60 Eerie Declassified UFO Photos From The '60s and '70s

By Sarah Norman | June 5, 2023

Tucson, 1976: Lightning Strikes A Strange Metallic Disc In The Sky

UFOs sightings happen fairly frequently (at least according to UFO sighting witnesses), but in the 1960s and '70s, alien crafts were spotted almost every week throughout America and the rest of the Western world. The rise of inexpensive photography equipment helped witnesses make a better case for their sightings, and often these photos were able to provide evidence that an eyewitness testimony just can’t offer. But in many cases of UFO encounters witnesses are either too awestruck to take action, or technology just doesn’t work. These are just a few of the most exciting stories of UFO sightings from the 20th century. 

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Arizona is a low key hot bed of UFO activity, and while sightings have ebbed and flowed over the years, the '70s was essentially a boom time for UFO sightings in the Grand Canyon state. One night in July 1976 a rain storm descended on Tucson. In the middle of the storm a large metallic disc illuminated by a series of lights along the bottom of the craft was visible in the rain. Onlookers said that lighting struck the craft multiple times, but had no effect. 

Wait, Extra-Terrestrials Watched The Moon Landing In 1969?

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Were humans were the only beings watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing? A recent viral news story claimed otherwise. According to reports that showed up on numerous and somewhat legitimate websites (including Britain's Daily Star tabloid), the Apollo 11 astronauts saw signs of alien life, shapes that were perhaps spacecraft, while journeying to or roaming the surface of moon on July 20, 1969. 

The story seems to have been either completely or partially fabricated, and depends on some extrapolations of Aldrin quotes that the astronaut himself says are inaccurate. For a breakdown of this bit of fake news, read the Washington Post story "No, Buzz Aldrin Didn't See A UFO On His Way To The Moon."