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)
St. Louis · MO, USA
A witness in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri reported a brownish-gray cigar-shaped object that moved off toward the west in May 1969, during a two-minute sighting.
Wilshire (405 Freeway · Northbound to), CA, USA
A witness driving northbound on the 405 Freeway near Wilshire, California reported a pale orange-yellow spherical object hovering over the city in May 1969, during a one-minute sighting.
Dallas · TX, USA
A light came toward us and stopped directly overhead. It stayed there a couple seconds then shot off very fast. No noise.
Olive Branch · MS, USA
A witness in Olive Branch, Mississippi reported a large, round, silent light that moved away at tremendous speed in May 1969, during a five-minute sighting.
Loganville · GA, USA
A school bus driver and several children in Loganville, Georgia reported a silver, cigar-shaped object larger than the bus itself in April 1969, during a fifteen-second sighting.
Dillon · SC, USA
Myself and one other person saw a parked spacecraft on the ground with humanoid-type beings walking in the area and on craft decks.
City of Commerce · CA, USA
A witness in the City of Commerce, California reported a cigar-shaped object in April 1969, during a brief fifteen-second sighting; few additional details were provided in the original account.
Quang Tri (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
A witness near Quang Tri, Vietnam reported a V-shaped, triangular object that crossed from horizon to horizon in less than a second in April 1969.
At sea (Between Panama & Hawaii) · HI, USA
Aboard a ship at sea between Panama and Hawaii, personnel reported a high-speed radar track detected on gunfire-control radar in April 1969, during a five-minute observation.
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas reported a stationary, silent, three-part cylindrical object that appeared and then faded back into the sky in April 1969, during a twelve-minute sighting.
Omaha · NE, USA
Football shaped glowing orange light drifts straight across sky, west to east, to the top of a very tall TV tower and then disappears
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Two witnesses, a driving instructor and his student, reported two large disk-shaped objects in Oak Lawn, Illinois in March 1969, during a thirty-minute sighting.
Perth Amboy · NJ, USA
While observing Venus through telescopes, my friend and I saw several lights at high altitude that were able to come to complete stops,
Oroville · WA, USA
A witness in Oroville, Washington reported a three-to-four-foot, gunmetal-colored cross-shaped object that produced a loud noise and appeared to shake their home in March 1969, over two minutes.
Little Axe · OK, USA
Object, time loss, body marks,
Odessa · WA, USA
A witness in Odessa, Washington reported a brilliant metallic disk-shaped object with a ring of red and blue lights around its base in March 1969, observed for about ten minutes.
Wildflecken (Germany) · Germany
During a training excerise @ the US Army training center @ Wildflecken ,germany;at appx. 23:30 hours, at an elevation appx.8k ft. alt.
Monroe · IN, USA
A witness reported an orange, spherical object near Coppus Corners on US Route 27 in Monroe, Indiana, in February 1969, during a fifteen-to-twenty-second sighting.
Greensburg · PA, USA
Possible contact with Visitor as a child
Farmerville · LA, USA
A witness in Farmerville, Louisiana reported five small, bright white ball-shaped objects that appeared to jump from the sky and bounce across a road in January 1969, during a two-minute sighting.
Nevada test site · NV, USA
Response to: Occurred : 4/1/2001 21:00 (Entered as : 04/01/01 21:00)
Naples (just north of) · FL, USA
1 and 2 and 3 cloud type objects immediately appear off to the left of the highway right ahead of us (about 3 telephone poles away )a
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
A witness in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reported a flat black, six-legged, basketball-sized object resembling a toy jack on the ground, apparently melting nearby snow in a squall, over five minutes.
Pleiku (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
ihave at my disposal an authenticated story about my unit observing ufos in the central highlands. although a long time ago, journals a
Miami · FL, USA
A witness in Miami, Florida reported spherical objects appearing at close range inside a room, remaining visible for an extended period, during a sighting of fifteen minutes or more in January 1969.