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From: Joseph Trainor <Masinaigan@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:47:04 +0000
Fwd Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:57:15 -0500
Subject: UFO ROUNDUP Volume 4, Number 8
UFO ROUNDUP
Volume 4, Number 8
February 22, 1999
Editor: Joseph Trainor
UFOs VIDEOTAPED IN THE
SKIES OF PERU
On Tuesday night, February 9, 1999, just
before midnight, pescadores from the port of
Pisco, 300 kilometers (180 miles) south of
Lima, the capital of Peru, watched a large
anomalous light emerge from the Pacific
Ocean. The UFO, described by witnesses
as a nave nodriza (Spanish for "supply ship"
or mothership--J.T.) rose into the air, banked
sharply to the right and flew away in an
easterly direction, heading for the shore.
The following evening, Wednesday, February 10,
1999, residents of Chorrillos, a suburb of Lima
about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of the capital,
reported seeing luminous discs "flying at a low
altitude."
In Jesus Maria, another Lima suburb, residents
poured into the plaza to watch the overflight. One
man videotaped it with his camera.
Within the hour, another squadron of luminous
UFOs flew over the seaport city of Callao, 13 kilometers
(8 miles) west of Lima. By now, the word had spread,
and a crowd of about 2,000 people witnessed the
overflight of Callao. "Neighbors in the zone went outside
of their homes in the hope of seeing the OVNIs (Spanish
acronym for UFOs) again."
At 11 p.m. that evening, Canal 5 (Channel 5) Television
Panamericana stunned all two million residents of Lima
with a special 40-minute broadcast on the UFO flap.
The show aired home video footage of the objects
flying over Jesus Maria and Callao.
Canal 2 in Lima also aired the UFO videos.
In the city of Ica, 400 kilometers (240 miles) south
of Lima and 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Pisco,
residents saw two luminous UFOs flying eastward
towards the Andes.
On Thursday, February 11, people in the cafes
around Pisco's central plaza were talking nonstop
about the second UFO display the previous night.
Rumors spread about the presence of an undersea
base a dozen kilometers offshore. Some said it was
an alien base; others claimed that it was "an OTAN
(Spanish acronym for NATO) secret base."
According to UFO Roundup correspondent Pilar
Valencia, Lima's "tabloid press went wild on Days
1 and 2 of the flap," printing the Pisco undersea
base story and speculating that the UFOs were
in Peru to observe "the end of the world."
Friday, February 12, 1999, saw UFO reports
coming from the desert northeast of Jorge Chavez
International Airport, 16 kilometers (10 miles)
north of Lima
In Lince, a Lima suburb 5 kilometers (3 miles)
south of the Plaza de San Martin, residents rushed
into the Avenida Garcilaso de la Vega to watch
the UFOs pass overhead.
(Editor's Comment: This is getting too close
for comfort. In 1978, I lived on the Avenida Petit
Thouars in Lince.)
Beachgoers in La Herradura, a seaside resort
11 kilometers (7 miles) from Lima, reported seeing
anomalous lights in the sky after sunset. (Editor's
Note: It's late summer right now in Peru and the
other countries of the southern hemisphere.)
According to Dr. Virgilio Sanchez Ocedo of
UFO Miami, on Saturday, February 13, 1999,
"Another UFO was filmed in daytime and shown
on Canal 5 Television Panamericana" that night.
The startling videotape shows the saucer
skimming low over the rooftops of stucco houses
and palm trees in Callao.
The same day, however, the Lima newspapers
El Comercio and El Expresso dismissed the flap,
stating that the nocturnal lights had been caused
by "a news magazine's advertising campaign--a
helicopter with lights cruising the nighttime skies."
(See the newspapers El Comercio and El Expresso
for February 13, 1999. Muchas gracias a Pilar
Valencia, Guillermo Alarcon, Henry Farias, Rose
Marie Paz y Dr. Virgilio Sanchez Ocedo para
esas informaciones sobre los OVNIs en Peru.)
GIANT CYLINDRICAL UFO SEEN
OVER GLOUCESTERSHIRE
On Monday, February 8, 1999, businessman
Miles J. was relaxing in his seat aboard a British
Midlands A310 Airbus jetliner when he spotted
something odd outside his window. He was
flying home from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and
the plane "had just begun its descent into
London's Heathrow Airport. I was seated on the
right side of the Airbus, and I first saw it as a
kind of after-image."
Looking again, Miles "saw a large, cigar-shaped
UFO, at very high altitude. The very large, distinct,
big cylindrical object was above the highest cloud
layer. It seemed, relative to the aircraft, to be
stationary. It was about 15 degrees deviation from
the aircraft's flight path."
"As the Airbus began to descend, the object
remained fixed in altitude," he added, "It was
finally obscured by scudding high cloud. It will
appear to have been stationary, and in the last
minutes of observation, I placed it at an altitude
of approximately 45,000 to 50,000 feet approximately
50 miles from the aircraft. The object was white,
long, and cylindrical, with no obvious features. It
was pencil thin, with rounded ends, also white."
Miles stated that he believes his plane was
"a bit south of Birmingham" when he spotted the
UFO. "There was complete cloud cover below, so
no recognisable city could be seen. It would have
been 25 minutes before landing. It was still in
view up to the final descent, which would have
been 10 minutes before landing. So that the total
time in view was 15 minutes."
If Miles's estimate of 50 miles is accurate, the
giant UFO would have been hovering over
Gloucestershire, perhaps near Cheltenham,
Winchcomb or Northleach. (Email Interview)
SECOND BLUE FIREBALL
SIZZLES OVER CALIFORNIA
On Thursday night, February 11, 1999, at about
7 p.m., another "blue fireball" lit up the night sky of
northern California...and this one had tail fins!
"People from San Francisco to Sacramento
(California's state capital--J.T.) reported seeing the
bright light about 7 p.m."
"One Sacramento resident said the object
'was flying higher than the tops of trees' and
appeared to have 'rocket fins above the tail.'"
"One astronomer who did not see the light said
it was most likely a fireball or meteor. Officials at
nearby (U.S.) Air Force bases said the military
launched no missiles in the area last night."
(See the Modesto, Cal. Bee for February 12, 1999.
Many thanks to Ian Darlington and Errol Bruce-Knapp
for forwarding this news story.)
BLUE UFO SIGHTED BY MANY
IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO
On Sunday, February 14, 1999, at 11:15 p.m.,
hundreds of witnesses between the cities of Dayton
and Cincinnati in southwestern Ohio sighted a
"blue-colored object with a wispy, luminous trail."
Five people called radio station WLW 700 AM
in Cincinnati and talked about the UFO on the
talk show Sci-Zone.
"One caller was a retired cop from Dayton, Ohio
(population 185,000) who spotted the object to the
northwest of his location."
"Another caller was from Milford, Ohio and also
reported the object to the north. The object, he
said, accompanied a 'flash' before its disappearance
behind a tree here."
Charles Stuart, a UFO researcher who lives in the
Cincinnati area, witnessed the object while driving his
car. He reported, "At around 11:15 p.m. Sunday night,
February 14, 1999, I observed a bluish-white object
descending vertically, disappearing behind a tree-line
to the north...This mystery object did not jump up or
down before before disappearing on the horizon. In
fact, it gave the impression that it landed or impacted
only a mile away. My best bet at this time is that the
light was probably a large meteor or bolide passing
through Earth's atmosphere at high altitude. The light
appeared to be the apparent size of a dime at arm's
length." (Many thanks to Kenneth Young of
Cincinnati UFO Research for this report.)
NEW UFO SIGHTING AT NEW
JERSEY'S WANAQUE LAKE
On Tuesday, February 9, 1999, two boys,
Mike and Ryan, hiked up to Wanaque Reservoir
in northern New Jersey "to look for UFOs."
"We saw two objects over the hill on the
horizon," Mike reported, "One was pulsating from
a bronze light color to red and at one point was
increasing in intensity. They just sat still as we
watched and left. We only stayed for ten minutes
as it was very cold outdoors. We'll return when
it's warmer."
New Jersey's Wanaque Reservoir has had a
history of UFO activity dating back to its first
big flap in 1966. The reservoir is located in
Passaic County about 30 miles (48 kilometers)
west of New York City. (See Filer's Files #7 for
1999. Many thanks to George A. Filer, Eastern
director of MUFON, for letting UFO Roundup
quote from his newsletter.)
ORANGE SPHERE UFOs BACK
IN ACTION IN AUSTRALIA
Friday night, February 19, 1999, saw orange-sphere
UFOs in the skies of two Australian states.
In Exford, Vic., at 9:20 p.m., residents reported
"bright orange lights seen in the sky for three minutes.
They went off and then on again."
At 9:33 p.m., residents in Melbourne, capital of
Victoria state, reported an overflight of orange lights.
At 9:41 p.m., a man in Burn Hill, Vic. telephoned
the Australian UFO Research Network Hotline and
reported "an orange light in the sky. The UFO was
visible for three minutes."
In Western Australia, at 9:31 p.m., four people
in the town of Hydleburg "said they observed orange
balls of light where they were."
And in Perth, capital of Western Australia,
a caller reported a "strange light in the sky" at
9:32 p.m. that night. (Many thanks to Diane
Harrison of Australian UFO Research Network
Hotline for these reports.)
ECUFOR REQUESTS TIMEOUT
IN BLOEMFONTEIN CASE
South Africa's Evaluation Centre of UFO Reports
(ECUFOR) issued a statement over the weekend,
bringing "the attention of all readers and publishing
institutions, including the Internet, that the details
surrounding an alleged UFO sighting on 5 February
1999 are incorrect."
ECUFOR stated that a UFO was sighted in
the Bloemfontein area, and that they are presently
investigating the case in depth.
"ECUFOR is currently investigating the sighting,
including the video taken at the time, and will issue
a public release once all relevant witness testimonies
have been documented and verified...all the video
material authenticated. A further public release will
be issued once analysis of the video material is
complete." (Many thanks to Errol Bruce-Knapp
for the ECUFOR press release.)
BLACK HELICOPTERS RAID
MORE TOWNS IN TEXAS
The U.S. Army continued Operation Last Dance
last week, with more "night tactical insertion"
live-ammunition exercises in several towns near
Corpus Christi, Texas.
On Friday evening, February 12, 1999, the
black helicopters swept into Port Aransas, Texas
(population 2,233), located on the northern tip of
Mustang Island about 30 miles (48 kilometers)
eastward across the bay from Corpus Christi.
"Black helicopters flew in low over the city and
hovered over some large fuel tanks in a beach area.
The tanks are enclosed in a large fenced area.
Soldiers dressed in black rappelled by (nylon) rope
to the tanks, stayed for a few minutes and then
took off again."
"Port Aransas mayor Glenn Martin said he didn't
know how to answer questions from residents about
training because he hadn't been informed."
According to the Corpus Christi Caller Times,
"'I didn't know what was going on,' Martin said,
'They were calling up asking about a bunch of black
helicopters.'"
Black helicopters also appeared in San Augustine
within a day or two of the Port Aransas exercise.
San Augustine (population 2,337) is on Highway 147
approximately 223 miles (367 kilometers) southeast
of Dallas. "The town of San Augustine had a
confirmed military exercise within the past few days.
Residents report they were frightened by black
helicopters at night."
In an interview with WorldNet Daily, Thomas Sanchez,
emergency coordinator with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in Kingsville, Texas,
said, "They pulled the same stunt in a little county
south of us, in a little town called Sarita, population
500. Black helicopters were reported hovering over
a private residence with search lights. That incident
happened prior to the start of Last Dance," which
began in Kingsville on February 8.
Sarita is on Highway 77, about 40 miles
(64 kilometers) south of Corpus Christi.
"Residents in Calallen were badly frightened when
Last Dance came to their backyard. This attack took
place at an abandoned water plant on the Nueces
River along (Interstate Highway) I-37. Homes and an
apartment complex are located within a hundred
yards, according to residents. Police had surrounded
the area to keep bystanders away, and printed notices
were placed on residents' doors about 30 minutes
before it happened. This notice did not disclose the
nature of the exercise."
Black helicopters were also spotted in San
Antonio, Annaville and in Austin, the state capital.
"Carol Darby, a spokeswoman for the Army
Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg" in
North Carolina told WorldNet Daily "that the public
is never notified before such exercises because it
poses a security risk and also a danger to residents,
who tend to gather and watch."
"Darby has said that as the world grown more
urban, it is important for Special Forces to practice
their skills in a variety of urban environments."
On Tuesday, February 16, 1999, about 100
Delta Force troopers flew from California to Texas
to participate in the final exercise of Operation
Last Dance. "The elite group of 100 is trained to
fight terrorists in an urban environment. They have
arrived at Corpus Christi Naval Station and Fort
Sam Houston for the last days of the training
exercise that has caused so much controversy."
(See the Corpus Christi Caller Times for
February 13, 1999, "Military training disrupts
Port A residents." See also WorldNet Daily
for February 12, 1999, "Port Aransas, Texas
attacked;" for February 13, 1999, "Armed and
Dangerous--Is the Army invading Texas?" and
February 18, 1999, "Yes, Texas, there are
black helicopters" by David M. Bresnahan.)
MEXICAN PYRAMID MUCH
OLDER THAN EXPECTED
Proceedings of the Fourth International Maya
Congress in Antigua, Guatemala produced some
surprises about the Mayan pyramid of
Comalcalco.
The small city of Comalcalco is located in
Mexico's Tabasco state about 410 kilometers
(246 miles) east of Mexico City.
"The papers presented" at the conference
"discussed an excavation which Gordo Eckholm
began at Comalcalco's Temple 2 site. At the top
of the temple, into its floor, Eckholm dug a trench,
which revealed thirty-eight previous flooring levels.
These levels, of course, imply a very long
occupation. Floorings can be estimated to last
twenty to thirty years; therefore it could be
supposed that the levels would suggest eight or
nine hundred years of occupation at the site."
"Since most researchers agrees that
Comalcalco terminated its building period between
1000 and 1200 A.D., estimates date the first
flooring back to 100 or 200 A.D."
"Eckholm's drawings are quite specific. Under
the last or lowest floor, they show the stucco
covering of a clay mound, which was the base
of the temple itself. This mound dated much
earlier than Maya times." (See Ancient American
volume 4, number 26, Winter 1999, "Mexico's
pyramidal Comalcalco--a thousand years older
than suspected," by Neil Steede, page 16)
(Editor's Comment: This suggests that the
original Comalcalco mound pyramid--like the
one at Cahokia, Illinois, USA--was a sacred
site for hundreds of years before the rise of
the Mayan civilization.)
from the UFO Files...
1954: ALIEN LANDS AT
LOSSIEMOUTH
A strange encounter between a human and a
reputed alien took place at Lossiemouth, in
northeastern Scotland, on February 18, 1954.
"Writer, amateur astronomer and ornithologist
Cedric Allingham claimed that he saw a flying
saucer land near Lossiemouth, on the north-
eastern cost of Scotland."
"A 'man' some six feet tall emerged from the
craft and approached Allingham. This being was
said to be human-like in most respects, and
appeared to differ only in that he had a very high
forehead. He wore a one-piece garb with
footwear incorporated, but no helmet. He also had
tiny tubes running up into his nostrils, and the
witness considered these to be part of a
breathing aid."
"According to the witness in his published
account, he and the 'man' contrived to converse
by signs, and it is claimed that the visitor indicated
that he came from Mars. Photographs of both
the saucer and the 'Martian' were taken and
published in support of this claim." (See THE
HUMANOIDS, edited by Charles Bowen,
Henry Regnery Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1969,
pages 14 and 15. See also FLYING SAUCER
FROM MARS by Cedric Allingham, Frederick
Muller Books, London, 1956.)
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