"Strange Craft" FAQ, pt. 1: Overview « Thread Started on Jun 9, 2007, 3:29pm »
Overview:
What is this all about, actually?
During May and June of 2007, a number of strange-looking, apparently unmanned craft were sighted and photographed at several locations in Central California, although it seems that the very first sighting appeared in Birmingham, Al., in 2006. (Another sighting dates from 2005. The location is Sequoia National Park, Ca., situated northeast of Bakersfield, Ca.. This sighting is not supported by photographic evidence, though.)
What do these craft look like?
The craft spotted over those various locations actually bear a striking resemblance, although they vary in several details (see the images below).
1.) May, 2006 (Birmingham, Al.):
2.) April/May, 2007 (Bakersfield, Ca. area):
3.) May 5th, 2007 (Lake Tahoe, Nv.):
4.) May 16th, 2007 (Capitola, Ca.):
5.) June 5th, 2007 (Big Basin, Ca.):
6.) June 5th, 2007 (Big Basin, Ca.; different sighting):
7.) Late June, 2007 (reported):
Aren't the images available at higher resolution?
There's a separate thread [URL updated] exclusively devoted to the images. The resolution of the images posted there is up to 1600 x 1200 pixels. Some of those high-res photographs are really amazing, particularly those of the craft sighted by Raj(inder Satyanarayana) at Capitola, Ca.. The photographs submitted by 'Isaac' are available in hi-res at his web site.
Are there any further details available?
Yes, luckily (and due to the Internet) by now there's vast amount of data available. In the following, a brief overview over those sightings (at this point there are six sightings we know of, which are supported by photographic evidence: five in/at the border to California, and one in Birmingham, Al.).
Some details:
May, 2006 (Birmingham, Al.):
Reporter: John Smith (military subcontractor) Probable First Report Location: (has to be updated) Probable Date of Photographs: May, 2006 Probable Date of Report: (has to be updated) Location: Birmingham, Alabama (residential section) # of Photos: 1 (?) Camera: unknown Are images scans? unknown Craft: 1 arm, long-flat
April/May, 2007 (Bakersfield, Ca. area):
Reporter: ‘Chad’ Probable First Report Location: Coast to Coast web site Probable Date of Photographs: Either late April, or May 6th, 2007 Probable Date of Report: May 10th, 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca. area # of Photos: 6 Camera: 1 cell-phone, 5 unknown film Are images scans? Yes Craft: 1 arm (long-flat), 4 medium-sized spike-shaped protrusions
Reporter: 'Mufon 7013' - Wife Probable First Report Location: Mufon? Probable Date of Photographs: May 5th, 2007 Probable Date of Report: May 12th, 2007 Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada # of Photos: 2 Camera: cell-phone Are images scans? No Craft: 2 arms (long-flat), 2 medium-sized spike-shaped protrusions
May 16th, 2007 (Capitola, Ca.):
Reporter: Rajinder Satyanarayana (Rajman1977) Probable First Report Location: Craigslist Probable Date of Photographs: May 16th, 2007 Probable Date of Report: May 20th, 2007 Location: Capitola, California # of Photos: 6 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE X Are images scans? No. Craft: 1 arm (long-flat), 3 medium-sized spike-shaped protrusions, 6 small spike-shaped protrusions
June 5th, 2007 (Big Basin, Ca.):
Reporter: Jenna L, for Stephen Probable First Report Location: As yet unnamed photography listeserve First public report: UFO Casebook Probable Date of Photographs: June 5th, 2007 Probable Date of Report: June 6th, 2007 Location: Big Basin, California # of Photos: 3 Camera: Canon Rebel XT Are images scans? No. Craft: 5 rings, 5 arms, 1 long-flat, 2 packages + bizarre recursive egg-beater construction added below. Many new protrusions.
June 5th, 2007 (Big Basin, Ca.):
Reporter: 'Ty' Probable First Report Location: Earthfiles First public report: ditto Probable Date of Photographs: June 5th, 2007 Probable Date of Report: June 16th, 2007 Location: Big Basin, California # of Photos: 12 Camera: unknown Are images scans? Images were provided to Linda Moulton Howe as prints. She scanned and slightly enhanced the images and posted them at Earthfiles. Craft: Identical with the craft from the last Big Basin sighting.
late June, 2007 (reported)
Reporter: 'Isaac' Probable First Report Location: Coast to Coast First public report: ditto Probable Date of Photographs: unknown Probable Date of Report: late June, 2007 Location: PACL, Palo Alto, Ca. # of Photos: will be updated Camera: unknown Are images scans? Yes. Craft: Parts of several allegedly extraterrestrial craft; one alleged anti-gravity device; several scanned documents of alleged ET 'self-executing programming language' plus documentation.
Did reports of other sightings surface in the meantime?
Yes. In fact, there's an astonishing number of reports (going back to as early as 1979) of sightings of apparently similar objects available at NUFORC. The objects are usually described as "shaped like a cross"/"cross shaped".
In addition to those reports, several reports have been posted at Earthfiles, albeit without verification (read: no photographic evidence).
Mid-1980s (1987?; Barksdale AFB, La.)
This sighting has been reported to Linda Moulton Howe:
The witness stated to have spotted a drone-type craft on display inside a hangar during some air show. Very soon, he was urged out of the hangar by military personnel, though.
"I saw this thing in a hangar at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, at one of the open house air shows around twenty or so years ago (1987?). It was a static display (mounted on a dolly or cart), and there were people around it (that is, some visitors to the air show).
It was a display by some major aerospace contractor. I forget who."
This sighting has been reported to Linda Moulton Howe:
"Dragonfly-shaped 'drone' came down within 20 feet of hiker's head who talked to me last week about the encounter, how scared he was, but did not want the government coming down on his head if it was a secret government project no one was supposed to know about. He had a bad experience a decade earlier in the 1980s concerning a black military project and was threatened. But because I have been reporting eyewitnesses on the record, with or without, real names and locations, he agreed to talk with me because he wants to know what the dragonfly-shaped 'drone' is as well. I have his full name, address, phone number, where he works and professional background." (Link: Detailed report on this at Earthfiles.)
May, 2005 (Sequoia National Park, Ca.)
Reported by 'Shirley', Retired California Department of Developmental Services Mental Health Technician, Central Valley, California.
"She had stopped at a park ranger station to ask a uniformed ranger for directions when she was shocked to see what looked like a big dragonfly moving in the sky. When Shirley saw Chad’s photos at Earthfiles.com and the Coast to Coast AM website, she recognized the object as what she had seen.
'Chad' craft:
[ ... ]
I asked the Park Ranger, ‘What is that?’ And he very casually just went, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m told it’s some kind of communications device. It’s supposed to help the Park Service to monitor any possible problems like fires and such.’ That was pretty much his total explanation of what it was."
You can listen to this interview, which is available as an Earthfiles Podcast [MP3].
May 16th, 2006 (Northridge, Ca.)
The witness--an unnamed woman--described what she saw as:
"When suddenly about three feet above that tree there was a display of fluorescent lighting that was similar to firecracker sparklers. The color was apple green, the color of a pippins apple - only the color was brilliant. It took the shape of a horseshoe crab when viewed from the side."
June 10th, 2007 (Yosemite National Park, Ca.)
The witness--an unnamed woman--submitted a drawing of the craft:
- Drawing of the craft -
June, 2007 (Northridge, Ca.)
- Witness, Robert Mariotti -
Reporter: Robert Mariotti, C. Ht. D. D. Probable First Report Location: Earthfiles First public report: Earthfiles Probable Date of Photographs: no photographs of the object (craft?) were made; one photograph of the location (June 14th, 2007) Probable Date of Report: mid-June, 2007 Location: Northridge, Ca., Corbin Ave. intersection # of Photos: none Craft: (at night); shaped 'like a horseshoe crab'; glowing (apple green)
New: June 25, 2007 (Montgomery, Alabama)
Reporter: 'Ted Connors' (alias) Probable First Report Location: Earthfiles First public report: Earthfiles Probable Date of Photographs: Witness tried to photograph the respective craft, but the photographs were obviously considerably underexposed, thus basically useless. Probable Date of Report: June 29, 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama # of Photos: none Craft: similar to the 'Chad' craft
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #2 on Jun 9, 2007, 10:13pm »
Should there be an auxiliary/annex including the Italy photo, Sequoia, Birmingham and Bakersfield reports? Perhaps also include info on known 100% hoax/fabricated i.e. Maine and Saladfingers' work?
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #3 on Jun 10, 2007, 4:29am »
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Should there be an auxiliary/annex including the Italy photo, Sequoia, Birmingham and Bakersfield reports? Perhaps also include info on known 100% hoax/fabricated i.e. Maine and Saladfingers' work?
Would the above be appropriate inclusions?
Personally, I would think so, though we may have to add a 'caveat' that some (if not all) of those have not been verified yet.
Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #5 on Jun 10, 2007, 5:35pm »
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Should there be an auxiliary/annex including the Italy photo, Sequoia, Birmingham and Bakersfield reports? Perhaps also include info on known 100% hoax/fabricated i.e. Maine and Saladfingers' work?
Would the above be appropriate inclusions?
I have added the Birmingham sighting, but don't know about the other ones yet. Are there any images for the Sequoia/Bakersfield sightings available? (In the meantime, I found the photograph taken in Italy at UFO Evidence.)
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #6 on Jun 10, 2007, 7:43pm »
There are no photos of the Sequoia sighting - it's only a story told to LMH regarding a lady's trip where she saw a similar drone to Chad's and asked a "park ranger" about it and he dismissed it.
The Bakersfield report is also from a lady who saw a similar craft last year on June 10 and provided a drawing to LMH.
Both stories are on Earthfiles.com and both are not totally verified by any means (same as the others we are scrutinizing -- nothing has been VERIFIED -- yet.....)
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #7 on Jun 11, 2007, 1:36am »
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The Bakersfield report is also from a lady who saw a similar craft last year on June 10 and provided a drawing to LMH.
I still don't see anything there about a Bakersfield sighting. Actually, had the thing turned up in Bakersfied it would be a break from the pattern. All other California sightings have been in nice picturesque locations. Bakerfield is a nasty desert like, oil field place. The article with the drawing is from Yosemite which is one of the most beautiful places in California.
But since I only skimmed over the article the first time seeing and just now read it in it's entirety. What a cool story it is. I especially like the part about her little boys chasing after the thing with a flashlight. I have two boys myself and can relate.
An excerpt from the report:
I was very unsettled at first. I've been around long enough to know when something doesn't 'look right,' and this was one of those things. I've also been camping since I was a girl and this is the first time I've ever seen anything strange in the sky. The boys, however, were fascinated, and my oldest (who is 10) decided to shine his flashlight on it to get a better look. By the way, the flashlight he was carrying was a gift from my ex-husband, is extremely powerful, and is his favorite thing to toy around with on these trips.
I didn't even have a chance to react to what he was doing when things got weird- it was like the moment the light hit the thing, it jerked very quickly and started to move in another direction. The boys found this amusing to say the least. They chased after it and hit it with the light again, which caused it to change direction a second time. I of course ran to keep up with them, which was the first movement I made since I first saw the thing. They did this maybe three or four more times until it finally stopped reacting to them and just - stopped. Like, literally froze in the air without even slowing down. I must say, seeing this thing totally motionless was a lot more unsettling than seeing it move. Even the boys stopped in their tracks at that point. It just hung there for about 5 seconds, and then got going again.
From then on it stuck to its direction (still moving very slowly) and no longer jerked around. You could say that this moved like the other reports, like a "water insect" as I think you put it, but in our case it only seemed to do this in reaction to the flashlights, not on its own.
I must admit, I was amazed at how the boys took it all in stride, and this made me a lot more at ease. Plus, the way this thing freaked out whenever a flashlight touched it made it seem almost harmless in a way. I guess I never felt all that scared because I never felt out of control. Of course I worry about my sons more than anything else, but seeing them laugh and shine their flashlights around under this thing made it seem like there was nothing to worry about (whether that was true or not). It didn't look anything like the so-called 'UFOs' we've all seen, so I wasn't even thinking about aliens and monsters and stuff. In fact, my first 'rationalization' was that it had something to do with weather tracking. Just thinking back on it as I write this, it was more weird than it was frightening.
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #8 on Jun 11, 2007, 3:08am »
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I still don't see anything there about a Bakersfield sighting.
You're absolutely right -- the drawing is from that lady and her kids from Yosemite -- Doh! Sorry I got it a bit mixed up...
LMH does include a sighting in the Bakersfield general area on her map plot of sightings and by the process of elimination it seems that "the general Bakersfield area" may be where she placed the Chad sighting after her alleged contact with Chad (which has previously only been disclosed as "central California")?
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #9 on Jun 11, 2007, 3:13am »
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I still don't see anything there about a Bakersfield sighting.
You're absolutely right -- the drawing is from that lady and her kids from Yosemite -- Doh! Sorry I got it a bit mixed up...
LMH does include a sighting in the Bakersfield general area on her map plot of sightings and by the process of elimination it seems that "the general Bakersfield area" may be where she placed the Chad sighting after her alleged contact with Chad (which has previously only been disclosed as "central California")?
There is absolutely no chance that Chad was in the Bakersfield area. The terrain is totally the opposite from his photos.
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #10 on Jun 11, 2007, 6:08am »
Well LMH does say the general Bakersfield area - never been there but looking on Google maps it looks like there are some hills/mountains to the Northwest of Bakersfield toward Lake Isabella?
Otherwise I don't know what report the "general Bakersfield area" would relate to?
Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #11 on Jun 11, 2007, 6:44am »
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Well LMH does say the general Bakersfield area - never been there but looking on Google maps it looks like there are some hills/mountains to the Northwest of Bakersfield toward Lake Isabella?
Otherwise I don't know what report the "general Bakersfield area" would relate to?
I actually couldn't find a report on Bakersfield at Earthfiles. Is this a reference to the 'Central California' sighting by 'Chad'? (I'm located in Germany, so I'm not familiar with the region. I primarily use Google Maps to orient myself.) I took the data and incorporated them into the FAQ, as they were given on the respective web sites.) At Eartfiles, I only found the two reports from Northridge (which seems to be located at the Northern edge of L.A.), and Yosemite Park.
(Update (06/17/07):LMH confirmed to me in an email that the sighting by 'Chad' indeed took place in the Bakersfield, Ca. area.)
Regarding Bakersfield, I found this at UFO Maps. Obviously, quite a number of UFO sighting (regardless of shape) occured in the area, but the years go up to '2098', which is rather odd. (At Google Maps, I found out that there are three parks in the Bakersfield region: Frazier Park in the South, Red Rock Canyon State Park in the East, and finally Sequoia National Park farther up to the Northeast.)
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #12 on Jun 11, 2007, 4:35pm »
Once again I'm very sorry but I erred -- it was late last night when I was looking but I meant NorthEAST of Bakersfield - actually a bit more East than North where the hills/mountains are between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella -- And it is the only area that is not accounted for in LMH's map plot. Since she says she has communicated with Chad and said she would not give his exact location (only as "central California") -- I figure that may be where Chad is....
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Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #13 on Jun 11, 2007, 4:59pm »
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Once again I'm very sorry but I erred -- it was late last night when I was looking but I meant NorthEAST of Bakersfield - actually a bit more East than North where the hills/mountains are between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella -- And it is the only area that is not accounted for in LMH's map plot. Since she says she has communicated with Chad and said she would not give his exact location (only as "central California") -- I figure that may be where Chad is....
I'm thinking that area is still more rocky and dry than Chad's photos would indicate. I would think it would be further north maybe closer to Sequoia.
Re: Wiki-Drones « Reply #14 on Jun 11, 2007, 8:10pm »
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Since she says she has communicated with Chad and said she would not give his exact location (only as "central California") -- I figure that may be where Chad is....
Imho, she wouldn't have to. The exact location of the sighting would be more than enough, I think, and 'Chad's' anonymity wouldn't be invaded.
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