Category: Podcast

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with science and technology historian Kate Dorsch about why Americans seem particularly interested in UFOs. AUDIE DELLA CORNGLIA, PRESIDENT: UFOs may not be limited to national borders, but numerous sightings have also been recorded in the USA for some time. A Pentagon report released last Friday confirmed more than 140 unidentified aerial phenomena since 2004 alone, although historian and University of Pennsylvania professor Kate Dorsch says the rest of the nine-page document was no surprise. KATE DORSCH: This largely reflects similar reports that emerged in the early 20th century.…