tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post8679637663248199447..comments2023-08-15T01:24:39.187-03:00Comments on The Other Side of Truth: The Thomas Mantell Case ReinvestigatedPaul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-31612255195650912622010-11-27T11:02:20.163-04:002010-11-27T11:02:20.163-04:00You have a pointYou have a pointVarun Pendsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939051902244163273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-61469661057132153292008-07-27T00:23:00.000-03:002008-07-27T00:23:00.000-03:00It wasn't a ballon, are you stupid or what?Mantell...It wasn't a ballon, are you stupid or what?<BR/><BR/>Mantell said: "a metallic object, and it is of tremendous size"<BR/><BR/>A ballon isn't that big.<BR/><BR/>Mantell said: "We're going to need hot guns".<BR/><BR/>Hot Guns to destroy a simple balloon?<BR/><BR/>Moreover, no balloon was launched, or could have been in the skies that day.<BR/><BR/>Plus, pilots are not as stupid as you, they are well trained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-45753425137806753452008-06-17T15:30:00.000-03:002008-06-17T15:30:00.000-03:00"But I find it hard to believe that a trained pilo..."But I find it hard to believe that a trained pilot could not properly identify a balloon."<BR/><BR/>Why? Have you ever seen a plastic balloon in afternoon sunlight? I have, and it was one of the most impressive things I've ever seen: A very bright light, like an aircraft landing light, just hanging there in the sky in broad daylight. I can see how both the tower crew at Godman and Mantell could be impressed and baffled by it, if they'd never seen one before. <BR/><BR/>I've skimmed over Sparks' piece, which is available in full on the subscription-only UFO Update, and I find it exasperating and unconvincing. Sparks' main claim is that Mantell did too have oxygen, which is based on some pretty Jesuitical reading of the accident report, particularly a phrase about the oxygen system's being "in good working order." To most of us this could mean the system had no known defects, but Sparks insists that it can only mean the system had oxygen in it, or else it was a knowing lie. This may make sense if you consult a mechanic when the gas gauge reads "E." Since most of the rest of the piece rests on this -- Sparks goes on to claim that Mantell's wingmen went on to lie all over the place to avoid being court-martialed for abandoning their leader during what amounted to a combat mission -- I am not inclined to go into the long argument over whether this really could have been a particular Skyhook balloon. <BR/><BR/>The Godman UFO looked like a balloon -- like an "ice cream cone topped with red," like a "parachute." It acted like a balloon -- it was in sight of Godman for two hours. I think it was Kevin Randle who pointed out some years back that if you subtract Mantell's death, this is a pretty unimpressive UFO case. Sparks isn't really making it any more impressive. But, given this and his performance at MUFON last year, when he made out the MJ-12 hoax to be a real live disinformation operation, yes sir, I'm growing less impressed with Sparks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-43660369035991517992008-06-16T15:27:00.000-03:002008-06-16T15:27:00.000-03:00I thought Kevin Randle had solved the mystery some...I thought Kevin Randle had solved the mystery sometime last year. Balloon, he said.<BR/><BR/>But I find it hard to believe that a trained pilot could not properly identify a ballon. Neither could the observers in the military airfield. Balloon, he said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-90831175029617374312008-06-16T00:18:00.000-03:002008-06-16T00:18:00.000-03:00Looking forward to more!Looking forward to more!NickJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692930261848771802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-21378940734788781112008-06-15T14:39:00.000-03:002008-06-15T14:39:00.000-03:00Wow, I'd be very interested in knowing how Brad co...Wow, I'd be very interested in knowing how Brad conclusively eliminates the Skyhook theory.<BR/><BR/>Will Brad's work be in a book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-20049649139057382542008-06-14T18:41:00.000-03:002008-06-14T18:41:00.000-03:00That's a helluva teaser! Do you know if Sparks ha...That's a helluva teaser! Do you know if Sparks has any plans to write about the Roswell finds he mentioned at MUFON?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.com