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)
Spokane · WA, USA
Confirmation of 1974 report 34 years later.
New Rochelle · NY, USA
Close Encounters of the real kind (space craft) flied right over my head within a 100 yards traveling less than 5 miles an hour
Glendale · AZ, USA
UFO seen by USAF Air Traffic Controller and the entire 4 man crew at Luke AFB in August 1974.
New Rochelle · NY, USA
Close encounters of the real kind (space craft) for at least one minute about 100 yards right over my head
Greenville · SC, USA
I HAVE NEVER REPORTED THIS BEFORE NOW, BECAUSE THE FEW CLOSE FRIENDS THAT I TOLD ABOUT THIS GAVE ME THIS STRANGE LOOK. YOU MUST BE CRA
Boardman · OH, USA
This incident happened on/about the second week of August 1974, in Boardman, Ohio, around 8:30 PM, my brothers and I were playing footb
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
Mr.davanport in late 74while visiting relatives in e ft.myers I observed a disk shape craft that had a round top And lights that rot
Kent · OH, USA
large disc shaped metalic craft, hoverd and moved with no sound in August 1974
Pullman/Allegan · MI, USA
followed by a circular disc shaped object down road in the after noon
Gold Beach · OR, USA
Ball of light shining a cone of light on the beach.
Redondo · WA, USA
Silent disc floated over hill, stopped over pier restaurant, circumfrances lights lit, rotated for approximately 10 minutes.
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
triangular craft moving just above the tree tops and telephone lines. Seen but different witnesses a block apart at the same time.
Miami · FL, USA
Close Encounter with a large cigar shaped UFO.
Girard · OH, USA
this incident happened a long time ago. we witnessed a ufo come above a army reserve helicopter. I didn't focus so much on the ufo as
Canon AFB · NM, USA
This is a report of an experience that myself and a fellow Air Traffic Controller saw at Cannon AFB in 1974. We were sitting Outside of
Chubbuck · ID, USA
approach from east sky, several lights in symetrical boomerang shape, orbited earth in about 10 min. saw again same flight path much hi
Somersworth · NH, USA
Saucer seen from about 40 feet away at top of trees in Somersworth, NH, 36 years ago.
Colwyn Bay (town) (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
object seen over wales england,in the 1970`s
King City · CA, USA
Three bright lime green luminous oval objects traveling at high rate of speed across night sky
Delta · UT, USA
Three spectacular sightings. Two diamond shaped formations (4 each) about 30 seconds or a minute apart. An hour later 8 discs flying si
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
Had my military career and life threatened by an officer while in the USAF
North Windham · ME, USA
UNEXPLAINED LIGHTS THAT WENT UNDERWATER FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT
Bridgeport (pond flowing out of Remington Arms compound) · CT, USA
2 girls lose track of time while singing "Octopus's Garden" and taking a short cut through the woods around a pond after seeing a UFO !
Colliers · WV, USA
There was a lighted object in the summer sky; I knew it couldn't be ours.
Rochester Hills · MI, USA
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