Hoosier Sighting

Two nights ago, there were various reports of lights in the sky, loud booms, and a possible crashed vehicle near Kokomo, Indiana, which is just up the road from this blogger. So far, three reports on the event have been submitted to the National UFO Center.

In fact, there was no crash of any craft anywhere in the area. Kokomo, however, is near Grissom Air Force Base, and this incident seems to have followed a well-worn pattern. According to local television news reports, Grissom initially denied it had any planes in the area, but hours later acknowledged fighter planes were in fact engaged in maneuvers in the area at the time of the sightings, and the planes were dropping flares. That would seem to explain everything. Had Grissom reported the flight maneuvers immediately, there would be no story. By telling two different stories within a few hours, the Air Force has left itself open to charges of cover up. Those charges may not get anywhere in this case, but in other cases similar charges have stood for years and decades.