New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: World UFO Day is observed on July 2 every year. The day is celebrated in a view to create awareness about the existence of UFOs and extra extraterrestrial beings from outer space. It also encourages people to think about the possibility of humankind not being alone in the Universe. It is celebrated by some on 24 June and by others on July 2.
The idea holds habitual conspiracist ideation. As, on June 24, 1947, a businessman Kenneth Arnold claimed to see a group of nine high-speed objects near Mount Rainier in Washington while flying in an airplane. He estimated the speed of the crescent-shaped objects as several thousand miles per hour and said they moved “like saucers skipping on water.” After the media covered the news they mistakenly mentioned objects as ‘saucer shape’. Due to this UFO’s during those times became popularly known as ‘flying saucers’ or ‘flying discs’. That day is marked as the first UFO sighting.
Another renowned incident that made the world curious about UFO’s was when a UFO had supposedly crashed in Rosewell, New Mexico. On July 2, 1947, a witness, William Brazel discovered unidentifiable scattered pieces on his which were some tinfoil, a rather tough paper, and sticks.
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However, the army stated that the scattered pieces were that of a weather balloon. It was a top-secret project by the US Army Air Forces involving flying microphones on weather balloons to extreme heights to detect Soviet nuclear test explosions. Their response is still served as the basis for conspiracy theories.
People with high interests in alien life, UFOs, and the existence of extraterrestrial beings come together to celebrate this day by showing pieces of evidence they’ve collected so far. However, according to WUFODO, people are encouraged to watch the sky all day in a view to look for any signs of aliens.