Friday, 23 December 2011

UFO TV Interview:
Generale dell'Aeronautica Salvatore Marcelletti:

“Ho visto un UFO”
(Air Force General Salvatore Marcelletti: “I saw a UFO”),
8 October 1995 (Speciale TG1, Rai, Rome, Italy)


Source: Drakarys Vainglory (YouTube channel)

General Salvatore Marcelletti, Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) (Ret.) recounts his 21 September 1971 UFO sighting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9smc1HmeEE










General Salvatore Marcelletti, Italian Air Force (Ret.)
(youtube.com image)
UFO Report:
“The 1975 SAC Base Northern Tier Overflights”
by Francis L. Ridge, Updated: 15 June 2007 (NICAP.org)

NICAP reports on the late 1975 UFO activity over Loring AFB, Maine, Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, Malmstrom AFB, Montana, Minot AFB, North Dakota, Canadian Forces Station, Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada and other selected 1975 UFO incidents:

http://www.nicap.org/waves/1975_overflights.htm

“US Military Bases” (MilitaryBases.com):

http://militarybases.com/













Major Active-duty U.S. Air Force Bases (usaf-map1.jpg)
(nicap.org image)

Thursday, 22 December 2011

UFO Magazine Article:
“U.F.O. Files: The Untold Story”
by Patrick Huyghe, 14 October 1979
(The New York Times Magazine, New York City)
(bibliotecapleyades.net)


This is an article regarding a U.S. Department of Defense document called “Subject: Suspicious Unknown Air Activity” (classification: CONFIDENTIAL, date: 11 November 1975) and, in addition, discussion on the U.S. government’s involvement in the UFO subject.

The mentioned U.S. Department of Defense document deals with the late 1975 UFO activity over the following military bases: Loring AFB, Maine; Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan; Malmstrom AFB, Montana; Minot AFB, North Dakota and Canadian Forces Station, Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada.

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_flyingobjects20.htm









Aerial view of Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine
(loringremembers/history-of-loring-afb photo)
UFO News Article (Excerpt):
“Did You Spot UFO Near McGuire?”, 8 September 1989
(The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina)


Paul Moore (of Huntersville) sighted a reddish-brown, triangular shaped UFO that hovered near the McGuire Nuclear Station on
18 August 1989, at 2:30 p.m., according to the article:

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F244CFD9E1EC9FC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

The Charlotte Observer reports on UFO researcher George D. Fawcett’s investigation into the UFO incident. Many UFO sightings have occurred around the McGuire Nuclear Station over the years, Fawcett said in the interview.

The nuclear station is located on Lake Norman in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (25 kilometres (15 miles) north-west of Charlotte, according to Google Earth).

Wikipedia article: “McGuire Nuclear Station”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuire_Nuclear_Station







McGuire Nuclear Station from Lake Norman. (text by Wikipedia)
(wikimedia.org) (wikimedia.org photo)

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

UFO Paper:
“Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP)

Observations 2009 Reporting Scheme”
by Philippe Ailleris
(European Planetary Science Congress, 2009)

In this paper, ESA Project Controller Philippe Ailleris presents the objectives of the UAP Observations 2009 Reporting Scheme:

http://www.itacomm.net/container/EPSC2009-808.pdf
















(theufochronicles.com image)
UFO News Article (Excerpt):
“They keep eyes peeled for alien visitors”,
25 June 1992 (The Providence Journal, Rhode Island)

The Providence Journal reports that South County, Rhode Island is a UFO hotspot:

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/577851791.html?dids=577851791:577851791&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+25%2C+1992&author=GERRY+GOLDSTEIN&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=They+keep+eyes+peeled+for+alien+visitors&pqatl=google

Several UFOs have been sighted at the University of Rhode Island’s Bay Campus reactor in Narragansett throughout the years, according to Dave Rubien and Don Todd.

South County is the southern coastal area of Rhode Island located between Mystic, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island off Interstate 95, VirtualCities.com reports.















Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (RINSC),
University of Rhode Island, Narragansett
(rinsc.ri.gov photo)
UFO News Article:
“UFOs take a shine to us”, 8 February 2009
(Sunday Sun, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

Northern England experienced an increase in the number of UFO sightings in early 2009, the Sunday Sun reports:

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2009/02/08/ufos-take-a-shine-to-us-79310-22879641/














Map of England, UK
(voyagesphotosmanu.com image)
UFO Website:
“The Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP)
Observations Reporting Scheme”


The UAP Observations Reporting Scheme website is run by Philippe Ailleris:

http://www.uapreporting.org/










Philippe Ailleris, Project Controller at the Space Research
and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency
(ESA/ESTEC) (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) &
Amateur Astronomer (uapreporting.org photo)

Monday, 19 December 2011

UFO Mailing List Post:
“1978 Italian Wave [was: A 1957 Wave Comparison]”
by Edoardo Russo, 19 November 2003
(UFO UpDates, Toronto, Canada)

Edoardo Russo reports on the 1978 Italian UFO wave:

http://ufoupdateslist.com/2003/nov/m19-018.shtml
























Map of Italy (worldmapsinfo.com)
(worldmapsinfo.com image)
UFO News Article:
“L’UFO ‘venuto dal passato’: gli ultimi sviluppi”
(“The UFO ‘came from the past’: recent developments”),
18 December 2011 (NotizieFresche.info, Rome, Italy)


NotizieFresche.info reports on an alleged December 1978 Riposto (Sicily, Italy) UFO photograph:

http://notiziefresche.info/lufo-venuto-dal-passato-gli-ultimi-sviluppi_post-143756/

Italy experienced many UFO sightings in December 1978, according to the article.

English translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnotiziefresche.info%2Flufo-venuto-dal-passato-gli-ultimi-sviluppi_post-143756%2F

















Satellite photo of Riposto, Italy (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)

Sunday, 18 December 2011

UFO TV News Report:
“Lost UFO Files”, 8 June 2011
(Today, Nine Network, Willoughby (Sydney), Australia)

This is a TV report on the lost UFO files of the Australian Department of Defence:

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/ufo-files-lost/xs7bzq2

(wikimedia.org image)
UFO TV Talk Show:
“OVNIs en la Zona Oeste de la Provincia de BS. AS.”
(“UFOs in the Western Zone of the BS. AS. Province”),
2 September 2011
(Animales Sueltos, América TV, La Plata, Argentina)

América TV presents a panel discussion (hosted by Alejandro Fantino) on the 2011 Ituzaingó (Buenos Aires, Argentina) UFO flap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71B5aHUEtwo

The talk show includes several UFO videos.

UFO TV Talk Show:
“Crónica Del Fenómeno OVNI”
(“Chronicle Of The UFO Phenomenon”), 2000
(Crónica TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Crónica TV presents several alleged UFO videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6sFTUNkmBg

Friday, 16 December 2011

UFO News Article:
“UFO Seen by Many at Piedmont”,
21 March 1973 (St. Joseph News-Press, Missouri)

The St. Joseph News-Press reports on an early 1973 Piedmont, Missouri UFO flap:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cVdkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mHQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2156,4371953

Quote from the article:
“There’s no doubt there’s something up there. We just don’t know what it is,” said Gene Beardon, police chief in this southern Missouri town, Tuesday.”

“Piedmont, Missouri” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Piedmont-Missouri.html



















Satellite photo of Piedmont, Missouri
(tageo.com photo)

UFO News Article:
“Flying saucers: Scientist turns from skeptic to believer”,
20 November 1977
(The Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, Missouri)


The Nevada Daily Mail presents an interview with Dr. Harley D. Rutledge, head of the physics department at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fUcrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1268,3853975

NOTE: The newspaper date is 20 November 1977.











The late Dr. Harley D. Rutledge, U.S. Physicist & UFO Researcher
(kplcblogs.typepad.com photo)

Thursday, 15 December 2011

UFO News Article:
“Researcher wants to put UFOs in cyberspace”,
21 July 1995 (The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama)

This is an article on a one-time UFO course at the University of West Florida:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7jwdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2014,6198325











University of West Florida, Pensacola
(cdn.stateuniversity.com photo)

UFO News Article:
“UFO course scheduled”,
27 April 1977 (The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama)

The Tuscaloosa News reports on the University of Alabama’s UFO course, “UFO’s: A Scientific Approach”:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HQgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8p0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2254,4207426

NOTE: The newspaper date is 27 April 1977.













University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
(communicationstudies.com photo)

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

UFO News Article (Excerpt):
“UFO sightings are increasing
geometrically across Canada”,
22 May 1994 (Toronto Star, Canada)

Canadian UFO research groups received almost 500 reports of UFOs in 1993, according to the article:

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/517996341.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+22%2C+1994&author=Nelle+Oosterom+CANADIAN+PRESS&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=UFO+sightings+are+increasing+geometrically+across+Canada&pqatl=google















Map of Canada
(canadiangis.com image)

Monday, 12 December 2011

UFO Article:
“MoD X-Files” 

by Nick Pope (nickpope.net)

This article mentions that it was a UK UFO researcher (Harry Harris) that forwarded a transcript of an interview with Milton John Torres to the UK Ministry of Defence:


http://www.nickpope.net/mod-x-files.htm

Therefore, the account in the MoD file is not an official U.S. Air Force or MoD witness statement, according to Pope.











Nick Pope, the former Head of the UK MoD's UFO Office
(1991-1994), UFO Author, Lecturer & Researcher
UFO News Article:
“Retired Air Force pilot tells

of close encounter with UFO”,
24 October 2008 (Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine)


The Sun Journal reports on former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Milton John Torres’ UFO encounter over East Anglia, UK, on
20 May 1957:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GkguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q2YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4949,3214375

The Milton John Torres UFO encounter:
U.S. Air Force fighter pilot (then) Lieutenant Milton John Torres was ordered on a mission to intercept and shoot down a very large UFO over East Anglia, UK, on 20 May 1957. As he locked on his weapons, the UFO took off at an unbelievable speed and disappeared. Torres flew an F-86D Sabre jet fighter.















Major Milton John Torres, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
(youtube.com image)