UFO Reports and Men in Black: Washington, North Dakota and Maury Island

The discussion begins by asking what the term UFO means, then looks at an early colonial encounter and a report associated with Thomas Jefferson. It continues with the 1952 sightings over Washington, D.C., often called the Washington flap, and an aerial encounter over North Dakota described in the episode as a UFO dogfight.

The final stories include the episode’s Lincoln incident of 1976, Jimmy Carter’s formally reported sighting, and the disputed Maury Island account that later became important to Men in Black lore. The episode presents contemporary reports, later recollections and disputed claims according to the kind of evidence each provides.