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)
Waco · TX, USA
Close Encounter of the Second Kind.
El Centro (a few miles west of) · CA, USA
orange nocturnal light
Beruit (Lebanon) · Lebanon
Iwas serving aboard the U.S.S. Mount Whitney, during the October War between Israel, Egypt, and Seria. I was a radarman, and I reported
Tupelo · MS, USA
A report from Tupelo, MS in October 1973 described a disk-shaped object briefly seen by a father and daughter, lasting 4 seconds.
Atwater · CA, USA
As you can see this happened a long time ago, so my recolections of exact times and date regretable are gone.. although it was 3 days
Niantic · CT, USA
Oh, what a night ! Two (2) saucer-shaped, glowing green objects and one (1) brilliantly glowing sphere gliding over the lake.
Bermuda NAS · Bermuda
A report from Bermuda in October 1973 described a fast-moving object first detected on a radar scope, then visually observed outside, lasting 20 seconds.
Jupiter · FL, USA
A report from Jupiter, FL in October 1973 described an egg-shaped object that reportedly emitted a beam of light, after which witnesses said about four hours passed unaccounted for.
Jupiter · FL, USA
A report from Jupiter, FL in October 1973 described an egg-shaped object that appeared to emit a beam of light, followed by a reported period of missing time, lasting about 4 hours.
Birmingham (just south of) · AL, USA
A report from just south of Birmingham, AL in October 1973 described a glowing green, disk-shaped object seen flying low over a car, witnessed by a mother and her four children, lasting 10-15 minutes.
Weldon · NC, USA
Me and my brother was coming home from a friends house and we saw a red flashing light what liked to be over a friends house. After a f
Pascagoula · MS, USA
I was stationed at the coastguard base in pascagoula mississippi,when we were talking about the hickson case where in the 1970s two men
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Missing Time and Military Helicopter.
Spokane · WA, USA
A report from Spokane, WA in October 1973 described a circular object described as moving at extremely high speed and making sharp turns, lasting 15 Minutes.
Collierville · TN, USA
A report from Collierville, TN in October 1973 described a disk-shaped object seen in clear daylight by a group of about 20 people, lasting 5 minutes.
Chazy · NY, USA
Exact location: 44 deg 52' 33.74" North, 73 deg 28' 52.99", thanks to GPS and Google Earth (didn't have either back then). Macadam Road
hobart · IN, USA
sphere inside a ring
Englewood · TN, USA
They talked to me as a child.
Houston · TX, USA
UFO hovers over Houston TX, fall 1973.
Millington · TN, USA
A report from Millington, TN in October 1973 described three saucer-shaped objects reported over a naval air station, with a fighter jet reportedly scrambled in response, lasting 20-30 minutes.
Waco · TX, USA
Close encounter of the 2nd Kind.
Germany (Czech border) · Germany
It's not the only time !!
Warner Robins · GA, USA
A report from Warner Robins, GA in October 1973 described two cigar-shaped objects that were reportedly seen by numerous witnesses across the city.
Montgomery · AL, USA
A report from Montgomery, AL in October 1973 described lights that appeared from nearby woods and seemed to follow a moving vehicle, lasting 15 minutes.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Back when i was 11 or 12 early 70's I was laying in my bed and the brightest light came in my window, then somehow i ended up in my bac