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Skeptoid #576: Lights in the Sky

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

History, Skeptic, Social Sciences, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Skepticism, Paranormal, Science

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2017

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

How likely is the most common type of UFO report to be an alien spacecraft?

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0:00.0

A lot of times I ask people about their own weird experiences.

0:07.3

Things that have happened to them that they found hard to explain.

0:10.8

One of my favorite things to ask for is UFO sightings.

0:14.2

Have you ever seen a UFO?

0:15.9

Well, a lot of people have.

0:17.8

And do you know what the most common type is by far?

0:21.5

It's just a little light in the night sky.

0:24.4

Today I've got a whole raft of these that you, the listeners, have sent in.

0:29.3

And we're going to see if I can explain them.

0:33.3

Lights in the sky is coming up right now on Skeptoid.

0:43.4

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0:49.4

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0:52.4

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0:56.1

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0:57.6

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1:04.7

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1:06.5

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1:10.6

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1:14.2

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1:19.1

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1:21.5

Click your favorite items in the survey today and let's shape the future of the Skeptoid

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