Ufology is a discipline dedicated to the study of unidentified flying objects.
Ufology is a term that has its origins in the English language . In this language, the acronym UFO is used to name an unidentified flying object : that is, an unidentified flying object ( UFO , in Spanish).
The concept of ufology derives from UFO , which came into our language as ufology . It is, in short, the study of unidentified flying objects . Ufology can be considered a pseudoscience , since its claims are not usually endorsed by the scientific community in general.
Features of ufology
Ufology maintains that UFOs come, in many cases, from other planets . Therefore ufologists affirm that extraterrestrial life exists. To support their statements, they use videos, photographs and testimonies that, according to their position, would demonstrate the existence of beings and objects that are not native to Earth .
Among the phenomena that ufology usually investigates are the appearance of strange marks on crops, stories of abductions and animal mutilations. In many cases, science has proven that the cases were hoaxes.
Ufology frequently denounces conspiracies by international governments to hide alleged evidence of extraterrestrial life. According to ufologists, the authorities do not want the population to become aware of the cases.
Those who develop ufology affirm that extraterrestrial life exists.
Discipline in art
The existence of beings from other planets has always aroused a lot of interest among both ordinary citizens and artists. Hence, precisely, the world of cinema and television has been inspired by it to shape different products.
A good example of this is the North American television series "The X-Files" , which enjoyed enormous success in the 1990s and revolved around two FBI investigators who were dedicated to investigating cases classified as "X" , because they made reference to UFO sightings, paranormal situations, the strangest beings...
Precisely, we cannot ignore that in Spain there is currently a television program that revolves around extraterrestrials, strange sightings and all kinds of events that can be considered impossible or difficult to explain. We are referring to the space "Fourth Millennium" , presented by journalist Iker Jiménez and broadcast on the Cuatro network.
Ufology experts
Beyond the controversies, several ufology experts achieved worldwide fame. The Uruguayan Fabio Zerpa ( 1928 – 2019 ), who settled in Argentina , was one of them. Also very popular is the Spanish ufologist Juan José Benítez , author of several books on UFOs and extraterrestrials.
Among his best-known publications we can highlight "My Favorite UFOs" ( 2001 ), "The Unidentified Crew Members" ( 1983 ) and "The Spies of the Cosmos" ( 1983 ).
In Spain, the psychiatrist and journalist Fernando Jiménez del Oso ( 1941 – 2005 ) also became a very important figure on this topic. This researcher carried out, among many other works, the direction of a television program called "Más Beyond" , which was a great success in the 1970s thanks to its investigations into the UFO phenomenon, for example.