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Many years ago, a member of the Cairns Astronomy Group was also a member of a UFO society. She asked if she could bring members around to look through my telescope. I showed planets, nebula & galaxies, but there was a complete lack of enthusiasm by the visitors. I late learnt that they had been expecting to scan the skies looking for UFOs.
During the visit, I was also exposed to some trails of thought by these UFO enthusiasts. Some of the members believed aliens were living amongst us and disguised themselves as humans. (And this was before Men In Black was a movie). Others in the society rejected this completely and were apologetic about such opinions.
So interestingly, there a lot of thought 'constructs' re UFO and aliens, but no incontestable evidence.
I had another friend who really insisted that she had seen a UFO when she was 18. She said, I will never forget it as this was the first night that she ever had an alcoholic drink. Hmm.
But never say never. When I was 13, I bet a friend that they will never prove UFOs are aliens. He took the bet and then said, U will never collect because there is no end date, whereas, if it is ever proved, I will lose the bet. Silly me, so though very, very sceptical, I now realise that we can not prove every sighting is not an alien in a UFO, so the negative case also remains unproven. Still, the scientific onus is really on those who believe to provide extraordinary proof for their extraordinary claims.
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