A safe space for talking about visits from outer space

Since the start of the pandemic, sightings of U.F.Os have surged. Local skygazers have long held a safe space to discuss the otherworldly.One by one, a few dozen members of the New York Chapter of the Mutual U.F.O. Network logged into the organization’s monthly virtual meeting on the third Wednesday in April. It was a proud moment for the group, a nonprofit composed of civilian volunteers who study reported sightings of unidentified flying objects.…