On this day: November 23

UK Government Publishes Long-Secret UFO Files From 1950s–90s

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has released previously withheld files on unidentified aerial phenomena compiled from the 1950s through the 1990s, detailing investigations, witness reports and internal assessments while stopping short of confirming extraterrestrial explanations.

French police raid suspected cult compounds across the country

On 23 November 1995, French authorities conducted coordinated raids on multiple sites linked to an organization suspected of cult-like practices, detaining members and seizing materials as part of an unfolding national investigation.