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)
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
1977 my siblings and I saw a huge disc shaped UFO with revolving lights and lots of windows hovering in front of us.
Williamsburg · VA, USA
My radio went dead just as my neighbors saw something unusual in the sky.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
Awesome Light Display with Following
Hamilton (Canada) · ON, Canada
I SAW THIS "THING" WHICH WAS IN THE SHAPE OF A LARGE BUTTERFLY (ABOUT 10 MILES IN DIAMETER) AT OR NEAR HAMILTON CIVIC AIRPORT
Hamilton (Canada) · ON, Canada
DESCRIBED LIKE A LARGE ORANGE BUTTERFLY.LOCATED OVER THE MOUNT HOPE CIVIC AIRPORT.REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.THEYSAID THEY DO
Stockholm (Sweden) · Sweden
Hoovering, completely silent sphere with red lights everywhere on its round body. 5-7meters wide&tall (ball)
Atwater · CA, USA
while on the way home from the drive in movies we saw a falling star slow to a stop just in front of us
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A gaint greyish football moving through the sky
Cerrillos · NM, USA
We saw a craft flying making instantaeous 45 degree turns and landed less than 100 ft from us.
Danbury · CT, USA
Close up sighting of UFO saucer over house at about 100 feet altitude.
Hebron · KY, USA
Strange very bright lights moving faster that aircraft from west to east.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR Event No. 13
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
I saw two objects following each other along the exact same flight path over the city. They came in from the SSE and were heading NNW.
So. Farmingdale · NY, USA
Six flying craft sighted over a clear blue sky, just one day after a major blackout in 1977.
So. Farmingdale · NY, USA
It was July 26th 1977 the day after the big black out in NY. It was 2:00 PM and the electric was still off. I was bored and decided
Toronto (north of) (Canada) · ON, Canada
dark triangle blanks out stars, lights appear
Aurora · CO, USA
Small Chevron shaped craft hovered silently above me at 200 ft. then zigged and zagged NW across Aurora.
Aurora · CO, USA
A moving light, resembling a satellite, moved in a zig-zag pattern.
Federal Way/Auburn · WA, USA
Large disked shape object with lots of lights hovering above a drive-in movie theater in Auburn/Federal Way around 1977.
Miami · FL, USA
I cant tell you the exact time or date because it was so long ago.However it was late night and loud scaping noises on the roof woke us
Clements · CA, USA
Once again we forgot the event happened, until years later, looking back I realized we have missing time. 500 Lights On Object0: Ye
Raymond · NH, USA
Triangular object with multi-colored lights hovering at treelines
Hesperia · CA, USA
stay away!
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Right over the top of me and so close I may have been able to hit it with a rock
Plantation · FL, USA
Two sightings in one night and within 5 minutes of each other.