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Enjoy your skepticism while you can.

Ever heard the term "healthy skepticism".

That's what I practice.

It keeps me from following every new fad, latching on to every loony idea or acting on every 'cry' that "the sky is falling" (Y2K: the computers will 'think' it's 1900!).

Meanwhile, you guys get 'taken in' on a regular basis.

See:

UFOs
YOU'VE BEEN HOODWINKED!
MISTAKES AND MISIDENTIFICATIONS IN UFO RESEARCH

Such as:

THE MOST CONVINCING PRANK
WHAT FIRE BALLOONS CAN AND CANNOT DO

The prank candle balloon (fire balloon) has been and is a frequent cause of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings. They have been used by kids to cause UFO sightings. This was especially true in the 1960s, after an article describing their construction appeared in a science experimentation magazine. They do a good job of scaring the bejeebers out of many people who see them. The following is a description of the fire balloon, how it behaves, and why it fools so many people:

A fire balloon is a folk toy, dating from the 19th century. It is also called a candle balloon. They have been implicated in some of the 1897 "airship" sightings. It is possible that this is the first time they were used to make people see unidentified flying objects. No one would have thought seriously of airships before then.

There are four types of true fire balloons, plus one hybrid type:

Type I - The original: This was made of tissue paper, string, and a paper or tin cup of oil or tallow with a cloth wick. The disadvantage of this design was that it fell in a ball of fire if the tissue paper or paper cup caught fire, setting fire to whatever it landed on. The usual flying time is 30 minutes to an hour.
Type II - The newer design: This uses a dry-cleaning bag sealed at the top with Scotch tape. The bottom is held open with drinking straws or balsa wood, and candles are taped or melted to these. The heat from the candles makes the bag fill with hot air and fly. These usually fly 10 to 20 minutes.
Type III - The long-life version: Several dry-cleaning or cheap trash bags are split and Scotch-taped together to make a larger bag. The huge new leaf pickup bags might also work. Church candles are used in these, and they can fly for over two hours. Good trash bags are too heavy to fly. The thin bags that split apart and spill your garbage on the cat when you try to pick them up are the ones that fly well.
Type IV - The bright version: This is constructed like the long-life version, except that small emergency flares are substituted for the candles. These usually last 15 minutes, half an hour, or an hour, depending on the flares used. The light is more brilliant and colorful from these.
Type H - A gas balloon is the lifting device, and flares are used just to make light.