Phoenix Lights Heroine and Former City Councilwoman, Frances E. Barwood Joins Guest Host Frank Warren on The Joiner Report

By Frank Warren
The UFO Chronicles
© 12-3-09

The Show Airs Live Tomorrow Night, Friday December 4th at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST at The Paranormal Radio Network

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     Ufologists, Arizonians and eyewitness to the huge crafts that flew over the Arizona skies back in March of 1997 are all too familiar with the name “Frances Emma Barwood.” Her name is synonymous with the events; her solitary voice pierced the silence of the restrained politically correct and demanded answers!!

Frances Barwood did not duck & run; she did not pass the buck; she did not ignore the situation, nor make light of it (as other government officials would later do) — she did what she was elected to do i.e., represent her constituents and the best interests of the city of Phoenix.

The airspace of her city and state was repeatedly violated by huge unidentified crafts, (and smaller ones) which maneuvered through the skies with impunity; people wanted to know what it was—she was the one to ask!

Born on January 13, 1944 in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, Frances moved from Williston, Vermont to northeast Phoenix in 1980.

Frances was elected to serve her first term on the Phoenix City Council starting January 1992 and was re-elected to a second term January 1994.

As Councilwoman, she represented District 2, which includes most of northeast Phoenix and is the city's largest district. It encompasses over 130 square miles with a population at the time of over 160,000 and is more than 1/4 of the size of Phoenix.

Frances served on the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Air Quality Advisory Committee, as well as the following Phoenix City Council Subcommittees:

Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Chair
Family, Youth and Education Subcommittee, member
Ethics and Audit Subcommittee, member

In January 1997, her peers elected Frances as the Vice-Mayor. Prior to being elected to the Phoenix City Council, she served as a member of the Greater Paradise Valley Chamber of Commerce and precinct and state committeeman for Legislative District 24 and then District 28. She has also served on the Squaw Peak Extension Advisory Committee, the Transportation Committee for the Community Council, and several other organizations.

Frances helped in acquiring a teen center, which became one of the most used centers by young people in the city. It took 4 years and 5 months to accumulate the funding and had been her pet project. She also worked to get the Phoenix' recycling program expanded to the north area; an advocate for our police and fire services; Frances activated the 'Shop Phoenix' campaign in 1995 to educate Phoenix citizens on where their sales taxes go when they shop in other cities and how important it is for Phoenix residents to 'Shop Phoenix' to support their own emergency services. She has done several successful 'Fightback' areas in her northeast district to clean out the crime and blight.

Before running for office, Frances was an office manager for over 20 years and from 1989 to 1991, the part time satellite office coordinator for City Council District 1.

Today, Frances and her husband, Mike, have 3 adult children and a 26 year old grandson. They permanently reside in a small rural community south of Prescott, where Frances is again active in local organizations.

Although it has been a long time coming, Frances Barwood will finally share her personal experiences with what has become known as The Phoenix Lights and its aftermath in the form of two books: one book is on the objects that passed over Arizona on March 13, 1997 and the other on government cover-ups, which also relates to the first book in many areas.

The Show Airs Live Tomorrow Night, Friday December 4th at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST at The Paranormal Radio Network

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Phoenix Lights:
Vintage Interview with Tim Ley, Mike Fortson, Frances Barwood and Richard Motzer

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Mike Fortson, a Direct Eye Witness To The Huge 'Phoenix Lights' Craft Stops By Badlands Radio With Captain Jack Tonight

By Frank Warren
The UFO Chronicles
8-18-09

UPDATE:DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THE SHOW IS POSTPONED TILL NEXT WEEK

     Mike Fortson's life was changed forever on March 13th 1997, after witnessing an enormous V-shaped craft fly by his home in Chandler, Arizona. Thus began his trek into Ufology searching for the answers as to what he saw; consquently I've nick-named him "the reluctant Ufologist."

The show will air at 9:00 PM eastern time at Badlands Radio with Captain Jack

Mike Fortson was born February 24, 1953, in Hertfordshire, England; he was what is commonly called an "Air Force brat." His father was a staff sergeant in the USAF stationed in London. Mike spent the first 18 months of his life in the UK; subsequently, the family relocated to Georgia for the next 5 years.

In 1959 his family then moved to Kokomo, Indiana where he spent the following 16 years. Graduating High School in 1971, Mike's lottery number (methodology for the draft) was under 60, which precipitated his entrance into the military. Above average test scores enabled a four-year stint in the Navy.

During boot camp Mike was offered a position with the USN Ceremonial Guard in Washington, D.C., where he served with honor four a total of 4 years.

Along with presiding over military funerals, Mike attended State dinners at the White House and participated in full honor arrivals for foreign heads of state. Highlights included: Nixon’s inauguration, as well as funerals for President’s Johnson and Truman. All tolled, Mike participated in over 1500 military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, and carried a "White House security clearance."

In June of 1972, Mike married his lovely wife Nan Ford, his high school sweetheart; they have been married for over 37 years. Mike is a very proud father of adult 3 sons, now aged 32, 33 and 35. That gratification is only surpassed by a bevy of handsome, healthy grandchildren.

In civilian life, Mike began a career in sales, working in everything from the auto industry to the oil business, eventually navigating to real estate out west in Arizona.

On Thursday March 13, 1997, while living in Chandler, Arizona, by chance, Mike Fortson would witness an event that would alter his life, and his perception of it—forever!

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See Also:

Phoenix Lights: Vintage Interview with Tim Ley, Mike Fortson, Frances Barwood and Richard Motzer

Interview With Mike Fortson - Eye Witness To Enormous V-Shaped UFO - AKA "The Phoenix Lights"

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