Our concern here is not with what we consider the author's errors in reporting privately-stated views. We simply wish to make clear why we feel its wise to take a cautious view of this difficult case, and to await results of the still-unfinished investigation.
Important questions are yet unanswered, and necessary avenues of inquiry yet unpursued.
Critics are bound to suggest that Ed retroactively incorporated a blue beam into his later account of the November 11th incident. Ed has given three different versions of his activity at the initiation of the November 11th sighting. Some observers have complained that Ed was kept fully informed on the ongoing inquiries, including those that were turning up leads that might have produced disconfirming evidence. We applaud Bruce Maccabee's admirable analysis of the Gulf Breeze photographs. He deserves nothing but praise for the care and thoroughness he has brought to the problem.