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‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,’ Better Known as UFOs, Deserve Scientific Investigation (Scientific American)
scientificamerican.com ^ | 7/27/2020 | Ravi Kopparapu, Jacob Haqq-Misra

Posted on 07/27/2020 1:55:06 PM PDT by RoosterRedux

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UFOs getting a brand makeover? I used to be interested, but they dragged it out far too long for me to care now. I’m more worried about the illegal alien invasion from south of the border.


21 posted on 07/27/2020 2:38:15 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: RoosterRedux

“Recent UAP sightings, however, have so far failed to generate similar interest among the scientific community.”

Probably because those of a scientific mind usually look for reasonable and rational explanations for any given phenomena rather than paranormal explanations.
If the cookie jar is empty and the kids says Bigfoot & the Tooth Fairy snuck in and stole all of them, a parent might accept that as a fact. Or, the parent, might roll their eyes and laugh.


22 posted on 07/27/2020 2:58:41 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Calvin Locke

Sadly you are right. The Invaders is very dated in a lot of ways.

However, Architect David Vincent was on the job.


23 posted on 07/27/2020 2:59:20 PM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: wally_bert

Lots of weird physics in the upper atmosphere !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_atmospheric


24 posted on 07/27/2020 3:11:05 PM PDT by Reily
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To: LouieFisk
If the cookie jar is empty and the kids says Bigfoot & the Tooth Fairy snuck in and stole all of them, a parent might accept that as a fact. Or, the parent, might roll their eyes and laugh.

The funny things is, though, the scientific commumnity is finally going to start seriously studying the UFO phenomenon.

Of course, most of them will study anything if there's a big pile of cash involved.

25 posted on 07/27/2020 3:33:26 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

“Of course, most of them will study anything if there’s a big pile of cash involved.”

Everybody wants da green!


26 posted on 07/27/2020 3:46:19 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk
If scientists will study the exotic sex lives of oysters, they will study UFO's (for the right funding, of course).
27 posted on 07/27/2020 3:52:42 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

“exotic sex lives of oysters”

There’s a porn site for everything these days!


28 posted on 07/27/2020 3:54:57 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Every meteorite or comet is of extraterrestrial origin.


29 posted on 07/27/2020 4:25:23 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

He reminds me of that Heaven’s Gate guy.


30 posted on 07/27/2020 4:25:36 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Stand for the flag, kneel for the cross.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Say what you will, I’ve been convinced for many years something is out there, and it’s far from stupid.

In the middle of the Atlantic, 500 miles from anywhere, I walked out on deck to do a little star gazing. About 1975.

Something in the distance zipped across the sky from left to right, about a 10 degree upward angle, probably 3/4 across the sky. Could have been a mile away, could have been 30 miles, just a light, same as a running light on any plane, but white, not red or green.

Stopped, zipped back across right to left, almost the same distance, again about 10 degree upward.

Then zipped at around a 60 degree upward angle completely out of sight.

All in maybe 3 seconds.

Nothing made on this planet can maneuver like that today, much less 40 years ago. No I wasn’t stoned. Not even a cup of coffee...this thing didn’t make a circle, like a plane would, it stopped, then zoomed off in the other direction. Instantly. Across the sky twice and out of sight, in under 4 seconds.

A number of sightings I’ve read about have been confirmed by radar. I asked the guys in the radar room, they had nothing that night, or had been ordered to say nothing...I’ve never been sure which. That has happened too, military personnel ordered to keep quiet.

I’ve been reading about this stuff since 1973, watched plenty documentaries. I’ve been convinced there is other life out there for a long time. I think I saw it that night, but have no proof.

at any rate, nothing we’ve ever made can move like what I saw...


31 posted on 07/27/2020 4:55:19 PM PDT by Paleo Pete (I smile because you are family. I laugh because you can do nothing about it...)
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To: Tallguy

“Was that the incident when an Air Guard P-51 spent an hour ‘chasing’ the planet Venus?”

I think that was over Kentucky and he died.


32 posted on 07/27/2020 4:58:12 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: BenLurkin

If I could draw I would make a comic sketch of a UFO that just landed in Seattle or Portland with little green men walking out.

On the UFO would be the words We Come in Peace All Lives Matter

Of course the crowd is chanting: RACISTS !


33 posted on 07/27/2020 5:51:43 PM PDT by Auslander154 ("Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: RoosterRedux

Do People Really understand 1.Just How Big Space Is? (Spoiler Alert!) At the Speed Of Light its 4.5 years to the nearest star.

How Far Are The Nearest Stars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSIXLIzhzk


34 posted on 07/27/2020 6:07:33 PM PDT by Valin
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To: Paleo Pete

“Say what you will, I’ve been convinced for many years something is out there, and it’s far from stupid.”

My Friend Just how Rare our Planet (a planet that supports Higher Life) Is) (more Bad News) The Odds of Higher Life forming is 1 in 10 to the 282th power. To quote Dr. Michael G Strauss ‘Not Gonna Happen.

Dr. Michael G Strauss
https://www.michaelgstrauss.com/2019/06/is-there-life-out-there-another-step.html

Now as always I..Could..Be..Wrong, but it looks like we’re alone

More source upon request.


35 posted on 07/27/2020 6:15:01 PM PDT by Valin
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To: RoosterRedux

The weird thing about the latest video evidence was that it was sourced from the government. The Pentagon flat out said it’s real and hinted it’s not of human origin. The latest guy talking, I’d think, would be shouted down quickly with ‘we can’t confirm nor deny’ talk if he was flat out lying. Right now I’m still pretty 30/70 against aliens visiting us, but I’m up a few points on aliens from a few years ago.


36 posted on 07/27/2020 6:23:53 PM PDT by Monty22002
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To: RoosterRedux

Don’t be silly they determined after Roswell that all those sighting were just Swamp Gas. No really....


37 posted on 07/27/2020 6:51:20 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: centermass_socrates

38 posted on 07/27/2020 7:06:53 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Auslander154
If I could draw I would make a comic sketch of a UFO . . .


39 posted on 07/27/2020 8:06:53 PM PDT by Oatka
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


40 posted on 07/28/2020 3:28:38 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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