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(meteorobs) Nov. 16 Fireball/Re-entry: UFO madness
For all of us meteor observers, the following is good for a laugh:
UFO Spectacle Stuns Eastern U.S.
Subj: CAUS Bulletin: Major UFO Event Tuesday Night
Date: 99-11-17 00:13:16 EST
From: UFOLAWYER1@aol.com
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To: UFOSEEK@aol.com
UFO REPORTs
Major UFO Event - Tuesday Night, November 16,1999
CAUS thanks Peter B. Davenport (ufocntr@NWLINK.COM) for this report:
The National UFO Reporting Center has received an estimated 80-100 reports
numerous eastern states tonight. We have been on the telephone for almost 3
hours receiving reports, and we have received approximately 50 reports over
our website regarding tonight's events.
Reports have come in from the following states: WI, MI, OH, IN, IL, KY,
TN, NY, WV, GA, and Washington, D.C.. The reports are widely variable,
ranging from single, slow-moving fireballs, to formations of up to a dozen
or more objects in seemingly precise formation.
In addition, we have received reports from two FAA facilities, indicating
that multiple flight crews have seen extremely bizarre objects and
formations in the night sky.
To the best of our knowledge, most of the sightings occurred between 1900
and 1910 hrs. (EST), although one sighting was reported from Georgia for
approximately 90 minutes later.
We do not yet know what may explain these sightings, but they do not
appear compatible with either a meteoritic event, or a space debris
re-entry event.
I have to run...the phone is ringing again already.
This appears to be the most dramatic event I have handled in five years at
NUFORC. However, we do not know yet what is causing the sightings.
CAUS thanks Kenny Young (ufo@FUSEdot net) for these reports:
1) KENNY YOUNG 8:24 p.m. November 16, 1999 -- UFO Research
http://home.fusedot net/ufo/
As of the assembling of this note, newsrooms all across this area are
being flooded with calls of concern regarding an unusual aerial spectacle
seen in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati vicinity.
One witness to the incident, a resident of Cincinnati, informed this
reporter that shortly after 7:00 p.m. while traveling northbound on
Interstate 75 from the Florence, Kentucky entrance ramp, that he and his
wife observed two "rows of lights" traveling in formation. This formation,
he informed, was "way too wide to be any airplane."
He suspected this to be an Air Force formation of jets that had flown low
over the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region.
The duration of the sighting was between 30 to 45-seconds.
A group of lights on the "left portion" detached and 'moved away' from the
larger formation, the witness informed. All the lights disappeared
together, into the distance.
In response to this credible report of a large object or group of objects
sighted in the Florence, Kentucky vicinity, a call was placed to the
newsroom of 700 WLW radio [Cincinnati]. The receptionist informed that
hundreds of people had seen this spectacle, and within the last few
minutes, it had been explained as a "meteor."
The explanation, he informed, came from the airport [whose control tower,
according to the motorist, would have had a clear, full view of the
oddity] and also from "scientists," whose names were not at his disposal.
The oddity was seen from Indianaopolis, Indiana to Paducah, Kentucky.
We'll try to stay alert for any further information on this strange
situation and keep you posted when able.
2) Filed: Nov. 16, 1999 8:40 p.m. Kenny Young -- UFO Research
http://home.fusedot net/ufo/
The newsroom of WLWT Channel 5 [NBC] was contacted, and the employee in
the news department informed that their station has been flooded with
calls regarding the unusual sighting in the skies around 7 p.m.
"We don't have a good explanation for what happened," he said. "At first,
we thought it was part of the meteor shower, but then we talked to a
University of Cincinnati astronomer who told us that he doesn't think this
was a meteor. He thinks it was part of an old satellite which has dropped
out of orbit."
When asked how this information is being received in the newsroom, he
said: "People all over the tri-state have called."
"Some callers informed that part of the object broke off from the main
formation, and it looked like this was some kind of debris." [Note: this
is consistant with earlier eyewitness interview]
The employee at the newsroom informed that people all across the Greater
Cincinnati area have been calling 9-1-1 stations in each of their
respective communities.
"The response to this is really sensational," he said. "We're going to run
this news story at 11, in the first block."
3) 9:55 p.m. November 16, 1999 -- UFO Research http://home.fusedot net/ufo/
In the last half-hour I have been listening to News Radio 700 WLW, and
this sighting is all they are talking about. On the Bill Cunningham program,
his guest is Bill Boshears, host of Sci-Zone radio program. Boshears also
saw the oddity, and described a 'flash' before the object appeared. He
said the sighting was "spooky."
WKRC Channel 12 [CBS] Meteorologist Tim Hedrick was interviewed
extensively on the 9:30 p.m. newscast, and recounted his sighting of what
he initially presumed to be a 'burning aircraft.' He also told of a greenish
glow in the sky.
They are taking many phone calls, and they are liberally entertaining the
theory that this sighting was caused by a UFO.
Needless to say, it's really exciting around here right now.
Meteorologist Tim Hedrick was again interviewed live on 700 WLW radio, and
informed that his sighting took place at 7:03 or 7:04 p.m.
The "object," as he described, was traveling from west to east, and looked
like some sort of aircraft, like a semi-truck with 'green flames' shooting
out of it.
John Venture of the observatory informed this was not part of the Leonids.
Tim Hedrick informed that a Lafayette, Indiana television station has
videotape of this, and his station, WKRC Channel 12 [CBS] in Cincinnati,
will try to gain this video from Lafayette for use on their 11:00 p.m.
newscast tonight. They hope to get the signal via satellite.
4) 10:29 p.m. Kenny Young -- UFO Research http://home.fusedot net/ufo/
For what its worth, the 'meteor report' has taken a strange turn with some
additional information. Oh boy, whatever.
According to a caller to the Bill Cunningham show on 700 WLW, a Hanover
Township fire department officials informed a resident of Millville that
Wright Patterson AFB had detonated a missile which had been inadvertently
launched. This was alleged to have been reported to Hanover Township Fire
Department officials via their radio.
Bill Cunningam then informed that the object, first reported from
Nebraska, would have to have been an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile,
being launched from that area.
This was somewhat curious, and was information which could be 'followed-
up' on. A call was placed to the Hanover Township fire department, non-
emergency telephone line, and the receptionist at the station verified the
claims made by the caller to 700 WLW.
The person who handled the call gave his name upon request, but his name
will not be referenced in this report for privacy concerns. He conveyed
how they were informed that a missile was accidentally launched and was
destroyed [in some capacity] by Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The
officer informed that he was unaware of the source of this story, but that
it was "Probably something heard over the radio, and not over two-way."
He said that this was "some kind of rumor," and when pressed for
additional information, was either unable or unwilling to list a source
for this information or a radio station/channel.
The officer did verify that the caller to 700 WLW was accurate in his
recollection that Hanover Township fire department officials were openly
discussing the theory that this was a missile which had been destroyed.
CAUS thanks Mark Andrews (ufo1128@webtvdot net) for this report:
This will probably be one of many many reports that will come to you
regarding a very large fireball that flew over the South side of Indianapolis
this evening 11-16 - 99 at around 7 PM.
The local media is bending over backwards to try to convince us that
it was actually a precursor to the Leonid meteor shower.
These points need to be considered.
1. It was reported to be as low as 100 feet above the ground.
2. It traveled West to East.
3. It was reported to have emitted several colors and to have changed color
repeatedly.
4. Many saw up to three smaller objects following closely behind.
5. Some of the descriptions used the words "massive" and
"awsome". "The most beautiful thing I've ever seen". Meteors do not inspire
such adjectives.
6. The object literally stopped traffic in a major city.
7. Some have estimated the speed of the ojbect as at around 100 mph.
8. It was visible for up to 15 minutes.
9. Had the above described object been a meteor, I and 2,000,000 other
people would be dead right now.
Well that's about it for now.
Peter A. Gersten
Director
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