1954 Worldwide UFO Sightins

Gawdzilla Sama said:
Better cameras = fewer alien flying saucers sighted.
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Darat said:
Better and more cameras, no longer the excuse of not having a camera to hand has really dented the claims.
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And the few images that do come out, are always blurry. Inexcusable with, not only the proliferation of cameras everywhere, but with the quality of cameras that are out there. Even cell phones take better pictures than a lot of actual digital cameras did 20 years ago.
 
ShadowSot said:
I would mention his name, but I don't want it to show up on Google. Though its Clay Sheffod, replace the ff with rr.
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This is perhaps the oddest sentences I have ever had the displeasure to read in these forums. Congratulations! :confused:
 
Pet Cases

UFO believers are notorious for gliding over news and data that destroy their pet cases. For example, two years ago, the photographer who shot the iconic image in the Belgium Wave UFO case admitted that the photograph was a hoax. In the mid-80's, several photographic experts claimed that it was one of the best UFO photographs ever taken, and that only the Trent photos could top it. Considering that several researchers concluded that the UFO in the Trent photographs was a mirror from a pickup truck suspended from a power line, the news that the Belgium Wave photograph was a hoax must have been a punch in the gut to UFO believers. Despite this news, two documentaries (e.g., Discovery and History channels) that covered the Belgium Wave case failed to provide viewers with this important update.
 
Be it politic, religion, it is always the same people glide over the factoid which they do not like and cramp their gnarly hand on the factoid they like. Example : the shroud. See that mega thread which should have ended with post 2 "carbon 14 test results".

UFO as-i-saw-some-stuff-i-did-not-recognize is naturally OK. UFO as-alien-visitor is on the other hand another kind of religious belief to me.
 
smartcooky said:
It was convincing to me when I was, oh, about 10. By the time I was a teenager, I was convinced that Adamski was a liar.

Remarkably (but unsurprisingly) some of his faked up grainy photos modified dustbin lids suspended on wires and thrown through the air are still being passed off as "genuine" UFO's. This one, in partcular...

[qimg]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/George_Adamski_ship_1.jpg/220px-George_Adamski_ship_1.jpg[/qimg]

...seems to frequently pop up in UFO programmes on the History Channel
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And was the inspiration for "The Invaders" classic flying saucer too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sci-fi-tv/5467970981/in/photostream/
 
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ShadowSot said:
He works at the Arkansas sky onservatory, and his credentials in astronomy are verifiable. What he said about astronomy are verifiable and pretty bog standard.
I would mention his name, but I don't want it to show up on Google. Though its Clay Sheffod, replace the ff with rr. ...
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Ah, Clay Sherrod, the ETX tune up guy.
Is it possible that he said something like him being 'a bit of an archaeologist', in stead of him 'being an archaeologist'?
 
I would guess (WAG) that this is the presentation:

http://www.pensacolastate.edu/astronomer-clay-sherrod-explores-ufos-in-presentation-at-psc-oct-3/

Noted astronomer P. Clay Sherrod explores the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Pensacola State College’s Hagler Auditorium, Building 2, on the Pensacola campus.

The public is invited to this free lecture and audience participation forum that is ideal for students and families.

Sherrod presents the history of UFO sightings and demonstrates the modern view of UFOs, extraterrestrials and the possibility that Earth is being visited by aliens. He examines where the sightings normally occur, what the typical report contains, and the physical makeup of these aliens as described by those purporting to have seen them.

In addition, Sherrod covers the psychological influence that the UFO revolution has had on everything from lifestyle and media to architecture throughout the world.

Common misconceptions and identification mistakes are also presented, showing how many times common events and objects can be mistaken for alien spacecraft.

Examples of reported UFO’s will be shown, as will many photo-shopped hoaxes including the famous 1987-1991 Gulf Breeze UFO hoax that made world headlines before accomplices came forward to reveal the originator behind the hoax.

Sherrod is director of Arkansas Sky Observatories, one of the nation’s oldest private observatories. His presentation is sponsored by Pensacola State College and the Escambia County Amateur Astronomers Association.
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It sounds pretty reasonable. Possibly he could not remember one of the acknowledged hoaxes? :cool:
 
Daylightstar said:
Ah, Clay Sherrod, the ETX tune up guy.
Is it possible that he said something like him being 'a bit of an archaeologist', in stead of him 'being an archaeologist'?
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His meetup profile that he used for these talks he advertises himself as an archaeologist, sn astronomer, and an environmental scientist.
 
ShadowSot said:
His meetup profile that he used for these talks he advertises himself as an archaeologist, sn astronomer, and an environmental scientist.
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Yep, so I see.

ShadowSot said:
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I question his credentials in archaeology because he made a few obviously false statements about history and did the normal thing of picking out artifacts that suited his ancient aliens view without appreciating the context. ...
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Can you still remember an example?
 
ShadowSot said:
Yes, as already indicated upthread. Huess it was pointless to try to keep this thread from popping up under a vanity googling.
It sounds good, but the talk was mostly pro UFO as possible alien visitors.
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Is there any video or audio of the presentation?
 
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