Thread: Extra-terrestrials?

Originally Posted by Utopian

I admit it. I saw one in 1984. That is, I saw an unidentifed flying object. Imagine holding a stiff sheet of paper or cardboard in your hands by the two upper corners. Now rotate the sheet until it virtually disappears because the sheet is completely in line with the edge that is facing you and then continue rotating until your hands are holding the sheet by the bottom. At that point, move your hands to the top again and repeat. That is what I saw go across the horizon--a pulsating bright light that seemed to be rolling end to end rather than rotating on a central axis. The light got bigger and smaller in the same manner as that sheet of paper. I saw it as I was driving home early one morning stone sober and awake. I pulled over, got out of my car and watched it cross nearly overhead and it was visible for about 5 minutes. When it was closest to me, it was big enough that my two outstretched hands would not have been able to obscure it so this was not a small pinpoint of light. There was now sound from it. I have no idea what it was but it was in the air and it certainly was unidentified.

Could it have possibly been a triangular object rotating within a defined 3d space?

If we are somehow alone is this universe, i think its an awful waste of space. My uncle has this interesting theory that the first single celled organism were PUT here by our distant (few billion years) relatives and they are just circling the universe, colonizing different planets, until they will eventually return back to Earth and check up on us and see if we have made it.

But who knows. I just hope whoever comes to earth knows that here it's bring your own beer. And thats its always puff, puff, pass. Cause that right there could start a war.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I admit it. I saw one in 1984.

My grandfather saw one but he did not like talking about it. When he was working for national railroad (a station master IIRC), during one night shift he saw a low flying slow moving object that he could best describe as a flying saucer (of course he was sober and alert).

I personally do not care and have no opinion, but it would be fun to see Elvis again.

Originally Posted by sparq

My grandfather saw one but he did not like talking about it. When he was working for national railroad (a station master IIRC), during one night shift he saw a low flying slow moving object that he could best describe as a flying saucer (of course he was sober and alert).

I personally do not care and have no opinion, but it would be fun to see Elvis again.

Elvis who?

i think there is prolly some other life in the universe, as evidenced by the drake equation:
Drake equation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

but i think if it's intelligent life it'll stay the hell away from us.

Originally Posted by jockeys

i think there is prolly some other life in the universe, as evidenced by the drake equation:
Drake equation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

but i think if it's intelligent life it'll stay the hell away from us.

Of course by the law of prollabillitally I'd tend to be in agreeance. But what do you theenk Jesus would think about it?

Originally Posted by jockeys

i think there is prolly some other life in the universe, as evidenced by the drake equation:
Drake equation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

but i think if it's intelligent life it'll stay the hell away from us.

Interesting, but I think the criticizm portion of the article about sums up my take on Drake's equation:

Criticism of the Drake equation follows mostly from the observation that several terms in the equation are largely or entirely based on conjecture. Thus the equation cannot be used to draw firm conclusions of any kind. As T.J. Watson states:^[13]

The Drake equation consists of a large number of probabilities multiplied together. Since each factor is guaranteed to be somewhere between 0 and 1, the result is also guaranteed to be a reasonable-looking number between 0 and 1. Unfortunately, all the probabilities are completely unknown, making the result worse than useless.

Likewise, in a 2003 lecture at Caltech, Michael Crichton, a science fiction author, stated:^[14]

The problem, of course, is that none of the terms can be known, and most cannot even be estimated. The only way to work the equation is to fill in with guesses. [...] As a result, the Drake equation can have any value from "billions and billions" to zero. An expression that can mean anything means nothing. Speaking precisely, the Drake equation is literally meaningless...

Originally Posted by icedog

I saw someone sarcastically mention Roswell in a JFK conspiracy thread. It made me wonder who believes there are UFOs? Does anyone believe the Government is hiding facts about space aliens or UFOs? Please share your beliefs.

Yes, there are space aliens here in the US. The government code word for them is: LIBERALS.


I apologize, that was a cheap shot.

Originally Posted by honedright

Yes, there are space aliens here in the US. The government code word for them is: LIBERALS.

Now how can that be when we all know that Rush Limbaugh is Jabba the Hut?

Yes I believe there is alien life (but not as we know it )

No, I don't believe there is a government conspiracy to cover it up. The government (any govermnet) is not able to kep even the little dirty laundry indoors. But they would be able to keep world changing news under wraps for decades, in a conspiracy that involves thousands ofpeople... not really.

Do I believe in UFO? yes. anything that is observed and not identified is a UFO. even the mundane can be a UFO.

Do I believe that an alien race has mastered intergalactic space travel in a way that also allows them to stay unnoticed AND spends a godawful lot of resources only to hover around in mostly unpopulated areas to pick up people with mental problems AND probe them in sexually tinted ways AND then leave unnoticed ... not really.