How can weather balloons be mistaken for UFOs?

Answer 1

Stop to think that UFO stands for unidentified flying object. If I don't know what it is, it's a UFO. And if a UFO is what I really want to see, then a UFO it is. The whole idea sparks curiosity and enlivens the imagination. It's something like a beautifully performed magic trick. You are enthralled by it, and you beg to know how it is done. When you know, the spell is broken.

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It can't. But this is usually the standard answer when our officials are faced with UFO sightings. I thought that after Roswell, they wouldn't use this excuse again, but I was amazed to hear that they use the weather balloon story over and over.

Answer 2

UFO is an abbreviation for unidentified flying object. If I throw a paper plane high into the air and you don't see me do it, but do see the plane but can't make out what it is, you will have seen a UFO.