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)
Hueytown · AL, USA
Four witnesses in Hueytown, Alabama reported an almond-colored disk-shaped object in June 1968 and described seeing figures inside it, during a sighting lasting about ten minutes.
Auburn · MA, USA
A witness in Auburn, Massachusetts reported an unidentified object hovering about 25 feet outside a window in June 1968, observed for approximately twelve minutes.
Ponca City · OK, USA
A witness in Ponca City, Oklahoma reported a fast-moving red light that made a sharp right-angle turn before flying out of sight in June 1968, during a five-minute observation.
Gilmer · TX, USA
A witness near Gilmer Lake in Gilmer, Texas reported a blue cigar-shaped object in the sky in June 1968, observed for about forty seconds before it disappeared.
Gardendale · AL, USA
A witness in Gardendale, Alabama reported a daylight sighting of a disk-shaped object in north-central Alabama in June 1968, lasting approximately five to six seconds.
Yankton (Gavins Point Dam) · SD, USA
Blue sky black, beam of light, South Dakota camp rangers on blow horns "what you have just seen was a rare phenomenon of the weather.
Christmas Valley · OR, USA
Multiple witnesses in Christmas Valley, Oregon reported a silent, silver-colored disk-shaped object following overhead power lines in June 1968, during a three-to-four-minute sighting.
Hillsboro · MO, USA
A witness in Hillsboro, Missouri reported encountering six humanoid figures, described as roughly seven feet tall with an olive-green color, during a sighting lasting five to ten minutes in June 1968.
Oldtown · MD, USA
A witness in Oldtown, Maryland reported a silent disk-shaped object with lights moving eastward at treetop level over the C&O Canal in June 1968, during a brief thirty-second sighting.
Stockton · CA, USA
A witness in Stockton, California reported a disk-shaped object that vanished suddenly in front of them in June 1968, after being observed for about ten minutes.
Lucerne Valley · CA, USA
We saw three bright white lights near Lucerne Valley in a triangular formation move very quickly to replace each other in its formation
Anchorage · AK, USA
Looked out of window before going to bed. Saw a circular craft with rotating colored lights. Called Elmandorf Air Force Base. Said they
Redfield · IA, USA
A witness in Redfield, Iowa reported a cone-shaped object hovering directly above a railroad track on a clear day in May 1968, watching the object for about thirty seconds.
Franconia Notch (near) · NH, USA
Landing site?
Valparaiso · IN, USA
68 Grey Squares in Sky, I'll take you with me cuz you're my friend, 9 o'clock past bozo circus noon, scary man, doll burning
Valparaiso · IN, USA
1968, Grey Squares in Sky, I'll take you with me cuz you're my friend, 9 o'clock past bozo circus noon, scary man, doll burning
Omaha · NE, USA
A witness in Omaha, Nebraska reported a motionless disk-shaped object with a dome, flying below 100 feet in clear conditions in May 1968, observed for fifteen to twenty minutes.
Sidi Yahia (Morocco) · Morocco
Follow-up on previous submission
Trabzon (Turkey) · Turkey
Disk over Trabzon, Turkey
St. Louis · MO, USA
Multiple witnesses in south St. Louis County, Missouri near Route 255 and Lemay Ferry Road reported an oval-shaped object in May 1968 during a brief five-minute sighting.
Stevens Point · WI, USA
Witnesses in Stevens Point, Wisconsin reported a stationary metallic sphere with a dark central spot high in the northern sky in May 1968, visible for about ten minutes.
Morocco (Sidi Yahia U.S. Naval Facility) · Morocco
Four witnesses at the Sidi Yahia U.S. Naval Facility in Morocco reported a disk-shaped object in May 1968 during a sighting that reportedly lasted about three hours.
Jones · MI, USA
A witness in Jones, Michigan reported a black disk-shaped or oval object rising straight up into the sky in May 1968, during a sighting that lasted about twenty minutes.
Provo · UT, USA
A fiery yellow-white sphere was reported hovering just above the ground in a backyard near Interstate 15 in Provo, Utah, in May 1968, observed for about five minutes.
Mediterranean Sea · Mediterrainian Sea
Witnesses reported bright lights over the Mediterranean Sea in May 1968 performing several maneuvers before disappearing; the fireball-shaped phenomenon was observed for about ten minutes.