Supporters, skeptics and sightings: A history of UFO phenomena
Rebecca Lazarenko
Issue date: 10/31/06 Section: Culture
Ohio has long held special attention from alien enthusiasts. The site of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Intelligence Agency and alleged dumped debris from UFOs and alien bodies have left the state with more than a legend.
In 1966, a local barber and amateur astronomist took several impeccably detailed photos of a UFO hovering right above his home.
Hillside, Michigan [March 21, 1966]
Hillside is an interesting instance of UFO phenomenon as it was witnessed by self-proclaimed skeptic and University of Chicago trained astrophysicist Josef Allen Hynek.
The event occurred at Hillside College with not only photographic evidence, but high levels of radiation recorded during the exact time of the sighting.
Hynek later changed his stance completely on the whole UFO debate.
Sheraz, Iran [Oct. 8, 1978]
This event is unique in UFO history, as it is said to have been a repeat photograph of the same spacecraft.
Two young boys in Iran photographed the craft on two separate occasions, the same flying object that American pilots claimed to have spotted and attested to the validity of early on in their summer military surveillance.
Bentwaters, England [Dec. 27, 1980]
This event has come to be known as England's Roswell and occurred on a U.S. Air Force base in Bentwaters.
Not only were the strange skylights captured on film as an alien object, but the craft additionally appeared to have contact with the earth, unlike average sightings and similar to the events of Roswell.
The next day circular depressions in the grass and shattered tree limbs were revealed in the light.
What is more, reports from the U.S. Air Force recorded a craft flying in the air at an insurmountable speed, the same time the sighting took place.
Fewer inexplicable sightings have been recognized in the past years as modern technologies allow for a more advanced doctoring of photos and film, therefore less verifiable credible accounts.
In 1966, a local barber and amateur astronomist took several impeccably detailed photos of a UFO hovering right above his home.
Hillside, Michigan [March 21, 1966]
Hillside is an interesting instance of UFO phenomenon as it was witnessed by self-proclaimed skeptic and University of Chicago trained astrophysicist Josef Allen Hynek.
The event occurred at Hillside College with not only photographic evidence, but high levels of radiation recorded during the exact time of the sighting.
Hynek later changed his stance completely on the whole UFO debate.
Sheraz, Iran [Oct. 8, 1978]
This event is unique in UFO history, as it is said to have been a repeat photograph of the same spacecraft.
Two young boys in Iran photographed the craft on two separate occasions, the same flying object that American pilots claimed to have spotted and attested to the validity of early on in their summer military surveillance.
Bentwaters, England [Dec. 27, 1980]
This event has come to be known as England's Roswell and occurred on a U.S. Air Force base in Bentwaters.
Not only were the strange skylights captured on film as an alien object, but the craft additionally appeared to have contact with the earth, unlike average sightings and similar to the events of Roswell.
The next day circular depressions in the grass and shattered tree limbs were revealed in the light.
What is more, reports from the U.S. Air Force recorded a craft flying in the air at an insurmountable speed, the same time the sighting took place.
Fewer inexplicable sightings have been recognized in the past years as modern technologies allow for a more advanced doctoring of photos and film, therefore less verifiable credible accounts.
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Ted Roe
posted 11/02/06 @ 1:35 AM EST
There is a lot of sloppy thinking around this topic. Skeptics are probably the sloppiest with comments like "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof". (Continued…)
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