The modern era of UFO sightings began in 1947. But the media, the scientific community and the public were extremely skeptical of it all. Reports of unidentified flying objects piloted by "little green men from Mars" which could outperform our best aircraft were met, for the most part, with skepticism and ridicule. People who claimed direct experience with UFOs quickly learned to keep quiet or face public derision.Yet the UFO phenomenon kept on happening...