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September 2010_june_july_2009.qxd 29/09/2010 10:59 PM Page 14 14 Are ‘Men In Black’ in Missouri? ‘Men in Black’ follow nowhere there was a guy standing by the Administration said they have not received any Missouri woman to work fireplace on a cell phone, but not talking.” reports about UFOs. But FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said The man wore layers of clothing and did Continues from Page 12 not fit in with the hotel crowd. Graves reached he watched the YouTube videos, and the blue to the desk and grabbed her camera, but when light appears to be a remote-controlled airplane One of the men – who all appear to be she turned back he had vanished. popular with hobbyists. between 45 and 55 – walked through the door “I was gone for no more than six "It moves very slowly, and it stays in a and approached the front desk. seconds and when I came back he was not confined area," Lunsford said. "We've seen this “He gave me an evil look out of the anywhere,” she said. “He was not standing by a from time to time around the country." corner of his eye but approached the other door or hallway to where he could have escaped Some hobbyists enjoy flying at night, woman I worked with and asked her if we had my view.” and some websites advertise blue LED lights. rooms available,” Graves said. “She said, ‘no, Minutes later, a cab pulled up to the But those who have seen the lights don't we are full.’” hotel, the cab driver steps out of the car and buy the explanation. This seemed to be what the man wanted “falls flat on his butt.” "I don't think it was a remote-controlled to hear and walked out. “These men I’ve seen are not guests at airplane, as fast as it was flying, as far as it “This guy was like, OK, and just walked the hotel. They seem to only stick around for a went," Washington said. off,” Graves said. “My lady friend that I work short while,” Graves said. “Every time I see one "There's no way you could have seen it with made a comment that he was very, very of these guys at the hotel something bad, big or if it was a remote-controlled plane," Hewell strange.” small, happens.” [] said. Later in the evening, she saw the second But they admit they don't have an man walking back and forth from the hall to the UFOs in Arlington? answer to the question: If it wasn't a remote- lobby. The man also held an older-model cell controlled plane, what was it? phone to his ear, but didn’t speak. FAA suggests strange lights are “He looked at me out of the corner of his remote-controlled Wedding balloons cause UFO eye,” Graves said. “That guy gave me such a aircraftnbcdfw.com alert bad feeling of dread. The feeling I get from them paralyzes me.” Some Arlington residents report seeing During Labor Day weekend, 2010, strange blue lights zipping across the night sky The 80 ‘good luck’ balloons were found another boating accident near the hotel killed a that they describe as a UFO, but one expert in Altotting by police who had scrambled a young woman. Soon after, another of Graves’ suggests it's just a remote-controlled airplane. helicopter and squad cars to try and intercept the strange men appeared. "It was blue. It was real bright blue," UFOs. “There were some young guests in the said Reggie Washington, a music promoter who But instead of alien spacecraft, the cops hotel that came up to me concerned about a very lives near Matlock Road and Southeast Green discovered dozens of good luck balloons that suspicious man down on one of the floors that Oaks Boulevard. had been released by wedding guests 200 miles was in shorts, a T-shirt and sunglasses,” Graves "It was going up and down and around," away in Weinfelden. said. “Indoors in the evening? Yeah, I’m pretty said Tammy Hewell, who lives across the street. The groom at the wedding, 35-year-old sure that was one of my guys.” And there's video. At least four videos Michael Muller, said: 'I never would have She called security on the radio and have been posted on YouTube. They show guessed that a few balloons could cause such a asked them to look for the man. Security similar, brightly-lit blue objects in the night sky. big fuss.' couldn’t find him. But what is it? But, in a nice gesture, the authorities Days later, one of these men showed up "I have no idea. It looked like a UFO to have told the happy couple they don't plan to again. me," Washington said. send them the bill for the UFO drama - and have “We had a group of business people in "A UFO, I guess," Hewell said. even collected and returned the good luck cards house,” Graves said. “I was standing at the front Arlington police, Dallas/Fort Worth on the balloons. 'It wasn't their fault people desk on a computer (when) all the sudden out of International Airport and the Federal Aviation over-reacted,' said one officer. []