Mufon Journal - 1968-4

UFO OBSERVED AT C W E RANGE I N MO. By Ted P h i l l i p s , Jr. A t 7 am Feb. 14, 1968, an o b j e c t of unknown o r i g i n was observed on t h e ground i n a very rugged a r e a of s o u t h - c e n t r a l Missouri. The following r e p o r t i s taken from a taped interview with t h e w r i t e r on Feb. 17, and a copy has been s e n t t o D r . J. Allen m e k , A i r Force S c i e n t i f i c Consultant on UFO's. It was 7 em and t h e sky w a s q u i t e c l e a r and b r i g h t ; no stars were v i s i b l e . The observer w a s walking towards a l a r g e barn l o c a t e d some 100 f e e t e a s t of his house, when he noticed one of h i s cows looking out i n t o a f i e l d behind t h e barn. H e then observed t h e UFO on t h e ground some 335 f e e t from h:m. A t t h i s p o i n t he uas l ~ o E r ! through s e v e r a l s c a t t e r e d t r e e s . He moved t o t h e ~ o r t h e a s tcorner of t h e b m andP up t o t h i s p o i n t , he thought t h e o b j e c t w a s a parachute. On moving a few f e e t f u r t h e r , he s a w s e v e r a l s m a l l " o b j e c t s " moving under t h e UFO which was 285 f e e t from h i m . The observer s a i d t h e " c b j e c t s " r e r e movlr? q d t e r e p i d l y ; t h e y seemed t o have arms, a l s o moving a t a high r a t e of speed. It was t h e observer's opinion t h e s e s m a l l o b j e c t s were m t human. They seemed t o b e about t h e same c o l o r as t h e UFO, w i t h n o v i s i b l e neck, head, o r l e g s ; however, he was some d i s t a n c e may and t h e o b j e c t s seemed t o be about two and a h a l f f e e t tall. The UFO w a s s e t t i n g on a sheft only s l i g h t l y t a l l e r than t h e o b j e c t s . The observer s t a r t e d through t h e f i r s t fence, a t this p o i n t 210 f e e t from t h e UFO t h e mall o b j e c t s s t a r t e d moving around behind t h e s h a f t and e n t e r i n g it on t h e s i d e may f r o m him. "As I came through t h e f i r s t gate, I picked up two rocks, p r e t t y good s i z e , one of them w a s . I g o t up t h e r e t o about 30 f e e t *om it and it was s e t t i n g t h e r e , kind of rocking s l i g h t l y . The wind was blowing o u t of t h e e a s t , and I thought, 'Boy, h e r e goes, I'm going t o knock a h o l e i n t h a t t h i n g and s e e what t h e h e l l it is!' I cut (continued on page t h r e e )

SEAWLJI POST INTEZLIGENCER, Feb. 19th. Haw does inches of i c e g e t on a pond when it i s n ' t f r e e z i n g o u t s i d e ? What w a s t h e curious formless hulk tht glowed l i k e a r e f l e c t o r ? Reeidente of Veshon I s l a n d pondered t h e a e questions yesterday i n t h e aftermath of an i c y " f l y i n g saucer'' i n c f d e n t . Setting f o r the eerie tale wes a gravel p i t on the i s l a n d . A t . 2 am Sunday morning a group of island teenagers noticed a f l a s h of l l g h t near t h e p i t . Going t o i n v e s t i g a t e , t h e boys saw an o b j e c t "about t h e s i z e of ti c m , " t b - a h ita form was indescribable. The "thing" s e n t o f f a bean aboct t h e s i z e of a c a r ' s h e a d l i g h t . Frightened, they sought o u t a K i f i g County deputy s h e r i f f , and brought him t o t h e gravel p i t . It had vanished when t h e y returned. Biit t h e water i n t h e grm-el pik, & o u t 50 feet f r o m edge t o edge, w a s covered w i t h two inches of i c e . Yet o t h e r bodies of water n e a r t h e pond had no i c e i n them. lest this t a l e sound l i k e a l a r k , i n s t e a d of a f l y i n g saucer r e p o r t , it i s supported by King County s h e r i f f ' s deputy Don Holke, whom t h e boys had summoned. Holke s a i d t h e i c e s t i l l waa t h i c k enough t o walk on Sunday afternoon. And he added another b r i e f thought: "The i c e w a s c l e a r , and a funny thing; it had no water on t o p of it although it w a s r a i n i n g all day."

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With t h e E d i t o r We a r e alwqys s o r r y when we cannot meet o u r p u b l i c a t i o n d a t e , and we hod t o combine t h e l a s t two i s s u e s of SKYUOK, b u t t h i n g s a r e l o o k i n g up now and we f e e l i t i s s a f e t o s a y you w i l l r e c e i v e y o u - copy once a month i n the future. As you know, our' p ' u b l i s h e r i s a c o l l e g e st11.dent and h e has t o c u t s t e n c i l s and r u n o f f c o p i e s o f f on a mimeogrwh a f t e r he r e c e i v e s t h e t y p m i t t e n l a y - o u t from us-a l l t h i s a l o r g w i t h h i s s c h o o l work and . Lome days t h e r e j u s t a r e n ' t enough hours t o go around. John t e l e p h ~ n e dus from Kansas C i t y t h a t he has m d e d i f f e r e n t arrangements f o r p r i n t i w . SKYLOOK now and . h e f e e l s t h e t i m e p r o b l e u i s solved. We t h a n k you f o r your p a t i e n c e and f o r c o n t i n u i n g t o send i n your r e p o r t s which a r e deeply. ' a p p r e c i a t e d - - i n f a c t , we could n o t p u b l i s h w i t h o u t you. Again, we u r g e y o a t watch your p r e s s f o r UFO r e p d r t s and t o send t h e c l i p p i n g t o t h e e d i t o r , being s u r e t o give t h e n m e ad' t h e newspaper and t h e d a t e , s o we can g i v e ' c r e d i t i n u s i n g t h e s t o r y . Most o f all we w a i f ; your own UFO s i g h t i n g s and i n v e s t i g a t i o n s . Some of o u r r e a d e r s have never s e n t us a s t o r y . If you a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n UFO's, t h e n s u r e l y you have s e e n a UFO, know o f soineone who has (and can g e t t h e i r s t o r y ) , o r ycu r e a d about a s i g h t i n g i n YOUR newsp a p e r . SEND THE?? I N . T h a n k you!

RUSSIAN SCIENTISl! SPEAKS OUT P a r t I1 (continued f h m ~ p r i l ) From February i s s u e SOVTET LIFE The b e l i e f t h a t UFOs a r e r e a l i s a l s o born out i n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e s e enigmatic o b j e c t s m e n o t o n l y v i s i b l e t o t h e naked eye, b u t have d i s t i n c t imsges on photograp h i c p l a t e s and a r e recorded by such impart i a l " w i t n e s s e s " as r a d a r s c r e e n s Air F o r c e Major Eaidukov, on a n i g h t mis+ s i o n above t h e Odessa Region on A p r i l 4, 1966, n o t i c e d on t h e s c r e e n o f h i s p l a n e ' s radar a s t r a n g e o b j e c t which w a s a l s o s p o t t e d by ground-based r a d a r u n i t s . Within 1 5 u i n u t e s &he o b j e c t dropped from 31 t o 18 m i l e e i and i n t h e next q u a r t e r o f an hour t o 11 m i l e s , The UFO remained u n i d e n t i f i e d . Maneuver and p u r s u i t ' . The well-known SovLet p i l o t , c h i e f n a v i g a t o r o f S o v i e t p o l a r a v i a t i o n V a l e n t i n Akkuratov, d e s c r i b e s one o f h i s encounters w i t h f l y i n g d i s c s : " I n 1956, engaged i n s t r a t e g i c i c e recon' n a i s s a n c e i n a TU-4 p l a n e i n t h e a r e a o f Cage J e s u p reen en land), we dropped down from t h e clouds t o f a i r weather a n d suddenly not i c e d an unknown c r a f t moving on o u r p o r t s i d e p a r a l l e l t o o u r course. It looked v e r y much l i k e a l a r g e p e a r l - c o l o r e d l e n s wi.th wavy p u l s a t i n g edges. A t f i r s t we thought it was an American a i r c r a f t o f an unknown des:Lgn, and s i n c e we d i d n o t want t o enc o u n t e r it we went i n t o t h e clouds again. After we had flown f o r 40 minutes toward Betxr I s l a n d , t h e cloud cover ended a b r u p t l y ; it c l e a r e d ahead and on o u r p o r t s i d e we saw once a g a i n t h a t same unknown c r a f t . W i n g up o u r minds t o see i t a t c l o s e q u a r t e r s , we changed o u r c o u s e a b r u p t l y and began t h e approach movement, informing o u r b a s e a t Amderma of %he maneuver. When we changed o u r c o u r s e , t h e unknown f l y i n g I machine followed s u i t and moved p a r a l l e l at o u r speed. " A f t e r 1 5 t o 18 minutes o f f l i g h t t h e unknown c r a f i s h a r p l y a l t e r e d i t s c o u r s e , sped ahead o f us and r o s e q u i c k l y u n t i l it disappeared i n t h e b l u e sky. We spot;l.ed no aerials, s u p e r - s t r u c t u r e , wings o r porthcYLes on t h a t d i s c . Nor d i d we s e e - an exhaust gas o r condensation t r a i l . It flew a t what seemed t o us an i m p o s s i b l e speed." :No Pre'judices'. U n t i l r e c e n t l y no s c i e n t i f i c s t u d y of UFO3 has been made i n t h e S o v i e t union; More t h a t h a t , t h e p r e v a i l i n g and, i n my opinion, .mistaken view w a s t h a t UFOs a r e common o p t i c a l phenomena i n t h e E a r t h ' s atmosphere. There w a s no c o l l e c t i o n of UFO o b s e r v a t i o n s and t h e g e n e r a l (continued on p a g e . f o u r )

UFO I N MI. --CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE The FLYING SAUCER OBSERVER i s a n o t h e r gaucer p u b l i c a t i o n t h a t has come t o o u r a t t e n t i o n . 'Its e d i t o r and p u b l i s h e r i s Donald A. Johnson, and t h e a d d r e s s i s Sand H i l l Road, P o r t l a n d , Connecticut. I n addi t i o n t o UFO news, Mr. Johnson r u n s an adv e r s t i s e r s e r v i c e , l i s t i n g a r t i c l e s and/or magazines e t c . f o r s a l e and t r a d e , and keeps up on s a u c e r p u b l i c a t i o n s . Subecript i o n r a t e s a r e 5 i s s u e s f o r 50#, 1 0 f o r $1. We a r e pleased t o have h i s p e r m i s s i o n t o u s e a r t i c l e s *om h i s magazine, g i v i n g p r o p e r c r e d i t , and we have accorded Mr. Johnsori t h e same c o u r t e s y i n q u o t i n g from SKYLO9K. MORE MEN BELIEnJE I N SAUCERS' According t o a r e c e n t i s s u e o f t h e TULSA DAILY WORLD, a survey conducted b y a Tulane University p o l i t i c a l science professor sbwr t h a t more men t h a n women b e l i e v e i n f l y i n g s a u c e r s from o u t e r space. D-r. David R. Deener, who conducted t h e survey as a p a r t of h i s c l a s s i n s p a c e law, s a y s that over q$ o f T u l a n e ' s e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s b e l i e v e i n f l y i n g s a u c e r s and a r e 100% i n support o f t h e U.S. s p a c e program a n d b e l i e v e t h e United S t a t e s should spend t h e money n e c e s s a r y t o b e a t R u s s i a i n g e t t i n g a man on t h e moon.

A freshman c l a s s at Wesleyan U n i v e r s i t y i n Wddletown, Conn., i s conducting a s t u d y o f the UFO phenomena under t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f Prof. Thornton L. Page who w a s a member o f t h e Robinson I n v e s t i g a t i n g Committee on UFO's, 1952. The c l a s s h a s served as a p r o t o t y p e f o r newly e s t a b l i s h e d c o u r s e s a t o t h e r univers i t i e s . The s t u d e n t s have heard t a l k s by D r . J. A l l e n W e k , Dr. James. McDonald and o t h e r UFO inves-clgators and have appeared on l o c a l TV d i s c u s s i o n p r o g r a m . So much i n t e r e s t i s b e i n g show i n t h e course, some s t u d e n t s have a l r e a d y decided t o go i n f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h a f t e r c o l l e g e . . ( C r e d i t : FLYIlVG SAIJCER OBSERVER)

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down on it, and t h e rock stopped along about 15 f e e t from it and j u s t h i t t h e ground. The n e x t r o c k I thought I would throw on t o p of it and it j u s t h i t something and bounced." I ( t h e w r i t e r ) t h e n asked t h e o b s e r v e r i f he could h e w any sound. H e s a i d he could not. He s a i d t h a t he could s e e no s e & o r r i v e t s . "It j u s t looked l i k e a b i g s h e l l , a gra,yish-green l o o k i n g o u t f i t , and undern e a t h it were t h e s e oblong h o l e s where t h e l i g h t s were c o m b g out. They were s o b r i g h t you c o u l d n ' t see when you g o t up t h e r e . I thought I w a s going r i g h t up t o it. I g o t up t o about h e r e " (about 15 f e e t from t h e UFO) "and t h e r e it w a s - - I j u s t walked up a g a i n s t a w a l l ! I c o u l d n ' t s e e it at all, t h e r e was jut a p r e s s u r e . " "When it t o o k o f f , . i t just rocked back and moved r e a l f a s t t o t h e l e f t o f t h a t r i d g e . It made no sound at all and disappeared i n seconds. The s h a f t w a s p u l l e d up i n t o it as it t o o k o f f . The growid w a s r e a l muddy, b u t it d i d n ' t l e a v e any marks at a l l . " "How l o n g d i d you s e e t h e o b j e c t ? " I asked. "It was about f i v e minutes." "Did t h e o b j e c t l o o k l i k e it was metal?" "I n e v e r s e e n anything l i k e it, i t looked l i k e a s h i n y s i l k o r something, 1 never seen a n y t h i n g l i k e i t b e f o r e . It shined, s o r t o f , l i k e s i l k o r something, I c o u l d n ' t t e l l . I was going t o t e l l though i f I could have h i t it w i t h t h a t rcck." I t h e n asked him about t h e l i g h t s . "They were underneath t h e r i m o f it, t h e r e were s e v e r a l , t h e y were changing c o l o r s s o f a s t you c o u l d n ' t t e l l har many t h e r e were. They were 6 o r 8 i n c h e s l o n g and about a f o o t a;part, t h e y were a l l t h e c o l o r s o f t h e r a i n bow. " E d ' s n o t e : T h i s i s one o f t h e most i n t e r e s t i n g s i g h t i n g s reported i n our s t a t e , t o o u r knowledge. Ted P h i l l i p s v i s i t e d t h e s c e n e o f t h e s i g h t i n g , walking o v e r t h e f i e l d s w i t h t h e farmer, who wants no p u b l i c i t y , and measuring and photographing t h e a r e a . Ted t a l k e d t o this man f o r t h r e e hours and s a i d , " I b e l i e v e him." O u r a s s i s t a n t e d i t o r has had a l o t o f e x p e r i e n c e c h a s i n g down UFO r e p o r t s and i n t e r v i e w i n g o b s e m e r s and i f he b e l i e v e s t h i s man--then s o does your e d i t o r .

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i m p r e s s i o n was t h a t f l y i n g s a u c e r s a r e f a n - ' t a s i e s . The s i t u a t i o n ROW i s changing. I n 156e t h e Nauka P u b l i s h i n g House o f t h e -1SS.R Academy o f S c i e n c e s i s scheduled t o b r i n g o u t a book t i t l e d POPUUTED OUTER SPACE, e d i t e d by *****. The anthology w i l l have a s p e c i a l s e c t i o n devoted t o t h e UFO problem, w i t h c o n t r i ~ u t i o n sfrom American s c i e n t i s t s Joseph Hynek, James McDonald, J a c k Valley and Frank S a l i s b u r y , s s t i c l e s by S o v i e t w r i t e r s and UFO o b s e r v a t i o n s made i n t h e S o v i e t Union. S o v i e t o b s e r v a t i o n s of UFOs, l i k e t h o s e I c i t e d e a r l i e r , were n o t t a k e n from a s y s t e m a t i c c o l l e c t i o n of i n f o r m a t i o n of t h i s kind; t h e y were s p o n t m e o u s responses t o zy a r t i c l e i n SMENA. This f a c t w a s r a n t s ' t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t t h e r e have been many more W O o b s e r v a t i o n s i n t h e USSR. We have a l r e a d j c o l l e c t e d some dozens of well-documented r e p o r t s and accowits. I n M R 1967 ~ a sponsoring group of s c i e n t , i s t s , t h e m i l i t a r y , w r i t e r s and p u b l i c f i g u r e s met t o form a n u n o f f i c i a l body whose purpose i t would b e t o conduct a p r e l i m i n a r y s c i e n t i f i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n of . UFOs. **-H* The o r g a n i z a t i o n s e t up October 1967, i s c a l l e d t h e UFO s e c t i o n of t h e All-Union Cosmonautics Committee, w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s a t t h e C e n t r a l House o f A v i a t i o n and Cosrnonauti.cs i n tbscow. A i r Force Major General P o r f r i S t o l y a r o v was e l e c t e d chairman o f t h e s e c t i o n . Those o f us who a r e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s new and e x c i t i n g program have a n amb i t i o u s program of work ahead. The f i r s t s t e p w i l l b e t o o r g a n i z e t h e c o l l e c t i o n of r e l i a b l e informaklon o f UFOs. That w i l l b e done a t t h e o u t s e t by^ t h e e x i s t i n g systema o f a s t r o n o m i c a l , m e t e o r o l o g i c a l and geop h y s i c a l o b s e r v a t o r i e s , s a t e l l i t e and spacer o c k e t t r a c k i n g s t a t i o n s and t h e radar i n s t a l l a t i o n s of c i v i l i a n a i r p o r t s and t h e hydrometeorological service. A l l t h e s e org a n i z a t i o n s can make UFO o b s e r v a t i o n s w i t h equipment now a v a i l a b l e . I n t h e design s t a g e a r e s p e c i a l devices f o r photographing UFOs and record:Lng t h e r a d i a t i o n and magnetic d i s t u r b a n c e s which t h e y may b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r . Guest -.from Other Worlds? The recorded o b s e r v a t i o n s 1.~i.11 s e r v e t o check hypotheses. These hypothese should n o t , i n my opinion,, a t t e m p t , -to e x p l a i n t h e n a t u r e of UFOs i n terms of familiar phenomena. Judging by

o t h e r s u r p r i s e s , n a t u r e has some i n s t o r e h e r e t o o , and we must b e r e a d y f o r p e r haps a r a d i c a l "reassessment o f v a l u e s . " The h y p o t h e s i s t h a t UFO8 o r i g i n a t e i n o t h e r worlds, t h a t t h e y a r e f l y i n g c r a f t from p l a n e t s o t h e r t h a n Earth, m e r i t s t h e most s e r i o u s examination. Observations show t h a t UFOs behave " s e n s i b l y . " I n a group formation f l i g h t t h e y maint a i n a p a t t e r n . They a r e most o f t e n s p o t t e d o v e r a i r f i e l d s , atomic s t a t i o n s and o t h e r very new e n g i n e e r i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n s . On enc c u n t e r i n g a i r c r a f t t h e y always maneuver s o a s t o avoid d i r e c t c o n t a c t . A c o n s i d e r a b l e l i s t of t h e s e seemingly i n t e l l i g e n t a c t i o n s g i v e t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t UFO8 a r e i n v e s t i gaking, perhaps even r e c o n n o i t e r i n g . C u r i o a s l y enough, t h e number o f UFOs o b s e r v a t i o n s i n c r e a s e s as Mars approaches t h e e a r t h . Is t h a t p u r e c o i n c i d e n c e ? Some people t h i n k t h a t UFOs have appeared I n t h e Earzh's atmosphere o n l y d u r i n g t h e p a s t two decades. T h i s is not t h e c a s e . The UFO phenomenon has been observed throughout t h e h i s t o r y o f mankind, t h e r e a r e medieval and a n c i e n t r e p o r t s s t r i k i n g l y s i m i l a r t o o u r s . Among t h e e a r l i e r UFO r e p o r t s , a s an example, may b e t h e well-documented o b s e r v a t i o n s o f a l a r g e s a u c e r i n 1882 a d a " p r o c e s s i o n o f b o l i d e s " i n 1913. These r e p o r t s s t i l l aw a i t investigation. The mosz remarkable UFO phenomenon i s t h e famous "Tungusky m e t e o r i t e . " I n r e c e n t y e a r s S o v i e t s c i e n t i s t s have e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t t h e Tu~?guskye x p l o s i o n had e v e r y parameter o f an a i r n u c l e a r b l a s t . The USSR Academy o f S c i ences Reports (volume 172, Nos. 4 and 5, 1967) have s t u d i e s by Alexei Zolotov t o prove t h a t t h e Tungusky body could n o t b e a m e t e o r i t e o r a comet. I n t h e Sumner o f 1967 t h e J o i n t I n s t i t u t e of Nuclear Research a t Dubna p u b l i s h e d a s t u d y by Vladimir Mekhedov, who concludes t h a t t h e Tungusky b l a s t l e f t c o n s i d e r a b l e r e s i d u a l r a d i o a c t i v i t y , F i n a l l y , as r e c e n t l y as 1966, a f t e r a n a l y z i n g t h e sum t o t a l o f o b s e r v a t i o n s on t h e Tungusky body's f l i g h t , t h i s w r i t e r showed t h a t b e f o r e t h e b l a s t t h e Tungusky body d e s c r i b e d i n t h e atmosphere a tremendous arc o f about 375 m i l e s i n e x t e n t ( i n azimuth), t h a t i s , c a r r i e d o u t a manuever. A l l t h e s e new r e s u l t s w a r r a n t t h e conclus i o n t h a t t h e Tungusky body seems t o have been an a r t i f i c i a l f l y i n g c r a f t from a n o t h e r p l a n e t . Sould t h i s b e f i n a l l y confirmed by i n v e s t i g a t i o n s now i n p r o g r e s s , t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e Tungusky d i a s t e r would b e i n e s t i m a b l e . (continued on page f i v e )

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But t h i s , i n c i d e n t a l l y , w i l l pose new problems, If we a r e indeed b e i n g s t u d i e d by c r e a t u r e s from o t h e r p l a n e t s , what i s t h e i r purpose? Why a r e t h e y s o s t u i o u s l y a v o i d i n g any d i r e c t c o n t a c t ? Is their uns o c i a b i l i t y t h e r e s u l t of s o high a l e v e l o f development t h a t t h e y s t u d y us from t h a t " h e i g h t " j u s t as we l o o k upon and s t u d y a n t s ? O r i s t h e r e s t i l l t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of common understanding s i n c e we a r e born i n t h e same Universe and obey t h e same laws o f nature? Yes, t h e r e a r e many q u e s t i o n s , b u t a l l a r e i n t h e d i s t a n t f b t u r e . Our study o f UFOs may l e a d t o q u i t e d i f f e r e n t conclus i o n s and p r e s e n t mankind w i t h q ~ j i t ed i f f e r e n t problems. The important thing now i s f o r us t o d i s card any preconceived n o t i o n s about UFOs and t o o r g a n i z e on a g l o b a l s c a l e a calm, s e n s a t i o n - f r e e and s t r i c t l y s c i e n t i f i c s t u d y o f t h i s s t r a n g e phenomenon. The s u b j e c t and a i m s of t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n a r e s o s e r i o u s t h a t t h e y j u s t i f y any e f f o r t s . I t goes witho u t mying t h a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l cooperation " i s vital,.

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An a i r p l a n e p i l o t , flying a j e t a t 17,000 f e e t between Hartford, C t and Boston, m a . , r e p o r t e d s e e i n g a f l a s h go a c r o s s t h e sky from' t h e . n o r t h e m t t o t h e southwest when he ma about 100 m i l e s s o u t h o f Boston about 6:04 pm. He r e p o r t e d t h e s i g h t i n g t o t h e Smithsonian A s t r o p h y s i c a l Observatory (March 27) and a spokesman f o r t h e o b s e r v a t o r y s a i d t h e o b j e c t could have been Echo 1, expected t o plunge t o e a r t h from i t s o r b i t i n l a t e March o r e a r l y A p r i l . A t a b o u t t h e same time a group o f a s t m n reported t h a t t e n oapr f a n s i n Keene, N.H., o f them saw a f l a s h i n t h e n o r t h e r n sky o v e r New Hampshire, and s d d it appeared t o b e a meteor. Reports o f a f l a s h i n g l i g h t a l s o came f r o m h n c h e s t e r , N.H. (ARKANSAS GAZE;TTE,

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On t h e n i g h t of March 25, some 25 pepaons, i n c l u d i n g f o u r policemen and a m i n i s t e r , r e p o r t e d s e e i n g two u n i d e n t i f i e d f l y i n g o b j e c t s hovering o v e r Metuchen, New J e r s e y , and t h e p o l i c e followed t h e o b j e c t s f o r about a m i l e b e f o r e t h e y disappeared, According t o a s t o r y i n t h e ARKANSAS GAZETTE, March 27, t h e Rev. Wm. T a r r o f t h e F i r s t B a p t i s t Church was t h e f i r s t t o r e p o r t a f t e r s e e i n g an orange glow hovering j u s t above t r e e t o p l e v e l w i t h a l a r g e r glowing o b j e c t above i t . P o l i c e i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e r e p o r t a l s o saw t h e UFO's and s a i d t h e y were about 50 f e e t above t h e ground and moved away when spotl i g h t s were shined on them. The S t . b u l s POST-DISPATCH of March 27, &so c a r r i e d a s t o r y o f f l y i n g o b J e c t s s e e n i n t h e Metuchen, N.J., q e a earlier i n the week, b u t s t a t e d t h a t P o l i c e Chief Edward L e i s s i d e n t i f i e d t h e o b j e c t s as b e i n g pLas-

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On March 26, a round, f l a t o b j e c t spun o u t o f t h e sky and caused $500 damage t o Donald S c o t t ' s automobile. F l y i n g s a u c e r ? No, it w a s a f l y i n g manhole cover which took o f f l i k e a g i e n t t i d d l y ~ i n kvhen h i t by a. snowplow a t ~ e w a r d , N.Y., w c h 26. ( s t . h u i s POST-DISPATCH)

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w a o e s t d l i s h e d March 24th t o s e r v e as an Winston Rogers and f i v e r e l a t i v e s were q u i t t i n g work at t h e Ferndele farm on t h e Ouachita River, three miles sold& of Malvern Ark., Feb. 29, when t h e y all aighted a s t r a n g o b j e c t i n t h e sky. Rogers s a i d it j u s t seemed t o b e hanging i n t h e s k y l i k e an upside down parachute. It was black and shiny, h e s a i d witb something t h a t looked l i k e s t r i n g s hanglng from t h e t o p and _something l i k e legn hanging down f.mm t h e bottom. I t w a s h d t o t e l l how b i g it was, b u t he guessed it t o b e about 4% t o 5 f e e t i n diameter. While t h e y were watching it &out a m i l e from t h e farm. Rdgers c a l l e d t h e Mzrlvern p o l i c e depazctment, b u t o f f i c e r s were unable t o f i n d any t r a c e of t h e o b j e c t . We a r e indebted t o I u c i u s F a r i s h , of Plumberville, Ark., f o r this tory from t h e ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT.

information-gathering and f a c t - f i n d i n g orgarii n a t i o n f o x r e s i d e n t e of g r e a t e r S t , Louis and surrounding a r e a . The gmup p l a n s t o conduct on-the-spot Inv e s t i g a t i o n s of all UFO s i g h t i n g r e p o r t s which come t o i t s a t t e n t i o n . Upon r e c e i p t of a UFO report, e f f o r t s shall b e made t o d i s p a t c h an i n v e s t i g a t i n g team equiped w i t h s t i l l and motion-picture cameras, t a p e - r e c o r d e r s , and varioue o t h e r d e t e c t i o n equipment of necessity. b n t h l y meetings of members and p u b l i c d k e w i l l b e spomored as w e l l ~ E I o c c m ioBlal l e c t u r e s by noted authors. AByone s i g h t i n g EL UFO and living i n t h e sea mentioned, should telephone Raymond Ne-e a t EV-8-0086 o r David Schroth at 832-1187. C d l s w i l l b e answered at any hour of t h e d a y o r n i g h t . Anyone wishing more i n formation concerning t h e Study Group and i t s p o l i c i e a may- w r i t e t o t h i s t d d r e s e : U.F.O. Study Group of Greater S t . b u i s , P.O. Box 223, ANOTHER HOM? st. Charles, M., 63301. John Schuesaler, engineer w i t h t h e Mcbnnel. One o f our readers, Mrs. John Ray, of WDouglaa Corporation, of S t . Louis, i s d i r e c t o r phis, Tenn., w r i t e s : "John and I saw what we o f t h e etudy group and has amassed a wealth were sure w a s a UFO on Sunday n i g h t . .This of information and r e p o r t s on UFO's from his Large, b r i g h t , orange ball f l o a t i n g t o and long and i n t e n s i v e study. f r o i n t h e western slqy. It had a green H g h t (small) which seemed t o go on and o f f , and it He hae f r e q u e n t speaking engagements and made no sound. I watched o u t s i d e f o r about addressed t h e Creve Coeur Jaycees A p r i l 8 on f i v e minutes, t h e n h e r e came a Copter--making "UFO'a--Science F a c t o r Science F i c t i o n . " aJ.1 s o r t s of r a c k e t , o f course. I t appeared t o b e i n v e s t i g a t i n g as no one ever s e e s t h e P u b l i s h e r ' s Note: See page seven f o r d r a w h g s "Chopper" a t n i g h t . It works i n daytime a t t o accompany t h e story, by Ted P h i l l i p s , Jr., high t r a f f i c hours, b r o a d c m t i n g t o motorabout t h e c l o s e range encounter w i t h a UFO. i s t s , e t c . Well, t h e Chopper went s t r a i g h t S e e ' p a g e one f o r s t o r y beginning. southwest and s o d i d " t h i s thing." S e v e r a l D people saw it and callcd in." Mrs. Ray enclosed a c l l p p i n g from t h e FOR RESIDENTS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY bbnday (March 18) COMMERCIAL APPEAL which s t a t e d t h e p i l o t of a p r i v a t e p l a n e was t h e To r e p o r t UFO s i g h t i n g e ,and e n c o k t e r s , f i r s t t o r e p o r t t h e ob,ject after which t h e p l e t s e c a l l John Kuhns a t 81640- 1-7799, day o r n i g h t . Also any q u e s t i o n s t h a t .you F e d e r a l Aviation Agency and a i r p o r t c o n t r o l might have concerning ufology, t h e APRO. tower employees were swamped witb. c a l l s . A spokesman f o r t h e FAA t h e o r i z e d " t h a t MLmouri S e c t i o n , ' o r . v a r i o u s o t h e r s t a t e UFO organiza'tiona; t h e above telephone ne.. is someone w a s playing w i t h c d l e e and a a l s o apli'cabte. p l a s t i c bag again." No explanation w a s given f o r t h e chopper's n i g h t f u g h t . John would a l s o l i k e t o r e c e i v e any and all l l l i l s u g g e s t i o n e . t h a t you might have t o c o n t r i b u t e &put SKYLQOKand/or t h e APRO S t a t e s e c t i o n ; t h i s a p p l i e s t o all SKYIQOK r e a d e r s . SEND I N YOUR REPORTS BEFORE THE l o t h !

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