Info-ParaNet Newsletters December 13th 1990

  

                Info-ParaNet Newsletters   Volume I  Number 338

 

                          Thursday, December 13th 1990

 

Today's Topics:

 

                    Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit - Part 4

                    Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit - Part 5

                     Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit Part 6

                   Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit Conclusion

                                 Phenom 12-7-90

                             Prof. Jean-Pierre Petit

                             Phoenix Skeptics cont.

                     Re: Omni Magazine - Special Ufo Edition

                             Prof. Jean-pierre Petit

                      Re: Omni Magazine - Special UFO issue

                                     ParaNet

                           Re: Prof. Jean-Pierre Petit

                      Re: Omni Magazine - Special Ufo Issue


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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit - Part 4

Date: 10 Dec 90 20:47:00 GMT


>>>Petit Interview - Part 4 Cont.<<<


A:    France has been the scene of a disinformation campaign

which has lasted for 13 years under the name GEPAN.


Q:  We found enough documents and testimony in your book  to

support this opinion.  You show very well that GEPAN

functioned exactly like the famous Condon Commission created

in the USA at the end of the 1960s, and whose only aim was

to misdirect American public opinion on the UFO reports.


A:   By combining the activities of GEPAN with the low level

of communications from those in France who call themselves

"ufologists" (a term that does not say much) one has


created  an  absolutely  total lack of interest in the media

and in particular in the  research  community, toward  UFOs:

This explains the lack of attention to the Belgian wave here

in France.  Was the Belgian wave of sightings so

exceptional?  Since November 29, 1989 there have  been  tens

of  thousands of sightings, of which nearly 1,000 were close

observations from distances of around 200 meters which  have

been the object of inquiries by the Belgian National Police.

On  just  the night of November 29, 1989 between 5:30 pm and

9:00 pm, 30 different groups of witnesses  (Including  three

police  patrols and customs officials) observed the same two

objects.  These witnesses were located within a  rectangular

area  about  25  km  by 15 km, between Liege and Eupen.  The

similarity in their testimony allowed us to reconstruct  the

trajectory  of  the  UFO.  An interesting detail: they all

reported very slow movement.  A witness gave this precise

description:  "I  could  have followed it by walking."  In

particular, the object was seen in daylight at close range

by a Belgian soldier working in the weather service who saw

the object doing a leisurely turn over the  village  square.

We  also  number  among the witnesses a Major in the Belgian

Army and a theoretical physicist, Professor Brenig, who is a

colleague of Professor Prigogine.


Q:  Where could those extraterrestrial vehicles come from?

A voyage over hundreds of light years seems inconceivable.


A:    In  the  vision  of  the  universe  based on classical

physics, this objection is a very serious one.  But  how  is

the universe constructed?  What geometry does it have?

Given the classical view, we live in a  hyperspace  of  four

dimensions.  In 1967 the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov

suggested that there is no "a" universe, but rather two

universes coexisting.  Which is to say, one universe

consisting of ordinary matter, and another consisting of

anti-matter.  This twin version is for me the first step

toward a theory permitting us to imagine moving through

great distances in the cosmos.  One way to visualize the

twin universes is to think of a cloth and its lining.  The

second  step  consists  of imagining that the twin universes

can somehow communicate with each other.  I  am  doing  some

theoretical  work  in  order to develop a mathematical model

for the transfer  of  matter  through  hyperspace  from  one

universe to another universe.


Q:    You  mean  to  say that a "hyperspatial" vehicle could

suddenly and  brutally  find  itself  transferred  with  its

passengers to another part of the universe?


A:  More precisely, it could be an exchange between the same

equivalent volumes of space, one belonging to the "cloth"

and the other to its "lining."  For a witness, this would be

perceived  as a rough dematerialization.  The machine would

make its trip through this twin space from its planet

arriving at a place in the proximity of Earth.


Q:    But  to make this trip, won't there always be an equal

number of light years of distance to travel?


A:  Yes, if the "cloth and the lining" always  behaved  very

nicely, superimposing one upon the other with perfect

smoothness.  But this can't always be the case in  practice.

In order to try to make some very abstract mathematical

ideas simple, what we in the technical jargon call

"fluctuation  of gauge," I will continue to use the image of

the cloth and Its lining.  The American Cosmologist  Misner

has  considered  the case of a very turbulent cosmic fabric,

both folded upon itself and creased.  From time to time  the

cloth will be perfectly flat, but the lining creased or

puckered.  In such an instance, the distance from  one  part

of  the  twin  universe  to  the  other  will be drastically

shortened, making a voyage realistically short.  Another

situation  could  arise in which the voyage would be

lengthened by a factor of 10 or 100 or 1,000, making  the

voyage even less practical than it is now.


Q:    So  it  is this phenomenon that explains the otherwise

incomprehensible wave of UFOs? They would take advantage  of

the moment when the trip would be the shortest?


A:   By my way of thinking, the UFO waves would be tied to a

"turbulence in the gauge" of the universe.  The voyage would

only be possible when the "meteocosmic" conditions are good.

The  visitors  would  have  limited time to make their

investigation on our planet and would have to reembark

precipitously in order to avoid the closing of the hole

in  hyperspace, otherwise  they would be stuck here on Earth

for a period of time that could be very long.  This  way  of

creasing  the  cloth of space like the folds of an accordion

would not necessarily be  isotropic, and  I  strongly  doubt

that  it is:  when the lining is creased in one direction or

plane, the cloth is stretched in  the  perpendicular  plane.

Different   types   of  extraterrestrials  originating  from

planets in different locations in  the  heavens  would  thus

manage  to live and operate without ever meeting each other,

at least until they meet  on  the  Earth.  It  is  quite  an

amusing  idea  that  the  Earth  might  be used as a sort of

cosmic mailbox by extraterrestrial entities, who would  find

this as the means to communicate with each other!


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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit - Part 5

Date: 10 Dec 90 20:48:00 GMT


>>>>Petit Interview - Part 5 Continued<<<<


Q:    How  do  you  explain  the lack of contact between the

visiting extraterrestrials and us?


A:    When  two  civilizations  that  are   very   different

culturally and technologically meet, history teaches us that

with  rare  exceptions  (such  as  Japan)  the more advanced

literally dissolves the other.  The introduction of exterior

knowledge is comparable to a viral attack.  In the  majority

of  cases, this  parasitic  information totally disorganizes

the infected social body, which dies.


Q:   From the point of view of the alien visitors, this lack

of contact with us may be due to their behavior as concerned

ethnologists  who  wish  to  avoid  destroying the object of

their studies.  But in your book you insist that there Is  a

phenomenon  shared  by the majority of terrestrial that you

call the "Immunological reflex."


A: Yes.  It is a rejection, pure and simple.  There are  two

possible  ways  to  react  when we receive information which

challenges our most deeply held values. The first is  simply

to   reject.  We  say  to  ourselves:  It  is  wrong, it is

impossible.  The   second   evasion   Is   very   subtle. We

"folklorize"    the    dissonant    Information.  And   this

folklorization can be accomplished In two ways.  One way  is

to treat the subject with humor or ridicule, and it leads to

themes  such as ET (the movie) or "Little green men," (which

have never been reported  by  witnesses).  The  other  takes

life in a more dramatic way, such as the movie "The Creature

from Outer Space," or television series like The Invaders.n

The  "immunologic reaction" of scientists is negation of the

phenomenon, pure and simple.


Q:  Have you thought of a scenario depicting the  result  of

direct contact between us and extraterrestrials?


A:    Let's  imagine  that  one  of  these famous triangular

machines that was seen in 90% of the cases In Belgium  lands

in a field.  What is going to happen?  The owner of the farm

will  call  the  police.  Then  the  police  will  call  the

military.  They will send observers, who will report to  the

government.  As  a  simple precautionary measure, the police

will cordon off the area in a radius of 100 meters.  In  the

hours  that  follow, curious  members  of  the  public  will

arrive, crating  a  fantastic   traffic   jam.  Within   the

government,-there  is  a crisis meeting of the Cabinet.  The

members of the Cabinet hesitate, being unsure of what course

of action  to  take.  If  the  machine  finally  takes  off,

everything  returns to normal order.  But If It stays there,

who, exactly, must establish contact, and  how?  Would  that

be  the concern of the Ministry for National Defense, or the

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, or the Tourist Office, or  all

three  simultaneously?  While  these  grave  discussions are

taking  place  In  the  halls  of  government, thousands  of

journalists   have   set  up  camp  In  the  acres  of  land

surrounding the landing site.  Along the security perimeter,

cameramen are elbow to elbow trying to catch  the  scoop  of

the  Century.  On all the Little access roads the columns of

the curious cross each other on the way to the new center of

pilgrimage.  In the opposite direction you can  see  a  true

Exodus, with  multitudes  fleeing.  Uncontrolled rumors race

through  the  planet  in  every   direction, Like   electric

discharges.  The  area  of  the  landing site Is filled with

entrepreneurs and hucksters, seeking to make a  profit  from

the   situation.  The  Vatican organizes a colloquium to

determine  if Christ  died  for the aliens, too.  Little by

little the knowledge of the alien presence filters into  the

public  consciousness  and  produces  a  nationwide state of

shock.  People leave  their  work.  The  professor  and  his

students  question  each  other.  The  astronomers  ask  one

another If it is still worth the trouble to look Into  their

telescopes.  The stock market goes crazy.


Q:    It  is  truly  a  catastrophic  scenario  that you are

proposing.


A:  I simply wanted  to  make  you  realize  the  incredible

impact  that  this  alien presence would provoke even before

contact had taken place.  Our society  Is  not  prepared  to

meet  face  to  face with such an event, and this applies to

every country, not just France.  And the thick silence  that

officialdom  has  maintained has not made the situation more

tolerable. What Is actually happening on  this  planet?  Our

societies   doubt  more  and  more  the  validity  of  their

political systems  and  ideologies.  One  feels  that  whole

populations  are  ready to throw themselves toward the first

"savior," the first demagogue, who appears on the scene.


Q:  Listening to you, it would seem more in the interest  of

public order if this contact could be avoided.


A:   In fact, the event in Belgium is a contact.  Everything

happened as if the machine that was intercepted on the night

of  March  30-31, 1990  had  patiently  waited, openly   and

deliberately, for  the  radar  to have locked on. This  real

event, which  is  very  difficult  to   contest, marks   the

transition from the hypothetical visitation by aliens to the

real  visitation. It  can  force  movement  within  both the

political and scientific  worlds, and  unblock  imaginations

and  unleash  creative new solutions.  And I am not speaking

merely of scientific and  technological aspects.  When  man

realizes  that  he Is not alone In the universe, this simple

fact  will be sufficient motivation to create  philosophical

and ethical  ideas  without  precedent  in our Intellectual

history.


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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit Part 6

Date: 10 Dec 90 20:49:00 GMT


>>>>>Petit Interview Part 6 Cont<<<<<


Q:  As one who is  firmly  convinced  of the  existence  of

extraterrestrial  civilizations, you  must  be thrilled by a

project  such  as  SETI  (Search   for   Extra   Terrestrial

Intelligence), whose  aim  It  is  to communicate with other

worlds.


A-  The SETI program consists of trying to receive with  the

help  of  antennas  radio  signals  sent  by other planetary

civilizations.  So It turns out to be necessary to paint the

antenna at the source of the signals, but by  definition  we

don't  know  the  source  or location.  As of now, about 200

stars have been listened  to  In  this  way.  Na  luck.  The

members  of a radio astronomy symposium that met recently in

the Alps  calculated  that  for  us  to have  a  chance   f

intercepting  one  signal  we would be required to listen to

200,000 stars.  This would require a  network  of  listening

devices  so  large  that the cost would be astronomical  The

problem is that the radio waves move at the speed of  Light

When  we consider the vast distance across space, this is an

extremely slow speed.  And incidentally, if we are  ever  to

intercept  a  message, the  signal would have to be directed

very precisely toward us.  The fact is, Our antennas are not

able to detect signals sent from  a  simple  omnidirectional

antenna tens of light years distant, such as for example the

transmitters  for the French radio stations.  All this makes

the issue of a project such as SETI extremely problematical

it is highly probable that  the  program, now  called  "Mega

SETi," will end up as a failure.  But on the other hand  the

scientists  are  violently  hostile  to any appropriation of

money to benefit research on UFOs, a subject which  they  do

not  consider  serious.  Yet  the  research  done on the UFO

problem  has  already  borne  fruit  --  contrary   to   the

experience with SETi.  This is certainly a paradox


Q:    The  Belgian  wave  of sightings is over, and we can't

predict either when or where the next wave  will  occur   So

how, according to you, should UFO research be organized?


A:    Obviously, there  is  long term work to undertake.  We

will use the Mhd model to make concrete  experimental  tests

of  the  ideas of the theoreticians.  On the other hand  the

UFO phenomenon forces us to place into question all  of  our

ideas  about the universe, and even physics itself   it is a

fantastic  "thought  experiment,"  a   true   challenge   to

research, and it will be necessary to create within the CNRS

a  UFO  study  group  consisting  of high level researchers

mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biochemists,

psychologists, sociologists and  so  forth.  in  conjunction

with that, we will need to build a real UFO "trap," not only

to  capture  one, but to gather the knowledge that will leak

out.  The methodology in Belgium  consisted  of  filling  an

airplane  with  every sort of apparatus, and having it ready

to take off to study  the  UFO.  This  happened  during  the

sightings On the Easter weekend, but, unfortunately, the UFO

failed  to  cooperate and join the meeting.  But this method

should be systematically carried out throughout the world.


Q:  Aren't you interested in the marks found on  the  ground

at the site of alleged landings?


A:   Yes, of course!  During the last 35 years some private,

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non-profit groups,  to whom we must give  recognition, have

with  pitifully meager means and in a totally honest manner

gathered a minimal collection of information about landings.

For these people the creation of GEPAN had been  an  immense

hope, but they were quickly disappointed.


     Within  CNRS  there  should be created a quick response

team to investigate landing traces using all known means of

analysis, physical  or  biochemical, and  to  simultaneously

mobilize psychologists specializing in the interrogation  of

witnesses.


     We  know  of  only one case of ground traces  connected

with the close range observation of a UFO landing, which has

been subjected to serious study: the case in Trans en

Provence, thanks to the work of Professor Bounias of INRA

who incidentally has never been particularly  interested  in

the   UFO   phenomenon.  This   quite complete study  has

demonstrated  the  existence  of traumatization of the

vegetation, remarkably  well correlated with the distance of

the traces from the point of the landing.  The cause of the

trauma remains unknown to this day.  This type of study

should have been carried out long ago.  Other than

biochemistry, there  exist  various  other means of physical

analysis which should be done  systematically. An analysis

with  magnetic  nuclear resonance, for example  would permit

us to know the nature of the magnetic field which irradiated

the ground.  The problem is simple:  do we or do we not want

to discover the key to the mystery of the UFOs?


     The cost of the creation and maintenance of a team of

persons  capable  of  responding  to  all reports of alleged

landing spots would be relatively modest  in  comparison to

the  general research budget.  Especially if this team could

be reinforced by a volunteer network of ufologists.  These

volunteers  could  receive  special  training and work in

cooperation  with the police to perform preliminary

investigation to screen out the false reports.  If we would

trust those people with a minimum of equipment, they  could

take  measures to preserve and protect the site prior to the

arrival  of  the  researchers, and   could   also   make   a

preliminary written report.


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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Interview with Jean-Pierre Petit Conclusion

Date: 10 Dec 90 20:49:00 GMT


>>>>>>>Petit Interview Conclusion<<<<<<


Q:   In  actuality, it  appears that we are waiting for the

scientific community to mobilize?


A:  In this case, one researcher has  learned  very  quickly

the importance of the problem.  He is Andrei Sakharov   This

is how he ended his Nobel Prize acceptance speech:


     "Thousands of years ago, the human tribe suffered great

privations in its struggle for life.  Even then it was not

only important to know how to handle a club, but also to

have the ability to think intelligently, to take into


consideration the collective  knowledge and experience

hoarded by the tribe, and to develop the basis of

cooperation with other tribes. Today, the human race must

confront an analogous ordeal.  Several other civilizations

could exist in the infinity of space, among which might be

societies more established and wise and more 'accomplished'

than ours. I support a cosmological hypothesis in Which the

development of the universe repeats itself over and over,

infinitely, but following certain essential characteristics.

These other alien civilizations, some of whom are 'highly

accomplished, ' are inscribed an infinite number of times on

the pages 'preceding' and 'following' us in the Book of the

Universe."  This was written in 1975.

                             END


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From: Jim.Speiser@f37.n114.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim Speiser)

Subject: Phenom 12-7-90

Date: 11 Dec 90 03:08:00 GMT



 > Greetings fellow observers!  What was it that the early morning crowd

 > saw this morning at 0552 hrs near Plymouth, Michigan?  One eyewitness

 > reported to a local allnews radio station, that he saw a bluish-green

 > oval shaped object, emitting sparks(?) and in a crash-like trajectory.

 > He said he thought at first that it might have been a helicopter

 > crashing, but said the shape (or something) changed his mind.  Sounded

 > pretty shook up. Later I saw a ten second sound bite on CH7 which did

 > not elaborate.  No news re: any debris or ground indentations.

 >  Anyone hear anything?


I have a very sketchy report that it was an unexpected Russian rocket 

re-entry.


Jim


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From: Jim.Speiser@f37.n114.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim Speiser)

Subject: Prof. Jean-Pierre Petit

Date: 11 Dec 90 03:13:00 GMT



 > I have just uploaded PETIT.UFO to Alpha. I scanned the file into the

 > system, and I will be interested in comments. This could prove to be a

 > very significant addition to the data base. Petit is no lightweight

 > scientific type, the man carries a very heavy reputation in Europe.


I have just read the file, and IF what you say of his reputation is true, then 

it is a significant interview. However, I have some nagging doubts...it seems 

we've been this way before. For one thing, his science sounds rather....well, 

Lazarish, to coin a phrase. I mean, I have no science background, yet I found 

his concepts simple to understand...too simple. Simply suck the built-up air 

molecules through the craft, creating a vacuum in front of it, hence no sonic 

boom? That sounds like a schoolboy idea. Can anyone out there tell me if this 

concept has some validity? For another, he seemed to talk in absolutes a great 

deal more than I am comfortable hearing from a scientist. I will be interested 

in hearing others' comments on this file.


Jim


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From: Jim.Speiser@f37.n114.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim Speiser)

Subject: Phoenix Skeptics cont.

Date: 11 Dec 90 03:17:00 GMT



 > Just as an aside, just what do these folks think all this is?


They are now willing to admit that they don't know, but since its very 

unlikely that it is ETs, they don't think its anything to worry themselves 

about. I know, I know, but that's almost word for word what one of them told 

me. 


 > I do not

 > recall anyone being completely dogmatic that these things are ET, but

 > how can they refute that these objects are still flying about,

 > apparently immune to current state of the art Military aircraft?


They don't refute it. They just don't care. (And there is a subliminal message 

that they don't care because they know someday Phil Klass will explain it 

all.)


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From: Scott.Savage@f37.n114.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Scott Savage)

Subject: Re: Omni Magazine - Special Ufo Edition

Date: 11 Dec 90 03:56:00 GMT


Paul,

  

  I've got an original article on the EFF deal.  The book was (is) a 

supplement to a cyberpunk role-playing game.  The author credits a 

group of hackers with supplying information, sort of the way an 

attorney will use an expert witness.  The investigation was pretty 

ghastly - the guy lost major amounts of equipment as well as the drafts 

of his manuscript - all on speculation.

  

  If you want, I can dig up the article and forward it to you.  OMNI 

didn't do much justice to the case.

  

--Scott

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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Prof. Jean-pierre Petit

Date: 11 Dec 90 05:59:00 GMT



 > Simply suck the built-up air molecules through the

 > craft, creating a vacuum in front of it, hence no

 > sonic boom? That sounds like a schoolboy idea. Can

 > anyone out there tell me if this concept has some

 > validity? For another, he seemed to talk in absolutes

 > a great deal more than I am comfortable hearing from a

 > scientist. I will be interested in hearing others'

 > comments on this file.


I talked with Roger Black voice tonight.  He has not read 

the file yet, but he states that this idea has been around 

for a while now.  It seems to be viable.  Anyway, let's see 

what else comes through.


Mike


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From: conncoll.bitnet!gateh@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM

Subject: Re: Omni Magazine - Special UFO issue

Date: 11 Dec 90 16:54:22 GMT


From: gateh@conncoll.bitnet


Mike Corbin writes:


+ Thank you for the update, Mike.  I purchased a copy of it, and was not

+ too impressed with the superficial nature of the coverage.  What does

+ others think about it?


I borrowed it from a friend, mainly to see the crop circle photos, which

indeed were interesting.  I thought the accompanying article was relatively

unbiased, but still in keeping with the magazine's current penchant for

'Lite'(tm) journalism.  Some of the other things I read were pretty silly;

my reading pleasure was consummated by the thoroughly incredible 'Are you an

alien?'  questionnaire.  Why _The Weekly World News_ hasn't picked up on

this I can't imagine.  It truly saddens me to see this type of thing in what

was once a very good periodical - I was a charter subscriber way back when,

and the first several years were solid and thought-provoking.  Then, I don't

know what happened...


Paul Faeder writes:


+  The other interesting and thought provoking and slightly frightening article

+ was about the Electronic Frontier Foundation. For those that haven't read the

+ article, the US Secret Service suspected a computer software games

+ manufacturer of producing a game that was 'a handbook for computer crime'

+ (supposedly said by one of the agents). They proceeded to confiscate

+ computers and software. All of this is based on suspicion. The frightening

+ part is in wondering how far the Govt. can go with this; not only in this

+ incident but what about computer networks and BBS's?


I didn't see this article, however I have read about this elsewhere.  I have

a copy of an excellent article by John Perry Barlow published in _The Whole

Earth Review_ which deals with government involvement in 'cyberspace' (aka

'the nets') in general and this case in particular.  I have attempted to

send a copy to Paul, but it bounced as it was too large.  If appropriate,

perhaps it should be posted in several parts for upload so as to be easy on

the nets (moderator?).


Cheers!  - Gregg


Gregg TeHennepe       | SysAdm, Academic Computing          | Yes, but this

gateh@conncoll.bitnet | Connecticut College, New London, CT | one goes to 11...





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From: Don.Ecker@f22.n30163.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Ecker)

Subject: ParaNet

Date: 11 Dec 90 01:36:00 GMT



 > My thanks to Don Ecker who has demonstrated his dedication

 > to ParaNet by uploading the first text file scanned with a

 > Scanman Optical Scanner and using OCR software.  This


Mike, you are welcome!


 > Don will be scanning a lot of text files in the future for

 > ParaNet.


Mike, does this mean I have a new job??   <Grin>



Don


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From: Jim.Delton@f37.n114.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim Delton)

Subject: Re: Prof. Jean-Pierre Petit

Date: 12 Dec 90 04:43:00 GMT


I had the same feeling when reading Petit's suggestion on sucking up 

the air molecules.  For one thing, it's hardly a new idea.  I think it 

was first suggested back in the fifties that one way around a sonic 

boom and surface heating was to make the surface of the wing porous 

enough that the air could be sucked thru it.  Problem is that you have 

to suck one heckof a lot of air into the wing and then what do you do 

with it???  It has to go out somewhere.   IF the ET's have a way to 

avoid sonic booms I would think it would be a little more esoteric then 

egg sucking wings.

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From: mcorbin@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)

Subject: Re: Omni Magazine - Special Ufo Issue

Date: 11 Dec 90 08:41:00 GMT



 > From: gateh@conncoll.bitnet


You can send it to our site: cyrill@scicom.alphacdc.com

                             ^^^^^^ (I changed this to me (Cyro) so if it needs)

                              (splitting, I can do so. -Cyro)


Cyro will know what to do with it.


Thank you.


Mike


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