World UFO Day

World UFO Day[1] is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects (UFO). The day is celebrated by some on June 24, and others on July 2. June 24 is the date that reporter Kenneth Arnold wrote is generally considered to be the first widely reported UFO in the United States,[2] while July 2 the supposed UFO crash in the 1947 Roswell incident.[3]

World UFO Day
Observed byInternational
TypeCultural
SignificanceA day celebrating UFOs.
CelebrationsSky-watching, parties
DateJune 24, July 2
Frequencyannual
Related toUnidentified flying objects, Ufology

The stated goal of the July 2 celebration is to raise awareness of "the undoubted existence of UFOs"[4] and to encourage governments to declassify their files on UFO sightings.[5]

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