--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > NOTE: I lived in Mesa, AZ [approx 15 min from Phoenix] at the time. I > didn't see the object directly, but did view videos of it and the > extensively broadcasted follow-up investigations. The UFO was > massively huge, it was seen by probably thousands of people and it > certainly wasn't Air Force flares - as officials at the time attempted > to claim. Some people who were interviewed saw it very closely. > > Do a Google Images search for 'Phoenix UFO' and you'll see numerous > photos of it. > > > Governor Symington: I saw a UFO in the Arizona sky > > By Fife Symington > Special to CNN > CNN: http://tinyurl.com/29por2 > > > Former Arizona Governor Fife Symington will be moderating a November > 12 event at the National Press Club where he will discuss the Phoenix > Lights incident. He says he will be joined by 14 former high-ranking > military and government officials from seven countries who will share > evidence from what they call their own UFO experiences and investigations. > > (CNN) -- In 1997, during my second term as governor of Arizona, I saw > something that defied logic and challenged my reality. > > I witnessed a massive delta-shaped, craft silently navigate over Squaw > Peak, a mountain range in Phoenix, Arizona. It was truly breathtaking. > I was absolutely stunned because I was turning to the west looking for > the distant Phoenix Lights. > > To my astonishment this apparition appeared; this dramatically large, > very distinctive leading edge with some enormous lights was traveling > through the Arizona sky. > > As a pilot and a former Air Force Officer, I can definitively say that > this craft did not resemble any man-made object I'd ever seen. And it > was certainly not high-altitude flares because flares don't fly in > formation. > > The incident was witnessed by hundreds -- if not thousands -- of > people in Arizona, and my office was besieged with phone calls from > very concerned Arizonians. > > The growing hysteria intensified when the story broke nationally. I > decided to lighten the mood of the state by calling a press conference > where my chief of staff arrived in an alien costume. We managed to > lessen the sense of panic but, at the same time, upset many of my > constituents. > > I would now like to set the record straight. I never meant to ridicule > anyone. My office did make inquiries as to the origin of the craft, > but to this day they remain unanswered. > > Eventually the Air Force claimed responsibility stating that they > dropped flares. > > This is indicative of the attitude from official channels. We get > explanations that fly in the face of the facts. Explanations like > weather balloons, swamp gas and military flares. > > I was never happy with the Air Force's silly explanation. There might > very well have been military flares in the sky that evening, but what > I and hundreds of others saw had nothing to do with that. > > I now know that I am not alone. There are many high-ranking military, > aviation and government officials who share my concerns. While on > active duty, they have either witnessed a UFO incident or have > conducted an official investigation into UFO cases relevant to > aviation safety and national security. > > By speaking out with me, these people are putting their reputations on > the line. They have fought in wars, guarded top secret weapons > arsenals and protected our nation's skies. > > We want the government to stop putting out stories that perpetuate the > myth that all UFOs can be explained away in down-to-earth conventional > terms. Investigations need to be re-opened, documents need to be > unsealed and the idea of an open dialogue can no longer be shunned. > > Incidents like these are not going away. About a year ago, Chicago's > O'Hare International Airport experienced a UFO event that made > national and international headlines. > > What I saw in the Arizona sky goes beyond conventional explanations. > When it comes to events of this nature that are still completely > unsolved, we deserve more openness in government, especially our own.
"In this scientific age no one believes in UFO's - uh ? But if you see one, don't enter it." Maharishi :-)
