- NEW JERSEY
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- Barnegat Light. On Sunday, August 9,
1998, I personally spotted a rod or cigar shaped UFO over the Atlantic
Ocean about 3:00 PM. I spent most of Sunday afternoon looking for UFOs
while sun bathing at the beach in Surf City. Alex Cavallari had predicted
that I would see one looking north along the coast Sunday afternoon. He
was right! At first, I saw a luminous white object that I thought was
a Navy P-3 Orion four engine aircraft. They frequently fly in the area
on sub-patrol missions. I picked up my binoculars and the 100 foot long
object filled my view. It was not a standard aircraft. It was in the shape
of a rod with flat ends and a long smooth fuselage, but the edges were
sharp and distinct. No wings, tail or any appendages were visible. The
center of the fuselage was darker than the rest of the white craft. I
thought perhaps these were the wings, but even a closer look the wings
were not discernible. The darker area could have been caused by the center
emitting light or electromagnetic energy. I watched for ten seconds trying
to reach for my video recorder. I kept my binoculars on the craft as it
reached the shoreline at about 25,000 feet and 200 knots. The edges were
sharp. I looked away for a second just as the craft reached the shore
line over Barnegat light. It was gone. Soviet fighter pilots gun-camera
film shows a similar UFO in TNT,s, The Secret of KGB UFO Files on September
13, at 8:00 PM with Roger Moore, Dr. Richard Haines, Antonio Huneeus and
me.
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- NEW YORK
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- Last week, I received a video of virtually
the same craft from Jim Bouck one of our top MUFON investigators. The
video shot on July 2, at 8:00 PM over Ticonderga of a rod flying south
to north by Frank Soriano. At first, it appears like a white elongated
disc-shaped object, but seems to change to a rod or cigar shaped craft.
This craft also had a darker center on the fuselage. It flies right over
a church steeple that is in the video. The edges of the craft appear sharp.
It has been sent to Jeff Sanio for analysis. Jim Bouck writes, "Four
months ago, I investigated another sighting in the same county that took
place in July 1997, and the description that I was given then was almost
identical to the one in the video. Knowing Frank I am sure that he doesn't
know the other witnesses and would not perpetrate a hoax." Thanks
to Jim Bouck.
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- NEW JERSEY
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- Montague: Rita Stivale writes, "About
10:30 PM on August 2, 1998, I was walking towards my barn to give my horses
a late night snack, when I spotted a bright, white light from a small air
craft moving horizontally towards the north." It was flying under
1,000 feet altitude and should have had a strobe light or perhaps smaller
green, red or blue lights. There was no sound. When I turned away for
a second it had gone. High Point State Park: A family spotted an object
in the sky with a very bright spot light, moving north-east at 1,500 feet
altitude on July 30, at 10:00 PM near Route #23. The family said it was
there one minute moving slowly then "In a blink it was gone, not just
moved to another spot, but totally gone." Thanks to Rita Stivale and
Skywatch International
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- GEORGIA
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- LaGrange: John Thompson SSD is investigating
a report from a local citizen involving an event that occurred on August
10, 1998, at about 12:30 AM. The witness is reporting an extremely close
up event, indicating he awoke and could not see the light from an outside
street light. Upon further inspection, he found that something was between
the street light and his window, moving slowly away. He was then able
to observe non-blinking red and yellow lights, and a bright blue-green
florescent light. He identified it as coming from an object that moved
off about 100 yards, allowing him to determine a size and shape. The object
appeared to be dark gray and shaped like a loaf of 'Colonial' bread and
considerably larger than a house. Yellow and red lights lined the object,
with the bright bluish-green light toward the middle. The object ascended
at about a 20 degree angle and leveled off for 15-20 seconds. Then it
suddenly streaked off at a speed many times faster than a jet, leaving
a light trail from the blue-green light. Closest distance to witness was
estimated at 70 feet. The weather was mild with clear conditions, moon
rising at 12:30. A check with 911 revealed no other sightings. John is
continuing with this investigation.
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- Athens: Peter Davenport of the National
UFO Reporting Center forwarded info to MUFON GA regarding a sighting.
SSD William Lester of Jonesboro began an investigation and spoke with the
witness, a 31 year old computer engineering student at the University of
Georgia. The witness was on his porch at about 5:30 PM on Monday, August
10. While sunbathing, he noticed an elliptical metallic looking object
flying from north to northeast. He stated that it appeared to be about
the size of a dime held at arm's length. After about 3 to 4 seconds, the
object shot straight up and slightly to the left at a fast speed and disappeared.
No sound was heard. The initial contact with the witness seemed to indicate
he is a sincere individual. This investigation is continuing.
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- Chatsworth: A witness in a previous case
phoned in information to SD Tom Sheets regarding a glowing orb observed
hovering over a small mountain on August 8, 1998. Information from MUFON
GA Historian Mike Hitt, indicates some 'mysterious' lights were reported
to authorities that was written off as 'foxfire' the glowing of decomposing
wood from a natural chemical process. Investigation will continue. Thanks
to GA State Director Tom Sheets.
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- FLORIDA
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- Brad Raby reports, "This last winter
while traversing the waterway, we stopped in mid FL state Moorhaven in
Glades County. I looked up and was astounded as was several others nearby
to see in a clear blue sky, two very, very bright lights to the east of
us. It was late afternoon. My wife informed me that they had been visible
for 3-4 minutes. The lights seemed to turn like a giant flashlight as
a discernible beam directed itself toward the ground. After that expenditure
of energy, the ball of light just collapsed into nothing. What I think
occurred was whatever was there went skyward. A tug boat Captain on VHF
radio claimed a strange object had been seen over the ocean on the East
coast. I also checked and no launches were made that day from Cape Canaveral.
Thanks to Brad Raby sailormon@torchlake.com
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- MICHIGAN
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- Marlette: Jeffrey S. Westover reports
that on August 3, 1998, sometime between 3 and 5:00 AM, I awoke to see
a strange light in the sky outside of my bedroom window. It looked twice
as bright as Venus and was bobbing in the air like a small boat on choppy
seas. As I awoke the hair on my arms and the back of my neck began to
stand up. Just then I saw a grapefruit-sized ball, silverish and reflecting
the ambient light of the streetlights near my home, materializes through
my bedroom wall. It darted around my bedroom like an insect and seemed
to be a living machine. It darted around me in bed and suddenly shot into
my solar plexus area. My body instantly vibrated at an amazing rate.
The energy was much more powerful but not as painful as household current.
I blacked out within a few seconds. Thanks to UFOLAWYER1@aol.com. and
Jeffrey S. Westover (jeff.westover@mailexcite.com):
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- OREGON
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- Salem: Victoria Schwarz reports, "In
July 1997 myself, and two other witnesses viewed a very large triangular
UFO moving with three star-like corners and a translucent blue light.
It had a low humming sound. On July 24 and 29, of this year we also witnessed
a similar craft with very large and bright white star-like object with
colored laser type shimmers. They move slowly, but occasionally at a fast
pace. There are more witnesses to this sighting. Thanks to John Thompson
ISUR Sighting Victoria Schwarz, Schwarz-1@msn.com at 503-585-8765.
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- CALIFORNIA
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- Recently reported UFO sightings over
San Francisco by numerous witnesses were most likely meteors'. Fast-moving
blue-green lights that apparently broke apart and disappeared in a shower
of sparks were most likely bolides. Early August, Perseids meteor showers
were probably the cause of the excitement. One interesting report is that
a giant tire fire ignited in the Tracey area, where the objects are thought
to have hit the ground. One observer pointed out that these meteors could
make great cover for UFO penetrations.
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- COLONEL COLMAN VON KEVICZKY
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- Colman S. Von Keviczky the internationally
prominent Ufologist and Hungarian military scientist, passed away July
27, in New York City. I met Major Colman Von Keviczky about five years
ago and was immediately impressed by his sincerity, vivaciousness, and
strong belief in UFOs. He was a gentleman and a man of honor. He fought
Communism in is homeland of Hungary, and was recently awarded his new rank
of Colonel by a grateful country. He could speak with authority on every
phase of UFOs. He traveled around the sun 88 times, and had a long productive
life before cancer took its toll. He fought against Communism and the
closed minds who deny the existence of UFOs. Colman pioneered the idea
that Star Wars (SDI or strategic missile defense program) was aimed at
the aliens long before the also recently deceased Colonel Corso, put it
in his Roswell book. I salute Colonel Colman Von Keviczky (1909-98), a
wonderful person who spent much of his life dedicated to UFO research.
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- HOW TO SEE UFOs
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- "Snowbird," a commercial airline
pilot reaffirms what John Thompson has already confirmed by the FAA in
Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia. For all those "watchers" that
want to see UFOs, I suggest finding rural areas with a radar ceiling that
is above 2,000 feet. Vacant forested hills and wide valleys and fresh
water are also required in the skywatching area you select. Here's how
they come in: Under the cover of night and at an extremely high rate of
speed; near 10,000 mph. Once under the radar ceiling, they find a place
to linger that is also usually masked by hills so those on the ground will
not see the UFO. I suspect some rural and isolated areas that meet these
conditions are not visited as frequently. Why UFOs visit other areas with
similar conditions, and not others has not been established. Another factor,
even if radar coverage goes to mean sea level in many areas--such as along
the northeastern eastern coast where layers of radar coverage overlap--it
should be remembered that only planes with identification beepers are really
followed. Only if a problem arises, does someone really go to the real
radar scope and have a look-see. So with no problems, air traffic controllers
just follow the digital images created by the transponders. Coming in
fast or leaving fast before daylight arrives the ET UFOs are only seen,
perhaps, by NORAD assets. And guess what they think? A glitch in their
system, as the image is not there during the next sweep; or a meteorite
or space junk has entered our atmosphere. Once the UFO makes it below
the radar ceiling and are settled in their "lair" they've made
it. That's what's going on folks. Thanks to John Thompson and J Stricker
Snowbird. www.dejanews
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