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Various paranormal interpretations appeared in the popular culture, and one of the more outspoken proponents of rods as alien life forms is Jose Escamilla, who claims to have been the first to film them on March 19, 1994 at Roswell, New Mexico, while attempting to film a UFO.

Since then, Escamilla has made additional videos and embarked on lecture tours to promote his claims.

After attending one such lecture, UFO investigator Robert Sheaffer wrote " Some of his “ rods ” were obviously insects zipping across the field at a high angular rate.

" Others appeared to be “ appendages ” which were just birds ' wings blurred by the camera exposure.