Editing List of UFO sightings

This is a '''list of UFO sightings''', organized by decade, documenting notable reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Historically, the term "UFO" has been used to label such sightings, even though many objects and phenomena have since been reclassified. For instance, some have been identified as reconnaissance craft, alien spaceships, or transmedium vehicles. Additionally, these sightings often involve encounters with nonhuman intelligent beings or interactions, while others relate to secret military programs, sometimes supposedly assisted by alien technology. For convenience and historical continuity, the term "UFO" is employed throughout this article, encompassing what are now often understood to be specific alien vehicles, transmedium crafts, or highly classified black project craft associated with advanced military programs.
Although some sightings are acknowledged to involve alien vehicles, alien drones, reconnaissance craft, and other advanced technologies—or, in certain cases, secret space program crafts developed by Nazi scientists or deep state governments—these phenomena will be collectively referred to as UFOs. These incidents frequently involve encounters with nonhuman intelligent beings, direct interactions, or advanced secret space program craft created with alleged reverse-engineered alien technology.
Each entry within this article provides a concise summary of the event, including links to detailed articles for further exploration. The collective references enhance our understanding of these occurrences.
= 1940s =
* June 24, 1947 - Private pilot [[Kenneth Arnold]] reported seeing [[Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting|nine crescent-shaped objects]] flying at high speed near [[Mount Rainier]], Washington, leading to the coining of the term "[[flying saucer]]."
* July 8, 1947 - A crashed object near [[Roswell, New Mexico]], later known as the [[Roswell incident]], was initially described as a "flying disc" by the U.S. Army, but later explained as a weather balloon.
* January 7, 1948 - Captain Thomas Mantell died while pursuing a [[Mantell UFO incident|large metallic object]] over [[Fort Knox]], Kentucky.
= 1950s =
* July 19, 1952 - A series of sightings, known as the [[Washington, D.C. UFO incident]], involved bright objects flying over [[Washington, D.C.]], and being detected on radar, prompting widespread media coverage and official investigations.
* November 2, 1957 - Motorists in [[Levelland, Texas]], reported their vehicles stalling after encountering a [[Levelland UFO case|glowing, egg-shaped craft]], which was investigated by [[Project Blue Book]].
= 1960s =
* May or June 1966 - The crew of the [[USS Tiru (SS-416)]] reported seeing a [[USS Tiru UFO sighting|metallic, football-field-sized object]] tumbling between the [[ocean]] and the [[sky]] near [[Hawaii]].<ref name="Cooper1991">Cooper, Milton William (1991). ''Behold a Pale Horse''. pp. 18-21. Flagstaff, Ariz.: Light Technology Publishing. ISBN 978-0929385228. PDF: [https://highlanderjuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/William-Cooper-Behold-a-Pale-Horse.pdf Highlander Juan's archive]. Internet Archive: [https://archive.org/details/beholdpalehorse0000coop/page/n9/mode/2up "Behold a Pale Horse"].</ref>
* March 24, 1967 - At [[Malmstrom Air Force Base]] in [[Montana]], a [[Malmstrom AFB UFO incident|glowing red object]] hovered near a nuclear missile silo, with witnesses claiming that the base's missiles temporarily became non-operational.
= 1970s =
* October 11, 1973 - Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the [[Pascagoula River]] in [[Mississippi]] when they claimed to have been abducted by [[Pascagoula Abduction|gray, wrinkled beings]] with claw-like hands.
* December 31, 1978 - The crew of an airplane flying over the [[Kaikoura Ranges]] in [[New Zealand]] filmed and reported [[Kaikoura lights|strange, glowing lights]] that were also tracked on radar.
= 1980s =
* December 26-28, 1980 - U.S. Air Force personnel stationed near [[RAF Woodbridge]] in [[England]] reported seeing strange lights and a [[Rendlesham Forest incident|metallic craft]] in the [[Rendlesham Forest]], often referred to as "[[Rendlesham Forest incident|Britain's Roswell]]."
* November 11, 1987 - Fishermen off the coast of [[Puerto Rico]] claimed to see a [[USO sighting near Puerto Rico|large, disc-shaped craft]] submerging into the ocean and causing intense water turbulence.
= 1990s =
* March 13, 1997 - Hundreds of witnesses in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and surrounding areas observed the [[Phoenix Lights|Phoenix Lights]], a series of lights in a V-formation moving silently across the sky.
* September 16, 1994 - Dozens of schoolchildren in [[Ariel School]], [[Zimbabwe]], reported seeing a [[Ruwa UFO incident|disc-shaped craft]] land near their schoolyard and [[alien-human interaction|humanoid beings]] exit the craft, with witnesses describing telepathic communication.
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