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November 1998
The Third Encounter
The mysterious "X-file"
By Sophia Wong
Imagine that you saw a
plate-like glowing object floating in the sky. With a flash, it disappeared.
This was not a scene from the X-files, it was the experience
of Miss Moon Fong Chun Mun, the president of Hong Kong UFO Club.
UFOs, or Unidentified Flying Objects, are regarded as
spacecraft from outer space. Their popularity has led to the rise of UFOlogy -- the study
of UFOs and aliens.
"It is already meaningless to argue whether UFO and
aliens exist or not," Miss Fong said, "UFOs and E.T. are not fantasies, they do
exist."
In 1993, Miss Fong travelled to 20 countries to visit some UFO
hotspots. She claimed that she witnessed a flying saucer in the sky when she was in New
Mexico.
She described, "It looked like an eagle gliding in the
sky and it suddenly disappeared in a few seconds."
According to Miss Fong, there were plenty of photos, eye
witness reports and official researches done by governments to support her belief in UFOs.
She herself has also interviewed over 50 witnesses of UFOs.
In order to spread her belief among the general public, Miss
Fong founded the Hong Kong UFO Club in 1996, which she claimed to have about 400 members
from all walks of life.
In addition, she has organized some forums and talks on this
issue.
Said she: "I hope these activities can generate greater
public concern and acceptance of the existence of extraterrestrial organisms."
"We should study UFOlogy from the perspectives of
science, religion and philosophy. This is an educational programme for humanity,"
concluded Miss Fong.
Dr. Tso Wung Wai is a well-known local scientist who has great
interest in UFO issues.
"The size of our universe is an infinity. Human beings
know only little about it. Thus, we cannot eliminate the possibility of the existence of
other organisms in outer space," he said. |
Dr. Tso believes that theoretically, there
maybe some planets which are in the same stage, or in an even higher level of evolution
than the Earth.
However, he thinks that it is still
"unfavourable and unreliable" to believe in the so-called evidence of UFOs at
the moment."
Said he: "Until now, no interaction nor
communication between humans and any living organisms beyond our planet is shown.
"With today's technology, it is now
possible to create such photographs, and most of them are controversial indeed."
On the other hand, the encounters with UFOs by
the witnesses could be merely due to psychological effects or illusions, according to Dr.
Tso.
As for those "official" documents and
researches, he said that they were only assignments or essays, but not scientific journals
that could be counted on.
Moreover, while some people are truly
interested in the study of UFOs, others just want to make a fortune out of it.
"The mystery of E.T. makes it a profitable
business.
"Books and films about aliens can make big
money. It is a trend to talk about E.T. and UFOs as most people, especially the youth,
regard the topic interesting," said Dr. Tso.
He suggested people to handle information about
UFOs in the mass media carefully, because not all of them are true.
"Anything unexplainable is untrustable.
We should develop the ability to discern what we see and
verify them from different angles.
Otherwise, you will never know the truth!"
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