Unit Extraterrestrials
Unit 4 Extraterrestrials
Unidentified Flying object Encarta Encyclopedia, Julian Baum Science Source/ Photo Researchers, Inc
Unidentified Flying Object
Unidentified Flying object(UFO), any object or light, reportedly sighted in the sky that cannot be immediately explained by the observer. Sightings of unusual aerial henomena date back to ancient times but UFOs(sometimes called flying saucers became widely discussed only after the first widely publicized U.S. sighting in 1947. Many thousands of such observations have since been reported worldwide
Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), any object or light, reportedly sighted in the sky, that cannot be immediately explained by the observer. Sightings of unusual aerial phenomena date back to ancient times, but UFOs (sometimes called flying saucers) became widely discussed only after the first widely publicized U.S. sighting in 1947. Many thousands of such observations have since been reported worldwide
e At least 90 percent of UFO sightings can be identified as conventional objects although time-consuming investigations are often necessary for such identification The objects most often mistaken for UFOS are bright planets and stars, aircraft, birds, balloons, kites, aerial flares peculiar clouds, meteors, and satellites. The remaining sightings most likely can be attributed to other mistaken sightings or to inaccurate reporting, hoaxes, or delusions although to disprove all claims made about UFOs is impossible
At least 90 percent of UFO sightings can be identified as conventional objects, although time-consuming investigations are often necessary for such identification. The objects most often mistaken for UFOs are bright planets and stars, aircraft, birds, balloons, kites, aerial flares, peculiar clouds, meteors, and satellites. The remaining sightings most likely can be attributed to other mistaken sightings or to inaccurate reporting, hoaxes, or delusions, although to disprove all claims made about UFOs is impossible
e From 1947 to 1969 the u.s. air force investigated UFOS as a possible threat to national security. a total of 12, 618 reports was received, of which 701 reports, or 5.6 percent, were listed as unexplained. The air force concluded that " no UFO reported, investigated and evaluated by the air force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security Since 1969 no agency of the U.S. government has had any active program of UFO investigation
From 1947 to 1969 the U.S. Air Force investigated UFOs as a possible threat to national security. A total of 12,618 reports was received, of which 701 reports, or 5.6 percent, were listed as unexplained. The air force concluded that “no UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security.” Since 1969 no agency of the U.S. government has had any active program of UFO investigation