WEBVTT 00:20.487 --> 00:22.422 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 00:22.522 --> 00:26.092 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: HEY THERE STAR GAZERS, IM JAMES ALBURY, DIRECTOR 00:26.192 --> 00:28.428 align:left position:67.5% line:83% size:22.5% OF THE KIKA SILVA PLA PLANETARIUM IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. 00:28.528 --> 00:31.131 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: AND I'M DEAN REGAS, ASTRONOMER FOR THE CINCINNATI 00:31.231 --> 00:32.365 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% OBSERVATORY. 00:32.465 --> 00:35.068 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE SKY. 00:35.168 --> 00:37.637 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MYSTERIOUS LIGHT IN THE SKY? 00:37.737 --> 00:39.672 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU PAUSE, MAKES YOU WONDER? 00:39.773 --> 00:41.608 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: MAKES YOU THINK AN ALIEN INVASION IS COMING? 00:41.708 --> 00:44.411 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: JAMES AND I GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM STAR GAZERS 00:44.511 --> 00:46.946 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% OUT THERE WHO SEE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS IN THE SKY. 00:47.047 --> 00:48.681 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: SOMETIMES THEY ARE BLINKING. 00:48.782 --> 00:50.784 align:left position:77.5% line:89% size:12.5% SOMETIMES THEY ARE FAST-MOVING AND BRIGHT. 00:50.884 --> 00:53.953 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% AND OTHER TIMES THEY SLOWLY CREEP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE SKY TO THE OTHER. 00:54.054 --> 00:56.990 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: UNFORTUNATELY THESE U.F.O.S ARE NOT FROM ALIENS 00:57.090 --> 01:01.094 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% - I'VE BEEN WATCHING AND WAITING FOR THEM FOR YEARS, BUT SO FAR NOTHING. 01:01.194 --> 01:03.096 align:left position:82.5% line:89% size:7.5% ALIENS NEVER CALL, NEVER WRITE BACK... 01:03.196 --> 01:05.932 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: ITS OKAY DEAN, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY. 01:06.032 --> 01:08.668 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% IF THESE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS AREN'T ALIENS, WHAT ARE THEY? 01:08.768 --> 01:10.904 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: WE'RE GOING TO SHARE OUR TIPS FOR SOLVING 01:11.004 --> 01:16.009 align:left position:85% line:83% size:5% THE MYSTERY, AND TURN THESE U.F.O.S INTO IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. 01:16.109 --> 01:17.243 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% LETS SHOW YOU! 01:17.343 --> 01:19.512 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: OKAY, WE HAVE OUR SKY SET FOR ANY NIGHT THIS 01:19.612 --> 01:22.649 align:left position:80% line:89% size:10% WEEK FACING SOUTHWEST JUST AFTER SUNSET. 01:22.749 --> 01:27.253 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL OBJECTS, AND THERE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY-SEEN 01:27.353 --> 01:29.055 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% UFOS JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON. 01:29.155 --> 01:31.224 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% IT IS SUSPICIOUSLY BRIGHT. 01:31.324 --> 01:33.827 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: IT MAY NOT MOVE ACROSS THE SKY IN AN ALIEN 01:33.927 --> 01:37.630 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% WAY, BUT ITS BRIGHTNESS IS SO DAZZLING THAT PEOPLE WONDER ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. 01:37.730 --> 01:42.502 align:left position:70% line:83% size:20% IT IS ACTUALLY THE PLANET VENUS AND WHEN PEOPLE SEE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY ARE STARTLED. 01:42.602 --> 01:45.138 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: OFTEN IF I'M DRIVING IN A CAR AND I SEE IT, 01:45.238 --> 01:46.573 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% I THINK, WHOA WHAT IS THAT? 01:46.673 --> 01:49.442 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DRIVE ON A CURVY ROAD, 01:49.542 --> 01:51.611 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% VENUS CAN GIVE YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS 01:51.711 --> 01:53.480 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% FOLLOWING YOU. 01:53.580 --> 01:56.783 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% BUT WE WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD AND LET YOUR PASSENGERS WATCH VENUS. 01:56.883 --> 01:59.285 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: NOW IF YOU LIVE IN A CITY YOULL PROBABLY SEE 01:59.385 --> 02:01.187 align:left position:85% line:89% size:5% A LOT OF BLINKING LIGHTS IN THE SKY. 02:01.287 --> 02:03.857 align:left position:77.5% line:89% size:12.5% TOPS OF BUILDINGS, RADIO TOWERS AND MORE. 02:03.957 --> 02:06.192 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: BUT IF YOU SEE A BLINKING LIGHT THAT IS MOVING 02:06.292 --> 02:09.329 align:left position:75% line:89% size:15% AT A STEADY RATE, ITS PROBABLY JUST A PLANE. 02:09.429 --> 02:13.833 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% SOMETIMES WHEN PLANES ARE FLYING RIGHT AT YOU THEY CAN GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF A UFO. 02:13.933 --> 02:18.671 align:left position:72.5% line:83% size:17.5% BUT KEEP WATCHING, AND WHEN THEY GO PAST YOU, YOU WILL SEE THE TELLTALE BLINKING RED AND 02:18.771 --> 02:19.906 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% BLUE LIGHTS. 02:20.006 --> 02:22.208 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: NOW PLANES MIGHT MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SKY 02:22.308 --> 02:25.245 align:left position:72.5% line:83% size:17.5% BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE AND YOU SEE A QUICK FLASH? 02:25.345 --> 02:29.182 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE, OR STREAKING QUICKLY ACROSS THE SKY YOU SEE THIS. 02:29.282 --> 02:30.483 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: WHOA! 02:30.583 --> 02:33.419 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% IF IT MOVES SUPER-FAST AND ONLY LASTS A SECOND OR TWO, 02:33.520 --> 02:37.557 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% THATS A METEOR, OR WHAT MOST PEOPLE CALL A SHOOTING STAR. 02:37.657 --> 02:42.295 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% METEORS ARE TINY PIECES OF ICE, ROCK, AND DUST THAT FALL FROM SPACE INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE. 02:42.395 --> 02:45.632 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: THE BRIGHTER ONES CAN EVEN TURN GREEN IN COLOR, 02:45.732 --> 02:49.269 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% BREAK UP INTO PIECES AND EVEN LEAVE VISIBLE SMOKE-TRAILS BEHIND. 02:49.369 --> 02:50.703 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% LOOK JAMES, MAKE A WISH! 02:50.803 --> 02:52.438 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% JAMES: OOH, SO COOL. 02:52.539 --> 02:55.341 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: BUT WHAT IF YOU SEE A SLOW-MOVING, 02:55.441 --> 02:58.478 align:left position:72.5% line:83% size:17.5% NON-BLINKING LIGHT STEADILY CROSSING THE NIGHT SKY? 02:58.578 --> 02:59.579 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? 02:59.679 --> 03:02.015 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: MOST LIKELY ITS A SATELLITE. 03:02.115 --> 03:04.684 align:left position:72.5% line:83% size:17.5% THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE MAN-MADE OBJECTS CIRCLING 03:04.784 --> 03:06.052 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% THE EARTH. 03:06.152 --> 03:07.520 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST SATELLITES IS THE INTERNATIONAL 03:07.620 --> 03:10.256 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% SPACE STATION, OR ISS. 03:10.356 --> 03:17.363 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% THE ISS IS 239 FEET WIDE, 356 FEET LONG, AND 66 FEET TALL SO IT CAN OFTEN LOOK BRIGHTER 03:17.463 --> 03:19.766 align:left position:85% line:89% size:5% THAN THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY. 03:19.866 --> 03:24.771 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% SIX CREW MEMBERS CAN LIVE THERE AT A TIME, SO IF YOU SEE THE ISS GOING OVERHEAD, BE SURE 03:24.871 --> 03:26.005 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% TO WAVE! 03:26.105 --> 03:28.575 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: THE REASON WHY YOU CAN SEE THE ISS AND OTHER 03:28.675 --> 03:33.813 align:left position:72.5% line:83% size:17.5% SATELLITES IS THAT, WHILE YOU'RE IN THE DARK, THE SUN IS STILL SHINING ON THEM. 03:33.913 --> 03:38.451 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% THEY ARE ABOUT 200 TO 300 MILES UP AND SO ITS STILL DAYTIME THERE. 03:38.551 --> 03:43.356 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTS OFF THEM AND LET'S YOU SEE THEM JUST AFTER SUNSET OR RIGHT BEFORE 03:43.456 --> 03:44.591 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% SUNRISE. 03:44.691 --> 03:46.392 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: YOU CAN USE APPS LIKE SATELLITE TRACKER AND 03:46.492 --> 03:49.862 align:left position:77.5% line:83% size:12.5% SPUTNIK TO SEE WHEN BRIGHT SATELLITES WILL FLY OVERHEAD. 03:49.963 --> 03:55.802 align:left position:65% line:83% size:25% AND I REALLY LIKE THE WEBSITE HEAVENS-DASH-ABOVE.COM TO TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE TO LOOK FOR THEM. 03:55.902 --> 04:00.673 align:left position:82.5% line:83% size:7.5% DEAN: SO IM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR U.F.O.S TO FLY OVER MY TOWN, BUT THEY ALWAYS END UP 04:00.773 --> 04:01.908 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% BEING IDENTIFIABLE. 04:02.008 --> 04:04.877 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: WHETHER YOU SEE DAZZLING VENUS AFTER SUNSET, 04:04.978 --> 04:10.683 align:left position:62.5% line:83% size:27.5% BLINKING PLANES, STREAKING METEORS, OR STEADILY-MOVING SATELLITES, THESE OBJECTS CAN MAKE YOUR STAR 04:10.783 --> 04:11.951 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% GAZING EXPERIENCE EVEN BETTER. 04:12.051 --> 04:15.054 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOULL SEE AN ALIEN SOMEDAY. 04:15.154 --> 04:17.890 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: YEAH, NOW THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. 04:17.991 --> 04:20.260 align:left position:75% line:89% size:15% GOOD LUCK WITH THAT WILD-ALIEN CHASE, DEAN! 04:20.360 --> 04:24.360 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!