Preston J.

Taylor Taylor,

Mrs. Ramierez

CSU Exposit RW essay

30 November 2021

The Mystery behind UFOs and Aliens

Aliens have been a huge mystery for years and people are looking for answers. There are

many theories about aliens but there has been no solid evidence to make everyone a believer.

Around 65% of Americans believe intelligent life exists on other planets. 17% of people think

they are friendly, 9% think they are unfriendly and 74% said nothing. More people under 30

(76%) say intelligent life exists on other planets compared to only 57% to those 50 and older.

People believe the US government is hiding information on aliens because they started a

program called “Project Blue Book” in 1947 and there were over 12,000 strange sightings

reported. Astronaut Helen Patricia believes aliens could be living on earth and we just don’t

know it yet. Since aliens are likely to be far more advanced in technology it may be dangerous

for us to come into contact. Since so much of our solar system is undiscovered most experts

believe that it is not “if” but “when” we discover aliens. While some people don’t believe in

aliens there is a ton of evidence suggesting their existence.

The government is hiding information about aliens and UFOs. There was a US

government report that came out called “Advanced Aerial Threats” and there was a report on

“unidentified aerial phenomena” which included observed airborne objects that have not been

identified. This is solid proof that the government is hiding information on UFOs. In 1947 the

government started a program called “Project Blue Book” and over 20 years there were 12,618
strange sightings reported. After the project slowed down there were still around 700 sightings

considered unidentified according to the National Archive. The government knows what they

saw but they don’t want to release the information. The pentagon began the Advanced Aerospace

threat identification program in 2007. The department said it released videos to clear up

miscommunications about if the footage that had been captured was real. The pentagon doesn't

want to admit that what they’re capturing are actual UFO’s. The government has been lying for

years about UFO sightings and people want answers.

Aliens could be living on earth and we just don’t know it yet. Astronaut Helen Patricia

Sherman believes aliens may be living on earth. She says; “It’s possible they are here right now

and we simply can’t see them.” In May of 1991 she visited the Soviet Mir Space station, and she

was one of the first seven British astronauts to have gone into space. People believe that she

experienced something that allows a human to sense the presence of alien species. It’s a similar

sense to a lot of dogs' sixth sense that humans do not have. A possibility is aliens are in human or

animal form. Another possibility is their physical form is only possible by only being shaped into

animals and take over their bodies but that cannot be done with humans. People believe Helen

can sense a presence when it comes near and that is why she says aliens may be here already.

Whether you believe the theories about Astronaut Helen Patricia’s ability to sense aliens or not

it’s interesting to hear all of the possibilities.

Aliens could end human existence. People should be thankful that there is no evidence of

contact with aliens. Attempting to communicate with extraterrestrials could be very dangerous

for human kind. Humans must figure out if it is wise and safe to handle it in an organized

manner. If human life discovers aliens they will likely be far more advanced than humans.

Resolutions have been proposed, and the suggestion is that all civilizations, once reaching
sufficient technological capacity, will eventually destroy themselves. It would not be safe for

humans to try to make contact. A concerning possibility is that alien civilizations are remaining

out of contact because they know that sending out signals is extremely dangerous. Our history on

earth has given us many examples of what can happen when civilizations with unequal

technologies meet. Generally the technologically more advanced has destroyed or enslaved the

other. It would not be smart for humans to try and reach aliens yet. If humans want to reach out

to extraterrestrials they must wait until it is safe to do so or it may be the end of human

existence.

It’s only a matter of “when” not “if” we discover aliens. Helen Maynard-Casley a

planetary scientist says it’s only a matter of time before we find something that resembles life

somewhere other than earth. That time could come sooner than later. Humans are always finding

potential pockets in the solar system that may be hospitable to life. For example under a place

where the temperature is just right, and there is access to water and minerals is under the ice

oceans of two of Jupitar’s large moons. However we won’t know unless we explore it. Helen

Maynard-Casley says she is very excited about further exploration of the moon titans of saturn. It

has a whole range of interesting molecules on its surface, as well as active weather systems to

transport them about this too, all within our solar system. We already know there are other solar

systems within our galaxy. She says with all of the information gathered it seems more and more

likely that we will discover aliens elsewhere.

In conclusion, through lots of research there has been very compelling evidence that

aliens exist. The government has lied for years about their knowledge of aliens but they have

never admitted to anything. People know that they are lying because they’ve launched several

projects such as “Project Blue Book” to investigate UFOs. The government needs to release
information on extraterrestrials because it will contain very valuable evidence and information.

Since we don’t know what aliens look like, there is a possibility that they are living on earth.

However, if aliens are living on earth we must be careful because it could be disastrous if things

go wrong because aliens will be far more advanced in technology than usand it could end human

existence. The experts believe it is only a matter of time before we discover aliens. Aliens are not

a made-up myth. There is hundreds of years of evidence that proves aliens are out there. As said

by Stephen Hawking, “If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a

better job of it than they do at anything else.”

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