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From: Rick Goldsmith <rgoldsm@synapse.net>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 00:56:54 -0400
Fwd Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 02:12:05 -0400
Subject: STS-75 UFO Video


Several things struck me while I watched the STS-75 video on the
last TV UFO special ("Real Evidence" or some such) narrated by
Johnathan Frakes.

The objects floating about did not really appear to react to or
interact in any way with the tether even though the voice-over
would lead one to believe the contrary. I had the impression of
small particles floating about in the foreground with the tether
far behind. The foreground objects are actually too small to see
but are reflecting light and completely out of focus, as I would
suspect the tether was the object of interest. Think of dust
motes you see floating in the air when bright sunlight shines
through a crack in a curtain... and squint.

The fact that the largest object appears to pass behind the
tether is just a trick of the light. The tether is glowing
brightly, as the fuzzy smear of light from the foreground speck
passes in front, it is obscured by the brighter object in the
background only to reappear on the other side after passing
through that crucial line of sight between the camera and the
tether. I have observed similiar effects with my quickcam.
Somewhat mediocre analogy: If you hold a match up to an intense
light you don't see the flame so much as the bright light behind
it. The foreground object can actually appear to pass behind the
background object. Believe it or not!

Finally, the pulsing or strobing observed in the large
foreground smear may be due to a flashing indicator light on the
camera ( batt. low ? ) face or a similiar device on the shuttle
console.

A somewhat unrelated note: How the young gentleman at the end of
this particular clip managed to relate it to the Dzopa disks of
China, all in one breath, just floored me. No connection
whatsoever in my mind, even if they were saucers buzzing about
the tether. This isn't a rock show. Points awarded for accuracy
and clear concise reasoning, not hype and pitch. It's bad enough
that the editing and cutting done in these productions tend to
throw out the meat and keep the fluff to give the show the spin
they're looking for. This results in expert's commentary being
left to sound ambiguous with a quick snip, I'm sure.

Sorry for the rant but this type of thing has been burning my
butt as of late. The majority of the footage on the show was
pretty blase and treated in much the same manner. Perhaps the
title had me expecting too much.

There was one highlight to the show. Bruce Maccabbee's hair is
once more grown past his ears and fast approaching his
shoulders, just like a respectable haircut should. 'had me
worried :)

Cheers,

Rick Goldsmith