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January 2008 Number 477
Director’s Message
By James Carrion
James Carrion
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I am pleased to announce that theMUFON 39
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will be dedicated toMUFON Field Investigator training sessions.If you have been putting off takingthe MUFON Field Investigator exam,this is your opportunity to getquality trainingfrom world classUfologists, pick upa copy of the new MUFON Field Investi-gator Manual and even take your Field Investigator exam on the same day. The planning committee is in the process of speaker selection, so look for more detailsto come in future MUFON Journals.
Journal Changes Coming
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UFO Hunters
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