He claims that the UFO was a SAS prank.
"Lights and coloured flares were rigged in the woods and black helium balloons were coupled to remote-controlled kites."
Not even remotely (sic) comparable to what is documented in our original witness statements.
See my most recent post, documenting the events, as they unfolded.
I'm extremely surprised David went along with this suggestion.
Who is the source... apparently some anymous guy called Frank...
It's maybe now time to reveal a few things here.
The reason I take a tough stance against proclaimed evidence is purely that, being a hard core ufologist, I will not cite evidence which can be shot down.
I will rigorously do that first.
During lengthy correspondence with Burroughs some 20 years ago, he explained one crucial aspect of the incident.
Whilst Penniston's later story was of them both approaching the perceived object, that's not what happened.
They had become seperated and he was not in contact with Penniston for some time.
When Penniston returned, he told Burroughs and Cabansag they had just encountered a, 'UFO'.
This obviously gives leeway for Penniston to have, as he claims, taken notes.
Whether that is the case, or otherwise, is another matter.
It is however conceivable.
We can see comparative evidence in Buran's (monitoring communications) original statement:
"SSgt Penniston reported getting near the "object" and then all of a sudden said they had gone past it and were looking at a marker beacon that was in the same general direction as the other lights. I asked him, through SSgt Coffey, if he could have been mistaken, to which SSgt Penniston replied that had seen the other lights I would know the difference. SSgt Penniston seemed agitated at this point".
Buran's testimony dates from a week later and his recollection, "all of a sudden said they had gone past it" is erroneous.
Essentially, I didn't want to emphasise any of this without that prerequisite assurance it would not simply be helping to perpetuate a myth.
What has changed is now revisiting the seemingly early sketch from Penniston we have discussed.
Everything about it looks genuine and appears to have been drawn some time soon afterwards.
Irrespective of what any perceived object might have been, it's imperative to seperate our proverbial, 'wheat from the chaff'.
We all appreciate how, dare we say typically, this particular UFO case has, 'grown exponentially'.
If... there's... 'something'.... still perchance 'worthwhile'... when all the clutter has been cleared...
That kinda thing...