Saucers have been grounded

I do, I admit, take quit a bit of interest in the flying saucer phenomenon. I look at the whole subject from a historical point of view. There is a correlation between UFOs and changes in society. It is difficult to put that into context without devoting a thesis to the subject. We will never fully understand the events that cause individuals to see UFOs. There i,s however, a direct link between UFOs and modern society starting in the 1880s European skies. During that time, independent hobbyists were experimenting with heavier than air craft. Powered flight was obtained in Europe as early as 1884. It is entirely possible that the news of these flights made it across the Atlantic to America. Powered flight and the use of balloons during the Civil War made the US ready for the 'airship' sightings in the late 1880s. 


What Kenneth Arnold saw over the Cascade Mountains,we will never know. Combined with Arnold's sighting and the strain on relations with the Soviet Union, the flying saucer craze hit full tilt. Americans were afraid the Russians might launch a sneak attack and everyone was looking up. Of course, Hollywood joined in to feed on people fear, except for Plan 9 From Outer Space. This went on until man landed on the moon in 1969. We came to be part of the universe and the sightings stopped for the most part (but do continue sporadically but nothing like the 1950s). 


This began to change for flying saucers. They became less interesting in just being seen to abducting people from the highways and homes of America. This started with the Hills on a lonely stretch of New England highway in 1961. With the development of regression theory, thousands of people have found out that they too have been abducted. Alien Abduction became the rage. Even I wake up mysteriously at around 3:20 am after being abducted. It seems that however, numerous, abductions seem to be on the decline. Oh, there are still a few reported here and there, but for the most part that phase as ended. Alien abduction has been dismissed as a modern version of the old hag or sleep paralysis. 


We must remember the hoaxers. There have been an untold number of flying hubcaps, dish plates and the like photographed. Most of them can be seen for what they are, fakes. With the wide spread use of computers and digital cameras it is becoming more and more difficult to spot the fakes. The easiest way to tell, if you are interested, get your hands on some video and look for pixelation (the changes around an object). An object and the area immediately surrounding it will have noticeable blocked edges. It is really easy to tell. Do a YouTube search for "Jamaica" and "ufos." Here is another great example of video trickery: the purposely created movie.


There is still UFO activity around the world Mexico has been having a lot of sightings, many recorded on video.  Why the sudden interest there in UFOs is something I don't understand. Whatever it is, there is a cultural explanation. There have been a few intriguing videos, but for the most part most can be identified as a hoax or the unusual observation of mundane object. The Mexican Air Force video taken in 2004 of several UFOs is actually offshore oil rigs burning off gas. There was a video of a "V" shaped object flying near the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökul, when it erupted in 2010. But, if you look carefully, you can tell the formation is a flock of birds. 


As far as the US is concerned, all the saucers have landed. What reports do creep up are usually easy to explain. All one has to do is sit, think about what has happened and the answer should come to you. Videos still appear of unknown lights that are out of focus or that are very far away lending identification impossible. They aren't alien spacecraft. If you want to see an alien, go see a movie.