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Strange Facts: How to report a UFO
Roger Marsh
, UFO Examiner
October 4, 2011
Here are some Strange Facts to consider about this phenomena. Please consider this list a casual observation of reporting UFOs and assume the numbers or statistics are broad averages. This list is not exhaustive.
* Ufologists generally agree that only about 5 percent of UFO sightings are actually reported.
* The 95 percent of UFO sightings not reported may be due to the fact that most folks don't know how to report, are afraid to report, want to avoid any ridicule for reporting, or feel that they simply don't want the stigma of a UFO report to interfere with their family or career.
* Of the 5 percent of UFOs that are reported, about 95 percent of those can be explained as something manmade or natural.
* UFOs are reported by folks from every walk of life - teachers, scientists, pilots - you name the group - and someone has filed a report.
* Using the web form at mufon.com to report a UFO will generally only take you about 15 minutes.
* If your UFO sighting warrants more attention than communicating by telephone or email, the field investigator may request an in-person interview or may want to meet with you at the site where you saw the object.
* Details are important when reporting a UFO.
* How far were you from the object - try and determine the distance as best you can.
* If the object was crossing the sky, include how large the object was if you had to cover it up at arm's length. You might say the object was the size of a pea, a dime, a half dollar or a basketball.
* What shape was the object - typically looking like a sphere, disc, triangle, square or rectangle, chevron or star-like.
* Did the object make any kind of sound? Most witness report that the object was silent, but report any sounds you may have heard.
* How did the object move? Consider all of the movements you witnessed from the first time you saw it.
* Were there additional witnesses to what you saw?
* What was the event duration - start to finish - for your sighting?
* How large was the object? Can you estimate its size - length, width, height?
* Did the object emit light, shine a beam of light, or was the object itself lit up at all? Include any details involving lights on the object itself.
* If you saw an entity - any apparent living creature that you could not identify - you will be asked to describe its features and movements.
* When you report a UFO, the form allows you to upload up to three digital photos or video clips.
* Retain all additional photographs or videos for the field investigator.
* If there were no photos or videos taken, consider drawing or sketching what you saw as soon as possible following the event for use during the investigation.
* Report anything unusual that may have happened prior to the event, during the event, or immediately after the event.
* If the object was low to the ground, or if it landed, be careful not to touch or disrupt the area until investigators arrive to collect possible samples of any artifact left behind.
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Strange Facts: How to report a UFO
Roger Marsh
, UFO Examiner
October 4, 2011
Here are some Strange Facts to consider about this phenomena. Please consider this list a casual observation of reporting UFOs and assume the numbers or statistics are broad averages. This list is not exhaustive.
* Ufologists generally agree that only about 5 percent of UFO sightings are actually reported.
* The 95 percent of UFO sightings not reported may be due to the fact that most folks don't know how to report, are afraid to report, want to avoid any ridicule for reporting, or feel that they simply don't want the stigma of a UFO report to interfere with their family or career.
* Of the 5 percent of UFOs that are reported, about 95 percent of those can be explained as something manmade or natural.
* UFOs are reported by folks from every walk of life - teachers, scientists, pilots - you name the group - and someone has filed a report.
* Using the web form at mufon.com to report a UFO will generally only take you about 15 minutes.
* If your UFO sighting warrants more attention than communicating by telephone or email, the field investigator may request an in-person interview or may want to meet with you at the site where you saw the object.
* Details are important when reporting a UFO.
* How far were you from the object - try and determine the distance as best you can.
* If the object was crossing the sky, include how large the object was if you had to cover it up at arm's length. You might say the object was the size of a pea, a dime, a half dollar or a basketball.
* What shape was the object - typically looking like a sphere, disc, triangle, square or rectangle, chevron or star-like.
* Did the object make any kind of sound? Most witness report that the object was silent, but report any sounds you may have heard.
* How did the object move? Consider all of the movements you witnessed from the first time you saw it.
* Were there additional witnesses to what you saw?
* What was the event duration - start to finish - for your sighting?
* How large was the object? Can you estimate its size - length, width, height?
* Did the object emit light, shine a beam of light, or was the object itself lit up at all? Include any details involving lights on the object itself.
* If you saw an entity - any apparent living creature that you could not identify - you will be asked to describe its features and movements.
* When you report a UFO, the form allows you to upload up to three digital photos or video clips.
* Retain all additional photographs or videos for the field investigator.
* If there were no photos or videos taken, consider drawing or sketching what you saw as soon as possible following the event for use during the investigation.
* Report anything unusual that may have happened prior to the event, during the event, or immediately after the event.
* If the object was low to the ground, or if it landed, be careful not to touch or disrupt the area until investigators arrive to collect possible samples of any artifact left behind.
CONTINUE READING: www.examiner.com/ufo-in-national/strange-facts-how-to-report-a-ufo