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SCI FI Wire: Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924
io9: US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars [Xenocommunications]
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1924: prepare for martian contact! http://bit.ly/1lDZTf #seti 8 days ago |
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RT letters of note: "NOTE AND REPORT ANY ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON UNUSUAL CHARACTER" http://tinyurl.com/ye7zoe6 11 days ago |
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RT @DrStuClark: Now this is a cool find! RT @gbrumfiel: Wow, SETI telegram from the US Navy in 1924: http://j.mp/4oJ9Ro 11 days ago |
Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924
SCI FI Wire —
... Turns out that during the 1924 Mars opposition—when Mars would be closer to Earth than it had been since 1804—the Secretary of the Navy sent a telegram to all Naval stations asking them to "COOPERATE ASTRONOMERS WHO BELIEVE POSSIBLE THAT MARS MAY ATTEMPT COMMUNICATION BY RADIO WAVES WITH THIS PLANET WHILE THEY ARE NEAR TOGETHER." ...
US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars [Xenocommunications]
io9 —
... persuaded both the US Army and Navy to listen for messages from Mars. In the telegram above, Edward W. Eberle, the Chief of US Naval Operations, informs Naval stations of the possibility of Martian communications, and instructs them to report any unusual phenomena. For three days, the stations listened for unusual transmissions, but came up empty handed. [ Letters of Note ] Send an email to Lauren Davis, the author of this post, at ...
Daily Scan for 11.09.09 - Abrams Eyes Micronauts, Singer Begins Battlestar
SciFi Scanner —
... • A fascinating telegram posted over on the Letters of Note blog makes clear that the U.S. Navy was out looking for Martians as early as 1924. ...
