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UFO sightings by period

UFO sightings in the 1960s: 4,849 reports

SkyUnknown lists 4,849 UFO sightings in the 1960s worldwide, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 4,805 cases, PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 32, and GEIPAN (CNES) for 12. The busiest year was 1966, with 853 cases.

Of the 44 cases with a conclusion from their source, 9% are explained (with certainty or probably), 14% lack the data to conclude, and 34 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: weather and storms (2); balloons (1); hoaxes (1).

For the other 4,805 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Pacific (176), Dayton (121), Atlantic (51), Chicago (37), and Kettering (33).

cases
4,849
unidentified
34
period
1960–1969
sources
3
Map of the cases

Notable cases

The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.

All decades

Sightings by year

537
60534
61454
62319
63433
64728
65853
66579
67288
68124
69

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

By country

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 4,849)

DatePlaceStatus
December 1969HartsdaleConclusion not available
December 1969Round LakeConclusion not available
November 1969DaytonConclusion not available
November 1969GainsvilleConclusion not available
November 1969GallipolisConclusion not available
October 8, 1969Nantes · Loire-AtlantiqueInsufficient data
October 196915 miles SW Of Twin FallsConclusion not available
October 1969AtticaConclusion not available
October 1969ChicagoConclusion not available
October 1969Commack, Long IslandConclusion not available
October 1969HartsdaleConclusion not available
October 1969MemphisConclusion not available
October 1969Near Defuniak SpringsConclusion not available
October 1969Newport NewsConclusion not available
October 1969ShilowConclusion not available
October 1969VandaliaConclusion not available
October 1969VintonConclusion not available
September 1969DaytonConclusion not available
September 1969East LakeConclusion not available
September 1969FairbornConclusion not available
September 1969Near HanksvilleConclusion not available
September 1969San FranciscoConclusion not available
September 1969St. LouisConclusion not available
August 1969AlgomaConclusion not available
August 1969CaliforniaConclusion not available
August 1969CincinnatiConclusion not available
August 1969DaytonConclusion not available
August 1969DaytonConclusion not available
August 1969High ViewConclusion not available
August 1969KetteringConclusion not available
August 1969ManchesterConclusion not available
August 1969MarionConclusion not available
August 1969Near CrittendenConclusion not available
August 1969Near FairbornConclusion not available
August 1969Ohio, KentuckyConclusion not available
August 1969RiverdaleConclusion not available
August 1969SkaneatalesConclusion not available
August 1969St LouisConclusion not available
August 1969WestlandConclusion not available
July 1969CastlewoodConclusion not available
July 1969CincinnatiConclusion not available
July 1969DaytonConclusion not available
July 1969DenverConclusion not available
July 1969KetteringConclusion not available
July 1969Near JohnsonburgConclusion not available
June 1969DaytonConclusion not available
June 1969Fort MyerConclusion not available
June 1969IllinoisConclusion not available
June 1969Illinois, Iowa, MissouriConclusion not available
June 1969JacksonvilleConclusion not available
June 1969KETTERINGConclusion not available
June 1969New RichmondConclusion not available
June 1969WEST CARROLLTONConclusion not available
May 1969AllentownConclusion not available
May 1969NE of DaytonConclusion not available
May 1969NEW YORKConclusion not available
May 1969Near PikesvilleConclusion not available
May 1969Pine RidgeConclusion not available
May 1969South BerwickConclusion not available
April 1969CincinattiConclusion not available
April 1969DallasConclusion not available
April 1969DaytonConclusion not available
April 1969Highland ParkConclusion not available
April 1969JoppatowneConclusion not available
April 1969McClellan AFBConclusion not available
April 1969RustonConclusion not available
April 1969St. ClairConclusion not available
March 1969BentonConclusion not available
March 1969BillingsConclusion not available
March 1969DavenportConclusion not available
March 1969DaytonConclusion not available
March 1969Fall RiverConclusion not available
March 1969IllinoisConclusion not available
March 1969New CarlisleConclusion not available
March 1969Silver SpringConclusion not available
February 1969AuburnConclusion not available
February 1969BelridgeConclusion not available
February 1969CliftonConclusion not available
February 1969ColumbusConclusion not available
February 1969DallastownConclusion not available
February 1969DaytonConclusion not available
February 1969DaytonConclusion not available
February 1969FairfaxConclusion not available
February 1969Grosse IleConclusion not available
February 1969HamburgConclusion not available
February 1969KetteringConclusion not available
February 1969KetteringConclusion not available
February 1969MarengoConclusion not available
February 1969MiamisburgConclusion not available
February 1969NatronaConclusion not available
February 1969Pine BluffConclusion not available
February 1969Shingel SpringConclusion not available
February 1969SpringfieldConclusion not available
February 1969St. LouisConclusion not available
February 1969TwinsburgConclusion not available
February 1969VandaliaConclusion not available
February 1969Virginia BeachConclusion not available
January 1969BoydtonConclusion not available
January 1969BradentonConclusion not available
January 1969ClevelandConclusion not available
January 1969ColumbusConclusion not available
January 1969CoolvilleConclusion not available
January 1969CovingtonConclusion not available
January 1969CrittendenConclusion not available
January 1969CupertinoConclusion not available
January 1969DaytonConclusion not available
January 1969GarwoodConclusion not available
January 1969GermantownConclusion not available
January 1969Indiana AreaConclusion not available
January 1969KetteringConclusion not available
1969Lieu non préciséUnexplained
January 1969Los AlamosConclusion not available
January 1969MemphisConclusion not available
1969MoonUnexplained
1969MoonUnexplained
1969MoonUnexplained
1969MoonUnexplained
1969MoonUnexplained
1969MoonUnexplained
January 1969Near AndrewsConclusion not available
January 1969Near GreenvilleConclusion not available
January 1969NorfolkConclusion not available
January 1969SacramentoConclusion not available
1969TexasUnexplained
December 1968BellefontaineConclusion not available
December 1968CentervilleConclusion not available
December 1968DaytonConclusion not available
December 1968GermantownConclusion not available
December 1968GreenfieldConclusion not available
December 1968HelenaConclusion not available
December 1968Iowa CityConclusion not available
December 1968ManchesterConclusion not available
December 1968MemphisConclusion not available
December 1968MorgantownConclusion not available
December 1968NatronaConclusion not available
December 1968Near ClaytonConclusion not available
December 1968New CarlisleConclusion not available
December 1968PalmyraConclusion not available
December 1968SaratogaConclusion not available
December 1968WilliamsConclusion not available
November 1968124.5W'36.5NConclusion not available
November 1968ActonConclusion not available
November 1968ArcanumConclusion not available
November 1968BismarkConclusion not available
November 1968BrattleboroConclusion not available
November 1968BridgeportConclusion not available
November 1968BronxConclusion not available
November 1968CassopolisConclusion not available
November 1968CollinsvilleConclusion not available
November 1968DuluthConclusion not available
November 1968FairfieldConclusion not available
November 1968FallonConclusion not available
November 1968HazelwoodConclusion not available
November 1968HickoryConclusion not available
November 1968MemphisConclusion not available
November 1968MemphisConclusion not available
November 1968Near WaterlooConclusion not available
November 1968NewtonConclusion not available
November 1968North MerrickConclusion not available
November 1968Ontario CaliforniaConclusion not available
November 1968PronxConclusion not available
November 1968Silver BayConclusion not available
November 1968SommervilleConclusion not available
October 1968BooneConclusion not available
October 1968BurnhamConclusion not available
October 1968ChatanoogaConclusion not available
October 1968ColumbiaConclusion not available
October 1968DaytonConclusion not available
October 1968DecaturConclusion not available
October 1968DelmarConclusion not available
October 1968FairviewConclusion not available
October 1968Fort MillConclusion not available
October 1968HudsonConclusion not available
October 1968KalamazooConclusion not available
October 1968Lackland AFBConclusion not available
October 1968Lake MichiganConclusion not available
October 1968LeavenworthConclusion not available
October 1968ManchesterConclusion not available
October 1968MemphisConclusion not available
October 1968MilfordConclusion not available
October 1968Minot AFB. North DakotaConclusion not available
October 1968Near DaytonConclusion not available
October 1968Near FairbornConclusion not available
October 1968North ForestvilleConclusion not available
October 1968ParkersburghConclusion not available
October 1968RichmondConclusion not available
October 1968RiverdaleConclusion not available
October 1968RiversideConclusion not available
October 1968South LebanonConclusion not available
October 1968State CollegeConclusion not available
September 1968AikenConclusion not available
September 1968BlanchesterConclusion not available
September 1968Boothbay HarborConclusion not available
September 1968BrooklynConclusion not available
September 1968CHARLESTOWNConclusion not available
September 1968CincinnatiConclusion not available
September 1968DaytonConclusion not available
September 1968Ewa BeachConclusion not available
September 1968Green BayConclusion not available
September 1968GreenvilleConclusion not available
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method