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June 2010_june_july_2009.qxd 30/06/2010 11:46 PM Page 12 12 From The ‘X’ Zone Newsroom Bassett Taking UFO Canberra (June 30-July 5), Wollongong (July 5- UFO museum moves to 9), Sydney (July 9-12), Melbourne (July 12-14), Disclosure Message to Auckland, NZ (July 14-17) (developing), Long new site Australia Jetty/Newcastle (July 17-19), Byron Bay (July 19-21), Brisbane (July 21-23), Twin Waters (July 23-26), Brisbane (July 26-29). By Carla Allen THE COAST GUARD US rocket launch sparks The UFO Interpretive Centre and Museum has Australia UFO frenzy opened for the summer at its new location – the former Bon Portage General Store in Shag Agence France-Presse Harbour. “There’s a lot more room than what we A bright spiralling light, believed by had before,” said Cindy Nickerson, a chair of astronomers to be a rocket launched from Cape the Shag Harbour Incident Society. Canaveral, was spotted in skies across The two-storey building allows for Australia's east coast just before dawn on better display and there’s even a small dining Saturday, sparking a UFO frenzy. area overlooking the water. Described by some witnesses as a “We’re going to try to get a food licence "lollipop-type swirl", the cloud of light was seen to sell tea and coffee and sandwiches,” said over the country's three easternmost provinces - Nickerson. New South Wales, Queensland and the A grand opening was held on June 5 Australian Capital Territory - shortly before with the serving of planetary punch and cake. Stephen Bassett sunrise. Rebecca Kendrick and Dwight Crowell "It had a distinct bright centre, much like have been hired as museum attendants. Outside X-Conference organizer and Paradigm a bright star ... (with) trails spiralling and improvements are underway. Research Group (PRG) executive director fattening out from it," Canberra resident James A flight simulator will be installed this Stephen Bassett has announced that he will Butcher told broadcaster ABC of the spectacle, summer and a navy “shrine” in one of the leave June 22 for a 35-day speaking tour of which he said lasted two or three minutes. corners contains artifacts from the period – Australia to include twelve stops in eleven Other witnesses likened the spectacular including a typewriter and dial phone. cities. The principal sponsor of the tour is the phenomenon, footage of which was quick to hit There are magazine articles from Brazil Nexus Conference, produced by Nexus the Internet, to a "huge revolving moon" with a and Japan on the incident and many other Magazine on July 24-26. swirl in the middle, or an illuminated cloud documents to peruse. According to a June 1 press release moving high and fast above the horizon. Nickerson says the committee is looking issued by PRG, “advocacy for a political "It certainly had that lollipop-type swirl for more items related to the sighting, UFO’s in resolution to the UFO/ET issue, which began to ... but it was travelling low and fairly fast, and general, or outer space. coalesce in the United States in the mid 1990's, as it went past me and I looked up, it looked like “We are hoping to enlarge our collection has now become an international ‘Disclosure a row of lights, maybe four lights," one this year. We also know there are people out Movement’ seeking to end an official embargo Brisbane resident said. there who have stories from their own of the truth regarding an extraterrestrial Astronomer Andrew Jacob, acting experiences they may like to tell. Our presence engaging the human race.” curator of the Sydney Observatory, said it was attendants will be happy to collect information In 2006, Australia joined the list of most likely SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, launched for our records. Just drop by the museum and countries that have been releasing government- Friday from Cape Canaveral shortly before the attendants will take care of any information held UFO files into the public domain. That list dawn broke over Australia. you can give us,” said Nickerson. now includes France, Britain, Denmark and "It fits best, a rocket travelling overhead This year’s Shag Harbour UFO Incident Canada. with something venting out of it, fuel venting festival will be held Aug. 6/7 with witness Paradigm Research Group was founded out of the motor," Jacob said. accounts, a boat tour of the site, presentations in 1996 exclusively for the purpose of ending "The rocket's probably tumbling or by authors/researchers, a steamed lobster what Bassett calls the UFO “truth embargo,” spinning a little which creates a spiral effect, a supper, and variety show planned. and was the first organization to register with little like water coming out of a hose when you For more information visit the website: the United States Congress to lobby on behalf of spin it. That's the best explanation I have so far, www.shagharbourufo.com [] the UFO/ET disclosure movement. PRG's probably the most likely one." political action committee, X-PPAC, is the first The light was travelling the wrong way PAC to address the UFO/ET issue. for it to be an astronomical phenomenon, and In 2004, PRG produced the first X- Jacob said he had ruled out other possibilities Conference centered on what is known as such as comets, a spotlight on cloud or “exopolitics,” the politics surrounding the reflection of the moon, or a meteor shower. UFO/ET phenomenon. The sixth X-Conference He said the timing was right for the was held May 7-9, 2010 at the National Press SpaceX rocket to have travelled over the Club in Washington, DC. In 2008, PRG founded Atlantic Ocean, Africa and the Indian Ocean the Exopolitics World Network (EWN) and and be in skies over Australia at the time the Exopolitics United States Network (EUSN) to spiralling light was seen. help facilitate the expansion of the disclosure The fact that it could be seen over such movement. Exopolitics Australia is a member of a broad area meant whatever caused the flare EWN. had to be very high in the atmosphere or in orbit On the upcoming tour, Bassett says he above the Earth, Jacob added. “hopes to gain a greater understanding of how "All the information points to this Australians view the UFO/ET issue and the SpaceX rocket," he said. disclosure process.” He will brief various The launch of the privately owned groups on the status of the disclosure movement Falcon 9 test rocket marked a milestone for the and will seek new support for PRG’s advocacy space industry in the race to develop initiatives. commercial carriers capable of ferrying cargo Bassett’s tour schedule is as follows: and astronauts to the orbiting International Perth (June 24-27), Adelaide (June 27-30), Space Station.[]