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)
Salt Lake · UT, USA
a real event
Bedford Park · IL, USA
This was a sighting of a glowing being. The date is approximate. I think I was about 8 years old and it was summer. A friend and I were
Les Escoumins (Canada) · QC, Canada
huge orange circular fireball in Quebec
Provo (south of) · UT, USA
1972,Utah-small bright cloud,I'm driving south realize cloud is moving,suddenly cloud turnsinto silver saucer and shoots across desert.
Campbell · CA, USA
In the summer of 1972 or 1973, a friend and I were sitting on the front steps of our house in Campbell, CA. We were facing towards Sara
Rehobeth Beach (near) · DE, USA
Hovering 25' up, middle section rotating clockwise and containing red, yellow and (green?) lighted sections, shot away fast, no sound.
Powell · WY, USA
My 2 young sons ages 7 and 9 were sleeping outside in the front yard. We lived in the country in Powell, Wyoming, Park County. We had
Park City · KS, USA
A witness in Park City, Kansas reported a saucer-shaped object hovering overhead while standing in the middle of the street, during a brief five-to-ten-second sighting in July 1972.
Bryan · TX, USA
Me and a friend had a teloscope out and were using my binos to spot a star to view.Somthing blocked out the star i was looking at,i low
North Miami · FL, USA
The four of us were have a meditation and spiritual group exchange and as we were each taking turns talking about spiritual matters a c
Southington · CT, USA
Witnesses in Southington, Connecticut reported two silver-and-black, saucer-shaped objects flying separately but appearing to move as one, during a fifteen-minute daylight sighting in July 1972.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
A witness in Sioux Falls, South Dakota reported a cylindrical object during a roughly one-minute sighting in July 1972, an encounter kept secret for many years since childhood.
East Brunswick/South River · NJ, USA
A witness reported a saucer-shaped object landing in sand pits between East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey, during a sighting in July 1972.
Kekaha Highway · HI, USA
A witness along Kekaha Highway, Hawaii reported a discus-shaped, circular object that appeared to descend between two islands without resistance, during a one-hour sighting in July 1972.
Brea (So.57 Freeway) · CA, USA
going so. on the 57-fwy appox at brea cyn. rd. in the city of brea. I was in the back of my family station wagon. I looked up and saw a
Morton (9 miles north of) · MN, USA
A witness near Morton, Minnesota reported a triangular craft with three large orange lights flying silently overhead from west to east before speeding away, during a five-minute sighting in July 1972.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
I was 6 years old. Was playing outside. saw a round object colored red and moon yellow to the north. I was frightened ran inside scream
Chesterfield · NH, USA
Witnesses in Chesterfield, New Hampshire reported a large cigar-shaped object that was reportedly pursued by Air Force aircraft, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.
Houston · TX, USA
I have seen three things in my lifetime that I am sure were not from this planet. The three things I saw were things in the sky that
Cincinnati (driving; from NY) · PA, USA
Pennsylvania, July, 1972
Medford · OR, USA
A witness in Medford, Oregon reported a light beam that extended and retracted with no visible source, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.
El Paso · TX, USA
A witness in El Paso, Texas reported a large object described as a mothership releasing a smaller craft before disappearing, during a twelve-minute sighting in July 1972.
Brunswick · GA, USA
A witness in Brunswick, Georgia recalled, as a young boy in July 1972, seeing an unfamiliar face looking at him from a hallway in his family's home, during a brief encounter.
Mariemont · OH, USA
UFO and elecrical power grid.
El Paso · TX, USA
Saucer 50 ft. above hovering over us.