1 January 1978 10:00 - Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand -   Three objects were observed by two witnesses for over 15 minutes.

1 January 1978 12:50 - Santa Monica, California , USA -   Black dot passed 1500 feet below Cessna 170. Reflected sunlight, estimated speed 650mph, 30 feet diameter. disc with well defined edges, no markings.

2 January 1978 Before 1300 - Downey, California , USA -   One object was observed.

2 January 1978 16:00 - Bexhill, UK -   Hovered.

2 January 1978 After 1600 - Worthing, UK -   One object was observed by two witnesses, a married couple.

10 January 1978 16:00 - Gateshead, UK -   Huge aeroplane/no sound travelling overhead

10 January 1978 16:20 - Blandford, UK -   Fog. Black cylinder with turret at rear, blows smoke, shines beams of light and rises up.

11 January 1978 After 0800 - Monroe W, Iowa, USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by one witness for a few seconds.

11 January 1978 Afternoon - Strasburg, Pennsylvania, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed by two female witnesses (Vaide).

11 January 1978 16:45 - Rainhill Nr St Helens, UK -   Bright white light hovered over power station, shot off toward second power stn, hovered again, pulsated in form of inverted "T" Shot up vertically.

11 January 1978 17:30 - White Island, New Zealand -   Landed remotely

12 January 1978 10:00 - South Middleton, Massachusetts, USA -   Gray disc seen 1000 feet in air, four legs extended from bottom, pod marks on ground.

15 January 1978 17:00 - De Land, Stetson Univ, Florida, USA -   Photo of silent silver dish that flew overhead. Went into clouds. Source: Sun News 16JAN1978

17 January 1978 - Mahoning Twp, Pennsylvania, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Goldberg).

17 January 1978 10:02 - Lehighton Hwy902, Pennsylvania, USA -   Polaroid photo of huge silver saucer in snowstorm. 300 feet altitude. Radio frequency interference. Dog barked.

22 January 1978 - Waseca, Minnesota, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness (Roeglin).

22 January 1978 10:30 - North Charleston, South Carolina, USA -   Photo

22 January 1978 14:00 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA -   Hovered.

22 January 1978 14:00 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada -   Two triangular objects hovered over sewage treatment plant.

26 January 1978 17:35 - San Francisco, Geary, California , USA -   An unidentified but otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed in clear weather by one male 46-year-old witness on the ocean for ten minutes (Verb).

30 January 1978 10:09 - Silver Spring Hwy495, Maryland, USA -   A hovering comet-like object was observed. One object, twice the size of the moon, was observed in cloudy weather by three witnesses for 42 seconds (Dobyas). Explanation: Comet.

1 February 1978 09:00 - St Helliers, New Zealand -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in overcast weather by one female witness (Newton).

2 February 1978 19:30 - Verona, Kentucky, USA -   Dark triangle flew low and slowly over farmhouse. Steady humming. Had three bright lights.

15 February 1978 15:00 - Arundel, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed for two minutes.

17 February 1978 10:40 - Mobile H10 H45, Alabama, USA -   One object was observed in rainy weather by two witnesses for seven minutes (Samuels).

18 February 1978 09:15 - Granton, Tasmania, Australia -   Two silver spheres: one turns into brown disc then silver sphere again.

23 February 1978 09:30 - Columbus E, Indiana, USA -   Small brown ovoid object stayed 16km ahead of corporate jet, then climbed.

23 February 1978 15:00 - Poya N, New Caledonia, Pacific -   Brilliant silver disc flies silently rapidly to the southwest toward ocean and over horizon.

24 February 1978 12:30 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in clear weather by three male witnesses, typical age 11, for over three minutes (Champion).

27 February 1978 06:25 - Waimata Valley, New Zealand -   One object was observed by two male experienced witnesses.

27 February 1978 After 1500 - Tucson, Arizona , USA -   Falling leaf motion.

1 March 1978 15:03 - Sundsvall, Sweden -   Procession of objects.

6 March 1978 14:00 - Florence, Arizona , USA -   Teacher and students saw dark metallic disc hover in the southwest, 10 degree tilt, maneuvered and stops, then vertical ascent and gone.

8 March 1978 13:50 - Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed for 12 seconds.

10 March 1978 06:10 - Madeira Island, Atlantic -   Pilot incident.

11 March 1978 19:30 - Ciserns, Italy -   Radiomen incident.

18 March 1978 11:00 - New Braunfels, Texas, USA -   Photo. Explanation: Coincidenc.

18 March 1978 Around 1600 - Palm Springs W15M, California , USA -   Cosmetologist incident. Explanation: Aircraft.

30 March 1978 07:30 - Bowna, Vic, New South Wales, Australia -   Unidentified objects were sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. Two objects were observed by two male witnesses, typical age 25, for over eight minutes (Kloppenborg).

30 March 1978 07:30 - Albury, New South Wales, Australia -   Chrome or mercury colored short cigar, hovering over hillside, cast shadow. Second object, stingray, swept slow arc, turned beside bigger craft. Sheep pasture. Eerie silence, distance one mile.

In April 1978 Daytime - Claremont, California , USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by two female witnesses in a city.

1 April 1978 17:15 - St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed for 12 seconds.

3 April 1978 Daytime - Moskva (Moscow), Russia -   17 UFOs reported on this date.

8 April 1978 Around 0600 - St-Laurent, France -   Low flying oval-shaped object, estimated diameter 3.5m, at 50m altitude, 500m away from witness, hovers over garage for 15-20 seconds.

9 April 1978 - Sacramento, California , USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Davidson).

9 April 1978 10:10 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in clear weather by one male witness in a city for 12 seconds.

9 April 1978 14:30 - Rougemont, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed for over one minute.

10 April 1978 - Salina Twp, New York, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Schell, D).

10 April 1978 11:00 - Hartford N I-91, Connecticut, USA -   Big round object with rod through it. Descriptions vary. Over 60 calls to police.

In mid-April 1978 Dusk - Tarapoto, Peru -   Luminous flying object seen at dusk by many witnesses in this central Peruvian department, located in Amazon rain forest.

16 April 1978 - Footville, Wisconsin, USA -   One object was observed on a road.

23 April 1978 12:30 - Monroe Hwy94, New Jersey, USA -   A hovering object was observed. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by one experienced male witness at a mountain for six seconds.

28 April 1978 - St Paul, Minnesota, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

In May 1978 Around 1400 - Yonkers, New York, USA -   Photo

2 May 1978 - Bruce Crossing, Michigan, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

19 May 1978 Around 1600 - Greenville Hwy29, South Carolina, USA -   Motorists incident.

In June 1978 06:00 - Grandes Rocques, UK -   Disc on edge, had three circles on one side, backside was plain.

1 June 1978 07:30 - Las Chacras, Argentina -   Teachers commuting to schools saw three UFOs with pale green luminescence and metallic appearance, zig-zagged from southeast to the east, performed parabolic turn, to the southwest .

4 June 1978 Around 1500 - New York, Fdr Drive, New York, USA -   Photo. Medical student took photo of 3' tall egg-in-cup saucer hovering, then it shot away rapidly to the southeast. Many separate witnesses and reports on news.

14 June 1978 09:15 - Los Angeles, California , USA -   Triangle crafts in V Formatn slowly flew over parking lot in Los Angeles Crenshaw shopping area

18 June 1978 13:20 - Fort Clayton, Panama -   Photo. Explanation: Coincidenc.

20 June 1978 17:10 - Rio De Janeiro 1M, Brazil -   Photo. Electrical engineer on bus photographs Saturn-shaped UFO twice. Witness interviewed by Sal Giamusso.

28 June 1978 14:58 - Dunedin, New Zealand -   A hovering cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object was observed in rainy weather by one male witness at a building (Starr).

29 June 1978 Around 1800 - Thames, New Zealand -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed by two witnesses, a married couple.

In Mid- 1978 Daytime - Glasgow, St Mark'S Primary, UK -   Shiny silver-metallic UFO, "like two fedora hats joined together", 20 feet altitude above ground at school.

2 July 1978 08:00 - Kansas City, Kansas, USA -   My thoughts were it was a blimp or something like that but it looked too real to be a blimp.

4 July 1978 15:45 - Schaumburg, Illinois, USA -   School Principal incident.

6 July 1978 After 1900 - Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA -   Photograph of dark ellipse accompanied by arc of light, possibly a lens flare, taken late in the day on Cape Cod.

9 July 1978 20:00 - Macao Port, China -   A daytime disc was reported on the shore for over three minutes.

12 July 1978 08:00 - Corry, Pennsylvania, USA -   FLYING WAY TOO FAST TO BE A PLA northeast

13 July 1978 11:00 - Lisboa, Portugal -   Silver sphere zig-zagged across sky.

14 July 1978 13:00 - Macao, China -   A daytime disc was reported on the shore for over 60 minutes.

15 July 1978 06:25 - Cape Town, Vlaeberg, South Africa -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 40 feet across, was observed by three male witnesses, typical age 24, for 30 minutes (Cara).

15 July 1978 15:30 - Firenze, Italy -   A daytime disc was reported in a city.

20 July 1978 19:20 - Hjo, Sweden -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object was observed by a female witness.

22 July 1978 13:15 - Ventura, California , USA -   Retiree incident.

23 July 1978 19:45 - Oxelosund, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by three experienced witnesses.

24 July 1978 08:20 - Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed for over two minutes.

In late July 1978 16:30 - St-Germain-De-Grantham, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed by two witnesses for over one minute.

27 July 1978 19:50 - Marshall, Michigan, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

30 July 1978 19:00 - Longueuil, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed by four witnesses for 40 minutes.

1 August 1978 07:30 - Graaf.Reniet, Barkly, South Africa -   An unidentified object was sighted by mutliple independent witnesses, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed in cloudy weather by a group of witnesses for five minutes (Marias).

1 August 1978 18:00 - Granby, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed by three witnesses for five minutes.

In early August 1978 - Brecksville, Ohio, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (McCoy, T).

5 August 1978 13:00 - Gatwick, UK -   Dark cigar with white spot flies to the northwest over airport.

9 August 1978 Around 2000 - Macao, China -   Large orange UFO split into 2. one part emitted three nocturnal lights that maneuver and stop. Then second part does the same.

10 August 1978 11:30 - Douville, Quebec, Canada -   One triangle was observed by three witnesses for six seconds.

13 August 1978 Morning - Sutton-At-Hone A225, UK -   Unidentified objects were sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. Two blimp-like objects, about 300 feet across, were observed by two witnesses, a married couple, in a field (Fry).

13 August 1978 12:00 - Santiago, Chile -   A daytime disc was reported.

17 August 1978 - Collins Fork, West Virginia, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness at a mine (Daniel).

19 August 1978 - Ballard, Utah, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness (Rasmussen).

19 August 1978 After 1400 - Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia -   A flying disc was observed. One disc, about 20 feet across, was observed in clear weather by two female witnesses, typical age 54, in a city (Daquino). Explanation: Balloon.

21 August 1978 17:30 - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA -   Adult with kids. Car-sized silver disc, looking like Frisbee, stopped in flight, shot rapidly to the southwest, then shot straight up rapidly.

22 August 1978 07:03 - Moscow, Pennsylvania, USA -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object was observed in cloudy weather by four male experienced witnesses for over one minute.

28 August 1978 12:43 - Mattenheim, Germany -   B-727 incident.

1 September 1978 - Milton, Ontario, Canada -   A daytime disc was reported.

7 September 1978 14:30 - Waverton, New South Wales, Australia -   White disc flies slowly through clouds.

11 September 1978 05:30 - St Pauls Bay, off Malta, Mediterranean -   Tourist photographs bright circular disc. It hovers, then shoots away fast. Source: Malta Times 20 October 1978

14 September 1978 05:50 - Florence, Italy -   At Torre Del Lago a cigar-shaped object with a blue trail of light behind it, giving off intense light beams, is seen. The craft's lights went off-and-on two or three times during the sighting. At the same time a triangular UFO was sighted over Rome.

16 September 1978 07:30 - Cecina, Italy -   A daytime disc was observed by 12 witnesses on the ocean for two minutes.

19 September 1978 - Awsworth, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One domed disc, about 80 feet across, was observed.

19 September 1978 - Ventura, California , USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (as reported to the police) (Williams).

20 September 1978 15:40 - Westminster, Maryland, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation.

21 September 1978 Daytime - Marcos Paz, Argentina -   12-yr-old boy photographs UFO with Kodak instamatic camera. Image in paper shows a black body between some iron bars.

24 September 1978 17:30 - Vineland, New Jersey, USA -   Student incident. Explanation: Balloon.

In late September 1978 - Dartford Heath, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One domed disc, about 80 feet across, was observed.

28 September 1978 17:30 - Lalor Park, New South Wales, Australia -   Hovered over shopping mall. Large silver dome, ascends, darts away. Explanation: Aircraft.

28 September 1978 19:20 - Kettering, Ohio, USA -   Engineer incident. Explanation: Balloon.

1 October 1978 14:15 - Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia -   Hovered.

2 October 1978 13:30 - Unanderra, Nr Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia -   6m non-metallic ovoid object to the southwest, zig-zagged rapidly to the west over mountains at Kiama.

4 October 1978 Around 1200 - New York, New York, USA -   Sales Manager incident.

6 October 1978 - Bellingham, Washington, USA -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. A daylight disc was observed by a male witness (Simonsen).

8 October 1978 17:30 - Gobernador Virasoro, Argentina -   Hat-shaped disc photographed in afternoon. Object resembled dish or narrow-brimmed hat.

21 October 1978 14:00 - Currie, Tasmania, Australia -   Silver-white round object exited clouds for 10 minutes. Stopped, reversed course.

21 October 1978 15:00 - Dayton, Ohio, USA -   Man watching vapor trails saw object at est 35,000 feet travelling south. Object turned abruptly east, hovered 1-2 min, accelerated vertically through cirrus clouds and out of view.

22 October 1978 16:30 - Napoli (Naples), Italy -   Observatory Director incident.

In late October 1978 15:30 - Oakley, UK -   6-8 evenly spaced lights in horizontal formation, 1000 feet altitude, 100m apart. Tilted from side to side while hovering, several minutes.

30 October 1978 13:00 - Santiago, Tobalaba Apt, Chile -   Pilot incident.

31 October 1978 16:50 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed by one witness for ten minutes.

1 November 1978 - New York, New York, USA -   A daytime disc was reported in a city.

3 November 1978 16:40 - Marieville, Quebec, Canada -   One object was observed by four witnesses for over three minutes.

5 November 1978 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

5 November 1978 - Des Plaines, Illinois, USA -   A daytime disc was reported in the suburbs.

9 November 1978 17:30 - Silverton, UK -   Bright circular light moved silently over field, suddenly moved rapidly to the south.

11 November 1978 14:34 - Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia -   A hovering flying disc was observed. One disc, about 80 feet across, was observed by one male 50-year-old witness on the ocean for over one minute (Jolly).

13 November 1978 16:00 - Black Tickle, Labrador, Canada -   Unidentified objects were sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. Two objects were observed in cloudy weather by numerous witnesses for 50 minutes (McKibben).

15 November 1978 09:35 - Van Nuys, California , USA -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed in clear weather by two witnesses, a married couple, for over one minute (Rambo). Explanation: Birds.

18 November 1978 14:45 - Laxbacken, Vilhelmin, Sweden -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object was observed by four witnesses for five minutes (Kanon).

22 November 1978 07:50 - Moklinta, Sweden -   A cigar-shaped object was observed. One cigar-shaped object was observed by three witnesses for two minutes (Andersson).

23 November 1978 19:15 - Whitstable, UK -   Man making weather observations at his home saw silver, plate-shaped UFO, with block of light gray vapor. UFO, glistening silver, emerged from front of mist. Great acceleration, vapor trail.

24 November 1978 15:15 - Sala, Sweden -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed by four witnesses for over four minutes (Redlund).

25 November 1978 07:45 - Ducklington, UK -   Dark triangle with pale yellow lights seen travelling across sky south to northwest .

26 November 1978 Morning - Dulce River, Argentina -   Actress Perla Caron and 200 people watched UFO hover over opposite bank of river. UFO gave off white lights, reddish halo, descended, ray of light beamed at river one hour, went away fast.

28 November 1978 19:20 - Heathrow Apt, UK -   Unknown triangular object crossed sky at great altitude west to the east.

In December 1978 - Vero Beach, Florida, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

1 December 1978 07:15 - Ruislip, UK -   Silver triangle with yellow lights west to the east.

2 December 1978 07:10 - Abingdon, UK -   Silver triangle flew south to the northwest.

3 December 1978 07:00 - Prestwick Apt, UK -   Silver triangle with yellow lights flew north to south.

3 December 1978 07:15 - Chipping Norton, UK -   Gray triangle watched by many moving through sky west to the east.

3 December 1978 07:20 - Standlake, UK -   Silver triangle with yellow lights flew south to the northwest.

4 December 1978 07:30 - Kidlington, UK -   Silver triangle with two yellow lights passed over town W to the southeast.

5 December 1978 14:05 - Selanger, Sweden -   Flying discs were observed. Three discs, about 40 feet across, were observed by 11 witnesses for 20 minutes (Johansson).

5 December 1978 15:40 - Emery Twp, Wisconsin, USA -   An object was observed and photographed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by two witnesses (Boehm).

11 December 1978 Afternoon - Avellino, Italy -   Trooper incident.

19 December 1978 Around 0600 - Alamosa, Colorado , USA -   Silver wing-shaped object hung over flattop mountain south of Alamosa for three hours. Viewed through binoculars. Seen by Mountain Bell Telephone employees.

20 December 1978 07:20 - Yarnton, UK -   Silver triangle crossed sky very high up, moving west to east.

26 December 1978 08:50 - Torre Archirafi, Italy -   4m diameter metallic sphere flashes low over shore. Had black spot in center.

26 December 1978 Daytime - Sierra De Los Padres, Argentina -   Vertical cigar hovered over television station 10, seen by police sergeant, technician, watchman while eating lunch.

27 December 1978 - Glasgow, UK -   A hovering object was observed. One oval object was observed by one female witness in a residential area for 180 minutes (Carmichael).

27 December 1978 12:00 - Laverton Afb, Western Australia, Australia -   A daytime disc was reported at an airfield.

27 December 1978 15:00 - Ranelagh, Argentina -   Clear photo of flying disc taken by 13-yr-old boy with box camera, hovering over city some 300m away. Traditional image of flying saucer, formed by two inverted saucers joined at rim.

28 December 1978 - Denny, Stirling, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One orange oval object was observed by one male 20-year-old witness in a residential area briefly (Beveridge, I).

28 December 1978 Afternoon - Hemel Hempstead, UK -   Round orange object with 6 lights underneath, size of double decker bus, emitted zooming noise.

In January 1979 - Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA -   A daytime disc was observed by two witnesses, a married couple (Greener, C).

In January 1979 16:00 - Gronnedal Naval Base, Atlantic -   Glowing orb flew to the NNW up coastline. two photos show perfectly round object.