 |
A cinematic marvel that inspired directors of the sci-fi genre, this month marks forty years since the release of Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It was also an integral component of the American UFO and abduction phenomenon in the late 20th century, which significantly increased public awareness and interest in extraterrestrial existence.
| Sightings of unidentified flying objects can be traced as far back as 500 B.C., but the culture surrounding UFOs and alien abductions we know today began in the early 1940s. In between the 40s and the 1977 release of Close Encounters, major events such as the Roswell Incident of ’47 and mysterious government projects (Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book) occurred. | By Sophie McEvoy The National Student 11-16-17 |
[...]
Continue Reading ►
See Also:
Steven Spielberg Offered To Aid In United Nations UFO Effort
Close Encounters of The Psychological Kind
UFOs ARE HERE!
REPORT YOUR UFO EXPERIENCE