SAUCER ENCOUNTERS
![The Thomas Mantell UFO Incident of 1948](http://saucerco.com/cdn/shop/articles/Mantell-UFO-Incident_{width}x.jpg?v=1704613258)
January 7, 1948, is a date that resonates in UFO history, marking the tragic and mysterious incident involving 25-year-old Captain Thomas F. Mantell. This Kentucky Air National Guard pilot's encounter with an unidentified flying object over Kentucky's skies has become...
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![UAP vs. UFO - What's the difference?](http://saucerco.com/cdn/shop/articles/UAP-vs-UFO_{width}x.jpg?v=1675378604)
UAP and UFO - they're the same thing, right? Not quite. With the two acronyms being used interchangeably, it's easy to confuse them. In this article, we will explore the definitions of UAP and UFO and discuss the key differences between the two terms.
![1952 Pentagon Press Conference on Flying Saucers](http://saucerco.com/cdn/shop/articles/Flying-Saucer-Press-Conference-Thumbnail_{width}x.jpg?v=1659114492)
The Press Conference On July 29th, 1952, the U.S. Air Force held an official press conference on Flying Saucers. It is considered the largest press conference since the end of World War 2. At the center of it all was...
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![Saucers Over Washington - July 19th, 1952 - 1952 UFO Flap](http://saucerco.com/cdn/shop/articles/Saucers-Over-Washington-Thumbnail_{width}x.jpg?v=1658274076)
On July 19th, 1952, an air-traffic controller at Washington National Airport spotted seven slow-moving unidentified objects on his radar screen. He called his supervisor over and even joked about the objects being a “fleet of flying saucers.” At the same time, two other air-traffic...
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![The Salem UFO](http://saucerco.com/cdn/shop/articles/Salem-UFO-July-16-1952-Thumbnail_{width}x.jpg?v=1626498675)
On July 16, 1952, a 21-year-old U.S. Coast Guard photographer sighted four luminous objects in a “V” formation...
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