REF: UAP/1970s/103Contested
1973-10
1973 US wave
Nationwide (esp. Southeast) · USA·National wave·1970s
Contested
§ ASummary
Hundreds of October reports incl. Pascagoula and Coyne; governors, police, and press swamped; revived post-Blue Book public attention.
§ BWitnesses
Nationwide witnesses incl. Gov. John Gilligan
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Press archives; CUFOS/MUFON case files
§ DOfficial Investigation
No federal program (Blue Book closed 1969)
§ EStatus Assessment
Mixed; historically documented wave
§ FVerifiable Sources
Clark, 'UFO Encyclopedia'; 1973 press archives
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1971-11-02🇺🇸 USA
Delphos ring
Landing trace (CE2)
1973-10-11🇺🇸 USA
Pascagoula abduction (Hickson & Parker)
Abduction claim
1973-10-18🇺🇸 USA
Coyne helicopter incident
Military helicopter near-collision
1975-08-13🇺🇸 USA
Charles Moody encounter
Abduction claim (military)
1975-10-27 to 11-11🇺🇸 USA
SAC bases overflights (Loring/Wurtsmith/Malmstrom/Minot)
Nuclear base incursions
1975-11-05🇺🇸 USA
Travis Walton abduction
Abduction with 7 witnesses