Well, that's real white... 
of you, Kev!
We... 
are so confused!
Posted on 11/12/2007 3:53:44 PM PST by mdittmar
UFOs may be fodder for comedians and science fiction but there was no joking Monday when a group of pilots and officials demanded the US government reopen an investigation into unidentified flying objects.
The 19 former pilots and government officials, who say they have seen UFOs themselves or been involved in probes of strange flying objects, told reporters their questions can no longer be dismissed more than 30 years after the US case was closed.
"We want the US government to stop perpetuating the myth that all UFOs can be explained away in down-to-earth, conventional terms," said Fife Symington, former governor of Arizona and air force pilot who says he saw a UFO himself in 1997.
"Instead our country needs to reopen its official investigation that it shut down in 1969," Symington told a news conference.
Symington read an appeal on behalf of the group of who came to Washington to recount their sightings of UFOs.
"We believe that for reasons of both national security and flight safety, every country should make an effort to identify any object in its airspace," the statement said.
The group included a retired pilot from Air France who said he saw an enormous flying disc during a flight from Nice to London in 1994, an Iranian pilot who tried in vain to fire on a UFO in 1976 and a former US official from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who claims a probe into a UFO seen over Alaska in 1987 was squelched.
"'Who believes in UFOs?' is the kind of attitude of the FAA all the time," Symington said.
"However, when I asked the CIA person: 'What do you think it was,' he responded 'a UFO.'"
When Symington suggested the government tell Americans about a UFO, the CIA official allegedly told him: "'No way, if we were to tell the American public there are UFOs they would panic.'"
The subject of UFOs came up in a recent debate among presidential candidates, with Democrat Dennis Kucinich saying he saw a UFO.
Skeptics say UFO sightings are merely aircraft or meteors re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Oh yeah? We’ll see who laughs when you get an anal probe in the middle of the night.
Well, that's real white... of you, Kev!
We... are so confused!
As if a civilization able to master space and time to the extent that they can cross the great void between the stars would bother to come to Earth and stick things up people rectums.
If they do it, it’d have to be for the laughs. :p
And since your post was #2, what specific discussion were you referring to?
***Directly from the article:
The 19 former pilots and government officials, who say they have seen UFOs themselves or been involved in probes of strange flying objects, told reporters their questions can no longer be dismissed more than 30 years after the US case was closed.
THESE 19 PILOTS. What they saw are military aircraft. Now go and read the book. Educate yourself.
About $5.
I think you were probably seeing a launch vehicle (rocket) tumbling around in low orbit, presenting different parts of itself to the sunshine as it tumbled. I've observed many of those over the years. They indeed appear to be jerking around as they move.
I’m inclined to think that what crashed at Roswell was an advanced military aircraft.
Does it make sense that Super-Duper Advanced Aliens come across the galaxy with their advanced technoloty and come here to stub their toe and crash? No.
Does it make sense that a military prototype would crash near a military base and get covered up by military personnel? Yes.
Occham’s Razor.
Read the thread, it’s worthwhile reading.
That is the best explanation I've heard so far--
My cuz Wick says it was all that tequila... 
I drink while fishing that made me see the thing juke about.
I do, however, believe there are some true unintelligent beings out and about--
Such as... 
Charlie Waffles!
Now playing on CBS!
I ate a UFO at McDonalds just the other day. [UFO = Unidentified Frying Object]
Damn! I remember that series from my childhood.
Pinging the list...
I'm holding several genuine crinoid fossils right here in my hand -- and I don't see one (or a section thereof) in that photo...
Gadzooks, I just did... 
and the tequila works quicker!
You’re a fast reader.
Note that by spotting you 50 orders of magnitude, that is 50 zeroes in the number.
And 10^-50 is the traditional mathematical definition of being impossible.
Of course, by the year 3000... 
we know life exists on Omicron Persei 8 and other such worlds.
“Might it be of interest that one of the last threads I tried to post (several years ago) was a UFO story involving one of the astronauts? Pulled.”
http://www.disclosureproject.org/
The list of people who back this effort would amaze you.
Generals, Admirals........Astronauts (more than a few)...etc.....
re: post 56
Well then....The good Lord sure has wasted a lot of real estate....no?
There was a rumor on one those DVD sites that PUFO "could" be in line for production/release. I read once an episode was shown on TV Land as one of those fan favorites.
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