Residents of a Small Town on the Gulf Coast of Florida

Multiple Choice

Residents of a small town on the gulf coast of Florida reported numerous UFO sightings. Military personnel eventually disclosed that they had been running tests on a new missile over the open waters, which would account for the strange lights the local people were witnessing. Which critical-thinking principle does this example best demonstrate?

A) Occam's Razor
B) Extraordinary claims
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses
D) Falsifiability