• DID ED WALTERS TAKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH? February 27, 1989

    From Ricky Sutphin@RICKSBBS/TIME to All on Sun Dec 29 04:54:40 2024
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    Note: The following letter was made available to UFONET by Dr. Willy
    Smith. According to Smith, it was originally sent to Jim
    Moseley in confidence. Subsequently, it was passed on to Ed
    Walters by Moseley, and soon found its way into a number of
    people's hands. In part, this letter was responsible for some
    of the recent controversy surrounding Smith.

    -Tom Mickus 8/25/89
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    Dr. Willy Smith
    UNICAT Project
    1200 Murcott Ct.
    Longwood, FL 32779

    February 27, 1989

    Dear Jim:

    Here is a copy of one of the photos (the following five words are
    both underlined and darker than the rest of the text - TM) allegedly
    taken by Ed Walters in New York. Normally, I would have done nothing
    except filing them, but Dr. Vigilio Sanchez Ocejo, who was visiting
    me when the mail brought the photos, suggested that I should get in
    touch with you. What I did.

    I have only one question:

    DID ED WALTERS TAKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

    Then:

    (a) if the answer is YES, the sequence will add
    credibility to his story, as it would indicate that the UFO
    events are not related to Gulf Breeze as a location, but to
    Mr. Walters, following him to other places. In this case, I
    would like to know the exact date the photos were taken.

    (b) if the answer is NO, the anonymous photographer
    has met the challenge issued by Ed-of-Gulf-Breeze in Vol.13, #5
    of the International UFO Reporter (p.23), when he wrote:

    "I suggest ... that the best way to cast
    doubt on a UFO photo is to duplicate it."

    If (b) is the right answer, Ed's photos have been replicated.

    You can publish the photo if you want to, but (the following nine
    words are underlined - TM) it must be returned to me for further
    study, regardless of what Mr. Walters' answer might be,


    Regards,




    c.c. Dr. Sanchez Ocejo

    Encl: one photo, identified on back.

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