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Originally posted by JimOberg
Did you make any attempt to see if Cooper himself said this, or if some UFO nut simply SAID Cooper said it, and Cooper denied it? Could you determine the either/or on this fundamental question? How should an interested person fully check out all conflicting claims on this story?
Originally posted by hexagramfifty
Or the video could be playing backwards...
Originally posted by JimOberg
Originally posted by JimOberg
Did you make any attempt to see if Cooper himself said this, or if some UFO nut simply SAID Cooper said it, and Cooper denied it? Could you determine the either/or on this fundamental question? How should an interested person fully check out all conflicting claims on this story?
What I have added here are what Gordon Cooper said and I will add more .
I have no idea what UFO Nuts are for someone who has worked in Nasa calling or using that word UFO Nuts should not be even part of any intelligent discussion Jim no need to go that route .
Cmdraleon, what I'm asking is, what steps would a reasonable person take to verify whether this internet story has any validity, and how can they be carried out by any ordinary person using internet search tools?
Astronauts and the UFO phenomenon
Astronaut Gordon Cooper's message to the UN:
"I believe that these extraterrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from other planets, which are a little more technically advanced than we are on Earth. I feel that we need to have a top level, coordinated program to scientifically collect and analyze data from all over the Earth concerning any type of encounter, and to determine how best to interfere with these visitors in a friendly fashion.
"We may first have to show them that we have learned how to resolve our problems by peaceful means rather than warfare, before we are accepted as fully qualified universal team members. Their acceptance will have tremendous possibilities of advancing our world in all areas. Certainly then it would seem that the U.N. has a vested interest in handling the subject quickly and properly."
"I should point out that I am not an experienced UFO professional researcher - I have not as yet had the privilege of flying a UFO nor of meeting the crew of one. However, I do feel that I am somewhat qualified to discuss them, since I have been into the fringes of the vast areas of which they travel. Also, I did have occasion in 1951 to have two days of observation of many flights of them, of different sizes flying in fighter formation, generally from west to east over Europe. They were at a higher altitude than we could reach with our jet fighters..."
"If the U.N. agrees to pursue this project and lend the credibility to it, perhaps many more well qualified people will agree to step forth and provide help and information."
SOURCES:
Nov. 1988 issue (Vol 1, No. 3) issue of UFO Universe magazine; Condor Books 351 West 54th St., New York, N.Y. 10019
websource:
Astronaut Gordon Cooper addressing a U.N. panel discussion on UFOs and ETs in New York, in 1985; Panel was chaired by then U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
The above message was given to the U.N. by Astronaut Gordon L. Cooper, one of America's original seven Mercury Astronauts. Cooper orbited the Earth for a record 34 hour, 22 orbit flight in the spacecraft 'Faith 7' in May of 1963. He has been outspoken about the need for an open inquiry into UFOs - based on his own personal experience of sighting UFOs as a pilot and the testimony of other pilots.[ex\]
What I am doing with this in relationship to the Nasa Video footage is saying what Gordon Cooper has stated is exactly what is being seen leaving Planet Earth .
You already know what Gordon Cooper believed what he stated many times while alive.
Blessings and Peace,
CmdrAleon
Originally posted by Cmdraleon
So if Gordon says what he has seen and believes is true you cannot accept that ?
Originally posted by Cmdraleon
Greetings .
I just needed to add this regarding Jims question if indeed Gordon Cooper believed this and he did. Infact he spoke at the United Nations on this very matter from his experiences being with Nasa .
Originally posted by JimOberg
Originally posted by Cmdraleon
So if Gordon says what he has seen and believes is true you cannot accept that ?
You're not paying attention. I don't doubt that some people have claimed Cooper said those things. My question is -- how does one check up that he actually said them, and some "UFO nut" isn't just making it up for some motive? Clearly you did not hear HIM say these things, so what defense do you have against being lied to?
Originally posted by Cmdraleon
Asfar as using the brain when you speak of the rest of us I am sure you are not speaking for all of us .
When you observe the stars you are not doing it with your brain but with your eyes .
Originally posted by draknoir2
Originally posted by JimOberg
You're not paying attention. I don't doubt that some people have claimed Cooper said those things. My question is -- how does one check up that he actually said them, and some "UFO nut" isn't just making it up for some motive? Clearly you did not hear HIM say these things, so what defense do you have against being lied to?
Out of his own mouth.
Don't know whether it's true, but he did admit to seeing a "fleet" of ufos in the '50s, and later an actual disc landing at Edwards in the '60s. Could be dementia... could be fact.
Originally posted by draknoir2
And his blank affect is reminiscent of someone with Alzheimer's... a look I know all too well.
Originally posted by draknoir2
I thought these were fairly recent revelations. Surprising they weren't investigated at some point in the past 25 or so years. Probably something like Roswell - no interest until someone writes a book about it decades after the fact. Makes it difficult to find "fresh" witnesses.
What were the findings of your personal investigation?
Originally posted by JimOberg
Originally posted by draknoir2
I thought these were fairly recent revelations. Surprising they weren't investigated at some point in the past 25 or so years. Probably something like Roswell - no interest until someone writes a book about it decades after the fact. Makes it difficult to find "fresh" witnesses.
What were the findings of your personal investigation?
Drak, I did my initial investigation in 1983-4, and even sent drafts to Cooper -- he later quoted from them in his 'Leap of Faith' autobiography. I finished the first edition in 1984 and sent copies around, later posted it on the Internet.
See www.jamesoberg.com... and scroll down to the Gordon Cooper section.
So it's not that no investigation was done, it's that the UFO world wanted to pretend that no investigation was done, so they stonewalled it.
I don't mind them arguing with it, but to engage in persistent make-believe that nobody looked at it -- sheesh.
Originally posted by draknoir2
Sorry about the misunderstanding... my fault for skimming.
No, I just recalled seeing the interview somewhere and looked it up on youtube.
I'm not sure why he's suddenly "coming out"... seems odd to me, and I haven't done any research into the validity of his claims. All I know for sure is what he said on camera.
And his blank affect is reminiscent of someone with Alzheimer's... a look I know all too well.
[edit on 27-8-2009 by draknoir2]