UFOs, or UAP as researchers now call them, are no longer viewed with complete derision by science. Find out why some in the scientific and intelligence communities now think unidentified aerial phenomena might be worthwhile research topics. It was a beautiful, clear, late summer night. I was stargazing aimlessly when I saw a brilliant flash right above my head. The object burst into flames in the blink of an eye. Based on its direction, I assumed it ended up in the nearby lake.