A World of Mystery

 On the morning of April 15, 1912, the Titanic, the largest ocean liner of its time, hit an iceberg and sank. One thousand five hundred and two people died. After the disaster, investigators learnt of at least 20 cases of people having premonitions about the event. Some passengers boarded the ship, then changed their minds and cancelled their tickets. Perhaps the oddest thing, however, was a book, Futility, written 14 years earlier about a huge ship called the 'Titan'. It also sank after hitting an iceberg.

On October 20, 1978, a young pilot flying to Australia radioed his base in Melbourne. He told them about a strange craft flying around his plane. He said it was a long, fast-moving object with four bright lights. Twelve minutes after this report, the plane disappeared.

UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) sightings are very common. Some people believe that they are spaceships from other planets. They believe that they contain aliens coming to Earth to study and learn about humans.

Level: Beginner

Book: Changes for ESO 4

Year: 2002