- GULF BREEZE, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
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- Ray Pollock reports that he and Elise
had a 25 minute sighting, while standing in their driveway January 31,
1998, starting at 6:22 and lasting until 6:47 p.m. in Pensacola. Ray states:
It was the typical red light "Bubba" of old. It appeared approximately
half way between the horizon and the moon at that time in the evening.
It gradually moved north and rising until it was approximately the same
elevation in the sky as the moon from our vantage point. It moved perhaps
15-20 degrees to the north and then changed direction to an east/southeast
movement until it was around five degrees shy of directly overhead and
then faded out. There was a dimming and brightening more or less constantly
during all this time, though it remained various intensities of red.
It did not go through the white phase, we have seen periodically in the
past. There was no sound associated with the sighting other than small
planes in the sky that were all moving in directions away from the object.
Thought you might like to know. There was another sighting reported in
a different location by Carole Baker. Still another group reported a sighting
from a different location, which was apparently the same object which we
saw - based on their description.
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- As an aside, Whitley Strieber has been
here for the last couple of days doing an article for Life Magazine and
was present for another sighting in the Gulf Breeze area. See Carol's
web site: www.deleree.com/skywatch-diary later in February for a more detailed
report on these sightings.
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- First, for those who think we saw an
airliner. We live in an area bounded by a very busy commercial airport
(about 1 & 1/2 miles away). At times when using the east-west runway,
they come in low only a few hundred yards from our back patio doors. We
are quite aware of what airliners can and do look like as well as small
private aircraft. Add to that the fact our boundaries include a busy Naval
Air Station and one of the largest Air Force facilities in the U.S. Do
we know what all of these aircraft look like? You bet. We have been studying
them for years, just so we can recognize a UFO for what it is, rather than
being an airliner, military jet, C-130' s, etc. I forgot that you have
no idea about "bubba" since none of you are apparently familiar
with this area. The phenomena that has been on going here for the past
50 years.
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- The object was a rather brilliant at
times red light -- it pulses from very bright to moderately bright and
occasionally will disappear completely. Pulse rate is around 7.5 times
per second (earth frequency for the uninitiated). (This has been pretty
carefully checked a number of times on sequential video frames.) For the
brilliant white phase it goes through at times (this particular sighting
did not) the frequency is generally 30 times per second. It changes intensities
between video frames at 1/30 second. There is no possibility of mistaking
it for something else, we have witnessed these objects hundreds of times.
We've even had up close and personal sightings. This includes a sighting
of the what we call the Gulf Breeze craft where the port holes, etc., were
quite visible. It hovered stationary and silently over the Shoreline Park
area no more than a few hundred feet away. These are not imaginary, they
are real. When you have had as many sightings of these craft as we have,
there will no room in your minds for even considering the possibilities
of mistaken identities or other mundane explanations to explain these objects
away. Believe me, it would be much simpler to ignore these objects or even
the possibility that there are such objects and get on with the more mundane
aspects of everyday life. However, for those of you who have had abduction
experiences, for example, you know very well, that that is no longer possible.
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- PENSACOLA BEACH: I quote exactly from
Anne Morrison's report of the January 30, 1998, sightings."Hi everyone,
I wrote a brief description of the sightings we had this weekend, thought
you might like to read them. Since, we did not use a compass and inclinometer
the elevation and azimuths are just rough estimates. We were at Pensacola
Beach, at water's edge, the Dunes Hotel at 6:27 p.m., looking to the north
to north west at approximately 30 to 40 degrees elevation, we saw a stationary
red light which varied slowly in intensity. As we watched, some witnesses
had binoculars, it very slowly moved higher in the sky pulsing randomly
as it moved. It was slowly moving toward the witnesses and took 8 to10
minutes to come directly over our heads. Then it moved to the east of
us an slowly faded to white, then disappeared. Almost immediately, someone
spotted another steady red light due east, but only 5 to7 degrees above
the horizon and over the Gulf. It remained in that position for about
3 minutes then disappeared. There were several small planes in the sky
at the same time and were easily recognized as same. There were twelve
witnesses, eight of whom have a great deal of experience seeing the Gulf
Breeze red light. The sky was completely clear with a very light wind
from the south-southeast, the red object moved into the wind. The sighting
lasted approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
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- On Saturday evening, January 31, 1998,
we went to the last public parking lot and boardwalk on Fort Pickens Road
before you go into Fort Pickens, Pensacola Beach. We had barely arrived
when we saw a steady red light to the north-north west at about 7 degrees
above the horizon. The red light was a long way from us as it was not as
bright as the night before. It was so dim at times that it was difficult
to see without the aid of binoculars. The light appeared at about 6:27
p.m., and remained in view for 22 minutes. It moved very slowly appearing
higher in the sky and going more east. Because it was so far away it is
difficult to assess its exact path from our location. At no time did any
of us see any strobe lights, white or green with the red light. It was
a single red light that varied randomly in intensity. There were some
thin clouds in the distance. The sky over head was clear, the wind was
light and from the south at 5 mph according to the weather report. There
were 11 witnesses. Just a side note, one of my more "sensitive friends"
says that the sightings will be increasing to an almost every night occurrence
by Spring. Thanks to Ray Pollock and Ann Morrison.. Editor's Note: If
you want to know more details about the Gulf Breeze sightings; I investigated
in the late 80s and early 90s and wrote the foreword to Dr. Bruce Maccabee's
and Ed Walter's excellent book: "UFOs Are Real, Here's the Proof"
with are excellent photographs.
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- TAMPA, FLORIDA
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- Hello, My name is John Spicola and
I believe I saw something about two weeks ago above Tampa, but the funny
thing is no one wants to talk to me about it! I called two TV stations
and all the media seems to be thinking about is the President's affairs!
I am not the only one who saw lights that night. There were other reports
by a TV station here in Tampa, WTVT Fox about the lights. I learned of
the other people who saw them also. Here is my story. "It was 12:30
AM on a cool, but very clear Florida night, there were no clouds, no lighting
that is very rare for a Florida evening. It was the middle of January,
and it's beautiful here in the winter. I was walking my dog on the sidewalk
next to my neighbor's house and all of a sudden there was this intense
light. So stunning was this light that I cowered expecting to be hit by
something falling. So fast and bright was this light it left me stunned
for a couple of seconds. There was no noise, car, airplane, helicopter
anywhere that I could hear. As my eyes adjusted to this brightness, the
light turned into about twenty spotlights; shining on the street, the sidewalk,
my dog, and me. I started to get mad. I said, to myself what helicopter,
plane, could make these lights appear straight above me. I then instinctively
looked over my right shoulder, and as I started to turn around the lights
swirled to the right as if the object was spinning away. Again there was
no sound. The whole thing took less that a minute and it was over. My little
dog and I were just left there as he did not whince or bark the whole time.
I had to ask my self what happened? I nervously walked back to my house
and sat on my sofa. I had just been watching TV so I knew the exact time,
only five minutes had past. I questioned my sanity for about a minute and
said to myself something was out there, but what? Then there was nothing
but clear bright sky and many stars. Thanks to John Spicola JSpic44573@aol.com
&Fl IUFOG- L@listserv.aol.com.
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- ARIZONA
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- Arizona's new UFO flap swept into its
second week with hundreds of sightings reported in and around Phoenix and
the city of Casa Grande. My position was North of Casa Grande looking towards
Phoenix, 30 miles away and looking in the NE direction. This was only one
formation of the four formations I observed on January 18, 1998. This
formation stayed basically fixed in this pattern for a solid thirty minutes
while #4 moved around in the formation. At one point #4 gotten so bright
I almost had to put the binoculars down. I had the impression in the
back of my mind that it was going to land. A few seconds later, it dimmed
to the intensity of the other three orange globe lights in this formation.
There was constant activity in the other 3 formations off to the west,
east and directly north of my position. I had a difficult time trying to
watch all four formations, since these lights would wink out then back
on in same position and then move close in and then out again. I could
make out structure with the binoculars when the lights would dim on some
of these orange globes. As I said, this activity was going on in the other
formations of two and three white to orange lights but this formation really
stood out. Then #4 really got bright. Brighter than I've ever seen on any
video so far.. Thanks to Robert Michael C.
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- UNITED KINGDOM
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- Victor Kean reports there were hundreds
of reports of large Flying Triangles (FT) over southeastern England last
year. The Flying Triangles have, on occasion, been first observed in the
North Sea off the Suffolk coast. They then generally visit one or more
of the three coastal Nuclear Power Stations. Project FT' is fortunate to
have a stable team of experienced observers in each of the main areas surrounding
the Nuclear Power Stations (NPS). These began from the chance sighting
of a FT by an avid ornothologist (bird watcher) who armed with binoculars
and notepad began to record her sightings back in 1993. The idea spread
from county to county--Suffolk, Essex, Kent and so on. Now our 'teams'
work to a 'duty roster' and each FT sighting is 'confirmed' by the observer
telephoning his fellow observers in the same area and getting them to look
at the object. The three main observation groups are *not* in contact
with each other, but channel they're observations into a central well-
established UFO research group who collate all the reports. These in turn
are checked and transmitted 'down the line' for entry into the project's
database. Additional sighting reports from independent sources are verified
by an experienced researcher before acceptance.
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- Tell those skeptics that no aircraft
would hover for 2 to 25 minutes over a N.P. station...Just think of the
consequences if it fell out of the sky due to some 'malfunction'. The first
100 FT 'Work Periods' (WP) of 1997 has now been entered into my Basic "FT
Analysis" program. All these are from the UK's Nuclear Power Stations.
Looking at the 'Elapsed Times' i.e. The time computed between the 'First'
and 'Last" visit of each WP there is a noticeable decrease in these
when the Full Moon is above the horizon. I do take your point that these
are very small numbers i.e. only three (3) Full Moons but nevertheless
the pattern holds for those first three. As you will appreciate, it will
take time to enter the remaining WPs of the year. The sudden step down
in recorded times after 02:00hrs on March 30th 1997 is also noticeable
though these do climb back up over the following WPs. It is almost as
if the FT 'controllers' realize from their NPS surveillance that a change
has occurred in the routine of the NP plant. (Perhaps some particular
exercise/ change occurs around 'Midnight' by the clock and this has now
shifted by one hour. I shall try to find out from my sources if this is
so.) There is a question of why should the FT be wary of being seen?
We all thought they could make itself invisible. So, why doesn't it do
so? More food for thought. Thanks to Victor J. Kean and Project FT.
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- TASMANIA
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- Information from the Australia, NZ. National
UFO Hotline February 1. "Respondents report sighting two bright white
triangular objects ripping through the night sky over Devenport, Tasmania
at 11.55 PM. The first object sped passed at an incredible speed, a low
altitude on a westerly heading. A few seconds later, another white triangular
object flew past on the same course and bearing, however this object appeared
to have a bright green light or glow following it. The objects appeared
to be identical in shape and color, there was no sound. The objects were
a definite right angle triangle shape, "they appeared to be like the
broad swept back wing of a stealth or delta winged American spy craft".
IPP has a new American World Radio Monitoring Centre direct at 0416 305
889. Thanks to: Ross Dowe (ippoz@eisa.net.au
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- MARS
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- WASHINGTON (CNN) -- NASA officials unveiled
a photograph February 2, 1998, that proves for the first time that there
was once a flowing river meandering across the planet. Vice President Al
Gore, who was on hand for the unveiling, joked that scientists can now
say "a river ran through it." NASA scientists say the photograph
does not confirm when the river existed. But they estimate that it was
about 1 billion years ago. A second photo also unveiled Monday revealed
evidence of horizontal layers on the surface of Mars -- which could prove
Mars has something similar to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Gore and NASA
officials showed the pictures at a briefing on the research and development
portions of President Clinton's proposed 1999 budget. The administration
has proposed increasing spending for research and development to $78.2
billion. Gore described the discoveries about Mars as the "kinds of
new facts that are so exciting to people in all fields." Gore said
Clinton is earmarking $170 billion over five years for research and development,
the largest commitment to "key civilian research" in U.S. history.
" (CNN)
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- ASTRONAUT EDGAR MITCHELL
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- MUFON's John Thompson writes. "By
pure coincidence after getting CSETI's e- mail this morning, urging all
to contact their federal representatives to ask for congressional hearings
on UFOs, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, former moon walker, was on the United Broadcasting
Network (UBN) Radio today. Knowing that he was involved in Dr. Steven Greer's
CSETI effort, I called UBN and was able to talk to him. He said, Many think
that efforts for Congressional UFO Hearings have gone no where, but the
real news is that behind the scenes many congressional leaders have been
agreeing, that they should take place. It is Mitchell's belief that Congressional
Hearings will take place and they may be started relatively soon. It was
encouraging to hear this from him and it is clear that he thinks momentum
is still building. P.S.: I just received another e-mail from Tony Craddock
of CSETI who says "committee chairs" should be contacted and
not "local representatives. Draft up a letter or fax, and send now."
Thanks to John Thompson our former Georgia Director who always does a great
job. He is now our State Section Director.
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- GOVERNMENT AND UFOs
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- There are indications that our government
for the first time in thirty years is starting to take UFOs more seriously.
This may be in part caused by MUFON, the Fund for UFO Research, CUFOS,
Skywatch International, ISUR, Citizens Against UFO Secrecy and particularly
CESTI all campaigning for a Congressional Hearings into the matter. The
White House has apparently directed specific questions about UFOs to various
branches of government. Astronauts Edgar Mitchell, Gordon Cooper and many
former military personnel have spoken out on what they know. The D.C. briefing
to Congressional staff personnel that I participated in on April 9th may
be bearing fruit. Also, these Files your reading are being sent to several
congressman. Meanwhile, new technology is beginning to explain the flight
characteristics of UFOs.
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- Extensive wind tunnel tests at comparitively
slow speeds indicated the disc shape was not an effective airfoil for flight.
Further, tests indicated the disc unstable in flight. However, new data
from Mach 25 shock wind tunnel tests indicate the shape is ideal at high
speeds. In an Aviation Week & Space Technology,(5/15/95, pages 66
& 67), article entitled 'Air Spike' Could Ease Hypersonic Flight Problems."
The article discuses means of creating a plasma sheath around an air vehicle
to prevent overheating at hypersonic speeds. The research was done at the
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. "With this capability, traditional
hypersonic design rules would change, and ultra-light, blunt-bodied, lens-shaped
or saucer-shaped single-stage-to-orbit vehicles could emerge." Steven
J. Dunn of Current Encounters states, "If you follow the descriptions
of the test vehicles used in the Mach 25 shock tunnel, you will find configurations
that match common the photographs of UFOs. The shock tunnel studies have
proved that the disc shaped objects are ideally suited for travelling at
25 times the speed of sound or roughly 15,000 mph. These speeds are ideal
for getting a craft into orbit around the Earth. These studies prove what
Ufologists have known for years. UFOs have an excellent design for high
speed travel.
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- My speculation is that White House and
Ufologist pressure has created a need for our intelligence satellites to
scan the heavens for potential alien invaders. Some of our intelligence
satellites are not only scanning the Earth for a possible enemy threat,
but piggy backed on these satellites are sensors looking out an scanning
deep space. The sensors have recently been programmed to pick up fast
moving objects known as 'Fast Walkers' as far out in space as the asteroid
belt. Early indications are that UFO 'Fast Walkers' are now being tracked
in deep space. Our sensors and computers at NORAD keep track of all known
objects in Earth orbit. These are called, 'Correlated Targets.' Unconfirmed
reports are that at least once a week, an unidentified or 'Uncorrelated
Target' is tracked entering the atmosphere. "These unidentified returns
not in our computer data banks, may be alien space craft." Some unidentified
or Uncorrelated Targets also leave the Earth's atmosphere. The organization
now responsible for keeping track of the unidentified objects is the new
Imagery and Mapping Agency, (IMA). If craft are reaching us from space,
they appear to be in very small numbers. Further, the speculation is that
the craft may be entering and leaving the oceans or secret bases. The possibility
that underwater bases are being used is gaining support.
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