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)
Lansing · KS, USA
Witnesses in Lansing, Kansas, reported two sets of lights blinking alternately in the sky during a five-minute sighting in August 1967.
Maury Mountains · OR, USA
An account describes a possible crashed fireball-like object in the Maury Mountains of Oregon during the summer of 1967, though details of the alleged event remain unclear.
Chatfield · MN, USA
Witnesses near Chatfield, Minnesota, reported no direct sighting of an object but described strange sounds and flickering lights after midnight, in a report dated to July 1967.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
MIB event.
East Hanover · NJ, USA
Witnesses in East Hanover, New Jersey, reported colored, blinking lights approximately 150 feet up in the southern sky on a moonless night, during a roughly ten-minute sighting in July 1967.
Greenville · DE, USA
A teenager and his date in Greenville, Delaware, reported seeing a disk-shaped object at close range during a 12-minute sighting in July 1967.
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Triangular object in 1967
Vancouver · WA, USA
When I was in middle school the summer of 1967 my buddy and I were camping in my back yard.Around 1:00 am we decided to take a walk
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Witnesses in Fort Smith, Arkansas, reported a triangular, lighted object hovering in the sky during a five-minute sighting in 1967 or 1968.
leading tickles · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A witness in Leading Tickles, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, reported a blinding light shining over a cemetery during a sighting lasting 20 minutes or longer in July 1967.
Wyoming (rural) · WY, USA
My father was an over the road truck driver. I was just a young boy. When he returned from his week long run he told my mom he had seen
Marshfield · WI, USA
When I was a kid, not unlike most… I enjoyed sleeping outdoors with my friends to watch shooting stars and satellites while gazing at t
Carmichaels · PA, USA
In 1967 our town was celebrating it's bi-centanial, a month long celebration which included several events including a temporary museum
Calgary (Canada) · AB, Canada
Witnesses reported a metallic spherical object during a daylight sighting over a golf course in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, lasting about five minutes in the summer of 1967.
Boydstown · PA, USA
Clear view in daylight
Lakeville/Limerock · CT, USA
Witnesses in Lakeville and Limerock, Connecticut, reported lights appearing in clouds in a formation, comparing the sighting to a famous later UFO film, during a 45-minute sighting in July 1967.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Witnesses in Sacramento, California, reported a single star-like light that split into three separate star-like objects, which then moved uniformly across the sky during a sighting in July 1967.
Barboursville · WV, USA
Witnesses in Barboursville, West Virginia, reported a spherical object during a sighting lasting three to four minutes in the fall of 1967.
Crystal Beach · TX, USA
Spent a sunday in July 1967 at Crystal Beach with friends, at dusk I spotted what appeared to be a speed boat in the Gulf heading towar
West Lake · ME, USA
I SAW A ORANGE GLOW LIGHT IN THE DEEP WOODS AT NIGHT MOVING SLOWLY AND CLOSE TO THE TREE TOPS 2 OF MY BUDDIES AT CAMP SAW IT ALSO
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Witnesses in West Palm Beach, Florida, reported a brightly colored, fireball-like object that appeared to come from the southwest horizon and move northeast, as if burning, in July 1967.
Churchville · NY, USA
A witness in Churchville, New York, reported sighting a disk-shaped object around 2 a.m. in July 1967, describing the encounter as a life-changing experience.
Wadsworth · OH, USA
It travelled too fast to be man made.
Shofield Barracks-Civilian · HI, USA
Inside.
Bangor · ME, USA
Witnesses reported an unidentified object landing behind Bangor State Hospital in Bangor, Maine, in 1967, with accounts describing nearby garage doors opening and closing at the same time.