1971UFO Sighting, Styria, Austria

"On May 23, 1971 at about 12:30 P M, one of the most convincing photographs of a UFO was taken by one Rudi Nagora, a Munich musician. Nagora, along with his wife, were vacationing near St. Lorenzen, Styria, Austria."

Source: www.ufocasebook.com

Hovering Ball of Light

Short clip of a ball of light hovering. The short description reports that "the object hovered for 3 minutes before it disappeared". The date and location of the sighting are unknown. (0:26)

Policeman Sights Saucer in 1978

British policeman talks about a UFO sighting back in 1978, which triggered him to take the subject seriously and start his own research. (5:10)

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Believes in ET Visitors

Apollo 14 Astronaut, Dr Edgar Mitchell, confirms that there has been "ET visitation", "crashed craft" and "material and bodies recovered".

The following clip is a minute long extract from the full length documentary Out of the Blue. (1:01)

Roswell Debris Proves to be Extra-Terrestrial

Fifty years after the most famous UFO crash, scientists discuss the results of the tests on a unfamiliar rock found at the crash site. Surprisingly enough (or not), the tests reveal that the debris is not of earthly origin.

I'm unsure as to when this was aired but it appears to be relatively recent. (2:51)

"I saw a UFO" - John Lennon

"On 23 August 1974, I saw a UFO J.L."

The intriguing sentence above can be found on the bottom right of the back cover of John Lennon's album "Walls And Bridges" released in 1974.

The July 1996 issue of the British UFO magazine "Alien Encounters" (issue 9, p. 53) tells May Pang's story in quotes, about a sighting she and Lennon had in the seventies. Here's an extract:

"We had just ordered up some pizzas and since it was such a warm evening, we decided to step out on the terrace," recalled Pang. "There were no windows directly facing us from across the street, so John just stepped outside with nothing on, in order to catch a cool breeze that was coming in right off the East River. I remember I was just inside the bedroom getting dressed when John started shouting for me to come
out on the terrace.

I yelled back that I would be right there but he kept screaming for me to join him in that instant. As I walked out onto the terrace, my eye caught this large, circular object coming towards us. It was shaped like a flattened cone and on top was a large, brilliant red light, not pulsating as on any of the aircraft we'd see heading for a landing at Newark Airport.

When it came a little closer, we could make out a row or circle of white lights that ran around the entire rim of the craft - these were also flashing on and off. There were so many of these lights that it was dazzling to the mind.

It was, I estimate, about the size of a Lear jet and it was so close that if we had something to throw at it, we probably would have hit it quite easily."

"We often had helicopters flying above us but this was as silent as the night and about seventeen storeys above street level."

The object flew off but returned later, by which time she and Lennon had set up a telescope through which they could view it in more detail.

"The light was so brilliant coming from the craft that no additional details could be seen. We did take a couple of pictures but they turned out overexposed."

They also rang a local newspaper to report the sighting and were told at least seven other people had seen the UFO too.

"We even called the police, that's how excited we were, and they told us to keep calm, that others had seen it too."

During what was left of the evening, John kept saying, "I can't believe it... I can't believe it... I've seen a flying saucer!"

June Poll Results

Well, last month's poll is over (sorry for slow update...). According to those who voted:

85% think there is life on other planets;
3% think life on Earth evolved from a single organism;
6% think God only put life on Earth; and
6% think Bush is going to win a Nobel Peace Prize

In fact, the probability of life on other planets is discussed at length in Amir D. Aczel's book Probability 1. Taking such factors into consideration as the number of solar systems, the number of planets in a good temperature zone for life, and the chances of life evolving, Aczel suggests there must be life elsewhere.

Where? I guess that's another question...

In the meantime, give your opinion on July's poll.