UFO: Unidentified Flying Object. I figure that since I cannot identify everything I see flying, I suppose I have to believe in UFOs.

I see you use "we invented" often, for instance: "we invented strobes". Well, considering that most strobe lights contain xenon gas, which we did not invent, well who is to say that some other entity could not utilize xenon gas in a similar fashion.

If it doest have wings, how does it fly in our atmosphere? I don't know, helicopters don't have wings. I cant assume UFOs lie strictly in our atmosphere either. Are wings necessary for space flight as well?

If it hums or makes strange whirring noises it's probably the kid next door with a new RC chopper.

Or a wingless meteorite flying through our atmosphere.

I simply cannot discount the presence of a UFO. I believe in angels, and they travel time and space. I dunno.

I'm open to the possibilities...it's always fun to think something might be out there...even if you don't really expect to see it.

~Zoo

So is this a serious inquiry or just a Sunday Jokefest?

By definition, a UFO is un-identified flying object, so do I believe UFO's exist?

R u asking if I believe that people oftentimes have no idea what an object in the sky is, yes.
Do I think all or even some UFO's are most likely in one way or another an alien spacecraft, that is to say something not man made, or from the Earth, , The answer is no I don't believe that at all.

"Are wings necessary for space flight as well?"

Wings are not necessary for space flight, wings are necessary for flights that use lift as a method to resist the force of gravity in conjunction with thrust. In order for lift to work, you have to be moving, generating lift, so wings themselves won't work but with thrust, or momentum you can use wings to generate lift which pushes up. In space there is nothing to push wings up, i.e. air pressure down here on earth, because there is no atmosphere or not nearly enough concentration of atoms or anything in space to creat significant lift.

"helicopters don't have wings." they do actually have wings, the rotary blades create the lift necessary to fly by spinning, however they also don't usually have wings because to have wings, would create drag as well which would make their flight inefficient.

"Well, considering that most strobe lights contain xenon gas, which we did not invent, well who is to say that some other entity could not utilize xenon gas in a similar fashion."

"Xenon occurs in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts..." "...Occurring in one part in twenty million. The element is obtained commercially through extraction from the residues of liquefied air. This noble gas is naturally found in gases emitted from some mineral springs."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon

Nobody is to say that some alien space craft could not have strobe lights, in fact it would be wise to have some form of visual emissions both in the visual light spectrum and also in the infared and ultraviolet spectrum as well.

The real questions to answer are.

Is it possible, and not just possible but probable, that another civilization equal to or greater technological as well as self aware nature exists, has a desire to find out about the rest of the galaxy and universe, as well as explore it, interact with other civilizations just like our own civilization does?

If it is possible and probable...

Is it logical to conclude that that aliens have alread visted, would they even let us know they existed purposely or would they try to keep it from us?

Just how well would that knowledge be received on our planet? What would the effects of that knowledge be?

UFO's?  I believe almost anything is possible.  Scientists are always discovering things like fossils we didn't know existed,  finding bones of humans,  showing humans were around earlier than we thought,  finding new galaxies,  new planets,  who knows?  I DO believe there's some form of life on planets we haven't yet discovered,  I believe there's more "out there" than we know of... far more space and beyond...just my 2 cents worth

I love articles like this!  The best answer is of Course Xythe's.  But most are pretty good in their own right.  I guess I do have to say I do beleive in UFOs in the sense that not all we see in the sky we can identify. Now does that mean they are made by an intelligence not born on this planet?  That I do not know (unless we bring God into the equation, and then I would have to say yes I do).

But if you ask me "Does intelligent like exist outside this solar system" (and discount the sarcastic response that "does it exist within it?"), I would have to say yes.  And that is why I love these kind of blogs!

Simply put, there is no wrong answers!  But lots of fun ones.

Ah Xythe, helicopters do have wings, they are just rotary wings. There also exist high speed lifting bodies that have no more than stub wings that have been tested since the early 60's.

As to the question, I did some research relating to early overhead recon efforts by the Air Force and there are definite links to early ballon recon platforms and the 1950's and 60's UFO sightings/hysteria associated with these then secret programs.

They were unidentified by the viewer, hence they were UFOs, but could have been explained. I am now a skeptic on the whole subject.

UFOs are real; it's the Air Force that doesn't really exist.

Thanks for comments. I did try to write a serious post but my cynicism got the better of me and I put some Sunday humor in. I don't believe in UFO's at all--in fact I do not think there are any other planets where life exists. I say that because the Earth is a unique Biosphere with a mixture of conditions ( gas make-up, water make-up, temperatures and other factors resulting in the evolution of the multitude of species here. Yep, I say we're unique .

UFOs are real; it's the Air Force that doesn't really exist.

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Well, I used to be really into UFOs, Yeti, etc....now, I'm not. I used to be convinced of various things, but then life got in the way, and slowly but surely it all faded away into youth. (so to speak)

Do I think it is possible, of course. Do I think they fly around our heads, etc...no.

Do I believe in extraterrestrial life? Yes, I mean if you think about it - there are billions, and billions, and billions of stars. There's got to be a chance, even a slim chance that there is other intelligent life.

To borrow a line from a movie, if there isn't,"...then it'd be an aweful waste of space."

Peace, ~Lucas

I've been an air craft mechanic for 30 years and on the way home at 1:30A.M. back in May of 2001 I saw as I was getting off the express 3 bright white lights heading toward me.I thought it was an aircraft about to crash on top of me.I hit the brakes and then noticed it wasn't moving very fast.It came directly over me and was as big as 2 747's.It had a red light flashing on the bottom ,the white lights were on each corner of the triangle shaped craft.I estimate it was going about 20 miles an hour and 500 to 1000 feet above me.I drove up to a side street and turned around and it was gone.I used to be a skeptic,but not any more.I think about this thing every day.I saw on the news a day later that other people in the area in michigan where I live saw it also.I started doing some research on the ufo subject and found a vidio called THE EDGE OF REALITY that describes what I saw.The Vidios about police in three southern Ill' towns who saw the same thing as I did.There is also a web site called THE EDGE OF REALITY.