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)
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
Huge flying saucer type object observed closely on Pomona Fwy near Diamond Bar, CA in 1978.
Keene Valley · NY, USA
Bright blueish light flew over me I was frozen and couldn't move
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
I know what I saw....I don't care if you don't believe me....
Dublin · HI, USA
I contacted some other site about six months ago about this but heard nothing.I was at a Prep School, Junior year, in Dublin, NH. I
Tahlequah · OK, USA
Stopped on North Water street just north of Allen Road because one of the four passengers in the car needed to urinate. I was in back l
Wellsville · PA, USA
While walking, I noticed a shape in the low cloud cover. It appeared to be a saucer shape almost on edge. It looked mostly whitish.
Texas (empty desert) · TX, USA
UFO "cigar" crosses immense Texas sky
Gabbs · NV, USA
Triangular craft w/ six amber lights over Nevada desert.
Childs (near the Verde Hot Springs) · AZ, USA
I have been trying to get more info for you on this siting.It was reported in the Verde Independent newspaper in Cottonwood,Az.,but the
Beatty · OR, USA
A bright object flying in the sky turned 90 deg on the fly came toward us then glowed brightly for maybe 8 min then flew away from us a
Steamboat Springs · CO, USA
Sound of possible USO that was most like a Bullroarer.
Alhambra · CA, USA
"People of Earth; unite and love each other"
Kernersville · NC, USA
My family and I saw a saucer hovering over our field. There is missing time. and I could tell of another instant when I was six but…
Knoxville · TN, USA
Two disc shaped objects flying in tandem
Dublin · NH, USA
There were six of us. We were on the "Upper Field" of our prep school where there were no outside lights. The night sky was bright (goo
Heber · AZ, USA
Witnessed an enormous black triangle with lights traveling overhead, at a very low altitude at night in a remote area.
Las Cruces/Soccoro (between) · NM, USA
Unexplained column of light on I 25 in New Mexico
Willimas Lake (Canada) · BC, Canada
Flying object makes impossible maneuvers.
Ft. Bliss / El Paso · TX, USA
Fast moving formation over Ft. Bliss, Tx.
Whittier · CA, USA
Very large metallic object hovering over 605 freeway
Beltsville · MD, USA
I'm guessing the time of year and date because we were young.My cousin and I were around the age of 11 (myself) and 8 years old at time
Tinsley · MS, USA
Cigar multi light craft over tree line in Tinsley Ms.
Pleasenton · CA, USA
They were not from this planet, man just doesn;t have the technoigy to fly that fast. Besides we fly airplanes not sausers
Fairfield · CT, USA
In my youth, my friend and I witnessed an inverted, glowing teacup hovering over Fairfield University campus.
Marthasville · MO, USA
Huge craft with role after role of light on the bottom side