TALL TALES

[Richie]

Richard Wellingham did a post graduate major in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ANU, plus an Advanced Master of Science and PhD programs in cosmology, galaxy evolution and planetary systems via the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra. He is also an Oxford University Rhodes Scholar. He began working for the ASA a decade ago. He is 38 and is separated with two pre teen children.

French born Jenevieve Desaur, 32, studied astro physics at the Sorbonne in Paris and astronomy at the Paris Observatory. Post graduate she worked at the Obsevatory before being head hunted six yrs ago by Wellingham to be his assistant at the ASA Nth Qld base. She and Wellingham were transferred two yrs ago to the more modern ASA base at Pine Gap. The pair have a good working relationship plus have dated on occasions. Deasau was divorced before she came to Australia. She has no offspring.

 

[Richie]

Our latest Tall Tale begins now!

Reeves recorded the area's position where he saw the Alien craft land. He went back later when his nerves had settled and the craft was gone! He took photos of marks and even pulled out his metal detector and took samples of the soil and vegetation. His metal detector did pick up several small metallic lumps which he bagged.
Later from 700 metres away, hull down in bushes but with sight of the landing area he tried to phone an appropriate authority with Pine Gap coming to mind. He made 7 satelite phone calls to eventually get through to physicist Dr Richard Wellingham who he vaguely knew from his collecting of meteorites for boffins to examine. They paid well for the odd find and his wife needed an operation.

Now Digger can you tell us exactly where you saw the alien craft land, said Spring.

Not exactly, but It was just south of Cape Range where I had been given some intel of a small opal deposit. No luck with opals but found five space craft instead. The area was covered in red sand dunes and small spikey rock formations. So we should be able to find it. Here is a snap I took.


And the alien craft, Spring added.

That was a few hours later. It was getting dark so I was returning to my camp site. When I saw those space ships it knocked my socks off. Luckily there was a nearby rock I hid behind. I must have been in total shock as I clean forgot I took that one too.

Then he handed the second and most important snap to Spring.


You know what, we should notify the Aust Air Force as these craft now appear to be ridgy didge, chipped in Wellingham. As scientists I fear we may be out of our depth without some security around us. Lets find the spot Digger spoke of and leave any conflict to the air force boys.

I agree Richie, said Jenevieve in her lilting French accent. But instead, we contact the Air Force first and then Digger will lead us all to the proposed landing site. What is this ridgy didge Richie?

True, authentic, fair dinkum.

There you go again with strange words, she giggled, changing the previous sombre mood.

 

[Grier]

90's technology is fine by me Craig. GPS was available then and satelite phones. Digger Reeves has that tech in his 4WD.

Reeves had recorded the area's position where he saw the Alien craft land. He went back later when his nerves had settled and the craft was gone! He took photos of marks and even pulled out his metal detector and took samples of the soil and vegetation. His metal detector did pick up several small metallic lumps which he bagged.

Later from 700 metres away, hull down in bushes but with sight of the landing area he tried to phone an appropriate authority with Pine Gap coming to mind. He made 7 satelite phone calls to eventually get through to physicist Dr Richard Wellingham who he vaguely knew from his collecting of meteorites for boffins to examine, like Dr Spring. They paid well.

Speaking to Wellingham and Spring he was relieved they didn't think him crazy, and Spring shared his own ET encounters. He told them all he knew and that he'd collected samples and took photos which he sent to them. They sounded very interested and told him to hang tight observing the area.
Reeves pulled out his big zoom camera and turned on its infrared function.
Time for a coffee and instant meal cooked with his little microwave oven.

 

[Richie]

GPS was available then and satelite phones.

Really. Figured they came quite a bit later.

I think your post should open the story, so I will move it there.

Terry can you delete that post I have moved. Not being a mod now I am unable to.

 

[Grier]

Hi Craig,

I checked about the advent of GPS and Satelite phones which was about the eighties and getting better in the nineties. Is that ok? Even clunky PC's. I remember cameras recorded with tapes and TV'S with VCR's.

Sorry, not sure which post you want me to delete.
Is it in Tall Tales, and if so what Numbered post?

I'm easy Craig, we overlapped and I edited my post to weave about yours. That's fine, we're a bit rusty and we'll slide into a comfortable sync no doubt.

I liked reading the CV's of your characters which inspired me to do likewise below with Dr Peter Spring, a wealthy professor of Geochemistry at Pine Gap.

 

[Grier]

Peter Spring is a tall blonde blue eyed man aged 52. He is only married to his work as an acclaimed Geochemist with two PHd students as assistants. Professor Spring is currently working at Pine gap.
He made his wealth from precious metals, gems, geological searches, remote hyperspectral sensing, mining claims, ... and a well secured factory in Malaga 12km North of Perth City using Peter's innovative refining techniques.
He also has a Law degree focussed especially on Land Rights Usage for Mining and its constraints with First Nations Claims, which he respects and is friendly with Elder Digger Reeves whom he's often engaged to do contract work for him, and to share a beer or three.