A little reason to celebrate
Alien Abduction Day
Fun ยท March 20
A day for alien abduction stories: the bright lights, lost hours and late-night road tales that became a familiar part of American folklore.
Alien Abduction Day falls on Saturday, March 20, 2027. That is 144 days away.
The classic alien abduction story goes like this. A quiet road at night, a light that hovers where no light should be, and then a gap. The person comes to later, sometimes miles away, with the clock showing hours they cannot account for.
These accounts have a recognizable cast. Small gray figures with large dark eyes, a curved room that glows, a table, a sense of being examined and then returned. The details repeat so often across retellings that the story has become a kind of shared American folklore, passed along in paperbacks, late-night radio, films and television.
Part of the appeal is how ordinary the setting usually is. Farm roads, kitchens, back porches. Nobody in these stories is out looking for adventure. They were driving home.
Marking the day tends to be relaxed. People watch a favorite science fiction film, trade the strangest story they have heard from a friend of a friend, or step outside after dark to look up for a while. Some read about the history of UFO sightings and the way those reports were investigated. Others simply wear something with a flying saucer on it and leave it at that.
The night sky does reward a patient look. On a clear evening away from streetlights, satellites cross overhead as steady moving points of light. Those points have probably started more than one of these stories.
Ways to celebrate
- Watch a classic science fiction film about visitors from space.
- Step outside after dark and watch for satellites crossing the sky.
- Share the strangest UFO story you have heard with a friend.
- Read about how UFO reports have been investigated over the years.
- Draw your own version of a flying saucer or a visitor.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, March 20 |
| 2027 | Saturday, March 20 |
| 2028 | Monday, March 20 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, March 20 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, March 20 |
Also on March 20
- National Ravioli Day
- National Corndog Day
- National Bock Beer Day
- First Day of Spring
- National Quilting Day
- Won't You Be My Neighbor Day
- National Proposal Day
- Snowman Burning Day
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