April 20, 2015 - The universe is big. That might be a mighty understatement but when it’s considered that the Earth is the only known planet to house any life when there are an estimated 100 billion galaxies, the ‘bigness’ of the universe sort of seems like a waste of space. Our own Milky Way is host to over 300 billion stars. Surely there has to be some non-Earth life out there somewhere. It’s comforting to know that experts tend to be hopeful of that scenario, too. Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA, has recently estimated that life will be definitively found outside of our 3rd rock within 20 years.
Stargazers will like her outlook on when humans will find extraterrestrial life but what about the opposite scenario? What if extraterrestrial life has already found us? With the digital and communication age booming more and more around us, proof seems to be exponentially growing of visitors that are out of this world. Videos and images of strange lights are almost a daily occurrence while stories of encounters seem just as often. The topic of aliens and UFO’s might have been a fringe discussion in generations past but evidence makes the subject more allowable today. The following 10 stories are recent sightings and intriguing moments in the discussion of UFO’s. Many are convincing enough to make even the ardent skeptic believe. 10. UFO Spotted By Chilean Miners.
10. UFO Spotted By Chilean Miners
Some UFO sightings are so baffling that even governments have to admit that they’re stumped. An example of this is highlighted by an April 14th, 2015 sighting from a group of miners in Iquique, Chile. Similar UFO’s have been spotted at other mines across the country, including one sighting near a copper mine in Northern Chile in 2013. Those eyewitnesses cautiously came forward with their photographic evidence and presented them to Chile’s CEFAA (Committee for the Studies of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) in Chile’s Ministerial Department of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC). In the 2013 case, the government would ultimately classify the phenomenon as a UFO mostly because they couldn’t figure out what they were dealing with. Now that a newer sighting has occurred at the Iquique mine should the Chilean government be worried about extraterrestrial interest in their natural resources? 9. Former Obama Pilot Recounts UFO Experience .
9. Former Obama Pilot Recounts UFO Experience
The following story might not count as a ‘recent’ UFO sighting because it was not made known until an April 7th, 2015 article in the New York Daily News. Considering the sighting comes from a 28-year airline veteran who was one of the pilots who flew Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign, it might carry the most validity with it. During a 1989 flight from Kansas City to Waterloo, Iowa, Captain Andrew Danziger recounted of an experience where a white, disc-shaped light flew alongside his plane for almost a half of an hour. The light was visible to his co-pilot as well.
As they descended near the end of their flight they were mesmerized when the light became a giant red ball. It eventually vanished behind clouds before setting off a show of hundreds of pulsating lights from within the clouds. The two pilots would later report their experience to the National UFO Reporting Center and were assured that pilots have reported very similar stories countless times. “I’m not going too far out on a ledge to say that virtually all pilots believe in UFOs. Little green men, ‘close encounters’, alien kidnappings,… not so much, but with billions of stars and trillions of planets out there, ‘ya gotta believe,’ and almost all of us do,” Danziger said.
8. Amber Orbs Over Phoenix On Easter Sunday
Simple online searches can prove that NASA has quite the habit of cutting their live feed to the International Space Station when strange objects appear. The above video highlights a fairly recent example of NASA getting camera shy. On January 15th, 2015, a small, grey object suddenly appears before the feed momentarily goes dark. Within moments it reappears but from a different camera angle. This specific event even garnered coverage by some of the more mainstream media outlets. According to the Tech section of Huffington Post UK, “A strange grey UFO has caused something of a stir in the conspiracy community after NASA caught the object on its ISS live feed camera and then promptly cut the lived feed as soon as it appeared.” It’s confusing to wonder not only what these strange objects are in Earth’s lower orbit but also why NASA feels the need to give them as little screen time as possible.
6. Strange Clouds In Scotland Skies
5. Blue Light In Bakersfield, California
There’s something odd about the 14th of the month in California. On that exact date in February and March of this year many residents have reported seeing a strange blue light in the night sky. Video exists of the strange sight and the local ABC affiliate covered the possible UFO sighting. The nearby Air Force base seemed to be clueless about the blue light. Eyewitnesses, and there are many, reject the idea that it could have been an airplane or a drone. One person said, “It wasn’t a regular airplane or a drone, it was much bigger than what a drone would be, especially at that distance,” The most famous person to ever claim to have seen a UFO is Bakersfield, California was then-Governor and future two term U.S. President Ronald Reagan. His sighting happened in 1974. And as if this strange occurrence truly has a cosmic reminder set for the 14th of every month, reports of a third sighting with video evidence have reportedly surfaced in the Bakersfield area, according to 23ABC.
4. UFO Crashes In Siberia
The Russian town of Chita was in for a shocking surprise when a mysterious object hurled to the earth in a violent manner. The object crash landed, causing damage to a nearby building. A noticeable crater was formed along with a pillar of black smoke. While the unidentified object in the video appeared too small to be an aircraft that might transport any living person or thing, the Russian government immediately went into cover-up mode. A Ministry of Internal Affairs spokesperson would say in a statement that a possible theory was that the disturbance was a gas balloon explosion.
Obviously, the object in the video is not a gas balloon. Does the Russian government feel the need to hide information that it knows? Also worth noting is that Chita is located in an area of Siberia that is notorious for UFO sightings. The Siberian Times has even reported that director Stephen Spielberg will be traveling to the area in May to begin the filming of a documentary called “Depth 211″ that will highlight the region’s strange extra-terrestrial activity.
3. Triangle Craft In Swindon, Wiltshire
2. Wobbly Disc Spotted In Tijuana Skies
The night skies in Mexico have been treated to quite a light show recently. According to news source Cadena News, two videos have been uploaded to social media that display an odd dis-shaped object floating in the sky.
The circular object is lit up with white lights around the edges and seems to wobble like it’s on a tilted axis.
Cadena News gave surprisingly little dialogue to accompany the video. In their second post they only offered these few words: “Watch the video… it shows more detail of the strange object. What do you think? UFO.”
The video was also reported on by The Huffington Post UK who seemed curious: “Normally at this point we’d say ‘experimental military aircraft’ and then smugly close the case, but in this instance we’re not so sure.”
1. Obama Acts Deceptive On Jimmy Kimmel Live
Interest in UFO’s is more than just a fringe part of society. Popular late night host Jimmy Kimmel shares in the curiosity.
He stirred up buzz in 2014 when he asked former U.S. President Bill Clinton if he ever checked into classified files on the subject of extraterrestrial activity. Clinton would explain that he too shared his in Kimmel’s UFO interest but could not find anything to substantiate the existence of aliens.
Current U.S. President Barack Obama would come onto Kimmel’s talk show as well and receive the same questioning from the inquisitive host. Obama would joke it off and the whole segment came off as an appealing presentation of the politician. But was he withholding info? Former FBI agent Ben Hansen seems to think so.
According to Hansen both Clinton and Obama displayed body language that strongly suggested that they were not sharing everything they knew.
In addition to this conversation with Kimmel, Obama has also recently made UFO enthusiasts question his choice of words when he was asked by the son of Will Smith if he knew anything about the existence of aliens. Jaden Smitch considered it an admission from Obama that out of this world visitors do exists when he said that if he told him then he’d have to kill him.
He stirred up buzz in 2014 when he asked former U.S. President Bill Clinton if he ever checked into classified files on the subject of extraterrestrial activity. Clinton would explain that he too shared his in Kimmel’s UFO interest but could not find anything to substantiate the existence of aliens.
Current U.S. President Barack Obama would come onto Kimmel’s talk show as well and receive the same questioning from the inquisitive host. Obama would joke it off and the whole segment came off as an appealing presentation of the politician. But was he withholding info? Former FBI agent Ben Hansen seems to think so.
According to Hansen both Clinton and Obama displayed body language that strongly suggested that they were not sharing everything they knew.
In addition to this conversation with Kimmel, Obama has also recently made UFO enthusiasts question his choice of words when he was asked by the son of Will Smith if he knew anything about the existence of aliens. Jaden Smitch considered it an admission from Obama that out of this world visitors do exists when he said that if he told him then he’d have to kill him.
By Mitch Nickelson, WhatCulture
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