23 during the FAA’s interviews with these witnesses AP and UPI, op. cit.
1 “that we were visited by a UFO” A Twix is a message sent to all media advising them to broadcast or print a news article. It can be transmitted either by e-mail or fax or as a print-out.
2 “classified above Top Secret,” he wrote in a 1975 letter Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to “Mr. S A,” on “United States Senate” letterhead, March 28, 1975. The name of the recipient, who had written to inquire about the senator’s interest in UFOs, was redacted from the document when it was released through the Freedom of Information Act. The names on numerous other similar letters were not redacted.
3 “it is just impossible to get anything on it” Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to Lee M. Graham on “United States Senate” letterhead, October 19, 1981.
4 “I’ve never tried to make it my business since” Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to William S. Steinman, on “United States Senate” letterhead, June 20, 1983.
5 “‘Don’t ever ask me that question again!’” The radio clip can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gPFBg1NNUBU. Numerous websites state that this clip was an excerpt from a 1994 interview with Larry King on CNN, but I have not been able to verify this.
6 “who destroyed the messages, or why” News Release, U.S. Congressman Steve Schiff, First Congressional District New Mexico, July 28, 1995.
1 watching it take off in the blink of an eye NUFORC reports can be found at www.nuforc.org. See also the feature-length documentary I Know What I Saw, directed by James Fox, for witness interviews (trailer can be seen at www.iknowwhatisawthemovie.com).
2 into the national spotlight Richard Price, “Arizonans Say the Truth about UFOs Is Out There,” USA Today, June 18, 1997.
3 “find out if it was a UFO” The television clip from a local Arizona station is included in I Know What I Saw.