I just received some good news in reference to the "Moon Special", there is some movement on it. In light of this I wanted to upload some lunar info for you all to peruse, stuff I've written and other material. I encourage discussion on the material.
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The Moon
by Don Ecker (originally in UFO Magazine)
The Moon, gazed upon for countless centuries by lovers in all
seasons, used by farmers to illuminate their harvesting in the
autumn, cursed by soldiers trying to sneak up upon the enemy, and
gazed upon with awe by first time young astronomers. The Moon has
almost always presented a familiar if not friendly countenance
peering down upon us with serene familiarity.
The "Man in the Moon" has been a familiar figure for generations
of moon watchers. The optical illusion of a face is generated by
the craggy features and smooth plains of the lunar surface. The
Moon was also the catalyst that fueled a multi billion dollar and
ruble race between the American and Soviet space agencies in the
early 1960's when President John Kennedy threw down the gauntlet
to the American public in his historic race to the moon speech.
And on July 20th, 1969 the American Apollo 11 Mission touched
down with Neil Armstrong's immortal "One small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind" quote. So, if we as a species should know
about any celestial body, our moon should be the most known,
right? Well as it turns out, not necessarily.
For the last several hundred years, astronomers have observed
mysterious lights on the lunar surface. In the early 19th
century, Sir John Herschel of England, observed mysterious lights
on the moon during an eclipse. He said some of the lights
appeared to be moving above the moon. Other astronomers of the
period reported seeing geometrical patterns of lights that
resembled city streets. In 1869 the Royal Astronomical Society of
Great Britain began a three year investigation when a "sudden
outbreak" of mystery lights were observed in the area of Mare
Crisium.
On the night of July 29th, 1953, John J. O'Neill settled himself
at his telescope for an evening of lunar viewing. O'Neill was the
science editor for the Herald Tribune. The "seeing", an
astronomer's term for viewing, was excellent. As O'Neill began to
observe the area around the Mare Crisium crater he was astounded
to view what appeared to be a "bridge" that straddled the crater
Mare Crisium, that stretched 12 miles! O'Neill reported his
discovery to the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. As
he expected, O'Neill was attacked by a number of astronomers, but
one month later O'Neill found support from England when Dr. H. P.
Wilkens, a legendary British astronomer verified it. Patrick
Moore, a leading member of the British Astronomical Association
also observed the bridge and reported it. A bridge where one had
never been seen before. O'Neill, careful in the extreme, called
it a "natural" bridge that had somehow "popped up" almost
overnight.
LUNAR-TRANSIENT-PHENOMENA or LTP is an old subject with
astronomers. Beginning several hundred years ago, certain areas
of our moon have consistently displayed light and object
phenomena. Starting in the 1960's, NASA began to study LTP in
earnest. This study included anything that showed color, light,
movement or anything mysterious. Anything that was different from
the normal. In June of 1972, NASA announced a program for
studying LTP in an astronomy magazine, looking for anyone with
the proper equipment and experience to study the moon in detail.
32 observers responded and were detailed to study 4 different
sites that had shown LTP in the past. The program was not a
success as only 6 astronomers reported with regularity, and then
not necessarily on the sites assigned.
Patrick Moore began to catalog LTP, and the list proved to be
fascinating. In the crater ARISTARCHUS, blinking lights, red and
blue lights, brightenings and pulsations have all been observed.
In the crater of PLATO, blinking lights, moving lights and red
color have been observed. Other craters that have displayed LTP
where unexplained lights, clouds, blinking and flashing displays
and colored lights have included ERATOSTHENES, BIELA, RABBI LEVI,
and POSIDONIUS. NASA has attempted to explain the above examples
of observed LTP as gas escapes from lava deposits, moon sunrise
that ultraviolet excitation of gas, solar flare particles that
create luminescent excitation, or volcanic action that causes
belching fire that would explain the lights and occasional smoke.
First published in 1976 by David McKay, author George H. Leonard
authored one of the first books to take a close look at the Moon.
Titled "SOMEBODY ELSE IS ON THE MOON" Leonard created quite a
stir by delving deep into NASA's archives and finding a great
number of photo's from the first unmanned missions, and the later
Apollo missions to the Moon. Many of the photo's showed anomalies
on the Moon that Leonard and others claimed could not have been
natural. The Moon does not have any discernable atmosphere or
weather, no air or running water. With the exception of meteor
bombardment, the surface stays much the same as it always has
been. NASA has stated that the Lunar body is almost geologically
dead, yet certain areas of the lunar body have registered on
seismic equipment left on the moon by the Apollo missions. These
areas correspond with areas that are known for LTP.
Speaking of the Apollo missions, rumors have abounded for years
about what the astronauts are reported to have witnessed. Timothy
Goods "ABOVE TOP SECRET" reported former NASA Chief of
Communications Systems, Maurice Chatelain, reported that Neil
Armstrong viewed two UFOs resting on the rim of a crater. "The
encounter was common knowledge in NASA, but nobody has talked
about it until now" Chatelain stated. Soviet scientists confirmed
the incident. Dr. Vladimir Azahzha, a physicist and mathematics
professor stated "Neil Armstrong relayed the message to Mission
Control that two large, mysterious objects were watching them
after having landed near the moon module. But his message was
never heard by the public--because NASA censored it."
Several years ago moon anomaly investigator James Sylvan
contacted UFO Magazine requesting information on contacting
Richard Hoagland of the Cydonia, Mars investigating team. Sylvan
had been following up for years on George Leonards work, and had
gathered all the photos that Leonard had referenced. Sylvan then
sent Hoagland samples of photo's showing the anomalies that
Leonard had found during his investigation. These photo's showed
items that truly did not appear "natural". Hoagland began to
study the lunar question and became convinced that certain areas
did have huge artificial structures upon it. Areas that today are
referred to as the "SHARD" and the "TOWER", plus the "CUBE" and
the crater "UKERT".
The first area to be addressed is crater UKERT. Noticed by
Hoagland, Dr. Bruce Cornet, an independent geologist that has
allied himself with Hoagland, examined the photos of the lunar
areas in question. As to UKERT, he explained it as "..a crater
like feature that displays a circumscribed equilateral triangle
at full Moon in its center. I agree that this triangle is not
natural, because the sides of the crater are much brighter only
opposite the sides of this triangle. The angles of the triangle
intersect the darkest three areas of the crater rim, while the
brightest three areas of the rim are opposite the sides of the
triangle. In addition, the brightest parts of the rim are midway
between the apices of the triangle, and are at 120 degrees
orientation from one another."
Cornet says of the SHARD, "The SHARD is an obvious structure
which rises above the Moon's surface by more that a mile. Its
overall irregular spindly shape (containing a regular geometric
pattern) with constricted nodes and swollen internodes, if
natural, has got to be a wonder of the universe. No known natural
process can explain such a structure."
Cornet goes on to say that "The TOWER represents an enigma of the
highest magnitude, because it rises more than five miles above
the surface of the Moon, and has been photographed from five
different angles and two different altitudes. In all four
photographs the same structure is visible, and can be viewed from
two different sides. The TOWER exists in front of and to the left
of the SHARD in the Lunar Orbiter III-84M photograph. The top of
the TOWER has a very ordered cubic geometry, and appears to be
composed of regular cubes joined together to form a very large
cube with an estimated width of over one mile!"
Cornet also described evidence for a massive, but vastly damaged
dome that appears in MARE CRISIUM. Cornet stated that he was able
to make out a set of large, concentric and circular light
patterns within the mare. He stated he identified a spire or
tower that rises from the surface within the light circles.
"Magnification of the area around this spire shows cubic patterns
like those around the TOWER in SINUS MEDII."
The next question that readers are likely to ask is if this
information is even half true, then why was none of this reported
by either NASA or the Apollo astronauts. Remember that even
though NASA is a civilian agency, it is in part financed by
Department of Defense funds. In the past, most astronauts were
active duty military officers on detached status to NASA. All are
subject to the military regulations in effect, and if these
regulations are broken, fines and penalties await. Sitting behind
all this is the National Security Agency which monitors all
transmissions, and screens all footage taken on missions. The
barriers to openness are close to insurmountable in the present
circumstances. We must ask ourselves if our years long effort and
billions upon billions of dollars (1960's dollars) were to just
say we got there? Then after a half a dozen missions we just
quit? For years rumors abounded that we were asked to leave early
on, but that would have caused massive panic if we suddenly
stopped, so we completed the program and then went into hiatus
until Apollo-Soyuz in 1975 and then the Shuttle in the early
80's. Of course this is speculation and rumor but the underlying
question is "Where secrecy is possible, where can we be sure of
getting the truth?"
-------------------------------
The Moon
by Don Ecker (originally in UFO Magazine)
The Moon, gazed upon for countless centuries by lovers in all
seasons, used by farmers to illuminate their harvesting in the
autumn, cursed by soldiers trying to sneak up upon the enemy, and
gazed upon with awe by first time young astronomers. The Moon has
almost always presented a familiar if not friendly countenance
peering down upon us with serene familiarity.
The "Man in the Moon" has been a familiar figure for generations
of moon watchers. The optical illusion of a face is generated by
the craggy features and smooth plains of the lunar surface. The
Moon was also the catalyst that fueled a multi billion dollar and
ruble race between the American and Soviet space agencies in the
early 1960's when President John Kennedy threw down the gauntlet
to the American public in his historic race to the moon speech.
And on July 20th, 1969 the American Apollo 11 Mission touched
down with Neil Armstrong's immortal "One small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind" quote. So, if we as a species should know
about any celestial body, our moon should be the most known,
right? Well as it turns out, not necessarily.
For the last several hundred years, astronomers have observed
mysterious lights on the lunar surface. In the early 19th
century, Sir John Herschel of England, observed mysterious lights
on the moon during an eclipse. He said some of the lights
appeared to be moving above the moon. Other astronomers of the
period reported seeing geometrical patterns of lights that
resembled city streets. In 1869 the Royal Astronomical Society of
Great Britain began a three year investigation when a "sudden
outbreak" of mystery lights were observed in the area of Mare
Crisium.
On the night of July 29th, 1953, John J. O'Neill settled himself
at his telescope for an evening of lunar viewing. O'Neill was the
science editor for the Herald Tribune. The "seeing", an
astronomer's term for viewing, was excellent. As O'Neill began to
observe the area around the Mare Crisium crater he was astounded
to view what appeared to be a "bridge" that straddled the crater
Mare Crisium, that stretched 12 miles! O'Neill reported his
discovery to the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. As
he expected, O'Neill was attacked by a number of astronomers, but
one month later O'Neill found support from England when Dr. H. P.
Wilkens, a legendary British astronomer verified it. Patrick
Moore, a leading member of the British Astronomical Association
also observed the bridge and reported it. A bridge where one had
never been seen before. O'Neill, careful in the extreme, called
it a "natural" bridge that had somehow "popped up" almost
overnight.
LUNAR-TRANSIENT-PHENOMENA or LTP is an old subject with
astronomers. Beginning several hundred years ago, certain areas
of our moon have consistently displayed light and object
phenomena. Starting in the 1960's, NASA began to study LTP in
earnest. This study included anything that showed color, light,
movement or anything mysterious. Anything that was different from
the normal. In June of 1972, NASA announced a program for
studying LTP in an astronomy magazine, looking for anyone with
the proper equipment and experience to study the moon in detail.
32 observers responded and were detailed to study 4 different
sites that had shown LTP in the past. The program was not a
success as only 6 astronomers reported with regularity, and then
not necessarily on the sites assigned.
Patrick Moore began to catalog LTP, and the list proved to be
fascinating. In the crater ARISTARCHUS, blinking lights, red and
blue lights, brightenings and pulsations have all been observed.
In the crater of PLATO, blinking lights, moving lights and red
color have been observed. Other craters that have displayed LTP
where unexplained lights, clouds, blinking and flashing displays
and colored lights have included ERATOSTHENES, BIELA, RABBI LEVI,
and POSIDONIUS. NASA has attempted to explain the above examples
of observed LTP as gas escapes from lava deposits, moon sunrise
that ultraviolet excitation of gas, solar flare particles that
create luminescent excitation, or volcanic action that causes
belching fire that would explain the lights and occasional smoke.
First published in 1976 by David McKay, author George H. Leonard
authored one of the first books to take a close look at the Moon.
Titled "SOMEBODY ELSE IS ON THE MOON" Leonard created quite a
stir by delving deep into NASA's archives and finding a great
number of photo's from the first unmanned missions, and the later
Apollo missions to the Moon. Many of the photo's showed anomalies
on the Moon that Leonard and others claimed could not have been
natural. The Moon does not have any discernable atmosphere or
weather, no air or running water. With the exception of meteor
bombardment, the surface stays much the same as it always has
been. NASA has stated that the Lunar body is almost geologically
dead, yet certain areas of the lunar body have registered on
seismic equipment left on the moon by the Apollo missions. These
areas correspond with areas that are known for LTP.
Speaking of the Apollo missions, rumors have abounded for years
about what the astronauts are reported to have witnessed. Timothy
Goods "ABOVE TOP SECRET" reported former NASA Chief of
Communications Systems, Maurice Chatelain, reported that Neil
Armstrong viewed two UFOs resting on the rim of a crater. "The
encounter was common knowledge in NASA, but nobody has talked
about it until now" Chatelain stated. Soviet scientists confirmed
the incident. Dr. Vladimir Azahzha, a physicist and mathematics
professor stated "Neil Armstrong relayed the message to Mission
Control that two large, mysterious objects were watching them
after having landed near the moon module. But his message was
never heard by the public--because NASA censored it."
Several years ago moon anomaly investigator James Sylvan
contacted UFO Magazine requesting information on contacting
Richard Hoagland of the Cydonia, Mars investigating team. Sylvan
had been following up for years on George Leonards work, and had
gathered all the photos that Leonard had referenced. Sylvan then
sent Hoagland samples of photo's showing the anomalies that
Leonard had found during his investigation. These photo's showed
items that truly did not appear "natural". Hoagland began to
study the lunar question and became convinced that certain areas
did have huge artificial structures upon it. Areas that today are
referred to as the "SHARD" and the "TOWER", plus the "CUBE" and
the crater "UKERT".
The first area to be addressed is crater UKERT. Noticed by
Hoagland, Dr. Bruce Cornet, an independent geologist that has
allied himself with Hoagland, examined the photos of the lunar
areas in question. As to UKERT, he explained it as "..a crater
like feature that displays a circumscribed equilateral triangle
at full Moon in its center. I agree that this triangle is not
natural, because the sides of the crater are much brighter only
opposite the sides of this triangle. The angles of the triangle
intersect the darkest three areas of the crater rim, while the
brightest three areas of the rim are opposite the sides of the
triangle. In addition, the brightest parts of the rim are midway
between the apices of the triangle, and are at 120 degrees
orientation from one another."
Cornet says of the SHARD, "The SHARD is an obvious structure
which rises above the Moon's surface by more that a mile. Its
overall irregular spindly shape (containing a regular geometric
pattern) with constricted nodes and swollen internodes, if
natural, has got to be a wonder of the universe. No known natural
process can explain such a structure."
Cornet goes on to say that "The TOWER represents an enigma of the
highest magnitude, because it rises more than five miles above
the surface of the Moon, and has been photographed from five
different angles and two different altitudes. In all four
photographs the same structure is visible, and can be viewed from
two different sides. The TOWER exists in front of and to the left
of the SHARD in the Lunar Orbiter III-84M photograph. The top of
the TOWER has a very ordered cubic geometry, and appears to be
composed of regular cubes joined together to form a very large
cube with an estimated width of over one mile!"
Cornet also described evidence for a massive, but vastly damaged
dome that appears in MARE CRISIUM. Cornet stated that he was able
to make out a set of large, concentric and circular light
patterns within the mare. He stated he identified a spire or
tower that rises from the surface within the light circles.
"Magnification of the area around this spire shows cubic patterns
like those around the TOWER in SINUS MEDII."
The next question that readers are likely to ask is if this
information is even half true, then why was none of this reported
by either NASA or the Apollo astronauts. Remember that even
though NASA is a civilian agency, it is in part financed by
Department of Defense funds. In the past, most astronauts were
active duty military officers on detached status to NASA. All are
subject to the military regulations in effect, and if these
regulations are broken, fines and penalties await. Sitting behind
all this is the National Security Agency which monitors all
transmissions, and screens all footage taken on missions. The
barriers to openness are close to insurmountable in the present
circumstances. We must ask ourselves if our years long effort and
billions upon billions of dollars (1960's dollars) were to just
say we got there? Then after a half a dozen missions we just
quit? For years rumors abounded that we were asked to leave early
on, but that would have caused massive panic if we suddenly
stopped, so we completed the program and then went into hiatus
until Apollo-Soyuz in 1975 and then the Shuttle in the early
80's. Of course this is speculation and rumor but the underlying
question is "Where secrecy is possible, where can we be sure of
getting the truth?"