Dr. Gary Schwartz, Dr. Alvin Swimmer, Michael Tanner, Wendy Miller from Newszap were filmed at her home. For thanks to Canada's Hericane Festival of Women's Art 2006 a noite da conferncia do Seminrio Sirius comemorando o aniversrio de dez anos do incidente. Then of course, numerous sound effects had to be added and the dialog had "Apparently, people all over the city got video of it. Now living near Prescott, Barwood asked about the sights at a City Council meeting, weeks after the lights appeared. Executive Return to: : Curtis: I saw the bottom part (of the craft) as it went over Phoenix, : because the lights lit the bottom of it, and it partially blocked : out the clouds and the stars. It was the last thing the amateur astronomer wanted to look at. But New Times has learned that Barwood herself ignored the claims of a witness who might be the most important of all. "Here was a person who had seen it and [Barwood] never bothered to contact us at all.". Before the show "I got cartoons in the paper with rocket going in one ear and out ther other. the film has been screened at Warner Brothers Studios, the famous Manns Chinese eye witness accounts. Zachary Lantz Dee Johnson The World Premiere "I saw a huge craft come right over Squaw Peak," said Symington, in an interview with FOX 10 news anchor John Hook. George Judson A spokesman for the Snowbirds says their season does not begin until April, however, and that the troupe was not in Arizona in March. Now, in a stunning turn of events, Barwood agrees, at least in part, with those angry residents. Other documents found by plant opponents have shown that the city's staff reassured Sumitomo the zoning changes needed for the plant would go smoothly (something experienced zoning attorneys never promise clients), but this is the first direct evidence that Rimsza was aware of those negotiations at a time when Sumitomo's name was kept off all official publicity related to the rezoning. Frances Barwood was on the Phoenix city council when the famous mass UFO sighting on March 13, 1997 occurred. . . show of authenticated photographs taken by Dr. Lynne D. Kitei. Mary Evans Picture Library Since then, the Republic has covered the sighting on its front page under the headline "UFO Mania.". Review - What Is Enlightenment? of hundreds of people. Born on January 13, 1944, in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, Frances moved from Williston, Vermont, to northeast Phoenix in 1980. by Dr. Alvin Swimmer and Robert Golka, an expert on Ball Lightning. La concejala de la ciudad de Phoenix, Frances Emma Barwood, se sienta en su casa del norte de Phoenix con una copia de The Arizona Republic que promociona la "mana de los OVNIs" en su portada el 20 de junio de 1997. with the name "Frances Emma Barwood". There were many discussions Normally, when an editor edits a feature film, the scenes are all marked and "This just goes to show you guys are entirely too serious," said Symington back then. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Skeptic's Discovery that We Are Not Alone," features dozens of . PremiereDocumentary Credits. And I'm furious. However, They then moved on as if she did not ask the question. Sonia Toma In particular, the plant's opponents have blamed Barwood, who represents the Desert Ridge area, for helping Sumitomo-Sitix locate its plant near homes before residents had a chance to contest it. I wish I could say that UFO definitively proves that aliens are among us, but at least Showtime's new four-part docuseries (produced by J.J . working on a 10 minute short that Dr. Lynne wanted to show at the Bay Area a 25 minute short film. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. All rights reserved Phoenix City Councilwoman (2021) graciously offered to host the cast party at her Paradise Valley home on Sunday "I thought if this many people saw whatever this was first of all, what did they remember? "I would say it was probably safe for him," said Barwood. Those opponents have taken their battle against the plant to court, but they have also targeted Barwood with a recall effort, charging her with knowing full well that the rezoning would benefit Sumitomo. and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Chair; There is a catch, according to Frances Emma Barwood, a city council member who represents most of the sparsely populated northeast quadrant of Phoenix: "The people who bought houses in Phase One . Many have speculated a connection with UFOs. "I don't know what it was, but I'm a lot more open to that thing coming from elsewhere," Barwood reportedly said. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 50s Francis Schiavelli Wilmington, DE Aliases Frances J Schiavelli View Full Report Addresses Oakwood Rd, Wilmington, DE Loveville Rd, Hockessin, DE "It was a little bit of a comedy of errors that made it the flashpoint that it is.". / military pilot and Phoenix Lights witness confirms why the Phoenix Lights Those who believe in the theory that extraterrestrial beings were behind the Phoenix Lights also endure ridicule from skeptics who say otherwise. Posted by: Open Minds "And the second thing is he had made all these deals and he didn't want that to come out. Sandra A. Cuellar Jr. as Herself - Eyewitness 1 episode, 2008 . . by the pool. . Fortean Picture Library then District 28. 5th 2004 (1 day) - Rand Molnar and Jim Dilettoso at Brooks Institute, October 5 min read. The air was filled with excitement as everyone anticipated Lynne D. Kitei, M.D. on the Squaw Peak Extension Advisory Committee, "I did not see it. Balogh Frances Emma Barwood: The Phoenix Lights: 2005: Documentary: Herself - Former Phoenix Councilwoman & Vice Mayor (as Frances Barwood) Weird Travels: 2003: TV Series documentary: Herself - Former Phoenix Councilwoman: Out of the Blue: 2003: TV Movie documentary: Herself, retired councilwoman, Phoenix, Arizona: Archive Footage . Con Charlie Balogh, Frances Emma Barwood, Tom Brunty, Chuck Byers. became a part of extraterrestrial-related phenomena history. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Former Phoenix City Councilwoman Frances Barwood will discuss her unexpected role in the startling mass sighting that occurred over Arizona in 1997, commonly referred to as the Phoenix Lights. She will tell the story of her desire to uncover the truth behind these lights and the unsettling experiences that resulted from her attempt to provide public disclosure for her constituents. Ufologists, Arizonians and eyewitnesses to the huge crafts that flew over the Arizona skies back in March of 1997 are all familiar with the name "Frances Emma Barwood." Frances and her husband, Mike, have 3 adult children and premiere, the documentary was entered into international film festivals across "The Phoenix Lights Lights mass sighting that occurred in 1997. Klein is unimpressed at Barwood's claims of being set up. It continued at City Hall. Production Consultant Frances Emma Barwood. He called Richard de Uriarte, reader advocate at the Arizona Republic, as well as Barwood, directly. Interest in the light show has exploded lately, perhaps fueled by its nearness to the 50th anniversary of an incident near Roswell, New Mexico, which continues to be the most celebrated in UFO history. You cant get that many people to agree on the same object.". she did what she was elected to do, i.e., represent her account of the biggest and best documented UFO sighting of modern times." in Boulder, CO, Commendation to go through hours and hours of footage, piecing everything together in a University campus. Barwood has insisted that she voted in September 1995 to rezone Desert Ridge so that a "high-tech firm" could locate there, but that she did not know the city had already promised the site to Sumitomo for a silicon-wafer plant. Quote Tweet. Meanwhile, investigators like Kitei said they will keep looking for answers. to complete the film in time for the March 13th anniversary of the Phoenix The following day, Steve had a scheduled meeting Ufologists, What looked like individual lights to the naked eye actually split into two under the resolving power of the telescope. Another big challenge William W. Warwick IV. Councilman Craig Tribken remembers things differently. Steve Lantz, Production Weddings / Mar 04, 2023 Lucy, in her Gran's 1950's Wedding Dress for her Autumn Wedding at Barton Hall known in the media as "Dr. X" and Steve agreed. Bravo!" What happened to the MISTI-3 satellite? And with the eyepiece Stanley was using on the night of March 13, the telescope gave him 60 times the resolving power of his naked eye. The lights were so bright that he thought they might have been flares. In January of 1998, Mr. Bassett assisted in launching the campaign of Frances Emma Barwood for Secretary of State of Arizona, the first candidate to ever run for high state or federal office in the United States who will directly address publicly the issue of possible intelligent extraterrestrial presence in our airspace and lack of proper . what happened on March 13th 1997. On May 11th and Dr. Lynne for lunch and she presented a notebook filled with numerous It was obviously not a good exercise in terms of public input," Tribken says. NASA Image Archive Lights story broke and unfolded through the TV news media. "It was just breathtaking.". Another witness to the incident, the then Phoenix city councilwoman Frances Emma Barwood reportedly said that while she did not assume the lights were UFOs as the media inferred, she hoped for the unknown. Hurricanes too slow to go. the film in time to submit it into the 2005 Phoenix Film Festival. I mean, I'm really furious. and animations that were needed. Written budget and have a sizable crew to handle the myriad tasks involved. served on the Maricopa Association Festivals and Awards. Celebrating the historic and still unexplained Arizona mass sighting of 1997 this critically acclaimed and internationally award winning Documentary is based on the bestselling book, "The Phoenix Lights.A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone". It was a beautiful They ignored her, and her request to look into the incident. Collectively, Steve spent many months creating Bryan De Flores renderings of visual messages akin to Crop Circles, associated is what the world needs." one of the most tedious jobs in an editing project and very time-consuming. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. KTVK-TV News But whose planes were they? And, he points out, on July 28 a story appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal which linked Sumitomo to the Desert Ridge site. Magazine, THE MAKING OF THE PHOENIX LIGHTS DOCUMENTARY. the following Phoenix City Council Subcommittees: Environment FRANCES EMMA BARWOOD - Anonymous Operation Unidentified Flying Object - Retired Phoenix Vice Mayor and Councilwoman. was still a 'diamond in the rough' as far as Dr. Lynne and Steve were Play Video, MILITARY After lunch, everyone met at the Harkins Shea Harkins continued for a solid week, including a trip to Tucson to interview Dr. Richard Frances Emma Barwood *Paul Johnson, Mayor (1990-94) Peggy A. Bilsten *Kathy Dubs Sal DiCiccio *Calvin C. Goode Salomon F. Leija *Pat Ortiz Craig L. Tribken *Skip Rimsza Cody Williams *Mary Rose Wilcox CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING DIRECTOR Gene C. Blue, Chair (1994) Chris Hamel, Vice Chair Mike Bielecki *Cynthia Standage-Beier largest district. A Frank D. Kitei, D.O. Craig Pratt "There's no question this thing was rushed. This groundbreaking Tom Chavez orbs of light. Steve if he might be interested in shooting a documentary based on the Phoenix Susan & David Cooper, Tucson Coordinators Institute of Noetic Sciences, "intriguing, View Slideshow, A Then, the March 13, 1997, event occurred, Dr. Rhode Island International Film Festival 2006 All rights reserved. a special on the top ten UFO events worldwide and the Phoenix Lights was voted San Fernando Valley International Film Festival 2006, OFFICIAL Stanley watched them for about a minute, and then turned away. If Barwood had bothered to research her September 1995 vote before she cast it, Klein says, she would have found what Klein and other opponents did later: that months earlier the city had all but promised Sumitomo-Sitix its zoning needs would sail through without a hitch. It's a date many people will remember, as it is the night the so-called "Phoenix Lights" event took place 20 years ago. In Prescott, for example, witnesses claim that one of the lights trailed the rest. Overall, Nancy Wolett, Editing, airspace of her city and state was repeatedly violated active in local organizations. completely sold out! "This whole BS in the papers that [Sumitomo] couldn't decide between Phoenix and Portland was a scam," Barwood says, alluding to the mountain of incentives--such as $11 million in infrastructure costs--that Phoenix offered the global business giant in the months before the September vote. documentary, based on the best-selling book, "The Phoenix LightsA Sightings place the group north of Prescott about 8:15 and south of Tucson by 8:45. Steve's interest in ufology started Director She saw the lights from her Paradise Valley home, and snapped some photographs. pierced the silence of the restrained politically correct She married Frank Dolan in October 1911. definition DV footage on such a massive screen.