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reply posted on 7-1-2007 @ 10:08 PM by Palasheea
Originally posted by lost_shaman

BTW, here is a Picture from Nov. 7th 2006 of the Chicago Skyline that shows the Cloud layer we are discussing. (Janet S. Reed photographer.)



blogs.trb.com...



Hi,
I just thought I'd post my .02 worth on this photo you've got posted here and that it's not really a true depiction of how cloudy it looked at the O'Hare airport on the 7th of Nov. at the time when that UFO was sighted.
I live up on the top floor of a high-rise right on Lake Erie with a view of not only the lake, but also of the Cleveland skyline that's a little further away than the Chicago skyline of this person's high rise apt. that's shown in that photo you have posted here.
I'm just saying that most likely this photo was taken during the early morning hours because this is how it looks off my balcony too during those days with an overcast. It's really more fog than anything else and it's just an extension of the fog that's already over the lake at that time in the morning.
And it goes without saying that the fog clears up fairly rapidly after the sun breaks where by 9am it's usually gone.
But you would be amazed how much less cloudy and foggy it is once you drive a mile away from the lake on mornings when it's like that.
O'Hare is 20 miles NW of downtown Chicago and I'm absolutely sure that the visibility shown in photograph you are showing is no way indicative of how it looked at the O'Hare airport at the time when that UFO sighting occured for reasons I mentioned above -- it's already a good distance from the lake (Lake Michigan) as it is... and it was 4:30 PM when that sighting occurred. Here's a map showing where that airport is located.






[edit on 7-1-2007 by Palasheea]


reply posted on 8-1-2007 @ 07:43 PM by Sr Wing Commander
Originally posted by lost_shaman
Originally posted by Palasheea

I'm just saying that most likely this photo was taken during the early morning hours because this is how it looks off my balcony too during those days with an overcast. It's really more fog than anything else and it's just an extension of the fog that's already over the lake at that time in the morning.
And it goes without saying that the fog clears up fairly rapidly after the sun breaks where by 9am it's usually gone.
But you would be amazed how much less cloudy and foggy it is once you drive a mile away from the lake on mornings when it's like that.
O'Hare is 20 miles NW of downtown Chicago and I'm absolutely sure that the visibility shown in photograph you are showing is no way indicative of how it looked at the O'Hare airport at the time when that UFO sighting occured for reasons I mentioned above -- it's already a good distance from the lake (Lake Michigan) as it is... and it was 4:30 PM when that sighting occurred.



Hey Palasheea,

We know the ceiling on Nov. 7th, 2006 was very low all day , 2,100 ft being the highest level reported all day. At 4:30 pm the ceiling was said to be at 1,900 ft.

The Photo shown shows this low overcast layer.

Here is more information about the weather on that day.


That doesn't seem right. The sears tower only goes to about 1200 ft (I think). If the ceilling is at 1900, then the overcast layer should be ABOVE the skyscrapers, not the skyscrapers emerging from the ceiling.


reply posted on 8-1-2007 @ 11:23 PM by Saviour Of The Real
Sorry if this has been posted here already...

THEY'RE HERE!
( Or so we'd like to think. )

A purported UFO sighting at O'Hare gives flight to hopes that we're not alone

By Jon Hilkevitch
the Tribune's transportation reporter
Published January 7, 2007


Admittedly, those big thoughts were not on my mind when the director of a UFO-watching group first called to offer an exclusive Chicago angle on what might be the biggest story of all humankind--a visit by an alien spaceship.

No, ET had not phoned home. But, said Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center, this was "an excellent, stunning case involving a genuine UFO from some other part of our galaxy or our universe."

Umm... is it just me or is that a bit premature?

The rest of the article is worth a read and he concludes...

It would be nice if physical evidence existed to substantiate the claims made at O'Hare on Nov. 7. Airport surveillance cameras are trained on the airfield, not the heavens, and FAA radar has so far turned up nothing unusual.

How is it that someone smuggled a camera cell phone into a Baghdad execution chamber to chronicle the hanging of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein last month, but no one among the thousands of airport workers and travelers at O'Hare snapped a picture for the cosmic family photo album?

The answer, along with an explanation about how the universe works, remains a mystery. We earthlings possess inquisitive minds, but we are, after all, only human.



reply posted on 8-1-2007 @ 11:35 PM by lost_shaman
Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real



By Jon Hilkevitch
the Tribune's transportation reporter
Published January 7, 2007


Admittedly, those big thoughts were not on my mind when the director of a UFO-watching group first called to offer an exclusive Chicago angle on what might be the biggest story of all humankind--a visit by an alien spaceship.

No, ET had not phoned home. But, said Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center, this was "an excellent, stunning case involving a genuine UFO from some other part of our galaxy or our universe."

Umm... is it just me or is that a bit premature?





Again to be fair, here is what is posted on NUFORC's site , or Davenport's side of the story.

www.nuforc.org...

Moreover, it is unclear why Mr. Hilkevitch responds to the question by saying, "...they ((i.e. Peter Davenport, Director of the National UFO Reporting Center)) kept wanting me to say this was a visit from some other world and further proof that, uh, we, on this planet are visited regularly by other beings..." To set the record straight on this point, no such representation was made to Mr. Hilkevitch. His claim we consider to be a misrepresentation of the facts regarding our role in the case. We did nothing more than contact the Chicago Tribune in mid-December to apprise that newspaper of the sighting, and to provide Mr. Hilkevitch with details of the case, to include our subjective view of the veracity of the reports, and the apparent credibility of the witnesses. In the final analysis, once we were satisfied that the Chicago Tribune was interested in following up on the case, we contacted eyewitnesses, to request that they contact Mr. Hilkevitch directly, if they were willing to do so.



[edit on 8-1-2007 by lost_shaman]


reply posted on 9-1-2007 @ 12:50 AM by lost_shaman
Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
I could be wrong but I assume a reporter wouldn't put something in quotes unless they had some way to back it up.


Shouldn't be something we should be guessing at then should it?


Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
Besides, this statement alone by Davenport which is also from his web site suggests an irrational bias IMO...

DECEMBER 15, 2006 UPDATE: NUFORC has an unconfirmed report from a journalist investigating the O'Hare Airport incident of Nov. 7 (see full details lower on page) that the FAA and the airline involved have declared that the incident did not occur. We strongly suspect a cover-up may be starting to form.


Well , Jon Hilkevitch confirmed the suspicious actions of the FAA independently of Davenport.



Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
In my book that isn't the way to win friends and influence people. I mean think about it… if you’re a witness and a team player employed by United or the FAA and you’re not exactly sure what you saw, would you want to come forward now and possibly inadvertently advance this guy’s agenda and bite the hand that feeds you?


I think your thinking about this from a biased POV.

I've seen a UFO , personally faced the dilemma of reporting the UFO or not , and your idea that these people came forward to further Davenport's "agenda" offends me!

In fact should anyone attempt to report a UFO in the U.S. to the Air Force they would be referred to NUFORC!









[edit on 9-1-2007 by lost_shaman]


reply posted on 9-1-2007 @ 02:04 AM by lost_shaman
Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
I'm sorry if there's been a misunderstanding and I failed to make my point clear but I was referring to those dozen or so other witnesses who reportedly may have also seen it and HAVE NOT come forward (gone on record) and a possible reason why.


I'm not upset with you , just what your saying , when you did say something about supporting/advancing "Davenport's agenda" then IMO your POV was unfounded and IMO not correct.

An involuntary witness to something profound like a UFO must "choose" to either "act like nothing happened" or inform others about what they witnessed , often knowing they will be "dragged through the Mud" so to speak if they do come forward.

Also I can speak from personal experience that when you do "see a UFO" , at least my first thought was "OMG! This really IS the BIGGEST SECRET ON EARTH!!!"

In other words a true UFO "witness" shouldn't take too long to figure out that the Media , and just about everything they've ever heard about "UFOs" , is full of "HOT AIR" so to speak.

If you look at it from that , witness perspective , then IMO it's very courageous for these people to have come forward as an "anonymous" group as they have.

And I guarantee that at least IMO , if these 11-12 people were fired from United Airlines within the next Month that there would be no interest or public outcry about it!

In fact if they are "fired" or not may actually determine whether they publically come forward or not.



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