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)
LaVista · NE, USA
I was in 7th or 8th grade at the time, Myself and 2 friends were walking together to school, for early morning basketball practice at a
Rockland County · NY, USA
Dream of alien attack with "stun" tripod
Edison/Asbury Park · NJ, USA
was follow by object in edison, abducted for 4 hrs. returned to asbury pk saw craft on ground and in sky changed my life.
Ringwood · NJ, USA
Triangular aircraft sighted from Virginia to NY State in '78
Mexico · PA, USA
Four silvery disk objects observed
Lake Don Pedro · CA, USA
From a sideview looked like very large dark rectangles moving above the water very quickly,,no sound.
Sisters (near) · OR, USA
neon multi-colored jellyfish type hovering object in Oregon late 70's -first report of this incident
Kaikoura (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Pulsating light in the sky
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Flat, Round, Fully Illuminated UFO over Neighbor's House - Dec 1978 - Albuquerque, NM
Huntington Park · CA, USA
My Father and I watched a silver object, shaped like a diamond on its side. It hovered overhead then slowly moved to the right, then d
Seattle · WA, USA
UFO Sighting in December 1978 in Seattle, WA.
Helmetta · NJ, USA
It hovered , sprinted across the sky. Hovered again. Disappeared.
Outside of El Paso · TX, USA
I was coming to El Paso Texas from Hobbs New Mexico, I was on Carlsbad highway entering the Guadalupe mountains when I saw a huge light
Valdosta · GA, USA
Warm December night two days before Christmas, while standing in my landlords backyard watching the goings on in the chickencoupe with
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Two disk-shaped craft hovering over city night , forms defined by red, successive lights illuminating edges, suddenly shoot skyward
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) · Mexico
I witnessed a very large glow in the sky which cannot be attributable to any known aircraft and which descended into the ocean.
Naples (Italy) · Italy
UFO Observation
Hopewell · NJ, USA
December 31, 1978 at 12:30AM - Object hoovered over my parked car for about 10 minutes and was about 100-150 ft above my car. Estimate
Culloden · WV, USA
We had been to a bonfire on a friends farm. As we were returning home, we were passing through this small town when I looked at the dr
Mooresville · IN, USA
a bright object follows 2 women home and gives a show
June Lake · CA, USA
MIGHT HAVE BEEN POWER BY ANT GRAVITY DEVICE
San Angelo · TX, USA
Wildlife photos developed with only a ufo in pic
Biloxi · MS, USA
Unidentified Sphere observed by group of teens west of Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS.
Troy · NY, USA
Purple lights on a low- and slow-flying, hissing object.
Lebanon/Enfield · NH, USA
November 1978 I saw a Triangle shaped UFO with a red light under the bottom that beamed outward, in Lebanon and Enfield, NH.