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| venus |
| 2008-05-16 03:17:49 |
Why is Venus so bright? It's a cloudy world, only slightly smaller than Earth, and those clouds reflect almost all the sunlight that hits them. The reflection seems especially intense this week because Venus is getting close to Earth: it's only 72 million km away--just a hop, skip and a jump on the vast scale of the solar system.Sign up for EXPRESS SCIENCE NEWS deliveryVenus' clouds hide the planet's surface. Even the biggest telescopes on Earth can't see what lies below. But if you have a small telescope or binoculars, take a look at Venus anyway. There is something to see: Venus looks like a fat gray banana.Just like the Moon, Venus has phases. It can be full, gibbous, half or a crescent. These phases occur for the same reason that Moon phases do: geometr...
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| Ufo |
| 2008-05-16 03:16:48 |
Picture this: You're in a car riding along a country road at night. The sky is clear; the stars are twinkling. The silhouettes of moonlit trees glide by the side window. Flash! A blue-white light beams through a gap in the forest. Flash! It happens again. And again, and again. It's following you.In the movies, this is when the spaceship lands. A door opens. Eerie-green lights flood the roadside. Something alien steps out ... and you have a Close Encounter. Time to dial 9-1-1!Relax. It's only Venus, the second planet from the Sun.Right: Venus and the Moon beam through some trees in Brittany, France. Photo credit: Laurent Laveder.Venus is the brightest of all planets. It makes Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, look feeble. At sundown Venus materializes close to the western horizon...
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| 2008-03-17 00:26:13 |
The Belgian Ministry of Defense released all its data on the UFO to the press, aftereliminating American stealth aircraft and all other possible explanations. On the night of March 30, 1993, three years later to the day, a vast triangular-shaped craft,also capable of rapidly accelerating in seconds from a virtual hover, was seen by over ahundred witnesses in England, including police officers and military personnel. The BritishMinistry of Defense stated that “none of the usual explanations put forward to explain UFOsightings seem applicable” and concluded that the evidence showed that “an unidentifiedobject (or objects) of unknown origin was operating over the UK."According to an April 1993 MOD document, the agency sent a letter to the US Embassywhich was “disseminated to all ‘in...
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| 2008-03-17 00:25:03 |
By Leslie Kean (page 1)Ten years after the Arizona UFO incident known as the “Phoenix Lights,” former ArizonaRepublican Governor Fife Symington, III, now says that he himself was a witness to one ofthe strange unidentified flying objects, even though he originally did not say so publicly. “It was enormous and inexplicable,” he said in an exclusive interview from his home inPhoenix. “Who knows where it came from? A lot of people saw it, and I saw it too.” On March 13, 1997, during Symington’s second term as Governor, thousands saw multipletriangular and V-shaped craft, gliding slowly and silently across the sky for half an hourbeginning at approximately 8:15 pm. Awestruck witnesses, throughout the state, estimatedthat the eerie, lighted vehicles were bigger than many football ...
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| 2008-03-17 00:24:41 |
Later that same afternoon, Symington suddenly called a press conference and told viewersthat he had found the source behind the Phoenix Lights. His chief-of-staff, Jay Heiler, wasescorted in by public safety police officers while handcuffed, wearing a large rubber maskand dressed as a space alien. The Governor presented the costumed extraterrestrial as the“guilty party.” While laughter filled the room, he joked that “this just goes to show that youguys are entirely too serious.” “It was an insult to the intelligence of the witnesses,” Barwood recalls. “The message toArizona citizens was that reporting this was stupid.” “If I had to do it all over again I probably would have handled it differently,” Symingtonexplains. He says that the state of Arizona was “on the brink...
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| Leslie Kean |
| 2008-03-17 00:23:30 |
is an investigative journalist whose articles have appeared in numerousnewspapers and magazines around the world such as the Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun,Providence Journal, Sacramento Bee, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Newark Star Ledger,The Nation magazine, International Herald Tribune, Globe and Mail, the Sydney MorningHerald, the Bangkok Post, the Kyoto Journal, and the Journal of Scientific Exploration.Her stories have been syndicated through Knight-Ridder Tribune, Scripps-Howard, NewYork Times Wire Service, Pacific News Service and the National Publishers Association.She is the co-founder of the Washington-based Coalition for Freedom of Information....
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| THE CONCLUSIONS |
| 2008-02-12 03:20:11 |
Careful study of UFO case histories can reveal considerable detail on the sensory responses of witnesses.Furthermore, a parallel survey of scientific literature in a variety of subjects will sometimes disclose specific mechanisms that may be responsible for the reported effects. Finally, experimental data in the literature or obtained by the investigator can provide quantitative information about the physiological responses and the parameters of UFO fields. It has been found that most UFO effects on people can be attributed to a complex field consisting of twocomponents, namely:1. An electromagnetic field in the microwave region havinga) frequency in the range of 200 to 3,000 MHz,b) pulse repetition rate of 50 to 100 sec , andc) pulse width of 1 to 100, more likely 10 to 40 microsec.Th...
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| WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE |
| 2008-02-12 03:15:09 |
It has been shown from scientific sources that microwaves from UFOs could account for most physiologicalresponses of witnesses, except for such mundane matters as visual observation and hearing bullets ricochet. For thesenses of hearing, smell, taste, and feel, the formerly puzzling effects were traced to specific mechanisms that arecapable of producing them. Some interactions between microwaves and the sensory organs appear to be mysterious,may be unknown to the general public or even experts in other fields, but are well-established facts. In addition,much information was found to describe the interactions quantitatively. It should be helpful at this point to assemblethat data in Table 1 and analyze the various constraints imposed by the sensory physiology.Scanning down the column of thr...
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| BY-PASSING THE PHYSICAL SENSES |
| 2008-02-12 03:14:31 |
Some physical effects are visited upon the witness although they are not immediately registered by the ordinarysenses.A. ParalysisAt the time of an engine failure in the presence of a UFO, the witness may be surprised to discover that he isunable to move. A specially graphic example was the experience of a farmer in Saskatchewan. He climbed downfrom a swather to investigate a 3 m., silver-colored, dome-shaped object that was hovering close to the ground andspinning in deep grass. Upon backing away and remounting the machine, he noticed four more similar objectsspaced out along a nearby slough. The first object then rose up to about 60 m., followed by the second, then thethird, and so on. During these maneuvers, he was paralyzed. In a taped interview, he...
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| FEELING |
| 2008-02-12 03:14:07 |
In almost every instance of short range observations of UFOs, witnesses have experienced a sensation of heat.The intensity may vary from a mild warmth to a frightening and painful burn. Frequently the witness retains a semi-permanent record of such encounters in the form of a sunburn or even blisters. The burns are generally limited toareas that are directly exposed to the UFO.ExplanationIf a UFO is encased in a brilliant plasma, it will radiate energy in a broad band of frequencies or wavelengths.Extending well beyond the visible spectrum, the flux of energy will include longer and shorter wavelengths in theinfrared and ultraviolet regions. Infrared radiation is the mechanism by which heat is transmitted at a distance. If, onthe other hand, the UFO is not covered with a plasma and a metal...
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| REVIEW OF MAGNETIC EFFECTS |
| 2008-02-12 03:13:37 |
Magnetic fields associated with UFOs have produced a wide variety of effects strongly suggesting a static orslowly changing field. They have induced permanent magnetism in ferrous objects such as signs and flagpoles.Many wristwatches have been stopped during a UFO sighting then later found by a jeweler to be magnetized. Suchresidual magnetism could have been produced only by static fields or ones changing intensity very slowly; rapidlypulsing fields, on the other hand, would erase magnetism. That technique is used to erase magnetic tapes and to“degauss” ships. The author has duplicated most types of radio interference from UFOs with static, magnetic15fields. The most sensitive components of transistor radios are ...
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| TASTE |
| 2008-02-12 03:13:02 |
Three hunters in the Ocala National Forest of Florida were looking for a lost deerhound at 9:00 p.m. onDecember 14, 1975. They spotted a hemispherical object 8 m. high with 5 “legs” about 4.5 m. long. Emitting abright blue-white light, it hovered over a power line then moved away as the witness approached to within about200 m. During the half-hour observation, their CB radio failed, a humming sound was heard, a strange odor hung inthe air, and “…they had a funny metallic taste in their mouths.”A Canadian case on October 23, 1967, involving 17 witnesses and 5 objects seems to be significant although thedetails were poorly described. A real estate salesman approached to within 200 m. of objects that had landed in avacant lot. “Everything he ate tasted the same and there was a tas...
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| SMELL |
| 2008-02-12 03:12:21 |
The idea that UFOs might produce some unique odors originally carried a touch of humor. But they really do!An early survey of the literature turned up 18 cases where witnesses noticed peculiar odors and attempted todescribe them. Comparisons with sulphur dioxide, as in rotten eggs, were the most numerous. Other descriptionsreferred to benzene and its derivatives. Finally, a number of descriptions almost certainly identified ozone.ExplanationIrradiation of various gases with microwaves produces a wide variety of gas atoms and free radicals, the requiredcomponents for chemical reactions. In air, nitric oxide is produced. The efficiency of this reaction is greatlyenhanced when the radiation is pulsed. Ethane and methane are decomposed, but benzene is stable in the radiation.In other words, a...
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| HEARING |
| 2008-02-12 03:11:45 |
1. BulletsSeveral witnesses have responded to an approaching UFO in the manner of the Old West, that is, by drawing abead and firing with a rifle or pistol. The bullets have been heard to strike metallic surfaces and whine off in2ricochets. Also, the landing of nearby UFOs has been heard as a thud such as would be expected from a not-so-3gentle setdown of a ponderous machine. While these sounds offer no clues to the UFO fields, they suggest that theobjects under study are not imaginary, vaporous, holograms, ball lightning, or earthquake lights.4A survey of close encounter cases by the author classified five distinct types of sounds emanating from UFOs. They were:VIOLENT (roar, explosion)LOW PITCH (hum, buzz)RUSH OF AIR (whoosh, swish)HIGH PITCH (shrill, whistle)SIGNALS ...
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| SIGHT |
| 2008-02-12 03:11:15 |
Almost everything known about UFOs is derived from direct, visual observation of unfamiliar things in the sky,or, occasionally, on the ground. In addition, many witnesses have reported strange creatures associated with UFOsand involuntary visits aboard the craft, but as these aspects are covered elsewhere, they are ignored here....
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 2008-02-12 03:10:46 |
A vast reservoir of technical data on UFOs lies in the published reports of witnesses. And it can be tapped by thecareful study of details in single, well-documented events or in the composite from many similar cases. Validity ofthe data is assured when the reports contain technical information that could not possibly have been known to thewitnesses. Ironically, testimony from simple, ordinary folk can therefore be the most valuable. It is essential to focusattention upon the phenomenon reported rather than the identity of the witness or other diversionary issues. When aUFO produces some observable effect in our environment, it should be amenable to scientific analysis; that is, itshould have a scientific explanation. Thus, competent investigation of UFO cases will usually disclose the exa...
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| Effects of UFOs Upon People |
| 2008-02-12 03:10:11 |
James McCampbellA summary of the present paper was given at a UFO symposium in 1986 entitled Bridging The Gap.Sponsored by the Mutual UFO Network, it was held on October 11–12 at the Tuolumne CountyFairgrounds, Sonora, California. Available time allowed only a discussion of the thesis, essential UFOsightings, major technical points, and the conclusions. Similar abbreviated material was covered at theth24 Annual National UFO Conference, UFOs Over America: 40 Years And Counting, at the BurbankHilton Hotel, Burbank, California, June 12–14, 1987. The full text as reproduced here was first publishedin UFOs 1947-1987, The 40-Year Search For An Explanation. Hilary Evans with John Spencer, Editorsfor the British UFO Research Association, Fortean Times, London, 1987. î 1987 McCampbell....
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| UFO Mysteries |
| 2007-12-07 01:39:11 |
A UFO is a general term used for any “unidentified flying object” in the sky which cannot be discerned by an observer . Most UFOs remain classified as so even after they have been investigated. The UFO phenomenon dates back as far as the beginning of recorded history, but UFO sightings have significantly increased since the mid 1940s.From UFO videos to UFO pictures, stories and other real life accounts, thousands of people from all walks of life claim to have seen these mysterious aerial phantoms. Many UFO sightings turn out to be nothing at all, mere airplanes, meteors or comets; however, many sightings have gone unsolved for decades or even centuries.The term “flying saucer” came into popular use after American Kenneth Arnold claimed a UFO sighting on June 24, 1947 near Mount Rai...
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| Unproven theories |
| 2007-12-07 01:38:07 |
Backed by years of his UFO sleuthing, Knapp said the sheer size and complexity of the subject is daunting."Unproven theories abound," Knapp continued. "We are pretty sure the visitors are ETs...or inter-dimensionals...or time travelers from our future...or manifestations of the collective consciousness. We also know they are benevolent guardians, evil reptilians, harvesters of souls or genetic materials, angels from heaven, demons from hell, or maybe androids dispatched by incomprehensible super-beings. It's a proven fact that they are here to help us, teach us, or eat us, or mate with us, or mess with our heads, or save their own species while they carve up our livestock, doodle in our wheat fields, and befuddle our most sophisticated technology."Are U...
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| Cracking the case |
| 2007-12-07 01:36:42 |
Knapp has some observations on the matter:So what's it going to take to get to the bottom of the UFO phenomenon? * Time and Death: When the current generation of scientists dies out, a new generation of scientists will include at least a few mavericks that challenge outdated dogma. * Independent Media: With the growth of cable networks, Internet news sources, satellite radio, and other less-centralized information outlets, the power of the mainstream media organizations will diminish. These alternative information sources will have objectives that are far less conservative and less stodgy than the current corporate behemoths. * Political change: This is the last and most unlikely change that will occur, but it could be the most significant. If the science establishment gets more s...
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| Digging in for the facts |
| 2007-12-07 01:35:35 |
George Knapp, an investigative reporter for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada has been diving into the UFO enigma for nearly two decades. He senses there's a big-time story worthy of shoe leather and digging in for the facts--but are we any closer to resolving the UFO question?"No, not at all, not even close," Knapp told SPACE.com. "UFO researchers have compiled a vast treasure trove of information, including photos, videos, eyewitness statements, government documents, and physical traces from alleged landing sites, along with radar reports, and a lot more. Much of this evidence is compelling and has withstood the knee jerk, almost perfunctory, and unscientific 'explanations' that are routinely tossed out by a small but reliable cadre of diehard debunkers."After...
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| Continuing mystery and controversy |
| 2007-12-07 01:33:35 |
There is something of potential importance within the UFO mystery, and it is two-fold, according to Don Berliner, a longtime UFO investigator and an independent aviation/science writer. He also is Chairman of the Fund for UFO Research, located in Alexandria, Virginia.First of all, there are the detailed descriptions from veteran airline and military pilots of objects seen at close range in broad daylight."These were said to have been solid, metallic-looking objects with sharp edges and simple geometric shapes that were completely unlike any known aero-spacecraft, and displayed performance--extreme speed within the atmosphere, violent maneuvers and spectacular acceleration--that was even farther from the norm," Berliner told SPACE.com.Secondly, there is th...
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| Mystery objects redux |
| 2007-12-07 01:32:39 |
A flight controller at NASA's shuttle Mission Control room spotted the debris at about 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 GMT) Tuesday while using one of the orbiter's payload bay cameras during routine Earth observations, shuttle officials said.Image analysts were unable to identify what the mystery object was, and likely will not be able to, shuttle officials said, though some engineers think it could still be a small piece of plastic inadvertently left between tiles along Atlantis' underbelly."We don't know that for sure, but it is a likely candidate," Hale said, referring to the bit of orange plastic--known as shim stock--seen dangling from a gap between the protective heat tiles along Atlantis' belly.But a second object photographed by Atlantis' crew is thought to ...
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| Mystery Objects Prompts Third Heat Shield Inspection for Atlantis Crew |
| 2007-12-07 01:31:28 |
CAPE CANAVERAL, - The six astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis will conduct an unprecedented third inspection of their orbiter's heat shield before landing this week to ensure its integrity after an unidentified object appeared to shake free of the spacecraft this morning, NASA's shuttle chief said late Tuesday.NASA space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale said Atlantis' STS-115 astronaut crew will use their orbiter's 50-foot robotic arm to scan sensitive heat shield areas Wednesday and remains on track for a planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center here Thursday at 6:21 a.m. EDT (1021 GMT)."We still aiming for Thursday," Hale said. "We have...
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| Residue of sightings |
| 2007-12-07 01:30:40 |
Why is there precious little to show that world of science that UFOs merit attention?"Obviously there is not a simple answer, but part of it is reluctance of the scientific community to support such research," explained Bruce Maccabee, regarded as a meticulous researcher and an optical physicist using those talents to study photographs and video of unexplained phenomena.Why this reluctance?"In my humble opinion it is largely a result of 'tradition'...tradition set by the U.S. Air Force in the early years when they publicly stated that everything was under control, they were investigating...and finding nothing that couldn't be explained," Maccabee said. Nevertheless, Maccabee observed, work on the phenomenon will carry on."UFO studies will continue until all the old cases have either been e...
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| Paucity of physical evidence |
| 2007-12-07 01:29:47 |
"I've no doubt that UFOs are here to stay," said Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. "I'm just not convinced that alien craft are here to stay ... or for that matter, even here for brief visits."First, despite a torrent of sightings for more than a half-century, I can't think of a single, major science museum that has alien artifacts on display," Shostak said. "Contrast this paucity of physical evidence with what the American Indians could have shown you fifty years after Christopher Columbus first violated their sea-space. They could have shown you all sorts of stuff-including lots of smallpox-infested brethren-as proof that they were being 'visited,'" he said.When it co...
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| Trash from the past |
| 2007-12-07 01:28:56 |
"I would have to say that we're stuck in neutral," said Kevin Randle, a leading expert and writer on UFOs and is known as a dogged researcher of the phenomena. There's no real new research, he said, and that's "because we have to revisit the trash of the past."Randle points to yesteryear stories, one stretching back in time to a supposed 1897 airship crash in Aurora, Texas, long proven to be a hoax by two con men-yet continues to surface in UFO circles.Then there's the celebrated Thomas Mantell saga, a pilot that lost his life chasing a UFO in 1948. There are those that contend he was killed by a blue beam from a UFO, Randle said "even though we have known for years that the UFO was a balloon and he violated regulations by climbing above 14,000 feet without...
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| Sacred cows to the slaughter |
| 2007-12-07 01:27:58 |
As UFO debunker Robert Sheaffer's web site proclaims, he's "skeptical to the max." He is a fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal and a well-known writer on the UFO scene.Being an equal-opportunity debunker, Sheaffer notes that he refutes whatever nonsense, in his judgment, "stands in the greatest need of refuting, no matter from what source it may come, no matter how privileged, esteemed, or sacrosanct ... sacred cows, after all, make the best hamburger."Sheaffer told SPACE.com, in regard to the cottage industry of UFO promoters, there's a reason there are still so many snake-oil sellers."It's because nobody, anywhere, has any actual facts concerning alleged UFOs, just claims. That allows con-men to thrive ped...
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| Paradigm shifting |
| 2007-12-07 01:26:58 |
NARCAP has made the case that some of these phenomena have unusual electromagnetic properties. Therefore, they could disrupt microprocessors and adversely effect avionic systems, Roe explained, and that for those reasons and others UAP should be considered a hazard to safe aviation."It is likely that either conclusion will fly in the face of the general assertion that UAP are not real and that there are no undocumented phenomena in our atmosphere," Roe continued. That should open the door, he said, to the realization that there's no good reason to discard outright the possibility that extraterrestrial visitation has occurred and may be occurring."Physics is leading to new and potentially paradigm shifting understandings about the nature of our universe and its physical properties," Roe sai...
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| Unusual properties |
| 2007-12-04 22:30:48 |
There have been advances in the field of UFO research, said Ted Roe, Executive Director of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP), based in Vallejo, California."The capture of optical spectra from mobile, unpredictable luminosities is one of those innovations. More work to be done here but [there are] some good results already."NARCAP was established in 2000 and is dedicated to the advancement of aviation safety issues as they apply to, what they term Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).Roe said that a decade from now, researchers should have even better instrumentation at their disposal and better data on UAP of several varieties. His forecast is that scientific rigor will prevail, demonstrating that there are "stable, mobile, unusual, poorly documented phe...
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| UFO Research: Findings vs. Facts |
| 2007-12-04 22:28:38 |
For decades now, eyes and sky have met to witness the buzzing of our world by Unidentified Flying Objects, termed UFOs or simply flying saucers. Extraterrestrials have come a long way to purportedly share the friendly skies with us.UFOs and alien visitors are part of our culture-a far-out phenomenon when judged against those "low life" wonders Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.And after all those years, as the saying goes, UFOs remain a riddle inside a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Why so? For one, the field is fraught with hucksterism. It's also replete with blurry photos and awful video. But then there are also well-intentioned and puzzled witnesses [See Top 10 Alien Encounters Debunked].Scientifically speaking, are UFOs worth keeping an eye on?...
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| The Alien Theory |
| 2007-11-27 10:10:55 |
Given the current status of humanity, it is likely that problems arose almost immediately with this race, simply put, they could not overcome the instinctive aggressive and independent nature of the base stock. It was because of these problems that another subservient race was developed. This race however, was not derived from local stock but was engineered from scratch to fill the need and to overcome and prevent the problems encountered earlier. The result of this effort was the grays. It was discovered that for certain tasks, the independent nature of humans was a desirable trait, and also these humans proved to be a ideal host for the gestation of the gray's fetus. Therefore, although the grays replaced humans for most tasks, human were continued to be utilized within the society on a ...
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| The Alien Theory |
| 2007-11-27 10:09:00 |
Given the current status of humanity, it is likely that problems arose almost immediately with this race, simply put, they could not overcome the instinctive aggressive and independent nature of the base stock. It was because of these problems that another subservient race was developed. This race however, was not derived from local stock but was engineered from scratch to fill the need and to overcome and prevent the problems encountered earlier. The result of this effort was the grays. It was discovered that for certain tasks, the independent nature of humans was a desirable trait, and also these humans proved to be a ideal host for the gestation of the gray's fetus. Therefore, although the grays replaced humans for most tasks, human were continued to be utilized within the society on a ...
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| Identified flying objects (IFOs) |
| 2007-11-27 10:07:17 |
The quality of this article or section may be compromised by weasel words.You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words.The actual percentages of IFOs vs. UFOs depends on who is doing the study and can vary widely depending on the used database, evaluation criteria, personal biases, and politics. Results can also fluctuate from year to year. For details, see Identified flying objects[edit] HoaxesAmong the many people who have reported UFO sightings, some have been exposed as hoaxers. Not all alleged hoax exposures are certain, however, and many claimants have stuck by their stories, leaving the determination of specific cases as hoaxes contentious. Some of the controversial subjects include these:* Perhaps most notably, Ed Walters' 1987 hoax, perpetr...
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| Some Popular ideas for explaining UFO |
| 2007-11-22 00:40:01 |
To account for unsolved UFO cases, a number of explanations have been proposed by both proponents and skeptics.Among proponents, some of the more common explanations for UFOs are: * The Extraterrestrial Visitation Hypothesis (ETH) (most popular) * The Interdimensional Hypothesis * The Paranormal/Occult Hypothesis * The hypothesis that they are time machines or vehicles built in a future time.Similarly, skeptics usually propose one of the following explanations: * The Psychological-Social Hypothesis * The man-made craft hypothesis * The unknown natural phenomena hypothesis, e.g. ball lightning, sprites* Peter F Coleman advanced a meteorological theory that many so-called UFOs or unexplained lights seen now and in the past are actually instances of visible combustion of a fuel ...
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| UFO research |
| 2007-11-22 00:32:19 |
Some researchers recommend that observations be classified according to the features of the phenomenon or object that are reported or recorded. Typical categories include: * Saucer, toy-top, or disk-shaped "craft" without visible or audible propulsion. (day and night) * Large triangular "craft" or triangular light pattern* Cigar-shaped "craft" with lighted windows (Meteor fireballs are sometimes reported this way, but are very different phenomena).* Other: chevrons, equilateral triangles, spheres (usually reported to be shining, glowing at night), domes, diamonds, shapeless black masses, eggs, and cylinders....
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| Hoaxes |
| 2007-11-22 00:30:26 |
Among the many people who have reported UFO sightings, some have been exposed as hoaxers. Not all alleged hoax exposures are certain, however, and many claimants have stuck by their stories, leaving the determination of specific cases as hoaxes contentious. Some of the controversial subjects include these:* Perhaps most notably, Ed Walters' 1987 hoax, perpetrated in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Walters claimed at first having seen a small UFO flying near his home, and then in a second incident seeing the same UFO and a small alien being standing by his back door after being alerted by his dog. Several photographs were taken of the craft, but none of the being. Three years later in 1990, after the Walters family had moved, the new residents discovered a model of a UFO poorly hidden in the attic th...
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| Allegations of evidence suppression |
| 2007-11-21 23:54:22 |
Some also contend regarding physical evidence that it exists abundantly but is swiftly and sometimes clumsily suppressed by governments, aiming to insulate a population they regard as unprepared for the social, theological, and security implications of such evidence. See the Brookings Report.There have been allegations of suppression of UFO related evidence for many decades. There are also conspiracy theories which claim that physical evidence might have been removed and/or destroyed/suppressed by some governments. (See also Men in Black) Some examples are: * On July 7, 1947, William Rhodes took photos of an unusual object over Phoenix, Arizona.[61] The photos appeared in a Phoenix newspaper and a few other paper...
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| Hoaxes |
| 2007-11-21 23:54:00 |
Among the many people who have reported UFO sightings, some have been exposed as hoaxers. Not all alleged hoax exposures are certain, however, and many claimants have stuck by their stories, leaving the determination of specific cases as hoaxes contentious. Some of the controversial subjects include these:* Perhaps most notably, Ed Walters' 1987 hoax, perpetrated in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Walters claimed at first having seen a small UFO flying near his home, and then in a second incident seeing the same UFO and a small alien being standing by his back door after being alerted by his dog. Several photographs were taken of the craft, but none of the being. Three years later in 1990, after the Walters family had moved, the new residents discovered a model of a UFO poorly hidden in the attic th...
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| UFO conspiracy theory |
| 2007-11-21 23:53:25 |
UFOs are sometimes an element of elaborate conspiracy theories in which the government is said to be intentionally covering up the existence of aliens, or sometimes collaborating with them. There are many versions of this story; some are exclusive, while others overlap with various other conspiracy theories.Probably most ufologists believe the basic premise that various world governments are covering up UFO information. In the U.S., opinion polls again indicate that a strong majority of people believe the U.S. government is withholding such information. Various notables have also expressed such views. Some examples are astronauts Gordon Cooper and Edgar Mitchell, Senator Barry Goldwater, Vice Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter (the first CIA director), Lo...
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