By Amy Hubbard
Source: L.A. Times
June 28, 2012, 8:45 a.m.
Not only do more than 80 million Americans believe that UFOs exist, many are not afraid of an alien drop-in, according to a new study.
As part of its new “Chasing UFOs” series, the National Geographic Channel conducted a poll to assess Americans’ views on the paranormal. The study found that 11% of those polled firmly believed they’d spotted a UFO.
In addition, most of those polls said they would regard a minor alien invasion as only a minor inconvenience. And most expect the visitors to be “E.T.”-type friendly, according to a news release on the study.
In spite of the recent uproar over the Miami face-chewing incident, 71% in this survey were more likely to believe in aliens than in zombies — or vampires or superheroes, for that matter. Sorry, Green Lantern.
The study threw in a few fun questions. Among them: Which superhero would Americans be more likely call on to battle aliens (the evil kind, not E.T.)? That would be the Hulk (21%). Spider-Man got only 8% of the vote. That could bode ill for the Tuesday opening of “The Amazing Spider-Man.”
President Obama had the questionable honor of being perceived as better able to handle an alien invasion than GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney – this was a notion held more strongly among women than men and among younger folks than older.
The “Aliens Among Us” survey was conducted with a random nationwide sample of 1,114 Americans from May 21 to 29. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.9%.
“Chasing UFOs” will premiere at 9 p.m. Friday on the National Geographic Channel.
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I don’t care if they are like the ones in “Independence Day”, it wouldn’t be any worse than these shape shifters we are dealing with now.
By the way there could be even more Americans believe in UFO’s and ET’s in this day and age…..we got into it big time with Star track in the 1960′s TV run of that info back in the day . The Hubble has sent back awesome photo’s of far away Universe’s that are in our field of sight ; and it’s only a speck of the endless Life out there in the Solar systems .
Not just in the US..Canada has many millions who believe we are not a lone ;a long with many other Nations worldwide who feel we are indeed Linked up with them on many different fronts . WOW Can’t wait to see how the rest of 2012 unfolds where it come’s to OUR STAR BROTHER’S & SISTER’S who come from many different race’s .