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RE: WERE WE VISITED BY THIS STRANGE BIRD ? [Aurora]
From: Dennis Lapcewich
Subject: RE: WERE WE VISITED BY THIS STRANGE BIRD ? [Aurora]
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 20:52:07 +0930
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry W. Colvin [mailto:fortean@primenet.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 1:51 AM
> To: skunk-works@netwrx1.com
> Subject: WERE WE VISITED BY THIS STRANGE BIRD ? [Aurora]
>
>
> Am I the only one suspicious of a spy plane that is so easily
> recognised by
> the distinctive vapour trail ?
>
For people on the list not familiar with Down Under ways and means, UFO
sightings (sorry!) are quite common, and thanks to at least one Oz television
network which contributes to the hype, lends to the regular hysteria. We have
enough legitimately weird things going on here that little green men and
spaceships are far down on the list.
On the other hand, Oz is an excellent location for testing things in a very
large area, in a significantly secure manner, and not arouse suspicion. (Oz is
so large and empty that the best way to hide things is just park them out in
the open!) Agreements between the US and Oz goverments must surely be
exploited by the US to include the testing of aircraft - all the US has to do
is get them here. Even discounting the known public and military airports,
Australia is literally strewn with hundreds, if not thousands, of runways of
all shapes and sizes. Many were created because of WWII and a considerable
number are still maintained and used by ranchers, mining companies and the
Royal Flying Doctors. Although the majority are hard-packed gravel and
unsuitable for the type of aircraft discussed here, it would take minimal
effort to upgrade a few strips in remote locations and no one would be the
wiser. I can still recall coming across one such strip by accident in the
Northern Territory and the level of maintenance to the "abandoned" strip seemed
a wee bit expensive for the few mining planes and ranchers that might be using
it.
In addition, the Australian Defence Forces have constructed some pretty large
high-tech bases along the northern arc of the country for very fast
mobilization - many of these bases are fully stocked but devoid of any activity
except for caretakers. A C5A could easily drop in, unload and be gone wuith no
notice.
Finally, this information is from all public sources - as I said earlier, it's
easy to hide things here by just keeping them in the open because the
suspicious types are too busy looking under the rocks. :)
Back to lurk mode.
Dennis
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Created: Mon Jun 21 07:33:56 EDT 1999