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From: KENNY <task@fuse.net> [Kenny Young]
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 18:38:39 -0700
Fwd Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 21:29:57 -0400
Subject: UFO Sighting - Sparta, Kentucky


NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:

COUPLE REPORTS SEEING UFO FLYING OVER GALLATIN
The Gallatin County News
7/23/97

Sandra Brown and John Gardner of Gallatin County were driving through
Sparta on Hwy 35 last Friday about noon when something they spotted in
the sky grabbed their attention.

"You'd have to say it was a UFO," Said Brown.  "We pulled over on the
side of the road and watched it for about 5 minutes.  Neither of us
have ever seen anything like this before."

Brown said the object they saw in the sky was round, silver, had no
wings and was a little bigger than a car.

It just kind of sat there," the startled motorist said.  "It hung in
the sky in one place and then in the blink of an eye disappeared."

She said it definetely wasn't an airplane and was too big to be a
weather balloon.

I know people will think we're crazy, but we really saw this.  This is
no joke," said Brown.

A check with the county dispatcher found no other recent UFO reports
in the area.

Note:   Special thanks to GALLATIN COUNTY NEWS for FAX copy of this
        article to T.A.S.K.
____________________________________________________________________

Comment:

The above UFO sighting took place on Friday, July 18 around noon.  At
12:30 p.m., the B-2 Stealth Bomber was sighted over the Cincinnati area
by dozens of people, including T.A.S.K. Investigator Ron Schaffner. This
location is 36.5 miles northeast of Sparta, Kentucky.  The flight path
of the Stealth Bomber was said to have been from north to south.

A reporter on-board a traffic-helicopter operated by one local news
station was said to have also spotted the Stealth, and said, "I hope
that thing's not armed!"

Although it was suspected that the Stealth fly-over was attributable
to the Dayton International Airshow occurring during the weekend,
T.A.S.K. has determined that the B-2 appearance was actually a
pre-arranged flyover for the employees GE plant in Evendale, as per a
memo that was circulated to GE employees a day in advance.

Although there was some concern that the Stealth flyover would
generate UFO reports, none was received.  However, local news stations
did receive numerous calls from the public that wanted to report the
Stealth Bomber traveling overhead.  This 'public recognition factor'
enabled the witnesses to readily identify the strange looking plane.

The Sparta, Kentucky report, however, presents a challenge to those
seeking to apply the same explanation.  The reported object was visible
for 5-minutes as it 'hung' in the air, was described as round, silver
and wingless, and said to be a 'little bigger than a car.'  Furthermore,
the witnesses stated that the object disappeared in 'the blink of an
eye.'

The physical descriptions and ballistic conduct reported by the
witnesses do not seem compatible with the physical and ballistic
characteristics expected from the B2 Stealth Bomber.

The next evening, Saturday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m., Chris Heiert
reported to T.A.S.K. that two missile-like objects flew in tandem over
a section of Alexandria, Kentucky, in Campbell County (32.5 miles north-
east of Sparta). The wingless objects were observed for nearly 1-minute,
were 'white' in color, and traveled due north.  Air demonstrations for
the Dayton International Airshow (64.5 miles north of the location) were
not active during this time.  The objects were reported at a high
altitude.

In our continuing investigations of the Alexandria and Sparta sightings,
T.A.S.K. will seek to explore aspects of 'witness mis-perception' and
'false identifications' when dealing with these reports.  On the basis
of the preliminary information available, there seems to be no other
prosaic explanation applicable.  Of concern would be duration of
observation, estimate of altitude and direction of travel.
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