John Lennon reports a UFO over New York City

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Press photo of John Lennon, 1974
John Lennon in a 1974 'Walls and Bridges' press photo; he noted the sighting in that album Bob Gruen; Distributed by Capitol Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

John Lennon and May Pang said they saw a silent object with lights from their East 52nd Street apartment at about 9 p.m. Lennon noted the date in the 'Walls and Bridges' booklet and later wrote about it; a friend's calls reportedly found others had reported sightings.

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  1. OtherJohn Lennon: 'On the 23rd Aug. 1974 at 9 o'clock I saw a UFO' (opens in a new tab)The Beatles Bible
  2. OtherJohn Lennon's UFO Sighting (opens in a new tab)The Beatles Story (Liverpool museum) / 2023-06-30

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