UFOs: A Historical Perspective

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What term is being used by the U.S. government to refer to UFOs in the recent preliminary report?

  • Enigmatic Sky Anomalies
  • Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (correct)
  • Mysterious Airborne Entities
  • Unknown Flying Objects

Who is Greg Eghigian in relation to the topic of UFOs in the U.S.?

  • Lead investigator on UFO sightings
  • Historian of science (correct)
  • UFO sighting witness
  • Government official handling UFO disclosures

What significant event occurred on June 25, 2021, related to UFOs according to the text?

  • Discovery of extraterrestrial life
  • Public announcement of UFO sightings
  • Alien invasion on Earth
  • Release of a preliminary report by the U.S. government (correct)

What is Greg Eghigian's current project regarding UFOs?

<p>Writing a book on the history of UFOs in the U.S. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Greg Eghigian contribute to understanding the cultural history of UFOs in the U.S.?

<p>Through research and publications (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did reports of people seeing flying ships overhead first start to appear?

<p>19th century (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did some people see in the 19th century that sounded like flying ships?

<p>Steam-powered ships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what era did people begin to regularly speak of seeing flying objects attributed to extraterrestrials?

<p>20th century (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant change that occurred regarding the idea of aliens in the 19th century?

<p>Alien sightings decreased (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1947 marked a point where people began speaking of sightings attributed to extraterrestrials?

<p>Roswell incident (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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