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)
Hornell · NY, USA
A witness in Hornell, New York reported a bright object moving across the sky before stopping and reversing course, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in July 1963.
Mantua · NJ, USA
it was 1963 during a baseball game. I had hit a single and was on first base. The first baseman (jimmy Steffens) and I were looking in
Weingarten · MO, USA
A witness in Weingarten, Missouri described flashing amber lights resembling a ferris wheel turned on its side, in a disk-related sighting lasting about two hours in July 1963.
Kimberling City · MO, USA
A witness in Kimberling City, Missouri reported a disk-shaped object passing over a bridge in July 1963, in a sighting lasting about three to five minutes.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness near Great Lakes, Illinois reported a very large, silent disk-shaped object in July 1963, in a sighting that lasted about eight minutes.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness near Great Lakes, Illinois described a circular object with lights, seen hovering and appearing to spin in two directions with visible sparks, lasting about 20 minutes, July 1963.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
4 glowing circles 40 ft in diameter flying in rigid formation - aerial acrobatics 100 ft off the beach for > 15 minutes -many witnesses
Oklahoma City · OK, USA
A witness in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma reported an unusual light in the summer of 1963, in a sighting that lasted about 30 minutes.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
siteing of a strange object.
Portland · OR, USA
A witness in northeast Portland, Oregon described a round, soundless, rotating spherical object hovering in the sky in July 1963, in a sighting lasting about half an hour.
Eastlake · OH, USA
A witness in Eastlake, Ohio reported a bright object that flew overhead and appeared to land in a cleared field around 2 a.m. in July 1963, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes.
Boston · MA, USA
It was a nice warm night to hang on the back porch. I saw a bright triangular light in the sky, very high up. It was doing loops and
Tupelo · MS, USA
A 12-year-old girl and her family in Tupelo, Mississippi reported a disk-shaped object over high-power lines in July 1963, in a sighting that lasted about one hour.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A man in San Francisco, California reported an unusual disk-shaped object experience in 1963 when he was 22 years old, an account he later shared with a friend.
Houston · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) Event.
Cocoa · FL, USA
A witness in Cocoa, Florida reported an unidentified object sighting in June 1963, describing an encounter that lasted about one hour.
St. Louis County · MO, USA
A witness in St. Louis County, Missouri reported a cigar-shaped object over a swimming pool overnight, describing slits along its hull's edge, in a sighting lasting about five minutes, 1963.
Williamsport · MD, USA
one evening in the early fall a huge red glowing but soft fireball came down right beside me staying with me maybe 5 or 10 minutes
Gonzales · TX, USA
A witness in Gonzales, Texas described a cigar-shaped object with lights along its side moving at extremely high speed, in a sighting lasting about 30 seconds in June 1963.
Albemarle · NC, USA
outside playling ,neighbor starting yelling pointing up to the sky , went over to look the woman was scared she ran into her house told
Houston · TX, USA
A witness reported a cigar-shaped object over north Houston, Texas in June 1963, before construction of the current airport, in a sighting lasting about five minutes.
Kirksey · KY, USA
A witness in the rural Kirksey, Kentucky area reported a triangular object during daylight hours in June 1963, in a sighting that lasted about one minute.
Waukegan · IL, USA
Witnesses in Waukegan, Illinois reported a stationary formation of objects high in the afternoon sky, with additional objects joining and departing over about 15 minutes in June 1963.
Royal Oak · MI, USA
A witness in Royal Oak, Michigan described a hovering triangular object with moving white lights along its sides and a red light underneath, seen for one to three minutes in June 1963.
Laguna Beach (south) · CA, USA
USO(s) - Unidentified Submerged Object(s) -- yeh! I know guys! You probably only care about lights in the sky! But hey I'm not the only