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)
Bothwell (Canada) · ON, Canada
Red metallic object,seen above the tree line, stationary in the sky.
Niles · CA, USA
ball of light flying over Central Valley and over SF Bay area
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
Extremely huge, very slow moving object seen in the sky by 7 witnesses.
Mt. Holly · NC, USA
Bright yellow light that seemed to stretch over entire town. While driving home on HWY 27 heading toward Stanley, NC away from the town
New Paltz · NY, USA
As a child in upstate New York Iwitnessed a bright light moving erratically and quickly in the night sky. ( I currently live in the UK)
Okinawa · Okinawa
Fast flying "Arrowhead"
Davidson County · NC, USA
UFO followed us and wouldn't leave us alone.
North Miami · FL, USA
Fireball flys low over canal behind home with 2 foot fire trail.
Douglasville · GA, USA
Grey rubbery like thing in body bag
Placerville · CA, USA
Chevron shaped objects in formation
Ovid · CO, USA
UFO stopped in the sky, then completed stops to form perfect rectangle and back into outer space to fast for human eye, light speed.
Madison · CT, USA
Event 1) Glowing sphere tracing shoreline and crashed into the water. Event 2) Datona Beach FL. Flat hourglass shaped black craft off
Milo · MO, USA
I was driving on a country road to my home. I was traveling east. About 100 yards before my lane, I looked south to see if the lights
Manistee · MI, USA
Mother ship emitting Scout Craft, in sight for about 20 minutes
Derbyshire (UK/England) · United Kingdom
not sure entirely of year it was but it was a clear blue sky day and i was about 13 me and my playmate were sitting on a haystack and i
Green Cove Springs · FL, USA
Ever seen an orb, and then the mother ship. I have. Then they gave me something.
Washington · D.C., DC, USA
Roiling, red/orange disk traverses nation's capitol at supersonic speed, near White House...never reported (1974).
Bells · TX, USA
Bright triangular pool rack 100 feet away 10 min. 100 foot length silent radical strobes blue green red hypnotic
Ponce · Puerto Rico
primero era uno circular en el cielo a distancia y como anaranjado.moviendose en el oeste de norte a sur.habiamos varias personas,pero
Commerce · TX, USA
It was three lights in a triangle. It hovered. It sat there for a couple of minutes. There was two other persons there that saw it. One
Tulsa · OK, USA
((HOAX???)) Wedding Cake Ship Sound was heard.
Merkel · TX, USA
Very high daylight disc moving south to north, with no deviation of course or altitude or speed.
Kentucky · KY, USA
i was young when this happened, and am not sure of the exact events that have been forgotten over time, but i will describe this as bes
Rexburg · ID, USA
One disc seems to be in trouble; second comes to help.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Triangular object with three steady red lights, one on each corner, hovering over Miramar NAS