Wednesday, March 7, 2007... Phoenix AZ, on 44th Street between Greenway and Thunderbird heading south. The time... between 9:15 - 9:30Pm.
I was sitting in the passenger seat looking out the window when I saw a light source in the sky. Seemed a bit odd was the color, bluish-white. I assumed that it was a conventional aircraft. I saw what looked like one red and one bluish light. My parents live near the Deer Valley Airport and I seen my share of conventional navigation lights and my share of landing lights, especially on private aircraft. These were unusual indeed. The other thing that was weird was the fact that my wife was driving the car in a thirty mile an hour zone and she was overtaking it. It was the weirdest thing that I had ever seen. I watched this light as I craned my neck to see it out of the passengers' side window. It was at least 1000 feet up.I kept my eye on this light until we reached Thunderbird Road, where the roof of a house blocked it. Thinking that it was gone, I waited for the light to change and continued to watch as my wife cleared the intersection. Surprisingly, the object was still there, seemingly moving back and fourth. I continued to watch as we approached our neighborhood. We turned onto our street and I still caught glimpses of it between the trees and rooftops. As we entered the gate, we saw that it was still there. This time, its light was getting brighter. We then lost it behind the trees.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Monday, January 08, 2007
CHICAGO UFO COMMENTARY
Here's a commentary from a reporter for the Chicago Tribune about the sighting at O'Hare by United Airline workers and flight crews. The object hovered over gated C17, waiting to pull up and offload.
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 Hilkevitchthe Tribune's transportation reporterJanuary 7, 2007
It's rare for a newspaper story to emerge from the vast and dark unknown and hit at a primal level, tapping into the fact that many of us feel so alone and confused about why we exist, and giving us a chance to hope, to dream. 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."We've all read similar reports--and then put them back on the shelf--while waiting in the supermarket checkout line. I recall one tabloid front page announcing that aliens had abducted Newt Gingrich. Not surprisingly, they gave Newt back.Covering UFOs seemed to be stretching the definition of my job, transportation reporting. I looked at the clock on the newsroom wall and decided to give Mr. Davenport two minutes. But he was onto something.The UFO story, published Monday, became the most-read piece to appear on chicagotribune.com. It was the top story on the Tribune Web site for four straight days, garnering more than 1 million page views from people around the world.The reaction is proof that we live in a curious world. Maybe a curious universe too.It turns conventional notions about what people want to read and hear about on their head. And it lays bare the reality that huge numbers of people explicitly mistrust the government, the military establishment and the aerospace industry when it comes to UFO sightings and research. In our first of many phone conversations, Davenport assured me that highly credible individuals spotted a flying saucerlike object Nov. 7, and that it hovered over a major site on my Tribune beat: O'Hare International Airport. So I interviewed the witnesses and tracked down some additional observers--pilots, ramp workers, mechanics and management officials at United Airlines. They were all dead serious about what they saw, and the accounts--whether made from the tarmac or from 25 feet up in the cockpit of a Boeing 777--were consistent. The unidentified aerial phenomenon was dark gray and shaped like a disc, it hovered in a fixed position above Concourse C of the United Airlines terminal, and it vanished with a burst of energy that cut a hole in the overcast skies.The fact that officials at United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration initially denied any knowledge of the incident--despite evidence I had that they were well aware of it--made the story even more appealing.Little did any of us know.News organizations from a low-watt radio station in Delaware to a TV station in Australia phoned me to request interviews. Jay Leno cracked jokes on the "Tonight Show" about inebriated workers at O'Hare.Ufologists contacted me in droves with thanks for treating the subject in a serious manner and congratulated the Tribune, as a leading member of the mainstream media, for publishing a story about an extraterrestrial sighting.The reaction is perplexing and somewhat discouraging. But clearly it speaks to the persistent fascination with the possibility that we're not alone in the universe, and there are mysteries of our existence still to be unraveled.Dominique Callimanopulos understands why the UFO story is so seductive."When I was doing UFO research, I found that the sightings hit most people in a very child-wonder place," Callimanopulos said. She assisted the late Dr. John Mack, who became infamous at Harvard Medical School for researching UFO and alien encounters."People think this visit will be some sort of answer or salvation, that beings from another world will be able to help us solve the mess we've made on this planet," said Callimanopulos, a board member of the John E. Mack Institute, founded in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning physician."Everyone at some deep level does wonder why we are here. That is why there are so many religions in the world and conflicting belief systems," she said. "If we were to find our cosmic friends, we would have a real family, finally."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.
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 Hilkevitchthe Tribune's transportation reporterJanuary 7, 2007
It's rare for a newspaper story to emerge from the vast and dark unknown and hit at a primal level, tapping into the fact that many of us feel so alone and confused about why we exist, and giving us a chance to hope, to dream. 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."We've all read similar reports--and then put them back on the shelf--while waiting in the supermarket checkout line. I recall one tabloid front page announcing that aliens had abducted Newt Gingrich. Not surprisingly, they gave Newt back.Covering UFOs seemed to be stretching the definition of my job, transportation reporting. I looked at the clock on the newsroom wall and decided to give Mr. Davenport two minutes. But he was onto something.The UFO story, published Monday, became the most-read piece to appear on chicagotribune.com. It was the top story on the Tribune Web site for four straight days, garnering more than 1 million page views from people around the world.The reaction is proof that we live in a curious world. Maybe a curious universe too.It turns conventional notions about what people want to read and hear about on their head. And it lays bare the reality that huge numbers of people explicitly mistrust the government, the military establishment and the aerospace industry when it comes to UFO sightings and research. In our first of many phone conversations, Davenport assured me that highly credible individuals spotted a flying saucerlike object Nov. 7, and that it hovered over a major site on my Tribune beat: O'Hare International Airport. So I interviewed the witnesses and tracked down some additional observers--pilots, ramp workers, mechanics and management officials at United Airlines. They were all dead serious about what they saw, and the accounts--whether made from the tarmac or from 25 feet up in the cockpit of a Boeing 777--were consistent. The unidentified aerial phenomenon was dark gray and shaped like a disc, it hovered in a fixed position above Concourse C of the United Airlines terminal, and it vanished with a burst of energy that cut a hole in the overcast skies.The fact that officials at United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration initially denied any knowledge of the incident--despite evidence I had that they were well aware of it--made the story even more appealing.Little did any of us know.News organizations from a low-watt radio station in Delaware to a TV station in Australia phoned me to request interviews. Jay Leno cracked jokes on the "Tonight Show" about inebriated workers at O'Hare.Ufologists contacted me in droves with thanks for treating the subject in a serious manner and congratulated the Tribune, as a leading member of the mainstream media, for publishing a story about an extraterrestrial sighting.The reaction is perplexing and somewhat discouraging. But clearly it speaks to the persistent fascination with the possibility that we're not alone in the universe, and there are mysteries of our existence still to be unraveled.Dominique Callimanopulos understands why the UFO story is so seductive."When I was doing UFO research, I found that the sightings hit most people in a very child-wonder place," Callimanopulos said. She assisted the late Dr. John Mack, who became infamous at Harvard Medical School for researching UFO and alien encounters."People think this visit will be some sort of answer or salvation, that beings from another world will be able to help us solve the mess we've made on this planet," said Callimanopulos, a board member of the John E. Mack Institute, founded in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning physician."Everyone at some deep level does wonder why we are here. That is why there are so many religions in the world and conflicting belief systems," she said. "If we were to find our cosmic friends, we would have a real family, finally."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.
ELECTION DAY AIRPORT VISIT...
Well, late 2006 wasn't shy of UFO sightings. This newest one maybe the biggest since The Phoenix Lights from a decade ago. Here is an article that I pasted from the Chicago Tribune. This is one of the original news report that was printed two months with a reply from the FAA and United spokes people after the initial incident. As you can see there is the typical official sarcasm and quick explanations.
CHICAGO -- Call it a close encounter of the O'Hare kind. Some airline workers reported seeing a mysterious, elliptical-shaped craft over O'Hare International Airport last fall but say their bosses and the government wouldn't take them seriously. The Federal Aviation Administration has dismissed the reported Nov. 7 sighting by United Airlines employees as a likely weather phenomenon. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said there is no record of the UFO report and company officials don't recall discussing any such incident. That doesn't sit well with the employees, who are upset that neither United nor the FAA investigated the incident. A group of workers, including pilots, told the Chicago Tribune on condition of anonymity in remarks published Monday that they saw a dark gray, flying saucer-like object hover motionless in the sky above the United terminal around 4:30 p.m. that day. After several minutes, the object -- described variously at 6 feet to 24 feet in diameter -- bolted noiselessly upward through thick clouds so powerfully that it left an eerie hole in the clouds. The FAA acknowledged that a United supervisor called its air-traffic control tower at O'Hare, asking if controllers had spotted a spinning disc-shaped object. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said no controllers saw it and a preliminary check of radar found nothing out of the ordinary. "Our theory on this is that it was a weather phenomenon," she said. "That night was a perfect atmospheric condition in terms of low (cloud) ceiling and a lot of airport lights. When the lights shine up into the clouds, sometimes you can see funny things." Funny is just how some controllers in the tower view the incident. "To fly 7 million light years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable," said O'Hare controller and union official Craig Burzych.
CHICAGO -- Call it a close encounter of the O'Hare kind. Some airline workers reported seeing a mysterious, elliptical-shaped craft over O'Hare International Airport last fall but say their bosses and the government wouldn't take them seriously. The Federal Aviation Administration has dismissed the reported Nov. 7 sighting by United Airlines employees as a likely weather phenomenon. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said there is no record of the UFO report and company officials don't recall discussing any such incident. That doesn't sit well with the employees, who are upset that neither United nor the FAA investigated the incident. A group of workers, including pilots, told the Chicago Tribune on condition of anonymity in remarks published Monday that they saw a dark gray, flying saucer-like object hover motionless in the sky above the United terminal around 4:30 p.m. that day. After several minutes, the object -- described variously at 6 feet to 24 feet in diameter -- bolted noiselessly upward through thick clouds so powerfully that it left an eerie hole in the clouds. The FAA acknowledged that a United supervisor called its air-traffic control tower at O'Hare, asking if controllers had spotted a spinning disc-shaped object. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said no controllers saw it and a preliminary check of radar found nothing out of the ordinary. "Our theory on this is that it was a weather phenomenon," she said. "That night was a perfect atmospheric condition in terms of low (cloud) ceiling and a lot of airport lights. When the lights shine up into the clouds, sometimes you can see funny things." Funny is just how some controllers in the tower view the incident. "To fly 7 million light years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable," said O'Hare controller and union official Craig Burzych.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
BLINKY LIGHTS: JANUARY 2005 SIGHTING!!!
Here's a report that I posted back in 2005.
Occurred : 1/27/2005 19:15
(Entered as : 01/27/2005 19:15)
Reported: 1/29/2005 8:23:15 AM 08:23
Posted: 2/8/2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Shape: Light
Duration:15 minutes
Leaving my girlfriend's grandparents house, noticed a blinking whitish light moving to the northwest. Thought that it was a plane, but didn't see the typical navigation lights or hear the engine(s). I got into the car and drove. I was on 44th Street and as I approached Indian School, I saw it again, moving in the same direction, very slowly. Must be a plane, I thought to myself. Trying to navigate, but periodically looking towards the sky, I could still see it as I approached Camelback Road. I watched it as it passed near a plane with the standard navigation and strobe lights. It continued the same heading as we approached the area where 44th Street curves to the east and changes into McDonald. Turned left on Tatum and I couldn't see it anymore. As I drove deeper into Paradise Valley, passed Lincoln, I saw it again, same or similar light, blinking and moving slowly. I saw this thing in the sky until I reached my home on the otherside of the Paradise Valley Mall. After I parked my car, I couldn't see it anymore.
Occurred : 1/27/2005 19:15
(Entered as : 01/27/2005 19:15)
Reported: 1/29/2005 8:23:15 AM 08:23
Posted: 2/8/2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Shape: Light
Duration:15 minutes
Leaving my girlfriend's grandparents house, noticed a blinking whitish light moving to the northwest. Thought that it was a plane, but didn't see the typical navigation lights or hear the engine(s). I got into the car and drove. I was on 44th Street and as I approached Indian School, I saw it again, moving in the same direction, very slowly. Must be a plane, I thought to myself. Trying to navigate, but periodically looking towards the sky, I could still see it as I approached Camelback Road. I watched it as it passed near a plane with the standard navigation and strobe lights. It continued the same heading as we approached the area where 44th Street curves to the east and changes into McDonald. Turned left on Tatum and I couldn't see it anymore. As I drove deeper into Paradise Valley, passed Lincoln, I saw it again, same or similar light, blinking and moving slowly. I saw this thing in the sky until I reached my home on the otherside of the Paradise Valley Mall. After I parked my car, I couldn't see it anymore.
A NOVEMBER SIGHTING!!!!
Here is a report that I filed with the National UFO Reporting Center about a sighting that occured on November 26, 2006.
PHOENIX, AZ 12:00 pm
A White/ Silver cylindrical object that seemed to hover high above the Paradise Valley/ North Phoenix area.I was sitting in my car that was facing north in the crowded Best Buy parking lot near the PV Mall waiting for my wife and a friend at about noon or a few minutes after. The sky was crystal clear and no visible clouds. As I waited, I noticed a cylindrical object that was high in the northern sky. I thought that it was a balloon, but noticed that it seemed motionless. I would guess that it was well above 5,000 feet in altitude. The object was whitish/ silver and seemed to be the size of an airliner, but it was difficult to judge, since it was so high up and there was no other reference points in the clear blue sky. This object stayed in the same location for about 3 minutes. I was distracted briefly by a phone call and when I returned to the sky, I noticed that the object had disappeared. I searched the sky and there was nothing. I then noticed two high flying jets and their contrails, their flightpath took them directly through the same area where the object was hovering previously.
PHOENIX, AZ 12:00 pm
A White/ Silver cylindrical object that seemed to hover high above the Paradise Valley/ North Phoenix area.I was sitting in my car that was facing north in the crowded Best Buy parking lot near the PV Mall waiting for my wife and a friend at about noon or a few minutes after. The sky was crystal clear and no visible clouds. As I waited, I noticed a cylindrical object that was high in the northern sky. I thought that it was a balloon, but noticed that it seemed motionless. I would guess that it was well above 5,000 feet in altitude. The object was whitish/ silver and seemed to be the size of an airliner, but it was difficult to judge, since it was so high up and there was no other reference points in the clear blue sky. This object stayed in the same location for about 3 minutes. I was distracted briefly by a phone call and when I returned to the sky, I noticed that the object had disappeared. I searched the sky and there was nothing. I then noticed two high flying jets and their contrails, their flightpath took them directly through the same area where the object was hovering previously.
Friday, May 26, 2006
ANOTHER UPDATE!!! CASTING!!!
As mentioned before, we will be shooting this feature documentary style and there will be re-enactment scenes. These scenes will require a good number of talent. Although we have most of the main characters positions filled, we still need to cast the few remaining main characters. We have also started casting for the re-enactment segment.
ATTENTION: UPDATED MAY 21, 2006....
We are also looking for actors to fill the roles of a Middle Class African American family. The characters are as follows:
Jacob: mid 30ish. Professional. Typical dad/ father figure.
Myrna: early 30s. Proud. Motherly, professional
Paul: 10-12 years old. Typical young boy.
Donna: 8-10 years old. Typical young girl.
ATTENTION: UPDATED MAY 21, 2006....
We are also looking for actors to fill the roles of a Middle Class African American family. The characters are as follows:
Jacob: mid 30ish. Professional. Typical dad/ father figure.
Myrna: early 30s. Proud. Motherly, professional
Paul: 10-12 years old. Typical young boy.
Donna: 8-10 years old. Typical young girl.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
CASTING UPDATE!!!
The production of our latest feature, CUPIC: DIARY OF AN INVESTIGATOR has begun. We are taking a totally different approach to this project. As mentioned before, we will be shooting this feature documentary style and there will be re-enactment scenes. These scenes will require a good number of talent. Although we have most of the main characters positions filled, we still need to cast the few remaining main characters. Soon, we will start casting the other roles per re-enactment segment.
Here’s a list of the remaining main character list:
Here’s a list of the remaining main character list:
- Doctor Janet Raphael: Caucasian/ Latin. Late 50s/ Early 60s. As an astronomer, Janet is highly educated, but down to earth. She is the head of the CUPIC organization and shows much confidence in her position. She has a ton of experience, and looks forward to new challenges.
- Mikhail Bartov Jr.: Caucasian. Early 30s. Intelligent, handsome. Mikhail is smooth with the ladies, but is a professional on the job. Although he was born in Russia, he and his family moved to America when he was ten. He has no hint of an accent.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
CUPIC: Feature Gains Momentum
This is an easier movie project to produce due to the very nature of it. But I also see the challenges. With that said, and Mike is in agreement, this will be a fun project due to many diffrent elements that are involved. The challenge will be to make it a convincing documentary about a ficticious organization.
The real interesting thing is that we are now in production. We have begun filming some of the interview segments. Many elements in this production make it very unique; a good script, many of the people who were involved with the earlier CUPIC projects are involved with this one. This is also a very flexible project compared to others. This is a huge opportunity to be creative and innovative.
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