Filer's Files #24 --1999, MUFON Skywatch Investigations
George A. Filer, Mutual UFO Network Eastern Director,
June 18, 1999, Majorstar@aol.com (609) 654-0020
Wilbert Smith, Senior radio engineer, Department of Transport, Director of
Project Magnet for the Canadian government after visiting key US officials
stated:
"The matter is the most highly classified subject in the United States
Government, rating higher even than the H-bomb. Flying saucers exist. Their
modus operandi is unknown but a concentrated effort is being made by a small
group headed by Doctor Vannevar Bush. The entire matter is considered by the
United States authorities to be of tremendous significance."
(Top Secret memorandum on "Geo Magnetics" November 21, 1950:)
NEW JERSEY
WANAQUE -- Tim Beckley writes about last weeks Jim Cleary interview with a
Wanaque investigator. There are a few things wrong with this report. I was
involved in the initial investigations and wrote the story up for Fate
magazine. There were strange things flying around Wanaque that I do not
believe were (Earth) fault lights, because these cannot shoot into and out of
a reservoir. However, a craft did not go into the water for a week and stay
there. Augie Roberts, somewhat of a famous Ufologist and early UFO witness
himself saw and photographed a light over the water. He said it looked like
it had submerged, but there was ice all over he reservoir and I think this
was in February. Supposedly it shot down a beam of light onto the ice and
cut a hole into it first. Some people were even going around with pictures
showing the craft, but the much reproduced photos were really taken in
Pennsylvania sometime before. They are a series of four or five photos
showing a beam of light coming out of the bottom of the craft. Also the
Governor never visited the site. The Mayor made some comment at a town
council meeting and some thought the Air Force had shown up and threatened
witnesses. But it was actually an NICAP member who wanted the case kept
under his belt so he got credit for the investigation and word got out that
he was an MIB or government agent. As usual things got out of hand and
certain rumors persist to this day. As in the case of Roswell and other UFO
incidents you have a legitimate case and what is added on later acts like a
smoke screen to make the story sound ridiculous. There was at least one
police officer with multiple sightings and there was talk that a car had
disappeared. This is totally without proof. If you drive down the road
around the reservoir you will disappear because it just keeps on going toward
I think High Bridge; where Howard Menger was having some of his experiences.
Thanks to Tim Beckley Mr. UFO. MRUFO@webtv.net.
INDIANA
GARY -- Eric Carman writes: "I would like to share with you an incident that
I have only told my wife and brother about." On a relatively clear day last
June, (I am not sure of the exact date) I was sitting in my living room at
approximately 10:30 AM waiting for my daughter's school bus. I was seated
next to my large picture window when, something caught my eye to the right.
At first glance, I saw what I perceived to be children's balloons floating
away in the wind. When I took a second look, I was struck by something odd.
There are 4-6 power lines located in front of the house and these balloons
were slowly traveling in a trajectory directly parallel with the power lines.
This peaked my interest enough to go outside and look. I noticed three
gray, slightly metallic, slightly oval spheres slowly rotating or "rolling"
over one another as they traveled horizontally. Then a low level fourth
sphere came and joined the original three. They continued their horizontal
path for a few more seconds in relation to the power lines, sped up
tremendously and vanished. I was able to snap a photo, but I took it as the
four UFOs joined and it doesn't show much. I do not know what they were but
I know I will never forget them." Thanks to Eric Carman, CARQUEZ @aol.com.
MINNESOTA -
TWO HARBORS -- Just north of Duluth on Lake Superior's southern end is a
National Park called Split Rock Light House. It used to be a working
lighthouse but is not any more. I was hiking with my daughter on June 4,
1999, along the shore. We stopped to see a VERY bright object hovering above
the lake about three miles out from shore. There were no other objects in
the sky nor any shipping to speak of in the area. It was about 1,000 feet
above the water. We were unable to tell the size of the object since it was
so bright and we just watched it hover there for about 30 minutes. After
that it went straight up! I did not have my camera with me -- something I
regret for more reasons than this. There were several other witnesses at the
lighthouse. There was no aircraft traffic in the area according to the
Duluth International Airport radar. Thanks to Dave Briscoe, Minnesota State
Director Skywatch International.
TEXAS
KARNES CITY -- Your Filer's Files 99-22, regarding Michael Harvey's sighting
of a UFO while working the night shift for Conoco Oil Company at an open pit
uranium mine. Graduate Geologist John Thompson and field investigator
writes: "Did that hit a nerve." I worked much of South Texas in a
geochemical survey for uranium. I have stood in many of those open-pits.
Virtually, everything Harvey wrote rings true. He even had the designation
for Caterpillar 657B earth movers correct. I cannot confirm the UFO
sighting, but there were many strange things going on in those days including
UFO reports. I had a rancher tell me once that two of his cows changed
colors while drinking water on his ranch, not far from a Karnes City mine.
Harvey's story holds up remarkably well for at least what he claims to be
doing when seeing his UFO. Harvey stated, "The light was so bright that it
hurt my eyes. The object was round and the bright light was coming from the
center of the bottom of the UFO. Around the perimeter o
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