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)
Acoma · NM, USA
On this date my Mother and cousin and I were traveling west on the interstate40 ,between albuquerque and the lava fields outside acoma.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Round, dark disk shaped object with lights all around it softly whirred by, hovering overhead for a few moments and then moved on.
Pittsburg · OK, USA
In 1962, a witness in Pittsburg, Oklahoma, reported a large red light flanked by smaller red lights that appeared to change shape, visible for about 20 to 30 seconds.
Whitehouse (near) · NJ, USA
In 1962, a witness near Whitehouse, New Jersey, reported a bright light accompanied by what they described as an electrical sensation and a period of missing time.
Garland · TX, USA
In 1962, a witness in Garland, Texas, reported a disk-shaped object approaching directly toward their house before departing rapidly in a zigzag pattern, over about ten minutes.
Washington · D.C. (area), DC, USA
My brother.At a family gathering in the early 1960s when my brother, who served in a special part of the armed forces, revealed tha
Huntingdon · GA, USA
A glowing green object the size of a peanut watched and followed me back and forth on the outside of a window and it left without makin
Snohomish · WA, USA
In 1962, a witness in Snohomish, Washington, reported a diamond-shaped object shooting rapidly across large areas of the sky before stopping instantly at a new location, over 25 minutes.
Wendover · UT, USA
MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO IS FROM VANCOUVER BC. AND HAS DUAL PASSPORT WAS IN WEST WENDOVER FOR GAMBLING PURPOSES.HAVING BEEN IN THE US.NAVY
Clayton · NC, USA
Oh My God!!! I thought that it was just me, I was afraid to ask my neighbors if they had heard what I had heard on the evening of 2/27/
La Habra · CA, USA
In 1962, a witness in La Habra, California, reported a series of small lights moving one after another from the west toward the southeast, over about 20 minutes.
Camden · OH, USA
In 1962, a witness in Camden, Ohio, reported a large spherical object hovering in the sky with a repeated up-and-down motion, for about ten minutes.
Baumholder (Germany) · Germany
In 1962, a witness near Baumholder, Germany, reported a glowing rectangular, possibly cylindrical, object that did not resemble a conventional aircraft, seen in daylight for about three minutes.
Shenandoah · PA, USA
3 lights in formation from the moon
Fayetteville · NC, USA
it was a silver color, i just went to bed, and i seen colored lights coming through my window. i looked out my window, and seen the rou
Crowheart · WY, USA
In 1962, a witness on rural property near Crowheart, Wyoming, on the Wind River Reservation, reported an egg-shaped object that hovered before departing quickly, within two minutes.
Key West · FL, USA
in the very early morning hours of 1962, I don't recall the date or month, at the time I was only 10 years of age, a very loud whistlei
Lulworth · Dorsetshire (near) (UK/England), United Kingdom
Reported in a London paper in 1762: a bright light in the form of a straight line eight moon diameters long, one diameter wide.
Roseville · MI, USA
This is the first time I ever reported this and curious if anything like it has been reported. Some years ago, standing in my backyard
Lewiston · ID, USA
In 1961, a witness in Lewiston, Idaho, reported a round light hovering low in the sky before speeding away to the northwest and disappearing, lasting about five seconds.
Bartow/Mulberry · FL, USA
after getting our attention the object approached us, we followed this object while it stopped and waited on us three times
Forestburg · TX, USA
In 1961, a witness in Forestburg, Texas, reported a round, brilliant white spherical object that hovered and then silently descended behind a hill in a remote area.
Williston · ND, USA
In the winter of 1961, a witness in Williston, North Dakota, reported a large illuminated white light with several smaller blue lights converging and then dimming, over 30 minutes.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Bakersfield, California, reported a round, red glowing object in the night sky that changed colors and appeared to be at low altitude, for about ten minutes.
Leesville · SC, USA
It was an overcast day. It was around 10am. My passenger and I left Summit, SC heading toward Leesville, SC. We saw an incredibly br