It is reported that about one third of the population believes in Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs. It isn't hard to believe when you take into account the number of sightings recorded on UFO stalker, a website that tracks UFO sightings throughout the country. A recent sighting was reported in Winder just this past Saturday. , a witness reported seeing a “strange flash in the sky” while driving from Barrow County to Gwinnett. UFOs have been reported all over the local area this year, from Athens, Buford, Grayson and Dacula to Cumming.
The site receives reports from all over the world, but these sightings are often dismissed as not really credible. UFO believers, however, are hoping an upcoming special will bring a greater sense of credibility to the issue. The Huffington Post recently reported on a special lecture at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas to take place on Sept. 22. According to the Huffington Post, four of the participants are former military officials. The special promises to include some UFO-related secrets that will soon be revealed at the museum.
So are you one of the about 30 percent of the population who believes in UFOs? And do you believe you have actually seen a UFO?
Now, exactly what these non-human intelligences are is another question entirely. That gets into opinion and speculation.
A few days ago, I stepped outside to empty my kitchen garbage can. I had just closed the lid to the outside container when out of the corner of my eye, what I first thought was a bird flying by turned out to be something altogether different. I thought nothing of it until there it was again. This was no bird. It was much too fast and appeared to be very small. I stood still waiting to get another glace in hopes of a better understanding. I never saw it again. I can’t say for certain what it was that I saw as it was such a brief experience but I am pretty sure it was a gnat. I have returned to the exact area of the sighting since but have yet to see it again.
Sure, I believe in illusions and strange happenings but until I see proof, I probably won't believe in the Loch Ness Monster either. I'll try harder next time.
Don't forget the late U S Senator, from Winder (Russell Town), Richard Russell reported a UFO while in the USSR in I believe 1955. Remember what another poster said - UFOs are Unidentified Flying Objects - no more -no less. Nick Eavenson
So, the thing is to understand that 'something' is flying around in our skies that isn't an airplane or helicopter or missile or meter or falling space debris or Chinese lantern or swamp gas. Finding out what that something is will require cooperation from our government (doubtful), our mainstream science (laughable) and our media (how much money you got?).
Alien intelligence from other planets = not even slightly likely. Alien intelligence from some other plane of existence = now you've got a discussion.
We know physics well enough to establish that getting here from anywhere else in the universe is stupid-hard. Not impossible, technically, but phenomenally difficult. Mostly it means harnessing power on solar scales, by which I mean the total power our sun will emit in it's entire 10-12 billion-year lifetime. That kind of capability virtually guarantees that those who possess it don't NEED to visit us, could do so completely unobserved, or would be so powerful as to not need to bother concealing such visit(s). All of this implies (you can't "prove" a negative) that flesh & blood (or whatever =D ) aliens AREN'T coming here physically from another physical place. Now, let's talk about NON-physical "aliens..."
Still, I totally separate the questions "Do I know what I just saw?" from "Was what I just saw an alien, or do aliens exist?" There may well be aliens, but I sincerely doubt they're visiting us in physical craft.
And actually, I'm being serious. Magical beings, angels, demons, spirits, ghosts, etc., are almost universal in human tradition, regardless of time-frame or region. I think the question to ask is "Is there a solid, scientific reason for that?" Do angels/demons/djinn/etc. really exist in some form? Are there truly separate universes which sometimes intersect with ours? Are there electro-magnetic phenomena that could explain these sightings, or even be considered "life" in its own right? This is the direction I think might be most productive if I were searching for truly alien life forms.
Please do not ask me any questions about this comment above. Just as I have said keep your mind open, and do research if you like.
In May of this year you commented: "I'm a firm non-believer in UFO's since more times than not they're either hoaxed or misinterpreted". http://oconee.patch.com/articles/was-there-a-ufo-in-oconee-county-last-week Now you say: "Plenty of proof of them, all over the world"