UFO Symposium wraps up

DENVER - The 40th anniversary of the International UFO Symposium wrapped up on Sunday. For three days, speakers, researchers and everyday people discussed and reviewed what organizers say is evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

They are convinced that those unidentified flying objects are from out of this world. The challenge, they say, is convincing the masses.

"Is that going to happen any time in the future? I don't think it's going to happen any time in the future barring a great independent state ship landing or something like that and having it on film. Barry Roth of the Mutual UFO Netowork said. "I think we have our work cut out for us."

Roth says this year's symposium was smaller than in the past. More than 300 people attended the three day symposium, about 200 less than the previous year.

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is based in Fort Collins. Roth says Colorado consistently ranks among the top five states for UFO sightings. He adds that the San Luis Valley is a hot spot for sightings.

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