Interstellar stalkers

You know, you don't hear or see much about UFOs anymore. I wonder why?

I would bet that a big reason why is the proliferation of cellphones in our culture. I mean, it would be very tough for those little green men to hide now that everybody and their cousin has a camera and video recorder in their pocket.

However, when I did a little research I found that more UFOs are being seen than ever before. According to The National UFO Reporting Center, an organization in the United States that investigates UFO sightings and/or alien contacts since 1974, there has never been more UFO activity than there is right now. In January of 1974, the NUFORC recorded a total of 13 UFO sightings across the United States. In January of 2018, the organization documented 406 UFO sightings in the U.S. In the year 2016, there were a total of 6,764 UFOs seen in the United States alone, with Arkansas accounting for 818 sightings.

Seems odd that, out of those nearly 7,000 incidents, someone couldn't have gotten a snapshot of one of these starships. Of course, there is always the explanation that these beings have some sort of force field over the crafts that prevent photography. Or perhaps they have some sort of Vulcan mind meld on us that keeps us from reaching for our ever-present cellphone.

Whatever the problem is, I would like to solve it. I mean, how cool would it be for us to be able to talk with a real Martian or Jupiterite. They could teach us all about laser beam death rays and traveling at the speed of light. Because, when you think about it, these aliens must love us 'cause they have been stalking us. I mean, to drive by a person's house nearly 7,000 times, come on; they have a thing for us.

Could be the E.T.s are just really, really self-conscious about their green skin or pointed ears. So they hope we notice them jetting by in their flashy space cars. Because you know nothing gets our attention more than a really cool, fast vehicle.

They could also be trying to impress us with their artistic skills by making all of those unique crop circles out in the fields. I can just picture them giggling behind their invisibility shield while watching us ooh and ah over their creations.

Maybe in a few hundred years they will work up the courage to actually ring our doorbell and say hello. And when that time comes, we can just throw a house party and invite Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster and The Ozark Howler to come over and just have a big ol' time.

So the next time you see something odd in the sky, maybe give them a wave and a smile. Who knows, it could be the start of a beautiful friendship. Or it could be the start of an alien invasion that would forever alter our planet. Either way, at least the stalking would stop.