Posted on 02/23/2009 2:07:36 PM PST by JoeProBono
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A natural phenomenon called "sprites" may offer an explanation for UFO sightings, a Tel Aviv University professor said.
Sprites, a flash of light high in the atmosphere 35 to 80 miles from the ground and up to 10 times higher than a regular lightning bolt, last for a fraction of second and only occur during thunderstorms, according to Professor Colin Price, head of the Geophysics and Planetary Sciences Department at the university.
The phenomenon has existed for millions of years, but was first discovered and documented in 1989.
“Sprites, which only occur in conjunction with thunderstorms, never occur on their own and are cousins to similar natural phenomenon dubbed by atmospheric electricians as ‘elves,’ ‘goblins’ and ‘trolls,’ ” Price said.
Price and his students are working in collaboration with other Israeli scientists from The Open University and The Hebrew University to take three-dimensional pictures of sprites to gain a better understanding of their structure, using remote-controlled, roof-mounted cameras overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
UFOs are a natural phenomenon? No way. That is too complicated an answer.
The simpiler, more straight-forward answer is they are alien space ships from a planet over 1,000 light years away that planted live on Earth thousands of years ago and have come back to monitor our progress. When we become enlightened enough they will teach us the secrets of intersetlar space travel so we too may take our place in the community of planets.
Now isn’t that a simpiler explination?
This explains why UFOs sometimes hover in trees and have occupants, and, hey wait, no it doesn’t... ;’)
probably a small percentage of UFO sightings might be explained by such.
Certainly not the vast majority of credible sightings.
The credible/authentic UFO sightings have been characterized as 5% to 10% of the overall sightings.
Maybe it was the "uncola nut."
Given all the tons of data . . . including 4,000 trace landings cases ...
Quite demonstrably so.
However, it's more fitting for the naysayers to struggle with the demonstrably, their omniscient selves.
Some of us find it obviously so.
INDEED.
The naysaying disinformation silliness gets more . . . absurd with the passing months, it seems.
Thanks.
lol
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