In the summer of 1947, strange objects began appearing across American skies. Witnesses described glowing discs. Metallic objects. Impossible movements. Some claimed the objects moved silently through the air at speeds no aircraft should have been capable of reaching. And soon, fear began spreading across the country. Inside newly declassified FBI documents are reports showing how agents, military intelligence officers, and ordinary civilians struggled to understand what was happening above them. The Beginning Of America’s Flying Saucer Panic The documents reveal a nation entering confusion. In New Jersey, witnesses reported seeing strange aerial objects moving rapidly across the night sky. One witness described an object moving: “faster than any airplane.” Others claimed the objects glowed brightly and disappeared without sound. At first, many believed the sightings were isolated. But then the reports multiplied. Suddenly, flying saucers were being discussed...