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Although often viewed as abnormal, UFO sightings are reported frequently. [8] [9] During the United States' initial 1947 wave, over 800 sightings were reported in the news. [10] The British Ministry of Defence receives 100s of reports each year. [11] In Brazil, pilots alone report dozens of annual sightings.
Jun 30, 2023 · This chart shows global UFO sightings recorded from 1990 to 2022. ... While there were two dips in 2018 and 2021, there were once more around 5,000 alleged UFO sightings in 2022.
- Flying Saucers. The first well-known UFO sighting occurred in 1947, when businessman Kenneth Arnold claimed to see a group of nine high-speed objects near Mount Rainier in Washington while flying his small plane.
- The Roswell UFO Incident. The same year that Arnold saw the flying objects, rancher W.W. “Mac” Brazel came across a mysterious 200-yard long wreckage near an Army airfield in Roswell, New Mexico.
- Project Blue Book. Sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena increased, and in 1948 the U.S. Air Force began an investigation of these reports called Project Sign.
- The Robertson Panel and the Condon Report. An American obsession with the UFO phenomenon was under way. In the hot summer of 1952, a provocative series of radar and visual sightings occurred near National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2023 · By Eleanor Watson. Updated on: January 12, 2023 / 7:38 PM EST / CBS News. The office tracking reports of UFOs has added nearly 400 additional sightings to its catalog over the last year, either ...
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Mar 8, 2024 · More than 270 UFO sightings reported over 8 months, Pentagon says 04:46. The Pentagon released a report Friday outlining the U.S. government's historical record of UAP, or unidentified anomalous ...
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Jul 6, 2023 · 1947-1969: Project Blue Book. Over the course of two decades, the U.S. Air Force cataloged 12,618 sightings of UFOs as part of what is now known as Project Blue Book. These include lights, objects ...
Jan 13, 2023 · A new de-classified US government report on UFO sightings by US troops has revealed hundreds of new cases. ... Of the 366 new reports, 26 were determined to be drones, 163 were balloons and six ...
