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Thats exactly my point, in my own cynical way.

The waters of UFO investigation are so muddy these days that its almost impossible to tell whats fake, lies, missinterpretations, desinformation, hoaxes,
or real.And now, you know why I have stated time and again, knowledge, can determine when the "hold 'em, and when to throw 'em."
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That a UFO sighting/picture/video clip is real, still, does in noway mean that some of these UFOs are alien spaceships.
Not by themselves, but there are other means that can make that determination, and an example is where engineers at Aerojet, makers of DSP satellites for NORAD, have been revealing over the years that NORAD has been tracking the objects in space and within the Earth's atmosphere, which is what scientist in New Mexico were observing and documenting in their own records.
http://roswellproof.homestead.com/files/Al...o_UFOs_8_47.gifhttp://www.nicap.org/nmexico/miscl/whitesands1.htmhttp://www.nicap.org/nmexico/miscl/whitesands2.htmSubject: Askania Theodolite Films Objects at Tracking Station
Date: May 24 1950
Location: White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
#1580: 1950/5/24 6:0 1 106:20:0W 33:29:0N 3331 NAM USA NMX 5 8
WHITE SANDS PG,NM:2 SEP THEODOLITES FILM UFO JST PRIOR/MISSILE TEST:/r120p354
Objects observed following MX776A test of 27 April 1950
2nd Lt. (name censored) EHOSIR 15 May 50
1. According to conversation between Col. Baynes and Capt. Bryant, the
following information is submitted directly to Lt. Albert.
2. Film from station P10 was read, resulting in azimuth and elevation
angles being recorded on four objects. In addition, size of image on film
was recorded.
3. From this information, together with a single azimuth angle from
station M7, the following conclusions were drawn:
A). The objects were at an altitude of approximately 150,000 ft.

. The objects were over the Holloman range between the base
and Tularosa Peak.
C). The objects were approximately 30 feet in diameter
D). The objects were traveling at an undeterminable, yet high speed.
(signed)
Wilbur L. Mitchell
Mathematician
Data Reduction Unit
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The objects were flying saucers, some hovering around an altitude of 200 miles above Earth as noted in one of the documents, and since the objects were
visually identified, the question is:
Were those flying saucers the scientist were observing, which were visually identified, and documented, ours?
In 1968, Dr. Carl Sagan at a congressional hearing on UFOs, made it known that he wanted access to Air Force space surveillance data on the objects.
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SYMPOSIUM ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION
JULY 29, 1968
Dr. Sagan:
"Apparently what is now happening is that the Air Force surveillance radar is throwing away the data that is of relevance for this inquiry. In other words, if it sees something that is not on a ballistic trajectory, or not in orbit, it ignores it, it throws it in the garbage." "Well, that garbage is just the area of our interest. So if some method could be devised by the Air Force to save the output that they are throwing away from these space surveillance radars, it might be the least expensive way to significantly improve our information about these phenomena."
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To some it does, but not to me.
That is because you are unaware of the rest of the story.
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Today, 2008, despite a torrent of sightings for more than a half-century, I cant think of a single, major science museum that has alien artifacts on display or the date of FIRST CONTACT being taught in a school anywere on the planet. Why is that!?
INTRODUCTORY SPACE SCIENCE - VOLUME II
CHAPTER XXXIII
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS - USAF
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
What is that suppose to mean when there are tons of data and other evidence that have been examined and found to have NO earthly explanation?!
You won't find the "Aurora" performing at airshows nor on display in museums either.
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Roswell some say...Sure, the missing verbiage might be consistent with a government coverup of an alien crash landing. But its also consistent with an infinitude of other scenarios...
Not likely if you knew anything about the military back then.
It is amusing to think that members of the only nuclear-capable bomber group in the world, would confuse ordinary balsa wood and tin foil as remains of a flying saucer, which are materials that school-aged children could have identified, and that a Mogul balloon train could create the size of debris field found on the Foster ranch, especially when records show that no such balloon was responsible for the Roswell incident in the first place.
It had nothing to do with any classified project because the military was unaware of the crash until they were notified.