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)
Buffalo · NY, USA
Witnesses in Buffalo, New York, reported what appeared to be a bright star that moved north, curved upward in a wide arc, then accelerated rapidly out of sight during a four-minute sighting in 1966.
Anacortes · WA, USA
20 miles driving toward Anacortes,a friend and I were listening to a radio station in Anacortes. The DJ said he had recieved calls abou
Anamosa · IA, USA
Witnesses near Anamosa, Iowa, reported a large, quiet dark object with star-like lights that moved slowly from southwest to north-northeast during a one-minute sighting in October 1966.
Corvallis · OR, USA
Witnesses in Corvallis, Oregon, reported a silent saucer-shaped object flying about 100 feet above ground that changed direction and then rapidly climbed out of sight in October 1966.
Troy · OH, USA
Bright light that persisted for quite a while, about 100 feet above the ground shot up and disappeared when I got out to look closer.
Pell City · AL, USA
Witnesses in Pell City, Alabama, reported a disk-shaped object with strobe lighting observed at close range, low altitude and low speed during a three-minute sighting in October 1966.
Live Oak · FL, USA
Witnesses near Live Oak, Florida, reported a disk-shaped object that appeared to draw energy from a power line, with a witness describing perceived mental signals during a sighting in October 1966.
Mission · TX, USA
I was driving to the hospital after work to visit my dad. Suddenly, about 3 blocks ahead of me a disc lite object appeared. It arriv
Boca Raton (Military trail) · FL, USA
SAW BRIGHT LITE.DROVE CLOSER,STOPPED WHEN NEXT TO IT.500 YARDS.GOT OUT OF CAR WALKED TOWARD LIGHT.NEXT THING 5 HOURS LATTER
Martinsville · IN, USA
Craft hovered about 20 feet above barn. Lights in horizontal orientation for about 30 seconds and then darted away. Others saw.
Running Springs · CA, USA
Around 7 pm on a tues in oct 1966 on my way home from work while driving up the rim of the world high way or highway 18 from skyfores
Ukiah · OR, USA
Witnesses near Ukiah, Oregon, reported an orange oval object roughly 40 feet across hovering about 20 feet off the ground during a 20-minute sighting in October 1966.
Utica · NY, USA
i and a friend were coming home one cold fall evening outside of Hugh R. Jones Elem. School . There was a triangle of a red, green, whi
Zion · IL, USA
We spotted a large extremely bright light in the sky, maybe half the size the moon appears as a half moon. ((anonymous report))
Fremont (Russian River) · CA, USA
First UFO sightings as a teenager in the 1960's: three events
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Former wife and I saw a saucer shaped craft, rotating counter clockwise, as seen from under-full moon night, or near- 1/4 to 1/2 mile a
Goose Air Base (Labrador) (Canada) · Canada
Witnesses at Goose Air Base in Labrador, Canada, reported a spherical light that appeared to follow a landing aircraft during a four-minute sighting in October 1966.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
My sighting in Santa Fe,New Mexico
Gulfport · MS, USA
15 feet across, Egg shaped, Internally Glowing Very Bright, Briliant, SOLID RED Colored Objects slowly passes over street.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
Witnesses in the Queens borough of New York City reported a massive spherical object above the Throgs Neck Bridge during a 45-minute sighting in September 1966.
Columbus · NE, USA
Witnesses in Columbus, Nebraska, reported a circular object at close range at night with red, green and yellow lights, and described experiencing missing time during a 30-minute sighting in 1966.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
1966, I was 11 flashing multicolored lites, red green blue, I think white not sure, moved from stationary positon. fast!
Pasco · WA, USA
I WAS WITH MY FGIFL FRIEND AND HER PARENTS AT A SMALL PICNIC GROUND NEAR PASCO WA.IT WAS ALREADY DARK OUT , I WAS FACING NORTH SHE WAS
Hundred · WV, USA
Witnesses near Hundred, West Virginia, reported an oval-shaped object traveling across hills at moderate speed, illuminating treetops below during a 30-second sighting in September 1966.
Minot AFB · ND, USA
A cigar-shaped object was reported near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in September 1966, with witnesses linking the sighting to ten Minuteman missiles reportedly taken off alert.