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October 2008
- Love the Paranormal? That's Just Anxiety
  
  Newsweek | Oct 26, 08 7:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Not everyone believes in alien abductions, but plenty of people say they have seen ghosts or heard voices from the beyond. Poll results show that 90% of Americans have had a paranormal experience—a statistic that scientists increasingly blame on our tricky brains. Anxiety over modern society or any perceived threat, they say, turns us to beliefs like ESP and astrology. More »
- UFO Video Raises a Fuss in Turkey
  
  Sun (UK) | Oct 21, 08 4:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Video taken of strange objects in the night sky over Turkey has been deemed authentic—well, at least by UFO researchers. A night watchman shot the video over multiple nights earlier this year, and it shows hovering craft and strange constellations of lights, the Sun reports. A self-described expert who verified the tape says “physical forms of UFOs and their metallic structures are clearly noticeable.” More »
- US Fighter Jets Ordered to Shoot Down UFO
  
  Reuters | Oct 20, 08 7:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - US fighter jets were ordered to shoot down a UFO over England during the Cold War, newly released files reveal. What appeared to be a massive "aircraft carrier" in the sky hovered before darting off undamaged, said one of the military pilots, who was later threatened by a well-dressed "unnamed man" if he "ever breathed a word" about the incident to anyone. More »
August 2008
- 'Black Mailbox' a Mecca for UFO Believers
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 21, 08 9:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A faded, handmade mailbox on a lonely stretch of Nevada highway has become an unlikely tourist attraction, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "Black Mailbox," belonging to a nearby ranching couple, has become a magnet for UFO believers who suspect it is a postbox for extraterrestrials. Some spend nights camped out by the box, waiting, or communing with like-minded souls. More »
July 2008
- Astronaut Reports Alien Visits
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 25, 08 3:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who walked on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission, says aliens have visited Earth but the information has been covered up by the government. The 77-year-old astronaut told a radio interviewer he was "privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited," reports the Daily Telegraph . More »
- Discoveries Boost Hope for Alien Life
  
  Washington Post | Jul 20, 08 12:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Humans have always wondered about the possibility of alien life somewhere out there. And while scientists seem to agree that the discovery of extraterrestrials will not happen soon, growing numbers are convinced it will happen. The search is being fueled in part by recent discoveries of strange new life forms on Earth, which is raising scientists' hope for similar types of life on other planets, reports the Washington Post. More »
- Earth Hits Cosmic Pitch
  
  Space.com | Jul 1, 08 3:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Earth’s atmosphere produces a natural sound and beams it off into the universe, Space.com reports. The sound—a painful series of chirps and whistles—is made by the collision of charged particles from the solar wind with Earth’s magnetic field. More »
June 2008
- New Planets Yield Hopes of Life Beyond
  
  New York Times | Jun 24, 08 1:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The discovery, announced last week, that rocky, Earth-sized planets appear to be circling sun-sized stars in our own galaxy should thrill the closet Star Trek geek in all of us, Natalie Angier writes in the New York Times. "If planets abound, scientists suspect that life abounds, too, at least of the microbial kind," she writes—exciting stuff, given previous news of unfriendly gas giants. More »
- Teen aliens on drunken rampage
  
  weeklyworldinquisitor.com | Jun 19, 08
  
  Recent UFO sightings may have been caused by extraterrestrial juvenile delinquents, says expert. Hopped-up Reptilians and pie-eyed Grays are wreaking havoc in our skies, crop fields and cattle herds, says UFO expert Dr William H Carpenter.
- McCain, Bush are shape-shifting alien
  
  weeklyworldinquisitor.com | Jun 18, 08
  
  President and Republican candidate are one and the same - a shape-shifting alien lizard creature, claim Washington insiders.President George W Bush and John McCain are one and the same - a shapeshifting lizard alien from the Zeta Reticuli star system.The revelations come from an insider from Bush's own staff. Speaking on condition of anonymity, Mr X said he could no longer stand the horrific sights to which he was subject as the alien being shifted from one hideous form to another.
- New Telescope Joins Alien Hunt
  
  Space.com | Jun 11, 08 2:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If ET is within a hop, skip, and a solar system, a shiny new European telescope might just turn him up, Space.com reports. Made up of up to 25,000 antennae scattered throughout Europe, the LOFAR, or Low Frequency Array, will be able to scan light signals overlooked by higher-frequency telescopes of yore. If aliens are like us, they’ll use those frequencies for radio and TV signals. More »
- Stowaway Molecules Could Taint Mars Results
  
  LiveScience | Jun 5, 08 4:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Missions searching for signs of life on Mars could be fooled by organic molecules that hitched a ride from Earth, a new study suggests. University of Florida researchers using simulated Martian conditions found that ATP, an energy-storing molecule fundamental to terrestrial life, could survive the trip and hang around for months or years on NASA equipment, LiveScience reports. More »
May 2008
- Spacey Colorado Man Captures 'Alien' On Video
  
  Denver Post | May 30, 08 5:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Denver man claims to have film of an alien peering through a window, and plans to show it to the media today, the Denver Post reports. The closely encountered alien is said to be 4 feet tall and appears "innocent, benevolent, youthful" and less "wrinkly" than ET in the movie, he said. The man is pushing to convince Denver officials to appoint an extraterrestrial affairs commissioner to deal with visitors from outer space. More »
- Britain Opens X-Files Vault
  
  Reuters | May 14, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain has released the first batch of secret files on reported UFO sightings, Reuters reports, and concluded that 90% are bogus. The Defense Ministry's Flying Saucer Working Party found that the other unexplained 10% posed no security threat. It has investigated some 11,000 reports dating back to the '50s that include tales of aliens in green overalls and a spaceman named Algar. More »
- Vatican: OK to Believe in Aliens
  
  Times (UK) | May 14, 08 10:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Believing in God doesn’t mean you can’t believe in aliens, the Vatican’s chief astronomer told L’Osservatore Romano . God may well have created other creatures, including intelligent ones. “We cannot place limits on God’s creative freedom,” he noted. More »
March 2008
- Miami Hopes to Patrol Streets With Flying Spy Drones
  
  Reuters | Mar 26, 08 11:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A flying spy drone may soon join the ranks of Miami's finest, pending FAA approval of the 14-pound bot. "Our intentions are to use it only in tactical situations as an extra set of eyes," says a department spokesman. The US military has been using spy drones for years, reports Reuters, and police departments around the country are interested in pressing them into service. More »
- Kevorkian Declares Bid for House Seat
  
  Detroit Free Press | Mar 24, 08 5:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian declared a bid for Congress in Detroit today, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a free-wheeling press conference, he admitted to being apolitical but vowed to trumpet individual rights in his campaign. “You can’t take my innate rights away from me without a fight,” said Kevorkian, who will run as an independent in a highly competitive district. More »
February 2008
- Sky's the Limit in Powerful New Searches for Alien Life
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Feb 21, 08 4:27 AM CST

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Love the Paranormal? That's Just Anxiety

UFO Video Raises a Fuss in Turkey

US Fighter Jets Ordered to Shoot Down UFO

'Black Mailbox' a Mecca for UFO Believers

Astronaut Reports Alien Visits

Discoveries Boost Hope for Alien Life

Earth Hits Cosmic Pitch

New Planets Yield Hopes of Life Beyond

Teen aliens on drunken rampage

McCain, Bush are shape-shifting alien

New Telescope Joins Alien Hunt

Stowaway Molecules Could Taint Mars Results

Spacey Colorado Man Captures 'Alien' On Video

Britain Opens X-Files Vault

Vatican: OK to Believe in Aliens

Miami Hopes to Patrol Streets With Flying Spy Drones

Kevorkian Declares Bid for House Seat

Sky's the Limit in Powerful New Searches for Alien Life