\n| \n April 26, 2008<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nUFO Alert: FAA Silences Air Traffic
Controllers and Hoax Theory has Problems<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Bill Knell<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nOn
\nMonday, April 21, 2008, odd red lights appeared in the sky over
\nPhoenix, Arizona. Video and photos were taken and Air Traffic
\nControllers in the main tower at Sky Harbor International Airport saw
\nthem. The FFA says that the lights did not appear on radar and weren’t
\na threat to any air traffic, so no action was taken. However, the FAA
\nhas issued a statement saying that they will not allow the Air Traffic
\nControllers to talk about what they saw.<\/span><\/p>\nAccording
\nto regional FAA Spokesperson Ian Gregor, it’s against agency policy to
\nallow the ATCs to discuss what they saw. The Phoenix New Times reported
\nthe story about the silencing of the Sky Harbor Air Traffic
\nControllers. They have already filed an official request to receive any
\ndocuments or recordings that contain statements about the lights by the
\nATCs.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen
\nasked what the FAA plans to do about the appearance of the lights in
\nthe sky over Phoenix on Monday night, FAA Spokesperson Ian Gregor said,
\n"There is nothing to investigate." This is in direct opposition to the
\nFAA policy to investigate anything and everything strange that might be
\nreported in the sky over the USA. That policy has been in place since
\nthe terrorist attacks of 9\/11\/01.<\/span><\/p>\nJust
\na day after the lights were spotted, the Arizona Republic newspaper
\nreported that Phoenix resident Lino Mailo claimed his neighbor launched
\nseveral helium balloons with flares on them. Lilo says the balloons
\nwent up in the sky from his neighbor’s yard around 8pm on Monday night.
\nA Phoenix Police Helicopter Pilot also says that he saw what he
\nbelieved were helium balloons with flares hanging from them. Despite
\nthese claims, there are some problems with the helium balloons
\nexplanation.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter
\nhearing the hoax story, I contacted a friend who lives in Phoenix. He
\nagreed to try and reach Mailo or his neighbor. Since the article came
\nout on Tuesday, attempts to contact Lino Mailo have failed. He does not
\nanswer his door and his neighbor wasn’t home when my friend stopped by
\non two occasions. In fact, people living two houses down from Mailo say
\nthat they know Lino’s next store neighbor and he was not home on Monday
\nnight. They claim they were out in their own backyard that evening and
\nwould have seen balloons with flares being launched. They also agreed
\nto ask him about the flare story when they next see or speak with him.<\/span><\/p>\nBy
\ncontrast, a number of witnesses have come forward to say that jets took
\noff from Luke Air Force Base on Monday night. Luke still claims they
\nhad no aircraft in the sky that evening. Further, I asked Kelly Atwood,
\na professional photographic software expert, to take a look at the
\nvideo and photos from 4\/21\/08 lights event. She has extensive
\nexperience examining UFO photos for legitimacy and has been able to
\nidentify many hoaxes involving balloons, dry cleaning bags and flares.<\/span><\/p>\nKelly
\nsays that the lights were too bright and the wrong color to be flares.
\nShe also states that the video does not show the normal affect that
\nflares exhibit as they burn. Instead, the lights resemble objects that
\nwould have been much larger with a steady source of illumination. Kelly
\nlives in phoenix, but was working on Monday night and didn’t see the
\nlights.<\/span><\/p>\nApart
\nfrom the holes in the hoax story, the FAA issues and Luke Air Force
\nBase denials that jets were in the air when residents living near Luke
\nsay jets taking off, there are other things that point to the fact that
\nstrange lights have been back over Phoenix for some time. All told,
\nthere have been hundreds of reports about strange lights and
\nunidentified objects in the Phoenix area since the original March 13,
\n1997 infamous ‘Phoenix Lights’ event. Many of the reports include
\nphotos, video, and come from credible witnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAuthors Website: http:\/\/www.ufoguy.com<\/p>\n Authors Bio: Bill Knell is a popular Speaker, Author and Consultant
\nwith eclectic interests. Best known for his Paranormal Research and
\nSeminars, Bill also excels in the area of personal, business and
\nfinancial advice and management. Featured in the Wall Street Journal,
\nOmni, the L.A. Times, Toronto Star and NY Times; seen on CNN, NBC
\nNightly News, Fox Television and many Cable Networks; heard on Mancow,
\nBob and Tom and Howard Stern; consultant to films like Independence
\nDay, Men in Black, the Fifth Element and World of the Worlds.
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