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)
March Air Force Base · CA, USA
One evening in the summer of 1978 my boyfriend's mother was giving me a ride to a store about 9:30 at night, as the store closed at ten
Jarabacoa (Dominican Republic) · Dominican Republic
UFO Sight in the Domincan Republic
Grant · CO, USA
3 green fast moving lights
Regina (Canada) · SK, Canada
Stationary Lights which then separated and disapeared
Fargo · ND, USA
Glowing triangular object, composed of smaller triangles, floated silently across sky from NE to SW.
Centereach · NY, USA
Centereach, Long Island, NY, 1977 or 1978, Red disk shaped object hovering in Northern direction
Hammond · IN, USA
I was sitting in front of the window listening to the radio one night and saw this object slowly descending, like the sun setting on th
Mojave · CA, USA
it came towards us then zig-zagged across the sky then took of in a different direction.
Tuskegee · AL, USA
In '78 Yellow Orb moved silently along with my car/50 mph, moved to the front of my car, then zoomed into the stars and became a star.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Retired Police Officer:Triangle shape, with 6 glowing red lights, seperated and shot across the sky (left to right) then came together.
Arizona (about 3 hours from · on I-15), AZ, USA
I saw 3 very bright crafts, a big one in the middle, and 2 smaller ones on either side, hovering then moving fast, back and forth
Coquitlam (Canada) · BC, Canada
Hello, I'm 60 years old now and my witness and i had seen this ufo when i was 17 or 18 years old in the Summer time. This would have be
Livonia · MI, USA
Formation of Green Lights (high up) over Livonia, MI. USA
Pine Grove · CA, USA
3 unknown objects overflew our house just after dark. They were in formation.
Campbell River (Canada) · BC, Canada
Two bright lites hovering approximately 30,000 feet,they almost collided then flew off in opposite directions.
Westport · OR, USA
Two Stars flying parallel to one another at undescribeable speed, then stopping on a dime momentarily to only part in differant directi
Little Falls · NY, USA
Three triangular craft flying silently over Mohawk Valley in Upstate NY
Ft Irin (Goldstone Tracking Station) · CA, USA
We didn't see it appear but it was like we were suspended in time
Gulfport · MS, USA
Grouped lights in sky moving fast in a configuration of a chevron or partial diamond.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 large silver craft, rotating above us. Changed shape rapidly, and disapered into the darkness in a burst of light.
Brenham · TX, USA
A 5 HR DRIVE TOOK 7 PLUS HOURS ROUTINE DRIVE. LOST 2HRS NO EXPLANATION
Kingsport · TN, USA
flashing red light turned out to be a soundless spinning disc shape
St. Robert/Fort Leonard Wood · MO, USA
Two witnesses, enlisted man and wife. Sitting on front porch of home. Noticed an unusual light/object moving across the sky. No other
St. Robert/Fort Leonard Wood · MO, USA
Two witnesses saw bright flashing red light pass over their house..
Eureka · MO, USA
In an incident similar to others around this date, a ball of light flashed down at our car then veered away.