Nick Mariana's UFO Footage Analysis

Nick Mariana's UFO Footage Analysis

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, History

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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On August 15, 1950, in Great Falls, Montana, baseball coach Nick Mariana captured a video of two silver objects flying across the sky. This footage is significant as it predates the era of satellites, making such sightings rare. The video shows the objects moving behind a water tower, indicating they are not camera artifacts. The footage is compared to the Nimitz incident, suggesting it could be the first recorded UFO video.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Nick Mariana doing on August 15, 1950, in Great Falls, Montana?

Conducting a UFO investigation

Watching a meteor shower

Scouting a new ball field

Filming a baseball game

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Nick Mariana capture on his 16mm film camera?

Two silver objects flying in tandem

A meteor shower

A flock of birds

A solar eclipse

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the footage considered particularly interesting?

It was captured during a solar eclipse

It was taken before satellites crowded the sky

It was filmed during a thunderstorm

It shows a rare bird species

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence suggests that the objects in the footage are not camera artifacts?

They change colors

They move behind a water tower

They disappear suddenly

They are accompanied by sound

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the potential significance of the footage captured by Nick Mariana?

It captures a famous meteor shower

It documents a historical baseball game

It shows a rare astronomical event

It could be the first UFO video ever captured