Jealous rivals brought charges of heresy against him to the Roman Inquisition. Alas, Galileo formally abjured and affirmed the official Aristotelian stance of the Holy Roman Church. But at that moment, or so the story goes, he whispered to those within earshot: “Eppur si muove” (“And yet it moves”). In a somewhat similar position are the scientists, astronauts, military men, journalists and all other believers in the existence of the UFOs (“ Unidentified Flying Objects” or “Flying Saucers”). Until recently, anybody engaged in the research, advocacy or discussion of the phenomenon was met with ridicule or ostracism.