Argumentative Essay: Do Aliens Exist?
Studies show that 48% of Americans believe UFOs have been on Earth in some way (Speigel 18). This same poll was conducted in the 1950 's and it shows that under 5 percent of the people in the United States believed that aliens exist. This makes sense considering the fact that when a person turns on the television or checks the newspaper, there’s always an article showing that there are in fact, aliens. With all the new media excitement, the increase of movie production, and the thousands spent on new products every year, its not that hard to see how so many people today have been tricked into thinking that Aliens exist. A rancher named Mac Brazel was on his way to check on his sheep after a brutal rain and lightning storm. As he walking out to the sheep, he found a large amount of
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Well, this was a huge debate for many years until June 1997. The US Air Force made an official statement about what happened at that Roswell incident. They released the 231 page report for everyone to see. In the report they explain what happened and why they wanted to keep it a secret. The Air Force was testing a new jet they had been working on, the KC-97G, they wanted to see how it would handle bad weather. After some electrical problems within the system, the plane crashed into Mac Brazel’s pasture. But because the United States wanted to keep the new plane a secret, they did not allow the other nations to find out about it. In attempts of covering the incident, the Air Force called it a weather balloon crash. As one of the men in charge, Kent Jeffery, was investigating the crash site, he reported that "No UFO crashed at Roswell-with or without aliens. It did not happen. Period." He collected more than 20 thousand signatures from people against the secrecy about the Roswell matter (Jones). But almost every UFO enthusiast now agrees with the Air force’s claim and explanation that the Roswell Incident was not actually an
Well, this was a huge debate for many years until June 1997. The US Air Force made an official statement about what happened at that Roswell incident. They released the 231 page report for everyone to see. In the report they explain what happened and why they wanted to keep it a secret. The Air Force was testing a new jet they had been working on, the KC-97G, they wanted to see how it would handle bad weather. After some electrical problems within the system, the plane crashed into Mac Brazel’s pasture. But because the United States wanted to keep the new plane a secret, they did not allow the other nations to find out about it. In attempts of covering the incident, the Air Force called it a weather balloon crash. As one of the men in charge, Kent Jeffery, was investigating the crash site, he reported that "No UFO crashed at Roswell-with or without aliens. It did not happen. Period." He collected more than 20 thousand signatures from people against the secrecy about the Roswell matter (Jones). But almost every UFO enthusiast now agrees with the Air force’s claim and explanation that the Roswell Incident was not actually an