Last night marked the 11th anniversary of the infamous Phoenix lights, which the government still claims were flares despite the testimonies of countless witnesses from all walks of life who said otherwise. The video above shows Jim D’Litoso of Village Labs explains how the lights weren’t flares. His presentation was interesting and thought-provoking.
I found another video from AZFamily.com that shows two opposing sides in this controversy, a Ufologist and a noted astronomer. You can either read the transcript of this newsbit or watch the video.
I just finished watching SciFi Channel’s Roswell Confessions, where five people were interviewed about the infamous coverup. The first three were relatives of the witnesses who are now deceased. I sat there and listened, mildly interested as these people talked about the “grays” and how the government went to great lengths to silence anyone who had either witnessed the crash or had seen the aliens.
When I clicked on the last segment, an interview with Lt. Jack Trowbridge, I expected more of the same. Trowbridge intrigued me with his story about “memory material”, which was found at the crash site. Rather than recant it here, I invite you to watch this segment.
I was an ardent fan of the X-Files when it premiered in 1993, only to find myself disappointed at the end when it became clear that the writers weren’t going to answer the questions that had kept fans glued to the set for nine years. That said, I enjoyed the first eight seasons very much. My husband and I looked forward to seeing what freaky weirdness Agents Mulder and Scully were going to face each Friday night.
When I saw this set on A&E’s shopping link, my curiosity was piqued. This promises to be an excellent set, with footage of every frame ever filmed of the X-Files, plus hundreds of bonus items on 61 DVDs. I can’t even begin to picture how big the box will be or where I would put it if I decide to order this collection. I’ll have until January 9th to make a decision, as the promo for the sale will end.
Throughout the 1950s CIA files clearly document an explosion of activity by US intelligence and military bodies concerned with studying every possible implication for the US, and other Western democracies, of UFOs. The phenomenon, so adored by the cinematic world, was reflected in the CIA’s fixations. Indeed, while highly educated CIA employees experimented by giving each other surprise LSD trips in 1953, there were others, in other parts of the agency, dealing with a flood of UFO reports.
But significantly, after a burst of intense scrutiny in the early ’50s, the available documents effectively go cold. Why? The Kafkaesque explanation provided is that few files were kept because these would only confirm that the CIA was investigating UFOs. A 1995 CIA review stated: “There was no formal or official UFO project within the agency in the ’80s, and agency officials purposely kept files on UFOs to a minimum to avoid creating records that might mislead the public if released.”
While most UFO sightings were explained away as hoaxes or natural phenomenon, there were cases that sent a chill through our government. Read Plan 9 from Outer Space to learn more.
