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)
Daleville · IN, USA
Saucer lands on farm
Cold Spring · NY, USA
bluish-grey oval - very fast , over Hudson River - watched for a long time
Youngstown · OH, USA
I was about 7 ( which i know may be met with skeptisims), but i was on my back porch in a goverment housing project known as the Kimbl
Greenfield · IL, USA
Large cigar-shaped object moving in an unusual way. ((anonymous report))
Leeds (UK/England) · United Kingdom
when i was 13 myself and my mother were looking at a car accident appox 200 yards from our address in seacroft leeds uk,we turned to co
Milwaukee · WI, USA
The hovercraft that watched our game
Malasiqui Pangasinan (Philippines) · Philippines
7 saucer shaped crafts 2 to 3 buses in diameter hoovering in line formation above much a little higher than the electric cables
Milford · MA, USA
saucer shaped craft closely and clearly viewed for 15 seconds before disappearing in a streak at an incredible rate of speed
Scott AFB/Centralia (between) · IL, USA
i have missing time saw no craft was with wife at time was headed to her mothers in mt vernon ill.realized we had time we couldn`t acco
Cannon AFB/Clovis · NM, USA
unidentified flying objects sighted around Cannon AFB and Clovis NM. The rough year was 1975/1976.
Denver · CO, USA
two bright round very near each other.
Silver Spring · PA, USA
Followed a light in the sky, until we saw it hovering and we parked under it, till it shot off again out of sight.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Bright starlike object near hovered horizon than ascended very fast.
Surrey (Canada) · BC, Canada
Date and time is an estimate. I was 15 years old at the time, we were walking down the street looking into the sky. The discription as
Williams · CA, USA
2 gold /yellow oval /egg shaped lights
Kenmore · NY, USA
dark blue craft, ufo kenmore ny 1975 200' in the air 45 minutes
Kenmore · NY, USA
My UFO most likely same seen in Kenmore NY June 1, 1975 listed on your site alot like lake erie ufo. I have since purchased 19 Tremaine
Newnan · GA, USA
A glowing orange circle/sphere hovered, split in half, exploded into fire, came back together and sunk back into the horizon
Carthage · TX, USA
I'm an amateur astronomer - a neighbor & I were out in the back yard with my 6 inch reflector - we both saw it (not thru the scope) - i
Central · OK, USA
Fireball observed at night
Goffstown · NH, USA
i was coming home from the boysclub riding my bike then then brite object like the color of a tail pipe near the engine but very brite
Robstown · TX, USA
A HUGE UFO!
Grand Island · NY, USA
five foot ball field size ufo's grand Island N.Y.1975+abduction!
Sciotoville · OH, USA
Large circular cluster of lights, approximately 25-30' wide, approx. 100' above the ground was observed.
Clovis · NM, USA
Saw oscillating light from a distance streak to the left then up and to the right out of sight so fast I could hardly believe what I ha