History
What does UFO stand for?
Unidentified Flying Object.
UFOs are often described as what?
Flying Saucers.
Why did the government investigate UFOs?
Most of the evidence for UFOs that was collected came from:
Visual sightings.
Why are visual sightings of UFOs considered least reliable?
The human eye can be easily tricked.
What term was coined in 1947 to describe unusual objects seen in the sky?
Flying Saucer
What common shapes do people describe UFOs as being?
Cigar, disc, or crescent shapes.
What was the main goal of Project Blue Book?
To investigate UFO sightings and assess potential security threats.
According to U.S. government records, what percentage of UFO sightings could be easily explained?
90%
What is one key factor in determining the reliability of a UFO sighting?
What is the number of witnesses?
In what year did the first well-documented UFO sighting occur in Nuremberg, Germany?
1561
What is the main feature that makes people believe they've seen a UFO?
That the object is moving intelligently.
What conclusion did the majority of UFO panels reach regarding most sightings?
What is that they were either natural phenomena or hoaxes?
What was the conclusion of the Condon Report?
There was no evidence of extraterrestrial control.
True or false: a stationary object in the sky can often appear to be moving.
True.
Who was the businessman that reported seeing nine objects near Mount Rainier?
Kenneth Arnold
How fast did Kenneth Arnold describe the objects he saw as moving?
What is over 1,600 miles per hour?
What was Project Sign?
The government's first official UFO panel.
What did the Condon Report suggest about further UFO studies?
That further studies were unnecessary.
Why are reports of contact events (people who say they met aliens) so unreliable?
They often involve dreams or hallucinations.
What phenomenon do many UFO sightings turn out to be, according to investigations?
Celestial objects like stars or planets?
What celestial object is often mistaken for a UFO?
Venus.
How many pages of information did Project Blue Book accumulate on UFO sightings?
What is approximately 80,000 pages?
How many reports did Project Blue Book investigate?
about 12,000.
What makes an eyewitness account more reliable?
Having two or more independent witnesses.