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In reply to the discussion: UFOs are in today's news again. Step up DUers. If you have had a sighting, lets us all know. [View all]flashman13
(750 posts)factual support. Science is not a belief system. It is a compilation of observed facts which we try to understand.
We make observations. We analyze those observations. We try to postulate explanations of what the observations are telling us. We form working theories that over time are modified to fit with more observed facts.
Please note that I described an event that I observed. I observed a UFO but I did not speculate on its origins. I don't believe I saw a UFO. The fact is that I saw an unexplainable aerial phenomenon.
Of course there are many observations which turn out to be everyday objects such as your balloons. Just because there are many false sightings does not alter the fact that there are many totally unexplainable sightings made by reputable observers and professionals like military pilots.
I don't believe in UFOs. The facts are that they exist. I think we should take that fact seriously and make serious scientific efforts in search of explanations.
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