It Is Not Reasonable to Believe in UFO

UFO phenomenon has been disturbing the whole world and gradually attracted the attention of many countries and organizations. There are different arguments about whether it is reasonable to believe in UFOs. This essay is going to talk about why it is not reasonable to believe in UFOs.

Introduction and Background

Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are unidentified objects that float and flying in the sky. Flying saucers are spaceships from other planets, while UFOs are much more widespread. The discovery of the glowing disc aircraft over the United States in the 1940s, known in newspapers at the time as the 'oval illuminant,' was the beginning of modern interest in UFOs. Later people looked at reports of UFOs around the world, but so far they have not found evidence that would be generally accepted by the scientific community that they came from extraterrestrial civilizations. The term UFO comes from American air force's project blue book, which was first led by captain Edward Rupert, who officially invented the term 'UFO' to replace the inexact and suggestive word 'flying saucer'. (Aldrich, 2013)

UFO Is Not Reasonable

UFOs may be divided into four categories: the misidentification of known natural phenomena, unknown natural phenomena, and unknown natural creatures. The fourth category refers to the high-performance aircraft secretly produced by the government with obvious intelligent flight ability. There are many misunderstandings about UFOs. Some people claim to have seen UFOs and have taken some pictures of it. Unfortunately, most of these photos are too blurry to be seen. In addition, there are some misunderstandings leading to the frequent occurrence of UFOs accidents. Military experiments may cause UFOs incidents. Unidentified flying objects were spotted in New Mexico in the late 1940s and early 1950s, mainly because it was the site of some top-secret air force research. One Project is Project Mogul, consisting of balloons carrying floating microphones to high altitudes to try to pick up the sound waves from the Soviet atomic bomb experiment. The air force later confirmed that the crash of one of the balloons in 1947 caused debris from the Roswell UFO incident.

Missile tests could cause UFO incidents. (liljegren, 1992) In December 2009, a spectacular spiral light show appeared in the sky over northern Norway. This is a large spiral of green and blue light from its centre, which diffuses and illuminates the sky in a raindrop ripple effect. According to the Russian defense ministry, it looked like a wormhole in another dimension, but it turned out that the lights were caused by a Russian missile that failed after launch. The botched Bulava ballistic test missile spun out of control, resulting in a mysterious spinning spiral effect. Strange clouds can cause UFO incidents. (Salisbury, 1967) There was a huge halo in Moscow's overcast skies. This has everything you need for a UFO rumor. This is granular. Meteorologists were quick to explain that it was an optical illusion, caused by sunlight hitting clouds and caused by wind or airplane traffic to have a UFO-like effect. Besides, some con-men, which want to be famous and earn a lot of money may depend on the UFOlogy. And they create some fake pictures. For example, tree branches or telephone lines above a UFO indicate that an object might have been hung up close to the camera. (Saddleback, 2010) Furthermore, UFO conspiracy theory, which is widespread by Internet influences ordinary people to believe UFO.

Conspiracy theories are usually lack of evidence, absurd logic, and do not conform to Occam's razor principle, which is the basis of many rumors. But being accused of being a party to a conspiracy also makes it hard to disprove conspiracy theories, many of which are unfalsifiable. Conspiracy theories are an unscientific way of thinking, and that doesn't change because of their widespread appeal. Conspiracy theories not only say that the theory is not widely accepted, but also sometimes imply that the theory is not supported by rigorous evidence, absurd and illogical, and not worth considering. (Ramsay, 2012) Conspiracy theories are not just theories, they are also used to refer to many claims and hearsay without evidence. (E.C.) Extraordinary Claims: Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable. There is insufficient evidence. So it is not reasonable.

UFO conspiracy theories suggest that governments and politicians around the world, especially officials in Washington, are suppressing evidence of alien identities, UFOs and alien tourists. Such conspiracy theories generally assume that earth's government, especially the U.S. government, is communicating or cooperating with aliens despite public claims that it is not, and some of them claim that the government explicitly allows alien abductions. Conspiracy theories about UFOs are flourishing on the Internet and often appear on TV shows. UFO evidence is suppressed by many government officials who provide no evidence other than their testimony and reports to substantiate their statements and claims. Although there has been a lot of research on the subject by non-government scientific institutions, there is little or no evidence to support them. (Barkun, 2013)

Against

There are many people who believe in the existence of UFOs. Prior to the 20th century, there were more than 300 complete sightings. By 1970s, there were about 100,000 sightings worldwide. But none of this gives reliable evidence.

There were UFO sightings on March 30, 1990. The Belgian air force went after them, and the Belgian government published images of the radar. Also, in the 21st century, a united airlines ground crew member was preparing to use a small tractor to push the plane back to charlotte. According to standard operating procedures, the crew had the tractor driver look up at the cockpit to make sure the pilot's hands were out of control. As the tractor driver looked up at the cockpit, he saw through the windshield an object, a silver metal disc, hovering over the terminal. The tractor driver showed the UFO to the people in the cockpit. Many people saw it, especially the pilot and co-pilot. Up to 10 other members of the united airlines, the ground crew picked up the radio and looked up at the object. No one knows what this is and must report it to air traffic control because it can cause serious collisions in limited space. ( H.M. ) (Birnes, 2011) [2: Hume, of Miracles: UFO that violates (or is otherwise not in accordance with) the laws of nature, may be caused by God. It is not reasonable.] Both incidents had witnesses, but there was no physical evidence, and neither could be explained by science.

Conclusion

In conclusion, known natural phenomena, unknown natural phenomena, unknown natural creatures and high-tech military aircraft all create the illusion of UFO. There have also been many instances of residents identifying UFO as drones and balloons for various reasons. Because of the widespread of UFO conspiracy theories, UFO has a negative impact. This problem can be avoided if the government popularizes knowledge.

References:

1. Aldrich, L. C. (2013). Unidentifiable objects, Williams Field; Chandler, Arizona. In Project Blue Book Archive (p. 922).
2. Barkun, M. (2013). In M. Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America (p. 85). University of California Press.
3. Birnes, W. J. (2011). the strange object over the United Terminal C. In The Everything UFO Book (p. 196). F+W Media.
4. liljegren, c. s. (1992, 01). projedt 1947. Retrieved from noufors: http://www.noufors.com/Documents/Books,%20Manuals%20and%20Published%20Papers/Pilot%20Reports%20of%20UFOs/Close%20Encounters%20With%20Unknown%20Missiles.pdf
5. Ramsay, R. (2012). In Conspiracy Theories.
6. Saddleback. (2010). In UFO's (p. 20). Saddleback Publishing.
7. Salisbury, F. B. (1967). In The Scientist and the UFO (pp. 15-24).