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January 2010_june_july_2009.qxd 02/02/2010 8:33 AM Page 16 16 DND, RCMP mum on UFO mystery DND, RCMP mum on UFO mystery From CBC.ca People who saw a missile-like object soaring through the sky over a small rural community in Newfoundland Monday night are getting no answers about what it was, although police say they'd gotten to the bottom of the mystery. Darlene Stewart spotted the object while taking pictures of the sunset over Harbour Mille, a community of about 200 residents on the south coast of the province. She says she started snapping photos. She then called her neighbour, Emmy Pardy, and the two women, along with Stewart's husband, say they saw three similar objects flying through the air minutes apart, one up close and two farther off in the distance. Byrne, who represents the Newfoundland riding would put it in an orbit which would make "I really did get sick to my stomach, I of Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte, demanding about 16 orbits per day, and come close to a was shaking when I seen it," Stewart told CBC answers. control site daily. This is the same as the old News Wednesday. "We were just in awe of what "There's a credible body of evidence," Soviet MIR and the current International Space we seen." Byrne told CBC News, "that suggests there's Station, and many others. The photos taken by Stewart show something spectacular happened off of our 4. If all the above are acknowledged as blurry pictures of what appears to be a long, shore. Before this goes any farther, I think the true, this means that the Federal Govt. and DND round object, much like a missile, seemingly government needs to actually respond very were totally aware in advance of the proposed rising from the ocean, with either smoke or quickly with a straightforward, factual launch. flames shooting out the back end. statement." Unfortunately, someone saw it and Objects made no noise photographed it. It is a bit disingenuous to see Stewart said the objects didn't make any noise. Was safety in jeopardy? the efforts at ignoring it. "We confirmed that it was something," Sgt. Wayne Edgecombe told CBC News Byrne said if it was some kind of FACT*oids Wednesday. But Edgecombe said he couldn't military test, then people should be told whether reveal what the police investigation uncovered. their safety was jeopardized. IT WOULD TAKE... He said the focus of any police "If indeed this was a man-made object, investigation is on whether something criminal that it was a missile, was there any potential risk has occurred. to health and safety from collateral damage ...630 silkworm cocoons to make one silk "It's nothing criminal," he said, in should the missile fire have failed?" blouse. relation to the unidentified object. Byrne used the mystery to take a shot at ...a chicken-plucking machine 14 seconds to Edgecombe said he contacted the the federal government for proroguing pluck a whole chicken. Department of National Defence and "they gave Parliament. He said if the House of Commons ...a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years me some info," but he said that it is up to that was opened, he'd be able to question the to circulate around the world. department to release the information publicly. ministers of defence, transport and public safety ...a manned rocket ship 70,000 years to reach Defence Department officials said they about the incident. the next closest solar system. were aware of the reports, but were waiting on "It's cloaked in relative secrecy," he said. ...about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of a final report before commenting and that the "And the only way to get around that secrecy is peanut butter. RCMP were in charge of the investigation. a special institution called the floor of the House ...a combine harvester nine seconds to harvest However, the RCMP released a statement of Commons." enough wheat to make 70 loaves of bread. Wednesday referring all media inquiries on the Stewart said Tuesday she has been ...a car travelling at 75 mph 258 to drive subject to Public Safety Canada. overwhelmed by the number of calls she has around one of Saturn’s rings. That department referred inquiries back received about the sighting. But she said ...a year’s worth of corks from all the wine to the RCMP. nobody has told her officially what it was that bottled in France to circle the world three The sighting has intrigued people in the she saw. times. Harbour Mille area, with some saying they were "I would like to get to the bottom of it," ...Pluto 248.53 years to travel around the sun. told by officers who were in the community she said. ...every star in the Milky Way to fill an Tuesday investigating the sightings, that the Olympic-size swimming pool (if each star objects were test missiles launched from the PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION: were the size fo a grain of salt.) nearby French islands of St. Pierre and ...The Milky Way about 200 million years to Miquelon. It appears that it was a French missile, make one revolution. Edgecombe said that rumour is either military or observation. Reasons: ...about 600 grapes to make a bottle fo wine. completely false. 1. The trajectory along the bay in a ...70 separate pieces of wood to make a violin. The French Ministry of Defence posted northeast direction from a supposed launch ...up to six gallons of peanut oil to deep-fry a a message on its website confirming it had point just west of St. Pierre and Miquelon would turkey. launched a missile from a submarine this week avoid almost all the land mass except for a ...only one steer to yield enough ground beef but the time and direction didn't match with narrow isthmus. for 1,000 McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. what was reportedly seen over the south coast of 2. The launch would have been from ... the average American 40 days to earn Newfoundland. French waters. enough money to pay for a year’s worth of The suggestion that the object possibly 3. The angle of trajectory is close to 58 groceries. involved the military has Liberal MP Gerry degrees (measured from the equator) which Look for More FAC*toids in The ‘X’ Chronicles!