What Happened?
Witnesses described slow-moving triangular objects with lights. Military jets were scrambled during parts of the wave, and radar elements remain debated.
Key Witnesses
Civilians, police officers, military personnel.
Evidence and Documents
Police reports, witness reports, radar claims.
Official Explanation
No single official explanation resolved every report, though hoaxes and misidentifications affected some evidence.
Skeptical Explanations
Conventional explanations include aircraft, misidentified lights, social contagion, and at least one famous photo later treated as unreliable.
Why This Case Still Matters
It is one of the most structured modern UFO waves, with police and military context.