Some examples of the illogic from Cosmic Dave's UFO page...

“Again we have another example of code being used to disguise what has been found. For example, "Condorset Hotel".”

Big conspiracy! Condorcet (sp?) is the name of a crater.

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“We came upon – Barbara.”

From the ALSJ:

128:33:06 England: Okay, just a question now for you, John. When you got to Halfway or what you decided was Halfway, we understand you looped around the south, is that right?
128:33:19 Young: That's affirm.
128:33:23 England: In any of the craters that you looked into...

In other words, no reference to Barbara.

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“You don't suppose it could be Vostok?” (a Russian probe).

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True. It’s also the name of a crater on the Moon.

The rest of the conversation is so illogical, even though it uses a lot of familiar Apollo jargon, that it’s easy for me to believe this is a fabricated conversation. Terms like “Omni Bravo” relate to the communications system, though I don’t remember the details.

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Wilson writes (p.142): "And we might add that this is a very strange conversation. What are the real meanings of such terms used here as structure, blocked field, beaches, benches, terraces and the like? NASA claims that they are just metaphoric terms to describe unusual natural formations."

And we might agree with NASA.

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“Strange Apollo 17 conversation about "Watermarks" on the Moon…”

“It almost looks like a pattern as if the water were flowing up on a beach.”

That’s about as much of a hedge as you’ll find in a simile.

And so it goes...

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