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)
North Hollywood · CA, USA
A witness in North Hollywood, California, reported three bright, colored lights in formation approaching directly overhead during a three-minute sighting in April 1967.
Gormanstown (Ireland) · Ireland
Witnesses near Gormanstown, Ireland, reported a point of light traveling across the sky in an erratic pattern, with sightings recurring nightly for about a month around April 1967.
Stamford · CT, USA
At approximately 7:30 P.M. I and my father and some neighbors were out in the street chatting when a large cylindrical object drifted t
Gibson · NY, USA
aerodynamics-defying object sighted
Chattahoochee · FL, USA
Witnesses in Chattahoochee, Florida, reported two light objects that left vapor trails containing sharp 90-degree turns before vanishing from sight during a ten-minute sighting in April 1967.
Omaha · NE, USA
Multiple lights 9:00 PM Omaha
Whittier · CA, USA
Two witnesses in Whittier, California, reported a 500-foot-long oval object with lighted porthole-style windows flying low overhead during a brief two-second sighting in March 1967.
Hickman · KY, USA
Witnesses near Hickman, Kentucky, reported six objects in formation that seemed to disappear and reappear across roughly five miles of sky, maneuvering to avoid a passing airplane, in March 1967.
Oak Grove · LA, USA
My girlfriend and I were having a romantic evening in the front seat of my car one evening. I looked across a field that lay in front
Mt. Washington · NH, USA
A witness reported three separate sightings of a circular object in New Hampshire's White Mountains near Mt. Washington, with one encounter lasting about two minutes, dated to March 1967.
San Angelo · TX, USA
Witnesses in San Angelo, Texas, reported a circular object during an hour-long sighting in March 1967, and questioned why an Air Force jet was sent to investigate what was called a weather balloon.
Norwalk · OH, USA
Grey Banana W/O lights or sound
Galesburg · IL, USA
Witnesses in Galesburg, Illinois, reported a close encounter with an oval, saucer-shaped object during a sighting lasting two to three minutes in March 1967.
Fort Bliss · TX, USA
On an evening in February,1967 at 12;15am a friend and I were walking back to our billets from across the base at Ft. Bliss on a saturd
Martin · TN, USA
I saw a daylight disk in the afternoon followed by missing time, and seeing a small white humanoid. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Lakeview · OR, USA
Witnesses in Lakeview, Oregon, reported a quarter-moon-shaped, cream-colored glowing object with white porthole-like lights on both sides during a 35-minute sighting in February 1967.
Stony Point · NY, USA
Witnesses near Stony Point, New York, reported an unidentified object about 150 feet long that appeared over a barn with a vacuum-like sound, then quietly disappeared, in February 1967.
Andover · MA, USA
Witnesses in Andover, Massachusetts, reported a high-altitude point of light that made an instantaneous 90-degree turn and then accelerated rapidly away during a one-minute sighting in 1967.
Meriden · CT, USA
Light on a dimmer switch
Cam Rahn Bay (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
A witness stationed at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, reported a cigar-shaped object during a sighting lasting 30 seconds or more in January 1967, though few additional details were recorded.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Opa Locka 1967. Elementary school
Towards · KS, USA
Craft hovered over a large stand of trees on the far side of a pasture. Trees seemed to be pushed downward from a force coming from the
Yoza Dakke Air Station · Okinawa (Japan), Japan
This incident took place in 1967 or 1968 while I was stationed in Okinawa in the Air Force. I was assigned to maintain and operate a sm
Woy Woy (Australia) · Australia
Witnesses near Woy Woy, Australia, reported repeated sightings of similar disk-shaped objects over several years, reportedly landing at the same site; this report is dated January 1967.
Forbes AFB · KS, USA
I was in a van on the base after working on C-130 aircraft that night. I remember it was very cold and were in the van smoking cigarett