm us... 500 Lights On Objec
Fulton · MO, USA
My friend & I had 4 hours of missing time.
San Pedro de Macoris · Dominican Republic
Three bright orange circles of light in the sky (forming a triangle)