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THE TEN MOST COMPELLING UFO CASES IN HISTORY
in order of compellingness(?)
1. "Hudson Valley," or the Westchester Wing, NY 1984
Thousands of reports, mostly nocturnal, of large, silent,
hovering object with series of rotating lights. Reports came from
many highly credible individuals including meteorologists, news
reporters, and police chiefs. "Planes in formation" theory still
in contention; however, videos taken by area resident of both the
object and a formation of planes shows distinct differences.
Intermittent sightings to this day.
2. "Cash/Landrum", outside Houston, TX 1979
Two ladies and 5-year-old boy report diamond-shaped object
belching fire from beneath, surrounded by CH-47-style
helicopters. Soon after sighting, all three suffered strange
maladies which were likened to radiation poisoning. Klass
explains as hoax, saying that the witness' pre-sighting medical
conditions were not released to him for examination.
3. "Roswell Incident," outside Corona, NM 1947
Object crashed in remote location on a large ranch in early July,
1947. Debris recovered by AAF, who issued hasty press release
saying "Flying Disk" had been recovered. Press release retracted
the next day, and press conference held at which it was revealed
the object was, in fact, a Rawin sonde (a device used to
calibrate radar). 30 years later, AF intelligence officer Maj.
J. Marcel claimed that the object was "not of this earth", that
the press conference was a sham. Interviews with over 150
witnesses reinforce anomalous nature of object.
4. "Army Helicopter", Mansfield, OH 1974
Four National Guardsman aboard Bell UH-1H chopper report sighting
large nocturnal object on collision course. Pilot-in-Command
Capt. Coyne puts chopper in descent mode. Object stops in front
of chopper, then continues westward travel, after which Coyne
discovers that chopper actually rose 2000 ft. Klass' explanation
of a bolide is not supported by testimony, circumstances, or
scientific principles.
5. "Bentwaters," Rendlesham Forest, UK 1979
Three separate sightings of anomalous lights near a NORAD base
in the UK. Official report filed by deputy base commander, who
also taped the on-site investigation carried out by Air Police
detachment. Occurence produced many witnesses, some of whom swear
a craft was sighted. Investigation hampered by conflicting
testimony, Britain's Secrets Act, grandstanding by one less than
credible witness, and possibly the "Control Group" -- A US
Senator began looking into the affair, but abruptly halted and
would not communicate further with UFO researchers.
6. "Washington Invasion," Washington, DC 1952
Several fast-moving objects appear on radarscopes at three
separate installations, including Andrews AFB. Interceptors
scrambled, but don't find anything. Same thing happens the next
night, this time objects confirmed by ground observers. Largest
peace-time press conference in govt. history called to explain
to reporters that radar traces were caused by thermal inversions,
despite absence of proper weather conditions on the nights in
question.
7. "Great Falls Film", Great Falls, MN 1954
Little League baseball coach films two objects streaking across
sky near an AFB. Original explanation was that objects were
F-100s on approach to AFB, but photo-analysis shows objects to
be travelling much too fast.
8. "Trent Photo", McMinnville, OR 1950
Actually two photos taken by farmer with Polaroid camera, depict
classic domed saucer. Foreground objects provide good references
for analysis, which shows object to be around 30 ft. diameter,
and at least 1/4 mile distant. Shadows on foreground structure
may be inconsistent with time of day provided by photographer;
however, that is immaterial to analysis of the image's size and
distance.
9. "Travis Walton," Snowflake, AZ 1974
Five woodcutters allegedly witness abduction of their comrade
aboard UFO. Abductee reappears five days later, fails first lie
detector, after which he and four other witnesses pass, one is
inconclusive. Controversy surrounds suppression of first lie
detector results.
10. "My wife's sighting," Fountain Hills, AZ 1989
My wife and another witness, a friend of mine, stood in my
backyard about 1AM and witnessed a large, silent, hovering object
with bright, multi-colored lights that strobed in a
diamond-shaped pattern. The object then took off to the northeast
and vanished in less than a second. (Where was I? ASLEEP,
DAMMIT!) Interviewed separately, witnesses gave basically the
same description. Cursory check with area airports, AFBs yielded
no clues.
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This file was originally prepared by ParaNet for use in a talk
by Maj. James McGaha of CSICOP. We bequeath it to the public
domain.