UFOs?

Bring back an ashtray...

Unidentified flying machine?

Surveillance flying dragonfly? or just a bug?: (Via Sagemarm)





The photographer, Frank F. says:

Just taking a picture of the F-14 Tomcat while driving thru Pensacola, Fl. on 7-25-2007. Then when I got home, we downloaded the pictures. Then as we were looking at the pictures, I noticed what looks like a dragonfly. But when veiwed full size, (actually looks pretty clear), you can see it looks man-made. I mean, look at the body, it looks mechanical. It is located on the right side half way down by the trees. Never saw or heard anything while I was there. What a trip, huh!

I think the squirrels and raccoons are in on the flying device if you ask me....

Update: It has been suggested that it is a micro-UAV, a spy drone of sorts. They are developing all sorts.

UFOs?

Aliens? Swamp gas? Large untethered bloated gasbag talking pundits?

A commercial airline pilot has reported seeing two unidentified flying objects in the sky near Guernsey.

The bright yellow flat disc shapes, estimated to be twice the size of a Boeing 737, were spotted on Monday, 12 to 15 miles north east of the island.

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"The MoD's UFO case files contain several reports from civil and military pilots, some of which were correlated by radar. This is the sort of sighting that is taken seriously and should be investigated thoroughly.

"While most UFOs can be explained as misidentifications of aircraft, weather balloons, satellites and suchlike, a small percentage are more difficult to explain. This is one of the most intriguing sightings I've heard about in recent years."

Ming's revenge!

Rocks through your skylights! Keith Olberman via Virtual Matter.



Update: Whig offers you a Carpenters song for interstellar conversation....

They want to believe

Via Bryan, a review of the book War of the Words, about the UFO sightings in Gulf Breeze.

"At last, there is a no-holds-barred look at the hysteria surrounding Gulf Breeze's UFO sightings. Just in time for the 20 year-anniversary of the hoopla, Craig Myers' new book "War of the Words" gives a tongue-in-cheek, satirical look at the absurdity and humor behind the photos that sparked a cult following among UFO believers and locals alike.

The flap began in 1987 when local prankster Ed Walters (or Ed Hanson, depending on when you knew him) reported a strange encounter with gray spacemen in a UFO hovering above his house. No one else saw the aircraft, but Walters had photos to prove it. Albeit, they were Polaroid photos taken by a camera that was 17-years-old back then. But that was all the evidence he needed to get his story splashed across front pages."
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"Carol Salisberry, a former MUFON investigator, says she knows Walters' photos were faked with or without Myers' book. Salisberry, along with her husband, Rex, were asked to investigate Walters' case. But they got the boot when they denied the validity of the photos.

"It's always important that both sides of the story are shown, but the big thing is, what did people learn from it?" she says. "Sometimes, true believers don't really want to look at the facts.""