The first widespread reports of UFOs in Nevada took place during 1947's "flying disc craze." Here's what Northern Nevadans claimed to see that summer.

The end of the Second World War ushered in a new age, one dominated by novel technologies, the Cold War, the threat of nuclear destruction—and the first reported UFO sightings. Humans have witnessed ...

Some of us really want to believe. Mysterious lights. Sinister saucers. Alien abductions. Between 1947 and 1969, at the height of the Cold War, more than 12,000 UFO sightings were reported to Project ...

Famous for being the spot where a spacecraft purportedly crashed in 1947, Roswell, New Mexico, has become a mecca for people fascinated by extraterrestrial phenomenon. So it’s only fitting that the ...

The name Area 51 instantly brings to mind flying saucers, alien autopsies and government cover-ups. In reality, Area 51 is a highly classified US military testing site in Nevada. But decades of ...

DES MOINES, Wash. — Jets aren't the only things in the skies above Des Moines, a suburb of Seattle just outside of SEA airport. Keep an eye out for UFOs as well. "I don't think people know that Des ...

In "After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon," Greg Eghigian explores how individuals, scientists, governments and the media responded to reports of UFO sightings and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by the Roswell Police Dept. shows the new uniform patch. Famous for being the spot where a spacecraft ...