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)
Orchard Lake · MI, USA
rectangular light dull white
Auckland (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Large flying circular craft over Auckland
Tangier (Morocco) · Morocco
I was berated by your answering service for waiting over a quarter of a century to file a report, but who in the hell do you contact in
Hartsville · SC, USA
A bright light object appearing to be the size of a house moving across the sky, making an abrupt triangle shape in the sky and leaving
Tarboro · NC, USA
We saw a disc with lights, it appeared to land in nearby woods, observed strange person.
Cambridge (Galt) (Canada) · ON, Canada
Nov. 1976, straight line of 7 or 8 red balls travelling northward, absolutely silent, moving up and down, changing positions
Oscoda · MI, USA
No sound, Two search lights spotting the ground, moved slowly 10 ft. above the ground.
Taunton · MA, USA
Large orange/yellow sphere w/pulsating energy imploded , disappeared then seemed to exploded returning to preious shape but larger.
Bedford Heights · OH, USA
LIGHT BLUE OBJECT LITE UP WAS SEEN DOING SUDDEN STARTS AND STOPS FREQUENT DIRCTION CHANGES FOR 10-15 MIN
Pennsylvania (30,000 ft. above on coast) · PA, USA
i was in a jet at 30,000 ft over penn on a clear sunny day looking out the window i saw a adamski style craft all silver 40 ft in diami
Long Beach · CA, USA
7 "PEARLESCENT" HIGH ALTITUDE CRAFT IN V FORMATION MOVE HORIZON-TO-HORIZON IN TEN SECONDS.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
very close encounter in 1976, in arizona, with extremely large craft,seen clearly
Virginia (western part; rural?) · VA, USA
White light above cloud cover speed about 3000 mph;the fiery ball desending at a rate of 50 mph.
Omaha · NE, USA
White rectangular "door" opens in night sky, emiting orange beam of light
Houston · TX, USA
Night patrolman rendered defenseless by ALIENS and ARMORED aliens. Interlect exam took place on roof top of building.
Stead Nevada (outside of Reno) · NV, USA
It was Thanksgiving 1975 or 76. When I came out of our house it was hovering over our neighbors one story house. It was daylight and I
Hartville · OH, USA
A disk shaped flying object followed the path of our car just above the telephone lines.
Fairport · NY, USA
Disk shaped UFO with continous changing color band in the middle. Hoovered for a few minutes about 3 stories off the ground above a cr
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Mid-1970's Thonotosassa, Florida sighting at Stacey and Knights Griffin
Charleston AFS · ME, USA
On this date I was stationed at Charleston AFS, ME and worked in the reciever section of the AN/FPS-27A Search radar located at the sit
Limestone · ME, USA
Craft was seen over the nuclear storage area of Loring A.F.B.
Smith Mountain Lake (near Gretna and Penhook) · VA, USA
THE COMPLETE SAUCER STORY: WHAT WE SAW AND HOW WE SAW IT TWICE! It was the middle of the week. Andy knew what he was
Washougal · WA, USA
Three extremely large lights hanging above nearby trees.
Stoke Mandeville (UK/England) · United Kingdom
White object over Buckinghamshire UK.
Emporia · KS, USA
Disc hoovers over train and seems to x-ray it.