UFO Sightings in 1978
451 documented sightings throughout the year
451
Total Sightings
California
Top State
disk
Top Shape
Year-Over-Year Change
375
1977 Sightings
+20.3%
Change
451
1978 Sightings
Monthly Distribution
21
Jan15
Feb17
Mar17
Apr23
May95
Jun92
Jul70
Aug26
Sep31
Oct27
Nov17
DecCommon Shapes
All Shapes →Top Locations
All States →Top Sightings
View All →Medford, OR
10.0
Pilot reports disk-shaped craft near Medford.
Mar 21, 1978•disk•
Toledo (near), OH
10.0
Pilots observe white lights.
Jul 1, 1978•light•
Olongapo
10.0
Gigantic sphere with colored lights observed over air base.
Apr 15, 1978•sphere•
Christchurch (new Zealand)
10.0
Massive triangle shaped craft.
Jun 1, 1978•triangle•
Anchorage, AK
10.0
Orange light hovers over radar.
Mar 28, 1978•circle••Effects
Ft Irin (goldstone Tracking Station), CA
10.0
Oval object hovering with buzzing noise and bright light.
Jul 22, 1978•oval••Effects
Arvana/lamesa, TX
10.0
Spinning disk with lights and beam
Nov 28, 1978•disk••Effects
Eglin Afb, FL
10.0
AFROTC group observes saucer at Eglin AFB.
Mar 1, 1978•disk••Effects
Atlantic Ocean/caribbean Sea
9.0
Large, fast-moving cloud observed on radar.
May 20, 1978•unknown•
Aug 3, 1978
9.0
Lights chased by fighter jets
Aug 3, 1978•light•
Quick Facts
- Total Sightings
- 451
- Avg Credibility
- 6.51
- Peak Month
- June
- Top State
- California
- Top Shape
- disk