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originally posted by: muzzleflash
a reply to: JimOberg
Any astronaut could theoretically apply fictional terminology to anything to convey a message. The key here is that every incident is unique and so therefore context is important in terms of discerning what was actually meant by what is said.
They could use the phrase "Jolly Green Giant" to refer to anything from a UFO to a can of green beans to a comet or a helicopter, it's not determinate until after applying critical thinking to the context of how that phrase is used and under what specific circumstances.
The surface is completely dark, unable to see anything at all..."
Boy, it's blacker than pitch out here.
originally posted by: Scrubdog
a reply to: Forensick
You might well be right.
Please don't hear me to ever claim to "know" anything on the UFO topic. I read with interest, I believe there exists something yet to be explained, some other intelligence is around, but I don't know the parameters or claim inside knowledge of any type whatsoever.
I thought you stated an important principle, and tried to break it down logically based solely upon the circumstances and what was said.
But, again, I don't claim to know. If I had to guess, I'd say it was actually a pre-arranged signal, an indication that they had seen something that they thought they might see, and I'd say that it would be most likely something artificial.
Just a guess. Fun exercise, and a good way to check your thinking. I do realize you might well be right.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Scrubdog
The surface is completely dark, unable to see anything at all..."
Which it wasn't. On December 25, 1968 the Moon was in its First Quarter, 61% of the far side was sun lit. But part of it was indeed dark.
Boy, it's blacker than pitch out here.
While the command module could not communicate with Earth while on the far side, there are recordings of what was said on board, that bit above is one part of it, but there was a lot of tech chatter. The far side begins on page 234. here: www.jsc.nasa.gov...