jak.themothmanprophecies- 第6节

　　
　　Jacks　told　me　several　times　that　the　air　force　did　not　have　any　kind　of　a　UFO　photo　file。　A　year　later；　however；　a　science　writer　named　Lloyd　Malian　was　given　over　one　hundred　pictures　from　that　nonexistent　file。　Jacks　also　informed　me　that　no　UFO　reports　were　stored　in　the　Pentagon。　They　were　all　at　Wright…Patterson　Air　Force　Base　in　Ohio。　I　didn't　visit　Wright…Patterson　but　Mort　Young　of　the　now…defunct　New　York　Journal…American　did。　I　asked　Mort　to　write　his　experience　for　this　book。
　　
　　〃Records　of　UFO　reports；　I　was　told　at　the　Pentagon；　are　all　kept　at　Wright…Patterson　Air　Force　Base　in　Dayton；　Ohio；〃　Mort　explains。
　　
　　So　I　went　to　Dayton。　There　I　was　told　that　UFO　reports　are　filed　at　the　Pentagon；　and　I　could　have　seen　them　in　Washington。　I　later　learned　that　not　only　are　UFO　reports　filed　at　the　Pentagon　and　at　Project　Blue　Book　headquarters　in　Dayton；　but　are　also　forwarded　to　at　least　two　other　addresses　where；　presumably；　they　are　also　filed。　One　might　hope　that　at　these　other　places；　the　files　are　in　better　order　than　at　Blue　Book；　where　individual　sightings　are　inplete。　Files　I　asked　for　were　either　handed　to　me　with　pages　missing；　entire　parts　missing；　or　the　file　itself　was　missing：　the　air　force　having　〃no　information〃　on　the　sighting　in　question。　Some　files　were　in　disreputable　state：　page　upon　page　jammed　into　brown　folders。　The　information　that　was　there　would　have　to　be　sorted　chronologically；　at　least；　before　one　could　sit　down；　read　it　through　and　e　out　the　wiser。　I　would　rather　try　to　explain　a　UFO　than　make　sense　out　of　an　air　force　UFO　report
　　
　　Some　of　the　allegations　of　the　UFO　believers　had　merit。　The　air　force　was　struggling　to　keep　the　issues　confused。　They　did　lie；　and　on　occasion　they　lied　outrageously；　to　reporters。　Photographs　sent　to　them　by　well…meaning　citizens　often　disappeared　forever　into　the　maw　at　Wright…Patterson。
　　
　　But　from　my　own　investigations　I　could　not　honestly　accuse　them　of　having　a　wing　of　Oriental　officers　whose　assignment　was　to　squelch　witnesses。　Other　writers　such　as　Lloyd　Malian　were　reaching　similar　conclusions。　By　1967；　Lieutenant　Colonel　Jacks　had　retired　and　been　replaced　by　Lt。　Col。　George　P。　Freeman。　Freeman　was　a　kinder；　more　tactful　soul　and　gave　our　reports　serious　consideration。　On　February　15；　1967；　a　confidential　letter　went　out　from　the　Pentagon　to　all　mands。
　　
　　Information　has　reached　headquarters　USAF　that　persons　claiming　to　represent　the　air　force　or　other　defense　establishments　have　contacted　citizens　who　have　sighted　unidentified　flying　objects。　In　one　reported　case；　an　individual　in　civilian　clothes；　who　represented　himself　as　a　member　of　NORAD；　demanded　and　received　photos　belonging　to　a　private　citizen。　In　another；　a　person　in　an　air　force　uniform　approached　local　police　and　other　citizens　who　had　sighted　a　UFO；　assembled　them　in　a　schoolroom　and　told　them　that　they　did　not　see　what　they　thought　they　saw　and　that　they　should　not　talk　to　anyone　about　the　sighting。　All　military　and　civilian　personnel　and　particularly　information　officers　and　UFO　investigating　officers　who　hear　of　such　reports　should　immediately　notify　their　local　OSI　＇Office　of　Special　Investigations＇　offices。　
　　
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　　Hewitt　T。　Wheless；　Lt。　Gen。　USAF　
　　Asst　Vice　Chief　of　Staff
　　
　　Project　Blue　Book　was　formally　shut　down　in　December　1969。　But　the　〃Men　in　Black〃　have　not　retired。　They　were　busy　again　in　the　wake　of　the　October　1973　UFO　wave。　And　in　January　1974　they　even　appeared　in　Sweden；　using　the　same　tactics　that　were　so　effective　here。　Even　the　gasoline　shortage　failed　to　deter　those　black　Cadillacs　from　their　mysterious　rounds。　
　　
　　
　　
　　　3　…　The　Flutter　of　Black　Wings
　　
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　　Another　kind　of　Man　in　Black　haunted　Brooklyn；　New　York；　in　1877…80。　He　had　wings　and　performed　aerial　acrobatics　over　the　heads　of　the　crowds　of　sunbathers　at　Coney　Island。　A　Mr。　W。　H。　Smith　first　reported　these　strange　flights　in　a　letter　to　the　New　York　Sun；　September　18；　1877。　The　creature　was　not　a　bird；　but　〃a　winged　human　form。〃
　　
　　This　flying　man　became　a　local　sensation　and；　according　to　the　New　York　Times；　September　12；　1880；　〃many　reputable　persons〃　saw　him　as　he　was　〃engaged　in　flying　toward　New　Jersey。〃　He　maneuvered　at　an　altitude　of　about　one　thousand　feet；　sporting　〃bat's　wings〃　and　making　swimming…like　movements。　Witnesses　claimed　to　have　seen　his　face　clearly。　He　〃wore　a　cruel　and　determined　expression。〃　The　entire　figure　was　black；　standing　out　sharply　against　the　clear　blue　sky。　Since　he　wasn't　towing　an　advertising　sign　behind　him；　and　since　the　primitive　gliders　of　experimenters　during　that　period　rarely　traveled　far；　and　then　usually　downhill；　the　incidents　are　without　explanation。
　　
　　Leonardo　da　Vinci　studied　the　flights　of　birds　in　the　fifteenth　century　and　tried　to　build　a　man…powered　ornithopter　without　success。　Thousands　of　other　basement　inventors　have　worked　on　the　idea　since；　constructing　canvas　wings　that　were　moved　by　the　muscles　of　the　optimistic　pilots。　Most　of　these　weird…looking　machines　became　instant　junk　on　their　first　test　flights。　And　several　overconfident　types　went　crashing　to　their　deaths　when　they　leaped　off　cliffs　and　high　buildings　in　their　homemade　wings。　It　was　not　until　May　2；　1962；　that　a　man　really　succeeded　in　flying　under　his　own　power。　Mr。　John　C。　Wimpenny　flew　993　yards　at　an　altitude　of　five　feet　in　a　contraption　with　rigid　wings　and　a　pedal…driven　propeller　at　Hatfield；　Hertfordshire；　in　England。
　　
　　The　principle　of　the　ornithopter…propulsion　through　the　birdlike　movement　of　wings…has　been　known　for　centuries　but　no　one　has　been　able　to　make　it　work。　No　human；　that　is。　Machines　flying　through　the　air　with　moving　wings　have　frequently　been　sighted　during　UFO　waves。　But　the　UFO　enthusiasts　tend　to　ignore　any　reports　which　describe　things　other　than　disks　or　cigar…shaped　objects。
　　
　　In　1905　〃a　titanic　white　bird〃　fluttered　around　California。　One　witness；　J。　A。　Jackson；　〃a　well…known　resident　of　Silshee；〃　was　paying　a　visit　to　his　outhouse　at　1：30　A。M。　on　August　2　when　he　saw　a　brilliant　light　in　the　sky。　It　seemed　to　be　attached　to　a　seventy…foot　〃airship〃　with　wings。　〃The　mysterious　machine　appeared　to　be　propelled　by　the　wings　alone　and　rose　and　fell　as　the　wings　flapped　like　a　gigantic　bird；〃　the　Brawley；　California；　News　reported；　August　4；　1905。　Others　in　the　area　reported　seeing　the　same　thing。
　　
　　Winged　beings　are　an　essential　part　of　the　folklore　of　every　culture。　From　the　times　of　Babylonia　and　the　Pharaohs；　sculptors　were　preoccupied　with　putting　wings　on　lions　and　unidentifiable　beasts。　Although　the　angels　of　biblical　times　were　never　described　as　being　winged；　painters　and　sculptors　have　always　persisted　in　giving　them　feathered　appendages。　（Actually；　the　old…time　angels　appeared　like　ordinary　human　beings。　They　even　had　supper　with　Lot。）　When　demons　overran　the　planet　during　the　Dark　Ages　they　were　also　recorded　as　monstrous　entities　with　bats'　wings。
　　
　　Remote　areas　of　the　world　are　still　said　to　be　inhabited　by　harpies　and　winged　humans。　On　July　11；　1908；　the　famous　Russian　traveler　V。　K。　Arsenyev　was　trekking　along　the　Gobilli　River　when　he　had　this　encounter：　（*）
　　
　　。。。　I　saw　the　mark　on　the　path　that　was　very　similar　to　a　man's　footprint。　My　dog　Alpha　bristled　up；　snarled　and　then　something　rushed　about　nearby　trampling　among　the　bushes。　
　　
　　
　　
　　＇*＇　Yuri　B。　Petrenko；　〃Forerunner　of　the　Flying　'Lady'　of　Vietnam？〃　Flying　Saucer　Review；　vol。　19；　no。　2　（March…April　1973）：　29…30。　
　　
　　
　　
　　However；　it　didn't　go　away；　but　stopped　nearby；　standing　stock…still。　We　had　been　standing　like　that　for　some　minutes　。。。　then　I　stooped；　picked　up　a　stone　and　threw　it　towards　the　unknown　animal。　Then　something　happened　that　was　quite　unexpected：　I　heard　the　beating　of　wings。　Something　large　and　dark　emerged　from　the　fog　and　flew　over　the　river。　A　moment　later　it　disappeared　into　the　dense　mist　My　dog；　badly　frightened；　pressed　itself　to　my　feet。
　　
　　After　supper　I　told　the　Udehe…men　about　this　incident。　They　broke　into　a　vivid　story　about　a　man　who　could　fly　i