September 28, 2005
UFO Landing Strip
Some yokel down in Puerto Rico is planning on building a UFO landing strip. Now, of course, my first thought was “is he doing this with government funds?”
Lajas Mayor Marcos Irizarry’s support for the idea has provoked outrage among islanders who complained it would be a waste of money at a time when the government is encouraging thousands of employees to shorten their work week to cope with a staggering fiscal deficit.
“What nonsense,” said Luis Arocho, 47, sipping coffee with friends in a cafe in historic Old San Juan. “This country is in crisis, and since politicians are incapable of creating jobs, they create fantasies.”
Irizarry quickly clarified that his municipal government would not invest in the project. Instead, he has promised to help Rios get the proper building permits.
Phew. So at least this guy will be spending his own money, or that of stupid “investors”…
But I was struck by another question…
A landing strip? Most “UFO” sightings don’t land and take off like airplanes, they do so vertically. So why would you need a strip? Apparently, Reynaldo Rios either thought of this or is thinking small:
Rios, who leads a group called “UFO International” that holds nighttime vigils to search for signs of alien life, lets Negron worry about details like investment costs and permits while he envisions the design. The landing strip would be 80 feet long and have pyramids as control towers because aliens are attracted to the shape.
80 feet long? That sounds more like it’s either a landing pad, or it’s designed for aliens landing very small aircraft. And “control towers”? Does he have any idea what frequency alien spaceships use for their communication? How do you guide them in if you can neither communicate on their frequency or speak their language? I hate to be a naysayer, but this sounds a bit ridiculous…
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