What exactly are UFOs?
Despite the fact that individuals have claimed to observe weird objects in the sky for much of human history, the name “UFO” is relatively recent. It stands for Unidentified Flying Object and is an acronym (a term constructed from the first letters of a group of words).
The phrase “flying saucers” was coined in the 1950s, and these strange objects were previously known as “flying saucers.” Because several of the sightings depicted floating disc-shaped objects, this is the case.
The term “unidentified flying object” (UFO) was used to describe any unexplained object seen in the sky, but it rapidly became associated with sightings of ships believed to be from other planets.
Are UFOs really from other worlds?
Some individuals think that UFOs are extraterrestrial craft operated by extraterrestrial visitors from other worlds. Others have reported having been kidnapped by these strange floating ships.
Many of the UFO sightings we receive are from pilots who claim to have witnessed flying objects that don’t appear or act like any other aircraft they’ve ever seen!
So, are UFOs really extraterrestrial in origin? While there haven’t been many scientific investigations on these events, they have been investigated by many governments.
UFOs: Fact or Fiction?
If UFOs aren’t alien spaceships, what are they?
The majority of UFO sightings are really ordinary objects such as aircraft and clouds, or celestial occurrences like as meteors and planets that seem abnormally brilliant.
Even after investigations, some incidents remain unsolved, but experts think that many of them are sightings of more ordinary items that people just didn’t identify.
Many alleged UFO encounters are shown to be nothing more than a balloon.
What’s the most famous UFO sighting?
The most well-known UFO sighting occurred at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. A local farmer discovered unusual wreckage in a meadow in the summer of 1947.
The debris, according to officials from the neighboring Roswell Army Air Force Base, was just remnants from a fallen weather balloon.
In the 1990s, a government study revealed that the fallen item wasn’t a weather balloon, but rather a surveillance gadget that was part of Project Mogul, a top-secret program that used balloons often.
UFOs: Fact or Fiction?
Fascination with the unknown
Although we may assume that man’s interest with UFOs is a relatively new phenomena, humans have been looking for unusual things in the sky for ages. There were reports of “phantom ships” in the sky as far back as 218 BCE, under the Roman Republic.
The word “UFO” was established by the United States Air Force in 1957 to serve as a catch-all name for such claims. Following that, many UFO sightings were reported during the Cold War (1947-1991), when there was much conjecture regarding advanced technology developed by both the West and the Soviet Union.
That hasn’t prevented some individuals from thinking that there is proof that UFOs exist. In April 2021, an unidentified object went by a SpaceX rocket barely 12 minutes after it had left Earth’s atmosphere.
Needless to say, the internet was ablaze with ideas and inquiries regarding the origins of the item. On a more serious note, it was a potentially life-threatening near call for the four astronauts aboard the rocket. Given the time of the item being noticed as it entered orbit, former astronaut Mike Massimino believes it was likely ice from the liquid nitrogen released by the rocket. Despite this, no official confirmation of the item has been given since it was first reported.
No one can say that they have a definitive answer to the questions surrounding this phenomenon, but there is clearly an impressive body of evidence that compels us to keep investigating the origin of UFOs.
Written By
Jaber Bin Abdul Bari
Junior Associate
Content Writing Department, YSSE
