From: Dave Ledger <dledger@cableinet. co. uk> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 19:39:25 +0100 Fwd Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 19:49:24 -0400 Subject: UFOs, Skeptics and The Misinformed Greetings Errol & fellow list members, Here at UFO Scotland we keep recieving volumes of mail saying the same thing and asking the same old questions with regard to ufology past and present. I thought I would forward a typical letter with its reply for your interest and ask if this is also common ground for other UFO website owners. Thanks for your time Dave Ledger. ------------------- Hi, Many thanks for your interesting mail. It certainly was thought provoking to say the least but dare I say it, was obviously written through the eyes of a total skeptic!. I have never once said on my website that these UNKNOWNS were actually aliens space ships etc. That is your own misinterpretation my friend. Many UFO sightings could and probably will be secret military craft etc but not all of them. >what people are seeing are optical anomilies such as land >lights, ball lightning and planet occultations. This seems >ridiculous too but the human imagination is one of the most >powerful forces of nature that we know of. I totally agree that Ufology is followed by many who do not have any serious direction in life or just plain gullible folks, but there are many who research the subject objectively like myself who are after only the truth no matter what it ends up as. If you had researched the subject of ufology properly, you would see that sightings etc are not a relatively new trend as you had put it. They have been going on for thousands of years, even depicted in cave paintings by our ancients. The problem with the whole thing is that folks have not been properly informed and kept in the dark about sightings for years by our own governments. Perhaps this is because most of them are indeed secret military prototypes etc and it is easier to let the public think they are of an Extra terrestrial nature as opposed to secret. >I dont doubt that lifeforms exist elsewhere, in face I believe >that there must be thounds if not millions of populated >planets elsewhere in the universe >but why would they visit us? If they did visit planet earth >then I dont think anyone could hide it - not even the "mighty" >US government. Yes you are right there too but think of this. Just supposing their really are extra terrestrial visitors visiting us from their planets. If you were one of them and were a peaceful and more intelligent race, would you not hide from man's barbaric ways and just watch the progress or lack of it, whichever is the case. If we caught an ET we would pickle it or put it on a wall as a trophy or experiment on it or cage it. If you were a visitor would you put yourself through that just to say HI were here! >Nope I dont think people are seeing space ships or aliens at >all. Dont you think its kinda like the medievil days when >people thought there was dragons, goblins and sea monsters? Remember when man said you could not fly and then the wright brothers flew in their flimsy wooden aircraft. They said it was impossible but only because of their own short sightedness. Some would have said it was witch craft at one time but now it is a way of life, taken for granted by us all. It is all a matter of how much you can open your mind to accept the future and its possibilities instead of standing there saying it cant be done. Our problem is that we relate our world and our universe by our own scientific limitations and what we believe is possible. Science is changing all the time along with our understanding of it making new possibilities all the time, but it is only useful to those who are not on the black and white road so to speak. Now take a good look through your history books and tell me that we have always been correct with our assumptions of what we can and cant do. You will find that most of the things that were said to be impossible years ago are easily possible now. >to be honest I think its more like some kind of hysteria, >with the reports mirroring the Hollywood alien trends of >the day. What about all the sighting reports by civilians and military and R.A.F. before all the hollywood hype. If you research the subject thoroughly, you will see that there is a lot more to ufology than meets the eye. Some of the best reports come from the 40s and 50s. I do agree however that there is a lot more chance of sightings today being hoaxed but not them all. I strongly suggest that you visit the website again and view the worlds best UFO video footage page. Then come back and tell me that all of these STRUCTURED craft are just dragons and goblins. They are there and they are real and have been spotted by millions around the world and even captured on camera. I dont think that you will be able to explain away all of this footage with goblins and fairies. Let me put it another way for you. I'll bet you have never been to Hong Kong or even seen it for real but you would swear that it is there! >anyway thats my thoughts on the matter >its just that id hate to see people wasting too much time on a >phenomenon that will never be resolved. >what will people be seeing 2 or 3 hundred years from now? Again that is your opinion my friend and it is not a waste of time in my opinion. I am not afraid to ask questions or question what we do not know about. I was like you 2 years ago, pretty skeptical, but when you have a sighting that is multi-witness and then the authorities say there was nothing there belonging to them what are you supposed to think. My father was all his life in the RAF and I am well accustomed to seeing aircraft landing lights and navigation lights. These objects we spotted were definately not aircraft and definately not natural light phenomenons etc. Isn't it funny that as soon as we see something that we cannot explain it has to become natural earth lights or suchlike but these are not any more believable than the UFO's themselves as Earth Light Phenomena has yet to be fully explained also. Finally as a last thought, I think you should look into the Governments past involvement with UFOs. If there was nothing to it as most seem to think, do you think the military and airforces of the world would have put so much money and man hours into something which was laughable at the least. I dont think so. Try looking up documents on Project SIGN, Project GRUDGE, Project BLUE BOOK etc. You will be suprised. There are many reasons as to why the Governments of the world would choose to cover up any contact from other worlds but that is another discussion. In my opinion, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that there is something to ufology and I do not believe that it will always remain a secret for years to come. We have to be ready first as a race and that may well come in my life time and yours. I thank you for your interesting view point and would like to hear from you again in the future to discuss this further if you like. Also try to get a look at the NASA shuttle missions: STS-48 and STS-80. Fairies and Dragons? In Space? Definately not Earth lights or Planets so perhaps you could tell me what the anomalous objects in the video clips are. http://wkweb5. cableinet. co. uk/dledger/video. htm Take care of you and yours amigo, from your good friend, Dave. -- ================================================================ If you see someone without a smile.... give them one of yours :) **************************************************************** Posted by: Dave Ledger UFOSCOT@cableinet. co. uk Visit "UFO SCOTLAND" at: http://wkweb5. cableinet. co. uk/dledger/index. htm Reach us on ICQ #4851425 **************************************************************** Scotland Director for UFO Sky Searchers International. Visit UFOSSI at http://www. UFOssi. org/index. htm **************************************************************** THE TRUTH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!.....BUT HOW FAR? ================================================================
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