Interest ever since has always been fairly strong, enhanced at times by world events or popular media. But it wasn't until the advent of the Internet, and more specifically YouTube, that thousands of clips of UFO footage have been available to view on demand.
For entertainment purposes (rather than any deeper conspiracy theories), we've trawled YouTube for UFO clips, and have pulled together a list of ten of the very best hoaxes, "unexplained" footage, fakes, and "mysterious" home movies. So, put on your tin foil hat and press play now. As always, be sure to let us know your favorites in the comments below.
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