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Wichita UFO report draws wide attention (pics)
The Wichita Eagle/KansasCity.com ^ | 2/10/2009 | TIM POTTER

Posted on 02/10/2009 7:30:14 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies

It flew fast like a jet, made a whirling sound and left an odd glow.

That's how an amateur photographer described a flying machine he spotted in the skies near Rose Hill on Friday. The UFO world is now paying attention to his photograph.

On Monday, the photo appeared under the headline "Weird Object in Wichita," on UFO Digest, a Canadian Web site.

The object looks like some kind of new-technology fighter jet, possibly a prototype, said UFO Digest editor and publisher Dirk Vander Ploeg.

Jarrod Bartlett, spokesman for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems-Wichita, said in an e-mail that he checked with flight operations staff "and they were not able to identify the aircraft. We do not often get calls regarding unidentified aircraft."

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: kansas; ufo; wichita
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To: JamesP81

Nah... It’s an Al’kesh.


121 posted on 02/10/2009 7:07:04 PM PST by Redcloak ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Whatever it is, it’s clearly on its way to pick up some bailout cash.


122 posted on 02/11/2009 10:36:21 AM PST by Deut28 (Cursed be he who perverts the justice)
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123 posted on 02/11/2009 10:52:06 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: SonOfDarkSkies
Either an out of focus Crow or a turboprop Seawind.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawind_300C

124 posted on 02/15/2009 12:06:35 PM PST by Tommyjo
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