‘Our fascination is rooted in hope’: why we’re so obsessed with UFOs

‘Our fascination is rooted in hope’: why we’re so obsessed with UFOs

UFO Alien Abduction

In a JJ Abrams-produced docuseries, the possible existence of alien life is given a serious and exhaustive examination

 

On 14 November 2004, the US navy had a close encounter with an unidentified flying object off the coast of southern California. Fighter pilot David Fravor was in the area on routine training when he was asked to investigate, and what he found he could not explain. Fravor reported seeing a 40ft aircraft shaped like a Tic Tac hovering above the water, roiling its surface. He attempted to fly toward the object for a closer look, and it seemed to respond in an aggressive manner, moving in a way that rattled the seasoned military veteran and defied his understanding of the laws of physics.

Fighters were later launched from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, recording the mysterious object with infra-red camera.

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