Which of the Following Is a Good Summary of What

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a good summary of what most astronomers think about UFO reports in the popular media?

• A) so far there is no scientific evidence that UFO's have anything to do with life outside the Earth
• B) it is now clearly established that alien spacecraft have crashed on Earth; we have the bodies of the aliens who flew them here
• C) while no UFO's have landed, we have overheard communications between them with our radio surveys and thus have evidence that there are intelligent creatures aboard them
• D) UFO's are now known to come from the planet Mars, the only other planet that we know has life on it
• E) UFO's have kidnapped a number of Earth inhabitants, including at least one well-known astronomer; her reports convinced other scientists that UFO's are indeed alien spaceships

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