You’re out on your deck watching the stars in the sky and wondering if there really can be life on other planets when all of a sudden there it is! There’s something in the sky. It has running lights, it’s zipping around, it appeared as if out of nowhere… you can’t seem to identify it, it’s flying, it’s… an object… it’s…
…your neighbor’s RC plane. Bummer!

Some sightings of UFOs may actually be attributed to a radio controlled flying gizmo of some kind. So, how can you be certain that what you’re about to report is an actual UFO or just your neighbor’s new favorite toy?

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RC blimps and flying saucers come in various sizes and shapes. Some of them are tiny and may not be easily seen from far distances. Here are some ways to help yourself determine if that UFO you’re seeing in the night sky is really just an RC plane.
It might be radio controlled if…

You hear a buzzing noise as that of a tiny motor.
If you don’t hear a buzzing sound then you might just be at too great of a distance.

You can see it has an antenna.
On some models of flying RC’s you may not see a visible antenna. You can’t just assume it’s not radio controlled just because there’s no antenna. But, if you do see one then there’s a good chance that what you’re seeing is actually just a flying RC toy.

You find someone near you with a joy stick.
Now this is a big telltale sign of it being radio controlled and not unidentified; if someone a few yards away from you is holding a joy stick, you can probably make a pretty safe bet that what’s buzzing around above your head is definitely not unidentified.

It keeps flying around the same area.
Most RC gadgets have a range of about 100 yards, but not much farther than that. If you notice that the UFO you’re witnessing is just flying around in the same spot, you’re probably not seeing a UFO at all.

It hovers in place but doesn’t zip around.
Okay, so you can rule out the RC plane theory on this one. While RC planes may not be able to hover, an RC helicopter or blimp does exactly that. The trick is to notice if it’s at slow speeds or if it’s hovering and then zipping around.

It doesn’t seem to go very high.
It’s just a fact that an RC toy cannot fly but a few hundred feet in the air. If it’s something higher than that, you’ve got a good case for the UFO files.

It shows up over your neighbor’s yard.
Knock on your neighbor’s door and ask.

If after going completely through this checklist you still have not identified it, then it is obviously unidentified. You can now take all of those pictures and videos to your local new station and get this information out to the world.

Quick… what’s more fun than an RC plane? That’s right… a remote control UFO! For RC hobbyists and UFO enthusiasts and even for those who happen to fit into both categories this is pure high-flying RC bliss. There are so many people who are really getting into the RC craze, and adding UFOs to the mix just makes them all the more better. But, there is not just one or two of these toys on the market, there are many variations on this theme.

The Micro RC flying saucer by Thin Geek is unique-looking to say the least. There are four propellers, some scalloped edges, and a few cut-outs. You can move it forward or reverse, to the left or right and even hover and rotate in one place or while moving up and down. The controller has an easier mode to help give a beginner a hand.

For the kids, the RC UFO is tiny at only about 8 grams and smaller than your child’s hand. It looks like a crossbreed between a helicopter and UFO, it has a 2-channel mini propeller and the dual counter-rotating blades give it stability so it’s easier for the younger ones to keep it flying. It can be used either indoors or out and has some flashing LED lights in red, green and blue. Since there are 3 different frequencies you are able to fly three at once.

The MicroFly is not that much bigger than a silver dollar and it is the world’s tiniest flying RC toy. This little UFO easily fits inside your hand and can do take-off vertically. It can also hover and it will fly for about 7 minutes on 10 minutes of charging. There's an LED light on the top and this one is just for indoor use. It requires 6 AA batteries and one awesome feature of this one is that you can swarm your UFOs as one controller will work on several at the same time.

The 4-channel UFO helicopter is no regular helicopter. There are 4 ringed propellers that come together to form an amazing hovering UFO. It can pitch forward or backward, from side to side, spin left and right, and works both outdoors and indoors. It has a 4-channel transmitter, blue and red flashing LEDs, and has a manual with some flying tips. This toy is recommended for kids and adults ages 14 and older.

Sold to businesses as a guerilla marketing tool, and with a whopping $5,000 price tag, the Summit X-Pro definitely isn’t for children. This is a special helium-filled blimp, it is over 8 feet in length and it can hover. There is a color camera attachment, it can display logos and it has a bomb-dropping system for marketing. Fly this around and you may just see it end up in a number of UFO sighting reports.

These are only a few of the many and various UFO RC options for your flying pleasure. Take a look, do a few internet searches. These are definitely “out there!”