Perhaps the biggest issue raised by the video is: how the heck did Peewee Herman get a gig doing the news?

Kind regards,
Greg

The story of Captain Kenju Terauchi of JAL Flight 1628 comes to mind. His report of a UFO encounter over Alaska is well known. Despite both Terauchi and his crew being found both competent and professional in an investigation by the FAA, he was grounded and assigned a desk job shortly after he made a public statement regarding his experience.

Protocols for pilots, flight crews, and other aviation personnel reporting UFOs, (among other things,) were established in 1966 under JANAP 146. These protocols apply to both military and civilians, and have never been rescinded.

UFOs are specifically cited as being within the scope of JANAP 146(E) (see Chapter II/Section I/201/a/1/c). The military, commercial and civilians covered under this protocol are broad, and include Canadians as well as US citizens (see Chapter I/Section 102/b/#1-6.)

Of particular note is the threat of penalties in Chapter II/Section III/208, which reads:

“Transmission of CIRVIS reports are subject to the Communi-cations Act of 1934, as amended, and the Canadian Radio Act of 1938, as amended. Any person who violates the provisicns of these acts may be liable to prosecution thereunder. These reports contain information affecting the National Defense of the United States and Canada. Any person who makes an unauthorized transmission or disclosure of such a report may be liable to prosecution under Title 18 of the US Code, Chapter 37, or the Canadian Official Secrets Act of 1939, as amended.”

That’s reasonably intimidating language and no doubt dissuades many pilots from speaking openly about reports. There is a general agreement among pilots and aviation employees that to speak up about personal encounters would lead to repercussions.

You wrote:

“You have to wonder, though, if pictures were taken by the pilots, would they be willing to come forward with them given the poor reception UFO reports made by pilots have been given by the airline industry historically.”

Actually, I don’t wonder at all - of course they would bring the photos/video forward, unless of course they show something mundane, which would make the pilots look silly. These guys have already come forward and offered their witness accounts (i.e. they’ve taken the most difficult step) - surely offering photos or video that would potentially corroborate that wouldn’t be much of a leap at all (and might actually make them some money, if it was really sensational stuff).

And, to my knowledge, there has never been a pilot fired for making a UFO report, or putting forward pictures. Indeed, if they were canned for that they would have a pretty good case for unjust dismissal, particularly where they’re unionized.

So, if photos exist, I expect to see them - unless, as I said, they show something that might indeed make the pilots et al look silly, like… well, nothing anomalous.

Paul

p.s.

I know it’s a bit late, Nick, but…HAPPY NEW YEAR!

p.p.s.

or maybe that should be UN(happy new year), ’cause they always tend to be more interesting…with the benefit of hindsight.

You have to wonder, though, if pictures were taken by the pilots, would they be willing to come forward with them given the poor reception UFO reports made by pilots have been given by the airline industry historically.

It’s a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” scenario. If the pilots deny that pictures have been taken, the conspiracy camp is going to raise the cry of “suppression and intimidation,” while the unbelievers’ camp is going to say, “See, they always claim hard evidence but every time an opportunity comes up to produce it the alleged evidence fails to materialize.”

Which has been my point all along - there should be video, or photos. So let’s see it, if it exists. Then we can judge one way or another.

Paul