Thesis: We once believed that Earth is the only planet in the Universe .
Today there is overwhelming evidence that .
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not only suggests, but supports the very real possibility that we .
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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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sighting.
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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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(Jackson 6). .
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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.
