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)
Portales · NM, USA
Close encounter with non-human/meta human.
Mineral King · CA, USA
Two people view UFO in Mineral King National Park , California . Investigation by air traffic controller .
Rochester · NY, USA
Flashing red light appeared a foot above my car then sped away at incredible speed.
Eveleth · MN, USA
Lights above Eveleth Mn in mid 70's
Almena · WI, USA
Electrical failure of my reliable vehicle and some missing time.
New Gretna · NJ, USA
the object was standing still in the sky , no noise,as close as tall skyscraper, triangle shaped, whites lights around the edges
Avon Lake · OH, USA
The object emitted a brilliant white light, two smaller objects separated from the main object, we ran into the house, the object must
Davidsonville · MD, USA
Saucer shaped disc hovering silently over the treetops, rural Anne Arundel County, MD. October 1976
Soldotna · AK, USA
Strange Site and Time Red Orb Encounter
St. George (UT) to Las Vegas (NV) · UT, USA
A Bright red light in the southwestern sky approx. 45 degrees above the horizon.
Dallas · TX, USA
Somethings out there
Louisville · KY, USA
Sighted at the intersection of Preston Hwy. and Gilmore Lane on the saturday before Halloween around 10:30 to 11:00pm. Large dome-shape
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Ufo over downtown Los Angeles witnessed by a husband and wife
Garland · TX, USA
Halloween-walking inside with parents, saw several missile shaped, copper crafts flying in a line formation at a low altitude, very slo
Canon City · CO, USA
Aug 1976 Canon City Colo Disk shap duration 2 min just came over mountain and flew by
San Antonio · TX, USA
i was about 7years old. my parents and sister and brother were sitting at the table eating breakfast when the greyish metalic sphere hi
St. Agatha · ME, USA
This very bright light getting brighter and not moving, I kept my eyes on it ,
Burlington (Canada) · ON, Canada
Massive array of lights roughly 60 feet in the air pass directly overhead, at low speed, totally silent.
Lighthouse Point · FL, USA
Saw a saucer with extreme brightness, spinning rapidy, with windows surrounding the ship, and no sound.
Washougal · WA, USA
Red light in sky, in evening, stayed in place for 15 to 20 minutes.
Belzoni · MS, USA
Spotted air craft hubbering about 1/2 out infront of us as we got out of our car. Stood and watched it for 15-20min. until it sped away
Tehran (Iran) · Iran
One of the twinkling stars all of the sudden got much larger as if is was coming toward us. F-4 "Phantoms" involved.
Ahwahnee · CA, USA
Huge fireball hit and one big or three smaller crafts with blue lights came from where it hit the ground
Moose Lake · MN, USA
Floating down the light beam
Broadview Heights · OH, USA
Low flying metalic saucer slowly flying over apartment complex (30 feet in air and silent)