India, May 9 -- Decades-old FBI UFO files released under President Donald Trump's disclosure initiative have sparked fresh fascination after revealing strange claims about mysterious flying objects and alleged "crewmen" seen during the 1960s. The files, released on Friday, included reports, photographs, military records and videos connected to UFO sightings and alleged extraterrestrial encounters.

The records focus on an internal FBI memo dated October 19, 1966 which was sent from the FBI's San Francisco office to former FBI Director J Edgar Hoover under the subject line "Unidentified Flying Objects." According to the Daily Mail, the document said 1965 was described as "the year of the greatest number of UFO sightings," with reports comi...