The UFO Mystery

By Ameya Aneja

Edited by Kavya Gurunath

The Universe has proved itself to be a glorious repository of miracles and surprises. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have mystified children and adults alike. Recently, a UFO was spotted in Ludhiana, India. What could this mean?

Recently, in Punjab, India, people were awestruck to see an illuminated object blazing through the sky. They described it as an “oval-shaped object with burning lights on both sides” (Shankar, 2021). After such an obvious description and the photo and video proof that went viral on social media, people thought this mysterious object was a UFO.

US Presidents and UFOs

UFO sightings are not uncommon in the United States. Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, stated that he saw a UFO in Georgia in 1969 before he became president. In 2019, a Navy video was leaked in which an unidentified spherical object was flying low, skimmed the surface of the ocean for a couple of minutes and then disappeared underwater with a splash. Barack Obama, who served as the 44th President of the US, said on television that there were some things he couldn’t tell people about UFOs (Shankar, 2021).

Past Proofs

In a recent video, an unknown man shouts, “Holy s***! They’re moving fast… They’re turning around!” as UFOs were swarming Navy ships. “Project Blue Book”, the code name for the systematic study of unidentified flying objects was developed in 1952 by the US. Its data states that there have been over 5,000 alien encounters. A study by the Center for UFO Studies in Illinois reported 60,000 cases of alien activity in 113 countries out of which over 30,000 were just sightings. Billy Meier, a well-reputed researcher, traveled to India for UFO sightings, since India is known to have plenty of UFO sightings regularly. In fact, he returned to the US with a number of photos of spaceships in the Delhi skies. A report says that UFOs are regularly seen in Kongka La, an area between India and China.

The Structure of a UFO - Might help you to spot one!

Shape - A UFO is generally defined as having an unusual shape, the most frequent of which is a disc or cigar shape without wings.

Motion - Though UFOs travel faster than sound, they practically pass through a vacuum-like region, producing no sound at all.

Appearance - UFOs are often described as brilliant lights in the sky in most reports. Even in the few photographs that have been caught, all that can be seen is a dazzling ball of light. There are no vapor trails either.

Travel Ability - Despite traveling at double the speed of nuclear submarines, some eyewitnesses report that a UFO hits the ocean water without causing a ripple.

Propulsion - The propulsion mechanism of a UFO is said to be hidden, which may explain why it can travel at incredible speeds and vanish in the blink of an eye. Many people have also observed that an alien object can start a vertical climb or make sharp twists.

The key to finding out the truth about such speculations is further space exploration and research. Or maybe, we don’t really want to know the truth. As Stephen Hawking once said, “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.”

Art by Cal Shin-Koh