Animation of a flying saucer UFO sighting as recorded on a home video camera.

People crowd a small town street pointing at lights in the sky.

--SUPERS--\nFile\n\n --LEAD IN--\nTHE U-S NAVY WANTS ITS PILOTS TO KNOW HOW TO REPORT SUSPECTED U-F-O SIGHTINGS.\n --VO SCRIPT--\nTHE NAVY IS DEVELOPING A NEW PROCEDURE FOR PILOTS TO REPORT ANY UNEXPLAINED EVENTS TO THEIR SUPERIORS.\nHOWEVER, A MILITARY OFFICIAL SAYS THE NAVY DOESN'T BELIEVE GREEN LITTLE MEN ARE OUT THERE.\nBUT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT ENTERING RESTRICTED AIRSPACE IN RECENT YEARS.\nTHE NAVY SAYS THAT CREATES SAFETY ISSUES - AND IT WANTS TO INVESTIGATE EVERY INCIDENT.\nACCORDING TO ANOTHER SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL, SOME RECENT SIGHTINGS INVOLVED CLASSIFIED MILITARY AVIATION PROGRAMS.\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nNAVY MILITARY UFO SIGHTINGS PLANES \n\n

Television broadcast shows the controversies regarding UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)'s in Michigan, United States. Newspaper headlines about UFO sighting. Doctor Lyle G Boyd gives his views on UFO sighting. Host analyzes the UFO stories given by military officials and scientists. Location: Michigan United States USA. Date: 1966.

At a press conference, astronomer Dr. J. Allen Hynek applies critical thinking to the alleged UFO sightings in Dexter, Ann Arbor, and Hillsdale, Michigan, stating the mysterious lights were the result of marsh gas (swamp gas). He further states that a picture taken of the alleged sighting shows instead of Venus and the Moon. Hynek's debunking of the sightings as swamp gas became a standard response for UFO sightings.

UFOs are sighted over France

MAN HOLDS DRAWINGS OF UFOs. UFO SIGHTING, HASTINGS

OC & CP / ROLL A: 950 SOF / MAG / SIL FTG ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO). CS: LAS BIRDS IN FLIGHT. CU LABEL ON FILM READING: JULY 28, 1959 FROM ORIGINALS 8 & 16 MM, (COLOR PRINT). VS CLOUDS OF STRANGE UNIDENTIFIABLE WHITE LIGHT OR BODY IN SKY. PAN UP TO JET IN FLIGHT, PAN DOWN TO UFO. VS CU STAR FINDER MAP DRAWINGS OF UFO ON DESK BEING HANDLED BY RESEARCHER. VS UFO WITNESS BILL PECCA TO CAMERA ON EXPERIENCE OF SEEING UFO. LAS THROUGH WINDOW, AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER HOUSE. VO MILLER. MORE OF PECCA DESCRIBING EXPERIENCE W/ UFO VS PECCA ON UFO SIGHTING. CU WITNESSES RENDERING (SKETCH) OF UFO CRAFT. VS ASTRONOMER ALLAN HENDRY OF THE CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES ON TELEPHONE TO PEOPLE WHO REPORTED UFO SIGHTING. VS WORKERS AT DESK AT UFO CENTER. VS PECCA IN FRONT OF HOME DESCRIBING SIGHTING. LAS HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER PECCA AND HOME. VO MILLER. END CS. LAS TELEVISION (TV) ANTENNA. MORE OF PECCA TALKING ABOUT SIGHTING IN FRONT OF HOME. HAS PECCA HOME, SURROUNDING AREA. LAS COPTER OVER PECCA HOME, COMING TOWARDS HOME.

THE TOWN OF WYTHEVILLE VIRGINIA MAY NOT BE ONE OF THE HOPPING METROPOLITAN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, BUT IT DOES HAVE PRETTY "FAR OUT" CLAIM TO FAME. THIS TOWN OF 8 THOUSAND PEOPLE REPORTS ABOUT 50 U-F-O SIGHTINGS PER MONTH. AND THAT'S ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF SOME NETWORK TELEVISION SHOWS.SOME OF THE TOWN FOLKS GATHERED TOGETHER TO WATCH LAST NIGHT'S AIRING OF "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES"...AND THEY LISTENED CAREFULLY TO WHAT WAS SAID. THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE PICTURED AS A BUNCH OF CRAZY HILLBILLIES ...AS THEY CLAIM ONE POPULAR TABLOID TV SHOW HAS DONE. THE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL RADIO STATION SAYS THAT DESPITE ALL THE CALLS, HE'S STILL SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE UFO SIGHTINGS.

[Maj. Gen Samford & Maj. Kehole Statements on UFOs]

News footage- Science fiction convention, people dressed in Star Trek costumes, booths selling posters, costumes, etc./ UFO convention- tables with books about UFO sightings/ Ham radio convention- people selling equipment/ Jehovah Wittness convention- large audience, people are baptized/ Computer convention- many people at laptops, CU- keyboards computer screens

OC & CP / ROLL B 925 SOF / MAG / SIL CONTINUATION OF FTG ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO). MORE OF UFO WITNESS BILL PECCA TALKING ABOUT UFO SIGHTING AS HELICOPTER FLIES ABOUT OVERHEAD. INTV W/ PECCA'S WIFE ON SIGHTING. CU PECCA DRAWING OF SUPPOSED UFO. MORE OF INTV W/ PECCA AND WIFE. VS PECCA ON UFO WHILE POINTING TO SKETCH OF UFO. CUTS INTV. REVERSAL MILLER.

cheering audience and show's guest author of book THE UFO EXPERIENCE Dr. J. Allen Hynek ( UFO Expert and teacher of astrology - Kreskin interviews Hynek about UFO sightings and theory

UFO expert, Allen Hynek, tells a news conference that recent reports of UFOs in rural Michigan were caused by swamp gas. Hynek says he's confident of his conclusion but less than absolutely certain.

There is a report that Ohio ranks second in the nation in UFO sightings... we talk with UFO expert, and look at some video.

DOCUMENTARIES

NEW JERSEY, US - DEC. 15, 2024: The White House said Monday that recent reports of drone sightings across the northeastern US, including New Jersey and New York, involve a mix of commercial drones, hobbyist activity and even misidentified objects such as stars. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the FBI has received approximately 5,000 tips regarding drone sightings in recent weeks, with about 100 cases warranting further investigation. The federal government is supporting state and local officials in investigating these reports, Kirby told reporters during a webinar, noting that additional detection technologies and trained visual observers have been deployed to the region. "Having closely examined the data, having closely looked at the tips and collated them as best we can from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and even stars that were mistakenly reported as drones," he said. "We have not identified anything anomalous or any national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the Northeast. The work continues. "But I want to stress again: our assessment at this stage is that the activity represents commercial, hobbyist, or law enforcement drones, all operating legally and lawfully and or civilian aviation aircraft, as we continue to work through the leads that are out there," Kirby added. Kirby also said that more than 1 million drones are registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones operating lawfully across the US.(Footage by Lokman Vural Elibol /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Animation of a flying saucer UFO hovering in the sky.

Television broadcast shows the controversies regarding UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) in Michigan, United States. Group of girls seated in the college premises. They talk about their experiences on sighting a UFO. Man inspects the site of UFO landing and speaks about his experience on seeing a UFO. Scientific advisor for Project Blue Book and astronomer Josef Allen Hynek speaks about the UFO sighting stating that the natives have spotted a 'Marsh Gas'. United States Marine Corps Major Donald Keough and Air Force Secretory Harold Brown give their opinions regarding UFO. Reporters take notes. Countryman Frank talks about his experience on sighting a UFO. Location: Michigan United States USA. Date: 1966.

UFOs sighted on radar screens at Washington National Airport in Washington, DC

US Air Force General John Samford press conference in Washington, DC about UFOs