if you spotted an obviously non terrestrial vehicle why would you call it a UFO - you have identified it?

Question

just something i wonder about wouldnt AFO alien flying object be more to the point, have you better ideas or polite intelligent comments only

i have spotted a UFO and thought i don't know what that was - i checked and it was a harrier jump jet on manouvers but i didnt spot it and immediatly go OMFG IT'S ALIENS I'm on about the one we spot when you say that and KNOW ITS NON TERRESTRIAL

ok i will add i was only told it was a harrier that doesn't mean it was but it is the most likely explanation, it may have been different plane and they would prefer to tell me it was a harrier since i couldnt identify it

Answer 1

If you saw something flying that you didn't know what was, it would be, to you, an unidentified flying object. If, however, you realized, after a time, what the object was, it would no longer be unidentified. If the government saw an unidentified flying object, it would be nothing, because they wouldn't tell us if they did see something!

Answer 2

heads up:

"ufo" stands for "uneconomical federal operation"

some people think it should stand for
"unwarranted federal operation"
but, they'd be wrong
'cause
no matter WHAT the cost,
we need the feds. up there
intercepting afos


thanks for keeping an eye out

Answer 3

true...if you call it an "unidentified flying object" then you have just identified it because now it is classified as a UFO

Answer 4

mmmmmmmmmm! thinking of an intelligent answer mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... sorry still thinking mmmmmmmmmmmm eerrrrrrrrrrrmm yes i will call it an ufo and feel well chuffed to have spotted it

Answer 5

It's just like why do they call someone who is obviously guilty a "suspect" It hasn't been officially proven yet.

Answer 6

never really thought about it but i suppose you have a point

Answer 7

Just because you know what it isn't, doesn't mean you know what it is.

Answer 8

I think so