1 00:00:07,219 --> 00:00:13,189 if you flew an Air France from nice to 2 00:00:09,710 --> 00:00:16,368 London on January 28 1994 your captain 3 00:00:13,189 --> 00:00:19,009 says he saw a UFO 1,000 feet long just 4 00:00:16,368 --> 00:00:22,698 outside your window it seemed to be a 5 00:00:19,010 --> 00:00:25,130 huge flying disc now retired pilot is 6 00:00:22,699 --> 00:00:26,780 one of 40 men mainly former government 7 00:00:25,129 --> 00:00:28,699 and military officials from seven 8 00:00:26,780 --> 00:00:31,429 different countries talking about their 9 00:00:28,699 --> 00:00:34,369 UFO experiences two disappeared in about 10 00:00:31,429 --> 00:00:36,079 10 to 20 seconds this conference took 11 00:00:34,369 --> 00:00:38,299 place in Washington and the cast of 12 00:00:36,079 --> 00:00:40,640 characters was almost strangely well 13 00:00:38,299 --> 00:00:42,649 invention alike one of the believers 14 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,689 former governor of Arizona like 15 00:00:42,649 --> 00:00:47,299 Symington I saw something that defied 16 00:00:44,689 --> 00:00:49,158 logic and challenged my reality during a 17 00:00:47,299 --> 00:00:50,779 visit to Phoenix Symington describe to 18 00:00:49,158 --> 00:00:52,280 me what he saw whew if he had been here 19 00:00:50,780 --> 00:00:54,018 10 years ago and standing out here and 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,149 looking up there at the at the lights 21 00:00:54,018 --> 00:00:58,158 and the view you would have been 22 00:00:56,149 --> 00:00:59,960 astounded you would have been amazed the 23 00:00:58,158 --> 00:01:02,869 so-called Phoenix and lights were seen 24 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:04,430 by many people in 1997 skeptics say 25 00:01:02,869 --> 00:01:06,379 there were military aircraft or flares 26 00:01:04,430 --> 00:01:08,330 but not the former governor it was 27 00:01:06,379 --> 00:01:09,170 probably some form of an alien 28 00:01:08,329 --> 00:01:11,359 spacecraft 29 00:01:09,170 --> 00:01:13,310 lots of agreement on this panels this 30 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:16,039 retired Iranian Air Force pilot said he 31 00:01:13,310 --> 00:01:19,460 saw a UFO while flying it looked a 32 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:22,160 similar to his fog but bigger and 33 00:01:19,459 --> 00:01:23,959 brighter General Parviz Jafari says he 34 00:01:22,159 --> 00:01:25,569 tried to fire a missile but much of its 35 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:28,519 bling became an operative all the 36 00:01:25,569 --> 00:01:31,149 instrument was fluctuating the radio had 37 00:01:28,519 --> 00:01:34,129 garble even I couldn't have 38 00:01:31,150 --> 00:01:36,230 communication my pilot into my bag said 39 00:01:34,129 --> 00:01:37,549 to operating the radio your equipment 40 00:01:36,230 --> 00:01:38,870 worked your missiles don't work do you 41 00:01:37,549 --> 00:01:41,989 think it's because this was an alien 42 00:01:38,870 --> 00:01:43,730 from you sure that yeah I'm sure 43 00:01:41,989 --> 00:01:45,589 this retired US Air Force sergeant 44 00:01:43,730 --> 00:01:48,109 stationed in England said he walked up 45 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:49,579 to a UFO that landed in a forest it 46 00:01:48,109 --> 00:01:53,209 maneuvered through the trees and shot 47 00:01:49,579 --> 00:01:54,920 off at an unbelievable rate of speeds a 48 00:01:53,209 --> 00:01:57,739 man running for president just said he 49 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,750 saw a UFO I did and the rest of the 50 00:01:57,739 --> 00:02:01,729 account oh I didn't I it was 51 00:01:59,750 --> 00:02:03,980 unidentified flying object so did the 52 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:06,500 man who was president I am about 25 53 00:02:03,980 --> 00:02:08,780 others saw something in the air that 54 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:10,189 changed colors and was rounded Jimmy 55 00:02:08,780 --> 00:02:11,930 Carter says he doesn't think it was from 56 00:02:10,189 --> 00:02:14,060 another planet most of these people 57 00:02:11,930 --> 00:02:16,550 differ on that point and want the FAA to 58 00:02:14,060 --> 00:02:19,039 investigate all these claims but the FAA 59 00:02:16,550 --> 00:02:21,080 says that's not its job we manage the 60 00:02:19,039 --> 00:02:22,879 aircraft that we're talking to you 61 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,590 those are called UFOs because they're 62 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:27,019 unidentified and we're not talking to 63 00:02:24,590 --> 00:02:28,700 them and it's precisely because no one's 64 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:31,969 talking that everybody here is trying 65 00:02:28,699 --> 00:02:35,079 harder to make them believe Gary Tuchman 66 00:02:31,969 --> 00:02:35,080 CNN Washington