Why We’re Seeing More UFOs

With private companies launching rockets into space and plans for Mars colonization becoming more likely every day, countries around the world are in the middle of a new space race. With so many people paying attention to the sky, it seems that UFO sightings are also becoming more common. Reporter MJ Banias takes us on a ride through the new space race and what our alien obsession reveals about our hopes and fears for humanity. 

MORE:

• The Navy says UFOs are real. UFO hunters are thrilled.  
• An ex-intel official says he was the source for the Pentagon’s UFO videos.  
• For UFO hunters, the owls aren’t really what they seem. 
• The Canadian military has been encountering UFOs for decades, documents show. 

CREDITS: 

This episode was produced by Jen Kinney. 

VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, and Julia Nutter. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone and Kyle Murdock. 

Our executive producer and VP of VICE Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is senior production manager for VICE Audio. Production coordination by Steph Brown. Fact-checking by Nicole Pasulka. 

Episode art by our host, Arielle Duhaime-Ross.