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This is another of those phenomena where the "self-fulfilling prophecy"
effect probably comes into play. If a phenomenon is thought to be
impossible, then anyone who witnesses it must be insane or something...
and therefore any genuine witnesses would tend to avoid coming forwards to
be ridiculed. Whenever our first impulse is scornful laughter, there is a
chance that the evidence has been warped by fear of ridicule.