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Freddy Jackson

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:52:24 -0600

This intriguing photo, taken in 1919, was first published in 1975 by Sir Victor Goddard, a retired R.A.F. officer. The photo is a group portrait of Goddard's squadron, which had served in World War I at the HMS Daedalus training facility. An extra ghostly face appears in the photo. In back of the airman positioned on the top row, fourth from the left, can clearly be seen the face of another man. It is said to be the face of Freddy Jackson, an air mechanic who had been accidentally killed by an airplane propeller two days earlier. His funeral had taken place on the day this photograph was snapped. Members of the squadron easily recognized the face as Jackson's. It has been suggested that Jackson, unaware of his death, decided to show up for the group photo. Interesting side note: In 1935, Sir Victor Goddard, now a Wing Commander, had another brush with the unexplained. While on a flight from Edinburgh, Scotland to his home base in Andover, England, he encountered a strange storm that seemed to transport him through time into the future. Source/Credit: ABOUT.COM

Giant Triangle Returns

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:28:10 -0700

Tonight, after all of my other excitement of sightings, I spotted the illusive giant triangle that circles my city once ina while. I finally caught it on my new HD video cam! I'm VERY, VERY familiar with the skies and all sorts of regular military and commercial craft. If you can get any sense of how huge this thing is from the video and then realize just how silent it is...It's worth some excitement! Awesome tech!

Large Craft / Red Amber Lights / Military Response

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:56:10 -0700

At approximately 7:20 pm, I was jogging due east. I rested on top of the tallest incline road in the area, at the edge of my city. The hill overlooks the desert with about a 20 to 30 mile visibility into the distance. As in all of my experiences, As soon as I stopped to take in the view, the lights appeared. Of course they could have been active as I approached the crest, but I'm going with my dumb luck on this one. Several, many, lights - Huge Red then amber flashed on and pulsated slowly, alternating colors. From a close distance to a distance of maybe several hundred feet apart, all in a uniform line of what I think may have been a solid, slightly angled craft. They were not perfectly horizontal, but in line with one another as they danced on and off in random order. The most lit at one time were 4 lights. The event took place for 3 to 5 minutes. The lights stopped and I waited for a while and started walking again. I watched in the East as I finished my route to head North and the lights did not appear again. I jogged home which took me about 35 minutes, heading West. I walked into my driveway, eyes to the sky as I cooled down and spotted a very high altitude strobe (fighter type). I watched as the strobe, barely visible, flashed more intensely and more quickly for about 4 seconds, and then vanish. As if this weren't enough to blow my mind, I walked in and grabbed my binoculars and told my wife I needed to cool down outside. As soon as I sat in my lawn chair and looked up through my binoculars and heard a low and fast flying aircraft and looked out and spotted 3 fighters accompanying one, larger KC series craft. I assume them to be military. And what I can only assume to be a response to the other lights since they were moving quickly to that same location.

Series of lights reported hovering over U.S. Marine base in Afghanistan

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:43:39 -0700

By Roger Marsh An American witness inside U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, reports there were many people watching a series of "seven equally spaced lights" in the sky that appeared and reappeared during one evening, according to recent testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. "We were all in our office on Camp Leatherneck when we were told to come outside and see these really cool lights in the sky," the witness stated. There were many witnesses to the event. "I know that all of my friends on Facebook that were with us saw the same thing. They were up there long enough that people were leaving." The lights were hovering in place, but they disappeared and reappeared again. "They were up there for a long time without moving. They went away for a while and then came back. They didn't move or blink or make any noise. They looked like they were really high up but there was nothing to base that on. Pretty cool event." The witness provided two images with the MUFON report, which was filed on February 26, 2012. The events occurred on February 7, 2010. Image 1 and Image 2. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Camp Leatherneck a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade initially developed Camp Leatherneck in 2008 in preparation of its forces deploying to Afghanistan. The forward element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force as Regional Command Southwest is currently based there. It is also home to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), 1st Marine Division (Command Element) or Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Logistics Group and, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. (Wikipedia) Special thanks to New Jersey MUFON Field Investigator Ken Pfeifer for brining this case to our attention. We previously covered a UFO case from Afghanistan in: UFOs reported near Bagram Air Force Base, Afgh... Read more

UK Fighter Jets Chase UFO: Is the MOD Covering Up?

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:32:52 -0700

Footage on YouTube of two UK fighter jets shadowing a UFO has lead to calls on the Ministry of Defense to either label the video a hoax or respond to escalating fears of a potential threat to national security. In the news report below, the anchorwoman on British Forces News asks expert Nick Pope if the threat is real or if the video is faked. The answer is vague. Much like the response of the MOD to queries from the public as to whether or not there is a threat to the nation by aliens or, perhaps, by sophisticated terrorists attempting to instill fear. The original video, which has gone viral, is shown during the interview, and it's hard to draw any solid conclusions. The fighter jets, gliding over the skies of Birmingham, look and sound real enough. But the UFO hovers in place and appears to be of the classic saucer variety, without any bright, multi-colored lights or discernible rotation. It certainly looks like a solid object, but such video trickery is well within the reach of the average video hobbyist, as well as the professional. Curiously, the fighter jets never appear in the same frame with the object, in this video, at least. That hasn't stopped true believers from piling on, labeling it genuine and demanding an official response from the British government. Is the UK under attack? If not, why be silent over the video's authenticity? What do you think? Is this UFO video fact, or faked? Should the British people be afraid? Is the government covering up? Source: http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981157922 Rebuttal The following was submitted to me in regards to this case file. I am posting it here for reference: From: Isaac Koi Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 19:49:01 +0000 Archived: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:05:20 -0500 Subject: Re: MOD Covering Up RAF UFO Chase? >>Source: Gather.Com Hi, The relevant video is (contrary to the title shown on the video embedded on the G... Read more