The President and the UFO: A Close Encounter of the Political Kind

Did you know that before he was the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter had a brush with the unknown? On September 18, 1973, Carter officially filed a report with the International UFO Bureau regarding a sighting he experienced back in October 1969. While waiting outside for a Lion’s Club meeting in Leary, Georgia, the future president spotted a mysterious, self-luminous object in the sky that he described as being as bright as the moon. He wasn't alone in his curiosity—he even made his belief in the sighting a part of his 1976 presidential campaign! Whether you believe in extraterrestrials or just a very enthusiastic meteor, it remains one of the most out-of-this-world moments in presidential history. [1]