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)
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Triangle shaped (white only) lights observed flying directly over head apeared to be one solid object
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR Event #14
Washburn · TN, USA
slow moving chevron or "V" shaped object with strobes and silent
Scarborough (Canada) · ON, Canada
Pear shaped silver craft with wheel of colours close encounter
UK/Scotland · United Kingdom
very large silver sphere causing cloud emmisions slow and straight
Branford · CT, USA
Similar "dream" to posting on 1/1/77 in CT.
Tomahawk · WI, USA
Multi colored silent object moving slowly Northeast.
Portsmouth · NH, USA
shoe box shape in New Hampshire in late '70s.
Jefferson · OH, USA
Triangle shaped with red, blue, white, lights on corners. Making right turns.
Patagonia (Argentina) · Argentina
we where looking for old indian artefacts whe we saw it coming from tierra del fuego {south} it was big and silent and dull black also
29 Palms · CA, USA
I was in the Marines and stationed at Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, CA in the Summer of 1977. I and some friends were at a Drive-In movie
Denver · CO, USA
Myself and a friend's sister were standing on a rear balcony at 18th and Franklin St. (SE corner, alley) when we both seemed to "sense"
Hazard · KY, USA
Probable abduction
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Saucer Shaped Craft, Late 70's in suburban Minneapolis, around 9pm. seen at extremely close range of 40 feet
Cartecay · GA, USA
A huge slow movingTriangle shaped hole in the sky, a cut -out that became dense and larger with 3 lights
San Leandro · CA, USA
A huge, maybe 100' wide, metalllic flying saucer. It hoovered quickly and swift, colorful lights at bottom
Michigan City · IN, USA
Three colorful spheres passed close to me and my dog at night on the Lake Michigan shore.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Everyone saw this thing, including The Buffalo Police. ((anonymous report))
Olney · IL, USA
Triangular fire balls in August evening sky
Rockford · MN, USA
This is no joke I'm 47 years old have a good business
Portage Lake · ME, USA
Back in what I believe was 1977 maybe 78 my family and I took a trip to our farm in Portage Lake Maine. At the time I was in the 5th gr
Brea · CA, USA
A light emitted other other lights
Plymouth · IN, USA
Very bright light; the light seemed maganetically attached to our plane; followed us on the ground.
Rolla · MO, USA
The object was hovering and moving slowly toward the field.
Caribou (rural Suburb of) · ME, USA
I observed a green,circular light travel across my field of view while near a potato field at night.