June Sightings

Coordinating the Effort
To Keep the World Safe

The Globe-Guardian is pleased and proud to serve as the central communications hub for the newly formed Blimp Spotters Brigade.

Still very much in its infancy, the BSB was officially launched Oct. 31, 2000, when Brig. Gen. Abnes Carthen, founder and commander of the organization convened the first general meeting in San Francisco

Brig. Gen. Carthen's suspicions were aroused earlier this year, after she saw the familiar Goodyear Blimp over the skies of the San Francisco Bay area far more often than could be reasonably expected. She has since been attempting to alert the rest of the country and the free world about the dangers which may be inherent in these low-flying denizens of the heavens.

"Fans of sporting events have long been accustomed to seeing a blimp overhead, perhaps lulling them into a false sense of security when these airships appear for no apparent reason," Carthen noted in her keynote speech before the organizational convention. "That may be just what blimp operators want you to think."

Evidence that Carthen is correct in this line of reasoning was recently submitted to the Globe-Guardian in the form of a response from a reader of the FutureNews™ story detailing the BSB convention.

"I love blimps, as do all we athletic types," wrote Steve from Kenosha, Wisconsin. "Great article."

Carthen has made clear that the BSB is not currently at war with the blimps, only keeping them under intense scrutiny. She encourages all citizens of the world to send their blimp reports and observations to the Globe-Guardian as the BSB undertakes to assemble what she regards as the "Big Blimp Picture."

If you have seen a blimp or at least suspect that you have seen a blimp, please complete the report form and submit it to the Globe-Guardian. Anyone who provides a report automatically becomes a member of the Blimp Spotters Brigade, earning advancement through the ranks with each incident sent.

"Do you know what skill it takes to identify a blimp from a distance?" Carthen questioned a detractor in a recent interview. "It is not an easy thing to do. First, you must identify the possibility that it is a blimp -- rather than a Mylar balloon -- then you must stay with it while walking, working, or otherwise occupying your time. Others have tried and failed. Blimp spotting is a high art to which many are called, but few are chosen."