Reports of Unidentified Flying Objects are as old as the pyramids or the Inca temples, both of which have been rumored to have been created by our friends from outer space who needed to create navigational aids.
Here are some accounts of UFO sightings from some people you may have heard of before:
John Lennon
John wrote a song Nobody Told Me, about a UFO he claimed to see hovering above his New York City apartment in 1974. He reported that the craft changed shape with each rotation. He and a friend photographed the ship but when they tried to develop the film, it turned out the photos were blank. UFO photos have been reported to draw blank images. So has operating a camera on high grade mescaline.
Police records show that five calls were made to the NYPD reporting UFO sightings in the East Side sky that night.
Gordon "Gordo" Cooper
This accomplished American astronaut reported in a United Nations panel discussion on UFO's in...you guessed it, NYC in 1985.
Here are his exact words from that event:
"I believe that these extraterrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from other planets, which obviously are a little more technically advanced than we are here on Earth. I feel that we need to have a top-level, coordinated program to scientifically collect and analyze data from all over the Earth concerning any type of encounter, and to determine how best to interface with these visitors in a friendly fashion."
I agree, Gordo. I want to be friendly to anyone from a planet more technically advanced than we are here on Earth. Sheesh, wonder what their smartphones can do?
Cooper was one of the seven astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space effort by the United States. He was also the last astronaut to be launched into orbit alone for an entire solo orbital mission. I imagine you would see some pretty crazy stuff out there all on your own.
Muhammad Ali
The champ. Ali claimed to have seen UFOs hovering over Central Park while working with his trainer, Angelo Dundee.
The two observed a large, round UFO as it came out from behind the city skyline and moved slowly across the sky for about 15 minutes.
In total, Ali claimed a total of 16 sightings.
For what it's worth, each and every one of his opponents reported at least seeing stars once or twice while being indoors.
Ronald Reagan
President Ron is still considered the first president to seriously discuss the possibility of alien invasion. He believed that if such an incident should occur, all of the Earth's nations should unite to fight off the attackers.
This was actually one of the topics he discussed with Mikhail Gorbachev during their first summit meeting in Geneva in 1985.
Jimi Hendrix
This one shouldn't be a surprise, should it? So here's the rundown: Jimi claimed he was followed around by UFOs. He was also allegedly saved from freezing to death in 1965 by an eight-foot angel who thawed the snowdrift in which Jimi's van was stuck.
On a related note, aliens on Pluto have reported sightings of Jimi Hendrix.
(This post is dedicated to the soon-to-be-memory of the Nasa Shuttle Program.)
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