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)
Strasbourg (France) · France
Jumping Light-Point in the Sky
Tomohon (Indonesia) · Indonesia
Great post ((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no detailed information. PD))
Carlyss · LA, USA
okay, im am sending this regarding the sighting in Carlyss, La. appr. 1978. the report said they were 16 years old and scared and you w
St. Albert (Canada) · AB, Canada
In response to sighting of 08/15/78 in St. Albert
Buccaneer Archipelago. W. Australia (Australia) · Australia
Encounter with a unexplainable submerged object
Las Vegas (??) · NV, USA
not been noted on any sighting that i have heard of.
West Tibury · MA, USA
circular light pattern at about 30,000 ft.
Tonga (unspecified location) · Tonga
We saw a red light moving horizontally from left to right across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Interstate 80/25 · WY, USA
I saw "heavenly apparitions" (for lack of a better expression) that lasted for approximately 10 hrs.
San Diego · CA, USA
On the fantail on a uss warship while import in. I looked up and seen three Green objects just hovering. ((anonymous report))
North Branch (south of) · MN, USA
That thing was not built around here
OH · USA
Craft lit up the night sky and made it look like daylight.
Fredericksburg (northwest Hill Country)) · TX, USA
Blue lights fill room of house in rural Texas before abruptly vanishing
Ukiah · CA, USA
1978 sphere inside cloud over Ukiah Valley, Ca beams of light radiated out from it after a few minutes
Baileyville · ME, USA
My ex and I was coming home from his parents house and I was about ready to give birth to my first son. We stopped at a pull off a mil
Ukiah · CA, USA
UFO over Ukiah, sphere with beams coming out from it...then I forgot the entire sighting until I saw a report in the paper
Arvana/Lamesa · TX, USA
UFO over cotton gin in a town called Arvana, Texas just NE of Lamesa, Texas.
Arvana-Lamesa · TX, USA
UFO over Lamesa, Texas cotton gin
Mt. Rainier National Park · WA, USA
FIRST TIME REPORTED Late November, 1978 Mt Rainier National Park & Ashford. Double Sighting, 6 Hours
Deer Park · WA, USA
My mother and father in-law, My wife,our two boys,(4th & 5th grade) and myself observed a very bright green light through the kitchen w
Lecompte · LA, USA
I believe this object was either a test vehicle of some sort or it was not of this world.
Francesville · IN, USA
Object hovered for apprx. 5 min. then proceeded west - it was apprx. 300' long 50-75' wide 50-75' high w/lights.
Windsor · NC, USA
saw while parking with girl friend. rising full moonin back ground. 25 ft up. f 50 yrs away over field. hovering. completly silent. one
Burt · MI, USA
A silent circular craft with lights on the side and three on the bottom as in a triangle.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
eight foot flurescant globe puts out lights then floats through antenna farm missing a dozen towers and a hundred cables