Classic UFO Cases Reexamined

[Sentry]

Thanks to David Marler, this article on Robert C. Gardner has been updated with photos of Gardener displaying paintings and detailed models of UFOs during one of his lectures. Gardner's lectures contained some fraudulent and controversial material, and we have to wonder if he was more of a showman than a truth seeker. The UFO Evidence of Robert C. Gardner

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Yes, David is a great resource.

And he was a terrific guest on The Paracast:

NOW PLAYING! February 27, 2022 — David Marler with Curt Collins

 

[Richard Hawkins]

Yes, David is a great resource.

And he was a terrific guest on The Paracast:

NOW PLAYING! February 27, 2022 — David Marler with Curt Collins

A very good Paracast and my thanks to Curt for asking my question.

 

[Sentry]

This was a movie that was inspired by details from classic UFO cases:

Russia and the USA in a fight to capture a flying saucer and its technology. That's the plot for a sensational 1950s movie that was never made (as planned). Not science fiction, supposedly based on documented UFO material from government files: "Project Saucer."
Project Saucer: The Movie

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Time to make it.

 

[Richard Hawkins]

This was a movie that was inspired by details from classic UFO cases:

Russia and the USA in a fight to capture a flying saucer and its technology. That's the plot for a sensational 1950s movie that was never made (as planned). Not science fiction, supposedly based on documented UFO material from government files: "Project Saucer."
Project Saucer: The Movie

It does have all the makings of a good movie Curt.
You would need a billionaire backer a Gene Steinberg type.

 

[1stEarthBattalion]

So you mentioned the US Air force Academy. There is a game called Air War (Air War (game) - Wikipedia)
This game is old (1977) and you may be interested to know that one of the published scenarios involves a hostile UFO encountering USAF F15's
I will see if I can get the actual games UFO flight characteristics and scenario information for the forum.
Found it at https://www.spigames.net/PDFv2/AirWar.pdf

 

[Sentry]

Rick Hilberg's magazines and booklets have recently been added to the online archives of the AFU. The collection includes 3 volumes of A Gray Barker Reader, and Jim Moseley and The Saucer News Years.

Saucer News! — In Honor of Jim Moseley

First, a couple of existing resources, then the latest Saucer News. The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) hosts a collection of “Early UFO Periodicals.” Of key interest to Jim Moseley mavens, the first ten issues of Saucer News are included, then known as NEXUS...

www.jimmoseley.com

 

[Gene Steinberg]

I had tons of material on hand when I left Pennsylvania after selling my business to a local person. Most of it was stored in a big file cabinet, but when he went out of business a few years later, he threw out all that stuff without letting me know. Lots and lots of letters from people like Jim Moseley, Gray Barker, Richard Shaver and others. Maybe even a few of the recordings I made when I interviewed all these people at the time.

 

[Richard Hawkins]

Rick Hilberg's magazines and booklets have recently been added to the online archives of the AFU. The collection includes 3 volumes of A Gray Barker Reader, and Jim Moseley and The Saucer News Years.

Saucer News! — In Honor of Jim Moseley

First, a couple of existing resources, then the latest Saucer News. The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) hosts a collection of “Early UFO Periodicals.” Of key interest to Jim Moseley mavens, the first ten issues of Saucer News are included, then known as NEXUS...

www.jimmoseley.com

Good work Curt

 

[Richard Hawkins]

I had tons of material on hand when I left Pennsylvania after selling my business to a local person. Most of it was stored in a big file cabinet, but when he went out of business a few years later, he threw out all that stuff without letting me know. Lots and lots of letters from people like Jim Moseley, Gray Barker, Richard Shaver and others. Maybe even a few of the recordings I made when I interviewed all these people at the time.

What a waste.

 

[Sentry]

The 1961 Betty and Barney Hill case made alien abductions famous, but accounts of spaceships capturing people were circulating long before the UFO reports of 1947.
See this article for some little-known examples.

Early Accounts of Alien Abductions

 

[Gene Steinberg]

As always, thanks for the research.

 

[Richard Hawkins]

The 1961 Betty and Barney Hill case made alien abductions famous, but accounts of spaceships capturing people were circulating long before the UFO reports of 1947.
See this article for some little-known examples.

Early Accounts of Alien Abductions

Another interesting fact Curt. Thank you.

 

[Sentry]

This entry is on methods of analysis, not a specific case:

A famous ufologist once noted that the more impressive unexplained UFO sightings all "fit into a pattern," and listed five common observable characteristics. A look at early attempts to find a signal in the noise.

UFO Patterns: Signals in the Noise

Flying Saucer tales that UFO history has overlooked or would rather forget.

thesaucersthattimeforgot.blogspot.com

 

[Richard Hawkins]

This entry is on methods of analysis, not a specific case:

A famous ufologist once noted that the more impressive unexplained UFO sightings all "fit into a pattern," and listed five common observable characteristics. A look at early attempts to find a signal in the noise.

UFO Patterns: Signals in the Noise

Flying Saucer tales that UFO history has overlooked or would rather forget.

thesaucersthattimeforgot.blogspot.com

Very interesting Curt,it seems to me that this could be a consistent in unidentified UFOS

 

[Sentry]

Project Blue Book found that less than 2% of UFO reports were hoaxes. That tiny fraction caused some of their biggest headaches, yet government policy virtually gave hoaxers the green light. Read this to find out why.

The U.S. Government's Policy on UFO Hoaxes

Flying Saucer tales that UFO history has overlooked or would rather forget.

thesaucersthattimeforgot.blogspot.com

 

[Sentry]

In the recent Congressional UAP hearing, the committee asked: What are the consequences for people hoaxing UFO reports?
Here's a look at some historical cases of UFO Crimes and Punishment.

UFOs: Crimes and Punishment

Flying Saucer tales that UFO history has overlooked or would rather forget.

thesaucersthattimeforgot.blogspot.com

 

[Randall]

A New Development In The Calvine UFO Case​

This picture of the Calvine UFO recently surfaced:



The photo has been downsized due to size limits on this platform.
More about the case here: https://www.uapmedia.uk/articles/calvinerevisited

 

[1stEarthBattalion]

So you mentioned the US Air force Academy. There is a game called Air War (Air War (game) - Wikipedia)
This game is old (1977) and you may be interested to know that one of the published scenarios involves a hostile UFO encountering USAF F15's
I will see if I can get the actual games UFO flight characteristics and scenario information for the forum.
Found it at https://www.spigames.net/PDFv2/AirWar.pdf

OK cat among the pigeons time . Has anyone ever been told or considered that the pilots exposed to the TicTac Nimitz incident may have had their air supplies adjusted to include a gas to make them susceptible to suggestion . Suggestion that was transmitted to them subliminally to feel they saw and experienced the phenomena reported?

The Nimitz encounter is very similar to the scenario you could play in the computer game fleet defender -

. this game was published in 1994 ( see Fleet Defender - Wikipedia )

Does anyone know any of the associated contacts for this game that could let us know if the UFO scenario was based on an actual incident?
The contacts for the game I have found are:
Producer:
Scott Spanburg
Programming:
Christopher Clark, Scott Elson, Michael J. McDonald, Detmar Peterke, Scott Spanburg, George Wargo, Ned Way
Design:
Christopher Clark, Scott Elson, Michael J. McDonald, Detmar Peterke, Scott Spanburg, George Wargo, Ned Way
Technical Consultants:
Keith Brightwell, Michael Dell, Chris Martin, George Wargo (ret.)
Lead Artist:
Terrence Hodge
Artists:
Michael Reis, Murray Taylor
3D Artist:
Max Remington
Historian/Writer:
Lawrence T. Russell
Sound Department:
Ken Lagace