Friday night... Do you believe in UFOs?

GDawg · 07-18-2008, 05:06 PM

I do... I haven't seen one yet but I've seen some stuff that later I was able to explain. What do you think?

How about Cattle mutilations?

Crop circles?

Jeri Ryan? (Wait... that one doesn't count!)

Let's have some fun with this since I know you're all starting to drink and grill up those steaks and watermelons...!

.22hustler · 07-18-2008, 05:29 PM

no such thing...it's all swamp gas...

GDawg · 07-18-2008, 05:55 PM

Way back in the early '80s a friend of mine was coming back from Nebraska and entered Colorado up on the north-east side of the state. He had his wife and two little girls with him in the car in the wee hours of the morning. They claimed to had seen a large object (on a moon lit night) off of the highway out over a field. They said it was hovering 10 or 20 feet above the ground and it had lights emitting from the metal off of the object. They said they observed if for quite some time and even came into a town and found the sheriff to speak to him. They said that the sheriff witnessed it too. I was an Aerospace engineering student at C.U. at the time so I was very interested. I spoke to his two girls separately about it and they casually told me the same story. There was a small bit in the newspaper and then forgotten. I think something really did happen that night...

KingMusa45 · 07-18-2008, 06:04 PM

i mutilate cows all the time....it's called cheese burgers, steaks, kabobs, and lets not forget manwich.
but truthfully, i think there is life on places other then earth.
the variety of life on earth leads me to think life exists elsewhere.
i have never been an eyewitness to anything, but the earliest histories of mankind is filled with myths of beings from other planets.
i'm not just talking about spirits and ghosts, but beings.
check out the Dogons, their "origin mythology" is filled with alot of accepted scientific theories and speak of alien beings.

ArkansasHunter · 07-18-2008, 06:24 PM

The Histoty channel has a fantastic UFO show if you can catch it.
There's been several goverments around the world includeing CANADA that has released all there information about UFO's.

The show will make you wonder...Do I beleive in UFO's ? I'd reather not say LOL

rebel727 · 07-18-2008, 06:31 PM

I don't know what I saw but about 5:30 one morning in 74 I saw five objects waaay up that were moving way to fast to be jets. The next morning I saw them again but this time instead of going straight till they were out of sight they made a right angle turn and went straight till they were out of sight. From the time I first saw them till they were out of sight was maybe 30 seconds both times.

MrsS · 07-18-2008, 06:33 PM

Neve saw any UFO's...but I think I have a ghost in my house (seriously).

Windwalker · 07-18-2008, 06:48 PM

I believe in them. They are out there. As a youngster I heard the stories that had been passed down to The People from the Old Ones describing these beings and their flying craft.

Windwalker · 07-18-2008, 06:52 PM

MrsS, tell us about the ghost if you don't mind.

GDawg · 07-18-2008, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsS

Neve saw any UFO's...but I think I have a ghost in my house (seriously).

Start a "ghost" thread"... I can tell you of at least two places I've lived in Colorado that absolutely had ghosts including some strange things that happen in my current home. But it's a nice ghost and as my teenager that sleeps in the basement says, "He's like Casper, the friendly ghost.."

Or should I just append this post to include ghosts too? I have a definite two places that I lived in that were haunted. I've lived in some old places in the Colorado area... I can share pictures... later.

Sooner Shooter · 07-18-2008, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDawg

Start a "ghost" thread"... I can tell you of at least two places I've lived in Colorado that absolutely had ghosts including some strange things that happen in my current home. But it's a nice ghost and as my teenager that sleeps in the basement says, "He's like Casper, the friendly ghost.."

Or should I just append this post to include ghosts too? I have a definite two places that I lived in that were haunted. I've lived in some old places in the Colorado area... I can share pictures... later.

I'll get the campfire started!

billy · 07-18-2008, 07:19 PM

they were PLENTY real when i was taking hallucinogens a lot......

Coeloptera · 07-18-2008, 07:32 PM

Okay, lemme be a scientifically-minded downer first.

I live in Vegas, used to out to the desert as a kid and see weird lights in the sky. We'd hear about locals seeing "UFOs" for years before the B2 and F117A were made public. In retrospect, they are obviously responsible for many of the sightings. Who knows what else is being tested out there? Remember, UAVs could potentially pull maneuvers that'd black a pilot right out or kill one with no worries. Also, when people say "faster than any plane" do you think they've ever seen an SR-71 at full speed? The stated top speed is around Mach 3.3, thats a blistering 2178 mph.

We all know there are a lot of rounds that don't move that fast. Imagine seeing a plane moving faster than a speeding bullet, for real.

Hell, the X-15 hit a staggering 4519 mph in 1967.

Then remember that spacecraft hit around 25,000 mph in order to reach orbit.

Cow mutilations often have very mundane explanations. Some scavenging insects can leave surprisingly clean-looking paths as they eat.

Crop circles? How many people have to come forward and make them on camera before that one'll die?

As for the fun...life is probably pretty likely in the universe. We have a sample size of 8 planets (and several Plutoids) and 1 of the 8 has life that we're aware of. We've found a few hundred extrasolar planets already. Odds are good. Will it be more than microbes or bugs? No way to tell. Life on earth lasted a good 3 billion years without ever becoming intelligent enough to explore space or send radio signals. It might never happen on other worlds. Just bugs and fish forever.

Then of course, there's the sheer size of just the galaxy. There might be as many as 200 billion stars in this galaxy alone. That's in a galaxy about 100,000 light years across.

Now, find the life in that mess. Until we know how common it may be, we have no idea what the odds are. Remember, we're new here. We've been around maybe 100,000 years or so. Aliens, if they're out there, have had a long time to come here, go "Nope. Just scaly monsters." and leave.

Even our radio signals are, at best, 100 or so light years out, give or take. Not too far in a galaxy 1,000 times that size. 50,000 years from now our earliest signals may be halfway to the core, and not very clear.

The only spirits I believe in come in bottles. Not that I don't enjoy reading about mythology and folk tales a hell of a lot. Read some Russian folk tales sometime. Crazy stuff.

- Coeloptera

Zephri · 07-18-2008, 08:15 PM

Here's a chart from the airforce to help you identify flying objects.

nathangdad · 07-18-2008, 08:22 PM

and you're the designated afternoon babysitter while everyone else goes off to something fun and the three muchkins just want to bounce off the walls the arrival of a UFO ready to scoot the munchkins off for a few hours of play is something for which I have earnestly looked yet have not seen.

But hope does burn eternal in the desperate mind.

toolman · 07-18-2008, 08:23 PM

I believe in UFO's, how else can you explain RuPaul and Rosie O'D?

Paul T · 07-18-2008, 08:25 PM

Took some acid in 78 and may still be trippin man....

Midas · 07-18-2008, 08:33 PM

UFOs-as in unidentifiable flying objects, are very real, however, the existence of some googly eyed aliens flying around in a space ship, I'm not so sure.

TexasT · 07-18-2008, 08:35 PM

You're right UFOs are real. My mom used to throw things at me all the time when I got in trouble.

Brother Bob · 07-18-2008, 08:48 PM

I believe in UFO's and I believe that a few aliens are on this forum!

07-18-2008, 05:06 PM	#1
GDawg Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 762 Trader Rating: (0)	Friday night... Do you believe in UFOs? I do... I haven't seen one yet but I've seen some stuff that later I was able to explain. What do you think? How about Cattle mutilations? Crop circles? Jeri Ryan? (Wait... that one doesn't count!) Let's have some fun with this since I know you're all starting to drink and grill up those steaks and watermelons...!

07-18-2008, 06:31 PM	#6
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,512 Trader Rating: (0)	I don't know what I saw but about 5:30 one morning in 74 I saw five objects waaay up that were moving way to fast to be jets. The next morning I saw them again but this time instead of going straight till they were out of sight they made a right angle turn and went straight till they were out of sight. From the time I first saw them till they were out of sight was maybe 30 seconds both times. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-18-2008, 06:33 PM	#7
MrsS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally from the 26th state of the union; now living in the 16th. Posts: 1,105 Trader Rating: (0)	Neve saw any UFO's...but I think I have a ghost in my house (seriously). __________________ Gun Control...is the ability to hit your target.

07-18-2008, 06:48 PM	#8
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,281 Trader Rating: (0)	I believe in them. They are out there. As a youngster I heard the stories that had been passed down to The People from the Old Ones describing these beings and their flying craft. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

07-18-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,281 Trader Rating: (0)	MrsS, tell us about the ghost if you don't mind. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

07-18-2008, 05:29 PM	#2
.22hustler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 756 Trader Rating: (0)	no such thing...it's all swamp gas...

07-18-2008, 05:55 PM	#3
GDawg Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 762 Trader Rating: (0)	Way back in the early '80s a friend of mine was coming back from Nebraska and entered Colorado up on the north-east side of the state. He had his wife and two little girls with him in the car in the wee hours of the morning. They claimed to had seen a large object (on a moon lit night) off of the highway out over a field. They said it was hovering 10 or 20 feet above the ground and it had lights emitting from the metal off of the object. They said they observed if for quite some time and even came into a town and found the sheriff to speak to him. They said that the sheriff witnessed it too. I was an Aerospace engineering student at C.U. at the time so I was very interested. I spoke to his two girls separately about it and they casually told me the same story. There was a small bit in the newspaper and then forgotten. I think something really did happen that night...

07-18-2008, 06:04 PM	#4
KingMusa45 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 256 Trader Rating: (0)	i mutilate cows all the time....it's called cheese burgers, steaks, kabobs, and lets not forget manwich. but truthfully, i think there is life on places other then earth. the variety of life on earth leads me to think life exists elsewhere. i have never been an eyewitness to anything, but the earliest histories of mankind is filled with myths of beings from other planets. i'm not just talking about spirits and ghosts, but beings. check out the Dogons, their "origin mythology" is filled with alot of accepted scientific theories and speak of alien beings.

07-18-2008, 06:24 PM	#5
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	The Histoty channel has a fantastic UFO show if you can catch it. There's been several goverments around the world includeing CANADA that has released all there information about UFO's. The show will make you wonder...Do I beleive in UFO's ? I'd reather not say LOL

07-18-2008, 07:19 PM	#12
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	they were PLENTY real when i was taking hallucinogens a lot...... __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

07-18-2008, 07:32 PM	#13
Coeloptera Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,546 Trader Rating: (0)	Okay, lemme be a scientifically-minded downer first. I live in Vegas, used to out to the desert as a kid and see weird lights in the sky. We'd hear about locals seeing "UFOs" for years before the B2 and F117A were made public. In retrospect, they are obviously responsible for many of the sightings. Who knows what else is being tested out there? Remember, UAVs could potentially pull maneuvers that'd black a pilot right out or kill one with no worries. Also, when people say "faster than any plane" do you think they've ever seen an SR-71 at full speed? The stated top speed is around Mach 3.3, thats a blistering 2178 mph. We all know there are a lot of rounds that don't move that fast. Imagine seeing a plane moving faster than a speeding bullet, for real. Hell, the X-15 hit a staggering 4519 mph in 1967. Then remember that spacecraft hit around 25,000 mph in order to reach orbit. Cow mutilations often have very mundane explanations. Some scavenging insects can leave surprisingly clean-looking paths as they eat. Crop circles? How many people have to come forward and make them on camera before that one'll die? As for the fun...life is probably pretty likely in the universe. We have a sample size of 8 planets (and several Plutoids) and 1 of the 8 has life that we're aware of. We've found a few hundred extrasolar planets already. Odds are good. Will it be more than microbes or bugs? No way to tell. Life on earth lasted a good 3 billion years without ever becoming intelligent enough to explore space or send radio signals. It might never happen on other worlds. Just bugs and fish forever. Then of course, there's the sheer size of just the galaxy. There might be as many as 200 billion stars in this galaxy alone. That's in a galaxy about 100,000 light years across. Now, find the life in that mess. Until we know how common it may be, we have no idea what the odds are. Remember, we're new here. We've been around maybe 100,000 years or so. Aliens, if they're out there, have had a long time to come here, go "Nope. Just scaly monsters." and leave. Even our radio signals are, at best, 100 or so light years out, give or take. Not too far in a galaxy 1,000 times that size. 50,000 years from now our earliest signals may be halfway to the core, and not very clear. The only spirits I believe in come in bottles. Not that I don't enjoy reading about mythology and folk tales a hell of a lot. Read some Russian folk tales sometime. Crazy stuff. - Coeloptera

07-18-2008, 08:15 PM	#14
Zephri Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 1,033 Trader Rating: (1)	Here's a chart from the airforce to help you identify flying objects. __________________ "All rifles need a sharp pointy object on the end!" http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l195/zephri/

07-18-2008, 08:22 PM	#15
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,253 Trader Rating: (0)	Well, when you have three little grandkids and you're the designated afternoon babysitter while everyone else goes off to something fun and the three muchkins just want to bounce off the walls the arrival of a UFO ready to scoot the munchkins off for a few hours of play is something for which I have earnestly looked yet have not seen. But hope does burn eternal in the desperate mind.

07-18-2008, 08:23 PM	#16
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,354 Trader Rating: (0)	I believe in UFO's, how else can you explain RuPaul and Rosie O'D? __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

07-18-2008, 08:25 PM	#17
Paul T Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mounds Ok Posts: 207 Trader Rating: (0)	Took some acid in 78 and may still be trippin man.... __________________ I have only one thing to say in support of gun controll...SQUEEEEEZZZE !!!!!

07-18-2008, 08:33 PM	#18
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,703 Trader Rating: (0)	UFOs-as in unidentifiable flying objects, are very real, however, the existence of some googly eyed aliens flying around in a space ship, I'm not so sure. __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

07-18-2008, 08:35 PM	#19
TexasT I'll Beat You Up! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Everywhere you want to be. Posts: 3,853 Trader Rating: (0)	You're right UFOs are real. My mom used to throw things at me all the time when I got in trouble. __________________ I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze. Love is a riddle. Last edited by TexasT; 07-18-2008 at 08:49 PM.

07-18-2008, 08:48 PM	#20
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 2,576 Trader Rating: (0)	I believe in UFO's and I believe that a few aliens are on this forum!