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Unidentified flying object (UFO) or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP)
any perceived airborne, submerged or trans-medium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained
Upon investigation, most UAPs are identified as known objects or atmospheric phenomena, while a small number remain unexplained

Possible explanations & origins:
1. From Xtra-dimensional space 2. From another Solar system or even galaxy 3. From the DMT Realm 4. From the Hollow Earth 5. From Advance Military Projects

Mystery Airships
November 1896 to April 1897, United States newspapers carried numerous reports of "mystery airships" that are reminiscent of modern UFO waves.[12] Scores of people even reported talking to the pilots.

20th century
World War 2: Pacific & European theatres during World War II, round, glowing fireballs known as "foo fighters" were reported by Allied & Axis pilots

Popular UFO Craze
-popular UFO craze began with media frenzy surrounding report on June 24, 1947, of civilian pilot named Kenneth Arnold who described seeing "a group of bat-like aircraft flying in formation at high speeds" near Mount Rainier that he said were "moving like a saucer would if skipped across water" which led to headlines about "flying saucers" & "flying discs"

Washington UFO scare
Media accounts & speculation ran rampant in the U.S., especially in connection to the 1952 UFO scare in Washington, D.C.
July 12 to 29, 1952, a series of UFO sightings reported in Washington, D.C. & became known as Washington flap, Washington National Airport Sightings, or Invasion of Washington
most publicized sightings took place on consecutive weekends, July 19–20 & July 26–27 - incident called "the climax of the 1952 UFO flap"

Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers - Jacques Vallee
-1969: publicly stated that the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (or ETH) was too narrow & ignored too much data
explored commonalities between UFOs, cults, religious movements, demons, angels, ghosts, cryptid sightings & psychic phenomena. His speculation about these potential links was 1st detailed in his 3rd UFO book, Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers
:the fact that beliefs identical to those held today have recurred throughout recorded history & under forms best adapted to the believer's country, race & social status
-central theme: visitation by an aerial people from one or more remote, legendary countries. The names and attributes vary, but the main idea clearly does not
-Emissaries from these supernatural abodes come to earth, sometimes under human form & sometimes as monsters
-They perform wonders. They serve man or fight him. They influence civilizations through mystical revelation. They seduce earth women
-Jacques Vallee's seminal master-work that changed our understanding of the UFO phenomenon
-for anybody interested in the topics of UFOs & alien contact, as well as those fascinated by fairy folklore & other paranormal encounters
-Vallee refers to himself as a "heretic among heretics"

Gaslighting: is a colloquialism, loosely defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality
-the expression, derived from title of 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s.
-Merriam Webster cites deception of one's memory, perception of reality, or mental stability.
-According to a 2022 Washington Post report, it had become a "trendy buzzword" frequently used to describe ordinary disagreements, rather than those situations that align with the word's historical definition
-"gaslighting" is often used incorrectly to refer to conflicts & disagreements