The American interest in UFOs and aliens was ignited after Kenneth Arnold, a businessman, spotted a group of nine flying saucers in 1947, near the Mount Rainier, Washington. This not only increased curiosity among the common people but also among science peers, who initiated many scientific researches and exploration projects to find out the reality regarding the existence of aliens.
However, the academic interest in UFOs across America declined significantly, following the report submitted by the Condon Committee. The committee was established and funded by the U.S. Air Force for studying UFOs and alien existence.
The detailed information about this was divulged after CIA declassified 930,000 documents, which contain top secret information about investigations of UFO sightings, The Sun reported. Since 1947, 1,500 cases of UFO sightings have been reported, out of which 20 percent still remains unexplained.
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