1977, August to November

The Colares, Brazil UFO Attacks, Colores, Brazil

August 1977, Colares Island, Brazil, experiences an unprecedented wave of unexplained events that leaves the community in turmoil as strange lights appear in the night sky, but quickly escalate into more direct encounters.

1976, September 19

Tehran UFO Incident, Tehran, Iran

Residents of Tehran, Iran report a strange, bright light in the sky. The Iranian Air Force is alerted, and immediately scrambles two F-4 Phantom II jets to intercept. As the fighter jets approach, they begin to experience multiple system failures, including communications, weapons control, and instrumentation malfunctions, before the UFO accelerates out of range.

1944, September 26

HANFORD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT GOES ONLINE

The Hanford Nuclear Power Plant, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world, goes online. Plutonium from Hanford is used in the first atomic bomb tested at Trinity nuclear test site, White Sands Proving Ground, and in the Fat Man atomic bomb that will be dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.Harold Dahl reports seeing six donut-shaped objects hovering over Puget Sound near Maury Island, Washington. Shortly after, Dahl claims that one of the objects ejects metallic debris, damaging his boat, injuring his son and killing his dog.

1939, September 1

WWII Begins in Europe

Germany invades Poland. The invasion leads Britain and France to declare war on Germany on September 3, 1939.