His lectures have drawn huge crowds in 50 states and on three continents. Friedman believes two alien spaceships crashed in New Mexico in 1947. A controversial figure, Friedman isn't the stereotypical conspiracy theorist. But I check all my audiences, and there have been over 700 groups, and I consistently find about 10 percent who believe they've seen one. Then I ask how many of them have reported the siting, and it's usually one in 20.
Sightings are common, reports are uncommon, and good investigations are rare.
I've never seen a flying saucer. It's no big deal either way. I tend to get two different reactions when people find out I haven't seen one. I've never seen Tokyo. On the other hand, people say I can be more objective if I haven't seen one.