23 October 1967
(The Post-Standard, Syracuse ,
New York
Source: NewspaperArchive.com
The whole letter:
“To the Editor of The Post-Standard.
I’m beginning to think that we in this area have been ‘had.’ In the past
three years, many local UFO sightings have been reported by the press here. You
may recall that a good percentage of these was ‘explained’ as the
misidentification by the observers of a high-altitude, experimental aircraft
from Griffiss Air Force Base at nearby Rome
So many of our local large-scale sightings have been instantly ‘crushed’
by word from Hancock Field Air Force officials or from Griffiss itself. We have
heard this ‘experimental aircraft’ theory so much that it seems to be a now
customary reply for those who report that they have seen a UFO.
I am amazed now to learn that it isn’t just this area that has been
flooded with these ‘explanations.’ I firmly believe that it’s high time we
re-evaluate the worth of these statements, mainly because of this incident:
Several months ago, during nine consecutive evening hours, hundreds of
persons in the Oneonta area observed an object flashing red, white, and
greenish-blue lights alternately. Among the observers were a newspaper sports
editor, a Chamber of Commerce executive, and a school district superintendent.
In Oneonta, just as in Syracuse , a statement
was issued by Griffiss AFB to the effect that they had a lighted high-altitude
plane aloft at the time which was flying in a circle over Rome
This is one time when that worn-out
explanation didn’t go over very well. Witnesses to the sighting quickly
rejected Griffiss statement, explaining that Rome
is approximately north-northwest of Oneonta — and the
UFO was seen in the east, toward Stamford
ROBERT BARROW, Syracuse
My comment:
This newspaper letter is something to think about the next time we read
some of Project Blue Book’s UFO case reports or read/hear military statements
about UFO incidents.
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