Huge, silent UFO startles Texas town

[Doctor Cynic]

Source: AP

STEPHENVILLE, Tex. — In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.

Several dozen people — including a pilot, county constable and business owners — insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it.

“People wonder what in the world it is because this is the Bible Belt, and everyone is afraid it's the end of times,” said Steve Allen, a freight company owner and pilot who said the object he saw last week was a mile long and half a mile wide. “It was positively, absolutely nothing from these parts.”

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080114.wufo0114/BNStory/International/home/

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According to Google Maps, Stephenville is 60 miles NW of Crawford. Is there a connection here? ;)

[jgraz]

1. "everyone is afraid it's the end of times"

:eyes:

[Jacobin]

5. These people are no more evolved than Stone Age

homo sapiens, throwing rocks at a lunar eclipse because they thought a monster was eating it.

[jgraz]

10. Evolved? No such thing.

Gawd greated them in his own image and likeness.

Apparently God is one stupid motherfucker.

[L. Coyote]

69. Chimps everywhere are saying, We did not evolve from humans, no way!

What do apes, orangs, and chimps think of their human relatives? Do they disclaim us? :rofl:

The chimps probably want to sue some DUers for associating a certain felonious politico with their superior species!

[I work for workers]

73. Let's be fair. Startled people fall back on their dumb preconceived ideas.

$10 says that if half the people here saw the UFO they would say "being a DU member, I assumed it was a Blackwater UFO sent by Cheney".

:evilgrin:

[originalpckelly]

59. Why is it the best candidates for the missing link don't believe in evolution?

[Dawggie]

90. You aren't far off. The deer hunter "thought about taking a shot at it."

(on the video at the OP link)

[TCJ70]

61. That doesn't sound like a real quote...

...it's too ridiculous.

[Occulus]

78. Please keep in mind

it's very likely a sizable portion of this population would not be able to tell you with certainty that the Earth in fact moves about the Sun, and not the other way around, and a likely subset of that group is sure of it "because the bible says so" (true or not).

Now consider that Huckabee is their man, and you'll see how dangerous such ignorance is.

Sad, but... I can't decide whether that's snark or not...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Like Kooch said,

many folks see UFOs. What will be interesting is if they see this one again.

[rox63]

3. Has the mothership come to collect *? n/t

[RainDog]

4. It's the Mutha F%&kers ship

that the Bush League has waiting for them when the torches and pitchforks finally come out.

[superconnected]

19. Take the texans, take the texans!

[Ishoutandscream2]

35. No thanks.

We'll stay here a little while longer.

[Liberal In Texas]

57. Wait, just take the redneck repuke Texans, and we'll get this state back to blue faster!

[SammyWinstonJack]

85. .

:thumbsup:

[Yael]

37. Beat me to it but better than I was thinking

:toast:

[rocktivity]

6. And NOBODY took a picture of course.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Lorien]

17. The "fast moving" part usually excludes snapshots

I've seen a few UFOs in my lifetime and each time I was so startled and had such a hard time wrapping my head around what I was seeing that I couldn't have taken a photo if my Nikon was in my hot little hand. I think the same goes for most people. My father actually lucked out one time and saw a cigar shaped UFO over a cluster of trees at twilight, just hanging there silently. Dad had his camcorder handy and started filming-but because the craft was about the same chroma and value as the sky the camcorder wouldn't focus on it. My father started fussing with the camcorder so that he could get it on manual focus-when he finally did he lifted it to his eye only to have the craft shoot straight up into the sky vertically and disappear. I have a feeling that a lot of UFO sightings are just as frustrating for the witnesses!

[Ian David]

22. Cameras steal your soul. n/t

[live love laugh]

32. LMAO -- DUzy-worthy response. -eom-

:rofl:

[FormerDittoHead]

27. Wow. ...now if only they could put a camera in a cell phone!

Of course, they would be in a moving car, or never think to brace their hand against the fence post while taking the picture...

[The Straight Story]

65. Even if they did, people would claim it was a fake

damned if ya do, damned if ya don't.

[conspirator]

74. UFO pics: nobody believes them anyway. If they are good, it's because they are

too good to be true. If they are bad, then it could be anything.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

7. Bet they were looking to clear a lil Shrub

from the face of this planet...

[donkeyotay]

81. He said he wanted to go to Mars. Maybe it was a taxi. nt

[lurky]

8. They're here to replace the faulty chip in his brain?

"Damn it all, our android-human overlord is malfunctioning!"

[peacetalksforall]

In reading the first couple of words, I asked myself how far it was from Crawford.

Thanks.

[bbinacan]

15. About 65 miles

as the crow flies.

[Ian David]

9. Texans frighten and confuse easily to begin with.

“People wonder what in the world it is because this is the Bible Belt, and everyone is afraid it's the end of times,” said Steve Allen, a freight company owner and pilot who said the object he saw last week was a mile long and half a mile wide. “It was positively, absolutely nothing from these parts.”

[balantz]

11. Uh-oh, somebody's campaign is bringing in more voters!

:wow:

[Ian David]

12. Probably...

[superconnected]

21. looks like the hindenberg

[notadmblnd]

13. sounds like soneone has been watching too much Independance Day

[TacticalPeek]

14. Airplane?

:)

[vademocrat]

16. "...everyone is afraid it's the end of times" - I thought that's what they wanted?

:shrug:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

18. I'm amazed no one there is blaming it on the kids at Tarleton University yet

Personally, I've been suspicious that they're letting aliens attend school there for years.


See what I mean?

[ChickMagic]

82. That's my Alma Mater

Could be, could be.

[unapatriciated]

20. Shrub loves his toys

Maybe it was the "Spirt of Texas" on a test run for Iran.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-2_Spirit

[AnnieBW]

23. They're looking for intelligent life in rural Texas?

Lotsa luck, ET.

"Why does God need a starship?" - Captain James T. Kirk

[DemoTex]

24. Tuna, Texas?

A giant flying chalupa, probably.

[xchrom]

25. i startled a small texas town once.

[Richard Steele]

26. Silently and at high speed, I presume?

Seeing as how you're here to tell the tale and all!

[xchrom]

28. i was fast and pretty, baby!

[Richard Steele]

30. ZoomZoomZoom! nm

[xchrom]

34. Unidentified Gay Object! nt

[mirrera]

38. That is hilarious! n/t

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

29. It's just a James bond villain, geez . . .

Y'all are so gullibe.

[momster]

31. End Times + Space Ship?

What version of the Bible are they reading down there? Elijah's chariot isn't an End Times Story. I think they're a tad confused between the so-called Prophecies of Nostradamus and the Bible. Makes me wonder what/who they're worshiping on Sunday.

If you're ever down there and you meet a guy named Charles Dexter Ward...run!

[Ghost in the Machine]

79. UFOS IN THE BIBLE?

UFOS IN THE BIBLE?

Although many traditional Jews, Christians, and Muslims would probably reject this idea with little thought, it seems likely that similar phenomena were observed in biblical times. One can read the scriptures with only a little background knowledge and discover numerous examples of anomalous aerial craft appearing in the sky. We find dozens of shining clouds, balls of fire, wheels, and flaming chariots which bear a striking resemblance to modern UFOs.
Here are a few general quotes from the Torah which help to make this point:



"Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind..." (Jeremiah 4:13).
"Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud..." (Isaiah 19:1).
"And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night..." (Isaiah 4:5).
There are also many specific cases described in both Testaments of the Bible in which strange objects appear in the sky. Let's look at a few:
Throughout their wanderings in the desert, the Elohim guide the Hebrews from above, riding ahead in various craft. Perhaps the best example takes place during the exodus from Egypt: "... the children of Israel went up and harnessed out of the land of Egypt. And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light..." (Exodus 13:18,21). The story continues with a pursuit by the Egyptian army. "And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them... but it gave light by night to : so that the came not near the other all the night." (Exodus 14:19-20).

Since literal clouds don't have fiery pillars, one can reasonably conclude that the object was something very different -- perhaps a UFO with a descending beam of light. One is also forced to wonder how the Israelites got across the Red Sea. Could they have been flown across?

The prophet Ezekiel, a frequent recipient of extraterrestrial visitations, described a strange object in the sky: "And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it..." (Ezekiel 1:4).

This could very well be a modern-day account of a UFO sighting: A swirling wind accompanied a huge disk-shaped object surrounded by a bright glow. Ezekiel goes on to describe the strange craft descending from the sky, noting its resemblance to a spinning wheel and mentioning that it is piloted by a powerful-looking being.

In another incredible incident, the transfiguration of Jesus Christ, we find an excellent array of UFO-related phenomena (Matthew 17:2,5-6). First of all, Jesus Christ brought his disciples up on a mountain, where he showed himself as the glorious figure of a nordic-superhuman. "And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light...." Then a UFO appears, provoking intense fear in the onlookers. "... behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud.... And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid." Finally, we read in Luke's version of the story that "... they feared as they entered into the cloud." (Luke 9:34).

Eric Stetson 16 Nov 1995

[momster]

87. Sure -- Thanks!

But to conflate end times and UFO's is going a little far. Esp. since the whole 'End Times' bs comes from a 19th century book when UFO's weren't on anybody's radar -- so to speak.

[havocmom]

33. Did the UFO have a bumper sticker?

Vote for Kucinich!

[DaLittle Kitty]

62. YES Kucinich, My Thoughts Exactly!

:

[MrMickeysMom]

88. ...

:eyes:

[Andrushka]

36. Hope it now moves north to pay a courtesy call to the Whitehouse

[bdamomma]

49. yes, they got their directions wrong, the must of got the wrong info!!

[shanti]

66. LOL!

:rofl:

[Dover]

39. Local Texas reports

Stephenville Empire-Tribune:
http://www.empiretribune.com/
http://www.empiretribune.com/shared-content/search/?search=1&o=0&l=15&q=ufo&Submit.x=15&Submit.y=18

http://www.dallasnews.com/s/advertising/interstitial/index-dallas.htm?fw=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-ufosighting_15tex.ART.State.Edition1.37d63d5.html


AP stories:
http://www.statesman.com/search/search/search/UnifiedSearch?query=ufo

[I Have A Dream]

40. This might get interesting. nt

[radfringe]

41. Stephenville is 60 miles NW of Crawford. Is there a connection here

yeah, it's the republic blimp tranporting the chimp



seek cover when it drops it's load...

[MetaTrope]

46. PNAC Transport

[KansDem]

84. "...yeah, it's the republic blimp transporting the chimp"

It's the CHIMP BLIMP!!!

[Perry Logan]

42. If intelligent aliens really flew near a Texas town, I'm sure they'd vaporize it.

Just on general principles, you understand.

[rasputin1952]

56. Why would intelligent aliens even go near Crawford?...

Maybe they are trying to "Dumb Down"?

[indimuse]

43. found this the other nnite..searching other subject,,,this is intereting ...what do you think???

http://www.geocities.com/changetheworld_now/Changetheworld1.htm



CHANGE THE WORLD!

"DECIDE WHETHER WE SHOULD SHOW UP!"

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




Whoever transmitted this translated message to you is irrelevant, and should remain anonymous in your mind. It is what you will do with this message which matters !

Each one of you wishes to exercise her/his free will and experience happiness.

These are attributes that were shown to us and to which we now have access. Your free will depends upon the knowledge you have of your own power. Your happiness depends upon the love that you give and receive.

Like all conscious races at this stage of progress, you may feel isolated on your planet. This impression makes you sure of your destiny. Yet, you are at the brink of big upheavals that only a minority is aware of.

It is not our responsibility to modify your future without you choosing it. Consider this message as a worldwide referendum! And your answer as a ballot!


Who are we ?

Neither your scientists nor your religious representatives speak unanimously about the unexplained celestial events that mankind has witnessed for thousands of years. To know the truth, one must face it without the filter of one's beliefs, however respectable they may be.

A growing number of anonymous researchers of yours are exploring new knowledge paths and are getting very close to reality. Today, your civilisation is flooded with an ocean of information of which only a tiny part, the less upsetting one, is notably diffused.

What in your history seemed ridiculous or improbable has often become possible, then realised, in particular in the last fifty years. Be aware that the future will be even more surprising. You will discover the worst as well as the best.

Like billions others in this galaxy, we are conscious creatures that some name "extra-terrestrials", even though reality is subtler.

There is no fundamental difference between you and us, save for the experience of certain stages of evolution. Like in any other organised structure, hierarchy exists in our internal relationships. Ours is based upon the wisdom of several races. It is with the approval of this hierarchy that we turn to you.

Like most of you, we are in the quest of the Supreme Being. Therefore we are not gods or lesser gods but virtually your equals in the Cosmic Brotherhood.

Physically, we are somewhat different from you but for most of us humanoid-shaped.

Our existence is a reality but the majority of you does not perceive it yet. We are not mere observations, we are consciences just like you. You fail to apprehend us because we remain invisible to your senses and measure instruments most of the time.

We wish to fill this void at this moment in your history. We made this collective decision but this is not enough. We need yours. Through this message, you become the decision-makers ! You personally.

We have no human representative on Earth who could guide your decision.


Why aren't we visible ?

At certain stages of evolution, cosmic "humanities” discover new forms of science beyond the apparent control of matter. Structured dematerialisation and materialisation are part of them. This is what your humanity has reached in a few laboratories, in close collaboration with other "extra-terrestrial" creatures at the cost of hazardous compromises that remain purposedly hidden from you by some of your representatives.

Apart from the aerial or spatial objects or phenomena known about by your scientific community, that you call 'UFOs, there are essentially multidimensional manufactured spaceships that apply these capacities.

Many human beings have been in visual, auditory, tactile or psychic contact with such ships, some of which are under occult powers that "govern" you. The scarcity of your observations is due to the outstanding advantages provided by the dematerialised state of these ships.

By not witnessing them by yourself, you cannot believe in their existence. We fully understand this.

The majority of these observations are made on an individual basis so as to touch the soul and not to modify any organised system. This is deliberate from the races that surround you but for very different reasons and results.

For negative multidimensional beings that play a part in the exercise of power in the shadow of human oligarchy, discretion is motivated by their will to keep their existence and seizure unknown.

For us, discretion is motivated by the respect of the human free will that people can exercise to manage their own affairs so that they can reach technical and spiritual maturity on their own. Humankind's entrance into the family of galactic civilisations is greatly expected.

We can appear in broad daylight and help you attain this union. We haven't done it so far, as too few of you have genuinely desired it, because of ignorance, indifference or fear, and because the emergency of the situation did not justify it. Many of those who study our appearances count the lights in the night without lighting the way. Often they think in terms of objects when it is all about conscious beings.

This is just aportion....VERY long... :)

[countryjake]

44. They've probably heard that some dumbass Texas judge...

just ruled that the Democratic Party has a right to keep Dennis Kucinich off of the Texas Primary Ballot!

Texas should be afraid, very afraid!

[Kazak]

45. Unidentified? Perhaps by these folks. Alien? 'Doubtful!

I myself have had an experience not unlike this. I live around 20 miles from an Air Force Base and have always attributed it to some experimental craft.

[BridgeTheGap]

51. a mile long and half mile wide? What could "we" possibly have that

flies that is this huge?

[Echo In Light]

47. The aliens are worried the idiots of earth will blow themselves up

[Yavapai]

48. I seen an UFO once!

Yep, it was one "Ugly Fucking Okie" for sure.

[conspirator]

68. You are no longer electable n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

70. BALONEY! I'll Vote For Forrest!

So, he is electable! See? Ye of little faith!
The Professor

[Ganja Ninja]

50. Do I have to be the one to say it?

I for one welcome our new alien overlords.:yourock:

[pipoman]

52. I love this from the article

:rofl:

“You hear about big bass or big buck in the area, but this is a different deal,” Mr. Sorrells said. “It feels good to hear that other people saw something, because that means I'm not crazy.”

Mr. Sorrells said he has seen the object several times. He said he watched it through his rifle's telescopic lens and described it as very large and without seams, nuts or bolts.

Edit, I am sort of a redneck but this is really rednecky

[Neshanic]

63. That is priceless. Maybe it's interstellar giant Bass coming to see kin.

[pipoman]

71. You know its redneck

when you have other rednecks saying, "huh, huh, watta redneck"..

[The Stranger]

80. Was he going to try to shoot the fucking thing with his rifle?

[ChickMagic]

83. That's what he said he thought about doing

but was afraid to start an interstellar war. With his deer rifle.

[BridgeTheGap]

53. Now being reported by the Associated Press - a story with "legs?"

By Angela K. Brown

updated 8:51 p.m. ET, Mon., Jan. 14, 2008
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22656172/?gt1=10755

[Vinca]

54. It sounds like the same UFO Fife Symington saw in 1997 in Arizona.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/09/simington.ufocommentary/index.html

[Subdivisions]

55. Darnn, I missed it! I'll keep my eyes peeled and

I ALWAYS carry a camera with me so if it shows up over here in Cleburne, I'll get some snaps and video.

Anybody know what the police radio communications code for "I never saw nuttin' like it in muh ho life! It muss be one-a them thar Ewe Ef Os!" is?

[blondeatlast]

58. This thread is useless without pics. Really. nt

[Jeroen]

60. It was Diebold's 'Edwards Cloaking Device' painted black and operated by Clintonians n/t

[NNN0LHI]

64. It was a preemptive Rapture of some good old boys I betcha n/t

[conspirator]

67. I welcome our new "insert name here" overlords n/t

[Hutzpa]

72. 160 miles from Crawford,

even the Aliens are pissed with Dubya.....hahaha, thats strange.

[benld74]

75. It was the Shrubsster on his new mountain bike!!!

[raccoon]

76. Beings from Altair 4 bringing us regime change, I hope? nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

77. Huge? Bright lights? Elvis always was a flashy dresser.

[SammyWinstonJack]

86. Wait, I thought bible thumpers in "these parts" salivated over the "end of times"?

:shrug: Why are they :scared:? :evilgrin:

[MrMickeysMom]

91. No, you have them mixed up with the rednecks from South GA and AL

Texans just aim their guns at 'em as target practice.

Then, they go BBQ the cattle who were saved from mutilation.

[cynatnite]

89. I still haven't picked a color for the car I'm getting from a raptured fundie n/t

[edhopper]

92. Saw Bigfoot once,

made a noise I would not like to hear again in my life.