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In the US, 19% of scientists believe they have seen a UFO

May 23, 2023

Some employees of the scientific field of activity confidently declare that at least once in their lives they encountered unidentified flying objects.

The authors of the study interviewed more than 1,400 scientists and teachers from different universities in America. When asked if they had seen a UFO at least once in their lives, some answered that they had.

If we talk about the ratio, then among 1460 respondents – 276 people gave a positive answer, which is 19%. However, the survey itself was sent out to 39,984 scientists.

Analysts agree that the questions could cause skepticism, seeming absurd and completely frivolous. Plus, there’s a chance that someone just didn’t want to answer that, despite having something to say. Writes about it Naked Science with reference to the journal Humanities and Social Science Communications.

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