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SUBJECT: WILLY SMITH'S RESPONSE TO ACCUSATIONS FILE: UFO1694
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Note: The following was sent to UFONET by Dr. Willy Smith.
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FROM: Dr. Willy Smith DATE: Aug. 7, 1989
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TO: UFO publications, electronic media
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Proponents of Gulf Breeze photographs
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SUBJECT: Statement of Position
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In mide-June, 1989, the UNICAT Project submitted several photographs
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for computer enhanced image analysis. The photos considered fall into
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two categories: i) portrait of a girl with an anomalous image above
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her right shoulder; and ii) photos of an alleged UFO obtained by Mr.
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Walters/Hanson of Gulf Breeze, FL starting in November, 1987.
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The results have been spectacular: the girl's photos were undoubtedly
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obtained by using double exposure, thus demonstrating the photographers
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familiarity with the technique, while the UFO photos show a well-defined
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supporting structure under the alleged spacecraft.
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The reaction of the interested parties has been swift and predictable.
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Instead of addressing the main issue, i.e., why a real UFO needs to
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be supported, the proponents have flooded the mails with anonymous and
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world-shaking communiques which can be described only as malicious
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gossiping, aimed at cushioning the negative impact of the new
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information revealed by computer analysis.
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The releases follow the time-honoured pattern that what counts in
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politics is not the truth, but what is believed to be the truth.
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In an attempt to provide a semblance of credibility, names and
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circumstances are provided, but no supporting evidence is offered.
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Authorship of the masterpieces of intrigue -- I am told -- have been
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attributed to various sources, some of them luminaries on the UFO
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scene, such as Budd Hopkins and/or his associates, or Dr. Maccabee,
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or secondary characters in the play, as for instance Col. Roberrt
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(sic) Reid or "Ed-of-Gulf-Breeze" himself. Whatever the case may
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be, until such times a signed copy of the statements reaches me,
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I will not dignify them with a formal response.
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The computer-enhanced material has not been released yet, as some
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questions have been raised by the photographer regarding the
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copyright protection of the photos, an issue that has been
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complicated by the fact that the lawyer that initially contacted
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me has indicated that she does not represent Mr. Walters any
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longer. In the meantime, information received from the Copyright
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Office in Washington has created some doubts with reference to the
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validity of the copyright for the specific instance, as well as
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disclosing interesting possibilities based on the doctrine of
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"fair use.".
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FILE NAME: STATEPOS.A07 (as requested by Willy Smith).
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* THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo *
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