As a skeptic and an astronomer, I\u2019m sometimes asked what it would take for me to believe in UFOs (in this case, meaning alien spaceships). I usually say, \u201cOne landing on my front lawn.\u201d But what don\u2019t convince me are blurry photos and unreliable eyewitness testimony.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the media make my job a lot harder. I\u2019ve seen local news reports and TV shows identifying all kinds of things as a UFO, including Venus, Jupiter, and once even bits of seed fluff from trees.<\/p>\n
But sometimes I see a report so silly it leaves me a little awestruck. Such was the case recently, when several folks sent me notes about a report that aired on Fox affiliate KDVR in Denver. On Nov. 8, 2012, the station aired a UFO segment that was truly a thing of wonder. Watch for<\/p>\n
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