{"id":1347,"date":"2025-03-10T09:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/i-saw-a-ufo-isnt-what-it-used-to-be\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:19:47","slug":"i-saw-a-ufo-isnt-what-it-used-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/i-saw-a-ufo-isnt-what-it-used-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI saw a UFO\u201d isn\u2019t what it used to be"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Meaning of “I Saw a UFO” Has Changed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does anyone else feel like the phrase \u201cI saw a UFO\u201d carries a different weight today than it did in the past? <\/p>\n

When I was younger (I\u2019m 55\u2014how did that happen?), saying \u201cI saw a UFO\u201d meant you had witnessed:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    A craft\u2014either a classic flying saucer or a long cigar-shaped object. Seriously, if I had a dollar for every time someone mentioned a flying cigar\u2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    A bright object darting through the sky in ways that defied explanation. Back then, drones weren\u2019t a thing; our experience with flight came from bat-shaped kites.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Actual landings, where humanoid beings would emerge, temporarily paralyze people in their vehicles, whisk them away to their spacecraft, share unsettling insights about our planet, perform mysterious procedures, and then return them home.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These days, it seems that almost everyone has a UFO sighting. I can\u2019t help but feel a twinge of UFO envy\u2014I’ve only seen images and videos.<\/p>\n

    Yet, those images and videos often lack the impact of firsthand experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \nThe Meaning of “I Saw a UFO” Has Changed Does anyone else feel like the phrase \u201cI saw a UFO\u201d carries a different weight today than it did in the past? When I was younger (I\u2019m 55\u2014how did that happen?), saying \u201cI saw a UFO\u201d meant you had witnessed: A craft\u2014either a classic flying saucer…\n<\/div>\n
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