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The Kimball, Emenegger, Bennewitz, and Howe affairs were just the beginning of excursions into the world of UFO ephemera by federal employees. In the 1990’s the feds seemed determined to insert their agenda into the nascent internet, where UFOlogists were now trading “evidence” around the world at lightening speed. Their newest civilian contact became a soft-spoken computer analyst who was determined to use the new technology to get to “the www.realityuncovered.net...
Is there any sinister intent in this is the question?
originally posted by: The GUT
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
The "evidence" Lou Elizondo claims to have seen is a single report he found in a classified records system before he retired. That report was created as a joke, and Lou thought it was genuine reporting.
Also keep in mind that his position in the U.S. DoD's Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP) had nothing to do with the study of so-called alien technology. It was focused on what our adversaries were cooking up and how we could detect, identify, and counter the threats. Nothing more.
Lou and his pals are seeing dollar signs. They're charging $$ for speaking engagements and selling hats and tee shirts. They will make a lot of money before this blows over.
That is the truth.
Also can you elaborate on the "joke report" that you say Elizondo tee'd off on? Thanks!!
originally posted by: Paddyofurniture
originally posted by: Hyperboles
a reply to: Paddyofurniture
The pilot of the aircraft is the ultimate decision maker. If low on fuel the pilot has the authority to disregard the female or male controller
Thank you. I figured that the case.
Though As with anything at the level of complexity of military aerial platforms running real life operations I’m sure there can be a number protocols in place ( percentage of fuel left vs distance back to carrier vs weather conditions etc.) the report doesn’t go into more detail of what the female controller responded when the pilot stated the issue of low fuel other than they were being directed to continue.
My hopes are the AATIP asked these types of questions in their reporting. Like, in-depth questioning of this specific topic. I’m just a mook off the street but I would pursue a line of questioning like
1) How specifically did the female controller respond when you replied to her that low fuel issues were an issue?
2) at that point before you were re-vectored how long before you had to return to the carrier safely?
3) what exact level of fuel did you need to return safely? Did you encroach / exceed those safety fuel levels
4) why does an unidentified controller from an entirely different operation have authority to have you drop what you are doing and re-vector to an unknown operation?
5) obviously the controller her self likely didn’t have the ultimate authority. The ranking officer (whom ever that was) that was standing next to her directing her to direct the pilots had the ultimate authority. Do you know who that was? Did the controller refer to that ranking officer? What / whom made you “nervous” about this re-vectoring as he stated - do you have educated opinion as to whom was really directing this re-vectoring and investigation op?
Obviously difficult questions that likely a Commanding Navy pilot wouldn’t want to answer and even in asking the questions may just shut down and stop the inquiry/ reporting. But hopefully the AATIP and Elizondo felt comfortable in their support by Reid and Co. to ask the hard questions without repercussions
You know very well it's more than shake oil.
originally posted by: cosmania
PaddyO,
These are great questions and the level of research here is great. Allow me to give my perspective on this.
***disclaimer*** I wasn't there, but I have a few hours of Navy flight time and have worked with CV controllers, small boy controllers and Joint Controllers.
1) In this case, after the Aircrew informs the controller that they are tight on gas, I would expect something along the lines of "Roger that, I know you're tight on gas, go do this." In most cases, when vectored to something in that situation, the aircrew might ask for some considerations to help them, like getting some gas airborne, or gettting priority landing (I've had both).
2) This is likely just their recovery time which usually has about 15 minutes of slop in it.
3) It's possible to go low, but when you're heading back, you need to tell the ship that. They will either land you first, or get some fuel airborne.
4) This is the important question. When airborne, the controller is essentially the voice of God. Sometimes the controller can be an E2 or an AWACS or a Ground controller, but because of the situation of the aircraft, they can't aggregrate all the battlespace intel that available. The controller can get info from internal Intel networks, ELINT from other assets, intel from other aircraft, etc. Whenever I've been retasked airborne, the aircrew has questions, but usually not the total info. In general, if the controller has told you to get retasked, it did NOT come from the controller, it typically would come from someone fairly high up. I'm guessing at least an O-5, likely higher.
5) This info would only come after you've landed and have debriefed in CVIC. Perhaps even somewhere else with someone else. In most cases, the information about the battlespace goes through your own squadron Intel officer, who gets everything relayed to them. But the squadron intel officer is not usually very high ranking, maybe an O-3, so I'm guessing that CDR Fravor went to the Carrier Intel Officer to understand what happened. This person is typically an O-5. So, while airborne, the aircrew know that someone who is responsible for a lot of assets, has just revectored you. The biggest responsibility that the aircrew have is to relay whatever info they gather, and the constantly update the controller about their fuel state/aircraft state.
It happens rarely, but the idea of being on "government time" was a real world topic that we briefed. It doesn't occur often, and is kind of a throw back to when pilots would dive bomb, but the idea is as follows: When you are in a certain situation, being ordered/directed to an objective, there are times when your safety takes a lower priority than mission accomplishment. When A-6 pilots would roll in to drop their bombs, after travelling hundreds of miles, even if they were being shot at, they had to track that target and deploy their bombs, even if they were getting all torn up. That's "government time."
On rare occasions, you get the controllers telling you to do something and there might be pauses in the radio transmissions or a certain tone by the controller, and you know that you are approaching government time.
Just my 2 cents.
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: Rosinitiate
You know very well it's more than shake oil.
Yeah, I do.
These clowns, though. What they're burbling on about in public serves not the cause of truth.
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
a reply to: Kevin2024
"Then no mater what, we can only disbelieve anything inconvenient that actually leaked."
Not necessarily (ref: the Snowden case)
originally posted by: Kevin2024
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
a reply to: Kevin2024
"Then no mater what, we can only disbelieve anything inconvenient that actually leaked."
Not necessarily (ref: the Snowden case)
That was the obvious response of course.
One example.
originally posted by: The GUT
originally posted by: mirageman
a reply to: The GUT
Hey GUT or TheTruthRocks
Do we know if Elizondo or Mellon still hold their top secret clearances with the DoD?
Great question that would be purty durn illuminating if they do. Puthoff I wonder about too.
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
originally posted by: Kevin2024
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
a reply to: Kevin2024
"Then no mater what, we can only disbelieve anything inconvenient that actually leaked."
Not necessarily (ref: the Snowden case)
That was the obvious response of course.
One example.
Snowden. Another Psyop.
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: Rosinitiate
You know very well it's more than shake oil.
Yeah, I do.
These clowns, though. What they're burbling on about in public serves not the cause of truth.
originally posted by: Kevin2024
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
originally posted by: Kevin2024
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
a reply to: Kevin2024
"Then no mater what, we can only disbelieve anything inconvenient that actually leaked."
Not necessarily (ref: the Snowden case)
That was the obvious response of course.
One example.
Snowden. Another Psyop.
Explain your thinking please.