UFO? Cell Phone Picture Taken over Lake Oroville, CA-12/5/07
One of the young guys who works for us drilling water wells, took this picture on Wednesday from a client's driveway, looking west, at approximately 3 PM PST, as the fog was lifting. When he took the picture, it was just because of how cool the sky looked as the sun began setting behind the fog bank over the valley, here in Northern California.
He saw the "speck" thru the small lens of his cell phone camera, but obviously, couldn't see it in the glare of the sun. It wasn't until he got home and had his wife upload it to the computer that he saw what you are seeing now.
I have seen A LOT of photos/videos online and on TV just as all of us have, but I have never experienced this first hand, directly from the source! This young couple is not computer savvy, and had no way of altering this picture. He has given me permission to post it for him. I dare anybody to investigate and offer validity!
P. S. We had a bizarre series of four small earthquakes up here during the 24 hours prior to this sighting, seemingly not even on typical fault lines! Sure makes me wonder!
How about you? I am new here, (Casebook Forum) and just had to join to post this for all to see. I am still amazed, as are many friends who have lived up here their whole lives, and at times, witnessed strange sightings, but never photographed them!
All inquiries welcome! I have the direct email link, showing it came from his ATT cell phone, and he is willing to share with any experts!!
The presidential candidate's televised acknowledgment of seeing
a UFO has put the issue back on the radar.
Although it's unlikely that voters will ever have anything
resembling a close encounter with Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich
(D- Ohio), the two-time presidential hopeless has helped revive
an issue that means more to many Americans than any election:
suppression of UFO evidence by the men in black.
You may recall that during a recent MSNBC Democratic
presidential candidates' debate, moderator Tim Russert drew out
Kucinich on the revelation (by Oscar-winning paranormal
investigator Shirley MacLaine) that he had once spotted a
"triangular craft, silent and hovering." Kucinich's reply, which
was intriguing in its own right, came at a conjunction of -
well, maybe not of UFO activity, but certainly of UFO
aficionado activity.
This fall saw the first anniversary of the multiple-witness
saucer incident over the United Airlines terminal at Chicago's
O'Hare International Airport, which is already shaping up as
this decade's great sighting. In late October, a federal judge
ordered NASA to search its records for information on one of two
fabled UFO sightings from 1965.
And last month, the New York-based Coalition for Freedom of
Information held a conference at which more than a score of
pilots from around the world gathered to share their experiences
with unidentified flying objects. Moderator Fife Symington (the
controversial former governor of Arizona) summed up the
conference by calling for the government to stop perpetuating
"the myth that ALL UFOs can be explained away in down-to-earth,
conventional terms" and reopen its official Blue Book
investigation, which has been closed since 1969.
Are we on the verge of an alien breakthrough? Is this new
critical mass of respectable UFO hawks about to rout the army of
dissembling federal agents, driving around in their 1964 Chevy
Malibus with their shades and fixed smiles?
Probably not. There have been high-profile flying saucer
enthusiasts in the past, including astronauts Buzz Aldrin, who
spotted a mysterious something during Apollo 11's return trip,
and the late Gordon Cooper, who once informed the United
Nations, "I believe that... extraterrestrial vehicles and their
crews are visiting this planet from other planets, which are a
little more technically advanced than we are on Earth."
Kucinich mentioned in his own defense that President Carter was
a UFO witness, and he might have mentioned that Ronald Reagan
was as well. Then again, if you think presidents really run the
country, well, that's what "they" want you to think.
If anything keeps the cult of the UFO alive, it's not the
respectability of the witnesses but the clumsy, protesting-too-
much denials of government agencies. The Federal Aviation
Administration got caught in a fib about last year's O'Hare
incident after the Chicago Tribune filed a Freedom of
Information Act request. And it's somewhat perverse to call for
reopening a federal UFO investigation given how universally
hated the knee-jerk-skeptical Project Blue Book turned out to
be.
John Podesta, the Clinton White House chief of staff who has
never disguised his interest in flying saucers, makes the case
that the government should declassify its UFO-related materials
"and let people have at it," a demand that is as reasonable as
it is unlikely to happen, given how easily this topic can be
rerouted into japery.
In his debate reply, Kucinich made a point dear to respectable
UFO investigators: "It was an unidentified flying object, OK?"
he said. "It's like... it was unidentified. I saw something."
There's a difference between saying objects in the sky are
sometimes not familiar and claiming to have been probed by
taciturn "grays," and people such as Coalition for Freedom of
Information co-founder Leslie Kean express understandable
frustration that UFO ridicule purposely blurs that distinction.
But with Kucinich as a central advocate, ridicule may be
unavoidable. In the debate, Kucinich made a self-deprecating
joke about moving his campaign headquarters to "Roswell, New
Mexico, and another one in Exeter, New Hampshire." Roswell
everybody knows about, but with the easy reference to the 1965
Exeter incident, Kucinich leaves the impression that he's not
just a UFO witness, he's a buff.
Let him go on, and we suspect Kucinich will soon be expanding on
the Kecksburg sightings, the Val Johnson incident, Lonnie
Zamora, the 'Kaikoura lights' and countless other visitations
from the sky that continue to sustain our nation's sense of
mystery.
source and references:
The Los Angeles Times - California, USA
http://tinyurl.com/2olcl5
Brazilian Ufology Center Interviews Greg Boone
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:38:31 -0200 (BRST)
1 - Why did you start to study and search ufology? Have you ever
seen an UFO? If so, how was your experience?
I started studying UFOs very young around six or seven years
old. I was a very bright child and saw the legendary LOOK
Magazine article on Betty and Barney Hill. From what I could put
together at that age I saw how fantasy and reality didn't align.
I saw how in the latest news articles the debate about ETs and
UFOs was still in action, whereas in fiction such as Superman
and Star Trek, it was a given.
Yes, I've seen several UFOs. Too much to go into in short. I
grew up in an area of the country where UFO sightings were
prevalent. It didn't take much effort to see a UFO.
It was so common it was like keeping an eye out for roadway
problems like potholes or deer in the road. In my specific
situation I've seen from saucers to boomerang shaped aircraft,
mind you I said aircraft not spacecraft. Since I've not seen
anything in outer space for all intents and purposes they're
aircraft. Also balls of light. Very well documented phenomenon
in that section of New York State.
2 - What are the world top 10 ufology cases in your opinion? The
top 10? I'd say the most important at present are the Hudson
Valley ufo sightings of the Hudson Valley in New York State.
It's the first time in human history that so many ufos for over
30 years have been seen regularly over homes, military and other
sensitive installations. There are videos, pictures, trace
cases, police and military and personal reports. There've been
at least four books written in the past 20 years each
corroborating the other's data to a great degree. It still
hasn't been addressed by the authorities to the satisfaction of
the public. Some of these sightings are indeed top secret
aircraft but not all.
3- What is your opinion about Abductions?
My opinion is about abductions is that they're happening and
have been happening since the earliest records of history. The
difference is that nowadays we have more extensive
communications and language technologies. Today, a person can be
abducted at noon on Monday and by a half an hour later the
entire world can access the data if presented. That throws a big
monkey wrench in the entire cover up. I can say that very soon
the abduction phenomenon will be one of the most talked about by
everyone on Earth. Reason being is the sheer volume of people
who've been abducted are now sticking their heads out of their
shells, realizing they're being lied to by their governments and
the problem not being addressed in accordance to their legal
birthrights and are taking a proactive stance. The ridicule will
drop drastically as more famous abductees come forward including
heads-of-state, athletes, movie and TV stars, and recording
artists. The sheer number of reports is increasing at such a
rate that it's becoming more common than car accidents in the
U.S. alone. That's an alarming figure and one not to be ignored.
4 - What is your opinion about the dimensions theory? Do you
think it can be possible?
Dimensional theory is easily provable but difficult to translate
into our present language except for math. However our
mainstream scientists are reluctant because many of them don't
have the imagination necessary to see the application just the
probability. It's far too complex an issue to discuss briefly
and I not being a professional physicist I wouldn't want to
confuse people. Basically the ideas of alternate realities
introduces the possible abilities that would free human beings
from the fear of loss and death which would lead to no control
by our governments and religious bodies as they are now. It may
introduce other controls in varying degrees. It's something very
complex and in order to comprehend it one needs to elevate one's
levels of awareness to degrees we don't as cultures allow. The
ways to raise consciousness fly in the face of the conventional.
Do you think the world would want to stop the use of alcohol,
pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs? No, because they're multi-
trillion dollar money makers. So for those who stay away from
these substances, the ability to perceive in higher levels and
control those levels leaves the rest of humanity in the
liability of becoming slaves to the clean and sober.
5 - What are the most important points that an ufology searcher
has to learn to do a good job?
Number one would be sanity. If one is unstable it will show up
in one's works. Objectivity and thorough application of the
fundamentals of investigation in the areas of the applied
sciences. One can study these at any college or university or
even high school. If one has bigotries and prejudices one might
as well drop investigating right now or there is a very scary
price to be paid. Tolerance of other's ideas, cultures,
viewpoints are a must. Being sober and in good health as many
witnesses and sites are in rugged terrain.
6 - What would you say to a young man that intends to be an
ufology searcher?
I'd say first of all make sure you have the resources and
support any researcher needs. Ufology is the target of many
conmen and liars. You could have a budget and go off in a
direction led by a fraudulent person and exhaust your tools thus
missing valuable research. It's not an area for the faint of
heart nor poor. The low cost of internet communication has
dropped the cost of phone calls drastically but still one may
have travel costs, lab costs etc... First and foremost for a
young person is to study the basic books of ufology. I will
comprise a bibliography soon of books I've found to be
essential. Primarily a dictionary. If there's one thing you will
need in life is to take six months or so out of your life part
time and read and get the definitions of each word and symbol in
a dictionary. That will do you wonders.
7 - What is the most important UFO case you've been involved
with? Does it give you a hard time? Was it difficult to
research?
The Hudson Valley ufo sightings. I'm still studying it. It
involved everything from close friends and family to threats, to
intimidation to all sorts of things. I'm finishing up a book I'm
writing about in part what happened in the past 30 years in that
area. It's called "The UFO Mafia" and should be out later this
year or early 2008.
8 - Have you ever thought that UFO phenomenon could not be from
the space? How do you feel dealing with UFO phenomenon?
People often make the error of believing all ufo sightings and
data can be answered in the singular. Like, all ufos are alien
spacecraft or all ufos come from Mars. There's no one single
source to ufos and no single explanations. Some are from outer
space and some from right here on Earth and some from other
dimensions. It varies.
The UFO phenomenon is like any other field of research except
one thing, it encompasses all the sciences and philosophies and
cultures on the Earth past and present. When studying UFOs
you'll get the nicest look at other people, cultures, religions
and find that you, your ancestors, other living creatures are
amazing to say the least. It's really a validation to our
abilities to survive compared to how dangerous life can be.
9 - What is your opinion about Ufology's future?
My opinion is ufology will continue in some form or another. If
we find out tomorrow that 'some' ufos come from another galaxy
we'll still see ufos and wonder where they come from. It's about
us looking up in the skies and seeing things that shouldn't be
there. Here in the U.S. after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 all
aircraft were grounded. UFO skeptics proclaimed that there
wouldn't be any ufo reports during this time. However just the
opposite occurred, there were 'more' UFO reports than normal!
So I expect there'll always be we who look into the sky and
examine what we see.
10 - After all those years researching, what is your best
definition to the UFO phenomenon? What did you learn from it?
My best definition of the UFO phenomenon is that there is a
phenomenon. There's no one answer and no one question. People
see things flying in the skies and wonder about them and when
they don't get satisfactory answers they fill in the blanks or
go and study themselves. The most important thing learned in
ufology is that knowledge is freedom.
11 - I really would like you to live a message to The Brazilian
Ufology Center. Right now we have more than 41.500 members and
they really would like to hear what you have to say to them.
My message to the Brazilian Ufology Center is first of all I've
found out recently I've got millions of cousins in Brazil. I
didn't know that until one of my cousins here and some cousins
in Brazil were doing genealogy. It was quite a surprise as I've
been following certain UFO cases that have occurred over the
years especially in Sao Paolo. Brazilians must realize that
they're sitting on a gold mine of a country. All of S. America
is precious but the use of narcotics and abuse of alcohol and
the shunning of education are putting the populace there in
grave danger. You must all stand up and fight for a good life or
the evil doers will end up controlling you all. One day soon I
hope to have some allies in some high end technologies that have
shown interest energy in stopping drugs and crime and brutality
but they have some ways to go until they're up to the level of
professionalism I need. Brazil has a Portuguese ancestry as well
as African and Native American. I'm a descendent of all three
and more. If Brazil realizes they don't need anyone else in the
world because of Brazil's natural resources and virile fishing
coasts, Brazil can utilize the amazing new medical and energy
technologies turning it into the first super advanced model
modernized country in the world. It can be done it just takes
enough love and respect to do so.
Thanks,
Milton Frank
source and references:
http://tinyurl.com/3b62vx
Video of Possible UFO near Bakersfield, CA
Several of our readers wrote and suggested we take a look at a video on youtube of a recent UFO sighting near Bakersfield, California. I took a look at it, and thought it was interesting enough to publish on the Casebook site.
I have tried to make contact with the two women who took the video, but so far, I have received no response from them. For what's it worth, take a look...
Warning: If you are offended by profane language, DISABLE YOUR AUDIO before launching video.
source and references:
www.youtube.com
1968, Claremont, New Hampshire-Dome shaped object hovers 10 ft above ground
Early on the morning of July 30, 1968, a couple (names on file at NICAP) finished working on their new house in the Robert's Hill district of Claremont, New Hampshire and were preparing to retire. Some lights in the field back of the house, apparently about 200 feet away, attracted their attention and they went to the window to see what was going on. To their astonishment, they saw a dome-shaped object hovering about 10 feet off the ground. The underside of the object was illuminated, and the light covered an area about 20 feet in diameter on the ground.
Since they were in a fairly isolated area with no telephone (they had just moved into the house), the couple became frightened. They could hear a buzzing sound, like a transformer, coming from the object. The time was about 2:30 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. John Meloney of the New Hampshire NICAP Subcommittee investigated the report in close cooperation with the Claremont police. In their interview with the couple, they learned that the UFO had remained over the field until about 4:30 a.m. Then the humming became very loud, the light grew to high intensity and the UFO moved away at a low angle upward to the west and disappeared.
In the garage, the family dog whined loudly as the UFO departed.
Two separate groups of witnesses have been located by the Subcommittee. The reports seem to indicate beyond a reasonable doubt that something unexplained was in the area.
source:
http://www.nicap.org/newlook/section_VI.htm
(last update, 12-09-07)
Florida-Orb Levitates
12-04-I was giving my dogs their nightly walk. I like to look up into the sky, since Florida's sky is beautiful and clear and many stars are present. I saw shooting stars in the past month and hoping to see another while looking into the sky on a very clear night around 9:30 PM, a green orb went into the sky and vanished.
While watching the orb, I thought "how pretty" and waited to hear a noise as I thought it was a firework. It made no sound, and the orbs colors didn't run or fade or trail as a firework would have. No one was around.The sky was completely silent. The orb kept its size and shape.
It went up then curved forward and disappeared. I know it wasn't a firework and I have no other answer to as what it could be. The orb moved faster as it curved, before it disappeared. Almost like "Up, Up and Away"... basically it levitated up, then forward. source: www.mufon.com
Florida-Strange Dark Object over Winter Park
11-27-I was standing by Lake Virginia at Dinky Dock Park this morning just after 7:30 am. This is a daily ritual for me on the weekdays before I start work in the area. The sun had risen, and there were a few light clouds. There was no wind. The area is in the flight path of jets landing at Orlando International Airport, which is approximately 10 miles to the south.
I was staring out over the lake when I looked up and noticed a black form flying towards the lake from the west. At first I thought it was a large bird such as a vulture or eagle circling over the lake. The object was dark, big, silent, and was not traveling at a high rate of speed. As I examined it more closely, I could see that it was not a bird. The object descended, and for a moment, I thought it could be someone parachuting into town, but I didn't see any evidence of a person beneath the object. It stopped descending and began to slowly fly to the northeast, towards the Casselberry area. Despite the object being very dark, the rear of the object reflected in the newly risen sun as it flew out of sight. There are some cypress trees by the lake, which obscured my view of the object as it flew away. When it was shining in the sun, it appeared to be spherical - I'm not sure if the object actually changed shape as I watched it, or if I had misjudged its shape when I first noticed it.
A few strange things about the object: It seemed to be flying low. It was difficult to determine its exact shape. It was completely silent. It seemed big, but I was unable to determine its size without a nearby sufficient frame of reference. The moon was still visible in the sky - if I had to compare it to the moon, I'd say that it wasn't big enough to have obscured the moon had it flown over it. Also, it seemed to appear from the west - it was just there over the lake somewhat suddenly, but it's possible that nearby trees obscured it from my view.
My only thoughts on what it might have been is a balloon, but not a hot-air balloon. It seemed to be following a definite flight path - not randomly being carried by air currents and ascending and descending. Also, the shape seemed to be off.
I'm wondering if anyone else saw this object today. It flew towards a very busy road during morning rush hour traffic - Highway 436 in Winter Park - when I lost sight of it. source: www.nuforc.org
Michigan-Black Triangle
12-05-I was on my way to work heading north on US-127. I had just passed the Business 127 exit and noticed a formation of planes ahead that seemed to come out of no where. As I got closer to it, I slowed down and rolled my window down. The formation was also heading north just parallel to the Interstate.
The formation of planes appeared to be flying very slow. Still heading north on US-127 and just past Broomfield Road, I went directly under it. It was not a formation of planes. It was a very large black triangle. I actually saw the shape and texture of it. It was about the size of a football field or bigger. It was approximately 400-600 feet off the ground. It made no sound that I could hear.
It had faint white lights on each corner as well as brighter red lights on each corner. The red light at the front of it was flashing as if a Strobe light in a weird sequence of blinks. Almost like Morse code.
When I got out of work in the morning, it was beginning to get light out. I remembered the exact location that I saw the object the previous night. Lo and behold, there was something in the sky at the exact location. This time it was much higher. It was barely moving.
It was hard to tell the shape of it. It had faint blue lights, and three very bright white lights. The middle white light was flashing just as the red light did the night before. It made no sound that I could hear. source: www.mufon.com
Minnesota-Odd-shaped Object
11-03-I was deer hunting on Nov 3rd near Brainerd on a friends acreage just east of Lower South Long lake. I just climbed into my 18 foot stand on the edge of a 20 acre field looking NW. I got settled to wait for sun up and noticed the object. At first I thought it was just some parking lights from maybe a real tall light pole but it moved up and down slowly approximately 500 feet above the trees or horizon from my position.
It was a shiny cylinder on top, disc around the base and appeared to have 2 or 3 large super bright jets directly under the disc. It was rotating at approx 1 HZ with a black spot on the cylinder. No Id lights of any kind. Through my 30 06 9 X scope I could see the features more clearly. It hovered for 10 minutes (up and down a bit) then it drifted off slowly to the North out of site after another 10 minutes. The drifting had elevation changes to it. Not sure how much due to the distance. No other aircraft were seen during this event.
I could not believe that I was seeing another object in or near the location as my last report investigated by Mufon MN! I was so disappointed it did not drift my way! And again, no Digital recorder? source: www.mufon.com
New York-Round, Black Object
07-28-While relaxing on our boat (no drinking)I noticed a perfectly spherical object moving quite rapidly in a north-westerly direction. Rockland County is one the western bank of the Hudson River, and Westchester County is on the eastern bank along with Westchester County Airport. Corporate jets and smaller commercial airliners very frequently move in a westerly take off pattern, so we are quite accustomed to seeing fast moving objects in the sky.
This one was unlike any others we had ever seen. It was matte black,(it actually appeared to be a total lack of color, rather than just black,) was perfectly round and moving at what I would estimate was approximately 300 knots. There were no lights. protrusions, sound or any visible exhaust. It's speed, altitude, attitude and direction never varied.
The day was bright and sunny with a few white clouds at varying heights. We watched it till it disappeared over the horizon. My wife(Lori) and I discussed the event, and neither one of us could figure out what the object was. If I had to guess at the objects altitude, I would say it was at approximately 5000 feet. source: www.mufon.com
Texas-Disc-shaped Object
August-2007-Leander Texas. It was about 5:00 in the afternoon. I looked up in the sky and saw a disc moving across the sky to the west flying at about 250 miles an hour. There are no airports around but this was about a mile away from the lake and there is a huge water treatment plant next to it.
I tried to take a picture of the object with my video camera but for some reason the screen was all fuzzy and did not work. Once it was out of sight the camera worked right. JL source: www.ufocasebook.com
The presidential candidate's televised acknowledgment of seeing
a UFO has put the issue back on the radar.
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:38:31 -0200 (BRST)
