Packet 13: Tossup 12

The study of these things was combined with Marxist ideals in Posadism. The founder of Raëlism (“ra-YEL-ism”), Claude Vorilhon, (15[1])encountered an Elohim descending from one of these things. The Nation of Islam interprets the vision of (15[1])Ezekiel as revealing the existence (15[1])of these things. In order to reach Teegeeack, one of these things transported frozen thetans as directed by the ruler (*) Xenu. The belief one (-5[1])of things followed behind the Hale-Bopp comet led to the mass suicide of the Heaven’s Gate cult in 1995. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name these vehicles that some cultists believe (10[1])aliens will use to abduct humans from Earth. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: UFOs [or unidentified flying objects; accept UAPs or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena; accept alien spaceships or alien spacecraft; accept flying saucers]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Skand ParvatikarLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceMidnight Bus to Vista1715
Kiran SheNot Just BikingArmand duplantis fan club3415
Alvan HossainLexington ABelmont A3915
Simon BrewerManchester ASheffield A63-5
Patrick O'BrienMansfield ALexington B82-5
Josephine ProskocziloWaltham ABelmont B8210
Matthew Cervasio-DyerMansfield BWaltham B8210
Frank LovellSheffield AManchester A9210
Alexander DuanLexington BMansfield A10110

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓1100%100%0%17.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓1100%0%100%92.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%25%76.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓1100%100%0%34.00