Okay so here is a post about aliens and the like, it’s not my usual category as there’s nothing to rant about with UFO’s but having read about the UFO seen over New York city last week I thought I’d put my two cents worth in.  Do I believe in extra-terrestrial life…? I believe in the possibility of there being something out there existing in the universe besides us. And it there is I hope it/they – whatever that life form is – stays right where it is and away from our planet. Only one story has ever made me consider that we really are not alone and that was the disappearance in October 1978 over the  Bass Strait of Australian pilot Frederick Valentich who had reported during a flight of being followed by a strange flying object – his last words before he disappeared forever were…

“That strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again. It is hovering and it’s not an aircraft”.

But why would ‘aliens’ want to contact us? why would they want to come here?

Look at it this way; any form of life that had the ability to travel across what would be billions of light-years to get to us – and remember we can only get as far as the moon and back safely at the moment – would be an extremely advanced intelligence far exceeding ours. So why would they bother with a civilisation that could offer them nothing in terms of conversation but had plenty in terms of resources – water, minerals, food supply…

No Trace: Pilot Frederick Valentich

Do we humans bother with trying to communicate with ants or bees?   no, we spend our time trying to eradicate the former as pests and harness the latter to provide us with what we desire. Think of us humans in the same manner and put it into perspective. Any alien civilisation would not be bothered with us as life forms, but I’d say we could provide them with whatever it was that they needed…and came looking for. If aliens ever land here they wont be looking to make conversation or shake hands, they will be here for a purpose and, like humans with ants, will simply eliminate any threat or obstacle. They’ll come and take what they need and then leave – that’s how it will be done, if it ever happens. So if you have ever thought it would be cool for aliens to make themselves known to us then I would think again – if they ever do land here I doubt we will be around afterwards to read about it in the news.

By the way, if you want to learn about the Valentich case then here’s a link to YouTube where it was featured on Unsolved Mysteries.