Closing Project Saucer: The 1949 End of Early UFO Investigations

On December 28, 1949, the U.S. Air Force formally ended its early UFO investigations by shelving Project Saucer, which had been established to study reports of mysterious “flying saucers” in the late 1940s. Investigators concluded that most sightings were misidentifications, hoaxes, or natural phenomena such as weather balloons, Venus, or optical illusions. Although the project was discontinued, public fascination with unidentified flying objects endured, fueling later investigations, media coverage, and conspiracy theories. The move highlighted the tension between scientific scrutiny and public imagination, showing how extraordinary claims require strong evidence.

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