Tangent Space faces reality in this one folks. Or as close of an encounter as we can get. Which of us has seen a UFO in real life? Why would Brandon only be convinced aliens exist if they demonstrated their power? Does John want to join a UFO cult? Find out answers to these questions as we shill for alien sponsorship! We discuss the big questions, wondering if we are alone, if anyone would even believe if aliens showed up, and how to pronounce "fata morgana." We also watch some UFO videos (links below!) and start down the path of alien conspiracies. Join us, little green friends!

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Links:

Lots in the news recently about the US UFO report, for instance: the NY Times

The Roswell Incident

Read about the doctor that discovered hand washing and their tragic story: at NPR and Grunge

Estimates for how many people can keep a secret

Want to join a UFO religion ("religion")? Not recommended, but here's a list on Wikipedia

Speaking of, HBO had a docu-series on Heaven's Gate

The Great Filter

How many might be listening to us out there?

There are lots of videos on YouTube of the declassified Navy videos, we watched this one (careful of that rabbit hole!)

Fata Morgana

Optical phenomena

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