Out of The Blue: The Search for Truth The question has existed since man has walked the earth; are we left to exist in the universe alone? In this review, I will explore Mr. James Fox’s approach to this question and whether I think Mr. Fox has any validity in his documentary with the evidence he puts forth. Our journey starts with the Drake equation formulated by astronomer and astrophysicist Dr. Frank Drake in 1961, which states that there are 10,000 communicative civilizations in the milky way galaxy. This documentary explores the military’s perspective on unidentified flying objects as well as eye witnesses’ testimony from astronauts, presidents, and high ranking military officials. Throughout the film various techniques are used to engage
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For me this is very intriguing because I am a veteran myself and I know how strong the integrity of those officers must be. I know they would not lie about their experiences because they would have nothing to gain, especially in the military since the subject is taboo. This brings me to my next notion, throughout the military there is a “need to know” aspect of ufology that states unless there’s a need to know, the military and government will not disclose any information. The military eyewitnesses in this movie explain very well how after their experiences with seeing UFO’s they tried to report the experience to their chain of command and the evidence was either taken or explained away as “flares” or a” lighthouse light.” This idea is simply ridiculous because this is the military and they know the difference between a UFO and a lighthouse (see figure 1). In conclusion, we may never know the truth about UFO’s or if we really are alone in the universe but for those of you asking those questions I think this documentary should definitely be something to consider as long as you stay open minded to the idea that not everything your told is the
For me this is very intriguing because I am a veteran myself and I know how strong the integrity of those officers must be. I know they would not lie about their experiences because they would have nothing to gain, especially in the military since the subject is taboo. This brings me to my next notion, throughout the military there is a “need to know” aspect of ufology that states unless there’s a need to know, the military and government will not disclose any information. The military eyewitnesses in this movie explain very well how after their experiences with seeing UFO’s they tried to report the experience to their chain of command and the evidence was either taken or explained away as “flares” or a” lighthouse light.” This idea is simply ridiculous because this is the military and they know the difference between a UFO and a lighthouse (see figure 1). In conclusion, we may never know the truth about UFO’s or if we really are alone in the universe but for those of you asking those questions I think this documentary should definitely be something to consider as long as you stay open minded to the idea that not everything your told is the