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)
Helena (near) · MT, USA
Diamond shaped UFO blocks USAF runway
Tambaram · Chennai (India), Tamil Nadu, India
Orb strike against my grandmothers head
Holyoke · MA, USA
Witnesses in Holyoke, Massachusetts reported a disk-shaped object in January 1963, with the sighting said to have lasted about 20 minutes. No further details were recorded.
New York City · NY, USA
A witness in New York City reported a cigar-shaped object on December 21, 1962, describing a sighting that reportedly lasted about 15 minutes.
Valparaiso · FL, USA
orange, glowing cigar over bayou
Pharr · TX, USA
Witnesses in Pharr, Texas described a glowing chevron-shaped object that split into six similar objects and quickly dispersed, in a sighting lasting about 40 seconds in November 1962.
Alameda Naval Air Station/Marine Corp Air Wing Bubble · CA, USA
Ufo Collision with Marine Corp Fighter
Runge · TX, USA
A nine-year-old boy in Runge, Texas reported seeing a transparent, spherical object in November 1962 that appeared to react upon being noticed, in an encounter lasting about one minute.
Cardiff (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
Witnesses in Cardiff, Wales reported a large, round, saucer-shaped object with revolving lights in the middle in November 1962, in a sighting that lasted about five minutes.
Ft. Lee · VA, USA
Witnesses near Fort Lee, Virginia reported that an unidentified object was detected by radar at about 70,000 feet in October 1962, with an interception attempt reportedly made by the Air Force.
Chicago · IL, USA
SITTING IN AVALON PARK ON A FALL NIGHT AT APP.1030 PM I SAW A METALIC OBJECT TRAVELING FROM E TO W I DIDNT GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT IT
Ramey Airforce Base (SAC) (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
Witnesses near Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico reported an oval, cloud-like object near the Caribbean Sea in October 1962, with the sighting lasting about 45 minutes.
Seattle · WA, USA
This event occurred many years ago when I was eight. I have never spoken publicly of it, but now, at the age of 45, I am interested in
San Juan Island (100 miles North of Seattle) · WA, USA
About noon, large disk traveled high speed and hovered Impossible maneuvers (to our level of tech). Chased pointlessly by naval jet air
Hopewell · VA, USA
Witnesses in Hopewell, Virginia described a fast-moving, sunlit object at high altitude making a sharp 90-degree turn before disappearing, in a sighting lasting about five minutes, September 1962.
St. Louis · MO, USA
Witnesses in St. Louis, Missouri reported a white, spherical object that remained stationary in the sky for more than an hour in September 1962.
Wisconsin (rural) · WI, USA
we were walking home after a day of hunting and an orange light came from nowere and shined down on us. it followed us and we shot at i
Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico
Witnesses in Puerto Rico described spinning lights inside a small, turbulent cloud formation in September 1962, in a sighting that lasted about an hour and a half.
Severn (Northhampton) (UK/England) · NC, United Kingdom
Witnesses near Severn, Northamptonshire, England reported an unidentified object in September 1962; a car's electrical system reportedly failed and recovered during the 15-minute encounter.
Island Beach State Park · NJ, USA
I saw 3 saucers flying out over the ocean during daylight. They did not spin or make a sound and I will never forget it!
Savannah (Hunter AFB) · GA, USA
Witnesses near Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah, Georgia described a luminous oval object moving in a zig-zag pattern, in a sighting lasting about three minutes in 1962.
Savannah · GA, USA
a round, disk like craft with circling lights on the underside of it hovered and flew over our neighborhood around 6 pm,8/62
Hudgson (Canada) · MB, Canada
My mother and I have seen a U.F.O. at very close range. We can identify this object as a flying object unknown to mankind.
Beaverton · OR, USA
Witnesses in Beaverton, Oregon described a triangular object approaching in daylight in August 1962 that stopped at a short distance and stayed clearly visible for about two minutes.
Ship's Bottom · NJ, USA
Witnesses reported an unidentified object over the ocean near Ship's Bottom, New Jersey around 11 p.m. in August 1962, with the sighting lasting about five minutes.