Collectively, we tend to view owls as mystic and mysterious creatures, and for good reason, but how many of us realize owls may also have a connection to UFOs?

Led by Mike Clelland via his book titled, "The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity, and the UFO Abductee," there is a small but growing body of data points than link owls to UFO encounters. Although somewhat well-known in the UFO community, this oft-ignored connection has fascinating implications for the study of UFOs and high strangeness in general.

We're going off the beaten path in the otherwise well-traveled UFO road on this one. See you on the other side.