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originally posted by: intrptr....Hi Mr. Oberg, what do you make of Gordon Coopers testimony involving his supposed encounter on a dry lake bed?
In here…
www.ufoevidence.org...
Further disclosures come from astronaut Gordon Cooper. When stationed as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, Cooper along with several other airmen witnessed a UFO land in a nearby lake bed. The incident was filmed on a movie camera and the facts reported to the proper authorities. When the film was developed Cooper was ordered to send it to Washington, and that according to him was the last that he saw of it.
originally posted by: JimOberg
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
You can either listen to what he actually says, or you can believe what people wish he'd said, or what some guy down the pub thinks he heard someone say he'd said.
He did not see any kind of alien spacecraft, nor has he ever said that he did.
And if you say different to his face, he'll punch you in the nose.
originally posted by: JimOberg
originally posted by: intrptr....Hi Mr. Oberg, what do you make of Gordon Coopers testimony involving his supposed encounter on a dry lake bed?
In here…
www.ufoevidence.org...
Further disclosures come from astronaut Gordon Cooper. When stationed as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, Cooper along with several other airmen witnessed a UFO land in a nearby lake bed. The incident was filmed on a movie camera and the facts reported to the proper authorities. When the film was developed Cooper was ordered to send it to Washington, and that according to him was the last that he saw of it.
There's a whole section on the page I linked to, about the Cooper stories.
I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about the material.
Why Did ‘Gordo’ Tell UFO Stories?
Jim Oberg // June 6, 2008
A plausible hypothesis might be that he enjoyed visiting UFO conventions and talk shows, and liked the reception his stories got.
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His earlier comments, in the 1970s, were much more cautious and well- worded. That was when, for example, he'd only 'heard' about the Edwards AFB case but "saw nothing first hand" (taped interview with OMNI, 1978). Later, of course, in his narratives he had became the 'boss' of the camera team and had personally viewed their films, and later still, internet versions appeared claiming he had actually been on the scene himself. But that was fairly standard narrative embellishment.
originally posted by: intrptr....
"Maybe he embellished for attention" is a bit reaching, if you don't mind me saying so?
originally posted by: JimOberg
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
You can either listen to what he actually says, or you can believe what people wish he'd said, or what some guy down the pub thinks he heard someone say he'd said.
He did not see any kind of alien spacecraft, nor has he ever said that he did.
And if you say different to his face, he'll punch you in the nose.