Out There (Page 42)

Of course this unusual Mars rock is probably just a trick of light and random erosion, but it is sufficiently regular to allow one to imagine that we might not understand Mars nearly as well as we think we do. We’re not making any claims about the object beyond saying that it is as regular as if it had been carved, seems out of place in its surroundings and appears to be part of something that is buried. If a photograph like this was taken in a desert on Earth, the only question would be, ‘who carved it?’

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This image was captured by a skywatcher over Newburgh, NY, on September 15. It’s an unusual image, and has elements that suggest that it’s a CGI effect. And yet the spoken narrative that accompanies it seems entirely sincere. We’re including it in Out There for that reason, and also because Newburgh, NY is about midway between the area where Whitley Strieber had his famous experiences and where the Hudson Valley UFO mystery unfolded. The whole region remains to this day an area of extensive UFO activity.
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Why do they do it? Stupid, lying morons. For the skinny on this asinine prank, click here. There are tens of thousands of genuinely unexplained UFO images out there, so why does the troll patrol even bother? But they do, they do…

It was done as a vicious publicity stunt for a Sigh-Fie and Fantasy weekend in Portsmouth. Do yourself a favor and stay away.
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A Pennsylvania woman had recorded an unknown phenomenon in the sky on August 26. She, her husband and a neighbor observed a complex object that was stationary in the sky for some time. Local police were called, and they also observed the object as it moved away. The story was picked up on Good Morning America. As a multiple witness event that includes police witnesses, this sighting has a high level of credibility.
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