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)
Altoona · PA, USA
A witness in Altoona, Pennsylvania reported an object hovering with colored lights circling steadily around it, not flashing, in June 1969, during a ten-minute sighting.
Alajuelita (San José) (Costa Rica) · Costa Rica
June 69: I was student of secondary. Past the 7:00 PM with my family saw a triangular formation of some 6-8 objects that emitted light
Thomasville · GA, USA
A witness in Thomasville, Georgia reported a saucer-shaped object with flashing red, green, and white lights over a horse pasture in June 1969, during a ten-minute sighting.
Bryan · TX, USA
the lights of the first craft turned back on and 2 more identically lighted aircraft zipped in on both sides of the lead aircraft ...,
USA
Hi, I don't know a lot of the information on where or when this happened cause I wasn't the one that saw it.My mom did when she was
Fairfax · VA, USA
A witness in Fairfax, Virginia reported a huge, blimp-like oval object with lights around its middle, hovering silently above a highway in June 1969, during a one-minute sighting.
Ronkonkoma · NY, USA
A witness in Ronkonkoma, New York reported an unidentified object with multicolored lights that hovered silently and appeared capable of extremely high speeds, during a one-hour sighting in June 1969.
Moline · IL, USA
A witness in Moline, Illinois described a series of sightings, including a dull silver object, spanning the late 1960s to late 1970s; this report is dated June 1969, lasting fifteen minutes.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
A witness in Fort Lauderdale, Florida reported two star-like lights moving upward and appearing to merge into one in June 1969, during a two-to-three-minute sighting.
Kyle · TX, USA
A witness near Kyle and San Marcos, Texas reported an oval-shaped object that appeared to explode before reaching the ground in June 1969, during a three-minute sighting.
Dorood (Iran) · Iran
A family in Dorood, Iran reported seeing a spherical object resembling the moon in the night sky while riding home in June 1969, during a fifteen-minute sighting.
Westphalia · IN, USA
ret. mst. u.s.a.f
Holliston · MA, USA
1960's / Holliston, MA / Oblong-Shape / 5 minutes? / Large Oblong shape emits smaller bright lights that emerge then return to craft
Christmas Valley · OR, USA
Witnesses in Christmas Valley, Oregon reported three silent, silver disks approaching from different directions, stopping, hovering, then departing abruptly, over five minutes in June 1969.
Detroit · MI, USA
A witness in Detroit, Michigan reported being under brilliant illumination far brighter than the early afternoon sunlight in June 1969, during a thirty-second event.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Large silver sphere/saucer-shaped object that hovered for several minutes. Emitted dots (in data-style format) from side.
Summerville · SC, USA
On the evening these events took place, I had just arrived at my mother's house off Hwy. 78 in a little subdivision close to and across
Durban (South Africa) · South Africa
1969 Durban sighting
Somerset (UK/England) · United Kingdom
First time it was a bright light and missing time frome 10.45 untill 4 in morning with no real idea why. Second time parked up in same
Youngstown · OH, USA
woke one morning and for no good reason went to back door and witness a saucer above trees and below on ground a small saucer a unknow
Ridgefield · CT, USA
Translocation and "knowing" I could fly onto elevated deck.
San Diego (U. S. Naval Base) · CA, USA
were on lunch break from navy school. saw a small white cloud and then a object caom out of it. then another came out. then flew straig
Wheaton · MD, USA
A witness in Wheaton, Maryland reported a large saucer-shaped object during the late 1960s, with this sighting logged for May 1969 and lasting about thirty seconds.
Estill · SC, USA
shining object frightens SC family
Arica (Chile) · Chile
A witness in the northern Chilean desert near Arica reported an intense encounter with a spherical object in May 1969, described as shocking, during a fifteen-minute sighting.