The Big Sur UFO Incident

In 1964, off the coast of Big Sur, California, a UFO reportedly shot down a missile designed to carry nuclear bombs. The UFO was captured on film by Robert Jacobs, a lieutenant in the Air Force at the time. The film showed a classic flying saucer-shaped object firing beams of light at the missile. The incident was witnessed by Major Florence Mansman, who confirmed Jacobs' account. The film was taken by two individuals, possibly from the CIA, who confiscated the footage and ordered Jacobs and Mansman to keep quiet about the event. Despite initial denials by the Air Force, Jacobs and Mansman consistently supported the factuality of the incident for years. The motive behind the cover-up and the nature of the UFO remain unknown.