NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Ufologist Jane Kyle is fascinated by the possible existence of alien lifeforms.
"I do want to find out the truth and that's what drives me on a daily basis,” ufologist Jane Kyle said.
The curiosity in the unusual started with her interest in a guy named Ben, whom would later become her husband.
"By osmosis I learned that UFOs were real,” Kyle said.
From that moment on, Jane Kyle became "UFO Jane" and the hunt for all possibilities out of this world began.
"How can you un-find that out, how can you unsee that, right?” Kyle said. "It's the most fascinating thing."
The New Braunfels resident stays plenty busy in the Lone Star State. For someone as dedicated as she is, the search for the next big sighting includes weekly live streams, documented case maps and tons of field research too.
Since 2007, the University of Texas journalism graduate has been looking to the stars at places like the Faust Street Bridge in South Texas for answers.
“I keep looking, I'm still looking. I haven't seen anything too crazy yet, but just give it time,” Kyle said.
Her inbox tells a different story of Texans believing they’ve seen the unbelievable and needing to share their experiences.
"They want to get this off their chest, that they're not crazy, that other people have seen these too,” Kyle said.
It just so happens, after almost 50 years, Congress is now ready to admit they’re doing the same after holding a hearing to discuss dozens of UFO cases across the country.
"Calling them a national security concern, we can help the government as civilians and as citizens here in Texas, comparing what we're seeing with what they're seeing,” Kyle said.
Texas A&M distinguished professor and astronomer Nicholas Suntzeff says in four decades of reviewing accounts, he’s yet to see evidence suggesting aliens exist, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.
"We're open to it, people seem to think astronomers want to just shoot everything down regarding alien life,” Suntzeff said. "We would love to be able to discover something like that. We need really good evidence, better evidence than what we've seen in videos thus far."
As for Jane Kyle, she’s also waiting for the day one photo or video changes everything.
"It's always good to search for UFOs because you're always going to see something interesting,” Kyle said.