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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Claims Alien Cover-up

Dr. Edgar Mitchell is a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission and he was the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Dr. Mitchell also insists that aliens have visited Earth and that governments are actively covering it up. "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said. "It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. "I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit." Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction." NASA issued a quick denial. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. "Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue." If Dr. Mitchell is correct about a cover-up than this is exactly the type of denial one would expect NASA to make. You can listen to the interview with Dr. Mitchell where he discusses the UFO phenomena here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds Read more…

Cairn India initial share sale oversubscribed 1.3 times (AFP)

16.12.2006 06:04 Science - Source: Yahoo Science

MUMBAI (AFP) - An initial share sale by the Indian unit of British oil firm Cairn Energy was oversubscribed 1.3 times near the lower end of its offer range, a banker and the Mumbai stock exchange has said.

The company plans to list Cairn India on the Mumbai and National exchanges after it raised the rupee equivalent of 6.32 billion dollars, with most offers near the lower end of a 160-190 rupees (3.60 to 4.22 dollars) range, a banker who handled the issue said, asking not to be identified.

The initial listing price has not been publicly announced, but the Mumbai stock exchange confirmed the subscription level.

The company had hoped to raise as much as 7.5 billion dollars in the share sale that ended Friday as the first overseas majority-owned oil explorer listed on Indian exchanges.

Cairn India has sold a total of 538.47 million shares not including a possible over-allotment option. The company already sold 209.67 million of the shares in a private placement earlier this month.

After the sale, Cairn Energy will hold a 69.5-percent stake in the unit, which announced major discoveries of oil and gas in India's western desert state of Rajasthan last year.

In July, Cairn signed a one billion dollar agreement with more than a dozen banks to develop the Mangala, Aishwariya, Saraswati and Raageshwari oilfields in the Rajasthan basin, where the company estimates reserves of nearly 3.5 billion barrels of oil.