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                           A TRUE GHOST STORY (New Version; Read and Go to Sleep)

                                         by Richard DePersio with Citizen Journalist

Original Version: Mon, May 2, 2011 12:00 am

This is being composed at the bewitching hour by Topper and Harvey while bin laden without 71

virgins is in Hades: Strange occurrences were reported in the Old West (1840-1917), including, Hairy

Man (1840) later known as Big Foot say some; Thunderbird - a rash of sighting in numerous cities

(1877**); various towns report fish, pebbles, small pieces of wood, frogs falling from the sky (1873);

(1901) long and short light pulses and radio emissions from Mars detected. Later: (Fall '44,

May, '45) WW2, pilots report seeing Foo Fighters***.  Why mostly seen by hicks and drunkards, plus

, us bringing info of nature different. Where was Citizen Journalist between 1840 and 1917?

*A True Ghost Story sponsored by CJCS Comsats and your friends: the Roswell Grays).

 (Don't read the rest until the morning)

 **First encountered by Europeans on cave walls near mid-Mississippi in 1673; reports of Thunderbirds

by Indians go back 500 years: 7' to 9' long with wingspans of 10' to 20'; most tribes described them as

 harmless but a few as man-eaters. Many whities reported seeing them in Alaska, Illinois and Texas

during the '70s: peak '77. Interestingly enough, none captured dead  or alive. Reminiscent of Big Foot:

where's the beef - dead bodies (don't they die) or children (they should be extinct) or hair or pee or

crap for analysis. 'Photographic Evidence' indicates that Thunderbirds are Birds of Prey such as vultures

 and Condors; crypto-zoologists disagree. Pardon my scientific approach to these things.

 

Three resurrected stories in '80 from the '40s would now mark the beginning of modern UFOs

and formed the backbone for UFO-ogy.The modern UFO story is traced back to 1947, when pilot Kenneth

 Arnold described seeing what looked-like a "saucer skimming across water"on the sky and Roswell

Incident a few weeks later; pilot chasing a UFO in early '48. Recent studies, though not 100% conclusive,

seem to indicate a problem with perspective in the case of the former and distorted memories of

eyewitness stories in  '80 when forgotten story 'brought back to light' after 33 years (how reliable could they

 be after the passage of so much time?) and became definitive case for UFO nuts along with pilot chaser case

 - these three resurrected cases became the backbone of UFO studies" having been resurrected after having

long  forgotten.The were benighted as marking the beginning of the modern UFO story.

It is difficult to judge size and distance of an object when other objects aren't around  to serve as a frame-

of-reference. Foo fighters (as pilots nicknamed them) were off the wing but they could not determine how

far from wing that they were. AS heretofore stated, three cases were resurrected in 80 to mark the

beginning of modern UF0 sightings. Foos not considered part of the package. There were many other

sightings in '50s and '60s.

***Likely Explanation: Ball Lightning or Nazi creations to disorientate U.S. and British pilots; or Flying

Saucers.

(Do you remember the Lays Potato Chip commercial: "I bet that you can't eat just one." ? We bet that you

can't read just one! Go ahead. Make a pig of yourself: read 3 or 5...Don't stop there: read 7 or more (and at

each web site). Do it for your friend Citizen Journalist as he worked hard on them!).

                                We're on CLOUD 9 or, Should we say: A COSMIC HIGH

                                               by R. DePersio with C. Journalist

As you know, we are major proponents of nuclear thermal propulsion (see lower stages at this venue) for

missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. It has been our horse (propulsion system) in the race. In February,

2012, the National Research Council made recommendations to NASA. It stated that NASA "must prioritize

over next 5 years if it's to achieve its ground-breaking, long-term priorities and goals.

      Nuclear thermal is Number 5 in Category A! We have encouraged nuclear fission to generate heat and

electricity for manned space flight - it comes in at 7. We have used the latter in unmanned probes launched

to the comets Nuclear thermal:  hydrogen gas heated by on-board fission chamber will be expelled through a

 nozzle (concentrating the hydrogen), thereby, exiting at high speed to create propulsion (we aren't talking

about thermonuclear). NASA will make it safe. Further, it wouldn't likely be first stage. It would likely be fired

in earth orbit   (add this to earth's velocity)  to enjoy maximum speed. Nuclear thermal stage aka earth-

transfer vehicle would be needed for return trip as well. Upon returning to earth, spacecraft would land likely

leaving stage in orbit for next mission. It would take one day to reach moon and 3 months to one year to

reach Mars (depending on trajectory chosen and funds allocated - shorter path costs more; traditional

chemical would take 1 1/2 to 3 and be far more costly) and Saturn - 6 to 9 years by chemical stage and 2 to

3 by nuclear thermal stage. Much green would be saved by having shorter missions. R & D will likely

find civilian applications.