In 2013, AEI research assistant Andrew Rugg and I released an AEI Public Opinion Study of the surveys on conspiracy theories. Belief in UFOs or aliens visiting Earthy doesn’t imply a conspiracy theory. But a belief in government cover-ups may. What did our report show?
of the surveys on conspiracy theories. Belief in UFOs or aliens visiting Earthy doesn’t imply a conspiracy theory. But a belief in government cover-ups may. What did our report show?
A question that was used several times by various polling organizations between 1990 and 2000 asks Americans whether UFOs were something real or just people’s imaginations. The “something real” response ranged from 43 to 61%. In a Gallup question from 1996, 45% said UFOs have visited Earth in some form.
In a 1997 Yankelovich/CNN/Time poll, 8% said they had seen a UFO or anything they believed was a spacecraft from another planet, and another 17% said someone they knew had. Two percent in another question said someone they knew had been abducted by aliens.
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