The 1967 Thelonious Monk UFO Incident
A UFO sighting witnessed by jazz musician Thelonious Monk and others.
- Region
- New York City
- Country
- USA
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 25 May 1967
- Continent
- North America
The report
In 1967, jazz legend Thelonious Monk reportedly saw a UFO while in New York City. Monk described seeing a hovering object outside his apartment building, which moved erratically and emitted strange lights. Several people who were with Monk at the time also reported the sighting. The event became widely discussed in jazz circles and remains a popular anecdote among UFO enthusiasts.
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