INCREASED UFO SIGHTINGS include: a Maine cigar, New Jersey lights, a Virginia
disc, South Carolina Cigar, Ohio, Indiana Flying Triangle, Illinois three
Flying Triangles, Arkansas Flying Triangle, California invisible craft and 19
UFOs in United Kingdom. New images from Mars indicate artificiality and
intelligence at Cydonia. Commander Bethune's UFO photograph controversy.

MAINE RED CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT IN SKY

WALDOBORO -- I was driving southbound on Route 1 at 4:30 PM, when I noticed a
bright object in the sky straight ahead on January 10, 2001. I watched the
object until returning to the farm where I drive a delivery truck. When I
returned to the farm I told my bosses girlfriend to take a look at it. Her
daughter and she and I looked at it out the back window. We got a pair of
binoculars to try to get a better view of it as we could not tell what it
was. On closer examination with the binoculars we still had no idea. It was
red like it was on fire and a cigar shape to it. We did not see any blinking
lights or anything that made it look like a plane. I thought it may be a
plane with the sun setting reflecting off of it. The object was traveling
horizontally in the southwest direction. Thanks to Peter Davenport, Director
NUFORC www.nuforc.com.

NEW JERSEY BRIGHT LIGHTS

BAYONNE -- On the night of January 21, 2001, I was on the Staten Island Ferry
to Manhattan. From the window I noticed a bright, white light low in the sky
over New Jersey. I went to the rear deck of the boat to get a better look.
It appeared to be brighter than any planet I've ever seen in the night sky,
and too low on the horizon to be a planet of such brightness. I got to the
Manhattan side, and noticed the light had moved north and was now somewhere
near Newark. It then changed in color to bright red, pulsed periodically,
and moved Westward eventually fading. I returned the next night, at the same
time, to the same vantage point at Battery Park. It was clear it was not any
planet, as there was nothing in that part of the sky and at the time and the
weather was quite clear. Thanks to MUFON WORLDWIDE UFO DATABASE
http://www.mufon.com/

VIRGINIA SILVER DISK

HALIFAX --Tom Ginther, VA MUFON reports that Susann and her engineer friend
were driving back from getting hay for her horses on January 21, 2001. They
were driving south on Red Bank Road towards Virgilina when they saw a silver
disk shaped object moving north towards them. It was approximately 5,000
feet high, they at first thought it may be a jet, but there was no contrails,
it was a clear blue sky day. They saw it moving north for about three
seconds then it Vanished it appeared to be moving faster than a jet. They
said if the sun would not have shined off of it they would not have seen it.
Thanks to Tom Ginther

NORTH CAROLINA MYSTERIOUS BOOMING NOISES

Bruce Maccabee writes, "I have comments on your NORTH CAROLINA report in
Filer's Files #5 regarding "the mysterious booming noises that have shaken
the Cape Fear coast from time to time returned last week. The National
Earthquake Information Center in Boulder, Colo., detected no major earth
movement in the area. Modern theories include that the booms are caused by
jets breaking the sound barrier, the shifting of the continental shelf, or a
volume of air suddenly becoming hotter than the air surrounding it and
exploding like a balloon." I have difficulty in imagining the third
suggested explanation: air being heated rapidly in some volume and then
exploding. A shock wave or sonic boom requires that at the source of the
sound the air be traveling faster than the speed of sound (shock wave means
faster than low level sound). This requires that a considerable amount of
energy be placed into the air to make a volume of it move rapidly. This can
happen as a result of an explosion caused by chemicals very suddenly getting
hot and pushing the air away as gases from the very rapidly burning
chemicals, expand.

However, for a volume of air to become suddenly hotter than surrounding air,
without the presence of a chemical (or nuclear) explosion would be impossible
except under certain conditions: a lightning bolt passes through, creating a
plasma which absorbs electrical energy and very rapidly heats the air around
it (creating thunder) or there is a sudden concentration of electromagnetic
radiation (light, "heat" rays, electromagnetic radiation in any case) such as
when a powerful laser beam is focused into a small volume of air (causing
heating by absorption of radiation by ions in the air). Assuming the above
suggested explanation was not intended to mean thunder created by lightning,
then very rapid heating of a small volume of air through radiation absorption
would be as close as possible to the suggested explanation above: "a volume
of air suddenly becoming hotter than the air surrounding it and exploding
like a balloon." So far as I know this would be a non-natural occurrence
(fortunately). (I assume that the above explanation was not intended to
refer to thunder from lightning.)

Jon Persinger writes regarding this possible Seismic activity: Hasn't this
activity also been reported when the Aurora flies over? It seems quite
possible that classified hypersonic aircraft may be causing this too. Thanks
to Jon Persinger [email protected]

SOUTH CAROLINA CIGAR SHAPED UFO

ANDERSON -- Bruce Maccabee writes regarding the January 4, 2001, sighting of
a white large object without wings moving very slowly toward the northwest.
The object was white, not a light, nor silver, nor reflecting sunlight. It
>(SNIP) >moving very slowly. Eventually it went behind the view to the
cirrus clouds. As a pilot I am familiar with judging altitude, etc., and
this was above 30,000 feet. The object was over an inch as measured with my
hand in front of my eyes. Maccabee writes: that an inch at 3 feet arm's
length corresponds (by similar triangles) to 10,000 inches at 30,000 feet.
But 10,000 inches is about 830 feet. Evidently this was an object of "some
size"! Thanks to Dr. Bruce Maccabbee

INDIANA FLYING TRIANGLE

BLOOMINGTON -- I saw a very unusual dark aircraft on my way home from work in
the evening on January 4, 2001. From a distance, driving east on Indiana
45, I saw a bright yellow light with a white light, not as bright, next to it
on the same craft hovering in the sky. There were tiny red lights on top,
none on the belly. As I rounded a bend between Bloomington and New
Unionville, Indiana I saw that the craft was about 50 feet above treetop and
crossing the road right to left, directly overhead. I pulled off to watch
and noticed other vehicles behind me had also done so. There was no noise -
I rolled down my window to listen - nothing. As the craft passed over my
car, I got a good look at it against 'night sky light pollution' from
Bloomington - it was triangle-shaped, with a white light in each of the three
wing tips and appeared to be black in color. A mile or so down the road, the
snow looked blown across the road like drifting. The rest of the roadway was
clear. I thought copter at first, until I saw the thing. Not like any I had
ever seen. It seemed like when motorists had pulled off to watch it flew
away to the west. Thanks to MUFON WORLDWIDE UFO DATABASE
http://www.mufon.com/

OHIO UFO SPOTTED FROM CONTINENTAL FLIGHT #1298

CLEVELAND -- Michigan MUFON reports, "On January 27, 2001, a 60 yr. old
retired firefighter, paramedic, fire inspector was on Continental flight
#1298 from Denver to Cleveland, talking to her seatmate by the window. The
pilot had just stated that we would be at our gate at 7:25 PM. As we looked
out, my seatmate asked if she was looking at the Lake Erie Shoreline less
than 5 miles out on the lake. I responded, yes. As we approached the
shoreline at 7:15 PM. I remarked excitedly, "Oh look, a falling star." My
seatmate said, yes, it does look like one. It was such a bright light with
rays of light on the outside of the round central portion of the light, or
it might be a plane going down nearby. I then said, it can't be, because it
is going back up. It then went in a perfectly straight line North, parallel
to us, turned sharply upward and disappeared. The speed with which this
all happened was really surprising. The man behind me said at the same time
I did, No, it can't be a falling star, because it made a sudden horseshoe
turn upward for a couple hundred feet, then abruptly made a sharp right hand
turn, flew perfectly straight for several hundred feet, made another sharp
turn straight upward and promptly disappeared. All three of us were totally
baffled. We did not see a shape or object, just a very large, very bright
light. The woman beside me was a 45 year old teacher from Denver. Thanks to
Michigan MUFON.Todd Lemire http://mimufon.org Michigan UFO CENTRAL

OHIO TV DOCUMENTARY NOW SLATED FOR PRODUCTION
Video production is now underway for an important television documentary
entitled "Flying Saucer Crashes." Cincinnati-based Television producer Bob
Leibold of Natural Light Productions, working with researcher Kenny Young has
compiled a provocative database of UFO crash-cases that have been previously
lost to history. Leibold states: "This one-hour program will explore
historical cases of reported UFO crashes from the mid-to-late 1800s. While
many have heard of the alleged Roswell 1947 incident, very few are aware of
similar crashes before 1947, in some instances almost 100-years before. We
are going to explore these incredible events. Thanks to Kenny Young U F O
R e s e a r c h http://home.fuse.net/ufo

ILLINOIS THREE FLYING TRIANGLES NEAR ROCKFORD

MACHESNEY PARK -- On January 2, 2001, the witness reports seeing three high
intensity lights two miles away. They were too high to be street lights and
too low to be an airplane. A Flying Triangle was observed with a white light
on each point, with an elongated rectangle shaped red light on the back
center almost covering half of object. The object was hovering over the area
and moved slowly in a southeastern direction. I was traveling in the same
direction as the object and could see it was dark in color, and the lights
were intense. I turned west and traveled about a mile and saw a #2 traveling
in a southwestern direction with the same intense lighting, at the same
height in sky. I then turned north and #3 came out above my sub division
slowly and hovered over Machesney Mall which was right next to me. I stopped
and watched for a couple minutes and proceeded around the corner to my home.
Watching from my drive I could see the object slowly moving south. All three
objects looked identical, but I could not see any detail on them. Their
noise was like a loud steady hum like from a huge electric motor. Thanks to
Peter Davenport NUFORC www.ufocenter.com

Editor's Note: In January of 2000, several policeman observed a Flying
Triangle in Southern Illinois. A sighting of three Flying Triangles is
rather remarkable. They are described as the size of a 747 or larger than a
football field. It would seem more likely that these are secret craft than
visitors from other worlds.

ARKANSAS - FLYING TRIANGLE SHAPED CRAFT ON THE RIVER

PONCA -- January 2, 2001, I was backpacking way down in the Buffalo River
basin with a friend, and we set up camp, and went to sleep early. I woke up
at about 11:00 PM to go the bathroom, and I witnessed a very shocking sigh.
A triangle shaped craft flew over about 500 feet high with lights at the
corners and a bright light shining from the center. I estimated it to be
about as large as a big jet airliner and the strange thing was it was
completely silent. The light in the center seemed to be searching for
something, and I screamed at it defiantly! It shined the light on me, then
suddenly went dark and bolted into the sky at an extremely high rate of
speed. I tried waking up my friend, but he didn't seem to believe me. As I
climbed back into my bag, the only comfort that I had was that at least I
wasn't alone in this valley, and we weren't alone in the universe? Needless
to say I didn't sleep and it has bothered me ever since. Thanks to Peter
Davenport NUFORC www.ufocenter.com

CALIFORNIA INVISIBLE AIRCRAFT CREATES VAPOR TRAIL

RODEO -- On January 6, 2001, MUFON member Jim Filippi reports, "I saw a vapor
trail in the east as I have many times. This time the trails appeared very
high and were very visible, but I could not see the plane. I watch these
planes all the time and this time I just could not see the plane at all. It
was invisible. I called my girl friend out to see if she could see the plane
and she could not either. I got my binoculars and still no plane, just the
vapor trails coming from nothing visible. The sky was very clear and bright
11:00 AM. Then as I was watching the trails the jet suddenly appeared. It
was a large 4 engine jet, clear as a bell and off it went. Has anyone had
any similar experiences or are we just going crazy here. I am a helicopter
pilot and know for a fact that this was a very strange occurrence. Thanks to
Jim Filippi [email protected]

Editor's Note: Atmospheric conditions could have been such as to obscure the
view of the craft. Some military aircraft have camouflage making them more
difficult to see. We can speculate that this system may include panels
similar to computer monitors, the sky behind the craft is video- taped and
the computer monitor shows the same color as the sky, making the craft
virtually invisible

UNITED KINGDOM UFO TALLY HITS 19

THE DALES -- Over the last few months, "Mercury" readers have reported seeing
flying saucers, balls of fire and wedge-shaped craft in the skies over the
Dales and Peaks. A large triangular UFO was seen January 17, 2001, by
44-year-old Anne Saunders who saw a spaceship hovering over Crich." She
said, 'I saw a massive triangle in the sky. The retired local government
official and her husband studied the craft for three minutes." The triangle
was full of pulsating colored lights with a black center and made no noise."
"Then the front-end bit broke away, continued Mrs. Saunders, and flew across
the sky at tremendous speed. Another UFO shaped like a bowler hat was seen
by two people hovering over Curbar Gap near Calver. A 46-year-old Youlgrave
man, said the object was jet black and had a diameter of 100 feet. He and a
friend saw the UFO at sunset on January 6. It was 300 yards away from them
and 1,000 feet high. "We watched it for ten minutes, then it just
disappeared into thin air," he said. "It wasn't a normal aircraft -- there
were no wings or an obvious power source or jet stream. There were no lights
or portalls. It was huge. Last Friday, Bakewell woman Heather Shuttleworth
looked out of her car window over Beeley Moor at 5:40 AM. She and her
husband saw two bright lights and looked skywards through a pair of
binoculars. The lights were the shape of what flying saucers look like in
documentaries. Seventeen other sightings have been reported since September.
Editor Andy Darlington on (01629) 582432. Published: 31.1.01 (c) Wilfred
Edmunds Newspapers Thanks to Louise A. Lowry~http://www.worldofthestrange.com
[email protected] :

MARS PHOTOS HINT AT ARTIFICIALITY AND INTELLIGENCE

Mac Tonnies reports preliminary analysis of Malin Space Science Systems has
once again provided us with a more detailed collection of Mars Cydonia
imagery. Though marred with several telltale black strips indicating loss of
spacecraft data, the new images are fascinating. The Fort boasts a
ruler-straight defile elevated on top of a sort of flat, tapered mesa. This
straight feature is either an unprecedented fluke of geology or else the
handiwork of intelligence. The mystifying lack of impact ejecta should have
reduced this feature to rubble. Instead, we see a precise feature apparently
undamaged by the adjacent meteor collision. Simply, there is no known
geomorphological mechanism that could have produced this remarkable feature.
The Cliff presents us with a uniquely demanding scientific puzzle because it
is architectural-looking and constitutes compelling evidence in favor of the
Artificiality Hypothesis.

While only the extreme western portion of the Mar's Face has been captured in
the new image, the features thought to represent an eye and pupil are clearly
visible (though degraded, as expected). Mysterious fine lines along the
"headdress" are also visible, as are the "lips" and "teardrop" identified on
previous images. The facial resemblance remains striking and consistent with
claims of artificiality. An image of the Face's eastern half, never
photographed under ideal conditions, is necessary to accurately assess the
Face's bisymmetry. Meanwhile, the available photographs imply artificiality:
the Face looks like a massive, windblown sculpture of a humanoid head,
complete with enigmatic ornamentation. Whether this uncanny resemblance is
the result of spurious geometry or conscious design remains unconfirmed. The
Face's proximity to other anomalies, such as the aforementioned Cliff,
increase its chances of representing what has long been suspected: hard
evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Other anomalous features
photographed include "Mound P" and its attendant hexagonal formation and the
"Egyptian" pyramid located on the SW City landmass. Thanks to The Cydonian
Imperative and Mac Tonnies ([email protected])
http://www.geocities.com/macbot/cydonia.html

COMMANDER BETHUNE'S PHOTOS OF UFOs

Randy writes there is a debate over USN Commander (ret.) Graham E. Bethune's
images that can be seen on Filer's website. I sent you detailed information
last week, having personally observed a similar craft from only a short
distance in 1981, which had been extensively documented by researchers going
back at least ten years. Its fascinating to read the disinformation being
spread about them by supposedly dedicated "truth seekers." Note that none of
the critics have supplied any evidence whatsoever to the contrary that they
are not of a real UFO; nor will they be ever able to. It is an instructive
exercise in why so many eyewitnesses such as myself stay clear of the
limelight, and instead choose to operate behind the scenes. Its a pit of
vipers out there. Thankfully, I have Sgt. Stone's corroboration. As I know
Commander Bethune personally. He is an elderly, dignified former Naval
officer and Southern gentleman, as well as a very nice man who doesn't
deserve the malicious slander coming from some sources. If it gets too out
of control I'll have to seriously consider wading in, either publicly or
privately, in order to defend him. Thanks to Randy.

Editor's Note: I put Commander Bethune's photos on my web site because they
were very similar to a UFO I personally saw in November of 1980, in Medford,
New Jersey. They had spectacular lighting effects that could not be
duplicated by the normal lights I have seen anywhere on stage or on aircraft.
I'm quite aware that a mockup copy costing tens of thousands of dollars was
built to produce a Nashville Opreeland Stage Show. Commander Bethune has
spent a great deal of time getting the plans and evaluating the tape. The
confusion occurs because photos of the mock up have surfaced. Commander
Bethune's photos and the mockup photos are very similar, but they do not
appear to be the same object. With enough money excellent photos of UFOs can
be produced as we now regularly see in the movies. Commander Bethune has
repeatedly given me his word that his photos taken by a close friend are
real. I ask any of the doubters to come up with photos any whereas good.
Whenever excellent photos or videos are released, certain groups often claim
they are not real. These photos were so spectacular that Commander Bethune
wanted as many people as possible to see them and put them in a booklet. The
$10 cost barely covers printing and mailing that I have provided to those who
desired them. The validity of the photographs is at this time an
irresolvable issue because so far the photographer refuses to come forward
and allow a full investigation and duplication of the event. Anyone who
wishes their money back, please return the booklet and I will happily refund
their money. I'm aware of many similar photos that are not released because
of similar attacks. I place the photos on my web site and offer them for
sale so that those who wish to study them may do so. Each person can make up
their own mind whether they believe the photos are real. I have spent months
attempting to investigate these photos and each step brings more questions.
Probably an interesting book could be written about these photos. I can
prove these photos are real nor can I prove they are not an unidentified
flying object.

CD OF FILER'S FILES for the last four years 1997 through 2000 is available
for $25.00. PHOTOGRAPH BOOKLET of some of the best UFO photographs available
and data on their propulsion systems by US Navy Commander Graham Bethune.
$10.00. Send check or money order to G. Filer 222 Jackson Road, Medford, NJ
08055. Both the CD and booklet cost $30.00.

NEW NASA SHUTTLE VIDEO OF UFOs IN SPACE

Jeff Challender has prepared a new tape of various UFOs that were caught on
recent Shuttle video footage. Jeff has over an hour long tape of UFOs shot
in space. Jeff spends hundreds of hours watching the shuttle broadcasts from
space and is now an expert. Using Jeff's directions you will be able to
learn the difference between space junk, ice crystals and real UFOs. One
segment has 24 UFOs watching the shuttle from space. Send $25 to: Jeff
Challender 2768 Mendel Way - Sacramento, California 95833-2011

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