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S flight through the atmosphere.

We repeat at this juncture, the word is

that the signal's are of Natural origin.

Back to you.

There's some activity at the FAA air

traffic system command in Washington DC.

We go there now with correspondent Mike

Curtis

Caroline..I'm standing in the aviation command center.

Where authorities have now confirmed.

That signals emanating from the Asteroid

site have begun to disrupt.

Commercial air traffic.

With me now is Facility manager David Case, David!

Are you able to shed any light on this situation.

For us...Air traffic is being disrupted across the

country, but as you can see, on the screen behind me.

Ahh the problem is most acute at O Hare in Chicago, Wayne

county Airport in Detroit, and the three New York city.

New York, JFK, and La Guardia.

Mr Case...This is Caroline Jaffee

45 degrees north is the very same parallel,

where the Asteroid fragments struck.

Yes Mam.

Do You want any comment on that.

No!..I'm afraid I have nothing to say about

that, at this time.

If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to

work.

This is Mike Curtis reporting live,

back to you Caroline.

Thanks Mike.

In a moment we hope to have more on those

mysterious radio signals.

We stress again, we don't yet know the

full significance, of all this...

But one thing is clear.

An event that began some 95 minutes ago,

with huge human casualties.

Has now grown into an International air

crisis, affecting thousands.

Our continuing coverage...

Asteroid Fire From the sky.

Will return in a moment.

Now once again with Doctor Caroline Jaffee

and Sander Vanocur.

For those of you just joining us now.

We are following, an ever widening crisis, touched

off by the impact tonight of a massive Meteor.

That broke up, and fell to Earth.

Radio signals from the three impact sites.

Are affecting Air traffic World-Wide, and FAA

officials are recommending people fly tonight.

Only if its absolutely necessary.

We go now to one of the cities hardest hit.

Correspondent Ernie Anastos is in New York.

They come here to Times Square, as they

always do, when the World is in trouble.

The Cuban Missile crisis, The Kennedy

assassination, the war in the gulf...

All recorded up on that sign. When you

want to take a pulse feel of the Planet.

Few places can give you a reading like New

York.

Ever since the Meteor shower started,

several hours ago.

Things we take for granted have been

affected.

Officials at New York Airport are

reporting, delays of up to 3 hours.

The situation is worse at La Guardia, and the two

runways at JFK, have been completely shut down.

All New York Valley Air traffic was

diverted to boston, and Hartford.

As interference form the three impact

sites continues to scramble Radar.

The only planes moving at La Guardia, were

outgoing flights.

The resulting gridlock at airports, has

produced massive traffic jams.

This is the Holland tunnel tonight, and as

you can see, traffic backed up.

With thousands leaving the city

by car.

Others abandoned their vehicles and rushed

into the tunnel.

Trying to get out of the city on foot.

New York city 911 emergency center is overloaded now,

and running on backup generators at this hour.

The Police and fire departments have called

in all off duty personnel, during the crisis.

And finally, hundreds of people of all

denominations, jammed St Patricks Tonight.

For a prayer vigil conducted by

Terence O Connel.

So Sandy...Here we are at the foot of the tower,

where the ball drops every new Years eve.

And if we had still been here last December

31st.

Looking ahead to 1994

I assure that no one would

have predicted this

Ernie Anastos..Evening World News

New York.

As money markets open now in Asia, there are

reports that trading has been suspended.

On the Hong Kong and Tokyo markets.

Scattered power outages have been reported

,throughout europe and Asia.

But for the most part, people are staying

calm.

Just watching and waiting to see if the

unthinkable is possible.

Could intelligent life exist elsewhere,

out side our solar system.

And if so, do they have the capability of

visiting Earth.

Doctor

Sandy, , you know America is a country that

thrives on conspiracy...

The very word cover-up, is part of our

national lexicon

and For close to five decades now.

Ten's of thousands of Americans, have been

convinced of two things.

That there is something out there and the

Government doesn't want us to know.

The UFO era began in 1947 when a Sheep

Rancher in Roswell..l New Mexico....

Found fragments of what he said was a

flying disc.

Later..The Air Force called it a weather balloon, but

a secret government report made public years later.

Describe the recovery of four tiny bodies,

from the Roswell crash site...

And ever since then, there have been

hundreds of reported sightings.....

However the Air Force shut down project

Blue Book concluding.....

Quote....No evidence has been found, that any of the UFO

reports reflected a threat to our National security.

Well...There? S science fact..And there? S

science fiction.

To help separate the two we go, we go now to a

man who has spent years studying the threat.

From these massive Meteors

Arthur C Clarke..The noted author of 2001

and dozens of other books.

Was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace

Prize.

He joins us now live from his home in

Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Doctor Clarke...Thanks for being with

us..My pleasure.

Doctor Clarke ..as far back as 1973..In your book

Rendezvous with Rama, , you wrote about the threat..

From near Earth Asteroids..I

isn't that right??

That's correct.

There are those who believe, tonight?

S impacts have some connection to extra terrestrials.

What's you view.....Well I believe there's

plenty of intelligent life out there in space.

That troubles the Earth.....Very unlikely

despite the claim by the UFO

enthusiasts.

Why? Is that...

We've been sending out Radio.Radar.

Signals for 50 years

a volume of space 100 light years

across.

And we haven't had any reply.

UFO advocates would take it..You have had a

reply, but the government just isn't telling.

Nonsense..I'd give any social date.

About 24 hours from ???

And apart from being broadcast transmissions,

NASA has made attempts to send messages

to any possible civilizations in space.

Using the Voyager Space Probe

I understand you have a copy there of the

disk, they sent out on Voyager two.

Yes a record like this..carrying

.Pictures and messages.

From the peoples of Earth, and from

the United Nations ....

Well if they're out there and we sent them

a beacon.. So to speak.

Why wouldn't they answer???

I'm afraid its a function of time and

space.

The distance between advanced civilizations

may be thousands of light years.

So even if they were travelling at the speed of light

it might take them several millennia to get there.

But just for the sake of argument,

say it was possible.

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