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Goldwater said that Senator Russell, Colonel Hathaway and I said, "I suspected that Gordo was giving me a message. He Ruben Efron all witnessed the second disc in detail. Russell said apparently had suspicion his phone was not secure. Maybe I was the CIA and FBI and perhaps the NSA were apparently briefed in incorrectly making that judgement, but that was my analysis of DC concerning this very important event and had a US Air Force his statement. Senator, now to elaborate on the Mercury 9 officer interview Russell, Efron and Colonel Hathaway in mission. I was at the Mercury Mission Control facility here at Europe. Goldwater could not recall the US Air Force officer's Cape Canaveral on the day of the return to Earth by Cooper. I name. However, later I gained that data and discovered it was Lt had initially tried to visit USAF Colonel John A. 'Shorty' Powers Colonel Thomas Ryan who prepared a detailed report on the at Hangar 'S', and after discovering that the Colonel was at sighting for the Pentagon. The report was highly classified and Mission Control south of the hangar area I drove there to see was not made public until the excellent work of Dr Bruce him. He had my special Mercury 9 lapel pin, a memento of this Maccabee, Chairman of the Fund for UFO Research, in obtaining historic mission. the documents through the Freedom of Information Act. It was "Having security clearance, I entered the Mission Control area. not declassified for public viewing until 1985—30 years after the I immediately heard communications between Mercury 9 and the incident! Cap Com [Capsule Communication] officer, astronaut Wally Goldwater said, "Mac, it makes one wonder why objects that Schirra, who was tracking Cooper in the Faith 7 across the do not exist, according to the USAF, require such fop secrecy by Pacific Ocean on its final pass prior to splashdown in that same the US Government." area on its next pass. It was the final orbit of Faith 7 before re- Tagreed. entry back to Earth. The commentary was on an open PA system (Note: In February 2006, the Bush at Mission Control. Following the administration reclassified at least disclosure of Cooper that he was 55,000 formerly secret and observing a_ ‘green-coloured confidential documents. Once again, object'—and other comments made ny erento be elas he |. makes one wonder why fou hy asrnayt Scot Capen Information Act. What caused the objects that do not exist, tracking station—Cooper was on his to reverse that decision? What is according to the USAF, luminous, six-inch-diameter xenon Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, etc., require such top secrecy by strobe light sphere to test his now keeping from the general the US Government." tracking capabilities of the object knowledge of the taxpaying public? It makes one seriously think!) I continued our exchange, saying, "Senator, when I first arrived at Cape Canaveral in 1958, the initial mystery while in orbit. He finally was able to see it on his fourth orbit. Senator, I wonder if the object he saw was connected to that xenon strobe light? But it was not green and not in the event I became aware of was what RCA engineers called proper orbital path. "Lonesome George’! I later was informed by those personnel that "Senator, I believe he actually did see a UFO. Sir, Cooper they had accidentally discovered an orbiting, what could be disclosed to me that he had chased UFOs during his USAF duties called, alien space probe out at the distance of the Moon. in 1951 while in Germany. He said they out-manoeuvred his Senator, remember that the USA and USSR had not orbited any flight of F-86 Sabre jets and were flying at a greater speed than man-made object at the time they initially discovered the object. our airplanes." What was its purpose, negative or positive, concerning the safety Goldwater said, "Yes, Mac, I'm aware of that fact." of the human race? It apparently was not showing any harmful Icontinued. "Are you aware that astronaut Gordon Cooper intent towards the Earth." was later bumped from the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission by Goldwater did show amazement at my disclosure and admitted NASA?" having no knowledge of the object. Goldwater said, "Mac, I also recall that fact." "Vas oie ha "Te objects that do not exist, according to the USAF, require such top secrecy by the US Government." proper orbital path. "Senator, I believe he actually did see a UFO. Sir, Cooper disclosed to me that he had chased UFOs during his USAF duties in 1951 while in Germany. He said they out-manoeuvred his flight of F-86 Sabre jets and were flying at a greater speed than our airplanes." Goldwater said, "Yes, Mac, I'm aware of that fact." Icontinued. "Are you aware that astronaut Gordon Cooper was later bumped from the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission by NASA?" Goldwater said, "Mac, I also recall that fact.” "Yes, sir; he was," I replied. "Why? Were there hidden reasons?" Goldwater asked. "Sir, Gordo enjoyed racing; he loved controlling a fast vehicle, like most of those earlier astronauts. He was considering entering a big car race in Daytona Beach against the objections of NASA. He was warned by NASA to stay clear of any race in Daytona. They had spent a lot of money training him and were not going to have a car accident impact their critical lunar launch schedule. Gordo was angered by that refusal. NASA realised he was still planning on entering a race, so they finally assigned that Apollo 14 mission to Alan Shepard. "Following that incident, it was all downhill for Gordon Cooper and his NASA astronaut career. Gordo was bitter about that up to the day of his death. Senator, you may recall that Gordon Cooper became involved with the United Nations' efforts to have the subject of UFOs brought before the UN and to have it finally disclosed that unknown craft are being encountered all over the Earth. I believe Cooper knew secrets about UFOs he UFO Sightings by NASA Astronauts I then related that I was also aware of several UFO sightings by astronaut crews from the Mercury, Gemini and other missions. That statement seemed to light up the Senator's eyes. He asked, "What did they observe?" Icontinued. "During our Mercury program, I heard the voice of astronaut Gordon Cooper, during his Mercury 9 mission, report a 'green-coloured object' that appeared to be passing his capsule in the opposite orbital direction over the Pacific Ocean in 1963. Many years later, I spoke with 'Gordo' during a phone conversation and asked him if he would elaborate. He denied it was a fact and said he did not see an object during Mercury 9. But, I had heard him say he was tracking such an object. He quickly added, 'We are on a phone, Slim.’ [My nickname "Slim" was used by several of the earlier astronauts.] He caught me by surprise." The Senator asked me why. 54 = NEXUS JUNE — JULY 2006 "uit makes one wonder why www.nexusmagazine.com