The numbers are in for January, and despite the ongoing high profile sightings in Texas, the level of reported UFO activity has remained at normal within normal parameters. Even though January did not see any drastic increase in the number of reported sighting, I think there is a strong possibility that we will see a rise in reported sightings in the months to come. First (and undeniably the most importantly), the mainstream media’s reporting of the Stephenville sightings has brought ufology out of the recesses of the obscure and into the public consciousness. Even if the large majority of the public dismissed the sightings (which I am sure they did), the idea of seeing a UFO is rattling around in their subconscious and I think that will lead to the public paying more attention to the skies above their heads, even if just in passing. Second, February saw a lunar eclipse, an event that historically is a hotbed of UFO reports. With more people craning their necks to gaze at moon, millions of eyes scanned the sky - increasing the chances that if a UFO was in the sky, that it would be seen. Lastly, January brought us a new weekly UFO show on the history channel which (regardless of it’s quality) will grip the imaginations of the public and in my opinion lead to more eyes on the sky. All in all, I think we are about to see some interesting times ahead. What do you think? The comments are open, let me know.

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Stephenville, it seems like this incident just refuses to fade quietly into the night. While I initially thought the what flew over the small Texas town might be some sort of secret military project, now I wonder if the government has other reasons for wanting Stephenville out of the headlines. Today, Billy Booth recounts the tale of a UFO writer who found some very interesting information and after publishing it was forced to remove it by an un-named government agency saying it could cause “public fear and unrest”. What information could cause such a ruckus?

The writer in question received a tip that fighter jets that were above Stephenville the night of January 8th flew very close to the no-fly-zone that surrounds President Bush’s ranch outside Crawford, Texas. This close proximity raises the question, did someone or something violate the President’s no fly zone? Were the F-16s seen by residents around Stephenville dispatched to intercept an unknown craft? Is the ease with which the craft violated some of the most heavily guarded airspace in the country and evaded some of our country’s most advanced warplanes why the military and government are going to such great lengths to sweep this incident under the rug? Lets take a look to see if there could be some validity to this theory.

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Angelia Joiner, the courageous journalist who dared break the Stephenville UFO story in the mainstream press, hit a nerve with her reports about the sightings and subsequent men-in-black style witness intimidation carried on after the fact by supposed government employees. Her articles brought national attention to the small town paper she wrote for, the Empire Tribune. She doggedly followed leads, searched out witnesses and uncovered a vile plot to silence the truth of what happened in Stephenville. Because of this commitment to the truth, the Empire Tribune (who had no problems when Joiner’s articles were raking up advertising dollars and boosting circulation) terminated Angelia. Whether the paper caved under pressure from the same conspiracy that that Joiner uncovered, or the situation just became a little to strange for a simple minded editor who would rather report on hard news like high school basketball games and Girl Scout Cookie sales (both articles appearing on the front page of the Empire Tribune’s website today), we will never know. What we will know is that the Empire Tribune aspires to the same great standard of mediocrity and spineless journalism that we have come to expect from the mass media.

I would personally like to applaud Ms. Joiner for the great reporting she gave us on the Stephenville incident and for the grace and civility that she is handling her dismissal with.

Stephenville, Texas UFO - Empire Tribune Writer Silenced!! [via About.com: Aliens/UFOs]

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