From Ridicule to Recognition: The Evolution of UFO Perceptions in Media
By Anthony F. Sanchez, Author & UFO Researcher For UFO Currents Over the decades, possibly beginning with the infamous 1947 Roswell incident, media portrayals of UFO sightings, abductions, and covert operations by government and private entities have been characterized by whimsy and skepticism. Rather than serious inquiry, we have been inundated with sensational headlines in tabloids and newspapers, treating these reports as mere entertainment. Interestingly, today the Roswell incident has begun to garner significant attention, bolstered by a surge of credible reports with video evidence and subsequent congressional hearings. Similarly, the initially ridiculed 1964 Lonnie Zamora sighting near Socorro, New Mexico, has withstood the test of time, thanks in part to the credibility of Zamora as a respected police officer. This event, along with the "Tic Tac" UFO witnessed by the USS Nimitz crew and the 1980s reports of an egg-shaped UFO by Area 51 contractor Sam Urquhart, sho