HOW THE PUBLIC FEEDS UFO MYSTERIES

The public often does things that feed the mysteriousness of UFO cases.

The public buys newspapers and books about UFO mysteries.

The public is interested in UFOs:

Some people release prank UFOs to fool other people and keep a sighting wave alive.

Various kinds of tricks are used:

The Difference Between a Prank and a Hoax

A PRANK is something left or launched by the prankster for others to see or find.

A HOAX is a false story or artifact made and divulged by the perpetrator.

A few people give (or try to sell) false UFO stories to the press.

There are many possible reasons why people fake UFO sightings.

People think "UFO" whenever something unusual happens.

Whenever some unusual event happens, some people think UFOs might be responsible:

They combine unrelated material into the UFO story.

Examples:

They don't know their science.

Examples:

They don't check all of the sources to find out what they saw.

Examples:

The witness reports everything as the absolute truth.

Examples of "facts" that the witness can't possibly know:

People will believe anything someone else tells them.

Examples:

People wanting to see mysteries cause UFO literature sales.