The MUFON UFO JOURNAL NUMBER 138 AUGUST 1979
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The MUFON UFO JOURNAL NUMBER 138 AUGUST 1979 Founded 1967 $1.00 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF MUTUAL UFO NETWORK, INC.. Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Director of CUFOS, addressing the symposium Ed Cervantes and NBC-TV crew filming for "Real People" show Bill Spauldlng, Arizona State Director, being Media Workshop Panel, left to right: Walt Andrus, Allen Hynek, Paul Levy, and Bob Interviewed by KGO-TV, San Francisco Tabor MUFON 1979 SYMPOSIUM 1 The MUFON UFO JOURNAL (USPS 002-970) 1 FROM THE EDITOR 103 Oldtowne Rd. Seguin, Texas 78155 RICHARD HALL Editor ANN DRUFFEL The 1979 MUFON UFO Symposium, specially covered in this Associate Editor issue, was remarkable not only for the high attendance, but also for the depth and breadth of its subject matter. The participation by ' LEN STRINGFIELD Associate Editor sociologists as well as physical scientists, engineers, theologians, and many others directly reflects the complexity of UFO MILDRED BIESELE phenomena. Social scientists and psychologists, particularly, can Contributing Editor play an important role. A special caucus or panel of behavioral scientists might be a good feature for next year's symposium in Houston, Texas. Meanwhile, the northern California MUFON WALTER H. ANDRUS contingent—Paul Gerny, Stan Friedman, Jim McCampbell, Tom Director of MUFON Gates, Marvin Taylor, Richard Haines, and all the rest—receive our TED BLOECHER plaudits for a job extremely well done. DAVE WEBB Co-Chairmen, Humanoid Study Group PAUL CERNY Promotion/Publicity REV. BARRY DOWNING Religion and UFOs In this Issue LUCIUS PARISH Books/Periodicals/History MARK HERBSTR1TT 1979 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY 3 Astronomy By Walt Andrus SYMPOSIUM PHOTOGRAPHS 10 ROSETTA HOLMES By Fred Svihus Promotion/Publicity NEW MEXICO UFO-MUTILATIONS CONNECTION? 14 By Tommy Roy Blann TED PHILLIPS HUMANOID PHYSIOLOGY 15 Landing Trace Cases By Richard C. Niemtzow & John F. Schuessler NEWSNOTES & MORE SYMPOSIUM PHOTOGRAPHS 16 JOHN F. SCHUESSLER UFO TECH NOTE 17 UFO Propulsion By John F. Schuessler IN OTHERS' WORDS ; 19 By Lucius Parish NORMA E. SHORT DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE : 20 DWIGHT CONNELLY By Walt Andrus DENNIS HAUCK Editor/Publishers Emeritus The MUFON UFO JOURNAL is published by the Mutual UFO Network, Inc., Seguin, Texas. Subscription rates: $8.00 per year in the U.S.A.; $9.00 per year foreign. Copyright 1979 by the Mutual UFO Network. Second class postage paid at Seguin, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to advise change of address to The contents of The MUFON UFO JOURNAL are Permission is herby granted to quote from this issue The MUFON UFO JOURNAL, determined by the editor, and do not necessarily provided not more than 200 words are quoted from any 103 Oldtowne Rd., Seguin, Texas represent the official position of MUFON. Opinions of one article, the author of the article is given credit, and 78155. contributors are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the statement "Copyright 1979 by the MUFON UFO those of the editor, the staff, or MUFON. Articles may be JOURNAL, 103 Oldtowne Rd., Sequin, Texas" is forwarded directly to MUFON. included. 1979 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM INTENSIFYING THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE UFO SURVEILLANCE ByWaltAndrus This theme typified the speeches, UFOs and Holding"; Tom Gates, On Sunday morning, while the films, programs, displays, and Astronomer • "The Zeta Reticuli MUFON Annual Corporate Meeting enthusiasm of all participants at Model"; Thomas F. Bearden - was taking place, the following MUFON's Tenth Annual UFO "Investigators Workshop" on his gentlemen were giving presentations in Symposium in Burlingame, California, speech; David Swift, Ph.D., Sociologist other rooms: Stanton T. Friedman, on July 6, 7, and 8, 1979. Since the from University of Hawaii, Honolulu, "UFO Propulsion Systems"; Tom second theme was "Stressing Public "Who Believes in UFOs?"; and then Gates, "A Discussion of the Education of the UFO Phenomena," one of the most popular events of the Andreasson Affair"; and Terry multiple programs were being symposium titled "Witness Case Hartman, "Entities Among' Us." conducted simultaneously that would Workshop." Paul Cerny, MUFON Sunday afternoon special programs appeal to both the scientific community Western States Director, introduced consisted of various workshops such as and the general public. This article is and interviewed selected witnesses of Ted Peters, Ph.D. and David Stupple, being prepared for the people around close encounter cases and abductees Ph.D., "Religious and Social the world who were unable to attend in living in the northern California area. Workshop"; William Spaulding and person. Attendance has been The audience had an opportunity to Stanton Friedman, "Dealing with the estimated at 1,400-1,500 people. A brief personally meet and listen to Judy Media," Part I and Part D, with short review of the 11 featured speakers' Kendall, Grace OMara, Bill Pecha, talks by Bob Trebor of KGO Radio, papers that are published in the 1979 Anita Sowles, and Helen White tell their Walt Andrus, Tom Gates, Allen Hynek, MUFON UFO Symposium Pro- experiences. In addition to these James McCampbell, and Marvin ceedings is included. events, the Allan F. Sandier color Taylor; "Government Involvement Publicity for the symposium motion picture film "UFOs, Past, Workshops" with William Spaulding successfully utilized all media: Present and Future," narrated by Rod and Stanton Friedman. newspapers, the international wire Serling,- was shown at periodic intervals An unscheduled but very popular services, radio, television, magazines, throughout the symposium. addition to the symposium was the New and public appearances by committee The Saturday afternoon programs Zealand motbn picture film made members. An attractive UFO art and included a hypnosis workshop by Jean December 31, 1978, that was shown photo exhibit on the mezzanine greeted Richards, therapist, titled "Hypnosis and narrated by Bruce Maccabee, all arrivals to the Airport Marina Hotel. Session and Demonstration"; Witness Ph.D., MUFON State Director for After short greetings and a welcome Case Workshop, James N. Hershey, Maryland. By starting, stopping on from Tom Gates, Conference Ph.D., theologian, titled "My Personal individual frames, slow motion, and Chairman, and Walt Andrus, Encounters with- UFOs, Including reversing segments, Bruce gave an International Director, the audience Telepathy"; Walt Andrus, "UFO analysis of his study that has been selected one of four speeches or Photographs"; James M. McCampbell, published in the May and June issues of programs to attend that was the most 'Technology of UFOs"; Alvin H. the MUFON UFO Journal. And if this appealing to their personal interests. It Lawson, Ph.D., "Abduction Analogs: wasn't enough, for an added thrill, would be impossible to review each of Parallels With Other Altered David Crockett — the photographer the informative talks given, but we want Awareness States"; Tom Page, who made the film — was at the to thank each of these speakers for educator, "A Personal Account of a symposium with his new 30-minute their contributions to the finest Close Encounter"; Terry Hartman, videotape documentary covering this symposium ever conducted by State Director for Oregon, "Mind monumental event. His videotape MUFON. Development, Telepathic Conscious- depicts the entire experience including On Saturday morning, in addition ness, Other Life Forms"; Marvin interviews with the pilots, radar to the featured speakers, the following Taylor, "UFOs, A Reality to Be Dealt operators, and film crew as they re- people made presentations: Marvin E. With"; and Richard F. Haines, Ph.D., enact their part in this sighting. Three Taylor, Assistant State Director for "Everything You've Wanted to Know major factors — multiple witness visual Northern California - "Investigators About Witness Drawings, But Been sighting, radar confirmation from both Workshop"; William H. Spaulding, Afraid to Ask." Director GSW - "Three Decades of (continued on next page) (Symposium, Continued) to the vast distances to be traveled, we these gorgeous gals. Another ground and aircraft units, and a motion are showing numerous photographs of innovation at this symposium was the picture film — thoroughly document the speakers, symposium committee ever-presence of young men (mostly this UFO case as authentic and members, "gophers," and a few teenagers) performing vital functions substantial evidence that a UFO was attendees. Every person involved in the and each being proudly identified by observed. Rocky Wood, a New planning and implementation of this their large round badges as "Gophers." Zealand UFO legist, also attended the symposium from the host Northern With both of these groups working with symposium and assisted with the California group is to be congratulated the host committee and State Section showing of the films and videotape. One and highly commended for the largest Directors, "our hats are off' to these of the most impressive aspects of the and finest symposium in our 10-year folks for a job well done. motion picture film was the direct history. At other symposiums the wives The international atmosphere contrast of motion from an apparently of the host committee could always be abounded at this conference with hovering attitude to the fantastic speed counted on for help, however, at the participants from Japan, Australia, where in one frame of film, the object San Francisco symposium practically New Zealand, the Philippines, and a moved through a pattern like the all of the beautiful and gracious ladies large contingent from Canada headed ampersand on a typewriter (&). were individual members who devoted by Henry McKay, our Canadian Since this article is aimed toward untold hours of their time to make this Regional Director. those people who could not attend due prestigious event a success — roses to FORBIDDEN FRONTIER — COMMUNICATIONS WITH UFONAUTS By James M. McCampbell (MUFON Director for Research, Belmont, California) Jim's speech and published paper for being overly conservative and "This concept well applies to the was inspired by MUFON's fourth basic impatient with new facts that disrupt question of communication with question: "Assuming that some craft their beliefs. Science itself, however, UFOnauts.