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Subj: NEWS Volume 1 News letter No.99
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From: ZS2ABF@ZS0MEE.SRJ.GAU.ZAF.AF
To : UFO@WW
South African Ham Radio UFO Interest Group. Known as (SAHRUIG).
NEWS Volume 1 News letter No.99
Don't forget to "LOOK UP TO THE SKIES" you may see something exiting.
Your Comments, Sightings or UFO/Paranormal stories will be welcomed and
are needed. When submitting Sighting reports please send as much detail as possible.
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Sighting
Date: December 2006. Time: Daylight sighting.
I have seen way too much when it comes to strange stuff. Remember the UFO Gulf coast flap from 1973? My sister, brother and I followed the big ball of light in the sky all the way into Mississippi one night. As did hundred's of other people. That was my first encounter. Then in 1995 while living in Rabun, Alabama I had a sighting of three red-orange balls of light. They hovered for hours about 100 yards behind my house. I made my wife come out to see these. To say she got scared would be an under statement. You may not believe this but I spent several hours that night out in the yard with my gun. They were still there when I retired at 11:00 p.m.. The next morning at 5:30am they were gone. Later in 2002 I had the honour (if you can call it that, maybe a curse instead) of seeing a black triangle. I watched this craft glide in and hover for several minutes at a distance of 500 feet at an alt of 200 feet or less. This caused me to buy a camcorder, and later two digital cameras, one of which is a SLR. Its hard to see something like this and have no way to prove it such as video/pics. This sighting gets to me more than any other that I have had. I really want to capture this craft on video. I think about this sighting quite often.
In the spring of 2004 (in Rabun) I was out in the yard at around 3:00 p.m. watching the air traffic that would pass by from time to time. I had my camcorder and was facing west. This is the direction from my location that aircraft pass by me in a north/south direction. Looking behind me I noticed my dog getting to close to the road so I called for her to come back. When I turned back around to the west I was blown away by what I saw. There just above tree height at a distance of about 1000 feet was a blue-white ball of light just sitting there. This thing slipped up behind me when I had my back turned! It sat there for several seconds then shot off to the west away from me at high speed and was gone. It was the size of a half dollar at arms length. I never thought about the camcorder. I didn't have enough time to power it on before it was gone anyway. I was in a state of shock. There are some strange things going on in this world and I have seen more that my share of it. The hard part is keeping it all inside with no one to talk to about it.
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Above Pearson International Airport, Ontario 15 Unknown Objects
Date: June 5, 2007
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Above Pearson International Airport
Number of witnesses: 4. Number of objects: 15
Shape of objects: Unknown.
There are still about 15-20 lights in the sky that move really fast and in a zig zag motion. When a plane goes by it dims it's lights and then the light gets bright again. One of them was also seen coming closer to the ground.
Additional Information:
There were a lot of moving lights at their brightest, I would say like Venus. There was one of them constantly above the airport and it kept coming towards the ground as it had started out very, very high, it looked like a star but then we saw it move towards the ground. But at no point did it fall below 6,000 to 8,000 feet. The lights were moving from north to south, but the one that really took went in the opposite direction, i.e south to north. We did not hear any sound ,the objects must have been 8,000 to 15,000 feet up in the air, tough to tell. It was a cool clear evening, no clouds and they were spread out except 4-5 that were flying pretty close to each other. Looked like fast moving stars. I noticed the same bright light over the airport yesterday and today along with 6-8 objects moving but yesterday instead of one there were 3 lights descending towards the ground.
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Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia Bright Red Light Rising Forms A Triangle
Date: June 8, 2007. Time: Approx 10:35 p.m.
Location of Sighting: In the sky over Halifax Harbour.
Number of witnesses: 1. Number of objects: 3
Shape of objects: 1 Very bright red light and then 2 smaller trailing dimmer lights.(In formation of triangle).
I was watching TV and out of the corner of my eye I spotted a very bright red light rising very slowly into the sky. At first it appeared to be a firework or flare, but then the light suddenly changed directions and very quickly moved diagonally downward with two trailing dimmer and smaller lights appearing behind it forming a triangle. The lights then disappeared. The entire sighting lasted approximately 5 seconds.
Additional Information:
No problem, it was definitely a very interesting site that's for sure so I just felt I had to document it somewhere and yours was the first site I came across.
Any way in regard to your questions:
1. - I was not able to see any structure at all to the object.
2. - I did not notice any blinking or flashing of the lights, they were very bright throughout the sighting.
3. - It was a very mild night, although there did appear to be a few clouds in the sky. The lights seemed to disappear very suddenly as if behind a cloud but they
never again emerged.
4. - The object was approximately 3 miles from my location.
5. - If I was to hold my thumb up at arms length I would say the main red light was approximately half the size of my thumbnail....all 3 lights together would have
been slightly larger than my thumbnail when spread apart at their furthest just before disappearing.
6. - I live on the 9th floor of an apartment building and there is about 2.5 miles of land (mainly houses and small buildings) between myself and Halifax Harbour.
To me it appeared that the lights were over Halifax Harbour.
7. - No I did not see any other aircraft in the area during or after witnessing the lights and I remained looking for approximately 10 minutes afterward in hopes
of seeing the lights again.
8. - Like I said my original thoughts on seeing the Bright Red Light was that it was a firework or Flare and actually just as I was about to mention it to my
roommate who was in the same room the Bright Red Light very suddenly changed direction and quickly moved in a downward diagonal direction giving rise to two additional smaller trailing yellow lights that seemed further away from the Red Light as it travelled downward. Overall I watched the Red Light rise in the sky
for approximately 3 or 4 seconds and then suddenly travel downward with the two trailing lights for no more than 1 or 2 seconds. It appeared much, much too
fast to be a plane or helicopter. More like the appearance of a shooting star.
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Red Mountain Lookout Cucamonga, California Unknown Objects (Photos)
Date: June 8, 2007
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Friday, June 8, 2007.
Ok, these are not drops of water on the camera lens, nor are they birds, insects or any know aircraft that I am aware of.
This image is from the http://www.fsvisimages.com/all.html site, it was taken from the Red Mtn Lookout - Cucamonga, California, South Vista and I captured it at 7:15 PM. West Coast Time.
What's interesting are the two objects in the upper right hand corner of the image, they look for all the world like something of a biological nature and there is little doubt that these objects are solid but solid what?
Objects, copied, cut and enlarged as much as possible before they become distorted.
The only words that I can think of that define this image capture are "Absolutely amazing".
If these were seen under a microscope they would seem to be granules of pollen or diatoms but these objects are huge by any standard of measurement, the clarity is very good given that the light of the setting sun is shining directly on them.
So, what do we have here, UFO's or some form of biological life living within our atmosphere, quite obviously we have more questions than we are getting answers from our Government, I'm not so naive that I believe that our Government does not know what these things are, I think that it's time we where given some real truth, not just what they decide to tell us.
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Willetton, Western Australia A Huge Unknown Craft
Date: June 9, 2007. Time: 11:35 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Willetton
Number of witnesses: 1. Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: Large, circular.
I was leaving work and walking to my car when I saw a large object fairly low in the sky. I was stopped in my tracks because it was just so large.
It was moving across the sky from a North Easterly direction, I thought it must have been a helicopter with its spot light pointing right in my direction. That would maybe explain the size of the light. Then I realized that:
A. - It was the same colour as one of our orange street lights.
B. - Our police choppers use white spot lights.
C. - The light didn't move, and I could see no "beam" of light that such powerful search lights emit.
D. - It was moving too fast, definitely too fast to be a chopper, but within reach of a jet.
It wasn't a chopper, I thought it would have to be an air craft of some sort. After watching it for another minute I was certain that:
A. - There were no leading lights, wing lights or whatever they are called. They blink, each air craft has multiples of them and they are different colours. We have a small air port nearby (Jandakot) and there are often prop driven planes in the air. Likewise there is a larger air port (international) further to the east. So aircraft are a common and familiar for me sight.
B. - It was just too big to be a jet, if it was a jet, I should be able to hear it. It wasn't a cigar shape or anything stupid like that, it was just a big orange ball that was slightly squashed in the middle.
I started recording it for a few seconds on my phone, but stopped. I felt silly thinking it could be something unexplained. Sure it was huge, had no leading lights and was moving faster than a prop plane or helicopter could move, but still, this is Perth! And a camera phone isn't exactly a worthy medium.
It was just as I was thinking the above when it moved. It moved so damn fast, right towards the ocean (West). The light seemed to halve in size, but that could've just been due to the fact that it moved so fast. A building obstructed it after a second but as I sprinted to the side of the building to get a clear view it was already gone.
We (Australia) do not have a single damn jet that can move that fast, it cleared the sky in seconds! Every hair on my body stood on end at that point. I've just spent the last half hour staring in awe at the sky, yes my neck is sore and no I didn't see this thing again.
What I did see however were numerous planes, a few far to the east where our cities main airport is, and a prop driven one heading to the smaller Jandakot airport. Not a single one of them looked anything like this thing. Out of curiosity I tried recording one of them with my phone so I could compare the results. Standing in my backyard I recorded a small propelled craft, looking at the recording I could barely see it. Looking at the few seconds of footage taken from a well lit car park (much more light pollution than my back yard has) the difference is amazing. That's how big this damn thing was, you can actually see it in a quick recording taken from a crappy Nokia in a well lit car park. Am I kicking myself for not recording as long as possible, more than anyone can know, I just want to be able to watch it again, so I never forget. :(
A believer is born, Sigh, I don' think I'll look at the sky in the same way again. The skeptic in me says "come on", and is going to make me check out to see if America have any carriers stationed offshore of Fremantle. It could've been a Super Hornet, but realistically there's no chance. They would not have been authorized for such a low fly over, plus they are noisy as hell, and if it had poured on the juice to get moving that fast the light would not have diminished but flared bright and hot.
Oh, one last thing, this is almost certainly completely coincidental but it certainly added in some way to the sight. My car's central locking wouldn't work! Hah, first time that's ever happened (ever), though it started working after I tried half a dozen more times. But anyway, there were no power outs etc, my phone was working
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Black Triangle Sighting Outside Of Stockton, Alabama
Date: April 25, 2002. Time: Approx: 10:15 p.m.
Here is the information on the Black Triangle sighting which occurred on April 25, 2002 just outside of Stockton, Alabama. This area for the most part is quite rural.
I was heading home that night out of Stockton and took the right turn on Co Rd 94 as I had so many times. The time was about 10:15pm.After proceeding about a half mile down the road I noticed a car had just turned off HWY 59 onto Co Rd 94 behind me. Being in no hurry I knew the car would soon be on my rear as I was only going 45 and most run 55-60 on this rural country road. As I entered the curve the car was now a 1/4 mile behind me and closing. Just as I started to enter the apex of the curve that's when the triangle, which was blocked by the overhanging trees, came into view. The three lights were out of place. As many times as I have been around this curve there were never any lights there. I slowed my car to a crawl, rolled the window down, and hung my head out in amazement. I knew what it was instantly. The lights were like none I have ever seen. Such a pure white they were.
As I sat there in disbelief this craft just slid right up to me at a speed of 40 mph(best guess) and slowed. Now the car behind me is on my tail so I pulled forward about 500 feet to Jay Rd. Turning in Jay Rd I stopped and the car behind me took off. I guess they wanted no part of it. They had to have seen it. You couldn't miss it!
So here we are all alone, just the triangle and me. I'm sitting in my car hanging out the driver's side window just blown away by what I am looking at. The craft came to a complete stop at the apex of the curve and just sat there. A distance of about 500 feet from my location I watched it for what seemed like a lifetime but was really only about a minute to a minute and a half. It appeared to be somewhere between 50-70 feet in length and made no sound. It looked to be about 30 feet above the tree tops. I can't say how thick it was due to the darkness and the craft's bright lights, which appeared to be 3-4 feet across in size. They pointed down but no light reflected off the trees. It was quite strange.
After the 60-90 seconds passed that I had watched this thing I noticed a set of headlights coming down Jay road. The road which I am sitting on. So I decided I would back out into Co Rd 94 and move toward the craft. When I got about half the distance to it , the craft started to move. Gaining speed until it disappeared. I continued back into Stockton trying to locate it but never saw it again.
The road which I sat on, Jay Rd, is the very road that my friend lived on. The car coming down the road toward me that night was coming from my friend's house. I did not find this out until the following day. . The car coming down Jay Rd would not have been able to see the craft until they reached Co Rd 94, which at that point it was gone. I find myself looking back on this asking what would I have done differently? Why didn't I get out in the curve and stop the car behind me? Why did I not wait for the car on Jay road to get to me and confront them? I guess because I was in shock just seeing this craft. So many others have seen it before but now its right in front of me. Clear thought was not an option at this point.
The next day I called my friend to asked if anyone there had see it. They did not. However there was the strange phone call that he received. It would seem that 2 days after this sighting my friend came home from work. He frames houses for a living. Upon arriving home he checked his telephone caller ID and found a strange number on it. Curious about it he dialled the number. What he got was a FAA answering machine! He hung the phone up and that was the last of it. He never received any more calls from them. Soon after this sighting I bought a camcorder. Never again would I see such a sight and not be able to capture it. I spent many nights after this sighting putting many miles on my car looking for it, but had no luck. Since then I have also bought several cameras. One being a D-SLR. This is my true account of what happened that night just outside Stockton, Alabama.
In closing let me state the following. Some people might think it would be so cool to see such an object up close as I did. It’s been 5 years since the sighting and not hardly a day goes by that I don't think about it. Its not something that's easy to live with. Most people don't care to hear about something that they don't understand. So you are left to carry the memory around, alone.
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Our usual thanks go to Brian Vike for his Canadian contribution.
73's and Bye from Peter ZS2ABF - East London, South Africa.
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