ณ ณ ณ ณ ษอออออออออออออออออออออออออออออป บ T R U S T N O O N E บ ศอออออออออออออออออออออออออออออผ ณ ณ ณ ณ /\ +--+ +----+ / \ //======// ===\\ / \ // // \\ / \ //====// ==\\ +------------+ /// \\======================================/// \\====================================/// Things to beware of in 1997: Adverse and unusual weather changes which have a tendancy to coincide with operations of govermental projects dealing with the ionosphere. ------------------------------------------------------------------- **************************************************** Marc Davenport reports on the mysterious Chupacabras **************************************************** By Bill Stanley Pinellas/Manatee/Hillsborough Counties MUFON May 18, 1996 Meeting Clearwater East Library 2251 Drew Street Clearwater, FL ===================================================================== Last Saturday, noted UFO/abduction researcher Marc Davenport addressed a captivated MUFON audience on his recent expedition to Puerto Rico where he tirelessly investigated the Chupacabras phenomenon. Davenport, author of "Visitors From Time: The Secret of the UFOs", has written numerous articles, appeared on many radio and TV shows, and lectured about UFO's and aliens from coast to coast. Although an obvious novice with a cam corder, Davenport returned with hours of intriguing eye-witness testimony, and footage of his work in the field stalking the elusive Chupacabras. Essentially, Mr. Davenport's presentation consisted of showing his unedited video tape and an informative narrative. He stated the island is abuzz with stories of the mysterious creature and that virtually everyone he spoke with has either seen a chupacabras or UFO...or knows some who has. His presentation became a bit tedious at times, as the audio was not always good, and many interviews required the tiresome use of a translator, but Davenport managed to break new ground nonetheless. He reported on the presence of a secret U.S. government installation in the interior of the island (reminded me a lot of Area 51) who's perimeter is patrolled by armed guards in white utility vehicles. The airspace around the facility is apparently monitored by an ever present tethered aerostat balloon. I found his description of Puerto Rican geology of particular interest. Evidently the island is honeycombed with subterranean caverns and fresh water reservoirs, as well as numerous magnetic anomalies Davenport detected with his own magnetic flux sensing equipment. His expedition traveled to an inland lake from whose waters, many UFO's are reported to have come and gone. The area around this lake or pond according to Davenport, may be a "dimensional portal". At another location there exists a second dimensional portal -- both connected by one of these underground caves. He says several homes above the cave system experience periodic anomalous events. While preparing his lecture, Davenport noticed at certain times the "green gun" in his cam corder had malfunctioned, lending an overall red hue to the imagery. This phenomenon took place initially while in the vicinity of the aerostat balloon. Later, while taping a sequence near the mysterious lake, all color except blue managed to disappear. The company that built the cam corder informed Davenport the odds of this occurring in their electronics were a million to one. Davenport video taped an intriguing wooden structure near the lake which he says is part of a modular floating bridge, similar to ones used in Bosnia to move heavy military equipment. He speculated that perhaps some nefarious element of the government used the bridge apparatus to transport machinery over swampy terrain during construction of an underground facility. Apparently, the chupacabras is now making day time appearances. Witnesses say during daylight, the beast's large eyes are black. When observed at night, the creatures eyes are glowing red, and said to illuminate small areas in white light, not unlike a flashlight. The chupacabras is also said to possess numerous feather-like appendages along its spine. Several witnesses report these appendages waving sideways in an alternating fashion when the creature becomes alarmed. Davenport showed taped footage of a hole in a fence behind a home adjacent to the rain forest. He says the hole looked as if a bowling ball had been hurled through at high speed. Here, a chupacabras was alleged to have killed several farm animals after gaining access to the back yard. The video depicts Davenport securing several hair samples from the torn fence wire. The hair samples were subsequently submitted to a crime lab in the U.S. for analysis, however, the lab cannot proceed because the hair samples were not forwarded from a acceptable police agency. Davenport is currently waiting for a sanctioning letter from the local Puerto Rican police. Mr. Davenport is puzzled by the unresponsiveness of the local authorities. Evidently, they are not returning his calls, but because Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory he feels in time, a letter authorizing microscopic and DNA analysis of the hair will arrive. Davenport feels the witnesses he interviewed were giving sincere, honest accounts of events as they saw them. I must say the body language and facial expressions of these people support his conclusion. But what is this chupacabras creature...perhaps a bizarre denizen from the Puerto Rican rain forest, or as Marc Davenport hints, something more more cosmic...a visitor from a dimensional portal, a doorway to which Uncle Sam may have a key. ====================================================================== Marc Davenport drove all the way from Tennessee to Clearwater, Florida to inform MUFON of his investigative work regarding the Chupacabras. Thanks Marc!