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Re: Glints in the desert may be military hardware

Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas wrote:
>CLIP
> -- One interesting glint I saw in the desert near Area 51 turned out
> to be a hollow aluminum ball, about 24 inches in diameter.  It was
> seamless and very light.  These balls are apparently dropped from
> airplanes to calibrate radar, since the radar return from a sphere is
> always constant.  Once the balls are dropped, they become dented on
> one side and therefore useless.  Near Area 51, the Air Force punches
> holes in the used ones and puts them on the top of posts to act as
> boundary markers.  (Or "surveilance pods" to the UFO watchers.)

Glenn, how funny you should mention these things! I myself have seen
them here in Florida. Our proximity to Eglin AFB, leads me to believe
they were cast offs from military radar testing. My thoughts on these
"mystery spheres" is located at: http://www.nfds.net/~lurker/mystery.htm

In the months since I put this page online, I have spoken with a former
co-worker who used to install security systems for nuclear power plants
(including processing facilities). He flatly stated that the spheres are
indeed a radar target and have an RCS equivilant to that of an average
human in the X-band. He used to use them to test microwave intrusion
systems by placing them on wooden carts (complete with wooden wheels)
and pulling them through the sensor field with a rope! Just thought I'd
add my 2 bits......

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The Lurker - "I Watch, I Listen"
DC to Daylight!
Xphile, Area51, Electromagnetic Phenomenon,
Alternative Energy Sources, Black Project Researcher



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