What UFO sightings were later determined to be of human origin? Below, for what it is worth, is sort of the official word: major world UFO events are listed as hoaxes. If you look into details of these sightings as a careful and curious human, (not recommended, just let it go,) you’ll find that some very intelligent people believe that these explanations are the “cover story” for whatever actually happened.
1. The Roswell Incident (1947): One of the most famous UFO sightings, the Roswell Incident was initially believed to be an extraterrestrial spacecraft crash. However, it later turned out to be a combination of a weather balloon and a covert intelligence project known as Project Mogul.
2. Gulf Breeze UFO Incident (1987): A series of UFO sightings in Gulf Breeze, Florida, captured people’s attention and gained significant media coverage. The primary witness, Ed Walters, claimed to have numerous sightings and even took photographs of the UFOs. However, investigations later revealed that Walters had fabricated the sightings and doctored the photographs using models and props.
3. Belgium UFO Wave (1989-1990): In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Belgium witnessed a wave of sightings of triangular-shaped UFOs. These sightings gained extensive media attention and even led to fighter jets unsuccessfully trying to intercept the craft. The sightings were eventually traced back to a group of university students who had engineered and flown remote-controlled model UFOs.
4. Phoenix Lights (1997): On March 13, 1997, thousands of Arizonans reported seeing a massive triangular-shaped UFO with lights moving slowly across the sky. While initially believed to be a genuine extraterrestrial craft, it was later revealed to be a combination of military flares dropped during a training exercise and overactive imaginations. The military confirmed their involvement but claimed that people had merely seen flares, not a spacecraft.
5. Haiti UFO Sighting (2007): In 2007, a video emerged showing a UFO hovering above a neighborhood in Haiti. It garnered significant attention and speculation. However, it turned out to be an elaborate hoax perpetrated by a local artist who created a miniature flying saucer using household materials and string, filming it from specific angles to deceive viewers.
Small Local Example
This is an article from our archives which seems to have been removed from the original news web site, if it indeed was ever there.
Mystery of 40mph UFOs Flying in Formation Solved.
A spate of flying saucer sightings that alarmed residents of Orange County, California, and attracted attention from UFO researchers worldwide have been traced to the garages of a local heart surgeon and engineer. For the past few months, police have been logging reports of mysterious discs hovering and weaving over Aliso Viejo and nearby towns.
In one sighting, recorded on a UFO research website, a witness reported seeing four craft studded with bright blue lights “dance around one another in the night sky”. But now the men behind the UFOs have revealed that they are radio-controlled models and that night flights are not just to shock people but also help sell the craft.
Dr , a cardiovascular surgeon from Aliso Viejo, and Steve Zingali, an engineer in Mission Viejo, built the fleet of carbon fibre-reinforced foam flying saucers in their garages. The discs are 3ft in diameter, about 1in thick, weigh less than 17oz and can reach 40mph powered by a tiny electric motor.
The flashing lights are fitted around the edge of the disc. “We fly them in formation. It’s pretty funny,” Dr Murphy told the Los Angeles Times. “People stop, people scream; one cab driver ran his car off the road.” The men have already sold four flight-ready saucers for $1,000 (?570) each. – (Originally Creditied to Telegraph, Now Removed?)
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