Subject: CNN Mysterious Light Seen in Western US
I was just flipping channels when I saw CNN was reporting LIVE a story about a "Mysterious Light" as they called it that was seen in the sky over the western US.
On the phone was a woman from Arizona who said she saw the light in the sky that was green, turned bright white, and then appeared to CRASH somewhere over the mountains. The anchor man asked her what she would say to people who said they thought she was crazy. She said that she used to be a skeptic but not any more.
Now she is scared!
Next they went to another phone call with a guy from Bakersfield California where the light was also visible. I think he was a highway patrol officer. They received many calls from people claiming to have seen a bright light, grren or white, who reported it as a plabe crash. They are sending police to investigate the area where the crash was reported, but they haven't found anything yet.
CNN says they will be covering this story throughout the day. I haven't had time to check the CNN web site yet to see if there is anything on it yet. If anyone learns anything more, or if you find the article on CNN or any other news web site, please fwd the URL to the mmlist!
Keep looking up!
Chris M gcmastra@mcs.drexel.edu
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
SUBJECT: A. SPRINGER, NM, MASS SIGHTING (03OC96) B. CALIFORNIA "FIREBALL" (03OC96)
During the evening of Thursday, 03OC96, the National UFO Reporting Center received several reports from the southwestern United States regarding a number of UFO sightings and events. Given the similarity of some of these events to other sightings that have been reported to our Center in the recent past, together with the seemingly well documented nature of some of the sightings, we are seeking more information about these events.
Springer, NM--At approximately 2000 hrs. (local) on Thursday night, 03OC96, a number of vehicles traveling on I-25 somewhat south of Springer, NM, were witness to a cigar-shaped object, estimated to be at least "two stories" tall and covered with very bizarre lights. The object was seen to descend out of the night sky and hover over an area near the highway. At least 4-5 automobiles, and 2 or more tractor-trailers, were stopped along the highway, and their occupants were reported outside their vehicles looking at the object. At some point during the sighting, the object was seen to extinguish its lights and apparently settle to the ground. At least one young person was emotionally upset by his observation of the craft, and was still in shock several hours after the event.
CALIFORNIA--On Thursday night, 03OC96, numerous sightings of one or more blue-green "fireballs" streaking overhead were reported to various state and law-enforcement agencies in the state of California. Some reports hinted at the possibility that the sightings were associated to several fires (nature unknown) that allegedly had broken out just as the object(s) passed overhead.
The California Emergency Management Office in Sacramento received reports of the "meteor shower" from sources in at least four counties.
One observer in Bakersfield, CA, called the National UFO Reporting Center to report that he had seen a bluish, or blue-green, fireball descend almost perfectly vertically to the east of his location in Bakersfield. The object was observed for approximately 20-30 seconds, during which time it traversed an arc or approximately 30 degrees of angle. The object disappeared below the horizon to the east.
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