QUOTE(Lilly @ Feb 9 2006, 07:34 AM) [snapback]1054969[/snapback]
Here's another hypothesis. What if UFOs aren't space craft at all. What if the UFOs (that are seen engaging in these seemingly impossible maneuvers) are some sort of yet unknown physical phenomena? Since we really don't have definitive evidence for exactly *what* these things could be...then all possibilities must remain open.
that is an excellent point lilly. im sure that there are physical phenomena that are ufos, such as ball lighting, or things of which we dont have names for yet lol......that is very reasonable, even more so than unmanned craft, however, i do think that the unmanned craft hypothesis presented by et's daddy is viable, perhaps not in all circumstances, but in some or many......for instance, there are many cases where ufos dont reach speeds of such value that would actually destroy the craft upon stopping..(in reference to prophecy guru, which i believe you would be right, those ufos that exhibit such traits are indeed unknowns..)
however, there was a case in Huffman, Texas in late Dec. of 1980, where two women and a male child witnessed a ufo ( a diamond shape) , which was escorted by chinook helicopters, of which the military denies of course. in this case, these two women and the child have all suffered side effects of exposure to radiation. which they say occured that night they witnessed the object. (Cash-Lundrum CE2 )
now if this is true (which i personally believe it is) , that means that our government has had a unique technology since at least 1980. perhaps magnetohydrodynamic generators(super heated nearly pure magnesium).....but if so, then that implies that they have probably advanced that research, and now have a more operatable version, rather than the one seen in Huffman, that dec. night, which wobbled and looked unstable , as reported by the victims.
also, the military has been developing derigibles that have a unique compound coating on the exterior, like a hard shell. they are hoping for air craft carriers that are air born. these airborne aircraft carriers would be enormous, (ever seen an aircraft carrier?)...and in the pictures in popular mechanics (artists renditions) the derigible aircraft carriers looked like large triangularly shaped "stealth bomber" type craft. they would be nearly silent , and be able to hover. perhaps some sightings of large triangular "ufos" are actually these things being tested. of course, they can not travel very fast, so they would just kindof "float" along if you will. so this negates any sightings of large triangular shaped "ufos" that are traveling at great speeds of course, as being one of these aircraft carriers.
but i still really like et's daddy's idea. and lilly's point is absolutely without a doubt another element of the ufo enigma.