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US: UFO 'squadron' low over Salt Lake City, Utah

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Feb. 27, 2009 - A series of UFOs flew over the city here during a four-hour period, including a triangular-shaped craft at 7:10 p.m., a huge V-shaped object at 8:30 p.m., a second V-shaped object at 8:45 p.m, and a squadron of 15 to 17 triangular-shaped objects at 11 p.m.

All of the objects were silent and fast moving, according to the witness. Some of the craft appeared to be "bending light" around them.

Following is the unedited witness report.

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February a busy month for UFO sightings

Mufon Report - February 28, 2009, The Mutual UFO Network (Mufon) has just released UFO sighting statistics for the month. There were a total of 507 sightings reported to the agency from throughout the world. Of the 454 reported sightings in the United States, the top five states were: Texas - 51; California - 41; Florida - 35; Arizona and Pennsylvania tied for fourth with 27; and, Colorado and Indiana tied for fifth with 22. To report a UFO sighting, go to Mufon's website at www.mufon.com.

Some recent sightings in the United States and Canada include:

Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2009 - Amber-colored light

The witness was outside of his home when he noticed the appearance of an amber-colored light in the northwest sky above the distant mountains. In less than two minutes, the light moved rapidly across the horizon then finally disappeared in the northeast sky over the mountains. The witness observed the light through binoculars and described the object's appearance as similar to a hot air balloon. He reasoned that the object couldn't have been a hot air balloon due to the high rate of speed. His wife also witnessed the event, but couldn't get the binoculars focused on the object before it disappeared entirely.

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Japan: Amami Oshima Island's 'Kenmun'

Amami Isands map
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Recently, I wrote here at Cryptomundo about the mysterious Yamapikarya of Iriomote island. However, this mystery cat is not the only cryptid that makes its home in Japan's Ryukyu Islands. On the island of Amami Oshima (Amami big island), there have long been stories of a hairy, monkey-like creature known as the Kenmun. Let us now take a look once more into these Southern islands of Japan, and the mysteries they hide.

Amami Oshima is the largest island in the Amami chain of islands, in the Northern part of the Ryukyu archipelago. The island is part of Kagoshima prefecture rather than Okinawa prefecture, which comprises the Southern part of the archipelago. It is 274 square miles in area, with mountainous, forested terrain.

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Yeti evidence is 'convincing' says wildlife expert Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough
© Press Association PhotoSir David Attenborough says there is 'convincing' evidence the yeti exists
Sir David Attenborough believes there is 'very convincing' evidence that yetis exist.

Speaking on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, the revered wildlife expert said: 'I'm baffled by the Abominable Snowman - very convincing footprints have been found at 19,000ft.

'No-one does that for a joke. I think it's unanswered.'

The yeti is an ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet.

A photograph of a mysterious footprint, rumoured to be that of the yeti was taken in the Menlung Basin in the Himalayas in 1951.

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England: Bizarre lights seen in skies

A string of not quite so close encounters has prompted Swindon people to ask if anyone was out there.

Strange 'dancing lights' in the skies over the town were spotted on Thursday night and reported to the Adver.

Many of those who saw them could not explain what they saw in the skies over Castle Eaton, Cricklade and South Cerney areas.

Mum-of-eight Lisa Embling, 36, from Cricklade, was with her family at the time of the sighting.

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US: Cattle Mutilations - Puzzled Farmers Talked to Authorities, Veterinarians and the FBI

Many North American cases exist. Slain animals had no blood, bore signs of laser surgery and some organs were removed. UFOs, black helicopters and others were blamed.

Sheep, horses and humans have also been mutilated. Many cattle were found marked with fluorescent paint. The cause of death was undetermined, their blood, drained and precise laser surgery marks, discovered. Some organs had been removed. Abnormally high radiation levels were found near the corpses. Scavengers wouldn't touch carcasses. Animals were taken from their habitats and mutilated elsewhere. Sightings of UFOs and strange unmarked black helicopters coincided with many mutilation cases.

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US: Ghost hunters claim chilling finds at Palmyra, New York museum

Haunted museum
© GateHouse Media Inc.Look closely: Some say they see the apparition of a young boy floating to the right of the register inside the Wm. Phelps General Store on Market Street in Palmyra, in this photo taken within the past year.
Phantom footsteps, whispers, a swaying chandelier and a piano that played on its own exposed the presence of ghostly spirits residing in two local museums on Market Street. Or so say members of a few ghost-hunting teams that recently camped out with some high-tech equipment.

The spook sleuths from Scientific Paranormal Investigations and Finger Lakes Area Spirit Hunters on Thursday, Feb. 19, shared their findings with a crowd of about 55.

They played recordings they said captured whispered ghostly responses to questions and faint piano playing. They shared bone-chilling stories of apparitions and chills and breezes that seemed to come from nowhere.

Evil Rays

Could mind-reading devices have an alien origin?

Scientists in the US are said to have read minds using Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) scanners which are normally used in hospitals to detect the flow of blood around the brain using a radiomagnetic field and radio waves. Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Nashville asked volunteers to look at different images on a screen. One had a circles with almost horizontal lines across it and the other had almost vertical lines across it. Monitoring showed that different areas of the brain lit up while they were making the observations. Then they tried the experiment in reverse where the test subjects were told to think about one of the circles. Again, working from which area of the brain lit up, they were able to tell which one the subjects were thinking about! While this is not unlocking the secrets of thought prediction, it does allow scientists to determine which parts of the brain are involved in short-term visual memory.

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US: Strange lights over Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Stories of bright flashes of light in the sky continue to be reported from around the country - today again from PA. Ufologist Stan Gordon got the call and followed up with an investigation.

This report is similar to a Westmoreland County, PA, report Gordon reported on from Oct. 26, 2008, in Mysterious Sky Flashes Puzzle Pennsylvania Observers.

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US: Pittsburgh region buzzes with UFO activity

The New Year has brought with it a flurry of unidentified flying object (UFO) reports in the greater Pittsburgh region.

The most interesting case occurred in the Pittsburgh suburb of White Oak on January 3. The witness was driving west on Lincoln Way toward the intersection of Route 48. He happened to look to his right when he noticed a bright string of lights forming on an obtuse, triangular-shaped formation hovering motionless above a Giant Eagle parking lot.

The witness admitted to being a poor judge of height and size, but claimed the object was huge and close to the ground. As he watched the object, more lights started to appear on the edges, and it appeared that all of the edges suddenly lit up with a brilliant flash before returning to the original light pattern.