Tucson UFO

[Jack by the hedge]

That's all we got? Some blinky lights?

No - don't forget we also got the secret base in the hollow moon and super-duper transporter system to reach it. There's been a bit of a squabble over who gets to play with it, though.

 

[Weak Kitten]

Ok, let me get this straight. Someone took a video of a large airplane practicing "touch and go" landings at night and now the press is yelling that it is a UFO?

Well, it may be unidentifiable by the people who took the video but I can't imagine thinking that was anything but a normal airplane.

 

[Belgian thought]

What are the odds that it's coincidence? I rather think they adopted our warning lights system as to not be noticed when flying along major air routes.

covered: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5594823&postcount=5663

 

[OlegTheBatty]

That's all we got? Some blinky lights?

Not at all. There are also some t-shirts inscribed "I reverse engineered some alien technology and all they gave me is this lousy t-shirt".

 

[Bell]

covered: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5594823&postcount=5663

I like it very much!

 

[CynicalSkeptic]

A close encounter of the 3rd kind means that somebody actually saw an alien, not just a ship. This would, if true, be a close encounter of the 2nd kind.

Actually, this is the 1st kind at best:

First

A sighting of one or more unidentified flying objects:

• Flying saucers
• Odd lights
• Aerial objects that are not attributable to known human technology

Second

An observation of a UFO, and associated physical effects from the UFO, including:

• Heat or radiation
• Damage to terrain
• Crop Circles
• Human paralysis (Catalepsy)
• Frightened animals
• Interference with engines or TV or radio reception.
• Lost Time: a gap in one's memory associated with a UFO encounter.[5]

Third

An observation of what Hynek termed "animate beings" observed in association with a UFO sighting.[6] Hynek deliberately chose the somewhat vague term "animate beings" to describe beings associated with UFOs without making any unfounded assumptions regarding the beings' origins or nature. Hynek did not necessarily regard these beings as "extraterrestrials" or "aliens." Additionally, Hynek further expressed discomfort with such reports, but felt a scientific obligation to include them, at the very least because they represented a sizable minority of claimed UFO encounters.
s that are not attributable to known human technology

 

[Stray Cat]

Naaa... It's 2nd kind, it reportedly interfered with traffic lights and satellite dishes.

Oh hang on though... the stipulation is that it's not attributable to known human technology. We got planes right?

It's not a close encounter at all then... unless it's one of these:

 

[CynicalSkeptic]

Luckily, the aliens employ the same strobe-light saftey system that our aircraft do. They're even kind enough to do it in red and blue.

That's so they'll blend in and fool the gullible skeptics.

 

[Starthinker]

Naaa... It's 2nd kind, it reportedly interfered with traffic lights and satellite dishes.

Oh hang on though... the stipulation is that it's not attributable to known human technology. We got planes right?

It's not a close encounter at all then... unless it's one of these:

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Hey! I was there!