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)
Bristol · IN, USA
Large Orange Glowing Orb Witnessed in August of 1977 or 1978.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR logged anomaly #15.
Delaware · OH, USA
Famous 'WOW' Signal picked up by the SETI antenna at Delaware, Ohio.
Interstate 65 (Alabama/Tennessee) · AL, USA
was I dreaming or what
Delaware · OH, USA
Famous "WOW" Signal picked up disturbnce.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR REPORT
Black River Falls · WI, USA
My girl friend and had been on a road trip to see my brother further up north. I turned off the interstate to take a short cut but I ma
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Incident on Pacific Coast Highway leads to time loss
Ukiah · CA, USA
Seperating points of light
Everton · MO, USA
Report of unexplained events in thearea of previous UFO sighting
Edgemoore · SC, USA
IT WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 77-WE HAD NO AIR CONDUCTION,SO WE PUT A WINDOW FAN IN.SOMETIMES DURING THE NIGHT THE FAN WOULD GET OFF BALANCE
Staten Island · NY, USA
A round object moving slowly and silently with clusters of light resembling diamonds spinning around and around .
Edgemoor · SC, USA
IT WAS IN JULY-1977 WE DID NOT HAVE AIR CONDICTION, WE USED A WINDOW FAN TO SIRCULATE AIR,IT SAT IN BED ROOM WINDOW DURING THE NIGHT IT
Kitchener (Canada) · ON, Canada
A small circular craft with rotating lights around its center
Racine · WI, USA
Craft hovering stationary over trees in residential neighborhood
Anniston (Ft. McClellan U.S. Army base) · AL, USA
Approx. six glowing silent objects flying over head at high rate of speed in broad daylight at ft. mcclellan, Alabama july 1977
Miami · FL, USA
Over downtown Miami, 1 mile triangular - no fewer than 300,000 peope saw it.
Woods Mid-NE · LA, USA
There was a electrical-like white, glowing sphere in an elliptical that would appear to be a landing pattern during the summer 1977.
Fenton · MI, USA
At dusk a large round craft with green lights appeared instantly over a hill hovered over my car and then backed up and disappeared.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
I saw what I bleave to be a UFO. up close. 30ft. Above the ground. And apparently 40-50ft. ((anonymous report))
Burnet · TX, USA
AN ABSOLUTE TRUE SIGHTING OF SOMETHING FAR SUPERIOR TO OUR PRESENT TECHNOLOGY.
Nashua · NH, USA
Saucer shaped object
Carlsbad Cavrans (near) · NM, USA
Orange/Reddish in color. Steady in brightness. Rising straight up from horizon. Slowly to about 90 degrees in the sky. Then lights out
Glen Head · NY, USA
large bright cigar shaped craft with 5 smaller black crafts
Don't remember · NH, USA
I was young at the time maybe 12ish,we always go camping every summer,I live in Rhode Island,and we were camping in New Hampshire it wa