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)
Lodi · OH, USA
cluster UFO's ...no sound...it looked like one craft with.approx. 10-12 circular with bright red lights. Broke apart into seperate craf
Wellington · KS, USA
Witnesses near Wellington, Kansas reported an unidentified object during an encounter in August 1962, with the sighting said to have lasted 30 to 40 minutes.
Denver (east of) · CO, USA
Witnesses east of Denver, Colorado reported a disk-shaped object hovering over a high-line tower in August 1962, said to have been followed by Air Force helicopters for 20 minutes.
Nenana · AK, USA
Witnesses near Nenana, Alaska described an oval-shaped object with a large spotlight shining down toward the ground, observed for about 15 minutes in August 1962.
Ann Arbor · MI, USA
I am not sure of the year. I was about 14 or 15 years old had been on a date with a young man I met at a church retreat. It was my firs
Haverhill · MA, USA
Witnesses in Haverhill, Massachusetts reported two silver disk-shaped objects observed in broad daylight in August 1962, with the sighting lasting about five minutes.
Charlottetown (Canada) · PE, Canada
In 1962, a witness in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, reported a light speeding from the horizon, stopping and turning 90 degrees at high speed before hovering overhead.
Miami · FL, USA
They are real
Seattle · WA, USA
randomly moving starlike shape
Chicago · IL, USA
In the summer of 1962, witnesses in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped lighted object in the sky, an event some later associated with a plane towing an illuminated sign.
Spearman · TX, USA
Laying on my back looking at the stars when one shot across the sky, did a 90 degree turn without slowing and stopped...then a second o
Lindsay · OK, USA
In 1962, a witness in Lindsay, Oklahoma, reported a cylindrical object accompanied by a white beam of light, an event that reportedly lasted several hours.
Tannersville · NY, USA
In 1962, a witness in Tannersville, New York, reported a shiny object flying over the Catskills from south to north at about 10,000 feet, reportedly followed by two Air Force jets.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
In 1962, a witness near Lake Stevens, Washington, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, remaining visible for about fifteen minutes before it moved out of view.
Avon-by-the-Sea · NJ, USA
In 1962, a witness in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, reported being approached by a small orange light that appeared to change into a large circular object, over about five minutes.
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a large object with colored revolving lights positioned between two metallic cylindrical objects, over about thirty minutes.
East Windsor · CT, USA
In 1962, a witness in East Windsor, Connecticut, reported an orange circular object that moved at great speed just after dusk, stopped briefly, then vanished within 20 seconds.
Mentor · OH, USA
UFOs over Mentor Ohio Drive-in in 1960s
Frankfort · MI, USA
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Sunrise Beach · MO, USA
Lake Ozark UFO sighting 1960's
Burkesville · KY, USA
In 1962, a witness in Burkesville, Kentucky, reported a disk-shaped object flying very low over the small town, close enough to see details, for one to two minutes.
Springdale · AR, USA
Sighting #1: I am guessing at the date,It's been almost 40 years ago! Some friends and myself were at a small little country church wh
Rensselaer · NY, USA
object appeared and hovered over a minute in broad daylight less than 100 feet off the ground of a parking lot in Rensselaer, NY
Bartlesville · OK, USA
Childhood visitation 1962, possible implant, first sighting 1977. other sightings of craft on several occasions. 500 Lights On Obj
Liberty Homes (near Charleston) · SC, USA
In 1962, a witness near Liberty Homes, close to Charleston, South Carolina, reported a spherical object with lights circling its middle, visible for 15 to 20 minutes.