When did the first episode of the TV show UFO air?
The Man Who Came Back (UFO)
"The Man Who Came Back" is the sixteenth episode aired of the first series of "UFO", a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay was written by Terence Feely and the director was David Lane. The episode was filmed from 17 June to 29 June 1970, and aired on ATV Midlands on 3 February 1971. Though shown as the sixteenth episode, it was actually the twenty-first to have been filmed.
The Trindade Island's UFO
The Trindade Island's UFO refers to an unidentified flying object which was seen and photographed over the Trindade Island on January 16, 1958. The photographs were rumored as being a hoax. In August 2010, a major T.V. show in Brazil aired information stating that the original photographer had made "hoax" photographs in the past.
The UFO Incident
The film aired two weeks before the Travis Walton UFO incident on November 5, 1975 which lead cognitive psychologist Susan Clancy to argue that this film influenced Travis Walton to present his own alleged abduction story.
UFO (TV series)
Two years after the 26 episodes were completed, the series was syndicated on American television and the ratings were initially promising enough to prompt ITC to commission a second season of "UFO". As the Moon-based episodes appeared to have proven more popular than the Earth-based stories, ITC insisted that in the new season, the action would take place entirely on the Moon. Gerry Anderson proposed a format in which SHADO Moonbase had been greatly enlarged to become the organisation's main headquarters, and pre-production on "UFO 2" began with extensive research and design for the new Moonbase. These developments were not without precedent in the earlier episodes: a subplot of "Kill Straker!" sees Straker negotiating with SHADO's financial supporters for funding to build more moonbases within 10 years. However, when ratings for the syndicated broadcasts in America dropped towards the end of the run, ITC cancelled the second season plans. Unwilling to let the "UFO 2" pre-production work go to waste, Anderson instead offered ITC a new series idea, unrelated to "UFO", in which the Moon would be blown out of Earth orbit taking the Moonbase survivors with it. This proposal developed into "".
UFO (TV series)
Ed Bishop, who had dark hair in real life, initially bleached his hair for Straker's unique white-haired look. After the break in production he began wearing a white hair piece. Bishop, until not long before his death, possessed one of the wigs he wore on the show and took great delight in displaying it at science fiction conventions and on TV programmes. In the episode "Mindbender", Stuart Damon is seen wearing the same white wig, although deliberately ill-fitting, in a dream sequence segment. Bishop also kept a Certina watch that was specially made for his character.
2012 phenomenon
The UFO conspiracy TV series "The X-Files" cited 22 December 2012 as the date for an alien colonization of the Earth and mentioned the Mayan calendar "stopping" on this date. The History Channel aired a handful of special series on doomsday that included analysis of 2012 theories, such as "Decoding the Past" (2005–2007), "2012, End of Days" (2006), "Last Days on Earth" (2006), "Seven Signs of the Apocalypse" (2009), and "Nostradamus 2012" (2008). The Discovery Channel also aired "2012 Apocalypse" in 2009, suggesting that massive solar storms, magnetic pole reversal, earthquakes, supervolcanoes, and other drastic natural events could occur in 2012. In 2012, the National Geographic Channel launched a show called "Doomsday Preppers", a documentary series about survivalists preparing for various cataclysms, including the 2012 doomsday.
Doctor Doctor (UFO song)
"Doctor Doctor" is a song by the British hard rock band UFO, written by the band's guitarist Michael Schenker and original singer Phil Mogg. It was released as a single from the album "Phenomenon" in 1974, but it did not enter the UK Singles Chart. However, a live recording from the 1979 album "Strangers in the Night" was released as a single and became the first hit for the band. In 2010, a live version with Vinnie Moore was released in the "Best of a Decade" album.
Paul Hellyer
In early September 2005, Hellyer made headlines by publicly announcing that he believed in the existence of UFOs. On 25 September 2005, he was an invited speaker at an exopolitics conference in Toronto, where he told the audience that he had seen a UFO one night with his late wife and some friends. He said that, although he had discounted the experience at the time, he had kept an open mind to it. He said that he started taking the issue much more seriously after watching ABC's UFO special in February 2005.
UFO (TV series)
"UFO" confused broadcasters in both Britain and the United States, who could not decide if it was a programme for adults or for children. In the UK, the first episodes were originally shown in the 5.15pm 'tea-time' slot on Saturdays, and then on Saturday mornings during an early repeat, by both Southern Television — which began broadcasting "UFO" almost two months before the London area — and London Weekend Television. The fact that the companies associated with the Andersons, such as AP Films and Century 21, were primarily associated with children's programming did not help matters. This confusion and erratic broadcast schedules are considered contributing factors in its cancellation, although "UFO" is credited with opening the door to moderately successful runs of later live-action, adult-oriented programming by Anderson such as "The Protectors" and "".
Nazi UFOs
Similar sentiments regarding German technology resurfaced in 1947 with the first wave of flying saucer reports after Kenneth Arnold's widely reported close encounter with nine crescent-shaped objects moving at a high velocity. Personnel of Project Sign, the first U.S. Air Force UFO investigation group, noted that the advanced flying wing aeronautical designs of the German Horten brothers were similar to some UFO reports. In 1959, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, the first head of Project Blue Book (Project Sign's follow-up investigation) wrote:
While these early speculations and reports were limited primarily to military personnel, the earliest assertion of German flying saucers in the mass media appears to have been an article which appeared in the Italian newspaper "Il Giornale d'Italia" in early 1950. Written by Professor Giuseppe Belluzzo, an Italian scientist and a former Italian Minister of National Economy under the Mussolini regime, it claimed that "types of flying discs were designed and studied in Germany and Italy as early as 1942". Belluzzo also expressed the opinion that "some great power is launching discs to study them".
Kevin D. Randle
Randle began his study of UFOs while still a high school student. In 1972 he published his first article about UFOs in Saga’s Annual UFO Report. Throughout the 1970s, he published a number of articles concerning a variety of UFO sightings including tales of alien abduction, photographic cases, and those involving some sort of physical evidence. In 1975 he was asked by Jim Lorenzen to investigate the wave of cattle mutilations that were sweeping the Midwest and west.
Sightings (TV program)
Sightings is an American paranormal and news television program that originally aired in the 1990s. The program began as a special titled "The UFO Report: Sightings" on October 18, 1991, as well as eventual follow up reports, "Ghost Report" and the "Psychic Experience". The original Concept Creator and Supervising Producer of that hour special produced by Paramount for Fox TV was Linda Moulton Howe, an Emmy Award-winning TV producer and documentary filmmaker of TV specials about science and the environment. One of her Emmy Award-winning broadcasts was "A Strange Harvest" (KMGH-TV in May 1980), about the worldwide animal-mutilation mystery linked by law enforcement to extraterrestrial biological entities.
UFO Hunters
The concept for the show was tested in a segment of History Channel's 2006 UFO special entitled "Deep Sea UFOs", produced by Motion Picture Production Inc, which featured two of the final four cast members. "UFO Hunters" was not a direct spin-off from a 2005 History Channel special with the same title, but they did use images from the 2005 special to promote the premiere of the new series. The tagline of the show is: "Hoax or History?" The series should not be confused with a similarly themed and titled "UFO Hunters", a special that debuted the same day and time on the Sci-Fi Channel, (now SyFy), and created by the producers of "Ghost Hunters", but which only aired one episode.
UFO conspiracy theory
In 1976 a televised documentary report "UFOS: It Has Begun" written by Robert Emenegger was presented by Rod Serling, Burgess Meredith and José Ferrer. Some sequences were recreated based upon the statements of eyewitness observers, together with the findings and conclusions of governmental civil and military investigations. The documentary uses a hypothetical UFO landing at Holloman AFB as a backdrop.
List of Roswell episodes
This is an episode list for the American science fiction television series "Roswell", which ran between October 6, 1999 and May 14, 2002. The first two seasons aired on The WB, and the third season aired on UPN. There are a total of 61 episodes. The series follows the lives of teenage aliens, survivors of the 1947 UFO crash, hiding in plain sight as humans in Roswell, New Mexico.
UFO (TV series)
UFO is a 1970 British science fiction television series about an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.
John G. Fuller
"The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours "Aboard a Flying Saucer"" (1966) tells the story of the Barney and Betty Hill abduction. The Hills were a married couple who claimed to have been abducted in 1961 by the occupants of a UFO in the White Mountains of New Hampshire while returning home from a vacation. The book was the first to seriously claim that competent, reliable witnesses were being abducted by UFOs for medical and scientific experiments. The book remains one of the most influential in UFO history, and has been hotly debated since its publication. Like "The Ghost of Flight 401", "The Interrupted Journey" was also turned into a made-for-television movie in 1975.
Buzz Aldrin
In 2005, while being interviewed for a Science Channel documentary titled "First on the Moon: The Untold Story", Aldrin told an interviewer that they saw an unidentified flying object. The documentary makers omitted the crew's conclusion that they probably saw one of the four detached spacecraft adapter panels from the upper stage of the Saturn V rocket. The panels had been jettisoned before the separation maneuver so they closely followed the spacecraft until the first mid-course correction. When Aldrin appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" on August 15, 2007, Stern asked him about the supposed UFO sighting. Aldrin confirmed that there was no such sighting of anything deemed extraterrestrial and said they were, and are, "99.9 percent" sure that the object was the detached panel. According to Aldrin his words had been taken out of context. He made a request to the Science Channel to make a correction, but was refused.
UFO Kidnapped
The episode starts when Lye known as Sam Smytme, who is in a house where he was doing a burglary, when the lights start flashing on and off. When he suspects something is very wrong he runs outside in a state of panic. While running he falls on the ground, as he looks up a UFO is hovering over him! Then a giant green ball comes and takes him inside of the UFO. After that when two teenage boys, Alasdair and Kevin were out in their woods after being dropped of by their father with their dog Amber, and planning on how they were going to spend their camping trip. When they heard their dog barking Kevin asks "What is it Amber?", and the Alasdair's flashlight starts going on and off. Kevin then asks Alasdair to stop doing that, but Alasdair claims he is not doing so. Then they both see a UFO come out and the just like Smythe they both run. When they hide, Amber runs out and as Alasdair screams in horror, the same giant green ball that took Smythe then also takes Amber. As this happens Alasdair screams out for the UFO not to take Amber, and then both watch the UFO fly away. While trying to figure out what to do they hear a cop calling them, relieved they run the greet him, and then get into his vehicle. But then they notice that they had seen this cop earlier in morning, and realize he couldn't be this far out where they were. When they find out that the cop car is really a trap, the car becomes the same green ball that took Smythe and Amber, and then takes them in to the UFO. Once aboard the UFO they both wake up in a place that looks identical to their bedroom, but when they find they can't get out, and after Kevin strikes it with a baseball bat, they realize they are not at home. The image of the bedroom them disappears, and becomes the inside of the UFO. While not be able to move they are greeted by the loolis, who welcome, comfort, and hug them. The then are told that the loolis themselves were also abducted, that and their dog is okay, both them then can move, and then Klea Scott and Amber come out to greet them. Klea explains to them that they are inside a UFO, and that it can and will be like anything they imagine it to be. She also tells them they need to meet the Shandrilla's, which are very unattractive. On they way to meet them they encounter the captured Smythe, who since he believes he was arrested for his crime that he is in jail. When he is told that he is in a UFO he thinks Klea is crazy. When they meet the Shandrilla's they are told that they were wanted as pets, and to enjoy their stay. The Shandrilla's then inform them they will be traveling through the sun, but that they will be safe and unharmed. Also the Shandrilla's discuss Black Holes, with Alasdair and that they can enter them. While this is taking place when Klea gives food to Smythe, Sythme holds Klea from the cell, unlocks and escapes, while holding Klea hostage. Smythe and his hostage Klea the go further into the ship where everyone else is. Sythme then realizes he really is in a UFO, and then faints. The Shandrilla then says they will be entering a Black Hole, and when they come out he tells Alasdair that they are many light years away. They then land on a desert planet. Just like before Alasdair then wakes up aboard the UFO that looks his room thinking it was all a dream, but this time Kevin is not with him. Again the room was locked, but Alasdair imagines his way out, then meets Klea and asks "Where's Kevin?" Then Kevin, Smythe, and Amber are beamed out of the UFO, held hostage by the Shandrilla's and sold as slaves. While Kevin and Smythe are being forced into a cell, Amber escapes and then finds
Alasdair, Klea, and the Loolis, the looli can understand Amber, and realizes what has happened. The loolis then go and rescue Smythe and Kevin, who also free another prisoner who was there as well, and they all are beamed back aboard the UFO. The Guards who they fought on the way back to their UFO follow out them into space. Alasdair then comes up with the idea to fly through a Black Hole to escape them, and when he does he does he losses sight of the following ship. They then see earth and rejoice, but as Alasdair and Smythe question whether if it is their earth, they then realize they might be in a parallel universe.
UFO 1
The album was reissued under the name Unidentified Flying Object with 4 of the 5 tracks from the band's second album. This reissue incorrectly shows a photo of the band from the 1980s on the cover.
The Unexplained (2011 TV series)
The UneXplained is an American paranormal documentary television series that premiered only one episode on April 30, 2011 on Biography Channel. The series features "unexplained" or unusual occurrences, that happen to everyday people in the United States as they document their lives on video. Such events are paranormal phenomena, psychic abilities, reincarnation, UFO's and others related topics which scientists cannot explain.
Donald Howard Menzel
He was among the first prominent scientists to offer an opinion on the matter. One of Menzel's earliest public involvements in UFO matters was his appearance on a radio documentary directed and narrated by Edward R. Murrow in mid-1950. (Swords, 98)
UFO (TV series)
Establishing the main character and principal location as the chief executive of a movie studio was a cost-saving move by the producers: the Harlington-Straker Studio was the actual studio where the series was being filmed, originally the MGM-British Studios and later Pinewood Studios — although the Harlington-Straker studio office block seen throughout the series was actually Neptune House, a building at the former British National Studios in Borehamwood that was owned by ATV. Pinewood's studio buildings and streetscapes were used extensively in later episodes, particularly "Timelash" and "Mindbender" — the latter featuring scenes that show the behind-the-scenes workings of the "UFO" sets, when Straker briefly finds himself hallucinating that he is an actor in a TV series and all his SHADO colleagues are likewise actors. In "The Man Who Came Back", the main set for "The Devils", then in production at Pinewood, can be seen in the background of several scenes.
A Question of Priorities
"A Question of Priorities" is the fifth episode aired of the first series of "UFO" - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. Tony Barwick wrote the screenplay and it was directed by David Lane. The episode was filmed between 28 July to 7 August, 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands network on 14 October, 1970. Though shown as the fifth episode, it was actually the eighth to have been filmed.
UFO (1956 film)
The documentary starts in 1947, with the first widely publicized UFO sightings in the United States, including recreations of the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting, the Mantell UFO incident, and the Gorman Dogfight. It then traces the development of UFOs as both a popular fad and a serious concern for the US Air Force. The history of Project Sign, the first Air Force study of the UFO phenomenon, is discussed. The documentary then focuses upon Albert M. Chop and his growing involvement with UFOs. Chop is assigned as the public information officer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, in the late 1940s. In that position he is required to answer numerous news media queries about UFO sightings and what the Air Force knows about them. Although he is initially portrayed as a UFO debunker, Chop gradually changes his views as the movie progresses, and he comes to believe that UFOs are unknown, and possibly extraterrestrial, aircraft. By 1952 Chop has moved to Washington, DC, where he is the press spokesman for Project Blue Book. The documentary analyzes two famous pieces of UFO footage: the Mariana UFO Incident of 1950, in which the manager of the Great Falls, Montana minor-league baseball team claimed to have filmed two UFOs flying over the local baseball stadium, and the 1952 UFO film taken near the Great Salt Lake in Utah by a US Navy photographer, Delbert Newhouse. The documentary concludes with the famous 1952 Washington DC UFO incident, in which Albert Chop played a central role. The documentary recreates Chop's experiences during the incident, and at the end of the documentary Chop states his belief that UFOs are a "real", physical phenomenon of unknown origin.
Carp, Ontario
Carp was the site of an alleged 1989 UFO landing. It has been called "One of the most significant cases in UFO history." Someone dubbed 'Guardian' filmed the entire UFO crash. The American TV show "Unsolved Mysteries" filmed an episode on Guardian in 1993.
Erin Ryder
Ryder, Ben McGee and James Fox, star in the Nat Geo series "Chasing UFOs", which premiered on Friday June 29, 2012. The show focuses on a team of investigators who set out to investigate reports of UFO activity across the United States, frequently interviewing eyewitnesses. Ryder is also the co-executive producer for the series.
Danny Dyer
"I Believe in UFOS: Danny Dyer", a documentary that sees Dyer journey to various "UFO hotspots" in the UK and the US in hope of experiencing a UFO sighting, was broadcast on BBC Three on 26 January 2010.
UFO (TV series)
Following poor ratings for "Joe 90" (1968–69) and the cancellation of children's espionage television series "The Secret Service" (1969) after only one series, Lew Grade approached Gerry Anderson to look into creating his first live-action TV series. Anderson worked with his wife, Sylvia, and producer Reg Hill to create a sci-fi adventure series based around UFOs. Anderson said the core idea for the series was that UFO sightings were a common issue during the late 1960s and that idea of aliens harvesting human organs came from the work of Christian Barnard and his pioneering transplant operations. The creative team initially envisioned an organisation called UFoeDO (Unidentified Foe Defence Organisation), which was to become the secret SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation).
1952 Washington, D.C. UFO incident
At 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 1952, Edward Nugent, an air traffic controller at Washington National Airport (today Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport), spotted seven objects on his radar. The objects were located 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of the city; no known aircraft were in the area and the objects were not following any established flight paths. Nugent's superior, Harry Barnes, a senior air-traffic controller at the airport, watched the objects on Nugent's radarscope. He later wrote:
Ghost Hunters (TV series)
"Ghost Hunters" producers Craig Pilligan and Tom Thayer released another paranormal investigation "special" titled "UFO Hunters", (not to be confused with the show of the same name which aired on the History Channel), which first aired on January 30, 2008, however the show only aired one episode. The episode followed New York Strange Phenomena Investigators (NY-SPI) co-founders Oliver Kemenczky and Ted Davis, along with paranormal researcher Dennis Anderson, as they investigated an alleged alien abduction case in Carteret, New Jersey and a strange fireball sighting in Normandy Beach, New Jersey. The format was similar to a typical "Ghost Hunters" episode with most of the program dedicated to the investigation and wrapped up with a review of findings and evidence that was gathered. The pilot episode was reformatted and returned on December 13, 2008 as a special called "Ny-Spi Investigates" on Investigation Discovery, but was not picked up as a continuing series.
Roswell That Ends Well
"Roswell That Ends Well" is the 19th episode in the third season of the American animated television series "Futurama". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2001. The plot centers on an accidental time travel event that results in the main characters participating in the Roswell UFO Incident in 1947.
UFO Files
UFO Files is an American television series that was produced from 2004 to 2007 for The History Channel. The program covers the phenomena of unidentified flying and submerged objects, close encounters with alleged extraterrestrial life, and alleged military and government cover-up conspiracies.
The Vulcan Affair
"The Vulcan Affair" was the first episode of the television series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." It was edited from the pilot, "Solo", which was shot in colour, but was broadcast in black-and-white, to conform with the rest of the first season. It was first broadcast in the USA on NBC on September 22, 1964. The hero is Napoleon Solo and his antagonist is Andrew Vulcan, an evil scientist working with THRUSH. The episode was subsequently expanded with additional footage and released in colour as the feature-length movie, "To Trap a Spy".
UFO (TV series)
"Kill Straker, a Question of Priorities" was also released in Italy, as ""UFO - Distruggete Base Luna"", the second film of the Italian series, while "Invasion: UFO" was released in Italy in 1974, too (as ""UFO - Annientate SHADO... Uccidete Straker... Stop"", the final film of the Italian film series), in the United States in 1980 and in 1985 in West Germany (by International Home Video as ""Weltraumkommando S.H.A.D.O."" and by MTC Video as ""Spacecommand S.H.A.D.O."").
The Square Triangle
"The Square Triangle" is the tenth episode aired of the first series of "UFO" - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay was written Alan Pattillo and the director was David Lane. The episode was filmed between 3 September to 15 September, 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands on 9 December 1970. Though shown as the ninth episode, it was actually the eleventh to have been filmed.
UFO (TV series)
On 23 July 2009, it was claimed that the "UFO" movie would be visual effects supervisor Matthew Gratzner's directorial debut.
British television science fiction
Their success led his backers ITC to finance the live-action shows he most wanted to develop. The first of these was "UFO" (1970–71), which featured American actor Ed Bishop as the head of an undercover military organisation with responsibility for combating aliens who came to Earth in the eponymous space craft. A planned second season was delayed and eventually reformatted as a new show, entitled """" (1975–77), which ran for two seasons and was a moderate success.
Aerial Phenomena Enquiry Network
They were first encountered in 1974 when British UFO researcher Jenny Randles received a one-hour length audio cassette tape through the post. Contained on the tape was an introduction from a male American voice claiming to be someone called "J.T. Anderson, Supreme Commander of APEN". The tape contained television and radio broadcasts of UFO reports, occasionally interrupted by other voices, terrified and in panic, claiming that UFOs were hostile and the listener should be wary of their nature and intentions.
UFO (TV series)
Principal photography commenced in April 1969 with production based at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood. Seventeen episodes were filmed at these studios before they closed at the end of 1969. Production resumed at Pinewood Studios when studio space became available in June 1970, leading to an unusual seventeen-month long production before the final nine episodes were completed. The delay in production saw both George Sewell (who played Alec Freeman) and Gabrielle Drake (Lt. Gay Ellis) both drop from the cast as they were no longer available.
Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion
Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (literal translation: "Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion"), also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, was the first German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by "ARD" beginning 17 September 1966. Being a huge success with several reruns audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
The Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting occurred on June 24, 1947, when private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds that Arnold estimated at a minimum of 1,200 miles an hour (1,932 km/hr). This was the first post-War sighting in the United States that garnered nationwide news coverage and is credited with being the first of the modern era of UFO sightings, including numerous reported sightings over the next two to three weeks. Arnold's description of the objects also led to the press quickly coining the terms "flying saucer" and "flying disc" as popular descriptive terms for UFOs.
Michael Knighton
In 1996 Knighton was publicly mocked over his claims to have seen a UFO. He claimed that he and his wife Rosemary had seen a UFO in 1976. The local newspaper, the "Evening News and Star", broke the story with the headline 'Knighton: Aliens Spoke To Me'.
List of UFO members
UFO are an English hard rock band from London. Formed in 1969 under the name Hocus Pocus, the group originally consisted of vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker. Bolton left in early 1972, shortly after the release of the band's first live album "Live". He was briefly replaced by Larry Wallis, who was later fired by Mogg and replaced in November by Bernie Marsden. In June 1973, Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker substituted for Marsden on a German tour, and later joined as a full member. Paul Chapman was added as a second guitarist following the release of "Phenomenon" in 1974, although he would leave the following January after failing to turn up for a show. Danny Peyronel was added as the band's first keyboardist in 1975, featuring on their fifth album "No Heavy Petting".
Flight Path (UFO)
"Flight Path" is the fifteenth episode aired of the first series of "UFO" - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay, originally entitled "The Sun Always Rises", was written by Ian Scott Stewart and the director was Ken Turner. The episode was filmed between 26 May to 5 June, 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands on 20 January, 1971. Though shown as the fifteenth episode, it was actually the third to have been filmed.
The Cat with Ten Lives
"The Cat with Ten Lives" is the third episode aired of the first series of "UFO" - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. David Tomblin wrote the screenplay and directed the episode. The episode was filmed between 22 May to 3 June 3rd, 1970 and aired on the ATV Midlands network on 30 September, 1970. Though shown as the fourth episode, it was actually the nineteenth to have been filmed.
Fox Mulder
Mulder made his first appearance in the first season pilot episode, broadcast in 1993. Mulder believes in extraterrestrial unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of their existence. Mulder considers the X-Files and the truth behind the supposed conspiracy so important that he has made them the main focus of his life.
UFO (TV series)
The Andersons' live-action science fiction movie, "Doppelgänger" (also known as "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun") is considered an immediate precursor to "UFO", which was their first live-action TV series. The series featured actors, costumes, props, locations and music that had appeared in the film, and eleven cast members of the film appeared in at least one episode of "UFO".
Ademar José Gevaerd
On 6 March 1982, spectators at a football match at the Morenão stadium in Campo Grande saw a cigar-shaped object with lights at each end flying overhead. At that time, Ademar José Gevaerd was teaching chemistry in Maringá, Paraná state. Convinced that the object was a flying saucer, and hearing of other sightings at the same time in São Paulo, Paraná, Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, he decided to undertake a deeper study of UFOs. In 1985 he launched the magazine "Ufologia Nacional & Internacional", which ceased publication in 1986. In 1988 he started "UFO Magazine", still being published in 2014. In 1986 he left his teaching job to devote himself full-time to UFOs. The monthly UFO Magazine now has a circulation of 30,000. Gevaerd also runs the Brazilian Center for Flying Saucer Research, with 3,300 members. While attending a conference in Las Vegas in 1992, he personally experienced what may have been a UFO while driving in the Nevada Desert in the USA, near the Area 51 military base.
Art Bell
In 2005, Bell and then-wife Ramona were featured on the ABC news special: "Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing," which reported on the entire scope of the UFO experience, from the first sighting by Kenneth Arnold in 1947 to the present day. (This was broadcast on February 24, 2005. The Washington Post, 2-20-05.)
Hermann Oberth
During the 1950s and 1960s, Oberth offered his opinions regarding unidentified flying objects (UFOs). He was a supporter of the extraterrestrial hypothesis for the origin of the UFOs that were seen at the Earth. For example, in an article in "The American Weekly" magazine of 24 October 1954, Oberth stated, "It is my thesis that flying saucers are real, and that they are space ships from another solar system. I think that they possibly are manned by intelligent observers who are members of a race that may have been investigating our earth for centuries..." He also wrote an article in the second edition of "Flying Saucer Review" titled "They Come From Outer Space". He discussed the history of reports of "strange luminous objects" in the sky, mentioning that the earliest historical case is of "Shining Shields" reported by Pliny the Elder. He wrote, "Having weighed all the pros and cons, I find the explanation of flying discs from outer space the most likely one. I call this the "Uraniden" hypothesis, because from our viewpoint the hypothetical beings appear to come from the sky (Greek – 'Uranos')."
UFO (band)
In July 1976, the band recruited keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Paul Raymond from Savoy Brown to make 1977's "Lights Out". This album was the pinnacle of UFO's studio career containing songs such as "Too Hot to Handle," "Lights Out," and the 7-minute opus "Love to Love." With "Lights Out", the band received substantial critical acclaim.
With their new-found success, the band went back into the studio to record "Obsession" in 1978. Later that year, the band went on tour in the USA and recorded a live album, "Strangers In The Night", which was released in January 1979. "Strangers" was a critical and commercial success, reaching Number 8 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1979.
UFO conspiracy theory
Astronaut Gordon Cooper reported suppression of a flying saucer movie filmed in high clarity by two Edwards AFB range photographers on May 3, 1957. Cooper said he viewed developed negatives of the object, clearly showing a dish-like object with a dome on top and something like holes or ports in the dome. When later interviewed by James McDonald, the photographers and another witness confirmed the story. Cooper said military authorities then picked up the film and neither he nor the photographers ever heard what happened to it. The incident was also reported in a few newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times. The official explanation was that the photographers had filmed a weather balloon distorted by hot desert air.
UFO (TV series)
"UFO" had a large ensemble cast; many of its members would come and go during the course of the series, with a number of actors—most notably George Sewell and Gabrielle Drake—leaving midway through the series during the production break necessitated by the change of studios. It is established early on that SHADO personnel rotate between positions, so the occasional disappearance of characters—some of whom would later return in other positions—fits in with the concept of the series. Also, owing to the scheduling of the series not reflecting the production order, some episodes featuring departed cast members were not broadcast until late in the series, which can give the impression that no major cast changes occurred. Only Ed Bishop appeared in every episode.One of the female Moonbase operatives, Joanna, was played by Shakira Baksh, who later married actor Michael Caine. Producer Gerry Anderson later said that he had lost his temper with her so badly on the set of "UFO" that he always feared the idea of running into Michael Caine at some actors' function, and being punched on the nose by him.
Doppelgänger (1969 film)
Despite the polarised critical reception and commercial failure of "Doppelgänger", Lew Grade offered the Andersons further opportunities to film in live action. Their first television series not based on puppetry was "UFO", which premièred in the UK in 1970. "Doppelgänger" is considered an immediate precursor to "UFO", and has also been described as a "trial run" for the Andersons' third live-action series, "". "UFO" featured actors, costumes, props, locations and music that had previously appeared in "Doppelgänger". Of the film's cast, Ed Bishop, Keith Alexander, Cy Grant, Martin King and Jeremy Wilkin had previously had an association with the Andersons: all had provided voices for "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" except Alexander, who had voiced characters for the penultimate Supermarionation series, "Joe 90". With 11 other cast members, all but Grant and King appeared in at least one episode of "UFO", in which Bishop had in the lead role of Commander Ed Straker.
The Laws of the Universe
The Laws of the Universe (Japanese: UFO学園の秘密 Hepburn: "UFO Gakuen no Himitsu") is a Japanese animated film series consisting of 4 films, produced by HS Pictures Studio. The first film in the series, titled "The Laws of the Universe: Part 0," was released on October 10, 2015. The anime has been licensed by Eleven Arts.
Donald Keyhoe
On January 22, 1958, Keyhoe appeared on a CBS live television show the "Armstrong Circle Theatre" to speak on the topic of UFOs. Keyhoe charged that a U.S. Congressional committee was evaluating evidence that "will absolutely prove that the UFOs are machines under intelligent control". However CBS stopped the audio portion of the live broadcast. Herbert A. Carlborg, CBS Director of Editing stated "this program had been carefully cleared for security reasons".
Identified (UFO)
Towards the end of April 1969, following five months of pre-production, principal photography for the pilot episode began with Gerry Anderson directing at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood. Second unit filming took place at Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire; this included the UFO attack on Straker and Henderson's Rolls-Royce. This unit also filmed the scene with Peter Carlin (Peter Gordeno) and his sister Leila (Edwina Carroll) when they discover a UFO landed in a wood; this was filmed at Black Park at Iver Heath, close to Pinewood Studios.
UFO Baby
The anime television series originally aired between 28 March 2000 and 26 February 2002 on the NHK-BS2 satellite TV network. It spanned a total of 78 episodes, and was directed by Hiroaki Sakurai. It was also later aired by Animax, which translated and dubbed the series into English and other languages for broadcast across its network in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South and Southeast Asia. It also airs on Disney Channel in Taiwan.
The Essential UFO
The Essential UFO is a greatest hits album by UFO, released in 1992. This compilation covers the classic Michael Schenker era from 1974–79, with tracks from "Phenomenon", "Force It", "No Heavy Petting", "Lights Out", "Obsession", and the live "Strangers in the Night". The tracks are arranged almost completely chronologically, except the "Obsession" ('78) tracks are programmed before the "Lights Out" ('77) tracks. Every track of Strangers In The Night is included on this compilation, either in studio or live form (everything except tracks 8-10).
Gabrielle Drake
Drake first gained wide attention for her portrayal of Lieutenant Gay Ellis in the 1970 science fiction television series "UFO", in which her costume consisted of a silver suit and a purple wig. In the series, the character of Lt. Gay Ellis is the commander of the SHADO Moonbase, which is Earth's first line of defence against invading flying saucers. Drake appeared in roughly half the 26 episodes produced, leaving the series during a break in the production to pursue other acting opportunities.
Travis Walton UFO incident
Thirty years after the book's release, Walton appeared on the Fox game show "The Moment of Truth" and was asked if he in fact was abducted by a UFO on November 5, 1975, to which he replied with "Yes". The polygraph test determined he was lying. In 2016, Walton appeared in the twelfth season of the Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures", where he was interviewed by Zak Bagans. He also appeared in an episode of the Canadian series "Evil Encounters", titled "Terror From The Sky."
UFO (TV series)
To defend against the aliens, a secret organisation called "SHADO," the Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation, is established. Operating under the cover (as well as literally beneath the premises) of the Harlington-Straker Studios movie studio in England, SHADO is headed by Commander Edward Straker (Ed Bishop), a former United States Air Force colonel and astronaut, whose "cover" is his role as the studio's chief executive.
Conflict (UFO)
"Conflict" is the fourth episode aired of the first series of "UFO" - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. Ruric Powell wrote the screenplay and it was directed by Ken Turner. The episode, initially titled "Ambush", was filmed between 2 July to 14 July, 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands network on 7 October, 1970. Though shown as the fourth episode, it was actually the sixth to have been filmed.
The Castle (Fargo)
The episode first aired on December 7, 2015, and was seen by 1.31 million viewers. The episode was notable for the controversial appearance of a UFO during its climax, which served as a culmination of numerous UFO-related references recurring throughout the season. "The Castle" was acclaimed by critics, who praised its script, acting performances, and the climactic action sequence at the end.
Kenneth Arnold
By the 1960s, Arnold had tired of his noteriety and UFOs in general, and he eventually declined all interviews. On June 24, 1977, however, he attended the First International UFO Congress in Chicago, curated by "Fate" to mark the 30th anniversary of the "birth" of the modern UFO age. Some of his comments at the event reflected his displeasure at the general ignorance concerning the matter:
Gerry Anderson
In 1969 the Andersons began production of a new TV series, "UFO", Century 21's first full live-action television series. This sci-fi action-adventure series starred American-born actor Ed Bishop (who had also provided the voice of Captain Blue in "Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons") as Commander Edward Straker, head of the secret defence organisation SHADO, set up to counter an alien invasion. "UFO" was more adult in tone than any of Anderson's puppet series, and mixed Century 21's signature futuristic action-adventure and special effects with serious dramatic elements. "UFO" was the last series made under the Century 21 Productions banner.
List of UFO Baby episodes
The television series was produced by NHK, animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai. It was broadcast in 78 episodes between March 28, 2000 and February 26, 2002 on NHK's BS2 broadcast satellite network. It was later rebroadcast by Animax, who translated and dubbed the series into English and numerous other languages for broadcast across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, South Asia. The anime concluded before the manga did, resulting in different endings for each series.
2006 O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting
The object was first spotted by a ramp employee who was pushing back United Airlines Flight 446, which was departing Chicago for Charlotte, North Carolina. The employee apprised Flight 446's crew of the object above their aircraft. It is believed that both the pilot and co-pilot also witnessed the object.
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
The most famous UFO event during this period was the Roswell UFO incident, the alleged military recovery of a crashed flying disk, the story of which broke on July 8, 1947. To calm rising public concern, this and other cases were debunked by the military in succeeding days as mistaken sightings of weather balloons. Just before the Roswell story came out, the Army Air Forces in Washington issued a press statement saying they had the matter under investigation and had decided the flying discs definitely were "not" "secret bacteriological weapons designed by some foreign power", "new-type army rockets", or "space ships".
UFO (musician)
UFO's debut album as a solo artist is "Humaidan". It was released by Universal Music Denmark on 24 October 2011.
UFO (TV series)
The complete series was released on DVD in the UK and in North America in 2002 and in Australia in 2007. Bonus features include a commentary by Gerry Anderson on the pilot episode "Identified", and an actor's commentary by Ed Bishop on the episode "Sub-Smash". There are also some deleted scenes and lots of stills and publicity artwork.
UFO (TV series)
Only two of the alien suits were made, so at no point in the series are more than two of the aliens seen on screen at any one time. In the episode "Ordeal", Paul Foster is carried by two aliens while he is wearing an alien space suit, but one of those two aliens is always off-screen when Foster is on-screen.
Timelash (UFO)
"Timelash" is the eighteenth episode aired of the first series of "UFO", a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay was written by Terence Feely and the director was Cyril Frankel. The episode was filmed from 24 July to 6 August 1970, and aired on ATV Midlands on 17 February 1971. Though shown as the eighteenth episode, it was actually the twenty-fourth to have been filmed.
UFO Hunters
Season 2 aired from October 29, 2008 to February 25, 2009.
Close Up (UFO)
SHADO place a B142 tracking probe (launched with NASA Rocket 712) equipped with a newly developed high resolution electron telescopic camera aboard in lunar orbit, during a spacewalk accomplished by Paul Foster and camera developer Lt. John Masters. A UFO is turned back by the SHADO Interceptors from Moonbase and the probe follows it back to its home world. The images the probe returns several months later though have no information regarding range or magnification making their intelligence value worthless.
Gordon Cooper
Cooper claimed to have seen his first UFO while flying over West Germany in 1951, although he denied reports he had seen a UFO during his Mercury flight.
UFO sightings in Canada
In October 1978, Constable Jim Blackwood of the RCMP witnessed a sighting of a flying saucer hovering over the harbour near the town of Clarenville and Random Island. This was reported to him by local citizens. When he arrived at the scene the UFO was still present and quite visible. He had a special high powered viewing scope which happened to be on loan at the time for other surveillance. The craft stayed in the area for approximately an hour and a half. When he switched on the roof lights of his police cruiser the craft appeared to mimic the flashing lights. This made headline news at the time and was broadcast on CBC television and NTV broadcasting in Newfoundland. The craft took off like a shooting star high in the sky and disappeared. Two years after the incident the BBC did a documentary on UFO sightings and included the Clarenville sighting in their broadcast. In later years Cst Blackwood retired to his native home in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Hangar 1: The UFO Files
Color Key
Season 1 started on February 28, 2014 on H2 Channel in North America.
UFO Radio
The station covers Chinese music and talk. It also plays international, country, rock, and folk music. UFO Radio was launched on 16 October 1996. It has the slogan "Air Dreamer" (空中的夢想家).
UFO (TV series)
In May 2009, it was announced that producer Robert Evans and ITV Global would be teaming up to produce a big-screen adaptation of the series. Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek were writing the script, which would be set in 2020.
UFO Hunters
In the US, History Channel only released the first two seasons on DVD in the correct airdate order. However, the format was only released in full screen (1:33:1) instead of wide screen. In the UK, History Channel released the third and final season on DVD however, the episodes were released in the incorrect airdate order. In a 2011 interview with podcaster Jim Harold, William J. Birnes claimed that after the Dulce Base episode aired, the show was canceled by top level executives at History Channel.
UFO (TV series)
On the website shadolibrary.org, Deborah Rorabaugh creates a timeline of events chronologically using a few known dates and facts. For example, Exposed should come before all other episodes featuring Paul Foster, and there are a few definitive dates given (two newspaper dates, a death and script date) so with other clues, it is possible to form a good correlation UFO Episode Timing.A number of episodes were edited together in the early 1970s to form the feature-length compilation films Kill Straker, a Question of Priorities (1973; formed, in order of appearance, by "Confetti Check A-Ok", "Flight Path" and "A Question of Priorities") and Invasion: UFO (1974; mainly formed by "Identified", "Computer Affair", "Reflections in the Water", with ending from "The Man Who Came Back" and segments from "E.S.P." and "Confetti Check A-Ok" used to bridge continuity gaps).
UFO conspiracy theory
On July 7, 1947, William Rhodes photographed an unusual object over Phoenix, Arizona. The photos appeared in a Phoenix newspaper and a few other papers. An Army Air Force intelligence officer and an FBI agent interviewed Rhodes on August 29 and convinced him to surrender the negatives, which he did the next day. He was informed he wouldn't be getting them back, but later he tried, unsuccessfully, to retrieve them. The photos were analyzed and subsequently appeared in some classified Air Force UFO intelligence reports. (Randle, 34–45, full account)
List of Ultraman Orb episodes
The first episode aired on July 9, 2016, and the date is exactly 50 years after , the pre-premiere special of "Ultraman" which recorded in July 9, 1966 and later aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (the Ultra Series' original network before TV Tokyo) the next day in 7:00 pm.
UFO (TV series)
Following syndication in the US and initial favourable ratings, a possible second series was planned; initially entitled "UFO 1999", this eventually became "".
History of alien abduction claims
Widespread publicity was generated by Betty and Barney Hill abduction case of 1961 (again not widely known until several years afterwards), culminating in a made-for-television film broadcast in 1975 (starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons) dramatizing the events. The Hill incident was probably the prototypical abduction case, and was perhaps the first where:Neither the contactees nor these early abduction accounts, however, saw much attention from ufology, then still largely reluctant to consider close encounters of the third kind, where occupants of UFOs are allegedly interacted with.
Identified (UFO)
Following a fire at Westbrook Electronics, Colonel Freeman (George Sewell) is piloting a transporter aircraft from Los Angeles, which contains top secret Utronic equipment to track UFOs in deep space, plus its creator Col. Virginia Lake. SID, the Space Intruder Detector (an early warning computerised tracking satellite that detects incoming alien UFOs) detects an approaching UFO heading for the North Atlantic. Moonbase launches three interceptors who fire upon the UFO but it manages to escape destruction. SHADO control authorise "Skydiver" submarine to launch Sky One interceptor aircraft piloted by Capt. Peter Carlin. The UFO continues into Earth's atmosphere and tracks and fires at the transporter, but is shot down by Sky One. The UFO disintegrates in the sea.
UFO convention
Television
Dark Skies
Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory–based sci-fi television series (1996–97). 18 episodes, and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of the Thrillogy block on NBC. The success of "The X-Files" on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996, on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
UFO (TV series)
The North American DVD release of the series usually follows the production order, with a few diversions; a website ufoseries.com for the show offers seven possibilities of viewing sequence. According to "The Complete Gerry Anderson", the episode "Exposed" was intended to be aired second, but it was produced fifth and appears as the fifth episode in the American DVD release. It was only when the entire series was repeated by BBC Two in 1996–1997 that the series was shown in chronological production order in the UK for the first time.
Robert Sheaffer
On January 10, 2014, a series called "Close Encounters" debuted on the Discovery Canada channel. The episode recounted a UFO incident that happened at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana on March 24, 1967. As Sheaffer summarizes it on his blog, "A bright, glowing orange UFO is allegedly seen over the base by security men, and then the Oscar Flight missiles were said to start going off-line, one by one." Sheaffer's investigation concluded that what the base security men probably saw was the planet Mars. "Whenever witnesses report a bright object in the sky that is red or orange, the first thing to check is whether Mars might have been the culprit... Mars was only about 3 weeks away from its opposition of April 15, 1967, when it would be directly opposite the sun, and at its maximum brightness." As for the base's missiles going off-line, Sheaffer could find no evidence or paper trail to support that, only the claim of (then) Air Force Lieutenant Robert Salas. Noted UFO researcher Robert Hastings responded to Sheaffer's investigation by dismissing the possibility that the glowing object was Mars. Former SAC missile crew commander Tim Hebert goes further than Sheaffer, stating on his blog "At this point in time there is no supporting documentation or statements from security personnel corroborating the claims for what, if anything, was observed out in the field."
Ufology
The first official USAF investigations of UFOs were Project Sign (1947–1949) and its successor Project Grudge (1949). Several hundred sightings were examined, a majority of them having a mundane explanation. Some sightings were classified as credible but inexplicable, and in these cases the possibility of an advanced unknown aircraft could not be ruled out.
The initial memos of the project took the UFO question seriously. After surveying 16 early reports, Lt. Col. George D. Garrett estimated that the sightings were not imaginary or exaggerations of natural phenomena. Lt. General Nathan F. Twining expressed the same estimate in a letter to Brig. General Schulgen, and urged a concerted investigation by the Air Force and other government agencies. Twining's memo led to the formation of Project Sign at the end of 1947. In the summer of 1948, Sign's first intelligence estimate (Estimate of the Situation) concluded that some UFO reports were extraterrestrial in origin. The rejection of the estimate by USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg led to the dissolution of Sign and the formation of Project Grudge.
Black triangle (UFO)
Three red lights hovered in a triangular formation were seen by several witnesses in Tinley Park and Oak Forest, Illinois, on August 21, 2004, two months later on October 31, 2004, again on October 1, 2005, and once again on October 31, 2006. The lights were captured on video by some witnesses. According to some ufologists, the video evidence suggests that the lights kept the geometrical shape and moved as if they were attached to each other through a dark object. The incident was examined in a "Dateline NBC" episode on May 18, 2008, and in the episode "Invasion Illinois" of the television series "UFO Hunters" premiered on The History Channel on October 29, 2008.
Apple Jack
On October 30, 1938, UFO reports about sightings over the United States are heard on CBS radio, and members of a neighborhood gets ready to fight the incoming extraterrestrials. That same night, two notorious criminals run away and are never heard from again.
The Salentino Cuts
The Salentino Cuts is British rock band UFO's first album of cover songs and their 22nd and final studio album. The album was released on Cleopatra Records on 29 September 2017.
Project U.F.O.
The show features two U.S. Air Force investigators with the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, charged with investigating UFO sightings. The first season starred William Jordan as Maj. Jake Gatlin alongside Caskey Swaim as Staff Sgt. Harry Fitz. Swaim, who had never had any significant acting experience before landing the role, added diversity as a Southerner with a pronounced accent. In season two, Jordan was replaced by Edward Winter as Capt. Ben Ryan. Aldine King ("Libby") was another regular. Dr. Joyce Brothers appeared in two episodes.
UFO (TV series)
Notably for science fiction, the alien race is never given a proper name, either by themselves or by human beings; they are simply referred to as "the aliens". They are humanoid in appearance, and the autopsy of the first alien captured reveals that they are harvesting organs from the bodies of abducted humans to prolong their lifespans. However, the later episode "The Cat with Ten Lives" suggests that these "humanoids" are actually beings subject to alien mind control, and one "alien" body recovered was suspected of being completely "homo sapiens", "possessed" by one of the alien minds—a concept central to Anderson's previous Supermarionation series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". Their faces are stained green by the hue of a green oxygenated liquid, which is believed to cushion their lungs against the extreme acceleration of interstellar flight; this liquid is contained in their helmets. To protect their eyes, the aliens wear opaque sclera contact lenses with small pinholes for vision. The show's opening sequence begins by showing the image of one of these contact lenses being removed from an obviously real eye with a small suction cup, even though the lens is not shown in contact with the eye. The entire lens-removal sequence is shown in the pilot episode.
Jimmy Carter UFO incident
On January 6, 1969, the sky was clear in Leary and the planet Venus was near its maximum brightness and in the direction described by Carter. Ufologist Robert Sheaffer concluded that the object that Carter witnessed was a misidentification of Venus . Ufologist Allan Hendry did calculations and agrees with the assessment of it being Venus. This could also be the Venus "Halo" , as was discussed on "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe" podcast #105 in a 2007 interview with Jimmy Carter. In the interview Carter stated that he did not believe the object was Venus, explaining that he was an amateur astronomer and knew what Venus looked like. He also said that as a scientist he did not believe it was an alien craft and at the time assumed it was probably a military aircraft from a nearby base. However, he said that the object did not make any sound like a helicopter would do. Carter also said that he did not believe that any extraterrestrials have visited Earth. He also stated he knows of no government cover-up of extraterrestrial visits and that the rumors that the CIA refused to give him information about UFOs are not true.
Varginha UFO incident
Varginha UFO incident is the name given to a series of events involving the alleged sighting and capture by the military of an extraterrestrial being in Varginha, Brazil, in 1996. Such reports were first broadcast on the Sunday TV show "Fantástico" of Rede Globo, and gathered media coverage worldwide, including an article in "The Wall Street Journal". It has since become a well-known case in modern Brazilian ufology.
UFO (band)
Lead singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in 1968. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO in honour of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to Beacon Records label, which was headed by Antiguan-born Milton Samuel. Their eponymously titled first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of early hard rock including a heavy version of the Eddie Cochran classic "C'mon Everybody". Both "UFO 1" and its follow-up "", were successful in Japan (especially the single "C'mon Everybody" which became a huge hit there) and Germany (the song "Boogie For George," also from the first album, reached No. 30 in German singles charts as well as "Prince Kajuku" from "Flying", which reached No. 26), but generated poor interest in Britain and America. Part of UFO's early work was strongly influenced by space rock (their second album, including a 26-minute title track and a 19-minute-long opus "Star Storm", was subtitled "One Hour Space Rock") that was modestly popular at the time, but the band soon realised the style was somewhat limited. In January 1972, Mick Bolton left the group, and UFO set out to find a guitarist who could provide the band with a more standard rock sound.