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Read England's Secret UFO Documents

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has released the first batch in a series of the government's UFO files. Now available on the internet, the papers include a number of claimed sightings, detailed descriptions and the MOD's assessment of each report, stretching from 1978 to 2002. Some witnesses even took the initiative to draw out what they saw in the sky. Which means, bad UFO pictures a plenty. Check out the gallery after the jump. More »

8:40 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By Meredith Woerner
990 views, 5 comments

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UFO Sightings in Arizona Can Be Traced Back to "Close Encounters" Footage

Arizonans are buzzing today about a series of floaty lights that hovered over Phoenix last night for about 15 minutes. One guy captured them on film (you can see it here), and the news covered it to death, wondering how people could have seen a bunch of lights that the Federal Aviation Administration and local air traffic controllers couldn't explain. Apparently they are similar to lights that were seen over Phoenix in 1997 too. The really weird thing? The lights also look exactly like a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. See below to compare. More »

7:11 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,655 views, 63 comments

Latest by lonewolf333: @Bob_of_Mars: Just because some unknown guy claims he did that doesn't make it true. You should read the first person reports. more »

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UFOs and Shoe Polish Have a Lot in Common

An ad agency in Buenos Aires, Argentina made this series of print and TV ads for Nugget Shoe Polish. What does shoe polish have to do with UFOs? Well, the obvious point is that UFOs are shiny and shoe polish creates shine. But the truth goes much deeper than that, and involves little boys, exploding woodpeckers, and lots of cars from the 1940s. Click through see to the movie that explains everything. More »

2:36 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
903 views, 8 comments

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UFOs? Burlesque Queen Lili St. Cyr Says Yes, 1957

Elegant, leggy Lili St. Cyr ruled the burlesque stage from the 1940s to the 1960s. She was known for her innovative routines (one involving a flying G string), six marriages, and the mail order lingerie store she operated after her retirement from the stage. She also believed in UFOs. In this clip from October 1957, St. Cyr discusses the advanced emotions of Venusian men with interviewer Mike Wallace on The Mike Wallace Interview, a smoky precursor to 60 Minutes that ran from 1957 to 1960. More »

1:40 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Lynn Peril
894 views, 7 comments

Latest by pranaearth: /janet on/ God bless Lily St. Cyr! /janet off/ more »

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Alien Swarms Descend On Camera-Happy Argentina

Argentina has been having a huge UFO boom, with 64 reported sightings in 2008 alone. And some of the UFO photos have become remarkably detailed, showing things like insignia and little fins. Thanks to digital cameras (and maybe Photoshop) people are able to create much, much more believable evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles zooming over Buenos Aires. But is the truth out there? Click through for more photos, and some details of the sightings. More »

9:50 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
10,318 views, 35 comments