[Kevmo]

PERHAPS those “intelligences” will share much more knowledge
***And, more to the point, perhaps they will not. You’re using inductive reasoning here, what is the most likely to be the case. And it is far more likely that the UFOs flying around in the 1890’s at 100-140MPH were man-made rather than evidence of alien visitation. Or are you going to venture forth that 140MPH is de facto evidence of alien visitation?

Similarly, knowing that the Nazis had achieved Mach 3.5 with their V2 weapon, it is far more likely that some fast aircraft in the late 1940’s were man-made rather than alien.

[Rick.Donaldson]

You’re using inductive reasoning here, what is the most likely to be the case. And it is far more likely that the UFOs flying around in the 1890’s at 100-140MPH were man-made rather than evidence of alien visitation. Or are you going to venture forth that 140MPH is de facto evidence of alien visitation?

I believe that was part of my point. Using "inductive logic" doesn't give you a firm answer, just a -- well, a generalization (and in my case, more like a Wild-Assed Guess). I can't imagine that the things flying around in 1890 were doing 140 MPH and were man made. The FIRST known flying craft was the Wright Flyer in 1903. I'm sure that they and others were indeed working on planes in the 1890s, but they certainly weren't going 140 MPH. On the other hand, there were cameras in the 1890s and photography had advanced quite well by then, so where are the images to show these craft?