From UFOs to UAP: A Historical Overview of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
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Unidentified aerial phenomena have fascinated people since the mid‑20th century and are usually explainable by ordinary sources or hoaxes, are now called UAP to emphasize objective analysis over sci‑fi myths, and have influenced culture through famous cases like Kenneth Arnold and the USS Nimitz, as well as in film and TV tied to Steven Spielberg, while many people still believe intelligent aliens exist and may have visited Earth.