August 28, 2026

Mohave County

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A silver V-formation of objects over Mount Palomar Observatory, California, with an inset of an off-scale Geiger counter, October 14, 1949
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1949: The Palomar Observatory “Astronomers Incident”

Published: August 27, 2026 | Updated: August 27, 2026 0
A man outside a cafe near Mount Palomar Observatory watches a dark cigar-shaped object cross the sky, October 21, 1949
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1949: George Adamski’s Palomar Sighting

Published: August 27, 2026 | Updated: August 27, 2026 0
A C-47 aircrew watches a brilliant green fireball streak across the New Mexico sky near the Sandia Mountains, December 5, 1948
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1948: The Green Fireballs Begin

Published: August 27, 2026 | Updated: August 27, 2026 0
A searchlight beam catches a glowing disc-shaped object over a crowded church carnival in Norwood, Ohio, August 19, 1949
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1949: The Norwood, Ohio Searchlight Sighting

Published: August 27, 2026 | Updated: August 27, 2026 0