SUBJECT: NEW STUDY BASED ON THOUSANDS OF SIGHTINGS           FILE: UFO2845



BY MICHAEL ANDREWS for WWN



A "mother ship" resembling a giant football . . . a whirling coin-shaped disk 
that flashes across the sky at fantastic speed . . . a diamond-shaped craft 
with a brilliant, mirror-like surface.

These are among the most common UFO shapes, according to veteran UFO 
researcher Brad Steiger, author of Mysteries of Time and Space.

Here are detailed descriptions based on Steiger's analysis of several thousand 
sightings over the past 40 years:

1. The Classic flying saucer. This is the most common UFO of all -- it's been 
reported around the world for more than four decades, according to Steiger. 
"The craft has a metallic saucer-like body ranging in diameter from 10 to 15 
feet. An exhaust port on the bottom emits a yellow light that dances like a 
flame upon takeoff. Bright lights rim the saucer, and a clear circular dome is 
often seen on the saucer portion."

2. Conicl Disk. This UFO resembles a Chinese peasant's large straw hat. It has 
a flat bottom. The craft is generally reported as being about 20 feet in 
diameter and 10 to 12 feet high at the peak, with no exterior lights.

3. Football Shaped. This craft has a thick black body that tapers off at 
either end. Smaller UFOs have reportedly been seen entering and leaving a bay 
on its lower surface -- so it's often called "mother ship." Reports have 
placed the craft's size at up to 80 feet long and 20 feet high.

4. Coin-Like Disk. Shaped like a giant 50-cent piece, this UFO is the type 
most often reported by military and airline pilots flying at 20,000 to 40,000 
feet. Eyewitnesses say the flat edge of the disk often is ringed with red or 
green lights. The spaceship is incredibly fast, zipping along at speeds of more 
than 2,500 m.p.h. "The craft has been estimated at 15 to 20 feet in diameter 
and 2 to 3 feet high."

5. Top-Shaped. Reminiscent of a child's toy top, this craft is fat in the 
middle and tapered above and below. It's covered with multicolored lights. 
Powerful jets around its midsection move the UFO in any direction. "Round 
portholes often ring the vehicle. The body often is said to be grayish, like a 
shark's skin."

6. Egg-Shaped. This massive vehicle -- also thought to be a mother ship -- has 
been reported to be up to 200 feet in length. It has an oval shape like an 
egg, with no visible portholes or windows, and glows slightly in the dark.

7. Diamond-Shaped. This craft resembles the top half of a diamond mounted on a 
flat surface. Its exterior is polished and as dazzling as a mirror in bright 
sunlight. The UFO usually is about 18 feet across and 8 to 10 feet high. It 
has not portholes or windows.

8. Blinding Light. Typically spotted at night, this UFO doesn't have a 
definite shape -- it's simply a dazzling orange light. "But it moves 
methodically, as if guided by some form of alien intelligence," says Steiger.




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