This week there has been a conference on the study of life beyond Earth, hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. I am hopeful that their opinions will be made known publicly, and I wish I was a fly on the wall at what must be a hotly debated topic.

The main point of interest is that if we are contacted by an extraterrestrial race of beings, how would it affect us. Of course, some say that aliens are already among us, and our governments simply need to let the info out to the general public.

This conference will be debating a related topic also - if we can confirm alien beings, how should we treat them? Will they also be a being created by God, or did they come into existence in some other way?

Father Jose Funes, one of the organisers of the conference, said: "As a multiplicity of creatures exists on Earth, so there could be other beings, also intelligent, created by God. This does not conflict with our faith, because we cannot put limits on the creative freedom of God."

There are some very deep reaching questions here. What do you think? Do you agree with Funes' statement?

We have reports this week from California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas. In California, a man along with several other witnesses, saw an unknown object make unbelievable maneuvers. In Georgia, a man who was awakened in the middle of the night, observed a bright, star-like object, moving faster than an airplane.

In Pennsylvania, a man witnessed a cylindrical shaped object moving below the clouds. It was about 100 feet long. And finally, from Texas, a man reports seeing a large, dark object similar to a B-2 bomber. Check all of these out in detail at UFO Sighting Reports, 11-12-09, and don't forget to keep your eyes on the skies.

CNN's I-Report has recently posted an excellent video of UFOs over Phoenix, Arizona. Although Phoenix is no stranger to UFO sightings, it is still rare to get a good video of unknown objects.

The video was taken by Brad Drenning, and it clearly shows four lights, seemingly flying in formation. Drenning took about 11 minutes of video, but heard not a sound. The military claims that they had nothing flying at the time.

Check it out at CNN I-Report, and tell us what you think about it.

We are taking a look at the state of Missouri this week. Since October, there has been a mini-wave of sightings there, with MUFON's Assistant Director of Missouri being in on the action, filing one of the most compelling accounts.

Missouri has also been the location of two important cases, the Cape Girardeau Crash, and the 1966 Roaring River physical trace and photographic event. Check it all out, and comment as you wish.