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April 6, 2000: Dallas Sightings - Peter Davenport | NASA and Cydonia - Richard C. Hoagland & Dr. Tom Van Flandern
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Art Bell covers a night packed with breaking developments, beginning with Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center presenting two fresh Texas sighting reports. A driver northwest of Dallas describes an egg-shaped object with pulsating red bands and blinding white light that rose silently over his SUV, while a high school teacher near Dallas reports two circular objects streaking across the afternoon sky at tremendous speed.
The program shifts to the surprise release of eight new high-resolution photographs of the Cydonia region on Mars. Richard C. Hoagland reveals that camera operator Michael Malin had been quietly acquiring images on every pass over Cydonia for two years, despite an agreement to share them promptly. Hoagland and astronomer Tom Van Flandern analyze the new shots of the so-called fortress, noting rectangular structures, tunnel-like entranceways, and geometric features that strengthen the case for artificial origins.
Van Flandern reports that while no single feature constitutes a smoking gun, the cumulative evidence of sharp angles, parallel lines, and symmetric shapes far exceeds what occurs naturally on planetary surfaces. Both guests note that the critical photograph of the face is absent from the release.
The program shifts to the surprise release of eight new high-resolution photographs of the Cydonia region on Mars. Richard C. Hoagland reveals that camera operator Michael Malin had been quietly acquiring images on every pass over Cydonia for two years, despite an agreement to share them promptly. Hoagland and astronomer Tom Van Flandern analyze the new shots of the so-called fortress, noting rectangular structures, tunnel-like entranceways, and geometric features that strengthen the case for artificial origins.
Van Flandern reports that while no single feature constitutes a smoking gun, the cumulative evidence of sharp angles, parallel lines, and symmetric shapes far exceeds what occurs naturally on planetary surfaces. Both guests note that the critical photograph of the face is absent from the release.