The problem with Human / ET contacts is one of isolation. In theory the problem should be mitigated somewhat through the mechanisms of distributed databases. Unfortunately, those sighting-databases that exist, are generally owned by someone, and often they don't share the data or the folks who have access are a limited few and the so problem is further compounded. There now exists numerous sighting databases, NUFORC is one, the MUFFIN CMS is another, CUFOS, and NARCAP (aviation-pilot sighting database), et cetera.

Instead of individuals calling in their reports to a central collection point, there is another possible strategy that could be implemented and which would be of better utility.

ET sighting observers only have contact with suspected alien objects typically for a few minutes and then the object drives away to somewhere else. The question becomes, 'where do they go?' How can this problem be solved? We could hook up many, widely distributed, auto-recording all-sky cameras, piping the data to a central database, but what would be used to trigger the individually located, remote from each other, cameras? Irregardless of the sensor chosen, the solution is the distribution of acquired data and the management of the acquired data. Envisioning that there exists a network of say, 10,000 auto-triggered, USB powered, WiFi connected, UFO Web-SkyCams distributed around the US all sending their data via 'their' user's InterNet connection to a central data-collection database. The database could be an old cheap mini-computer running Linux and an Apache server driven by a SQL-Server. An enterprising fellow or two could write an auto-webserver to present the camera-data on an InterNet webpage. A real-time map of suspected ET object webcam data. This is one possible solution, and it could be configured as a self-organizing distributed network. Of course there are problems, but it is doable.

ET objects are sighted remotely with relation to each observer, the problem is how to acquire information about each remote contact and then distribute that data so that many thinkers may have access to the data. It is Humans that solve the problems, but we need data. That is the problem.

ka-lemtah