" Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying ".
Arthur C. Clarke
The
quote from Arthur C. Clarke elegantly sums up the the dichotomy that
humanity has wrestled with when first looking up into the night sky.
It's only recently as a collective we have entertained the idea that maybe we are not alone. In this article, I'll only focus on the possibility
of space faring ET's. Alternate origins like dimensional portals and
other possibilities I'll exclude, albeit they may exist.
Since
1947, alien craft were coined as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) or
it's other popular designation Flying Saucers. In World War II, pilots
called them FOO Fighters.
Since
that time period, sightings have increased exponentially right to the
present moment. In addition apart from mere sightings, encounters with
landed alien craft and interaction with aliens brought forth a new term
of jargon. Encounters of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th kind. A new
sub culture was born by these sightings and encounters. Not satisfied
with the contemporary reporting, some individuals researched past human
history to find similar reports, although the descriptions depending on
far back in history they looked would be more cryptic. Today,
ironically enough with the proliferation of cellphones with built in
cameras, the sightings have actually decreased. Maybe it was only
balloons, swamp gas, celestial objects or super secret human aircraft
they were viewing.
It's
agreed by most authorities and even Ufologists, that most of the
reports of sightings and encounters are either mistaken identity or
hoaxes. However what's left over cannot be easily explained.
