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)
Tucson · AZ, USA
A bright steadily flashing light traveled across the dark sky then turned its direction toward me and hovered about 25' in front of me
High Island · TX, USA
Multiple witnesses near High Island, Texas reported lights landing and beaming down, in formation and individually over several nights, reportedly affecting phones and cars, around August 1972.
none (in countryside) (Canada) · SA, Canada
Metallic "squished-football"-shaped UFO displayed extraordinary maneuverability and speed; later green light cloud followed car.
Bloomington · IL, USA
I I WAS WATCHING FOR METEORITES FROM MY FRONT PORCH, LIKE I DO EVERY YEAR ON AUG.10AND11. I HEARD A LOUD CRASH LIKE FARM MACHINARY SHU
Nanton (Canada) · AB, Canada
A witness near Nanton, Alberta, Canada reported a flaming object traveling slowly at low altitude on a horizontal path from north to south, during a one-to-two-minute sighting in August 1972.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
A witness in Cincinnati, Ohio reported a diamond-shaped object that appeared stationary, aside from apparent movement caused by Earth's rotation, over about one hour in August 1972.
Auburn · AL, USA
A witness in Auburn, Alabama reported a bright, circular globe that appeared suddenly and frightened nearby animals before vanishing, during a five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Milford · CT, USA
Childhood experience in Milford, CT
Mt. Sterling · OH, USA
close sighting Mt. Sterling Ohio
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
A witness in Toronto, Ontario, Canada reported a glowing spherical object landing in an urban area, describing confirmation from local authorities, during a four-hour sighting in August 1972.
Ellensburg (south of)) · WA, USA
Witnesses south of Ellensburg, Washington reported a very large circular object during a two-hour sighting in August 1972, with several follow-up sightings noted afterward.
Roanoke · VA, USA
Children see hovering craft above house
Houston · TX, USA
I was about 7 years old and my brother was 8 years old.my uncle and I were sitting on the front porch eating popsicles and my brother s
Evanston · IL, USA
A witness in Evanston, Illinois reported a roughly 90-foot, gray, saucer-shaped object with white spinning lights on its underside, during a five-to-six-minute sighting in August 1972.
Aberdeen · MD, USA
Witnesses in Aberdeen, Maryland reported a triangular object with three lights flying silently at treetop height, during a three-minute sighting in August 1972.
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Witnesses in Milwaukie, Oregon reported an unseen, low-flying object emitting a beam of light on the ground that moved toward them, during a five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Clark A.F.B (Philippines) · Philippines
A witness at Clark Air Base, Philippines reported a bright spherical object at very high speed that came to a complete stop, then moved off silently in another direction, in August 1972.
Sayreville · NJ, USA
A witness in Sayreville, New Jersey reported three luminescent green lights dancing in the sky with no definite shape and too high to make out any craft, in August 1972.
Coldwater · AL, USA
seen in 1972 and seen later too
Cincinnati · OH, USA
A witness in Cincinnati, Ohio reported a stationary, diamond-shaped object as the only thing visible in the sky between 4 and 5 p.m., during a forty-five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Waukesha · WI, USA
A witness in Waukesha, Wisconsin reported a sun-like, oval-shaped object during a sighting lasting about fifteen to twenty minutes, dated to around August 1972.
Bixby South · OK, USA
This is my U.F.O. Story This happen to me when I was sixteen years old. I’m now 44. That was 28 years ago, In the Summer of 1972,
Anchorage · AK, USA
A witness in Anchorage, Alaska reported a large, bright, blue-white circular object performing what appeared to be an extremely high-speed flyby, during a two-to-four-second sighting in August 1972.
Goshen · WI, USA
A witness in Goshen, Wisconsin reported a blue, oval-shaped object along with a possible Bigfoot-like or humanoid figure nearby, during a fifteen-minute sighting in July 1972.
Stone Mountain · GA, USA
A witness in Stone Mountain, Georgia reported a circular object they speculated might be a drone or survey craft, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.