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Unidentified flying object
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An unidentified flying object (UFO) is any object observed in the sky which cannot be identified. Many people claim UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft, but others say there is no definitive evidence to support that idea.
UFOs have been blamed for many things from cattle mutilation to crop circles.
Known shapes
"Flying saucer"
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Most UFOs that are reported are only seen as unusual lights in the night sky. There are however, many cases where the observers can clearly see the shape of the UFO.
UFOs have been reported having many different shapes: circle, triangle, cylinder, cone, diamond, and many more.
Perhaps the most reported shape is a circle (sphere, disk). These UFOs may be what is some times called a flying saucer. The term "flying saucer" originated from Kenneth Arnold's depiction of the objects as "saucers" as reported by the Associated Press.[1]
Triangle shaped UFOs are mainly believed to be of terrestrial origins. The triangle shaped UFO may be a secret American aircraft known as the Aurora.
Cylinder shaped UFOs have been reported as early as the 1950’s and have even been said to have windows.
Classic cases
Ufology people and organizations
- National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) homepage
- Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS)
- Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR)
- National Institute of Discovery Science (NIDS)
- Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO)
- National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)
- Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
- National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP) homepage
- Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS) home page
- Paradigm Research Group (PRG) & Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee (X-PPAC) home page
- Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) homepage
- Dr. Greer's Disclosure Project Homepage
- UFO Casebook Homepage
- Malevolent Alien Abduction Research Homepage
See also
Notes
- Extra-terrestrial contact - History - Kenneth Arnold Sighting near Mt. Rainier, WA USA
- CSETI Homepage
Further reading
- Don Berliner, UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidence, Dell (June 13, 2000), ISBN 044023638X, ISBN 978-0440236382
- Richard M. Dolan, UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973, Hampton Roads Publishing Company; Revised edition (July 2002), ISBN 1571743170, ISBN 978-1571743176
- William J. Birnes, The UFO Magazine UFO Encyclopedia: The Most Compreshensive Single-Volume UFO Reference in Print, Pocket (January 6, 2004), ISBN 0743466748, ISBN 978-0743466745
- Lynne D. Kitei, The Phoenix Lights, Hampton Roads Publishing Company (March 2004), ISBN 1571743774, ISBN 978-1571743770
- Sherry Shriner, Bible Codes Revealed: The Coming UFO Invasion, iUniverse, Inc. (January 5, 2005), ISBN 0595335594, ISBN 978-0595335596
- Ivan T. Sanderson, Invisible Residents: The Reality of Underwater UFOs, Adventures Unlimited Press; Updated Ed edition (September 15, 2005), ISBN 1931882207, ISBN 978-1931882200
- Robert M. Collins, Exempt from Disclosure, 2nd Edition, Peregrine Communications; 2nd edition (2006), ISBN 0976642638, ISBN 978-0976642633
External links
- In the sky! A bird? A plane? A ... UFO? - by Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2007
- UFOs attacking village in Brazil (YouTube) - online video (45m 18s), added December 11, 2006
- The CARET Program - "Isaac", for Coast to Coast AM, June 2007
- Adamski Foundation - Exobiology / UFOs
- HBCC UFO Research
- Los Angeles UFO Battle of 1942 (YouTube) - online video, added May 28, 2007
- 60 Years of UFOs: The Top Ten Cases
- Flying Humanoids Filmed Over Mexican Skies
- UFO Videos - UFO - The History Channel
- Famed NASA Astronaut confirms Extraterrestrials are here - by Clark C. McClelland, The Canadian National Newspaper (date unknown)
- Ovni en Costa Rica - Teletica Canal 7 (YouTube) - December 01, 2007
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