We are not alone

            
            
            
             Thesis: We once believed that Earth is the only planet in the Universe .
            
             Today there is overwhelming evidence that .
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             may share the Universe with other intelligent beings.
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             I. Things in the Sky.
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             A. The First Documented Sighting.
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             B. The Fever Spreads.
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             1. Pilot Encounters.
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             2. The Lights in the Sky.
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             II. Dents in the Earth.
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             III. Unexplained Phenomenon.
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             A. The Writing on the Wall.
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             B. Geodes.
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             IV. What About Religion?.
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             A. The Christian Bible.
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             B. The Ancient Greeks.
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             C. The American Indian.
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             V. Conclusion.
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             We are not Alone.
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             On June 24th, 1947 while searching for the remains of a downed .
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             Marine C-46 transport, lost somewhere in the Mount Ranier area, a young .
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             Idahoan businessman named Kenneth Arnold spotted something that would .
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             change his life forever. Just north of his position flying at an altitude of .
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             9,500 feet and an unprecedented airspeed of 1,700 mph he spotted nine .
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             circular aircraft flying in formation. According to his estimate the aircraft .
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             were approximately the size of a DC-4 airliner ( Jackson 4). .
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             This account was the first sighting to ever receive a great deal of media .
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             attention. This sighting gave birth to the phrase "flying Saucer" coined by a .
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             reporter named Bill Begrette. Although not the first UFO sighting in history, .
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             Kenneth Arnolds account is considered to be the first documented UFO .
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             The following day Mr. Arnold discovered that in addition to his .
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             sighting there were several others in the Mount Ranier area that same day .
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             When most of think of UFO sightings we picture an unemployed, half-.
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             crazed, alcoholic hick living in a trailer park in the middle small town USA.