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1: -593/01/01 00:10 60 46:10:00 E 31:00:00 N 3111 MDE IRQ CHL 8:4 CHALDEA:EZEKIEL:FIERY SPHERE LANDS/4 SUPPORTS:TAKEN for a RIDE:See Bible Acct 1: -593/01/01 00:10 60 46:10:00 E 31:00:00 N 3111 MDE IRQ CHL 8:4 CHALDEA:EZEKIEL:FIERY SPHERE LANDS/4 SUPPORTS:TAKEN FOR A RIDE:see Bible acct. Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 2 : PASTURE 2: -322/01/00 00:00 3 35:13:00 E 33:16:00 N 3111 MDE LEB TYR 9:6 TYRE =SUR,LEBANON:SIEGE/ALEXANDER the GREAT:FLYING SHIELD BEAMS^:WALLS CRUMBLE Ref#160 MUFON UFO JOURNAL (by issue no.) Issue No. 320 : MIL. BASE 3: -213/06/01 00:00 15 11:15:40 E 43:59:00 N 3110 WEU ITL FI. 8:4 HADRIA,ROMAN EMP:'ALTAR' IN SKY:MAN IN WHITE:12 SUCH BETWEEN 222 AND 90 B.C. Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 4 : PASTURE 4: -170/01/00 12:00 2 12:38:40 E 41:44:20 N 3111 WEU ITL RM. 6:6 LANUPIUM = ALBANO LAZIALE,ITL:SPECTACULAR FLEET OF SHIPS IN AIR:NFD Ref#114 HAINES,Richard: PROJECT DELTA Page No. 125 : ROAD+RAILS 5: 70/05/21 18:00 60 35:14:00 E 31:46:00 N 3332 MDE ISR UNK 7:4 PALESTINE:MANY OBS:CHARIOTS+REGIMENTS CIRCLE TOWNS in SKY:LOUD NOISES LATER Ref#114 HAINES,Richard: PROJECT DELTA Page No. 120 : PASTURE 6: 840/01/00 00:00 20 4:52:00 E 45:45:00 N 3110 WEU FRN RHN A:4 LYON,FRANCE:MOB LYNCHES 3 FIGURES FROM 'CLOUDSHIP':they admitted flying Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 7 : TOWN &CITY 7: 927/03/00 07:00 15 5:21:00 E 49:09:00 N 3210 WEU FRN MSE 3:7 VERDUN,FR:'FIERY ARMIES' PASS IN SKY HERE +ALL E.FRANCE per Scribe FLODOARD Ref# 30 FIGEUT&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 32 : TOWN &CITY 8: 989/08/03 00:00 15 139:50:00 E 35:40:00 N 3330 ASP JPN HNS 6:5 JAPAN/LOC UNK:UNUSUALLY BRIGHT SCRS FLY:THEN JOIN TOGETHER:TIME UNKNOWN. Ref# 8 VALLEE,Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA. Case No. 0 : MOUNTAINS 9: 1015/08/23 00:00 15 139:48:00 E 35:38:00 N 3331 ASP JPN HNS 4:6 JAPAN/LOC UNK:2 SPHERES HVR:2 SML OBJs EXIT..1 smokes:NFD:/SOBEPS IFS#23 p35 Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 9 : MOUNTAINS 10: 1034/01/00 00:00 15 5:20:00 E 49:05:00 N 3111 WEU FRN MSE 6:6 nr VERDUN,FR:FIERY OVOID >>SE TURNS >>W:/VERDUN MUSEUM /SOBEPS IFS#23 p35 Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 9 : FARMLANDS 11: 1180/10/27 00:00 8 135:40:20 E 34:00:00 N 3320 ASP JPN HNS 6:5 KII SANCHI,NARA,JAPAN:GLOWING 'POT' FLIES+MNVRS BTWN Mtns:>>S:/SOBEPS IFS#23 Ref# 4 VALLEE:DIMENSIONS: Casebook/Contact. Page No. 10 : MOUNTAINS 12: 1186/08/09 14:00 88 0:27:00 W 51:53:00 N 3333 WEU GBI ENG 7:8 DUNSTABLE,BEDFORDs:MANY OBS AMAZED:'SKY OPENS UP':HUGE CROSS HVRS TILL MIDNITE Ref#186 SOBEPS:INFORESPACE/Belgium bimonthly Issue No. 23 : TOWN &CITY 13: 1235/09/24 22:00 88 140:00:00 E 37:01:00 N 3332 ASP JPN HNS 5:8 JAPAN/LOC UNK:NLTS+FBLS OVHD ALL NITE:'WIND MAKING STARS SWAY'/SOBEPS IFS#23 Ref# 4 VALLEE:DIMENSIONS: Casebook/Contact. Page No. 11 : RESIDENT'L 14: 1254/01/01 23:50 30 0:20:00 W 51:44:00 N 3333 WEU GBI ENG 6:3 ST ALBANS ABBEY,HERTFs:DATE EXACT:MANY OBS:LRG ELEGANT SHIP:PARIS ALSO:/IFS#23 Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. 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Case No. 0 : OFFSHORE 19: 1387/10/14 06:00 53 1:30:00 W 53:00:00 N 3333 WEU GBI ENG 8:8 DERBYs+LEICs cos,ENGL:FIERY WHEEL/BARREL SPINS:STRONG RAYS:CLOUD DUMPS 'BLOOD' Ref#186 SOBEPS:INFORESPACE/Belgium bimonthly Issue No. 23 : FARMLANDS 20: 1388/01/08 23:00 60 14:41:00 E 36:58:00 N 3332 WEU ITL RG. 4:6 RAGUSA,ITALY:SVRL FRIARS:LUM.BODIES FLY SINGLE FILE/1 HOUR:/SOBEPS r186#23 Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 18 : MOUNTAINS 21: 1415/10/25 12:00 30 2:07:40 E 50:27:20 N 3331 WEU FRN PDC 4:6 AGINCOURT,FR:FAST FBLS ZAP FRENCH TROOPS:HENRY V WINS HISTORIC BATTLE Ref#186 SOBEPS:INFORESPACE/Belgium bimonthly Issue No. 23 : MIL. BASE 22: 1433/01/05 00:00 44 7:15:00 E 43:43:00 N 3331 WEU FRN AMR 6:8 NICE,FR:St.BONIFACE MANUSCRIPT.v2p397:LUMn.GLOBE APPEARS/SKY/SVRL HRS:NFD Ref#230 LDLN CONTACT LECTEURS series '68-'72 Volume 1 Issue 2 : COASTLANDS 23: 1458/03/17 00:00 15 139:40:00 E 35:51:00 N 3321 ASP JPN HNS 5:5 JAPAN/LOC UNK:5 'STARS' APPEAR:CIRCLE THE MOON:CHANGE COLORS 3 TIMES..VANISH. Ref# 33 EMENEGGER,R:UFOS PAST PRESENT+FUTURE Page No. 6 : FARMLANDS 24: 1461/11/01 00:00 15 2:46:00 E 50:18:00 N 3331 WEU FRN PDC 6:4 ARRAS,FRANCE:FIERY ROD HVRS/15min:SUDDENLY SPIRALS+TWISTS UPWARD+GONE!:/IFS#23 Ref# 2 VALLEE:UFOS IN SPACE:Anatomy/phenon. Page No. 11 : TOWN &CITY 25: 1468/03/08 00:00 1 139:38:00 E 35:48:00 N 3320 ASP JPN HNS 4:6 Mt.KASUGA,JAPAN:DARK OBJ MAKES 'WHEEL-LIKE SOUND':FLIES >>W from MOUNTAIN:NFD Ref# 33 EMENEGGER,R:UFOS PAST PRESENT+FUTURE Page No. 7 : MOUNTAINS 26: 1491/08/13 20:00 180 9:12:00 E 45:28:00 N 3333 WEU ITL MI. 9:4 MILANO,ITL:FAZIO CARDANO:7 OIDS:"LIVE 300 YRS..CANT SAY MUCH/SPECIAL LAWS.." Ref# 98 MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. Press Ctrl-R Footnote 178 : METROPOLIS 27: 1520/01/00 00:00 15 11:04:00 E 50:59:00 N 3111 WEU GER THR 6:4 ERFURT,PRUSSIA:ROUND GLOW:ROTATING BEAM SCORCHES GND:+2 FIERY SPHERES:/r8 p?? Ref#107 WILKINS,Harold: F.S. 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