EXTRATERRESTRIALS

 

 

 

                

                                        

 

 

 

" 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.