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)
Palo Alto · CA, USA
A large amber ball of light responding to spotlight.
Madison · NH, USA
sometime in the summer of 1976 i was a police officer and was on guard duty at a lumber company in madison new hampshire i was in a tra
Phoenix · AZ, USA
viewed saucer manuveurs and air force search for extended period of time from close range
Youngstown · OH, USA
in late june of 76 a large disk flew n over my house the turned west a vanashed.
Fargo · ND, USA
Well. it's been 35 years, just about. I have finally contacted one other person who was with that night. Besides me, my sister, her fri
Lake McClure · CA, USA
At about midnight about 1976 at Hunter's Point, Lake McClure, California heard extreme water commotion and observed submersible
Kutztown · PA, USA
UFO sighted NE of Kutztown, PA-1976
Cactus Flat · SD, USA
Fiery oranges red object hovering over Minuteman II Launch Facility alarms sounded security team dispatched to investigate.
San Jose · CA, USA
remembered
Berrien Springs · MI, USA
I have seen two UFOs clearly.
Cambridge · MA, USA
Jefferson Park, Cambridge Mass, 2 children sight 50ft craft-speak about it 30+years later
Ferryville · WI, USA
UFO hovering over the road
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Thought were satellites, but too low and 90 degree "turns", twice.
Hadley · KY, USA
1976 20:00 Hadley Ky oval 1-2 minutes silent nearby shape moving north to south
Lenoir · NC, USA
Saw UFO
Anoka · MN, USA
VERY LARGE OBJECT- WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATING MY BACK YARD HOVERING ABOVE THE TREE LINE IN MY BACK YARD BACK YARD
Elmira Heights · NY, USA
Not dreaming becasue I went back to the same police officer
Springfield · LA, USA
My body was scanned by a beam from a small flying object and I received a message of kindness/love.
Conley · GA, USA
UFO came directly over us.
Brooksville · FL, USA
Upclose saucer experience
St. Thomas · PA, USA
2 craft seen for a couple minutes.
Eastland · TX, USA
eagle shaped with detailed coloring
Birmingham · AL, USA
Me and my 6 siblings, my parents and 2 neighbors saw the lights in the sky. It was triangle and or circular but stationary. For a long
Coventry · RI, USA
red orbs 'dancing' around a central orb
Lakewood · CO, USA
lighte object over lakewood Colorado. event lasted almost 10 min.