Greg Eghgian

I think a lot of people are surprised by that, but even the ancients were debating, at least debating the issue. about whether we are alone. And even really by the 17th century, I think most educated people in the world would have assumed that human beings aren't the only sentient beings out there in the universe. What's different is this idea that they are visiting us.

I think a lot of people are surprised by that, but even the ancients were debating, at least debating the issue. about whether we are alone. And even really by the 17th century, I think most educated people in the world would have assumed that human beings aren't the only sentient beings out there in the universe. What's different is this idea that they are visiting us.

I think a lot of people are surprised by that, but even the ancients were debating, at least debating the issue. about whether we are alone. And even really by the 17th century, I think most educated people in the world would have assumed that human beings aren't the only sentient beings out there in the universe. What's different is this idea that they are visiting us.

that they are coming here and they are looking at us or they're communicating with us, that is, in fact, a very new idea. The first science fiction authors, the most famous probably being H.G. Wells in the 1890s, are really the first to imagine that in sort of a concrete way. But this idea that they are visiting us is really going to only take off With the UFO phenomenon.

that they are coming here and they are looking at us or they're communicating with us, that is, in fact, a very new idea. The first science fiction authors, the most famous probably being H.G. Wells in the 1890s, are really the first to imagine that in sort of a concrete way. But this idea that they are visiting us is really going to only take off With the UFO phenomenon.

that they are coming here and they are looking at us or they're communicating with us, that is, in fact, a very new idea. The first science fiction authors, the most famous probably being H.G. Wells in the 1890s, are really the first to imagine that in sort of a concrete way. But this idea that they are visiting us is really going to only take off With the UFO phenomenon.

Other people had set up the ducks already, but it's going to be the UFO thing that says, no, no, no, I know what this all adds up to, and they are here, and they are here now.

Other people had set up the ducks already, but it's going to be the UFO thing that says, no, no, no, I know what this all adds up to, and they are here, and they are here now.

Other people had set up the ducks already, but it's going to be the UFO thing that says, no, no, no, I know what this all adds up to, and they are here, and they are here now.

Right. It's often referred to as the great airship scare or airship mystery of the 1890s. What's interesting about it is the term airship scare doesn't really quite capture what went on because most people weren't scared. The airships that were being described in newspapers at the time described people mostly being really fascinated with it, not terribly disturbed.

Right. It's often referred to as the great airship scare or airship mystery of the 1890s. What's interesting about it is the term airship scare doesn't really quite capture what went on because most people weren't scared. The airships that were being described in newspapers at the time described people mostly being really fascinated with it, not terribly disturbed.

Right. It's often referred to as the great airship scare or airship mystery of the 1890s. What's interesting about it is the term airship scare doesn't really quite capture what went on because most people weren't scared. The airships that were being described in newspapers at the time described people mostly being really fascinated with it, not terribly disturbed.

really interested in sort of getting to the bottom of what they were and who was behind them. The Shaw case is also interesting because in many ways it really is an outlier too. Most of these incidents that get described don't involve the idea of strange beings from possibly other worlds. Most people who said they caught

really interested in sort of getting to the bottom of what they were and who was behind them. The Shaw case is also interesting because in many ways it really is an outlier too. Most of these incidents that get described don't involve the idea of strange beings from possibly other worlds. Most people who said they caught

really interested in sort of getting to the bottom of what they were and who was behind them. The Shaw case is also interesting because in many ways it really is an outlier too. Most of these incidents that get described don't involve the idea of strange beings from possibly other worlds. Most people who said they caught

sight of or even communicated with the people piloting these strange aircraft, which most of the time, by the way, looked like balloons or dirigibles. Yeah. Most of them described the pilots as being human beings. They were oftentimes foreigners. They spoke Spanish or they spoke German or something. So the most common scenario at that time was that these things were really the work of...

sight of or even communicated with the people piloting these strange aircraft, which most of the time, by the way, looked like balloons or dirigibles. Yeah. Most of them described the pilots as being human beings. They were oftentimes foreigners. They spoke Spanish or they spoke German or something. So the most common scenario at that time was that these things were really the work of...

sight of or even communicated with the people piloting these strange aircraft, which most of the time, by the way, looked like balloons or dirigibles. Yeah. Most of them described the pilots as being human beings. They were oftentimes foreigners. They spoke Spanish or they spoke German or something. So the most common scenario at that time was that these things were really the work of...

of a kind of an eccentric tinkerer, a kind of a Thomas Edison, right, savant of some kind who was behind it all. You get a little of this stuff that Shaw describes of aliens. But again, that line of argument tends to be an outlier.

of a kind of an eccentric tinkerer, a kind of a Thomas Edison, right, savant of some kind who was behind it all. You get a little of this stuff that Shaw describes of aliens. But again, that line of argument tends to be an outlier.