TheMUFON UFO JOURNAL NUMBER 141 NOVEMBER 1979

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Is this an Extraterrestrial? (See story, p. 3) The MUFON UFO JOURNAL (USPS 002-970) FROM THE EDITOR 103 Oldtowne Rd. Abduction reports continue, and multiply, and increase in Seguin, Texas 78155 1 bizarreness of story content. Another example (Idaho, 1975) RICHARD HALL , .appears in this issue, and the Harry Joe Turner case (Virginia, Editor August 1979) in which a trucker says he was abducted and flown ANNDRUFFEL' - to an alien world will be reported soon. Fred Whiting has completed Associate Editor a preliminary investigation of Turner, with the counsel of several of us in the Washington, D.C., area. We have reviewed the follow-up LEN STRINGFIELD investigation necessary to check on Turner's reliability as a witness...... Associate.Editor ' Nothing overtly derogatory about him has been uncovered to date. MILDRED BIESELE It is important to understand that investigation consists of far Contributing Editor more than merely obtaining an elaboration of the story from the witness. A hard and critical look must be taken at the witness* personality, motivation, lifestyle, character, and family dynamics, WALTER H. ANDRUS among other things. Various hypotheses must be explored other Director of MUFON than that the witness is relating a factual experience; this includes TED BLOECHER hoax, publicity-seeking, financial gain motive, and mental DAVE WEBB disturbance. Without such investigation — and it must be expert Co-Chairmen, and exhaustive — we are left with nothing but entertaining stories. Humanoid Study Group Are the new-wave abductees only the latest form of "contactees" (combining various ulterior motives and abnormal mental states), or PAUL CERNY is something far more significant involved? Only meticulous Promotion/Publicity investigation will provide meaningful answers. REV. BARRY DOWNING Religion and UFOs In this issue

LUCIUS PARISH Books/Periodicals/History ANOTHER ABDUCTION BY EXTRATERRESTRIALS? 3 By Terry A. Hartman MARK HERBSTRITT MYSTERY DEEPENS IN PILOT DISAPPEARANCE CASE 5 Astronomy By Paul Norman HUMANOID ENCOUNTERS IN MALAYSIA 7 ROSETTA HOLMES By Ahmad Jamaludin Promotion/Publicity CORDOBA, ARGENTINA, UFO PHOTOGRAPH (News) 9 TED PHILLIPS MISSOURI TRACE CASE FOLLOW-UP 10 Landing Trace Cases By Ted Phillips UFO REPORTS IN ARGENTINA, CHILE, PHILIPPINES (News) 12 JOHN F. SCHUESSLER UFO Propulsion UFO SECRECY UPDATE 13 By Larry W. Bryant NORMA E. SHORT BOOK REVIEWS ("The UFO Handbook," by Allan Hendry) 14 DWIGHT CONNELLY CALIFORNIA REPORT 15 DENNIS HAUCK By Ann Druffel Editor/Publishers Emeritus UFO INVESTIGATION-CAN HAMS HELP? .16 By David L. Dobbs The MUFON UFO JOURNAL is IN OTHERS' WORDS 19 published by the Mutual UFO By Lucius Parish Network, Inc., Seguin, Texas. DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE .. 20 Subscription rates: $8.00 per year in the U.S.A.; $9.00 per year ByWaltAndrus 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 represent the official position of MUFON. Opinions of one article, the author of the article is given credit, and 103 Oldtowne Rd., Seguin, Texas contributors are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the statement "Copyright 1979 by the MUFON UFO 78155. those of the editor, the staff, or MUFON. Articles may be JOURNAL, 103 Oldtowne Rd, Sequin, Texas" is forwarded directly to MUFON. included. ANOTHER ABDUCTION BY EXTRATERRESTRIALS? By Terry A. Hartman (Copyright 1979, Terry A. Hartman; ' All Rights Reserved.)

It was in August 1977..I had just almost hit them as if they did not exist. for a couple of weeks. Then I returned completed a number of radio and TV And that in the present case they got fpr extremely intense work. But first, talk shows in the Portland and Seattle home 2 hours later than normal on a here are .my preliminary findings: areas dealing with my hypnosis regular 6-hour trip. (They often go to research into the UFO enigma. Being this location a number of times a year.) The location was 82 miles SW of Boise, the Mutual UFO Network state They told me so many interesting things Idaho, in eastern Oregon along the Owyhee River. It was summertime and hot when they director for Oregon and investigator for about their lives and this experience were camping and on their way home they the Center for UFO Studies gave me that I spent almost 7 hours with them. I stopped at a small creek to cool off and to the opportunity to discuss some of my mentioned to them my hypnosis allow their pick-up truck to do the same. findings to the public. As a clinically qualifications and that I'd like to work (They were pulling a boat up a long, winding trained hypnotherapist I had the ability with them to uncover Darryl's hill.) As Darryl took his shirt off by the side of the truck he noticed a strange plane fly past to work with said abductees and to depression and why Toni's ability to be the hillside. The unusual'part'of it was it disclose some of the patterns of these psychic was enchanced. They didn't looked like a B-52 bomber, with no sound. cases to the media. The public in say yes or no, but that they'd let me Toni saw a plane too, but it looked to heV like general rarely gets to know what is know. I left their house with a feeling of a supersonic jet, with no sound, Neither one going on with UFO research. So my emptiness. Seven hours of interview, of them thought enough of their own sightings to mention it to the.other. Not until I contributions on public talk shows are on the brink of a case dealing with some did hypnosis did this phenomenon come out. always welcome. very unknown forces of metaphysics I was in my study doing some work and nothing about UFOs. But it was all The next thing they both remembered about 7:00 PM one evening when the intriguing. consciously was a shiny object sitting across phone rang. It was from a woman by the One week later I received another the valley from them on an adjoining hillside. name of Toni M... She said that she call from Toni saying they decided to do Again, they never mentioned it to each other and her husband experienced a strange hypnotherapy. When I asked why the later. Then they got back into their truck and noticed it started up right away. This was phenomenon 2 years before (1975) in hesitation at first, she said they thought unusual as when the truck is warm it is the eastern desert of Oregon while on a I might be with the government and difficult to start. Darryl noticed the 3-day camping trip. She explained they wanted time to check me out. Keep in temperature gauge read "cold." (It would were doing some archaeological digs in mind many people with abnormal take over an hour to cool off on this hot day.) a familiar area, but couldn't account for encounters are afraid of ridicule or of But again no. problem or concern on-their end. 2 hours of missing time and other losing their jobs, especially if they feel unusual happenings. Plus Darryl, the government knows about it. We They drove home with no unusual Toni's husband, had become extremely started work the next week. circumstances except that the hill they were depressed, which resulted in the loss of The first couple of sessions were climbing by the creek is quite steep and his job as a mechanic and the relocating very involved and time-consuming. I according to other trips there they had to to another city. She wanted to know if I had to keep both Darryl and Toni drive in 2nd gear. On this trip they drove up it could come to their home in western separate because I didn't want them to extremely fast, in 3rd gear. When they got home they realized it took them longer, by Portland, Oregon, the following week compare notes with each other two hours, than usual. This didn't make to discuss it. This was the beginning of a between sessions. Plus-I had to take sense to them, expecially driving faster than long and intense investigation. both of them to deep levels so I could normal. Both Toni and Darryl are really induce amnesia into their recent replies exceptional people: very warm, kind, to the questions. This procedure is Most of these details I mentioned and considerate. Toni pointed out to common as it offers the hypnotist a weren't disclosed until' the hypnosis me on my initial visit that she has always freshness in their subject's mind before sessions commenced. The next group been psychic (clairvoyant), but the the next session. It also eliminates the of sessions went this way: experience in 1975 enchanced this possibility of the subject recalling the phenomenon. They told me about a incident consciously, thus keeping After each saw his own interpretation of the storm and the washing away of the road them from deductive reasoning and plane and the shiny object on the hill, they on their trip . . . that no one else their own conclusions. After over 30 began to walk towards the object as if in a experienced in the area. That they were hours of sessions (combined), I came to trance, Darryl first, Toni following 10 feet in their boat on a lake and a water skier some conclusions that I kept to myself (continued on next page) ."'. (Abduction, Continued) A SIHPLE SKETCH OF THE naTE''~r 'T -ftf1- "V lights, colors, protrusions) . behind. When Darryl reached the object he touched it and said it felt like teflon. He noticed a hole in the side of it that wasn't there when he arrived. As he crawled up the newly "materialized" ladder he turned back to look at Toni. She was standing there looking at him in a daze. At this point in our sessions Darryl was unable to remember anymore. Toni on the other hand.didn't remember Darryl or herself going into the hole, but did remember being inside this Initial sighting as sketched by Darryl object. (From now on both Toni and Darryl separately began calling the object a craft, a following information was allowed to arm." I relieved him of the pain and he said ship.) They both said the door was octagonal come out: that after informing them of this they took with rounded corners and the color of the the pain away while examining him. He said ship was a dull silver. Darryl still maintained they were friendly but he could not see them an amnesia for more details but Toni talked Toni found herself standing inside the room because his eyes were closed all the time on about the walls on the inside as very dark, where all the lights were, when a wall turned the ship. When I asked why, he stated with small lights. Then, she couldn't go any into a doorway that opened. She walked in. because he couldn't open them in the trance further either. (Keep in mind while this whole experience he was in. happened they were both in a trance.) When What happened here is a common she entered the other room she noticed Darryl lying on his back on a table with his This was the extent of the physical occurrence. Once the subconscious arms and legs strapped down. The room was encounter. They were released and returned part of the mind (remembering all past white in color and had curved walls. There to their truck to find the engine cold and data) begins to open up, the conscious were a couple of .chairs by a small table started for home. part .tries to cover it up. Similar to an across the room and a strange instrument automobile accident where the victim hanging over Darryl. One wall had a round The experience Toni and Darryl window that was at first black, then a»if a had was rewarding for them. Toni has has a hard time remembering the shade was being drawn up. Outside were details and has to resort to hypnosis to clouds; then, a view of Earth. become more intuitive and grateful; open the amnesia. It's our built-in Darryl no longer has trouble with his defense mechanism to protect us from On the opposite wall a doorway emerged and arm (they evidently healed it) and more mental side effects of an uncomfortable slid'Open. Out walked two people. Not importantly found out why he became experience. What I had to do here was Earthlings. One taller than the other; they so depressed for the 2 years between to condition them more intensely to ranged from 5'2" to 5'8". They were wearing the experience and our sessions. He uniforms. Dark grey in color with the same feels that these entities were so full of uncover the rest. It should be color for skin. Their hands exposed wrinkly ' mentioned here that while asleep the skin like a dried apple and "balloon"-type love that it made him upset to see our subconscious part of the mind is active. fingers. Their faces were of the same skin planet the way it is. His subconscious Thus Toni experienced some texture with no features for ears and slits for was allowing this feeling of sadness to a mouth, nose, and eyes. They had no visible prevail to him only on that level, thus phenomena that were uncomfortable. hair. Darryl, not knowing about the details in not knowing the basis for his her sessions, became concerned. I depression. It should be noted here that The two people came over to Toni and before our acquaintance Darryl did go assured him we would get it all out in the communicated to her with a sound like open soon so they may rest both on the "buzzing bees." However, like many of these to see a psychologist, but was too physical as well as the mental planes. cases she understood them through emotional for hypnosis therapy. It has One more month went by with me telepathy or. some form of sound frequency now been over a year since my last working on the subconscious level on change. They meant no harm. They did not session with Toni and Darryl and they mean for her to follow Darryl but because both are happy and prosperous. There both Toni and Darryl. They were now she was psychic they thought she could ready for the most intense sessions that handle the experience eventually. This was is no doubt in their minds of the were a part of this case. In the interim the message they gave her. experience they had and no doubt in my Toni continued her hallucinations while mind that they believe in this asleep. Once she saw an entity at the The two turned to Darryl and proceeded to experience on both a conscious and end of the bed who called himself examine him with the machine above him. It subconscious level. D "Ahab." He told her he knew her from produced a pin beam of light that they used to scan his body. The reason was not her "visit." I told her it was just an disclosed to Toni. Perhaps to find something hallucination and not to worry. we don't know about yet. One of the entities However, she said she knew I was grabbed Darryl's right arm and pulled getting close to something, or so she sharply above and below the elbow as to felt. And she was right. There was no stretch the arm, which caused great pain to Darryl. (He hurt his elbow when young and way I could know of the outcome and it could never completely straighten it out took a total of over 46 hours of hypnosis since.) While under hypnosis explaining this, on tape with both of them before the Darryl screamed out "They're hurting my MYSTERY DEEPENS IN PILOT DISAPPEARANCE CASE

By Paul Norman (MUFON State Representative for Victoria, Australia)

Since April 1, I have been touring click. this encounter with the unknown. the United States and Canada, talking Mr. Valentich, in a recorded Two months prior to this fateful with UFO Researchers, reading interview before the above-mentioned event, UFO reports were coming'from commercial UFO magazines, watching investigators, also stated there was no all over King Island and were being TV programs, listening to radio sound of fear in his son's voice as long passed on to the police and King Island talkbacks, and making a survey of the as the pilot thought the object was News. Victorian and Tasmanian public with regard to the attitude of another aircraft. During the last few Investigators are still in the process of people in general and ufologists in statements of the transmission when investigating the origin and build-up of particular concerning the subject of his son realized the object was not an these sightings when a slow-moving UFOs. I have found that opinions here aircraft is the only time his voice broke UFO was reported to be passing a as well as in Australia are easily swayed with fear. The father stated that an motorist, then disappearing at low level by journalists and authors who write unusual amount of static was heard over a nearby house. about everything .and are experts on toward the end of the transmission. At Maatsuyker Island, a large light nothing. Thus, much confusion exists Repeated efforts of the press and hovered low to the west of the island for not only in most every subject but in investigators have failed to secure the nearly. 2 hours, while power in the the field of ufology in particular. full tape. The officials desperately lighthouse keepers residence is A typical example is that of the refuse to release the tape in full. The reported to have failed. Erratically, pilot Frederick Valentich's dis- primary reason for the desired release moving lights and daylight sightings appearance over Bass Strait, between is because this strange event was at first were also being widely reported as far Victoria and Tasmania, on October 21, being treated as an ordinary aircraft south as Hobart, Tasmania. These 1978, as he was being buzzed by a disappearance. However, between 7:00 reports have been followed up by UFO. Although, this was the twentieth and 7:30 on that same evening, other investigators of the Tasmanian UFO known case, journalists were treating pilots were flying and tuned to the same Research Centre. This famous flap the incident as the first ever. Many frequency. Several witnesses heard the reached its peak on October 21, the day newsmen were giving the occurrence pilot's final words. One of these pilots Valentich vanished. their own pet twist, demonstrating their decided to tip the press. Thus, the On that same day and night ignorance of solid serious cases being world learned about this strange something strange '. was in the reported from all over the world. encounter. Melbourne and Victorian skies. That is For instance, there was the pet Two more reports have since been the inescapable conclusion from twist of a particular Melbourne received from aviation sources. One of startling files of evidence compiled by newsman, "Anyone who reports a UFO them is that pilot Valentich was on a investigators in that immediate vicinity. has been drinking or smoking pot." mission for the Defense Department. Documented interviews with unrelated Naturally, his non-investigative opinion According to a report from another people from locations up to 150 miles of the last sound heard after the voice of pilot, Valentich was instructed to apart told similar stories, of round Valentich faded was that of "beer cans change to another frequency for a objects, star-fish objects, and two silver being rubbed together." This sort of message. According to another pilot cigar-shaped objects moving slowly in statement would be readily snapped up who followed through with change of the sky with no apparent means of by such non-investigating "experts" as frequency, the message came from the propulsion, no wings, and no sound. Phil Klass, but does not convey the Defense Department, instructing Here are some reports from facts. Even the officials have stated the Valentich to check on an unknown observers. Names are on file with the sound to be like a "metallic click." target since he was the only pilot in that Victorian UFO Research Society and Guido Valentich, the pilot's father, was vicinity. It is a confirmed fact that the the Tasmanian UFO Research Centre: permitted to hear an edited copy of the first question from Valentich to Currie, King Island, 2 p.m., Oct. tape at the request of the officials for the Melbourne Flight Service frequency, at 21: A young housewife was sunbathing purpose of identifying his son's voice. 7:06, was "Is there any known traffic in her back yard. The sky was clear, His report to investigators from the below five thousand?" Perhaps sooner except for one large cloud directly Moorabbin-based Victorian UFO or later, other pilots will decide to speak overhead. Out of this cloud came an Research Society (VUFORS) confirms up and make known to the outside object similar to a huge golf ball about a that the sound was that of a metallic world the total dramatic description of quarter size of the moon. The object (continued on next page) (Disappearance, Continued) Roy Manifold, of Melbourne, more about it until news of the missing was white or silver in color and moved photographed on 35 mm film an object pilot became known the following day. slowly to the west toward the sea. She hurtling in a blur of speed and mist out Brooklyn (Western suburb of thought it most likely a satellite. of the ocean near Cape Otway Melbourne), 7:10 p.m., Oct. 21: Bank However, it stopped at an angle of 70 lighthouse. All modes of computer Manager, Mr. C. Morgan, and others degrees to the ground, then started analysis were used to gain data, observed a star-fish shaped object over moving back in the direction from including edge enhancement, color the Melbourne-Geelong road. They whence it came. Mrs. K. watched for contouring, digitizing, computerizing noticed green flickering lights at one approximately 10 minutes, then had to and filtering. Analysis was made by end. They have the impression that leave and saw no more of it and thought Ground Saucer Watch and critique they had watched the object being no more about it until the pilot story issued by William H. Spaulding, GSW described by Valentich. broke the next day. Director. Publication of the photo Ormond (Southern Suburb of Corio, Victoria, 3 p.m., Oct. 21: brought the officials out of their corner Melbourne), 7:15 p.m., Oct. 21: Mrs. G. Less than an hour after the King Island for the umpteenth debunking attempt: McNiece was standing in Wicklow UFO was seen, 12 tennis players on "The photo showed a cloud or a puff of Street, when she noticed srahge lights courts near Geelong, together with a smoke." VUFORS advisors quickly to the northeast. She was busy number of cricket players, watched exploded the hasty announcement. directing her children across a busy twin cigar-shaped objects moving The object appears only in the last six street and only had a brief look. The slowly from west to east. The objects, pictures taken at roughly 20-second lights appeared to fall or were turned off described as silvery in color and intervals. The length of these intervals from top to bottom. They looked like connected together with two silver is confirmed by the setting sun's "silver rain." At first glance the lights pipes, were moving with no visible position. In the last picture the so-called • appeared to be arranged in shape of a *means of propulsion, no sound, and no cloud is already 9 degrees into the cigar. wings. The UFOs were first seen at an frame. This means it would have sped Elwood (Southern Melbourne angle of 75 degrees, moving west to into the shot at up to 200 mph— Suburb), 7:15 p.m., Oct. 21: Mr. James east. Size of both objects was estimated impossible for a cloud on a calm day. Mortimer reported a red object moving as slightly smaller than jumbo jets. Altona (Western Suburb of over the bay in a south to" west Cape Qtway, Victoria, 4:15 p.m., Melbourne), 6:50 p.m.: A doctor and his direction. He called attention to his cab Oct. 21: One hour after these twin wife observed a round object with driver who agreed it was not a known UFOs were last seen, Mrs. G. of beams of light toward Geelong about object: Geelong, and her 14-year old son were three times larger than the evening star. Ringwood (Eastern Suburb of driving to their weekender on Cape They watched the object for only 5 Melbourne), 8:00 p.m., Oct. 21: Report Otway. When a silver glint caught their minutes thinking no more about it until by John Thompson of VUFORS: At eye, they looked up and saw two silver they read about the pilot's remarks the about 8:00 p.m., David and Martin of cigar-shaped objects moving slowly next day. Ringwood were out playing with their from the southwest. Mrs. G. at first Near Cape Otway over Bass Strait walkie-talkies down at the end of 'their thought the twin objects were gliders, from 7:06 to 7:12: Frederick Valentich's street. They were no more than 50 but after noting they had no wings she sighting and disappearance. yards apart when Kim, who was stopped the car to step out for a better Frankston (Southern suburb of standing on the rise of a hill, noticed a look. The UFOs remained in close Melbourne), 7:10 p.m., Oct. 21: A star-shaped object in the NW at a very formation, with one slightly behind the Frankston widow, her 14-year-old son, low altitude estimated at 2,500-3,000 other. The observers were puzzled by 16-year-old daughter and friend, Janie, feet. The object moved slightly faster the precision flying. The two objects age 16, were motoring to a property to than an aircraft on an approach run, maintained the same distance from the south of Frankston, when they heading in a NE direction where it each other during the entire period of noted a glowing object to the southeast. disappeared behind a grove of tall pine observation. The size was estimated as Their impression was the exhaust of a trees. During the observation both about that of light aircraft. If these were sky rocket, although, the object was witnesses recall that a sound like a low the same UFOs as reported near stationary. The sighting occurred just pulsating hurri was associated with the Geelong 1 hour earlier, they were flying before darkness. The sky was clear. object, but once out of view was not at a higher elevation and too high for The color appeared to be a mixture of audible any longer. Each of their any connection to be seen. Suddenly, red, pink, and white. The five observers communicators became inundated the objects changed color to white, estimated its size as about one-quarter with static so that even within 3 minutes made a sweeping curve to the north and of the moon at a 30 degree angle. The walking distance they were inoperable. sped away. The mother and son could viewers lost sight of the object when The object appeared from their hear no sound. they turned onto another road. The description to have bright white lights Cape Otway, Victoria, 6:45 p.m., mother said that at the time of sighting placed intermittently at each tip of the Oct. 21: Just 21 minutes before pilot she did not realize it was a UFO, but star-fish-shaped object and at various Valentich told Melbourne Flight found later that other people had seen points along the arcs to the tips. The Service he was being buzzed by a UFO, the same' thing and had thought no hull itself had irregularly placed (continued on next page) 6 HUMANOID ENCOUNTERS IN MALAYSIA

By Ahmad Jamaludin (West Malaysia MUFON Representative)

UFO occupants or "humanoids" recently as 1979 in South Africa. their own. There has not been a single present themselves in various shapes While other countries have been reported incident of encounters with and sizes,,as do the UFOs themselves. experiencing close encounters with UFO occupants measuring taller than 6 Worldwide reports have from time to humanoids of diversified forms, I would inches in height. If is also to be noted time given rise to new types or species like to draw attention to the reports in', that there has not been a single case of a of humanoids, from small winged Malaysia where humanoid encounters UFO measuring greater than 3 feet in creatures to huge hairy creatures. But have been confined to only one type — diameter landing - on Malaysian soil. from reports as early as 1897 it has tiny entities measuring from 3 inches to These observations constitute a become clear that one type — the 4 6 inches in height. Though reports of puzzle, and if any explanations can be feet-5 inches Oriental type — has been the other UFO categories bear given it is. hoped that some relationship' consistent. They were seen widely in similarity to the global sightings, with the global UFO landings may give a France during the great 1954 UFO encounters with humanoids in Malaysia clue to the UFO phenomena. wave and continued to be sighted as on the record so far are in a class of (continued on next page)

(Disappearance, Continued) an extremely bright light in the east. then later into a long straight line, white • rectangles emitting all the visible colors The light was bright as a spot light, with in color and quite thin. Mrs. Rossito of the spectrum with a soft glow effect. a small red light to the left and a smaller observed this, then turned her head They both distinctly remember one green light to the right. Mrs. Petersen away for a second and the object was bright light which appeared in the noticed the object for a period of only 5 gone. middle of the underside. minutes through the window. It was at Next morning, all members were in Queensclift, Victoria (Across bay an azimuth of 20-25 degrees and made a cheerful mood. During the southwest of Melbourne), 9:00 p.m.; no sound. At this particular time the observation the kitchen and lounge Mrs. Barbara Bishop reported an television began to malfunction. They globes blew out for no apparent reason. object which appeared to resemble a were unable to control the picture The TV was switched off early, due to its ferris wheel spinning in the sky. rolling no matter how much they tried. erratic behavior. Their horses in the Warrnambool, Victoria (West of At approximately 11:10 p.m., all back lot were more restless than nor- Cape Orway), 9:00 p.m., Oct. 21: Two three parties observed the object in a mal. After the incident, Mrs. Rossito witnesses observed a light about 4 or 5 position of 90-95 degrees. Mrs. was depressed and suffered watering times the size of the evening star in the Petersen and Mrs. Rossito became eyes, aching ears, irritated nose, and a northeastern sky. The object was quite fearful of the object now that it severe headache. The other two ladies described as being orange-red in color had stayed for so long and not changed felt normal, except that Mrs. Williams and to be hovering at a height of 75 position. Mrs. Williams was not felt an extreme impulse that she should degrees. It remained stationary for affected. They all then watched the not leave the house that Sunday after- several minutes, then suddenly object for a period of 15 minutes. They noon. She did not want to leave. changed color to yellow and moved all state that during the event the object VUFORS is in receipt of at least 50 rapidly to a 10 degree position in the hovered in one position then at times good sighting reports made before, southeast, where it hovered again for a would appear to go up arid down, and during, and after the event which few minutes before speeding away to side to side with a very rapid speed. occurred on that fateful day. Since the south. They all state that the object was then investigation of these sightings requires Blackwood, Victoria (Northeast of emitting beams colored red/green in many miles of travel over several Cape Otway), 10:30 p.m., Oct. 21: the form of a dotted line. The lines were hundred square miles of the area and Report by John Thompson: Mr. and directed to the earth's surface but since investigators must bear the full Mrs. C. Rossito, Mr. and Mrs. R. disappeared seconds later. Each beam cost of these investigations out of their Petersen, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Williams was estimated to be 100 feet long. Still own pockets, several months may pass were at a holiday house in Blackwood. awake, they observed that at approx. before a full report is possible and the Mrs. Petersen together with the others 1:30 a.m. the object had moved again to extent and meaning of this series of were watching TV in the lounge room. a position of 45 degrees still hovering. incidents will be known, if ever. The front of the room has large The object had changed shape to the windows, out of which they observed form of a cricket bat, still white in color, (Malaysia, Continued) The following alleged encounters, the full stories of which are incomplete since the principal witnesses cannot be located, are listed below.

CASE 1. Johore Bahru, 1970 Four boys going to school one morning saw a small UFO and tiny 6- inch tall creatures. The boys soon reported it to the headmaster and since it occurred in the school premises, the news broke out and soon' the whole school were combing the area looking for the creatures. One small burnt patch on the ground was found. The UFO was gone.

CASE 2: Gambang near Kuantan, 1973 Two schoolboys claimed to have seen tiny humanoids only 3-inches tall in the school compound. It is said that one of the creatures was actually .caught by the boys, which attracted the attention of a teacher. He arrived in time to see it before the tiny creature mask and resembled humans except There were 3 more probable finally managed to escape. for their tiny size. This group consisted encounters with tiny humanoids in of possibly males and females. The Malaysia, but unfortunately the origin CASE 3: Bukit Mertajam, 1973 females were notable because of the of the incidents cannot be traced. One A group of boys playing football in long hair. An attempt to catch them recent case, a probable landing, a school field sighted a small UFO failed. No saucer was sighted. occurred on May 26,1979, near Kulim landed nearby. From it emerged tiny where the witnesses, 3 boys and 2 creatures which immediately one of the CASE 7: Bukit Mertajam, 1979 adults, claimed to have sighted a small boys tried to catch. A beam of light was A small UFO landed on a field near UFO hovering a few feet above the fired at the boy's hand. The UFO flew some boys. A boy tried to catch a 3-inch ground perhaps in an attempt to land away. creature that emerged from it. It fired a since its three landing gears were beam that temporarily paralyzed his already down. As the witnesses tried to CASE 4: Ipoh, 1973 right arm. The UFO then flew away. touch the object an intense light ray A small UFO carrying tiny shone into their eyes which temporarily humanoids landed in a school field. There were not less . than 7 blinded them. This shows that the small Several schoolboys who sighted it reported landings in Malaysia from the UFO was intelligently controlled from excitedly called their teachers. They first known landing in 1970 through inside. Considering its small, size, came just too late to see the object May 1979. From these reports there estimated about 2 feet in diameter, the speeding away. were,5 cases of close encounter with UFO occupants if any.inside would tiny humanoids and 2 other cases have to measure about 3 inches tall to fit CASE 5: Miri, Sarawak, 1973 reported, from East Malaysia but no comfortably in the object. Several boys saw a humanoid UFO was sighted. The creatures Of the 9 reported landings or about 6 inches tall wearing a white suit measured, in all cases, either 3 inches encounters with humanoids, 7 cases cutting a fence wire with an intense or 6 inches tall. All were equipped with a occurred in broad daylight. Only 2 beam of light. They tried to catch it but type of ray gun. They were described as landings were known to have taken it was lost in the bushes. No UFO was well dressed in one-piece suits. Some place at night. There have been no sighted. had slightly larger head and round eyes. reports of encounters with UFO The 3-inch humanoids sometimes had occupants after dawn. Almost all of the CASE 6: Miri, Sarawak, 1973 two antenna-like structures protruding' UFOs sighted close range on the Several people on vacation along from the head. Case 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 ground or hovering close to the ground the beach sighted a group of tiny beings occurred in West Malaysia, all reported measured on the average less than 3 wearing white suits. There were about by school children and all landings took feet in diameter. six or seven of them. They wore no place in school premises. (Continued on next page) 8 UFO SIGHTED IN THE Molinos dam, Dept. of Calamuchita, students of the phenomena which when a UFO suddenly appeared in his throw mankind into conjectures, they SOUTH OF CORDOBA viewfinder. The man, with great explained that at first sight the presence of mind, pressed the shutter photograph is authentic and the several times and it is possible that the suspicion of a trick may be ruled out, City and country of incident: Cordoba photographs obtained are the best and although it will be necessary to study Province, Argentina most valid as a document since the the negatives. . . . Date of incident: May 5, 1979 strange appearances began to be Name of paper and date of clip: Clarin, recorded the world over. The strange A detailed observation of the object May 22, 1979 "encounter" occurred on the 5th of this photographed in the Los Molinos dam City and country of paper: Buenos month, but Ferreyra only handed the shows two small openings over the Aires, Argentina negatives to the afternoon paper outer edge of the wing and another — Credit: Jane Thomas "Cordoba" yesterday (to whose circular — in the bottom. In Los Molinos dam, Dept. of courtesy Clarin' owes their Morphologically, the craft resembles a Calamuchita, Cordoba, an amateur reproduction), which permitted the hat and seems to have been built with who was trying to photograph a observation with exceptional fidelity, of opaque materials. The space traveler hummingbird saw how a UFO suddenly the characteristics of a vehicle which once again opens a discussion which, appeared in his field. He pressed the could have come from the cosmos. with this new testimony, assumes shutter with much presence of mind fascinating intensity. The obliged and thus obtained what may be the best Ferreyra said that around 0300 p.m. of question is: What do UFOs want in the snapshots ever taken of a UFO. The the 5th, with a Minolta fitted with a Argentine sky? One of the hypotheses mysterious navigator is shaped like a 500mm lens, he was trying to follow the already mentioned refers to the hat and has three openings, fast zigzag of a hummingbird against particular geographical position of our presumably for observations. the sun, when unexpectedly a UFO country, far away from places where an According to experts it is a "flying entered his field of vision. atomic holocaust might occur. But saucer" which may be manned or not. Without hesitating, he took several while conjectures abound, the but depends on a "mother ship" which snapshots, although he added the remarkable quality of the photographs possibly finds itself over Argentina appearance had made him nervous. "I is eloquent in itself, as much as the story territory in an unknown mission. cannot estimate the altitude at which of the man who wanted to catch a the mysterious object was flying, which hummingbird on film and ended up by Cordoba (From our agency) - Luis was of a metallic color. It suddenly tilted capturing a flying saucer. Ferreyra, a local miner, was at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to photographing a hummingbird flying the earth and was silently lost in space. between the foliage near the Los That was all." Upon consulting some IMFCSf^OAT

(Malaysia, Continued) and football fields. For a landing the landings have to be conducted in the UFOs that were sighted in the air thick jungles and rubber plantations do day time? were usually of large size. There have not offer enough clearance. Rice fields It has been observed that UFOs been reports of a disc-shaped UFO as and tin-mining areas are almost were mainly attracted to the fracture- big as a house flying over the hilly isolated, and if there were any landings zone areas of high seismic activity. In country in East Malaysia and a long most would go unnoticed (considering fact it can be seen that earthquake-free elliptical object like a neon light was also also the small size of the UFO). The areas or countries have fewer UFO sighted high in the sky. only landing spot that would attract reports compared to the bulk of the UFO sightings near or within attention in the event of a landing would UFO sightings reported originating school compounds have been a be a field. from earthquake zones or areas that worldwide occurrence. It is not Why do Malaysian encounters (the have records of or have "felt" even the surprising, therefore, that most of the UFO and the humanoids) come only in slightest earth tremors. Malaysian landings occurred in or near tiny sizes when compared to other Malaysia is an earthquake-free the school area. UFOs, as suspected by parts of the world? Why do most country. The areas of gravity and some researchers, have shown . landings occur in the daytime when all magnetic anomalies which UFOs may considerable interest in schools by the other worldwide landing reports usually use to operate so excellently is lacking frequent sightings recorded. In happen at night? If deception is part of in this region. Is the tiny size a Malaysia the case may not be so the UFO phenomenon then their tiny compensation for the maneuverability considering the nature of the land. size may allow them to easily escape to land and take off on a magnetically From the air Malaysia offers half a unnoticed. Since there have been no stable area? dozen types of landing grounds, namely reports of encounters with bigger or jungles, rubber and oil palm human-size humanoids in the dark plantations, rice fields, tin-mining areas, hours, then we again ask, why do most MISSOURI TRACE CASE FOLLOW-UP By Ted Phillips (The original report appeared in MUFON UFO Journal No. 135, May 1979.)

I have waited to submit my report no indication of any depressions in the increments. The site was then only because I had hoped to have site. Compression tests were made in measured and sketched and the analysis results. The following may two of the areas and there was no additional photographs taken. The provide additional information: A indication of weight. The three areas transit was then used to take a soil sketch of the landing site with the grid; mentioned were somewhat drier and profile across the site N - S and W - E. soil profiles taken across the site N - S were barren but nothing to indicate Bearings were then taken for the flight and W - E; a sketch indicating the flight landing imprints. path, turns described by the object, and path and turns described by the object When I arrived at the site I took 31 position of the witnesses. and the wind direction at the surface color photographs and 19 color slides of Soil samples were located within l and at 3,000 feet altitude. the landing site and surrounding area. A the grid and taken in /2 inch increments. The only objection I have to the number of photographs were taken of Samples were taken at the following published report is the mention of the site from various directions showing locations: "tripod circles" which is somewhat the grid in place. A transit was used to misleading. In the soil profile there was lay off a grid with 1-foot square

GRID QUARTER DEPTH OF SAMPLES WEIGHT •21 ' NE surface - 1 Vi" 984 grams 22 NE surface - 1" 1031 grams 28 SW surface - 1 Vi" 1304 grams 1 29 C. surface - I /:" 1061 grams 14 SE surface - 1 Vi" 789 grams 27 C surface - Vi" 39 grams-sheriff total site.samples 5208 grams (11.49 Ibs)

FLIGHT PATH ID DISTANCE FROM SITE CENTER BEARING DEPTH OF SAMPLES WEIGHT FP 5' 320° surface - 2" 953 grams FP 25' 320° surface - 1 Vi" 820 grams total flight path samples 1773 grams (3.91 Ibs)

CONTROL SAMPLES CE 5' 90° surface - 1' 619 grams CE 25' 90° surface - 1' 594 grams

CS 25' • 180° surface - 1' 915 grams CS 100' 180° surface - 1' 642 grams CS 300° 180° surface - 1' 982 grams total control samples 3752 grams (8.27 Ibs) large plant sample: grid 35, NW quarter large plant sample: grid 23, SE quarter large plant sample: taken by sheriff's department - location unknown.

On October 24,1978 the following As of this date (June 16, 1979) I of heating. I had hoped that perhaps the samples were sent tO'CUFOS: have received no analysis information flight path samples would indicate from CUFOS. After waiting 6 months something of interest, but as of this date SITE SAMPLES 2538 grams - 5.60 Ibs for results from CUFOS I sent samples the results have been negative. FLIGHT PATH SAMPLES709 grams - 1.56 Ibs to Dr. Edward Zeller. at the Space After talking with the six witnesses CONTROL SAMPLES . 1327 grams - 2.93 Ibs Technology Laboratory and received I.must believe that they are describing TOTAL SAMPLES TO CUFOS . 4574 grams - results in 9 days. Dr. Zeller could find no the event to the best of their ability— 10.08. Ibs indication of radiation and no indication these are excellent witnesses. We must 10 ask ourselves what explanation could be found for a small silent object which can remain on the ground for 2 hours, ascend silently, and describe two turns. It should be noted that the object did not ascend with the wind (surface) but at an angle several degrees west, as it passed through 3,000 ft. it did not turn with the wind but turned 60 degrees left of wind bearing.

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I Mark R. Herbstritt stronomy Notes Landing site and soil sample grid from Belo Horizonte.' THE SKY FOR NOVEMBER 1979 UFO PARALYZED A According to two witnesses, policemen DISTRICT IN BRAZIL; from a patrol car, the UFO landed on a Mercury — Early in the month, it is too LANDING IS BEING field near the military school of Belo close to the sun to be seen, but by the Horizonte and remained on the ground INVESTIGATED l end of the month it can be seen low in for l /2 minutes. Policemen Vander the southeast just before sunrise. On Campos and Benedito Mantos, of the the 8th it is 2 degrees south of Venus. City and country of incident: highway patrolling unit, said they saw Venus — It can be seen very low in the Pampulhas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil the object at less than 50m, it spewed southwest, just after sunset. On the 8th Date of incident: May 5, 1979 . fire through a "kind of turbines on the it is 2 degrees north of Mercury and on Name ' of paper and date of clip: ground and gave off intense red- and the llth it is 4 degrees north of Cronica, May 7, 1979 orange lights." Antares. City and country of paper: Buenos They added that, 'the car's engine Mars — In Leo, it rises at about Aires, Argentina stopped as well as the radio, for 55 l midnight. On the 17th, it is l /2 degrees Credit: Jane Thomas seconds. The strong light from the north of Regulus. object did not permit them to see Jupiter — In Leo, it rises at about Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 6 (EFE) - whether "there was someone observing midnight and is due south by sunrise. Leaders of the Center for Space through the large number of portholes Saturn — In Virgo, it rises about 5 Research traveled today to this city to the craft had," and the vehicle took off hours before the sun and is high in the investigate a UFO which last night "vertically at great speed." southern sky at sunrise. paralyzed the Pampulhas district, 5km 11 UFO WAS CLAIMED FLYING SAUCER UFO SEEN IN TO HAVE LANDED ANTOFAGASTA NEAR ROSARIO City and country of incident: Manila, Philippines Date of incident: May 26, 1979 City and country of incident: Bigand, Name of paper and date of clip: City and country of incident: Santa Fe province, Argentina Cronica, May 27, 1979 Antofagasta, Chile Date of Incident: April 7, 1979 City and country of paper: Buenos Date of Incident: May 29, 1979 week Name of paper and date of clip: La Aires, Argentina Name of paper and date of clip: La Razon, Arpil 12, 1979 Credit: Jane Thomas Prensa, May 29, 1979 City and country of paper: Buenos Manila, 27 (UPI) - A UFO which gave off City and country of paper: Buenos Aires, Argentina multicolored luminous flashes overflew Aires, Argentina Credit: Jane Thomas the city yesterday. The "Daily Bulletin" Credit: Jane Thomas Rosario — A strange phenomenon of Legaspi, in the province of Albay Antofagasta, Chile 28 (UPI) -An officer which the police is trying to explain, was 352km to the SE of this capital says the of the Air Force claims he saw a giant reported by a neighbor of Bigand, who residents flowed into the streets to see UFO which was also detected by radar claims that a UFO landed early on the object and marveled at the range of and its speed exceeded that of sound, Saturday in one of his fields. The colors from the flash it gave off, until it according to journalistic versions. testimony was obtained by police of the disappeared. The paper says the Capt. Danilo Catalan Farias, instructor IV Regional Unit when it was on a manager of a radio station reported the of the F5-E planes from the air base of routine patrol in its jurisdiction. In craft had an "extraterrestrial bright- Cerro Moreno in Antofagasta, 1,000 Bigand, Pedro Celotto reported that in ness" and that if projected in the km to the north of Santiago, said that he his field located to the west of an urban perspective, it had the size of an adult's had the experience while on a routine area, a UFO had landed on a soybean fist. This is the second time a UFO was flight this week. plantation. Once there, police could seen in the Philippines in one week. He added he was instructing another verify that a certain area of the Last Sunday an American scientist said pilot when he received an advice from plantation was burned in a circle of that he and hundreds of villagers saw a the ground that a strange object was some 8 meters diameter. On being UFO fly over the area near the highest being observed on the radar screens. questioned, some residents said that peak of the Philippines. That UFO "I first saw a nebulous spot, but on early last Saturday a luminous object seemed to have two unfolded antennas approaching noticed it was a kind of started to move in the sky. Some and the scientist said he saw it through black triangle with two little tails. At that claimed that several cars along National his binoculars and that he thought he moment, with a maneuver that was"also Route 33 had their engines stopped saw figures moving inside. seen from the ground, the UFO made a without any apparent reason. A relative According to observers, these figures turn and left at a speed surpassing that of Celotto said he had seen an "intense had a human or humanoid shape. At a of sound," said the officer. "I was an light that blinded me" a few minutes given time it seemed as if they were unbeliever ... not now. I.think there are prior to the alleged landing. Earth greeting people through the portholes beings from another planet. What I saw samples and calcinated grass were with their hands, "very similar to small has fully convinced me," said Catalan. taken from the spot and sent to Rosario octopus tentacles," claimed the for analysis. It is expected that results flustered neighbors. will throw some light on this event, which is the cause of excited comments in an extensive area of the Caseros department. (As usual, no further news was published as to the results of such tests - J.T.)

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Japanese Visitors to MUFON August 6,1979 12 UFO SECRECY UPDATE By Larry W. Bryant

NO UFORESIGHT IN CONGRESS draw the line at any proposed action generally are so sensitive to the status beyond their service as a quo of "national security" that they can If you're unhappy about the correspondence "tickler." . . . Thank be afforded special dispensation from Federal Government's handling (or you for writing, dear citizen. We the scrutiny of any adversary action mishandling) of its role in UFOlogy, all appreciate hearing your views. (And, pursued under terms of the U.S. you have to do is make your views between the lines, please remember us Freedom of Information Act. known to your elected representative, in November.) What does this portend for those right? Wrong. Expecting your What can be done about this all- of us intent on using the FIA to ferret congressman to take any positive too-typical apathy? Not much, except from NSA closets a well of thus-far action toward resolving the UFO. maybe once in a while publicizing it in undisclosed UFO data? Well, if the controversy is like expecting him and the pages of the UFO press. Meantime, appeals court decision is upheld by the his colleagues to produce a practical, until a congressman or a member of his U.S. Supreme Court, we can expect to timely solution for the nation's energy immediate family is abducted by see that well dry up before our very problem. UFOnauts, or until the body of "hard eyes. For what the decision does is to True, a few individual represent- evidence" now being sought by certain deny FIA requestors the right to have a atives and senators in times past have private researchers materializes with a Federal District Court judge inspect shown some inclination to take a close bang, Congress might just as well be contested records to determine if they look at the subject. Once, in fact, the written off as a waste of time and effort truly represent what the agency says House held a so-so hearing (1968) to tap on the part of any UFO-oriented citizen they do in terms of any potential threat the scientific community's interest. But who seeks its guidance or assistance. to national security that their full by and large, no congressional member On the other hand, at the slim release might pose. (or body of members) wants to get his prospect that the Rip van Winkles on It's perfectly permissible, hands messy over such a politically Capitol Hill will be roused by an according to the decision, for the judge explosive issue as UFOlogy. outraged citizenry, MUFON stands to accept at face value the swom-in- Where does this leave the average ready to relay, in the pages of this secret protestations of agency officials citizen who would welcome more journal, your concern about their that a contested record must remain candor, more verifiable information on. apathy. If you do decide to contact your unreleasable if court ordered release, in the continuing role of the Executive congressman about a specific UFO the officials' opinion, could endanger Branch in UFO research? Aside from incident or about the UFO fiasco of the the security of the United States. The efforts of privately funded UFO Executive Branch or about the future of plaintiff in such a case, without-being research groups and the even less general UFO research; and if you do able to review (or have the court regular product of those investigative receive more than a form-letter reply, review) the records, now must prove to reporters who dare brave the murky by all; means keep us informed. We're the court's satisfaction that their depths of the UFO vortex, your planning to do a comprehensive study release would not endanger national average .citizen has little to gain by of congressional interest in UFOlogy, security. In other words, the onus is on putting the UFO question up for con- and we'd be pleased to receive any the requestor, not the agency, to gressional scrutiny. This sad state of documentation bearing on the subject. convince the court that the records' governmental responsiveness to a We hope to summarize the results of release would be in the public interest. genuinely perplexing social and this study in a later installment of this One hopes that the plaintiffs in this technological phenomenon is reflected column. cruicial case will press their appeal. in the recent inability of two Virginia Meantime, you can bet that any effort solons — Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr., and CITIZENS' ACCESS TO NSA to compel the National Security Rep. Joseph L. Fisher — to give any RECORDS SUFFERS SETBACK Agency to release its withheld UFO more than lip service to the need for records will be met with renewed compelling the Central Intelligence On October 29, 1979, a three- resistance. Agency to cut the cagyness and deliver judge Federal appeals court ruled Indeed, it's not hard to imagine the delicacies. Oh, they'll give you a unanimously in a freedom-of- that the Central Intelligence Agency will fairly prompt reply to your letter information case that records of the transfer its unreleased UFO records to requesting their intercession, but they U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) (continued on next page) 13 BOOK REVIEWS destined to become the premier text on planes. Also, descriptions of common the UFO phenomena. IFOs have appeared in the MUFON Mr. Hendry uses to excellent Field Investigator's Manual since 1975. The UFO Handbook by Allan advantage his investigations to point More bothersome to many- Hendry (Doublcday, 1979), 384 p., out the proper and thorough way to "veterans" is the fact that Mr. Hendry $8.95 pb. handle sightings. There are many has spent so much time and effort only lessons to be learned from the Identified to rediscover (as has been well- (Reviewed by David K. Hackett, Flying Objects. His drought of established for years) that most reports Director of ORION, and Richard Hall) speculation is much appreciated with become IFOs. By now it should be clear respect to the monsoon of hypotheses that the real problem for science, if any, .. As we begin the fourth decade of being pushed elsewhere. His one lies in the well-articulated, high the UFO mystery, we :find the chapter on speculation reveals him to strangeness UFOs. Why hasn't the controversy has changed little. lean toward a Jungian hypothesis, Center for UFO Studies used its Thousands of. UFO books have been which provides a great working latitude precious resources to delve into the published; alleged factual accounts, for a skeptically curious investigator! hard-core cases instead of dwelling on debunking analyses, and religious and The chapter on tools of the trade is a IFOs? cult texts. Virtually every book in print most valuable layman's guide to these To some extent, this criticism may has-had one'goal: to convince the oft misunderstood tools. As he be unjust, because it is all too true that reader that its premises hold the valid rhetorically queries, why, after 30 low-grade reports (and amateurish truths on UFOs. With all that "truth" in years, have I had to amass these investigation) have obscured serious print,. why do we still have a UFO resource lists. But it is a sign of the evidence all along, and the IFO problem mystery? . The phenomenon is an times and the public's changed attitude will not go away. This will undoubtedly emotional one,.and many people want that Mr. Hendry is one of the first to be be the definitive work on IFOs, and on to believe despite the facts. The years of able to devote full time to UFO methods of investigation in general. study have shown that most (85-90%) research. There may be no more to The codification of IFOlogy for a UFQs are misidentified or UFOs than misperceptions, hysteria, general audience clearly is worthwhile. misperceived natural or man-made and a powerful desire to believe, but Mr. Hendry implies that careless events.: It has been very. time- regardless, our ignorance must be and inexpert investigators are consuming to sift through these confronted, and this book does it responsible for allowing many reports. Allan Hendry's new book is squarely, and head on. Perhaps the explainable reports to masquerade as designed to help the reader identify next 30 • years will see the mystery UFOs in the published literature. these sightings, and free the ufologist to solved. Towards that end, this text Indeed, his criticisms of "ufologists" are devote more time to the 10-15% of the cannot help but be of use to "ufologists" harsh to an extreme (incidentally sightings that may hold.the key to the of all bents, and I recommend it highly.- tarring all of us with a broad brush). The mystery; or that may perhaps prove to David K. Hackett book strongly challenges "Ufologists" be more complex misperceptions. The UFO Handbook encompass- and exhorts them to clean up their act. . The. UFO Handbook, then, is not es under one cover information about On that point, I couldn't agree more.-- another UFO. reader full of juicy, practically every stimulus that can (and, RichardHall incredible stories. It is a text book, unfortunately, often does) cause a false designed to help people explain what UFO report by unsophisticated they are misperceiving and distinguish observers. In that respect, it is a (UFO Secrecy, Continued) UFOs from IFOs. Excellent valuable compilation both for the the NSA collection as a maneuver to photographs combined with a text that general public and for the amateur avoid the barrage of FIA requestors concisely explains what 30 years of investigator. Mr. Hendry rightly knocking on the door of the CIA files l UFO research, and l /2 years of Mr. stresses the generally poor quality repository. . ' Hendry's -intensive research, has investigation work done by well- .discovered. While neither this book or meaning "ufologists," and he advocates any other book is likely to lay the UFO careful and thorough investigation, Editor's Note: Readers desiring to question to rest, at least some rational providing many useful suggestions to communicate directly with Mr. Bryant may do so that end. His section on "tools" for by writing to him at: 2904 South 13th Road, Apt. 2, illumination is shed on this dark corner Arlington, VA 22204; or by telephoning him at of our culture. investigators is good and highly (703) 920-0593. Do not expect platitudes designed appropriate. All this is to his credit. to please the avid UFO reader or to sell The other side of the coin is that the book. This book is not likely to those of us with considerably more garner priase from UFO hobbyists and experience will find little that is new and MUFON supporters of "pet theories," because it will have covered this ground long ago. is brutally frank in its assessment of the In fact, at NICAP in the 1960's we kept 103 OLDTOWNE RD. competence of witnesses and logs of IFO possibilities and routinely SEGUIN,TX 78155 investigators alike. However, it is checked such things as advertising 14 I"

By Ann Druffel We're All in This Together

Last year in August a valued vastly different from her own — and to a not know to this day whether she was researcher and friend, Bobbie Ann certain UFO researcher who brought privately convinced that UFOs were Slate, was taken from our midst. Now, a to her class ideas for scripts ranging real; she encouraged me nonetheless. few weeks ago, another bright soul from time travel to intradimensional She helped me mold the filmplay into sped her way toward eternity. visitations. All ideas were, to Mary, the tightest, most dramatic form She was not known to the UFO worthy of consideration, not only as possible and afterward contributed her research field, but because she was vehicles for visual entertainment, but strength and personal contacts toward generous, wise, and loving, she also as carriers for man's eternal marketing it. Now, several weeks after contributed to the wisdom of many. preoccupation with his own nature and her death, it seems her efforts were not Her passing points up a cogent fact the reasons for his existence. in vain, for the script is now in the hands which we should understand and When she left us, Mary was a fresh- of a capable Hollywood agent who remember — that there are numerous faced septuagenarian whose snowy understands and values the ufological persons oh this earth who, although not white hair was always coiffed in elements of its plot. : involved in our field, are nevertheless charming curls, setting off her Irish blue Mary did not concern herself with contributing toward our gradual eyes and smiling pink cheeks. A tiny, the intricacies of UFO research. Yet comprehension of what UFOs 'might compact person, her clothes fitted her she generously gave of her time and be. personality — bright, modern, and talent in this particular project. Why? The question of UFOs is not the attractive. She was the very Perhaps she instinctively realized that province of investigators and scientists embodiment of a cheerful, giving soul. the subject matter, even though in alone. They are everyone's problem. I remember her best, however, as a dramatic form, u;as important. If it fired Fifty-seven percent of the American pseudo-stern, demanding teacher -who the imagination and determination of population are now convinced that was satisfied only when her students one of her students to spend a year UFOs exist, and the percentage climbs gave her their best efforts. No episode writing the "Red Hand of the O'Neills," higher each year. There must be some in our association together pointed up did she, perhaps, begin to think that the overwhelming reason why the subject these qualities better than our work subject was not merely wild fancy? of UFOs is important to the majority of together on a UFO screenplay entitled Mary, therefore, represents an people. More and more researchers are "The Red Hand of the O'Neills." When essential cross section of humanity beginning to suspect that UFOs might . I first wrote the screenplay, I entitled it whose help we researchers desperately be inextricably linked with ' the "The Trouble with an Irishman." Its need. Scientists cannot solve the UFO continuing evolution of the human main character was a scientist of Irish problem alone. They must necessarily species. ancestry who was struggling alone with depend on the backing of large Mary Terri Taylor was a radio and the knowledge that UFOs were elements of the population whose TV writer for many years and also, for malicious travelers from man's future. interest in the subject might at best be two decades, taught film writing to The man was full of troubles, for all the peripheral and unclear, but hundreds of students of varying factions of society he attempted to alert nevertheless intense. There are several degrees of ability in the Hollywood — colleagues, local authorities, reasons why this is so. (California) High adult education government officials, even family and The first reason is our desperate program. After retiring, she continued friends — none believed him. In the first need for funding. Monies will not come for ten more years participating as tutor aspects of his "trouble," the plot from dogmatic, official science. Their and guide in private writing workshops. elements were probably pure science world view is simply not yet able to Under her instruction, many budding fiction, but in the second, his troubles accept UFOs. Funding will not come writers emerged into the mainstream of were all too real, as any UFO either from government channels, Hollywood's entertainment industries. researcher can testify. those few functionaries who possess Mary, being wise, was a special Mary did not differentiate between . proof that UFOs exist cling person. Her mind was always open to the science fiction elements and those possessively to their imperfect new ideas. A staunch Christian parts of the plot which were more true knowledge. They will not make it public Scientist, she nevertheless opened her to life. All the plot elements seemed, to because they cannot bear the thought , heart to people whose lifestyles were her, to blend into a "good story." I do (continued on next page) 15 (California Report, Continued) UFO INVESTIGATION that the "people" will think them imperfect, too. Funding, when it comes, CAN HAMS HELP? will most likely emerge from groups in the general population whose thinking is less rigid than scientists and whose By David L. Dobbs, K8NQN minds, unlike officialdom, are less afraid to accept the unknown. Secondly, the purpose of UFOs. does not seem to be directed toward You bet they can! Amateur radio special plates listing their call letters. changing science's world paradigm. operators and UFO investigators go These will be from four to six Instead, their purpose seems to be to together like ham and eggs. A few characters with a single number open up a larger view of the essential investigators are hams, of course. But denoting the call area in the middle. nature of man. UFOs seem to be you'd be surprised at how many Some examples: N1JS, WONC, teaching the human race what lies amateurs are interested in UFOs. The K8NQN, WA3QLW. There may or ahead in the future for us all. MUFON UFO nets are a vital part of may not be a special antenna on the car. Mary Terri Taylor took the time to the organization's activities. Net If you see one of these fellows in a help a floundering student develop an members are privy to a great deal of parking lot or drive past his home, idea about UFOs into professional information which never reaches the strike up a conversation. Even if he or screenplay form. Multiplied thousands rest of you, and we're going to do she isn't interested in UFOs, they of times over, it is individuals like Mary something about that. But how can probably know another ham who is. who help -other investigators and radio amateurs help you as an • Antennas. Look for towers in scientists in many other ways. Behind investigator? By communicating, of backyards carrying large beams having each researcher stand numerous course. several horizontal members. persons not intimately connected with Long distance contacts on the low Distinguish these from CB antennas, the subject per se, but who support and (short wave) bands are far from the which may have only two vertical encourage them. These unknown most useful means. In the larger cities members or an umbrella shape. Ask the persons are making a vast contribution and many smaller ones, repeaters owner or neighbors about it and toward understanding the nature of operating in the two meter FM amateur introduce yourself to the ham. UFOs. When the answer finally comes, radio band make it possible for hams in • Radio clubs. Watch for it will be a triumph not only for the cars, open areas, or walking the dog to announcements of radio club meetings, investigators and scientists but for the communicate with others over a multi- classes or hamfests in your area, where entire human race. county area. With their hand-held you can meet large numbers of amateur transceivers, they can access the operators. There may be a ham column telephone network through autopatch in your city paper, or a ham who is capability, or contact someone to do mentioned in an article. Radio clubs are The Fund for UFO Re- this for them. The implications for always looking for speakers, and would search, Box 277, Mt. Rainier, MD sighting, tracking, and reporting UFOs welcome a talk on UFOs. This could 20822 has obtained tax exempt is obvious. At any hour of the day or bring you many new and helpful friends status by a ruling of the Internal night, a large number of potential in a hurry. Revenue Service dated 26 witnesses can be alerted in seconds, • Public events. Look for hams November 1979. This ruling and investigators called in while an with their handhelds at parades and clears the way for American event is still in progress. Some of the other events where they often citizens to contribute money to repeater groups in larger cities number coordinate efforts and provide support specific UFO research 500 or more, and at any one time a communications. Show some interest, projects and to deduct the considerable number will be listening. and then bring up your UFO work. contributions from their Federal OK, you're sold on the usefulness • Listen on 144-146 MHz. If you income tax. Proposals from of ham radio liaison, but you don't know have a radio which covers the public members of UFO groups — or an amateur radio operator. How do you service bands, listen carefully on these anyone else — will be evaluated contact one who is interested in UFOs frequencies for two meter FM repeaters or simplex transmissions, the by a National and International and willing to cooperate with you? Board, and grants will be made to hams will be in your city or area, and There are lots of ways, easier for those support specific research projects can be tracked down from their call who live in cities. But persistent inquiry that show promise of advancing letters by consulting a Callbook in a will no doubt turn up a willing ham in public knowledge and under- almost any part of the country, or the local radio store. standing of UFO phenomena. world for that matter. • Ask TV repairmen and electronic • License plates. In almost every technicians if they are hams or know a state, amateur radio operators have (continued on next page) 16 (Hams, Continued) hurry, or access the telephone via a interested in amateur radio, don't be ham. Radio and TV engineers are ',• base station when necessary. The turned off by it. You can make use of it, frequently hams. Call your local . potentialities of two meter amateur and it can help you. This is by way of stations and ask. Policemen usually radio repeaters will enable a ham friend introduction to NET NEWS, a MUFON know of local hams as we'll, or one may to be of much greater value to you, UFO Journal feature which will attempt maintain their communication however. Through the MUFON nets, to bring you the latest UFO information equipment. he can monitor and exchange current being discussed on the nets. I think This list of suggestions is by no information about UFO sightings, ' you'll be interested. So don'tjbypass the means exhaustive. Use your ingenuity. publications and developments your column because of the title and the During a local flap, CB operators can group would otherwise not know bunch of figures at the top. Read on. also be of great assistance. There are about. He need not necessarily be a You may be surprised enough to go out REACT or emergency coordination MUFON member to provide such a and find a ham to work with. groups in most areas who can mobilize service. a large number of local people in a So if you're not a ham, and not

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What happened to the 15 meter A ten meter net has been active for Missouri on the 40 meter section. international UFO net which, was a year now on 28.8 MHz (alternate WONC, Bill Armstrong, has to get up publicized this summer? Dr. Hynek 27.795) on Thursday evenings at 0100 early to make the net at 7 AM on himself heralded it in' the August issue UTC, also regardless of Daylight Saturday mornings in St. Louis. For the of the Internationa! UFO Reporter. Savings. This is the Cincinnati Area rest of us, it's not quite so early. He also Supposedly meeting on 21.375 MHz at UFO Net. Net control is KA8BVO, with acts as liaison with the 75 meter section 0200 UTC, the net was to facilitate K8NQN assisting and providing liaison which convenes an hour later. rapid transfer of information on UFO with the 40 meter section of the WA9ARG, Marshall Coins in Quincy, sightings between countries. Yet MUFON net. . Illinois, takes care of an area from members of MUFON and other UFO Beginning January 5, the Illinois and Missouri as far west as nets have monitored the frequency and Cincinnati Area UFO Net will convene Oklahoma. In the winter time, Ohio called on it week after week to no avail. an afternoon section on Saturdays to stations find it possible to check in. New Attempts to contact the ham cited as extend coverage to the Southwest and members are welcome in both nets. But net control in a Florida publication have western states. Listen on or about 28.8 west to the Rockies and beyond, proven fruitless. If there is such a net, MHz at 2000 UTC. We'll give it a try nothing. CQ out there! WA5CTJ in we're not aware of it. Efforts to resolve during January and see what happens. Texas can sometimes make the 40 the problem are continuing. We'll keep There is great need for a west coast meter section, but how are we going to you informed here. .MUFON net and liaison with the find out about the big flap or crash in the Meanwhile, at least two other nets existing central and east coast sections. southwestern states or along the Pacific not affiliated with MUFON are known Perhaps a 40 meter section could be Coast? to be thriving. A two meter UFO net is organized in the west, with liaison later Readership assistance is solicited active on 144.250 MHz SSB Friday in the day through stations in the in obtaining more information on two evenings at 0000 UTC. The time will not central part of the country. Be thinking important subjects recently discussed change with Daylight Savings. about it. on the MUFON nets: WA3QLW and WA3BIB report The existing MUFON nets serve The first is an unsubstantiated coverage throughout the Harrisburg, the eastern and central parts of the U.S. rumor, but a fascinating one. Net Pa, area including York, Lancaster, and fairly well. NIJS, Joe Santangelo of The control for the Cincinnati Area UFO as far east as Baltimore at times. Both Andreasson Affair fame, guides Net met a local college student from control operators are regulars on the information exchange 'from Maine and Columbia who wanted to contact his MFUON 40 meter net. North Carolina west to-Michigan and (continued on page 19) 17 (Director's Message, Continued) Times featured an article and Today and Tomorrow." The featured photograph of George Eberhart, UFO NEWSCLIPPING speaker was Dr. Leo Sprinkle, MUFON Staff Librarian, under the SERVICE Assistant Professor of Psychology at heading "Now That's Weird." The story the University of Wyoming. Dr. touched upon a few of the 100,000 Sprinkle related how hypnotism could strange happenings that are related in The UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE be used in UFO cases, a similar George's forthcoming 1,100 page book will keep you informed of all the latest presentation to the one he delivered at to be published by Greenwood Press of United States and World-Wide UFO activity, as it happens! Our service was the International Conference on UFOs Westport, Conn., in 1980. Titled started in 1969, at which time we held in London, England, in September. "Anamolies," the book will become the contracted with a reputable This meeting was designed as an first comprehensive bibliography of international newspaper-clipping important step in the revitalization of an published accounts of mysterious bureau to obtain for us, those hard to effective reporting and investigative events, conditions, behaviors, and find UFO. reports (i.ei, little known network for Colorado. Vance Reed of discoveries in North America. Mr. photographic cases, close encounter Northglenn was introduced as the new Eberhart is a reference librarian at the and landing reports, occupant cases) Assistant State Director for Colorado: and all other UFO reports, many of University of Kansas School of Law. which are carried only in small town or Vance may be contacted by telephone An article "Preserving the UFO foreign newspapers. at (303) 452- 1246 and Bob Spencer at Literature — A .Status Report" by "Our UFO Newsclipping Service (303) 279-4682. This was the occasion William E. Jones, MUFON Field issues are 20-page monthly reports, to issue their first MUFON Colorado Investigator, will soon be published in reproduced by photo-offset, Newsletter. the MFUON UFO Journal. Bill has containing the latest United States and "UFO Phenomena and the outlined his work and the positive steps Canadian UFO newsclippings, with Behavioral Scientist," a new book that have been taken to interest major our foreign section carrying the latest British, Australian, New Zealand and edited by Richard F. Haines, Ph.D., has university libraries in establishing other foreign press reports. Also just been released by Scarescrow collections of UFO material to be included is a 3-5 page section of Press, Inc., 52 Liberty St., P.O. Box stored in an area of limited access and "Fortean" clippings (i.e. Bigfoot and 656, Metuchen, NJ 08840. Depite the used on a non-circulating basis. Since other "monster" reports). Let us keep fact that UFOs have been with us for this is a project sponsored by the you informed of the latest happenings many years and seem to be of more Mutual UFO Network, participating in the UFO and Fortean fields." than passing interest to increasing libraries will receive a complimentary For subscription information and numbers of people, relatively few sample pages from our service, write subscription to the MUFON UFO today to: ' professional scientists have taken time Journal and all symposium proceedings to comment on the wide variety of from 1975 through 1979. Seven libraries ' UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE phenomena associated with UFOs. It is have already expressed their interest Route 1 — Box 220 • believed that this is the first book and desire to preserve the literature of Plumerville, Arkansas 72127 devoted to this very purpose. one of the most fascinating and Psychologists, sociologists, challenging aspects of our history — anthropologists, a psychiatrist, and a the search for the meaning of the UFO. parapsychologist have contributed Jacques Vallee can now say "I told authoritative, scientific appraisals of you so." I personally do not have to numerous, phenomena associated with apologize, because this message (not UFOs. This hardback book contains an editorial) depicts the superb work 464 pages, numerous illustrations, and being done by volunteers around the is priced at $18.50. Dick Haines was a world and is recognition for their festured speaker at MUFON's recent accomplishments in UFOlogy. symposium in Burlingame, Calif.. It is with the utmost sympathy that REPORT ON "RETRIEVALS" we acknowledge the passing on August 30 of Virgina Planz, the wife of our MUFON plans to publish a obtained. Despite the offer of a large Alabama State Director, Ed Planz. On monograph by Leonard H. Stringfield sum of money from a well-known the more joyful side, may we extend our reporting the latest information from publication if he would reveal some of congratulations and best wishes to various informants about alleged his sources, Stringfield not only has Carol Janet Walker and Forrest R. retrievals of crashed UFOs and small kept his promise but also has refused to Lundberg who were married on humanoid bodies. Stringfield first compromise his sources in any way. So October 27,1979, in Des Moines, Iowa. reported publicly on these claims at the much new information has been Forrest is the State Director for Iowa Dayton, Ohio, ' MUFON UFO obtained that MUFON has decided on and served as the Chairman for the Symposium in 1978, and promised to a separate publication to do the 1975 MUFON UFO Symposium. The contribute a follow-up article to the • material justice. Details will be October 16th issue of the Kansas City Journal as more information was announced. 18 Lucius Parish In Others' Words

Are there real "star wars" taking reprints of articles appearing in past show that intelligent (and, apparently, place in outer space? According to an issues of BEYOND REALITY. It will highly-advanced) lifeforms may have article in the September 25 apparently be published on an annual existed there at one time. If so, there NATIONAL ENQUIRER, the basis at $2.00 per copy. might well be significant implications for mysterious explosions in deep space James Oberg's "UFO Update" UFO research. For an excellent which have been detected by various column in the October issue of OMNI summary of what we now know about satellites may well represent rehashes the 1908 Siberian explosion of Mars and what we might find when intergalactic warefare of some sort. The whatever-it-was. Oberg, of course, manned expeditions land there, LIFE October 9 issue presented a summary favors a natural explanation for the ON MARS is highly recommended. of the incident in which Minnesota event, quoting various "experts" who The price is $9.95 from E.P. Dutton, 2 deputy sheriff Val Johnson was suggest the object in question was a Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. stunned by a low-flying UFO. the small comet. According to compiler/editor different types of reported UFO Those pundits who loudly Ronald Story, Doubleday's long- occupants are detailed in the October proclaim that life on the other planets of awaited project, THE ENCYCLO- 16 issue, based on the research our solar system has been shown to be PEDIA OF UFOs, is now set for conducted by'MUFON's Humanoid an impossibility should take the time to publication in June 1980. It will be a Study Group. Former astronaut Deke read David Chandler's LIFE ON MARS large volume of around 500 pages, Slay ton tells of his 1951 encounter with before continuing their negative selling for about $25.00 in hardcover a UFO in the October 23 issue. pronouncements. Chandler's book and $12.95 in paperback. Additional THE STAR for October 2 presents contains no information on UFOs, but details will be presented in future additional information on the in his analysis of the results obtained columns. Story is now working on Minnesota deputy's UFO experience from the Viking landers, the author another book, UFOs AND THE and tells of other happenings in the concludes that "most people are not LIMITS OF SCIENCE, to be published western portion of that state. aware of how close we are to the proof by William Morrow in 1980. This will be BEYOND REALITY'S "UFO of life on Mars." Not only might there be a presentation of the "best" UFO cases, Special Issue" (not to be confused with micro-organisms and plant life on Mars, as selected by various researchers. the quarterly UFO UPDATE from the but Chandler's examination of such same publisher) is nothing more than things as the "Pyramids of Elysium"

(Hams, Continued) movies which were shown to radar Dr. Armstrong that Ford is cooperating father there. Learning of his interest in specialists in various branches of the closely with Allan Hendry of CUFOS in UFOs, the young man told him of an military service during the 1950's. the investigation. area in his country which was guarded Investigators who are able to provide . The lull in sightings and landings by American soldiers. Local citizens are further information on this subject are evident throughout the summer angry because, they are denied access asked to forward it to the author. continues. None were reported on the to part of their country by foreign Leonard Stringfield now has three 40 meter net on October 6. One Bigfoot troops, the student said. Located about confirmations of such a movie and we report was relayed, in which footprints 100 miles south of Bogota in an isolated are seeking more. Former radar and a thumbprint were said to have region, it is known as Sierra Dela specialists are likely to have become been collected in Danville, Michigan, in Macarena. And what is being guarded hams. September. there? The people all believe it is a And a late flash to update the UFO! So says the student. Hams Minnesota incident in which a UFO contacting Columbia are asked to apparently smashed the windshield and investigate this rumor. Perhaps headlight of a police car on August 27. MUFON's South American represent- Through WONC, we learned that the atives can shed some light on the Ford Motor Company is piecing the matter. broken glass together arid also has the We are also researching the UFO bent antennas. John Schuessler told 19 by DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE WaltAndrus

Jacques Vallee may have made Connection," as a fund-raising event for reference to the MUFON UFO the students of Prairie View A & M JOURNAL in the book 'The Edge of University by the employees of Reality," which he co-authored with J. McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Allen Hynek when he made the Company. The funds raised will.be used following comment on page 223: "So if by the students in an official space you buy the typical bulletin of one of experiment designed to evaluate the those groups, you will have a two-page vegetable plant seeds sprouting in editorial that says Mr. Such-and-Such space aboard the NASA Space Shuttle. resigned; Mrs. So-and-So's knees The meeting was held at the spacious aren't getting any better (club news); Clear Lake High School auditorium, So-and-So gave a lecture and it was where the 1980 MUFON UFO enthusiastically reported in the Symposium will convene. Morning Star Register; and we're Project Starlight International making great progress." The Director's sponsored a lecture by Dr. Bruce Message may vary from an editorial on Maccabee in Austin, Texas, on the scientific techniques for improving V.-J. Ballester Olmos October 5, 1979, in which our State the study of UFOlogy to "news around Director for Maryland detailed his 3- the network." This month's message Many of us attending the 1979 week investigation in Australia and may confirm Mr. Vallee's evaluation. MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM in New Zealand on the famous New Jacques may be critical of the UFO Burlingame, Calif., had the privilege of Zealand motion picture film. Ray organizations, but he fails to take into meeting D.R. "Rocky" P. Wood as he Stanford, Director of P.S.I, and consideration that a dedicated group of assisted David Crockett in the showing MUFON State Section Director, took volunteers can accomplish far more in a of the New Zealand film and David's this opportunity to announce the shorter period of time that he can as an videotape documentary. "Rocky" has establishment of a UFO reporting individual. If it wasn't for the UFO accepted the invitation of Harold H. "hotline" for the Austin, Texas, area reports that researchers worldwide Fulton and your International Director (458-2031). have shared with Mr. Vallee, he to become the North Island Sectional On October 7th, MUFON - wouldn't have a computerized catalog Director for New Zealand. Mr. Wood Central European Section conducted today. resides at 53 Jubilee Road, Khandallah, their .Sixth MUFON-CES Conference In retrospect, Jacques ac- Wellington, New Zealand. Tennessee in Tagungsort, West Germany, at the knowledges the fine work of Vicente- State Director, David K. Hackett, has Hotel Schlangenbader Hof. The Juan Ballester Olmos on page 79 selected his wife Nancy to fill his former following people participated in the sharing his catalog of close encounters position as State Section Director for speaking program: Illobrand von with UFOs in the Iberian Peninsula. We Knox, Anderson, Roane, Loudon, Ludwiger, Prof. Dr. K. Walter, Adolph would like to echo Mr. Vallee's Blount, Campbell, and Morgan Schneider, C. Koschnitzke, Prof. Dr. L. sentiments as it concerns the serious Counties. They both serve as officers in Ferrera, M. Herzog, Prof. Dr. H. Th. work being done by Mr. Ballester, as we ORION, the Oak Ridge Isochronous Auerbach, Biffinger Beat, Dr. Junge, announce his appointment as the Observation Network. Nancy and Dr. Arthur Ruh, Dr. Muller, Unger, Representative for Spain working with David reside at 6500 Trousdale Road, Gerland, and Mederer. The speeches Pedro Redon-Trabal. Vicente's mailing Knoxville, TN 37921. will be published in book form as in address is Guardia Civil, 9, Derecha- Alfred D. Smith, Route 2, Box 305, prior years. 16a, Valencia-10 Spain. Vicente has Whiteville, NC 28472, has been Robert A. Spencer, Colorado served as a Research Specialist to appointed State Section Director for State Director, hosted a "mini- MUFON for several years, but now will the North Carolina counties of symposium" on UFOs on Saturday, take on a more active role representing Columbus, Brunswick, and Bladen by October 13, 1979, from 1:00 to 4:30 his nation. It is a pleasure to welcome George D. Fawcett. September 18, p.m. at the Chamberlain Observatory one of the foremost UFO researchers 1979, marked the lecture by John F. in Denver utilizing the theme "UFOs of Europe into our midst. Schuessler titled "The Houston UFO (continued on page 18)