UFO Sightings in the 1960s
1,727 UFO sightings reported during the 1960s, peaking in 1968 (288 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 1,727
- Span
- 1960–1969
- Peak year
- 1968 (288 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1960–1969 · peak 1968 (288 reports)
Morro Bay · CA, USA
Six witnesses in Morro Bay, California reported five lighted objects flying in formation near an electric generating plant in August 1968, during a fifteen-minute sighting.
New York City (Glen Oaks)(Queens) · NY, USA
I saw a circular object with diameter about the size of a Little League infield and about 20 ft tall slowly rotating towards me at tree
Byron · GA, USA
A witness in Byron, Georgia reported a disk-shaped object that they believed might be linked to surveillance of a nearby Nike missile base, during a three-to-five-minute sighting in August 1968.
Ft. Benning · GA, USA
At Fort Benning, Georgia, a unit reportedly responded after three spherical objects penetrated a restricted depot's security and ascended vertically, in a two-hour incident during August 1968.
Austin · TX, USA
Early morning in August, several of my teenage neighbors and I were waiting for one more person to show up, in order to begin our paper
Yosemite Pass (In the valley over; nr. NV border) · CA, USA
A black circle eclipsed the stars as it hovered over our campsite. It had no lights and made no sound. It appeared to be aprox 40 to 10
Sewickley · PA, USA
A witness in Sewickley, Pennsylvania reported a stationary, airliner-sized, wingless cigar-shaped object at high altitude in August 1968, during a two-minute sighting.
Cannon · DE, USA
A witness in Cannon, Delaware reported a single dark gray oval-shaped object hovering in the sky in August 1968, observed for about thirty minutes.
Church Hill · PA, USA
A witness in Church Hill, Pennsylvania reported a silver sphere flying at high altitude with two delta-wing fighter jets reportedly in pursuit, in August 1968, during a fifteen-minute sighting.
East Palestine · OH, USA
Looked like a typical flying saucer silver in color. lights on bottom.less then 100yds on ground maybe 200 ft up in the sky. flying nw.
St. Laurent (Canada) · PQ, Canada
Dear Mr. Davenport : A couple weeks back, on Jeff Rense’s radio show, you asked people to come forward with their testimonies, even if
Pomona · CA, USA
A witness in Pomona, California reported a bright star-like light that appeared to grow larger, then seemed to explode and fade away, during a ten-minute observation in August 1968.
Greensboro · NC, USA
We were close enough to see windows
Bjursas/Falun (Sweden) · Sweden
I and 3 friend was chitchatting outside a country-store late on night, when my friend pointed tothe sky, telling us to look at a bright
Kansas Ciy · KS, USA
A witness in Kansas City, Kansas reported a deep red light that changed into two larger white spheres before reverting to red, in an observation reported to have lasted around 27 hours in August 1968.
OFallon · IL, Pacific Ocean
Witnesses over the Pacific Ocean reported a circular green light rising vertically from the water to 30,000-40,000 feet before accelerating out of sight horizontally in August 1968, over four minutes.
Nebo · NC, USA
A witness in Nebo, North Carolina reported a strange orange light hovering in the sky in August 1968, during which nearby dogs reacted with agitation; the sighting lasted ten to fifteen minutes.
Norfolk Naval Operation Base · VA, USA
While relieving and sailor at 3:30 am. We were looking at a full moon. We noticed this very bright star that appeared to be aout 6" fro
Elwood · NJ, USA
A witness in Elwood, New Jersey reported a slow-moving cigar or disk-shaped object near the tree line in 1968; the sighting was reported in a local newspaper the next day and lasted fifteen seconds.
Dallas · TX, USA
A witness in Dallas, Texas reported three shooting star-like objects that appeared to move in coordination with one another in July 1968, during a ten-second sighting.
Ranson · WV, USA
Orange cylindrical/hexagonal, motionless object, emitting no sound, above the tree line. A rod descended from the bottom.
Tempe · AZ, USA
A witness in Tempe, Arizona reported multiple objects arranged in a triangular formation during the late 1960s, with this sighting logged in July 1968 and lasting about two minutes.
Andersonville · GA, USA
I was young, ~8 yo. The fire jumped out the fire pit. As we were putting the fire out this Saucer flew over silently and I pointed.
Plantsville · CT, USA
Large bright blue light in the sky
New Castle · PA, USA
A witness in New Castle, Pennsylvania reported observing three different types of disk-shaped objects during the summer of 1968 in western Pennsylvania, over the course of about one hour.