Ever found yourself looking at the skies, spotting something you have never seen before? For all you know, you’ve probably spotted an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO).
July 2 was World UFO day. The general definition of a UFO is something that is seen in the sky which cannot be identified.
The Roswell mystery
On July 2, 1947, Mac Brazel, a rancher, was taking care of his sheep, about 75 miles from the town of Roswell, New Mexico, when he discovered something unusual — metallic sticks held together with tape, plastic, scraps of glossy, paper-like material, in a mess. Baffled and unable to identify the strange objects, the rancher called Roswell’s sheriff, who called officials from the Roswell Army Air Force base. Officials searched the field, gathered the debris and took it away. It was suspected to be a flying saucer. But the excitement fizzled out when, a few days later, an air force official said that the “flying saucer” which had crashed was actually only a crashed weather balloon. Gradually, interest subsided.
Then, in the late 1970s, ufologists (people who study UFOs) began claiming that one or more alien spacecraft had crash-landed, and the extraterrestrial occupants had been recovered by the military, who then covered it up.
In the 1990s, the U.S. military published two reports explaining the true nature of the crashed object — a nuclear test surveillance balloon from Project Mogul — a top secret project by the U.S Army Air Forces that can detect sound waves generated by Soviet atomic bomb tests.
But even these explanations did not satisfy people, and the Roswell incident continues to be of interest, and conspiracy theories are still being formed. The Roswell case has been described as “the world’s most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO claim”.
Do we need a day?
Yes, because this days helps answer some of these questions.
Do UFOs exist? Are they intelligent beings from outer space?
Must governments keep people informed about sightings?
Some alien sightings from around the world
Several villagers in Kadori, Borsa and Mangalda came out of their huts to see a flying-saucer-like UFO descend to a height of 500 ft above ground. It hovered mid-air for a few minutes and took off at an incredible speed, leaving behind a lot of smoke.
Manbhum, Bihar, India - 1957
The crew of the Tokyo-bound flight from Paris was accompanied by more than one UFO for almost an hour as the Boeing 747 cargo carrier transited the skies over Alaska. The UFOs made motions that suggested gravity had no effect on them. The pilot, Captain Kenju Terauchi, had served as a fighter pilot and logged more than 10,000 hours in flight
Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 - 1986
What makes this one stand apart are the sheer number of people who reported them. The flying saucers were triangular in shape. The UFOs didn’t make any sound as they hovered over the city. Some were reportedly so large that they were described as a “floating city”.
Hudson Valley, New York sightings - 1981
Calling all space buffs
Start your own World UFO day. All you need is enthusiasm and friends.
Invite friends or UFO enthusiasts to your party
Create UFO/alien T-shirts
Watch the sky and try to spot strange objects flying around.
Take pictures of these strange objects
Make your own UFOs from frisbees. The more decorative, the better they are
Discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life and alternate universes
