Wichita UFO Sighting Quiz

Wichita UFO Sighting Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, History

7th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

In March 2021, a UFO sighting in Wichita, Kansas, was reported by property manager Mike Marlar. He described seeing a shiny, silver object in the sky that disappeared quickly. Tim McMillan investigated the sighting using video timestamps and flight data, focusing on the NASA Super Guppy, a unique cargo aircraft often mistaken for a UFO. However, the Super Guppy was confirmed to be hundreds of miles away at the time, ruling it out as the object seen in Wichita.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mike Marlar notice in the sky over Wichita?

A bird

A silver, shiny object

A balloon

A helicopter

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool did Tim McMillan use to analyze the sighting?

Astronomical charts

Satellite images

Flight radar data

Weather data

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the NASA Super Guppy often mistaken for?

A military jet

A commercial airliner

A UFO

A weather balloon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of the NASA Super Guppy?

Cargo transport

Weather monitoring

Military operations

Passenger transport

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the flight radar data reveal about the Super Guppy's location?

It was flying over the ocean

It was grounded

It was several hundred miles away

It was over Wichita

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What conclusion was drawn about the object seen in Wichita?

It was a drone

It was not the Super Guppy

It was the Super Guppy

It was a weather balloon