Most believable UFO story

[pjpiazza]

Choosing from these cases only who do you believe the most? Some of the cases have not been profiled on UM.

Travis Walton
Stan Michalek
Frederick Valentich
Betty and Barney Hill
Allagash Abductions
John Glenn

[WishfulDreamer]

Bentwaters UFO.

Belgium UFO sightings.

[justins5256]

I'm usually very skeptical of these things but, to me, the most compelling cases are those where there is some kind of physical evidence left behind such as in the Stephen Michalek case and the Betty Cash and Vicki Landrum case.

[TheCars1986]

The Belgium UFO case for sure.

[ScaryFog]

I'm definitely open to life being out there somewhere, and if I had to give a yes or no answer, I would say that yes, there is life out there. Based on how long the universe has been around, its very easy to believe that their technology would dwarf ours. Having said that, I just don't believe we've been visited yet.

Therefore, its hard to for me to give any real answer on which one I think is most believable as I think they're all of earthly origin, regardless of whether I can explain every aspect of the specific case.

One of the flaws of those who believe that we've been visited is that if you cannot explain everything about the case, then it MUST be ufo's. That's quite a leap just because we cannot explain everything.

[elg0rd0]

Belgium UFO sightings

UFO over Phoenix

Lights around Washington D.C.

Rendlesham forest incident

[wiseguy182]

Originally Posted by ScaryFog

One of the flaws of those who believe that we've been visited is that if you cannot explain everything about the case, then it MUST be ufo's. That's quite a leap just because we cannot explain everything.

Not quite. The term "UFO" is a commonly misunderstood term. It's an abbreviation for "Unidentified Flying Object" which could be a whole host of things, one of which is an alien spaceship. It does not mean it is an alien spaceship, it just simply means it's an unidentified flying object.

[Corkys-Place]

Originally Posted by justins5256

I'm usually very skeptical of these things but, to me, the most compelling cases are those where there is some kind of physical evidence left behind such as in the Stephen Michalek case and the Betty Cash and Vicki Landrum case.

I might be in the minority here but I don't think the "Spaceship" Betty Cash and Vicki Landrum saw was from outer space. However, I do think their story was very real and whatever it was they saw ultimately killed them in the end.

[justins5256]

Originally Posted by Corkys-Place

I might be in the minority here but I don't think the "Spaceship" Betty Cash and Vicki Landrum saw was from outer space. However, I do think their story was very real and whatever it was they saw ultimately killed them in the end.

Yes, I would have to agree in the sense that I don't think it was something from outer space. I always got a strong military/coverup vibe on this one.

[TheCars1986]

If any of the alleged witnesses in a UFO sighting turns out to be an alien/UFO aficionado, that's usually a good sign that the "sighting" is faked. Allagash comes to mind, both Weiner brothers were interested in alien life and UFO's in general. But when there are several credible witnesses, like the Belgium UFO segment, I tend to think they are telling the truth. I don't think aliens are piloting the craft. More than likely, it's some sort of military testing of new aircraft.

[amandab1234]

It’s really hard for me to believe me any of them to be honest.

[Necco]

Since UFO simply means unidentified flying object, I believe all of the ones that weren't explained. They were flying and no one knew what they were.

[ScaryFog]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Not quite. The term "UFO" is a commonly misunderstood term. It's an abbreviation for "Unidentified Flying Object" which could be a whole host of things, one of which is an alien spaceship. It does not mean it is an alien spaceship, it just simply means it's an unidentified flying object.

Yes those terms do get mixed together. UFO just means unidentified flying objects. It could have been a toy helicopter that was just unidentified. What I mean is that I don't think any outside life has found earth and are watching it, so I think all UFO incidents are non-alien, either fakes or just misidentified earthly devices.

[TracyLynnS]

Definitely the Cash Landrum UFO.

I believe what happened to them was real and was in no way a hoax on their part.

And that's kinda the problem for UFOs, Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabras, etc for me, even outside UM. So many people are out to perpetrate hoaxes involving these things that the hoax stories take attention away from the ones that are worth discussing. The fakers often cause people who have experienced something real to be dismissed by the public.

[isotope]

Originally Posted by TheCars1986

If any of the alleged witnesses in a UFO sighting turns out to be an alien/UFO aficionado, that's usually a good sign that the "sighting" is faked. Allagash comes to mind, both Weiner brothers were interested in alien life and UFO's in general. But when there are several credible witnesses, like the Belgium UFO segment, I tend to think they are telling the truth. I don't think aliens are piloting the craft. More than likely, it's some sort of military testing of new aircraft.

My thoughts exactly. To the Weiner brothers, you can add Betty Hill, Travis Walton and Frederick Valentich. Hill, I feel, genuinely believed her story. The rest, in my view, are flat out frauds.