Posted on 02/20/2009 4:30:22 PM PST by JoeProBono
Where is UFO country? To find out, PM consulted the Center for UFO Studies, which maintains a database of sightings reported from 1947 to 2005. Illinois-based CUFOS gathers data from UFO reporting groups and public records, including Project Blue Book. (If several people report the same sighting, CUFOS registers it as a single event.) For a broad comparison, we ranked both metropolitan and more sparsely settled counties.
Why did these 10 top the list? Perhaps because some are close to military training zones called Special Use Airspace. An uptick in sightings over Santa Rosa County, Fla., could stem from the presence of an air wing that tests every fighter, bomber, unmanned aerial vehicle and weapon in the Air Force inventory. Military refueling lanes crisscross the nation, and lights from air tankers and warplanes flying at night in close formation could appear as triangles of light from the ground.
Psychology may also play a role. Westmoreland County, Pa. (pop. 362,326), which records more sightings than the metro Houston area (pop. 3.9 million), includes Kecksburg, the location of a reputed 1965 UFO crash. Residents there may be more likely to report strange lights to a UFO group.
Reported UFO Incidents (1947-2005)
Major Metro Counties
1 Los Angeles, CA: 1346
2 King, WA: 621
3 Cook, IL: 468
4 Maricopa, AZ: 424
5 San Diego, CA: 348
Less Populated Counties
1 Westmoreland, PA: 396
2 Saguache, CO: 263
3 Santa Rosa, FL: 242
4 Yakima, WA: 227
5 Rockingham, NH: 183
Coincidental or causal?
Nothing in Nevada. Interesting.
Um...Hello? Belleville, Wisconsin IS the UFO Capitol of the World. We have a parade every year, so it’s GOT to be true!
http://belleville-wi.com/subsites/ufoday/index.htm
See? I told ya! ;)
Notice that these stories seem to begin around 1746 - 48 or thereabouts. That would have been when people flying around in piston-engined aircraft started seeing jets for the first time.
Sorry, that’s 1946 - 1948 or so.
Really? That must have been around the time that France was challenging the British for North America. Before Braddock and Wolfe!
Methinks they we’re all just Franklins kites at the time....
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