UFO Sightings in 1976
379 documented sightings throughout the year
379
Total Sightings
California
Top State
disk
Top Shape
Year-Over-Year Change
418
1975 Sightings
-9.3%
Change
379
1976 Sightings
Monthly Distribution
13
Jan12
Feb5
Mar10
Apr17
May119
Jun74
Jul35
Aug34
Sep23
Oct21
Nov16
DecCommon Shapes
All Shapes →Top Locations
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10.0
UFO hovering above apartment
Sep 15, 1976•oval••Effects
Vitória (capital City Of Espírito Santo State) (brazil)
10.0
Yellow lights in V formation.
Jun 15, 1976•unknown•
Newtown, CT
10.0
Childhood UFO encounter with fireball
May 16, 1976•fireball•
Cactus Flat, SD
10.0
Fiery object over missile launch facility
Jun 30, 1976•fireball••Effects
Riverside, CA
10.0
Teardrop shaped objects with green shine.
Apr 15, 1976•triangle••Effects
Jonesboro, LA
10.0
Something crashed.
Aug 25, 1976•fireball•
Cowley, WY
10.0
Large object with droning sound.
Jul 27, 1976•cigar•
Orchard Lake, MI
10.0
Rectangular light stops and reverses direction.
Nov 5, 1976•rectangle•
Milford, CT
8.0
White cigar shaped object bursts into sparkler.
Dec 3, 1976•disk
Little Rock (southwest), AR
8.0
Ball of light follows car, police officer reports.
Jun 21, 1976•sphere•
Quick Facts
- Total Sightings
- 379
- Avg Credibility
- 6.51
- Peak Month
- June
- Top State
- California
- Top Shape
- disk