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March 11, 1998: Tampa Sightings Update - Peter Davenport
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Art Bell covers two major stories: a mile-wide asteroid designated 1997 XF-11 that may pass dangerously close to Earth in 2028, and the U.S. Navy's controversial low-frequency sonar testing in Hawaiian waters. Dick Allgaier, a reporter for KITV News in Honolulu, shares his firsthand account from aboard the research vessel Cory Chouest, where 195-decibel underwater speakers blast sound waves while scientists monitor whale behavior nearby.
Greenpeace Hawaii director Michael Bailey joins the broadcast to argue that the same sonar frequencies caused permanent nerve damage and memory loss in Navy divers during classified tests. He contends that the full system, once operational, could affect marine life across every ocean on the planet. A former submarine sonar operator also calls in to confirm that active pinging sends whales fleeing at high speed.
Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center provides an update on a massive wave of sightings across Florida. Multiple witnesses, including a retired pilot, describe brilliant diamond-shaped lights performing right-angle turns at extreme speed. The official explanations shift from flares to submarine-launched missiles, but witness accounts from both coasts of Florida contradict those theories.
Greenpeace Hawaii director Michael Bailey joins the broadcast to argue that the same sonar frequencies caused permanent nerve damage and memory loss in Navy divers during classified tests. He contends that the full system, once operational, could affect marine life across every ocean on the planet. A former submarine sonar operator also calls in to confirm that active pinging sends whales fleeing at high speed.
Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center provides an update on a massive wave of sightings across Florida. Multiple witnesses, including a retired pilot, describe brilliant diamond-shaped lights performing right-angle turns at extreme speed. The official explanations shift from flares to submarine-launched missiles, but witness accounts from both coasts of Florida contradict those theories.