Unicorn Tail Club | Encounters thus far has looked at what might be out there (Outer Limits) and who (Extraterrestrial). Now we’ve turned the conversation to how they get from there to here.

Though unidentified anomalous phenomenon have been reported for millennia, they soared into the modern imagination in 1947 after a series of discoveries, most notably the Roswell incident, which attributed extraterrestrial provenance to the wreckage of a U.S. Army air balloon, which the army called a “flying disc.” 

Once that phrase hit the media, conspiracies flew faster than air balloons. Hoax discoveries followed along with tales of recovered alien bodies, sightings, and abductions. Popular culture jumped on the bandwagon. (Anyone remember “My Favorite Martian?) Atomic-era, Cold War anxieties and growing governmental distrust fueled what became – and continues – to be a persistent belief that the military is covering up evidence of interplanetary visitors.

We’ve since entered a new era of UAP awareness now that former military officers have detailed personal accounts of strange vehicle encounters before Congress and Chinese surveillance balloons have been spotted or shot down over the U.S.. Public UAP reports have skyrocketed and the Department of Defense recently opened an All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. 

Just because something shows up without space dust doesn’t mean it’s okay.