UFO sightings by period
UFO sightings in 1974: 9 reports
SkyUnknown lists 9 UFO sightings in 1974 worldwide, drawn from official records: Aeronautica Militare (Italie) for 5 cases, GEIPAN (CNES) for 3, and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1.
Of the 9 cases with a conclusion from their source, 11% are explained (with certainty or probably), 33% lack the data to conclude, and 5 remain unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: aircraft (1).
- cases
- 9
- unidentified
- 5
- period
- 1974
- sources
- 3
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- UnexplainedDecember 22, 1974
Tolentino
MC, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedOctober 10, 1974
Various
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- UnexplainedAugust 12, 1974
Campoformido
UD, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedJune 12, 1974
Capo San Lorenzo
SU, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- UnexplainedApril 16, 1974
Casale Monferrato
AL, Italy
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- Insufficient dataNovember 2, 1974
Sougé-le-Ganelon
Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Insufficient dataOctober 13, 1974
Saint-Gilles
Gard, Occitanie, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
- Probably explainedJuly 10, 1974
Pavia
Italy
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Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
- Insufficient data1974
Concarneau
Finistère, Bretagne, France
GEIPAN (CNES)
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| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1974 | Tolentino | Unexplained | |
| November 2, 1974 | Sougé-le-Ganelon · Sarthe | Insufficient data | |
| October 13, 1974 | Saint-Gilles · Gard | Insufficient data | |
| October 10, 1974 | Various | Unexplained | |
| August 12, 1974 | Campoformido | Unexplained | |
| July 10, 1974 | Pavia | Probably explained | Aircraft |
| June 12, 1974 | Capo San Lorenzo | Unexplained | |
| April 16, 1974 | Casale Monferrato | Unexplained | |
| 1974 | Concarneau · Finistère | Insufficient data |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method