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)
Rodeo · CA, USA
A witness in Rodeo, California reported a blue, humming, vibrating spherical object indoors, describing repeated encounters of about five minutes each in June 1963.
Big Kandiyohi Lake · MN, USA
Witnesses near Big Kandiyohi Lake, Minnesota reported two bright white lights that stopped in midair before disappearing over the horizon, in a sighting lasting about five seconds in June 1963.
Colorado Springs (mtns. NW of) · CO, USA
A witness northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado described a disk-shaped object that hovered and made sharp right-angle turns before accelerating away when approached by an aircraft, June 1963.
Calgary (east of) (Canada) · AB, Canada
A witness east of Calgary, Canada reported a long, silvery, cigar-shaped object in the sky in June 1963, describing a sighting that lasted several minutes.
Fort Collins · CO, USA
A deputy sheriff near Fort Collins, Colorado reported a bright, cigar-shaped object that followed his patrol boat for about seven miles, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in June 1963.
Menasha · WI, USA
Children in Menasha, Wisconsin reported a bell-shaped object that appeared to hover and watch them playing kickball, in a sighting lasting about one hour in June 1963.
Hollywood · FL, USA
UFO landing in Hollywood, FL 1963
Milford · CT, USA
A witness in Milford, Connecticut described a solid black, cylinder-like shape that moved across the ground before rising into the air, in a sighting lasting about one minute in June 1963.
Washougal · WA, USA
A witness near Washougal, Washington reported a small object accompanied by several smaller objects with bright lights, seen for about 15 minutes in June 1963.
North St. Paul · MN, USA
Five children in North St. Paul, Minnesota reported three saucer-shaped objects on June 15, 1963, in a sighting that lasted about one minute.
College Park · MD, USA
A witness in College Park, Maryland described a sparking ball of color that changed into a chrome-colored, cone-shaped object before vanishing about eight feet away, in June 1963.
Grenada · MS, USA
Witnesses in Grenada, Mississippi reported two orange, spherical objects traveling across the sky in June 1963, in a sighting that lasted about five minutes.
Jonesboro (Arkansas State University) · AR, USA
Summer 1963 - First appeared the disc over building on campus at dusk, then a sonic boom from air base 50 miles away. Craft zoomed up
Sacramento · CA, USA
Front Porch
Newaygo · MI, USA
on or about june 1963 I saw a chrome ball about the size of a beachball hovering over the trees while in a boat fishing.
Trion · GA, USA
SLOW MOWING ROUND OBJECT WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AROUND IT-HUGH COVERING SEVERAL ACRES-LEFT IN A SPILIT SECOND- WE SWORE WE WOULD NEVER TELL
Nanaimo (Canada) · BC, Canada
Unidentifiable Elipitcal object
Indianapolis · IN, USA
A group of witnesses in Indianapolis, Indiana reported a large, low-flying disk-shaped object after dark in June 1963, in a sighting that lasted about five minutes.
Newburgh/Village of Vails Gate · NY, USA
A witness near Newburgh, New York described a large, flattened object with a semicircular white light wrapped around it, observed up close for about 20 minutes in June 1963.
Naha (Japan) · Japan
A witness in Naha, Japan reported a circular object in June 1963, describing a sighting that lasted about three minutes.
Mansfield · CT, USA
again
Zebulon · NC, USA
Five witnesses in Zebulon, North Carolina reported a glowing, football-shaped object in the night sky in June 1963, in a sighting that lasted about 10 minutes.
Johnstown · PA, USA
A witness in Johnstown, Pennsylvania described a very large, flat rectangular object with a rotating, illuminated dome underneath, seen for three to five minutes in June 1963.
Newark · TX, USA
A witness in Newark, Texas reported an early-morning disk-shaped object sighting in June 1963 that lasted about one to two minutes.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
SAUCER5 SHAPED AND SILVER