(Nick) This is a fascinating account. What is particularly spectacular about your sighting is that you can describe the craft well. Most of the cases we see are vague, or just blurry lights.

 

There are billions of suns out there (which look like tiny stars from earth), some of which are like our sun. They have powerful chemical reactions going on in them just like our sun. Planets can be gassy, rocky and watery, substances very much like those on earth. As John Zernecki said earlier, the atmosphere on Titan has lots of hydrocarbons in it. These are the same things that can be used as fuel in your car. So in answer to your question, there are definitely raw materials on other planets to make fuel from.

 

(Nick) Aside from the Roswell incident, there haven't been that many landings in America. I'd also like to add that advanced technology is not always particularly safe. Even though our planes are much better than in the days of the Wright brothers, we still manage to crash!

 

(Nick) Statistically, 85-90% are usually explained by normal things such as planes, weather balloons or satellites. Driving is also a difficult situation in which to make an accurate judgement: not only is the car moving, but you are also seeing the lights through glass, which can lead to distortion.

 

(Nick) This is the type of movement often reported about UFOs. It's a very common feature. It is also interesting that it happened in the early 1990s, as these were years with many sightings.

 

(Nick) I've seen several reports and photos of disc-like objects. Most of them are described as looking like a metallic frisbee. This is a fascinating encounter.

 

Yes, put wings on it or put it in an aeroplane!

 

(Nick) This is fascinating because this is the fourth call this evening in which the craft was silent and showed amazing flexibility in movement. The lack of sound is quite common, and a low frequency hum is also often described.

 

 

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