Part 8 - 'Initiative 300' - UFOs and opinion polls

Most people already believe!

Opinion polls in recent decades have shown that high percentages of people already believe:

• We are not alone in the universe
• We have been visited by people or some kind of intelligent life forms from other planets
• The government is not telling the truth about extraterrestrial UFOs and visitors

Polls 1966-2009

     Shown below is a sample of polls from 1966-2009. These and other polls also show that people with more education and intelligence are more likely to believe UFOs are real and from other planets when compared to people with less education and intelligence. 
     The polls were done on the general public, pilots, astronomers, youths, women, and others. They reinforce the more than 500 "whistle-blowers" who have offered to testify under oath to Congress about the government cover-up of UFOs and  visits by intelligent beings not from Earth.
     More complete results from these polls, and many other polls, can be viewed at the web sites noted at the bottom.

Gallup Polls between 1966 and 1987 asked respondents the question:
"Are UFOs something real or just people's imagination?"
Of those who took a position one way or the other, 61%, 64%, 68%, and 60% took the position they are real in 1966, 1977, 1978, and 1987 respectively. [Source: www.UFOEvidence.com]

Gallup Poll - 1971
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 29, 1973

"A Gallup survey of leaders in 72 nations found 53% expressing a belief in the existence of human life on other planets. The survey was of leaders in science, medicine, education, politics, business and other fields."

United States Branch of Mensa International - 1976
Survey of Mensa members
Source: National Enquirer, June 1, 1976

64% think UFOs are spaceships from other planets
51% believe UFOs are carrying passengers
who are studying our behavior

U.S. Airline Pilot Survey - 1977
Source: National Enquirer, Feb. 8, 1977

70% believe intelligent life exists in outer space
52% believe UFOs may be spacecraft from another planet
30% believe the Defense Department is doing an adequate job of monitoring UFO sightings

American Astronomical Society 1977 Membership Survey, By Dr. Peter Sturrock,

Does the UFO problem deserve scientific study?

Certainly/probably 53%
Possibly 27%
Probably not/certainly not 17%

Are you willing to contribute to the resolution of the UFO problem?
Yes 80%

Gallup Youth Survey - 1978
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 7, 1978

Have you ever seen a UFO?
Nationwide: Yes 14%
Boys: Yes 15%
Girls: Yes 13%

Are there people like us on other planets?
Nationwide: Yes 65% No 26%

Are UFOs real or imaginary?
Nationwide: Real 61% Imaginary 25%

Womanpoll National Survey - 1978
Source: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, July 22-23, 1978

Does other intelligent life exist in the universe besides on Earth?

All women:
Yes 50% No 30%

College education:
Yes 56% No 27%

High school education:
Yes 50% No 29%

Grade school education:
Yes 38% No 37%

Media General – Associated Press Poll - 1985 Source: Houston Post, Sept. 3, 1985; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 4, 1985

Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets?
Yes 47% No 36%

Is the search for life on other planets a good use of research money?
Yes 49% No 45%

Polls on UFOs 1996 – 2009

Newsweek Magazine Poll - 1996
48% of Americans believe UFOs are real
29% think we've made contact with aliens
48% think the government is concealing UFO information

CNN/TIME Magazine Poll - 1997
80% believe that the government is hiding the existence of extraterrestrial life forms
64% believe aliens have contacted humans
35% believe that aliens would look somewhat human

Marist Institute for Public Opinion Survey - 1997
Source: The Denver Post, December 16, 1997

Do you think there is intelligent life on other planets?
Yes 60% No 40%

Are our galactic neighbors friendly rather than hostile?
Yes 86%

Life Magazine – 2000: Do you think that intelligent beings from other planets have ever visited Earth or don't you think so?
Yes 30% - No 54% - Not Sure 16%

Do you think the US government is withholding information from the public about the existence of UFOs or don't you think so?
Yes 49% No 40% Not Sure 11%

In your opinion are UFOs real or just the product of people’s imaginations?
Yes Real 43% Imaginary 42% Not Sure 15%

Roper Poll - 2002
56% American public think that UFOs are something real and not just in people's imagination
48% Believe that UFOs have visited earth in some form
45% Believe intelligent life from other worlds has monitored life on earth

Channel 7 News Denver - June 2008
poll of 2,000 people - 71% said they believed ETs have visited.

AOL Poll - July 2008 (over 136,000 votes)

93% believe that life exists elsewhere in the universe
81% think Earth has been visited by aliens

MSNBC Poll - 2008 (20663 responses)

Do you believe some UFO sightings are actually visits from extraterrestrials?

61% Yes. With the number of stars in our galaxy, it's impossible to believe that we haven't been visited by the inhabitants of other planets.
25% Maybe. Aliens might have visited Earth, but so far there is not enough compelling evidence to convince me.
14% No. It's just not rational to think that any of the UFO sightings are visiting aliens.

Los Angeles Times blog poll - Dec. 2009
Should your hometown create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission?
71.5% Yes (830 votes)
19.5% No (226 votes)

NOTE: More polls samples and more complete results from these abbreviated polls included on this page can be viewed at the web sites below which provided most of the poll information:

Public Opinion Surveys and Unidentified Flying Objects
50+ years of Sampling Public Opinions
by John F. Schuessler
Former International Director
Mutual UFO Network, Inc
http://www.mufon.com/znews_publicopinion.html

Summaries of Some Recent Opinion Polls on UFOs
Alberta UFO Study Group
http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc999.htm

     These opinion polls show belief is growing that we are being visited by ETs. This is despite over 60 years of lies, denial, and ridicule by the government and mainstream news media.

     There is more respectful news coverage now. Why? Because the news media see these poll results and are less likely to insult and ridicule the majority of their audience. This is helping to end the CIA's truth embargo and disinformation campaign on UFOs as described in page two.

     Acknowledging the existence of extraterrestrial visitors is a personal matter. It cannot be dictated to us by government officials. But it is obvious that we are not alone and we need to start addressing issues related to these visitors.

     The U.S. Government continues to play the game of denial and hoaxes about UFOs while Americans suffer the consequences. That is why an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission is needed by the People, for the People. Denver is as good a place to start as anywhere else.

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