With so many international days in the calendar, here is one more for those hunting for extraterrestrial life. Pointing the telescopes skyward, people from all over the world welcomes World UFO Day 2018 today. Unidentified Flying Object as the acronym UFO stands for, this day is celebrated every year on June 2. It is a celebration of all things that are unexplained, and organisers aim to raise awareness of the existence of UFOs. The sightings have always been a mystery; to believe or not to believe and on this day, everyone spends a little extra time to think if we are alone in the universe. To mark the big occasion, here we have got some facts and significance about World UFO Day 2018.

Throughout the years, many have claimed to have seen objects which could not be easily explained. The World UFO Day website defines an UFO as, “Something that’s apparent in the sky that is not identifiable as any known object or natural phenomena.” The name was created by the US Air Force in 1940s, but they were popularly known as flying saucers.

World UFO Day 2018 Date:

Earlier, World UFO Day had two different dates to celebrate; July 2 and June 24, but the World UFO Day Organisation (WUFODO) had united the celebrations to one date which is July 2.

Facts & Significance on World UFO Day 2018:

The creators of WorldUFODay.com say on its website; “World UFO day is the day dedicated to the existence of Unearthly/Unidentified Flying Objects. The first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001.” This day was founded by the UFO hunger Haktan Akdogan and is celebrated on June 2 every year. The supporters seek to raise awareness about UFOs existence and to encourage governments to reveal their knowledge about such sightings throughout the history. They stated, “Many governments, the US government for instance, are believed to have gained exclusive information about UFO's through their military departments.” World UFO Day also commemorates the Roswell incident in 1947 when a believed UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.

The World UFO Day organization has shared a collection of UFO pictures on its website which are believed to be definite proof of alien existence. Sci-fi lovers on this day would engage in watching different UFO movies, participating in debates on alien life or even gazing to the sky to indulge in some of the strangest sightings.

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