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Old 09-June-2009, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JayUtah View Post
...when these unidentified objects display characterisitics and qualities that have not been displayed in currently available technology...

This leaps to two conclusions: first that the interpretation of the observation in terms of speed, size, and distance are to be taken literally as given by the witness, and second that some sort of technology is responsible for it.
Plus in some cases the characteristics are derived from different observations of seperate phenomena, but combined give the impression of "impossible" behavior of a single phenomenon.

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my guess is, if they tried to fire on it, then they must have had it on radar.

Not necessarily. Engaging a target does not require it to have been seen on any radar.
Further, seeing "something" on radar does not necessarily mean there is a physical target.

What were they shooting with anyway? AIM-7? AIM-9? Guns? What does a "visual contact" even mean at 50km? I guess I should read up on the case, it's referenced so often.
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