After seven decades of discrediting sightings, the US military has recently confirmed that UFOs are a subject of concern.
Its report did not find proof of alien visits to Earth but nor did it rule them out… 🛸 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-tr…
Its report did not find proof of alien visits to Earth but nor did it rule them out… 🛸 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-tr…
Feature writer @Mcinparis went to Todmorden, West Yorkshire where news of America’s volte-face has caused a buzz of excitement among local UFO enthusiasts.
But will the stigma surrounding the local alien spotters – and the scorn and ridicule often heaped on them – soon go away?
But will the stigma surrounding the local alien spotters – and the scorn and ridicule often heaped on them – soon go away?
“Ordinary people often have extraordinary experiences,” says Lyall, a trained counsellor and Todmorden’s UFO club secretary.
The society gives them a “forum in which to discuss their encounters without fear of ridicule”.
The society gives them a “forum in which to discuss their encounters without fear of ridicule”.
Sam McLoughlin, a young man who claims to have had many “weird experiences” involving aliens, says he has learnt to keep quiet.
“I’ve got friends who are into witchcraft and tarot,” he says. “But mention alien abduction and they call you a crank.”
“I’ve got friends who are into witchcraft and tarot,” he says. “But mention alien abduction and they call you a crank.”
But the tide of public opinion might be changing.
It is a remarkable shift that America, which had previously dismissed UFOs as swamp gas or weather balloons, now acknowledges that there is indeed something strange going on in the sky.
It is a remarkable shift that America, which had previously dismissed UFOs as swamp gas or weather balloons, now acknowledges that there is indeed something strange going on in the sky.
So what are they?👽
In the nine-page report analysing 144 sightings between 2004 and March of this year, only one sighting could be explained: it was a large deflating balloon.
In the nine-page report analysing 144 sightings between 2004 and March of this year, only one sighting could be explained: it was a large deflating balloon.
The rest may be attributable to secret US, Russian, Chinese or private-sector technology.
Or they could be “hoaxing”, space “clutter” – or even plastic bags. But the report described some sightings using technology beyond anything known on Earth.
Or they could be “hoaxing”, space “clutter” – or even plastic bags. But the report described some sightings using technology beyond anything known on Earth.
US officials have announced further research, including an analysis of historical radar images. It is possible, they reason, that Russia or China are much more technologically advanced than anyone suspected.
Will we ever know for sure? You can read @Mcinparis full story here: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-tr…
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