Info-ParaNet Newsletters Volume I Number 576 Friday, July 24th 1992 (C) Copyright 1992 Paranet Information Service. All Rights Reserved. Today's Topics: MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Part 7 MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Part 8 MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Conclusion The Ultimate Secret Correction Re: Request: Roswell Information; And How To Get More Re: Closed Abductee Conference North American UGMs in 1992 Re: Closed Abductee Conference Phoenix group-quincy report Pulsed jet aircraft -- why? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ParaNet.Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (sm) Subject: MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Part 7 Date: 20 Jul 92 03:09:07 GMT <<<<<<...Continued from previous message>>>>>> NASA MISSIONS CONCERNED WITH PROJECT ZEUS AND SDI 4/4/83 -- Project Zeus - SDI -- Shuttle Challenger, Mission STS-6 NASA, KSC Release # 107-86 The first flight of the Shuttle Challenger lifted off at 1:30 p.m. EST this date. Payload: TDRS-A, a tracking and data relay satellite, deployed on the first day of the mission. This mission also included the first spacewalk which lasted 4 hours and 17 minutes. Commander: Paul H. Weitz Pilot: Karol H. Bobko Mission Specialists: Donald H. Peterson Dr. Story Musgrave 8/30/84 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-41-D. NASA: Release # PMS-204-A The was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. It was launched at 8:41 a.m., this date. Payload: Two communications satellites (SBS-D and Telstar 3-C) and one SYNCOM IV-2 for DOD. Commander: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. Pilot: Michael L. Coats Mission Specialists: Judith A. Resnick (female) Steven A. Hawley Richard M. Mullane Payload Specialist: Charles D. Walker (McDonnell Douglas) 11/8/84 -- Project Zeus - SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS 51-A NASA: Release # PMS-204-A, January 1988 The Shuttle Discovery was launched at 7:15 a.m. this date. STS 51-A had two primary objectives, to deploy the ANIK-D2 (a Canadian communications satellite) and SYNCOM IV-1 for DOD. In addition, to capture and return to Earth two satellites placed in improper orbits by a faulty launch from STS 41-G. Payload: ANIK-D2 and SYNCOM IV-1 (DOD) Commander: Frederick H. Hauck Pilot: David M. Walker Mission Specialists: Joseph P. Allen Anna L. Fisher (female) 1/24/85 -- Project Zeus - - SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-51-C. NASA, KSC Release # PMS-205, August 1986 This was the first Space Shuttle mission totally dedicated to the Department of Defense. Its cargo was classified. Commander: Thomas C. Mattingly Pilot: Loren H. Shriver Mission Specialists: James F. Buchli Ellison S. Onizuka Payload Specialist: Gary E. Payton, USAF Note: The payload was two orbiting spy satellites and three orbiting laser mirrors for SDI. 4/12/85 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-51-D. NASA, KSC Release # PMS)005, August 1986 Discovery lifted off from KSC at 8:59 a.m. EST this date. Payload: An Anik C-1 spacecraft (Satellite) for the Canadian government, and SYNCOM IV-3 spacecraft with satellite for the Defense Department (DOD). The SYNCOM series of rocket propelled communication satellites each comes with its own booster stage, identical to the third stage booster of a Minuteman Missile. These satellites are used primarily for Department of Defense (DOD) high-priority communications. Commander: Karol H. Bobko Pilot: Donald E. Williams Mission Specialists: M. Rhea Seddon (female) S. David Griggs Jeffrey A. Hoffman Payload Specialist: Charles D. Walker, McDonnell Douglas Observer: E. H. "Jake" Garn - U.S. Senator. This flight included the first flight of an elected official, Senator E. H. "Jake" Garn (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate committee with oversight responsibilities for NASA's budget. 6/17/85 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-51-G. NASA, Release PMS-005, August 1986 The Shuttle Discovery was launched at 7:33 a.m., this date. Payload: Three communication satellites (1 for Saudi Arabia, 1 for Mexico and 1 Telstar for AT&T). In addition, seven unnamed canisters were launched. Also launched was the (HPTE) High Precision Tracking Experiment for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) -- Star Wars. Commander: Daniel C. Brandenstein Pilot: John O. Creighton Mission Specialists: Shannon W. Lucid Steven R. Nagel John M. Fabian Payload Specialists: Patrick Baudry (France) Prince Sultan Salman Al-Saud (Saudi Arabia) 8/27/85 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-51-I. NASA: Release PMS-005 The Shuttle Discovery was launched at 6:58 a.m., this date. This mission had the unusual responsibility of recovering and repairing the SYNCOM IV-3 Satellite launched by Discovery in April (Mission STS-51-D, 4/29/85). In addition, SYNCOM IV-4, for the DOD was launched and deployed on 4/29/89. Two communications Satellites were also launched: one for Australia and one for the American Satellite Company. -- ParaNet(sm) Information Service - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: ParaNet(sm).Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ParaNet.Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (sm) Subject: MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Part 8 Date: 20 Jul 92 03:10:08 GMT <<<<<<<...Continued from previous message>>>>>>> Payload: SYNCOM IV-4 (DOD), Aussat-1, ASC-1. Commander: Joe H. Engle Pilot: Richard O. Covey Mission Specialists: James Van Hoften John M. Lounge William S. Fisher 10/3/85 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Atlantis, Mission STS-51-J. NASA Release # PMS-005 KSC This was the maiden flight of the Shuttle Atlantis and the second mission dedicated solely to the Department of Defense (DOD). Its cargo was classified. The mission was declared successful. Commander: Karol J. "Bo" Bobko Pilot: Ronald H. Grabe Mission Specialists: David C. Hilmers Robert L. Stewart Payload Specialist: William Pailes (USAF) 1/28/86 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Challenger, Mission STS-51-L. NASA: Release # PMS-005 The Shuttle Challenger was launched at 11:37 a.m., this date. This was the first mission which included 2 women on the crew. At just under 74 seconds into the flight an explosion occurred, which caused the loss of the Shuttle Challenger and its crew. Payload: A TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay) Satellite for SDI, a Spartan free flying module designed to operate independently of Challenger and to be used for observing Halley's Comet with two ultra-violet spectrometers and 2 cameras. Commander: Francis R. Scobee Pilot: Michael J. Smith Mission Specialists: Judith A. Resnick (female) Ellison Onizuka Robert E. McNair S. Christa McAuliffe (female) Teacher, passenger and observer Payload Specialist: Gregory B. Jarvis (Hughes Aircraft Co.) 9/29/88 -- Project Zeus -- SDI --Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-26. NASA Pub # MR-026, NASA Facts, KSC Release No. 27-89 Payload: A 4,905 pound communications Satellite (The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-TDRS) one of the largest and heaviest applications satellites ever sent into orbit. TDRS-C was the prime objective of the mission, and is expected to improve Earth-to-space and space-to-earth voice and data exchanges. TDRS-C will increase the capacity of command data flows for unmanned research and applications satellites orbiting at relatively low altitudes. The STS-26 crew are all experienced astronauts. Commander: Frederick H. Hauck (Capt. USN) Pilot: Richard Covey (Lt. Col. USAF) Mission Specialists: David C. Hilmers (Lt. Col. USAF) John M. Lounge (USN, Retired) George D. Nelson - Astronomer The TDRS-C satellite was lifted to its 22,302 mile orbit by an AF IUS rocket, after being deployed by the shuttle, for positioning over the equator north of the Phoenix Islands, south of Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean (171 Degrees west longitude). There the satellite can work in tandem with an identical TDRS-1 positioned in geosynchronous orbit in 1983 over the Atlantic Ocean near Fortaleza, Brazil (41 degrees west longitude). These two satellites can act as data relays for other satellites. TDRS-C will maintain nearly uninterrupted communications with the ground and will rapidly transmit huge volumes of data. So vast is the capacity of these two satellites that, at their highest transmission rates, they can in a single second transfer data equaling the contents of a 20-volume encyclopedia with 1200 pages in each volume and 2000 words on each page. A third Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-D, will be launched at a later date and deployed over the Atlantic Ocean. It will replace TDRS-1, which will be relocated south of White Sands, New Mexico where it will serve as an in-orbit spare. One communications experiment inside the shuttle spacecraft was the testing of a new voice communications system using infrared waves rather than standard radio frequencies. An advantage of infrared is it cannot pass through the spacecraft's windows as can radio waves. Infrared communications would prevent a spacecraft from eavesdropping, thus protecting sensitive astronaut conversations, and enhancing security, and the crew's privacy. Note: This extraordinary procedure must pertain to the Greys. Note the word "spacecraft." Whose? Earlier NASA Missions had reported UFO encounters. The Greys are suspicious. 12/2/88 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Atlantis, Mission STS-27. NASA Facts, KSC Release No. 84-88 The newest shuttle Atlantis lifted off today from Kennedy Space Center on a classified mission for the Department of Defense. This flight is the first of three national security missions conducted in fiscal 1989 by NASA for the Defense Department. STS-27 will have a five-member crew. All are military personnel. Commander: Robert L. Gibson (Cmdr. USN) Pilot: Guy S. Gardner (Lt.Col. USAF) Mission Specialists: Richard M. Mullane (Col. USAF) Jerry L. Ross (Lt.Col. USAF) William M. Shepard (Cmdr. USN) The Shuttle Atlantis has flown twice before: Mission 51-H in October 1985, a classified DOD mission; and 61-B in November 1985. Note: The payload consisted of two orbiting mirrors for SDI (Project Zeus) and a communications and spy satellite for DOD. -- ParaNet(sm) Information Service - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: ParaNet(sm).Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ParaNet.Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (sm) Subject: MJ-12 The Ultimate Secret?? - Conclusion Date: 20 Jul 92 03:11:09 GMT <<<<<<<<...Continued from previous message>>>>>>>> 3/13/89 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-29. NASA Facts, KSC Release No. 8-89 The Space Shuttle Discovery launched at 9:57 a.m. EST today has as its primary objective the deployment of a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-D). The TDRS-D, to become TDRS-4 in orbit, will be deployed on the first day of the mission. The satellite will join TDRS-1 and -3 in orbit to provide high-capacity communications and data links. TDRS-1, also designated TDRS-East, is now in geosynchronous orbit over the Atlantic Ocean just east of Brazil. TDRS-3, designated TDRS-West, was launched by Discovery on mission STS-26 in September of 1988, and is positioned over the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii. TDRS-4 will replace TDRS-1 over the Atlantic as TDRS-East. TDRS-1 will then be relocated south of White Sands, New Mexico where it will serve as an in-orbit spare. The five member crew of Discovery for STS-29 are: Commander: Michael L. Coats (Capt. USN) Pilot: John E. Blaha (Col. USAF) Mission Specialists: James F. Buchli (Col. USMC) Robert C. Springer (Col. USMC) James R. Bagian (M.D.) Civilian Doctor In addition to launching the TDRS Satellite, the crew of Discovery will conduct numerous scientific experiments and photograph the Earth with a hand-held IMAX camera. 4/26/89 -- Project Zeus -- SDI -- Magellan Venus Probe, Shuttle Atlantis, Mission STS-30. AP Wire: The Atlantis commander says his crew is mighty proud to be part of the first space shuttle planetary mission scheduled to blast-off this Friday. The countdown, which started Tuesday, continued toward a liftoff at 2:24 p.m. Friday. Six hours after launch, astronauts Mark Lee and Mary Cleave are to release the 7,600-pound Magellan probe and a rocket to propel it on a 468-day journey to Venus. Magellan is to reach its destination in August 1990, swooping into orbit around Venus to begin a 243-day period during which it is to map up to 90 percent of the cloud-shrouded planet's surface with the probe's high resolution radar system. "We're not really in charge of the deep space probe," said Commander David Walker. "We're fortunate enough to be part of the team that gets to send it up there. The rest of the NASA team will make sure that it gets to Venus and does its job." UPDATE: NASA, KSC Release # 24-89, March 1989 Magellan marks the first U.S. planetary mission since Pioneer Venus 12 in 1978. It also kicks off a core program of solar system exploration involving NASA and organizations from the United States and the international community. Project ZEUS: One of the payload experiments on this Shuttle Mission includes the Mesoscale Lighting Experiment, a NASA sponsored effort involving several universities. Its objective is to study the visual characteristics of large scale lighting in the upper atmosphere. Note: Part of the Project Zeus effort to study laser beam diffusion in the upper atmosphere. In addition, as another experiment, the Shuttle Atlantis will act as a calibration point for a third experiment involving the Air Force Maui Optical System Facility in Hawaii. Note: Project Zeus - SDI Experiment. Although unstated in this NASA Release, Atlantis is acting as an orbital target being tracked by the Air Force facility (SDI ground based laser facility) named in the above paragraph. 1989 -- 8/8/89 -- Project Zeus - SDI -- Shuttle Columbia -- Mission ?? AP Wire & Mercury News Service 7/27/89 The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off with five military astronauts and a classified Pentagon spy satellite. Columbia will be making the 30th shuttle flight and the fourth this year, solely dedicated to the Defense Department. For national security purposes, the Pentagon would not permit NASA to announce the exact liftoff time or the length of the mission. Note: The payload is the last of 4 orbiting laser mirrors for SDI. With this mission completed, SDI becomes partly operational. It is estimated that SDI will become fully operational within the next 12 months, barring unforeseen events. Note: The following NASA launch information was derived from the American Academic Encyclopedia. The Project Zeus (SDI) comments, are those of the Phoenix Project. 1989 -- 8/13/89 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Columbia The 30th mission, flown by Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., and a crew of four, orbited another military satellite. 1989 -- 11/22/89 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Discovery The 32d mission, flown on Discovery by Frederick M. Gregory and a crew of four, launched a spy satellite. 1990 -- 1/9/90 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Columbia On Jan. 9, 1990, Daniel Brandenstein and a crew of four flew Columbia to launch Syncom IV and to retrieve the Long Duration Exposure Facility, a research satellite left in space for six years. 1990 -- 2/28/90 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Atlantis Another spy satellite mission followed on Feb. 28-Mar. 4, 1990, when John O. Creighton and a crew of four flew Atlantis. 1990 -- 4/24/90 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Discovery The long-awaited Hubble SPACE TELESCOPE was finally placed in a high orbit by Discovery's crew of four, commanded by Loren J. Shriver, during the Apr. 24-29, 1990 flight, but Columbia, scheduled for launch the following month, was grounded by a series of hydrogen leaks, as was Atlantis. 1990 -- 11/15/90 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Atlantis The 37th flight of the space shuttle program took place on Atlantis, from Nov. 15-20, 1990, carrying a secret military payload into orbit. Unconfirmed reports suggested that Atlantis carried a spy satellite intended to monitor activities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region. Mission commander was Air Force Col. Richard O. Covey, and he was assisted by a crew of four. 1991 -- 4/28/91 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Discovery Space shuttle Discovery was launched on Apr. 28, 1991, and returned to Earth on May 6. Its military mission was concerned with collecting data for the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") antimissile program. Mission commander was U.S. Navy Capt. Michael L. Coats. He was assisted by a pilot and crew of four. 1991 -- 8/2/91 -- Project Zeus - SDI - Shuttle Atlantis Flight number 42 for the Space Shuttle program--and the ninth for the Atlantis--was launched on Aug. 2, 1991, and returned safely to Earth on August 11. The crew, under the command of Air Force Col. John E. Blaha, consisted of three men and one woman. The mission successfully deployed the Department of Defense's large Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, sending it into an orbit about 22,000 miles (35,400 km) above the equator. The mission also conducted experiments on the ozone layer, made medical experiments, and tested computer and mechanical equipment. ..end of file [ For a complete, printed copy of the entire document, including all exhibits, contact Advent Publishing Company at the address supplied. ] END PARANET FILENAME: ULTSEC.TXT -- ParaNet(sm) Information Service - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: ParaNet(sm).Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ParaNet.Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (sm) Subject: The Ultimate Secret Correction Date: 20 Jul 92 03:14:19 GMT This file was uploaded to ParaNet separately as a correction to a portion of the ULTSEC.TXT file. I have not incorporated it into the original file so that you can see what was intended to be changed. It is incorporated as an addendum to the original file. [PPRCOR.TXT] This is a correction that should be inserted to replace the original text to the Phoenix Project Report ULTSEC.TXT, ULTSEC.ZIP. For those who received it as messages over various echoes the area to be replaced falls into part 8 of 17. Separate projects under the umbrella of Project Aquarius are: PROJECT GRUDGE: This project was originally established in 1948, and is under the control of the CIA, NSA, and MAJI. Project Grudge went underground and another project, Project Sign, was created in December of 1947, was used as a cover operation. In February of 1949, Project Sign was officially abolished, however, unofficially it continued its operations until Project Blue Book was created in June of 1951. Project Aquarius, became the overall umbrella operation controlling all these projects. Project Aquarius was funded by CIA confidential funds (non-appropriated). The Project assumed full responsibility for investigation and intelligence of UFOs/IACs in December 1969 after Project Grudge/Blue Book was closed. The purpose of Project Aquarius was to collect all scientific, technological, medical and intelligence information from UFO/IAC sightings and contacts with alien lifeforms. This orderly file of collected information has been used to advance the United States' Space Program and provided the data needed to develop present stealth technology. .... end of correction. -- ParaNet(sm) Information Service - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: ParaNet(sm).Information.Service@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin) Subject: Re: Request: Roswell Information; And How To Get More Date: 20 Jul 92 03:38:01 GMT * Forwarded from "Alt.Alien.Visitors" * Originally from Student Class Account * Originally dated 07-19-92 12:45 From: ee3401cb@carina.unm.edu (Student Class Account) Date: 18 Jul 92 17:31:23 GMT Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Message-ID: Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors In article <1992Jul17.173640.17428@crc.ac.uk> sgamble@crc.ac.uk (Steve Gamble x3293) writes: >To coincide with the MUFON Conference last weekend in Alberquerque >Stanton Friedman and Don Berliner's new book "Crash at Corona" was >released. This week Stan is doing a lecture tour around New Mexico. > I just heard Stanton Freidman speak at U.N.M. last night, and recently finished reading his "Crash at Corona". The BIG difference between Freidman's and Randle's books are the claims by the fromer of a second crash site 160 miles west involving a different saucer. I seem to remember Randle and Schmitt dismissed claims of another site due to lack of evidence. The new book also has a chapter about MJ-12 with the documents themselves in an Appendix. After the conference I asked Freidman about Robert Lazar. He said that his claim that he (Lazar) worked at a secret govt. installation back- engineering UFO's is total bunk. No proof exists (that he could find anyway) of where he claims he went to school or that he was even a Physicist as he claims. He also found evidence that he was at one time owner of a couple of brothels in Nevada, which would have made his getting a security clearance very difficult. James >At the MUFON Press Conference at Alberquerque there was a heated >exchange of views between Kevin Randle, representing a local Roswell >paper (also author with Don Schmitt of Crash at Roswell) and Stan. Maybe this debate was over the second crash site or something? James -- Michael Corbin - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: afglsc.span.nasa.gov!WEBB Subject: Re: Closed Abductee Conference Date: 20 Jul 92 16:44:32 GMT From: WEBB@afglsc.span.nasa.gov To: Mike Corbin Mike, I think you misunderstand the intent of the MIT Abd. Conf. I too was at the conference (in fact it was I who introduced Dave Pritchard to the local MUFON group), gave a talk, and signed the agreement which Robert Sheaffer posted. Although I did not like the tone of the agreement, Dave and John Mack obviously thought it was necessary to protect the researchers and abductees who were there and to insure a professional conf. and publication. Dave and John are certainly not out to make money on this; more likely they will lose money and they are putting their scientific reputations at considerable risk. They are to be commended for bringing together most of the key people in the field, including our own Keith Basterfield from Aust. and Jenny Randles from England, on short notice and attempting to ligitimize the field by producing a quality professional procedings. Realize that without eventually getting scientists and their funding agencies involved, UFO research will probably never advance beyond its present state. So I think just the opposite of your comments about the agreement was intended and others on the net should realize this. Unfortunately, we can't talk in detail about the conf., but suffice it to say it was very worthwhile and interesting and the ensuing document will be widely available to anyone and will be highly recommended reading. Dave Webb -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ccu.UManitoba.CA!rutkows Subject: North American UGMs in 1992 Date: 21 Jul 92 20:49:16 GMT From: Chris Rutkowski For those who are interested, the following is the latest information from NAICCR. 1992 North American Crop Circles and/or UGMs Reported to NAICCR as of 21 July 1992 920426 Jonesboro, Georgia - a 'formation' of crop circles, 'exactly' like those found in 1991 in the same location, was discovered. Source: Rosemary Ellen Guiley; Vance Tiede 9204?? , New Hampshire - UGMs were found following a small local flap of UFO reports. Source: Rosemary Ellen Guiley; Vance Tiede 920506 near Edmonton, Alberta - a 'space cookie' UGM was discovered in a meadow. It is a perfect circle, 6 metres in diameter. Its depth varies from 5 cm to 31 cm. Grass is growing straight up both inside and outside the circle. No tracks were found leading to the area. The UGM is not a sinkhole. Source: Gordon Kijek 9205?? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - two crop circles were found in a cornfield just north of the Philadelphia city limits. Soil samples taken by a UFO investigator 'showed no irregularities'. Source: Steve Bernheisel on FIDONET 920627 Raeford, North Carolina - a circle of flattened grass was found in a hay field following a CE2 UFO sighting. A loud noise, 'like a freight train', was heard, and two witnesses ran to look out their front door. A object 'the size of a swimming pool', 'like orange windows all around it', was in a field about 300 feet away from their house. When they went to call other witnesses, the object disappeared. Source: Patrick Kirol on FIDONET 9206?? , Massachusetts - a small area of flattened cattails was found in a marsh close to a major highway and reported as a crop circle. Source: Tom Randolph on DEC COM via INTERNET 920701 St. Adolphe, Manitoba - nine 'horseshoe-shaped' patches of flattened grass were found on either side of a brook in a Winnipeg suburb. Because of recent storms and heavy rainfall, lodging was thought to be the cause. Source: Guy Westcott; NAICCR 920705 Hobbema, Alberta - two ovals of flattened barley were found in a field after unusual lights were observed descending to the ground. The largest UGM has a major axis of 47 feet. The crop is pushed away uniformly from the centers of the patches, but the centers are 'clumped', like breaking waves. Barley inside the circles is 'white', and devoid of colour. It was later suggested that the areas were due to spilled seeds and fertilizer, combined with lodging. Source: Gord Kijek 920715 St. Adolphe, Manitoba - a field beside a highway was discovered to have numerous patches of flattened crop, in irregular patterns. The formations were discovered by the same person who found case 920701. Investigation by NAICCR and interviews with the owner of the field established that the crop had been laid down by strong winds and heavy rain. The person who discovered the formations was convinced that aliens created the flattened patches. Source: NAICCR -- Chris Rutkowski - rutkows@ccu.umanitoba.ca Royal Astronomical Society of Canada University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin) Subject: Re: Closed Abductee Conference Date: 21 Jul 92 21:54:03 GMT + From: WEBB@afglsc.span.nasa.gov + + To: Mike Corbin + Mike, I think you misunderstand the intent of the MIT Abd. + Conf. I too was at the conference (in fact it was I who introduced Dave + Pritchard to the local MUFON group), gave a talk, and signed the agreement + which Robert Sheaffer posted. Although I did not like the tone of the + agreement, Dave and John Mack obviously thought it was necessary to protect + the researchers and abductees who were there and to insure a professional + conf. and publication. Dave and John are certainly not out to make money on + this; more likely they will lose money and they are putting their + scientific reputations at considerable risk. They are to be commended for + bringing together most of the key people in the field, including our own + Keith Basterfield from Aust. and Jenny Randles from England, on short + notice and attempting to ligitimize the field by producing a quality + professional procedings. Realize that without eventually getting scientists + and their funding agencies involved, UFO research will probably never + advance beyond its present state. So I think just the opposite of your + comments about the agreement was intended and others on the net should + realize this. Unfortunately, we can't talk in detail about the conf., but + suffice it to say it was very worthwhile and interesting and the ensuing + document will be widely available to anyone and will be highly recommended + reading. Thank you for the comment Dave. While I agree that some of this might be mis-stated on my part, I feel that in order for this type of effort to be truly scientifically objective, it will be necessary to establish some type of independent board of review. Even the best intentions can get clouded when methodology is employed which appears to remove something from the view of the public. I have discussed some of this with a couple of contacts of mine who are main-stream scientists. They did affirm that it is not unusual to have "closed-door" meetings to discuss research candidly and away from the formal protocols, however I was also told that peer review is a very important part of validating findings and determining the veracity of the research. As we have been promised, the proceedings will be forthcoming. I guess we shall just have to wait and see. On a similar note, could you perhaps tell me why Jacques Vallee was not invited to the conference despite the fact that he offered some of his work and wanted to attend? Thanks for your time. Mike -- Michael Corbin - via ParaNet node 1:104/422 UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name INTERNET: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: blitzen.gvg.tek.com!mike Subject: Phoenix group-quincy report Date: 22 Jul 92 23:14:57 GMT From: mike@blitzen.gvg.tek.com (Mike Henderson) Mr. Corbin A coworker of mine(Dan Chaplin; danc@gold.gvg.tek.com) worked for the US forest service in the early 70's and surveyed the 'secondary' road referred to in the Phoenix group paper(gvg is roughly 50 miles from Pilot Peak). It IS a very popular road among locals for Quincy to La Porte travel(the shortest route, in fact) and Mr. Chaplin was surveying it for future logging activity. He says removal of trees near the road is done when the primary logging site lies further down the road and a wide, safe right of way is desired for the large logging trucks. Mr. Chaplin does not strike me as a conspiratorial person. I have verified the existence of Pilot Peak with detailed sectional maps of the area but the only meadow with a dammed pond in the area is traversed by the road between Quincy and La Porte(not very secluded). Dan says anyone can spend the night on the lookout(no official permission required) but I have a young baby and cannot take off nights to do such things. The area in question seems to be rough Sorry I can't go there myself. M. Henderson(mike@blitzen.gvg.tek.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: anubis.network.com!logajan Subject: Pulsed jet aircraft -- why? Date: 23 Jul 92 13:17:31 GMT From: logajan@anubis.network.com (John Logajan) Speculation as to why the secret aircraft uses pulsed thrust: It has long been known than air breathing jets are more efficient than rockets, which not only have to carry their own oxidizer, but more importantly, have to carry their own reaction mass. The laws of physics say that when two objects interact (in this case the craft and the ejected reaction mass -- the exhaust) with force X, the lightest object takes the most energy (velocity.) Energy division is always inversely proportional to mass ratio. For any specific propulsive force X, then, if you can increase the exhaust (or reaction) mass, you need less total energy. Or, for the same amount of energy, you get more total propulsive force. In a craft, you want as much of your fuel energy as possible to go into the craft's velocity, and as little as possible into your exhaust velocity. With an air breather, you can interact with tons and tons and tons of atmosphere as reaction mass. That is why commercial jet engines have such huge intakes. The power source doesn't need that much oxygen as oxidizer, most of the air is just bypassed around the engine. They are just using the excess air as reaction mass. To get the efficiency up, thrust per gallon of kerosene. Now the problem with super high altitude craft is that the air is very thin. And at high velocities (trans-orbital) the time to burn or push against at a passing molecule of air (25,000 feet per second!) is very short. What if you collected the air for a fraction of a second, and then burned it or pushed against it in lumps. You'd get more time to burn and push against it. It wouldn't be so rarified, so that it'd be easier to ignite it and maintain the combustion. Therefore I conclude that the pulsed thrust secret jet aircraft are super high altitude air breathers, possibly trans-orbital, and likely intended for extended flight (hence the need for efficient use of fuel) such as a reconnaissance mission might dictate. 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