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From famous sightings to well-document abduction cases, we've compiled a selection of key moments that have captured the attention of ufologists and the public over the years. Your challenge is to match each UFO event or cultural milestone with the correct year.
1. Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine bright, saucer-like objects flying at incredible speeds near Mount Rainier, Washington.
2. A rancher discovered unidentifiable debris on his property near Roswell, New Mexico.
3. Paul and Evelyn Trent captured two of the most famous photographs of a metallic object hovering in the sky in McMinnville, Oregon.
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4. The US Air Force's UFO investigation program Project Blue Book launched.
5. Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials.
6. Police officer Lonnie Zamora of Socorro, New Mexico, reported seeing two beings beside a shiny object that later rose into the air with a roaring flame.
7. Hundreds of Michigan residents reported seeing UFO, which the Air Force's investigator, Allen Hynek, controversially dismissed as being "swamp gas."
8. Project Blue Book was terminated, with the official conclusion that most UFO sightings were misidentifications of conventional objects or natural phenomena.
9. Steven Spielberg's 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' was released in cinemas.
10. Military personnel near Rendlesham Forest, UK, reported seeing strange lights and a craft-like object.
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11. Bob Lazar publicly claimed to have worked on reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology at a site near Area 51.
12. The first 'X-Files' episode aired, bringing government conspiracies and paranormal investigations into living rooms.
13. The movie 'Fire In The Sky' based on the alleged abduction of Travis Walton was released.
14. More than 60 children and staff at a school near Ruwa, Zimbabwe, claimed to have witnessed aliens landing.
15. The sci-fi blockbuster 'Independence Day' was released.
16. The 'Phoenix Lights' captivated Arizona, and the film 'Men in Black' was released.
17. 'Ancient Aliens', a documentary series that explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth throughout history, first aired.
18. The US Department of Defense established the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.
19. Former military and intelligence officials including David Grusch testified at a US congressional hearing about UAP encounters
20. Whistleblower, Luis Elizondo, released his tell-all book 'Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs'.
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