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)
Encinitas · AZ, USA
When we were about 17-18, a friend and I had just got out of my truck and walked to the edge of the Cardiff cliffs when all of the sudd
Orange County · CA, USA
A report from Orange County, CA in November 1973 described a dark, void-like anomaly in the daytime sky that witnesses compared to a black hole, lasting 40min.
Boone · NC, USA
A report from Boone, NC in November 1973 described lights resembling landing lights arranged around the top and bottom of an object that moved quickly, hovered, and made no sound, lasting 30 minutes.
West Chester · PA, USA
I lived near a general aviation airport so I thought that I was witnessing another aircraft. At dusk, it came towards me with a constan
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Imagine vertical line in space i'm writng in coming back around after complete turn.
Key West · FL, USA
Saucer craft with red/green alternating lights on its midsection seen within 500 yards, travelling slowly at first, then vanishes
Colbert Heights · AL, USA
Hovering object with circulating yellow and green lights slowly began to move before attaining hyper speed from virtual dead stop
Talahassee (Interstate 10 east of) · FL, USA
I almost had a close encounter of the third kind. Have unique scar on right knee. Can't remember any enjory
Blaine · WA, USA
Large disc shape with center rectangle colored strip lights tip to tip and a white blinking light in the center. It looked like a jet l
Kapaa · HI, USA
A report from Kapaa, HI in November 1973 described a cigar-shaped, wingless object with light visible through its windows, hovering overhead, seen by five people, lasting 10 minutes.
Bothell (Seattle) · WA, USA
A report from Bothell, WA in November 1973 described a light moving low to the ground that made a sharp, ninety-degree turn at full speed, lasting 2 minutes.
Florida (central) · FL, USA
A report from central Florida in November 1973 described an oval object roughly 40 feet in diameter, hovering about 30 feet off the ground, lasting 5 MINUTES.
Vienna · VA, USA
A report from Vienna, VA in November 1973 described a white, cigar-shaped object moving very quickly, lasting 5 seconds.
Bufkin · IN, USA
Two orange-red balls of light that hovered low to the ground in the west for about six minutes. ((NUFORC Note: F. Ridge report. PD))
Montezuma · IN, USA
We saw a large glowing sphere that looked like the moon, but was obviously not since it was very close to us and could manuver.
Mundelein · IL, USA
Saw large flying saucer in corn field 150ft away, maybe 15 ft off the ground. I wasn't alone my friend was with me, Mundelein, IL.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
A report from Virginia Beach, VA in October 1973 described a disk-shaped object followed on bicycles by a group of friends, with a second sighting reported later alone, lasting 10-30 minutes.
Bloomington · IN, USA
A report from Bloomington, IN in October 1973 described three large, bright white lights interacting and maneuvering rapidly across part of the night sky, lasting 20 minutes.
North St. Paul · MN, USA
Large triangular space craft sighted above North Senior High School' football field, in North St. Paul, MN in early October 1, 1973
Waco · TX, USA
A report from Waco, TX in October 1973 described a triangular object observed hovering at close range, lasting 30 minutes.
Roseburg · OR, USA
We were on the outskirts of town, just passing the sewage treatment plant, when this object with blinding white light enveloped the car
Beatty · NV, USA
Lights in the sky and lost time.
Hixson · TN, USA
Oval, brilliant lights, red glow, windows, metallic, no sound; After we lost sight of it and went to find it, it showed itself to us.
Valley City · OH, USA
A report from Valley City, OH in October 1973 described a star-shaped object traveling south that stopped, changed colors, and then sped away, lasting 5 minutes.
Hardy · AR, USA
A report from Hardy, AR in October 1973 described an oval formation of 16 glowing objects with a beam of light coming down from its center, lasting 30 minutes.