Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have captured the imagination of many people over the years, with the possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial life being a controversial topic.
However, this has not prevented more people who believe in UFOs from being added, as indicated by the results published by the Gallup brand in the middle of last year, which reflects an increase in this group in the United States.
For this reason, it is not surprising that there is World UFO Day, commonly celebrated every day on July 2. But why this date?
This day was chosen because on this date, but in 1947, the so-called “Roswell Incident” occurred, in which conspiracy theories claim a UFO crashed on a ranch in the aforementioned city, belonging to the state of New Mexico.
Days later, the Roswell Daily Record published a story indicating that the remains of this “flying saucer” were recovered by soldiers from the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF).
Fueling these theories even more is the fact that, simultaneously, the RAAF issued a statement assuring the capture of a “flying disk”, although the US Army quickly retracted this version, asserting that it was just an accident weather balloon.
How was this date chosen?
The day of this holiday was chosen by the World UFO Day Organization (Wufodo, for its acronym in English), with the aim of “raising awareness about the undoubted existence of UFOs and intelligent beings from outer space”, of according to your website.
This portal also indicates that ways to celebrate this day can be talking with friends about flying saucers or the existence of alien life, as well as watching your favorite movie on the subject.
the other date
Many celebrate World UFO Day on June 24, commemorating what is possibly the origin of several of the myths about these “spacecraft”.
In 1947 someone identified as Kenneth Arnold, an amateur pilot who, according to journalistic records, was flying his small plane when he saw about nine lights in succession, whose shapes he later described as crescent-shaped objects that moved like “saucers jumping over water.” ”.
Arnold shared his story with a reporter, who misread descriptions of the pilot, popularizing the term “flying saucer” in the process.