I am a third generation law enforcement officer. My grandfather was in the OSS., my father was a cop in Buffalo N.Y.. I grew up in South Tampa, Florida. Attended Robinson High School. I dropped out in 1966 to fight in Vietnam. The army sent me to Key West, Fl. where I served as a fire control operator in the HAWK missile system.  While in Key West I had an amazing radar encounter with a group of UFOs. The two year investigation into that incident became a mission after my retirement. That investigation led to the discovery of a major South Florida flap that occurred between March and May of 1967. In the fall of 67 I was transferred to the Military Police and served as a Scout Dog Handler on the DMZ in Korea.  I entered Law Enforcement in 1970 and graduated from the Tampa Police Academy in 1972, second in my class. Served in a number of law enforcement agencies and instructed in academies throughout the US. Retired in 1997  Worked for the Shah of Iran as one of his personal body guards in 1979. After retiring from Law Enforcement I opened my own Detective Agency, Tampa PI. Tampa PI was one of Florida's Premier Detective agencies for 12 years. I am now fully retired, the MUFON State Section Director for the Tampa Bay area and creator of the M.A.S.T. Program.For the last few years I have been doing pdf file work for NICAP's casework. On Feb. 4, 2015 I was honored to be selected as the 31st member of the NICAP A-Team.