Since the Roswell Incident in 1947, UFO sightings have become progressively common, and progressively dumber.
Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported that turned out to be planes, military exercises or sometimes just birds caught in the light. There’s also a surprising amount of stories where people compare the UFOs to Doritos and chocolate, for some reason. One logger literally wandered into the woods, and came out five days later with tales of an abduction. In reality, he was just behind on work and decided that’d be easier than dealing with it.
If you’re ever at a UFO convention, just toss a Cool Ranch Dorito into the air and watch the chaos unfold.
1
Morristown UFOs, 2009
Multiple people in Morristown, New Jersey reported UFOs in the sky. Local residents Joe Rudy and Chris Russo revealed they put a bunch of weather balloons with flares in the sky as a “social experiment”.
2
The Toblerone Flying Saucer, 2010
Andy Swan, a 27 year old cable layer with ScottishPower, said he saw a Toblerone-shaped object near Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland.
3
Stephenville Dorito, 2008
Residents of Stephenville, Texas claimed to see glowing orbs in the sky. One witness said it was “a flying Dorito”. It was fighter jets doing an exercise at a nearby military base.
4
Travis Walton Incident, 1975
Arizona forest worker Travis Walton wandered into the woods one night and disappeared. Five days later he claimed he was abducted by aliens and was given five-thousand dollars for the story. People suspect he made it up for the money, and because he was already behind on his duties as a forest ranger.
5
Lubbock Lights, 1951
In 1951, multiple UFO sightings in a V-shape were reported flying over Texas. It was later revealed to be a flock of birds reflected in city lights.
6
Maury Island Incident, 1947
Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported that he saw a string of nine shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at high speeds. He later said he made it all up.
7
Kecksburg UFO Incident, 1965
An object crashed in Pennsylvania and was taken away by the military. People claimed it was an alien vehicle, but it was most likely a Soviet satellite. They still resurrected a monument that stands today.
8
Washington D.C. UFO Incident, 1952
Multiple radar sightings over the U.S. Capitol were later explained as the temperature causing false radar readings.
9
McMinnville UFO Photos, 1950
Photographs taken by a farmer in Oregon showed a disc-shaped object, which people later said was probably a model suspended by wires.
10
The Dudley Dorito, 2023
Many people from the West Midlands in England reported sightings of a silent, triangular object, which the press later dubbed the "Dudley Dorito".
11
Calvin and the Crab-Clawed Aliens
Calvin Parker, Jr., of Pascagoula, Mississippi in the area where him and his friend Charles Hickson were allegedly abducted by aliens on Oct. 11,1973. He said “they were grey, crab-clawed beings.” After all the media attention he said “"This is something I really didn't want to happen.”
12
Mantell Incident, 1948
Pilot Thomas Mantell died while pursuing a high-altitude object, later believed to be a Skyhook weather balloon.
13
Phoenix Lights, 1997
Thousands witnessed mysterious lights over Phoenix, Arizona, which turned out to be military flare exercises.
14
Belgian UFO Wave, 1989
A series of sightings of triangular objects were later debunked when a key photograph was admitted to be a hoax using a model.
15
1967 British flying saucer hoax
Six pranksters in England left six homemade flying saucers out in various fields in England, which made headlines. They were filled with a flour and water sourdough-like substance, which fermented and then exploded when the saucers were drilled into.
