Ufo Encounters, Sightings, Visitations, and Investigations: CLOSE ENCOUNTER, 1897 STYLE Late on the evening of April 13, 1897, as they were passing through Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on their way to Hudson, Wisconsin, Frederick Chamberlain and O. L. Jones spotted a shadowy figure in a clearing two blocks away. The figure carried a lantern and seemed … Read more
SAUCERS FROM WITHIN? In the early 19th century an American eccentric, John Cleves Symmes (1779-1829), sought funding for an expedition to enter the Earth through one of two 4,000-mile wide polar holes. Inside the Earth, he was convinced, a benevolent advanced civilization existed. Though an object of derision to most people, some took him seriously, … Read more
Ufo Encounters, Sightings, Visitations, and Investigations: EARLY UFOs In A.D. 1211 Gervase of Tilbury, an English chronicler of historical events and curiosities, recorded this bizarre story: There happened in the borough of Cloera, one Sunday, while the people were at Mass, a marvel. In this town is a church dedicated to St. Kinarus. It befell … Read more
A VICTORIAN HUMANOID? The attacker was tall and thin, had pointed ears and fiery eyes, and wore a cloak. He tore at his female victims’ clothes and ripped their flesh with hands that felt like iron. When he escaped, he did not run; he bounced away. Those who saw his feet swore he had springs … Read more
Conclusion The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Since the Scientific Revolution in the 18th century, a number of unexplainable anomalies have been carefully recorded by professional astronomers (Vallee & Aubeck, 2010). As expected, these 18th- and 19th-century records of anomalous sightings are consistent with modern findings. In 1977, astrophysics professor Peter … Read more
UFO Encounters Sightings, Visitations, And Investigations: U.S. Government’s Stance on UFOs In 2006, a UFO was reported at Chicago O’Hare International Airport: a metallic, saucer-shaped craft was witnessed by pilots, airline personnel, and mechanics. United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initially denied that they had any information on the O’Hare UFO sighting (Hilkevitch, … Read more
The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 17th Century Around 1450, Gutenberg introduced the movable metal type in Europe; subsequently, religious texts such as the rationale Divinorum Officiorum, Mainz Psalter, and the Bible, were the first to be published. The first newspapers (1605), magazines (1663), and academic journals … Read more
The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 19th Century Vallee and Aubeck (2010) list as many as 127 anomalous sightings in the 19th century. They note that the number of recorded sightings may have significantly increased during this time period due to encouragement in natural philosophy and growth … Read more
The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 20th Century Prior to the modern tales of UFOs and the Foo-Fighters reported during World War II, stories of mysterious lights and phantom airships existed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Guardian, 1913). These stories are attributable not only … Read more
The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Before Modern Pilots Did the UFO phenomena exist before modern pilots? Allied aircraft pilots used the term “Foo-Fighter” in World War II to describe numerous UFOs or UAP seen in the skies over the European and Pacific theaters of operations (Krasney, 2016; Robertson, 2006). TIME … Read more
