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Info-ParaNet Newsletters Volume I Number 325
Saturday, November 3rd 1990
Today's Topics:
ED WALTERS NEWS ARTICLE
ED WALTERS NEWS ARTICLE
Ed Walters video
Ed Walters video
Re: Hard Copy/bel. Ufo
Re: Hard Copy/bel. Ufo
Re: Belgium
Re: Belgium
Kecksburg Fire Station
The Great Gulf Coast UFO Gathering
Public Release
Gulf Breeze Report
Conclusion - Gulf Breeze
Williamsburg Iowa 28 October 90
Ufo Capital
Re: Horse-patooties And Sonic Booms
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: ED WALTERS NEWS ARTICLE
Date: 30 Oct 90 16:11:00 GMT
* Forwarded from "ECKAR1"
* Originally from Ray Griffin
* Originally dated 10-27-90 14:09
PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1990
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INVESTIGATORS DOUBT UFO AUTHOR
BY CRAIG MYERS
NEWS JOURNAL
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Two investigators for the MUTUAL UFO Network said Friday they believe Gulf
Breeze author Ed. Walters faked some of the photos of UFOs that appear in his
book.
" We believe that UFOs exist," said Rex and Carol Salisberry of Navarre of
their study of several of Walter's photos. " We entered this investigation with
a natural and favorable bias toward the Walter's case, " but " our
investigation and analysis lend to the conclusion that several, if not all of
the photos are probable hoaxes."
Walters, who co-wrote " The Gulf Breeze Sightings" with his wife Frances,
maintains the photos are real and that they were taken during numerous
encounters between November 1987 and March 1988.
Walters has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including "
Unsolved Mysteries " and the Oprah Winfrey Show, to recount his experiences
with UFOs.
He was reported to be out of town Friday and could not be reached for comment.
In July the couple was named " Investigators of the Year " at a MUFON Symposium
in Pensacola.
Walt Andrus, MUFON's international director, said Friday that his organization
is not yet ready to give its stamp of approval to the Salisberry's four month
investigation of the photos.
" I don't know how they arrived at that decision." Andrus said from his office
in Sequin, Texas. " It is certainly premature. He has no business talking to
reporters. It has never been cleared through here. He can't make
representations for the organizations."
Andrus, who has for two years endorsed the Walters case, appointed Salisberry
in July to take a second look at the case after questions surfaced about the
credibility of Walter's photos.
The first question arose after a model was found in the Walter's former
residence in Gulf Breeze in March. The Styrofoam and drafting paper model was
found in the attic of the home and strongly resembled a drawing Walter's made
of one of his UFO sightings.
The second question arose when Tommy Smith, formerly of Gulf Breeze, said in
July that he witnessed Walter's fake UFO photos. Smith said Walters asked him
to take some faked UFO photos to the Gulf Breeze newspaper and claim they were
real.
But Andrus on Friday said Smith is lying and the UFO model was hidden in the
attic by someone who wants to discredit Walters.
"Tommy Smith can't prove any of his statements- they are outlandish lies,"
Andrus said.
The Salisberrys said Smith's testimony and the model contributed to their
conclusion, but more convincing was an analysis of Walter's so-called " road
shot " that shows a UFO hovering over a road.
Salisberry said the reflection of the spacecraft, which should be flat,
actually is at an angle that does not match the road's surface. The triangular
shape of the reflection also does not match the round light source on the
bottom of the craft, he said.
The Salisberrys said the photo and a second photo probably was created by a
double-exposure-- a process by which a model is photographed and the image is
exposed again onto the same frame of film.
" With these photos reassessed as probable hoaxes, the other photos... should
be considered as highly suspect, " Salisberry wrote in the preliminary report.
Seven MUFON members investigated the sightings in 1988 and concluded Walter's
story was true. The Salisberrys were not among the original investigators, but
joined MUFON in November 1988.
Andrus said that while the Salisberrys are good investigators, they cannot yet
speak for MUFON.
" They ( the Salisberrys ) do not have grounds to arrive at that conclusion
until it is submitted to us. We will have to look at their facts," Andrus said.
The Salisberrys have not yet submitted their report to MUFON.
Phil Klass, a contributing editor to Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine
and a longtime Walters critic, said Andrus is too " proud and stubborn " to
accept the report.
" I think the Salisberrys should be commended for being willing to change their
earlier opinion," said Klass.
But Dr. Bruce Maccabee, a photographic analyst who has defended Walter's
photos. said the road reflection does not discredit the photo.
Maccabee said his analysis of the photo shows light from beneath the object was
projected at an angle-like car headlights shinning ahead of a car on a wet
road.
Maccabee said Friday he still is open-minded about the Walter's sightings, but
said it would take more convincing evidence than Salisberry's report to
convince him of a hoax.
" Nothing I have seen has changed my mind," Maccabee said.
Salisberry said his conclusion on Walters' photo does not shake his own belief
in UFOs. And he said his report won't end the Walters' debate.
" The problem with Walters' story isn't a UFO problem, it is a human problem".
Salisberry said. " If the Walters' case is typical of most UFO cases, the
debate will probably go on for years in spite of any evidence pro or con."
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: ED WALTERS NEWS ARTICLE
Date: 30 Oct 90 16:17:01 GMT
The article as published in the News-Journal contains an error.
According to Rex, he submitted the report to Walt on Sept. 9.
jbh
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: Ed Walters video
Date: 31 Oct 90 05:56:00 GMT
I believe I've found a workable method Ed Walters' videotape may
have been hoaxed, plus evidence that points to it.
The important points are the the object movement must be as close to
perfectly smooth as possible, and no extraneous sounds can be
recorded.
I'll walk through it as if I was doing it. I'm going to use front
projection with no special gear.
Front projection is a method in which the camera "sees" through a
semi-reflective surface. This surface can be a semisilvered mirror or,
for instance, ordinary plate glass. Think of a sliding glass door.
The camera sees a background through the glass, and a foreground
image is projected onto the glass. The camera sees both the foreground
image and the background at the same time.
The forground (projected) image should be brighter than the
background image. Actually, the background ideally should be very
dark.
For my plate glass I'm going to use a sliding glass door. But I'm
going to make sure it appears that I'm shooting from out in the yard
rather than inside the house, so I take the sliding glass door off its
tracks and take it out into the yard. I prop it up vertically or have
someone hold it. I'll prop it up since it won't move that way.
So now I have what amounts to a huge front projection screen set up
in the yard.
I set up my camcorder so it sees the background through the glass. I
set up the camcorder so it'll see as much of the glass as possible;
sort of a wide canvas.
For my image (object) to project, I'm going to use a slide I shot of
a model ufo. The model is internally illuminated, supported from
behind and shot against a black background, so nothing is visible
except the object.
To project the slide, I'm going to use an ordinary slide projector,
which resides in most everyone's closet. They can otherwise be readily
borrowed or rented.
Now, I need to move the projected image side-to-side across the
glass, and that movement needs to be smooth. I'm going to put the
slide projector on an ordinary swivel chair or stool.
The slide projector is set up rather far from the glass, so that
depth of field (depth of focus) will permit the reflected image and
the background to appear in focus together, as if they were the same
distance from the camera.
Now, where am I?.............
The glass is set up, the camera is set up, the slide projector is
set up. Only two people are involved; one to operate the camera and
one to operate the projector.
My assistant turns on the projector and starts slowly swiveling it.
I start the tape. The object image slowly moves across the frame, and
I can pan the camera to make it appear as if I'm tracking it.
**continued**
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: Ed Walters video
Date: 31 Oct 90 06:16:01 GMT
Now, let's pick it apart.
Because the image projected is so bright, and my camcorder sees all
that dark sky, the auto-iris has opened all the way up and the object
is far too bright. I close down the iris a little and the object is
just right. Because I manually closed the iris, there's less video
noise (snow).
*Ed's video has rather low video noise.* Much less than should be
expected from *any* consumer video equipment recording those light
levels.
Bruce Maccabee found that although the although the horizontal
movement of the object was very smooth, and the apparent altitude was
constant, the object subtly changed shape.
In his analysis of the video tape, he found (by actually
counting pixels) that the object got slightly longer, then slightly
shorter, or slightly taller, then slightly shorter as it moved. This
"wavering" is not visible when just watching the tape.
Maccabee said the object changed shape, but I believe the *projected
image* of the object changed shape.
I think the image changed shape because it was projected onto
ordinary plate glass, which is far from smooth.
Look closely at an object through a large plate glass window while
you walk about, and you'll most likely see the object appear to jump
or waver. Same effect for the same reason.
Want to make it go behind a tree?
Stick a raggedy-cut piece of black velvet onto the glass on a direct
line-of-sight from the camera to a real tree. When the projected image
passes onto the velvet, it vanishes. The ragged edge makes it appear
as if the object is going behind branches etc.
Remember, it's black velvet against a black background.
Want to make the object disappear in one frame?
Pause the camcorder, turn off the projector and restart the
camcorder. Gone in one frame and no editing glitch.
BTW, it's perfectly ok to handhold the camcorder so long as I don't
see the edges of the door.
Also, by using front projection, I've avoided the problems of
walking around the yard in the dark with an illuminated model on top
of a stick.
I think it flies. Comments?
jbh
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From: Frank.Cox@f320.n207.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Frank Cox)
Subject: Re: Hard Copy/bel. Ufo
Date: 31 Oct 90 21:22:00 GMT
This may sound ridiculous, but with current world tensions and
WWIII literally at the door, do you suppose the powers that be may
decide to let a lot of this stuff out to cover the fact that we're all
in deep S*** ! I mean this could be the ultimate disinformation
campaign of all time. "Everyone look up while we blow the Earth to
hell!" I realize this sounds absolutely stupid, but I'm certain
somebody has thought if it already. UFO's would be the most perfect
distraction. I mean we could be burying 10,000 US soldiers a day, and
nobody would even be aware as long as Brokaw and Jennings and Rather
had the Greys to interview!!
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From: Michael.Corbin@f320.n207.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)
Subject: Re: Hard Copy/bel. Ufo
Date: 1 Nov 90 00:27:00 GMT
In a message to Michael Corbin <10-31-90 14:22> Frank Cox wrote:
> This may sound ridiculous, but with current world tensions
> and WWIII literally at the door, do you suppose the powers
> that be may decide to let a lot of this stuff out to cover
> the fact that we're all in deep S*** ! I mean this could be
> the ultimate disinformation campaign of all time.
> "Everyone look up while we blow the Earth to hell!" I
> realize this sounds absolutely stupid, but I'm certain
> somebody has thought if it already. UFO's would be the most
> perfect distraction. I mean we could be burying 10,000 US
> soldiers a day, and nobody would even be aware as long as
> Brokaw and Jennings and Rather had the Greys to interview!!
Actually, the world tensions could be a show to distract us from the reality
of UFOs or even the truth about Star Wars. Who knows? What we should do is
discern everything with a careful, objective eye to see what really is
happening.
Mike
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From: Rick.Moen@f2.n1012.z9.FIDONET.ORG (Rick Moen)
Subject: Re: Belgium
Date: 28 Oct 90 20:09:16 GMT
MC> ParaNet is attempting to open up an electronic link to the
MC> University in Belgium where study is being conducted. We will
MC> keep you posted on the progress of this. It is our desire to
MC> get a link there via our UUCP feed. Anyone getting information
MC> on this as it becomes available is encouraged to post it.
Mike --
You need to reach Unix sites in the Belgian division of EUnet,
which is more or less a pan-European extension of UUCP/Usenet.
The central host of the EUnet backbone is mcvax, which is cwi.nl
in domain form. This is the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica
(Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) in Amsterdam. This
is connected to the _Belgian_ backbone host, prlb2, the Philips
Research Laboratory Brussels in Watermael Boitsfort, and also to
mcvax at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of
Brussels), which is vub.be in domain form.
The Secretary of the Brussels Unix Users Group, Marc Nyssen, can
very likely help you out. Send e-mail to "marc@minf.vub.be".
You're welcome!
Regards,
Rick M.
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From: Rick.Moen@f2.n1012.z9.FIDONET.ORG (Rick Moen)
Subject: Re: Belgium
Date: 29 Oct 90 05:05:54 GMT
RM> You need to reach Unix sites in the Belgian division of EUnet,
RM> which is more or less a pan-European extension of UUCP/Usenet.
RM> The central host of the EUnet backbone is mcvax, which is cwi.nl
RM> in domain form. This is the Centrum voor Wiskunde en
RM> Informatica (Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) in
RM> Amsterdam. This is connected to the _Belgian_ backbone host,
RM> prlb2, the Philips Research Laboratory Brussels in Watermael
RM> Boitsfort, and also to mcvax at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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RM> (Free University of Brussels), which is vub.be in domain form.
Mike --
It was late at night, and I garbled this. Sorry. "mcvax" is, of
course, the Dutch central machine, _not_ the site at the Free
Univerity of Brussels. I don't know what the UUCP host name of
the latter is, but the "vub.be" Internet-style domain address is
definitely correct.
If you can't even reach Marc Nyssen (marc@minif.vub.be), for some
reason, you might ask for help from "postmaster@minif.vub.be".
Regards,
Rick M.
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From: David.Stager@f320.n207.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Stager)
Subject: Kecksburg Fire Station
Date: 1 Nov 90 04:55:00 GMT
10/29/90
UFO model mounted atop fire hall
KECKSBURG, Pa. -- No kidding, there's a UFO resting atop the
Kecksburg Fire Department Building in Westmoreland County.
Actually, it's a reasonable facsimilie of an object alleged to
have cut across the skies and paid a visit in the area 25 years ago.
The NBC television network donated the 300-pound metallic model shaped
like a huge acorn. It was used to tape the network's "Unsolved
Mysteries" show this past summer.
As legend, myth and embellishment have it, the UFO streaked
across the Kecksburg sky on Dec. 7, 1965, landed and was carted away by
the government. Many in the Kecksburg area call the UFO story a hoax
and protested the taping of the show.
Kecksburg firefighters had the UFO mounted atop their fire
station after approving the move last month.
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From: Jeff.Ballard@f3.n1011.z9.FIDONET.ORG (Jeff Ballard)
Subject: The Great Gulf Coast UFO Gathering
Date: 31 Oct 90 17:10:00 GMT
On November 10th, 1990 the Broadwater Beach Hotel in Biloxi,
Mississippi will host The Great Gulf Coast UFO Gathering.
Speakers at the all day affair include Peter Robbins (The
Bentwater UFO Cover-up), Betty Andreasson and Bob Luca ("The
Andreasson Affair" and "The Watchers Among Us"), Ed &
Francis Walters of Gulf Breeze, FL, Debbie Tomey ("Kathy
Davis" of "Intruders"), and Charles Hickson (1973
Pascagoula, Mississippi abductee). There will also be
exhibits and merchandise from four states. This event is
sponsored by Project Awareness, Inc. More information can
be received by calling (904) 432-8888.
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: Public Release
Date: 31 Oct 90 17:10:00 GMT
I've now received paper copies of this and the second report
directly from Rex via snailmail.
jbh
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: Gulf Breeze Report
Date: 31 Oct 90 17:12:01 GMT
I erroneously said the interview was conducted by Ray. It was not.
It was entirely done by Rex and Carol; Ray just transcribed it.
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From: John.Hicks@f29.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Hicks)
Subject: Conclusion - Gulf Breeze
Date: 31 Oct 90 17:14:02 GMT
The News-Journal article erroneously says the Salisberrys have not
filed the report with Walt. It was sent to Walt on Sept. 9, according
to Rex.
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From: James Roger Black <jrblack@shemtaia.weeg.uiowa.edu>
Subject: Williamsburg Iowa 28 October 90
Date: 2 Nov 90 04:15:37 GMT
The following UFO report appeared on the University of Iowa's internal BBS
system on 30 October 1990. The sighting is described as having occurred at
approximately 10:00 pm on Sunday, 28 October, along Interstate 80 near
Williamsburg, Iowa. The author of the note is one E. Larson, presumably a
student at the University.
The text given below is a conflation of two separate postings, slightly
edited. If anyone wants to follow up on this, I can act as a go-between.
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I thought I might have actually seen a UFO the other night. I was driving and
this light traveled down the side of the highway about 2-4000 feet. It had no
flashing lights and had two smaller craft following it on either side. They
were in a formation of some sort. It did NOT resemble any airplane lights I
have ever seen. But I'm open to any possibility.
I got a pretty good look. The 2 small craft had normal airplane blinking
lights but, there were only red (small light) and 2 blue (big lights) on
each one. The main ship that caught my attention was a real big white light
like landing lights. The only difference between landing lights were that
when it passed, I could not see behind the lights. Normally when a plane
with landing lights passes you can tell you are looking at the back because
the light dims and looks like it's projected away from you. Well this thing
did not do that. It constantly looked as though it were coming right at me.
This is why I thought it to be strange. Actually, I figure it to be more
of an airplane than a UFO because it obviously had 2 others with it. Then
again, maybe they were just imitating aircraft?:)
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End of quoted material.
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From: Mike.Keithly@f320.n207.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Keithly)
Subject: Ufo Capital
Date: 2 Nov 90 03:37:00 GMT
What town in Wisconsin is famous for having all the UFo's there? I know
what it is but i forgot it,and is there any info on this phoenomena
here?
Mike Keithly
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From: Doug.Kraft@f502.n202.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Doug Kraft)
Subject: Re: Horse-patooties And Sonic Booms
Date: 2 Nov 90 02:14:00 GMT
Getting back to the radar deflection characteristics of stealth aircraft...
Actually, the surfaces of the F-117A are mostly flat! However, since these
surfaces are oblique to points which are least likely to face a radar
transmitter, they deflect away from the radar that portion of the radar
burst which is not absorbed by the coating.
(I had intended to finish up on this line of thought during my original
message, but got cut off in time... will continue now)
Although stealth technology is a great advance, it is not foolproof... It is
intended to make an aircraft difficult to spot by both visual and radar
means, albeit more the latter. This has been accomplished with the B-2 and
the F-117A. However, both of these aircraft can be detected by radar. If
the craft is far off in the distance, or at certain angles to the radar, it
is difficult for the radar equipment to discriminate between a stealth
aircraft and noise. As the craft nears the radar, and the angle of
elevation increases, revealing a larger surface area of the craft, the radar
"blip" would be more evident.
To back this up, the B-2, still undergoing tests in the Mojave Desert, was
sent up within the past two weeks to determine its effectiveness at evading
AWACS radar... It is my understanding that they failed with flying colors,
even though this was not unexpected. The large surface area and exposed
exhaust vents available to the look-down radar were to much for stealth to
match...
Thank goodness Iraq doesn't have any look-down radar capabilities (they
don't - do they?)
By the way - couldn't that super loud, superfast aircraft that pulses at 1 -
2 Hz be the Fulcrum aircraft that was supposed to havbe been developed and
dropped (or something like that. Seem to remember something about that
aircraft and that it would travel Mach 3+.)
And is it really becoming this hard to discriminate between deep black
projects and actual UFO's?
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