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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th April 2014, 01:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,615
Posted By Astrophotographer
I suggest you examine my web site on this case: ...

I suggest you examine my web site on this case:

http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/UFO/Belg.htm

The ground radar did not really indicate any rapid motion. It was only the F-16 radar that showed...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st July 2013, 09:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,474
Posted By Astrophotographer
Just as a side note, the 10PM videos of the 1997...

Just as a side note, the 10PM videos of the 1997 Arizona UFOs were flares. However, there was an earlier event around 8-8:30PM, where a formation of lights transited the state from north to south....
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th April 2013, 05:30 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,748
Posted By Astrophotographer
This is a case of two different types of...

This is a case of two different types of anecdotes. One is an individual reporting something normal/mundane. In the case of UFO reports describing exotic craft or abductions, the claims require...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th April 2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,748
Posted By Astrophotographer
Then if you don't know enough about Ufology, your...

Then if you don't know enough about Ufology, your statements about UFOs being potentially alien craft are ill-informed and are based more on belief than careful examination of facts.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th April 2013, 02:12 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,748
Posted By Astrophotographer
I think you miss the whole point of this thread...

I think you miss the whole point of this thread then. Of course, it is possible that an alien race on some distant planet has been able to go into space the same way we have. However, this topic is...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th April 2013, 11:53 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,748
Posted By Astrophotographer
"They don't exist" is not a wild statement at...

"They don't exist" is not a wild statement at all. There is no evidence to confirm that UFO reports are actual alien spaceships. They are simply objects people could not identify. Knowing what we...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st March 2013, 05:36 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 12,034
Posted By Astrophotographer
Very probable. It is up to the proponents to...

Very probable. It is up to the proponents to provide the evidence but they will not invest the time and effort to set up a system of high resolution cameras in various locations to record these UFOs...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th March 2013, 06:36 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 12,034
Posted By Astrophotographer
No, there would have been a lot more evidence in...

No, there would have been a lot more evidence in the form of meteorites, sonic phenomena, and damage to property.

Prior to the increase of cameras, there were verbal reports and observations of...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st November 2012, 11:00 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 11,877
Posted By Astrophotographer
So sad that they always bring in the bug expert...

So sad that they always bring in the bug expert that gives them what they want. They are probably only showing them one single frame or a brief clip. If they did what the Rocky Mountain group did,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th November 2012, 10:55 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 11,877
Posted By Astrophotographer
Superb work. It confirms what most skeptics...

Superb work. It confirms what most skeptics suspected and the FOX news team seemed uninterested in figuring out. BTW, is FOX interested in presenting this or are they just going to ignore the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st November 2012, 04:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,987
Posted By Astrophotographer
I love the names. Dr. Xerxes Dopplepopolous...

I love the names. Dr. Xerxes Dopplepopolous (DPH?) was my favorite. He almost has the hairdo right.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st November 2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Well, I have been using SCTs for many years and...

Well, I have been using SCTs for many years and have not seen that sort of image before. Of course, I don't take pictures afocally (instead I use a direct method with a digital SLR). I suppose it is...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st November 2012, 09:47 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Well, his MUFON report says it was 150X and he...

Well, his MUFON report says it was 150X and he shot with a canon camera (no specification on what type he was using). He was shooting afocally so that means the system focal length would be the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th October 2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a...

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a balloon without a payload.

I have found more descriptions and most describe a changing brightness like it was tumbling or changing shape (although...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th October 2012, 11:55 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Some more information on this that indicate it...

Some more information on this that indicate it was a very high altitude balloon on a track towards the northeast. I found other observations in the MUFON database on the 17th in Chambersburg, PA and...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th October 2012, 03:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 829
Posted By Astrophotographer
It's being discussed in another thread: ...

It's being discussed in another thread:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=246472
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th October 2012, 04:26 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
The more I look at the wind data from Nashville...

The more I look at the wind data from Nashville and Blacksburg and add it to the wide range of observations, the more I am beginning to conclude that this was a high altitude research balloon. If...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th October 2012, 11:43 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Those look more like the balloon we appear to be...

Those look more like the balloon we appear to be seeing in these images. Having seen weather balloons before in a telescope, they just look round and you can see the instrument package dangling...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th October 2012, 09:43 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Well, this is interesting. I looked into the...

Well, this is interesting. I looked into the MUFON database for the two days prior. The 14th had no real observations that could match but the 15th had this sighting with photographs in Lynchburg...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th October 2012, 06:56 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Tough to say considering we don't know if it was...

Tough to say considering we don't know if it was continuous filming, what the FOV was, or other specifics.

The Blountville, Tennessee report I gave above has me thinking this must have been at...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th October 2012, 06:44 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
http://www.mufon.com/mufonreports.html You...

http://www.mufon.com/mufonreports.html

You have to enter the date of October 16, 2012.

There are three reports that I can see that talk about the object:

Blountville, Tennessee:

was in...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th October 2012, 05:10 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Here is the radiosonde data for Blacksburg, VA. ...

Here is the radiosonde data for Blacksburg, VA. THe 0000 is UT, which is 8PM on the 16th. Hopefully, the data can be read even though it is not in a table format:

72318 RNK Blacksburg...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th October 2012, 05:03 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,321
Posted By Astrophotographer
Well, I was looking at this last night and my...

Well, I was looking at this last night and my first thought was a balloon of some kind. The amateur astronomer is interesting but I looked at the links in his Youtube video and he seems to have...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd September 2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,496
Posted By Astrophotographer
I agree with the Iridium flare explanation as...

I agree with the Iridium flare explanation as being possible. However, we need a location. Iridium flares are very localized. A person 10-20 miles away may not see a bright Iridium flare from a...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 2nd September 2012, 06:41 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
I believe this is the case he is referring to: ...

I believe this is the case he is referring to:

http://www.narcap.org/files/narcap_UC_MainText_9-27-96.pdf
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 2nd September 2012, 05:15 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
So, we have some pilots, who saw some lights in...

So, we have some pilots, who saw some lights in the sky for about 10 seconds disappear. No radar with no visual confirmation by other aircraft. We don't even have an exact time of observation from...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st August 2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Isn't this a Timothy Good book? I would think...

Isn't this a Timothy Good book? I would think you need to get better sources.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th August 2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Ok, if you want to call it "evidence", we can do...

Ok, if you want to call it "evidence", we can do that. I consider these reports unverifiable data that is highly subjective. People can say they saw something and never saw anything at all. Maybe...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2012, 07:07 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
This is based on a Canadian ufo group's summary...

This is based on a Canadian ufo group's summary of their 2011 results. Important points from these results. Only about 11% were unexplained. When one looked at the best unexplained cases, they...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th March 2012, 05:34 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
It is a good article Lance. Congratulations on...

It is a good article Lance. Congratulations on some good work on this. I doubt the promoters of the case are going to buy the lenticular cloud theory (which would mean they are endorsing the USAF...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th March 2012, 06:42 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Well, we have NEW evidence for UFOs as alien...

Well, we have NEW evidence for UFOs as alien spaceships. I have been asked about this and my comments appear at the bottom of this article:
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th February 2012, 05:56 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Just to add some information to this discussion. ...

Just to add some information to this discussion. In my searching of old maps, I found that Oxnard had an AFB with air strip north of the Point Mugu NAS. Attached to this airstrip in December 1953...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th February 2012, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
That is really an interesting video. Not to be...

That is really an interesting video. Not to be the ultimate skeptic but are we sure this is authentic and not some computer manipulated video (like so many UFO videos)?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Something about the maps I noticed was that the...

Something about the maps I noticed was that the reference to the Santa Barbara islands may be in reference to Santa Cruz and not Santa Barbara Island. The area of Santa Barbara is west of Ventura...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Hmmm....what were the lighting rules in 1953? ...

Hmmm....what were the lighting rules in 1953? Certainly, one should see the nav lights. However, at a great distance, the nav lights may be invisible against the bright sky. Anti-Collision beacons...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 04:47 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Hmmmm....I guess what I noted before about the 90...

Hmmmm....I guess what I noted before about the 90 degree shift in winds as the altitude increased might have been correct.

I also feel that it is hard to make any assessment of local conditions...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
First of all, is this the strip as it appeared in...

First of all, is this the strip as it appeared in 1953?

Second of all, I believe that has to do with where the jet turns to line up for take off. Perhaps Puddle Duck can elaborate on what it...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Haze is not the same thing as fog, which is what...

Haze is not the same thing as fog, which is what I was referring to.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th February 2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Great. I could not find any data associated with...

Great. I could not find any data associated with Pt Mugu on the NOAA CD-ROM. They only had data from the end of the month. I assumed that was because their records were incomplete or not...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 04:08 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Hmmm... is right. Johnson felt his visibility...

Hmmm... is right. Johnson felt his visibility was great. The airplane crew felt it had good visiblity. The fog issue has to be considered as to when that observation was made. I believe there was...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 03:50 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Nice 23_Tauri. I just haven't had the time to...

Nice 23_Tauri. I just haven't had the time to chase this information, which is why I put it out there. As I said previously, I am not sure if this will help. The event appeared to be localized and...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
But Johnson was using binoculars. There is the...

But Johnson was using binoculars. There is the problem. He could resolve objects below the 1 arc minute level.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 09:51 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
The redacted one appears to read southest. I...

The redacted one appears to read southest. I don't think it is that important since it only indicates where the plane headed after takeoff. It gives a general location as to where they made the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 09:49 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
This is an assumption that we can not conclude as...

This is an assumption that we can not conclude as what actually happened.The pilot may have flown on a bearing of 255, and understanding the magnetic deviation, knew he would be flying in a true west...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 09:43 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
One also has to consider the wind speed at that...

One also has to consider the wind speed at that altitude when computing the true air speed. As best I can tell, the winds were coming from a bearing of about 293 and a speed of about 30 knots (so the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 09:38 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
However, that is not what all the witnesses...

However, that is not what all the witnesses stated. You have to remember, these statements were written AFTER talking to Kelly Johnson, who told them he saw the same thing in the direction of Point...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th February 2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Hmmm...That is interesting to say the least. ...

Hmmm...That is interesting to say the least. However, when describing the direction one was heading, the pilot just stated:

We continued our climb in a south-easterly direction and somewhere in...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th February 2012, 05:34 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
Lance, I went through Sparks lengthy explanation...

Lance, I went through Sparks lengthy explanation and I have some comments. He starts off by claiming how these witnesses were not "ordinary" and were "expert" witnesses. Yet, he admits that errors...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th February 2012, 05:13 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 189,475
Posted By Astrophotographer
For TJW's lenticular cloud, I found the following...

For TJW's lenticular cloud, I found the following radiosonde data for Vandenberg AFB:
72393 VBG Vandenberg Afb Observations at 12Z 12 May 2010...
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