UFO Timeline

 

On 11 September 1967, six bleeping disks were found in southern England. Students Chris Southall and David Harrison of the Farnborough Royal Aircraft Establishment are later reported as claiming that they fabricated the saucers using a mold as a fund raising stunt.

 

 

 

On 15 September 1967, the journal Science publishes an article by William Markowitz entitled “The Physics and Metaphysics of Unidentified Flying Objects” arguing that UFOs could not be extraterrestrial, alleging that interstellar rockets are impractical.

 

 

 

The Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia incident occurred on 4 October 1967, involving claims that a UFO descended into the water.

 

 

 

 

On 24 October 1967, Police Constables PC Clifford Waycott and PC Roger Willey chase an alleged UFO (commonly referred to as the “flying cross” or “flying Thing”) for almost an hour in rural England.