-Caveat Lector- Subj: Helicopter wreckage found near French observatory Date: 12/16/99 5:04:04 AM Pacific Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (New Millennium) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Newmill) 12/16/1999 07:47:00 ET Helicopter wreckage found near French observatory GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - Rescuers spotted the wreckage on Thursday of a helicopter which crashed en route from an observatory in the French Alps, the scene of a cable car disaster last July. Police said they still did not know whether the five people on board had survived and ski patrols were being sent to the scene. One passenger, a doctor, used his mobile phone to call for help after the helicopter crashed on Wednesday. There has been no fresh contact since, and poor weather hampered the search by three helicopters and some 100 mountain experts. The wreckage was spotted at the foot of a cliff, not far from the place where the cable car crashed on the way up to the stellar observatory atop the 2,700-metre (8,900 ft) Pic de Bure, killing all 20 men aboard. Helicopters have been ferrying staff and equipment to the observatory since the cable car has not yet been repaired. The observatory has no access road. The observatory, run by a Franco-German-Spanish institute near the ski resort of Saint-Etienne-en-Devoluy, is used by astronomers from all over the world to monitor stellar activity through six huge dishes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
