L. A. L. da Silva Alexander von Humboldt Scientific Research Nucleus, Omega Centauri Network for the Advancement of Scientific Education, Caixa Postal 109, CEP 95590-970, Tramandaí, RS, Brazil. E-mail: luizastronomo@gmail.com Received: 24 September 2021; Accepted: 15 November 2021 Keywords: Astrosociology, extraterrestrial civilizations, Fermi’s Paradox Abstract We present an alternative equation to estimate the probable number[…]
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SOME CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR AND RELIABILITY OF UAP EYEWITNESSES
L. A. L. da Silva Abstract. We briefly discuss some basic aspects concerning the behavior and reliability of unidentified aerial phenomena eyewitnesses strongly affecting the quality and evidential weight of their reports. Among them are expressiveness, degree of technical knowledge, honesty, and pre-existing conceptions we refer as “ufophilia” and a more severe form of it that[…]
SELF-CONSCIOUS INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETIES IN THE UNIVERSE: A SIMPLE DIRECT APPROACH TO PROBABLE ASTROSOCIOLOGICAL REALISTIC SCENARIOS
A ser publicado no International Journal of Astrobiology Submetido em Set. 24, 2021; Aprovado em Nov. 15, 2021 First View Online: Dez. 14, 2021. SELF-CONSCIOUS INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETIES IN THE UNIVERSE: A SIMPLE DIRECT APPROACH TO PROBABLE ASTROSOCIOLOGICAL REALISTIC SCENARIOS L. A. L. da Silva1,+ 1 Alexander von Humboldt Scientific Research Nucleus Omega Centauri Network[…]
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Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: The VASP-169 Flight Brazilian Episode Revisited
Em 8 de fevereiro de 1982, o avistamento de um fenômeno aéreo não identificado pela tripulação e passageiros no vôo VASP-169 sobre o Brasil teve repercussões significativas na mídia na época e ainda é referido hoje por várias publicações de OVNIs. Neste artigo, reinvestigamos a ocorrência em profundidade e sugerimos que o “objeto” era de[…]