Something happened in Stephenville, Texas, last week. Something...extra-terrestrial? Well, maybe. NBC News correspondent Don Teague looked into this story to find out whether people, as some of them claimed, saw a UFO. WATCH VIDEO
As he mentioned on the air, our own Al Roker is a firm believer that something is out there. He's never seen a UFO, as you'll read below, but he's sure there's something out there. Do you agree? Have you ever seen a UFO? Send us your comments below.
In the meantime, you can read my conversation with Al after the jump:
DF: So what's the basis for your belief that there is extra-terrestrial life out there?
Al: I just don't believe that we're the only ones. Why not? Why shouldn't there be? If we're out there looking for something, why shouldn't there be something out there looking for us? Not necessarily looking for us, per se, but looking for something like us. They're out there. I firmly believe that.
DF: I would bet that a majority of Americans would agree with that. Or at least want to believe that there's something out there.
Al: I'm not equating this with religion, but in a certain sense, it's a leap of faith. You can't see it, but you believe it.
DF: Have you ever seen a UFO?
Al: I have not.
DF: Would you like to?
Al: I would like to, yes. Perhaps from a little bit of a distance. You're never quite sure, what kind of a UFO it is. Is it the kind of UFO where, like in that movie coming out -- Cloverfield -- is it the type of UFO where things start exploding? If it's that kind of UFO, I don't want to see it.
Is it more like Ray Walston in "My Favorite Martian"? That I like.
DF: A nice alien.
Al: The idea that the alien is living over my garage. That kind of guy.
DF: A "Mork and Mindy" type.
Al: A "nanu nanu" kind of guy or woman. Or a "Third Rock from the Sun" thing. A befuddled guy and a hot babe.
DF: Can you foresee a situation, like in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where you would be interested in joining this race of aliens?
Al: Yes, but I would like an end date.
DF: You'd just want to visit.
Al: Yeah, you know, if I go, who will make the house payments? I won't know what will have happened with "Lost" or on "Heroes." If they can tell me that I'll be back in "x" amount of time, then I'd prefer that.
DF: We always assume that these other beings will be more technologically advanced than us--
Al: Well, if they show up in a '73 Duster or worse, a '76 AMC Pacer, then you don't really want to go with these guys. Even though they did get here, if they're in a Pacer, you don't want to go.