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)
Otis (Reservoir) · MA, USA
60-80 ft in diameter, disc shaped, flat on top, red and green lights underneath.
Topeka · KS, USA
it was changing colors, like most of the rainbow colors, not flashing just changing but the intensity ... same.
Ridgefield · WA, USA
when i was 8 or 9 i saw lights in the sky above my head like tiny christmass lights
London ((UK/England) · United Kingdom
please understand that what i saw was many years ago. i was about 17 years of age at the time when i looked out of the kitchen window a
Barstow · CA, USA
Man and son are approached on the highway by a cigar-shaped craft with windows along its side.
Rockville · MD, USA
I saw a flying saucer.
Interstate 65 (between AL and TN) · AL, USA
Bright Light hovered and followed me.
Columbia · NC, USA
As I stood in my yard the object came toward me. Hovered above my yard at 100ft for ten mins. Rotated west and moved on.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Ball of "Fire " turns to Cigar - shaped craft
Arvada · CO, USA
Two stars in the sky, moving and then dissappearing
Accord · NY, USA
The object was triangular, totally silent and observed for 20 min and moved slowly with red & green lights and 1 white light.
El Yunque (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
ufo 29 years ago
Chopin · LA, USA
Fireball light show in the Western Louisiana sky.
Boston · MA, USA
Boston Harbor light show
Scott County · KY, USA
I WAS DRIVING ALONE ON US 25 WHEN I NOTICED A RING OF LIGHT HOVERING ABOVE AN EMPTY FIELD (NO CROPS CURRENTLY BEING CULTIVATED). THE BE
Waitesfield · VT, USA
Viewed from a large open field. Two fuzzy glowing orange lights, aligned horizontally, about 45 degrees from the horizon, grew graduall
Lawrenceville · GA, USA
Silent saucer seen hovering over pine trees then zoomed away.
Russellville · AR, USA
Hovering over the Nuclear Plant
Newmarket (Canada) · ON, Canada
5 min. close stationary UFO sighting by my mother, sister and myself . Several same day News worthy sightings w/ several witnesses
Whittier · CA, USA
Huge Triangle over Whittier in 1977.
Tuunajarvi (Finlnd) · Finland
Light ball flew slowly over forest, stopped and landed there
San Jose · CA, USA
Between 1973 and 1977 retuning home from dinner with my parents between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. I was lying down in the back seat passenger
Cambridge · MA, USA
What is described as the Dover Demon I 100 percent saw no question with 4 other people
Clarion · PA, USA
Lights and Craft in Clarion, PA
St. Joseph · MI, USA
Detailed Observation of Hovering UFO in St. Joseph, Michigan on July 30, 1977