I was at the inauguration on Tuesday, and I can tell you that it was a lot like "The Day the Earth Stood Still." In this case, "Gort" was being played by our outgoing prez, and while Chief Justice John Roberts didn't utter the phrase "Klaato Barada Nikto," he might as well have.
So it comes as no surprise to me that a UFO managed to make it onto the scene. Here's the video: (h/t Hot Air)
You laugh, but this story is being carried by Fox News. OK, you can keep laughing. Still, according to this UFO website, UFOs at Obama events are nothing new.
I'm usually skeptical about this kind of thing, but the evidence here is so compelling, I feel the need to provide analysis of the phenomenon. Hence, based on complex computer stimulations and algoreismic supermodels, here are the five likeliest identities of said object: (h/t Diana #5 and #1, h/t Caleb for pix)
#5 - Ultra-Fast Ron Paul Blimp - Those guys just don't give up. #4 - Dennis Kucinich - I know, this seems obvious, but remember Occam's Razor. When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras.
Update: Breaking News! Using ultra-hi-resolution imaginery, we have confirmed the identity of the flying object. Click through to see the rest.
#3 - One of These - The commemorative plate is another obvious guess, but remember, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
#2 - Port-O-Potty Creature - With all of those cans, and all of that co-mingling bio-waste, it's a good bet that something evolved out of there. If so, it was probably making a beeline to get CPAC tickets.
Breaking News! Using ultra-hi-resolution imaginery, we have confirmed the identity of the flying object. Unable, now, to get tickets from either Obama or the Clintons, this was his only choice:
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No surprise that the Governor of (Roswell) New Mexico would somehow be involved in this. Love the MP reference. This is what the Clintons might have to say about it:
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Rick Phillips
2:54PM Jan 24th 2009
As the blogger of the Ufo Disclosure Countdown Clock - the link sited in this post - I urge all readers to take this a bit more seriously than suggested by the tenor of this `article'.
One must dig deeper than Larry King specials or AOL `hot' stories that mock Fox News to be current and informed.
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bob
2:58PM Jan 24th 2009
Is it a coincidence that there's virtually always a hillbilly involved in these "sightings"?
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PCL
3:12PM Jan 24th 2009
LOLOL. Love the photo Diana. By the way--fresh snow in the Sierras!! Yippee!! (But I still say we will have a drought)
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Roger Brock
3:20PM Jan 24th 2009
On the day of Obama's inauguration? I think it was an angel getting ready to open one of the seven seals.
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pol
3:42PM Jan 24th 2009
If one looks at the hi-def video, its obviously a bird, and you can see the wings flapping, AND you see the bird fly in FRONT of the monument.
I can only imagine my stupified American culture will accuse all the debunkers and skeptics as being heretics....sigh. The Truth..is boring
check him out...if you were a member of the Illinois Action group...you know what to do ;-)
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Voice of Reason
4:30PM Jan 24th 2009
oh yea...Indiana Action groups...you friends on the Illinois side could use your help ;-)
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Diana
4:43PM Jan 24th 2009
Hello, PCL! Yes, I'm envious, as the little bit of snow we got has already melted. And yes, a true sweetheart ;-)
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Clif Kuplen
5:30PM Jan 24th 2009
faster than a speeding bagel
more powerful than a loco mooney
Look, up in sky, It's a bird.....It's a Plane
......It's, it's, it's........BLLAM!! Arrrggh!
Shit, now I guess we'll never know.
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PCL
5:39PM Jan 24th 2009
Love that one, Clif. That's too damn funny.
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Cube
6:23PM Jan 24th 2009
Holy Crap! It's one of Mark Impomeni's arguments.
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PCL
6:29PM Jan 24th 2009
LOL. Nice one, Cube.
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Susan
6:45PM Jan 24th 2009
Hey, you guys. Don't you know one of those intradimensional "rods" when you see one? They zip in and out of time/space, appearing in all sorts of films, since 1902. Our best scientists can't even explain them. However, noting the fact that some believe that Obama is "our saviour" I'm guessing someone will decide it must be an angel dispensing God's blessings. Next we'll be giving him a crown.
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Clif Kuplen
6:44PM Jan 24th 2009
Cube6:23PMJan 24th 2009
Holy Crap! It's one of Mark Impomeni's arguments.
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No way! Whatever it is, it flies.
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Clif Kuplen
6:44PM Jan 24th 2009
marks arguments merely draw them.
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PCL
6:48PM Jan 24th 2009
LMAO, Clif. Still laughing. Yes, I'm easily entertained.
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Clif Kuplen
6:50PM Jan 24th 2009
They zip in and out of time/space, appearing in all sorts of films, since 1902. Our best scientists can't even explain them.
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that's been since about 1982, and they have explained them. They are insects and the double flying rod look comes from the interlaced video format.
Use a progressive scan camera or high speed film and it's easy to see what it is.