My father was once involved in an UFO sighting—he built the UFO, and did the sound effects too, when the other kids got close. Summer camp was involved.
Hope no one ever told those kids it was a flock of birds...
And a memo reveals how former prime minister Winston Churchill expressed curiosity in “flying saucers” and requested a briefing from his ministers.
He was told in reply that following an intelligence study conducted in 1951, the “flying saucers” could be explained by “one or other” of four causes.
These were known astronomical or meteorological phenomena, mistaken identification of conventional aircraft, optical illusions and psychological delusions, or deliberate hoaxes.
The reports on objects previously known as UFOs would probably be more interesting.
My father was once involved in an UFO sighting—he built the UFO, and did the sound effects too, when the other kids got close. Summer camp was involved.
Hope no one ever told those kids it was a flock of birds...
This report [http://lesswrong.com/lw/1s4/open_thread_february_2010_part_2/1n29] makes it seem like UFO sightings of the kind Jayson experienced are relatively common.
The reports on objects previously known as UFOs would probably be more interesting.