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Posted: 12:13 PM Jan 11, 2008
Last Updated: 1:12 PM Jan 11, 2008
Reporter: NBC NewsChannel
Email Address: news@wsaz.com

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Do you believe in UFOs?

Do you think the UFO in the video is real?

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NBC affiliate KSN photographer Brandon Mowry shot video of an unidentified object in 2002 at the Albany International Airport.

That video is now the focus of an episode of a History Channel series.

"I didn't see it when I was shooting it at the time," Mowry said. "I didn't have my eye in the view finder at all. Then, when I went back to the edit bay, I just happened to pause it on one of the seven frames it was in."

The video shows a missile-like object flying at a fast rate of speed behind some clouds.

It is part of a new History Channel series, called "Monsterquest."

The show looks at the theory of "rods", which some believe are biological creatures that live in the upper atmosphere and only recently were caught on tape.

Critics say the images are mere tricks of light that affect the camera's eye.

"As far as alien creatures in a ship, I don't know about that," Mowry said. "But there is a lot of stuff out there that we don't know about, and this is one of those things."

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Posted by: AMBER on Oct 8, 2008 at 11:40 AM
This wasn't seen in Kansas as the title tries to make you think. It was taken at an airport, and if you saw the entire video, you would see the plane next to it. The FBI took the video from the news station, and they aren't allowed to speak of it anymore

Posted by: Festis on Sep 6, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Are we so selfish as to think that we are the only ones in the universe, galaxy, or infinity?

Posted by: johnny on May 31, 2008 at 05:47 PM
i seen a ufo in the 80's 30-40 roundmade a schearing sound i can decirb the sound highdude64@yahoo.com

Posted by: Amanda on Apr 26, 2008 at 06:48 PM
I think it's a ariplane

Posted by: Dan on Mar 3, 2008 at 06:17 PM
it's a flying insect or bird.

Posted by: Icaro on Feb 24, 2008 at 08:20 AM
I have ufo footage too that I believe might be bible related

Posted by: matt madahbee on Feb 13, 2008 at 03:54 PM
hi there-i am an enthusiast of aerial phenomena and have been since i was a young boy. i have veiwed several vid clips via the internet over the past few years-personally i dont know what to believe-is it a bio like many are suggesting? what a wonderful notion-it would certainly turn the scientific world on its end i should think-is it the genuine article? considering the source i would say yes-this is not a faked publicity stunt pic somebody made in their basement-and furthermore nobody knows what this thing is for real-still-only dedicated scientific research will reveal this-awesome pic!!! as i have mentioned i am an enthusiast of these types of phenoms i have submitted my email address for con'td discussion and info on this subject. thank you for your time. look to the skies and keep your camera within arms reach.

Posted by: Mickey on Feb 9, 2008 at 10:52 PM
I have seen somethig wierd once at night. It was a red,glowing light it was faster than anytthing ive seen fly here on earth. So i think there may be something out there. I don't realy know what it was. It could have been a ufo , but i belive in them and they could take over you never know. But, i know some tips i've read in a book they usualy get confusde with easy stuff... like door knobs. And they get confused with mirrors so if thet happen to come line-up you'r rooms with mirrors ane evacuate the city they are very,very intelagent. And even if you run away very quickly they get confused. So be careful you never want to get caught up with one because they can be very smart. So if they do come take in anybody you can find! Thanks.

Posted by: Zane nicole on Feb 7, 2008 at 06:55 AM
I think that's a mystery,but i think it's a strange insect-like flying object, but I see one of them in my cam. I think it's a large insect, but i think it's only a kind of insects belonging in the dragonfly families with a large size and very fast movement!

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 21, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Rods...inperfection in video camera processes.

Posted by: Karen Kiefer on Jan 20, 2008 at 08:24 PM
I have taken 20 different photos of rods above my home over the last month. I am amazed that I can predict where they will be. I am also amazed that most people are not interested in my pictures. I am not sure what to do with them.

Posted by: Lisa on Jan 20, 2008 at 08:36 AM
It makes me wonder just what all there is out in space! That we don.t know about. I also would like to know how we avoid seein these thing.s when they go up in orbit on our space mission.s

Posted by: Lyle Zoerman on Jan 19, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Really need to capture these images (rods) with two cameras in stereo to get the actual distance and size. Otherwise the iage could be just a bug near the lens moving fast enough to double up on one frame.

Posted by: Jim Norton on Jan 18, 2008 at 03:06 PM
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Posted by: ME!!! on Jan 17, 2008 at 09:39 PM
I agree with Patrick, and Kathy...but I'm personally happy to see an article about something other than crime, murders, and fires!!! To those people who are making fun of the whole concept-I think you all have to humor in life!

Posted by: Jeff on Jan 17, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Well, when I come face to face with BigFoot, LochNess, UFO'S/aliens, and Elvis Presley....then you have my attention. Why is it that every time a video is dicovered it is always grainy and hard to make out? I take pictures and video all the time as does my wife, and rarely do they come out this way. I'm sorry, but I just don't believe it was anything extraterrestrial.

Posted by: dave on Jan 17, 2008 at 02:45 PM
First a UFO is spotted.. then Aqualung ends up missing? hmmm........

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 at 01:14 PM
IT IS PHIL FREE PHIL

Posted by: QY3728 on Jan 17, 2008 at 12:39 AM
I have not given you permission to post my vessel on your site. My extraterrestrial brethren will be unhappy.

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Posted by: UFO Skeptic on Jan 15, 2008 at 09:55 PM
I have personally witnessed two UFO incidents in my 51 years of life. It was very errie to witness something like this and not to be able to fully describe what you actually saw. Both of my experiences involved a round metallic object in the year 1985, Unfortunately I had no camera with me at this time. I do truely believe in UFO's and I also believe there is a big GOVERNMENT COVERUP about these objects. If I ever do see any UFO again I hope I have a camera with me.

Posted by: Patrick on Jan 15, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Ozzy, I firmly belive that God placed our race on earth. But I believe that you are being extremely conceded to believe that we are the only LIFE FORM IN SPACE. There is thousands of Galaxies in space and hundreds of solar systems in each of these Galaxies. With each solar system if say that our solar system has an above average of planets. Then we could say the average is 5 planets per solar system easily. With these basic numbers there could easily 1/2 million planets out there. With the Universe being millions of years old who is to say during thoughs millions of years and 1/2 million planets that no other Life ever developed would be impossible. But to say that any other life form ever develope technology high enough to leave there planet and be able to travel to other solar systems let alone other galaxies is highly doubtful.

Posted by: Kathy on Jan 15, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Thanks Bev. I really do believe it's either our gov't or one of the other ones testing out new stuff. Most likely OURS - at least I hope so lol. They don't seem very concerned about such sightings & I would HOPE they would be if they didn't know what they were, but then...they weren't very prepared on 9/ll so I dunno. HOPEFULLY they know & it's something they're testing out. BUT did you all see the latest report about a UFO in TX? Saw it today on CNN.com & MSNBC.com (no pics on either site though that I could find) Here's those links: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/14/ufo.sightings.ap/index.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22656172/?gt1=10755

Posted by: Resffusia on Jan 15, 2008 at 08:37 AM
I'm glad everyone can now see the truth... Aliens are real, I have seen them in my back yard nibbling on the salt blocks we put out for our horses. I suggest that everyone stock up on canned corn and peas in order to be ready for the invasion.....

Posted by: Trevise425 on Jan 15, 2008 at 06:45 AM
For those who want to keep bringing up the Bible, tell me - where in there does it say there is NOT life elsewhere? The Bible is relevant to US, HERE. When writing history about a country, for example, adding impertinent details about another country would be pointless. The Bible set down guidelines for HERE, but did NOT say that life does NOT exist elsewhere. As we were nowhere NEAR any kind of "space age", such information would have been useless and pointless. And again, if you want to quote the Bible, be sure to read ALL of it - such as the excerpt where the Pleides (sp) are referred to as "helpers" or "wonderful helpers". To whom does this reference refer to? If you're going to quote a book, read ALL that it says, and don't infer that something doesn't exist because it isn't mentioned. If you read a book on grapes, nowhere would it mention oranges - so should we then infer that oranges do not exist? The book is about grapes. The Bible is about Earth.

Posted by: Bev on Jan 15, 2008 at 05:32 AM
U.F.O. just means it's unidentified not that it is from another planet. Kathy I like you. You are so right about the government. I totally agree with all you wrote.

Posted by: Richard on Jan 15, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Well this goes out to the one who them self ML Brown How can you write such thing that you believed in spae men and flying saucers show me from the bible that god did creat them and onl then will i belive and will have made a beliver out of me

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 14, 2008 at 08:46 PM
It looks stupid whatever it is. It looks as though someone got up close to a piece of paper with a strand of hair or something similar on it. Why is it so blurry? Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed every time a "UFO" is spotted, the pic is blurred? Same thing with bigfoot, & Elvis..LOL

Posted by: ozzy on Jan 14, 2008 at 06:36 PM
IT LOOKS LIKE A MISSLE THAT MISSED ITS TARGET , LIKE MAYBE THAT PLANE. I BELIEVE IN U.F.O'S BUT THERES NO LIFE FORMS IN SPACE,GOD PUT PEOPLE ON EARTH, NOT IN SPACE. THE GOVERMENT IS MESSING AROUND IN SPACE, THEY KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ,BUT YOU WON'T GET ANY ANSWER FROM THEM.

Posted by: John on Jan 14, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Even the show itself determined they were bugs. Later on, though, a show came on called "Hillbilly: The Real Story" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus discussing the history of the Appalachia region, with much of the material focused on West Virginia. That would've been more relevent.

Posted by: UncleFester on Jan 14, 2008 at 05:16 PM
Bug? Visit some websites with the word "rods." It may not still be around but www Roswellrods.zzn.com had, and may still have, more info about this topic.

Posted by: Ray on Jan 14, 2008 at 03:29 PM
How can anyone tell an intelligent, professional member of the U.S.A Airforce, who witnessed, and was intimited by our government and told to sign a document stating he never saw what he saw, to "GET A LIFE"!? Or make jokes becauce you have nothing intelligent to add.

Posted by: Tom on Jan 13, 2008 at 09:12 PM
It's a bug. The video camera isn't fast enough to see it clearly. Knowing the speed of the camera you can tell how fast the bug is flapping its wings. It appears to be flapping a little more than twice for every image taken by the video camera. You ask: Why do the wings disappear? Ever shine someone in the eyes with a mirror? When the wings are at the correct angle, they will directly reflect the sun. Other times there is no reflection. Now to find a long hair, glue, a fly, sunshine and a video camera. Then again, people believe what they want even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It doesn't take much thinking to come up with a plausible explaination for this one.

Posted by: Bert ( A W RvB ) on Jan 13, 2008 at 04:53 PM
They saw the same object in the Netherlands in the village Oostvoorne ( ZH , NL) a few days ago. Some Dutch airforce fighterplanes were chasing them / it. More witnesses say they saw an object in the sky lately with some fighterplane activity. http://www.ufoplaza.nl/viewtopic.php?t=2717#33607

Posted by: Kathy on Jan 13, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Personally I think most, if not all of these are experimental stuff the US (or even other nations although we like to think WE are the only ones with smarts)is testing Remember all those wedge/Delta like shapes people saw after dark for years & then suddenly we unveiled the "stealth" fighter jets/bombers we now use all the time They have to test them sometime & whether legit reasons or not for all the secrecy, you KNOW that the US gov't is as secretive as the rest so who knows WHAT our own gov't is up to & testing? Yes, these ARE UFO's in the sense that they ARE "unidentified" but I think most if not all are man-made from our own gov't primarily. ALTHOUGH since we were sitting ducks on 9/11 from our own planes, who knows IF these were "alien"? Apparently OUR gov't wouldn't protect us from THEM either so THAT makes me feel really safe lol I think they ARE experimental aircraft & most are ours, JMHO

Posted by: unknown on Jan 13, 2008 at 08:43 AM
couldn't this just have been the sun causing a reflection off of the jet, bouncing back onto the clouds back into the air? I can see that happening...when it comes down to it, people will believe anything that they want to believe. for me it is not to believe in UFOs at this time...

Posted by: GWAR on Jan 13, 2008 at 01:47 AM
They, left me behind.... Anyone going to Vergon 6 lemme ride with ya... Thanx

Posted by: Lou on Jan 13, 2008 at 12:04 AM
It's a UFO but it's not unidentifyed, it'a a ROD aka = Biological life form only seldom seen in the visible light spectrum, the news photographers camera caught it because it's sensor picks up on that portion of the infrared light spectrum these life forms are visible in.

Posted by: ML Brown on Jan 12, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Yes i do believe in them.Why not? We have al this tecnology to fly our skys.Why shouldn't we believe that another planet hasn't done the same. In my heart,others could & probably does too........ Look forwards to finding out the truth about this......... Let us all know.Its been kept a secret for way to long.

Posted by: Patrick on Jan 12, 2008 at 11:03 PM
If this was one of the Extraterrestrial craft, then this may have been a "Marking" event. Who was in the airplane that was passing through the film at the same time? It is all about nuclear weapons, and the plans to use them; on us.

Posted by: Richard on Jan 12, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Well show me in the Bible where God created UFO and space men. My God dide not he created one life form that is man and women.So like i say you show me where in the bible and then i say there is other forms of life out there until then tere is no such thing as UFO

Posted by: Andrew on Jan 12, 2008 at 09:35 PM
UFO's do exist but these so called "Rods" have been exposed to be exactly what they are which are simply fast flying insects. Cartain video cameras cannot process the data into a clear image so the insect body becomes elongated and the insect wings become fin-like in appearance and the wings up and down movement stretched over time and distance resemble a sine wave when processed by the optics and electronics of the video camera. There are legitimate cigar shaped UFO's caught on tape, but they seldom have appendages like these "Rods" and these rods are not really huge and going behind clouds. They are actually very small and close to the camera. This is also why they have been taped flying straight into the ground seeming to disappear into oblivion. What flies straight into the grass? Insects!

Posted by: Dean on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:49 PM
Megan, UFO's are reported all over the United States as well as most countries in the world. Check online for the sightings of Washington D.C. in 1952, or Los Angeles in 1942 for two examples. I will add that I don't think "rods" are anything more than camera illusions of ordinary things such as flying insects or such. This has been shown on some documentaries including the History Channel show.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:26 PM
2002, it's a missel. But that's hush, hush to citizens.

Posted by: Kathy on Jan 12, 2008 at 02:47 PM
And to add my thoughts to Megan's...how come ALL the photos or 99% of them are ALWAYS blurry?

Posted by: Wow on Jan 12, 2008 at 01:50 PM
Amazing how the most intelligent people in the area leave comments about this topic!

Posted by: Darlene on Jan 12, 2008 at 01:12 PM
It's a bug. The film speed wasn't fast enough to take the picture of the bug.

Posted by: Jack on Jan 12, 2008 at 12:54 PM
It is not a UFO. It is a bird. (99.99%) I got also some with my digital camera. To verify, just try to film birds somewhere and you will get the same picture.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
i dont think its anything its just like a reflection or something. I don't really believe in UFO'S if there are don't you think our government would destroy it to protect us from like a "Alien attack" . lol I think this is a bunch of crap.

Posted by: Flem on Jan 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Totally a bug or other crap. First time Monsterquest actually had a definitive answer on anything. Just a bug traveling fast close to the lens causing an effect sorta like motion blur. Remember, stuff passing by close gives the illusion of being faster than stuff that is far away.

Posted by: Chandler on Jan 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I Know UFO'S are real! 1952 Dennison, Tx I was A/2C RADIO/RADAR TECH AT PERRIN FIELD SAW THEM ON RADAR. F86 SABER JETS WERE ALERTED AND TOOK OFF TO OBTAIN VISUAL CONTACT. Our radar had a 300 mile range There were 9 objects flying in "V" formation toward Perrin Field, when the fighter planes got within 75 miles, the UFO's stopped dead and hovered... When the planes got within 40 miles, they took a quick right hand turn and we calculated their speed at 4,000 mph. We were told.. under penalty of $10,000 fine and 10 years of prison not to talk about this.. "The Intimidation was.. "You men saw and heard NOTHING, This day NEVER HAPPENED!" We had to sign a Non- Disclosure Agreement!

Posted by: brian on Jan 12, 2008 at 11:35 AM
is there always some form of aircraft in the area of these rods, like in the rods over bridlington clip?

Posted by: michael on Jan 12, 2008 at 11:29 AM
The truth is out ther ,but you must inform yourself and sort it out from all the gov. disinformation. Now ask yourself: why the government would want to hide this stuff from its citizens?

Posted by: Megan on Jan 12, 2008 at 10:57 AM
How come all the UFO siting only and always happen in states such as Kansas? Just like with the crop circles. It's all kinda weird how the "aliens" only visit certain states!

Posted by: Jason on Jan 12, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I say it is a U.F.O. becuase it hasn't been idenified as real or unreal.

Posted by: Enis on Jan 12, 2008 at 09:07 AM
It looks like a giant rectal thermometer with wings (ouch!).

Posted by: Anyone on Jan 12, 2008 at 08:31 AM
I believe in UFOs, but "Rods" is a load of hooey!!! A bug in another form is a bug!!!is a bug. Lets move on and expose the truth of UFOs and leave the "bugs" to the debunker's

Posted by: rupert on Jan 12, 2008 at 08:20 AM
rods are flying insects that are close to the camera. it doesn't go behind the cloudm it is indistinguishable from the cloud in color, brightness and it is somewhat transparent because it is moving across the field of view. the "wings" are the insects wings and in this case they pause at the end of the stroke and that is what shows up. the still has had the video interlacing taken out. if the camera person isn't pulling our legs then he isn't very clever. anyone can take pictures of these things - just go to a light in the summertime where bugs are flying around and document all the ufo sky creatures you want.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 12, 2008 at 07:16 AM
This clearly a government experiment. Who knows what Bush is up to?

Posted by: CNPOVNI on Jan 12, 2008 at 06:56 AM
It's a rod.

Posted by: gary on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:18 AM
In response to Katy.......A plane?? Are you serious? You must be mentally challenged. lol..... A plane traveling that fast looking cigar shaped. Yeah...maybe a plane from another galaxy. I really get annoyed by ignorance. The damm things a UFO. Probably beings from another world. Wake up already. Stop being scared little children. Use your intelligence. They are HERE!!!!

Posted by: Paul on Jan 12, 2008 at 02:35 AM
no offence people but if you really want to see rods at there best view {RODs over Bridlington} find it on utube its amazing, if that guy can make the news these have to be seen.

Posted by: GWAR on Jan 12, 2008 at 12:04 AM
The History Channels Monsterquest episode about this was awesome, I highly suggest checking it out.

Posted by: martha on Jan 12, 2008 at 12:02 AM
this looks like an airplane to me , i looked at it several times and still did not see a ufo.

Posted by: katy on Jan 11, 2008 at 06:27 PM
this kinda looks like a plane...duh...get on with life....oh my god there coming!!!!!

Posted by: Misse & Dave Austin on Jan 11, 2008 at 06:22 PM
We want to watch the UFO video but it won't download all the way. We hope it will work since we are avid UFO fans. :)

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 11, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Nasa and our intelligence agencies are testing again.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 11, 2008 at 05:12 PM
FYI.. there is no such things as ufo's or atleast there are no "aliens". Get a life people.

Posted by: Jennifer on Jan 11, 2008 at 04:22 PM
I've seen something like this before on the internet. Some people call them Rods or Sky Fish. It looks like the same thing to me. They said that these were first caught on film in 1994 in Mexico. They say that they're too fast to be seen by the naked eye and the only way to see them is in pictures or slowed down video tape. Who knows!!??

Posted by: Chad on Jan 11, 2008 at 04:09 PM
I watched the episode of MonsterQuest where they talked about this phenomenon of 'rods' flying through the air. This phenomenon can not be seen by the naked eye and is only seen when tapes are replayed. Most experts say it is a camera glitch, and most of these types of sightings of 'rods' are usually flocks of birds or insects.

Posted by: anonymous on Jan 11, 2008 at 02:57 PM
It is a rod not a ufo

Posted by: george on Jan 11, 2008 at 02:44 PM
get new glasses. i think your old ones have a crack in them.

Posted by: Hmmmm...... on Jan 11, 2008 at 02:18 PM
Except for where it is freeze-framed, I don't see anything at all.

Posted by: Matt on Jan 11, 2008 at 01:50 PM
Probably a spy plane or US Military device.

Posted by: Melvin on Jan 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM
You know in 2002 our skies were vulnerable after 9/11. This was probably some sort of government spy plane that they were testing.

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