A ufologist collects and documents physical evidence of extraterrestrial visits to Earth. Reviewing reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), analyzing photos of the event, seeking out and listening to other eyewitness accounts, and, if a landing is involved in the story, studying the landing site are all ways to do this. The scientific merits of ufology are frequently overlooked, resulting in a lack of funding for this field of study. A ufologist is usually required to work for free.
Listening to a firsthand account of a UFO sighting is the first step in a ufologist’s job. This is frequently done at the location where the person saw the UFO. Physical conditions surrounding the sighting, such as the time of the sighting, weather conditions, and what the person was doing before and after the sighting, will be recorded after a detailed account has been chronicled. The UFO investigator will also request the names and descriptions of any other people who may have witnessed the UFO or who were in the vicinity.
After that, a UFO expert will attempt to corroborate all of the evidence presented by verifying the physical conditions at the time of the sighting. The ufologist may also check the person reporting the sighting’s credibility by verifying what they did before and after the sighting. Most ufologists believe that a sighting is more credible if it is witnessed by multiple people and observed from multiple locations. As a result, the UFO researcher will attempt to document the accounts of other witnesses to the sighting.
If a photograph of the sighting was taken, the ufologist will request a copy of the photograph as well as a file for analysis. The image will be compared to the reported physical conditions to see if they match up. In addition, the picture’s quality will be assessed based on its clarity, film processing quality, and how well it matches the sighting location.
When there is a landing involved in a sighting, the ufologist will investigate the landing area. He’ll take photos of the area to record any physical evidence of a landing. Finally, the UFO researcher will write a report that summarizes all of the evidence in an objective manner. These reports are frequently posted on UFO magazine websites or websites that serve as a clearinghouse for UFO sightings.
UFO researchers frequently examine trends in sightings. A researcher might look for geographical areas with a high number of sightings, as well as the time of day or year when the majority of sightings occur. The UFO expert may also collect information on the personality traits, physical appearance, and backgrounds of people who have seen UFOs in order to create a profile of someone who has seen one.