Ruppelt also mentioned that he had previously met with Kaplan in Los Angeles, and although Kaplan respected LaPaz professionally, he was not convinced that the fireballs were man-made.
ラッペルトもまた、自分は以前ロスアンゼルスでカプランに会ったと言い、そしてカプランはラパズを職業的に尊敬したけれども、彼は火球は人造であると確信しなかった。