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)
TN · USA
Bright Light followed me while driving and it seemed like forever
Everett · WA, USA
No summary available.
Holyoke · MA, USA
a disk flew over a group of girls in 1976
Copley · OH, USA
I saw a Flying Sauser, through a telescope when I was younger.
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Two odd fireballs moving slowly, silently in daytime
San Diego · CA, USA
Classical flying saucer desacends over San Diego.
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
Zig Zagging star like object zaps another Star like object with light beam
Mansfield · OH, USA
ONE HUGE MOTHERSHIP
Hammond · IN, USA
myseld and several witnesses encounter a glowing ball on a lovely summer night in about 1976
Dighton · MA, USA
Sparkling oval shape light
Littleton · CO, USA
The sighting was three stars apearing out of one.Movement of three stars projected out of center star than formed a demintional sign, A
Wurtland · KY, USA
Head lights in the sky during the daylight?
South Hattisburg · MS, USA
2 cup-shaped objects over Black Creek Reservoir.
Cornwall (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Classic large shape rod, looked like birds, but no flapping wings.
Midland · TX, USA
A 'dancing' star
Odessa · TX, USA
In the summer of 1975 or 76 I had just gotten off work around 2:00 am. Went home and got into bed with my wife. I was lying there liste
Woodberry Forest Preparatory School · VA, VA, USA
Seen out window: Silent light, 6-8 inches in diameter at arm's length, moved across sky, illuminating winter tree leaves in front of i
Greenbush · MN, USA
was wakened to a slowly rotating circular object that changed colors. Seen by my neighbor at the same time.
Ammanford (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
huge bus sized object,
Bonney Lake/Sumner · WA, USA
June 1975 on Hiway 410 travelling from Bonney Lake into Sumner, classic silver-grey saucer keeps pace with us then disappears
Strathmore · CA, USA
A very large, dirigible shaped craft gliding slowly over the field next door.
Saugerties · NY, USA
huge silent triangle full of lights moving slow just above trees
Canton · OH, USA
Cigar shaped object seen in early afternoon by several witness for several min. in summer of 1976 or 1977.
Winchester · MA, USA
IT WAS SHOCKINGLY ENORMOUS
Athens · PA, USA
US Airforce plane moving very low and and very slow, surrounded by round disk and making no sound.