Are UFOs of extraterrestrial origin? According to respected scientists, there are more stars in our universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth. These odds make it hard to ignore the possibility of extraterrestrial life. UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, are at the center of this controversial debate. For those who believe that UFOs are controlled by extraterrestrial life, it is these same probabilities that cannot be overlooked. On the other hand, skeptics work hard to explain why the evidence that supports the existence of UFOs, mostly anecdotal in nature, is simply not supported enough. On one side of the debate is Leslie Kean, author of the New York Times bestseller UFOs. : Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on Record considers eyewitness accounts from senior government officials and pilots as the basis for its argument that UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin. “They [pilots] represent the world's best-trained observers of anything that flies,” writes Kean (quoted in Speigel). His book is the inspiration for the History Channel special Secret. ...