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Samara's escaping the well again. Who watched the DANG TAPE? Quick, hide in the comments section.




We keep listening to 1420 MHz even though we do not broadcast anything on that frequency (I keep seeing that frequency on my screensaver). We don't broadcast on that frequency precisely because it is the fundamental frequency of radio astronomy, and that frequency is kept clear by international regulation. Wouldn't other civilizations do the same?
Also, because it is a natural frequency, any signals we get on it might be attributed to natural phenomena, like a hydrogen maser.
Wouldn't a better choice be 1420 MHz times some mathematical constant, like the 1420 MHz*pi signal of TYC 1220-91-1? Or Euler's Constant, SQRT (2), or Golden Ratio phi?

Everyone remembers the Steven Spielberg’s 1977 classic sci-fi film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” which depicted an imagined first contact with an alien civilization. But most probably don’t realize that a few months before the movie came out,  real-life scientists believed—at least for a few exciting moments—that they might have detected an actual message sent by  extraterrestrials.
It was mid-August 1977, and across the U.S., many if not most people were focused on the shocking death of rock-and-roll great Elvis Presley at age 42. But in Ohio, a 37-year-old man named Jerry Ehman was transfixed by another startling event that—at least for searchers for extraterrestrial intelligence—potentially was even more momentous.
Ehman, a volunteer researcher for Ohio State University’s now-defunct Big Ear radio observatory, pebrused data from the telescope’s scan of the skies on August 15, a few days earlier. In those days, such information was run through an IBM 1130 mainframe computer and printed on perforated paper, and then laboriously examined by hand. But the tedium was shattered when Ehman spotted something surprising—a vertical column with the alphanumerical sequence “6EQUJ5,” which had occurred at 10:16 p.m. EST. He grabbed a red pen and circled the sequence. In the margin, wrote “Wow!”
Ehman’s excitement over that bit of arcane information stemmed from the Big Ear’s mission at the time, which was searching space for radio signals of the sort that might be emanated by extraterrestrial civilizations, if they were attempting to make contact with intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. To Ehman, this signal, which had come from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, looked an awful lot like it could be such a message. Observatory director John Krauss and his assistant Bob Dixon, who subsequently examined the data, were similarly astonished by it.
But was it? More than three decades later, the Wow Signal, as it has come to be known to SETI researchers, remains both the first and best potential evidence of communication from extraterrestrials, and one of the most perplexing mysteries in science.  Over the years, Ehman and colleagues worked to rule out other explanations—such as satellites, aircraft or ground-based transmitters on Earth. But by the same token, researchers have yet to prove that it actually is message from space. “It’s an open question.” Ehman told the Columbus Dispatch in 2010. Or as the late science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke once put it in a 1997 interview with New Scientist magazine, “God only knows what it was.”
To grasp the significance of the Wow Signal, it helps to understand what Ehman and his colleagues were looking for. Back in the early 1960s, Cornell physicists Philip Morrison and Guiseppe Cocconi had tried to figure out how a distant extraterrestrial civilization, if one existed, might try to contact others in the universe. First, they hypothesized, aliens would use a radio signal, since such transmissions require relatively little energy to generate and can travel huge distances across space. Second, they assumed that the aliens would be smart enough to pick a message that other intelligent species might understand, even if they spoke a very different language. Chemicals, they noted, emit distinctive electromagnetic frequencies, or signatures, which is how astronomers can determine the composition of distant planets and stars from their light. Since hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, emits a signal with a frequency of 1420 megahertz, they reasoned that aliens might send out a signal that mimicked it.
But the signal spotted by Ehman was the first that seemed to fit that description almost exactly.
Each digit on the printout represented the intensity of a radio signal, from zero to 35, with intensities over nine being represented by letters. Most of the signals on the printouts were ones and twos. But this one, as signified by the “U” in the middle, was extremely powerful—about 30 times greater than the ordinary ambient noise of deep space. Indeed, it was the loudest, longest signal that the Big Ear, which was shut down and dismantled in 1997, would ever pick up. And the signal was narrowly focused and extremely close to 1420 megahertz, the frequency of hydrogen. In contrast, natural sources of radiation, such as planets, usually send out a much broader range of frequencies.
While that all has seemed so tantalizing to SETI researchers, they’ve never been able to prove that the Wow Signal actually was such a message. And much about it was difficult to explain. Scientists also were puzzled when they traced the signal to a location northwest of the globular cluster M55—a spot where there apparently was no star or planet. SETI researcher Paul Shuch told New Scientist in 1997 that if the signal did come from an alien civilization, it would have required some amazingly advanced equipment. Assuming that the extraterrestrial beacon was the size of the biggest radio telescopes on Earth, the aliens would have required a 2.2 gigawatt transmitter, vastly more powerful than any existing terrestrial radio station.
But the most puzzling thing about the Wow Signal was that it lasted approximately 72 seconds, and never was detected again, even though in the 20 years that followed, scientists conducted more than 100 studies of the same region of sky. If aliens were trying to contact us, wouldn’t they keep repeating their message? Back in the early 2000s, researchers tried once more with a 26-meter radio telescope in Hobart, Tasmania, which was smaller than the Big Ear but more advanced technologically. Despite their ability to detect signals only five percent as strong as the Wow Signal, the Astrobiology Magazine reported in 2003 that they found nothing that resembled it.






ROSE WELL 33 (Roswell 33° Latitude Ley/Rose Line & Mount Herman 33° Latitude)

Mount Hermon (Arabicجبل الشيخ or جبل حرمون‎ / ALA-LCJabal al-Shaykh ("Mountain of the Sheikh") or Jabal HaramunHebrewהר חרמון‎, Har Hermon) is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its summit straddles the border between Syria and Lebanon[1] and, at 2,814 m (9,232 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in Syria.[2] On the top, in the United Nations buffer zone between Syrian and Israeli-occupied territories, is the highest permanently manned UN position in the world, known as "Hermon Hotel".[3] The southern slopes of Mount Hermon extend to the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, where the Mount Hermon ski resort is located.[4] A peak in this area rising to 2,236 m (7,336 ft) is the highest elevation in Israeli-controlled territory.


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e l e p h t h e r i a

This was found written on a peice of the Roswell space crash. Loosely translated into "Freedom"......

some more info if you would like to read

Date: Thursday, 28-Mar-96 01:14 AM

From: George Barkouris \ Internet: (apurimac@compulink.gr)
To: Ignatius Graffeo \ PRODIGY: (UEZB55A)

Subject: Roswell "I-beam" Deciphered: Fast uFo-ward 22

Reply-to: apurimac@compulink.gr
From: "George Barkouris" <apurimac@compulink.gr>
Originally to: "Mr Ignatius A Graffeo" <iufo@xbn.shore.net>
Original Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:39:29


On 27-Laq-96, Mr Ignatius A Graffeo wrote:

>
> -- [ From: Ignatius Graffeo * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --
>
> Robert Morningsky says that it is like you would find on a
> poster. It is in this tone, that the message is marked on the I-beam.
> The message is roughly as follows:
>
> "Female Warriors are Ready and Prepared."
>
> (actual picture of "i-beam" showing glyphs):
>

As a Greek, i can translate easy this glyph. It says " ELEPHTHERIA "
wich in English is the word " Freedom " (straight and upside-down).
It is writen in an ancient Greek alphabet.

E = epsilon
L = lambda
E = epsilon
PH = phi
TH = thita (theta)
E = epsilon
R = ro
I = iota
A = alpha

phonetic: EHLEHFTHEHRRIYAA

In the book 'L'ecriture memoire des hommes' by Georges Jean
(Gallimard, France 1987) you can find comparative tables of ancient Greek
alphabets.

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|apurimac@compulink.gr |
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Date: Friday, 29-Mar-96 02:51 PM

From: Ignatius Graffeo \ Internet: (uezb55a@prodigy.com)
To: IUFO \ Internet: (iufo@xbn.shore.net)
cc: George Barkouris \ Internet: (apurimac@compulink.gr)

Subject: Roswell Glyphs Report: Descriptive Notes FUFOW 25

Further investigative analysis of the Roswell Glyphs:
based on Robert Morningsky's impressions of the I-Beam writing. (see
previous posting of Fast uFo-ward #22 and George Barkouris' postings.)

3.29.96

George,
I believe you may have the whole glyph block. I also encountered an
error message (encoded line # 83 too short!") in decoding from a copy I sent
to myself. But I was able to get the whole block, despite the error message
that said the file might have decoded improperly. Perhaps I should give you
a description of what is contained on the glyph block.

The whole block is a rectangular shape, a stone gray color. (I wonder
if this surface texture is a "tile" design!) Maybe whoever put it on the Web
used this effect to give more background so as to enhance the letters. At
any rate, it's the deciphering of these handwritten inscriptions that's
important. There are 3 lines or rows of Greek letters. The top line is
upside down. On the right edge there are some very small margin notes in
regular English script. I can actually read two words! It says "Broken
Here." I can't make out two other words, something like "progress ____"
These two words are very difficult to see. But the first two words I'm
positive about ("Broken Here"). There is an arrow drawn through the
backwards Epsilon letter and arching around pointing to the other Epsilon
letter. This gives me the feeling that someone also tried to translate this
artifact, and what we have here is a copy of the Saucer glyph on paper! That
explains why the inscriptions look hand drawn. That makes sense. I'll bet
that this represents a first hand sketch of the actual I-beam that was
probably later confiscated by the government in 1947, after the Roswell
crash. 
OK, anyway, there are some straight broken lines (scoring) above and
below the top row of letters (hand drawn). There is also a zig-zag vertical
line on each end of the 3 rows connecting with the horizontal broken lines.
This is sort of a crude "frame" around each of the 3 rows individually. Now
the letters in the 2nd or center row are the same as the ones in the row
above it, but are rightside up.
You can see slight variation in the writing, but the letters are identical.
This can be easily translated and is the Greek word 
"ELEPHTHERIA" which means FREEDOM. If you look on the left hand side of this
row you can also see some more hand written English script. I can make out a
"Bal..." spelling. It could be "Balance." And right below is "Cap" with
a short diagonal line pointing to the Epsilon letter. 
I noticed some marks which look like bullets or large periods
repeated throughout the glyph and found specifically on either side of the
Phi and Theta glyphs. I feel like I'm taking a "crash course" in Greek! (no
pun intended). Now, these embellishments "large periods" are in a set
pattern. The middle glyph is the "straight" one. On either side of Theta
glyph (5th glyph in the middle row) are these black dots. It is also
repeated on the upsidedown row in exact order and representation. Theta has
2 black dots on its left and 1 black dot on its right side. Theta is the
symbol that looks like a circle with two parallel horizontal bands in the
center. This looks like a planet! The dots could be moons? We also have one
black dot on the left side of the Phi glyph (4th glyph in the middle row)
Again, this is repeated in the upsidedown top row. The Phi glyph has a
verticle band running through its center. I can't help seeing two
recognizable planets here! Saturn (Theta) and Uranus (Phi). This is only a
speculative guess. Another curious anomaly appears in the Phi glyph. The
vertical line is actually two vertical parallel lines cut short (like Uranus
spinning on its side). Looks very deliberately drawn because of the
repetition in the top row.
The last row is completely different than the first 2 rows of Greek
letters. They appear to be a more ancient set of symbols, perhaps 
Arcadian/Lakonian or Kretan as you said, or Cyrillic (my note). The
arrangement of the bottom row is slightly different. We have two words side
by side but separated by a rough frame. They are identical and represent a
single word as in the other set. The left set of glyphs is upsidedown. 
There are 4 letters to each word. The right set contains a symbol that looks
like the astronomical symbol for the sun (circle with a dot in the center).
But on the 6 o'clock position is a short horizontal line or tangent. (looks
like a snail!) This first glyph is "Omega." The second symbol or glyph I
cannot describe in terms of Greek letters. It looks like the "astrological"
symbol for Saturn (a lower case "h"). The third is "Beta" (looks like
number "3"), the last is "Iota." The closest approximation to how the
symbols look together as a word visually is "Oh3I." This has yet no
translation. But we have determined that there are just two words inscribed
on this glyph. The first word is FREEDOM. The second is unknown. The other
two words written upsidedown are the same as the straight set. I do not know
why this is so, or the need for it on the same block. Perhaps there is some
technical aspect or meaning, but this apect of upsidedown repetition is an
indication that whoever made this copy was simply recording what he
observed, as an act of historical preservation.

We need to know some thing about the original source of this 
information. It is not the actual I-beam, but most likely was a deliberate
attempt to record such an artifact by making an accurate hand drawn copy. 
The GIF shows signs of someone's earlier investigation (margin notes). If
anyone out there has seen this glyph or knows where it originally came from,
please contact me. Information is the key to unraveling its meaning and
will shed some light on this 50 year old mystery. Roswell may be the
Watergate of the UFO story. Much can be learned about the purpose and intent
of the aliens, their relationship to mankind and the nature of the Universe.
The American people have a right to know the truth. The whole world is
waiting.

Ignatius Graffeo
UEZB55A@prodigy.com

"Freedom is Participation in Power."



Date: Friday, 29-Mar-96 02:51 PM

From: Ignatius Graffeo \ Internet: (uezb55a@prodigy.com)
To: IUFO \ Internet: (iufo@xbn.shore.net)
cc: George Barkouris \ Internet: (apurimac@compulink.gr)

Subject: Roswell Glyphs Report: Descriptive Notes FUFOW 25

Further investigative analysis of the Roswell Glyphs:
based on Robert Morningsky's impressions of the I-Beam writing. (see
previous posting of Fast uFo-ward #22 and George Barkouris' postings.)

3.29.96

George,
I believe you may have the whole glyph block. I also encountered an
error message (encoded line # 83 too short!") in decoding from a copy I sent
to myself. But I was able to get the whole block, despite the error message
that said the file might have decoded improperly. Perhaps I should give you
a description of what is contained on the glyph block.

The whole block is a rectangular shape, a stone gray color. (I wonder
if this surface texture is a "tile" design!) Maybe whoever put it on the Web
used this effect to give more background so as to enhance the letters. At
any rate, it's the deciphering of these handwritten inscriptions that's
important. There are 3 lines or rows of Greek letters. The top line is
upside down. On the right edge there are some very small margin notes in
regular English script. I can actually read two words! It says "Broken
Here." I can't make out two other words, something like "progress ____"
These two words are very difficult to see. But the first two words I'm
positive about ("Broken Here"). There is an arrow drawn through the
backwards Epsilon letter and arching around pointing to the other Epsilon
letter. This gives me the feeling that someone also tried to translate this
artifact, and what we have here is a copy of the Saucer glyph on paper! That
explains why the inscriptions look hand drawn. That makes sense. I'll bet
that this represents a first hand sketch of the actual I-beam that was
probably later confiscated by the government in 1947, after the Roswell
crash. 
OK, anyway, there are some straight broken lines (scoring) above and
below the top row of letters (hand drawn). There is also a zig-zag vertical
line on each end of the 3 rows connecting with the horizontal broken lines.
This is sort of a crude "frame" around each of the 3 rows individually. Now
the letters in the 2nd or center row are the same as the ones in the row
above it, but are rightside up.
You can see slight variation in the writing, but the letters are identical.
This can be easily translated and is the Greek word 
"ELEPHTHERIA" which means FREEDOM. If you look on the left hand side of this
row you can also see some more hand written English script. I can make out a
"Bal..." spelling. It could be "Balance." And right below is "Cap" with
a short diagonal line pointing to the Epsilon letter. 
I noticed some marks which look like bullets or large periods
repeated throughout the glyph and found specifically on either side of the
Phi and Theta glyphs. I feel like I'm taking a "crash course" in Greek! (no
pun intended). Now, these embellishments "large periods" are in a set
pattern. The middle glyph is the "straight" one. On either side of Theta
glyph (5th glyph in the middle row) are these black dots. It is also
repeated on the upsidedown row in exact order and representation. Theta has
2 black dots on its left and 1 black dot on its right side. Theta is the
symbol that looks like a circle with two parallel horizontal bands in the
center. This looks like a planet! The dots could be moons? We also have one
black dot on the left side of the Phi glyph (4th glyph in the middle row)
Again, this is repeated in the upsidedown top row. The Phi glyph has a
verticle band running through its center. I can't help seeing two
recognizable planets here! Saturn (Theta) and Uranus (Phi). This is only a
speculative guess. Another curious anomaly appears in the Phi glyph. The
vertical line is actually two vertical parallel lines cut short (like Uranus
spinning on its side). Looks very deliberately drawn because of the
repetition in the top row.
The last row is completely different than the first 2 rows of Greek
letters. They appear to be a more ancient set of symbols, perhaps 
Arcadian/Lakonian or Kretan as you said, or Cyrillic (my note). The
arrangement of the bottom row is slightly different. We have two words side
by side but separated by a rough frame. They are identical and represent a
single word as in the other set. The left set of glyphs is upsidedown. 
There are 4 letters to each word. The right set contains a symbol that looks
like the astronomical symbol for the sun (circle with a dot in the center).
But on the 6 o'clock position is a short horizontal line or tangent. (looks
like a snail!) This first glyph is "Omega." The second symbol or glyph I
cannot describe in terms of Greek letters. It looks like the "astrological"
symbol for Saturn (a lower case "h"). The third is "Beta" (looks like
number "3"), the last is "Iota." The closest approximation to how the
symbols look together as a word visually is "Oh3I." This has yet no
translation. But we have determined that there are just two words inscribed
on this glyph. The first word is FREEDOM. The second is unknown. The other
two words written upsidedown are the same as the straight set. I do not know
why this is so, or the need for it on the same block. Perhaps there is some
technical aspect or meaning, but this apect of upsidedown repetition is an
indication that whoever made this copy was simply recording what he
observed, as an act of historical preservation.

We need to know some thing about the original source of this 
information. It is not the actual I-beam, but most likely was a deliberate
attempt to record such an artifact by making an accurate hand drawn copy. 
The GIF shows signs of someone's earlier investigation (margin notes). If
anyone out there has seen this glyph or knows where it originally came from,
please contact me. Information is the key to unraveling its meaning and
will shed some light on this 50 year old mystery. Roswell may be the
Watergate of the UFO story. Much can be learned about the purpose and intent
of the aliens, their relationship to mankind and the nature of the Universe.
The American people have a right to know the truth. The whole world is
waiting.

Ignatius Graffeo
UEZB55A@prodigy.com

"Freedom is Participation in Power."

~~~The Roswell Glyph: Its message is FREEDOM!~~~~



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"Say It Right"
In the day
In the night
Say it right
Say it all
You either got it
Or you don't
You either stand or you fall

When your will is broken
When it slips from your hand
When there's no time for joking
There's a hole in the plan

Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
But you got what it takes to set me free
Oh you could mean everything to me

I can't say that I'm not lost and at fault
I can't say that I don't love the light and the dark
I can't say that I don't know that I am alive
And all of what I feel I could show
You tonight you tonight

Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
But you got what it takes to set me free
Oh you could mean everything to me

From my hands I could give you
Something that I made
From my mouth I could sing you
Another brick that I laid
From my body I could show you
A place God knows
You should know the space is holy
Do you really wanna go?

Three, four

You don't mean nothing at all to me
You don't mean nothing at all to me

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