UFO stuff

I get a kick out of UFO documentaries. I've seen alot of them. Most are bad and none are convincing, but I watch them anyway. I saw a really awesome one about how all the weird stuff in the bible was really aliens messing with us. Elijah going up in a firey air chariot or something. I got a good laugh out of that one.

This, however, is a good one (ws, video starts at link). It's as meticulously researched as a non-skeptic would do (he uncritically presents people's UFO stories, so I call him a non-skeptic).

Nick Cook has been a writer for Jane's Defence Weekly for 20 years, which is pretty much the Wall Street Journal of the defence/military world. He's not your average crackpot, though I imagine he's now unwelcome in certain circles.

I'm reading one of his books which is related to this, The Hunt for Zero Point, about anti-gravity technology. Interesting stuff, if you're into that sort of thing (ladies, he also watches Star Trek and has pushed mac and cheese cuisine to its logical limit).

Having seen lots of these UFO documentaries, I think it's not sticking my neck out much to say that there are no aliens visiting earth, but there are probably advanced saucer shaped aircraft being used by the better funded militaries out there (taking the scientists interviewed at their word, a saucer shape is ideal for certain types of propulsion). It's also obvious that the CIA and whoever else does these things, have been using UFOs/aliens as a cover.

Stealth what? No, that was aliens. Wooooooo!!! Have some crack.


What I found particularly intriguing was the cattle rancher who was talking about his mutilated cows. He saw one of the "saucers" with a carcass on a line over one of his fields, and the lights inside it went on for a little bit. It was then plain to see that it was a mocked up helicopter, rotors beating overhead.

I also liked the part about the secret underground Nazi bases where they worked on anti-gravity technology, but who wouldn't love that? All that part needed was Harrison Ford melting all the Nazis by whipping the machine into overdrive to make it the next installment of Indiana Jones (except Eva Braun, who redeems herself by helping Indy while scampering about in stylishly ripped clothes -- also she's taller and thinner than the pictures -- and she has a cute dirt smudge on her cheek -- and an adorable accent -- I've thought this out way too much haven't I?).

Overall this is a much higher quality UFO documentary than you usually see, because it's mostly about anti-gravity tech. Aliens seem to be an afterthought, almost like he threw that in there just to gain a wider audience.

It's not going to persuade you of alien contact. You either believe that or you don't. This isn't going to sway you from whatever your position is.

There may be alien contact, hell I don't know, but I find it highly unlikely. Seems to me everything can be explained by ultra top secret military aircraft and lots of deliberately planted misinformation. Occam's Razor and all that.