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The Belgian UFO Wave (1989, 1990)
Belgian sequence of UFO Sightings also referred to as “the Belgian Wave” started off on November 29th, 1989 and peaked with the reports in the night from 30th to 31st March, 1990. Majority of sightings occurred in the Walloon region and at some point thousands of people reported a sighting of an unusual triangular shaped craft that hovered over the Belgian skies, exhibiting unexplainable flight characteristics. The event is clearly considered as one of the best in the history and this is due to the following number [...]
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Betty and Barney Hill Alien Abduction (1961)
When thinking about alien abductions, one particular event stands out from the crowd. The encounter so widely-publicized that it was tailored into the best-selling 1966 book (The Interrupted Journey), the 1975 movie (The UFO Incident) and as of July 2011, the location of the claimed abduction is labeled as a state historical marker. On the night of September 19th, 1961 a mixed-race couple, Betty and Barney Hill, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire witnessed something which shaped the modern extraterrestrial folklore. At around 10:30 [...]
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Nasa UFO Encounters – Project Gemini (1965, 1966)
The first group in the series of NASA UFO sightings investigated at AboutAlien.com are the Project Gemini Sightings. Project Gemini was carried out between Projects Mercury and Apollo in 1965 and 1966. Its purpose was to develop techniques for advanced space travel, especially those essential for Apollo Project, whose mission was to land astronauts on the Moon’s surface. There are three peticular missions which cought scientists attention concerning the UFO sightings beyond our planet’s atmosphere: Gemini 4, Gemini 7 and Gemini 11. [...]
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Philadelphia Experiment
In the midst of WWII the Allies were trying to find different ways to combat the Axis military. Scientific research boomed in the field of biological and conventional weapons. Engineering, biology and chemistry were all combined to try to find any edge against the seemingly unstoppable Axis war machine. Philadelphia experiment was allegedly an U.S Navy scientific experiment to render USS Eldridge, a destroyer escort, invisible to the naked eye. The project is said to have been the brainchild of Albert Einstein [...]
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Peruvian Air Force Pilot Fires at UFO (1980)
Due to receiving quite a few great feedbacks regarding the Tehran Incident, we decided to feature another “Dogfight” story where a Peruvian Air Force Pilot engages the UFO in an open fire. This is actually the only documented event in which a combat jet opens fire against an Unidentified Flying Object. On April 11th, 1980 an unusual object was detected close to Fuerza Aerea Peruana (FAP) base in La Joya, Arequipa, thousand kilometers south of the city of Lima (Peruvian Capital). Many [...]
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The Seti Institute
The SETI Institute is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1984 in California, whose objective is to “explore, understand and explain the source, nature and prevalence of life in the universe”. SETI, short for the “Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence”, employs more than 150 scientists, educators and support staff. Their activities include the utilization of radio and optical telescopes to look for deliberate signals from out-of-this-world intelligence. Additional research, pursued within the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, features [...]
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The Montauk Project
There is one Holy Grail of conspiracy theories. A theory so complex and so intriguing that you just want to believe that it is true. Montauk Project, based out of Camp Hero, Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, was an US project that allegedly researched the possibilities for mind control and time travel. The conspiracy theories started around 1980s when the Camp Hero was quickly abandoned after a so-called “incident” that left USAF soldiers wounded. Some theories suggest that research was never [...]
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Alien Contactee – Michael Lee Hill from Cleveland
As promised, we are providing you with another Alien Abduction story from the “Case no. 58105″ showcased by UFO Hunters, History Channel. Michael Lee Hill is a 39 year old musician and UFO fanatic who lives in Cleveland, Ohio. He posses a number of authentic UFO videos which he filmed in the vicinity of his home over the last 5 years. It all started in August 18th 2006 when he sees something that changes his life and he even captures it on [...]
