UFO Sightings in the 1970s
3,165 UFO sightings reported during the 1970s, peaking in 1978 (441 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 3,165
- Span
- 1970–1979
- Peak year
- 1978 (441 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1970–1979 · peak 1978 (441 reports)
Napa · CA, USA
Triangular UFO SIghting Napa County Summer 1979 (on the way to Lake Berryessa)
Terre Haute (near) · IN, USA
It changed shape from a cigar shape to a circle and back again.
Orlando · FL, USA
Several of my friends and I where in a school playground and a saucer with lights on bottom (colors) was about 200 feet above us and ma
Valley Cottage · NY, USA
it was big enough to swollow it keep in mind this was a 4 or 5 bedroom home It was round or disk
Bohemia · NY, USA
Driving on Pond Rd.Returning from my sister's house I saw a light that appeared to be to the street (I actually thought it was part of
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Loss of time, and white to blue cloud.
Two Rivers · WI, USA
It was in the local paper that the Us Coast Guard had take serveral pictures of the craft. The Article was in the hearld times.
St. Paul · MN, USA
watched a yellow pt of light drop strt down, it stopped at roughly 45 deg l.o.s. to hor. it stopped, hovered a sec or two, then apparen
Renton · WA, USA
Watched stat. obj. from basement for 10 min. Obj. looked like white grain of rice. Went up stairs and got my binoculars.
Leola · PA, USA
1 bright light in a dark night sky.
Palmdale · CA, USA
It was a round white craft with a disk around it. It moved up the street and hovered above the school for about 5min. Then went over th
Medina · NY, USA
Crop circle seen in upstate Medina, NY at side of road near Iroquois Job Corps Center.
Cherokee · NC, USA
This silver disc shaped object was spotted hovering back and forth in and above the tree line above the creek everyone tubed on.
Dipolog (Philippines) · Philippines
When I and my friends playing on the ground. I'm 10 years old. I saw the giant alien spaceships.
Nile River (Egypt) · Egypt
I was on a boat on the river nile sailling to the Sudan it was a clear night and the stars were very clear to see I saw a star which l
Missouri City · MO, USA
It was either late 70's or early 80's we were driving to Kansas City, Mo on 210 highway headed west from Orrick, MO. We were right at a
Richmond · ME, USA
Triangle formation over Richmond Maine in the late 1970's or early 1980's
Columbia City · IN, USA
That night east of C. City on US 30 in the 70's
Wilsonville · IL, USA
Wilsonville,IL 1979 also known at time for its radioactive waste dump in seventies
Ramona · CA, USA
It was a greenish glowing object which moved at unimaginable great speed.
Franklin Park area · IL, USA
Aurora Borealis-like lights near Franklin Park in late 1970's.
Janesville · IL, USA
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Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Huge green glowing cigar shaped craft observed flying at treetop level over Sunnyvale.
Gainesville · FL, USA
Glowing light moves slowly, hovers then shoots straight up into the sky and vanishes
Marlboro · NJ, USA
Over 20 years ago I saw a bight yellow ball flash in Marlboro, NJ and then disappear.