What really happened is that they were testing a high-resolution camera that would be later used for the U2 spy plane. A simple way to test it was to put it on a weather balloon and take pictures of your own bases. A thunderstorm caused the balloon and camera to crash near the base. If there really had been space aliens, they not only would have had the sense to maintain an altitude above the storm clouds, they would have had to do so to avoid being sighted by the existing aircraft.
Ed, but being that they were aliens, might they not have come from a planet where such weather phenomena are unknown, and therefore not have understood any potential threat to their spacecraft?
Since at least two other planets in our solar system alone have storms, it is highly unlikely that an intelligent civilization could have evolved from one without such things as storms, or at least knowledge about them. Again, if they were that low, aircraft would have seen them. To put it simply, there is no money to be made in claiming that it was just a high-resolution camera, but plenty to be made by claiming otherwise. Remember that if word got out that we were testing a high-resolution camera, the Soviets would have simply aimed their RADAR towers higher, making the U2 useless.
margueritem over 14 years ago
I knew it!
Edcole1961 over 14 years ago
What really happened is that they were testing a high-resolution camera that would be later used for the U2 spy plane. A simple way to test it was to put it on a weather balloon and take pictures of your own bases. A thunderstorm caused the balloon and camera to crash near the base. If there really had been space aliens, they not only would have had the sense to maintain an altitude above the storm clouds, they would have had to do so to avoid being sighted by the existing aircraft.
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Did they text all that info while flying, Edcole? No wonder they crashed!
joefish625 over 14 years ago
wow, an eye witness!
ferndip over 14 years ago
Ther ought to be a LAW!
Digital Frog over 14 years ago
I wonder what alien leetspeak would look like?
♪♫ It’s no fun, being an illegible alien…♪♫
wicky over 14 years ago
And all in one swell foop!
MisngNOLA over 14 years ago
Ed, but being that they were aliens, might they not have come from a planet where such weather phenomena are unknown, and therefore not have understood any potential threat to their spacecraft?
Edcole1961 over 14 years ago
Since at least two other planets in our solar system alone have storms, it is highly unlikely that an intelligent civilization could have evolved from one without such things as storms, or at least knowledge about them. Again, if they were that low, aircraft would have seen them. To put it simply, there is no money to be made in claiming that it was just a high-resolution camera, but plenty to be made by claiming otherwise. Remember that if word got out that we were testing a high-resolution camera, the Soviets would have simply aimed their RADAR towers higher, making the U2 useless.
bald over 14 years ago
but did the alien vehicle insurance cover the damages when they found out they were texting while flying?