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)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
In Aug. 1978 I awoke around midnight standing in front of my open window in by bedroom. There was a bright flash and I saw a creature.
Harrison Lake (Canada) · BC, Canada
Light sped across the night sky, slowing to apparently "check out" a satellite, the zig zaged and sped off at a high rate of speed.
Phelan · CA, USA
3 bright ovals rise up slowly, stop, move one at a time at incredible speed across horizon, then stop again
Van Nuys · CA, USA
TWO METALLIC SPHERES, MOVING SOUTHEAST, APPROX 10-15 THOU FEET.
Clifton Park · NY, USA
Oval shaped object hovered in sky and then flew off in a diagonal direction EXTREMLY fast and disappeared
Garland · TX, USA
1978 Red Saucer Garland texas
Dundee (5 miles east of) · FL, USA
My sister and I were takeing the garbage cansup the driveway one summer night. Three whiteglowing ojects in triangular formation flew
Yakima · WA, USA
Hovering, Darting Lights Over Tampico, Washington State
Reading · PA, USA
I was 16 and standing outside looking to mountain with road on top called Skyline Drive. It was night and my boyfriend and I were look
Clarksville (rural area) · TN, USA
A sighting of a craft and alien abduction experience
Shelley · ID, USA
Stationary bright light over foothills stays still for 10 seconds and then flies out of sight in less than a second.
Coldwater · MI, USA
Observers a Cylinder shaft cross the road above us and in front of us and then depart the scene quickly after pacing the car we were in
Ketchikan · AK, USA
Aircraft carrier shaped UFO
Lethbridge Park (Australia) · Australia
large circle with two smaller circles
Black Hills · AZ, USA
HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Three blue lights come together and shoot up.
Pecos · NM, USA
Carrier craft picks up scout ship
Aokville (Canada) · ON, Canada
red hypnotic light in the sky at night.
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw an huge glowing UFO with my mother and neighbors hovering over our backyard; when I was about 20, which moved at light speed.
Spokane · WA, USA
While I cannot remember the exact date I remember the event very clearly considering it was over 25 years ago and I was only 9-years-ol
Auburn · CA, USA
The object hovered and dissapeared then came back several times.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Boomerang shape many light made no sound.
Arizona (NE part)/New Mexico?? · AZ, USA
Flying @ 30,000 onboard comm. jet from LAX to San Antonio, TX. 1 or several craft were maneuvering above an electrical storm.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Close up encounter.
Bracebridge (14 miles north of) (Canada) · ON, Canada
Large silver ball observes Muskoka cottagers, then retreats much faster than anything of this world possibly could