Even if you've never seen anything yourself....do you believe we've ever been visited by aliens?

Question

I don't, no. Distances are just too great - but I have an open mind, I think.

But yes - I'm 99.99999999% certain they're out there somewhere :-)

Oh dear *sighs* - just because they are out there does not necessarily mean they've visted. As Miserable Old Git says, why would they bother? The distances involved are incredible.

Answer 1

No

The first strong reports of a UFO incident are from Roswell, 60 years ago. Before that there were sightings of odd things in the sky, here and there, sometimes identified with “airships” and so forth. There are no reports of mass sightings by people in towns and cities across the world, not only in the past 60 years, but in all of recorded history. Any beings capable of crossing the light years could have detected any of the Earth’s cities in the past 2,500 years if not longer. But the biggest groups to have reported something rarely number more than 12 people.

Now if you were an intelligent extraterrestrial alien and had crossed multiple light years and taken a good while to do it at some expense of resources, then found a civilisation with farms, radio, aircraft and so forth, would you skulk about in isolated areas for decades or would you head for the nearest town of any size and report your presence? It would not have to be Washington or Paris, it could be Peoria or Glasgow or any of thousands of fair sized towns around the world.

UFO conspiracy buffs often go on about the US and some other governments hushing up visits from extraterrestrial aliens. They forget that there have been hundreds of sightings from people all over the world and not every government is capable of hushing these things up, especially for ten, twenty or more years.

Answer 2

I have seen something out of this world... it glowed brightly three or four times as it ascended not more than a mile away from me on a cold October night. It stopped in my tracks, initially i thought it must be a hot air balloon but the light eminating was white, suddenly at the blink of an eye this bright circular light shot off at an obtuse angle, as fast as the eye could blink this was around 10oclock at night... on my way to the pub for last orders... i live in a village called Brinscall overlooking the pennine moors

Answer 3

Early cave paintings and even carvings in Ancient Egypt show that this might be the case. At the end of the day, we are a newish planet surrounded by galaxies far older than ours, it may be possible. It could even be the case that yes we had but these beings may have died out as their planets came to a disasterous end as ours surely will one day?

Always keep an open mind...

Answer 4

I heard that the amino acids that formed the basis for all life on Earth came in on an asteroid which was then hit by lightning to get them going. In that sense 'aliens' visited Earth. Since then, other materials from outer space have come in on asteroids, but all that stuffs' missed its' chance, life's already here.

Answer 5

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised. We are only in one of millions of Galaxies that could support intelligent liife..

of course, some have said that IF intelligent life visited here and took a look around, saw our wars and planetary ruination of resources and environment, or JUST watched our ad-laden and trrivial TV, they would look elsewhere for contact candidates. ;-)

Answer 6

I think it's certainly possible, but there is no scientific evidence or proof of any kind.
While I believe there is life elsewhere, probably even intelligent life, I don't believe it has visited the Earth.

Answer 7

Absolutely - it makes perfect sense that an advanced species with FTL technology would visit a backwater end of the galaxy to molest livestock, and it's only natural that after traversing such great distances they would promptly crash...

Answer 8

no the distances to travel and even going in the right direction plus I would logically expect that a species having performs such a feat would make their pressence know

Answer 9

I don't think you can really believe anything until you see it.There are many crazy imponderables out there, but believing in them is a difficult thing to do.You have to work out the world with your own eyes.

Answer 10

my horse was talking last night to an Alien,, however the alien left saying there's no intelligent life down here.