Posted on 10/21/2003 3:02:06 AM PDT by SteveH
Edited on 05/07/2004 8:39:09 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
MANSFIELD -- Thirty years ago tonight, strange things were happening in the skies over north central Ohio.
A close encounter in Mansfield, that has since become known as "The Coyne Incident," is still raising eyebrows among believers and UFO investigators.
(Excerpt) Read more at mansfieldnewsjournal.com ...
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HERE: http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=9630&CategoryId=0
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UFO seen in Bahrain skies
People from around the country have reported seeing an Unidentified Flying Object in the skies of Bahrain emitting strange lights for about a minute at around 11pm on Friday.
Bahraini Mohammed Jaffer Al Hajer was sitting with six of his friends outside his home in Qurrayah village near Budaiya when they noticed the UFO in the distant skies. Al Hajer caught the strange object on his digital video camera as the lights appeared twice once when the UFO emitted a bright yellow light and the second time when it split into two before disappearing.
We first noticed the strange light appear to the left of the Batelco tower in the village, he said. We saw it again just above the tower when I reached for my camera and began to video tape it. Al Hajer videotaped the object for about 40 seconds before it disappeared. The pictures were not clear because of the high speed of the object and the low resolution of the camera, according to Al Hajer. People in Manama also reported seeing the UFO at the same time and placed it between Manama and Muharraq, in the same vicinity as Al Hajer claimed.
However, sources at Bahrain International Airport tower told the Tribune that the radars there did not register any abnormal activity during that time.
The lights emanating from the UFO as it split into two, as recorded by Al Hajer. The red blur is the Batelco tower light.
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Last update on: 15-10-2003
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The Red Bluff Refraction
I'd hate to try to take one of my cases into court with such weak arguments.
(Officer Charles A. Carson, referring to the Air Force explanation for his and Officer Stanley Scott's sighting.) Corning, California
August 13, 1960 11:50 p.m.
California Highway Patrol Officers Charles A.
Carson and Stanley Scott were patrolling on Hoag Road, east of Corning, California when they saw what looked like a huge airliner descending from the sky in front of them. Thinking that a plane was about to crash, they stopped and got out of the car to get a better look. They watched as the object descended in complete silence to about 100 to 200 feet from the ground, then suddenly reversed and climbed back to about 500 feet from the ground and stopped. Officer Carson described it in a police teletype report:
At this time it was clearly visible to both of us. It was surrounded by a glow making the round or oblong object visible. At each end, or each side of the object, there were definite red lights. At times about five white lights were visible between the red lights. As we watched the object moved again and performed aerial feats that were actually unbelievable.
The officers radioed the Tehama County Sheriff's Office and asked Deputy Clarence Fry to contact the local Air Force radar station at Red Bluff. Deputy Fry reported back that the radar station verified that an unidentified object was visible on radar.
As they continued to watch the object:
On two occasions the object came directly towards the patrol vehicle; each time it approached, the object turned, swept the area with a huge red light. Officer Scott turned the red light on the patrol vehicle towards the object, and it immediately went away from us. We observed the object use the red beam approximately 6 or 7 times, sweeping the sky and ground areas.
The object then began to move slowly to the east, and the officers followed. When they had reached the Vina Plains Fire Station, the object was approached by a second object that came from the south. The second object moved near to the first and both stopped and hovered for some time, occasionally emitting red beams. After a time, both objects vanished below the eastern horizon. They had observed the first object for a total of about two hours and fifteen minutes.
When they returned to the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, they found that the object had also been seen by Deputies Fry and Montgomery, as well as by the night jailer. All described the same thing.
The next day, Officers Carson and Scott drove to the Red Bluff Air Station to discuss the sighting and to speak to the operator that had seen it on radar. The Air Force, however, now denied that the object had been seen on radar, contradicting what the radar operator had told Deputy Fry the night before. The visit was completely unproductive.
More information regarding the sighting was obtained by NICAP(National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena) advisor Walter N. Webb, who contacted Carson and received a copy of the report, drawings of the object, and a letter from Carson.
In the letter, dated November 14, 1960, Carson said:
We made several attempts to follow it, or I should say get closer to it, but the object seemed aware of us and we were more successful remaining motionless and allow it to approach us, which it did on several occasions.
In the original report, Carson also mentioned that:
Each time the object neared us, we experienced radio interference.
Again, from the letter to Webb:
The object was shaped like a football, the edges, or I should say outside of the object were clear to us...[the] glow was emitted by the object, was not a reflection of other lights.
What was the "official" explanation for the sighting? In a letter to a NICAP member, the Air Force said: The findings [are] that the individuals concerned witnessed a refraction of the planet Mars and the bright stars Aldebaran and Betelgeux(sic).
. . [temperature inversions] contributed to the phenomena as the planet Mars was quite low in the skies and the inversion caused it to be projected upward.
They also said:
A contributing factor to the sightings could have been the layer of smoke which hung over the area in a thin stratiform layer. This smoke came from the forest fires in the area hung in layer due to the stable conditions associated with the inversions.
When NICAP pointed out that Mars, Aldebaran, and Betelgeuse were all below the horizon at the time of the sighting, the Air Force changed the star involved to Capella, which was slightly above the eastern horizon at the time. They neglected to explain the fact that, as the sighting progressed, Capella would have risen in the sky, whereas the objects disappeared below the eastern horizon at the end of the sighting.
Officer Carson had this to say about the Air Force explanations:
...I have been told we saw Northern lights, a weather balloon, and now refractions.
;I served 4 years with the Air Force, I believe I am familiar with the Northern lights, also weather balloons.
Officer Scott served as a paratrooper during the Korean Conflict. Both of us are aware of the tricks light can play on the eyes during darkness. We were aware of this at the time. Our observations and estimations of speed, size, etc. came from aligning the object with fixed objects on the horizon. I agree we find it difficult to believe what we were watching, but no one will ever convince us that we were witnessing a refraction of light.
A check of the meteorological records of the area for that night by atmospheric physicist James E. MacDonald failed to find any evidence that would indicate the presence of a temperature inversion.
Over the next week, similar sightings were reported, including another sighting the very next evening by Deputies Fry and Montgomery that was also seen by a Corning police officer.
~ Loy Lawhon
Poohbah, I realize you have no respect for experts of any kind. Your criteria for photos and videos are probably beyond that of the photointerpreters at the NSA. You may well believe that police officers most commonly lie and are absolutely virtually blind idiots when it comes to assessing and reporting visually obtained stimuli.
And, of course, since the police officers did not obtain a 3' X 3' x 3' piece of either craft and the right arm of the main pilot--they must not have seen anything of value.
Nevertheless, perhaps taking all such 'reasoning' into account, would you insist 100% that the above report had 0.000000000000000000000000000% even slightly to significantly interesting items in it???
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30 years later, UFO incident still hovers over Pascagoula River
10/10/03
By LICI BEVERIDGE
GAUTIER -- Charles Hickson has spent the last 30 years living with something most other people couldn't even imagine.
On Oct. 11, 1973, Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River, enjoying the cool fall evening. What seemed to be the beginning of a peaceful night turned to chaos when the pair suddenly found themselves in a close encounter with an alien craft and its occupants.
the country, including many reported by law enforcement officials that September and October in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.
In October 1973 alone there were more than 500 sightings reported, said John Schuessler, international director and founding member of Mutual UFO Network, which tracks sightings and contacts with alien vessels and beings.
"There's no way to know why things happen that way," Schuessler said.
Schuessler said a similar rash of sightings were reported in 1961, the year Betty and Barney Hill reported having contact with aliens while returning from vacation in Canada to their New Hampshire home.
Most reported incidents are not actual UFO sightings or do not have enough information for investigators to follow up on, Schuessler said.
"There's only about 10 to 20 percent worth investigating," he said.
Schuessler said he has been researching UFO phenomena since 1965, but takes it all with a grain of salt. Retired, he worked for a contractor at NASA's Johnson Space Center, so he takes a more scientific approach to ufology -- the study of unidentified flying objects.
Hickson's reported abduction is one Schuessler said he believes happened.
"He's credible because of his background," Schuessler said. "He's not a loose can of nuts."
Hickson is a religious family man and demonstrated strong leadership skills as a foreman when he worked in the shipyards in Pascagoula, Schuessler said.
An Army veteran with five battle stars from his service in Korea, Hickson was honored by the Republic of Korea in 2000, 50 years after he was stationed there. The Korean government gave Hickson a certificate and medal to thank him for giving his all to protect and preserve democracy around the world.
Schuessler said many of the people who report sightings or contacts with aliens are upstanding citizens like Hickson, and are hesitant to talk about their experiences in public.
"It's quite common for them not to seek publicity," Schuessler said.
Others have contacted Hickson through letters and e-mails, confidentially sharing their experiences with UFOs or aliens.
"They don't want to tell anybody else about it," he said.
Most people that Hickson has talked to about the abduction believe him. Very few people, in fact, have expressed doubt about Hickson's contact with aliens.
"I've never had anyone tell me I'm lying, or ridicule me," he said. "I've had a few people tell me they couldn't believe it unless they've seen it for themselves. I wouldn't believe it if it hadn't happened to me."
Hickson still gets questions about UFO experience
About 40 people turned out for a book signing Hickson held in April at Gautier Public Library. None expressed doubt about Hickson's contact with aliens. They all had questions about his experience.
"Was there physical evidence found at the site?"
"Were there other witnesses who saw what happened?"
"Have you had contact with them again?"
"Are they friendly?"
"Were you able to communicate with them?"
The questions rained on Hickson but he patiently answered each one, giving insight to the alien encounter 30 years ago.
Hickson, then 42, and Parker, then 19, like others at first, did not want their abduction publicized, but a reported leak to The Mississippi Press made publicity inevitable.
Not knowing what to do after their experience, Parker and Hickson went to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department to report what happened. The two men's interviews were taped as they talked with the sheriff and deputies at the Pascagoula station.
In the days and weeks that followed, the two men underwent hypnosis with UFO investigator Dr. James Harder. Under hypnosis, they provided further details of their abduction. Hickson and Parker were interviewed by Dr. Allen Hynek, a noted UFO expert. Both abductees took polygraph tests and were deemed to be telling the truth about their experience.
Then-Sheriff Fred Diamond in 1973 said he believed the two men shared a terrifying experience.
"Their stories -- told individually and together -- were the same," Diamond told The Mississippi Press in 1973. "To them, their experience was real. They showed it emotionally."
Capt. Glen Ryder, who worked for the Sheriff's Department, at the time at first expressed doubt over the two men's tales.
"I thought they were pulling my leg," Ryder said in a Mississippi Press interview in 1973. "I didn't believe their story at first, but I do now, after I got them on tape. If they were lying to me, then they should be in Hollywood."
Hynek and Harder both said Hickson's and Parker's stories are credible.
Hynek told the press soon after interviewing the men, "There is no question in my mind that these men have had a very terrifying experience."
Book about Pascagoula incident now in third printing
The experience was documented in a book written by Hickson and William Mendez called, "UFO: Contact at Pascagoula." The book, published in 1983, is in its third printing.
Since the Pascagoula incident was documented and investigated thoroughly and quickly, it is one that many UFO scientists and aficionados know well. Many Web sites devoted to UFO phenomena cite the 1973 Pascagoula abduction in detail.
Hickson in the last 30 years has traveled the world speaking about his experiences at universities, UFO conferences and other events and special engagements.
"They want to know would I describe what their craft looked like, what they looked like," Hickson said are some of the more common questions asked. "They want to know did they talk."
Hickson, 72, said he has been staying closer to home in the last few years, giving fewer speeches about his contact with aliens.
In his travels, Hickson has met quite a few authors, ufologists and astronomers who have sought his knowledge on extraterrestrials.
Hickson once gave a presentation in Mobile with Erich von Daniken, author of "Chariots of the Gods," on Daniken's insistence.
Interest ran high and after the presentation the two men were bombarded with questions.
"We couldn't get out of there," Hickson said.
He often speaks locally to school children.
"They ask sensible questions," Hickson said. "They seem really intelligent."
Hickson said educating young people about extraterrestrials is important since "they're the ones who've got to deal with these things."
Hickson said he has had other contacts with extraterrestrials, but did not want to elaborate since he is in the process of writing another book about those experiences.
"I'm not ready to talk about that yet," he said.
Hickson is also working on a book about his infantry platoon's experiences in Korea.
"I don't have much time to do anything now," he said.
Hickson said often around the anniversary of the abduction, he revisits the site at the mouth of the Pascagoula River.
"Usually, for the longest time, I would go back down there on that night with friends and talk about it," he said.
A documentary about Hickson's and Parker's experience has been filmed for public television for "Mississippi Roads." The video is in the editing stages. No date for airing has been set.
Hickson will have copies of his book available at a book signing on Oct. 21 at Lucedale Library. Books also are available at Wayne Lee's and Jerry Lee's grocery stores or from Hickson by calling him at 497-4753. Cost of the book is $20.
Lici Beveridge can be reached at 934-1475 or
lbeveridge@themississippipress.com.
No flamin' here. I believe you. I personally have seen un-explained events myself. I have always felt kind of a chosen one, to have seen these strange happenings.
That makes it alot easier to undestand why they would supress the UFO sightings and ET's.
I think #7 would be a very probable reason.
In a Christian context, how about child of God. Incredibly flawed and full of sin, but child of God nonetheless.
LOL, we may have to call it just that, because of all those who absolutely refuse to give it any credense!!
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