tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post4761647916699281884..comments2024-03-18T16:51:50.688-07:00Comments on A Different Perspective: The Roswell Slides - The Gift that Keeps On GivingKRandlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-7529598797641518142016-12-30T09:23:55.598-08:002016-12-30T09:23:55.598-08:00purrlgurrl -
Does that include the testimony used...purrlgurrl -<br /><br />Does that include the testimony used to support their POV that had been discredited before their report... Quoting Ragsdale to prove he saw dummies when it is clear that Ragsdale saw nothing at all? Or the use of affidavits with sections removed? I think of the Sally Tadolini affidavit where they quote one paragraph but leave out the next in which what she said is clarified that reverses the Air Force point? Or Cavitt saying he recognized the material as a balloon immediately but no one asked the follow up question which was "Did you bother to communicate this rather important bit of intelligence to Colonel Blanchard or did you just keep it to yourself? And remember, I asked Cavitt about going out on balloon recoveries when I interviewed him in 1990 and he said they didn't bother with that because they were too busy with security clearances at the time. Just a few problems with the Air Force report that suggests they might not have been quite as candid in their investigations as they might have been.KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-62549928647874123192016-12-30T04:09:06.973-08:002016-12-30T04:09:06.973-08:00I actually read the Air Force reports. I believed ...I actually read the Air Force reports. I believed them. End of story.purrlgurrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519835482606629362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-17273845486137641742016-12-28T19:41:58.806-08:002016-12-28T19:41:58.806-08:00I think the whole saga may turn out to be a positi...I think the whole saga may turn out to be a positive for ufology though. Tom and Don have shown the world that what you once could get away with you cant anymore - with the internet, snake oil salesman cant get away so easily with what they once could. So I think perhaps - or I hope anyway - integrity will be the catchword for ufo researchers, and they will do their homework more diligently, and the search for the Truth will become the primary focus, and not the lining of one's pockets which has unfortunately been all too easy for too long in this field.TheDimovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882471911353036958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-72591143179817965972016-12-28T16:17:48.866-08:002016-12-28T16:17:48.866-08:00Kevin:
Were you able to find out why any of the p...Kevin:<br /><br />Were you able to find out why any of the people who duped you with credentials, paperwork, and what must have been well-crafted and memorized stories went through the trouble in the first place? I've often wondered why anyone would go to those lengths if there's no money in it and the "fame" is so short-lived. Any clue what motivated them?Jeremy Vaenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002379484456272321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-72954766900187510762016-12-28T15:15:02.123-08:002016-12-28T15:15:02.123-08:00@Drake,
Don't forget the money. Plying a trad...@Drake,<br />Don't forget the money. Plying a trade in the UFO game has caught out many a charlatan.<br /><br />It's awfully difficult to determine the veracity of digital media, no matter what the subject. The sad thing about the UFO community is that well-known characters have known backgrounds, and have established some credibility in the field. When these folks lose perspective, make emotional judgments, or even lie, then it's no wonder that the casual observer becomes disillusioned. <br /><br />The fact is, -all- areas of life are subject to this phenomenon. Look at the 'fake news' brouhaha, AKA the propaganda wars. Even the NYT and the WAPO are guilty. Folks need to stop relying on the media as the last word on everything. "Social media" and "reality TV" are the worst offenders. We must constantly recalibrate our BS detectors just to survive. I don't follow 'social media', and view reality TV as entertainment. And I haven't missed anything.<br /><br />Reputations have been ruined. When things like the Not Roswell Slides happen, it's time to write 'em off, and move on. <br /><br />. .. . .. --- ....alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547680170328747214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-76350585393891595262016-12-28T13:35:00.285-08:002016-12-28T13:35:00.285-08:00I still believe the "Roswell Slides" are...I still believe the "Roswell Slides" are so little known about by the general public, as to be more or less off their radar.<br />This has just been an internal hiccup within the UFO community...Don and Tom are now completely discredited...but I honestly don't see how this effects things concerning the big picture. <br />Hoaxes have run hand in hand with the truly puzzling cases from the very beginning.<br /><br /> There have been some repercussions though, mainly between the more careful/intellectual ETH proponents and the barking mad ones who STILL give credence to the "mummified child is possibly an alien" theory. I'm sad to hear that one of my favourite "careful/intellectual" researchers and an occasional contributor to this blog, Isaac Koi, is withdrawing from the field after a spat with the head bangers. Paul Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267452625547760508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-22726574182176101882016-12-28T05:15:23.522-08:002016-12-28T05:15:23.522-08:00Too many a "researcher" have been too fo...Too many a "researcher" have been too focused on being The One to break UFOs wide open and finally prove what everyone wants to be true. Time and time again it fails. This little adventure is going the way of Vaudeville, which most think it is with some justification, anyway. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375222676275036528noreply@blogger.com