Associated Press reports a panel of scientists at the annual Nation of Islam Savior’s Day convention in Rosemont will be discussing a rise in the number of UFO sightings worldwide:
The idea of seeking the divine in the skies is deeply rooted in the Chicago-based Nation of Islam, whose late leader Elijah Muhammad detailed in speeches and writings a massive hovering object loaded with weapons he called “The Mother Plane” — although religion experts, Nation of Islam leaders and believers offer very different interpretations of what exactly happens aboard the plane, its role or how it fits into religious teachings.