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)
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
To whom it may concern,
Harvey (Marquette) · MI, USA
We could see human forms in a window like windshield on this air craft that silently hovered!
New Britain · CT, USA
Two Fireballs.
La Mesa · CA, USA
I saw a Yellow light in my room I thought it was Traffic light blinking Then I jump up and looked straight at it I remember everything
Alligator Alley · FL, USA
Late summer night drive in August 1978 heading east across Alligator Alley sometime after midnight I experienced several unusual telepa
Lake Geneva · WI, USA
Close up of saucer over Lake Geneva, Wi. in 1978
Monroe-Bastrop · LA, USA
Rectangular bright craft on Hwy 139 From Monroe to Bastrop,LA.
Bastrop · LA, USA
Large rectangular object, about 100 yards over the power lines.
Langhorne (Bermuda) · PA, Bermuda
Close Encounters of the Bermudian Kind 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Dunsmir · CA, USA
Black object moving over railroad tracks
Bermuda · Bermuda
Incident was also documented in the Bermuda Royle Gazette newspaper 8-21-78 and 8-22-78.Me and my bride were on our Incident was docume
Bluepoint · NY, USA
I was in my Chevolet van driving east on Montauk Hwy, it was a humid night and the light was almost all gone, just about the time you w
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Grayish metallic triangle shaped craft emits green aura over Texas.
Arches National Park · UT, USA
Four continuous distinct rectangular colors of light (red, blue, white, yellow) moving across the craft left to right.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Large glowing orange oval observed while driving south from Windsor, Ca. towards Santa Rosa on hwy 1. The object was moving slowly acro
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Nightmare of UFO attack preceds actual UFO sightings by 24 hours, coincidence?
Avon · CT, USA
Driving early AM in Avon Ct. I spotted an object fifty feet in the air as large as a house.
Bristol (UK/England) · United Kingdom
"like someone had hung christmas deccy's in the sky"
Bayamon (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
We were driving home late on night in Bayamon Puerto Rico. We(My Dad,step mom,sister,cousin)were going home after visiting one of dads
Oreland · PA, USA
Electric Blue Half dome with possible alient encounter.
Edina · MN, USA
7/1/78 01:00hours Edina/Minneapolis. MN. single very slow moving black triagle, 2 min visible
Lakes Region area of Central New Hampshire · NH, USA
On the approximate date, I was a Police Officer on-duty in the Town of Gilford, New Hampshire. I was working the 4 to 12 pm shift and
Memphis · TN, USA
2 huge triangle shaped objects, low to the ground moving very slow. we follow them for several miles before they vanish.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
bright multi-colored lights emanate from disc flying/hovering silently approx 500 ft in the air
Fort Drum · NY, USA
Large red light seen crossing the moon in a few seconds.