He learned to communicate with them “either by speech or signs,” but no matter what passed between them, the Indians “believe very firmly that I, with these ships and people, came from the sky.” The conviction remained unshakeable, and ubiquitous. Wherever he journeyed, the startled inhabitants “went running from house to house and to the neighboring towns with loud cries of ‘Come! Come! See the people from the sky!’”
— Columbus: The Four Voyages, Laurence Bergreen
Native Americans thought Columbus and his ships came from the sky. Let us question our own assumptions about where UAPs originate.