From: George A. Filer <WeeklyFiles@filersfiles.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:37:21 -0500
Fwd Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 17:11:31 -0500
Subject: Filer's Files #49 - 2001


FILER'S FILES #49 MUFON Skywatch Investigations
George A. Filer, Director, Mutual UFO Network Eastern
December 5, 2001, Majorstar@AOL.COM.
Webmaster Chuck Warren http://www.filersfiles.com,

UFOs have been reported in New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia,
Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, United Kingdom,
Spain, Norway, and Italy. Large areas of the Midwest and Europe
report seeing slow moving bright streaks in the sky. Satellites
continue to pick up uncorrelated targets each day that may
include UFOs.

EXPLOSIONS ON THE MOON

Astronomers observed flashes and explosions on the Moon during
the 2001 Leonid meteor storm, indicating meteoroids were hitting
the lunar surface. Like Earth, the Moon plowed through comet
Tempel-Tuttle's debris field on November 18th," says Bill Cooke
of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. But, unlike Earth, the
Moon doesn't have an atmosphere where meteoroids harmlessly
disintegrate." Instead, lunar Leonids hit the ground and
explode. Using 8-inch telescopes equipped with video cameras,
David Dunham in Maryland and Tony Cook in Virginia independently
recorded the flash -- a double confirmation. "We estimate it was
as least as bright as a 4th magnitude star." Flashes and lights
on the Moon have been recorded for centuries. At least 6 Leonids
hitting the Moon in 1999 caused explosions bright enough to be
seen from Earth.

Reports of bright lunar Leonids two years ago puzzled many
scientists. Their calculations suggested that a Leonid hitting
the Moon would need to mass hundreds of kilograms to produce an
explosion visible through backyard telescopes. Yet there was
little evidence for such massive fragments in the Leonid debris
stream. Hundred-kilogram meteoroids hitting Earth's atmosphere
would produce sensational fireballs, brighter than any sky
watchers actually saw. Jay Melosh, a planetary scientist at the
University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab teamed up with
Ivan Nemtchinov, a Russian physicist skilled in computer
simulations of thermonuclear explosions. "Leonid impacts aren't
as potent as a nuclear warhead, but they are powerful. They hit
the Moon traveling 72 km/s or 160,000 mph. The energy per unit
mass in a Leonid strike is 10,000 times greater than a blast of
TNT." Using computer programs designed to study bomb blasts,
Melosh and Nemtchinov discovered that Leonids didn't have to be
so massive to produce flashes. Impactors massing only 1 to 10 kg
could do the job. because much of the ground within a few meters
of the impact point would be vaporized, and a cloud of molten
rock would billow out of a growing crater. "At first the cloud
would be opaque and very hot, between 50,000 K and 100,000 K,"
explains Melosh. Milliseconds after the initial blast, the cloud
would expand to a few meters in diameter and cool to 13,000 K.
That's the critical moment," he says, "when the vapor becomes
optically thin (transparent); then, all the photons rush out and
we can see a flash of light from Earth." Thanks to Space Weather
at http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_18nov01_page2.html
  NEW JERSEY BOOMERANG SHAPED OBJECT

NEW BRUNSWICK -- The witness reports that, "While watching the
Leonids meteor shower on November 18, 2001, I noticed a
boomerang shaped object flying directly above me at 5:05 AM."
It made no sound and had no lights. The surface appeared
smooth, with no visible engine or tailfin. I couldn't make out
the color, but it appeared flat or matte, possibly gray. The
altitude of the object is difficult to gauge but based on the
size, speed, and wingspan, from my perspective, it was larger
than a 747, traveling 300 to 600 mph at under 10,000 feet. It
looked like a giant boomerang, flat with a narrow
fuselage/wings.

MARYLAND FLYING TRIANGLES

ANNAPOLIS -- The witness set his alarm for 4:30 AM on November
18, 2001, to meet some friends to watch the Leonid meteor
shower. Going out on the balcony, I saw three meteoroids almost
immediately. I excitedly phoned my friends and when I looked
outside again, I saw two large luminous Flying Triangles over
the houses and trees. Flying in formation they headed south. At
first I related the illumination to the meteor shower, but when
I looked directly at the objects an instinct kicked in that
these were NOT shooting stars, and I was witnessing something
incredible. I live a block and a half away from the Naval
Academy and I am used to Navy flyovers, Blue Angels, etc. THIS
WAS DIFFERENT. The Flying Triangles did not project light to
the ground; they themselves were yellowish, white light. Their
edges were not sharp; they were slightly rounded with the glow
of the light. They appeared to be flying in formation - points
facing down, close together, on a diagonal. Together, they were
about the size of a half moon. Their movement was fluid and
quick and they were SILENT. I was only able to watch the
objects for 7 seconds and soon after they disappeared, I heard
a boat horn sound twice quickly indicating they may have seen
the same thing. I met my friends and told them I was sure I had
seen UFOs. They reacted with friendly skepticism, but I saw the
triangles again in the southeast corner of the sky. I sat up,
pointed, and said, "Look!!! There they are!!!" One friend was
able to see them much farther away. Just before they
disappeared, one triangle broke out of formation and darted
ahead. Thanks to Peter Davenport Director of the National
Reporting Center www.ufocenter.com.

GEORGIA SILENT GREEN LIGHT TRAVELING AT AN UNBELIEVABLE SPEED.

STATESBORO -- On November 17, 2001, three witnesses were
outside to see if the reported meteor shower had begun. While
looking off into the southern horizon, I noticed a green light
at about 10:00 PM. At first it was a white light that slowly
changed to a light green color. There were no Flashing lights
or red lights, as associated with aircraft. In addition, the
light stayed on a straight path, and was seen for miles. The
light also was moving at a speed, which seemed out of the norm
for local jet fighters. There was no sound with the object
which made me think it might have been an "early meteor," but
as the object continued into the distance, I noticed there was
no dust trail as seen with meteor's. In addition, the object
did not appear to be "Burning" or a "Fireball." The light
continued into the distance until it became to small to see.

AUGUSTA -- On November 19, 2001, the witness reports seeing a
chevron shaped object move from the north to south at 5:30 AM.
Its movement caught my eye. It had a 'V' shaped bank of white
lights the same color as the stars. The rear lights seemed to
be offset a little. It had no aircraft type of lighting on it
and made no sound. The lights were perfectly round, like domes.
Could not see any shape but the v shape pattern of the lights.
I have seen this type of object on many of the UFO shows.
Thanks to NUFORC www.ufocenter.com

OHIO BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS

SOUTH WEBSTER -- On November 15, 2001, the witness and a
coworker saw burnt orange objects in the northeastern sky at
6:29 PM. Virtually the same object was also spotted on May 31.
We first saw a single burnt orange light in the northern sky.
It was there only about 20 seconds or so then went out. Then in
about a minute it was visible slightly left of its first
location. After about three minutes, we saw one, then two, and
then three objects in the northwest. They had the same shape,
color, and brightness. We were shocked because we thought we
would never see this again. The sky was crystal clear and no
moon was visible. Objects were about at 45 degree's from
horizon. There were jets in the area but at a much higher
altitude. Alternatively, so they seemed. No sounds were heard.
I have been watching the sky since I was a small boy and I have
never saw anything like this. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC

KENTUCKY BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS

RIBOLT -- On November 15, 2001, at 5:55 PM a MUFON member
reports seeing a very bright orange light with what appeared to
be four refraction lines radiating from it, similar to the
headlight of an airliner. A second, identical, light appeared
to the left and slightly up from the first. It appeared as if
two planes were in extreme proximity to each other. We stopped
the truck (expecting to see a plane crash) and I opened the
truck door and looked right at the two lights and then saw four
to six more identical lights appear in succession to the left
and below the second light, almost evenly spaced and forming a
semi circle as the last one or two lights appeared heading back
to the right. The light positions remained static, with no
change or movement, and the lights remained steady with no
flickering. As I grabbed my camera, all of the lights
disappeared. The lights were much bigger and brighter than any
star and we saw several airplanes as we continued our trip and
none of the plane lights remotely resembled what we saw. A
friend said she saw similar lights at her farm in the far
southeastern part of this county about a month ago and she was
relieved that we saw what we did. There was no sound. RINGGOLD
((NUFORC Note: Please see report from Ringgold, OH, for same
date, and same approximate time.

MICHIGAN LIGHTS

OTTER LAKE, FOSTORIA -- Heather Power's reported to Skywatch
International that she was in her living room on December 3,
2001, when her daughter ran out of her room and said. "Mom its
back." I went to the bay window at 6:45 PM, and I spotted it
almost immediately. It was a bright light hovering high in the
sky, but different from a star. I grabbed my binoculars and was
astounded, because it was brighter than all the stars that were
out. This is the second sighting of this kind. My daughter and
I saw something similar about a month ago, so we decided to
keep watching, hoping to see it again. Our house is on a bare
hill on 4 acres, with a large bay window facing south. There is
open field around our house, and few trees, it is ideal to view
the night sky. I viewed this object hovering for about 3
minutes. It appeared to be cross shaped, with the center being
the brightest. As I was watching it taking mental notes, it
appeared, and at that instant, other duller (not as bright)
objects began to appear and disappear all around the area the
first one had been. My daughter is 13 years old, and she is
somewhat afraid when we see these lights. Thanks to Bill
Hamilton of Skywatch International
skywatch_discussion@yahoogroups.com.

MINNESOTA FIVE BRONZE COLORED, ELLIPTICAL SHAPED OBJECTS

MAPLEWOOD -- The witness reports he saw five figures in a
formation soar on November 19, 2001. They were bronze in color,
and elliptical in shape. Their sides came to a point, rather
than just rounded. All looked to be the same size. The
formation they were flying was similar to a Less Than sign (<).
They were traveling towards the southeast at 11:45 PM and being
a pilot myself, I would guestemate around 40,000 feet. The sky
was clear. I watched them from about a 60-degree sky position
from my right side, to about a 30-degree sky position on my
left side. They flew virtually overhead. I saw no other lights,
nothing flashing, just the steady bronze color. I heard no
sounds from them, but at that altitude you probably wouldn't.
There were no trailing streams of light coming from them. I
know the Leonid Meteor shower has been going on, but with
meteor showers, the light goes extremely fast, has a trail of
light, and is generally really bright. These lights could not
be meteors. There is not a great amount of military aircraft
around here. The objects I saw were traveling three times as
fast as an airliner in cruise. I'm not sure how fast our
military aircraft can go, but it was impressive whatever it
was. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC www.ufocenter.com

MIDWEST SPACE DEBRIS ENTERS ATMOSPHERE

On Saturday night, December 1st, around 10:15 PM CST, a
sensational fireball glided over at least seven states in the
US Midwest. Airline pilots and passengers had a terrific view,
while automobile traffic stopped. Emergency phone lines were
jammed. There were about eight slow-moving fiery yellow objects
moving across the night sky. Police and television stations
from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, reported seeing the
streaks in the sky.

Sam Sherman the President of Independent International Pictures
saw the CNN broadcast video of the streaks of brilliant light
moving across the sky from Nebraska to Texas. He and several
people who observed the video felt their was more than debris
breaking up and there was also a slow moving craft of some sort
visible among the 30 balls of light. NORAD announced that
moving from the southwest to northeast pieces of a Proton
rocket had disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere. NORAD has had a
sudden increase in the number of uncorrelated targets reaching
one hundred a day. Correlated targets are those contained in
NORAD Computer Data Banks. Uncorrelated are essentially unknown
objects in space. Video of the objects shown on CNN seemed to
move too slowly to be pieces of a Soviet SL-12 Proton Rocket.
If UFOs are entering our airspace it is obvious that they might
try to time their entry with that of legitimate space debris.
There have been numerous sightings of green streaking objects
entering our atmosphere since 1947. The Russian Sputnik, the
first satellite in space did not go into orbit until ten years
later. Kansas and Oklahoma witnesses reported seeing four long
streaks of light moving across the sky creating sparks as they
entered the atmosphere. UFOs frequently observed from the Space
Shuttle do not create sparks like the space debris that creates
tremendous heat and pressures.

EDINBURGH -- The United Kingdom's Astronomy Technology Centre
says a Proton Rocket was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakstan at 18:04 UT on December 1st. An 800 kg metal
casing from the fourth stage of the rocket was on its third
orbit around Earth when it burned up in the atmosphere over
southern England and France at about 22:35 UT." The National
Space Development Agency of Japan has announced, the Fuyo No.
1, satellite could fall onto any part of the planet. The 340 kg
satellite will most likely enter the Earths atmosphere on
December 4, 2001. Thanks to Sam Sherman of Independent
International Pictures. Look for their label on DVDs/

OREGON TWO OBJECTS JOINED, THEN SPLIT APART

PORTLAND -- The witness was driving home when he saw two
objects just after sunset on November 19, 2001. At first, they
appeared to be airplanes, although they seemed to be joined
together and form one large hovering craft. The witness
estimated they were flying at 2000 feet altitude as they passed
at 5:15 PM. Then, after about ten minutes, they split again.
One advanced northward, and the other remained in a hover mode,
perhaps advancing slightly northward. The witness state, "I
then saw a very small light leave the remaining craft, and it
fluttered downward erratically, kind of like a spark. As I
arrived home, this second craft advanced forward again, and I
noticed it was shaped somewhat like a plane, but all the
lighting was white and steady. There were no blinking red and
greens that are normally seen on the wing and tail sections of
a plane." As I watched it slowly move northward, it appeared
not to have a body or shape. It was as if lights were arrayed
on an invisible craft. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
www.ufocenter.com

ENGLAND UFOs VIDEO TAPED

BEDHAMPTON -- Hello Jeff, Saturday, November 24, 2001, was a
special day when the residents received a daylight visit from a
UFO and the event was fortunately videotaped by Anthony Woods,
local resident and sky watcher. Mr. Woods has been involved in
UFO sightings for a long time, experiencing what seems to be an
exciting, personal interaction with these unknown objects. On
November 24, 2001, the sun suddenly broke through the clouds,
and local resident Anthony Woods was waiting for after several
days of rain and bad weather. But he was not preparing himself
to work in his garden. Instead, he grabbed his video camera and
went outside to await the possible appearance of a UFO...like
so many times before, when he had followed his unique ability
to sense the coming presence of an enigmatic visitor. I met
Anthony Woods some weeks before as a result of several
fortunate circumstances. He contacted me, interested in the UFO
from the Mexican UFO Wave. He wanted to make some comparisons
between two strange-shaped UFOs videotaped by himself on August
9 and September 22, 2001, in Bedhampton. He showed me the
videos and asked if I knew of similar UFOs from Mexico. When I
saw both videos I was quite impressed at the strange shapes,
especially the one from August 9 - something truly
unprecedented, which I have never seen before. This unknown
object exhibited amazing polymorphic shape changes during its
behavior... which permits one to instantly discard the
possibility of misidentifying this craft as any known aircraft,
bird, or balloon.

Anthony recorded superb daylight footage with his video camera,
clearly capturing the structural details of the UFO's body. The
footage is almost 6 minutes long and during this period the UFO
remained almost static in the sky, rotating on its axis in a
vertical manner, at low altitude. Definitely, the most
intriguing feature of this craft is its polymorphism - changing
its shape - continuously while doing maneuvers that defy the
known physics laws. Anthony videotaped this UFO above his
parents' home. After several minutes the object flew away at a
steady speed. The September 22 footage presents a barrel-shaped
UFO, also rotating and reflecting the sunlight on its left
side. That morning, Anthony was in his home when he "felt" that
sensation and went outside and encountered the visitor directly
above his garden. An interesting feature of the footage is the
presence of a large bird (possibly a crow) that appeared to
circle the hovering object to take a closer look before
retreating. Reviewing the video, Anthony pointed out to me
another interesting detail on both videos (August 9 and
September 22). He noticed that both objects appear to show, in
some of the frames, 'spikes', or 'hairs' sticking out. He
thought that maybe it was just some type of distortion but I
replied that maybe those were the so-called "Angel Hair"
filaments of thin, spider web-like transparent fibers
discovered after some UFO sightings - a phenomenon well-known
in Ufology. Thanks to Santiago Yturria Photos and complete
story at http://www.rense.com/general17/EXBEDUFO.HTM

SPAIN OVAL-SHAPED OBJECT FLYING LIPSTICK

CANTILLANA, SEVILLE PROVINCE -- On December 4, 2001, Jose B.S.
was driving his vehicle on Highway 116, past kilometer 12
heading toward Mairena del Alcor at 10:58 AM, when he noticed
of an oval-shaped object. He says, it was similar to a
lipstick, and white in color. The object followed a westerly
trajectory and plummeted in mid-flight before flying
horizontally again, stopping, ascending and disappearing toward
the West at high speed. The distance was about ten kilometers
away. The witness places the object over a town called
Cantillana and was almost able to cover it with his thumb. We
can therefore estimate a relative size similar to that of the
full moon or larger.

As an anecdotal note, the witness points out that toward 10:30
a.m., jet airplanes flew low over Seville Airport. Logically,
all this data is being analyzed, but given the urgency of the
subject, the SIB calls upon the international UFO community to
aid in determining any concomittant sighting. On the other
hand, we welcome any information from friends in the province
of Seville. Thanks to Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic
Ufology. Translation (C) 2001. Special thanks to Antonio
Salinas, Director, Dept. of Ufology/Exobiology, S.I.B.

ITALY UFO NEWS FLASH ISSUE NO. 324

The Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU) reports that there
were numerous UFO sightings this summer in Italy. Giuseppe
Stilo has disseminated a preliminary list of reports of the
Italian wave of sightings. More than 67 sightings were recorded
by August 1st and many others had been observed. Meanwhile, the
number of incidents reported by the mass media has been
diminishing (55 newspaper clippings gathered by Eco della
Stampa during the month of July, compared with 86 in June). The
sightings were widespread throughout the Italian Peninsula;
with a slight lead in the northern regions. Nocturnal lights
prevail; but in July, there occurred 11 daylight objects, 8
close encounters, and 3 cases captured on videotape. There were
62 sightings in June.

PADUA -- The Monselice Case occurred on the evening of August
3, 2001, at about 11:15 PM, two women sitting on a bench in a
square observed an enormous four-sided object descend from the
sky. It made no noise and stopped a few meters above the ground
directly over the witnesses. The object, measuring side-on
approximately 10 meters in length, had rounded edges and many
lights. At the structure's center, there was a ring of intense
light, with a little red light in the middle. One of the women
fled in terror, hid behind a small statue of the Madonna, while
the other remained paralyzed on the bench. Suddenly, she rose
and took a few steps forward, until she was directly beneath
the object: She gestured strangely with her arms and made some
noises. Her friend continued to call to her screaming and
finally convinced her friend to join her behind the statue.
After a few seconds, the strange metallic platform, with a kind
of "muffled noise," eventually split up into three parts which
then shot away at an incredible speed. Two luminous discs in
one direction, one multicolored one in the other. Their screams
caught the attention of another woman who caught sight only of
the two frightened witnesses. A third witness, who was 500
meters away, saw a "stupendous and intensely colored"
square-shaped object, which she stopped to watch for its
"extremely beautiful colors: white, red, yellow and green." The
two protagonists of the story remained greatly unsettled from
their experience: one of them didn't manage to sleep at night
for a week or more, remained in a state of shock and
speechless. An inquest was conducted by the Carabinieri, and
the case was picked up by various Ufologists who issued varied
and contrasting statements. The Pordenonese Antonio Chiumiento
affirmed that it had to do with an extraterrestrial object
which was going to attempt to abduct one of the two women.
Instead, The International UFO Center maintained that the cause
likely was a top-secret American airplane. The Venice
contingent of the National UFO Center finally reported its
detection of a slight trace of radioactivity at the spot,
leading to alarm among the population and the intervention of
the Regional Environmental Protection Agency, which alternately
refuted the presence of any radioactivity. Il Gazzettino, Padua
edition and Il Mattino di Padova, 17-30 August; UfoItalia,
23-30 August; collaboration by Roberto Labanti, Matteo Leone,
Alessandro Lu=E8, Dario Paganini and Gildo Person=E8.]

NORWAY STRANGE LIGHTS

HESSDALEN -- The Italian Mission Returns Home After four weeks,
the Italian mission came to an end on 22 August in the
Hessdalen Valley of Norway, where sightings of strange lights
in the sky have occurred repeatedly for twenty years. The
expedition, conducted in collaboration with the National
Council of Research Activities, had the goal of acquiring
optical and electromagnetic data on the phenomenon. CNR was led
by the astrophysicist Massimo Teodorani; and was organized and
financed (for the second consecutive year) by the Italian
Committee for Project Hessdalen, a group created in Bologna
last year for this specific aim and coordinated by Renzo
Cabassi. The unfavorable atmospheric conditions
notwithstanding, various video and photographic captures of the
phenomenon were acquired this year. Photometric and
spectroscopic techniques were put to the test. The data
gathered will be analyzed and interpreted and finally
summarized in a preliminary technical article to be published
in the future on the CIPH Website (http://www.itacomm.net/PH/).

FRANCE "UFOS: THE AMERICAN SECRET"

The UFO world has been reverberating for weeks after the
September airing on National TV Channel 2 documentary, "OVNIs,
le secret American,", the work of the French journalist French
Vincent Gielly, who during two years of investigating has
interviewed numerous experts, viewed archives and consulted
documents around the globe. The clamor also derives from the
fact that the documentary was preview-broadcast exclusively to
the French Senate last 24 April, arousing a certain interest in
the objective and historic piece. The documentary is actually
modeled after the life of the astronomer/Ufologist Dr. Joseph
Allen Hynek. Among the Ufologists interviewed (Americans,
overall), there are some of the most notable names on the
American scene. Already arousing particular interest is news of
the inclusion of a French counter-espionage official who is
actively involved with the subject of UFOs. The program has
already garnered positive reviews from numerous newspapers on
the other side of the Alps, and followers hope that this
signals a turnabout in the way that television handles the
subject in their country. Thanks to Edoardo Russo and the
Italian Center for UFO Studies at
http://www.arpnet.it/ufo/ultime.htm 10121 Turin, Italy and
ufoupdates@home.com

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 on NASA missions and even those onboard the shuttle are
unlikely to see what Jeff does. Using Jeff's directions you
will be able to learn the difference between space junk, ice
crystals and real UFOs. I feel confident we could go into a
court of law and convince any jury that there are UFOs moving
at high speed around the Earth. Send $25 to: Jeff Challender
2768 Mendel Way - Sacramento, California 95833-2011

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