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LETTER TO EDITOR
December 5, 2008
Editor:
The TV program UFO Hunters is doing a great job in investigating some of the recent well known UFO sightings. Moreover, this team is helping to punch holes in the debunkers/skeptics arguments which are usually weak to begin with. Take for example the recent episode (10-29-08) regarding the Tinley Park, IL encounters. Hunters obtained a number of videos shot from different locations during the August 21, 2004, encounter which was witnessed by multipludes of people on that summer night.
Using methods such as triangulation and computer stabilization of one light, the team was able to show that the three lights remained a constant distance from each other and were fixed or locked to some kind of structure. The lights were estimated to be at an elevation around 2000 feet. The added experiment of sending helium balloons aloft with flares attached to a PVC structure (far smaller than the one sided, 1500 ft. estimate of the videoed craft) showed that balloons and flares could not have been what was seen in the sky that night for periods of a half hour and more.
A Larry King episode (1-18-08) featured skeptic/debunker James McGaha (among others) explaining away the Phoenix lights (March, 1997) as just lights with no evidence that they were connected or fixed to a structure. This despite eye witnesses Erin Watson and Monica Bush interviewed on the program who attested the huge craft moved slowly and took four minutes to pass over them as it blotted out the stars. McGaha’s response was “they didn’t know what they were looking at,” and these were just lights with no evidence that they were fixed and what they saw were five high flying Warthog jets. The young ladies were adamant that they saw a structured craft of huge proportions and that it was not a group of jets. Fyfe Symington (R), Governor of Arizona at the time, first made light of the event but later admitted he witnessed the same huge craft as it came directly over his home. On more than one occasion he has described the craft as “unworldly”.
Lesley
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Edwards AFB Episode
Dear History Channel,
The UFO Hunters episode of 30 April 2008 was absolutely first rate. This show has gotten exponentially better since the beginning of the season as they have gone from somewhat contrived episodes concerning broad UFO topics to specific events or phenomenon. The research, narration and balanced presentation in this episode concerning the incident near Edwards AFB in 1965 are exceptional. UFO Hunters has become increasingly interesting and in this case actually ground breaking in its revelatory analysis. I hope all involved with the program have the sense to continue this trend of meticulous research into truly remarkable events and continue to avoid any tendency toward sensationalism. I fervently hope History Channel recognizes the potential of this quality program.
David J Lemelin
COL, USA (ret)
Bill Birnes Sedona,AZ Jan.8'08
Description and Date of incident: During filming of an upcoming episode of "UFO Hunters" by The History Channel,I photographed author/host Bill Birnes with my 2005 Casio model EX-Z55 digital using the 'nightscene', slow shutter speed setting. The insert lower left shows effect on one candle at Mr. Birnes feet, while the photo at right was taken outside beside a tree illuminated with small white Christmas lights. January 8, 2008