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The video was provided by a man believing that he had witnessed a UFO. In the video, the man states that hovering object “looked nothing like I had ever seen before.” This is an example of the belief of the Unexplained. It was a strange sight to him, so he did not know how to process the image. Having known about other “UFO” sightings in the world through news and other media, he assumed it was a UFO. This is an example of Confirmation Bias and perhaps Confusion of Correlation with Causation.

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Did Man Film a UFO Hovering Over North Carolina Lake?

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The video provided is an excerpt from a CNN Interview with a former Pentagon Official. The former Official claims that, during his years in the pentagon, he has observed foreign “aircrafts”. He also explains that the department focused on more of what it was and how it worked, more than “who was behind the steering wheel”. This meaning that based on the technology and mechanics, the objects they encountered had some sort of an anomaly. The video contains the red flag Appeal to Authority in the case that the interview is questioning a former government official. It also contains the belief of the Unexplained. The former official also explains that they examine the objects scientifically, while trying to remain unbiased to the belief that alien life and UFOs exist.

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Ex-UFO program chief: We may not be alone

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The video provided is a so-called “true UFO sighting”. It happened in the United State, where an elderly man spotted lights in the sky that were moving, so he reported a “UFO sighting” to the local police, where 5 other officers investigated and seen the UFO as well. The event was all based on hear-say evidence which could easy come down to confirmation bias. The officers were informed of a “UFO sighting” and therefore seen what resembled a UFO. The story given by elderly man who initially spotted the UFO can easily be summed up to a belief regarding the Unexplained, Agenticity, and his Perception/Observation. The object could have been a blimp or balloon.

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Police Confirmed UFO Sighting | National Geographic

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The website exists for those who believe in the existence of UFO’S and Alien Life. It is a place for people to seek refuge in their belief and to share stories, photo’s, video’s etc. Through examination of the website, you will find that it is littered with a few reasons for belief such as that of the Unexplained, Agenticity and Emotional Connections. Through articles, photos, videos, and even a “Live UFO Map” tracker, the website offers many red flags such as proof by verbosity, ideological support, mystical energy, and red herrings. The website does attempt to use some science to prove or disprove some evidence, however it mostly suggests existence through use of pseudoscience.

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Recent UFO Sightings | Daily Alien News & Encounters

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Discover the truth about UFOs. At Mufon, find out more about recent UFO sightings, daily UFO sightings, alien news and alien encounters.

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The website provides an article written on the actor Dan Aykroyd and his supportive belief that UFO’s and alien life exist. The article includes red flags such as Appeal to Authority by using celebrity Dan Aykroyd’s belief in UFO and Alien existence, as well as Suppression of Authority by mentioning that the government has covered up sightings and other “phenomenon”. The belief in such existences speak to that of the Unexplained, because it lacks so much evidence to confirm. It also speaks to the belief of Agenticity because people want to believe that there is a higher power or knowledge, such as Alien life which many believe is more advanced than our own.

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Aykroyd has been outspoken about UFO and paranormal experiences he's had in life, one of which was confirmed by thousands of people. During a trip to upstate New York in the '80s, Aykroyd said he awoke in the middle of the night, telling his wife something outside wanted him to come see them.

"They're calling me, I want to go outside. Something outside wants me to come out and see them," he said.

Aykroyd's wife convinced him to go back to sleep, but when he awoke in the morning, the news was buzzing with reports across Canada, New York, and Vermont reporting that thousands of people felt an urge the night before to go outside around 3 a.m., whereupon they witnessed a several-mile-high spiraling pink vortex.

In 2002, Aykroyd was working on a documentary for the SciFi channel with a number of recognized names in the world of ufology, including Linda Moulton Howe, Steven Greer, and John Mack. They had filmed eight episodes of a series that was close to airing.

One day after filming, Aykroyd stepped outside for a cigarette and answered a phone call from Britney Spears who wanted to talk about an upcoming SNL episode. While he was on the phone he said he turned and looked out onto 42 nd street in New York and noticed a black SUV with a tall man dressed in black giving him a dirty look. Aykroyd turned away, but then did a double-take within a matter of a second and the car had vanished.

Two hours later, Aykroyd and the cast were told the show had been cancelled completely and would never air. To this day they were never given a reason why.

Aykroyd said in another interview for OpenMinds.tv that he had another encounter with a UFO during a trip to Martha's Vineyard. He said he was on the ground looking up and estimated he saw two UFOs moving in synchronicity at an altitude of roughly 50,000 feet in the air, moving at a speed of roughly 20,000 mph and travelling faster than any known aircraft.

More so than most celebrities who speak on the subject, Aykroyd has undoubtedly done his research, citing important cases and experts in the field of ufology when discussing the topic. When he's not (and when he is) promoting his vodka, bottled to resemble the Mayan crystal skulls, Aykroyd continues to adamantly investigate the UFO phenomenon. Now someone just needs to put him in a room with Tom Delonge and record the conversation that ensues.

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Dan Aykroyd Says He's Had Encounters With UFOs and Men in Black

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Aykroyd has been outspoken about UFO and paranormal experiences he's had in life, one of which was confirmed by thousands of people. During a trip to upstate New York in the '80s, Aykroyd said he awoke in the middle of the night, telling his wife something outside wanted him to come see them.

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The article on the website attempts to prove the belief that UFO’s and Alien life exists. It displays the Unexplained, Agenticity, and Emotional Connection beliefs. It also displays, in large, the Proof by Verbosity red flag, by pushing many unexplained theories. It also displays Appeal to Authority by mentioning a Senators belief, as well as Suppression by Authority by explaining the government cover-up conspiracy. It fails to explain the scientific proof that rules out such beliefs in UFOs.

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How seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.

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The photo provided is taken out of the window of an airplane, mid flight, where you can see three objects in the clouds. They look a lot like UFO’s as we know, thanks to media so it seems very convincing. However, the image is actually fake. It was created for a “Fake UFO picture” contest. The person had taken the picture during a previous flight, and with the help of an iPhone application, the photographer was able to place these three objects within the photo. The point of this post is that there are people who create fake images of UFOs to try to prove their belief is real. This could be an example of the Unexplained, reason for belief. We can’t prove that they do not exist but we have no physical proof that they do. A red flag that could be tied to this belief is Suppression by Authority. It is likely that someone who feels so strongly about such a belief, will be the kind of person to go as far as to create a fake image, to spread belief in such subjects. It has been proven that people have gone to such lengths before.

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The image provided is a depiction of a UFO and alien abduction. If you search “UFO” this is the standard image you would find. Mostly due to Hollywood’s depiction of what a UFO is and encounters with alien abduction. Thanks to Hollywood’s depiction, a lot of people will see lights in the sky and think of a UFO. This is due to a belief in the unknown because there is still so much that science has yet to discover, and confirmation bias due to the media’s depiction of UFOs.

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The image provided was apparently taken by a U.S Navy pilot. The claim is that was an “encounter” with a UFO. This observation can be explained by a confirmation bias and a belief resulting from the Unexplained and Perception/Observation. Anyone, depending on their belief and the way their minds perceive objects, could see something different. To me it looks like a Batman Signal from the Batman movies/ tv shows. However, I know this is not possible because batman is a made-up character from a person’s imagination. However, scientifically we know that there is the possibility of life outside of our world, so this results in the belief of the object shown, being a UFO instead of something more scientifically explainable and believable such as another man-made air craft or perhaps a satellite.

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A video was released Friday by To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science that appears to show U.S. Navy pilots encountering an unidentified flying object in 2015.

"GO FAST is an authentic DoD video that captures the high-speed flight of an unidentified aircraft at low altitudes," according to the TTSA, which was co-founded by Tom DeLonge, former guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the popular band, Blink-182, Jim Semivan, former senior intelligence member of the CIA, and Dr. Hal Puthoff, a NASA and DoD adviser.

The video, titled "GO FAST," comes just months after the New York Times published two other declassified videos that show alleged encounters between U.S. Navy pilots and UFOs.

The Department of Defense declined to comment on the latest video, but last December confirmed that the U.S. government ran a program for investigating reports of UFOs until 2012, according to ABC News.

"The Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program ended in the 2012 time frame. It was determined that there were other, higher priority issues that merited funding and it was in the best interest of the DoD to make a change," the statement read, according to ABC News. "The DoD takes seriously all threats and potential threats to our people, our assets, and our mission and takes action whenever credible information is developed."

These videos are drawing calls for more research into what the objects may be. The Washington Post published an op-ed on Friday from Chris Mellon, a TTSA adviser and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence.

"Reports from different services and agencies remain largely ignored and unevaluated inside their respective bureaucratic stovepipes," wrote Mellon. "The current approach is equivalent to having the Army conduct a submarine search without the Navy."

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Video shows apparent encounter between Navy pilot and UFO

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A video was released Friday by To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science that appears to show U.S. Navy pilots encountering an unidentified flying object in 2015.