What we observed through binoculars
When
we watched these objects visually using our eyes, they appeared oblong and
self-luminescent. A soft white light, not brilliant, and at no time did this
luminescence vary in intensity. These objects appeared to slide through the
sky effortlessly as if they were immune to resistance. There was never any
sound. As for its speed, all we can say is faster than a landing passenger
craft, but slower than a jet fighter.
But
when we trained our binoculars on these lights we were stunned at what we
saw. There were 5 different shapes that we observed during this 4-hour event:
1. Wedge-shaped
2. Stubby-bullet shaped
3. Elongated bullet shaped
4. Curved hot dog shaped
5. Dice shaped (cube)
The "wedge-shaped" object appeared periodically. It flew with the pointed end ahead. It appeared blue-grey in color.
The remaining objects were far different . . . and they morphed.
The
"stubby-bullet shaped" objects tumbled as they flew. As they tumbled, they
morphed short stubby fins from the side. We observed these fins developing
out of, and returning back into the object as it continued its tumbling.
The
"elongated bullet shaped" objects also tumbled as they flew. And like its
short, stubby partner, they also morphed what appeared to be fins that appeared
and withdrew into the objects.
The
"curved hot dog shaped" objects were amazingly strange. I got to observe
this morphing miracle as it went over our home (side view) and as it receded
(side and back view). As with the others, these objects tumbled as they flew.
They were shaped like a curved hot dog with the front end located at a shortly
higher position than the back end. As it flew, the back end rose up and curved
into its middle section. As it did this, the front portion, unaffected by
the rear rising action, sprouted short, stubby . . . fins. These fins receded
back into the objects when they assumed their normal hot dog shape.
The object that paused directly over my wife at about 500 feet was
cube-shaped. It tumbled as it flew, very similar to rolling dice on a table.
When the object was hovering over my wife, through binoculars she could see
that it was also morphing, sprouting short fins, and other forms that are
impossible to describe. But she could see very clearly three "lights" on
the bottom of the cube shape. She described red, white and blue lights. When
she was describing to me what she was seeing I remember responding to her,
"Yea, red, white and blue lights." Obviously made in America ." She wasn´t pleased with my sarcasm.
The
reader must remember that we observed these objects for more than 4 hours.
We observed 5 basic shapes repeated one after the other, but not necessarily
in a particular order. Although we have told a few friends that we saw about
90 objects, the truth is that we simply lost count. Too much was happening.
Morphing
objects are a big problem in today´s ufology. This seems to be a relatively
new evolution with these objects and we´re simply going to have to
accommodate it.
There were two things that bothered us greatly during this sighting and we need to elucidate them.
The
first is that when the objects were seen visually with our eyes they appeared
as oblong-shaped lights of no great size. But when we trained our binoculars
on these objects we could see no glow, no suggestion that any overall illumination
was present. What we saw were objects displaying enough definition for us
to observe shape, structure and morphing changes. But still lacking in high
definition. It seemed as if the objects were housed in a field that guaranteed
that the objects would remain fuzzy.
Secondly,
while we visually observed oblong-shaped glowing objects, when we trained
our binoculars on these lights, we saw chaotic tumbling and morphing activity
inside of that glow. And yet, when we removed the binoculars, the objects
appeared steady, with no hint of distortion or change. The reason why we
find this odd is because in the case of the bullet-shaped and curved hot
dog-shaped devices, as they tumbled, their length would have exceeded the
height of the oblong-shaped glow. Yet, when we watched this oblong object
glide across the sky, no distortion or accommodation to the object inside
of it occurred.
One
final observation please! When I observed the objects returning, heading
west to east, a number of the bullet-shaped objects appeared different. They
appeared dirty, as if debris were sticking to them. I observed these silver-grey
objects surrounded by a dark brown substance. It was as if these objects
had an important duty to perform, and having performed that duty, they returned
soiled from the work they had done. I thought about this for many days, trying
to figure out a proper way to describe the "debris" that I saw attached to
some of these objects.
About
a week later it struck me: What I saw attached to some of these objects was
very similar to what happens when you bring a magnet in touch with iron filings.
If you place that magnet below a piece of paper with iron filings, those
filings will stand out and follow the contour of the magnetic field.
That is the best possible description of what I observed.
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Admission
I
am an American UFO investigator of long standing. My wife is a singer and
entertainer, but also a Spanish-language translator. We have both had a number
of UFO sightings together and separately. My sightings took place in
Hawaii , Seattle , Denver and now, Tenerife . My wife´s sightings took place in North Dakota ,
Denver and now, Tenerife .
This
means that we are REPEATERS. This admission will not settle well with the
more conservative element within ufology. The broad- minded investigator
may acknowledge that there is indeed a growing number of such people showing
up in the UFO field. The debunkers will . . . well, they´d probably
debunk their own mothers.
We
understand the problem. Millions have seen strange objects in the sky. Millions
more have not. So what makes us so damned special?
We´ve
thought about this. Endlessly. We have no answer. We are as confused about
this as anyone else could be. But there are two things we should mention
about ourselves that may be contributing factors:
1. We look up! We make it a practice to scan the sky when we find a moment.
2. We anticipate. We´ve had numerous sightings. That means we MIGHT have others. Therefore, we anticipate the next event.
If there is anything more at work than this, we know nothing about it. We are clueless.
There
is one more thing that needs to addressed. The claim that we have made that
UFOs have stopped and hovered when we have mentally or verbally requested
such action:
For
many this is difficult stuff to tolerate. Think about how we feel. We asked
. . . and they complied. This has happened to me on 4 occasions. It has happened
on a few occasions with my wife.
Our
concern is that this will be misinterpreted by the overenthusiastic. Those
who will say that we are in communication with these . . . things. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Let
me make this as clear as is possible. When the opportunity has presented
itself, we have experimented. Simple as that. The question is simple. "Please
stop!" On occasion they have. It´s not like we are asking them to dinner,
or a game of chess.
Although
it is kind of a "rush" to see them stop per our request, closely following
is the feeling of "trepidation". Trepidation because we have brought attention
to ourselves. Trepidation because we are not interested in going the next
step.
Finally,
regarding our beloved video camera. I was unable to film these events, much
to my anger and chagrin. It was impossible to focus the camera using the
LCD screen because the intense sunlight washed the image out. I pointed the
camera wildly, but no image showed up. I was so desperate to show the morphing
of these objects that I had zoomed the lens instead of going for a wide-angle
view. My fault.
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Endnote:
We
have seen nothing in the local newspapers to suggest that anyone else reported
this event. We have called no one in authority at various venues to report
this sighting. We have attempted to contact the leading ufologist here, Jose
Gregorio Gonzalez, to inquire whether he had heard anything about a sighting
in our area. He has chosen not to return our calls or inquiries. We received
the same brush-off from the late Francisco Padron Hernandez, otherwise known
as Paco Padron. He was the revered dean of anomalies research in the Canaries.
He refused to see an American ufologist. His reason. He didn´t want
to talk about ufo abductions, which he considered nonsense. We didn´t
want to talk about abductions either. We had other reasons to want to speak
with him. Surprisingly, in April 2000, he published a book, Luces de Medianoche,
which spoke about his . . . abduction. Go figure!
Kalani and Katiuska Hanohano
Tenerife , Canary Islands , Spain