Extra-terrestrial visitors

Have they visited

… are they here
now?

Are we that special?

Evidence
 UFO reports
• Interestingly, such reports abound since
1947, the close of the second World War
and the commencement of the Cold War
• Is this a coincidence? Aircraft had suddenly
become common as had air transportation
for people.
• How accurate are the claims? Essential to
be skeptical.
 UFOs become IFOs
• By definition, something is unidentified
until it becomes identified.
• The process requires a collection of
information and an evaluation of the known
facts as assembled.
• Regardless of what you might like the
outcome to determine, an objective
evaluation is needed.
 The Small Angle Formula

D = linear size of object

d
a = angular size of object
(in arcsec)
D
d = distance to the object
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 Consider …
• Look at the Moon … how big is it? … how
far away is it?
 Human perception
• All too often, we see what we want to see
… believe what we want to believe.
• Opportunity also plays a role … if you are
outside more often, the chances of
observing ‘something’ increase.
• For the record, nearly 50% of all Canadian
UFO sightings happen in BC … clearer
skies, warmer temperatures (and best
marijuana growing!)
 A UFO?
• A 1 meter diameter
grey coloured balloon
at a distance of 100
metres would appear
to be exactly the same
size as the Moon!


D/d  ~ 1 / 100
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 How fast is it moving?
• To determine a speed of an object, what do
you need to know?
• You can say how many degrees in how
many minutes (seconds) the object moved.
• You observe a point of light move 15
degrees in 1 minute … how fast is it really
traveling?
 Cover up? … Conspiracy?
• When all else fails to convince you, reach
for the expression Government cover up …
they are hiding the truth about aliens from
us.
• Note that ALL Governments around the
world are in unison, covering up the
information … UFOs are seen everywhere.
Reality check
 The Egyptian Pyramids
• The pyramid at Khufu
at Giza took 10,000s
of workers to
complete but has been
chronicled in history.
An amazing
undertaking to be sure
but definitively
human.
 The Nazca Plains of Peru
• The various drawings on the Nazca Plains
are associated with the Incan culture from
nearly 2,000 years ago.