{"type":"events","slug":"1965-1966-us-ufo-wave","title":"U.S. UFO Wave","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1965-1966-us-ufo-wave","description":"Across the U.S., numerous luminous craft reports in 1965-1966 fueled public fascination and Blue Book investigations","date":"1965-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":3,"status":"unresolved","lat":39.8,"lng":-98.6,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Surge of reports\n\nThroughout 1965 and 1966, newspapers logged hundreds of bright object sightings from Texas to New Hampshire. Police, pilots, and civilians described discs, fireballs, and structured craft hovering or streaking across the sky.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n## Reaction by authorities\n\n[Project Blue Book](/programs/project-blue-book) teams traveled nationwide to interview witnesses and collect photographs. Some cases were dismissed as meteors or aircraft, yet others remained unexplained and spurred congressional interest in a broader investigation.[^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [NICAP chronology 1965](https://www.nicap.org/chronos/1965fullrep.htm)\n[^2]: [NICAP chronology 1966](https://www.nicap.org/chronos/1966fullrep.htm)\n[^3]: [Project Blue Book microfilm](https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos)\n[^4]: [Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (University of Colorado/Condon Report, NCAS edition)](https://files.ncas.org/condon/text/contents.htm)\n[^5]: [U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, \"Unidentified Flying Objects\" hearing, Apr. 5, 1966 (GovInfo PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-89hhrg50066O/pdf/CHRG-89hhrg50066O.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"programs","slug":"project-blue-book","title":"Project Blue Book","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-blue-book"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1965-1966-us-ufo-wave","title":"U.S. UFO Wave","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1965-1966-us-ufo-wave","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Across the U"],"evidence":["documents"]}