UFOMYST Blog
Deep explainers on UFO history, classification, and the archive itself.
Explainers7 min read
Why Do People Keep Seeing Black Triangles? Inside UFOlogy's Strangest Recurring Shape
12,413 of our 138,296 UFO reports describe a triangle. Here's how the silent black triangle became the defining UFO shape of the 1980s-2000s — and why.
Explainers8 min read
The Hynek Scale Explained: What Close Encounters of the First, Second, and Third Kind Really Mean
What does "close encounter of the third kind" actually mean? A clear guide to J. Allen Hynek's six-part UFO classification system and why it still matters.