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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 7h

"UFO Seen by Superior Court Judge," National Enquirer, February 4, 1968;

Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/ However, he concedes that there are “no documents responsive” to his request on how such a determination was made. [Eberhart]

Source:
Nick Redfern, Flying Saucers from the Kremlin, Lisa Hagan, 2019, pp. 183–184;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

#ufosky #ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Weaver tells Redfern MJ-12 is 'bogus'
October 12, 1993 —
1/Air Force Col. Richard L. Weaver tells researcher Nick Redfern that USAF considers both the MJ-12 group and its documents to be “bogus.”

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/ He goes closer and hears a high-pitched whine coming from it. The object starts to move slowly then shoots away making a noise like a sonic boom. [Eberhart]

Source:
Chris Rutkowski, “The Canadian UFO Wave of 1989,” IUR 14, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1989): 8;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

#ufosky #ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - “shimmering boomerang”
October 12, 1989 — Winnipeg, Manitoba
1/12:20 a.m. A shift worker in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is returning home through a park when he sees a “shimmering boomerang” in the sky.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

IMDB, NOVA S9. E11, "The Case of the UFOs";
www.imdb.com/title/tt1440...

"Nova" The Case of the UFOs (TV Episode 1982) ⭐ 7.9 | Documentary

| TV-PG

www.imdb.com

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

Nova: The Case of the UFO’s, Time-Life, 1982;
[Watch the episode on Internet Archive]
archive.org/details/TheC...

IMDB, NOVA S9. E11, "The Case of the UFOs";
www.imdb.com/title/tt1440...

The Case of the UFO's : Don. Westcott, John Groom (Documentary filmmaker), Peter. Argentine, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service., Network Ten Australia., Television New Zealand., WGB...

Search for UFOs, using rare UFO footage, and interviews with people who claim to have had alien contact.1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1/2 inBeta II

archive.org

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

J. Allen Hynek, “An Editorial Apology,” IUR 8, no. 3 (May/June 1983): 3;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

J. Allen Hynek, "NOVA and UFOs," Flying Saucer Review 28, no. 3 (January 1983): 1-3;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/The participants on the US version of this BBC production include skeptics Philip Klass, James Oberg, and Michael Persinger, with only brief appearances by Bruce Maccabee and Allan Hendry. [Eberhart]

Sources:
J. Allen Hynek, “Nova and UFOs,” IUR 7, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1982): 3–5;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

#ufosky #ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - NOVA - The Case of the UFO's
October 12, 1982 —
1/Nova presents the documentary The Case of the UFO’s, which is criticized as a biased perspective.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

Source:
Mark Rodeghier, “Out of the Past: An Incredible Light,” IUR 9, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1984): 7–8;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

4/After about 5 minutes the light makes a right-angle turn and accelerates vertically. After 8–10 flashes, it disappears into the upper atmosphere. [Eberhart] Not be confused with Mt. Baldy, California which has had several sightings.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

3/The object is skimming over the ground, apparently following undulations in the landscape. He changes course again to intercept the light, which accelerates instantaneously to 800 mph,moving up and over Mount Baldy, following its contours. The pilot follows it for a few minutes, about 50–60 miles.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/ He notices a red flashing light on the ground in a remote area, and circles around for a closer look. As he does so, the light begins moving too and reaches a speed about the same as his plane, 170 mph. It is flashing regularly at 2-second intervals.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

#ufosky #Ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - An Incredible Light
October 12, 1973 — nr. Mount Baldy, AZ
1/4:00 a.m. A commercial pilot is flying a Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six near Mount Baldy, Arizona, at an altitude of 2,500 feet.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

This post was an opportunity to combine my adult coloring hobby with a UFO post :P

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

3/As it leaves, it ejects a blue flame before picking up speed. Francis says the object is shaped like a half-moon with a blue windshield in front and twin propellers behind. [Eberhart]

Source:
“Strange Phenomenon Fits Descriptions of Flying Saucers,” Saucers, Space, and Science, no. 58 (1970): 11;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/The men are about a half mile away from each other. Francis notices a noise like a motor first, then sees a star-like object about 200 feet in the air and approaching swiftly. The object makes a couple of turns around the dam then heads off to the east.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

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Today in UFO History - “shooting star.” makes rounds
October 12, 1969 — Murdochville, Quebec
1/12:20 a.m. Donat Francis and Ronald Mullin are checking the discharge pipelines along a waste disposal dam two miles from Murdochville, Quebec, when they notice a “shooting star.”

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

"UFO Sightings Noted by Varied Celebrities," Victoria (B.C.) Advocate, July 29, 1990, p. 51;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

Sources:
Margaret Sachs, The UFO Encyclopedia, Putnam, 1980, p. 131;

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

3/Gregory takes two Polaroid photographs that show a red object at the top and two green ones at the bottom. [Eberhart]

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

2/The objects dart about sideways, backwards, in circles, in jagged lines, and in formation. When Gregory’s writer, Jim Saunders, signals with a flashlight, the objects seem to respond by moving in the same direction as the beam. The partygoers watch the lights for about 40 minutes.

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 9h

#ufosky #Ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Dick Gregory Watches Darting Lights
October 12, 1967 — Big Sur, CA
1/Night. Comedian Dick Gregory is at a party with friends at Big Sur, California, when three lights appear in the sky. One is fiery red, while the other two are bright green.

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