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)
Taylorsville · NC, USA
DRIVING HOME WITH SON, Large disk shaped ufo appeared, had flashing lights of red, orange, white, port holes. houvered over trees then
Jackson · MS, USA
A report from Jackson, MS in May 1974 described an object with three very bright lights that the witness said followed them at close range, lasting 20-30 minutes.
Burnett · TX, USA
A report from Burnett, TX in May 1974 described an object initially believed to be a satellite that made an abrupt right-angle turn and then vanished, lasting 2-3 minutes.
Esopus · NY, USA
A report from Esopus, NY in May 1974 described an aqua-blue orb moving north-northeast at high speed through the Hudson Valley, lasting 5 Seconds.
San Jose · CA, USA
First Encounter: I was 14 years old or so.Riding my bike home from a store and my brother 13, was with me on his bike. A semi-busy
Bristow · OK, USA
Large, drab color, enormous, cigar shaped, no appendages on craft. Moving at moderately fast speed, (faster than any blimp could}. trav
Chesapeake · VA, USA
A report from Chesapeake, VA in May 1974 described a small, gray or silver, cylinder-shaped object that made no sound, lasting Minutes.
Howard Beach · NY, USA
A report from Howard Beach, NY in May 1974 described a disk-shaped object sighted in broad daylight over Queens, lasting About 15 to 30 seconds.
Atlanta · GA, USA
We saw a silent, saucer-shaped craft with 4 porthole-size lights blinking in sequence left to right, blue, white, red and yellow.
Smyrna · GA, USA
A report from Smyrna, GA in May 1974 described a disk-shaped object with a row of blinking lights crossing the sky silently and rapidly on multiple passes, lasting 1-2 minutes.
Aurora · OR, USA
Flying Saucer hovers above car.
Passaic · NJ, USA
A report from Passaic, NJ in May 1974 described what initially appeared to be a sky full of stationary stars that then began to move together, lasting 30 minutes.
Jonesboro · GA, USA
A report from Jonesboro, GA in May 1974 described a saucer-shaped object that crossed low over treetops in a yard, swayed, then flew off before descending sharply nearby, lasting 2-3 minutes.
Mescalero Indian Reservation · NM, USA
A report from the Mescalero Indian Reservation, NM in May 1974 described a huge, rectangular object emitting intense white light across a roadway, accompanied by a very loud roar, lasting Two Hours.
Calhoun · IL, USA
A report from Calhoun, IL in May 1974 described a close encounter reported by three witnesses, during which telephone service was reportedly affected.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR Event No. 5
Spring Lake · MI, USA
In the spring or early summer of 1974 we saw a dull gray object flying in a straight line over Spring Lake, Michigan at about noon time
Lyndhurst · NJ, USA
A VERIFABLE UFO encounter... Holloman AFB 5/6,1974
Aurora · CO, USA
A report from Aurora, CO in April 1974 described an object that appeared to continuously change shape, lasting 5 seconds.
Mill Valley · CA, USA
A report from Mill Valley, CA in April 1974 described round, white lights seen over the area for roughly 12 to 15 minutes, according to the witness.
Birmingham (Wisteria Dr. · .5 mi down), AL, USA
I vehemently did not believe the sightings of 1974 Spring in Birmingham, seems they appeared purposely so that I would believe, 3 craft
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
A report from Virginia Beach, VA in April 1974 described four large fireballs moving slowly and silently across the sky, lasting 15 Minutes.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Life altering UFO abduction experiences
San Jose · CA, USA
A report from San Jose, CA in April 1974 described lights in the sky observed by students at an elementary school, lasting 30 minutes.
Hallsville · OH, USA
A report from Hallsville, OH in April 1974 described a lighted sphere observed hovering in the morning sky, lasting 10-15minutes.