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)
Hanna City · IL, USA
Encounter with small UFO drone-type object
Nanaimo (Canada) · BC, Canada
looked out of a window and saw 5 flashing lights in a straght line steam was coming straght up from them then a while later they disape
Shaver Lake · CA, USA
Extremely large object that appeared to be stalled or hovering above the tree line. The large object appeared to have a row of lights
Malibu · USA
The first 2 ships to show were joined by 2 others within about 10 minutes. They seemed to oselate colors from the lighter colors to the
Fort Worth · TX, USA
I was a kid and here i what i remember. I was all ready looking strait up at it. It was a disk shaped craft, golden color, round window
Shelby · OH, USA
Ferris Wheel in shape and design glass in appearance and lights lining the frame
Safi (Morocco) · Morocco
These creatures are red, brown, and their height is not more than one meter and 40 centimeters long and float in the air at 15 centimet
Brookville · OH, USA
The object was dropping different colored lights out of it and towards the woods below it.
Meriden · CT, USA
Large unidentified object seen in the sky in Meriden, Connecticut in the late 1970's.
San Antonio · TX, USA
the object just stood there quietly just starring at use it filled the sky .
Butte Meadows (near) · CA, USA
Strange light beamed straight down over our campfire. There was no sound.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Noticed red lights to the north of Simi appearing to be in the mountains, girlfriend thought she was seeing Magic Mountain
John Day · OR, USA
Large oval orange red craft seen in John Day.
Hart's Location · NH, USA
Circular light over Hart's Location, NH, moving from point to point with no acceleration/deceleration.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
thin round object hovered in air
Gisborne (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Here is an unfiltered account of communications and interactions between a teenage human and a group of ET's.
Houtzdale R.D. · PA, USA
While driving south on Route 53 with my brother, we were exiting a thunderstorm. Leaves, trees and branches were moving violently. It
Yazoo City · MS, USA
Peaceful amber lights surround the small craft with high illumination
Hudson · NH, USA
Walking back home five of us spotted a bright object come up from the tree line, came to an abrupt stop a few hundred feet high
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
Close encounter with metallic craft near Gaithersburg, MD in 1977
Valley Station · KY, USA
Bright lighted craft hovering telelphone pole level in Valley Station Kentucky. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Napa · CA, USA
flying saucer had landed on a driveway then went straight up into a pinpoint in one second
Winston · OR, USA
All of the above. And there is a lot more to this story, ongoing.
Kingsville (south of) · TX, USA
Transparent saucer followed by F-4 Phantoms. ((NUFORC Note: May not be a serious report. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
I saw a saucer shaped craft that defied aerodynamiccs as we know it.