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To: B-Chan
>Something happened in both places — of that I'm certain. Precisely what happened in each instance remains to be seen

Jerry Pournelle has
pointed out that in those days
sub-orbital shots

were "common" because
the US didn't want to
"militerize space"

by putting weapons
in orbit. When test payloads
came down, however,

all sorts of covers
were spun around the missions,
which were top secret.

Almost certainly
sub-orbital weapons tests
account for Roswell.
101 posted on 07/02/2007 2:59:39 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: theFIRMbss

It’s possible. I don’t rule out any potential explanation save on the grounds of reason, and it’s certainly reasonable to think that operations cunducted by our military might have been responsible for the events at Roswell and in the Cash-Landrum case. The latter case, with its military helicopters and Houston-area location, is a particularly good candidate.

Most so-called UFO “researchers” have minds that are just as closed as those of the debunkers. They set out to prove that UFOs are alien spaceships instead of looking at the data objectively and making assumptions based upon them. I have no such goal. If UFOs are ET spacehips, great; if they are clandestine vehicles operated by earthly military agencies, that’s fine, too.

It is probably obvious that I love secrets and mysteries. Although I have no particular interest in UFOs as such, I am attracted to the mystery that surrounds them (and other “unexplained” phenomena). My fondest earthly dream is to discover “the greatest secret in the world” — the one Secret that is most closely held by the most powerful people on Earth. I don’t care what the Secret is — I just want to know it. Whatever it is, it’s gotta be a humdinger!


106 posted on 07/02/2007 3:40:18 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: theFIRMbss

Almost certainly
sub-orbital weapons tests
account for Roswell.
= = =

99.9999% to 100% certain

NOT so.

The practice described was likely real enough.

But was NOT the explanation for Roswell.

ALL—as in 100% of the major principles who have any reliable recorded statements on the facts INSISTED that the craft and the critters were NOT OF THIS WORLD.

Try again. That hypothesis just does not hold water nor tinfoil.


108 posted on 07/02/2007 3:49:03 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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