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)
San Francisco · CA, USA
RED OBJECT IN THE SKY!
Sioux City (IA)/Sioux Falls (SD) (between; on I 29) · IA, USA
Landed UFO off I29 between Sioux Falls, SD & Sioux City, IA in late summertime 1978
Memphis · TN, USA
ufo sighting over my car Memphis
Sunnyside · WA, USA
Bright light over Yakima Valley in about 1978
Greenfield · IN, USA
Three lights in the shape of a triangle.
Bartlett · IL, USA
UFO Followes us to Police Dept then disappeared then reappeared as we headed home. I stood under it for about 30 to 40 minutes. 500
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Bright orange light shines spotlight on lake,makes no sound.
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
Man is mysteriously moved several blocks and sees a silent balck helicopter with yellow lit cockpit
Reading (UK/England) · United Kingdom
UK is Reading in to it??
Kansas City · MO, USA
I was sleep in my bed with my dog barking which woke me up. I realized that there was a bluish whitish rising from my floor through my
Wells · ME, USA
huge, diamond shape object flying low in southern Maine
Flemington · FL, USA
This incident is my very first of two in my lifetime I have witnessed and happened when I was 18 which was a little more than 30 years
Covington · WA, USA
1978 Covington, WA Disc-shaped Object
Pampa · TX, USA
Had UFO come within 30 to 40 feet from us. Then took off very very fast into space. No doubt there is other life out there, none at all
Hayward · WI, USA
Unexpained laser like beams over the lake.
Wootton Bridge · Isle of Wight (UK/England), United Kingdom
Squat 'arrow' shaped craft seen over Wootton on the Isle of Wight
Braceville · OH, USA
It was over 28yrs. ago now, and I can remember it like yesterday.
Edmundston (Canada) · NB, Canada
After witnessing a ufo, with my family, I beleive that my mother and myself were abducted the next night.
Shelby · OH, USA
Triangular, slow moving object with no lights and very low altitude outside of Shelby
New Castle · PA, USA
Bright lights were blinding us and we heard a soft hum.
Edinburgh (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
object speeds off turning at right angles as it goes
Tampa (outskirts of) · FL, USA
round object-big as about 5 hot air-realy big-- ballons-lights-windows-saw people aboard-spectators
Park Ridge · IL, USA
We dont talk any more but you can find Ed Wells &I David Block
Sung Nam Shi (Seoul) (Korea) · Korea
it started to move in zigzag fashion. Hopping between clouds, as it moved in to the cloud, cloud was glowing
Chelmsford · MA, USA
1 mother ship with her smaller ones