Posted On: July 5, 2022

The year was 1980, the place, Houston, Texas. The witnesses observed a low flying UFO at close range, being escorted by numerous military helicopters. After the incident, the witnesses all suffered from radiation related sicknesses.

The further our technology advances, the harder it will be to differentiate between true UFOs and new types of aircraft, spacecraft, and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs).

On December 29th, 1980, at about 9:00 PM, the witnesses, Betty Cash, her friend Vickie Landrum and her seven year-old grandson Colby were driving toward Dayton, Texas, when a fiery object was seen high in the sky which quickly descended to treetop level above the road and hovered in front of them no more than about 135 feet away. Flames were shooting down from the object.

The witnesses stopped the car, got out, and watched, although they were all very frightened, particularly Colby who pleaded with the others to get back inside the car. This they did, though Betty Cash spent more time outside than the others.

Mrs. Landrum, convinced that the end of the world had arrived, began praying. The object was described by Betty as an extremely bright light with no distinct shape, but Vickie thought it was oblong with a rounded top and a pointed lower half. Colby is certain that it was diamond-shaped. The bursts of flame coincided with sounds "like a flame thrower" and a "roaring" as well as a "beeping" noise lasted throughout the encounter.

The car was so hot that Betty was unable to touch the door with her bare hand. The witnesses followed the object in the car and noticed that about twenty three twin-rotor helicopters (later identified as Chinooks) appeared to be escorting the fiery object, but never getting closer than about three quarters of a mile. After stopping three more times to watch the spectacle, Betty drove the others home and arrived at her own house at 9:50 p.m.

Then horrific physical symptoms became apparent. Betty reported a blinding headache, pains in her neck, and nodules on her head and scalp that burst, seeping clear fluid. Her eyes swelled shut, she was unable to see properly, and suffered from nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Four days later she was admitted as a bum victim to Parkway General Hospital, Houston. Various specialists were called in but none was able to properly diagnose her complaints.

A week after leaving hospital Betty had to return, still suffering from headaches, nausea, swelling and loss of appetite. Even more alarming, her hair began falling out, leaving a temporary bald patch. By the end of February 1981 Betty’s medical bill had risen to $10000. Finally, Betty developed breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy, although this may be coincidental.

The other witnesses, who spent less time outside the car, were irradiated to a lesser degree. Vickie suffered from inflammation of the eyes, temporary loss of some hair, and developed line-like indentations across her fingernails. Colby suffered from "sunburn" on his face as well as eye inflammation.

There is no question that the three witnesses were subjected to varying degrees of radiation emitting from a vehicle of unknown origin. But whose was it?

The presence of helicopters escorting the object suggests that it was an experimental device that had malfunctioned, the main purpose of the helicopters being to ensure that in the event of a forced landing the area could be sealed off immediately by troops.

I have heard several rumors from normally reliable sources that the device was either a nuclear-powered experimental space shuttle or "lighting device" that had got into difficulties.

The device apparently has an auxiliary conventional rocket propulsion unit. Intriguing but less reliable rumors suggest that the object was a nuclear-powered device on a test flight as part of "Project Snowbird", allegedly established in 1972 to test fly a recovered alien vehicle.

Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum are in no doubt that the craft was American, and sued the US government for $20 million damages. Peter Gersten (their lawyer) as the case dragged on in the US District Court, Houston. In August 1986 the case was dismissed on the grounds that no such object was owned, operated or in the inventory of either the Air Force, the Army, the Navy or NASA (experts from each were represented in court). But as the principal investigator of the case, John Schuessler, emphasizes, hardly any attention was paid to the evidence regarding the twenty-three helicopters (there were additional witnesses).

"Judge Ross Sterling considered the expert testimony to be sufficient reason to dismiss the case," he says. "That means he will not meet Betty Cash, Vickie and Colby Landrum, and he will not hear the evidence they wanted their attorneys to present."

Resources: Above Top Secret, Timothy Good, 1988.

My Take: This is disgraceful behaviour by the US government. They should have done something to help these innocent people who they put in danger. I guess they couldn't do anything without opening up a can of worms. Maybe they should have contributed a large anonymous donation? They would have had to have a conscience for that though.

1982: Are Close Encounters Of the Third Kind, A Reality?

During a talk given to the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Astronomy Club in 1982, former Air Force intelligence officer Steve Lewis revealed that the twelve years he spent investigating UFOs for the military both in the US and abroad convinced him that intelligent extraterrestrial beings are visiting earth.

Apologizing for being unable to be more specific owing to strict orders from the Air Force not to divulge specific details about his UFO research from 1965 to 1977 (including a period with Project Blue Book), Lewis stated that only a fraction of information accumulated by the military has been released.

He admitted that although the majority of sightings have a mundane explanation, the bona fide reports are often associated with a common feature of very bright, blinding lights.

The Air Force believes that the light may be related to an advanced propulsion system, enabling UFOs to travel at the speed of light, Lewis said. "That movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind is more realistic than you’d believe," he told the audience. "You can believe that or not."

Pressed to reveal what had convinced him that UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft rather than top secret military devices, Lewis commented: "The records, the information I saw while in my job, no longer rule out what the possibilities might be"

Resources: Above Top Secret, Timothy Good, 1988.

My Take: There you have it. Another smoking gun that has gone unnoticed in the main stream media and the general public. The governments cover up efforts were way to successful with the majority of the population thinking that people who see UFOs wear tin foil hats.

Posted On: July 5, 2022

The year was 1980, the place, Houston, Texas. The witnesses observed a low flying UFO at close range, being escorted by numerous military helicopters. After the incident, the witnesses all suffered from radiation related sicknesses.

The further our technology advances, the harder it will be to differentiate between true UFOs and new types of aircraft, spacecraft, and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs).

On December 29th, 1980, at about 9:00 PM, the witnesses, Betty Cash, her friend Vickie Landrum and her seven year-old grandson Colby were driving toward Dayton, Texas, when a fiery object was seen high in the sky which quickly descended to treetop level above the road and hovered in front of them no more than about 135 feet away. Flames were shooting down from the object.

The witnesses stopped the car, got out, and watched, although they were all very frightened, particularly Colby who pleaded with the others to get back inside the car. This they did, though Betty Cash spent more time outside than the others.

Mrs. Landrum, convinced that the end of the world had arrived, began praying. The object was described by Betty as an extremely bright light with no distinct shape, but Vickie thought it was oblong with a rounded top and a pointed lower half. Colby is certain that it was diamond-shaped. The bursts of flame coincided with sounds "like a flame thrower" and a "roaring" as well as a "beeping" noise lasted throughout the encounter.

The car was so hot that Betty was unable to touch the door with her bare hand. The witnesses followed the object in the car and noticed that about twenty three twin-rotor helicopters (later identified as Chinooks) appeared to be escorting the fiery object, but never getting closer than about three quarters of a mile. After stopping three more times to watch the spectacle, Betty drove the others home and arrived at her own house at 9:50 p.m.

Then horrific physical symptoms became apparent. Betty reported a blinding headache, pains in her neck, and nodules on her head and scalp that burst, seeping clear fluid. Her eyes swelled shut, she was unable to see properly, and suffered from nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Four days later she was admitted as a bum victim to Parkway General Hospital, Houston. Various specialists were called in but none was able to properly diagnose her complaints.

A week after leaving hospital Betty had to return, still suffering from headaches, nausea, swelling and loss of appetite. Even more alarming, her hair began falling out, leaving a temporary bald patch. By the end of February 1981 Betty’s medical bill had risen to $10000. Finally, Betty developed breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy, although this may be coincidental.

The other witnesses, who spent less time outside the car, were irradiated to a lesser degree. Vickie suffered from inflammation of the eyes, temporary loss of some hair, and developed line-like indentations across her fingernails. Colby suffered from "sunburn" on his face as well as eye inflammation.

There is no question that the three witnesses were subjected to varying degrees of radiation emitting from a vehicle of unknown origin. But whose was it?

The presence of helicopters escorting the object suggests that it was an experimental device that had malfunctioned, the main purpose of the helicopters being to ensure that in the event of a forced landing the area could be sealed off immediately by troops.

I have heard several rumors from normally reliable sources that the device was either a nuclear-powered experimental space shuttle or "lighting device" that had got into difficulties.

The device apparently has an auxiliary conventional rocket propulsion unit. Intriguing but less reliable rumors suggest that the object was a nuclear-powered device on a test flight as part of "Project Snowbird", allegedly established in 1972 to test fly a recovered alien vehicle.

Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum are in no doubt that the craft was American, and sued the US government for $20 million damages. Peter Gersten (their lawyer) as the case dragged on in the US District Court, Houston. In August 1986 the case was dismissed on the grounds that no such object was owned, operated or in the inventory of either the Air Force, the Army, the Navy or NASA (experts from each were represented in court). But as the principal investigator of the case, John Schuessler, emphasizes, hardly any attention was paid to the evidence regarding the twenty-three helicopters (there were additional witnesses).

"Judge Ross Sterling considered the expert testimony to be sufficient reason to dismiss the case," he says. "That means he will not meet Betty Cash, Vickie and Colby Landrum, and he will not hear the evidence they wanted their attorneys to present."

Resources: Above Top Secret, Timothy Good, 1988.

My Take: This is disgraceful behaviour by the US government. They should have done something to help these innocent people who they put in danger. I guess they couldn't do anything without opening up a can of worms. Maybe they should have contributed a large anonymous donation? They would have had to have a conscience for that though.

1982: Are Close Encounters Of the Third Kind, A Reality?

During a talk given to the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Astronomy Club in 1982, former Air Force intelligence officer Steve Lewis revealed that the twelve years he spent investigating UFOs for the military both in the US and abroad convinced him that intelligent extraterrestrial beings are visiting earth.

Apologizing for being unable to be more specific owing to strict orders from the Air Force not to divulge specific details about his UFO research from 1965 to 1977 (including a period with Project Blue Book), Lewis stated that only a fraction of information accumulated by the military has been released.

He admitted that although the majority of sightings have a mundane explanation, the bona fide reports are often associated with a common feature of very bright, blinding lights.

The Air Force believes that the light may be related to an advanced propulsion system, enabling UFOs to travel at the speed of light, Lewis said. "That movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind is more realistic than you’d believe," he told the audience. "You can believe that or not."

Pressed to reveal what had convinced him that UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft rather than top secret military devices, Lewis commented: "The records, the information I saw while in my job, no longer rule out what the possibilities might be"

Resources: Above Top Secret, Timothy Good, 1988.

My Take: There you have it. Another smoking gun that has gone unnoticed in the main stream media and the general public. The governments cover up efforts were way to successful with the majority of the population thinking that people who see UFOs wear tin foil hats.