While 1947 proved to be the height of flying saucer mania, reports of what, by 1953, we would start to call UFOs (unidentified flying objects) kept pouring in.

In 1947, it was all about the flying saucer. This past month marked the 75th anniversary of the Roswell incident — when rancher William Brazel found the wreckage of an unidentified flying object ...

In 1947, an alien spaceship allegedly crashed in New Mexico, inspiring countless songs about aliens and extraterrestrials.

Flying Saucers of 1947 05 Jul 1947, Sat St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) Newspapers.com. The first sighting was made June 25, 1947, by a private pilot, Kenneth Arnold, who said he saw ...

Whether you’re a believer or skeptic, World UFO Day on July 2 is an occasion to ponder unexplained phenomena seen over the ...

Flying Saucers Are So 1947. This Is the New Shape of the Modern UFO Fifty-two percent of American military UFO sightings are described as white or metallic spheres.

Syracuse was just one of the many American communities which reported flying saucer sightings in July 1947. Local businesses, newspapers, and radio stations took advantage.

But the first time “flying saucers” were reported was in 1947, not too far from here. While the pilot who reported the sighting was dismissed by the U.S. Air Force investigators, ...

Key sources: “‘Flying Saucers’ Reported Seen Across Nation.” Anchorage Daily Times, July 7, 1947, 1. “Flying Saucer Seen by Local Man.” Sitka Sentinel, January 3, 1950, 2.