There
is something that writers know about called the “Library Fairy.” We believe in
it but know that it is not a real entity. It is just a serendipitous discovery
of information that makes a story more real, provides insight into an event or
answers a question that needed explanation. For me it happens frequently.
Sure,
here is an example that does not relate to UFOs or the Coyne helicopter
sighting. I was working on an action/adventure novel that had several scenes
set at Khe Sanh but I didn’t know what it looked like. I could guess based on
my experiences in Vietnam and figured that one such base would look pretty much
like another. However, while I was looking at video tapes in a record store, I
saw one about the Battle of Khe Sanh. It had all the visuals I would need so
that I could describe the base accurately. The thing is, I rarely entered that
now long-gone store and the tape was not prominently displayed but I did find
it. The Library Fairy did her job.
How
does this relate to UFOs in general and the Coyne helicopter case in
particular? About ten days ago I was on 21st Century Radio’s
Hieronimus & Co. show. You can listen to the show here:
They
always send a nice gift box of books and magazines as a way of thanking the
guests. One of the books was Paul Hill’s Unconventional
Flying Objects. As I was thumbing through it, just taking a general look at
it, I found an illustration that I thought interesting. On page 134, there was
an illustration of a UFO seen by Anton Kukla and Audrey Lawrence in western
Australia in November 1965. The details of the sighting weren’t all that
important and not many were given anyway. It was the illustration that was
important because of the red and green lights that were seen and their
placement on the object.
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| Another UFO with rad and green lights. |
You
all can decide if this sighting and illustration are important to the discussion.
I just thought I would mention it because of everything that has been said in
the last couple weeks, especially about the color of lights on UFOs.
