OT: F-16s were in the area of UFO sightings

Jan 24, 2008 2 Replies

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CCBlack 18 years ago

Thought some of you might find this interesting. Stephenville, TX is about 70 miles Southwest of Ft. Worth, TX. ( Not far from where I live ). A few weeks ago there were " UFO " sightings around the Stephenville area. Some of the UFOs were reported as a " mile long " ... and chased by military jets. At first the Carswell Joint Reserve air base reported there were no military aircraft in the area at the time. But now ... the Air Force says there were F-16's in the area at the time.

So cue the X-files music ... and here's the story ( the plot thickens ) :

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Chris

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Matt Wiser 18 years ago

The USAF is getting sloppy: used to be there'd be some sort of "explanation" (no matter how ludicrious or stupid) within 24-48 hours of the sighting making the news wires. I recall reading a Johnny Carson joke where he poked fun at Blue Book: "What do they use to pick the explanation for today's sighting? Either they pick them out of a hat, or throw darts."

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Bruce Burden 18 years ago

Matt Wiser wrote: : : The USAF is getting sloppy: used to be there'd be some sort of : "explanation" (no matter how ludicrious or stupid) within 24-48 : hours of the sighting making the news wires. : No, Carswell meant "There were no military jets in the area CHASING UFO's", not "There were no military jets in the area."

After all, the "UFO" sighters SAID the object was being chased by military jets, and we all know that there is no more reliable evidence than eye-witnesses, right?

Bruce

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