Have you ever seen a random unidentifiable thing in the air? What about a saucer shaped aircraft? These things can be grouped as UFOs or unidentified flying objects. UFOs are thought to be carrying extraterrestrial life. UFOs are a major subject of interest because of how they look, famous sightings, and possible explanations.
UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some that are reported even are said to have an invisible look to them. In Benjamin Radford’s article “UFO Sightings and News” a majority of the UFOs spotted seem to have bright lights or look like a bright light themselves. Another common thing about them is that a lot are saucer shaped. That is why most of the time these shaped UFOs are referred to as flying saucers. Pyramid shaped …show more content…
One of the most famous happened in 1947. A man named Kenneth Arnold reported seeing about nine very fast objects in the air. He saw them in Washington close to Mount Rainier. Arnold stated that they looked “like saucers skipping on water”. The same year in New Mexico an apparent UFO crashed near a ranch. Alien pilots were allegedly found in the aircraft. A more recent sighting was in 2012 on a video. It was taken on a plane that was going over South Korea. UFO sightings, as you can see, are very interesting and can raise a lot of question.
The last main reason that UFOs are such a popular subject is for the possible explanations about them. Whether you believe in UFOs or not some of the pictures and videos can be very convincing. In the article “History of UFOs” written by the History.com staff it states that “the unaided eye plays tricks, and a bright light like Venus for example can often appear to move”. Also weather balloons and flares are sometimes reported as UFOs but later turn out to be just that. To sum, possible explanations for UFOs seem to be true, but we never may know what is actually out there.
In conclusion, UFOs are very fascinating objects. UFOs looks, sightings, and explanations are why they are so popular and interesting. Not only are they a major subject of interest, but are widely accepted as non-fiction around the world. To summarize, UFOs are very popular