# UFOs in Jaws **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358 "2014-01-21T13:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![weemart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/1 "2014-01-21T13:01:16Z")
Hi, Has anyone ever noticed the 2 UFOs that appear in the movie Jaws? They appear just after the scene when they try to shoot the shark after singing “Show Me The Way To Go Home”? Has anyone ever investigated what they are? Does anyone know if Steven Spielberg has ever mentioned them? And does anyone know if there are any other movies where UFOs appear in the background? thanks weemart ---
**Author:** ![geezer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d6d6ee/32.png) [@geezer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geezer1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/2 "2014-01-21T13:04:47Z")
The 2 UFO’s, (Unidentified floating objects) were beer cans . . . ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/3 "2014-01-21T13:06:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yvq0JPruruM/hqdefault.jpg "Yet Another UFO In The Movie Jaws Very Clear Nightime") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvq0JPruruM) Looks like a meteor to me ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/4 "2014-01-21T13:13:29Z")
From imdb: > **[Jaws (1975) - Trivia - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/trivia/)** > > Jaws (1975) - Trivia on IMDb: Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more... > [@](#): > > According to “The Making of Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’” documentary, the shooting star that appears during the night scene where Brody loads his revolver was real, not an optical effect. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/5 "2014-01-21T13:13:39Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvq0JPruruM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvq0JPruruM) > > Looks like a meteor to me Yeah, I thought they were supposed to be shooting stars. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/6 "2014-01-21T13:15:16Z")
There are a couple of meteorites that appear in the background in _Jaws_ - is that what you’re talking about? ---
**Author:** ![weemart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/7 "2014-01-21T13:16:54Z")
That’s the ones but the 2nd “meteorite” is flying diagonally down the screen, enters a cloud and doesn’t come back out the other side. So where did it go? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/8 "2014-01-21T13:24:57Z")
> [@weemart](#): > > That’s the ones but the 2nd “meteorite” is flying diagonally down the screen, enters a cloud and doesn’t come back out the other side. So where did it go? They’re only “meteorites” if they reach the ground. Most meteors burn up pretty rapidly and only produce short trails - which ought to answer your question. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/9 "2014-01-21T13:40:18Z")
Here’s a previous thread discussing the meteors: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68135&highlight=jaws+meteor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68135&highlight=jaws+meteor) In summary: Spielberg has apparently claimed that at least one of them is genuine, but the consensus among the learned members of the SDMB is that they have to be special effects. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/10 "2014-01-21T13:41:39Z")
Well that settles that! ---
**Author:** ![weemart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/11 "2014-01-21T13:49:39Z")
Would be interesting to know what date they filmed the scenes. According to wikipedia filming started on 2nd May 1974 at Martha’s Vineyard in Masachusettes. Also a meteroite landed in Connecticut on 27th May 1974. Is it possible they are the same meteor or part of the same shower? > **[Meteorite fall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite_fall)** > > A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections. As of February 2023\[update\], the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1372 confirmed falls. > Observed meteorite falls are important for several reasons. > Material from observed falls... > **[Jaws (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_%28film%29)** > > Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts... ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/12 "2014-01-21T13:53:56Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Yeah, I thought they were supposed to be shooting stars. OK that made me smile. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/13 "2014-01-21T14:04:48Z")
> [@weemart](#): > > And does anyone know if there are any other movies where UFOs appear in the background? > > thanks > > weemart [This other Spielberg flick.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075860/?ref_=nv_sr_4) ---
**Author:** ![weemart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/14 "2014-01-21T14:07:48Z")
Hehe. Would be very surprised if there were no UFOs in that film. But does any1 know if there’s any other films where ufos/shooting stars/meteorites appear accidentally in the background? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/15 "2014-01-21T14:16:11Z")
If you look closely, you’ll see one or two in _Close Encounters_. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/16 "2014-01-21T14:28:17Z")
Moved to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358/17 "2014-01-21T14:29:43Z")
> [@weemart](#): > > Hehe. Would be very surprised if there were no UFOs in that film. But does any1 know if there’s any other films where ufos/shooting stars/meteorites appear accidentally in the background? I’m not sure how to search for that. But, any rural night scene would have a chance. Sometimes us city folk forget how much is up there in any clear night sky. [A meteor FAQ page (I highlighted sporadic for this link)](http://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-faq/#4)