Question

On a December afternoon last year, Pam Markesan looked into the New Mexico sky and saw three pulsing blue lights. The lights crossed the sky overhead, and Ms. Markesan saw that they belonged to a spinning, disc- shaped craft unlike any plane she had ever seen. Inquiries with the Federal Aviation Administration showed no records of any aircraft within hundreds of miles of the Markesan property that evening. Later that same evening, across town, Alvin Mendez, 92, disappeared from his own backyard. A neighbor reported that he saw pulsing blue lights from Mr. Mendez's property; as he walked out to look, he saw Mr. Mendez walking up the ramp to a giant, disc-like craft, toward an indistinct, glowing being that, in the neighbor's words, "could not have come from this world." The ramp retracted and the disc flew away. Mr. Mendez is still missing. UFO Watcher Today contacted the local army base by phone for comment on this story, but a spokesman refused to comment. The reporter drove to the base for an interview but was again denied. He then took up a position on a hillside overlooking the base and waited. Shortly after dusk, a large hangar on the far side of the army base opened up. Inside, the reporter saw the remains of a large, saucer-shaped craft. The damage to the craft seemed consistent with what one might expect from a missile attack. Scientists in white laboratory coats were inspecting the debris. Later, a pilot wearing a flight suit came and spoke to one of the scientists. He gestured as he spoke. He seemed to be describing a midair battle, and he pointed to the damaged portion of the saucer-like craft inside the hangar. When UFO Watcher Today contacted the army base again, this time relaying new information about the damaged vessel in the hangar, the reporter was told to "mind his own business."

Which of the following is a logical conclusion based on the first two paragraphs of the passage?

A- Aliens appeared in New Mexico last December and abducted an older adult man.

B- A series of strange, unexplained events happened in New Mexico last December.

C- A woman in New Mexico saw something bizarre in the sky last December, and on the same night, an older adult man disappeared

D- UFO watcher today suggested that aliens abducted a man in New Mexico last December. However, since UFOs have never been proven to exist, there is likely a nonparanormal explanation for these events.

Answer 1

The logical conclusion is that a woman in New Mexico saw something bizarre in the sky and an older man disappeared on the same night.

Step-by-step explanation:

The logical conclusion based on the first two paragraphs of the passage is option C: A woman in New Mexico saw something bizarre in the sky last December, and on the same night, an older adult man disappeared. The passage describes how Pam Markesan saw three pulsing blue lights in the New Mexico sky and witnessed a spinning, disc-shaped craft.

Later that night, Alvin Mendez disappeared after being seen walking up a ramp into a giant, disc-like craft. This sequence of events suggests a connection between the sighting of the bizarre craft and the disappearance of Mr. Mendez, leading to the logical conclusion that something strange occurred in New Mexico last December.