NUFORC Sighting 24815

Occurred: 1997-03-13 00:00 Local
Reported: 2002-09-02 14:44 Pacific
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Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

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Two days after The Phoenix Lights - A different kind of sighting

I was fairly new to the "on-line" thing when I tried to report my news to you around 3/17/97. I am a freelance broadcast engineering type. For the "event" itself, my head was deep into a computer repair. What I believe is significant, is that early on 3/14/97 I flew to Colorado Springs to do a boxing event. That is where I heard the news about "The Phoenix Lights". The following morning(3/15/97) I flew to Las Vegas for a hockey game. I arrived around 9:30am. I knew my remote truck would not arrive until after noon so I went to check in to my hotel. The company put me up in the Howard Johnsons motor lodge located[with other"fine" hotels(Motel 6/Days Inn)] right at the entrance/exit to McCarran airport. As I pulled in I couldn't help noticing what had to be almost 1000 Navy Seaman,between the 3 hotels,checking out and getting on buses. I went up to a few of them and asked "What are you swabby's doing here in the middle of the land locked desert?" The reply was basically "we just concluded about a week long joint exercise with the Air Force at the Nellis Range." Maybe nothing but I don't think so. Flight path of sightings could easily be originating from and returning to Groom Lake. Rumored to be a "stealthy" airborne radar platform [AIRSHIP] in development around that time. Who handles all things truly "spooky"? NAVY. Who handles airships? NAVY. Perhaps someone who knows where to look could find some record of the "joint exercise".

Posted 2002-09-06

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