UFO's

When I was in high school, I saw something strange in the sky. It was Superbowl Sunday and I went outside with a friend after the game. There was this really bright light in the sky so we started watching it. At first we thought it was a star, until it moved. It flew right over us. It was some sort of oval/triangular aircraft. Two more just like it followed shortly after.

This is a rough sketch of what they looked like

It was pretty interesting but I’m almost certain it was some sort of government aircraft. There’s a large airforce base close to where I live and it isn’t uncommon to see various odd planes around. Usually, though, I see them during the day. This was at night. I’ve always wondered if there was something to what we saw in the sky that night.

So I’m curious, have any of you ever seen something unfamiliar in the sky?

Weekly News Round-up 3/21/12

A Las Vegas museum is planning an Area 51 exhibit complete with possible ET related items. You can read about it and see the promo video here.

Huffington Post has an article on a UFO photo that vanished from the British Ministry of Defense.

Someone has posted a video of strange images captured in a town in the UK. You can see it here.

Weekly News Round-up 1/1/12

Two guys claimed to have found a skull that resembles a thylacine in Tasmania. Monster Tracker has the full article here.

Io9.comj posted an article about early plans to turn George Washington into a zombie. Yeah, it's as weird as it sounds. You can read it here.

Gather News posted a video of a bird being struck by a strange flying orb.

People in the town of Battleford (and other places) have being hearing strange sounds. Some people believe it may be static noise but no one seems to know for sure. You can read about it here.

Weekly News Round-up 1/25/12

A Russian scientist claims signs of life can be spotted on images of Venus. You can read about it here.

NPR posted pictures of the TNT area where the Mothman was once spotted.

Huffington Post has an article about a man who is claiming that a ghost is responsible for assulting his wife (though no one is buying his claim.) There is an interesting discussion on whether ghosts could hurt someone at the end of the article. Read it here.

UFO's & Aliens-Are they real?

I realized this morning that I’ve never done an actual post on UFO’s. I figure it’s probably about time to talk about them. The truth is, I’m not sure I believe that aliens really exist. I’ve never personally witnesses anything that could convince me that aliens are a real possibility. Of course, I would love it if they did end up being real (unless of course, they tried to blow up the planet or something) but it seems unlikely to me that we could be sharing space with really intelligent beings without truly interacting with them.

I have heard some pretty convincing stories from people who claim to have seen unidentified aircrafts (including one from a friend claiming a giant flying saucer stopped traffic on a major local highway) but it’s just as likely that those aircrafts belong to government agencies, or mad scientists. Of course, it’s also possible that the government is working to cover this stuff up, but why would they bother? That seems like a huge waste of time and expense. For now, I’m remaining a skeptic.

That’s where I stand on the issue. Where do you guys stand? Do you believe aliens are a real possibility? Have you ever witnesses a UFO?