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	'''World UFO Day'''<ref>{{cite news \|title=World UFO Day 2021: All about UFO's, History and Significance \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/world-ufo-day-2021-all-about-ufos-history-and-significance-693584 \|agency=The Hans India}}</ref> is an ] for people to gather together and watch the skies for ]s (UFO). The day is celebrated ~~by some on June 24, and others~~ on July 2. ~~June 24 is the date that reporter ] wrote about what is generally considered to be the first widely reported UFO in the United States~~,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/weekinreview/04schwartz.html?_r=0\|title=Out of This World, Out of Our Minds\|date=3 July 2010\|work=New York Times\|accessdate=2010-07-03}}</ref> while July 2 is the date of the supposed UFO crash in the 1947 ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3036596.stm\|title=Can you answer the UFO questions?\|date=2 July 2003\|work=BBC News\|accessdate=2003-07-02}}</ref> July 2 was declared as the official World UFO Day by the World UFO Day Organisation.It is believed that the first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001 by UFO researcher Haktan Akdogan.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-07-01 \|title=World UFO Day 2022— Just a reminder that we aren't the only ones out here \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/world-ufo-day-2022-just-a-reminder-that-we-arent-the-only-ones-out-here-14006832.htm \|access-date=2022-07-08 \|website=cnbctv18.com \|language=en}}</ref>		'''World UFO Day'''<ref>{{cite news \|title=World UFO Day 2021: All about UFO's, History and Significance \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/world-ufo-day-2021-all-about-ufos-history-and-significance-693584 \|agency=The Hans India}}</ref> is an ] for people to gather together and watch the skies for ]s (UFO). The day is celebrated only on July 2. ,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/weekinreview/04schwartz.html?_r=0\|title=Out of This World, Out of Our Minds\|date=3 July 2010\|work=New York Times\|accessdate=2010-07-03}}</ref> while July 2 is the date of the supposed UFO crash in the 1947 ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3036596.stm\|title=Can you answer the UFO questions?\|date=2 July 2003\|work=BBC News\|accessdate=2003-07-02}}</ref> July 2 was declared as the official World UFO Day by the World UFO Day Organisation.It is believed that the first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001 by UFO researcher Haktan Akdogan.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-07-01 \|title=World UFO Day 2022— Just a reminder that we aren't the only ones out here \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/world-ufo-day-2022-just-a-reminder-that-we-arent-the-only-ones-out-here-14006832.htm \|access-date=2022-07-08 \|website=cnbctv18.com \|language=en}}</ref>

	The stated goal of the July 2 celebration is to raise awareness of "the undoubted existence of UFOs"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.worldufoday.com/about-world-ufo-day/whatwherewhywhen/\|title=About World UFO Day\|access-date=2013-07-02\|archive-date=2022-06-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629124042/https://www.worldufoday.com/about-world-ufo-day/whatwherewhywhen/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and to encourage governments to declassify their files on UFO sightings.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.yahoo.com/july-2-world-ufo-day-real-u-independence-153200637.html\|title=July 2: World UFO Day, the Real U.S. Independence Day, I Forgot Day, Violin Lover's Day and Freedom from Fear of Public Speaking Day\|date=26 June 2012\|work=Yahoo News\|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref>		The stated goal of the July 2 celebration is to raise awareness of "the undoubted existence of UFOs"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.worldufoday.com/about-world-ufo-day/whatwherewhywhen/\|title=About World UFO Day\|access-date=2013-07-02\|archive-date=2022-06-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629124042/https://www.worldufoday.com/about-world-ufo-day/whatwherewhywhen/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and to encourage governments to declassify their files on UFO sightings.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.yahoo.com/july-2-world-ufo-day-real-u-independence-153200637.html\|title=July 2: World UFO Day, the Real U.S. Independence Day, I Forgot Day, Violin Lover's Day and Freedom from Fear of Public Speaking Day\|date=26 June 2012\|work=Yahoo News\|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref>

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Unofficial observance, only July 2

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World UFO Day
Observed by	International
Type	Cultural
Significance	A day celebrating UFOs.
Celebrations	Sky-watching, parties
Date	July 2
Frequency	annual
Related to	Unidentified flying objects, Ufology

World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects (UFO). The day is celebrated only on July 2. , while July 2 is the date of the supposed UFO crash in the 1947 Roswell incident. July 2 was declared as the official World UFO Day by the World UFO Day Organisation.It is believed that the first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001 by UFO researcher Haktan Akdogan.

The stated goal of the July 2 celebration is to raise awareness of "the undoubted existence of UFOs" and to encourage governments to declassify their files on UFO sightings.

World UFO Day is celebrated by stirring conversations about how and why humans are not the only beings in the Universe. The WUFDO (World UFO Day Organisation)promotes various events and educational workshops with the idea of getting people to know about UFOS.

References

"World UFO Day 2021: All about UFO's, History and Significance". The Hans India.
"Out of This World, Out of Our Minds". New York Times. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
"Can you answer the UFO questions?". BBC News. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 2003-07-02.
"World UFO Day 2022— Just a reminder that we aren't the only ones out here". cnbctv18.com. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
"About World UFO Day". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
"July 2: World UFO Day, the Real U.S. Independence Day, I Forgot Day, Violin Lover's Day and Freedom from Fear of Public Speaking Day". Yahoo News. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
"World UFO Day 2022— Just a reminder that we aren't the only ones out here". cnbctv18.com. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

External links

World UFO Day, celebrated on July 2
Ovni.net World UFO Day Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, celebrated on June 24

UFOs

Ufology

Claimed sightings

General	List of reported UFO sightings Sightings in outer space
Pre-20th century	Ezekiel's Wheel (circa 622–570 BC) Airship of Clonmacnoise (740s) 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg 1566 celestial phenomenon over Basel 1665 celestial phenomenon over Stralsund José Bonilla observation (1883) Airship wave (1896–97) Aurora (1897)
20th century	Los Angeles (1942) Ängelholm UFO memorial (1946) Kenneth Arnold (1947) 1947 craze Flight 105 (1947) Roswell (1947) Rhodes (1947) Mantell (1948) Chiles-Whitted (1948) Gorman Dogfight (1948) Mariana (1950) McMinnville photographs (1950) Sperry (1950) Lubbock Lights (1951) Nash-Fortenberry (1952) Washington, D.C. (1952) Flatwoods monster (1952) Kelly–Hopkinsville (1955) Lakenheath-Bentwaters (1956) Antônio Villas Boas (1957) Levelland (1957) Barney and Betty Hill abduction (1961) Lonnie Zamora incident (1964) Solway Firth Spaceman (1964) Exeter (1965) Kecksburg (1965) Westall (1966) Falcon Lake (1967) Shag Harbour (1967) Jimmy Carter (1969) Finnish Air Force (1969) Pascagoula Abduction (1973) John Lennon UFO incident (1974) Travis Walton incident (1975) Tehran (1976) Petrozavodsk phenomenon (1977) Operação Prato (1977) Zanfretta incident (1978) Valentich disappearance (1978) Kaikoura Lights (1978) Robert Taylor incident (1979) Val Johnson incident (1979) Manises (1979) Cash–Landrum incident (1980) Rendlesham Forest (1980) Trans-en-Provence (1981) Japan Air Lines (1986) Ilkley Moor (1987) Voronezh incident (1989) Belgian UFO wave (1990) Ariel School (1994) Varginha (1996) Phoenix Lights (1997)
21st century	USS Nimitz UFO incident (2004) Campeche, Mexico (2004) O'Hare Airport (2006) Alderney (2007) Norway (2009) USS Theodore Roosevelt UFO incidents (2014) Jetpack man (2020–21) High-altitude object events (2023) David Grusch claims (2023)
Confirmed hoaxes	Maury Island hoax (1947) Twin Falls, Idaho hoax (1947) Aztec, New Mexico hoax (1949) Southern England (1967) Majestic 12 (1985) Gulf Breeze (1987–88) Alien Autopsy (1995 film) Morristown (2009)

Sightings by country

Types of UFOs

Types of alleged
extraterrestrial beings

Studies and timeline

Hypotheses

Conspiracy theories

Involvement

Abduction claims	History Entities Claimants Narrative Perspectives Insurance
Other	Implants Cattle mutilation Close encounter Contactee Crop circles Government responses GEIPAN Organizations Ufologists

Culture

Skepticism

Government & Law

Category

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