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)
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Myself, my mother and my 2 sisters noticed a silver disk ~1/2 mile straight overhead.We watched for a few minutes and then it shot
Samuel-/Bardstown · KY, USA
A witness near Bardstown, Kentucky reported a fireball that slowly descended to a fence row, rolled along the ground, and then rose back into the air, lasting about 15 minutes, August 1964.
Charlestown · RI, USA
While camping at the Burlingame State Park, Charlestown, RI, in August of 1964, my friend, Tommy, and I were looking over the pond at t
Morro Bay · CA, USA
Around July or August of 1964, I was in Morro Bay for summer vacation ( I was a teenager at this time). At about 9PM, was out on the b
Boston · MA, USA
Red circle flies low over the city
Rodolph (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness in Rodolph, Ontario, Canada reported an oval-shaped object that appeared to change course in response to their vehicle, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in August 1964.
Bonfield · IL, USA
It was in the summer my boyfriend and I where parked and we where in the country,and we where looking out over the corn field.I noticed
Taylorville · IL, USA
I lived in the country (on farm) and i was coming home about 1 mile from my house when i thought a car came up behind me and when it go
Coamo (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
Aproximately at 10:30 PM on Friday August 14 1964. I and 4 other friends we were on small valley sorrounded by small mountains we so th
Portland · ME, USA
Multiple witnesses in Portland, Maine reported several circular objects in the night sky around 11 p.m., an event also reported on local radio, in a sighting lasting about one hour, summer 1964.
St. Louis · MO, USA
A witness in south St. Louis County, Missouri reported a fireball moving from north to south in the sky, in a brief sighting lasting about 10 seconds in August 1964.
Atlantic Ocean (unknown) · VA, Atlantic Ocean
Seen from a Navy Ship.
Point Pleasant (Treasure Island) · NJ, USA
A witness described as a physician and pilot reported a point of light moving at high speed with stops that traced a rectangular pattern near Point Pleasant, New Jersey, August 1964, 15 minutes.
Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley) · CA, USA
A witness in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California reported a cross-shaped object that appeared to pinwheel in place, resembling an airliner, lasting five minutes, August 1964.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
A witness in St. Petersburg, Florida reported strange lights in the sky that seemed to captivate their attention, in a sighting lasting about 45 minutes in August 1964.
Florence · AL, USA
A witness in Florence, Alabama reported a saucer-shaped object following a valley toward a hydroelectric plant on the Tennessee River, in a sighting lasting about one minute, August 1964.
Laurel Springs · NJ, USA
A witness in Laurel Springs, New Jersey reported a large, glowing, rock-like object low above the trees that appeared and disappeared silently while darkening the sky, July 1964, five minutes.
Rockford · IL, USA
A FRIEND AND I WERE 14 YEARS OLD. WE WERE WALKING TO A ROOT BEER STAND. WE THEN NOTICED A SMALL OBJECT THE SIZE OF THE TI
Omaha · NE, USA
A witness in Omaha, Nebraska reported a saucer-shaped object that hovered silently at dusk for about five minutes before rapidly departing, lasting about 10 minutes, July 1964.
Davis · CA, USA
A witness in Davis, California reported a series of unusual experiences beginning in early childhood, including a brief encounter in July 1964 lasting about 30 seconds.
Wautoma · WI, USA
A witness in Wautoma, Wisconsin reported a close encounter with a light near the back window of their car, in a sighting lasting about 20 minutes in July 1964.
PA · USA
A witness in Pennsylvania reported a bright, silent light in the sky in July 1964, in a brief sighting lasting about 10 seconds.
Chicago · IL, USA
A witness in Chicago, Illinois reported a disk-shaped object hovering above a highway on July 9, 1964, in a sighting lasting about 30 seconds.
Defiance · OH, USA
A witness in Defiance, Ohio reported a bright object with a beam of light that made a sharp right-angle turn in flight, in a sighting lasting about seven minutes in July 1964.
Drew · OR, USA
Date/Time 07/1964 City: Drew State: Oregon Shape Silver(Metallic) Disc Duration 30 min Summary object hovered above work location .