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)
Greenhills · OH, USA
In Greenhills, Ohio on June 20, 1966, a witness reported standing under a saucer-shaped object spotted in daylight at a distance of about 40 feet, for roughly ten minutes.
Huntington · IN, USA
Saucer shaped object
Little Axe · OK, USA
Near Little Axe, Oklahoma on June 21, 1966, a witness reported a light-shaped object flying level, stopping instantly, hovering, and then vanishing rapidly, within about five minutes.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June 1966, a witness reported a brilliantly lit cigar-shaped object about 40 feet long hovering over rooftops, its surface as bright as the sun, for five minutes.
Rapid City (Ellsworth AFB) · SD, USA
I KNOW THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND I BELIEVE HE IS TELLING IT THE WAY HE KNOW'S IT.
Rapid City (Ellsworth AFB) · SD, USA
Near Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota in the summer of 1966, a witness reported disk-shaped objects near the Minuteman missile silos, over several hours.
Viet Nam · Viet Nam
Object was seen less than 300 feet from the ground it was in our free fire zone I was armed with a M60 michine gun I made no attempt to
Manor · PA, USA
In Manor, Pennsylvania in June 1966, a witness reported a bright oval-shaped light drifting past their window and illuminating the whole room for about five seconds.
New Mexico · NM, USA
In New Mexico in 1966, a witness reported being followed for about 15 minutes by a saucer-like object that disappeared at low altitude across the desert.
Mendota · CA, USA
Near Mendota, California in 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object that coincided with their parents' car stalling, over about five minutes or more.
Germany (enroute to France) · Germany
While on leave in the US Army we rented a car and was in route to Paris; enroute, we witnessed a "meteor" descent, then ascend.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Orb or throgsneck bridge.
Washington · IN, USA
In Washington, Indiana in June 1966, a witness reported a small, spinning circular object passing between houses without descending, visible for about 30 seconds.
Lake Cushman · WA, USA
Near Lake Cushman, Washington in June 1966, a witness reported an object appearing to dive into the lake and exit again within moments, a very brief sighting.
Montague · CA, USA
Near Montague, California in June 1966, a witness reported a fast-moving, star-like object in the sky, observed for about five to ten minutes.
Portage La Prairie (Canada) · MB, Canada
Near Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada in June 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about ten minutes.
Jonesboro · AR, USA
In Jonesboro, Arkansas in June 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object with rotating multicolored lights hovering silently over trees in their backyard on a clear day.
Corning · CA, USA
In Corning, Northern California around 1966, multiple witnesses reported two small saucers, about two feet across, and one larger saucer at close range, over about five minutes.
Wayne · PA, USA
Near Wayne, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia in summer 1966, a witness reported a rocket-like, cigar-shaped object flying overhead for about half a minute or less.
Peoria · IL, USA
Cigar shaped object with windows in it
Blocksburg · CA, USA
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Spartanburg · SC, USA
Near Spartanburg, South Carolina in the summer of 1966, a witness reported a bright orange round light initially mistaken for a rising full moon, observed for about 15 minutes.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
In Santa Fe, New Mexico in June 1966, three witnesses reported a disk-shaped object, and a photograph of the sighting was later published in a local newspaper.
Auburn · CA, USA
Near Auburn, California in June 1966, witnesses reported a craft flying low to the ground that stopped near them, observed for about five minutes.
Seattle · WA, USA
Near Seattle, Washington in 1966, a witness using a low-powered telescope reported a monolithic, L-shaped, stone-like rectangular object in low orbit, observed for about five minutes.