Today June 19 Arizona Governor Fife Symington announced an official investigation into the alleged UFO. After this morning's announcement the governor proceeded to a hearing on improprieties in his office. After the hearing he then canceled the UFO investigation started this morning, June 19.

All of these events today and yesterday are related in some strange way. The first question must regard the simultaneous running of a 3 month old UFO story by all TV Networks. How could all of them decide to run the same ancient story on the same day? The second question regards the multiple propane tank explosions and numerous FBI agents in Phoenix.

The art of the magician is the art of diversion. The old UFO story is given lavish attention but the exploding propane tanks and FBI agents are not. It is reasonable to consider the propane explosions as deliberate, perhaps further acts of domestic "terrorism". In addition the alleged Phoenix UFO did not exhibit typical UFO maneuvers and seems to have some terrestrial design attributes.

If the UFO is a "Black" project then it is protected by National Security. It does however provide an interesting cover story. Why would a "Black" project be given so much exposure just to hide comparatively mundane propane tank explosions?

John Moore, SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL

DATELINE: June 19, 1997

ABC "Good Morning America" had video, witnesses of the Phoenix sightings. As opposed to NBC last night, there was no sneering. The co-hosts admitted it was strange, bizarre and intriguing. They interviewed several Phoenix residents, including some children, who have witnessed these lights. What I found amusing was that Good Morning America's science editor has promised these kids that he'll investigate, have the videos scrutinized, and get to the truth. He felt it more likely to be a government experimental craft. If he can do what 50 years of serious UFO research had not been able to do, I'll be totally amazed!I'm sure many of you saw this story too on ABC this morning. Any comments?

DATELINE: June 18, 1997

According to a SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL: On the heels of today's excellent USA Today full page story on the ongoing Phoenix Sightings, NBC Nightly News ran a story of it's own during tonight's newscast as it's closing story.

The story was largely dismissive in tone as the reporter made all the usual references to the American people's present fascination with all things UFO in light of everything from the movie Independence Day to the publicity surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Roswell Incident.

Still, the sight of Tom Brokaw snickering on national television...even as a spectacular video of the enormous six lights in a V formation covering the entire Phoenix skyline was shown behind him...was striking in a very eerie sort of way. It was as though Brokaw wasn't seeing the same footage his audience was. Or if he was...he was in some weird sort of denial.

DATELINE: May 8, 1997

On Thursday evening, May 8, 1997, the syndicated entertainment news magazine "Extra" offered a segment on the recent Arizona UFO flap. No critical analysis of the evidence was attempted. No reasonable, prosaic explanations were posited. Instead, the producers opted for a golly-gosh approach geared to an audience of true believers. The segment included amateur video footage of the strange lights. At one point, the camera zooms in on a glowing object and causes a 'rack focus' that diffuses and distorts the image. The far too cheerful "Extra" commentator stated, "Up close they seem to spin, a swirling pool of liquid amber. But, was it an alien spacecraft or an earthly apparition? Back on the evening of October 16, 1996, similar lights were seen and video taped over Adams County, Ohio.

Apparently the government's official line is the "UFOs" were nothing more than military flares dispensed by Air National Guard [ANG] F-16 jets as part of training maneuvers. The air space over that part of Adams County where the lights were observed is designated as the Buckeye MOA [Military Operating Area]. Clearly, there is a down-to-earth explanation for these events, events uncannily similar to the Arizona sightings.

DATELINE: May 1, 1997

John Greenwald received a letter dated May 1, 1997 from Luke AFB. John had made inquires under the Freedom of Information Act for any documents etc. concerning the mysterious lights over Phoenix, Arizona.

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