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From: Asgeir W. Skavhaug <asge-s@online.no>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:06:24 +0200
Fwd Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:56:46 -0400
Subject: Re: Kenneth Arnold's 'Flying Discs'


 >From: James Easton <pulsar@compuserve.com>
 >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:07:00 -0400
 >Fwd Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:53:08 -0400

 >Subject: Kenneth Arnold's 'Flying Discs'

 >In response to various comments concerning the recently
 >published proposal that Kenneth Arnold's celebrated, inaugural
 >'UFO' (not 'flying saucer') sighting of 24 June, 1947, wasresolved.
 >The two main accounts which Arnold gave of the entire incident
 >were in a letter he subsequently sent to the US Air Force and in
 >his much later book, 'The Coming of the Saucers'. It doesn't
 >help matters that both accounts seem to be significantlydifferent.

<snip>

 >Alternatively, having looked at the full picture of Arnold's
 >various reports, inconsistencies and proclivity to make some
 >claims which at times bordered on the absurd, I'm satisfied that
 >overall there's sufficient evidence why a formation of White
 >Pelicans is demonstrably the 'best fit' by a long way for
 >Arnold's nine, perplexing, 'flying discs'.

 >(C) James Easton22 July, 1999.

James & List,

Is it possible to show any real in-flight photos of these White
Pelicans, included in a mail on this List? Or, maybe some video
film?


Regards,
Asgeir