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David was quite nice about it but the truth is that anyone who thinks that we are at the point of conducting a study of the propulsion system of UFOs is a moron. The fact that Knapp presented this ludicrous idea as plausible does not bode well for his judgment.
Hey, how about a study of the eating habits of the aliens? Let's find out what they like for Breakfast, Lunch AND Dinner!
Perhaps Bassett was correct. Is there anyone who is not an idiot in this field? Why even bother?
In the real world, one might suggest proving that UFOs even exist as craft BEFORE conducting studies of what brand of gasoline they use is sort of the sane way to approach this.
Dr. Paul Hill, a NASA engineer, wrote what is considered one of the best books in the field called Unconventional Flying Objects: A Scientific Analysis. It was suppressed by NASA and published after he died. It's about trying to reverse-engineer, if you will, the UFO's propulsion system based partially his own UFO sightings.
David was quite nice about it but the truth is that anyone who thinks that we are at the point of conducting a study of the propulsion system of UFOs is a moron. The fact that Knapp presented this ludicrous idea as plausible does not bode well for his judgment.
Hey, how about a study of the eating habits of the aliens? Let's find out what they like for Breakfast, Lunch AND Dinner!
Perhaps Bassett was correct. Is there anyone who is not an idiot in this field? Why even bother?
It is astounding that David's event did not generate any photographs. And that it is not even known among UFO buffs. And yet, according to him, it happened in front of lots of people--there are not many cases like the one he described and yet sum total of the hard evidence is well, nothing.
Really? What kind of speed have we gotten out of the Hill research? Are we up to light speed yet? half light? impluse?
No engine? Is there one solid result from this "suppressed" research?
No nothing, huh?
And that is one of the best books in the field. What do the lesser books teach us?
Like shooting fish in a barrel.
The time frame claimed for this case make all the above very reasonable things that SHOULD have happened. IF THE CASE WAS REAL!
Which it isn't.
I may not be involved in the case (whatever the hell that means) but I am involved in actually being alive and somewhat aware of how things work in this century.
A "huge" flying saucer hanging above an airport for a long period of time (at least a half hour, no?) would HAVE to generate photos as I describe. Unless the event is not the same one sold by the believers.
"They were all lying?"
No.
But mistaken, maybe.
One witness said he thought it might be a balloon (one of THE most common UFO sources). This is ignored, of course by the true blue believers.
EDIT: Now that I see Jeff's response above (which must have appeared while I maniacally typed my own magical words herein) I must say that the description is REMARKABLY like a balloon. Ignored here, of course but I thought I would mention it.
The estimates of height and size are, as you know, so notoriously unreliable that one must wonder why anyone serious would use them at all.
Well, lets take one of the Paracast's favorite cases--The Chicago O'Hare UFO.
I would be impressed if 10 different phone cameras in 10 different locations had a shot that showed what was claimed: a big ass saucer in the sky over the airport. If the TV news had driven down during the "claimed" long period and shot video of the thing that the witnesses described, I would be real impressed.
The time frame claimed for this case make all the above very reasonable things that SHOULD have happened. IF THE CASE WAS REAL!
Which it isn't.
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