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)
St. Agatha · ME, USA
moved and stopped across the horizon at incredible rate of speed
Cornwall (Canada) · ON, Canada
I spotted a ufo slow glidding over hydro lines, then a second one behing it, 10 - 15 minutes later there is one over the house.
Port Washington · WI, USA
Enormous red-orange glowing craft rural area of WI.
Sunland · CA, USA
Shimmering, iridescent ovoid over Sunland, CA emits brilliant flash and disappears
Lopez Island · WA, USA
Moon shaped/size glowing object in straight trajectory
Bantam · CT, USA
Circular object with White around it and yellow in the middle.
Savannah · GA, USA
Golden cigar shaped UFO. ((NUFORC Note: Report from MUFON Field Investigator and former Section Director. PD))
Ravenna (near West Branch State Park) · OH, USA
5 of us were standing outside talking, I felt as though someone was looking at me, I turned around and saw it it was'nt moving, then st
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Circular craft with green, white/yellow lights hovering over front yard in Poughkeepsie, NY seen by two adults and one child
Pittsburgh (Mckees Rocks · southwest of), PA, USA
We were enjoying the evening sunset, as it glistened off the USX towers downtown Pittsburgh, in a north easterly direction. When we all
James Island (Charleston) · SC, USA
In 1975 I lived on James Island, S.C. I was about 8 or almost 9 months pregnant. It ws almost dark and I headed home which was swampy
Bristolville · OH, USA
On a summer day, in broad daylight, at a public park on a busy road, numerous witnesses, missing time and my brand new VW.
Richmond · VA, USA
I saw a big UFO ship, August 5, 1975, four or so city blocks high ; it seemed to create clouds, and I saw the mechanical functions.
Richmond · VA, USA
On August 5, 1975, at 6:31 P.M., while I was riding a bicycle, I stopped, along with my friend to watch a beautiful UFO. It was undergo
Walla Walla · WA, USA
A bright greenish white light hovered about 2000 feet high, then began moving & flew rapidly w/o sound over the Blue Mtns of NE Oregon
Dekalb · IL, USA
at 10:00 pm I saw a pin point of light slowly descending into a area were there nothing for miles but cornfields
River Ridge · LA, USA
Bright orange object in front of woods
Guyana · Guyana
Fast moving light object that circles other (stars) two times.
Anthony · KS, USA
It was sitting in a field, a few feet from the road. When we got beside it, the lights came on with a giant sound and lifted up.
Brigham City (west of) · UT, USA
Orange glowing Saucer terrorized Cowboy his cowdog and four horses.weeks later a rangefire in spot where saucer last seen.
Luning (closest town) · NV, USA
the color size, and the being looking out the window of the ufo at us
Ricketts Glen SP · PA, USA
Viewing an apparent satellite movement, it instantly reversed direction on the same track.
Kingman · AZ, USA
stationary rocket shaped approx. 6 levels of windows,some lit. setting horizontal in sky. no noise.1/4 mile away.mountain background, p
Orange Lake · FL, USA
gray shaped like 1/3 ball top of disk rotated but not 360 degrees it roated clockwise then counter clockwise several degrees moving ver
Grenada · MS, USA
3 UFO's over Grenada Lake; Mississippi