r------UFO-------..., BRIGANTIA. A jOURNAL OF UFO INVESTIGAT10!'\. T HI S I S AN <<2>> UFO BRIGANTIA NO. 37 MARCH 1989 The Journ~l Of The Independent UFO Network <I.U.I.) 'The washable covers of ar111Chair ufology' Editor: . Andy Roberts: 84 Eiland Road, Brighouse, West Yks. HD6 2QR. Tel. 721993 IUN Contacts: Martin Dagless: 19 Bellmount Gardens, Bramley, Leeds. Tel. 551658 Philip Jt1antle: 1, Woodhall Drive, Batley, WF17 7SW. Tel. 444049 Cover: Walter Black UFO BRIGANTI A is. published bi-monthly <on time! ) and is available . by subscription or exchange. See subscription details e l sewhere. Letters, comment s and criticisms are welcomed and encouraged, as is the submission of articles on any aspect of ufology or fortean topics in general, no matter how bizarre or controversial. Articles s ubmitted should be clearly typed or more preferably sent on a 3" Amstrad <8000 series) compatable WP disc. This makes the editor incandescently happy. 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The IUN operates a policy of total freedom of information, witness details where applicable excluded, and will assist other researchers of the UFO phenomenon to the best of its abilities. !lL completed IUN case files are open for inspection, comment and re- evaluation. The IUN holds no fixed viewpoint as to the ultimate nature of the UFO enigma, respecting individual beliefs and freedoms in such matters, although if you believe in something strange we 1 11 probably poke fun at you. Closely linked with the F. U.N. <Freemasons Ufology Network- why else do you think Philip Mantle wears his left trouser leg rolled up) 1 the I UN have spies everywhere- be careful, what you are thinking now is being recorded. Seriously, we aim to get things done without constraint. The IUN also operates the 24 UFO Hotline, courtesy of Philip Mantle at his numb~r above, and is involved in Project Pennine <co-ordinator David Clarke), a long term study of anomalous light phenomena in the Pennine region of the U.K. All enquiries about the IUN, case files, UFO BRIGANTIA etc should be addressed via one of the contact addresses above. In a pretentious attempt to cultivate an enigmatic persona, the IUN no longer tells people why UFO BRIGANTIA is named thusly, hoping instead that strange theories will spring up to account for it. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee CONTENTS Editorial Andy Roberts 3 GEPAN News Perry Petrakis 6 Reagan Retires Werndna Strebor 7 Hessdalen Update :Mentz Kaarbo 8 New Scientist, CSICOP & UFOs Jenny Randles 14 UFO Lecture News IUN 17 Updates From The States Jim :Melesciuc 18 Alternative 3 !UN 20 Reviews Philip Foster 21 Lincolnshire Lights David Clarke 22 News Various 26 Letters Petrakis, Staithes 27 Nazi UFOs IUN 28 UFO BRIGANTIA MARCH "8 9 <<3>> saw this massive thing, all colours and with a domed top, near the quarry where Mike Sachs had had his sighting. The dog took one look apparently and legged it. The witness knows Mike Sachs quite well and had ribbed him on and off for years about seeing a UFO. Problems though, the original report in the newspaper was 'wrong' - there was no landing - no 'thing' in fact to land. Rodney is to see the witness tonight. OK. Lets hold the bus right there Something of an international issue and see what we've got. A report of a this time, with articles from France, landing. Even my cruel, hardened Norway and the USA. Jim Melescuic' s sceptical heart rose to the heavens 'Updates From The States' column will when I heard that. Could it be true? be a regular feature and we hope to Was this the ' big one' we had all have other regular contributions from been waiting for? Could I stop using overseas ufologists to show there is my copy of Above Top Secret as a door ufology eleswhere. Most of the stop? Was the 'Ultimate Secret' to be questionairres are now in, but please revealed in a wet Lancashire quarry? if you haven't sent yours, do it now. No. The second call dampened the The results will be published in the excitement - not exactly a landing next issue, and make enlightening after all, not even exactly an reading. object, just a 1 ight. And then the OK. It's Wednesday the 18th January doubt sets in. Churlish to think it I and I'm ruminating with what to fill know, but this guy's a friend of Mike up the pages of the March issue of UFO Sachs, knows all about his sighting BRIGANTIA. The editorial idea comes­ in 1979, and then has one in the same how about a blow by blow account of a area. Do we not smell something damp case as it happens? But we haven't had and aquatic here? But like I said, any good cases for a while. A passing churlish to think it. What should we tooth fairy hears my thoughts and do? Drop everything- wives, husbands, being fed up to the back teeth with children and jobs to rush off to inserting five pence pieces under scour the area of possible ground drool covered pillows, sprinkles a traces etc. If we hang on 'til the little magic into our world. weekend wi 11 we miss something? We The 'phone rings <at that very wait and the mystery sustains us. minute coincidence fans). It's Rodney Friday 20/1/89 from Lancashire- a UFO landing has A call from Phil Mantle. He's been reported in his local newspaper. spoken to Rod, who's spoken to the Exci tment enters our drab ufological witness. We are going to see him on lives for a moment. But more than Sunday and he <the witness) has excitement- this landing was seen in already been to the area to video it. the same quarry that Mike Sachs saw Accardi ng to Phi 1, the witness has his landed UFO in some years back <see told Rod that he saw lights, loads of Jenny Randles' Pennine UFO Mystery coloured l~ghts, but at first it was pages 60-62). Gal vanised into action like the Moon shining through clouds. Rodney sets about trying to contact No more info, but Rod has it all the witness. I inform other people. written down. We wait. Landings (of what? by whom?> are few Sunday 22/1/89 and far between, never mind landings The IUN, well armed, go on a in the same locations as previous picnic to Lancashire. The witness ones. Rodney 'phones back shortly. cannot be with us today but he has He's spoken to Mike Sachs, who knows very thoughtfully been out to the the witness and we have more details. sighting location and has videoed the The man was walking his dog when he area for us, complete with voice over, so we know exactly what he saw UFO BRIGANTIA MARCH '89 <<4>> and where. All witnesses should be account of his sighting in 1979 and made to do this. Mike Sachs has agreed tell him that, both it and he are to come and show us the area and so both convincing and sincere. Other for two and a half hours we scour the sceptics would say that the quar~y in his company. When Rodney Rossendale Valley (and other valleys went to see the man apparently his dog in the Pennines and elswhere) have so again wouldn't go past the point where many sightings because of the high it saw the 'thing'. We find nothing in skylines making it easier to the quarry other than 'stanes and misperceive stars, planets etc and watter' and note that from where the also because of the car headlights on dog was standing. whatever was seen roads in and around the hi lls- . all must have been above and not in or on leading to the problem: why do we the quarry due to the angle. The night have hardly any sightings from flat of the sighting was a clear starlit areas such as the Vale of York, night and the witness could see the Fenland etc, where these things are moon in the west so that lets that not applicable?. out. His account of the light, "to the Others would say that as SE", sounds suscpicously like some Rossendale lies in a geologically kind of bfight star or planet. Two active area people are seeing compasses check the direction and find 'earthlights'. It's possible, at he was looking almost directly south least we know that earlights exist. east. As soon as we return from Others are convinced they are seeing Lancashire a check is run on the ION alien craft. Maybe. But again, why astronomy computer simulation program Rossendale? Why should some alien (sounds professional eh?). Why oh why craft bother with a cold, dank valley couldn't he have been looking south in the Pennines. Why should anything west? If he had been it could have under intelligent control and been one of a number of stars or presumably wishing to remain unseen planets seen through cloud.