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On this day in conspiracies

The dated turning points behind the case files: assassinations, crashes, leaks, votes, and the moments a theory was born, each drawn straight from a file's sourced timeline. We only place an entry on a day the record actually names.

1. 1952

   1952 Washington UFO flapUFOs & Aliens

   Newspapers nationwide run banner headlines about flying saucers over the capital. Public and press pressure on the Air Force intensifies, with speculation ranging from secret Soviet aircraft to visitors from space.

Drawn from 1,890 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.