During July 1979, "Industrial Research and Development" publishes the results of a poll of its readers on UFOs.

 

 

 

 

A conference regarding SETI was held at University of Maryland on 2-3 November 1979.

 

 

 

On 27 August 1979, the Red River Valley, Marshall County, Minnesota alleged close encounter occurred involving Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson and claims of vehicular interference.

 

 

 

 

On 9 November 1979, the Livingston, Scotland incident involving foreman forester Robert Taylor (“Bob Taylor”) occurred, allegedly involving a close encounter and balls attached themselves to Mr Taylor’s trousers, tearing them. (Commonly referred to as “the Livingston Incident”).

This incident is Case 86 in Isaac Koi's "Top 100" article,  since it was referred to in 33 of the books covered by that article.

This incident has also featured in a list of cases produced jointly by British ufologists Dave Clarke and Andy Roberts for the Fortean Times in 2007 as part of a survey of various researchers of the ten cases from 1947 onwards that interested them the most.