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)
Kennett Square · PA, USA
House sized cube on axis, colored lights pulsing, moving slowly about 25 feet off the ground
Sedro-Woolley · WA, USA
mid 70's 3colored dimming, brightening lights following Skagit River, Washington
Grandview (Canada) · MB, Canada
as i think back on the year it happened i was 8 going on 9 my mother brought me and my two brothers outside because we lived just in a
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Large trinagular craft spotted over Mpls, MN in 1975
Longview · TX, USA
Sighting of Summer 1975 in Longview, Texas
Pittsfield · ME, USA
Traveled in any direction at amazing speeds from hovering at approx. 1000 feet to looking like a star. ((anonymous report))
Escazu (Costa Rica) · Costa Rica
I did not see a craft. Neither did my mother, I am speaking on her behalf. She does't know much English. What she saw one night in 19
Morganton · GA, USA
Before this event I had epilepsy and was supposed to have it for life. After this event I no longer had epilepsy. In the summer of 1975
Nashville · TN, USA
sudden burst of brilliant yellow light
La Paz (Bolivia) · Bolivia
Sorry,but my inglis is not good to write.But i will do my best. We were standig in a very busy st in la Paz ,went someone pointet to th
Shacktinsk (Khazakhstan) · Kazakhstan
It was a very strange object.It was total diffirent from anything I saw before and after.This UFO was not just light it had a form and
Charlotte · NC, USA
This disk with various colors of light 'oozing' around the bottom section was seen just above the trees at the corner Dotger Avenue and
Lexington · KY, USA
laser lights in kentucky
Winchester · IN, USA
ORB, small craft; 3 or 4 of us seen this.
St. George (Canada) · ON, Canada
our neighbour was walking from the barn to the house when a flying saucer with many colored lights suddenly hovered about 50 feet dire
Albany · NY, USA
Albany NY 1975 varified sighting of multicolored flying object capable of high speed manuvers.
Roberts Creek Mtn. (30m N. Ely) · NV, USA
White light w/electrical failure
Rockdale · TX, USA
I cannot swear this was a UFO, but would like to compare our "sighting" with others to see what they think.
Millville · NJ, USA
Big object, low to the ground made no sound, concaved lit up underneath center ,
Albany · NY, USA
Bright Light
Moe (Victoria) (Australia) · Australia
1970s Moe Victoria Australia, Edward Hunter Reserve UFO not a hoax.
Bon Air · VA, USA
A large illuminated cigar shaped object glides over head in front of me - no sound at all.
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
Very large very slow moving triangle shaped craft, no sound east bound over B-line Expswy between Orlando& Cocoa Bch , June-July 1975
Caribbean Sea (Venezuela) · Venezuela
Moving black mass at sea level in the Caribbean.
Hallandale · FL, USA
i live on the ocean in a high-rise condominium.at approximately 3am i awoke and walked over to the living room where my terrace overloo