By Tom Rose
The explosion
of UFO sightings around the world continued in May 2012. Here are some of the
best and most unique examples compiled on video.
The video,
beautifully edited by the folks at AnonymousFO, a paranormal investigation channel on
YouTube, pays deep respect to the transformation of the unidentified flying
object phenomenon from its humble origins with production values approaching TV
news or even cable channel quality.
Set to a moody
soundtrack and joined together chronologically, the compilation highlights more
than just the increase in interest and activity. With no narration other than
the original audio, the diversity and increasing complexity of the incidents
speak for themselves.
Scrupulously
attempting to weed out obvious fakes and intentional hoaxes, the UFO sightings which remain in the collection still manage
to defy explanation. The compilation also reflects the use of ever evolving,
higher quality video tools available to the average consumer.
The images
caught on camera phones, as well as more sophisticated attempts at dissection by
users with powerful editing and imaging tools, tells the story with
ever-increasing clarity and shows that the entire world is the platform for this
mystifying and exponentially growing area of paranormal investigation.
More than just
the flying saucer, silver orb or triangle mothership compilation, this
collection expands the field by including sightings in space, inexplicable
images caught by NASA cameras and, now, deep space satellites trained on the
blazing sun, with imagery and access open to anyone with an Internet
connection.
After seeing
the nearly ten minute video, running the full range of strange objects caught by
unsuspecting witnesses, to researchers actively seeking and digging deeply with
new investigative tools, the main question driving this debate remains both
compelling and, still, unanswered:
What is it? Here's the
video: