A UFO is actually any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified or explained. Most UFOs are identified or investigated as conventional objects or phenomena. The term is widely used for claimed observations of extraterrestrial spacecraft and was coined as an anacronym by Project Blue Book. Another widely used term for the phenomenon is “flying saucer”. Lately, there have been many UFO sightings that have caught netizen’s attention.
Out of all the UFO sightings, there are some of them that remained to be questionable for the whole world as these sightings cannot be solved by anyone. This happens when there have been several reports of aircraft that seemed to travel at high speeds and have no signs of propulsion. Here are some of the mysterious UFO sightings out there.
1) O’Hare International Airport Sighting
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12 United airlines employees spotted a dark gray metallic craft hovering over American Airlines gate C17 on the 7th of November 2006. The UFO was seen by Flight 446’s flight crew, pilots, airline management and, mechanics. Some eye-witnesses described it as a “spinning frisbee”, while others say it just static. The object appeared just below the cloud line for about five minutes before shooting off into the clouds. Neither United Airlines nor the Federal Aviation Administration investigated the event. This is interesting as the object was hovering in a major international airport with multiple credible eyewitness accounts.
2) Lights Above The New Jersey Turnpike
On the night of 19th July 2001, people driving on the New Jersey Turnpike witnessed something both spectacular and unusual. More than a dozen people, including two New Jersey police officers, saw a set of golden lights hovering in the night sky for about 15 minutes before disappearing. What struck many of the witnesses of these lights was the emotional weight it gave them. Something about these lights struck the witnesses on a very deep level, making this reported UFO sighting both very strange and very spectacular as there were no planned military operations in the area, and the air traffic was light at the time of the reported sightings.
3) Pentagon UFO Videos
The Department of Defense authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos in the year of 2020. The three videos that are typically referred to as “FLIR1”, “Gimbal” and also “GoFast” are all characterized by what the Navy deems “unidentified aerial phenomena”.
- Gimbal
Taken by a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet with the footage captured by a Raytheon Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared Pod, which was the most advanced sensor and tracking system of the time. One of the crew members believed the UFO to be a drone, while others were shocked at its ability to fly against the wind.
- FLIR1
Shows an oblong-shaped object and is appears dark against the daytime sky.
- GoFast
Shows an unidentified object over the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The thing was oval and did not appear to have any wings or produce exhaust of any sort. The pilots, whose voices are noticeable over the audio, are perplexed and excited about what they are witnessing. Viewers can hear them wondering out loud what this object could be.
4) 1997 Phoenix Lights
The Phoenix Lights was a series of widely sighted UFOs in the skies of Arizona, Nevada and the Mexican State of Sonora on March 13, 1997. On March 13, 1997, between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., thousands of people reported seeing strange, bright lights brighten up the night sky. Two distinct events made up the Phoenix Lights. The first event was described as a V-shaped object the size of a commercial airplane soaring through the sky. Some eyewitnesses claimed this object to be “more than a mile wide”. The second event described was a series of orange, flashing, lights.
5) Berkshires UFO sightings
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Four unrelated families in the Berkshires reported experiencing and seeing very weird things in the year of 1969. Not only were UFO sightings reported, but so too were alien abductions. To this day, no one can really explain what these people both saw and experienced. In 2020, the popular Netflix show Unsolved Mysteries did an episode on the Berkshire UFO sightings. Of course, as the show’s title states, the Berkshire UFO sightings continue to remain an unsolved mystery even today.
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