The Seeds Of Wider Interest: American UFO And Alien Encounters From The Later Years Of The 1980s
- By
Marcus Lowth
- September 2, 2023
- September 4, 2023
- 25 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Close Encounters
While the surge of interest in UFOs, alien beings, and the paranormal, in general, among the wider populace can arguably be pinned somewhere in the 1990s with such television shows as The X-Files, the previous decade was host to multiple UFO and alien encounters, many of which were reported on at the time, which almost certainly laid the groundwork for the spread of interest that would follow. 
In our first part of exploring the lesser-known sightings of the 1980s, we concentrated on the opening years of the decade. As 1985 began, with President Ronald Reagan still weeks away from his second inauguration and the eventual peace deals with Moscow still several years away, the United States began the second half of the 1980s with the...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
You can contact Marcus via email.
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