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Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: reyfer on March 22, 2007, 10:21:23 PM
France became the first country to open its files on UFO’s Thursday when the national space agency unveiled a website documenting more than 1,600 sightings spanning five decades.

The online archives, which will be updated as new cases are reported, catalogues in minute detail cases ranging from the easily dismissed to a handful that continue to perplex even hard-nosed scientists. (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/03/22/ufo_spa.html?category=space&guid=20070322154500&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000)
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: Jay on March 22, 2007, 10:22:02 PM
I swear that most UFO sightings are fake.
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: reyfer on March 22, 2007, 11:00:16 PM
Quote from: Jay;335745
I swear that most UFO sightings are fake.


From the article

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Of the 1,600 cases registered since 1954, nearly 25 percent are classified as "type D", meaning that "despite good or very good data and credible witnesses, we are confronted with something we can't explain," Patenet said.
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: meowchi on March 22, 2007, 11:09:43 PM
What's the URL for this archive?
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: Happosai on March 22, 2007, 11:10:59 PM
Quote from: Jay;335745
I swear that most UFO sightings are fake.
Thank you professor, for your valuable input on the subject... :rolleyes:

Quote from: meowchi;335768
What's the URL for this archive?
Actually, there are so many hits on the actual web-site that it's unreachable most of the time... :(

Here: http://www.cnes-geipan.fr/geipan/
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: fullyinsane on March 23, 2007, 06:02:58 AM
hm...some ppl said they saw UFOs flying in my country and recorded, but probably most of them are just fake.....
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: beetlebreakfast on March 23, 2007, 06:08:02 AM
i am PROUD to be a UFO believer^^  of course there are a lot of crackpots out there so u have 2b selective as 2 wat u decide 2 blieve^^

is any1 here an active bliever/ interested in the whole "we are descended from Mars" theory?  richard hoagland?  aka: 'the FACE on mars' and all that?

i am fascinatd w/ this subject^^
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: reyfer on March 23, 2007, 07:11:40 AM
Quote from: beetlebreakfast;336060
i am PROUD to be a UFO believer^^  of course there are a lot of crackpots out there so u have 2b selective as 2 wat u decide 2 blieve^^

is any1 here an active bliever/ interested in the whole "we are descended from Mars" theory?  richard hoagland?  aka: 'the FACE on mars' and all that?

i am fascinatd w/ this subject^^


I believe in UFOs, and I also believe that visitors from other planets came to earth in the past. As a matter of fact I am a member of the A.A.S.R.A. (Archaeology, Astronautics & SETI Research Association).

By the way, when the article cited at the beginning says
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nearly 25 percent are classified as "type D", meaning that "despite good or very good data and credible witnesses, we are confronted with something we can't explain
it is a little misleading, since the percentage of "unexplained" cases is higher, taking into account this chart from the site
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/reyjfb/p5847_d23f1c95368be4d2e2f64bcce538b.gif)
As you can see, it says:
A: Perfectly Identified Phenomena 9%
B: Probably Identified Phenomena 33%
C: Phenomena that are unidentifiable because of missing data 30%
D: Unidentified Phenomena 28%
So excluding the cases where there's not enough data (group C, 30% ) that leaves us with only 9% of the cases that have been perfectly identified, and 61% of cases that are either dubious or plain unidentifiable. :D
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: beetlebreakfast on March 23, 2007, 07:17:18 AM
Quote from: reyfer;336099
I believe in UFOs, and I also believe that visitors from other planets came to earth in the past. As a matter of fact I am a member of the A.A.S.R.A. (Archaeology, Astronautics & SETI Research Association).

By the way, when the article cited at the beginning says  it is a little misleading, since the percentage of "unexplained" cases is higher, taking into account this chart from the site
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/reyjfb/p5847_d23f1c95368be4d2e2f64bcce538b.gif)
As you can see, it says:
A: Perfectly Identified Phenomena 9%
B: Probably Identified Phenomena 33%
C: Phenomena that are unidentifiable because of missing data 30%
D: Unidentified Phenomena 28%
So excluding the cases where there's not enough data (group C, 30% ) that leaves us with only 9% of the cases that have been perfectly identified, and 61% of cases that are either dubious or plain unidentifiable. :D



oOo have u evr read the books by Zachariah Sitchen????? ^^
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: reyfer on March 23, 2007, 07:25:23 AM
Quote from: beetlebreakfast;336103
oOo have u evr read the books by Zachariah Sitchen????? ^^


Yes, and also met personally Erich von Däniken
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: beetlebreakfast on March 23, 2007, 07:34:20 AM
Quote from: reyfer;336112
Yes, and also met personally Erich von Däniken


oOo do u subscribe to his theoris???

i used to but since i read Zaks books, im more apt 2 blieve those...  2 me, erich is a sensationalist whereas zak has more information...

do u listen 2 coast2coast AM???
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: reyfer on March 23, 2007, 07:50:38 AM
I started believeing in von Däniken's theories, but now I am critic of both him and Sitchin. Däniken was not wrong in his basic theory, just that his research methods are biased. I believe there's proof out there, and some people like Graham Hancock are making better research.
Title: UFO sighting archive goes online
Post by: fbi86 on March 23, 2007, 10:45:01 AM
love to watch ufos documentary when i was younger, probbbaly still do, but crop circles are the stupidest thought up ufo doins ever!