UFOlogist
reports frequent sightings
Dear
Editor:
Since
March, I've received approximately eight unidentified
flying object (UFO) reports, four of which were the direct
result of projector-type lights being reflected off the
clouds at Sudbury Downs where the new casino is located.
But
the remaining four involve some pretty interesting observations:
May 6: Three Sudburians watched as a white light
moved from north to south then south to north before disappearing.
The
sighting lasted 90 minutes. One of the witnesses and a
friend had seen two previous sightings during late February-early
March in the Ramsey Lake area.
April 22 and May 7: A large triangular pattern
of three bright lights moving across the sky in a wide
curve is seen on two separate nights by members of the
same family, while they were stargazing with the aid of
a telescope.
June
27: An acting fire chief and a friend returning from
camp near Mattawa witnessed an unusual object moving above
the treeline, described as triangular in shape with a
curved or boomerang-shaped rear.
All
they saw was the underside of it where there was an array
of eight coloured lights, four of which formed a diamond-shaped
pattern near the front.
The
object was moving in a south-north direction and there
was absolutely no sound coming from it. The sighting lasted
between 10 and 15 seconds. It was around 10:20 p.m. that
night.
July 20: A Dowling resident reported that, at around
10:20 p.m., he saw a blue light that exploded within seconds
of being seen. Half a second later, a large, bright ball
of light appeared from nowhere and hung there for a few
seconds before vanishing.
On
a more serious note,
it has become more apparent to me that, despite having
a large number of acquaintances who are UFO eyewitnesses
themselves, there are still a lot of people who don't
know who I am, or how long I've been dealing with this
subject.
Because
of this, they are reluctant to report their sightings,
perhaps thinking that I'm just some delusional person
who just appeared out of nowhere overnight, doesn't know
what he's talking about, and won't believe what they are
reporting as UFOs.
Many
Sudburians are apparently not aware that, since 1991,
I've been interviewed 28 times by both local and provincial
media, including MCTV Today and TVO, and I've made an
appearance on the Camilla Scott Show.
I
might also remind them that, since 1974,
I've witnessed 16 sightings of my own.
Nor
are they aware that my name has been mentioned in American
publications more than once, both in print and on the
Internet.
I've
also been interviewed on Strange Days...Indeed!, a two-hour
UFO program which airs every Sunday, between 9 and 11
p.m. via the Internet and shortwave radio, and is hosted
by two of my colleagues in Toronto.
I
might also remind them that, since 1974, I've witnessed
16 sightings of my own, so I'm not as skeptical as some
people may have pegged me to be.
I
have been given the opportunity to co-host a live half-hour
program on UFOs, which airs evey second Friday, between
9:30 and 10 a.m., on CKLU.
I
suppose that I'm partly (if not entirely) responsible
for the public's apparent lack of awareness about me or
my research. But that's about to change.
I
plan to give many more lectures on the subject, presenting
information about UFOs and Flying Saucers that the public
isn't aware of.
The
cases mentioned earlier were discussed at my lecture at
the Sudbury Public Library yesterday.
For
more information about my lecture or newspaper research,
or if you wish to report a sighting, phone me at 670-2759
or e-mail me at ufoman@ican.net.
MICHEL
M. DESCHAMPS
Sudbury
