Here is something that
I believe. UFO research has stagnated for decades. We are doing the same things
today that we did in the 1980s and 1990s. Someone would report a UFO and a
researcher or investigator would head out to gather data about the sighting. If
there were photographs or landing traces or radar confirmation, so much the
better, but it was always after the fact. We weren’t proactive.
There were attempts to
gather other sorts of data. At one time there was a government network of
cameras set up in parts of the country that would photograph the night sky, to
track meteors and other natural phenomenon. Once the photographs, made from
film, were examined, they were tossed out.
UFO researchers asked for the photographs so that they might look for
UFOs. Philip Klass caused some trouble about this and the photographs were
thrown out. I’m not sure what he feared, and no taxpayer dollars were expended,
but those running the program fearing, I guess, adverse publicity withdrew
their support.
This, among other
things is why I’m a fan of the MADAR network. These node centers hosting a
variety of sensors and detectors, are gathering data all the time. There is a
documented record from these centers and it is the sort of thing that Avi Loeb
had suggested a couple of years ago. He wanted UFO research without the human
factor in it.
On March 22 of this
year, the witness, in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, said that he was in his
backyard when he spotted a bright, steady light that appeared to drop down, out
of the clouds. The witness was familiar with airplane traffic because one of
the approach lanes for the airport was over his neighborhood.
At first, he thought
the light might be a jet, but there was no white, flashing light on the tail of
the craft and there were no navigation lights on the wings. He said that the
light appeared to be round but he could see no other details. He thought his
eyes might be playing tricks on him and he took no photos or videos of the
object.
That same day he was
reviewing his incoming emails and noticed that he had a MADAR alert about the
same time as the sighting. There was a jump in the milligauss readings and a
compass deviation as well. This does bring the nonhuman aspect of the case into
focus, providing data about some anomaly. The human aspect adds to the
information.
In keeping with this
theme of alternative corroborations, MUFON reported that the witness, in
Almena, Wisconsin, on February 12 of this year, said he was outside when the
dogs began to bark. They moved to the southwest where the witnesses noticed a
red light moving at them at a high rate of speed. As it flew closer, they saw
one red light and two white lights. Following that craft was another, about
five seconds behind the first.
At that point the
witness said there was a low, deep hum that was felt more then heard. Both the
craft’s lights were blinking in no real pattern. The witness did take
photographs, saying that some were blurred but in a “zoomed” in picture, there
was a definite triangular shape.
Wisconsin MUFON state director Fred Kohler investigated and said that the photographs contained a great deal of additional detail. He said that the body of the craft looked more U-shaped than triangular. He closed the case as an Unknown.
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I feel the same way about the MADAR program. A long term observation of the skies above our collective heads can only be a positive development, particularly since the use of instruments can greatly strengthen and corroborate the witness testimonials. It's been a long time coming. Keeping you and yours in my thoughts, all the best to you Kevin.
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