UFO Crash at Hoosier Ntl Forest in Indiana on 3/30/96?

AUTHORITIES ABANDON SEARCH FOR AIRCRAFT (IN THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST) Thanks to Patricia Mason for the following: The following is from research by Mike Frizzell of the Enigma Project. The Enigma Project Home Page is at the following address: http://www.research.umbc.edu/~frizzell/tep.html Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 12:02:51 -0500 To: pmason@ee.net From: frizzell@umbc.edu (mike frizzell) Subject: FYI (Mystery Crash) AUTHORITIES ABANDON SEARCH FOR AIRCRAFT BLOOMINGTON -- Police and firefighters on Sunday called off their search for a plane reported down in Monroe County after finding no wreckage. Steve McClain, a conservation officer with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, said he suspected something else caused the explosion heard by two witnesses and the fireball seen by a third. "This area's pretty desolate," he said. "...It could have been somebody play- ing around with some type of homemade explosive or fire bomb type thing," Indiana State Police Cpl. Rick Wright said a witness, who happened to be a pilot, reported seeing a plane crash around 8:50 P.M. Saturday. Two others heard the explosion, police said. But McClain said a thorough search of the wooded, hilly area found nothing. A helicopter with infrared swooped over the area Saturday night, and a plane went over it for four hours on Sunday. Ground crews included state and county police, DNR officers, the Perry-Clear Creek fire department and U.S. Forestry officers. The search was abandoned about 2 p.m. Sunday, McClain said. "With no outcome to it and nobody being reported as missing... we don't have to much to go on for now," he said. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette Journal and Courier, Monday, April 1, 1996, Vol. 2, No. 88 ************************************************************ The Following reports are from the actual televison newscripts of WRTV Channel 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana. These scripts represent broadcasts that were aired from Saturday, March 30, 1996 to Monday, April 1, 1996. WRTV-6 Saturday 10:00pm News Script * Saturday, March 30, 1996 * [PLANE ] STATE POLICE BELIEVE A PLANE MAY HAVE CRASHED TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY, NEAR LAKE MONROE. A PILOT REPORTED SEEING LIGHTS ON AN AIRCRAFT, THEN AN EXPLOSION IN A WOODED AREA. OFFICIALS ARE GATHERING A SEARCH CREW TO SEND TO THE SCENE. A HELICOPTER IS THERE, SEARCHING THE AREA FOR A WRECKAGE. WE ALSO HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE, AND WILL PASS ALONG ANY NEW INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT. ----------------------------- WRTV-6 Saturday 11:00pm News Script * Saturday, March 30, 1996 * PLANE ] STATE POLICE BELIEVE A PLANE MAY HAVE CRASHED TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY, NEAR LAKE MONROE. A PILOT REPORTED SEEING LIGHTS ON AN AIRCRAFT, THEN AN EXPLOSION IN A WOODED AREA. OFFICIALS ARE GATHERING A SEARCH CREW TO SEND TO THE SCENE. A HELICOPTER IS THERE, SEARCHING THE AREA FOR A WRECKAGE. WE ALSO HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE, AND WILL PASS ALONG ANY NEW INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT. ----------------------------- WRTV-6 Sunday 6:00pm News Scripts * Sunday, March 31, 1996 * [PLANE--I] SEARCH TEAMS IN Monroe COUNTY SPENT LAST NIGHT AND MUCH OF TODAY... LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT EVEN EXIST-- A DOWNED AIRPLANE. LAST NIGHT, RESIDENTS NEAR LAKE MONROE SAW LIGHTS AND A FIREBALL ...AND THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. SO FAR, THOUGH, NO ONE HAS REPORTED A PLANE-- OR A PERSON--missing. MARILYN CARTER REPORTS. [PLANE--P] "If they're at the bottom, they ought to come back." The numbers on the map represent search and rescue teams fanned out in the dense and desolate Hoosier National Forest. They're looking for people, for wreckage, for clues to what may have happened last night. And they're not discounting any theories. (Steve McClain =Searched through the night) "It could be someone out here playing around and possibly could have exploded something that created a fireball. That's purely speculation on our part." (Tony Wilson= Indiana Conservation Officer) "It happens in Florida but it has happened here too where they fly low and then drop drugs out. Ya, it could happen, but we have no confirmation of course." Another element to this mystery is the lake. It's possible if it was an airplane it could have gone down in the lake, but again, it's sheer speculation. So far, nothing has turned up on Lake Monroe, but fishermen were among those who heard a loud explosion. This couple actually saw what appeared to be landing lights and the sub- sequent flash from their remote home near the southern tip of the lake. He is a retired pilot and convinced it was a plane. Yesterday's warm weather attracted quite a few campers to the forest. No one has reported seeing anything, but a few did hear something. (Amy Butler=Camper) "I was laying awake, I couldn't really sleep and I heard a lot of airplanes. I couldn't tell if it was just one or many, sounded like many circling around, but I didn't think anything of it." Those airplanes were part of the search team, and even with infrared heat sensing devices, turned up nothing. The rescue effort would be a lot easier, if they knew exactly what they were looking for. But look they must. Too many people heard and saw something. In Monroe county, Marilyn Carter six news. [PLANE--T] LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF, AFTER NOTHING WAS FOUND. ----------------------------- WRTV-6 Sunday 10:00pm News Script * Sunday, March 31, 1996 * [SEARCH ] A SEARCH OF THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST IN MONROE COUNTY WAS CALLED OFF TODAY, AFTER NO PEOPLE OR PLANE TURNED UP. POLICE AND CONSERVATION OFFICERS COMBED A SIX SQUARE MILE AREA. THE SEARCH WAS ORGANIZED AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTED HEARING AN EXPLOSION LAST NIGHT, AND ONE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING A PLANE. AUTHORITIES CAN ONLY GUESS WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN. "It could be someone out here playing around and possibly could have exploded something that created a fireball. That's purely speculation on our part." A HELICOPTER SEARCH LASTNIGHT ALSO TURNED UP NOTHING. ----------------------------- WRTV-6 Monday 6:00am News Script * Monday, April 1, 1996 * [9-HED-1 ] IN MORGAN COUNTY ...RESCUE CREWS CALL OFF THEIR SEARCH FOR A SUPPOSED DOWNED PLANE. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY. [9SEARCHI] THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR A PLANE THAT MAY HAVE CRASHED IN MONROE COUNTY. SATURDAY NIGHT, RESIDENTS NEAR LAKE MONROE SAY THEY SAW LIGHTS AND A FIREBALL ...AND THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. BUT AS MARILYN CARTER TELLS US, SO FAR, SEARCH CREWS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A THING. [9SEARCHP] "If they're at the bottom, they ought to come back." The numbers on the map represent search and rescue teams fanned out in the dense and desolate Hoosier National Forest. They're looking for people, for wreckage, for clues to what may have happened last night. And they're not discounting any theories. (Steve McClain=Searched through the night) "It could be someone out here playing around and possibly could have exploded something that created a fireball. That's purely speculation on our part." (Tony Wilson=Indiana Conser- vation Officer) "It happens in Florida but it has happened here too where they fly low and then drop drugs out. Ya, it could happen, but we have no confirmation of course." Another element to this mystery is the lake. It's possible if it was an airplane it could have gone down in the lake, but again, it's sheer speculation. So far, nothing has turned up on Lake Monroe, but fishermen were among those who heard a loud explosion. This couple actually saw what appeared to be landing lights and the subsequent flash from their remote home near the southern tip of the lake. He is a retired pilot and convinced it was a plane. Yesterday's warm weather attracted quite a few campers to the forest. No one has reported seeing anything, but a few did hear something. (Amy Butler=Camper) "I was laying awake, I couldn't really sleep and I heard a lot of airplanes. I couldn't tell if it was just one or many, sounded like many circling around, but I didn't think anything of it." Those airplanes were part of the search team, and even with infrared heat sensing devices, turned up nothing. The rescue effort would be a lot easier, if they knew exactly what they were looking for. But look they must. Too many people heard and saw something. In Monroe county, Marilyn Carter six news. [9SEARCHT] THE SEARCH WAS OFFICIALLY CALLED OFF AFTER CREWS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEBRIS FROM A PLANE CRASH. ----------------------------- WRTV-6 Monday Midday News Script * Monday, April 1, 1996 * PLANE ] SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE SKIES OVER MONROE COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND... BUT SO FAR POLICE CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT. AUTHORITIES COMBED A SIX SQUARE MILE AREA THIS WEEKEND, AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE HEARD AN EXPLO- SION SATURDAY NIGHT. ONE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING A PLANE CRASH. BUT AUTHORITIES HAVE FOUND NOTHING...AND CAN ONLY GUESS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. "It could be someone out here playing around and possibly could have exploded something that created a fireball. That's purely speculation on our part." THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF LAST NIGHT AFTER AUTHORITIES FOUND NO SIGN OF A PLANE CRASH. SO FAR, NO PLANES HAVE BEEN REPORTED MISSING. ----------------------------- Errol Bruce-Knapp (ebk@nobelmed.com) UFO UpDates Toronto - 416-932-0031 The Information Service of MUFON Ontario To Report UFO Phenomena call 416-249-0933 THE NEWS REPORTED A CRASH OF A SMALL AIRCRAFT IN THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST ON MARCH 30. WAS IT ACTUALLY A UFO CRASH? Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 19:22:09 -0500 From: Roswell Rosie Subject: Crash last night? (Saturday) Just grabbed this from the IRC session I was in: *** ALindy () has joined #ufo (ALindy) I am a Television Producer/Photographer In Indianapolis,Indiana. I am wanting to talk to someone about a strange occurance last night (Renard1) Alindy: Talk away, we are listening (ALindy) If you are for real and know someone in Paranormal Investigations, Msg me. (ALindy) o.k. (Tianca) You might want to get into the Newsgroups to look for someone like that. (Renard1) ALindy: Talk please, we are seeker of knowledge (Tianca) Put an ad in one of the paranormal groups. (Tianca) Believe me, it works. (ALindy) Last night in the Hoosier National forest south of Indianapolis about 10:30p.m. last night. 10 campers reported an aircraft crash... (Tianca) And? (ALindy) They described a Flash, then a fireball (ALindy) We were dispatched to cover the story...We talked to 8 of the 10 eyewitnesses.. (Renard1) And the craft??? (ALindy) all the storys are the same... (Tianca) Go on! (Tianca) This is cool! (Renard1) a good story (ALindy) they saw a flash,and then about 40 seconds later an explosion... (Tianca) Is there anything left of the ship? (Renard1) Craft?? (ALindy) Today the Forest Service conducted a search of the area...By foot only....this seemed strange to all of us at work here...then they called off the search. (ALindy) Nothing was found (Renard1) ???? (Tianca) Was the government involved? (ALindy) We contacted the military (Tianca) And? (ALindy) they have no information for us (Renard1) Was there an aiport near???? (Tianca) Did anyone see this on radar? (ALindy) It just seems strange to me that 10 eyewitnesses saw something and they only searched for it for 5 hours...the 3mile area where the people saw the light. It is now closed (Tianca) I bet it is. (ALindy) No airport and no radar (Tianca) That sounds like the government to me. (Renard1) Any strange aircraft activity now??? (Tianca) Unless they were told to forget what they saw. (ALindy) I am not a crackpot..I work for an NBC affiliate here in Indianapolis.. (Renard1) NBC (Tianca) What is going on now? (Renard1) POWER (ALindy) This is the first strange story I have ever been involved with. (Tianca) Boy, you picked a good one to start out on! (Renard1) Any onther details??? (ALindy) Renard...Our executive producer used to produce the show The INVESTIGATORS...He is buzzing on this story.. (ALindy) He will not let this story die... (Renard1) Good (ALindy) I am sure of it (Tianca) Good. (Tianca) But he might not have a choice. (Renard1) If the government is involved, he won't (ALindy) I have that feeling..I am GUNG-HO in going back...the strange thing is that WE ARE THE ONLY NEWS STATION in CENTRAL INDIANA with a HELICOPTER... and WE DIDNT USE IT! (Tianca) People loose their jobs, and sometimes their lives, if they try to buck the government. (Renard1) So what about the witenesses, young... (ALindy) I cant get a straight answer why...I mean We got a report that there was a downed aircraft...we put the chopper up for a housefire...why not a downed aircraft in the forrest.. (ALindy) It is so F****** frustrating..I am sitting here on a REAL STORY HERE)..\ (Tianca) Yeah, I know how you feel. (ALindy) And I cant get any co-operation (ALindy) What newsgroups can I post to? (might) ALindy/ what part of indiana(exactly) (ALindy) I need to do something...I am not going to let this DIE (ALindy) I will give you the exact town..BRB (Renard1) Hmmm, just a thougt, could be a military satellite, an UFO, a "special" plane we...test...??? (ALindy) The nearest town is Bloomington,IN (Renard1) Really deep into the forest??? (ALindy) YES (ALindy) about 8 miles (might) Alindy what was the name of the park, please? (ALindy) There is an OLD I mean OLD Naval weapons support center about 70 miles south of the location (ALindy) Hoosier National Forest (ALindy) My E-mail is (Stricken--no permission to make public... editor). (ALindy) There is also camp Atterberry around the sight. about 50miles to the north (Renard1) Number of witnesses (ALindy) 10 (Renard1) Ages?? (ALindy) NONE would talk on camera NOT ONE (Renard1) The government was there BEFORE you (ALindy) range from I think 18-40 (Renard1) Was there any government officials there when you arrived (ALindy) It happend around 10:30p.m. we didnt get ther till about 10am (ALindy) There were forestry service trucks there...They kinda look like military.. (Renard1) Was there anyone who wasn't suposed to be there when you arrived?? (ALindy) I dont think so... (Renard1) And the search lasted until 5:00 (ALindy) News organizations were there...we went into a tower that gives you a clear view.... (Renard1) And any part of the forest was ...missing?? (ALindy) search lasted until 5p.m.. It was called off because they could find no evidence... (Renard1) Crushed by a crash? (ALindy) I could see nothing (Renard1) And was the view good?? (ALindy) Hey if you would like to drop me an E-mail with your mailing address ...I could send you a VHS copy of the Report (ALindy) It is rainy today..Cloudy (Renard1) I'm in canada, probably a bit to far (ALindy) The forrest is about 60sq miles (Renard1) Any aircraft passed over the area??? (Renard1) Any MIB where present??? (ALindy) NO I was listening for helicopters (ALindy) Nothing..no plane nothing (ALindy) MIB? (Renard1) Men In Black... (Renard1) Very common..normal...as every body around...unsually normal (ALindy) Not that I could see..There were casually dressed men there... (Renard1) Usualy dressed in Black (ALindy) Unusually casually dressed (Renard1) Abnormaly normal (ALindy) Not like campers or the press.. (Renard1) Like any Government official... (ALindy) It is hard to explain (ALindy) Kinda (Renard1) Not casual...more like officials clothing (Renard1) Like a suit, with a long coat (ALindy) Not the usual government looking guys (ALindy) they had cell phones... (Renard1) Well, the usual (Renard1) Probably... the government knows how to equip his people (Renard1) They have the function of shutting up UFO witnesses (or protect whatever secret (ALindy) We left there with FAR more questions than answers. (Renard1) I see that (Renard1) Even think about cutting the trees...etc, so all evidence in cleared (ALindy) Renard...I am going to hit the Newsgroups... I will update ya... (ALindy) See ya later..thaks for listening (Renard1) Thanks for nothing, I'm looking for that kind of data (ALindy) I will keep ya posted *** ALindy () has left #ufo =-=-=-=-=-= AUTHORITIES CLOSE THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST The following is from research by Debra Jordan-Kauble. (Click on her name to send her info, updates, or comments on this report.) Date: THURS, 4 Apr 1996 Note: A correction to this page was made today. This was done to alleviate any possible misunderstanding of this article. Deb's comment's were previously (and inadvertantly) included in the news text portion of this page. If that caused anyone to believe that we or any other news source are absolutely avowing that this crash was a UFO and the government is now covering it up, then we apologize. Deb's comments are now in the editorial section where they belong. We still believe that the coincidence of the two incidents should cause the public to be alert to the information and ask questions so that this DOESN'T become another Roswell incident. Perhaps what crashed was a piece of space junk, or a meteorite, or perhaps a military aircraft... or perhaps, it was a UFO. We don't know. But enough people are asking, and no answer has been provided, and the search was concluded without an explanation to the public. In our viewpoint, and the viewpoint of all responsible investigators, the cause of this crash remains UNKNOWN. This should cause us all to wonder, and ask questions. If we find evidence, or are provided with evidence which reinforces any valid theory, we will publish it in the effort to find the truth. That is what this web site is published to do. Thank you Dave Kauble (Headline) LATE WINTER STORM LEAVES HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST A MESS. Evansville, Ind. (AP)--Last month's late winter snowstorm, which dumped more than a foot of heavy wet, snow on some parts of southern Indiana, also left the Hoosier National Forest littered with thousands of downed trees. The scores of toppled tress, particularly pines and cedars, are blocking trails, threatening to delay the spring opening of recreational areas, a park offical says. The trees are in a weakened state anyway. When you have high winds and heavy snow, they can't take it," said Cid Morgan, ecosystem program manager for the federal park, which spans seven southern Indiana counties. Morgan said a helichopter flyover with a forestry expert is planned around April 16th to fully assess damage to the park. She said cedars and pines, because of their full foliage, bore the brunt of the 11 to 18 inches of snow that fell in the forest. High winds that accompanied the heavy snowfall then snapped off the tops of the trees or uprooted them, she said. Some hardwoods were damaged, but they weathered the storm better than the conifers. The damage was in pockets throughout the forest, but appeared most widespread below ridgetops, she said. Morgan said it will take years to completely clean up the trail system. Volunteers already are coming in to help clean up the trails, and the Forest Service plans to request more money and assistance, Morgan said. But she says the number of downed trees will increase the threat of forest fires this fall. Damage was heavy at Saddle Lake, German Ridge and Celina Lake recreational areas in Perry County and Hardin Ridge in Monroe County. Celina Lake was supposed to open March 30th, but due to the damage, it won't be open for at least another two weeks, she said. A number of other southern Indiana parks, including Harmonie State Park in Posey County and Spencer's Lincoln State Park, sustained damage in the late March storm. COMMENTARY Deb's comment: (Debbie Jordan): Sounds like another "anthrax scare" to me, re: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" They've had plenty of time to clean up any mess they might have had that would interfered with opening. They've had snows like that before and it never stopped them from going for the almighty dollar in visitor revenues.) (editor): Indiana HAS applied for and received approval for Federal emergency relief for snowfall and severe winter weather conditions in Indiana; however, information provided publicly indicates that this primarily relates to expenditure relief for snow removal and road maintenance, and was not explained as monies to be spent on maintenance of the Hoosier National Forest. It seems very strange to us that the park would NOW be closed. If such damage was a threat to individuals visiting the park, since people have been in the park for quite some time since the storms occurred. The number of people who saw and heard the incident cause us to be extremely skeptical of what we're being told about the Hoosier National Forest incident.

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