> There are so, so many atmospheric phenomenon that can produce 'ufos'.
Neil Degrasse Tyson commented on this by saying that the difference between a layperson seeing a UFO and an astronomer (or whatever) is that the latter knows what strange natural phenomenon they're looking at (or at least can conceive that its natural based on other similar things that they do know) while the layperson doesn't and therefore jumps to conclusions that someone who spends a lot of time looking at the sky wouldn't.
There's also psychological research (IIRC) that shows that those who believe in the paranormal will likely think they've experienced something that matches their beliefs (UFOs exist), and skeptics (or rationalist, or whatever word you prefer), never experience anything they would describe as paranormal.
Essentially the same thing NDT said.
crown flashes and ball lightning have to be some of the strangest
Re:More UFOs Than Ever Before
by Gravityloss on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:01PM
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Whoa. It's a completely different class of dynamic phenomenon, unlike anything I've ever seen. Thank you for posting.
Re:More UFOs Than Ever Before
by DoctorOetker on Monday September 02, 2019 @03:16PM
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I had seen this beautiful crown flash before, I was hoping to see some ball lightning of similar quality?
The burden of proof for a 'real' ufo is heavy, and nobody makes any real effort. Its reasonable to dismiss the entire topic as overheated descriptions of normal phenomena.