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I I R - MARCH 1966
In f orm a t'1on appeanng .1n J
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th 1 s report
m a y be used providing credit is properly
g i v en to th e II R o f th e IIO U F O .
IIO U F O Board o f Dir e c to rs
W . F . R i e fer Sen i or D i rector
H . C . Hewe s D i r ec tor and Editor
J e•n Wh r i ten•ur D i re ctor
D. V . Cr i tch f i e l d
A s s o c i a te D i re ctor
J . W . M a n ey Dep u ty D i r e ct or
V . C . J oh n s ton Se cr e t a ry
H. D. C r a w fo rd Art D i re ctor
A . C . R o be rts
P h o to R es earc h
SCIENTIFIC P ANE L
M a j o r C . W . Du treau - Di re c tor C i v i l
D e fen se, OkiCIIh om a C i ty , k l a.
Mr. W . M . Greene, A s tr•gee l ogi s t,
Hu n tsvil ie, A l a ba m a
M r . J . G u m m - P h o to graphy
O k l ah o m a C i ty, O k l o
Mr. F . Ha l s t e a d - F orm er curator
Dar l i n g O b s ervatory , M i n n e sot �
M r . D . J oh n son - A s s i s tan t P l a n e ta r i u m
D i re ctor, K i rk p a tr i c k P l a n eta r i u m '
O klah o m a C i ty, O k l a .
P ro f. N . N . Koh an owsk i - G eo l o g i st a n d
M i n i n g E n g i n eer, N o rth D a kota
Mr. C. Ki n g - P h o to g ra p h y,
Ok l ah o m a C i ty , O k l ah om a
D r . Asko l d L a do n k o - P sych o l o gy ,
Cara cas, Ven e zu e l a
Dr.F . B . Sa l i sbu ry - P l an t P h ys i o l o g y ,
Co l o rado State Un i versi ty
P h oto Ana l ys i s
Wri g h t - P a tterson A F B , Oh i o
Eastman Ko da k , Ch i cago
P h oto L a bs
y.c. Cri chfi e l d, O k l ah om a C i ty
A.C . �«<be rts, Wayn e, N e w J ersey
FROM THE DIRECTOR
S i r-c e May, 1966 w i th Vo l 1 N o . 1 o f
th e I I R w e h a v e c o m e a l o n g way . F rom
a si x p a ge i ssu e to ou r b i g g est w i th th e
32 pa g es N o vem ber-J a n u ary d o u b I e
i ssu e. We h o v e tri e d i n o u r f i rst y e a r o f
pu b l i ca t i on t o g i v e you a l l th e fa c ts.
The tru th , b o th th e c i v i l i on as we l l a s
th e A i r For c e s i de.W e h a ve tri e d t o g i ve
e a c h o n e of ou r readers w h a t h e or sh e i s
i n terested i n . I f i t be an a rt i c l e, n ew s ­
p a p er c l i p p i n g o r p h o t o g ra p h s .
W e h a ve tri ed to b r i n g a bou t a be tter
u n d erstan d i n g betw een th e c i v i l i on U F O
organ i z a t i on s a n d th e A i r Fo r c e a s w e l l
as bri n g abo u t a c l oser e x ch an g e o f i n ­
form a t i on a n d c o o p e r a t i o n from th e
c i v i l i an U FO grou ps.
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I wish it were possible to publich the
II R each month. Maybe in the future we
can. It has been YOU R suggestions that
have resu Ited in the improvement of the
II R . I wi II welcome any suggestions or
ideas you may have. If you have any in­
formation what you feel is important we
will consider publishing it.
Our next issue, May 1966 marks the
beginning of our second year. If y ou
subscribed with the May 1965 issue and
wish to continue receiving the IIR your
subscription is due.Planned articles for
the future include the 1952 Sky watch
Tower case of August C. Roberts, and
well as a two part series by Mrs. Joan
Whritenour, on the "1965 Florida Flap".
Also we wd . I have ALL the informatio
on th e 1947 W i IIiam A. Rhodes photo
wh i ch h a s b een published by several as
a u th en tic , along with new and old UFO
p h o to g ra p h s y ou h ave an d h av en ' t s e en .
W a tch for th e new book (some 250
p a g e s ) by Mr. Albert Onori and myself
wh i c h w i ll b e c a l l ed " F l y i ng Saucers In
th e N ew s " plus two s m a l l book l et s o n e
on th e Wan a q u e, N e w J ersey sig h ti n g
( th i s i s s u e pa g e 5) by A u gu s t C . R o ber ts
and "The Brooksvili e S i g h t i ng s " by
Mr s . J oan Wh r i tenour. So as you c a n s e e
th e pl a n s f o r n ex t y ea r i s b i g .
Hay den C . Hewe s
II R
M A RCH 1966
CONTENTS
F ro m th e D i re c tor . . . . . .
Org an i z at i on . . . . .. . . ... . . . ..
F ly i n g S a u cers & B l a c k O u t
Su p erciv i l i za tion s . . .. . .
G T -5 P h o t o s . . . . .. . . . .
P u b l i c , Government & U F O s
S p a c e s h i p s o r Shoot i n g S tars
W a n aqu e , N ew J ersey . . .
U F O P u b l i ca t i on
E xa m i n a t i on T u l sa P h o to
Important Evidence .
F l ori d a F l a p
G r a vi t a tio n a l Con tro l
USS R . . . . . . . .
T u l sa , O k l a h o m a .
U F O R epor t . . . .
P ro j ect B l u e bo o k .
You rs I n R esearch
C i v i l i an UFO R esearch
TH E M E A N I N G t;,F O RGA NIZATIO N
by Mrs. Joan Whritenour
Director East Coast I I OU FO Headquarters
There is a p olitical .ayil'\g that says: level, THI S I S WHAT THE LOCAL
"It is not what your country can do for GR OUP DECIDES, BUT, WHE RE DOES
you, but what you can do for your THIS LEAVE THE POO R MAN WHO
' countr.y." This is a statement that holds BELONGS NO T ONLY TO THE LOCAL
true for those of us in the UFO FIE L D. LEVE L, BUT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
Too many times there are those who AS WE L L? He assumed the obligation
when he joined the National group to
joined an organization on an imp ulse,
rep ort AL L sightings in his area. Who is
1 only to find out later that the organiza­
he going to be faithful to?
tion in question expected a certain
Then we have the p roblem of Those
amount of their time and effort in return
who ..barter" their information to the
for that membership card.
highest bidder. For example: Mr. An­
There are also those who are "P RO­
nonymous, who sha II we say belongs to
FESSION AL JOINE RS", these are the
ones who join anything and everything more than one National organization, wiII
irregardless of the fact that the said look at the situation and decide just
n organizations, in some cases, are di­ which organization will give him the
most publicity, or which one will pro­
ametrically oppossed to each other, in
their beliefs and stated platforms. They mote him the best, or in the process of
releasing this • 'HOT" information,
the joiners, seem to be �f the opinion
which group can he do the best job on
that the organization MIGHT believe so
and so, B U T, they don't have to believe running one down while bu iIding the
in the same way. If they did not believe other one up?
in the said group s beliefs, why join in
This in all truth, is not a laughing
the first p lace? The organization is NO T
matter, nor is it an UN KNOWN exp er­
going to change its' stated policies
ience. Many of us in the field have run
without just cause, and with more than
ONE members approval. across the same M R. ANNONYMOUS.
A good organization is judged by the Playing his same trick s, over and over
QUA LITY of its' members. When a p er­ again, BUT by this time he is the
son goes forth, in his local area, to possessor of much of this type of
"HOT" information and others are
mak e an investigation, and the p erson
rep resents himself as a member of a afraid of treading on his toes for fear
national group, he holds the integrity that he will ' accidentally' imp art his
of the ENTIRE organization in his hands. information to those who are in a p osi­
What he says or does, personally, re­ tion to do a great deal of harm.
flects back upon the group that issued Then we have the Joiner who joins one
him his membership card. If he, in any or more national or local groups for the
express p urpose to gather what infor­
way, gives others the op inion of un­
reliability, underhandedness or beirig mation that he can get from the ONE
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group, to PASS ON to the other group .
devious, these imp ressions are left with
3 Then he, in all probability, wi II have a
the witnesses, who in turn blame it on
5 hard time deciding which one he will
the entire organization that the sp urious
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investigator rep resents. sell out first.
10 These are only a few of the "JOINING"
A bad area of contention in the Field
11 problems that beset an organization.
is WHERE DOES MY LOY A L TY BE­
12 There are many others with which we
LONG? In the case of the Joiner, a
14 are all familiar.TOO familiar.The nation­
typical example is this: He belongs to a
15 al organizations are now facing pro­
LOC A L group, AN D ONE OR MO RE na­
15 blems with their own members, as well
tional groups.If a sighting of importance
16 as problems with the Fiefd in general.
occurs in his locale, WHO DOES HE RE­
17 This is an unique situation, the solution
PO RT TO FI RST? AN D TO WH AT
of which will influence ALL national
19 GROUP DOES HE SEN D THE MOST
groups when the time arises.
21 COMPREHENSIVE REPORT? Sup pos­
The significance of the world situation
24 ing that the !.Deal outfit believes in
as it is today, and with the p roblems
25 keeping sightings intently to themselves,
that a re pl a g u e ing our coun try a s a
26 the LOCAL p eople wi II investigate, we
who l e, t h e m e n a c e o f an a II out war or a
29 don't need the Big Outsiders to come
na tu r al ca tastr o p h y , d w a r f th e small pro­
40 into OUR territory and tell us what to
blems that we in the UFO Field f qc e .
do, SO, we will tell no one but the local
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But in a s en s e , t h e y w i l l a ffect u s a l s o .
T h e e v e r i n c rea s i n g n u m b' e r o f l o w l e v e l
sigh t i n g s , a n d th e n u m b e r o f " l an d i n g s"
a l l p o i n t to o n e th i n g , a n d th i s i s : T h e
" sa u c e r s " are n o w d e fi n i te ly • 'h ere" .
" Th ey" w a n t to be n o ti c e d , " Th ey "
wan t t o b e o b se r v e d , a n d I fee l th a t ou r
f i r s t o b l i ga t i on i s to e d u ca te th e pu b l i c
t o w h a t i s h a p pen i n g a n d wh a t cou l d
�SI B L Y h a p p en ! T h e m o s t i n te II i g en t
w a y o f d o i n g th i s i s t o t ry to p u t o n a
UNIFIED F RO N T . To p r e s en t o u r s e l ve s
i n a d i gn i fi ed w a y to th e p u b l i c , to b e
a va i l a b l e w h en ca l l e d u pon t o i n fo rm a s
m a n y a s pos s i b l e t h e s i tu a t i o n beh i n d
th e U F O . So w h e n t h e t i m e c om e s , a n d
i t w i l l , th a t the. • 'sa u c e r s s p e a k "
s ha l l we s a y , th e P U B L I C w i l l N O T
pan i c, a n d t h a t t h ey w i l l h a v e a n i n k l i n g
a s t o th e p rob l em s i n vo l ved . A n i n formed
p opu l a ce, w i l l h a ve fa i th in tho s e w h o
i n form i t . Who e l s e, i n t h e w o r l d , b u t U S
i n th e organ i za t i on a l e n d o f U F O L O GY,
rea ch e s so m a n y th a t a re i n te r e s ted i n
th e phenomena th a t w e fa c e ? W h o e l s e
i s better p repa red w i th fa cts , d o c u m en t s ,
s i gn ed s tatem e n t s t o t h e e ffect th a t w e
a re b e i n g " v i s i te d " b y " st ra n g e r s " ?
T h e d i fferen t gov e r n m e n t s o f th e w o r l d
h a v e prov en th a t th ey a re u n p re p a red to
re l ea s e to the g en era l popu l a c e th e
" fa ct s " on th e U F O tha t th ey p o s s e s s .
Who t h en W i I I ?
I be l i e v e that we m u s t t i ghten u p ou r
l i n es of commu n i ca t i on b e tw e en th e
d i fferen t organ i za t i on s , ca l l a tru c e for
th e b etterm en t o f a l l con c e r n e d , stop
fi gh t i n g over " c h o i c e t i d b i ts " a n d g e t
d o w n to t h e w o rk a t h a n d , n a m e l y ,
s er i ou s r e s ea rch i n g .
T h e t i t l e o f " R E S E A R CH E R " i n too
many ca s e s a m i s n om e r . H ow ca n one
r e s e a r ch a n y g i ven s u b j e c t w i th o u t i n ­
ves t i g a t i n g t h e e v i d en ce t h a t on e h a s o n
h a n d ? Why m u s t s o m e " r e s ea rch e r s "
s t i c k th e i r h ea d s i n th e s a n d wh en op ­
p ro o c h e d w i th a p rob l em th a t th ey"p e r­
sona l ly " d i s l i k e? W h a t d o e s p er s o n a l i ty
h a ve to do w i th a F A C T ? Some th i n gs
o re j u s t " th ere" , they e x i s t, they h a ve
be i n g , h o w con y ou d eny th e fa ct th a t
the s a u c e r s o re i n te l l i g en t ly m a n u fa c tu r­
ed, i n a s en s e , a n d then d eny th e e x i s t­
en c e of t h e " so m e body " or " s om eth i n g "
th a t m a n u fa ctu red t h e m , o r c o m p o s e d
th em or w h a te v e r y ou m a y w i s h to s oy
created th em . " T h ey" o re "h ere" . A n d
th ey g o t h er e s omeway . A n d th ey h a v e
l a n d e d . And th ey l ef t e v i d e n c e beh i n d
w h en th ey l eft. "Som ebody " , o r " S o m e­
th i n g " h o d to be i n vo l ved " s omewh ere" .
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I f the m a j o r o r g a n i z a t i on s cou l d at
l ea s t a gree on th e forego i n g, we wou l d
b e m a n y s te p s a h e a d i n ga i n i n g t h e re­
s pe c t of the d i fferen t o p i n i on s ram pant
in th e fi e l d tod a y , and w e cou l d proceed
to a n ew a n d b e tt e r u n de r s tan d i n g o f th e
p ro b l em s th a t fa c e a l l o f u s . We c o u l d
p e rh o p s ga i n a s m a II m ea s u re o f tru s t
between th e g rou p s a n d t r y to r e c on c i l e
th e d i fferen c e s i n fee l i n g .
W e m u s t l e a rn t o "'re s p e ct" o th e r
op i n i on s , a n d n o t to try to j u d g e a n ­
oth er s ' v i ew p o i n t. " Co n to ctee s " h o v e
a s m u ch r i gh t to th e i r fee l i n g s a n d
o p i n i o n s a s d o th e m o r e " re s erved"
o n e s . Who, A l on e , con s i d e rs h i m s e l f
s u ff i c i en t l y i n fo r m e d t o s a y th a t a l l
oth ers w h o do not a g ree w i th h i m a re
" W R O N G" ? N O T M E . I AM N O T A G O O D
J U D G E O F MYS E L F , M O R E O R L ESS
O F A N YON E E L S E . Aft e r a l l , w h a t i s
th e on e th i n g th a t w e a l l a re i n teres ted
i n ? ? ? ? Wh a t i s th e one th i n g th a t we a l l
w i sh t h a t w e k n ew? ? ? W h a t i n fo rm a t i on
i s i t t h a t we a r e a l l s tr i v i n g s o h a r d to
get? ? ? T h a t' s r i g h t!! W h o are " th ey ? "
"Wh ere d o t h ey c om e fro m ? " "Wh a t
m a k es t h em t i c k ? " Now, be l i eve m e ,
M r . I n tere s ted R e s ea rc h e r , I F y ou s a w a
l a n d ed S a u c e r , w i th " o c c u pan t s " wa l k ­
i n g arou n d o n th e grou n d , a n d I F th ey
m a d e a m o v e towa r d s y ou to " c om mun i ­
c a te" d o y o u me an t o te l l m e , o r a n y o n e
e l s e for th a t fa c t , t h a t y o u wou l d w a l k
a w a y ? I f th i s D I D o c cu r, a n d I F the
"o ccu pan t" d i d c o n vey a m ean i n g to
y o u , M r . R e s e r ved, Y OU W O U L D TH E N
B E A CON T A C T E E Y OU R S E L F . N o w ,
don ' t s ta n d t h e re, w i th y ou r b o re fa ce
h an g i n g out, a n d te l l m e th a t you wou l d
n o t be c u r i ou s , t o s a y th e l e a s t , I f you
s o w a " l a n d ed veh i c l e" .� ! !
T o r e t u rn t o t h e p rob l e m a t h a n d , I
c on te n d th a t w e , i n t h e f i e l d t o d a y , m u s t
to k e s to c k o f n o t on l y o u rs e l ve s bu t
oth e r s a s we l l . We owe a g re a t debt to
ou r m e m be r s wh o p u t the i r fa i th a n d
tru s t i n o u r i n te g r i ty a n d h o n e s ty . We
must be w i I I ing a n d ab l e to render them,
ou r m em bers , t h e · s e r v i c e s t h a t w e pro­
m i s e d them w h en th ey jo i n ed . We m u s t
e n d e a vor t o l i ve u p t o th e i d ea l s th a t
w e w a n t t o b e known by . A n d w e m u s t
w e e d o u t th o s e w h o on ly U S E th e o r ­
g o n i z o t i on s fo r a " p r i v a te s ta m p i n g
g roun d " for th e i r p h y s co l o g i c a l prob l em s .
"WH EN W E CAN R E M E M B E R Y E S T E R ­
D A Y W I TH O U T R E G R E T , A N D L O O K
U P O N T OMO R RO W W I T H O U T F E A R ,
TH E N W E K N O W T H A T W E A R E ON
T H E R OA D T O S U C C E S S . "
F LYING SAUCE RS CAUSE D THAT BIG B L ACKOUT
by T i mothy Gre e n B e c k l ey
A r e th e U F O s n ow ma k i n g th em s e l v e s
k n own by cau s i n g g i an t pow e r fa i l u re s ?
Th ere i s e v i d en c e to s how th a t th i s m a y
b e th e c a s e .
T h e U FO wh i ch cau s e d th e g i an t
n o rth e a s tern b l a c k o u t wh i ch p l un g ed
s o m e 30 m i l l i on p e r s on s i n to tota l d a r k ­
n e s s w a s e ven ph oto g r a ph ed b y an ou t­
stan d i n g m e m b e r o f th e commu n i ty a n d
wa s o b s erved by d o z en s o f pers on s .
E ven a cto r Stuart Wh i tm a n , wh o . s ta red
i n th e m o t i on p i c tu re T H E SO U N D A N D
TH E F U R Y c l a i m ed t o h a ve o b s e r ved
a n d e v en to I k e d w i th the occupants of a
U F O on t h e n i gh t " th e l i gh t s wen t o u t "
i n N . Y . C i ty . Wh i tm a n v o w s t h a t d u r i n g
th e p o w e r fa i l u re of N o v . 9 th t w o f l y i n g
s a u c e r s pu l l ed u p o u t s i d e h i s h o t e l
w i n d ow a n d the o c cu pa n t s c h a tted w i th
h i m a n d a d m i tted th a t th ey w e re re­
s pon s i b l e for th e power fa i l u re .
H e d es c r i bed th e o b j e c t s a s o n e b e i n g
b l u e t h e oth e r o ra n g e i n co l o r . H e s a i d
th a t h e w a s n o t a b l e t o s e e porth o l e s i n
them b e ca u s e o f th e i r ba s i c b r i l l i an c e
bu t s a i d tha t th ey a p peared l i ke a w h i r l ­
w i n d s h i ft i n g t h e i r po s i t i on a s they
h o ve red by h i s w i n d ow . He is q u o ted a s
h a v i n g s a i d : ' ' T h ey s p o k e to m e a l l th e
whi l e in E n g l i s h . B u t l a te r on I th o u g h t
th a t perh a ps th i s m i gh t n o t h a ve been
a u d i b l e to anyone e l s e ( s ort o f te l e ­
pa th i c) . T h ey s a i d they wan ted to ta l k
w i th m e b e ca u s e th ey fe l t I a p pea red to
h a v e no m a l i ce o r h a te in m e . T h ey s a i d
tha t th ey w e r e m o s t fea r fu I o f ea rth be­
cau s e e a r th l i n g s w e r e m e s s i n g a ro u n d
w i th many u n kn own q u a n t i t i e s a n d m i gh t
d i s ru p t th e ba l a n ce o f th e u n i v e r s e o r
th e i r p l a n e t . Th e peop l e i n t h e U F O s a i d
th a t the b l a c k o u t w a s j u st a l i tt l e
d emon s t ra t i on o f th e i r power a n d th a t
th ey cou l d do a l o t m o re w i th a l m o s t n o
effo r t . I t s e rved a s a w a rn i n g . T h ey s a i d
th ey cou l d s top o u r w h o l e p l an e t from
fu n c t i on i n g . T h ey a s k e d me to d o w h a t
I cou l d to f i g h t m a l i c e, p re j u d i ce a n d
h a te o n ea rth , a n d th en t h e y t o o k o f f . "
Th e reporte rs w h o i n te r v i ewed Wh i tm a n
s a i d th a t h e w a s d e a d s er i o u s a n d n o t
th e d r i n k i n g ty p e . Th i s h e p ro c l a i med
wa s NO JO K E !
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T h e b l a c kou t on N o v e m b e r 9 th , 1 96 5
wh i ch p l un g e d an e s t i m a ted 3 0 m i l l i on
p e rson s in th e N or th ea s t, from C a n a d a
to N ew J e r s e y , i n to tota l d a r k n e s s m ay
h a ve b e en th e r e s u l t of e i th e r a p o w e r
d ra i n i n g u n i d e n t i fi ed f l y i n g o b j e c t wh i ch
h o vered a n d m a n o vered i n th e s ky n e a r
th e N e w Y o rk - C an a d i an b o r d e r , o r a
U F O wh i ch got too c l o s e to this i m port­
a n t pow e r s y s tem .
F o r w ee k s i n a row, both b efore a n d
a fter t h e b l a c kou t, re l i a b l e w i tn e s s e s
c la i m a h u g e U F O h u n g s u s p e n d ed i n th e
i n th e s k y , tu rn i n g n i gh t i n to d a y , a n d
look i n g l i ke a b i rth day c a n d l e o v e r t h e
area o f E r i e a u , On ta r i o , Ca n a d a .
R e s i d e11ts , of th i s s e c l u d ed f i sh i n g
town s ay th a t th e o b j e c t a t t i m e s g a v e
o f f p u f f s of s m o k e a n d wou l d twi s t a ro u n d
i n th e s ky a s i f contro l l ed b y i n te l l i g ent
forc e s . O n e o f th e f i r s t to w i tn e s s th i s
s tran g e s k y p h e n o m e n a i n Er i eau w a s
H a rvey V i d l e r w h o d e s c r i bed th e U F O
as a b i g rou n d l i gh t wh i ch m o ve d up a n d
d o w n a n d ba c k a n d forth . T h e l i gh t
wou l d go ou t a n d then re-a p p e a r n earby
du r i n g t h e e n t i r e even i n g a c cord i n g to
Mr. V i d l er .
A t th e req u e s t o f many c i tizen s T h e
Can a d i an A i r F o r c e w a s a s k ed t o i n ­
terven e i n th e m a tter b u t i t i s n o t known
to wh a t con c l u s i on s , if any, they w e r e
a b l e to c o m e t o reg a rd i n g th e s i tu a t i on .
T h e f i r s t s i gh t i n g on t h e even i n g of th e
b i g b l a ckou t c a m e from W e l d on R o s s ,
w h o i s s e l f- e m p l oy ed a s a p i l o t i n ­
s t r u c t o r work i n g ou t of H an c o c k F i e l d
n e a r th e n orth e rn s ector o f Sy ra cu s e,
New Y o rk .
Wh i l e f l y i n g a b o v e Sy ra cu s e a bo u t 5 : 1 5
p . m . , on ly a few m i n u t e s b e fore th e
l i gh ts were to go out a n d n o t be tu rn e d
on i n s o m e p l a c e s u n t i I s h o r t l y a fter 6
t h e fo l l ow i n g m o rn i n g, h e w a s c e rta i n
th at h e, a n d a s tu d en t p i l o t w h o w a s
f ly i n g w i th h i m , h a d been w i tn e s s t o a
f l a m e co l o red g l o b e of l i gh t . Later i n t e r ­
v i ewed b y t h e N E W Y O R K J O U R N A L
AMER I C A N We l d on i s quoted a s h a v i n g
s a i d: "My f i r s t i m p re s s i on w a s th a t i t
w a s a bu i l d i n g o n f i re . I s a i d t o the
s tu d e n t w i th m e , ' M y God, s o m e body ' s
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in trouble. Look at the fire! It originated
on the ground and 2rew in size to about
1 00 feet around - a ball of fire, sort of
reddish-orange, like nothing I ever saw
before.••
"Then, almost as quickly as I saw it,
it diminished, got smaller and finally,
about 10 seconds after I first saw it, it
disap peared completely!'
From his p osition Ross said he could
estimate with some degree of certainty
that the UFP first ap p eared over the
New York Power Authorities Niagara
Mohawk Company rattributed by some as
being the source of the trouble) and dur­
ing it's rather brief visibility continuing
on over the New York Central Railroad
tracks near U,ke O,eida.
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trou b l e, th a t t h e wh o l e town h a d g on e
comp letely dark a l m o s t a t on ce .
Deciding that h e wou l d be o f m o re
help on the ground th a n i n th e a i r h e
proceeded t o lan d h i s l i gh t s i n g l e en g i ne
aircraft. Upon landing h e pr o c ee d e d to
help other pilots, w h o were likewise
circling the field, to come in safely.
Taking a needed rest he and a few of
the other a i r port o f f i c i a l s s a t d o wn at
the side o f one o f t h e long ru n w a y s . Ju s t
about th en h e, a n d ten o th er s , s a w a
large ..ball of fire" s o u th of them to­
ward Thompson Road and C a r r i er t ra f f i c
circle. "It ap peared to be a b o u t 1 00
feet in the air and 50 feet in d i am eter .
All I c ou l d th i n k o f w a s a m u s h room
effec t . " h e later s ta ted .
Abou t ten o r twel ve m i nu tes l ater a n ­
other d i s p l a y of w h i ch " I h a ve y et t o
s ee an ex p l an a t i on for" w a s seen by th e
same w i tnes s es at a ppro x i m a te l y th e
same or n ea rby l o c a t i o n .
I n t h e n ea rby town o f C a m i IIu s a M r s .
Dewey B o s h er s a n d h er th ree ch i l d ren ­
Dewey 1 7 , H ow a rd 9, a n d Su z ette 1 4 -
s a i d th ey s aw a ..h u ge, d o m e- s h o p ed "
o b j ec t in the s ky , w i th a m u s h room -ty pe
tra i I. T h e o b j ec t a p pea red , to t h em , to
s tay in th e s am e po s i t i on for a good ten
minutes a n d then r o s e o ver th e m oon an d
th en , j u st a s s u d d en ly , a l l the l i gh ts
wen t o u t . T h e U F O then s eemed to
c ha n ge i t' s pos i t i on in the s ky an d
w i s ked away in a f l a sh .
Among many other p ersons known to
have observed the exact or related event
was Robert C. Walsh, employed by the
city of Syracuse As Deputy Aviation
Commander. Walsh said that while o,n a
simple pleasure ride over the shopping
district of downtown Syracuse the lights
seemed to dim, then brighten and then .go
out comp letely. At first he was panic
stricken with the thought his eyes were
failing him and fearing that he might
crash and hurt someone he began to take
evasive action. Howev�r at about this
point he could still barely see the lights ,Pictures of "fireball," taken about one minute apart by William Stnlwell
know ing what to think he radioed the
from the traffic in the street and not
tower at Hancock Field. They told him,
NOT KNOWING the overall wide spread
S y ra c u se H era l d Jou rna l - N ov . 1 6 , 1 96 5
-
Tom D o x s ee, a n o th er n o ta b l e w i tn e s s ,
s a i d t h e o b j ec t a ppea red to h i m a s i f i t
were a s ett i n g s u n "on ly i n the ea s t" .
H i s ob ser va t i on , a l o n g w i th th ot of a
nei gh bor, w h o s a i d it s tood on en d a n d
g l owed y e l l ow, s a i d i t a ppea r ed to s tay
i n th e s ky for a b o u t an h o ur after th e
•li g h t s wen t ou t .
T w o p retty teen a g e c o-ed s w h o l i ve
on M t . O ly m pu s , a h i 11-top on Sy ra c u s e' s
�ea u t i fu l c a m pu s , s a i d they s a w a s m o k ­
i n g red d i sh ba l l ' 'mo v i n g toward s th e i r
d"m i tory com p l ex w i th s p a r k s com i n g
ol•t o f i t" both th e n i gh t before the
b l a c kou t and once a g a i n o n N o vember 1 5 .
Anoth er u n i d en t i f i ed re s i den t o f M a tty ­
.Ja l e, nea r H an co c k F i e l d , s a i d he w i t­
nes s ed an u n u s u o l s i gh t i n the form of
an eg g - s h a ped o b j ect w h i l e out dri v i n g
.Jn the n i gh t o f th e b l a ck o u t .
B u t perh ap s th e b i ggest break th rough
c a m e i n the form o f two p i ctu res show­
ing th e my s ter i ou s s k y v i s i to, t a k en by
W i l l i am S t i l l wel l , a sex t011 for the S t .
P au l 's E p i s co p a l C h u rch i n Sy ra c u s e
an d r e l ea s ed to t h e news med i a on
No vem ber 1 6 th . He c l a i m s th a t h e h a s
seen i den t i ca l o b j ec t s o n tw e l v e d i f­
ferent o c ca s i on s . H e c l a i m s th a t th ey
tra vel a t v a ry i n g s p eed s , h o v er in the
s ky somet i m es for h o u r s and th en take
off i n v a r i ou s d i rec t i on s . He say s t h a t
11e i s q u i te certa i n th a t they a re n ot any
conven t i ona I ty pe craft a n d h e i s a t a
l o s s to exp l a i n the phen o m en a .
 O n e t i me, w h i l e l ooki n g th rou g h h i s
tel e s c ope, from the E a s t w in g o f h i s
pri v a te room i n the C h u r ch , h e s a i d h e
w a s a b l e t o g et a g ood l oo k a t the
"wh a t i s i t" by tu rn i n g the p ow er to
117. The U F O ' s cen ter a p p ea red to be
rota t i n g, ''g o i n g a roun d a n d a roun d . "
S t i l lwel l t o l d n ew s m en " I d on ' t know
w here they c a m e from o r wheth er they
a re m a n n ed or u n m a n n ed I d on ' t know -
I do know th ey a ren ' t A i r F orce p l anes -
we h a ven ' t g o t a ny p l an es t h a t go th a t
fa s t:"
Res i d en t s a s far rem o v ed from u p per
N ew Yor k s tate a s N ew Jers ey a n d Con ­
nect i cu t a l s o s a w s tr a n g e l i gh ts a n d
o b j ects i n t h e s ky on th e n i gh t o f t h e
"b i g b l a c ko u t" .
One s u ch even t recorded i n or near
Som er v i l l e, N .J. by M r s . Joh n Dorr wa s
u n u s u a l i n th a t the U F O a p p eared to
m a ke a l a rge • 'box" by m o v i n g u p a n d
d o w n a n d b a c k a n d forth . O n e N ew Yor k
C i ty res i d en t c l a i m ed th a t a very b l a ck
a n d m en a c i n g c lo u d , in an other w i s e
perfec t l y c l ea r s k y , w a s t h e m o s t u n ­
u s u a l s i gh t s h e h a d ever w i tn es s ed .
And th e fun ny th i n g a bout i t i s th a t i t
d i d n ot m o v e b u t s ta y ed i n th e exact
s a m e s po t for a c on s i d era b l e l en g th o f
t i m e.
Su g ges t i o n s for these even t s , w h i ch
cou l d n o t o th erw i s e be exp l a i n ed, i n ­
c lu ded a n exp l o s i on i n the c i ty d u m p
'llear Sy racu s e, th e m o o n , s treet l i gh t s
from a n ea rby c i ty refl ec t i n g on c lo u d
l ay ers a n d d u s t b l own u p f r o m the m oon
by t h e l a tes t R u s s i an s p a ce voy a ger a l l
o f w h i ch fa i l ed t o s ta n d u p u nder c l o s e
i n ves t i ga t i on . S o m e i n fa c t were h a rd er
to s w a l low th an a d m i tt i n g t h a t a U FO
mi gh t h a ve been res p on s i b l e for the
b la c k o u t.
B o th N I C A P a n d A P R O l i st m a n y i d ­
en t i ca l c as es w h ere U F O' s h a ve cau sed
power fa i lu res . N I C A P ' s r ecen t ly pub­
l i s h ed U FO E V I D E N C E l i s t s m an y o f
these.
W i th th ' i s c a s e i n m i n d i t i s n o t h a rd
to s pecu l a te th a t the c a u s e o f the recent
f l u r r i ed reports in Penn s y l va n i a , Oh i o ,
M i ch i g a n , I n d i an a an d a s far a wa y a s
C a l l'fornl·a w ere l·n s o m e w a y i n vo Iv ed
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w i th U F O a c t i v i ty in th e s ky o v er th e
U n i ted States .
F o r o n D ecem ber 9 t h , 1 96 5' o v � r s o m e
. V i et N om govern m en t an en t i re two
s even s t a tes a my s tenou s o b1ect or
o b '1ect s rep o rted l y b l ew u p cau s i n g w i de I
s p read bru s h f i res .
. retu rn ed
F a II en d eb r1s fr o m t h e o b'1ect, o r one
o f th e m 1'f s u e h b e t h e c a s e, a re s a 1'd t o
. exp l a n a t i on w o s o f fered .
h a ve sta rted f1res i n at l ea st th ree
. . . O th er recen t power f01·1u res me
s tates - O h 10, P en n sy l v a n ia an d M1c h -
-8 -
lgan . Th e f i r s t rep ort c a m e f r o m W i ndsor,
Oltar i o, C a n a d a a bou t 5 p ..m . S h o r t ly
th erea fter th e o b j ect was s a i d to h a ve
fa l l en in the v i c i n i ty of E ly r i a , O h i o
b u t a sea r ch o f a wooded a r ea produ ced
n o th i n g . T h e w i tn es s , a M r s . R a l p h
R i ch a r d to l d th e N E W YO R K JO U R N A L
AM E R I C A N tha t th e o b j ec t d i dn ' t h a ve
a ta i I or any th i n g and she saw no s m o k e
a l th ou gh i t d i d s t a rt a f i re. It w a s n o t
l i ke a f i reba l l , a c cord i n g to h er , �u t i n ­
s tead w a s round an d s eemed to g i v e off
a b lu e-yel l o w g lo w wh i ch l a ter tu rned
to pure y e l l o w .
Offi c i a l s s ta ted th a t a n o th er w o m a n
reported s ee i n g a U F O d o i n g m a n eu ver s
in th e s ky a n d th en fa l l i n g to th e ear th
n ea r h er h o m e. It w a s n o t c l o se enou gh
for h er to see any great a m ou n t of d e­
ta i I . T h e a rea in q u es t i o n , a bou t 30
m i l es from P i tt s bu r g , w a s qu i ck ly roped
off by th e A rmy a s repo rted on the 1 A . M .
n ew s broad c a s t o ver W N B C T V .
A bou t th e s a m e t i m e nea r L a p er, M i c h i ­
g a n two s ma l l s t a c k s o f s h red ded f o i I
w ere foun d by th e Sh er i ff' s o ff i c e i n ­
ves t i g a t i n g reports th a t a f l am i n g U F O
h a d fa l l en i n th e a rea .
The U . S . Coast Guard s a i d a fly i n g
o b j ect a pp a ren t ly exp lo ded o ver the
W i n d so r -D etro i t a rea and 4 ves s e l s were
d i s pett ched i n to lake St. C l a i r b u t
they cou l d f i n d n ot h i n g .
A n d i n d eed i f i t w a s a m et eo r o r f i re-­
b a l l we m u s t a c k n o w l ed ge i t a s the
m o s t u n u su a l on reco rd for from In d i an a ,
O h i o, P enn s y l van i a a n d C a n a d a i t wa s
a l so o bs erved i n C a l i fo rn i a by two
p atro l m en , C h a r l es Ser i l a n d C l a r k M ea r s ,
a n u m ber of h o u r s l a ter a t 1 a . m .
T h ey s a i d i t m oved i n a s o u th er ly
d i rec t i on over th e h i l i s wes t of San
F r an c i s co Boy, P o l i ce r ep o r ted phone
ca l l s on s i g h t i n g s o f a s ec o n d o b j ect
at 5 :40 a . m .
A m eteor th a t c r a s h es i n f i ve d i fferen t
p l a ces, s t a r t s f i res , van i s h es a n d then
s h o w s up thou s a n d s of m i l es a w ay h o u r s
1 a ter soun d better th an a n y s a u cer ta l e
to d a te.
T o b a c k u p t h e i dea o f s to p p i n g w a r s
o r n ecu l a r exper i m en t s w h i ch m i gh t
effect the en t i re u n i ver se w h i l e Pres i den t
Jo h n son w a s i n H awa i i ( ea r ly F eb . )
s p ea k i n g w i th rep resenta t i ves o f th e
m 1·1 e r a d 1ou' s a ro u n d h'I S h o te1 h a d a n
·
u n exp 1a me · d power f Ol·1u re. Th e 1·I g h ts
.
some 1 0 m mu tes l a ter a s
· G rote R eber, a n e l ectron i cs en g i n eer
m y s tenou s 1 y a s t h ey h a d wen t o u t . N o
· 1 ude a
·
h !Jn d red m 1· 1 e s t np· o f t h e s o u th western
U . S . from .: I Pa s o to Ce.1tra l N ew M ex i co T a m p ere an d L a h t i were d a rkened tor
( th e s i te o f m u c h U FO a ct i v i ty s i n c e f i fteen m i n u tes l ea v i n g a b o u t th ree
1 96 4 ) w a s w i th o u t power for m o re th a n th ou s a n d per s o n s w i th o u t e l ec tr i c a l
an h o u r on D ecem ber 2n d . power .
O n Dec . 26 a b i g power fa i lu re l eft And on t h � n i gh t of Jan u a ry 8 th a U F O
some ei g h t m i l l i on per son s in g reater i s th o u g h t to be res pon s i b l e for a b l a c k ­
B u en o s A i res w i th o u t e l ec t r i c power o u t wh i ch res u l ted i n a l o s s o f power
for two h ou r s . in Sou th ern I t a l y . W i tn es ses s a i d a b i g
A l s o i n l a te D ecem ber a l l t h e s ou th fi re-ba l l l i ke o b j ect f l a i red a c ro s s th e
a n d cen tra l p a r t s o f Fi n l a n d i n clu d i n g s ky an d then d i s a ppea red .
the fou r l a rg e s t c i t i e s o f H el s i n k i , Tu r k u ,
THE C A S E F O R "S UP E R C I V I L I ZA T I O N S" I N O UT E R S P A C E
( A j o i n t p res s relea s e i s s u ed b y Jos eph L Ferr i ere a n d Arm a n d A L a pr a d e ,
E d i to rs & P u b l i sh er s o f Probe.
the s t a r s . I h e m es s a ges h e recei ved
The recen t a n n ou n cemen t from the
were a wei r d s o r t of d o t - d a s h s i gn a l .
S o v i et U n i on th a t th ey h a ve been re­
It w a s n o n e o f t h e codes u s ed o n E a rth ,
cei v i n g s i g n a l s from s pa c e th a t j u s t
e i th er i n gen er a l u s e, o r i n secret code
m i gh t h a ve been beam ed E a rth w a rd by
u s e, s u ch a s m i l i ta ry code. R eb e r t o l d
i n te l l i g en t bei n g s m a y , at f i r s t g l an ce,
of l i s ten i n g n i g h t ly f o r a s m u ch a s e i gh t
ten d to c rea te a b i t o f a s ho c k . E s pec i a l ­
h o u r s t o these s i gn a l s from t h e s t a r s .
l y to they w h o h a ve fou n d con ten tm en t
H e sp ec i f i ca l ly sta ted th a t they were
a n d s ecu r i ty i n the bel i ef th a t m a n , a
com in g from o n e a rea, ei th er a sta r t:r
r a t i on a l a n d i n tel l i g en t bei n g , i s un i qu e
a con s te l l at i on . lest y ou th i n k h e w a s
i n th e c o s m o s .
n o t h ea r d res pec t fu l ly , th i s s a m e m an
Wh i l e i t i s on ly n a tu ra l t o rea c t w i th
w h o c l a i med h e h a d received i n te l l i ge n t
s u r pr i s e to t h e R u s s i an a n n o u n c emen t,
m e s s a ges from ou t e r s pa ce i s now t h E>
w e must be v ery ca refu I n ot to a rr i ve
head of a fou r -m i l l i on -d o l l a r G o v e rn m en t
a t a n y d ef i n i te con c l u s i on s s o l e l y on
i n Hawa i i . H i s j ob ? T o l i s ten, a t Gov ern­
th e b a s i s of the m ea ger ev i d en ce o ffer­
m ent expen s e, to those same "h i s s i rog
ed th u s fa r. T h e s i gn a l s recei ved from
n o i s es from t h e s ta r s " !
C T A -2 1 an d C T A- 1 0 2 a r e i n deed a d d ed
Actua l ly , we can go a s far b a c k a s th e
evi den ce i n s u pport of the g ro w i n g be­
y ea r 1 900 w h en e l ectr i c a l en g i n eer
l i ef t h a t we a re not a l one in th e un i v er s e,
N i ko l a Tes l a repo rted h ea r i n g s i gn a l s
but-s u re l y m o re con c rete ev i d en ce mu s t
from s pa ce wh i ch s u g gested "n u m b er
be forth co m i n g befo re w e a re read y t o
a n d o r d er" . P u b l i c r i d i cu l e h ow ever,
a d m i t th a t th ere i s "somebody ou t t h ere . "
d i s co u r a g ed h i m from pub l i sh i n g any
A c tu a l l y, i f w e t a k e an i n -depth l oo k
a t th e pos s i b i l i t i es tha t l i e h erei n , w e d a t a . D a ta w h i ch , in th i s a ge o f en ­
l i ghten m en t , wou l d n o t be so h a s t i l y
f i n d th a t these s tran ge s i g n a l s h a ve
been preceeded by s t i II oth er ' 'm es - rej ected .
s a ges" from s pa c e . Mes s a ges a l s o A l s o , w h i l e th e s i gn a l s recei ved re­
s tran ge, per p l ex i n g a n d - po s s i b ly , cen t ly s eem to o r i g i n a te f rom a sou rce
th a t i s many l i gh t-y ea r s away , it is a l ­
i ntel l i g en t i n n a tu re.
A s fa r b a c k a s the y ea r 1 9 39 , M r . to�eth er pos s i b l e th a t w e n eed not l ook
s o far for ev i den ce o f i n te l l i gen t m es ­
s a g es from s p a ce. F o r i n s tan ce, i n 1 953
from W h ea ton , I l l i n o i s recei v ed an d re­
rad i o a s tronomer Dr. John D. K ra u s ,
corded w h a t he s ta ted w er e i n te l l i gen t ,
t h o u g h u n dec i p h er a b l e m es s a ges f r o m then d i r ecto r of t h e O h i o State U n i ver­
s i tv o b s er v a to ry , s a i d t h a t he h a d p i cked
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u p s i gn a l s from V en u s th at resem b l ed
teleg r a p h code. H e m a de th e d i s c lo s u re
i n a s t a temen t to t h e A s so c i a ted P res s .
T h e A P c l i p p i n g rea d a s fo l l o w s : . . .
" A n A m er i can a s tronomer th i n k s th ere
cou l d be a r a d i o t e l eg r a ph tra n s m i tt i n g
s ta t i on o n t h e p l a n et Venu s . T h e d i ­
rector o f Oh i o Sta te U n i vers i ty ' s ra d i o
o bs erva tory i n Co l u m bu s - D r . J oh n D .
K ra u s - reports h e h a s p i c k ed u p s i g­
n a l s tha t resem b l e r a d i o tel egra phy i n
m any w a y s . H e s ay s n u m erou s ob ser­
vat i on s h a ve con v in ced h i m the s i gn a l s
def i n i te l y c o m e from Venu s . E a r l i er th i s
m o n t h , D r . K ra u s reported th a t ra d i o
s i gn a l s resem b l i n g s ta t i c from terres tr i a l
th u n d er s to rm s were recei ved from Ven u s
- s o m et i m es c a l l ed E a rth ' s " tw i n . " . .
Bu t today h e s ay s th a t t h e n ew s i gnals
are d i s t i n c t ly d i fferen t . As h e p u t s i t,
th i s t y p e of r a d i o em i s s i on h a s ••m any
ch a ra cter i s t i c s of s i gn a l s from a ter­
res tr i a l ra d i o te l eg r a phy tran s m i tt i n g
s ta t i on . " (en d of A P s to ry )
A s tron omers o n E a rth h a ve been h ea r ­
i n g th ro u g h th ei r r a d i o teles c opes a
med l ey of ra d i o s i gn a l s from Ven u s ,
J u p i ter a n d m any oth er s o u r ces i n s pa c e.
P rofes s o r s P h i l i p M o rr i s on and
G i u s ep p e Cec con i of Cornel l U n i vers i ty
s a y . . . "n ea r s o m e s ta r l i ke o u r S u n , th ere
UFO'S and GT-5 PHOTOGRAPHS
In th e N o vem ber 1 96 5 i s s u e o f the II R
we ca r r i ed th e s to ry of th e ph otog ra ph s
t a k en by J a m es R . P eek d u r i n g th e
l a u n ch i n g o f G T - 5 . P eek , a s en i o r en ­
g i n eeri n g l a b o ratory tech n i c i an , o p t i c s
expert an d exper i en ced a m a teu r p h o to ­
graph er s aw an o b j ec t tra vel i n g a t a
v ery h i gh s peed . " It l o o ked l i k e a s i l ver
of b r i l l i an t green ph o s ph o res c en t l i gh t
j u s t ea s t o f the c o n t r a i I l eft by the
r o c k et . "
" It m a d e a s o rt o f S-tu rn i n an d a rou n d
th e contra i l , becam e el l i p t i c a l i n s h a pe
a s tu rned , th en ch a n ged i n to a c l ea r ly
def i n ed d i s c . "
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are c i v i l i z a t i on s w i th s c i en t i fi c i n ter­
es ts and w i th tech n i c a l po s s i b i l i t i es
m u ch g reater th an th o s e now a va i l a b l e
t o u s ---We s h a l l a s s u m e t h a t l o n g a go
th ey es ta b l i s h ed a c h an n el o f com ­
m u n i c a t i on th a t wou l d one d a y become
known to us and that they look forwa rd
to th e a n s w er i n g s i gnals wh i ch wou l d
m a ke kn own t o them th a t a n ew s o c i ety
h a s en tered t h e c o m mu n i ty of i n te l ­
l i gen c e . "
F i n a l ly , w h i l e the few i s o l a ted c a s es
rep resen ted here may s erve to s tren gthen
th e ev i d en c e th a t h a s recen tly been s u b ­
m i tted th rou gh t h e So v i et U n i on , we m u s t
bea r i n m i n d th a t wh i l e th i s s t i l l does
n o t offer c o n c rete proo f t h a t we a re n o t
a l o n e i n the u n i ver s e, i t i s read i l y a p ­
pa ren t t h a t w e s ta n d on th e very th res h ­
h o l d o f d i s cover i n g t h a t w h i ch we h a ve
oft-t i m es s p ecu l a ted u pon . We mu s t th en ,
keep ou r m i n d' s open - th a t w e may be
p s y c h o l o g i ca l l y prep a r.ed fo r the day
when an o ff i c i a l a n n o u n cem en t s h a l l
be forth com i n g th a t th e crea tor , i n h i s
a l l perva s i v e w i s d o m , d i d n ot s ee f i t
t o l i m i t h i s w o r k s o f won der to th i s
s m a l l a n d re l a t i v e l y i n s i gn i f i c a n t g l ob e.
U n t i I. th a t day - we can on l y a s k: a re
they f r i en d ly ? H ow do th ey l oo k ? An d . . .
mos t i m p o rta n t o f a l l . . . w h a t d o th ey
want?
I n a th ree p a g e l etter from P ro j ect
B lu ebook d a ted J an u a ry 1 3, 1 966 th e
fo l lo w i n g i n fo rm a t i on w a s recei ved .
"The ph o to g r a ph s of M r . P eek e w ere
s u bm i tted to the A i r F o r ce at P at r i c k
A i r F o rce b a s e fo r a n a ly s i s . E v en a t a
s u perf i c i a l glan c e, i t w a s o b v i ou s th a t
t h e ph o to s c o n ta i n ed p ro ces s i n g d efec t s .
H owever, i n o rder t o con fi rm th i s fa c t,
th e n ega t i ves w ere s u bm i t ted to p h o to
a n a ly s ts an d eva l u ated a s emu l s i on
f l aw s . Wh a t th e cam era s ees , ma n can
a l s o s ee w i th h i s ey es . C o u n t l e s s
m i l l i on s o b s er ved th e l au n ch on t e I e­
vi s i on . "
THE PU B L IC, T HE G OVE RNMENT, AN D UFO'S
by: JOHN P RYTZ
In o rder to f i n d ou t wh ether or not the
Un i ted Sta tes A i r F o rce a n d/or G o vern ­
m en t c o u ld be r i g h t i n cen s o r i n g U F O
i n fo r m a t i o n , the Oy s ter Bay U FO In -
ves t i ga t i ve Comm i ttee d i rec tor, J oh n
P ry t z , c o n d u c ted a s u rvey , wh i ch they
i m po s s ed on p a rt of th e Amer i can pu b l i c .
A s m o s t s a u cer resea r ch er s w i l l a g ree,
th e U. S . A . F . a n d/ o r Go vernm en t
w i th h o ld i n g U F O i n fo r m a t i on from the
gen era l p u b li c . A l th o u g h m o s t of us know
n o t why th ey a re d o i n g th i s , w e can
gu es s th a t th e two most m a j or rea s on s
cou l d be ( a ) to preven t another m a s s
pan i c , a s o c cu red i n 1 9 38 w i th th e
O r s en W e l l es ' s ca re, a n d/or ( b) for
n a t i on a l s ecu ri ty ( w h a tever th a t m i gh t
i nclu d e) . T h e Oy s ter B ay U F O In ves ti ­
g a t i ve C o m m i ttee (0 . B . U . I. C . ) wen t
arou n d to 52 A m er i can s of a l l a ges a n d
pro fes s i o n s t ry i n g t o f i n d out wh a t th ey
thou gh t o f t h em s e l ve s , v s . th e go vern ­
m en t, v s . th e F ly i n g Sa u c er s . We were
a ttem pt i n g to f i n d out i f m a s s -pan i c
cou l d be th e rea s on to th e U F O h u sh -u p .
A tota l o f ten q u e s t i on s were a s ked a n d
the a n s wers a re a s fo l l o w s :
Q . ( 1 ) H ow wou l d you rea ct i f th e U n i t­
ed Sta tes A i r F or c e a n d/or Governmen t
to l d y ou th a t F ly i n g S a u cers were rea l
and th a t we w ere bei ng w a t c h ed by
bei n g s from o u ter s pa ce?
A. ( In c lu ded) 01 wou l d bel i eve them " ;
"I wou l dn ' t be s c a red " ; " In teres t i n g " ;
"D eli ghted " ; "un con cern ed" ; "H i gh ly
i n t e r e s t e d " ; " Wou l d n ' t be u p s et" ;
" W o rr i ed " ; " H e l p" ; " I ' d s a y ' n u t s ' !" ;
"wou l d n ' t b e s u r p r i s ed" ; "I' d ta ke ca re
th a t at the n ex t e l ecti o n " ; " Why worry ? " ;
�'Go o n a s u s u a l" ; •• E x c i ted" ; " A ccept
it as a fa ct" ; " l wou l d n ' t bel i eve th em " ;
" N o rea ct i on " ; a n d "' L i ke t o k n o w
more . ' '
Q . ( 2) Wh at wou l d y ou do i f y ou s a w a
F l y i n g S a u cer l a n d prov i d i n g th e o b ­
j ect( s ) ta kes no h o s t i l e a c t i on a g a i n s t
y o u an d y ou s a w n o li fe on board the
c ra ft?
A. Run A w a y - 4; T a k e H o s t i l e A c t i on
0 ; Stay P u t- 1 4 ; In form oth er s - 3 2 ;
Wa l k towa rd s th e O b j ect- 1 0 ; T r y a n d
m a ke s ome s o r t o f con ta ct- 20 ; Oth er
an s wers i n c l u ded ; "C l ean My G l a s ses";
a n d "Get a H ea r t Atta c k . "
Q . ( 3 ) W h y w o u ld y ou do a n y of the
a b o ve?
A. "To s ee w h a t th e h e l l s ort of an
o b j ect it w a s " , " O u t o f Cu r i o s i ty ";
" So a s to s tay a l i ve" a n d " F ea r of th e
u n kn own " . ( M o s t s a i d C u r i o u s )
Q . ( 4 ) I f y ou told s omeone a bout the
obj ect( s ) th a t y ou saw l a n d , w h o w ou l d
you tell ?
A. Moth er, P o l i ce, F i rs t h u m an I saw,
T h e m i l i ta ry , fam i l y , C . I . A . , F . B . I . ,
J oh n P ry t z , E very one, A i r F o rce, Army ,
W i fe, A s c i en t i s t , My d o g , a n d Sau cer
M a ga z i n es . ( P o l i ce a n d m i l i ta ry were
is
pred o m a n a t)
Q . (5) If y ou to l d n obody a bout the
obj ect( s ) th a t you saw l a n d , then why
wou l dn ' t y o u ?
A . Cra zy ( I' d b e c a l l ed ) ; S o not t o en ­
dan ger the o c c u pan t s of the s a u cer from
tri gg er-h appy po l i c e an d m i l i ta r y , and
It' s s o u n beli evea b l e.
Q. (6) If F l y i n g Sau cer s are rea l , do
y ou th i n k th e A m er i can pu b l i c s h ou l d
know a bout i t?
A. N o - 2; May be - 8 ; Yes - 4 2 .
Q . (7 ) If th e U n i ted S t a tes A i r F o r c e
i s w i th h o l d i n g i n fo r m a t i on on F ly i n g
Sau cer s , o n w h a t g ro u n d s d o you th i n k
they m i gh t b e d o i n g th i s for?
A . M a s s -pa n i c - 2 8 ; Secu r i ty R ea s on s -8 ;
Other an swer s i n c l u ded : N o i d ea, Too
F an ta s t i c , C i rcu m s tan ti a l ev i den ce, and
n a rrow - s i gh ted m i li ta ry menta l i ty .
Q . (8) R eg a rd l es s o f th e rea s o n , do
you th i n k th a t the A i r F orce has th e
r i g h t ( both l ega l l y a n d m o raly ) to c en s or
U F O i n form a t i on from the Arr.eri can
pu b I i c?
A. N o - 2 2 ; M ay be - 1 0 ; Yes - 20 .
Q . (9) If F l y i n g Sau cers are rea l , wou l d
y o u wan t to know the t ru th ?
A . N o - 0 ; May be - 0 ; Yes - 5 2 .
Q . ( 1 0) If s o m eone to l d y ou t h a t t h ey
s a w a F ly i n g Sau cer l an d , wou l d y ou
bel i eve t h em ?
A . N o - 6 ; May be- 4 2 ; Yes- 4.
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It i s m o s t evi den t from th i s su rvey
tha t ( a ) m o s t p eo p l e won ' t be a ffected
by th e r ea l i ty tha t F ly i n g Sau cers are
rea l n o r th a t we a re n o t a l o n e i n th e
u n i ver s e, ( b) m o s t peo p l e o re n o t a fra i d
to te l l o th er s i f they s ee a F ly i n g
S a u cer, ( c ) M o s t peop l e th i n k th a t s h ou l d
U FO ' s b e rea l , t h e A m er i can pub l i c
s h o u ld k n o w a bou t i t, ( d ) m o s t peo p l e
wou ld w o n t t o k n o w th e t ru th , a n d ( e)
m os t peop le h ove on open m i n d on the
U F O s u b j ec t . T h i s i s t h e most i m porta n t
o f a l l . It s h ou ld be n o ted th a t i n a p o s t
s u rvey d o n e by O . B . U . I. C . 1 9 o u t of 5 2
peop le th�u gh t t h e A i r F o r c e an d/o r
Gov ern m en t w a s w i th h o ld i n g U FO i n -
SPACE S H IPS OR SHOOT ING STARS
b y: J oh n W. Dean, author of F lyi n g Saucers and the Scriptures
/
T h e P res s i s to be c o m m en d ed for i ts
l o y a lty to th e A i r F o r c e an t i -s a u cer
p rapa gan d i sts who con ti n u e to try to
k i d th em selves a n d thei r feeb le-m i n ded
ch i ld ren i n to b e l i ev i n g th a t the s p a ce
c ra ft s i gh ted by th ou s a n d s o f peo p l e
o ver fou r s o u th - c en tra l s ta tes m i gh t h o ve
been lar ge f i x ed s ta r s wh i ch a r e to be
seen s o m ew h ere a ro u n d th e w o r l d every
n i g h t as th e E arth rota tes u n d er th em
a n d a l l o f t h e oth er s .
T h en the f li m sy referen c es to the w i n d
an d tem peratu re a s bei n g fa v o ra b l e,
th o s e few n i g h t s , for s c i n t i I l o t i on ! Th ere
were m a n y oth er hot w i n dy n i gh t s a n d
th e s t a r s t w i n k l ed j u s t t h e s o m e befo r e
the A i r F o r ce s pokesman w a s b o rn . A re
s u ch s er v a n ts of U n c l e Sam p a i d fo r
ta lk i n g s u ch non s en se?
T h ere w ere fou r s pa c e s h i p s s een
c lo s e l y eno u g h to be des c r i bed a s l o n g
o v a ls l i ke f la tten ed footba l l s . Ign o r i n g
th e d eta i I s t h e experts s a i d they cou l d
b e "o b s er va t i on s o f a d e l ta m eteor
sh ower" wh i ch wou l d con t i n u e from
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fo rm a t i on from t h e pu b li c .
I t i s s u g ges ted th a t perh a p s other U F O
g rou p s c on d u ct s i m i l o r o r d i fferen t s u r­
vey s i n th ei r a rea to s ee i f the r a t i o s
they get o re the s o m e a s i n t h e N ew
Yo r� C i ty a rea .
So fo r a s the pu b l i c i s c on cern ed a
gen era l d i s s em i n a t i on of th i s k n o w ­
led ge i s grea t ly needed i f w e o re a tru ly
aware peo p l e. I q u es t i on th e s u ppo sed
need to s h i e l d th e peo p l e from the tru th .
T h e q u e s t of th i s f i e l d c a n n o t rem a i n i n
m i l i ta ry han d s a l on e. R em em ber t h a t
w h en y ou ha ve e l i m i n a ted th e i m po s s i b l e�
w h a tever rema i n s , h o w ever i m p ro ba b l e,
m u s t be th e t r u th . We o re n o t a l on e.
J u l y 26 to Au gu s t 6 ( twel ve d ay s ) . M ay ­
b e s o , b u t t h e E n cy c l o ped i a Ameri c a n a
say s th e D e l to-Aqu o r i d s s h o w f o r on ly
three day s and th e m a x i mu m is J u ly 28
when o n o v er a g e o f 27 per hour s tr i ke
th� E a rth ' s a tm o s ph ere. T h e sh ower
s eem s to ra d i ate from D e l t a , the fou rth
b r i g h t e s t s t a r of the con s te l l a t i on
Aqu a r i u s .
It i s mo re l i k e l y th a t th o s e seen the
fi r s t few d a y s i n A u gu s t were the P er­
s e i d s ( from P er s eu s ) , due to con t i n u e
fo r twen ty - f i ve day s w i th th ei r ma x i m u m
A u g u s t 1 1 , a n d a vera g i n g 69 p e r h o u r ,
d a y a n d n i gh t, fo r th e w h o le E a rth i s
exp o s ed to them . M o s t o f them a re a bo u t
l i ke gra i n s o f s a n d wh i ch become i n ­
candes c en t a n d l u m i n o u s w h en they
come i n to ou r s u perh ea ted s tr a to s ph ere
and p o s s i b l y our a tm o s ph ere and a re
con s u m ed w i th i n one to fou r s econ d s ,
d epen d i ng on wh eth er t h e s tream f l ow s
w i th t h e m o vem en t of t h e E a rth i n i ts
orb i t or a ga i n s t i t . If th e l atter, then
they o re m o re rum e rou s d u r i n g the m o r n ­
i n g hou r s .
The P ersei d s hower i s r ea l l y a s t ream
pos s i b ly o v er two m i Il i on m i l e s throu gh
ar:�d it fo l l o w s the o rb i t of its c o m e t
whi ch g r a du a l l y l o s e s d u s t a n d g c s a s
i t g oes . I t i s d o u b t fu l i f the E arth's
orb i t p a s s es th r o u g h the s tream at r i ght
a n g l es or throu gh the cen ter so we can ­
n o t be s u re o f the a c tu a l w i d th.
The G re a t Comet of 1 86 1 ca m e w i thi n
1 3, 000 , 000 m i les of the E arth an d w e
p a s sed throu gh i ts ta i I w i th n o ha rmfu I
e ffec t s . T hat m ea n t i t w a s ha l f w ay be­
tw een Ven u s an d the E a rth which i s
very u n u s u a l . The M o reho u s e C o m e t
came even c l o s er to o u r o rb i t i n 1 908
b u t the E a r th was not n ear at the tim e .
A c o m et i s sa i d t o b e a 'd a r k b o d y ' w hen
far from the Sun . As it appro ache s i t
dev e l o p s a ta i l o r i t beg i n s t o sho w .
The hea d a l s o i n creas es i n d i a m eter as
tho u g h i t f l a ttened out fro m the r e s i s t­
a n c e of t h e f o r c e of the s u n l i ght .
If we pas s ed throu gh the t w o m eteor
s tream s in c l o s e s u c c e s s i on w e wou l d
see m e teo r s fo r n ea r l y a m o n th, a l l arou n d
th e w o r l d a t ou r l a t i tu d e . I t i s n o t a
l o ca l a ffa i r f o r a few n i g ht s or even for
j u s t on e c i ty . But the re w a s j u s t o n e
s p a ce shi p whi ch c a m e d o w n i n fron t o f
a tru ck d r i ver n ea r E l m o , Kan s as o n
R o u te 1 5 s o u th o f A b i l en e a n d b l o c k ed
th e hi g h w a y , for n o g rea t s ta r a s b i g as
ou r S u n , n o r a f l a tten ed b a l l o o n , n o r a
f l o a t i n g m eteo r f i t s the d e s c r i p t i on given .
J u s t a s p a ceman w a n t i n g a beg o f pea­
n u ts! S ta rs ( s u n s o f o ther sy s tem s ) d o not
l eave the i r f a m i l y o f p l a n ets a n d move
a bo u t, n o r shoot, n o r fa l l . Met e o r s travel
in a s t ra i gh t I ine for on ly a few s econ d s .
S p a c e sh i p s , h i gh i n the a i r, m o v e abo u t
t o a tt r a c t y o u r a tten t i on so d o n 't t ry to
dece i v e y o u r s e l f .
The fo l l ow i n g i s n o t i n my boo k a b o u t
F ly i n g S a u c e r s a n d the S c r i p t u r e s bu t
w ha t wou l d the A i r F or ce s ay i f I to l d
them t h a t thei r fa r - fetched a l i b i o f sho o t­
i n g s ta r s w a s i n th e B i b l e? S p a c e shi p s
certa i n ly w ere reported bu t c a vo rt i n g
s ta r s a re n o t, fo r the B oo k o f J a she r w a s
n o t e l i g i b l e fo r the c a n o n o f the S c r i pt­
u res a l th ou g h it i s q u o ted tw i c e in the
O l d Testa m e n t a s au th en t i c . I t w a s j u s t
too lon g - 9 0 cha pters whi ch fi l l 26 7
pa ges ; a l so J a s her' s g i an t s w ere too
ta l l , bu t i t d oes g i ve m a n y i n tere s t i n g
detai l s w h i ch a r e o m i tted i n o ther boo k s
o f th e O l d Tes tamen t .
P ro ba b ly n o t o n e B i b l e s tu d en t i n a
th o u s a n d k n ow s the s to ry of the b i rth o f
t h e p a t r i a rch A b raham . The s tran g e
story i s t o l d i n Cha pter 8 . I w i l l q u ote
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f r o m the f i r s t fo u r ve r s e s ·
1 . A n d i t w as i n the n i ght that A b ram
was born that a l l o f the S e r van t s of
T e roh, an d a l l o f the w i s e m e n • • re­
•
i.oic ed w i th hi m that n i g ht .
2 . A n d when al l the w i s e men went
o u t . . . they l i fted u p their ey e s towar d
heaven . . . an d they s aw o n e v e r y l arge
s tar com e f r o m the eas t an d run i n the
hea ven s , a n d he s w a l l o w e d up the fou r
s tar s from t h e fou r s i d e s o f the heavens .
3 . An d a l l o f the w i s e m en w e re
as ton ished at the s i ght , an d the s ag e s
u n d e r s to o d thi s m atter, an d they kn ew
its i mport.
4 . A n d they sai d , " T h i s b e tokens that
the chi l d w ho has b e en b o rn tu T e rah
thi s n i ght w i l l g ro w u p to b e fruitfu l , an d
m u l tip ly an d po s s e s s a l l the earth, he
an d hi s chi l d r en fore v e r . .
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T hou gh Ab raham was n o t a chi l d o f pro ­
m i s e as w as Je s u s an d John the B apt i s t
s u c h a s i gn wou l d m e an that he wou l d
b e s o m eo n e e x t r ao r d i nary. A n d when the
Ki n g heard abou t it he d e c ided to s ave
him s e l f by k i l l i n g the c h i l d . So he m ade
a d ea l w i th Terah to buy the chi l .:l . T e roh
s ee m ed w i l l i n g bu t s ta l l ed fo r thre e
d ay s, p ro bab l y kn o w i n g that o n e o f hi s
s e r van ts w ou l d bear a chi l d s o o n . She
d i d , an d i t w a s a b oy so he to ok i t to the
Ki n g , g o t hi s p r i c e , an d watched the
Ki n g k i l l the chi l d . T hat m ean t that he
had to hid e A b raham for s e ve ral y ea . rs . .
bu t i t i s t o o l o n g e ven to s u m mar i ze he re.
But the as tral d i s p l ay , p ro b ab ly i n 1948
B . C . , c ertai n l y i n d i c ates that sp ac e
shi p s w e re beha v i n g as no r e s pectab l e
m eteor o r s tar w o u l d e v e r d o , as a s i gn
to Te rah that a g re a t s p ac e m an was
b e i n g r e b o rn , o r a chi l d who wo u l d be­
come an extrao rd i n a ry m a n . Thi s i s
pro v ed by the a c c o u n t o f how A b raham ,
a s a y ou th rea s on ed that hi s fathe r's
i do l s were s i m p ly m an -mad e o bje c t s o f
w o o d a n d s o h e d e s t roy ed them . Lat e r ,
h e l e ft t h e i do l a trou s U r o f the Cha I d e e s
a n d m i gra ted v i a the G o l den C r e s c e n t to
Sa l em o f t he Je bu s , as tho u g h he had
b een cal l ed by that s pace m an , Machi ­
ven to M e l chi z e d ek, w ho s u d d en l y ap­
pea red on the s ce n e an n o u n c i n g hi m s e l f
a s the pr i e s t o f E l E l y on , the M o s t H i gh
God .
M e l chi z ed e k tau ght a n d ru l ed an d
r e i gned at J e ru s a l e m for n i n e ty - fo u r
y ea r s , a c c o rd i n g to t he U ra n t i a B o o k ,
a n d w a s then ta k en bac k t o heav e n , by
th.. e l even o the r m e m b e r s . Je s us, when
he ha d 'f i n i shed' hi s l as t be stow a l , was
ra i s ed t o be a m em be r a n d l ater w as
m a d e the i r c h i ef, "a· pr i e s t f o r e v e r aft e r
the o rd er o f M e l chi z e d e k " .

WANAQUE, NEW JERSEY
A U F O o b s erved by s e vera l h u n d red
pers o n s a rou n d Wanaque, N ew Je r s ey
l a s t J an u a ry 1 1 , 1 966 m ay p r o ve to be
o n e o f NJ b i g g e s t s i gh ti n g s . T h e U F O
w a s f i r s t o b s erved by M ay o r H a rry Wo l f,
C i vi I D efen se D i re ctor, B en t l e Spen c er
a n d s evera l m em be r s o f th e Wan aqu e
coun c i l . Som e o f th e b e s t o b s er va t i on s
c a m e from t h e Wan a q u e R es e r v o i r D a m ,
P atro l m an George Dy c k m an s ta ted, "It
w a s w e i rd . A b r i g h t wh i te o b j ec t a bou t
two feet i n d i am eter, m o v i n g u p an d
down an d a roun d . "
T h e U F O rea ppea red th e fo l l o w i n g
n i gh t . T h e A i r F o rce exp l a i n ed th e l i gh t
a s th e p l an e t s V en u s a n d J u p i ter i n a
n ew s s t o ry J an u a ry 1 4 i n N ew a r k , N . J .
T h e P atterson N ew for J an u a ry 1 4 s tat­
ed th a t th e Air F o r ce h a d exp l a i n ed the
s i gh ti n g s a s an Air F o rce h e l i c o p ter
equ i pped w i th a powerfu l l i gh t . H ow e v e r
the A i r F o r ce w a s u n a b l e t o exp l a i n th e
" F i i t i ng " m o vemen t of th e o b j ec t .
R eports c a m e i n th a t the U F O w a s
f l y i n g a t tree t o p l evel . T o m G a r r i s o n
39 , s ta ted , "Th i s t i m e i t cam e d o w n
to tree top l e v e l , the b r i gh t wh i te l i gh t
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com i n g from i t seem ed t o di m and tnen
b r i gh ten , l i k e i t w a s tu rn i ng or rotatin g . "
A l an Sm i th reported th e s a m e th i n g wh i l e
o b s e rv i n g th e U F O o v e r Tu l s a . G a r r i s o n
con t i n u e d , ""I t w a s b i g ger a n d b r i ghter
th an any s t a r I' v e e ver seen an d it made
no n o i se.
I I OU F O m em ber A u gu s t R o berts w a s
q u o ted i n th e H era l d N ew s , Jan u a ry 1 5 ,
"I t seem s s tran ge th a t th e A i r F o rce
shou l d sen d j ets to c h ec k on i ts own
h e l i co pter .
August C. Roberts of Wayne,
a member of the international
Intelligence of Unidentified Fly­
ing Objects, said last night
"U1ese objects follow a certain
pattern. Quite possibly this one
wil !return. I want to be on
hand when it does."
T h e o b j e c t d i d retu rn a n d th e a bo v e
p h o t o i s w h a t w a s captu red on fi l m . T h e
p hoto w a s t o k en a t 1 1 : 30 P M on J a n u o ry
22, 1966 . A s M r . R o b e r t s s ta te d , 60 l t
a p pea red to b e com i n g tow a rd s u s , e i th er
on top o f th e i c e o r j u s t b e I o w th e
water."
Photo b y A.C. R ob er t s
_
H O W O N E UFO P UB LIC ATION GOT
ITS STA RT
by Gene Du p l a n t i er
B a c k i n 1 9 37 s c i en ce f i c t i on w a s h a v ­
i n g o n e of i ts m o s t i ma g i n a t i v e s pree s .
Som e s to r i es featured d i s c - s h a ped ve­
h i c l es from P l u to and bey on d to s pa rk
the i n tel l ec t to i ts u tm o s t i n s tr etch ­
a b i l i ty . Ten y ea r s l a ter th ey b e c a m e a
rea l i ty w i th K en A rn o l d ' s fam ou s s i gh t­
i n g . It wa s t en y ea r s m o re u n t i I i t s tru c k
me t h a t wha t th i s c o u n try n eed ed wa s a
sau cer m a ga z i n e to i n form other s i n a l l
parts o f 1he w o r l d t h a t Can a d i an s w ere
a l s o bei n g v i s i ted by u n i den t i f i ed f ly ­
i n g o b j ect s . A n d s o uS AU C E R S , S P A C E
& S C IE N C E " m a de i t s d ebu t I]S an ex­
chan ge m a g a z i n e.
It w a sn ' t l on g befo re e s ta b l i s h e d pu-b­
l i cat i o n s s u ch as N o rbert Ga r i ety ' s
S . P . A . C . E . were u s i n g m a t er i a l from
SS&S and th a t i n i ti a ted a w a v e o f per­
s on s who wan ted to k n ow how th ey cou l d
get t h e en ti re i s s u e o f SS&S . In a con ­
ver s a t i o n w i th Gray B a rker , a t th a t ti m e
th e ed i to r o f T h e Sau c er i an Bu l l e t i n , we
a r r i ved at w h a t w e th ou g h t w o u l d b e a
fa i r .ra te. It h a s rem a i n ed t he s ame to
this day a l th ou g h S S&S is now qu i te a
b i t th i c ker than the o r i g i n a l ei gh t pages .
L i tt l e d i d I rea l i z e th a t the h o bby I
h a d u n dertaken wou l d depr i ve me o f
m u ch o f my s po re t i m e. I t h a s n ev erth e­
l es s been a r ew a rd i n g ex per i en c e. I h a v e
m et pers on a l ly an d i n d i rec t l y th rough
the m a i I some of th e m o s t en g a g i n g per­
son s y ou c ou l d ever wan t t o k n o w . Mo s t
h a v e taken SS&S t o th e i r h ea rt s b y sen d ­
i n g i n s i gh t i n g reports b o th l o c o I an d
reg i on a l . T h e m a ter i a l ran g e s th r o u g h
u n u s u a l s i gh ti n g s , con ta c t ees, reports
o f u n u s u a l ph en om en a , book r ev i ew s ,
u pcom i n g U F O con ven ti on d a tes , s p a c e
m o v i e l i s t s, s pa ce h u m ou r , a rt i c l es b y
w e l l i n fo r m ed w r i ter s , U F O ph oto o ffer s
a n d any th i n g th a t m i gh t be of i n teres t
to a u fo lo g i s t w h o d es i re s to keep u p
w i th th e l at e s t developmen t s .
W i th con t i n u ed a s s i s tan c e from regu l a r
r ea d e r s a n d a s el f- i m po s ed c l i pp i n g
s er v i ce, I h o pe t o k eep a s te a dy f lo w o f
re l i ab l e i n fo r m a t i on a n d n e w s com i n g
y o u r w a y f o r s om e t i m e to com e .
( Su b s c r i pt i on rates t o S S&S a r e 6 i s su es
for $2. Sen d y o u r order to:
G en e D u p lon t i e r ,
1 7 S h et l a n d Street,
Wi l l owd o l e, O n ta r i o , C an a d a .
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FI R ST EXAMIN ATIO N
of
TH E A L L A N SMITH ' S P H OTOG R A P H
F o l l o w i n g an a n a ly s i s h e re i n B ru g e s
i t a p pea rs th e many p a rt s of l i gh t s d eter­
m i n e a s o l i d sh a p ed o b j e c t .
T h e e l em en t wh i ch i s a b s o l u te ly i n ter­
e s s a n t l y i s th e d a r k d a s k we can see on
the b e l o w p a r t of the o b j e c t . In fa c t i n
F ra n ce m a n y t i me s peop l e s s a w d i s c s
gen era l l y red w i th a b l a c k d a s h a c ro s s
th e c i rcu l a r s u r fa c e .
I th i n k i t i s a s i m i l a r ob j ec t h e r e fo r
p a ge you can s e e t h e fro n ta l s tru ctu re of
th e A l l an Sm i th 's p i c tu re . A bo v e th i s
the "po s s i b l e" o b j e c t . T h e b l u ish a n d
red d i s h p a r t s determ i n e a s ph er i c a l u p per
p a rt w i th a d a rk "bri d g e " of d ark d a s h .
Th i s b r i d g e i s c o v e red th e s ph e r i ca l
b l u e- red s h a pe . T h e two l i tt l e s q u a r e i n
ucu p o l a " p a rt . O r two porth o l e s (if we
t h e u pp e r part ore p e rh a p s g l eams o f th e
con s i d e r th e d e f i n i t s q u a re s . Bu t, you
c a n s ee th at th i s l i tt l e squ a r e s a r e ju s t
i n an i n c l i n a t i on wh i ch i s s y m et r i co I .
W h a t i s s o a b so l u t e ly s u re?
1 . The s p h e r i ca l p a rt o f th e be l o w po rt
part i n corporated i n a d i s k .
2 . A d a rk d a s h o r "b r i d g e" a c ro s s the
below part wh i ch cover the s p h e r i ca l
part.
3 . T wo s q u a res ( pa rt u p per) wh i ch a r e
s y m e tr i c a l i n i n c l i n a t i on .
4 . T h e ••th i n g" i s a ty p i c a l U F O a s
m a ny s ee i n F ran ce: r e d or y e l l o w w i th
a d a r k d a s h a cros s . ( G E S A G i s l o o k i n g
a fter s u ch s i gh t i n g s for I IO U F O , to
fo l lo w . )
CREDIT: GESAG BELGIUM - JAN . 1966
Th e Decem ber 1 96 5 i s s u e o f "Mo d e rn
M a n " h a s an a r t i c l e "F l y i n g S a u cers
A r e B a c k " by Bob N y s tedt. M a n y
p h o to g r a ph s .
T h e Jan u ary 1 966 i s s u e of "P o p u l o r
S c i en ce" h a s U F O o rt i c l e "Why I B e­
l i eve in F l y i n g Sau cers" by M a c K i n l ey
K an to r . U F O ph otog raph s .
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IN C I DENT 1
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On Sun day n i gh t Au gu s t 1 s t, 1 96 5 a
tra i n ed A i r- F o rce w e a th e r o b s e rv e r u s i n g
h i gh powered b i n cu l a r s a n d a 40 p o w e r
s p o tt i n g s co p e s po tted a s a u c e r s h a p e d
o b j e c t o v e r N o rm a n , O k l ah om a . T h e o b­
j ec t a pp r o a c h ed from th e n o rth ea s t a bou t
9 : 30 p . m . a n d " a r c ed " i n a d i r e ct l i n e to
th e s o u th w e s t. " T h e th i n g w a s m o v i n g
qu i te rap i d l y . W e o bs er v ed i n a l i tt l e
l e s s th an f i ve m i n u te s before i t w e n t o u t
o f s i gh t . I t w a s a b o u t 22,000 f e e t u p ,
p i tch ed a t a bou t a 4 5 - d e g ree a n g l e . "
1 0 l t w a s s h a ped l i k e a f l y i n g s a u cer,
and th rou gh th e 1 0 -p o w e r b i n o cu I a r s
took on th e a p p e a ran c e o f b e i n g q u i te
l ar g e . T h e re w ere two s e ts of r e vo l v i n g,
pu l s a ti n g l i gh ts on i t s per i m ete r . Th ey
w e re s u rrou n d e d by a b l u i sh h a l o, b u t
w e re b r i g h t enou gh s o th e s a u c e r s h a pe
wa s e a s y to d i s t i n gu i s h . "
Com p l et e s to ry w a s pu b l i s h ed o n T u e s ­
d ay , Au gu s t 3 , 1 96 5 b y th e O k l ah o m a
J o u rn a l , 7 4 30 S . E . 1 5th Street, O k l a ­
h o m a C i ty , O k l ah om a .
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INC I DENT 2
An O k l ah o m a C i v i l D efen s e o f f i c e r
s i gh te d a U F O b e tw een 10 : 30 u n t i l
1 1 :00 p . m . on M on d ay e ven i n g A u gu s t 2
wh i l e d r i v i n g from O k l ah om a C i ty o n
I n te r s ta te 3 5 en rou te to N or m an . T h e
o b j e ct w a s N E o f N orman . I n a l etter
dated A u gu s t 4 , 1 96 5 to I I OU F O h e a d ­
q u ar t e r s " T h e c r a ft w a s i n th e or o ver,
th e N E a re a o f N orman . T h e r e was a
q u a rt e r p l u s m oon an d th e com pa r at i ve
s i z e o f th e c r a ft w a s a lm o s t as b i g a s
th e m o o n w ou l d h a v e b e en were i t fu l l .
I s a w fou r o r s i x l i gh t s tha t w e re b l i n k ­
i n g regu l a r ly i n rh y th m ; th e r e w a s n ev e r
any va r i a n c e i n th e rhy th m . I d i d n o t
both e r to c o u n t th e l i gh t s b e c a u s e I w a s
so s t a r t l e d , bu t h a l f of t h e m w e re red
and h a l f of th em w ere e i th er b l u e, green,
o r b l u e- gr ee n ; th e c o l o r s w e re a l t e r n a t e d
a n d w e r e a r r an g e d i n a c i r c l e th a t i n m y
v i e w l oo k ed o va l - sh ap ed . T h e red l i gh t s
b l i n k e d s i mu l ta n eou s ly . A l l th i s t i m e th e
l i gh t s were tra v e l i n g i n a cou n te r - c l o c k ­
w i s e m o t i on o n th e c r a ft .
T h e a s tou n d i n g th i n g t o m e w a s th a t
th e l i gh ts tra ve l e d t o a po i n t e a s t o f
M o o r e , o r N E o f N o rm an . T h en i t em i tted
a s h o rt b r i l l i an t wh i te o r y e l l ow i s h f l a s h
a n d s u d d en l y ch an g e d i t s d i r e c t i o n a n d
b e g a n t o tra v e l tow a rd th e sou th w e s t to­
w a rd s N o rm an . W h en it r e a c h e d a po i n t
s o u th w es t o f N orman i t a g a i n e m i tted
t h a t wh i te o r y e l l ow i s h f l a sh a n d on c e
a g a i n began t r a ve l i n g toward th e N E o f
N o rm an . I w i l l fu rth er s ay th a t th i s o b j e c t
w a s too c l ear, t o o rh y tm i ca l a n d too
com p l ex to be an i l l u s i o n or a s c i n t i l l a­
t i on . " ( A l l i n fo rm a t i on on fi l e I I OU F O
h ea dq u a rt er s ) .
O k l a h om a J ou r n a l - A u gu s t 3, 1 96 5
INC I DENT 3
I n Au gu s t, 1 96 5 s evera l th ou s o n d p e r­
s o n s repo rted s i gh t i n g s m u l t i - c o l o red
U FOs o v e r a n i n e s tate a r e a . R a d i o a n d
te l ev i s i on p r o g ra m s w ere i n te r ru p te d a s
p e r s on s d a s h ed o u t s i d e t o g e t a g l i m p s e
o f th e s tran ge d i s k s h a ped o b j e ct s .
The U F O' s a p p e a r ed to be b r i g h t l i gh t s ,
b u t wh en ob s e r v ed th rou gh te l e s co p e s
h a d a l ar g e d o m e on t o p a n d w e re a lm o s t
f l a t on bottom . T h ey w e r e e s t i m ated to
be s o m e 4 0 -60 fe et a c ro s s a n d f ly i n g a t
a l ti tu d e s o f 1 0 , 000 t o 20 , 000 ft . i n c l o s e
a n d l o o s e fo rma t i on s . T h ey f l a s h e d red,
g re en , b lu e and wh i te l i gh ts .
A s p e ct a c u l a r c o l o r p h o to, ( co v e r N o v ­
em ber 1 96 5 I I R ) w a s o bta i n e d by A I an
Sm i th i n Tu l s a, O k l ah o m a a t a p p rox i m at e ­
ly 1 : 45 a . m . on Augu s t 2 , 1 96 5 . I I O U F O
f i r s t l ea rn ed a b o u t t h e photo a p p rox i ­
m ate ly 1 0 d ay s a fter i t w a s t a k en , bu t
w a s u n a b l e to o bta i n i t for e v u l at i o n .
T h e o b j e c t pu l s a ted w i th a h i gh wh i n i n g
s o u n d a n d c h an ged co l o r from wh i t e , to
red to b l u e g reen . T h e c r a ft m o ved i n
a j v rk ey m a n n e r . Wh en th e soun d w o u l d
g e t l o u der, th e l i gh ts wou l d g et b r i g h t­
er a n d th e o b j e c t wou l d s p e ed u p .
P hoto an a ly s i s b y J oh n G u m m , I I O U F O
S c i en ti f i c P a n e l m em ber a n d O k l ah om a
J ou rn a l p h o to gra ph er s h owed th a t th e
c o m e r h ad a fo cu s l en s w i th a s h u tter
s pe e d o f 1 -50 th of a s e co n d and a re­
l a t i v e a pe rtu re o f F - 1 1 . T h e fi l m u s ed
w a s K od a c o l o r X h a v i n g a s p eed o f A S A
6 4 . A p p ro x i m a te fo ca l l e n g th o f th e
cam e ra l en s w a s 2 \4 or 60 m m .
3 1 Th i s g i ve s th e o b j e c t a n a r b i tary s i z e
of 50 feet i n d i a m e t e r . M e a s u r i n g th e
i m a g e s i z e on th e fi l m ( 4 . 5 m m ) th e o b ­
i e c t wou l d h a ve t o b e e n l e s s th an a m i l e
from th e c a m e ra . " G u m m con t i n u e d ,
4 'M e a su r i n g th e den s i ty of th e i m a g e o n
th e fi l m , th e b r i gh tn e s s o f th e o b j e c t
wou l d be re l a t i v e l y tw i ce th a t o f a fu l l
m oon . " A l an � s fa th e r wh o h a s w o rk e d fo r
A m e r i can A i r l i n es fo r 1 7 y e a r s e s t i ­
m a ted th e o b j e c t to be a p p ro x i m ate l y
5 0 f e e t a c ro s s f l y i n g a bo u t 5 -8000 fe e t .
Th e fu l l a c c o u n t i s g i ven i n th e O k l a ­
O r i g i n a l co p i es c a n b e o b ta i n ed q y
h o m a J ou rn a l , T u e s d a y , O ct o b e r 5, 1 96 5 .
w r i t i n g to th e O k l ah o m a J ou rn a l 7 4 30
S . E . 1 5, O k l ah om a C i ty , or by o b ta i n i n g
th e N o vem b er 1 96 5 I I R i n wh i ch t h e
fron t p a ge w a s reprodu ced .
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THE F L O R I D A F L A P
Wh i l e t h e r e s t of t h e Cou n try w a s i n
the m i d s t o f t h e n CJw famou s " F L A P ' · ,
we h er e i n F l o r i d a h a d o u r ' ' own F l a p ' ' .
We, h ere i n th i s a r e a a re fo rtu n a te i n
h a v i n g m a n y " w a t ch e r s " w h o report i n
a s s oon a s th ey h a v e a s i gh t i n g . Th e
fo l l owi n g i s a com p i l a t i on of many re­
ports s en t i n to me. B e cau se o f th e l a c k
of s p a c e I h a ve n o t i n c l u d ed a l l s m a l l
deta i I s , th e s e can be o b ta i n ed by i n ­
tere s ted r e s e a r c h e r s w h o wan t t o con t a ct
me at E a s t Co a s t H e a d q u a rter s .
J u ly 28, ' 6 5 - E l e c t r i c a l D i s tu rban c e -
N o ted on Ch a n n e l 1 3 T . V . 5 30 to 6 ' 1 5
P . M . - B l e a c h i n g O u t O f P i ctu re.
J u l 1 28 , ' 6 5 - P o i n t o f L i gh t - On and O ff­
L a rge, s teady l i gh t , s een at 9 : 00 P . M. -
9 : 3 5 P . M . - 9 : 4 5 P . M . - 1 1 : 4 5 P . M. ­
O b s e rved by m any i n S t . P ete a n d T a m pa
between 9 a n d 1 1 P . M. i n th e S . E .
J u ly 29 , ' 6 5 - Wh i te, b l i n k i n g l i gh t, v e ry
ra p i d , go i n g n o r th to n o r th e a s t , tw i c e
s i z e of 1 s t . m a gn i tu d e s ta r . T i m e : 1 2 : 3 0 -
1 2:32 A.M.
J u ly 3 1 , ' 6 5 - Seen i n s m a l l open i n g i n
c l oun s - 1 : 45 A . M . - Y e l l o w i sh wh i te
d i s c - s i z e of 50 cent p i e c e - cro s s e d
rap i d ly throu g h open i n g N O T m o on .
A u g u s t 3, ' 6 5 - C o c o a , F I a . 4 o b j e c t s ,
d i fferen t c o l o r s , s e en b y 4 po l i cem e n ,
h o vered o v e r po l i ce s tat i o n , chan ged
fo rma t i on s , on e n ot e d , d i a m on d - s h a p e d ,
c h a n g ea b l e con fi g u ra t i on s . -
A u gu s t 4 , '6 5 - L.i gh t s o u r c e - co l o r o f
m e rc u ry v a p o r l i gh t - 9 : 30 P . M . Sta t i on ­
a ry - s een for s h o r t l en gth o f t i m e th en i t
d i s a p p e a r e d i n the s a m e s p o t - n o c l o u d
cover.
A u gu s t 6 , ' 6 5 - 1 : 00 A . M . - S ph e re s h a pe,
b l u i s h wh i te , v ery h i gh , E M effe ct n o t i c ­
ed - d i re c t i o n W -N - W - 6 0 d e g ree e l e va­
tion, cu rved tow a rd n o rth , b e c a m e
b r i g h ter, wh i te fu z z i n e s s en ve l o pe d i t
g i v i n g i t th e o v era l l a p pea ran ce o f l e n s ­
s h a p e, b l u e ba l l of l i gh t v i s i b l e i n c en ter,
went down to 1 0 d e g ree e l eva t i on i n n o rth .
A u gu s t 1 7 , ' 6 5 - Wh i te t r i an g l e s h a p e -
no fu s i l a ge o r ta i l - red l i gh t at on e t i p ­
green a t o t h e r - no s o u n d - 1 0 : 30 P. M .
b l u e wh i te l i g h t s o u rce - o ve rh ea d , m o ved
to n o rth e a s t - 35 d e gr e e e l ev a t i on - re-
m a i n ed t h e re 5 m i n . d i s s a ppea red .
1 0 : 3 5 P . M . L i gh t s o u rce - Sou th to
N o rth , o v e r h e a d , th en moved to N o rth ­
ea s t a n d g on e .
A u g u s t 1 8, ' 6 5 - 9 : 3 2 P . M . - L i gh t s ou rc e
i n N orth ea s t - 25 d eg r e e s e le va t i o n -
m o t i o n l e s s f o r 2 o r 3 m i n u t e s , m o v ed to
N or th , d i m med at N o r th -N o rth e a s t ti I I
p la n e a ppeared from South ea s t , o b j e c t
then moved du e E a s t, b r i ghtened, tu rned
b r i l l i an t g re en and v a n i s h e d , n o s o u n d .
A u gu s t 1 9, ' 6 5 - Two o bj e c t s - " s h oot­
ing s ta r " ty p e s - shot a c ro s s s ky - d i d
n o t d i e o u t o r th e t ra j ec tory d i d n o t d e ­
c l i n e tow a rd s g ro u n d - l eft red s trea k s
v i s i b le a fter th e " o b j e ct" w a s gon e -
reported to t h e l o c a l C o l l ege .
A u gu s t 24, 26 , ' 6 5 - M a n y reports of
" L i gh t Sou r c e s " a t v a r i ou s t i m e s o f
the e ven i n g - a n a t tem pt w a s m a de t o
corre l a te them a n d e i th e r o f the echo' s -
th e s e l i gh ts d i d n o t con form to th e
s c h edu l e .
A u gu s t 27, ' 6 5 - M o v i n g r e d o b j e c t re­
s em b l i ng o n e r e po rted on th e 6 th . o f Au g .
T i m e : 7 :45 P . M . - S a m e B e h a v i o r .
A u g u s t 2 9 , ' 6 5 -- O verh ead - m ov in g very
fa s t - h ead i n g s ou th , wen t beh i n d s m a l l
c lo u d a n d d i s s a p peared - n o t e c h o .
8 :5 3 P . M . - c i g a r - s h a p e - b l u i s h -wh i te -
very b r i gh t o ve r h e a d to n orth - s een
th rou gh b i no c u l a r s .
O th l!r c i t i e s i n F l o r i da h a ve h a d s i gh t­
i n g s du r i n g th e l a s t few m o n th s . T h e s e
i n c l u d e : M i a m i , C o c o a , S a r a s ota, Braden­
ton , C l ea rwa ter, B ro o k s v i l i e, C a pe
K en n edy , N ew P ort R i c h ey , T a m p a ,
T a l l a h a s s ee , J a c k s o n v i l i e, O r la n d o ,
Ft. P i erce, P a s sagri l ie .
T h e s i gh t i n g s reported i n c l u de d : forma ­
t i on s o f o b j e c t s , s ph er e s , c i g a r - s h a p e s ,
l i gh t s o u r c e s , d i s c- s h a pe s .
O n e s i gh ti n g i n pa rti cu l a r o c cu rred on
T h u r s d ay n i ght, N o ve m p e r 1 8 , '6 5 . By
th e F l o r i d a s ta t e d i rector, Don A rm s tron g
an d h i s w i fe . L o c a t i o n : on a h i gh h i l l i n
B rook s v i l l e, F l o r i d a . T i me : b e tw een 7 : 30
a n d 1 0 : 30 P . M . Th i s s a m e s i gh t i n g wa s
s een by at l ea s t 1 5 or 20 o t h er s i n th e
a r e a . Th ere were a bo u t 1 5 to 18 o b j e c t s
i n a l l . Th e s e o b j e cts we re s o l i d wh en
v i ewed th rou gh g l a s s e s .
M any j et s w e r e i n e v i d e n c e , the ' ' g l ow­
i n g s ph e r e s " were p l ay i n g " ta g " w i th
th e p la n e s , l e tt i n g them c l o s e i n a n d
th en d a r t i n g a w ay ! Then a c t i v i ty wou l d
qu i et d own f o r a b o u t a h a l f h ou r , th en a
form at i on of fou r o b j e ct s f l ew o v e r .. A t
on e t i me th e re w ere m a n y o b j e c t s r e ­
ported i n th e a i r a t th e s a m e t i m e . Th e s e
o b j e c t s w e re d i s c r i bed a s : s o l i d , y e l l o w ­
i sh or oran g e - i sh i n co l or, s e en th rou gh
a te l e s co p e or g l a s s e s a pp e a r ed " roun d"
some w i th a g re en - i s h ' ' ta i l " or s m u d g e .
T h ere a re m any d i fferen c e s i n du l ge d
i n by th e m a j o r fa c t i o n s o f th e • • u FO"
fi e l d . M a n y t i m e s th e s e d i ffe ren ce s s e em
to fi I ter d o w n to the loca l l e ve l . Som e
o r ga n i z a t i o n s f e e l i t i s n ec e s s a ry to
m u z z l e s i gh t i n g i n fo rm a t i o n , to keep i t
fo r th e i r own pr i va t e s to c k . I fee l th a t
th i s i s the w ro n g atti tu d e to ta k e wh en
y ou con s i d e r the s e r i o u s n e s s o f the
p ro b l em s fa c i n g a l l o f us in th e fi e l d .
T h e forego i n g s i gh t i n g s cou l d n ot h a ve
been o bta i n ed w i th o u t t h e c o -o p er a t i on
of many i n d i v i du a l s c o m pr i s i n g s e v e ra l
d i fferen t o r g an i z a t i on s , both l 'l c a l a n d
n a t i on a l . Som e o f t h e n at i on a l o r g a n i za ­
t i o n s i n v o l v e d were: A . P . R . 0 . ,
N . I . C.A.P., I . I.O.U. F.O., a n d many
th a n k s to t h e " U F O R e s ea rc h O rg a n i z a ­
t i o n s " s om e o f w h o s e m e m b e r s a r e a l s o
m em bers o f th e n a t i on a l grou p s .
M r s . J oa n W h r i tenou r
D i r e c to r , E a s t C o a s t I I O U F O
G R A V I T A TIONA L C ONT R O L
by : D o c A d a m s o n , M eta l s m i th
I h a v e read a n d en j oy ed y o u r a rti c l e s
i n th e O k l ah om a J ou rn a l v e ry m u c h . T h ey
i n d i c a te c l e a r u n b i a s ed th i n k i n g ; th e
recogn i t i on of a pro b l em a s y et u n so l ve d ;
a n d w i th th e l i m i ted fo c i l i t i e s a v a i f a b l e
t o you, th e c o l l e c t i on a n d c l a s s i f i c a t i on
of a trem en d o u s a m ou n t of i n form a t i on
th a t cou l d h e l p s o l ve th e pro b l e m .
My w i fe a n d I h a ve b e en fortun a t e
en o u gh to s e e w h a t r em a i n s t o u s a U F O
j u s t on e t i m e . To the b e s t of o u r re­
co l l e c t i on it w a s th e som e n i g h t t h e f i r s t
v i s i b l e s i gh t i n g o f m a n m o d e s a te l l i te s
w ere t o b e p o s s i b l e i n O k l a h o m a C i ty .
Th e s e were to tra ve l from Sou th we s t to
N o rth ea s t a n d a l m o s t ove rh ea d .
W e w e r e stan d i n g i n t h e d r i v ew ay c l o s e
to th e s tr e e t s c an n i n g th e s ky i n t h e
g en er a l p a th th e s a te l l i te s h o u l d to k e .
S u d d en ly i n th e N or th ea s t w e n o t i c e d a
s w i ft l y m o v i n g l i gh t . A t f i r s t g l a n c e w e
thou g h t i t w a s a p l an e . I t s v e ry h i gh
s pe ed a n d t h e l o c k of th e s ta n d a rd f l a s h ­
i n g l i gh t s q u i c k l y ru l e d o u t a n y o rd i n a ry
p l a n e . I t w a s m o v i ng s o fa s t I cou l d n o t
fo l l ow i t a n d s ee g o o d w i th t h e 8 x 50
B i n o cu l a r s we w e re u s i n g, so s te p p e d
b a c k o ff th e d r i v e w a y to l ean a g a i n s t a
tree a n d s te a d y m y s e l f a n d i m p r o v e
v 1 s 1 on . B y th i s t i m e th e o b j e c t h a d
t ra ve l ed s ou th o f d u e e a s t . W e b e l i e v e i t
was vi s i b l e t o u s n o more than a m i nute.
S i n ce e v e n w i th a g o o d s te a d y g l a s s i t
w a s t o o fa r a w a y f o r u s to d i s t i n gu i sh
any d e f i n i te s h a p e, w e e s t i m a ted i t to
b e 15 o r more m i l es from u s a t the
c lo s e s t po i n t . W e w ere a l s o s u re th a t in
th e m i n u te it was v i s i b l t: to us it t r a v e l ­
ed th e h y poten u s e o f a 1 i gh t a n g l e t r i -
011 g l e th e oth e r l e g s of w h i ch w e r e a b o u t
eq u a l .
T h i s s i g h t i n g w a s n o t r e c o r d ed or r e ­
p o r t e d by u s a t th e t i m e, for w h i ch I o m
s o rry . I t s e e m ed r e l a t i v e l y u n i m po r t a n t
a t th e t i m e i n v i ew o f th e f a c t th a t a s w e
rem em b e r i t, th ere w a s m e n t i on i n th e
p a p e r n e x t m o rn i n g th a t a I o t o f p eo p I e
h od s een a n d r e p o r t e d fa s t m o v i n g l i gh t s .
I m u s t a d m i t a v e ry d e f i n i t e i n t e r e s t i n
U F O ' s a n d b e l i e v e th a t a t l e a s t s om e o f
t h e m h o v e b e en a n d o re f r o m o t h e r
p l a n e t s a n d po s s i b ly e v en o th e r s o l a r
s y s te m s . My r e a l i n te re s t i n i n d u p l i c o t ­
i n g o r e q u a l i n g th e i r m et h o d o f p r o p u l s i o n .
Th i s m a y s e e m a m u s i n g t o y o u . T o m e i t
i s e v i d en t th a t th ey u s e s o m e m et h o d o f
G ra v i t a t i o n a l con tro l wh i ch p e rm i t s a l ­
m o s t l i m i t l e s s s p e e d a n d f l e x i b i l i ty o f
o f m o v em en t . I f th ey d e v e l o p e d i t why
c an ' t w e ?
I t h a s been s o m e t e n y ea r s o r m o re
s i n c e G ra v i ta t i on a l C o n tro l w a s f i r s t
g i v en s e r i ou s t h o u gh t by m e . T h e f i r s t
f e w y ea r s p ro d u c e d a l o t o f i d ea s n o n e
o f w h i c h w e re p ra c t i c a l e n o u g h t o g i v e
m o re t h a n r o u t i n e con s i d e r a t i on . A bo u t
s e v en y ea r s a g o a m o re o r l e s s a b s t r a c t
Th e o ry w a s d e v e l o p e d . S i n c e th a t t i m e
th e re h a s b e en a g r a d u a l e vo l u t i on o f
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m a ga z i n e h a s an exc e l l en t U F O a rt i c l e
b y M r . J oh n G . F u l l e r en t i t l ed " Ou te r
S p a c e Gho s t Story . " M r . F u l l e r w h o i s a
c o l u m n w r i te r for th e S a t u rday R e v i ew
r e c en t ly a p pea red on t h e " Today Sh o w "
a n d " T h e Ton i gh t Sho w " . H i s for th ­
com i n g book c o py r i gh t 1 96 6 e n t i t l ed
" I n c i d en t At E xeter" w i I I be r e l ea s ed
in June. It w i l l be pu b l i sh ed by G . P .
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e vo l u t i on h a s o c cu r r e d w i th i n th e a b ­
s tr a c t f r a m e w o r k o f th i s o r i g i n a l T h e o ry .
Su ch i n fo r m a t i o n i s d i ff i cu l t to co n ve y i n
a l e t t e r a n d i s a ttem p te d h er e on l y i n
s i m p l e, g en er a l t e rm s .
Th i s i d ea r e p r e s e n t s n o th i n g m a g i c a l .
Just plain E n e r gy Con v e r s i on . T h e
m e th od o r m e c h a n i s m m a y n o t b e s o p l a i n ,
b u t e v en i t s h ou l d b e s i m p l e o n c e i t
work s .
E i n s t e i n s t a t e d th a t G ra v i ty i s an
E l e c tro - m a g n e t i c m a n i f e s ta t i on an d a s
s u ch i s c a pa b l e o f po l a r i z a t i o n .
P o l a r i z a t i on i s th e fi r s t s te p to G ra v i ­
ta t i on a l C o n t r o l . A n y r o ta t i n g o b j e c t i s
s u rrou n d ed b y a po l a r i z e d G ra v i ta t i on a l
f i e l d . Th e D e g r e e o f po l a r i z a t i on b e i n g
re l a t i ve t o t h e c e n t r i fu g a l e f f e c t c rea ted .
T h u s P o l a r i z a t i on i s c rea ted by th e
s tr e s s o f th e C en tr i fu g a l e f fe c t .
S t r e s s w i th i n th e G ra v i ta t i on a l f o r c e
f i e l d i n c r ea s e s an d d e c r e a s e s a l on g w i th
th e D e g ree o f P o l a r i z a t i on a n d t h e S t re s s
o f t h e C en tr i fu ga l -e ff e c t .
I f fo r a n y r e a s on th e s tr e s s o f t h e P o l a r ­
i z ed G ra v i ta t i on a i f i e : d t.. .J n b e con v ert­
on l y l a s t f o r t h e t i m e i n vo l ve d i n th e
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s e c o n d d u ra t i on wou l d not b e o f p r a c t i c a l
va l u e a n d cou l d e v en go u n d e t e c t ed .
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E x p e r i m en ta t i on h a s l e ft m e w i th m o s t l y
j u s t p a p e r s an d i d ea s .
W e h a v e m a d e 5 e x p e r i m-e n t s . N on e o f
th e r e s u I t s w e r e r e c o r d ed p rop e r ly .
O n e e x pe r i m en t w a s a c co m � an i ed by an
e ff e c t th a t l i k e th e U F O' s c o u l d be ex­ Mr. Hayden C . Hewes
p l a i n ed m o r e t h a n on e w a y . The m e c h a n ­ Assoc iate Dire c t o r
i s m w a s d a m a ged i n a l a t e r t e s t a n d I IOUFO
w h en r ew o r k ed to t r y a n d d u p l i ca te th i s .3005 West Eubanks
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u n u s u a l e f f e c t w e w e re u n s u c ce s s fu l . u . s . A.
W i l l s a y th a t th e m a ch i n e to l e ran c e s w e r e
n o t fl S ': l o s � tl-> e s -e cl"l n d t i iT' P. a n d a D . C .
G en e r a to r w a s u s ed i n s t e a d o f b a t t e ry
current. Dear Mr. Hewes ,
I f y ou o r a n y o n e y ou m ay k n o w i s i n ­
ter e s te d i n th i s p h a s e o f th e U F O s u b ­ Your letter addressed to the Chairman of the USSR Council of

ed m o m e n ta r i l y to ANY o th er form of
en e r g y , th i s w ou' l d r e s u l t in a l o s s o f
w e i gh t i n d i r e c t p r o p o r t i on to th e en e rgy
con ve r s i on . T h i s l o s s o f w e i g h t w ou l d
j e c t , I wou l d b e h a p py t o ta l k to t h e m . Ministers was forwarded for answering to the Astronomical Counc i l
T h an k y ou v e ry m u c h f o r a n y c on s i d e r ­
a ti on y ou m ay g i v e th i s l e tter a n d m u ch of t h e USSR Academy of Scienc e s .
l u c k i n y o u r g a th e r i n g a n d d i s s e m i n a t i on
In the fifties-sixt ies years "flying saueers" were of intere ltt
i d fo r m a i i o n on U F O s .
in our country. However some years later the int erest to these ob­

(in
'Flying Sa u cers '
j ec t s was lost , sinc e important s c i entific inve stigations par­

t icular compiled in the known book by Prof . Menze l ) proved rpofound­

ly the identity between mysterious "flying sourc es" and different

Nothing B u t An ts? geophysical and othe� phenomena .

(U P I)-Those so-called ' 'flying saucers ''

A t pres ent the�e i s n o any organization o r even an y spec ialist
DENVER
spotted over the Southwest last summer may not have in the Soviet Union who deals with the problem of "flying sau:o.�ra " .
been from Mars afte r all . A Denver man says he thinks
Sincerely yours ,
they may have been swarms of flaying ants.
They don't have to be ants, though, says Norton Novitt,
a scientific illustrator. They may ·have been bee s or wasps• .
Novitt delivered his ''fiyi� saucer bugs " the()ry at'
N . l-'. Erpylev·
I 2, r..,VA.) --:-
Learned Sec retary of the
a meeti� of the Denver Astronomical Society. The ASTRONOMICAL COUNC IL ,
phenomena, Novitt said, is caused by a cloud of dielectric USSR Ac ademy of Sc ienc es•
insects that retain and then discharge static electricity.
Novitt said he hasn't had too much success with some
s cientists, although one wrote him that "your theory
is plausible, stimulating, interesti� and perhaps correct. "
The Denver man said he first observed the insects
through a telescope about three years ago while looking
for satellites.
''It looked like a bunch of small spaceships trying
to make contact with the mother. ship in front, " Novitt
s aid.
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Fly1ng · Saucers ·
. Says Ex pe rt
MOSCOW-(UP)-The pop­
DENVER (UPI) - People.

u1ar sci ence

who sight flying saucers real­

,.Knowledge Is Stre n gth" said

magazine
ly are seeing something-but
not flying saucers-said the

exist and that Russia h as

Tuesday that flyin� �aucers do
director of the Harvard Ob­

tbem. servatory.

S. Zorishtein. writin g
from other planets, Menzel
Prof.
''i could take you out on
in the current issue of the
any clear night and you can

A dia·
monthly publication, de�cribed
see 'flying saucers ' by the

gram accompanied his verbal

a saucer-type plane.
dozens, ' ' Dr. Donald Menzel
sald. They are not space-
dP.scription.
••This flyi ng di s c is an orig·
. ships, he said, but "some
· very plebian reflections from

said. ..It can rise and descend

inal type of plane,, Zonshteir
natural objects. "
Menzel, in Denver to help
vertically.
••The dise·like wing bas four
kick off a fund drive for Den­
ver University, where he

the engjne sucks up air. Thi!

round apertures through which g raduated in 1 920, said sun­
light or strong ground light

surface of the circular wing.

cre ates a vacuum on the upper is reflected from many ol>­

The air th rust when directed

jects in the sky.

downward lifts the aircraft ofj

These include high altitude

the ground.
weather balloons, planes,

••with the aid of a gyro·

pieces of foil carried aloft

scopic installation, the .air·

by the wind, kites, ice

· craft's c ab in in always po�nted

c rystals - and especially

.along the trajectory of flight

" lenses of air" created by
cold air on top of warm air.
Bright star� seen through
these lenses appear · larger,
Menzel said. Sometimes they
even flash different colors
T h e M a r ch 1 966 i s s u e of " M an ' s I l ­ and dart about the sky.
l u s tr a t e d " h a s th e a rt i c l e " U F O ' s A t Menzel said the same
450 F a th o m s " b y E d H y d e . things that create these light
mirages can also pro­
duce mirages on radar
screens.
T h e M a r c h i s s u e of " P a g ean t" ca r r i e s Menzel said the United
a n a rt i c l e en t i t l ed " S o m eon e U p T h e r e States goes through periodic
I s W a t c h i n g U s " by E d wa r d H y m o ff . '.'flaps" when . Publicized re­
Sev e r a l g o o d p h o t o g ra ph s .
ports of saucer sightings
T h e A pr i l i s s u e o f R E A L h a s a n a rti c l e
for _lights in the. sky.
cause people to start look­
" C o n ta c t O u ter S p a c e " by J oh n O t t o . ing
They always find them, he ·
I n te r e s t i n g .

said. But they aren't "flying

saucers . " And there is no
evidence to indicate the ex­
ploration of the earth by men
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TUL S A , O K L A H OM A - M A R C H 1 , 1 96 6
U FO s w e re on ce a g a i n s i gh te d b y th e
O k l ah o m a H i gh wa y P a tro l s i n ce th e
A u gu s t 1 , w a v e o f s i gh ti n g s . Th e l a te s t
s i gh t i n g w a s reported b y tro o p e r A I N e w ­
p o r t w h o s a i d h e s a w th e U F O a t 5 : 40
a .m .. T u e sd a y . H e s a i d the l i gh t w a s
" 1 0 0 t i m e s b r i g h ter th an a s ta r an d
m u ch l a rg e r . I w a s cu r i ou s . I h a d n ever
s een a n y t h i n g th at large in th e s ky
b e fo r e . "
Th e U F O w a s s een e a s t- so u th ea s t o f
T u l s a . N ewport s a i d Trooper L e e C d a d ­
w e l l a n d D i s pa tch e r J on n i e H a r k i n s a l so
s a w th e l i gh t. P h o t o g r 'l p f-. er J i m T i n k e r
t o o k a p h o to g r a ph o f t h e U F O from 1 208
S . D e l a w a r e P l a ce .
Th e f i l m w a s p ro ce s s ed n o rm a l l y i n a
f i n e - g r a i n d e v e l o p er, T i n k e r s a i d . H i s
w i fe s a i d th e o b j e c t l o ok ed l i k e a br i gh t
l i gh t w h i ch s e em ed to s h i m m er .
T h e I I OU F O i s i n ve s t i ga t i n g t h e s i gh t­
i n g a n d ph oto graph both from ou r Tu l s a
O ff i c e a s w e l l a s H ea d q u a rter s . R e a d
t h e r e s u l ts a s s oon o s a con c l u s i on i s
rea ch ed .
M a rc h 1
-
W AY N E , N E W J E R S E Y
TUE S D A Y , F E B R UA R Y 22, 1 96 6
A g l ow i n g body th a t m o ved i n an u p ­
w a rd cou r s e o v e r Way n e, N ew J er sey ,
h o m e o f I I O U FO P h oto L a b . of A u gu s t
C . R oberts h a s been i d e n t i fi ed a s a
" R o v i n g l i gh t" t y p e U F O _ A t 1 1 : 30 pm
Dr. J oh n P a g a n o a N e w J er s ey offi c i a l
o f N I CA P m a d e th e i de n t i fi c a t i on a s th e
o b j e c t h o ve re d i n th e s ky o ve r W ay n e .
O v e r a p e r i od o f fo rty m i n u t e s th e
o b j e c t d a r t e d a bou t th e s ky . I t h a d been
r eported by a n u m b e r o f r e s i d en ts . O b ­
s er v e r s a l s o s a i d t h e o b j e c t c h a n g e d
c o l or s .
A " ro v i n g l i gh t" U FO , s i c D r . P a ga n o
i s i d en ti f i ed b y i ts c h a ra cter i s ti c m ov e ­
m e n t, i n th a t i t m o v e s too s l o w l y to b e
a con v ent i on a l o b j ec t .
I I O U F O m e m b e r A u gu s t C . R o be r t s i s
i n v e s ti g a ti n g for th e I I O U F O .
Tu l s a , O k l a h om a
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d i d n o t a p pea r to de v i a te from i t s " f l i g h •
path " a t any t i m e . A l l m o vem en ts w e r e
un i form , w i th no j e rk i n e s s or rou g h
m o v em en t s . I t wou l d be i m pos s i b l e fo r m P.
UFO R E P O R T
t o e s t i m a te t h e ob j e ct' s a l ti tu d e , a s I
At a p p ro x i m a t e l y 8 : 0 8 p . m . , C S T , on cou l d te l l no apprec i a b l e d i ffe ren c e b e ­
T h u r s d a y , M ay 20 , I, a l on g w i th one t w e e n i t a n d E ch o I I , i n s o fa r a s a p ­
o th er w i tn e s s , o b s erved an o b j ect re­ pea ra n c e a n d a p paren t a l t i tu d e w e re
con cern ed .
s em b l i n g th e E ch o I I s a te l l i te, mo v i n g
from N o rth t o Sou th . Wh en I f i r s t s a w th e L u c i u s F a r i sh
o b j e c t , i t w a s a bou t 70 d e gre e s u p from R o u te O n e
th e Sou th e rn h o r i zon, m o v i n g s l ow ly . T h e
P l u m er v i l l e, A rkan s a s 7 2 1 27
U F O w a s s l i gh t l y E a s t o f N o rth - Sou th ,
b e i n g a p p rox i m a t e l y 7 5 d eg re e s from th e
E a s te rn h o r i zon . Du r i n g th e ti m e I v i ew­
UFO D E T E CTO R
ed th e o b j ect, it h a l ted m o m en ta i r l y , then
r e s u me d its m o ve m en t . At n o t i m e d i d I t i s a we l l known fa ct th a t a l l p i l o ts
the l i gh t from th e o b j e c t vary wh i l e l i gh t from th e A i r F o rce a n d from c o m m e r c i a l
w a s v i s a b l e, a I th o u g h th e o b j e c t d i d l i n e s , who h a ve en coun tered s o m e " F l y ­
b l i n k o u t fo r a few s e c on d s i m m ed i a te ly i n g Sau c e r s " , h a v e s een th e i r com p a s s
a fter I f i r s t v i ewed i t . The oth er w i tn e s s , gett i n g i d l e . More o v er, m any R a d i o and
B o bby M a l l e tt of P l u m e r v i l i e , s tated th a t T V b ro a d ca s te r s h a ve been d i s tu r bed a n d
h e h a d b e e n wa tch i n g t h e o b j e ct f o r a p ­ e ven b l a c ked ou t w h e n s o m e U F O s w e r e
prox i m a te l y 1 0 m i n u te s b e fo r e d r i v i n g c lose.
1 V2 m i l e s from h i s h o m e t o m i n e to i n ­ T h e D etector h a s been m a d e t o a l l o w
form m e of th e o b j ect' s p re s e n ce . H e i ts own e r to know w h en an U F O i s c l o s e ,
:; ta ied th a t th e o b j e c t h a d h a l ted a t i n ­ w i th o u t s p en d i n g d ay s a n d n i g h t s watch ­
terva l s d u r i n g th i s p r i o r ob s e r va t i on i n g t h e s ky . Th i s D etector w o r k s on th e
p e r i o d of 1 0 m i n u tes . p r i n c i p l e of t h e d i s p l a ce m en t of a c o m ­
Th e co l o r of th e o b j e ct wa s th e " s ta r ­ p a s s n eed l e wh i c h i s v e ry s en s i ti ve t o a
l i k e" c o l o r of t h e fam i l i a r E ch o s a te l ­ m a g n et i c fi e l d . I t work s on a 9 Vo l t
l i t e s , w i th j u s t a s l i gh t t i n t o f g reen battery , a n d i s com p l ete l y porta b l e .
v i s a b l e th r o u g h b i n o c u l a r s . It was v ery A l l p a rts g e tt i n g i n e l e ctr i ca l c o n n e ct­
s l i gh tl y b r i g h ter than E ch o I I u su a l ly i on s , a n d t h e need l e, are g o l d p l a te d to
a p p ea r s . ·I began v i ew i n g th e o b j e ct w i th i n s u re bette r con ta ct a n d to a vo i d ox­
my pa i r of va r i a b l e power b i n o cu l a r s on i d a ti on . U n i t s i z e : 4 " by 4 " by 1 V2 " ,
th e 9 X s et t i n g, b u t no d e ta i l s of any s o r t U n i t co st: w i th ba ttery $ 1 0 . 00 , i n c l u d ­
w e r e v i s a b l e . I t w a s m ere l y a " l i gh t" . A i r M a i l i n g . O r d e r from P E R R I N COM ­
After wa tch i n g t h e o b j e c t for s om e f i ve P A N Y P . 0_ . B ox 1 6 , 1 2 1 6 Co i n tr i n ­
or ten s e con d s , I h an d ed th e g la s s e s to Gen e v a , Sw i t z e r l a n d .
B o b b y , w h o w a t c h ed i t for two m i n u te s
o r s o , w h i l e I began ma k i n g n o te s . Wh en
h e h a n ded th e f i e l d g l a s s e s back to me,
I s w i t c h ed th em to 1 2 X a n d a d j u s ted th e
fo c u s , bu t a ga i n no d eta i I s w e re v i s a b l e .
T h e o b j e c t w a s n o w m o v i n g i n a s o u th e r­
ly d i re c t i on a n d · d i s a p p ea r e d beh i n d a
wood ed h i l l d i re c t l y beh i n d my h ou s e
w i th i n th e n e x t 6 0 t o 9 0 s e con d s . I t d i d
n ot b l i n k o u t d u r i n g m y l a s t p e r i od of
o b s erva t i on , bu t m a i n ta i n ed a b r i g h t
s teady l i gh t u n t i l i t w a s l o s t t o my s i g h t .
T h e r e w a s n o n o i se w h a t s o e ve r i n
con n e c t i on w i th t h e o b j e c t , a n d , i n d e ed ,
h a d i t n o t been fo r t h e o b j ect' s i n ter­
m i tt e n t h a l t i n g in i ts cou r s e , I wou l d
h a ve d i s m i s s ed i t a s a n a rt i f i c i a l s a te l ­
l i te . N o tra i I w a s v i s a b l e a t any t i m e .
Th e tota l t i m e o f o u r com b i n ed ob s er v a ­
t i o n s wa s rou gh ly 4 m i n u te s . Th e o b j ect
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P R OJ E C T B L U E B OO K
H I S TOR Y O F P ROJ EC T
O b ta i n e d F rom P ro j e ct B l u e book H ea dq u a rters
W r i g h t- P atte rson A F B
F o l l o w i n g t h e K en n eth A rn o l d s i gh t i n g
o n 2 4 J u n e 1 94 7 , w i d e n ew s cov era g e o f
pu b l i c r e p o r t s o f " ' f l y i n g d i s c s o r
s a u c e r s " c r ea t e d s u f f i c i en t con c e rn a t
h i gh m i l i to ry ech e l on s t o a u t h or i z e A M C
t o c o n d u ct a p r e l i m i n a ry i n v e s ti ga t i on
i n to th e s e repo r t s . E a r ly c o r r e s p on d e n c e
i n d i c a t e s th at U . S . M i l i tary L ea d e r s
w e r e c on c e r n e d th a t th e o b j e ct s repo rted
were on a i r c r a ft con f i gu ra ti on m o re
a d va n c e d th an th o s e po s se s s e d by th e
U n i te d S t a t e s Armed F o r c e s . A l e tter,
2 3 S e p tem be r 1 94 7 , from L t . Gen era l
T w i n i n g o f A M C to th e Comm an d i n g
G en era l o f th e A rmy A i r F o r c e s , e x pr e s s ­
e d th e o p i n i on th a t th ere w a s s u ff i c i en t
s u b s ta n c e i n th e reports t o w a rran t a
d eto i l ed s tu dy .
On 30 De cem b e r 1 94 7 , a l etter from th e
Ch i ef of Sto ff d i re cted A M C to, --- " s e t
u p a p ro j e ct w h o s e pu rpo s e w a s t o co l ­
l e ct, co l l a te, e v a l u ate a n d d i s tr i b u t e to
i n teres ted G o v e rn m en t A ge n c i e s a n d
c o n tra c t o r s a I I i n form a t i on con cern i n g
U F O s i g h ti n gs an d p h en o m en a i n th e
atm o s ph ere wh i ch c o n be con s tr u e d to be
o f con c e rn to th e N a t i on a l S e ::u r i ty . . . "
T h e T e chn i ca l I n te l l i g en c e D i v i s i on o f
A M C i s s u ed H q A M C T e ch n i c a l I n s tru c­
t i on N o 2 1 8 5, 1 1 F e bru a ry 1 94 8 , a n d the
p ro j e c t w a s i n au gu ra t e d w i th a c o d e
n o m e o f " SI GN . " T h e c o d e n o m e " S I G N "
was changed t o th e c o d e n o m e
" G R U D G E " on 1 6 D e c ember 1 948 . A
report r e l e a s ed i n F ebru a ry 1 9 49 c o v e r ­
i n g a n a l y s i s of th e f i r s t 27 3 i n c i d en t s
c on c lu ded th a t, w h i l e n o d efi n i te a n d
con c l u s i ve e v i den c e ex i s te d , e v a l u a t i o n
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o f repo rts of u n i d en t i fi ed o b j e c t s w a s a
n ec e s s a ry a ct i v i ty o f M i l i ta ry I n te l l i ­
g en c e A g en c 1 es .
A fter th e P ro j e c t " S I G N " R e port,
w o rk c on ti nu e d a lon g th e s o m e l i n e s and
a P ro j e c t " G R U D G E " R eport was pu b­
l i s h ed a nd r e l ea s ed in A u g u s t 1 9 49 by
AM C . Th i s report con ta i n e d a n a ly s i s o f
2 4 4 c a s e s a n d con c l u d ed th a t U n i den t i ­
f i ed F l y i n g O b j e c t s r ep o r t s r e su l ted
fr-:> m : a ) m i s i n terpreta t i on of c on ven ti on a l
o b j e c t s , b ) m a s s h y s te r i a o r . . W a r N e r­
v e s " , c) h o a x e s a n d/or d) P sy c hopothe­
l o g i c o l person s . b a s ed u po n t h e s e c o n ­
c l u s i on s A M C recom m en d ed th a t i n ve s t­
i ga t i on a n d s tu dy o f th i s t y p e of r e po rt
be redu ced i n s co p e . M a j o r p o r t i on s o f
th i s w o r k w e r e p erformed u n d er con ­
tra ct by Oh i o Sta t e U n i ve rs i ty , P ro­
fe s s o r H y n ek ( P re s en t Con s u l ta n t to
A F on P ro j e c t B l u e B o o k ) , T h e R a n d
C o rp o ra t i o n , D r . G . Va l l ey , D r . P a u l
F i t t s , A i r W e a t h e r S e r vi c e, 36 1 0 th
E l e ctron i c S e c t i on a n d th e U . S . Weather
B u reau .
F o l l o w i n g p u b l i ca t i on of th e " G R U D G E "
R e p o rt, th e A i r F o r c e con t i n u ed t o i n ­
v e s t i g a te s i gh t i n g s , i n a s mu ch a s i t i s
o n A i r F o r c e r e s pon s i b i l i ty to i d en t i fy
a n d a n a l y z e A e r i a l P h en om en a th a t cou l d
p o s s i b l y b e a m e n a c e to th e U n i ted
Sta te s . M u ch of the S c i e n t i f i c a n d
T e chn i ca l w o rk d u r i n g 1 950 a n d 1 95 1
cen tered a rou n d P ro j e c t " T w i n k l e " a n d
th e G r e en F i reba l l s tu d i e s o f D r . L a P a z
i n th e So u th w e s tern U n i ted S t a te s . P ro­
j e ct " Tw i n k l e" F i n a l R eport was com ­
p l e ted on 27 D e cember 1 95 1 . Du r i n g
D ecem ber 1 95 1 Co l on e l K i rk l a n d a n d
L t. R u pp e I t m o d e a v i s i t t o B a tte l l e
Memo r i a l I n s ti tu te to d i s cu s s th e feo s i ­
b i l i ty o f a s c i en ti fi c s tu d y from th e d a ta
co l l e c ted s i n c e the p r o g ra m ' s i n c e p t i on .
T h u s , P ro j ect B l u e Boo k ' s S p e c i a l R e ­
p o r t N o . 1 4 c o m e i n to be i n g .
D u ri n g th e ph o s e i n wh i c h S p e c i a l R e ­
p o r t N o 1 4 w a s i n p repa rat i on ( 1 952 -
1 954) th e pro j e ct a t t r a c t e d a P u b l i c
R e l a t i on s a s pe c t th a t rema i n s w i th i t to­
d ay . Th i s come a bo u t th rou gh a N a t i on a l
i n te re s t i n reported s i gh t i n g s , S c i en ce ­
F i ct i on pu b l i c a t i o n s o f a l l eg e d conta c t s
w i th v i s i to r s from o u t e r s pa c e , form a t i on
of p s u ed o- s c i en t i fi c o r ga n i z a t i on s , h o b by
c lu bs , a n d s e l f- a p po i n ted i n d i v i d u a l s
who i n ve s t i g a ted U F O s i gh t i n g s . T h e
r a d a r s i gh t i n g s i n Wa sh i n g ton D . C . d u r ­
i n g J u l y 1 95 2 ten d ed t o g i ve s u b s ta n c e
t o U F O report s . N e w s c o v e r a g e d u r i n g
th i s peri o d w a s extrem e l y h i gh a n d
G en era l S a m ford con d u cted a p res s c o n ­
feren c e on 29 J u ly 1 9 5 2 t o e x p l a i n th e
s i tu at i on .
W i th the i n c rea s ed v o l u m e of r e p o rts
pou ri n g in, a S c i en ti f i c A d v i s o ry P a n e l
on U FO w a s e s to b l i s h ed i n l ate 1 95 2 .
A t a m eet i n g h e ld d u r i n g 1 4 - 1 8 J an u a ry
1 95 3 a l l a va i l a b l e d a ta w a s e x a m i n ed .
Con c l u s i on s a n d recommen d a t i on s of
th i s p a n e l were pu b l i s h ed in a n u n c l a s s i ­
fi ed report, a n d m a d e pu b l i c . Th e p an e l
con c lu ded th a t U FO ' s d i d not th rea ten
th e N a t i on a l Secu r i ty of th e U . S . and re­
com m ended t h a t the Au ra o f m y s tery
a tta c h ed to t h e p ro j e c t be rem oved .
By 195 3 A i r Force respon s i b i l i ty fo r
th e U FO program h a d become f i rm ly
e s ta b l i sh e d . It wa s n ow appa rent th a t
som e d i rect i ves were n e c e s s a ry i n order
to stan dard i ze i n ve s t i ga t i v e p ro cedures
a n d form u l ate po l i cy . A F R 200 - 2 wa s
wri tten o n d t h e f i n a l pu b l i c a t i on w a s
d i stri bu ted i n A u g u s t 1954 . Th i s regu ­
l at i o n s ta te s th e purpose, i n ve s ti ga t i ve
pro ced u re s a n d po l i c i es r e l a t i n g to re­
l ea s e o f i n fo rma t i on . Spec i a l R eport N o .
1 4 w a s com p l eted o n 17 M a r c h 195 4 . I t
con c l uded th a t o n t h e ba s i s o f t h e ob­
s ervati on s reported to th e A i r F o r c e i t
w a s h i gh ly i m proba b l e th a t any o f the s e
reports repr e s en t obs erva t i on s o f tech n o ­
l og i ca l d e v e l opmen ts o u t s i de th e range o f
pre s en t d a y s c i en t i fi c k n o w l ed ge . I n a c ­
cordan c e w i th th e recomm e n d a ti on s o f
th e S c i en ti fi c P a n e l a n d prov i s i on s for
re l ea s e o f i n fo rm a ti on ou t l i n ed in A F R
200 -2 the report w a s dec l a s s i fi ed a n d
re l ea s ed to th e genera l p u b l i c on 5 M ay
1955 .
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A fter 1 955 the pro j e c t con c ern ed it­
s e l f w i th i n v e s t i g a t i on o f s i gh ti n g s ,
e v a l u a t i on o f th e d a ta a n d r e l e a s e o f
i n fo rm a t i on to proper n ew s m e d i a . T h i s
i n form a t i on i s g i ven to t h e pu b l i c i n th e
form o f a n e ws re l ea s e ca l l e d th e " F A C T
SH E E T " . T h e s e , o r s i m i l a r re l e a s e s
h a v e been m o d e per i o d i c a l ly s i n c e 1 9 55 .
A l l d a ta e x a m i n ed h a s been i n a c c o r d ­
f i c P a n e l i n J a n u a ry 1 9 5 3 . S t i I I , t h e
o n c e w i th th e con c l u s i on s of th e S c i en t i ­
" F ly i n g Sau c er My th " h a s rem a i n e d i n
th e pu b l i c ey e, a n d h a s n e c e s s i ta te d
m any conferen c e s a n d br i e f i n g s a m o n g
M i l i ta ry , C i v i l i an , S c i en ti f i c , an d C o n ­
g re s s i on a l m e m be r s . A m o n g th e m o s t
s i gn i fi can t o f th e s e a re : a) 4 O c tober
1 956 , Th e Gen era l L ew i s S p e c i a l B r i ef­
i n g , b) 1 6 S e p tem ber 1 95 7 , D e f e n c e
S c i en ce B o o rd B r i e f i n g , c) 3 1 J a n u a ry
1 958 , M c C l e l l a n Su b-Com m i ttee B r i e f i n g ,
d ) 8 A u gu s t 1 958 , M c C o rm a c k Su b - C o m ­
m i ttee B r i e fi n g, e) F e bru a ry 1 959 , W a s h ­
i n gton D . C . P o l i cy M e eti n g s a n d f ) 1 1 - 1 5
J u ly 1 96 1 , Con g r e s s i on a l B r i e fi n g ( M r .
R o bert Sma rt) .
A s fa r ba ck a s 1 9 5 2 r e c o m m en d a t i o n s
h o ve been m o de to d i s c on t i n u e th e pro­
j ec t o r tra n s fe r i t to c i v i l i an a gen c i e s or
con tra c to r s . H owever, con t i n u a t i on of
th e p ro j e c t under A i r Forces a u s p i ce s i s
l i k e l y . A l etter from G e n era l W at s on on
7 J u l y 1 955 to G en era l Sam fo rd e x p re s s ­
e d fa c t o r s th a t a re s t i I I p e rt i n en t, "
. . •.
i s th e f a c t th a t com p l ete re l i an c e on a
c on tra c tor wou l d n o t redu c e th e respon s i ­
b i l i ty o f a n d t h e re fo re th e l o a d c a rr i ed
by th e A i r Force . . . " A l so, va r i o u s
s tu d i es h a ve been m a d e to tran s fer t h e
pro j e c t to oth er orga n i z a t i o n s w i th i n the
A i r Force.
C U R R E N T SI T U A T I O N : P ersonn e l a s ­
s o c i a ted w i th th e p ro j ect o re enga ged i n
recei p t o f U F O repor t s , i n ve s t i g a t i on
a n d a n a ly s i s of t h e s e reports a n d m a i n t­
en a n c e of re search a n d corre s pon den c e
fi l e s . I n add i t i on , i n fo rm a t i on i s s u pp l i ed
to SA F O I -CC u pon w h i ch to b a s e a rep ly
to th e more than 2,000 l etters a y ea r
from i n d i v i d u a l s requ es ti n g i n fo rm a t i on
on th e U F O pro gram . F rom 196 2 - 196 5
th e f i l e s w ere rev i ewed a n d p la ced i n a
s ta n dard forma t . Stati s t i c s w ere re­
compu ted on the b a s i s of th e a c tu a l
c a s e fi l e s . T h e fa ct s h eet w a s r e v i s ed
to p ro v i de i n fo rm a t i on m o s t o ften re­
q u e s ted by i n d i v i du a l s and to d i s s em i n a te
th e y e a r l y s ta t i s t i c s . P eri o d i c c a s e s u m ­
m a r i e s on c a s e s o f pu b l i c i n tere s t a re
r e l e a s ed . Th e cu rren t A F R 200 -2 i s
u n d e r r ev i s i on . P re s en t P ro j ect Off i c er
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