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From: skywatch_ok@msn.com [George A. Filer]
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 21:30:32 -0500 (EST)
Fwd Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 18:42:42 -0500
Subject: kywatch: Filer's Files #5-1998


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Filer's Files #5-1998  MUFON Skywatch Investigations
From George A. Filer:  MUFON Eastern Director,
February 6, 1998  Majorstar@aol.com  (609) 654-0020

Florida sightings increase and Astronaut claims Congressional Hearings likely.

GULF BREEZE, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

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.

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.

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
theeast-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 these 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.

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.

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.

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.

TAMPA, FLORIDA

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.

ARIZONA

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.

UNITED KINGDOM

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.

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.

TASMANIA

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

MARS

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)

STANTON T. FRIEDMAN

Stanton appeared on the UPN television show, "Incident in Lake County,"
broadcast on January 20, 1998. I asked Stanton for his opinion of the show. He
writes: "George: I have indeed expressed my strong feelings on the UFO Updates
out of Toronto and on Monday night on the Jeff Rense and Art Bell shows. I was
asked to be interviewed in Los Angeles by somebody doing a quick fix up of  a
show for Dick Clark Productions on alien abductions. A call on Dec. 31,
arrangements on Jan. 1, fly to LA on Jan 2, (four time zones away). On Jan. 3,
I was interviewed for over an hour by a woman very knowledgeable about UFO
abductions. The questions were general. That evening I caught a red eye after
spending three hours with my daughter. I was never shown the video. I was not
asked about the video. I was asked questions about abductions, which I
answered to the best of my ability having been involved for 30 years with
various abductees such as Betty and Barney Hill, Travis Walton, etc. The show
was not broadcast here so I only recently saw  a tape. There is no question
that the video is a dramatic non factual, fiction effort, and not a very good
one. I have contacted the FCC, Dick Clark Productions, and UPN because I
understand that much of their press advertising was deceptive and because the
show will apparently be broadcast again after Feb. 20. No news to report. At
the very least there should have been a disclaimer saying none of the Experts
had viewed the video prior to their interviews or were asked about it. No
press listings should have had it under documentaries. I responded to many E-
mail complaints. Nobody complained about what I said or how I said it. False
arguments were made that the show involved the notorious Robert Kiviat of
Alien Autopsy fame.  Regards, Stan Friedman.
Editors Note: Stan did a good job on the show. However,  he agrees with us
that the show was a non-factual, fictional dramatic presentation and not the
actual documentary of an abduction they advertised.

ASTRONAUT EDGAR MITCHELL

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.

GOVERNMENT AND UFOs

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.

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.

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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