WHAT IS WHAT IS U.F.O.?U.F.O.?

U.F.O. is an U.F.O. is an UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.FLYING OBJECT.

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UfologyUfology is a neologism is a neologism describing the collective describing the collective

efforts of those who efforts of those who reports and associated reports and associated study UFO evidence.study UFO evidence.

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Unidentified flying objectUnidentified flying object (commonly (commonly abbreviated as abbreviated as UFO.UFO.) is the popular term ) is the popular term for any apparent aerial phenomenon for any apparent aerial phenomenon whose cause cannot be easily or whose cause cannot be easily or immediately identified by the observer. immediately identified by the observer. The United States Air Force, which coined The United States Air Force, which coined the term in 1952, initially defined UFOs as the term in 1952, initially defined UFOs as those objects that remain unidentified those objects that remain unidentified after scrutiny by expert investigators.after scrutiny by expert investigators.

UFOs have been subject to UFOs have been subject to investigations over the years by investigations over the years by

Governments or independent Governments or independent academics around the world that academics around the world that

vary widely in scope and scientific vary widely in scope and scientific rigor. rigor.

Jacques Vallée, a scientist and prominent UFO Jacques Vallée, a scientist and prominent UFO researcher, has argued that most UFO research is researcher, has argued that most UFO research is scientifically deficient, including many government scientifically deficient, including many government studies such as Project Blue Book, and that mythology studies such as Project Blue Book, and that mythology and cultism are frequently associated with the and cultism are frequently associated with the phenomenon. Vallée states that self-styled scientists phenomenon. Vallée states that self-styled scientists often fill the vacuum left by the lack of attention paid often fill the vacuum left by the lack of attention paid to the UFO phenomenon by official scienceto the UFO phenomenon by official science

The Battle of Los Angeles in 1942, The Battle of Los Angeles in 1942, where an unidentified flying object where an unidentified flying object sequently was thought to be part of a sequently was thought to be part of a Japanese airstrike.Japanese airstrike.

The Roswell Incident involved New The Roswell Incident involved New Mexico residents, local law enforcement Mexico residents, local law enforcement officers, and the US militaryIn the officers, and the US militaryIn the Kecksburg Incident Pennsylvania Kecksburg Incident Pennsylvania residents reported seeing a bell shaped residents reported seeing a bell shaped object crash in the area..object crash in the area..

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Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who admitted to six Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who admitted to six UFO sightings, including three green fireballs, UFO sightings, including three green fireballs,

supported the Extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) for supported the Extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) for UFOs and stated he thought scientists who dismissed UFOs and stated he thought scientists who dismissed it without study were being "unscientific." Another it without study were being "unscientific." Another astronomer was Lincoln LaPaz, who had headed the astronomer was Lincoln LaPaz, who had headed the Air Force's investigation into the green fireballs and Air Force's investigation into the green fireballs and

other UFO phenomena in New Mexico. LaPaz other UFO phenomena in New Mexico. LaPaz reported two personal sightings, one of a green reported two personal sightings, one of a green

fireball, the other of an anomalous disc-like object. fireball, the other of an anomalous disc-like object. (Both Tombaugh and LaPaz were part of Hynek's (Both Tombaugh and LaPaz were part of Hynek's

1952 survey.)1952 survey.)

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Famous hoaxes Famous hoaxes The Ummo affair, a decades-long series of The Ummo affair, a decades-long series of detailed letters and documents allegedly detailed letters and documents allegedly

from extraterrestrials. The total length of the from extraterrestrials. The total length of the documents is at least 1000 pages, and some documents is at least 1000 pages, and some

estimate that further undiscovered estimate that further undiscovered documents may total nearly 4000 pages. documents may total nearly 4000 pages.

George Adamski over the space of two George Adamski over the space of two decades made various claims about his decades made various claims about his

meetings with telepathic aliens from nearby meetings with telepathic aliens from nearby planets. He claimed that photographs of the planets. He claimed that photographs of the far side of the moon taken by a Soviet orbital far side of the moon taken by a Soviet orbital probe in 1959 were fake, and that there were probe in 1959 were fake, and that there were cities, trees and snow-capped mountains on cities, trees and snow-capped mountains on

the far side of the moon. the far side of the moon.

UFOs are sometimes an element of elaborate

conspiracy theories in which governments are said to be

intentionally covering up the existence of aliens, or

sometimes collaborating with them.

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