In 1898 The “War of the Worlds” Was Published. 40-Years Later, Orson Welles Broadcast Had Listeners Believing We Really Were At War.

If you’re a fan of Little Green Men, you’re going to be stoked for World UFO Day. One of these days, we just know that we’re going to finally meet our neighbors in the universe, and that day will be phenomenal beyond imagining.

July 2nd is World UFO Day. This date was chosen to honor the time of an alleged UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, which happened on July 2, 1947.

• 1561 – A broadsheet reports widespread sightings of a celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg.
• 1639 – The first documented account of a UFO sighting in America dates back to 1639. John Winthrop, the colonial governor of Massachusetts, noted an incident where three men observed a luminous object flying around the Muddy River, near the same area of Charleston, for two to three hours.
• 1883 – Astronomer Jose Bonilla was credited with taking the first photographs of a UFO in 1883 in Zacatecas, Mexico.
• 1898 –  The War of the Worlds is published.
• 1912 – Winston Churchill reported seeing a strange airship, or UFO in Kent, England. It was sighted on October 14, 1912.
• 1938 – CBS radio broadcasts War of the Worlds, listeners believing they were under attack by Martians. Narrated by Orson Welles, the drama stirred imaginations.
• 1947 – The UFO origin can be traced back to a civilian pilot, Kenneth Arnold. On June 24, 1947, when he was flying his aircraft near Washington’s Mount Rainier, he saw nine blue, glowing objects flying fast with an estimated speed of 1,700 miles per hour in a V formation.
• 1947 – One of the biggest mysteries around UFOs is Roswell, 1947. William Brazel discovered mysterious debris in one of his pastures in New Mexico. When he reported it, the military was called to retrieve the materials, but officials claimed it was only a downed weather balloon.
• 1952 – The term ‘UFO’ for Unidentified Flying Object was coined by US Air Force officer Edward Ruppelt
• 1952 – Dr. J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist who served as a scientific advisor to U.S. Air Force studies of UFOs (Project Blue Book) from 1952 to 1969.
• 1953 – The book Flying Saucers from Outer Space, written by author Donald E. Keyhoe in 1953, was the first to use the term “UFO.
• 1980 – US Air Force officials stationed in Woodbridge and Bentwaters reported seeing strange colorful lights above the Rendlesham Forest about 160 kilometers from London.
• 1993 – The science fiction drama television series “The X-Files” debuts on Fox.
• 2001 – World UFO Day was organized by WorldUFODay.com to bring together UFO enthusiasts and the evidence they’ve gathered to support their existence.
• 2007 – Even in India, in Kolkata, a fast-moving object was identified between 3:30 am and 6:30 am and filmed on camera. The shape of the object changed from a sphere to a triangle, then to a straight line.
• 2021 – On June 25, 2021, the US Government released a long-anticipated UFO report. You can see that report here
• 2022 – On May 17, 2022, the first public congressional hearing concerning UFOs was held at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. During the hearing, the Pentagon confirmed that military personnel had reported at least 400 UFO incidents between 2004 and 2022. Interestingly, until 2021, the UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) task force admitted to only 144 UFO encounters
• 2023 – List of reported UFO sightings from Wikipedia. This list starts in the 2nd Millennium and tracks sightings through February 2023.
• 2026 – The Trump Administration released scores of files and videos that were amassed by the government. You can view them HERE
• Celebrating UFO Day takes many different forms, and the number of ways is as varied as the potential number of intelligent species in the known universe.
• UFO Enthusiasts gather around the world in known UFO hotspots like Rozwell, New Mexico, to share stories, provide support for other believers, and watch for the return of visitors in the night sky.
• Interactive UFO Map: Mysterious lights. Sinister saucers. Alien abductions. Between 1947 and 1969, at the height of the Cold War, more than 12,000 UFO sightings were reported to Project Blue Book, a small, top-secret Air Force team. Their mission? To scientifically investigate the incidents and determine whether any posed a national security threat.

Sources:

Days of the Year

History

Wikipedia/UFOs

Wikipedia/Ruppelt

Jagran Josh

Factinate

National Today