Xref: utzoo sci.space:10322 rec.ham-radio:9748 talk.rumors:2538 misc.headlines:7441 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!nelson From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Newsgroups: sci.space,rec.ham-radio,talk.rumors,misc.headlines Subject: Re: Discovery - UFO Close Encounter? Message-ID: Date: 29 Mar 89 19:53:46 GMT References: <4440@drivax.UUCP> <7751@pyr.gatech.EDU> Sender: news@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu Organization: Clarkson University, Postdam NY Lines: 33 In-reply-to: ccoprmd@pyr.gatech.EDU's message of 29 Mar 89 13:30:56 GMT In article <7751@pyr.gatech.EDU> ccoprmd@pyr.gatech.EDU (Matthew T. DeLuca) writes: This is patently ridiculous, thinking that this is actually an alien spacecraft sighting. Most likely, this was either a bit of humor, or the 'alien' spacecraft is 'alien' only in the sense that it was not made in the US (most likely Soviet). That's a guess that is totally unsubstantiated by the [skimpy] facts. First of all, if there really was an alien craft, and the crew wanted to say something to Houston about it and wanted to keep it secret, they would *not* broadcast over an open, unencrypted channel that every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a $99.95 scanner could pick up. Accidents *do* happen. More likely, if an alien ship did appear near the shuttle, the crew would turn around and head for home, under orders from the ground, since they're not equipped for alien contact. Finally, any *real* aliens would make contact with government officials, and we can assume that this didn't happen, since at last check, Bush was at some elementary school, talking about U.S. drug policy. More guesses. How do you know that? I counter your skepticism with my skepticism. I think that a piece of hard evidence could be found if several people can be found who heard the report of the "fire" and the "alien craft" transmissions, AND they are missing from official NASA recordings. If that's the case, then it lends substance to Stanford T. Friedman's accusations of a government coverup. -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) If you can, help others. If you can't, | Leftoid and proud of it at least don't hurt others--the Dalai Lama |