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)
Rocky Mountains (east side of ) · CA, USA
Witnesses reported a tetrahedral object trailing a sphere in broad daylight moving eastbound near Interstate 80 by the Rocky Mountains in June 1968, observed for twenty to twenty-five minutes.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
A witness in Elk Grove, California reported an oval-shaped object in June 1968 that reportedly left a trail of glowing material extending to a nearby barn, during a thirty-minute sighting.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
A witness in Lake Havasu City, Arizona reported a silent, chrome-colored cigar-shaped object hovering directly in front of them in June 1968 before it vanished instantly, within fifteen seconds.
Duluth · MN, USA
a ship hoovered over this police car
NAS Fallon · NV, USA
Sighting of UFO on military base.
Minot · ND, USA
Minot 1968 missle arming
State College · PA, USA
A witness in State College, Pennsylvania reported a bright oval object, roughly twice the size of a house, low to the ground in June 1968, during a brief two-second sighting.
Downers Grove · IL, USA
Three witnesses in Downers Grove, Illinois reported a disk-shaped object flying by at roughly airplane altitude under clear morning skies in June 1968, during a sighting under five minutes.
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Saucer with dome & windows hovering erratically over residential area. Lit by full moon, totally silent, vanished without trace
St. Paul · MN, USA
A witness in St. Paul, Minnesota, then a child, reported seeing a silver, round object with two tall fins at the back in June 1968, during a two-minute sighting.
Shrewsbury · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) CRAFT WAS SQUARE LIKE A WINNABAGO BLACK NO NOISE DIDNT MOVE FOR OVER 2MIN WAS CLOSE LESS THAN QUARTER OF A MILE
Coyanosa · TX, USA
summer1966(or1968)implanted by ufo near coyanosa,texas
Utapao RTAFB (Thailand) · Thailand
Witnesses at Utapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand reported multiple lights in formation along a horizontal line in the north-northwest sky in June 1968, observed for twenty minutes.
Panama City · FL, USA
A large circular bright light appeared abruptly and stationary,for 10 to 20 minutes in front of the USS Vigor(MSO-473) at two in the mo
USS Kity Hawk Air Craft Carrier (off Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
A witness aboard the USS Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam reported an object in June 1968 with hovering and speed capabilities beyond any known aircraft, during a ten-minute observation.
Greensboro (while driving on the turnpike in WV) · NC, USA
A witness driving the West Virginia Turnpike reported an electric-blue, long-tailed kite-like object, with a similar sighting reported near Greensboro, North Carolina the same hour in June 1968.
Akron · OH, USA
It was the late 60's and it was summer and warm out. Myself and 3 of my friends all about 9 years old were walking on the sidewalk on E
Canoga Park · CA, USA
A witness in Canoga Park, California reported a very long, shiny cylindrical object over the San Fernando Valley around 1968, observed for about ten minutes.
Akron · OH, USA
Disk in the City
Fort Hood · TX, USA
Spotted over Pershing Park (Fort Hood family housing area). Large basically saucer shaped craft. with compartment on top.Hatch visible.
Baytown · TX, USA
A witness in Baytown, Texas reported a cigar-shaped object in June 1968, describing the sighting as related to earlier reports from Galveston and Pasadena, Texas; it lasted more than two hours.
Oak Cliff · TX, USA
Witnesses in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas reported a disk-shaped object with lighted windows hovering near an apartment complex in June 1968, watching it for about twenty minutes.
Pasadena · TX, USA
A witness in Pasadena, Texas reported a cigar-shaped object with what appeared to be its tail end on fire in June 1968, during a two-minute sighting.
Oak Cliff · TX, USA
A witness in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas reported a hovering disk-shaped object with oval portholes during daylight hours in June 1968, observed for more than forty-five minutes.
Louisville · KY, USA
A witness in Louisville, Kentucky reported an unidentified light or object moving in perpendicular and horizontal patterns, repeatedly disappearing and reappearing, during a twenty-minute sighting.