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We, would ; l . t k e t ob .; g5ve . y o u . t h e , , e n t i r e z a r t i c l e ; :in: a, . s i n g l e i s s u e of SKYLOOIii b,u-t:,must :present. , i t : , a s a s e r i e s . due. tb.-.spaC & : l i n i i t a t ' i o n s ;::We; ~ . 6 ~ s i ' d e r - . t h ' .-: i sithe: mo's.t;'-importantp.:art.ich:..on.!uf.020gy SKYLOOK .-has..had -.. .the p r i v i l e g e ' : t o .use ,.. and,:,we:. of f e r . it-wiFh ,pr,ide.>::.--.,: .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . _ . . . .'- . .. : . . . .. .. :. . - .; . .-, . . . . . . . . . .. we.a. r e . , c o n s t a n t l y .bombarded b y the. q u e s t i o n , j ll:Are. U'FOS.. f a c t lor'. . .'fict,i:qli?.!l:- Then-;muc.;h.energy-:is ;expended, t r y i n g t 0. .:prove -!'one.:.or ( t h e apther, .We,ll,t o o '-muohihas [email protected],nsaid., >about t h e , - r e a l i t ; c0.f : t h e U@s ,-because. : .:s.uff~i.c:ien:t..:da,t.a.;has..be.en p r e s e n t e d . ; - t o. e s t a b l i s h . : the. f a c t $hat .UFOs a r e . . k e e n -and: rep+ted'.; A ! c l a s s i c ejtample i s .Case. 46 o f ;,the.,Tamed. "Condon . ..: ~ e ; ~ o r t ,and ' ! : , ' 1.:.quot;e :. !lThi.s i s one-;;.o,f ' t h e few .UFO :reports.:. i n which a l . 1 . . . Eactors.,inv@st~gate ,:dg e o m e t r i c , ,.ps.ychologica-l ,:..a-nd p h y s : i c a l a p p e a r ;: t o b~ p;cqns.i!sten.t- w i t h &.he-a,s-ser.t 1o.n..t h a t an'~extraor$inaP.y.:.fl y i n g r ob--r . - - j e c t ,-. s i l v e r y , . meta.llic!,:.d-isk l s b a ped.,; tens.-iof meters: in:diarnet e r , and ..evidently .ar.tif,ic.i'a.l-,, , f l e w : w i t hin-,'sight. of ,two ;w i t n e s s e . ~ ,lT. . C0nsi.de.r : -'.the' s i g n i f i;c5nces. of: such.:a . sta.tement . A:.large., a r t i f i c i a l , ; ' : m e t a l l i c , disk-shape.d...'objec t . . f l e w . . ' r i g h t , ., p a s t : two, sober., : god-f es r i n g . e a r t h l i n g s . . . Almost s o u n d s l i k e a f l y i n g s e u c e r , ,doesnl t i t ? ;....,: . . . . ;. ' -'. . . . , -How:many .times-.h a v e you hez rd_o,f.such cornfionpla c e i n , c i d e n t s , .in:. .the. p a s t : f e w ; y e a r s ? : : I t T s ; a l m o s t ; . . l i k e .t.h e weather.;. u n t i 1 " : r e c e n t l y . . everyone :alked..: about it ; b u t , n o ho n e i d i d : a n y t h i n g - a b o u t i t . 1.t .al:moSt : seems. l i k e - t . h e~sci~ntif~ic.,cornmuni~ty h a s : . f o r g o t t e . n , , t h a t scie.n.ce?is.simD1y.a b o d . y - . o f ; s y s t e m a ~ z . e d . k n ~ y ~ e ~ g ~ , ~ _ g ~ ~ , n e _odb~ste$r v. ar toiuopnhs -and. t h e c l a s s i f i c a t ' i o n of-:-factk -which, r e s u l t . in'ythe. e ~ - t ~ 6 1 1 ~ h h i ~ r i t - ~ ~ 7 . of ~ : ~ a w s ~ b ~ , ' i n d u c t i:hypoth-eses. onB~d - . ~ ~ ~ ~ , - . s d rhas.-..been n ~ b o dm ~ i-s s i n g U F O o b s e r ? a t i o n s , and..,factwhave' ;been .goir_; t h g b o a t , f o r 8 l q t , , of .,good. .. . . < . . . . ;. 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.. . . ..The-:..uF-o..: . . ~ ( . c s o n ~ ~ r).? u. e d, ,..:.. . -. : . . ' . . . .I . . ..- . ..- . T . , by.:ne.arly.:eveF.y man, 'wo.man,-and, c h i l d . . T h e . v e r y - t e c h n o l o g y . t h s - t i:ca.usei! t h e problem . c o u l d ' b e renamed,' gi'ven aL.new.w h i t e h a t , and t u r n e d l o o s e t o . ..Ereate: a- new''image,, : B u t , ,:Bs :-in ehv*'y:,.o.the.r.;sciedti.fic .e.nde&vor, . 1 ithe ..orie.' subs,~ant'ia:l.~~:cdadblo:ck. t o pr'ogses's: :i.s: c0s.t.. "': Whe.ther. we . -use . ,. t e c h n o l o g y ~ 'o; ~.:clean t :the. r i v e r s :and atmospligre:, o r t. o. .v e. n. t .u r e , i n t o -;!. . . . . . . . .- .. t h e ' unkhd* of-: bucel.1: spac&; &t. :costs; b i l x i o n s , , . . ... -., ; .: . -. . . . Our !-space.-'pr'ogram.;.f br:.instan-ce ;:has re-ceiv.ee&.a lot:-of -abuse. a . b- o u t 2- .i-. ,-. . . money.. The ique s t i o n : c o n t i n u o u s 4 y a ske-d is.:: Why .:dOwe .spendj~m.oneyon ,the I alweys h a v e t o chuckle a t t h a t because every.. c e n t 2s bapked - right-.'here: on ear-thi- Maybe. s.omeday.:Howa.rd.:,Fughsi:wLll" open' a - - . h o t & ori t h e ,moon a-ndl.Pan Am'.wi-11 f l y T . t h e r e . ... U n t i l ' .then-.w e : d m f . t .have to:,w'orry' about! a -.:l'uhar:gijld.,:dra.in and b a l a n c e iof.lpayments! t h e r e .,. Puti n g :the-:co-st:ia-,more-rea.liSt,i-c.t.erms,."aur ~ s p a c e ~ ~ p r o g r a m ~ ~ ~ a s : ~ c o s t ~ - ' . l e s .. o v e r . -te.n:-yemars ..than - doe's. - . . 1 one y'e'ar: i n ..Vietnam.' . I n fact$, -:-the:: s p a c e ',bud.get. -:coshs.:e.a.ch::man- l e s s ' . per! y e a r t h a n t h e averake: -1i.cjuor~budget ,;-':or .' ciga.ret.te:,budg&t .; . 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L o o k i n g c o l l e c ~ i v e l y . ~ i.a :... t~~ a l l of t h e f r a g m e n t s t h a t - h e v e ~ ~ . b e e n ' a n a l y i ~t oe'd d a t e ; . .it wo.ul.da.l.most seem t h a t on1y;two hypothese's re : n o & - p o s s i b l l . - T h e s a m p l e s z r e :.eit$er: . ... a l l ' f e k e s o r were 11p12nte'dT1'-by Q x t r a - t e r r e s t r i a l s - t o :confus€ .us !::cMost s c i e n t i s t s ,would' o b v i o u s l y r a t h e r - a c c e p t . ; t h e gormer 'theory..!:. . : ,:,---j;..,~.. Perhaps: . t h e :'time h2s :come it'o summarize whct h a s been s a i d ' up. : t o t h i s p o i n t . Dr. Utke , p b i n t s b u t t h s t . h e hzsLbeen t r y i n g t o :show t h a , t y , it i s . u n r e a l i s t i c ' t o clai'm. t E a t - t h e r e i s conclusiv.e proof. -a.vail,abl,e: . t h e t UFO s e x i s t . ' The e v i d e n c e a v a i l a b l e may convince ' t h e :lay.man,!_.; . -.,;--. . b u t i t .must b.e r :.a t e d - a s on1.y. c 5 r c u m s t a n t i a l.. 0.. n . a . s c i e n t i f i c ..sca,le o f ' .. .. . . . .. .. . . evalugtion. - B u t i D r . ~ t k k' a l s o 'mik&s t'he.:pdint t h ~ : t h e . , . t .y,p, :;-.e s o,. f . c o n c l u s ~: r .ev. e. ..,..,. ; . .. . ' l s c i e n t ' i f i c " e v i d e n c e t h a t m o s t : ; s c i e n t i s t - sSipparentJy r e q u i r e b'eforel' . : t h e y t 11-b e l i e v e '-UF~,.s.:exist ,. mzy X s o be u n r e a l i s t i c . . ; 4 n f a c t , . ' t h $ s e . , . t y p e s of e v i d e n c e may even be . u n a t t a i n a b l e . . F o r - r e p r o d u c i n g a- U F j O ' . i i i .j . ; a ' l a b o r a t o r y o r r e c 6 v e r i n g one- i n t a c t would se.em to,be.,h.ighly,,un.lZke-' , l y if UFOts e x i s t h n d ',.have".th'erc h a r a c t e r i s t - i c s - f r e q u e n t l y : d e s C r i b e d ? . -' O~>.our,se:,..:if~~a: uI?O.&c-rbs he-d:;;:expldded', _ o r .- dis-charged some. ,mat t.,er?'-'.. ,';. d ' i r e c t 1 y : i n front.i'of':a . g r o u p 'of .. s c i e n t i s t s - , . ,the . s c i e r i ' t l i f i c : ' c o , ~...u,. na.2i ~.y ~ would p r o b a b l y c o n s i d e r ! t h e fragments o r m e t e r i a l gecovered a s b e. . i ._, n g. _,? , ll'pr.oof'',. t h a t UFO s e ' x i s t B u t we *have- j u s t .-Seen t h a t . a . fr.agment...o,r sample s i m p l y . found ory'the-'.ground'( e'spec'ially . i f . . b y laymzn,) w i ' l l . : : p r o b a b l y n o t c o n s t i t u t e . v s c i e r i t i f i : c -proof":. of: t h e e x i s t e n c e oq.UE:U,'Q) e v e n a.ft e r ' ' e x t e n s i v e a n a l y s 1s. A t . - 1 e a s t t h . o s e f r a g m e n t s f ound,.gnd-"" . .. ana'lyzed t o det'e , h a v e n l t b'een -'v'i'ewed a s c o n c l u s i v e e v i d e p c e i : : c.. . . ' .And & o, D ' r U t k e writis, i t s h o u l d be ' o b v i o u s . t h a t we .ve: beenL:'on, a merry-g'o+rou,nd. ' f o r about.' 2 2 y e a r s now. ' T h e e v i d e n c e a v a i l r b l k . 1 s . , ' t o o ,.circ'umst&nti-a1- t o ' . - i n t e r e s t pmost' S c i e n t i s t s . . i n ithe--UFO,phenomenon. . . And) y e t t h e s ~ s . a m sec i e n t i s t s -demand..%ypes of. evidence, a s - l l s c i , e , n ~ $ $ i c 'i: proof1' t h , z t p r o b a b l y c a n ' t .be produced, :at Xeeast w T t h o u t t h e i r , he1P.i : : .Why a r c w e , - o n: t h i s merry-go-round? How dan we g e t . o f f ? T:hese' q+st.idnl. - a s Warik;%'2demand f u r t h e r comment and 1.-.i'ntendt o ' -make: thcl~;-comment pos>ible--even: a t ' t h e r i s k of ali'ena't i n g ..some:of , t h e : s ~ i e n t i s- t s.., ; ,. :. : who ,may ,read t h i s . . ., 3 . ; . . . . . Most h i s t o r i a n s p i n t t o thq, jc;.rly' I ' & h . ' c e n t u r y wh.en t - h e ? j : t a l k :aboi:-. . . t h e b i r t h .of modern, s c i e n c e ' , - ' w i t - h ' i t s emphas,is o n the:. s . c i e n t i f ic-me:: . thod. 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It .: ., would s e e m .tha t . t h e ;mot ion,_of .thej-:qbj'eci: mzght. be. b e t t e r :described- . . e s t h e motion of t h e c a r . When t h e c a r s t o p p e ' d t h e v i.s i b l e , ' m o t i o n- . . ~.: .., a . 1 ~ 0stopped.: , /is t h e ob je;ct>,was,--seen a s , .-- - - & ? t i o n a r y - or. ':s:t,-. -le-asti-: .. ' n e a r l y . s t g t i o n a r y f o r some.,two houqs:,,, t h i- .s ~ w o u l d.i n d i c a t e .'t h ^a. t , it-; . - : .. .. . . . . . . -.. - . .- . . . was indeed; the- ' p l a n e t Venus ' . . . . . W e f eeJ: t h e : r e a s o n f o r d e v g t i n g . , t h i s : much'sp8 c ; t o ~ . ' % F o w , : h i k h -~~~ui,~k-' . . . . .. tolneed:-ex-pla,na.t,ion. - . 1 - . - - . . - . , .- . . l y : b e c o m e s 7 a n IF0 i s , ' . t o o obvious ri ,. . -,,,. -. , ; ..,-. .. : . . . . .. -... .. . ,. . .. . - .* .. * .>: - - " ., . : -*.D O ~ S~ e f u s et:o ~ u i ~t f t k ~ r kight* i n '!%kY. -~.:: . . . ... . . . ... , . . . . . . .-. . .... ..... -. . .. .< .. :: . L o w e l l Reed, :of . s . t q v e r , Me. , ,?rid' :a,f e i e n d ' , D e l Hertsb,urg',:'werk. . h u n t i n g w i t h t h e i r c o o r i d o g s , h e a r ~ e b e r l yBekc-h-.,,.o n . thea:Lake'. :of? t h . e . . . . . . . . . Ozarks , on a c o l d -.De.cembkr kight"i.n 1965, : ., . . ,-, . . . . . . - ... . A. b r i g h t , l i g h , t , ,lT.sob r i - g h t i t , h u r t my e y e s , " . ~ ~ S4 $ i d:- ,., a p ~ r ~ $'.e d suddenly out': o f ' the,.'s.outhw.est~, . . ,. moved. r a p T d l y overhe2d .wi.~h:.'a.hissing. sound, a.nd diisappea'red- iq:-a' matter-:of s'econds. ' The~re2'was-.:no_'10b jec.~'r-' t o b.e s e e n , .jui t t h e i n t . e n s e Fbright':l-i&ht'-which c & u s e d ' t h & dogs ,f cower. and - whimper: as it vwhoosh~ed"'~.yer.head'T,~ - 2nd k h i c h f . l e ' f t a. U-shape ._..,. , - t c a : i l . . a . n k i n g - in--t h e ;s-ky '.ih-,& . .'. e ! : ' s ~ u t ~ eTh6-d ' ~ t :oga-..ref ~ ; i T -u,$'ed :to-bun?;. a f i e r t h e i n c i d e n t . , a n d the..,two m&L&ve up and r e t u r l i e d - t.o':Stoirec. R e e d - s a, i .d he: ha s n e v e r , s'4en: B n h h i n g e l s e .' l i k <. ; t h a t - l i g h t , , :.befpre - ,. , , .*.: . .. . . . . . .,. . . ... . I 91 o r s i n c e ,- and he' h a s 'no idea. what:. it' w?'s.. . . . _ ., ' _. . . . .......:.. :.. ------. . ,. . . . ._ . T - . . <: . . . . . . ,. , .,.:. _. . . : u n i s u a l ~ a d a r ~ r a_c. -k i nReported;, g ...... . 1 -.. .',. . .... : , . . . . . . . . .. .. . ...# . . . . . . -, . . .. . . . . . . . .. ,., -.. . ! . Ralph Bock, ' o f St-. ~ o u ~ as n, ,: e l e c t S o n i c s : e n g i n e e r , ' r e p o r t s t h e . f o l l o w f n g which. o d c u r r e d b e t w e e l i 1 0 ~ o l c l o c l'$rid-midnight, t one nig@t,; i n March, 1955 : flI.we,,+,' t h e ' d u t y o f f i d e r . ' i n the radigr'.:ijan,of -a.n.PI-33.Radar / 90:m A n t i a i r c r a f t , A r t i l l e r y ' . b a t t ' e r y .s i t e . - i n 3 a l d w i n : - H i -.1 1 .s .. . . r r ~ s e r v o i ra r e a ~ u s ts o u t h w e s t - o f : L o $ A n g e l e s and nor.tb;of Inglewood. 1 D u r i n g . a n a l e r t f o r a n u n i d e n t i f i e d a i r c r s f t i n t.he S E a r e a strorig r e t u r n was s p q t t e d ;.at:maximum: r z n g e :due, west o i r e r the'.:ocean., .moving j, . ... -due . e a ' s t . . & t ' u r n moved w i t h i n : : t r ' a c k . - r a d a r. . a c q u i s i t i o n . : r a nge , and,. ? . .. :. wa's Ibcked on. 'Estimated speed- o f approech 2000 m p h , p r i o r - t o 'lock-oq. 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:Ma jor.iDona.l@E m .Keyhde.,,.:U.;i.S:;..~Mari~~'..~.Cor~s'.:~.Retired, 9. - i n . . h i s ..l955 book !?The. Fly'ipg Sa.ucer, Conspira:cy', "gikes-.!gre.at:weightl'to . an: " h c l dent- .which t o.ok-.place:.on 23;-.Nov'emb'ec:..l953,:.Labove'.Michigan:' s -Upper........ peninsula^.. . . ;~~~t~.;~nvo1.Les".the.-.:a1~egedi~c~ol~i.sion :.of: a n unidentif,zed-:YXy- . . . . s n g ob ject.~wit.h,';a:~ni%:e:d. d S t a t e sAir Force.-:intercept o r a i r c r a f t . , : an;? . -. .. : ~ 8 9 ; : The ireads$. . :i .: :. . - . .... . .. .- . . . . . . . . I. : : "It was t h e ?evkningr -bf -~bv6mbe%:~ 23 , and w i n t k y darkhe k g , had s e t t l e d -over ;Mi.chi-ganz-:-, A t , a:nf;ii:solated::rad;ar1..8tation~.-$iir .Defense coperators-. . were.. .wat.c.hi.ng..-thei.r .SBope:iin -a..'routi.ne-: guard r a g a i n s t p o s s i b l e .-enemy, , . attack, : . . +....-. . . - .....:.! IS-uddenly-.t h e " b l i p f . df: 'aii unknown.:mabhine a p p e a r e d . on ; t h e . g l b s s : . . s.c.r.een';-:-.r:T.her.Gr-ound:..Control-1nter.cep.t. ..off , i c e r . t oak: -a;;qui ck. look -The .-: unknownr;was-:f:lj,r.ing.o.vert h e : .Soo.Locks.-&nd:-no: :airci-a-ft was. sched-- . . u1,ed~nean-:tha$. important: . t a rget What.ever; it7:was-,,:::iu::had :'tD be:..iden; . .. tifi,ed..-swkft 3 y ; :..: . ., ,. . ;. . . :-.. .; . . . . . . .. . .t ...:...: . . :; . . . . .! . .. -.. .- .. ! . > , -. . .. :.!In:@ss. t h a n . t ~ o . , m i n u t - e! sa n Fd9'iErom- Kimross- ~ i 6 l d ; ' w a s s t r e e k i n g . towa'rds;:.the;locks;. At-;, t h e ; y e t % , : d o n t r o l s ,was ~ i e u t e n a n:t- F e l i x Mon-cla ; . 3 . . a . v . e t e q a n ~ . a26.. t ~ . B e h i n d ; : h i mwas L i s u t e n a n t -R..R.. Wilson, 22-.. y e a r old: :O,k&a.hom'an.;h c t i n g .as- : r a d a r :-observer ;!- Guided-~~byi: 'Ground. Con- . .. tr-0.5.M-&c:la-~.climbed'st.e~epl.y~.to~rd.~the !unknown.:! :'::':::. . . -. - ., . .. . . . . - d a c k a t : G C I ,,:the : C & t r o ~ & .wstched -~ t h e - , j e t :%..~bXi.po n hi$ .glowing radarscope.:: A s it: moved.: towsrd. the::UFO,f:s: blizp-, t h e t r a n g e c r a f t - . -changed~:.course:;., I T.he,lc:o,ntroll.er :ca:l-led:.,Moncla ,,:ga;ve.-;him.t h e . mew b e a r . i n g . ::From :$he: s.c.opej'..h.e. ' s a w : th 2 ~ the-:.F&9,'wa:s : now.;o v e r ~ 5 a u l tSa5nte.. .-., - Marie-,..though:: t o t h e c r e w tke; 6 5 t y f . s l i g h t i would,@e - ; o n l y a- blur',:- q u i c k , ..,.. . -:, ...- . _. .---, _ ..: :: , . .: . . . . .. . .. - ... . . . . ' ... ly::$ost ..b€hind; ),-->.&.:-. a .. -. .. "The ..UFOj f l j r i n g - aB" f a s t . . 2s; a :j-t:, ai.lifier:,; "&~ding:~~o~&rd~~&k . s h p e r i o r . :. A t o v e r 500 ' m i l e s . p e r h o u r - t h e . F-$9 r a c e d ! . . - a f i e r : . ' i t ,- o u t ... ::-across:;Whi~efish..Bay.; ,.r . . ;.......:... .. ...A - ., . . .. .-i . .,,r7.;yL1:.... ..... , . . . . . _ . , .. . ? ~ i n :2mbre::minutesi*$icke'd-..d-;b e y;.ifi t h e ' t e & e Q u i e t , of.. t h e G C I r a d a r room.. : .Graduallyi:t h e F-89.c c u t d.own,the g a p . . By.now, the.-,-2ontrollEPi , knew;~:~t"Jilson: shou1d:;have spottedr.thein.!qGarry:,on therfigh3er's .short-. rang.e r a d a r . : Watchiqg t:he . c h .a.s e , - he c u t . i ' n h i s .microphone..:and~'ca3l;i;;~ . . . . .. .. . . . . : . . . . . ..,+ .... t h e . ' f i $ h t e r f s .c.odeiname:; . .,.- i ......: .,. , - - . . ,,-.'!!-Target: ,$hou2d2!so,on be..visua.l.. . S t i - 1 1rbg&rkfig---lr H&:brbk& of?.:..-. .I! . . . s t a a l n g -at.-.th.e.,s'c.o:p'e;;. : The two.:blips liad: s u d d e n l y merged : i n t o one.:,!:! : - !'Whether the,.8st'range;machi-nehad .abruptly-lslowed:'-or - Moncla ' un-.;:.. a c c o u n t a b l y ,had put.:on ful-1-power , -.no.:one i n r t h e room: could t e l l . . -..... .:, -.. : + ?But' o,ne - t h i n g 'seemed 'grimly c e r t a i n ; , . the_;.two'machines :were lockr-':i . . . . . . . . . .. _. . . . ., . . ,. _. . _ . t o g e t h e r ; . - a s i f ;.in.;a . -smashing: , c o l l i s i o n . . :. . . . . . . ., ?'For a ..moment. longer, the:- huge, .;ominous, :blisp: _ _ _ . . r e m a i n e d o n ( - t h e- glassr; . . ,Then .it ;quic.k~l~.i~ent-:.offfi ' t h e .:sc.ope . .- . . -. . .. . . " .... . . .- . _ . . . . . -*.. ;: ?I:h-i~;.~~inci-dent, impressed ;. K'eyhoe pr,irn&rii-y;.be,cause. n o -wrecka.ge-was?'^. .-found2 ;: No 'remai.ri&::of . _ ~ , . t h e LF . 4 9::or. -i-tsl..crew:, rnor any .'remai n s o-f . w h a t - : I .
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