Cover of LIFE Magazine
March 2000 issue

All of us want to know !

"If there is nothing up there from out of this world, then why doesn't all of the governments just come clean and admit that all the unidentified craft sightings up there are really ours?"

They can't, because they're not all of ours !

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LIFE UFO POLL

1. Do you think there is intelligent life somewhere in the universe, other than on Earth, or not?
Yes..............54%
No...............32%
Not Sure*....14%

2. Do you think intelligent beings from other planets have ever visited Earth, or don't you think so?
Yes..............30%
No...............54%
Not Sure*....16%

3. Do you think the U.S. government is withholding information from the public about the existence of UFOs, or don't you think so?
Yes..............49%
No...............40%
Not Sure*....11%

4. In your opinion, are UFOs real or just the product of people's imaginations?
Real............43%
Imaginary....42%
Not Sure*....15%

5. Have you or anyone you know ever seen a UFO, or haven't you?
Yes, personally...............6%
Yes, someone I know.....13%
No................................79%
Not Sure*.......................2%

6. Have you or anyone you know ever had an encounter with beings from another planet, or haven't you?
Yes, personally................1%
Yes, someone I know.......6%
No................................92%
Not Sure*.......................1%

7. If beings from another planet asked you to come aboard their spacecraft, would you go, or wouldn't you?
Yes..............21%
No...............74%
Not Sure*......5%

8. In your opinion, should the U.S. government support scientific observation in search of intelligent life on other planets, or shouldn't it?
Yes..............54%
No...............41%
Not Sure*......5%

*volunteered response

LIFE Poll by Yankelovich Partners.  Survey of 1,564 adults, age 18 and older, conducted January 12 - 13, 2000.  Margin of error: plus or minus 2.5 percent.