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)
Marsh Creek · CA, USA
Purplish cigar shaped craft 300-350 long came to 50 ft away, 2 min hovered then sped off at rapid speed.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
Sphere with Lion's Head Hatch lands - I'm swtiched off and lose time.
Baysville (Canada) · ON, Canada
About 50 ft. orange saucer with cup on top with no sound when it moved down lake and shot up in the air.
Hull (UK/England) · United Kingdom
This Triangular object Burst through the clouds and then flew straight back up into them again, with a trail of clouds following it.
Browns Mills · NJ, USA
This is an event that has haunted me most of my life. I remember it like it was yesterday. A summer night a friend and I were sitti
Kansas City · MO, USA
Object over south Kansas City, MO. Lights on bottom, flying low.
Fair Haven · NY, USA
7 spheres in a formatin hovered above us, traveled at a high rate of speed,changed color
Marley Park · MD, USA
White ball (about the size of a kick ball)hovers for a minute or two moving slow and then it was gone!
Golden · CO, USA
Bright blue sphere emanating light appeared to move south and east across horizon.
Franconia Notch · NH, USA
cigar shaped metalic object with faint lights on outline
Fort Washakie · WY, USA
lights that appear to be stars, blending in with the night stars
Bellevue · WA, USA
UFO over Drive end Movie Theatre
Midway/Marion · KY, USA
this was a big square building that shined like new tin a light came around it then it went away no sound no flash nothing
Manchester (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Matt black triangle
Manchester · CT, USA
Nightime visitation in Connecticut-1973; this was a probable abduction. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Calgary (Canada) · AB, Canada
A big lightning strike occurred above the hill when a UFO appeared approximately three kilometres distant
Marlborough · CT, USA
UFO sighting of a mother ship over our secluded country farm house.
Dartmouth (Canada) · NS, Canada
Orange Glowing Balls
Mt. Hope · WI, USA
A night in Wisconsin that a small group of people will never forget with a flying triangle craft above our car.
Cassville · WI, USA
Sheriff Deputies and Police Officers watched hovering UFO for Hours.
Shoreline · WA, USA
When driving north on I-5 just north of Seattle we noticed a group of persons standing on the side of the freeway pointing and looking
Camp Hansen (Okinawa · Japan), Japan
Very large black triangular craft observed on Okinawa Japan traveling from very slow to out of sight in seconds.
North Burnaby (Canada) · BC, Canada
Observed large golden glowing circular object northbound as from Seattle to Anchorage, on western horizon of Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Girard · MI, USA
have watched the lights .. come ... go.. .bright ...split and disappear
Albion · NY, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))