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P1; t h e id west UFO Netwark, Inc. An*- 1,131 Neet ine on- June. 18, 1972, se.ve,ral mem- b e r s i nqu i r ed whether . t h e g e c y r ? p h i ~ c 7 ~ -. n?me of our o r g a n i z a t i o n might be a handi - cap c o n s i d e r i n g t h z t MUF$N hzs now ex; psnded from. c o a s t t o c o a s t . B a s i c a l l y , one of our major o b j e c t i v e s i s t o have a S t a t e -Ezc t ion , D i r e c t o r r e s p o n s i b l e f o r every cr_.?.rrlty o r group o f c o u n t i e s i n every s t a t e i:: which we opera te . A su rvey of t h e mep on d i s p l a y a t t!:e r e c e n t MUFI;N .

Confereace d i s c l c s e d - t h a t we have many ,,

coun t i e s i n t h e midwestern s t a t e s where competent i n d i v i d u a l s have no t been found t o r e p r e s e n t MUFCN a s S t a t e - S e c t i o n D i - a

r e c t o r s . The succes s of our conferences , syrnpos.iums~'and ' p i cn i c s may be a t t r i b u 5 e d - d i r e c t l y - ' . to ' t h e .proximity of our members t

'-and- t h e ~ . p e r s o r i a l con t ac t ' t h u s 'made pos- s i b l e . The name ,Midwest UFO.-Network, Inc . or ' ,MUF?N has :now a ch'ie-~'ed f n t ern,?t,! o;73!. r e cogn i t i on ' . through& .the: :out s t a n d i n g .wcr.k of our members, and . t he ! a r t i c l e s i n 'w' -. .-.y- i n g 4 Saucer' Review.:" .<'-It would' be unv;.:.;::?. 1

a t t h i s ooin-t : i n time', t o ' c h m ~ e t!-T. :.zne .. ,qfTt@c,; f ~ s t e s t ~ g ~ ~ i ; F $ n . g F f ~ ~ i ! L b ~ . ~ ~ : . n . - ~ . z 22..l..ll~i. .:L--A - - --

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i n ~ u c 1 e i - r . ?hys i c s ,-: in ' . C a l ~ f b r n i a , we zj?e . .

extremely -pl;oud t o -w<lcc~me. W 2 . i j : i z i N, Mur- , . .. phy- aS 'S ta te -Sec t io r i ' .Di re3 ta - r .:G:- t h e

. no r the rn C ~ l i f o r n i a c'o~?rjt,ies :o," Sil.:sta, Teharna, !%hity and S i sh iyou . B i l l h a s a Mssters Uegree i n Educst ion and t e a c h e s i n t h e Reddiny, C a l i f . , s choo l system. He i s . a f o r m ~ r commercial p i l o t - and has been a' c'ont'r.2butor t-o ' t h e pages ..of "Fly- . ing Saucer '-Rev-iew-. (' ' " B i l l res,id.es a t :2045 Shasta. S t ?, # l o , Redd ing , Ca.;, 96.001. c '

' G r e ~ t e r coverage o f t h e str.t& of,,Mlch- .. igan-hz5: 'now becdine a ' r e a l i cy wi th the. appointment of Rbbe'rt *L.. S t i n s o n 5 s , S t a t e - S e c t i o n Di ' rector- for- ' Mbnroe, Wayne, W&h- tenaw, - f iak land , Lenawee, Jackson and Liv- i n g s t o n ... coun t i e s . Bob has h i s Mcsters ' Degree i n Counseling and- i s employed by t h e Voca t ione l R e h a b i l i t a t i o n S e r v i c e of t h e Mich igm Department of Educat ion 8s a Counselor. H i s p a s t exper ience\ i n t h e comrnunicetion z r t s a s a r a d i o newsmzn: and now a l s o a s a pzr t - t ime Deputy S h e r i f f , provide i d e z l . contacts . t o keep a b r e a s t of t h e c u r r e n t UFG s i t u e t i o n i n Michigan. B i l l l s home add re s s i s 1762 Devon S t . ,.

Message_, --- Continued . . SICYLG(:K, ~ ~ g l l s t , 72 Y p s i l e n t i , Mich., .l+8197. ' I n t h e very nea r future-; 3 i l l w i l l be an- nouncing t h e names.ot F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t o r s working wi th him i n t h e . . . . . .

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Elmer Kl;al, S t a t e ' ~ i r e ~ t o r - k o $ Nebraska,, has o rdered t e n more ~ i e l d I n v e s t i g a t o r Manuals f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n t o p o t e n t i a l ' St.ate-S.ectibn D i - - - r .ec tor5 a n d - F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t o r s a s a means of i n t roduc ing them t o . t h e techniques.,.involv.ed i n i n v e s t i g a t i o n s . . HE ha's a l s o . f ound:"met t h e educa t iona l ' c r e d e n t i a l s of MUFON f s twenty Consul tan ts i s .Gery im-;. p ress ive . .,wfien. i n v i t i n g .col lege. o r ' u n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s s o r s t o - ps r t i cs - , p a t e i n , . the ac t iv i t i e ' s ' o f . t h e Nidwest. UF.0 Network. . . . .-

. Dr,. ,Robert W. ~ a u ~ h m $ n . of t h e Bioassay Labora tory , P. O. : ~ o x 544, Ames; Iowa.. 5001q has accyepted our i n v i t a t i o n , : t o s e r v e a s a, . 'Consultant t o . 'WFON and. make h i s . .p r iva te . l a b o r a t o r y ' a v a i l ~ b l e f o r i'n-de-pth s tudy o f . ' c a s&s reqki'ri'n'g h i s ,@xp.er t i se . He has alrez'dy cqnducted an analy- . - sis o f t h e , s o i l samples t z k e n : from t h e , damaged a rea i n . t h e soybean . f i e ' l d of Donald'Sla.ikeu a t Go ld f i e ld , Iowa. Bob, has. had a n i n t e r e s t i n , . t he UF0,phenornenon f o r many.years, b u t now. welcomes t h e opportun-' i t y to'become more d i r e c t l y involved. ' . . . . . . .

Colman VohKeviczky, S t a t e D i r e c t o r f o r New York, ; s e n t a; l e t t e r o f g r e e t i n& t o t h e . Third: Annual Kidwest UFil' Conference on June,, 17, 1972 and. enclosed, a copy of, t h e three ' . j jage a r t i c l e : . f rom t h e J u l y 10 , 1972 i s s u e of MIDNIGHT' t i t l e d ".The.,Truth .About .UFOs is being suppressed by the.U.,S.,Goverqrnent 'and .UN." The keynote s p e ~ c h a t the.MZr'(?N Conf ererice by: Cha r l e s ' E. B a m m ,., Execut ive E d i t o r .of t h e Qu$ncy,. .

. ' l l!lerald-~higlv. newspaper wouldX:have $iven Colman a . r e f r e s h i n g u p l i f t i f he could have been -p re sen t ; M r . B~rnum ' s , . ou t s t and ing , p r e s e n t a t i o n

' w i l l be publ ished i n 'its e n t i r e t y i n SKYLOClK,. s ' ince we were u n a b l e , . . t o i nc lude i t . ' a s a p e r t . of :-the. :Conf-erence proceedings..-Mr .--Bkrnum has

taken :an o b j e c t i v e view i n r e p o r t i n g , devents, - a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e UFC) phenomenon, and makes 3ome ,ye;*. def i i i i t e rec'omnie'ndat i o n s t o b-0th t h e news media' and .UFOlogis.ts. . This i s lTinustn r ead ing f , o r .everpone. We . a r e indebted t o . M r . Barnum f o r .accepting . t h e chal lenge: k o ' f a c e . . t h i s , c o n t r o v e r s i a l ' is,sue i n a': s t r a i g h t and f o r t h r i g h t manner. . .

During t h e proce.ss.of co rps s ing a mai!.ing list c: %?te a' t5endees a t t h e Third Annual Midwest UFO,Confererce., .:t was ? . . . ~ ! . . ~ . - i t n r t o n e , o r p : ,more people came from n ine t een s t a t e s and one C;tiha;iian.province', :-,Is.. , ...

would be expected, the m a j o r i t y came from- I l l i n o i s , and Miss.ouri:, - ,.,-

However; v i s i t o r s from d i s t a n t - s t a t e s such a s ,Fl .or ida , 'Georgia, Cal- . . ,if o r n i a , New . Jersey, Texas , . Colorado and ' Idaho indi 'ca ted. . the tremen-

dous - i n t e r e s t and a t t r a c t i o n t h a t t h e MUFON annua l conferences have , .'- . c r e e t e d . ' I t , i s 'unquest ionably- t h e f i n e s t such eve'nt now t a k i n g , :. ; . p l a c e -on a r e g u l a r , b e s i s anywhere. i n t h e world. - We should be . ' j u s t l j r - proud, :of . ', . t h e many people- who make the.se eymposiums p o s s i b l e , , . '

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and a l l eged llmonsters .ll Some r e s 5 d e n t s of ,rur.a 1' .Louisiana, Mo. ,,. a r e :. , keepi'ng ' t h e i r doors ;ibck,ed arid t h e i r . :children.+indoors , be'cc?use o f ' t h e . r epo r t ed s ight i r igs- of a . myster ious , hai ry , ; shsggy cr.eatu.r&' between 7 - and 12 f e e t t a l l . One f ami ly cfqsed t h e i r home and moved 'ko 't'own; a: man sa'id 'he saw "-itw p i c k u p his . smal l . fore ' ipn 'czr , : t hen 6rp.p it and

: r u n .away. .Anotfier m,in s a i d he - saw "itu c:ross. . the 'road, wi th a . sheep o r a dog i n ,its mouth. Another s a i d ; t h . a t , exce,pt f o r tihe h e i g h t , t h e d e s c r i p t i o n f i t t e d h i s daughter,?^ boy f r i end !

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. . . . . h o l e s 2nd damege t o soy beans i s t h e same a s t h e o t h e r s . - - . '

Wal t e r H. L!ndrus., Direlctor of MUFON, f o l l o w e d . t h e r e p o r t s c l o s e l y and w ~ s i n t o u c h w i t h . t h e S l z i k e u s , S h e r i f f Shew and t h e newspepdrs. -

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- D r . Bauphman, a MUFCJN c o n s u l t e n t , r e p o r t s a . . , n e ~ s ~ ~ ~ e r - ~ - c l i p ~ i n ~ ; , _ . . - ' .

f r o m ' t h e " G l ' i d d en-,Gr$hicw ' s t c t e s t h a t 'J. Zimmerman,;. e ;$~rmer ,. observ- ed : ~ i g h t n i n @ ' s t r i k e . h i s . s o y b d a n f i e l d . .whi~le - h e w5s c , u , t t i n g h a y i n , a:' ;

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p r i - o r t h r e e , c a s e s . Thrye . .were -f qur d ' i s t h c t , h o l $ s , , o r ci;.?t&s ,:.-and . .i.. w i l t e d s+ybean' p l -qnts i n :a "40 - foo t d i ame t& ' , , c i r c l e . The:..s'o-il c ,ontalned

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. . . . . . . . sub je c t o f UFOs. T h i s is importa:;,:f", . . . . . . , I _ ! : . . . . . . . . . .

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effic5enc.y w h i l e : main ta in ing t h e b e s t a.erod.ynamic r e ' su l t s ." - .: - ; ' -

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h.&efully t o d i s c o v e r t h a t t h e s t u d y of 6~0~.phenomena m a y b e o f f end ' '

-,'. . running .on?-a s c i e n t i f t c a l l y guided course. . ' . : - - . . . ._ . _ .As! , a .news'paperman whos e..?skepticism i s m p r - e s e n t a t i v e , 1 -bel.i?..;e,:

- of j o u r n a l i s t s g e n e r a l l y ,'. 1';heve' appr0ached' : the - pi-oblem -0'f - .h~d.L. 'Li~g . - . ~

. . . . . . . . . . news of -.UFO s fghc ings -_.-.- ginger ly . , -. even. .apprehen'sively; .. - , - .- . - , ' . ...-. _--_

. . . '1.t.':~. , a s c a r y --sub J e c t ;. 1 t 2 .requires ..ma tur3 . l thar idI ' ik ;g7 ' -- .-,:. - .>I - ..> . . - . . . . .

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the Worldsn s e r i o u s l y d i s t u r b e d more t h a n . one: mil.Xon p e r . s x S , msny' '

of. . them. t o the . poin t of': pan ic ,,. accord ing . t:oZ.'a:. s t u d y cond!ic.:ed'- by: Had- - l e y - C a n t r i l . . The:-.story was - to:ld 'in t h e f arm-.of' a - newscast;; bu t ; an - ", :, .

. . . . . . . nouncements were made be fo re , d u r i n g , andi:af t e r the- .Lpres-enta t i .on. s t a t i n g i t was a:play basep : on; Wel ls t novel 'ab.out a n , . i f ivas ion . . f r o m i

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And because 1humanoids1f a r e a l s o involved .:in . the UFO pioture; : ;ed- - '

<. to rs ,and :ne:wsmen.. g e n e r a l l y . must - devel-dp: ,~ways~~of ' p r e s e n t i n g , r e p o r t s .

of s i g h t i n g s -which-;they f r e c e i v e . s o , a s riot. - t o cause -uneas ines s , , or- - . .

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I . . . . . . ., . indeed f ea r ; . - . - . - . _.. . . Thus .when .-I . learned... such a . conf erenc 'e . a s .yo13 2 re now: enggged : i n '

. - . was.-cont,emplated:-her-e, I - f e l t a ' s e n s e ' o f - g r a t i t u d e t o t h e conference. - planners . . :We now have ..an oppor tun i ty ,.to: u s e 'con-ferenc e m 2 t e r i a ' l s .

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. a s a basi's- f o r . g i v i n g our rea.d,ers ;coherent , . - ~more~comprehensiVe-,and . , . ,

- . . . . . . - - - 1 - author5tc?'t:iv.e look a t t h e UFu e ~ ~ e r i e n c e . . . . . . . .

. . A d d i t i o n a l l y , s u c p e conZersnce has. educa t i -ona l advsrit'age$f,or news medi-a: ' r ep re sen t a t2ves ; - as- we.ll 'a.4: others: , t o : I a r n rnor'e ab-out)

, , :UFOs1: a c t i v i t y . i n : t h e con tex t - of . d e l i b e r a t e ~ . c o n s i d e r z t f o n aXd ' d i s - - .

- cuss ion , a p m t from emotional .even trauma t i c response t o ' i n e x p l i c a b l e . . - s t rangeness . . . . . . . , . . .- . .

. . Such -knowledge- should! enable a l l of u s i n -med ia work t o h a n d l e ": , -

news of UFO a c t i v i t y more i n t e l l i g e n t 2 y , - and perh'zps w i t h l e s 3 ' ~ k e p t - ' ic ism; - Our need-:-and t h i s - a r i s e s s'omewhat from' t h e f a c t we-'ve>!been-

.. .. suscep t ib . l e . t o .stori.es. a r i 3 i n g from mispercep t ions- - i s ' t o ach i eve ..:,

' p e r spec t ive on - t h e w h o l e < complex sub ' jec t . -.Moreover, . w e need, ' to. b e - . ' . . .

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A .,s re2 .chj . r ;~ :?15 ,& s 3 t h k t w'e can . he lped by b e t t , e r sme-eni* 'of ' r ep ' r~~-- - ' '~ p rov ide o u r ret i i lers a ' b e t t e r , !:,l:.:i.e. c o h e r e n t ~~~~~~~~e o f what .i:j ' nap- pening o n . t h e UFO f rcnt .

k t l e a s t f o r s e w - a 1 c o i l & u e s a n d ' m y s e l f , -now t h a t you a r e i n town, . a quote f rom J a c k . Tay lo r o f . M i s s o u r i seems apropos . He remarked about t h e new m i n i s t e r ' a t - h i s church: . " O u r n-ew p a s t o r is d o i n g a: wail- - . d e r f u l - job. We d i d n ' t . ki.;ow what s i n w 2 s ' u n t i l he .cgme t o town," . :

' - I must acknowledge t h a t zs - a s k e p t i c : . I 1 v e had my s k e p t i c i s m b l u ~ t ~ e i ! and my i n t e r s s t a roused by s e v e r a l .hooks on UFOs, o n e b o o k i n p a r t i c - . u k r . It is . . I1The UFd ExpGrience:, A Scf-entific,Inq~~.i.ry:'''by D r . J. Allen Hynek, c h ~ i r m a n of t h e d e p a r t ~ e n t of astroriomy of 'Nor thwe ' s t e rn ' ..

U n i v e r s i t y , your 1970 conf e r e n z e h e a d l i n e r . A f t e r r e z d i n g D r . HynekTs book 2nd some o t h e r m a t e r i a l on UFOs,

I ' m p repared t o -acknowledge, lTyou'.re unhoubtedly d e a l i n g w i t h some-. t h i n g t h 2 t needs , n o t s n i g g c r i . n g , b u t downright e n l i g h t e n e d : i n t e r e s t

- by t h e s c i e n t i f i c community, s: And - I might add; t h e something r e f e r r e d t o needs o u r news media ' s c a r e f u l a t t e n t i o n and h a n d l i n g , . . :

I w i l l a l s o -acknowledge, on ' t h e b a s i s of a somewhat s u p e r f i e i a . 1 s u r v e y , a s I d,id n o t hsve. a v a i l a b l e a wide - . a s so r tment :of p e p e r s , - t h a t . ,

some of ,us i n , t h e new.spaper b u s i n e s s have n o t d o n e . eno.ugh t o . b r i n g - .

proper ' - f ocus on t h e - U F O mystery. - . . . , , . I

B r i n g i n g t h e . UFO e x p e r i e n c e i n t o a - s h a r p f o c u s e n t a i l s . much more t h a n d o i n g a s we hzve g e n e r a l l y done , : - r e p o r t i n g o c c a s i o n a l ,s i ' ,ght ir is

\ . by. i n d i v i d u a l s i n our r e a d i n g a r e a s ; : - .. . . .~ L . . . . . . . Even Jesus r e a l i z e d ' t h a t the: f c l k s ' a t home .do n o t a - .prophet. r e c -

o g n i z e , t h z t one, becomes a n e x p e r t o n l y when. h?. t r a v e l s far,- fro^ home. So it i s . w i t h , the c r e d i b i l i t y o f s i g h t e r s i n ,+ ,he i r .own . -backyards ,.

I t c r e d i t t h a n w i T h ~ - .

=-.=- Thei r n e i g h b o r s , and t h e i r . hometown edizogs.?-.don_ - _ . -

-- = -el:e - q u ~ ~ i t i - e s - - n e c ~ e ' s ~ a r y ~ f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ; 4 ~ s e r v ~ t l on. I n t h i 2 conne ctTbn', Dr. Hynekls s u g g e s t e d .method 'of r a t i n g , c r e d i b i l i t y makes a l o t of:. s e n s e o . . .

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The s t u d y I made of r e p o r t s - i n . t h e p r e s s . o f UFO s i g h t i n g s impres's- ed me i n t h e . same way t h a t r e p o r t s of . t h e l a t e Sen.:rJoseph McCar thyfs c h a r g e i ' d i d . A s one r e a d t h e McCarthy B l s s t s - - a l l . i s o l ? t e d ~ - m e had a growing f e e l i n g of unease , and an.. u n d e n i a b l e . f e a r . t h a t .Communists - were t a k i n g o v e r t h e government. As e ~ c h s t o r y u n f o l d e d , t h e n a t i o n . exper ienced a nervous b inge . . -. , , . . . , . .

Whst was l a c k i n g i n t h e McCrrthy c a s e wzs t h i s : ,A b l o c k b u s t e r .,

~ r a ' ~ u ~ of t h e whole Mccrr thy s t c r y , . . p u l l i n g . a l l f a c e t s - . t o g e t h e r s o t h z t t h e coun t ry could g e t a l o o k ~t t h e comple te McCarthy czse . - If h i s cherges. w e r e s o l i d . , t h e wrapup would have shown them .,. t o . ..be s o and --would hzv e md e him -a.. n a t i o n a l h e r o . But .when ..such .a. compi' lation. wqs done by a p r e s s a s s o c i a t i b ~ ~ , - t h e McCprthy,s tory exploded end h e : : faded ,from t h e n a t i o n ~ l s.cene. . There we,s no ~ . o c u r n e n t a t i o n of . h i s - . . .

c h a r g e s , 2nd no th ing w 2 s . found t o , s u b s t a n t i e t e h i s s t a t ement - s . +

As f o r , t h e UFO phenomenon, I c o n s i d e r . t h e . D r . Hynek book a n e s s e n - t i a l b l o c k b u s t e r wrapup of t h e UFO s t o r y - - p u l l i n g t o g e t h e r , a l l r e l e - v a n t , f a c e t s and o f f e r i n g t h e r o u t e t o .a. s c i e n t i f i c a p p r q i s a l - o f a v a i l -

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The UFO s t o r y o b v i o u s l y is n o t g o i n g t b e x p l o d e , f o r ' D r . Hynek shows tha t it h a s t remendous s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r u s . and o u r t i m e , and, p o s s e s s e s enough s u b s t a n c e t o , .warrant g r e a t l y a c c e l e r a t e d s c i e n t i f i c . i n q u i r y . . .

It .was i m p o s s i b l e f o r ..me t o t r a c e a c o n s i s t e n t p a t t e r n . . o f UFO '-hznd- l i n g by t h e news media: . I found t h a t some U F O s i g h t e r s concluded t h e y .

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mizing t h e i r n o r ;over i n f l a t i n g : t h e i r &pnlf iccnde;- o r . c a s t i n g a s q e r s i o n s ~.on:t,he~~~ersons..~nvolv.ed;~~~;~~lso- we have re .p@rted, . :

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. - My s k e p t i c i s m , ~ . h . i b C ~ ~ ~ f i ~ c ~ d - ~ ~ t ~ l ~ l y . never : repchid: t h e of neg- . . I : ative:. Yeact ig ,n . for:.lI:. . t r ied;~to~; .be; ob-je ct ' iy,ely: , ,skept . tcal , .( wh?:teveri .:

. t h a t is) ' has: iven;-wa<:, to: d,eep;:int.eyest:) i n the . :whole s u b j e c t . qf:,:UF3sr . , ..,.I; c r e d - i t : t h i s change, , q f . ; , ~ ~ ~ t t . $ t u ~ , e - p r - i n c i ~ p ~ l l . y I t-o.=Dr. . Hynek's: bqok.:; ..-:.

. - While I- was . .at .Northwe;$ t e m * . Uniaerkit y",tea.chin~~,journa,l~sm ..I. kepxs : -. : abrees't , ;of -thBs . n o t e d - : a s _ t r ~ ~ ~ ~ & ~ . " s ; . . a c t i+i t ) i ;" iand. I ' p i n e d . respe.c t for , .

h+m. a,s-:a gre .a t s.c'iegti-s.tt,.:,-. S,o "&en, he -sSys : . i n h i s : b-ogk t h a t it-% h$s ' " . - - - opini~on"th2t~data':thet.now , - . ( . . . l iei,&cattered ~ab~,ut,~if'.properly-process- ,

. - ed, could e s t ~ b 1 i s . h t h e - b u b s t a n t i v e ,ni$ture . . of t h e , U F O phenomena:, ,be-< . - . >

. . . . . . . . r . . . . . ,: .. % . yond-reas.onable,doubt,..$I b,elle?e-,-him.-.:T.- .;:: . . . . * . . . . . - - - '

. . . . . . . . --He ! ri&f ers...t,o : these- . -data e&.akin ' to ' l .@J- . . . . .,:: . prade.,pr.~j.~hich',~us~, b e : prkcessed.:a.nd ; . ref ined; before , r : i t is- of: value:.,, ., Let, me-quote . h i m more:.

, . ex t - ens ive ly a t t h & j&c tke : ) i n o r d e r . . f o b m e : : t . . . . . . . 0 : make:a.::point. :- : , . .

. . . . - . . . . . . . Wri t ing ; , o f : t h $ s Y o r e , ,,;he,,ad$s, j-,.v!,Or perhaps:.a-: more:: a p p r o r r i a t e . a n a l - ogy . m i e f i t ' 66 t he;3-cks-e:.of t:larie::Cuy~e snd;,,$he tons;,.o,f , p i t -. $ , ip lende Q x ~ ' , . . ..

. . . . she h a d : t o befor.ethky;~i;~~lded-..a..mite.ofra-dium..; : P i r o 3 e c f - ~ ~ 5 - .

- who ha.ve s p e n t t ime on - t h e ' UI;G-,~problem,;'ar . . . . . . . . e cpnv,i,nl?ed. tk.. t. "Lil.7 . .;-..r%b-, - .'

. . . . . . . - a b i l i t y . . . . . . , i s ,vecy:?high . .., .... < . _ _ th2;'t . . . th$.re; . is ; . fradium,in t h e , i p i - t ; ~ h b l & ~ i ~ i - L . I . ~ t h e , q u a n t i t i e s ~ . , - - - of - r e p o r t s . -,~A~t,ho~h.,i-$,~..w&~l~be . . . . . . - , a : ~ H ~ r , c ~ u , l e ~ n , t a ~ ' t c , t ~ ~ , _ c u l l . . . . - - - .- <-:

' and r .ef$ne, exis t~ng:~UFO de t a - j . . I .-feel-,:a r i c h rewa,r.dc a w s i t s a . person or . . . a : group . tha t - - assumes t h i s . t a sk.. .with - ,d,edi .crt . i&b..~.9r . . . . . . . . rr,+LIif . < ..the=s .. <.. - I 5 s . i n d e e i

. . . : 'pay d i r t i - ' in t h e o r e of. U~@' .he ta . , . .A -. i,t'.,rnight -. - . w e l l ' : . - , r'epyesenf - .,: 3 :sc.ienkj . . . . f i c . ,brea kthro,ug,h o f major. magni:tude It : m'ight ca1.l :.for?.; Teassignment

' and r e 2 r r ~ n g e m e n t ; p f : ir;i<y of - :oui . . -esta$lished .. , . , . , . :concepts : :of . . ,ther.physic$: . ~

world, . . f a r : g r e s t@ r--. even+ thas . t h e . r e ~ - r - r c : n e e ~ n t s : ~ ~ ' < ? ? $ . Fi?re . n? ?essAlj'j-, .... when..relat i .v. i ty and, , the :..quantum: hechani 'c ,~. demanded,; - .. . -. - . eaC?,~nce . . . i n to : , ax : -

. . . . . fo rm&r ly : dozy.' p i c t u r e of ',the. fwokXd., " . ' . :. .. . . . , !. j . . . . - .... .., . . - .. . ) . . . . . ....... . . . . ' , - " . ; 7 8 2

D k . : ' ~ ~ n e k , : : . a ~ - , ~ 6 u may knpw, . d o n ~ l u d e s h i s ;book : :wi th . , t h&~e .wora$ ' : . . . . .. ., .. I

. "Wheri t h e ionp, awr i t ed sg1ut ion. ; t&, the -.UF;Q -,pr,oblern com,zs, -I 'b,eiiey,e.. t h e t it , w i . l l !prove :to:.be.:not . .mere~y~-~the7;ne$h' ' s m a i l , s t e p , : i n . .the mnrch of *.s c ience b*]a m i e h t y and t o $ a l l y u n e x p a c t ~ d , ~ q u ~ n t ~ ~ j u m p . ' ! ,...; - . , : ,. . .. . . . .

Now , here is in-yvijoint - quo'ii iig- s.+, Hynek:,..$ur . . . . . News 'media ,hs,ve.-c?r~i; - .

1 y e . spc c e .t q . c,om&ent s . l i k e --:~hese. .-xcmin&.:f rom such,' an - . au tho r i t a ! . . . t i v e source . ' -1 ' c i - t e . 'yo~' , .as '~ ' :~fi ' :ek~mijle"~ht! a r t i c l e dn,Ilr,. =Hynek .a,nd-

h i s 'vi'ews 'in+.the.'~C~hSici'go, .I _ ; _ ; . ( . _ --.I,I,-. Trib.u,n& :'SLin&afMagaiine: of , June 4, 19,72. -, F. , . .

: Th,e.:;ar.t i..cle,-3hter.e.s t~ed",me : ,par$i cula-flp,. 'b - . , . ecause; it: .opens w i t h , the '

. ' fbl lowing , pa'ragkaFh.s and' , I qu&e f hem f.,o.r .'a { r ea son . B e f o r e rss-ding ,.::,

t b e m , ,.h,oweuec,. -1e;t me say. t h & i f .1s'upp&.ion: a .,massive -scs 16 :4:,,evcr' - . . . t o , -be..-ob-talned. t ,6 'do .the:-,kind,. , . - . of,.-.res'e~r.ch,,'t.KS.t~ . . . .Dr.., Hyneb, . and . obviolj-:~.. - .

l y .many of yi5u,: i s ' i n t e r 6 s t ted. i n ,- .then.'m&t.eri 'il; like-:th1e3- .mags z i n e ; - a r t ' i c l e ' w i l ' l ' dd m u c h t o e s t a b l i s h -"credi-b-i l i ty ..... ' a j d "au th 'o r i ty . , f o r . ths. , ,

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ra:I euns : e t t&irX s i d e s ,':$hey a c e ~ t - y ~ n ' , flC~::j.d.~o;~: < - 1 ~ e t t ?IS :o . - . t j m t chemis t ry professoi- who cal3.ed us 4'. s w i r ; ~ 'gis : ' 2 ; ' : . .. . ..

llI.t w2.s D r . . Hj'nbk--?.n ' a s t r o ' n o ~ ~ e r ; ' not'. . a c,hemistir)-;;professol.; wh-o . seid: t h a t - s t r a n g e l i g h t s s i g h t e d n e e r , Ann. :Arbor, M i c h . , . i n 1 9 6 6 cvere

n o t h i n g . more; t h a n s w a m p ' g a ~ ~ s e s ~ ~ r e l e ~ s e , d ~ b y unseason2bly w r m weothe:i*. Desp i t e h i s debunkigg of t h e s e s i g h t i n g s ,,' Hyriek is no t ready: t o ' d i s - - count a l l r e p o r t s . of' f l y i n g - ' saucers .' . .He b e i i e ~ e ~ : t h e r e i s a p o s s i b i l - i t . y . w e ' a r e be ing v i s i t @ : d 'by s t r a n g e :.cl-eft--2nd even- 1-l'i.ttle:'peo-p16r,:.~~.- f r:om ' ano the r p l a n e t .:' lie: b e l i e v e s t ha t , f lyir ig s a u c e r s or.:tUFC)s--ynider;,:- . . <fj.ed f l y i n g objects--may b n s o m e t h i n g mpre. s i ibs tZnt ia1 t h sn .mere

. I . . . , hoaxes ' or' t h e ' r e ' su l t s %f.- t r a ~ n a t ' : ~ ex~+ei-Lences.. _ , : # - . . T . .

- . " D r . Hynekl is . an. as , t rondmer of. - ihp:.c.ssivs.' ~ . r e d e ~ t i i l s , ~ a ' s e i e n t i b t o f ' as rriuch, skept icksm es - i n t e l l i gence - - and t h a t is cons iderab le - . - H i s

l ist ' of d,egrees , a f f i'lia ti.ons', ' a ~ d accomplishment s i,slm'ore.- than su i%- . . , q b l e r e f erence' f o r ' h i s credj.-bi.l,ity-.-znd. ~ e n s ? . b l . l l t y . ' ~ ~

I t i s , '-of c o u r s e , , +?uy job. i n news. rned'ia"to , . -b r ing before o u r r e a d e r s a l l & l e v a n t happ-enings on-.our p l a n e t , provia.ed'.we 'can: g e t a2e:quate : :

' .inforinzt i c n ebout them'.:" 'I d d n l t' knaw of any, n'ewsrnan:wh'o~'doesnlt t r y , . , .. . . -. '"i:;;. ;.- . I , - .L . .. . . . - * ; I . , ? . ' . t o d o t h i s , . - . ' 1 ..., ' : . 1 - , &.. . . . . . . . . . .

We cannot i gno re t h e UFO phenomenon' fo; one r e a s o n ' ? b e c ~ u s e ' m a n ~ : r e spons ib l e p'eofilefhave become : : in~ 'o lved- ,~ ' ,md f o r sn'othgr - r e a s o n S b e - ceuse respons- ible 's :cir@nt. is ts ' l i k e Dr. . " Hynek .arid D r . . "David ' R . . -Smnders . a r e . - l end ing t N e i r - p r e s t i g e t o f i n d s c i e n t i f i c snswers t o t h B problem.

- And .wh i l e w e - , h ~ e : a: d u t y : t o ' rep'ort,much.' of - whst is: happc?ing on "

- . t h e UFO front--and t o a l i m i t e d df 'gree we do--we. a1so:must .ke:ep o u r , . . ,

eyes ope-n t o : the ' ' i n t e r r e ~ l n t i o n s h i p s ~ ~ h a t m&y ex i s t . b€tween4 the ' - UFd : - y.. - . .;* , . . % . .

.' r - mystery and o t h e r s cTen t - i f i c f i e l d s ' bf i 'nquiry, , . . . ' - One of our j o u r n a ' l i s t i c d i f f i c u 3 t i e s ; cor"perhaps shortcomin,kq. : .-

..--. - - might <be -2. .-better C w a j , ..t-o'- e~pressLwhCt '~:I ' : .me*$~,~ ,i$ ~ ~ ~ ~ 7 - + & ~ u c ~ a n , ~ e ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ i t h some notable- 'and'. . lsuddat 'ory exceptions'--tb'.seek:but.:end r e p o r t t he ' - -

con tex t of e v e n t s , .o r . . s imply- to put i s -o l2 ted - r e p o r t s , .as'foI- i n s t a n c e ' I . , . , I . , . I 7 - UFU s i g h t i n g s , . i n meaningful ' con tex t ; :. - . , . .-

Let me i l l u s t r a t e . 'S ince t h e ,1969 ~ o n d o n ~ " r e ~ o r t dhbs8 :au thors , . I . - suppose, t h e o u g h t l t h e y were ban ish ing8UF3 phenomerion f r o m ' - a n y - ' f w t h e r : s e r i o u s c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d : c l o s i n g . of t h e A i r Foi-c'e 'Blue :Book,= U F O - r e p o r t s p e r s i s t , i n t a n t a l i z i n g t h e i m a g i n s t i o n 'of - , . s c i e n t i s t s ' a n d . -, . :

o t h e r s i n t eres-d i n t h e mqstery .of .-'spn'ce ,and ' e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l : 1ifc.- Indeed,: t he UFO phenomenon.pers i s t s l?ke our. pecul i 'a r s t y l e o f : :,._ . . . . . .

downtowh archi ' tecture-- 'contemporary n e g l e c t . - . ,. .. . . . ..- - It i s w o r t h rioting" here t h ~ t ' t h e GotidoK'rBport ' s $a t.ur&lwa$ nibst

c e r t a i n l y .enhanced when: t h e N a t i o n a l - iicademy - . . of Sc i ences f u l l y en- dorsed :it: and . i t s methodology, . 5 ! .- - .- .i ' r .-.*:. .. . .

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Were w e t o : ' p u t t h e U F O p l c t u r e i n i r ~ e ' ~ ~ e r s ~ e ' c t i v e , ' t h e : r e f o r e , a s t c r y i s i n o r d e r reporting~:continuous''UFO'sight~ngs of vmi6us:de- . grees ' -of c r e d i , b i l i t y - - a l l ove r : t h e g lobe . . I n .qthelr words. &l- t h e r e ' s . -: .-

a s t o r y h e r e t h a t ' ~ ~ & . - ' o f us haven1 t " . r ep~r$&, ::and'I"haven . .. t s e e n it . . I . elsewhere , a'lthough- I 'may .have., missed'. it .. ,. ' "i . .

But. t h e r e l s ' anoth.e'r s t ' o ry"ofLgi -eg t e r . s i g n i f i . c ~ n c ' e ' 'and, 't'm'p6rt i n - vo lv ing t h e Na t iona l .Academy' of Sc i ences , -and ch i s ' . s t o r y 1 s- .dimensions , '.

embrace ..a sub' jece c los -e iy ' s k i n , ... - t o o b - . t h e i . s u $ j e c t ? . - : , . , . m t t e r -, . .. e n g a g i n g your .- . . , . ! . . . - .: a t t e n t i o n a t t h i s - conference. - , .

The s t o r y was handle? d e f t l y 2nd imag ina t ive ly by, John Lear; s c i e n c e e d i t o r of'."Sslturday Review," . i n ' t he .June .LO,, 1972 i s s u e . L e r r . ' s ' p i e c e is a f i n e Sob of ; ref ior t ing; 217d i s -good j'ournalism., . f o r he ' -hes - given' scope i n d e p t h . to - c?noth.er development- of ' g r e a t sc-ienti-fit, p o t e n t i a l ; . You he re c'ould ) w i t h . j u s t i c e h a i l . t h e - - rev&lc"t ion conta ined: i n .a' document r e l & s e d 5y' t h e C b ~ n i t t e e on: Sci&nce"'anc! Publ ic I 'olicy of t h e Ka t iona l

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t h a t - the re ' i s .such- ::a#-:thing a s e x t r e t e r r e s t r i a l i n t e l l i g e n c e , . !.;1e . '

astr'on.omers ,. i n s hart , ; b ~ e l i e v e l i f e e x i s t s o n ' t h e p lane t - s o f - &?y. . ,

s t a r s o t h e r t h a n t h e s u n , end t h a t t h e . e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l c r e e t u r e s _ i n - ... . volved mhy :be t ry ine . . t o c.ommunicate ..wi.th ,ether b e i n g s i n the -un.i.v.erSc ,.

Lear ' 3 : a r t i c l e - w 2 s ' -headl ined, i n , ~ i d , e n t a l l y , ~ ~ T h e . . s,earch f o r : ma:n~.s, ., ' . . . . ,. . . . . . . . . ' , . r e l a t i v e s - a m o n g ,the: s t a r s - ' i . - - ,

. L & r in t roduced h i s . a r t i c l e b y posing a,n i m i g i n d t i v e . . , . want-ad . :t;ha?, .. . . , r e a d s a s - f o l l o w s : ;. +,'- ,,: - . -

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l l H i s t o r i c oppor tun i ty : I s 5 gine&s h e & b n $10 can .sffc& :to's$er.:* - - $70 . .mil l ipn- of. h i s .awn :non.ey wiE.ing,.to spend i t . i n 'hx-iting.:f or ma:?% . .

1ong-10s t ' :rela ' t . ives- f ar;o.& . anont .the: . s t a r s ? W i l l , t h i s ' Ger'son ':please c o n t a c t Prof , Melvin C a l v i n , ~ c h i r m a n ,- C o y i t t e e - on Sclence :a'nc. S 'ublic P o l i c y , Nat: ional 'Acade!gy of f c i s n c e s , Washiniton', U. C . . .? . . . . . . . . . :..

.' Because . . I b e l i e v e . 'it,,. .has. 4-intense : i n t e r e s t . h e r e ,, I am . f i ck ing up '' .. .. -Lear s paraphrase o f t h e NAS document, .-?a ,liberty..-,-I:!m s u r e ' t l i e "Seturda:., .

:','He%5ewn w i S l . fo rg . ive , - f o r : i t :-should w h e t . yduf.. . * . . a p $ e t i t e :to t i u y . . . the mag-. '.

a z i n e 2nd. 'read t h e e n t i r e . a r t i c l e : . ? . . . , - - . . .

. . . - . J t Jhr ing . . the l a s t ~ f e w , . y . e z y s , s o mny of -t h&:primh-t&e .molecules.. ' .

-from which , t h e bui ld inrr -b locks o f l i f e on e a r t h = & c e riiade- have been . _ ,. . . ... - Seen i h 4 i t h e ; d i s t a n t sky t h ~ t t h e e x i s t e n c e o f l i $ e n t h e , p l 2 n e t s o f . .

" many'-stars o t jner then- t he2sun c an. . -be , t s k e n . f o r g!rc?nt ed .,. The .'izl?.abi.- ' - t a n t s of somb of t ' hese plenet ,s . must b e a t l e z s t o s ' i n t e l l i g e n t a s .v+

.are.iand i t . i s l o g i c 2 1 to.- :assume. th?G', t h e y u s e th -e . e l ec , t r cmzgne tk~ "

. - spectrum t o c-orrimunicate wi th ' e ? ch o t h e r ove r l'ong d i s t a n c e 8 ,'Yas'.w?. -.

. . ; ' d o . We . cpuld" eavesdrop, on $hei.r. messages now. .if we t r i , e d , . . hz rd . ... ., enough, ... Because'& ,own.fa te , . a s . - a s p e c i e s u l t i m a t e l y qkpends, on- o.ix ?::~.;.c~r.z-.. n,ess t o .re cognize -ou r se lves . - a s - , e v o ~ v + ~ n e . , c ~ e a t u u r ~ e ~ S : in,ian : - e ~ o ~ v . ~ . r . < . ~ en-. _ .

vironmen t , w e . cannot ai3f ord .toi.wa,i't -much' , . longer . .be f 0r.e b,eg?nn'ing 'It-o, listenser seriously for c lues . . 3 s - t o . t h e "whe~ez .bouts p f t h e s e remote,

. c i v i l i z a t i . o n s ,. l oc ' a t e . them ,'. ancj . t r y ' t o engage them.'lri c.qnversat-ion, pending t h e . still unforeseeab le timejwhen d i scovery , of nek :p .hys ice l : . . . .

d,-.,laws,;mfly a l l o w u s - t 0. visi. t , ; ; them, or: them t o v i s i t : -

.? . The NJS r epo r t : s a i d . . in addi t ionJ: . - t h a t Vat t h i s i n s t a n t t,h$,ou&h :thks . verg?document. a r e perhaps ' pa s s ing , radi 'o wsves b e a r i n g ... t h e - c ~ l i v e r k a t l ~ : . . . ~

, - of d. is t ,ant : c r e a t u r e s , which we. could r eco rd i-f"'we -but-poi<ite~d.~an-.ex~~ -

i s t i n g i r a d i 0 . - , , t e lescope in.- t h e . r i g h t < d i r e c t i ! o n and .tuneg,.;it,,.to.'the ' '

. . -- ~ - . . , - . . r . - + ' p rope r . f re.&en~y..',~ . , . : . . , . . - .,. . . ,' . .... c ~ . . ~ . . - . The a r t i c l e s I :have, quoted ! f>oh:&e e i c i l i e i t .kxam$le~ d f $odd,.

. - :press . coverage ~ f , / m a n , ~ s s e a r c h .t 0,-unlock t h e doors t o . t h e u n k n o d and . 1 . '. 8 1.- ' :,thus. e n r i c h . t h e . . d e s t i n y o f . a l l o f u s - . h e r e on e < e t h i . . -

- . D r . Hynek expressed t h e wish f o r 2 massive s c i e n t i f i s , i n v r s t i & t . j : c :.

. .o,f ;t he -UFO :phenomenon. Such a n : inv.es t igat i0 .n wouldLtakd' t h e same ki.::!:: o f money Lear s eeks f o r N L S P s probe f o r e x t r d t e r r e s t r i s l l i f e - - a goa:.!. , .

b e 1 i e v e d : e n t i r e l y ach ievab le ' i f - s u f f - i c i e n t . r esources . . a r e for thcoming; ; . .

:: -:Unraveling . o f ..the UFO mystery , t o o . i s pos2sible, i n my, view, 'ifterm -

. ' hn . . a l t oge the r - , too b r i e f : s t u d y of - pres s and :book coverage: 'of UFOs. ' ., ..-..But t h - i s w , i l l . ; take;:.%ime ; e f q o r t tLandct , .a l lL the , . e,n thusiast.%:c.- pe.rsis t e n p . . . . . . .

1 - l y ~ ~ . ~ ' h ~ ~ ~ r e . ' s t u d y i n g ~ U F ~ s ~ c ~ n muster. ' I n f s c t , ' y o u l l l ' h a v , e . t o go way ' - .

beyond t h e ; mot ivat ion; of . a c e r t e i n .doct 'or . i n our-:,town,.who' 'do.esn?t., - ope rz t e u n l e s s it . ' s - .necessary . . ~ If he d o e s n ' t need t h e money, lie..doeizn;

opera te . . . . . . '..Meanwhile, hack on th8;farm. : ~ ~ , i e . . . been . f o r g e t t i n g ,my R u r n t j s ~ ' , h 6 r e , . .

. I ' m a . feeble-* .keynoter ; ..in;. f ~ c t , 1,ve;:wandered I > _ a . b i t 'from. t h e so-ca l led , .

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I n c l o s i n g , I have s e v e r a l sugges t i ons .concerning the way UF.ds s h o u l d b e . repor ted- - these suggest ions . come from inany. of , u s a i n t .he 'new;:;

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two ind iv i ' dua l s w i l l ' a e i t h e r s e r v e t h e cause o f ' UFC: s c i e n t i f i c i n - - qu i ry , , . o r t h e p u b l i c ' s need t o know. You r e a l i z e only t-oo wel l . t h a t sometimes 'you Leke months t o v e r i f n y t h e subs tance of s u c h r e p o ? t s , s o has ty p ,ub l ica t ion might b e mis leading and p re sen t t h e . whoie- UFU. -

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C e r t a i n l y , if a UFO is w i t n e s s e d by s eve ra l - - s ay 5 or more-- re l l - - a b l e persons , 'an drnrnedizte- - s t o r y may. be i n o r d e r and shou1d:~be r e - -ported by someone l i k e Walt Andrus who i s level-headed about t'he.,,: . - phenomenon. . .

a t h e r ways i n which you mxy a i d t h e news medie i n k6eping.the-:. ' ..

. p u s l i c i n f armed o f UFC? happenings ' i nc lude : . .. .. '- . .

1. Providing i n t e r v i e w s wi th recognized. s c i e n t i s t s 1 i k e . D r . ,Hynek end D r . S ~ u n d e r s . > .

2. Hold ing conferences such a s t h i s - w h i c h p u l l . t o g e t h e r . t h e v i e w s of e x p e r t s i n t h e f i e ld . . . . . . . - , . . .

3 . Making ~ ~ p p e ~ r a n c e s before - g r o u p s such a s luncheon c l u b s , always meking' s u r e speakers provide r e p o r t e r s wi th -$dquate summarjes ,of t h e i r

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4. .Re leas ing p i c t u r e s of s i g h t i n g s i f t h e y t e l l a s i g n i f i c e n t . - . . , s t o r y . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. A s s i s t i n g r e p o r t e r s and e d i t o r s , . i n pullding - t o g e t h e r , isol :at-ed. r e p o r t s and f a c t s - ' s o t h a t t hey mijfbe p resen ted i n a t o t a l c o n t e x t =

--A -- - . -,- -- = . - p o s ~ - e s s . i . ~ g - ~m&a-ning'.~-~-A:~g~~od.-~~sr~mp-2~.+he~e{~is~t-he'- s e n i f &nc'e of -..+he

e v e n t s i n 1954 'as pointed out ..by Ja'cques Vzl lee . . - - . . . ; . -: , ill ., These a r e ' some s u g g e s t i o n s I leave w i t h you i n t h e . hope t h a t by .':

o b t a i n i n g your coope ra t i on we i n t h e news media can p re sen t a c l e a r - e r p i c t u r e of t h e ,UFO s i g n i f i c a n c e , A d d i t i o n a l l y , . , l e t me s a y t h a t .,. I ' m s u r e y o u ' l l f i n d (news media ' r ep re ' s en t a t . i ve s w l l l c n g t o g5ve . you r f i e l d ' o b j e c t i v e t r ea tmen t if y o u ' l l ke yourselves. ava t la .b le f o r providing answers which newsmen may need ' t o , handle . i n f ormzt ion labout

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UFOs i n t e l l i g e n t l y . , .

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"ed a h igh l e v e l o f . s ' oph i s t i ca t i ono Thus t h e s c i e n t i f i c t r e n d . - i n .your e x p l o r a t i o n of UFCS w i l l a t t r a c t t o i t s echo a:wc?rm ,we,lcome from. a l l . . of .'us he re t o a l l of you: . , ,. ' . . . , . . .

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from the media can br ' ing about t h e coope ra t i on we a l l . - . w m t :and some- t imes f a i l t o receive--3rd t o g ive .

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' paper could b e read from i t s l i g h t . M r . Lager and h i s grandmother wetched t h e , ' o b ' e c t f o r 30 .minutes . b e f o r e it moved toward a swamp. and d i s s p p e a r e c . ?Cred i t : Lsn Moel ler , : r e p o r t i n g to Wal te r H. J n d r w - . ) .

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15-20 minutes. w h i l e t h e o b j e c t f l u t t e r e d a c r o s s t h e Cornhusker k d - . nance. P l a n t some 3 mi,les west of t h e t h e a t r e .

A t t imes t h e o b j e c t wobbled. as ' low-.as 40 f e e t P r o m t h e ground. .La t e r i t disappe2red t o t h e no r th . The f ami ly drove a s f a r n o ~ k h . 2 ~ S i l b e r Creek b u t could not s i g h t . it aga in . Upon - r e t u r n i n g 50 t h e i r ' home; t h e y c a l l e d t h e Grand . I s l a n d Weather Bureau. 'They w e r e . t j l d .2i1

. i n v e s t i g a t o r would tie 'out i n t h e morning, b u t none appesrud. The l o c a l p o 1 i c e : w e r e - a l s o c a l l e d , bu t no one cerne . t o i n v e s t i g a t e i ( C r e d i t : Elmer 'A,. Kra1,- S t & e . D i r e c t o r f o r Nebraska) . , . . .. . . . . .. ., . . . . 9 . . . . i - . I . I

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Tbe'a-irrnsn,' GcrV Ccjrlev- arid ~ > n c b l ~ h bdogaman.,'jsaid t h e UFO . s i g h t - i n g z p p s r e n t l y went ' unobserved by anyone e l s e . They r e ~ o r t e d 'it . to t h e a i r p o l i c e , and t o t h e V i , c t o r v i l l e S h e r i f f l s G f f i c e and Adel2nt:o P o l i c e Department.

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Dn J u l y 18; septembdr .4., . c;bt.&bef! f8 - ind ;othei- .&)s d f 1967 c r e s c e n t shaped UFOs were .seen. ,most ly . over goutliern , pzr ; ts . of the. .Sov$et .JJn$on. ( t h e Ukraine, the"Crimea;',jand t h e Caucasus). . Reports t o t h a t ef fecf cpme f r o m t h e Mountain' Ast'ronomical S t a t i o n ' ,near Kislovodsk .and -from t h e astronomical~observatory~:in~~~azan,,.~s , . we.l l%as from many p r i v a t e .

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wavy. : A b r i g h t f l aming ' d i s c p r eceded :by a c r e s c e n t i s sometimes ,ob- se rved . Andf- " a t ' o t h e r t imes- the . 'cre.sc-ent- i s . preceded' j?nd .f lsnked- by

4 - what appears t o be a s t a r f o f t h e f p t maknitude, wh ich rema ins . a t a .. c o n s t a n t . d i s t a n c e ' . f r o m t h e c r e s c e n t i t s e l f ."- ' I n sorie cas&s. ' the c r e s - cen t dwindled i n . p e r s p e c t i v e 2nd t j r n e d i n t o , a a i s c o r a s m e l l d o t of - l i g h t . , . One r e b o r t s t a t e s t ha t . ' a UF.0 of" th i s ' . . type', exec,uted, a man- euver when approached by-.a j e t ' p l a n e ' over the Ukraine o n :Septcmber.:19. $

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p o i n t s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y s k t t h e ' c ~ i a m ~ t e r o f t h e .crescent.-shaped- U F h . - : .' , a t some 500 t o 6 0 0 r m e t e r s jond-theirj s p e e d d t ' ~ s o m e f i v e . k i l o m e t e r s , - _ ~ . * . . .

pe r .second ;- .If we a r e ' k o 'suppose %ha.t ' t h e c r e s c e n t ,is t h e ~ . l ~ ~ m i n o u s : : . - head shock wave, t h e ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ s h o u ~ d ' - - f I ! y : . s t a n a l t i x u d e lower thkn 100 . k i lome te r s but .hTgher t h a n 50 k l l o d e t e r s . ( t h , e f r i g h t . ; i s a b s o l u t e l y . ' . n o i s e l e s s ). . I t ensues i fr;om thes'e- '4ough es't:m~tes. , t h s t t h e s e ,UF*c.s? .. .

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C b v i o u s l ~ enough;' such' 'ob jec'ts c o u l d no t - h i v e been' made b y man,. The.;, a r e d e f i n i t e l y ' no t a r t i - f f i c i a l e c r t h b s a t e l l i t ~ e s o r space rocke t s . , . . .. .

Reports of t h e day t imeohse rvz t i l ons , . of f l y i n g d i s c s ' o r c i g j r s e r e : n o t a s numerous. He re i s one, of th'epe case's s e n t : i n by V . I.. Duginoy,, d i rec tor . : .o f t h e Kherson ~ ~ d r o r n e t e o & l o ~ i c z l school : ?On i'ktt?b&r 2 0 , . ..

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r e p o r t s !f.rom'-abroad s u g g e s t s - . t h a t t h e UFO: phenomenon is'-REAL,. ?nd; , tha t . -.

it cannot be. '>dentif f ad w i t 6 ariy. .knowri-nstural phenomenon--with,ths . . . . . . . anomzlcus opti.cal":-pheribmena - . -. i n ' the, .wart l j?&' atnioshhere.,;, f o r instance..^ ; . -- . .

. .! '- h i t ' e ' a ,number 0f.l.UF6~s~ were' -observgd.: o v e r ' t h e , L u ~ . :US.SR .and =i6- i.s, .note-. . , : ' ? - ' *"' " worth? . ' tha' t .the-.',UFQ :Forms obse rved 'he re" f it, i n t o t h e sane-. .clzssif&,, : : . .

c a t i o n . ' ~ f . t - h e s e ' 05 ~ 6 Z t s .observed. i.n ..t'he.W.E~~.'."and . i n . t h e - U S A i n - . p i r , t - - - - -,

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I s m would hsve loi$'ago' beclo-me a e e a l i t y j-k3'nr t , s e n s a t i o n a 5 i s m n d . : irresponsible ant i . : sc ient i f i -c S s s e r t i o n s as ,-regaie 'd : tbe." ' -"FlyingrSau- 7 . cers l1 - 5 n t e r f e r r e d k i t t h i ' i t :,'-:But , just; ' .as ' .$stronQmy :def e ~ t . e d . astrolo-gy, : :,.- . .

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changed c o l o r f r e q u e n t l y ,, &lodged t h e rifle f i r e , . and - f lew- swcy. Source : "St.. .Louis Globe-D-emocrat ,'!I .. J u l y 4 ,- 1972. Credl t~ . : Ron Schzu la t

. . .. .. . . . . . A . '. -. Footbal l-Shaped Ub,jact Seen i n 1ndi'a- ~ h & ilirnes of India ' ," Ahmededad, --- ---- I n d i a , report&< on i l p r i l 29,, 1972 t h e t a ' f o o t ' s a l l - s h ~ p c d luminous un - i d e n t i f i e d f l y i n g o b j e ~ t , 5hovered over Srinegay f o r a n hour and thous- 2 n d ~ of people a r e r e ;>or t ed t o hzve s i g h t e d it r o t a t i n g and th rowing o f f b r i g h t f l i c k e r s cf' l i g h t . "It c e r t a i n l y could n o t hzve been a - s a t - e l l i t e , f o r such o b j e c t s move and never -hover over a p l ace ,P1 t h e - r epo r t . s a i d , " n o r . can t h e y be seen f o r more t h a n -a f e w minutes..1f C r e d i t : Lou F a r i s h . ,,

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t h z week-end an unknowa o b j e c t w a s obse,rve.d - .over, Centr? l ' - -E~iro e. by , p i l o t c s p t a i n s f romLuf thans< ,?$ t'h$; Austl'idn Cbrtipaiq k U A . !he. m y s - t e r i o u s o b j e c t w a s f i rs t :see& above ' L inz .on t h e Danube.,. when it - w 2 s e . f l y i n g -tow,-rds.,West: e t a . t e r r i f ic"speed. - .

k t 7.18 p.m. - . the p i l o t on .s ?DC-Sj- je t . , 'p lane-fr .om t h e , k u s t r i ~ n ~ ' c o m p - any LUA wondered z t ' an i nexp i t cab le . compass -d .e f lec t io r i of -seven. d e - . p e e s . He' was t h e n s i t u a t e d w i t h h i s - p l a n e - r o u t e number 405 from .

- F r a n k f u r t t o Vienna - a t . 2n a l t i t u d e of 36.00 meter.250ve Linz . Seven minutes , .c?f ter t h e .conip$ss d e f l e c t i o n ' had :begun, he C Z : . I + : ' ~ . ;

s i g h t . of t h e mysterious - . o b j e c t ; . ,It: l o ~ k e ' d *, l ' i k e ' a k e x e 6 t . l ~ 6::: '-.'. 5e, .=-=.. . . . -..-- .- Ax:y t h e t0.x - of -which. y i n t e d ..50: degkees ,'t ow?.rds South . .-A '.spark1.5.:-i.i. . - . - * - --

l i g h t r ad . i a t ed . from . the cong,' t u fn ing i ' n t o c ~ $ ' ~ s t r o n g . ' r e d ~ co'?, :...',:'..- - i n t e r v a l s . The UFij moved-,at an -enormous sp6ed::in a . f l a t ,$r<clr,l z?cu& 2 0 d.egrees f rom - d i r e c t Western d i r e c t i o n . 'The , luminous; ' t races"- .cf - , t h e ' t r z c k s could s . t i l l be seen 20 minutes 3a t e r . . . . .

S h o r t l y ' a f t e r , 3 German Lufthansa p i l o t ' . repoete* , t h e same ob j ec t . , - - - .

... - t o t h e a v i a t i o n -centre ' .Vjenna-Schwechat . ' . . . . .

' Alfred .Wytek ( 5 0 ) ; l eader . ' o f ' t he ' c e n t r e , s a id : . l rThr@e' .pi lot- ;cap-- ta ins . . i n - a l l observed . t h e . ..UF!) . i n t h e a i r s p a c e -above -Linz a t . 7.25, .p.rii. ''

Five .mr.nut es- l a t e r ' the' -myst.eribus. 05 ~ & c t cou ld be s e e n :above Vi-! ' enna, and-Montreux, . in S w i t z e r l a n d . a n d above k r d e c h e i n Sou thern France , C r e d i t : I G A T I n fo r 'ma t i on . .Service, . . . ~ v 2 e r h a v e 6 , :Molholm, 7100Ve j l e ,

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~ l o w i n i UFO Seen i n New Z e a l ~ n d A glowing ' un iden t i f i ed . f l y i n g . o b j e c t was r e p o r t e d moving s lowly over t h e ~ a v ' e l o c k h i l l s + e a r l y i n t h e morn- i ng , May 19, 1972, by s eve ra l Hzwkers Bay p e b p l e , i n c l u d i n g t h r e e policemen who f o l l o w e d it by t e l e s c o p e f o r - a n hou r , . and exper ts were - ba f f l ed - a s t o i t s o r i g i n accord ing t o a n a c c o u n t i n t h e IrHawkins Bay Hera ld T i i b u n e , " o f fiestines., New Z b s l ~ n d .

'The o b j e c t , appear ing a s a b r i g h t s ta r"behav ' ink- in a p e c u l i a r f s s h i o n , t o t h e m k e d eve was d e s c r i b e d a s " bz r r e l - shaped , b u t b l u n t - l y c u t o f f a t one end a n d - w i t h ' a bzna 'a round t h e m i d d l e when viewed

, through t h e telescope. It hovqred f r o m ' s o u t h t o e a s t ~ n d t h e band, g lowing b r i g h t l y on t h e ou te r edges ,.. c o n s t a n t l y .~ulsated. The c e n t r e had a t r a n s , l u c e n t a ~ p e ~ r a n c e a s t h e o b j e c t moved i n a 40-degree a r c a c r o s s s d s r k s k y - d e v o i d 'of s t?rs o f any m,?gnitude; k i f f i c i a l s consu l t - ed b c l i e v c d - i t u n l i k e l y t h e o b j e c t cou ld hcve been a w e z t h e r b a l l o o n , s a t e l l i t e , space p r o j e c t i l e - , s p a c e jun?, m e t e o r i t e o r any o t h e r known o b j e c t , ------

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The d a t e f o r t h e f a l l pleetings /of t h e UFO Study: Group of Grez t e r S t . Louis a r e Sunday, Sep t . 10; Sunday, Oct. 1 5 ~ r 1 . L S u n c ~ y ; Nov. 19. The t ime i s 2 p.m. and t h e p l ace ils t h e Lemay Bar! < - ? 1 5 ) - f - m y Road. . . About 75 members of t h e ;Benton-Fett is C,t.ncfy T ; ?.!<ors Assc.- heard Ted P h i l l i p s , of S e d ~ l i a , Mo., speak on 1JFcL L $he American Legion ,Hall a i n Cole Camp, Nlssour i ! , June 27 th . . 1 . i ' h i l l i p b w i l l be a gues t speaker a t t h e Walnut Tills Country Club, Sedalia, 'Nio.;, - Ju ly 25, 1972. . . . George D. F?wcet t , of M:. L i r y , North 'Carol ina , ' keeps busy--in June he addressed1 t h e Winston Salem, N. C . Kiweiiis Club, t h e F la tPock ~ i e m e n t a r ~ Schqol be ience C la s se s , F l e t cock, N . C .

2 'and t h e New Age Foundation i n C h a r l o t t e , N . C. He ~ l s o made h i s 8 t h ' , - apper r rnce on t h e Lee Kinrrd " ~ o o d / Morning Showrt over WFNY TV (CBS-

C h ~ n n e l 2 ) i n Greensborg, N."C. a;nd mzde h i s f i rst appesrance on ..- ,. B i l l Bopgs "Southern Exposure Shovqrt over WGHP-TV ( A B C , Channel 8) i n

High I 'oint , N. C. He t e l l s us he q o t i n 2 word' f o r MUFON. He was f e e t u r e d i n a news stor June 2 4 i n t h e Winston-Selem " Jou rns l & Sen- t i n e l , " Winston-Selem, 8 . C. 2nd &pin Ju ly 1 5 , i n a f e p t u r e s t o r y by D a r r e l l S i f f o r d , News E d i t o r f o r t h e " C h ~ r l o t t e News," C h ~ r l o t t e , N. C . (MUFON a l s o mentioned). We and we know we're g e t t i n g them copies of SKYLbGK and/or s u b s c r i p t i o n s . . r e p o r t on t h e Ca r ly l e s k y w ~ t c h and

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chkrge from t h e e a r t h t o t h e c lcud l , This second m6Wneht ' d f z k l ~ c t ' - rons from. t h e e g r t h t o t h e cloud v i a t i i e - - i o n i z e d ' p z r t i c l e s i s t h e s t renp th ; .o f , a fgtl;oke - g f i iph tn ing . / ,.The t r e m & ? d ~ u s amount o f cur;rent o r i g i . n ~ t . i n g 'from the'. , ~ ~ t h : ~ : - a u r i n g tlik ma j .or: st ,roke 1 would ci ,use. t h e

do a p ~ r e c i a t e M r . F a w c e t t t s p lugs because of t h e r eques t s f o r sample . . look ing forward t o a

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SKYLOOK. . . B i l l C h r i s t i a n has d i s t r i b u t e d t h e S t . Louis Study Group's A l e r t Cards t o t h e depa r t - ments, a long w i t h a l e t t e r 2nd t o 16 county s h e r i f f s . These ca rds , which g i v e te lephong numbers t o be used t o r e p o r t day and n i g h t .

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in eil : th& new.& iAipbi&i. rec-ived, . no7one reportedd-:seeing,::a UF.?', a l t h o some w i tnes se s : >r id~" ipve ' s t ig~ , to rs " - l e a n e d t o t h e . t h e j r c - t h a t : ' % ; ~ s ~ a . c d vehic le r t -.cou$d ~ .~h~ve- ' cc?used . ' the -- d a m q e . We ..mentioh . . t h i s . because .;we k n o ~ o u r : : r e a d e r ' s " w i l l ' b e :wonder-

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