| The quiet farming community of | | | | other sightings in the Stephenville |
| Stephenville, Texas, became the subject | | | | Empire-Tribune. |
| of national news broadcasts this week | | | | Based on reports called into the local |
| after UFO sightings were reported there | | | | newspaper, UFOs have been seen in the |
| by several dozen witnesses including a | | | | Stephenville area for about two weeks in |
| pilot and police officer. Stephenville, | | | | various forms. Very little information |
| located about seventy miles southwest of | | | | about the sightings has been published |
| Fort Worth, is where an object measuring | | | | and regional UFO research organizations |
| approximately a mile long and about a | | | | have been slow to respond. Peter |
| half mile wide was spotted by locals | | | | Davenport, head of the National UFO |
| last week. Witnesses say that the craft | | | | reporting Center, made these statements |
| made no noise and was moving low and | | | | about the Texas sightings on the |
| fast. | | | | syndicated Coast to Coast AM broadcast |
| A few reports claim that the object with | | | | with George Noory: |
| brightly lit lights on it was being | | | | "I have received but two reports, |
| pursued by military jets, but federal | | | | George...but that's part of the reason |
| officials deny that claim. Spokespersons | | | | that I didn't devote more interest in |
| for nearby Dyess and Sheppard Air Force | | | | this case at this time because when you |
| Bases say none of their jets were | | | | get only two reports, even if they're |
| involved and claim that the Air Force no | | | | good reports, ah, you sought of wait for |
| longer investigates UFOs. Major Karl | | | | follow on reports." |
| Lewis, a spokesperson for the 301st | | | | Davenport has come under criticism for |
| Fighter Wing at the Joint Reserve Base | | | | being slow to report these and other |
| (Naval Air Station) in Fort Worth, says | | | | major UFO sightings including the |
| there were no F-16s or other military | | | | incident involving a disc-shaped object |
| aircraft from his base involved. Lewis | | | | over Chicago's O'Hare International |
| also said that what the Stephenville | | | | Airport. In that case a Chicago Reporter |
| witnesses say was probably an optical | | | | claimed that Davenport tried to |
| illusion caused by lights from one or | | | | negotiate some sort of deal with him. In |
| more commercial airliners. However, UFO | | | | another case, Art Bell claimed that |
| witness Steve Allen disagrees. | | | | Davenport asked for financial |
| Allen is the owner of a local freight | | | | remuneration in exchange for being |
| hauling company, a private pilot and | | | | associated with Bell's broadcast. |
| witness to the event. He claims that | | | | As a UFO researcher with many years of |
| what appeared in the Stephenville skies | | | | experience, I have to wonder why Peter |
| was anything but a conventional | | | | Davenport would not list a raw report as |
| aircraft. Allen and others say the | | | | quickly as possible when it involves |
| lights changed as they watched the mile | | | | such an important sighting. That's not |
| long object move across the sky. The | | | | to say that I wouldn't make a few calls |
| huge craft seen last week may not have | | | | to town authorities and speak directly |
| been the only strange thing seen over | | | | to the witness before publishing |
| and near Stephenville. Ricky Sorrells | | | | anything on the web, but just to sit |
| lives in Dublin and says that a flat, | | | | back and wait for more reports seems |
| metallic object hovered about three | | | | ludicrous and assumes that witnesses |
| hundred feet above a pasture behind his | | | | even know there is a National Reporting |
| house. Ricky decided to come forward | | | | Center to contact. |
| with his own story after reading about | | | | |