Published Sunday, May 2, 2021 10:38AM EDT A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more “out there” while scanning the night skies in increasing numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has people spending more time outdoors, which has led to a growing interest in astronomy and unusual calls to RCMP 911 dispatchers. The Alberta centres received nearly 900,000 calls last year, and it s the unusual ones - not requiring police, fire or EMS to be sent out - that tend to stand out in the minds of the 160 dispatchers.
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TUPPER LAKE â The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory continues the free Orion Lecture Series live virtual program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 6 with âWhere is the water, and where did it come from?â presented by Michael Adler.
âIn this talk, we will analyze where water exists in our solar system and beyond and how it got there. We will also discuss the various theories as to how Earth acquired its water,â Adler said in a Sky Center news release.
Adler graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 as a Ph.D. in the area of solid state physics and worked at General Electric from 1971 until his retirement in 2000. He has given talks on a number of topics in astronomy, geology, climate change, and travel to groups in New York, the Royal Astronomy Society of Canada in Ontario, and the Geologists of Jackson Hole in Jackson, Wyo.
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A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.
Canadians appear to be seeing more “out there” while scanning the night skies in increasing numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has people spending more time outdoors, which has led to a growing interest in astronomy and unusual calls to RCMP 911 dispatchers.
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The Alberta centres received nearly 900,000 calls last year, and it’s the unusual ones not requiring police, fire or EMS to be sent out that tend to stand out in the minds of the 160 dispatchers.
Look, up in the sky: Calls about UFO sightings on the increase across Canada
by Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
Posted May 2, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Chris Rutkowski, Canada s foremost UFO expert, whose day job is at the University of Manitoba is photographed in his Winnipeg home, Saturday, October 29, 2016. After three decades being known as one of Canada s top UFO experts, Rutkowski doesn t mind a bit of good-natured ribbing now and then. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.
Canadians appear to be seeing more “out there” while scanning the night skies in increasing numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has people spending more time outdoors, which has led to a growing interest in astronomy and unusual calls to RCMP 911 dispatchers.