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Comment:
Dear Sir I am writing to you in connection to the footage
that was filmed over the Havant area of Hampshire UK by Anthony
woods, I am not a UFO expert but I have some scientific background
and I find Steven Gerard鈥檚 comments and scientific approach
to the case laughable!!
How can MR gerrard catagorilly state that mr woods footage
is 鈥渇ake鈥 without ever viewing or analysing the
footage?
MR
Gerrard's comment and approach to the case is foolhardy and
in my opinion born out of deep jealousy and envy, I have never
met the Mexican researcher MR Yturria but I have read quite
a bit about him, and it is apparent that MR Yturria is a world
renowned and very respected UFO researcher, who has had many
years in the for-front of the UFO phenomenon!
Why
is it that MR Gerrard thinks that he is better qualified to
work on this case than MR Yturria? Especially considering
he is willing to pronounce someone鈥檚 footage 鈥渇ake鈥
without ever seeing it? Its seems to me and I believe 99%
of people reading his comments will think that MR Gerard's
motives for declaring the footage 鈥渇ake鈥 is less
than honourable.
I
think it would be wise for MR Gerrard to keep his bias and
unscientific opinions to himself if he wishes to be taken
seriously himself in the field, I understand MR Gerrard runs
a small UFO club in the city of Southampton which is just
a few miles along the coast from where MR Woods lives, I think
MR Gerrard is well advised to concentrate on running his club
rather than rubbishing someone else鈥檚 case without ever
viewing the footage, and leave it to the experts to decide
whether MR Woods footage is genuine or not!!!
Answer: I find that the remarks you have made, in reply
to those Mr Gerrard has made, to be unfounded.
Do
you not think it would have been a better approach to contact
Mr Gerrard direct before putting your comment into the public
domain?
Mr
Gerrard is the founder of the Southampton UFO Group, of which
I am its secretary. Mr Gerrard is an excellent researcher
and a good friend.
Let
me turn to case in point, Bedhampton! Being Steve Gerrard鈥檚
group secretary, I have often helped him on cases, particularly
on this one, which we have, both worked hard to research.
I
have a scientific background, being a senior laboratory technician
with a local, multi national corporation. I would like to
state something for you regarding our approach to this case.
Any
comments on Steve鈥檚 or our part is most definitely not born
out of "jealousy or envy", but is born out of frustration?
Why frustration? Well this is simple. Ever since this case
has come to our attention we have sought more information.
As
a local group we are in a prime location to conduct a thorough
on site investigation, perhaps even being present when these
objects are filmed, this would help prove the validity of
the case and rule out, if this is the case, any possibility
of hoaxing.
However,
trying to make a judgement on footage when you are unable
to gain access to that footage or even the witness is very
hard. So while it is obvious that a hornet鈥檚 nest has been
stirred up due to the comments made, perhaps this was needed
to sort the good from the bad.
We
at SUFOG will have no problem in leaving this case alone to
go its own course, and the information we have that may be
relative to the case will remain where it is until it can
be discussed with the researcher involved.
Our
only interest has been to actively research and bring the
truth to those interested, nothing else. We have sought to
contact Mr Yturria on several occasions, but as of yet have
had no luck. We do have a high opinion of Mr Yturria, who
we have met and seen lecture at the Quest International Leeds
UFO Conference in 2001.
SUFOG
will continue to monitor the case, but will not provide any
more opinions unless approached by those involved in the case.
I would ask Mr Smithers to consider this; Steve Gerrard is
an honest, hard working and honourable person who has never
offered an opinion that is any less than honourable. He is
also well known and respected to many in the UFO community.
So I would suggest that he contact him directly via the SUFOG
website to discuss his grievances before making anymore of
them public.
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