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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:29 PM by Jbird
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Originally posted by roadgravel
Jbird
The intersection can be found here
mapquest
Thanks, roadgravel, but what I meant was a picture/map
Posted, in the thread, as requested earlier by Eyewitness.
originally posted by Eyewitness
if someone wants to do up a tighter map area that shows Mannheim and the international terminal and parking area, I can pretty well determine from
that exactly where it was when I saw it from there.
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:31 PM by tsloan
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Thanks eyewitness for coming forward. Now I feel a bit better about these pictures. My wonders now kinda fall to the airport? Because if the air
planes were put into a holding pattern one would wonder if this thing pinged their radar? And if so then maybe we can get some inside info on the
control tower employee's? I also would like to say I am very impressed with the indepth perspectives of my fellow members some of you guys should
have taken a path into the laboratory field. I hope this helps move the ball closer to the goal. Again thanks to those who over the past few days have
amazed me with your perspectives on this event it has been a pleasure watching some of you guys work! 
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:32 PM by Hal9000
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Originally posted by Eyewitness
As to how I felt when I saw it --- initially on the road I was curious and a bit excited by it, because it was fairly apparent that it was something
quite different. When I watched it from the parking lot, there was simply no doubt in me that I was seeing, under practically ideal circumstances, a
craft that was under control, that was capable of moving in ways that would, with normal (known) technology, cause a human body quite a bit of
discomfort, if not brroken bones, and that it was, in fact, extraterrestrial in origin. I really thought it was going to land, and the friend who had
rridden to the airport with mee said at one point "This will change everything." Emotionally, part of me wanted it to come down fifty feet from
me, and another part of me wanted to run and hide. Not very scientific-minded of me, granted, but it had that effect.
Emphasis added.
I'm sorry but were you in the middle of writing a novel?
After reading some of these posts, something ain't right.
This does not sound like a real encounter. Have you been reading sleeper's thread?
Call me crazy. I've been called worse.
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:42 PM by Majic
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"Words without thoughts never to heaven go." -- Shakespeare
Originally posted by Hal9000
I'm sorry but were you in the middle of writing a novel?
Not to put words in Eyewitness' mouth, and I'm sure she can best answer this herself, but some of us write more eloquently than others.
I caught a lot of hell for my "confessions" thread, and admittedly told the story with dramatic flair, but I told the story honestly,
nonetheless.
Just sayin'.
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:46 PM by Fiverz
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I'm with everyone else ... thanks eyewitness.
Now I have to do my duty and ask a bunch of questions, hopefully you can answer some of them
1) Why have you or any of the other observers not come out to any media source prior to this point? It seems with each new eyewitness that MANY people
witnessed this event, and yet everyone was only talking amongst themselves about it???
2) In your estimate, how many people actually viewed this event? Were there just a few that noticed it, or was there a crowd staring at it. You
mentioned 6 people, did you notice any runway activity stopping or anyone out there looking up?
3) How long was it from the time you first saw the UFO until it flew away?
I have many more, but I don't want to overburden you. I have to say that seeing everything to this point ... I'm cracking open a bottle of suds and
looking forward to hanging out here for a bit ...
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:46 PM by SkepticOverlord
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Originally posted by Hal9000
I'm sorry but were you in the middle of writing a novel?
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Have you been reading sleeper's thread?
I think we've said it before, and we apparently need to repeat it relatively often.
Please accord a degree of respect and appreciation to people who volunteer to come here of their own volition to share experiences such as this.
It's possible to disagree with someone's account, dislike their presentation, or think they're "not right" and still behave in a way that is
welcoming.
Please do so. Future accounts from new members may rely on it.
Thanks.
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:49 PM by Eyewitness
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Majic, thank you and all the others for welcoming me... must confess, I wasn't at all sure what my reception here would be like.
Jbird, I found ATS via another website I visit, which mentioned ATS as pretty much O'Hare UFO Central... so I linked, and I read... and read... and
read... lol. I'd pretty much already decided (especially after being heavily persuaded by friends) to open up a bit about the sighting, and while
there are a few, well, umm, less mature amongst the posters here, by far most of you are obviously sincere and searching for answers. We've had more
than enough secrecy about such things over the years.
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:50 PM by roadgravel
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reply posted on 26-1-2007 @ 11:57 PM by Jbird
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Ha, ha. Thanks again, roadgravel.
I guess I'm not being clear.
We need to actually embed a picture of the map , in the thread,
not just a link.
I'm having trouble getting a screenshot down to the allowable size, to upload.
Majic, SO, can you help a brotha out.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:04 AM by roadgravel
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Ohare map
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:05 AM by apc
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Eyewitness, did you ever get the impression that the craft was spinning?
I've read a number of theories that demonstrate how gravity waves can be manipulated using static electricity generated on the surface of a spinning
object, and a saucer just happens to be an excellent shape for this.
If the craft was spinning either during the sighting or when it departed, this could explain the "static" sensations that have been reported.
I'm still leaning towards man-made prototype, but I have little doubt of the legitimacy of much of what has been reported.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:06 AM by roadgravel
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JBird
That was an "img" tag. Thought it would show image inline. Give me the BB code and I'll redo it.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:13 AM by Majic
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Mapquest Map Of O'Hare
Here's a snapshot of the
Mapquest map linked above (and moved around a bit to show more of O'Hare), reduced using a
JPG:
Click on image for larger PNG version.
Hopefully Mapquest won't mind my doing this.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:13 AM by Jbird
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Originally posted by roadgravel
JBird
That was an "img" tag. Thought it would show image inline. Give me the BB code and I'll redo it.
this is from the ATS Handbook.
To include a picture or graphic within the body of your message, you simply surround the address of the image as shown here:
I think there's been some recent changes to how to embed a pic.
Maybe a Mod could help us out??
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:18 AM by Watcher777
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Eyewitness-I too would like to thank you for the great post. Thank you for taking the time to articulate your sighting as you did. It really helps
when putting things into perspective. You have been a breath of fresh air for the UFO area.
Hopefully more people will come forward with their accounts of what they saw that day.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:19 AM by Eyewitness
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Hal9000, lol, no, wasn't in the middle of writing a novel... have been on the phone with several administrators and moderators of this site off and
on through the evening, and it's been a bit chaotic getting back to answer questions. As to my writing style, well, I was a reporter and news anchor
once upon a time, so it behooved me to be able to write lucidly and in detail. Basically, though, much of this is difficult to explain or define,
especially when it comes down to how it made me feel. It made me feel some things I've never felt before, and it's hard to come up with words for
those feelings. But I'm doing my best to answer the questions put to me, and the delays have only been due to several prolonged conversations with
several people who operate this forum... I've given them my name and phone number, and I think they're finding me a highly credible witness.
Fiverz, I couldn't see the runways from where I was, after I turned off Mannheim and into the parking lot --- at that point, the runways were on the
other side of the terminal buildings from me.
As to why more witnesses haven't come forward to discuss this sighting, in part it's because it didn't even make the news here for a month and a
half. We were surely talking about it on at least one local forum (where purduejake first mentioned it on 7 November, the day after the sighting).
Once we learned from the Tribune article about the forum where purduejake (an airline employee who saw the object) posted the sighting on 7 November,
the day after the sighting... up till then, though, I had no idea that anyone had posted the information anywhere, so I just discussed it with
friends, which is what I assume other witnesses were doing, too. Since I didn't have photos, I wasn't really sure what I could do... wasn't sure
that simply telling what I saw would be of much use. It was mostly at the insistence of friends that I decided to write this forum... and this is the
only thread on this forum I've visited, so no, Hal, I don't know anything about sleeper's thread... and that should be easy enough for the
moderators to confirm.
Fiverz, granted, I was paying more attention to the sky than to the parking lot, but there were easily several dozen people watching it at various
points. I watched it in the parking lot for about ten minutes, and pointed it out to a few people, who stood with us and watched until the object
left. I did see a number of people taking photos, both with cell phones and with digital cameras, of the object, and a large part of my purpose in
talking about this is to help persuade them to release their photos.
I first saw the object when we were just north of the intersection of Irving Park and Mannheim, for less than a minute. After we reached the parking
lot, we watched for approximately ten minutes, until it tore off out of there.
Again, I'll do my best to answer every question... and if I happen to miss one, remind me again... and if I don't know the answer, I'll tell you
that, too.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:19 AM by roadgravel
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JBird
The terminals are in the large blank area around the parking loop off 190.
They are west, south and east of the loop. You can compare to the linked map posted. I like the external pics anyway cause I have low bandwidth
here.
Hope that helped.
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:24 AM by Fiverz
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Thanks eyewitness for the info! I guess my direction with the question was more along the lines of why didn't you contact newspapers or TV stations
immediately after the sighting? I mean you said yourself that you used to be in media, wouldn't that kind of be the first thing you think of to do
after seeing something of this magnitude? I can think of various reasons why you wouldn't/didn't but I'd just like your take on that.
Thanks again for your time ... on to bottle #2 for this guy
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:24 AM by Jbird
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Sorry , I have little kung fu - let me try again.
brackets around img -then the picture url- then brackets around /img.
which seems to be what you're doing.
I'm looking for the updated method...stand by.
Unless a MOD could help some brotha's out?
oops, Thanks Majic
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reply posted on 27-1-2007 @ 12:25 AM by Eyewitness
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apc, the object had an odd visual effect to it... the sort-of-mirrorlike-yet-sort-of-"fuzzyish" quality... but I did think it was rotating rapidly
and counter-clockwise. There was a vague visual effect that seemed to indicate a spinning motion and a slight disruption or distortion of the air
very close to the object.
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