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But, but, space is so big and little green men really? elevator Nov 2021 #1
Literally countless? Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #3
Actually I shortchange the count, I ran out of fingers and toes. elevator Nov 2021 #66
100 years is very consevative. Perhaps thousands of years (sightings documented in the Vedas and triron Nov 2021 #4
the religious aspect of ancient events is mythology yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #7
Some think that Jesus was an alien. And think about it..... oldsoftie Nov 2021 #42
As far back as we've writing stuff down LunaSea Nov 2021 #47
Thank you. Very informative (and constructive). triron Nov 2021 #59
Many thousands if you throw in some cave paintings. elevator Nov 2021 #67
Yes 👍 Duppers Nov 2021 #9
If Congress really is gonna do this, Volaris Nov 2021 #150
This is a national security concern. We can't have random crap going on in our airspace. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #2
A sane perspective and appreciated, but you only posted once and left me to fend elevator Nov 2021 #109
Pass the edibles, my friend. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #144
Good pilots have died, vanished in UFO encounters. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #145
I doubt their families laugh at UFO jokes! lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #151
The big problem is too many people hear "UFO" hurple Nov 2021 #5
It's just Swamp Gas. FSogol Nov 2021 #19
Ball lightning hurple Nov 2021 #25
The Planet Venus. roamer65 Nov 2021 #40
Read almost every other reply to the OP hurple Nov 2021 #27
That ship has sailed Orrex Nov 2021 #41
Who knows what a 911 operator thinks, and who cares? elevator Nov 2021 #68
You become less and less worth reading with every word Orrex Nov 2021 #124
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Did you or did you not opine about pop culture, space monsters etc? elevator Nov 2021 #131
Yes. We NEED to know if the Russians or Chinese have developed something. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #43
If the Russians or Chinese had developed ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #136
I agree...they (Russians/Chinese) I don't think would have hesitated in using these SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #152
Which is one of the best reasons the DoD LunaSea Nov 2021 #50
drones llashram Nov 2021 #6
It is interesting to Google some of these military sightings. colorado_ufo Nov 2021 #36
Oh I do believe llashram Nov 2021 #39
It would be incredibly presumptive to think otherwise. triron Nov 2021 #61
And many years before drones were even Sci-Fi. elevator Nov 2021 #69
There are many more civil flights operating around the world Aviation Pro Nov 2021 #8
They are reported without follow-ups? Duppers Nov 2021 #12
They do report but colorado_ufo Nov 2021 #35
We do LunaSea Nov 2021 #65
Really? Research that a bit. There are dozens and dozens and dozens of reports. elevator Nov 2021 #70
Their imaging software isn't so buggy? hunter Nov 2021 #97
Seventy years ago... Harker Nov 2021 #10
This film IMO is just as timely in 2021 as it was in 1951. It brings a simple message STOP..... usaf-vet Nov 2021 #45
Yep. 1951 was a big year for SF cinema. Harker Nov 2021 #53
Klatu, barrada, nikto...I thought it was something about cigarettes. elevator Nov 2021 #72
Great double feature. Harker Nov 2021 #75
For Chiller sf you can't beat the 1959 "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" elevator Nov 2021 #77
Oh, yeah. Harker Nov 2021 #80
Can you bend your little finger sir? elevator Nov 2021 #91
The sixth finger? Harker Nov 2021 #114
The (original) Outer Limits! ... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #101
I've been thinking about borrowing them via interlibrary loan. Harker Nov 2021 #113
Oh, have "Fun" if you do! ( 😄 )... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #116
I appreciate it! Harker Nov 2021 #123
Agreed, The thing ended up being a famous TV cowboy if memory serves me right. usaf-vet Nov 2021 #125
One of the best SciFis I've ever seen. triron Nov 2021 #71
Great films, add 2016s "Arrival" to your list LunaSea Nov 2021 #122
"Contact" is another one. triron Nov 2021 #128
I think something strange is going on. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #11
us airforce pilot brought aboard the uss enterprise . AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #13
" This is Urgent " my @ss KS Toronado Nov 2021 #14
Yep...when you can't accomplish anything worth while..go after UFOs! LeftInTX Nov 2021 #46
Agree about voting rights, but we can tackle more than one issue at a time. elevator Nov 2021 #73
And after they are done with this... Archae Nov 2021 #15
don't forget larwdem Nov 2021 #17
I see a skeptic Polybius Nov 2021 #32
"Investigate" what? Archae Nov 2021 #49
Whatever these things in the sky are Polybius Nov 2021 #51
Bologna, there has been evidence, much of it. Geesh. triron Nov 2021 #62
You should watch Paranormal Caught on Camera on Discovery+ nattyice Nov 2021 #55
I watched about a half hour of it once. Archae Nov 2021 #56
Paranormal Caught on Camera KS Toronado Nov 2021 #63
You done made a point there pardner. elevator Nov 2021 #78
Of the four main government investigations into UFOs over the years elevator Nov 2021 #76
Who cares about the fn media? Look what they cover now. Just do serious elevator Nov 2021 #74
Oh FFS. What's this gonna cost us? leftstreet Nov 2021 #16
The "black budget" already has for years and probably many billions of dollars. elevator Nov 2021 #79
UFO's offer a gold mine to politicians who want the public's focus elsewhere (what climate change?) jalan48 Nov 2021 #18
Come on - Why in the hell would any advanced, intelligent civilization want to make contact packman Nov 2021 #20
Well to be fair, they don't appear to be landing PatSeg Nov 2021 #26
LOL. Maybe nobody saw them land in say remote Siberia, Alaska, just about elevator Nov 2021 #82
This is true, though they've gotten the attention PatSeg Nov 2021 #83
He specifically referred to landings. So I addressed it. Your comments are factual elevator Nov 2021 #111
A Personal Favorite, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2021 #30
Seems a lot of feet have gone in a lot of mouths when discounting evidence elevator Nov 2021 #84
I'm going to add this to my list of favorite cartoons as well... hunter Nov 2021 #149
Probably at some point to tell us we have royally fucked things up. elevator Nov 2021 #81
THIS is what they pick to be bipartisan about? Sounds like a Big Fat "Look Over There!" strategy ancianita Nov 2021 #21
A CT loonies on both sides of the aisle can get behind. n/t Probatim Nov 2021 #31
You know we don't have loonies on our side of the aisle, right? You know that, right? ancianita Nov 2021 #52
If this is tongue in cheek, or sarcasm then you got me. elevator Nov 2021 #89
I'm saying that Republicans are full of loonies and we're not. If UFO's is the level of bipartisan ancianita Nov 2021 #94
I'll admit your analogy has me adrift, but yes the truth about ufos is some elevator Nov 2021 #99
Pro UFO folk need to read some astrophysicists' knowledge of the cosmos. Then they'd realize that ancianita Nov 2021 #100
Astro-physicists are a dime a dozen. I can quote many who give strong credence elevator Nov 2021 #102
I wouldn't call them 'a dime a dozen' but you're right I think about the lack of concensus. triron Nov 2021 #105
It was just a figure of speech to make a point Doc. No offense intended. elevator Nov 2021 #106
Just kidding. FTL is theoretically possible according to what I understand about spacetime physics triron Nov 2021 #127
There is no concensus among astrophysicists on this. One's opinion doesn't mean much. triron Nov 2021 #103
Right, and this one astrophysicist explains what astrophysicists agree on that they know and what ancianita Nov 2021 #118
So there's no consensus, but you're speaking for all astro-physicists and what elevator Nov 2021 #132
Perhaps if you step away from the assumption LunaSea Nov 2021 #117
Adorable. I'm laughing at that assumption.The universe and what we know of it is beyond our physics. ancianita Nov 2021 #119
Please quote where i assumed the universe and what we know of it is beyond our elevator Nov 2021 #138
Where did I assume anything about little green men. Kinda sexist point of view. elevator Nov 2021 #133
Not your assumption LunaSea Nov 2021 #140
Dude. Here is what you said to me: ancianita Nov 2021 #143
What exactly is the conspiracy? elevator Nov 2021 #88
I don't really care what the strategy is, if they get some important results. elevator Nov 2021 #85
If they get some important results? Like stopping massive death by climate catastrophes? Oh wait. ancianita Nov 2021 #112
So identifying unknown objects buzzing airports, aircraft and nuclear facilities elevator Nov 2021 #134
Well, el, if it can't be captured, it can't be studied; ancianita Nov 2021 #142
So you think Harry Reid was hiding some criminality? LunaSea Nov 2021 #115
Let me edit for clarity. ancianita Nov 2021 #121
Despite years of denials of any interest in the subject LunaSea Nov 2021 #126
Exactly right. It is just recently that these incidents are being afforded just a elevator Nov 2021 #139
Depends on who's bringing the eggs.. LunaSea Nov 2021 #141
I already stated this research could prove beneficial for mankind. elevator Nov 2021 #137
I have no idea about Harry and his involvement with government contracts elevator Nov 2021 #135
As Long As It Comes Out of The Defense Budget modrepub Nov 2021 #22
No doubt meteor showers and such have been called ufos. Common sense. elevator Nov 2021 #86
In my humble opinion left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #23
ssshhhhh. KG Nov 2021 #33
Mockmockmock... ancianita Nov 2021 #98
Come in! elevator Nov 2021 #104
We know how we got here and it wasn't in spaceships. hunter Nov 2021 #146
Well, okie dokie left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #147
I had fun writing it. hunter Nov 2021 #148
Imo, there are so many more priorities nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #24
Which is why they'll be doing this instead. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2021 #153
Oh, ok. She must have finished investigating tavernier Nov 2021 #28
Al Franken, based on when asked about UFOs has expressed a belief in alien life elevator Nov 2021 #90
Would have. tavernier Nov 2021 #96
I love the mystery as much as the next nerd but feel the legislature should fucking solve problems jcgoldie Nov 2021 #29
It sure as hell could turn into big fn problem if any of several things are true. elevator Nov 2021 #92
Yeah right jcgoldie Nov 2021 #120
Doubt we'll be waiting for your attention to shift. elevator Nov 2021 #129
Seems like a big waste of time and money to me .... SarcasticSatyr Nov 2021 #34
Hmm, on second thought .... CloudWatcher Nov 2021 #37
And yet LunaSea Nov 2021 #58
If you haven't noticed we have a shitload of idiots in positions of power elevator Nov 2021 #93
I don't care who they are, we should accept help from anywhere bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #38
First reply that made me giggle KS Toronado Nov 2021 #64
... trusty elf Nov 2021 #44
Don't mess with Lightnin' Hopkins. n/t Harker Nov 2021 #54
"This Is Urgent!" LeftInTX Nov 2021 #48
Do our country's best interests have to coincide with your priorities? elevator Nov 2021 #95
The aliens already showed up and left. PDT69 Nov 2021 #57
The evidence is clear: LeftInTX Nov 2021 #60
Lil' Green Men From Mars Jacson6 Nov 2021 #87
In a Model T, or Edsel yeah. But, with FTL travel easy peasy. elevator Nov 2021 #107
Well I can't travel in Interstellar space! Jacson6 Nov 2021 #108
Just make sure it matches your shoes and scarf. elevator Nov 2021 #110
There needs to be a push for full transparency pecosbob Nov 2021 #154
He is in 'the know'! triron Nov 2021 #155
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