UFOs what are they and why are they ignored?

[Fisherking]

Simple: 99% of sightings are by obvious liars, frauds and fruitbats. The other 1% are easily tarred with the same brush....(my edit)... IMHO what isn't down to hallucination or misinterpretation is probably due to secret military developments.

Having said that I did see (along with a second party) something wierd once, a light floating along in the sky, not explainable by plane, helicopter or satellite theories - silent, erratic motion, in dead calm weather.... never figured it out, but we did report it to the local UFO hunters.....

I would tend to disagree that most are liars, but agree that most are afraid of being tarred with that brush…at least in the west.

I do believe it was brave of you to admit to a sighting in this particular venue however.
There must be some reason other than mass insanity why most believe that there is something there.

[rory_20_uk]

The description of UFO ships and aliens has altered through the years. Either they are playing with us, there are lots of different ones, or people see different things depending on the development of the era.

I would think that many ones which aren't a trick of the light etc are some planes that are bieng tested and are kept secret.

Until problems are sorted out on this planet I think that things should be focused here. That includes the lack of exploration in the sea depths / rainforest / soil before sending satelites to mars.

[BDC]

People see stuff all the time, humans are programmed to recognise things without really looking. Hence why :) looks like a face, when it is just two dots and a curve. Plus there are a whole lot of ill people around, then you throw in the military flying around a bit in remote areas, and a 'mystery' is waiting to happen.