9 interesting facts about UFOs
- Hundreds of thousands of unexplained sightings have been reported all around the world, many of which were documented or photographed.
- A UFO sighting occurs somewhere on the planet every three minutes.
- An incident was reported in Basel, Switzerland, on Aug. 7, 1566.
- A Roper poll in 1991 said that 4 million Americans believe they have been abducted.
- Alexander Hamilton reported a cow being kidnapped by an airship in Le Roy, Kan., in April 1897.
- The first photograph of a UFO was taken in 1883 by astronomer Jose Bonilla in Zacatecas, Mexico.
- On Feb. 25, 1942, a large, dark object over the Los Angeles coastline was mistaken for a Japanese attack and drew a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.
- Winston Churchill reported a strange airship in Kent, England, Oct. 14, 1912. It was the first case of a UFO being "officially" reported.
- UFOs were often seen and photographed during NASA's space missions in the 1960s.
