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Has anyone ever truly, honestly, mistaked Venus for a UFO?

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Gareth

Gareth

Nothin' to see here
I mean c'mon, seriously. So occasionally it looks very bright and maybe kinda low. But it doesnt move. It doesnt just disappear. It doesnt have flashing lights.

Such a ridiculous explanation that was bad when it was used in some of thoe Blue Book reports, but the fact it still gets thrown around today is just ludicrous.

Then again, maybe Im making that all too common mistake of overestimating people. Wouldnt be the first time.
 
One of the first things I recall learning about ufos is that Venus is one of the most commonly mistaken objects for ufos. If not the most common. I haven't rechecked on this in awhile though.
 
Ok I admit Ive never seen it this bright:

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But still, its not like its moving.
 
I can see how this could happen. And yes it is a very early "star", appearing actually in the daytime when no other stars are out. Or it appears in the morning fading into daylight, again when no stars are present.

I once travelled to Chicago. It was about a 3 hour trip going north. I noticed an unusually bright "plane". Low in the sky, beaming bright. No flashing, but brilliant. I kept waiting for it to turn direction, dim, or something. But it never did. Instead it seemed to follow me through the entirety of my journey. As I got closer to the city, it finally seemed to veer off, slowly. I definitley knew it was not a plane and suspected Venus, but I had never seen it that bright. After I got home I looked for the path of the planet and timing, etc. That was it, it was Venus as I suspected. But I thought to myself, what seemed like an ubsurd misidentification could actually confuse some people into thinking it was "something" else. I was taken by surprise by the brilliance of it on that night.

Before that experience I was in the same boat with you Gareth, thinking people were probably stupid or that skeptics just made this up as something to explain UFO's. But now I think it happens.
 
By "Star" I maybe should have said light. Thanks for your info. I am constantly learning and that's why I love the Paracast.:D
 
Aaron if you want to edit the title to read 'mistaken' rather than 'mistaked'. One of those errors that drives you nuts.
 
Gareth said:
Aaron if you want to edit the title to read 'mistaken' rather than 'mistaked'. One of those errors that drives you nuts.
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Huh? No, it doesn't drive me nutts. I'm no grammar police.

As for Venus etc. Often times the mistakes occur from people in cars. They think Venus is following them and therefore moving etc.
 
Gareth said:
Ok I admit Ive never seen it this bright:

Laveder1.jpg


But still, its not like its moving.
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Are u sure that would be venus, i'd be pretty confident saying the small light is venus. If the bright light is venus then the cam is well over compensating
 
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