With mass UFO sightings in China being so frequent, it wouldn’t be that surprising to discover the Chinese Government making plans to interact with extraterrestrials. China has a long history of reported UFO encounters and interactions with extraterrestrials dating back 3000 years! There are even ancient UFO bases rumored to still exist in the Kunlun mountain range.

Dr. Steven Greer

Please mark it in your calendars – FEBRUARY 23-27, 2011 – THE 20th Annual International UFO Congress!

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The Fourth Kind has been called “the most shocking alien abduction movie to date.” The movie directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi stars Mila Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler who discovers a common theme of alien abduction in her patients during a sleep study in Nome, Alaska.

“In remote Alaska, citizens have been mysteriously vanishing since the 1960s. Despite multiple FBI investigations, the truth behind the phenomena had never been discovered-until now.”

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You can read Maurizio Baiata’s review of the Fourth Kind here: The Fourth Kind: Pulling the strings of the abduction phenomenon (may contain spoilers).

How many times have you seen “UFOs” written as “UFO’s”? I see it on a daily basis, and it drives me crazy every time.

Let’s take a trip back to elementary school.

The apostrophe is used either to show possession (e.g. The ship’s lights were flashing), or with a contraction (e.g. I can’t believe what I’m seeing).

So, you can use “UFO’s” when writing a sentence like, “The UFO’s shape was triangular,” or “We could see into the UFO’s many windows.” But when used in a title like “UFO’s In Space” or “Four States Sight UFO’s,” the usage of the apostrophe is wrong.

If you read someone’s writing and notice the incorrect apostrophe usage in the word “UFOs,” bring it to his or her attention so we can eliminate this problem.

Thanks for letting me rant.

I was amazed from the very first moment I stepped into the large ballroom at the World Trade Center. Seeing and hearing the impressive sound system, observing the elaborate lighting setup, and seeing the 5 projection screens, I thought that perhaps I was in the wrong ballroom, because this setup reminded me more of a concert, and not the UFO conferences with which I am familiar.

I admit, I was mildly concerned about not being able to understand the presentations delivered in Spanish, but real-time translation service was provided. In fact, in the sea of the 1000+ chairs, a translation headset was on every chair. Spanish speakers were translated to English and vice versa.

It was great getting to meet Erich von Danikan, and to watch his presentation. Additionally, it was an unexpected treat getting to watch Robert Dean deliver the event’s closing. Bob was a last-minute addition to the conference, and not many people knew he would be present.

Overall, I was blown away by the production quality of this conference. Kudos to Jaime Maussan for organizing such a quality event. I don’t think the turnout met the expectations of the event organizers, but I think this conference has made a positive impact, and if it continues next year, I’m sure it will grow substantially.

Our Open Minds team had the pleasure of enjoying dinner last night with the wonderful company of Don Schmitt, Michael Salla, and the wonderful gentleman himself, Robert Dean. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that Robert Dean is a last-minute addition to the conference, and will be speaking on the final day of the event.

Everything begins at the WTC this afternoon. Remember, Open Minds is streaming the conference live, and you can watch the entire conference for the low price of $29.95. Read more details at http://www.openminds.tv/events/cumbre-mundial-ovni-conference/.

Jeff Peckman hopes the song will help popularize his cause.

Check out the video for “Pink UFO,” and watch for Peckman’s cameo . . .

Last night on Live From Laughlin, we had guests Santiago Garza and Paola Harris on the show. Watch tonight to see coverage of the closing banquet and the EBE awards ceremony.

It’s hard to believe, but we are down to the final day of the 2010 International UFO Congress.

Stan delivered his talk to a packed house, and his images of UFOs and aliens garnered several “ooh”s and “ahh”s from the crowd. The visual-heavy presentation made Stan’s lecture one of the more exciting lectures to watch.

Open Minds’ show Live From Laughlin aired its 5th episode last night with guest Travis Walton. Walton discussed some of the details of his famous abduction that occurred 34 years ago. His story was the basis of the feature film Fire In The Sky.

The final two days of the 2010 International UFO Congress should be very exciting and packed with incredible information from researchers like Barbara Lamb, Richard Dolan, David Sereda, and Jaime Maussan.

However, it was Chuck Zukowski’s presentation that I found most interesting. Chuck delivered information related to recent investigations of the Roswell incident. His talk was filled with great photos from his investigations, and his delivery was extremely engaging.

Additionally, Chuck Zukowski was a guest last night on the fourth episode of Live From Laughlin. The show also contained a live interview with Barbara Lamb, and a video montage (created by Congress Production Manager Carlo Petrick) showing the first four days of the Congress.

Last night concluded with the popular Meet The Speakers cocktail party, and this year, the attendance was incredible with more than 500 people enjoying the food, the dancing, and the company.

Three more days remain!