When you have the unusual experience itself first, Ron, prior to having had any interest in the subject, then the powerful interest in the subject just follows naturally, as does the search for explanations? No. Not explanations, Ron. Theories and probabilities. I am looking for the most probable explanation.

People who haven't had the unusual experience, however, can comfortably remain skeptics all their lives without a single breath of air to ruffle the calm expanse of their certainty.

In that respect, such people act just the way my dogs do. They enjoy their sense of normalcy immensely, and will defend it if it appears threatened in any way.

One always digs deeper into an unusual matter if one is interested. But one must have very powerful resources to do any substantial digging....plus the time and money to devote to the search full time...if one is to dig deeper into questions about AFOs. (Alien Flying Objects)

I don't have the money to privately fly in my Lear jet to the locations of recent sightings around the globe and look for evidence, nor do I have military aircraft and radar stations at my disposal, nor do I have access to the vaults of national security forces, nor am I allowed to tour classified sites and see what they're doing there in secret.

Thus, you see, I am hardly in a position to "dig further" in any way that could convince you of anything. What I have to go on is merely my own past direct experience, and a tremendous amount of literature and info in the public realm, most of it deriving from other people's direct experiences.

So....sorry! ....that I am not NASA or the RAF or someone else like that. If I was, I guess then I would have your respect?

And if I was, do you think I'd waste my time talking to you about it on Mudcat Cafe? ;-) Hardly. I'd have much more important things to do.