# What Are The Chances A UFO Lands In The USA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 28, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056 "2011-04-28T17:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/41 "2011-04-30T11:45:28Z")
aren’t UFO’s just sooo nineteen 80’s? Ya know, before there were cell phones and cameras in everybody’s pocket… Nowadays, rumors of UFO’s just aren’t fun any more. So obviously, the chances of a UFO\* landing in the US is pretty remote. They would have to land somewhere with no hi-tech gadgets. Maybe in a remote jungle, or North Korea. Now, that raises the philosophical question: if a UFO falls silently in a forest , did it really land? (or, as previous posters suggested: a UO, or an O.) ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/42 "2011-05-01T22:31:49Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Aliens that don’t want to enslave or eat us? I dunno, Canada. They landed a longtime ago and never left. Are you in line to anally probe this person? OK, I’ll just wait. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/43 "2011-05-01T22:39:10Z")
The odds of a UFO landing in the United States are: Precisely 0%. Because if it landed, it wouldn’t be Unidentified anymore. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/44 "2011-05-01T23:13:20Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > The odds of a UFO landing in the United States are: > > Precisely 0%. > > Because if it landed, it wouldn’t be Unidentified anymore. I’m guessing you didn’t read posts #9 or #19, did you? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/45 "2011-05-02T09:20:30Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’m guessing you didn’t read posts #9 or #19, did you? That is an excellent guess. You are correct! It’s odd though–I read posts 1-8 and then I had to polish my pet zebra. After that I picked up where I _thought_ I left off (post #10) and read up to post 18, then noticed that my favorite painting was hung crookedly so I fainted. The rest is a blur. But you are correct, sir. And I think that’s all that really matters. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/46 "2011-05-02T21:37:13Z")
We regret that you humans do not understand the needs of what you call aliens. When we arrived, naturally we chose the wet part of your planet. Why on earth would we want to land in the open atmosphere? If we chose hard surfaces, we would have dented our transport ships, and we would have to move to the nearest water. We have settled very happily in the water. Once we have finished melting your icecaps, there should be room for all of us. However, can you please stop crapping in our oceans? Best wishes The dolphins ---
**Author:** ![reef\_shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@reef\_shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reef_shark)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/47 "2011-05-02T22:27:16Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Assuming there are aliens in this “UFO” and the aliens are coming from outer space and want to land on LAND and not water. > > Let’s say the aliens have a spacecraft the size of the space shuttle, what are the odds that the aliens land in the good old USA, as opposed to Canada, USSR, China, or the tiny Island of Nauru? > > This would also assume the aliens just want to land on solid ground and they won’t care which country they land in. > > Any way to reasonably calculate the odds they land in the USA? Groom Lake Nevada > **[CIA Cover-Up Alleged in JFK's 'Secret UFO Inquiry'](https://www.foxnews.com/science/cia-cover-up-alleged-in-jfks-secret-ufo-inquiry)** > > A story that combines UFO cover-ups with the assassination of John F. Kennedy is a gold mine for conspiracy theorists. And that's just what author William Lester says he uncovered while conducting research for a new book on Kennedy: a memo written by... This is a 2 week old memo stating that JFK demanded Nasa data sharing and 10 days later he was killed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/48 "2011-05-03T00:57:09Z")
Well that prety well proves the gov’t didn’t kill JFK. There’s no way they could have made & executed the decision that quickly. Heck, they couldn’t even have typed up & circulated a meeting request for teh NSC that fast. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056/49 "2011-05-03T01:00:07Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > That is an excellent guess. You are correct! It’s odd though–I read posts 1-8 and then I had to polish my pet zebra. After that I picked up where I _thought_ I left off (post #10) and read up to post 18, then noticed that my favorite painting was hung crookedly so I fainted. The rest is a blur. But you are correct, sir. And I think that’s all that really matters. Well, the important thing is we got that zebra shinin’ in the sun. Sure looks purty that way. Wish I had one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-a-ufo-lands-in-the-usa/580056.md?page=2)