The Maury Island UFO incident was a UFO encounter concocted by Fred Crisman and Harold Dahl. Even after they confessed, this tale remained widespread, living up to its reputation as the "dirtiest hoax in UFO history."
Alien life forms would probably differ from those on Earth but still adhere to certain principles. Learn about astrobiology and the search for alien life forms. See more »
Less than 100 miles from Las Vegas, Nev., is the most famous secret military installation on the planet. Rumors swirl around this base, much like the mysterious aircraft that twist and turn in the skies overhead. See more »
The accounts are oddly similar: darting lights in a night sky, a hovering disc, radio interference. How can so many people be "mistaken"? Learn about the evidence for and against alien UFOs and check out some of the stranger tales of contact. See more »
In July, 1947, unusual debris was found in Roswell, N.M. The U.S. Army stated they had received a crashed disc, only to rescind it hours later. Learn more about the Roswell,N.M. UFO crash. See more »
Are we alone? Jodie Foster's character in "Contact" didn't think so, and neither do the scientists who've been listening for an extraterrestrial message for decades. See more »
Not a star. Not an airplane. No, this is something radically different. It moves through the night sky with amazing speed and pulsates with radiance beyond anything you've ever witnessed. UFO? See more »
Many people have reported alien abduction stories. Most of the abductees have shared their stories through hypnosis -- which causes wide disagreement about their validity. Read more about alien abductions. See more »
In 1952, angel hair came drifting from the sky, falling over the French towns of Oloron and Gaillac. The short life of angel hair makes it difficult to analyze. Learn more about the history of angel hair UFOs. See more »
Ashtar is an interstellar ruler and leader of millions of extraterrestrials who is said to have contacted George van Tassel. Learn more about Ashtar. See more »
J. Allen Hynek was a scientific advisor to Project Blue Book, the government UFO research group. As time went on, he had more and more difficulty toeing the party line on UFO phenomena. Learn more about J. Allen Hynek and his UFO research. See more »
