After UFOs were popularized by science fiction in
the 1950s, the number of sightings went through the roof. (About a decade
before the first UFO-crop circle sighting was reported.) Theories to explain
the paranormal phenomena range from the good old Extraterrestrial Hypothesis
(aliens visiting us from another planet) to the Interdimensional Hypothesis
(aliens popping over from a parallel universe).
Although I do believe there is other life
out there in the universe (and tons of it - the universe is so mind-bogglingly huge)
I don't believe aliens are visiting us in flying saucers, nor making crop
circles just to freak us out. The truth is that UFO sightings can be explained
as airplanes, helicopters, weather balloons, comets, meteors and even the five
planets which can be seen with the naked eye. In photos and videos they are
usually deemed as dust on the camera lens or simply all-out hoaxes (which is
ridiculously easy to do now with PhotoShop). Meanwhile, night-time alien
abductions can be scientifically explained by the hallucinogenic effect of
sleep paralysis.
Meanwhile, UFO conspiracy theories center
around Area 51 in Nevada, about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The site houses a
large air base that was selected in the 1950s for testing of a U-2 spy plane.
It has since become America's testing ground for secret "black
budget" aircraft before they go public.
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