From: Ian Goddard (Ian@Goddard.net)
Date: Fri Jan 22 1999 - 17:02:36 MST
ON A SKEPTICAL NOTE...
In my brief inquiry into possible explanations for the facts
outlined in the ENS news reports about mysterious spraying
from jets [1], it's my assessment at this time that some
innocuous explanations are taking the lead. Here's why:
* The major bug I've discovered with the accounts of
cobwebs and "angle hair" falling from aircraft and UFOs
is that all the accounts I've found have the witnesses
claiming that the material "disappears" when they try
to collect it! I suppose it could suddenly melt and turn
to a gas (as is claimed) whenever people get near it(?!);
however, claims that the evidence is gathered by it keeps
disappearing before it can be tested are suspect on their
face! My request for information about the four samples
of "angel hair" ENS reported remains unanswered. I can
only assume and hope that, if those samples were taken
successfully as indicated, they didn't also disappear.
* Spray from aircraft that is said to HAVE been tested
[2] is claimed to be jet fuel. Not that dumping jet fuel
on people is not bad, but that sounds more like routine
pilot-negligence than evidence of a secret operation.
* I've also heard talk about photographs and videos of
the complex-contrail patterns these jets are said to make,
but no such evidence has been presented, and what I have
seen presented as evidence are photos showing nothing but
an average number of one or two contrails in the sky! But
what is more, it turns out that seeing weather-modifica-
tion activity is not as unusual as one might assume:
* The ENS report cited 11 states wherein witnesses have
observed unusual contrail patterns and cloud-seeding-like
aerial activity. My Internet searches proved that of those
states, 3 have official nonclassified cloud-seeding pro-
grams. Also, 6 other states are involved in an open-
to-the-public NOAA wether-modification program.
In all, I found 10 states involved in nonclassified
cloud-seeding programs.[3] Considering you can't find
everything after only a few hours of searching the www,
it stands to reason that there are probably still more
nonclassified cloud-seeding activities around the nation.
Of course, based on the military's own information, it
stands to reason that classified weather-modification
activities are also happening. But the fact that wide-
spread weather modification is occurring on an open
basis means that witness accounts of activity fitting
that profile are not necessarily significant. For me,
these facts significantly reduce (but do not elimi-
nate) the gravity of the mysterious-contrail case.
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[1] Environmental News Service on mysterious spraying:
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan99/1999L-01-08-05.html
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan99/1999L-01-12-01.html
[2] Contains posts pertaining to the contrail case
including a claim that spray samples are jet fuel:
http://www.esotericworldnews.com/evenmore.htm
[3] Weather-Modification Programs In 10 States:
Nevada State Weather Modification Program:
http://www.dri.edu/ASC/WxMod/HomePage.html
Oklahoma State Weather Modification Program:
http://www.hpj.com/wsdocs/jul98/CR150645.HTM
North Dakota Weather Modification Project:
http://www.swc.state.nd.us/ARB/html/ndcmp.html
A Cooperative Atmospheric Modification Program page
(http://www.swc.state.nd.us/arb/html/noaamp.htm.html)
says: "Presently [1998] six states are participating
in the [NOAA weather modification] program: Arizona,
Illinois, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, and Utah."
California-based Weather Modification Project:
http://www.dri.edu/Projects/Modeling/wxmod.html
A Colorado Weather Modification Program is cited:
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/100596/artifici.htm
New Mexico's "Llano Estacado Weather Modification program":
http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/resourcesmag/summer97/planting.html
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