Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1970

320 sightings reported across the United States in 1970, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

320

vs. 1969

-4.2%

334 → 320

Top shape

Disk

96 reports

Top state

41 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

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Top shapes

1970

Disk 96

Unknown 41

Light 37

Oval 30

Other 26

Circle 24

Top states

1970

CA 41

NY 37

FL 23

IL 18

TX 16

NJ 12

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

37800s

Brady, TX · 1970-08-26 · disk

Saucer shaped object seen between Brady and Cherokee Texas

Most witnesses

150 observers

New York City, NY · 1970-05-05 · changing

P.S.154 Sighting in the South Bronx

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