
June 1, 1957: At 8 p.m., several residents of Glens Falls witnessed a small formation of flying saucer like craft flying east to west about 200 feet above the ground. What follows is a roundup of UFO sightings from the 1957 UFO surge 59 years ago in New York state. But, it does indicate that something was going on that year. Does it represent all the sightings for that year? No, absolutely not. The numbers in the chart reflect the whole country for the year of 1957. It’s rare to get enough of the older reports to put together such a good chart. After checking both databases, I accumulated the numbers reflected in the chart above. I noted a swell in the UFO reports, so I started keeping track on paper. I consider this time range to be a relatively stable sample. That’s part of the reason most of my recent charts reflect a sample window between 2001 through 2015. The only problem is that the data can be spotty at best. That’s not to say that there aren’t large numbers of older reports.

Neither of the two national databases reflect a truly stable baseline of sighting reports much before 1999. Fortunately, older UFO sightings found their way into the online databases by interested people filing these reports retroactively. It’s important to understand that before the late 1990s, UFO reports sent to clubs and associations that collected such data amounted to letters, news clippings, faxes and phone messages. As I dug deeper, I noted that both national databases were notably robust, suggesting to me that there was a 1957 UFO Surge. This week, while looking at older UFO accounts, I noticed a swell in UFO sighting accounts in 1957. In order to write this column week after week, I must comb through the data bases of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and the National UFO Report Center (NUFORC) to find interesting stories and to glean the statistics for my charts. Though the long-awaited report, which is only nine pages, gives the public details on UAPs, we may never lay eyes on some of the possibly "juiciest details" held in a classified annex of the report, The Guardian reported.įor those who take solace in the idea that humanity is not alone, this classified part of the report could be your ticket to let your imagination run wild.Who knew that buried in the statistical numbers was evidence of a 1957 UFO surge. I want us to have a process to analyze the data every time it comes in."Īfter the release of the UFO report Friday, Rubio, who is the acting chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement: "For years, the men and women we trust to defend our country reported encounters with unidentified aircraft that had superior capabilities, and for years their concerns were often ignored and ridiculed," Rubio said, adding that the report is the first step in cataloging such incidents, though the Pentagon and intelligence community have a lot of work ahead to actually identify the threats. "I want us to take it seriously and have a process to take it seriously. Marco Rubio, who pushed for an investigation into the UAPs, said on CBS's 60 Minutes in May, "Anything that enters an airspace that's not supposed to be there is a threat," Rubio said. military on what to do when they encounter a UAP so that the intelligence community can understand the potential threat.
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The report authors also give an overview of how to develop processes and training for U.S. government programs foreign adversary systems (technology released by governments such as China or Russia, or some non-government entity) and a catchall "other" bin.

To get a handle on the diverse incidents, the report authors came up with five potential UAP categories: airborne clutter, such as birds, balloons and recreational drones natural atmospheric phenomena, such as ice crystals that might create infrared or radar signals classified U.S.

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