Year File · 1961 47 cases on file
Year File

1961 · paranormal events

47 catalogued cases recorded in 1961.

Featured · 1961

Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 1961

1961 UAP Sighting — AARO Records

Unknown location

A Special National Intelligence Estimate on UFOs from 1961 was assessed to be not authentic. This suggests a review of older intelligence findings related to unidentified flying objects.

Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 1961

1961 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P3)

Unknown location

A Special National Intelligence Estimate on UFOs from 1961 was assessed to be not authentic. The document indicates this assessment was made during a review of historical UAP investigations.

Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 1961

1961 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P3)

Unknown location

A Special National Intelligence Estimate on UFOs from 1961 was assessed to be not authentic. The document indicates this finding as part of a review of historical UAP investigations.

Source document: PURSUE doc 8
UFO 1961

1961 UAP Sighting — FBI Files

Unknown location

A memorandum reiterated the FBI's policy of referring all unidentified flying object reports to the Air Force, as established in 1947. The memorandum also referenced previous SAC letters reinforcing this policy.

Artistic depiction of Alien Abduction: The Most Compelling Cases and What Science Says — metallic flying saucer with illuminated dome
UFO 1961

Alien Abduction: The Most Compelling Cases and What Science Says

Global

From Betty and Barney Hill to Travis Walton, alien abduction accounts share remarkably consistent details that have puzzled researchers and scientists for over sixty years.

Artistic depiction of Betty and Barney Hill Abduction — wide hammerhead-style saucer with engine ports
UFO 1961

Betty and Barney Hill Abduction

Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA

The Hills' abduction in New Hampshire became the template for alien encounters. Under hypnosis, they separately recalled being taken aboard a craft. Betty's star map, later matched to Zeta Reticuli, remains compelling evidence.

Archive · 1961