UFO Sightings in Central Texas

UFO Sightings in Central Texas

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

FREE Resource

The video discusses reports of strange objects in the skies over Central Texas, focusing on a mass sighting in January 2008. Eyewitnesses describe seeing large, bright objects, some up to a mile long. Investigators Ryder, Ben, and James explore the phenomenon, considering various explanations, including optical illusions, aircraft, or extraterrestrial origins.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For how long have strange objects been reported in the skies over Central Texas?

A few decades

Since 2008

More than a century

A few years

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significant event that occurred in January 2008 in Central Texas?

A solar eclipse

A mass sighting of strange lights

A large storm

A meteor shower

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did witnesses describe the object seen during the 2008 sighting?

As a flock of birds

As a weather balloon

As a large object with pulsating lights

As a small drone

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did some witnesses claim about the size of the object?

It was the size of a car

It was the size of a house

It was large enough to land an airplane on

It was the size of a football field

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who traveled to Texas to investigate the UFO sightings?

A team of journalists

Ryder, Ben, and James

A group of scientists

Local law enforcement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some of the theories considered about the sightings?

A weather phenomenon

A secret military operation

An optical illusion or an aircraft

A new type of bird