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Archived From December 5, 2007

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I'm surprised that I haven't come across this before: a Google-maps rendering of UFO sightings in the US, dynamically updated as-it-happens. Preliminary perusal seems to indicate that UFOs tend to stay away from the landlocked mountains, preferring to pop by the Pacific Northwest, the California coastline, and, in droves, the East Coast and the area immediately around the Great Lakes. For those of us who "believe" that even a fraction of these sightings may be the real deal, this map is an interesting asset and may tell us some valuable things about our visitors; for those of us who don't, this is a powerful illustration of human folly, and that's pretty compelling, too.

<< | Posted on December 5, 2007 at 10:18 AM | >>

Comments (4):

I have to wonder what a global map would look like. Do the aliens think our "Great Lakes" are the communications hub of Life On Earth (L.O.E.)?

We are after all the Water Planet (W.P.)?

Is L.O.E. on the W.P. worth writing (alien) home about??

Such a map begs the question.

Posted by Mr. Verne @ December 5, 2007 8:05 PM

global map... mexico city = grand central station

Posted by eric @ December 6, 2007 8:51 AM

Ooh, awesome.

It would be cool to see an archive. Or a map of Project Blue Book's findings.

I have a poster of that banner ufo on my wall.

Posted by rgratzer @ December 7, 2007 2:51 PM

have u ever noticed they only go by water strange huh

Posted by angelo @ February 14, 2008 6:50 PM