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)
Victoria · Mahe (Seychelles), Seychelles
The UFO flew down the valley below the block of flats from which I and my friends witnessed it. At first it appeared as a triangular fo
Warwick · RI, USA
Warwick, Rhode Island Jan/Feb 1978 Red Orb
Westport (about 10 miles North of · US Hwy.1), CA, USA
Three humongus craft with about 30 saucers about them loading and unloading something.
Gloucester (Canada) · ON, Canada
Large football shaped object with no wings, no windows and lights were the wings should be, very close I could clearly see it.
Shantineketan · (West Bengal) (India), India
A brilliant light moved super fast in the sky and zig zagged away at unearthly speed.
Bristol · TN, USA
Bright White Light
Cardiff (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
light in the sky splits into 3, one of which is observed to be a huge triangle
Chatsworth · CA, USA
One night I looked up and saw one "star" slowly move into another. 3 days later I saw a 15 foot wide orange circle.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
I awoke at 4:30 a.m. and was lying awake in bed looking out the window. I saw a large round yellow glowing object close to the ground
Gateshead,Tyne & Wear (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Huge aeroplane/no sound travelling overhead
Walberswick Suffolk (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Saw flying saucer with coloured lights in 1978 and then a different craft in 1979.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
I submitted this report back in 2005. I have been reviewing my report from that time. There are a couple of things that are incorrect.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Saw a craft decend over some power lines and hover. Saucer shaped with bright lights around the middle
Midland · TX, USA
Large cigar shaped hovering craft with flashing lights.
Meriden · CT, USA
amazing diamond shape craft at low altitude seeminly moving too slow to stay aloft
Massachusetts/New Hampshire · NH, USA
Huge fireball tracking beside car on passenger side and no other clear memories with trip t aking too long - extreme fear. 500 Ligh
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I had a close encounter with an unidentified craft over downtown Los Angeles around 1978 or 1979. I saw 4 human in appearance beings .
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Chevron Wedge of approx. 20 small luminescent disks; in actuality one large individual UFO with round "running lights" below.
Lake Charles · LA, USA
Visited by UFO
New Albany · IN, USA
Flat black disc, no lights, spinning with a slight wobble, no sound
Milpitas (Morgan Hill?) · CA, USA
We were all in a large group at the farm in milpitas ca. the 3 very close very bright lights stunned us all , we were all--- i don;t kn
Malvern · AR, USA
I saw a red dot dancing radically in the night sky.It was to the north of me and I watched it untill it shot,like a red streak of light
Muscoda · WI, USA
I saw lights in a triangle shape decending straight down and a red light came on as it went behind the hills.
Minsk (Belarus) · Belarus
the silver object looked like as a plate that flew with amazing speed, hanged in the sky for a few minutes
Uxmal (Mexico) · Mexico
Two saucers seen at Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico.