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SUBJECT: DID UFO CAUSE FLIGHT 427 CRASH ? FILE: UFO2624
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BY NICK MANN for WWN
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WASHINGTON - Federal investigatiors are looking into the possibility that the
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crash fo USAir Flight 427 was caused by a collision with a UFO - a possibility
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supported by the discovery of a passenger's hastily scribbled note that says,
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"Massive, glowing, as big as a house. Oh my God! It's going to hit!"
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Authorities have been reluctant to discuss the matter to spare friends and
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family members of 132 crash victims the agony of a prolonged media circus.
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But as one National Transportation Safety Board insider puts it: "It is our
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responsibility to determine the cause of plane crashes to avoid more probllems
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in the future. We can't disregard evidence because we don't like the
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implications.
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"If a UFO caused the crash of Flight 427, we've got to say so. And even though
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it will be months before we are ready to make a determination, our
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investigators are, in fact, looking into the possiblity that a UFO somehow
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precipitated the crash."
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According to the insider, investigators began to look into the possibility
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that a UFO had something to do with the crash of Flight 427 after determining
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the components that most commonly fail in airliners were not to blame for the
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disaster.
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Early speculation that a pilot or computer accidentally deployed the
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airliner's thrust reversers, a braking device, proved to be false, for
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example.
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Investigators also looked into the possibility that an engine mount snapped
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but found no evidence to support that theory.
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One of the more intriguing clues in the mystery crash came from the USAir
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pilot a few seconds before the plane went down. In a frantic and mysterious
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radio transmission recorded seconds before air traffic control lost contact
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with the plane, the pilot shrieked: "Oh (unintelligible) Oh God. Traffic
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emergency. (Unintelligible) Oh (expletive)."
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The NTSB insider said: "To a layman, the transmission might suggest that
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another airplane or a helicopter entered the airliner's flight path, but
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'traffic emergency' is unknown terminology - it simply is not used to describe
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distress in flight. "Knowing that, it is not unreasonable to assume that the
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crew encountered something extraordinary. And that something might have been a
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UFO. A brief note found on a scrap of paper might support the idea," he added.
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"It appears to have been written by a passenger in the 30 or so seconds after
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the plane got into trouble and crashed.
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"Though chared and torn, you can still read the words, 'massive, glowing, as
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big as a house.' The note also says 'Oh my God. It's going to hit.' That's not
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much to go on, but it may provide the breakthrough we need to find the cause
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of the crash."
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While federal investigators continue to sift through and analyze the wreckage,
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civilian UFO researchers like Phil Brunei, of Washington, are calling on
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President Bill Clinton to personally involve himself in the investigation.
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"We call on President Clinton to take a leadership role in this matter," said
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Brunei. "If a starship or UFO had something to do with the crash, it is
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incumbent upon him to formulate a national policy to deal with starship
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traffic in U.S. air space."
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Expert refutes UFO theory in NEWS interview.
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As the investigation into the crash fo Flight 427 continues, some experts are
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vehemently denying UFO involvement.
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WWN interviewed Lester McCronell, a Washington-based former air disaster
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investigator and author of Fire In the Skies - The Dangers of American Air
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Travel.
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The NEWS: In your view, was this tragedy caused by a UFO?
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McCronell: Impossible. The UFO theory is nothing more than a smoke screen,
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intended to cover what is probably the real cause - mechanical failure or
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pilot error.
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The NEWS: But there's absolutely no evidence to indicate incompetence on the
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airline's part.
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McCronell: I feel certain further probing will turn it up.
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The NEWS: What about the radio transmission in which the pilot called out,
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"Traffic emergency"? There were no other planes int he area.
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McCronell: The pilot was probably confused.
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The NEWS: But why would he say, "traffic"?
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McCronell: He may have seen something ... I don't know.
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The NEWS: Nothing else was nearby. What might he have seen?
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McCronell: I don't know. Not a UFO.
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The NEWS: How can you be sure?
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McCronell: I've investigated hundreds of airplane accidents. All of them have
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logical causes that can be explained scientifically.
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There's no reason to believe this one's any different.
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The NEWS: What about the mysterious note authorities found in which a
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passenger wrote ...
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McCronell: It's not relevant.
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The NEWS: But the note specifically says, "massive, glowing ... It's going to
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hit." What could it mean?
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McCronell: It could be part of a science fiction manuscript penned by a writer
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with an overactive imagination. It probably doesn't mean anthing at all.
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