The strange lights seen by dozens of Stephenville, Texas residents on the night of January 8 are now believed to have
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which F-16 fighter jets, according
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which a statement released
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which the Air Force Reserve.
The press release
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which that ten F-16s from the Joint Reserve Base Naval Air Station in Fort Worth were
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which a training mission near Stephenville the night of the sightings. The planes were said to have been in the area from 6:00 to 8:00 pm,
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which is around the time residents reported
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which the lights.
Officials at the Air Force base
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which stated that none of its aircraft
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which in the area that night, but now say they made a mistake
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which their reporting.
"In the interest of
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which awareness, Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs realized an error was made
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which the reported training activity of military aircraft," the press release says.
Major Karl Lewis, an Air Force Reserve spokesman, says the error resulted
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which an "internal communications oversight" at the reserve base. He had previously stated that the lights
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which have been an illusion caused by two commercial planes and the
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which sun.
Lewis did not go
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which further details. "What we do down there falls under operational procedures
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which cannot be released because of operations security for our mission," he said.
The Mutual UFO Network, which
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which the town last weekend, isn't quite convinced. Kenneth Cherry, the Texas director of the network, said, "I find it curious that it
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which them two weeks to 'fess up. I think they're feeling the heat from the publicity."
Steve Hudgeons, also of the Mutual UFO Network, said, "
been by from If in initially into investigated may on public regarding seeing setting states that to took were which this is a military exercise then I would like to see them get back over there in another 24 hours and repeat that exercise so that we can see them duplicate it."