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UFO Journal Number 427

The famous Delphos. KS. "ting" was still obvious three years after the 1971 sighting by Ronnie Johnson.
Note that vegetation is still not growing in the "ring " area. This photo was taken by Mrs. Erma Johnson, with
the same Polaroid camera she used to record a mysterious glow from the site on the evening of the sighting.
The latest and most complete soil analysis of the site is reported in this issue, beginning on page 3.
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Most recent soil analysis in Delphos case
continues to back accounts by witnesses
By Phyllis A. Budinger They also experienced a numbing ef- animal rections to the sighting and the
Analytical Chemist fect to their hands. Erma rubbed her hand site.
Frontier Analysis, Ltd. against her leg, and it also became numb. Previous soil analyses
The numb area in her leg has persisted Most of the past analyses done on
until recent times (as of 1998). She also the ring soil focused on physical proper-

I t was dark in Delphos, KS, at 7 PM

on Nov. 2, 1971. There was a full
moon domi-
nating the clear
sky. The air was
noted an unfamiliar odor.
She returned to the house for a
Polaroid camera. She had one picture left,
and took a photo of the ring, reportedly
ties, applied physical forces, and elemen-
tal analysis. Unusual hydrophobic effects
were noted. Compared to control soils it
was noted that the ring soils contained a
cool with a gentle with no flash, using film with an ASA higher acid content, more soluble salts,
westerly breeze. rating of 75 [a very slow film]. and higher calcium content.
Sixteen-year-old Other witnesses arriving a day later They also produced less seed growth
Ron Johnson, ac- reported a light-colored and doughnut/ and were coated with an organic material.
companied by his horseshoe-shaped ring area about eight A second unusual material with white,
dog, Snowball, was feet across. The ring itself was about one crystal-like fibers was noted to be embed-
about 250 feet from foot wide, and it was dry. The soil out- ded in the ring soils.
the house tending side the ring and in the middle, however, Very limited progress had been made
to the sheep. Ron's was muddy, due to recent rains. into the molecular characterization of the
Mrs. Budinger A high concentration of a white sub-
parents (Durel and white fibers and the other release materi-
Erma) were in the house, and his mother stance was observed in all of the ring soil, als.2'3 To my knowledge, none of the ana-
had just called him in to dinner. but was not present in the surrounding lytical data were examined by an analyti-
. Such was the stage for the one of the soil. A foul odor was also reported by cal chemist with specialization in the iden-
most extraordinary events in the history some investigators^ tifications of unknowns and an in-depth
of ufology.' The investigation knowledge and experience in correlating
Immediately after the dinner call, Ron The first UFO investigator, Ted data .from numerous, different tests to
heard a sound like "an old washing ma- Phillips, arrived at the scene 32 days later define the substance.
chine which vibrates." He emerged from on Dec. 4,1971. He reported the ring was It would appear that as each different
a shed and observed a mushroom-shaped still there, "perfectly outlined in the test was done, the investigator arrived at
object approximately eight feet in diam- unmelted snow." The soil underneath a different opinion. A few conclusions
eter with a mass of multicolored (blue, was dry to a depth of at least one foot, were erroneous. It is reminiscent of the
red, orange) light covering its entire sur- and was light brown in color; furthermore, proverbial six blind men from Indostan
face. The glow bothered Ron's eyes when it would not permit water to pass though who each attempted to describe an el-
he looked directly at it. the surface. ephant based on the area of the animal he
The object, about 25 yards away, was However, the snow from the surround- touched.
hovering two to five feet off the ground, ing area was melting, and that soil was Some effort had been made to eluci-
and seemed to be depositing a shimmer- black and moist. Additionally, a high date the molecular composition of the re-
ing material. It remained for several min- concentration of white substance was lease material. But, as noted above, a
utes, then the glow at the base of the observed in all of the ring soil, but not detailed compositional identification had
object brightened and enlarged, and the present in the surrounding soil. not been achieved. In my viewpoint,
object departed, accompanied by a high- Phillips took numerous samples, inside both skill and experience were needed in
pitched sound similar to a jet aircraft. of the ring, within the ring, along the re- data acquisition and interpretation of el-
At this point Ron was blinded for sev- ported exit path of the object, and out- emental analysis, and especially molecu-
eral minutes. On regaining his sight he side these areas as controls. He also took lar spectroscopy, to put the puzzle to-
saw the object departing to the south. several photos and made numerous mea- gether.
Frightened, he went to get his parents, surements. The specific key was a spectroscopist
and when they came outside, all three Phillips' next visit to the site was Jan. experienced in infrared and nuclear mag-
witnessed the departing object in the sky. 11,1972, and this was followed by a num- netic resonance techniques. I hoped to
At this time it was half the apparent diam- ber of other visits over the years. On a apply the skills and experience of analyti-
eter of the full moon and the color of an visit 31/2 years later, Phillips noted that cal problem solving gathered over three
arc-welder. The light was brighter than nothing grew on the ring. decades to the solution of this problem.
an auto headlight at 100 feet. During each of his visits he sought to I did not have to start entirely from the
The witnesses returned to the site locate anything which would indicate a beginning. Erol Faruk had done some
where the UFO hovered and saw "a glow- hoax, and found nothing, and the reputa- very revealing initial analyses in the 1970s.
ing ring on the ground" and lumines- tion of the Johnson family indicated no Faruk developed his.analytical approach
cence on nearby trees. Ron's parents, likelihood of a hoax.. based on his experience as an organic
Erma and Durel Johnson, touched the ring In addition to the reports by the wit- chemist. He analyzed these materials us-
and noted the soil was not warm, and felt nesses and the physical aspects of the ing 1970's technology, which has ad-
as if it had been crystallized. ring itself, there were also indications of vanced dramatically in the past 25 years.
November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal Page 3
 Although computerization, new tech- Verification of Ron Johnson's report
niques, and instrumentation have ad-
vanced the field of analytical sciences to
previously unachievable heights, Faruk's
work was outstanding and provided pre-
The "Wolf Girl" of Delphos
liminary observations and conjectures re- One of the incidents which debunkers During a later night search of the area,
garding unknown residues extracted from have used to discredit the main witness Mrs. Stout was reportedly scratched on
the ring soils.4'5 in the Delphos case, Ron Johnson, is his the shoulder, and a teenage neighbor,
This was a definite asset in determin- statement that he had later seen a strange Kevin Marsh, was reportedly scratched
ing the analytical approach to use in this "wolf-girl" with wild blond hair, wearing on the throat from behind. Both said they
analysis. Although my approach to the a torn cloth coat, who escaped him by got only a glimpse of what appeared to
analysis, as an analytical chemist, is dif- running away on all fours when he got be a small assailant.
ferent, there is nothing to contradict close. Other residents of the area had re-
Faruk's initial observations. But not reported by the debunkers is ported chasing the girl through milo
Samples the fact that two and a half years after the fields, but a posse organized by Ottawa
Delphos UFO incident at least four County Sheriff Leonard Simpson found
I began communicating with Ted people had observed what they also de- no trace of the girl, nor any evidence that
Phillips in 1998 regarding additional analy- scribed as a "wolf girl." she had been in the area.
sis on the Delphos ring soils. The prob- In July, 1974, witnesses reported see- The girl was later reported by a resi-
lem was to find existing samples. At a ing what appeared to be a female child of
local Ohio MUFON meeting I related the about ten or twelve years old, with mat- aboutto35beresidents
dent inside a shed, but officers and
surrounding the shed
quest to John Timmerman of CUFOS. ted blonde hair running through a found no trace of her.
After a search, he did manage to locate wooded area on the northwest edge of Although Sheriff Simpson acknowl-
ring and control soil samples on Thanks- Delphos. She was dressed in tattered red edged that people had seen something,
giving Day, 1998, and I received these on clothing. he suggested that the reports could have
Dec. 7. One witness who encountered the girl been caused by cats and dogs running
Documentation and sample labeling during a search for her reported that the loose in the area.
existed, attesting to their authenticity, and girl did not speak, but growled at him be- children had beenHe pointed out that no
they were encased in their original tightly fore running off. Children had reported where in Kansas, and closedmissing reported any-
the case.
closed Kodak film containers with black seeing the girl eating out of cat and dog Even so, parents of young children
tops and showing no signs of tampering. dishes. told The Wichita Eagle that they were
The labeling on the soil samples left
no doubt that they were sampled by Ted strange "wolf-girl," again described as sight. their children indoors or within
Another witness reported that the keeping
Phillips, the principal investigator, on Jan. having wild blond hair and wearing a torn
11,1972, which was two months after the cloth coat, escaped him by running away whoSheriff Simpson said that most people
thought they saw something had
event. Furthermore, they were in a box in on all fours when he got close. changed their story by the next day when
which torn up pieces of a 1971 edition of About 7:30 AM on July 22, Mrs. Joe asked to give statements, but the Stouts,
a Missouri road map, Phillips' home state, Stout saw the child on a vacant and over- Marsh, and teenager Doug Kaiser con-
was used for packing. Additionally, grown lot sitting on a picnic table only tinued to insist that they had seen a little
Phillips remembered sampling them.6 five or six feet away. Mrs. Stout said she girl.
Six Delphos soil samples were re- could not be sure if it was a boy or a girl, Mrs. Stout said objects in a shed, in-
ceived. Their identifications follow: but assumed it was a girl because the child cluding dolls from a collection that had
•Ring Sample A-2, Surface to 'A inch was wearing a red dress. been stored in barrels along with some
(15.1 g)
•Ring Sample C-3, Surface to Vi inch gling sound when Mrs. Stout tried to get clothing,
The girl reportedly made an odd gur-
night,
had been moved during the
although she didn't see or hear
(15.9 g) closer, and then jumped down from the anyone near the shed.
•Ring Sample D-3 Surface to 'A inch picnic table and disappeared through a And when she had first seen the child
(14.0 g) small hole in a nearby wall.
•Control Sample Center Surface to 1/2 she had noticed that someone had lined
inch (23.1 g) Mrs. Stout said the child was definitely the dolls up on the picnic table and cov-
human and not deformed, although
•Control Sample A-9, Surface to '/2 inch on all fours. She estimated that the child, it ran ered them with pieces of cloth.
There were no additional reports of the
(21.4g) who had a curved scar from her right eye wolf girl
•Control Sample C-8, Surface to '/2 inch to her mouth, was only the size of a six-
(23.7 g)
("Search For 'Wolf Girl' Unsuccess-
year-old. Mrs. Stout said she saw the ful," Kansas City Times, 29 July, 1974.
Analytical procedure child again around 4 PM and about 8:30 "Delphos Folks divided By Reports of
The ring soils and control soils were PM the same day. Wild Girl," Wichita Eagle, 3} July, 1974.)
analyzed using a battery of tests which
included most of the analytical "alpha-
bet." The tests were used to examine the red) analysis; SEM/EDX (Scanning Elec- ries in the past. They were repeated in
samples "as received," as well as aque- tron Mocroscopy/Energy Dispersive X- order to:
ous and organic solvent extracts. ray); headspace GC/MS (Gas Chromatog- 1.) obtain the data from state-of-the-
These include the following: EDX (En- raphy/Mass Spectroscopy); 'H NMR art instrumentation;
ergy Dispersive X-ray) elemental analy- (Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance); 2.) to compare to the previous data. A
sis; %C, %H, %N; XPS (X-ray Photoelec- 1C (Ion Chromatography); UV (Ultravio- few instruments used in this study were
tron Spectroscopy); XRD (X-ray Diffrac- let Spectroscopy). A few of the above not available when past analyses were
tion); FT-IR (Fourier Transform - Infra- tests had been done by other laborato- done. In-depth details regarding the ana-
Page 4 MUFON UFO Journal November 2003
lytical procedure and results from ,311 the
individual tests can be found in other
publications.7'8
Results summary
The analysis of the Delphos soils and
their isolates show there has been a defi-
nite release of one or more substances. I
concur with Faruk in that the substances
were deposited in an aqueous solution. Jjly ORIGINAL POSITION
A humic substance coats the soil's V | OF FALLEN
surface, imparting the hydrophobic "ef-
fect" which was noted 30 years ago. The FLIGHT PATH
white fibrous-appearing material that has
eluded identification by investigators in ^r
the past is definitely identified as calcium
oxalate. Non-volatile ring soil compo- SHED
nents calculate to approximately 2-3 wt.%. hi
The following table lists these compo-
nents and provides a rough estimate of
their amounts.
The object and apparent flight path, as reconstructed by Phillips.
Found Ring Soil Substances
(Non-Volatiles) soil was deposited as free oxalic acid and 8.) A speculation is offered by a col-
Wt. % combined with calcium in the ground. league, Dr. J. Robert Mooney. This is
•Humic Substance 85 ±10 4.) The source of the chemilumines- based on the presence of the high con-
(Probably low molecular weight cence (glow) still remains speculative. centration (5%) of oxalic acid, which is a
Fulvic Acid) Faruk reports that he isolated a compound natural product in the soil, but such a high
•Calcium Oxalate 5 ±2 which he deduced was the source of this concentration would not be expected
•Calcium Carbonate —1 effect. The present study, did not detect from the usual plant source.
•Phosphate <0.1 this material. It may well have deterio- Exhaust from a low-temperature ion-
•Sulfate <0.1 rated over time. ization or combustion engine (whose fuel
•Sulfide and/or Mercaptan <0.01 If indeed present, it probably was in source was elemental carbon) could leave
very minor amounts, i.e. not a major com- a high concentration of the acid along
ponent of the release. My experience with with other lower molecular weight acids.
Conclusions compounds which impart color to materi- Of course the major components from
1.) The soils analyzed were sampled als, and materials that cause chemilumi- such an engine would be expected to be
two months after the event, and 27 years nescence, is that they usually need only carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
have passed since the samples were col- to be present at a few ppm to be visually These would be lost as gases.
lected, so it is unknown if any changes apparent. The acids would concentrate in the
have occurred to the samples over this I can also offer this speculation. Hu- soil beneath the exhaust. Use of elemen-
period of time. mic substances in the presence of oxalate tal carbon, as a fuel, seems very reason-
However, I believe that there is no evi- derivatives and a suitable catalyst, e.g. able, as it is safely transportable and con-
dence for extensive degradation, because hydrogen peroxide, may possibly cause tains a high energy density.
past analytical test results from the ring the chemiluminescence effect. Hydrogen 9.) Finally, others have countered that
soils compare closely to those tests that peroxide would have decomposed within the release represents the products of
were repeated in this current analysis. hours of the event. "well seasoned barnyard soil." If this
The ring soils also retain the same hydro- 5.) The presence of sulfide/mercaptan were the case, there should be much
phobicity as reported in the past. could explain any obnoxious odor which higher concentrations of such elements
2.) The humic substance specifically purportedly emanated from the ring soils. as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
appears to be fulvic acid. It has proper- 6.) The analysis shows the ring soil Also, there should be evidence of sig-
ties resembling a mull-type humus which was not exposed to a physical effect, such nificant amounts of other components,
occurs under conditions of high biologi- as high temperature, which substantiates such as urea, uric acid, and ammonium
cal activities, such as under grass veg- the statement of the principal witness. components, which are typical of animal
etation and soils under cultivation. 7.) The analysis neither proves nor waste and its decomposition products,
This material coats the soil surface, rules out a UFO source of the release. and these are not detected. Only the
initially imparting a hydrophobic effect. The above natural products have many fulvic acid predominates.
Upon water addition to the ring soil, fol- useful properties. Specifically, humates [Editor's Note: Debunker Phil Klass
lowed by agitation, it solubulizes, and the are known for their chelation/bonding to had suggested that the ring was from a
soil readily loses its apparent hydropho- metals and organics. They are used in circular stock feeder. Mrs. Johnson and
bic effect. fertilizer and for removal of toxic metals the previous owner of the farm state that
3.) Both calcium oxalate and oxalic acid and organic pollutants. there has never been a feeder in that area.]
are known skin and eye irritants and It is natural to assume "other" intelli- Recommendations
would account for the physical effects gent life forms would also use them. One
suffered by the witnesses. It is suspected This analysis should serve as a base
speculation is they are perhaps waste for analysis of similar events that may
that the calcium oxalate found in the ring products of a biological process.
November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal PageS
occur in the future, or perhaps have al-
ready occurred. Most notably, spectro-
scopic analysis is needed.
Washington State sighting requires
I am aware of two past events which
would be worthy of a similar analytical
approach. One such event occurred in
extensive work by investigator
Trans-en-Provence, France, on Jan. 8, By William Puckett Venus. However, I have eliminated Ve-
1981. Some of the analytical data from MUFON Field Investigator nus as a cause of the sighting. See de-
the soils suggest molecular compounds tails in the results section below.)
similar to Delphos could be present there. Editor's Note: While this case is For these reasons the witnesses
The other event occurred in Oregon hardly outstanding in itself, the investi- thought this object to be quite unusual
in an area noted for high UFO activity. gation by Mr. Puckett is of top quality, and reported the sighting to the MUFON
Beginning in the mid-1990's recurring and shows the many aspects of a sight- report database.
white rings have been appearing in a ing which a serious investigator covers. I obtained permission from the West-
plowed field. The white material has been ern Washington MUFON director
identified as calcium oxalate.9 Event Location: Puyallup, WA (Kathleen Anderson) to investigate the
It is recommended that future ring sites Date Occurred: June 8,2003 report.
be carefully assayed for oxalic acid and Dates Investigated: June 17,2003 Radar data
other low molecular weight acetic type WUFODCase: I..2-600-WA The first task was to collect data. I
components. immediately put in a request for radar data
The following procedure is suggested. Background to the local Federal Aviation Administra-
Perform an acid extraction, followed by On Sunday, June 8, 2003 in the late tion (FAA) office. I requested all radar
ion chromatography. Quantitatively, this afternoon (5 PM) a married couple was data from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm within 30
would yield very accurate amounts of the enjoying a pleasant sunny afternoon in miles of the witness's home in Puyallup,
acids. Acids should then be examined their back yard at their home in Puyallup, WA. (The FAA recycles radar tapes ev-
by isotope mass spectrometry to deter- WA (about 40 miles south of downtown ery two weeks, so requests have to be
mine the carbon-14 level. Seattle). The husband was painting their made immediately.) I only requested "pri-
Natural product sources of these ac- hot tub, and his wife was bird watching mary" and not transponder returns.
ids will give the expected values of 15.3 using binoculars. Meteorological data
disintegrations/min/gm. A higher level She was watching a hawk through her I next collected all pertinent meteoro-
of carbon-14 indicates the source was binoculars when she noticed a silvery ob- logical data for the time period of the
nonterrestrial. Lower levels indicate the ject that appeared to be hovering. The sighting, including surface reports, up-
source is not of recent biological origin object appeared to have a shiny metallic per air reports, and reports from a wind
or is not terrestrial. center with a white haze around it. The profiler which is located at the National
References wife told her husband about the sighting Weather Service Office in Sandpoint, WA.
'For a detailed account of the event and he looked through the binoculars to The profiler is located a few miles north
see: Ted Phillips, "Delphos A Close En- view the object. of downtown Seattle. Wind profilers mea-
counter of the Second Kind," published It took the husband about 30 seconds sure winds in the lower part of the atmo-
by the UFO Research Coalition, Fairfax, to find the object with binoculars, and sphere at various levels. This profiler uses
Virginia, 2002. the object was too small to see with the Doppler and acoustical technology to
2
Swords, Micheal D. (1991). Research naked eye. The husband ran upstairs to measure temperatures and winds.
note: Delphos, Kansas, soil analysis. grab another set of binoculars, and his I also checked into the times of all
Journal of UFO Studies, n.s. 3,116-113. wife was unable to again find the object weather balloon launches.
3
Clark, Jerome. (1998). The UFO Ency- with her binoculars. Other sightings
clopedia: The Phenomenon from the Once the husband returned, it took him I checked other UFO reporting data-
Beginning. Detroit, Mich.: Onmigraphics. about 30 seconds to find the object. He bases to see if there were other UFO
Vol. 1, pp. 324-326. said that it continued to hover and then sightings in the area. This investigation
"Faruk, Erol A. (1989). The Delphos began moving northward. He said that it showed that no other sightings were re-
Case: Soil Analysis and Appraisal of a then sped off rapidly and disappeared ported in the immediate area.
CE-2 Report. Journal of UFO Studies, n.s. from his field of view in about 4 or 5 sec- According to the National UFO Re-
1,41-65.
5
onds. The total time of the sighting was porting Center (NUFORC) web site, a
Faruk, Erol A. (1998-1999) Private estimated at about 10 minutes. video camera picked up some anomalous
communications. He also stated that it was difficult to objects at 7:30 AM on June 9,2003, near
6
Phillips, Ted (1998) Private communi- steady the binoculars enough to keep the Vancouver, B.C. Canada. NUFORC
cation. object in view. The witnesses thought thought that this sighting was due to birds
'Reference that this object was unusual because it in a distance.
8
Budinger, Phyllis A. (2003). New hovered, began moving, and then moved Also on the next day several rapidly
Analysis of Soil Samples for the Delphos rapidly. moving disk-shaped objects were sighted
UFO Case. Journal of UFO Studies, n.s. Initially they thought that it could be in the Kansas City area. (One sighting
8,1-25. a balloon, but ruled that out when it be- was in Lenexa, KS, at 12:35 PM and the
'The Oregon sample was analyzed by gan moving rapidly. They also thought other at Lee's Summit, MO, at 11:30 AM.)
Phyllis Budinger. The event was reported that it could be a very bright star, but knew Another daytime sighting was made
by W. C. Levengood, MUFON 2003 In- that stars were not visible during the day. in Avondale, AZ, on June 9,2003, at 19:30
ternational UFO Symposium Proceed- (The only celestial object visible during local time. The characteristics of this
ings, 195-197. the day besides the moon is the planet sighting are very similar to the sighting in
Page 6 MUFON UFO Journal November 2003
Puyallup. The object moved towards the perature and wind readings in the lower not visible to the human eye probably
northeast, was silver in color, and was atmosphere. - explains why no one else saw the object
very distant. Could other types of balloons cause in the area.
Celestial objects checked this type of sighting? Hot air balloons A look at the radar data shows several
To ascertain the position and bright- are quite doubtful because one would see echoes in the area where-and when the
ness of the planets on the date of the "flashing" when bursts of hot air are pe- witnesses saw the object. However, the
sighting, I checked the night sky section riodically made to keep the balloon buoy- only radar echo in the field of view of the
of the May MUFON Journal. (The posi- ant. sighting, at the time of the sighting, and
tions and brightness of celestial objects On the basis of the wind direction aloft in the direction of the sighting was 23
for June were listed in the May issue of one could eliminate balloons from this miles from the witnesses (horizontal).
the Journal.) sighting. Both the local wind profiler and When you consider the large angle of
I contacted the witnesses and made upper air sounding show that winds aloft elevation (57 degrees), the object would
an appointment for Sunday, June 15. This shifted from the southwest at the surface have been 42 miles away from the wit-
was exactly one week after the sighting. I to the west or northwest at about 3000 nesses. (Of course this would be assum-
interviewed both witnesses, took some feet. ing that the radar echo was the object.)
photos, and made some angular measure- The witness initially saw the object at Whatever caused this radar return only
ments with a pocket transit. an elevation of 57 degrees (based on the produced one echo. Therefore no esti-
GPS reading transit reading). Even if the object were mate of velocity could be made.
A global positioning system (GPS) only one mile away the altitude would However, if the object was actually
have been nearly 4,500 feet, which would hovering, as described by the witnesses,
reading was taken to determine the lati- mean that the object should be traveling
tude and longitude of the location where radar may not pick it up, depending upon
towards the southeast if it was a balloon. how the moving target indicator (MTI)
the sighting was made. I also verified the (The distance of the object was likely
time period of the sighting and elevation was adjusted on the radar. The MTI is
much farther than one mile.) used to eliminate "radar clutter" and there-
and azimuth readings of the initial and However, the witnesses stated that the
final points of observation. I used a fore results in the radar only picking up
object hovered for a time and then moved moving targets.
pocket transit mounted on a tripod to towards the north. For this reason the
obtain these readings. Also radar will not pick up all objects.
sighting could not have been a balloon. The radar beam is set from ground to in-
The witness was confident in the an- Blimps would be another possibility,
gular measurements because he had a finity. However, this does not mean that
but the shape and aerial movements noted radar will pick up all moving targets from
point of reference for each reading (e.g. by the witnesses would rule this out.
edge of roof of neighbor's house). the ground through the upper atmo-
The planet Venus is sometimes visible sphere. My experience has shown that
Both witnesses were very cooperative during the day. (It could possibly be
and reliable. The initial report entered in FAA radar picks up aircraft flying at cer-
sighted through binoculars if it was tain altitudes (probably altitudes close to
the MUFON database provided most of bright.) However, a check of the "Night
the details. I only had to have each wit- the center of the beam).
Sky" section of the MUFON Journal The altitude of the center of the beam
ness clarify a few details. shows that Venus rose at 4 AM in June, will vary depending upon how close the
Maps compiled 2003. target is to the radar. At farther targets,
Maps were compiled based upon the Therefore the planet would have ei- radar will pick up higher-fly ing aircraft,
data collected above. Plots of the radar ther been setting at that time or would be while at closer targets lower-flying aircraft
echoes were made for the time period of near the western horizon. The planet will be picked up. The witness location
the sighting. A map'showing the only would have not been in the field of view was about 50 miles to the southeast of
known balloon launch in the area was of the witnesses. The movement of the the Fort Lawton radar antenna. (Data from
made. object would also rule out Venus. the FAA Fort Lawton radar were used in
Balloon launchings checked Autokinesis? this analysis.)
The National Weather Service per- Sometimes a process called "autoki- When reviewing the radar data, I did
formed a routine balloon launch at 5 PM nesis" can make an object appear to have notice one anomaly. The anomaly in-
P.D.T. Balloons are launched twice a day movement when stared at over time. This volved radar possibly indicating a rap-
at 5 AM P.D.T and 5 PM P.D.T. Balloons is described in the MUFON Field idly moving target. The radar showed
are launched at fixed locations through- Investigator's Manual. However, the wit- that an object was moving towards the
out the world at 0000 and 1200 Greenwich nesses saw the object as stationary, and south at 2,100 mph. Radar can be a reli-
Meridian Time. This is the same time that then noted movement after several min- able tool for estimating speeds of objects,
the witnesses saw the object. utes. This is likely not autokinesis be- but in the absence of eyewitnesses the
However, that balloon was launched cause an object will appear to "jump" and reliability decreases.
at Quillayute, WA, 117 miles to the west- move around intermittently. The cause of this "runner echo" is
northwest of where the witnesses ob- A conventional aircraft? likely due to the fact that an object was
served the object. Therefore we can rule Could the object have been a conven- out of the field of view of the radar and
out this weather balloon as a cause of the tional aircraft seen at a large distance was a more distant object. The radar
sighting. (thus the appearance of hovering)? The would have painted the object at an erro-
A check was made with the local air witnesses both stated that no aircraft neous position (too close) on the next
pollution agency to see if any balloons were in the area during the 10-minute time turn of the antenna. This anomaly is dis-
were launched in the Seattle area on June period when they saw the object. cussed in the MUFON Field
8, 2003. I learned that the agency no The object under the 7X magnification Investigator s Manual.
longer launches balloons and relies in- of binoculars was still only the size of a This object would have been out of
stead on the wind profiler to obtain tem- small star. The fact that the object was the field of view of the witnesses. The
November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal
witnesses' field of view was restricted to If we look at both tables above, we at levels where contrails could form (be-
the right of the 60-degree arrow due to a can almost eliminate light aircraft and he- low temperatures of -40 degrees Centi-
neighbor's house. In other words the licopters as the cause of this sighting. grade). This can be interpreted such that
witnesses could only see from about east- We established that the craft would have contrails could have formed, but would
northeast to north from their location. to be at least 25 miles from the witnesses have quickly evaporated in the dry air.
Calculating speed to have been flying at the speed of a light Therefore, on this day the witnesses
We can make some deductions about aircraft. would have noticed at most a small con-
the speed of the object at various dis- However, at 25 miles the craft would trail behind the object if it were a conven-
tances because we know that the object have been at an altitude of over 100,000 tional aircraft flying at high altitude (at or
traversed 32 degrees of arc in about 10 feet. I doubt seriously if Cessna or above 30,000 feet). The contrail would
minutes. (The movement wasn't con- Beechcraft airplanes can fly over 100,000 have rapidly disappeared due to unfavor-
stant, but we can still use an average feet. able conditions.
movement.) Determining distance Conclusions
Can we make any deductions about After considering all of the possibili-
Distance (Miles) Average how far the craft was from the observers? ties for this sighting, such as balloons,
speed (M PH) Obviously if we had more witnesses at blimps, bright celestial bodies, atmo-
1 3 other locations we could do location es- spheric phenomena, and conventional
5 17 timations through triangulation. We aircraft, we can methodically eliminate
10 34 don't have that data in this case. each possibility.
15 50 We know that the object was not vis- The weakest aspects of this sighting
20 67 ible to the naked eye. So it was either are that only two witnesses were in-
23 77 very small, very far away, or a combina- volved, the witnesses were at the same
42 141 tion of both. location, the object was distant, and the
The effects of weather object was very small.
Speeds at distances of 23 and 42 miles We can look at weather observations The reason other witnesses did not
were used respectively because 23 miles for the day. Most weather stations in the see the object is because it was not vis-
was the horizontal distance to the radar area were reporting horizontal visibilities ible to the human eye, and would not have
echo, and 42 miles was the distance to of 10 statute miles with no obstructions been spotted at all had not one of the
the echo considering the elevation angle to visibility (e.g. haze, smoke, etc). The witnesses been bird watching through
of 57 degrees. region had been under a hot spell for a binoculars.
Based on the above table, if this ob- few days before the sighting and some Based on the above I classify this
ject was an aircraft, it would have likely smog had resulted. sighting as unidentified. If more data were
been at least 25 miles from the witnesses However, on the day of the sighting available, the object was closer, or the
per speed estimate. (Of course this would the winds had shifted onshore, and at- object was larger, then a conventional
only apply to light aircraft or helicopters.) mospheric mixing was adequate to dis- explanation would be possible.
Based on the silvery appearance, it is perse the smog. References
quite unlikely that the aircraft was a heli- Also, these weather stations are auto- National UFO Reporting Center web
copter or light aircraft. Most helicopters mated, and therefore visibility is taken site: http://www.ufocenter.com
and light aircraft are color painted. with an instrument and not the human National Weather Service - Seattle,
Many military and commercial jets are eye. Ten miles could mean 10+miles. On Washington web site: http://
silver in appearance, especially at large a clear day Mount Rainier is frequently www.wrh.noaa.gov/Seattle/
distances. (This could be due to the sun visible from downtown Seattle. Mount MUFON Field Investigator's Manual
reflecting off of the wings.) However, in Rainier is located close to 50 miles from MUFON UFO Journal, May, 2003
this case, due to the average slow speed, downtown Seattle. Aircraft Contrails Fact-Sheet, US EPA
it is highly unlikely that this craft was a The question then arises as to whether http ://www.epa. eov
commercial or military jet. the observers could see an object more
Conventional aircraft can also be ruled than 10 miles away, even with 7-power
out based on the appearance, shape, ini- binoculars? I believe that the answer is
tial hovering, eventual slow speeds, and yes, because they were looking up at 57
the ultimate rapid acceleration reported degrees initially, and 22 degrees above MUFON black cap
by the witnesses. the horizon when the object was last MUFON has a great black
Calculating altitude sighted. cap with white MUFON logo
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about the altitude of the object based on look up at a steeper angle of the atmo- black t-shirts (the caps also
the elevation angle. sphere because you are looking through look great with the white t-
less of the lower atmosphere. shirts).
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Illinois objects
remain unidentified -•<£
This UFO sighting occurred between
6 PM and 7 PM CST on July 5 ,2003, at
Rend Lake State Park near Mt. Vernon, Two North Dakota youths They returned several times during the
IL, and involved three adult witnesses encounter landed UFO next few days, but did not see the object,
and one child. and there was no sign that it had been
According to the principal witness, he UFOs Are With Us—Take My Word there.
and his wife and daughter, along with by Leo Dworshak, 2003, Dorrance Pub- However, two weeks after the first
their friend, were attending July 4 festivi- lishing, 701 Smithfield St., Third Floor, sighting, the youngsters saw the object
ties at the park, at the southern end of the Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (1-800-788-7654), move into the valley and land in the same
North Marcum Recreation Area. 6x9 soft cover, 71 pages, $8.00 + $3.99 area as before. Once again Leo and Mike
The witnesses were looking up in the S&H. Signed copy available from the were stopped by the invisible force field
direction of the lake dam to the south, author for $8.00 + $2.95 S&H, 3000 as they attempted to move closer.
along with an about 200 other people, an- Villard Dr. #204, Helena, MT 59601. Six "men" emerged from the object,
ticipating the final sky dive jump of the dressed in a different type of uniform than
day. Reviewed by Dwight Connelly before. They seemed to be reaching
As their attention was focused on the As the title suggests, this is an ac- down and taking something from the
approaching plane used by the skydivers, count which relies on taking the word of ground. Once again, the boys had to
they noticed two luminous white objects the author that the events occurred, since leave for home, despite their eagerness
in the same general portion of the sky no other evidence is presented. Given to stay and watch.
which seemed to be traveling together. the topic of the book-contact with extra- The two brothers told their parents
They were round to elliptical in shape, terrestrials-this hardly meets the criteria what they had seen, but received only
and their apparent size was estimated to for solid documentation. indifferent responses. They also told a
be similar to a golf ball at arm's length. The only other witness to the contacts man who ran a grain elevator, since they
Actual size was estimated to be 11 -30 feet. was Dworshak's younger brother, Mike, considered him "a man of the world" who
The objects reportedly moved in a who died in the Korean War. As the au- was always patient with them. He said he
straight line from the south/southwest to thor points out, "It is quite a thing that a believed them, and that he had seen some
the north/northwest (and directly over- person faces, being certain inside, yet un- sort of object flying through the air one
head) at a constant rate of speed that was able to prove it." Despite the lack of cor- rime.
estimated to be 500 mph The altitude of roborating witnesses, this account some- The boys were encouraged that at
the objects was estimated to be 10,000 how has the ring of truth. least someone believed them. Their ef-
feet. The author, now retired and 83 years forts to interest playmates, however, were
No sound was heard, and the objects old, reports that his first encounter with rebuffed. They felt that one reason for
left no trails. The witnesses agreed that the entities occurred as a 12-year-old in this was that they were Catholic German-
the objects were radiating an intense 1932, not far from his farm home near Kill- Americans, which was not popular after
white light, rather than simply reflecting deer, ND, while with his brother, who was the war with Germany.
sunlight. The objects disappeared behind only seven years old. Determined to not only see the object
the trees on the northern horizon. Sight- This first sighting was of a strange again, but to also meet the crew and look
ing duration was estimated to be 2-3 min- object which was "a huge, round thing, inside, the boys again made almost daily
utes. as big as our barn at least," in a valley trips to the site.
Despite all the other people that were about half a mile away. It was flattened Their persistence was rewarded when
present, the witnesses stated that no one somewhat, and "rotating in a complicated they again saw the object come in for a
else seemed to have seen the objects, way" with "flashing colored lights" on landing, this time only about 800 feet
since the witnesses said they received an outer shell, "like a band or belt that away. They waved and yelled, but were
strange looks from those immediately went completely around it at the widest ignored by the "men."
around them when they asked. point, and was turning one way." The force field was still there, and the
Weather conditions included clear, The inner shell, however, "seemed to boys observed that it also worked against
sunny skies and wind speed averaging be standing still, or perhaps turning the a jackrabbit, which bounced off of it.
9.5 mph out of the southwest. This other way. The colored lights came only The object began to shake the ground,
roughly corresponds with the direction from the rotating shell or belt." The ob- there was a slight hum, the outer shell
of the mystery objects. ject appeared to be totally silent, and there began to rotate, and the object took off,
Area sheriffs' offices stated that no was no sign of smoke or exhaust. retracting "four prongs, which were
calls were received. A later effort to find The two youngsters decided to move maybe 4 feet by 8 feet." Colored lights
park rangers«was also unproductive. Af- closer, but encountered what seemed to flashed out, and when the object was
ter circling the entire lake, including ev- be an invisible force field which stopped about 10 or 15 feet above the ground, it
ery campsite, for more than two hours, a them. As they observed the object, a simply vanished.
single park ranger was never found. seamless door opened, and individuals Toward the end of August the boys
An unsuccessful attempt was also exited the object, looked at the sky, and again witnessed the object landing, but
made to contact the skydiving group that reentered the object. The two youngsters this time they were within a couple of hun-
made the jump that day. Therefore, the were afraid of problems with their parents dred feet of it, and this time they could
report must stand on the sole testimony if they stayed longer, so they reluctantly feel the force field surrounding them.
of the witness and his family. left. They could not move their bodies, except
November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal Page 9
to talk and breathe, and were "scared and I could not quite put my finger on." the spaceship could definitely read our
not scared." When the boys again told their mother minds."
The author explains: "Strangely, we felt about their experiences, she was much On their next visit the boys noted that
we had somehow made them our friends, more open, saying, "You've got me pretty the object did not reflect light, but
though we had never gotten closer than well convinced that you are not just com- "seemed to absorb the light around it
the length of a football field, and were ing home with wild stories anymore. It and produce its own subtle light of any
still shook up and a bit nervous about has gone way beyond that point, because color or pattern of shades they wished,
them." you have learned too many things. You like the chameleon....One moment it
After awhile, Leo told Mike that they talk about too many different things." would blend into the sunset, matching
needed to go home or they would be in On their next encounter they were able every color and pattern. Then it would
trouble. Suddenly the to walk up to the object go like oily water and abruptly change to
force field disappeared, without encountering a polished mirror or a dark, non-reflective
as though the "men" the force field. The surface like a hillside."
had heard the conver- "men" were outside, Upon the arrival of the youngsters,
sation. apparently doing exer- one of the "men" said, "These boys
Three days later the cises, and "made us feel would like to touch our ship. Make sure
brothers returned, get- welcome." it is well grounded, for we probably have
ting within 30 or 40 feet The author says the developed some electricity in our trav-
of the object and the "men" "were so ordi- els."
"men" before encoun- nary looking in one way, The author says the object was "so
tering the force field. and so exotic in smooth, and exchanged no heat with my
"Discounting their another....Their com- hand. It was neither warm nor cold, and
clothing," says the au- plexion was very light was definitely smoother than glass or
thor, "they looked very beige, resembling a polished metal, which will stick to your
much like someone you good tan. Their eyes hand. It was like trying to press one mag-
might see walking in were blue with a dark net against the same pole of another, like
Bismarck," but all six of .pupil....Their hands I was not really touching anything at
the occupants "were all and feet were shaped all... .The ship was made in such a way, or
about the same build like ours." of such a material, that once it rose sev-
and the same size, between five and six Their uniforms "were neatly pressed, eral hundred feet in the air, it looked just
feet tall, and all wore a similar light cover- but did not have badges or other insignia like the sky... .1 remembered the times we
all or jumpsuit," with no buttons, and that might show rank, like our soldiers watched the ship departing from the val-
shoes that were not separate from their did... .Their smile was like ours, probably ley, how it rose in the air and then disap-
trousers. The author notes that "none of more gentle and relaxed than ours, maybe peared. Had it flown off so quickly that
them looked very burly." a more gentle smile than I have ever seen." we couldn't follow its movements, or had
Mike started jumping up and down to Up close, the boys could see that the they just floated there and watched our
get the attention of the "men," who then object was light blue "that blended behavior?"
looked over at the two youngsters. Sud- smoothly into the color of the sky." Once again apparently reading the
denly the force field was again surround- Mike, very excited, started talking to thoughts of the two boys, one of the
ing Leo and Mike, but eventually the ob- the men in a mixture of German and En- "men" said they could enter the object,
ject took off, and the force field disap- glish. A "man" came out of the object but would first have to "go through a pro-
peared. and said in German, "I can speak your cess" to kill germs upon entering and leav-
On their next trip to the site, the broth- language." Then he said in English, "We ing the object, which would involve the
ers again encountered the force field, but speak all the languages of all people on boys removing their clothing.
the "men" did raise their hands to ac- your planet." By this time the boys felt very relaxed
knowledge the youngsters. "We felt they The "man" explained that "we are from around the men. "I am certain that hatred
were definitely interested in us in a another galaxy. We have traveled to your and violence are not a part of their be-
friendly way," says the author. But the planet for over 5,000 years. We are from a havior," says the author. "It does not
"men" seemed very busy, "coming and place far beyond your world by millions seem to exist with them....They seemed
going from the ship with small parcels and of years in time. We continue traveling to realize that our world was in
odd gadgets we couldn't quite see. to your planet because it is part of our trouble.. ..and gave us the impression that
There could have been dozens of them responsbility." the people of our planet had somehow
inside, but we never saw more than six of He said the boys should return home brought these troubles on themselves,
them outside at one time." and rest "because your minds are not big and would have to solve these problems
After the work seemed to die down, enough to learn everything as quickly as through their own efforts. They gave us
one of the "men" came over to within 10- you would like. Remember, you must be- the indication that man would soon bring
12 feet of the youngsters. "He looked lieve what you have seen and understand terrible wars and suffering upon himself."
directly at us," says the author, "and what you have learned, and try to under- He adds, "It was mighty grim stuff for a
smiled in a peaceful and friendly way, rais- stand that we are not here to hurt any- couple of farm kids hoping for a look in-
ing his hand with the open palm toward one." side a spaceship. As the years since have
us." He then turned and entered the The author says, "I was now certain gone by, everything they told us has hap-
object. that they were far older than anyone we pened, though sometimes with strange
At home that evening, the author says had ever met before....I also knew they and .unexpected twists."
he felt that "the men from the spaceship deeply respected our Earth.. ..I was now Once inside the object, the boys dis-
were affecting me and Mike in some way fairly convinced that these travelers from covered what appeared to be the main

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compartment, a food preparation area, did not make any more personal contact forget the experience. I am sure they have
fully automatic toilet facilities, sleeping with the visitors. They never appeared talked about it many times since."
compartments with unusual beds, and a during the winter when there were no in- On Oct. 21,1963, the author again saw
lab or workshop area. sects or live plants." the object, and was welcomed by two of
"Their meals and cooking are impos- In August, 1936, however, he saw the the occupants as he approached it. They
sible to explain, although they were very object land near Dunn Center, ND, and entered the object and talked. One of the
nice about trying to explain it to us," says was allowed to enter and talk with them. occupants said, "Your science and tech-
the author. In the main compartment were In 1938 he again saw the object land, this nology have advanced enough to pose a
chairs which were individually adjustable, time near Watford City, ND, and again threat to our ships, as well as to the entire
which puzzled the boys, since all the talked with the occupants. "Each visit planet."
"men" seemed to be the same size and with them was like going home to a family Dworshak explains that "man on Earth,
shape. that loved me," says the author. in the last three years, had tried to learn
More interesting to Mike was the abil- It was about 9:30 PM on Sept. 15,1939, how to detect and capture one of their
ity of the chairs to move under a person, when he saw them again, this time be- ships." One of the "men" said, "Although
no matter where that person chose to sit tween Sidney, MT, and Watford City, ND. we have been seriously provoked, we will
down. "Mike had a great time trying to The occupants were the same "men" as not treat man as he treats us, making un-
outwit the chairs," says the author, "much before, and one of them said, "You have provoked attacks which threaten our
to the great amusement of our friendly changed quite a bit since 1932." lives. If your military leaders continue
hosts." The author says he replied that they their efforts to damage our ships, we will
There was also what appeared to be a had not changed at all in the past seven be forced to defend ourselves."
movie screen, about four feet by five feet, years. "We are several thousand years The "man" explained, "Our actions to
which "was showing pictures of a place ahead of your time," answered one of the protect and defend ourselves are .gov-
or process we could not fathom." occupants. "We are germ free, and our erned by a simple principle: Anything that
Opposite the screen, along the wall, life expectancy is quite different from is thrown at us will be thrown back to its
was a machine which was continuously yours. At this time it would be impos- source. We are telling you this because,
operating. "I would assume, at the sible for us to explain to you how we have, if it should ever happen, and I believe
present time, we would describe them as accomplished all this in our lives." that one day it will, we want you to know
computers, although they explained that When the author left the object, about we will do no more than protect our-
these machines were a magnetic sensor," 11:30 PM, the occupants provided selves."
says the author. "Remember, this took shadowless light all the way back to his After more "talking like old friends,"
place back in the year 1932." auto. the author left for a long walk to his car,
The boys were shown a magnetic la- The author entered the Navy in 1941, with light again provided by the occu-
ser beam which could stop a bird in mid- and brother Mike, five years younger, pants. It was chilly, yet he felt a warmth
air or a rabbit jumping, holding the'ani- enlisted in the Army for the last two years as he walked. When he reached his car,
mals motionless for as long as they de- of the war. After the author's discharge he was surprised to find it running and
sired, without harming the animals. from the Navy, he moved back to Kill- the heater operating.
"One of the reasons for their great in- deer, occasionally spotting the object, but Looking back on his experience with
telligence is their ability to use twelve making no contact with the occupants. the entities over the years, Dworshak
senses," explains the author. "I do not In 1946 he moved to Bozeman, MN, work- says, "Think what an individual sacrifice
know why the number twelve figured into ing as a salesman. these men make by leaving behind the
so many things they explained to us. All It was not until 1950 that he again saw benefits and conveniences of their world
I can do is relate knowledge I sometimes the object land, this time between Norris to spend years of their lives analyzing
do not fully understand." and Sappington Junction, MN. This was grasshoppers on our world. These great
He explains that he "learned that ours the same year that Mike, who had made men willingly took the time to speak to
is one of 12 galaxies that are, in some way, the military his career, was killed in Ko- two grubby little farm kids in North Da-
tied together,...and they told us that rea. However, the object had landed far kota, and changed our lives forever."
twelve people from their galaxy live full from the road, and the author did not make There is, of course, much additional
time on our planet Earth. These people contact. material in this book, including back-
live among us, but we cannot tell that they In 1962, accompanied by his three ground details and thought-provoking
are different from us. We were also in- daughters and two of their friends, he saw insights and discussions by the author.
formed that these twelve people have of-, the object land. "I was convinced this This is a very interesting book at a very
ten offered to help pur world, and were was the same spaceship I had seen back reasonable price.
rejected every time." in 1932," says the author. "I thought this
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 FILER'S FILES By George A. Filer
Director, MUFON Eastern Region

Unless noted, these reports have not Personal look at Ohio videos have the ability to penetrate a dirt field or
been verified by official investigations. FOSTORIA - George Ritter takes vid- barns. They almost seem to be operating
eos of UFOs on an almost daily basis, so in a different dimension, they seem out of
Black void in Massachusetts I decided to take a trip to meet this ex- phase or frequency with our reality."
MARSTONS MILLS - The witness traordinary man. I found that George and In the video you can hear us talking
reports, "This is the second time in the I had many things in common. We had as a UFO flies over the silo. We did not
past year that this incident has happened. both fought in Vietnam, love antique cars, see it. The large number of the UFOs
On Sept. 25,2003, at 10:20 PM, I was walk- live near water, and have a passion for filmed would indicate that it is unlikely
ing my dogs, and they started to pace UFOs. these objects are coming from other star
and hide behind me, much like they do When my wife and I arrived at his home systems. They seem to coexist with us in
when there is a storm with lightning and I was impressed by his well kept home, a different dimension.
thunder. Then almost exactly as it hap- two Corvettes, and an El Dorado Cadillac. As you read this column, radio, televi-
pened before, the He has a million gallon pond stocked with sion, telephone, and radar, signals are
area above me turned a wonderful assortment of huge fish. passing through your home. Unless you
pitch black. His VHS camera was filming UFOs fly- have the proper equipment you cannot
"I mean it was as ing above a farm beyond his pond some see, measure, or feel them.
if the sky had been 265 yards away. The UFOs are generally It is possible that a dimension,
painted over. The flying above the trees, and there were no otherworld, frequency or other reality ex-
area was huge from wires to hang models from, eliminating ists that so far we are unable to measure
my vantage point, most kinds of deceptions. and occasionally, we see evidnce that this
and there were no He essentially was getting UFO move- is the case.
stars, no clouds, and ment while we were there. The RCA video We have hundreds of reports each
no light of any kind. camera was operating by itself with auto- month of UFOs, strange beings who can
George Filer walk through walls, cattle mutilations,
I could see a defined matic focus and F settings.
edge, but the shape Additionally, the UFOs appeared to crop circles, and other astonishing hap-
changed from oblong to kidney shape move so quickly that they would need to penings.
and then to a distorted sphere of some be shot out of a cannon. They were barely George has agreed to share his amaz-
kind. visible at 1/16 of a second, indicating they ing data with us. I would appeal to scien-
"There was no noise of any kind, and were probably moving at least a thousand tists from nearby Ohio State University
the black shape moved at a pretty slow miles an hour. My digital video camera or Bowling Green University to study this
pace. It covered very little area in the five did not record the UFOs. phenomenon, getting the facts before
or so minutes that I could see it. I was My wife and I did not see the UFOs, they form biases.
determined to get a picture of it and I but when I drove to an open field behind Here is a situation where mankind can
walked over to my car and grabbed the the farm I had the feeling that the field actually observe UFOs on a reoccurring
binocular/digital camera I bought myself had some type of activity, and UFOs were and repeatable basis, so often considered
a few weeks ago to snap pictures of the seen on the video. necessary for research by scientists. The
birds around my yard. Reviewing some of the videos, it is huge fish George is raising in his pond
"I started snapping like mad and took apparent these craft have mastered a new are worth the trip, and it appears there is
at least 50 exposures. None of them ended form of propulsion that seems to have an amazing new otherworld in George
up looking like anything except a shot of magnetic power properties. They make Ritter's backyard.
BLACK and nothing else. no noise and do not seem to disturb the He suggests, "Please don't forget to
"But tonight I saw it again, and this trees or landscape. The craft appear to ask your readers to get involved and use
time it hung there in the sky for a good create a wave formation. those camcorders that are gathering dust.
while. The creepy part of the whole thing Some of his video shots indicate that If just one person in each state could
was that last time I only saw it for a few the UFOs are entering and leaving the spend a few hours a week, there would
moments, maybe half a minute, but this field. Frankly they appear to go into the be no question on what is flying around
time not only did I see it on approach to ground without slowing down. The vid- in our air space." Thanks to George Ritter.
where it stopped, but I saw it leave as eos also appear to show the UFOs leav-
well. ing the area at high speed. Canada missing time injuries
"It just picked up speed and within a There could be some kind of artifacts KELO WNA - Investigator Brian Vike
few seconds it had risen into the night within the cameras, but this seems very received three photos from the ladies who
sky and I could see stars taking the place doubtful since four different camcorders had the missing time in Kelowna, British
of the object as it rose, and then it was have recorded the UFOs. Birds, planes, Columbia (see last month's Journal).
gone out of sight. It was awesome, and I and insects are generally easy to identify Linda was the passenger in the car that
wish I knew what the heck it was and in the videos. So what is going on? night, and had injuries on her body after
who the heck they were." Thanks to Pe- George speculated, "The objects are a possible abduction.
ter Davenport, UFOCenter.com there moving at very high speeds. They
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 Vike reports, "In the first photo, the already observed it. When the person split into two small strobing lights.
wound had healed up somewhat, but it observing it went in to call someone else, The two lights moved in an opposite
took a turn for the worse. I was told that it disappeared. Thanks to Peter Daven- direction and then split again into four
the doctor is stumped, not knowing why port. strobing lights, again moving opposite
the wound will not heal. Also, the doctor of each other. They almost seemed to
reports that he still does not know what New Jersey windowed object dance in the night sky, according to the
caused it. CAPE MAY - On Sept. 25, 2003, at witnesses, while some planes flew in from
"Let us hope the wounds completely 12:15 PM, three people saw a hovering the north. Thanks to Peter Davenport,
heal. Many thanks to the ladies for pro- sphere with windows or holes in a sym- UFOcenter
viding these pictures in a very important metrical pattern all over the sphere. There
event." Photos can be viewed along with were 37 holes that were larger in the cen- Pyramid object above Chicago
the full report at: ter of the object. The windows got smaller CARPENTERS VILLE -The watch-
http://www3.telus.net/public/wilbur8/ as they went away from the center, and ers witnessed a pyramid-shaped object
kelowna_missing_time.htm. the outline of a sphere was visible. just above the tree line on Oct. 5, 2003,
Thanks to: Brian Vike, Director Both the center vertical and center flying at only 500 feet high, and moving
CANADA HBCC Research horizontal rows each contained seven WSW at a rapid rate around 8 PM. There
holes or windows that emanated white were three slightly orange distinct lights
China sends man into space light. The window hole in the center of at the corners, and the others were soft
GOBI DESERT - A rocket carrying as- the intersection had the brightest light. yellow.
tronaut Lt. Col. Yang Liwei, a 38-year-old Emanating from each end of the rows "It took about ten seconds to cross
fighter pilot, was launched into space from were bright rays that gradually dimmed the middle two thirds of the sky we could
China's northwest launch pad aboard the as they departed away from the craft. The see," says the witness.
Shenzhou V or "Divine Vessel." The other holes had light, but were dimmer "There were no loud droning noises
rocket carrying Yang lifted off on Oct. 14, than the two center rows. The vertical detected, as you would expect from a
2003, making China the third nation to three center rows of seven windows were chopper or fighter jet. O'Hare airport is
launch an astronaut, after the USSR and brightly lit. only 15 miles away." Thanks to Peter Dav-
the US. He touched down 21 hours later. There was one row of five window enport, UFOcenter
The Shenzhou is based on the three- holes on each side of these, and one row
seat Russian Soyuz, with extensive modi- of three holes on each side of those. The Circular object above Chicago
fications. The state-run China Central horizontal rows were of identical descrip- CHICAGO - Jorge writes, "My mother
Television (CCTV) canceled plans to show tion. Thanks to Peter Davenport, and her friend were at a Tony Bennett
the launch live, suggesting that Chinese UFOCenter concert in late August, 2003, up at Al-
leaders might be worried about the pos- pine Theater. They said that after the
sible political impact if anything went Arrowhead object in Florida show while waiting in line they happened
wrong. MIAMI - The witness was on his to look up in the air and noticed an object
China used to broadcast satellite balcony smoking a cigarette on Sept. 26, hovering between 500-1000 feet.
launches, but stopped after a rocket ex- 2003, at 4 PM, looking up at a clear sky "It was circular, with a flat bottom and
ploded following liftoff in 1995, killing six with a storm coming when a massive In- what appeared to be lighting all around.
people on the ground. The astronaut dian arrowhead-like object flew by at a This event all took place within the span
launch annoucement was made after it rapid pace. of a couple of minutes, and then pro-
was determined the lift off was success- He states, "The front part of the tri- ceeded to fly away and at fast speed; all
ful. angle had four rod-shaped glowing fluo- the while no audible sound from the ob-
Massachusetts boomerang rescent lights in a wedge shape with two ject." Thanks to Jorge S.
NANTUCKET-On Sept. 30,2003, at on the back corners, and the center looked
9 PM, a boomerang-shaped craft flew east transparent as it passed in 15 seconds Wisconsin display amazes
above the buildings at around 500 feet without a sound. FOX LAKE - Jeff S. reports, "On Oct.
altitude, according to two witnesses who "I held my hand up at arm's length 10,2003, there were three lights in a tri-
described it as "slow moving" and mak- and the object was slightly larger than angle formation that flashed every two
ing no noise. my hand and was massive in size. It was seconds heading west at 7:06 PM. At
One witness reports, "I could see the flying at low altitude, and when it reached 7:19 PM, I witnessed a cluster of lights
outline and small lights around it, not very the storm to my right, it flew above the (red, white, and yellow) heading west. I
bright and dark in color. I saw this thing storm out of my view." Thanks to Peter watched this plane for about 30 seconds
moving along." Thanks to Peter Daven- Davenport, UFOCenter before I noticed there was a strange, dim
port, UFOCenter orange dot coming off this plane.
Splitting lights in Florida "The dot headed east, but then froze
Active light in New York WAPAKONETA - It was a clear night and darted west. I watched this object for
MOOERS - A bright illuminated cir- on Oct. 5, 2003, with the moon shining about 45 seconds. At 7:22,1 watched an
cular object was observed moving at rapid brightly, and a couple was driving at 6:30 airplane with another pale orange dot that
speed on Sept. 30, 2003, at 7:50 PM. It PM in the hometown of Neil Armstrong, was larger than the first, that was head-
was flashing off and on, hovering above the first man to walk on the moon! ing south, but turned and headed west.
a big open field. When a light was shined They noticed a bright light traveling "Two minutes later, I watched another
on it, it followed the light and it made rapid east in a downward slope that was identical plane come and go in the same
360-degree turns. strobing white, red, and slightly blue direction. I found this very strange. At
When the police were called, they had lights. Suddenly it slowed way down and 7:52,1 saw the strangest thing I've seen

November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal Page 13

 in my life when 8 lights in a circle ran- Asimov's generation arks and kept my eyes on it at all times. Just as
domly flashed red and gold. It came from Isaac Asimov advocated the idea of I was getting ready to take a picture of it,
the north and headed east. "generation arks," which are enclosed ar- the craft shot off towards the west at in-
"One minute later, the same exact ob- tificial planets that travel through space credible speed.
ject, flashing gold colors, came back from on long interstellar voyages. Equipped "Two hours later, we headed south to
the same direction. It raced at a remark- with homeostatic ecologies, Asimov's Lake Worth Pier to see the waves from
able speed, faster than the first time. Then, arks could carry passengers from star to hurricane Isabelle and noticed the same
what I saw made a chill go through my star over hundreds of years. craft in the southeastern sky at around
body. Four disc-shaped objects, all mov- The original colonists who set off on 3,000 feet that gradually faded away. The
ing toward one another, headed north for journeys aboard the arks would likely not strangest thing about both encounters
about 50 seconds at 7:57 PM." Thanks to see the voyage through to the end. How- was the fact that it seemed to know it had
UFO Wisconsin. ever, future generations, born within the been noticed and sped away both times
ark's delicate enclosed biospheres, could before I could get my camera ready.
Louisiana beam and balls eventually finish the journey initiated by "The craft was roughly the size of a
LAFAYETTE - The witness reports, their ancestors. commercial airliner in length, and was
"At 4:30 PM on Oct. 4,2003, while driv- In fact, the story of Noah's Ark may obviously metallic. It had no wings and
ing west on 1-10 about 25 miles from be based on one of these arks traveling had a smooth cigar shape." Thanks to
Lafayette my roommate noticed an un- from one planet to another. NASA de- Peter Davenport, UFOCenter.
usual white beam of light coming from signed an enclosed ark that has never
the clear sky. This beam of light was very been built. Twin sighting in Australia
distinctive like an upside down V. QUEENSLAND - On Sept. 9,2003, at
"The beam faded in and out for about New York flying triangle 8:40 p.m., a woman named Louise said she
five minutes. We joked about it being a CATSKJLL&COXSACKIE EXITS - had seen a UFO on her way home from
UFO, then a very beautiful bright ball of Ed Tou writes, "I was driving on the New shopping while driving on the Brisbane
light suddenly appeared that moved left York State Thruway and observed a tri- Valley highway in Borallon, near Lowood,
to right, up and down, that was sort of angular-shaped craft with red lights on Queensland.
dancing for 15 to 20 minutes. At this point, Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8:30 PM. It hovered Louise said the object was enormous.
we knew that it was not a plane, helicop- over the northbound side of the thruway. It had a black base and covered the entire
ter, or weather balloon. "All cars immediately speeded up to road. It was a box-shaped UFO with a
Then it just disappeared behind a small 80-85 mph to get a better view, so I know searchlight in front and red lights down
cloud. I was jumping up and down telling others witnessed the craft. The object ap- the sides."
my friend I needed my camera. We got proached from the north and was trian- A week later, Louise's twin sister,
the camera, and two balls of light ap- gular in shape with three red lights at each Tracy, rang her to say, 'Sis, you're not
peared bouncing and dancing. point. going to believe this, but I saw a UFO on
"I am a 35-year-old courier driver and "It approached the lane I was in and my way home from work." Tracy's sight-
have two years of college in Criminal Jus- hovered overhead about 40 feet up. The ing on Sept 16, 2003, also took place at
tice. My roommate is 36 and is a dispatcher body of the object was gray/metallic, and about the same time of day, 8:30 p.m., and
for a local trucking company." Thanks to I had a clear sense this craft was also over the Borallon area near Lowood.
Peter Davenport, UFOcenter. otherworldly. Thanks to John Hayes and Diane Harrison
"This is a second sighting for me," of the Australian UFO Research Network.
Arizona triangle says the witness. "Five of us previously
SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVA- witnessed a UFO in 1995, and reported it Low light in Kentucky
TION-On Sept. 29,2003, at 12:17 AM, to the local police, who shrugged it off.
CORBIN - The observer was out on
hospital security was sent to check the The UFO was the size of two large air-
the deck stargazing around 9 PM on Sept.
airport runway for debris. The security planes but in a shape like a stealth bomber.
17,2003, "when a beautiful bright vanilla
officer noticed three lights over the mid- "The body was gray with many lights.
star about the same size and color as Mars
section of the runway about 100 feet off It hovered over us and made absolutely
appeared very close overhead and started
the ground in a triangle shape, and as big no sound. We stood in awe and the ob-
to smoothly descend.
as a football field. ject darted to the right and then a sharp
"It was a steady light, moving at a
The witness states, "While approach- left. Within seconds it was just a dot of
controlled, deliberate speed, coming so
ing the runway, the lights started to fade light in the sky and then it vanished."
out. I then called over the radio and other Thanks to Ed Tou. close to the yard it\was level with the high
treetops.
'Residential' Securities who were in the
"Although at first I was mesmerized
area confirmed the lights. The incident Florida object zooms away
by it's beauty, the closer it got to me, I
lasted 45 seconds." Thanks to Peter Dav-
WEST PALM BEACH - "While driv- became terrified, and ran inside.
enport; UFOcenter
ing north on A1A towards Palm Beach It looked like a bright star with a hard,
on Sept. 18, 2003, at 1:30 PM," says the almost diamond-like brilliant center sur-
Flying triangle in Romania witness, "I noticed a craft that at first re: rounded by a softer glow of the same
BUCHAREST - The witness saw a sembled a commercial airliner. I saw it color.
bright star, which became a very big move slowly westward towards PBIA, and "In addition, at the risk of sounding
golden triangle, at 11:30 PM, on Sept. 29, assumed it must be a plane. absolutely bonkers, the reason why I got
2003. The triangle didn't move at all, but "Then all of a sudden it dropped so frightened was I felt like it would have
when he went to get the video camera, it around 500 feet straight down. I reached come right down to me, if I hadn't gotten
disappeared. over to get my digital camera on the seat out of the way." Thanks to UFOCenter.

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Ufology Profile

Bullard tops in abduction studies

By Dwight Connelly titled Mysteries in the Eyes of the Be- this explanation serious consideration."

D r. Thomas (Eddie) Bullard, holder (1982), and dealt with the UFO
while not a hands-on invest! phenomenon from the point of view of
gator of specific abductions, folklore.
is perhaps the best-known He has also compiled The
But Bullard emphasizes that "ques-
tions of the ultimate nature and purpose
of these visitations hold only secondary
interest to me as long as the answers rely
statistical analyst of the ab- Airship File (1982, 1990), an on speculation, rather than'evidence, for
duction phenomenon., and extensive collection of news- their substance. Piling one mystery on
his 1987 two-volume study, paper clippings which deal with top of another just doesn't appeal to me,
UFO Abductions: The Mea- the "airship" sightings re- and I prefer the less imaginative course
sure of a Mystery, is consid- ported around the turn of the of following the evidence where it leads,
ered the best objective analy- century. with only short excursions beyond it."
sis of the subject. Bullard does not find the air- This cautious, conservative approach
This study, financed by ship sightings compelling, not- has served Bullard well as a member of
the Fund for UFO Research, ing, "One conclusion I feel cer- the board of directors of the J. Allen
looked at nearly 300 cases, tain about is the absence of Hynek Center for UFO Studies, as well as
103 of which were considered anything unknown during the bolstering his reputation as a respected
the most valuable because Bullard airship waves. Here is a cau- researcher, author, academic, and speaker.
they provided both "extensive tionary tale to show that people He continues to work on abductions,
information and reliable investigation," can believe they saw something out of and is especially interested in the 1983
Bullard explains. "They got more than the ordinary, when in fact they saw only case ofNobel Prize winner Dr. Kary Mullis,
they expected, but it was pretty well re- Venus or fire balloons." who reportedly encountered a talking
ceived." Abductions, however, are a different raccoon and experienced missing time
A second study, in 1995, The Sympa- matter, and he has taken issue with de- and teleportation (see the April, 2003, is-
thetic Ear: Investigators as Variables in bunkers of the abduction phenomenon sue of the Journal).
UFO Abduction Reports, involved a sur- "whose approaches are seldom empiri- "This has to be more than sleep pa-
vey of 13 abduction investigators about cally based, and which suffer from a host ralysis," says Bullard.
the content of their personal collection of factual, logical, and methodological
of reports, with responses based on an problems." Constance Clear dies
overall sample of some 1,700 cases. He notes that "critics are disappointed following accident
Both studies, which Bullard discussed by reports that change little over a period
at the 1999 MUFON Symposium, indi- of 30 years, since they expect to see re- Constance Clear, 53, abduction thera-
cated that "abduction reports bear exten- flections of cultural influence at every pist, radio host, and author, died Oct. 21
sive similarities to one another, no matter turn." in a Phoenix, AZ, hospital from injuries
who investigates, how abductees recall Bullard, speaking as an expert on folk- received in a motorcycle accident a month
the encounter, in what year the encoun- lore and myths, says, "A first step in un- earlier.
ter takes place, or in what country the derstanding UFOs must be disentangle- Ms. Clear, who held the Masters in
encounter originates," says Bullard. ment of the myth from the evidence," not- Social Work degree, was not only a
He adds, "Enough differences creep ing that the word myth is misused by de- trusted and knowledgeable therapist for
in to suggest that nationality, media, or bunkers and skeptics when applied to experiencers, but also a dedicated re-
cultural concerns shape the story to some UFOs. searcher and speaker.
extent, but most of these apparent influ- He elaborates on this in his chapter on Newsletters appreciated
ences seem to nibble around the edges "UFOs: Lost in the Myths/' in the book
and leave the core story untouched." UFOs and Abductions: Challenging the The MUFON UFO Journal
He cautions, however, that the two Borders of Knowledge (edited by David staff appreciates receiving
studies "need to be extended and re- M. Jacobs, University of Kansas Press, newsletters from local MUFON
peated if they are to have more than a 2000). groups.
superficial significance, and even if valid, His own view is that "the evidence I
this sort of evidence is not even in the have seen—the consistencies, physical ABDUCTED
same ballpark with genuine artifacts or a evidence, multiple-witness cases-leave MUFON has a few copies of this
videotape of aliens caught in the act-two me with no choice but an objective event book by Debbie Jordan and Kathy
types of evidence that should not be at for the answer. Like J. Allen Hynek, I can- Mitchell about one family's experi-
all out of the question if the phenomenon not dismiss the residuum of detailed, well- ences with alien visitation and genetic
is in fact physical." observed, well-investigated reports that manipulation.
A staff member at the Indiana Univer- continue to stand despite all efforts to Hard cover, 6x9,268 pages, $10 +
sity library, Bullard received the B.A. at explain them." $2.50 p& h (U.S.) Please add $4.00 p&h
the University of North Carolina, and the He adds, "The explanation of extrater- outside the U.S. Order from MUFON,
masters and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana restrial activity serves the evidence well P.O. Box 369, Morrison, CO 80465-0369
University. His doctoral dissertation was enough in most cases, so I have to give
November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal Page 15
 By Jenny Randies

ture of UFOs or secreted hard evidence. guess our differing views became more
Transitions This fundamental difference of opin- obvious. I doubt the audiences that were
The recent passing of well-known Brit- ion meant that Graham and I were never by now swarming to Leeds in huge num-
ish UFO researcher Graham Birdsall at a likely to work closely together, but I was bers wanted to hear my more downbeat
tragically young age has certainly hit the well aware from the start that he believed thinking on UFOs! The Birdsalls knew
community hard. what he thought with great sincerity and exactly what they had come to hear, and
Although we I had no problem whatsoever with that. were very adept at providing it. Nobody
were not close I am not so foolish as to think his opin- knew how to market UFOlogy better.
friends, as our ions must be nonsense and mine obvi- Another factor in our distancing was
views on UFOs ous truth. Nobody can be sure what is the infamous Cracoe Fell case (see The
were poles apart, I going on in the UFO world, and I :was UFOs that Never Were, London House,
had known Graham more than happy to agree to disagree, al- 2000). Lights were photographed beside
and his brother lowing us to get on reasonably well, and a Yorkshire cliff face and given wide me-
Mark for 25 years, certainly in an amicable manner. dia exposure.
and had great admi- Which is no mean feat, given that YUFOS adopted the case and turned
ration for what he many UFOlogists seem able to fall out it into a major investigation. The problem
had achieved. I Jennv Randies with me at some stage with relative ease! was that there existed conflicting evi-
know that his loss The fact that Graham remained civil is dence that suggested to some
will be keenly felt by many. certainly a testament to his character. UFOlogists, notably at the British UFO
Graham and Mark first came to my at- When he started the now annual con- Research Association, where I was then
tention when they set up the Yorkshire ferences in his home city of Leeds, the Director of Investigations, that this was
UFO Society in the heady days of the now widely distributed UFO Magazine not a UFO. In fact it was a complex opti-
mid-1970s when UFO enthusiasm was at was not yet around. YUFOS produced its cal reflection off the cliff face.
its peak in Britain. Their patch was on the own low budget journal known as Quest, BUFORA (and myself personally)
opposite side of the Pennine Hills from which in the late 70s and early 80s still adopted that position, and for a time Gra-
my own (Lancashire, my home, and York- displayed many of the features you will ham was, shall we say, peeved at me.
shire, that of the Birdsalls, were enemies find today-just with no glossy pages, However, some time later YUFOS came to
in the war of the roses, and that friendly photos, or sales in all major newsagents. accept that this was probably the answer,
rivalry persists centuries later). That Quest turned into UFO Maga- and I think he forgave my transgression.
During those days they researched zine is at least in part because of Graham's We never had a serious row over what
many fascinating cases, and I have cited extraordinary determination, marketing was, after all, just a difference of opinion
some in my books, well aware of the debt skills, and belief in what he was doing over the interpretation of evidence.
owed for the great effort put in by Gra- (plus, of course, the hard work of brother I wish that this could be true of more
ham whilst investigating these matters Mark and others in his group). people in UFOlogy when they fall out
swiftly and on the spot. Whatever personal reservations I have over how to resolve a case.
Graham's approach to UFOs was very had about the content of some issues of I still recall those early Leeds confer-
traditional, but equally dynamic. He UFO Magazine, I have always had huge ences with a happy smile, and have the
sensed that they were alien in origin and admiration for the way it has been put "award certificate" that Graham pleasantly
championed with great skill the fight together and the remarkable success it embarrassed me by presenting. It hangs
against what was perceived to be gov- has been. on my office wall as a joyful reminder of
.ernment cover-up of their existence. This has sent the message of UFOlogy those days and of his larger than life smile.
As you probably know, I take a rather far and wide in ways few researchers can UFOlogy in Britain has lost a great
more restrained line on these issues, see- ever claim to have achieved. For years character in Graham Birdsall, and his fam-
ing UFOs as mostly misperceptions, but now Graham has been a spokesperson ily, with whom I know he was close, have
with some fascinating unsolved cases not for UFOlogy, representing the UK with been in my thoughts. Although I am sure
so explained. Whilst I would never elimi- pride at conferences the world over, and that, thanks to those around him, UFO
nate the ETH as an option, I have not consulted by the media on a daily basis. Magazine will go on, since it has always
been powerfully persuaded that it is nec- I lectured at several of those early con- been very much a team effort, the trag-
essarily the most likely to be true. ferences in Leeds until around 1983, be- edy at the helm of this publication, so
As for the government attitude, whilst ing very happy to support the fledgling soon after Gordon Creighton, as.editor of
I am certain that the powers-that-be re- group and magazine, quite often because the timeless Flying Saucer Review, also
main intrigued by this phenomenon and Graham or Mark were hard to turn down passed away, was a "double whammy"
have studied it in some detail, I suspect when they asked so politely. as they say in the UK.
the cover-up to be born more out of bu- Eventually they stopped asking, as Whilst Gordon Creighton was of a ripe
reaucratic ineptitude and ignorance of the they were able to attract much bigger old age, Graham's passing inevitably hits
truth than from certainty about the na- names in UFOlogy from overseas-and I (Continued on Page 17)
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Scientists think that 25 percent
of Sun-like stars have planets
About 5 percent of relatively nearby ing monitored, we still would not have
Sun-like stars are known to harbor plan- detected any planets around it,"
ets. But researchers typically find more Lineweaver points out.
extrasolar worlds the longer and harder Previous similar estimates have put the
they examine a star. So most astronomers figure as high as 15 percent. A paper on
assume the number is higher. the new calculations will be published in
A new set of calculations estimates December in the Astrophysical Journal.
that at least 25 percent of all Sun-like stars In previous work, Lineweaver estimated
in our galaxy have planets around them. there might be 30 billion Earth-sized plan- The first laser-powered aircraft.
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NASA tests first
planets," says Charles Lineweaver of the
University of New South Wales in Georgia sighting
laser-powered plane
Sydney. Ever since the dawn of powered flight,
"It could be the case that close to 100 being investigated it has been necessary for all aircraft to
percent of stars have planets. This carry onboard fuel-whether in the form
means that there are at least 100 billion By Tom Sheets of batteries, fuel, solar cells, or even a
stars with planets in our galaxy." And MUFON Georgia State Director human "engine"-in order to stay aloft.
with roughly 400 billion stars thought to Mrs. Linda C., MUFON Georgia But a team of researchers from NASA's
populate the Milky Way, the number of (MUFONGA) member in Jefferson, GA, Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunts-
planets could be higher, he said. reports that at 6 PM on 26 Aug 03 she ville, AL; NASA's Dryden Flight Research
Lineweaver and colleague Daniel was on her back porch and heard a small Center at Edwards, CA; and the Univer-
Grether took into account how lengthy aircraft overhead. sity of Alabama in Huntsville is
monitoring and improved techniques Upon looking as it flew over, she no- trying to change that.
have found planets around the handful ticed another aircraft gliding across the They have now chalked up a major
of stars that are monitored. sky at what appeared to be a lower alti- accomplishment and a "first." The team
They also considered that stars with tude and slower speed than the normal has developed and demonstrated a small-
highly active surfaces can make planet commercial traffic. scale aircraft that flies solely by means of
detection more difficult, and the fact that She described this craft as being highly propulsive power delivered by an invis-
any smaller planets, akin to the rocky unusual, appearing as if two cylinders ible, ground-based laser.
worlds in our solar system, are not yet were side by side, but connected with The laser tracks the aircraft in flight,
detectable at all. some sort of middle structure that she had directing its energy beam at specially de-
"If the Sun were one of the stars be- difficulty seeing clearly from her vantage signed photovoltaic cells carried onboard
point. The cylinders were described as to power the plane's propeller.
being longer than the center section, about "The craft could keep flying as long
View from Britain... l " t o l 1/4" at arm's length. as the energy source, in this case the la-
(Continued from Page 16) She watched for about 20 seconds, ser beam, is uninterrupted," said Robert
harder. I found myself thinking about when a burst of light emanated from the Burdine, Marshall's laser project manager
those other young UFOlogists who have craft, appearing to her like something for the test. "This is the first time that we
died at the height of their passion for huge floodlights would cause, but know of that a plane has been powered
this subject. brighter (reflection of sunlight?). The bril- only by the energy of laser light. It really
The UK has had a number of them of liance of this flash seemed to be about the is a groundbreaking development for avia-
late, including Ken Phillips (my mentor size of a quarter at arm's length. tion."
at BUFORA and a highly underrated in- The unusual craft continued on until it The plane, with its five-foot wingspan,
fluence on the UK scene) and Stuart left the area. Please note that this mem- weighs only 11 ounces, and is con-
Smith, who collapsed and died whilst at- ber/observer has provided reliable data structed from balsa wood and carbon fi-
tending a conference along with many to our Georgia Hqs. over the past few years ber tubing, and is covered with Mylar film,
of us in Vienna. I know that the Ameri- and IS NOT prone to hasty observation a cellophane-like material.
can UFO scene has had similar losses. or excitement. A special panel of photovoltaic cells,
Perhaps UFOlogy requires such dedi- More plainly stated, she has a reliable selected and tested by team participants
cation and committment of its proponents eagle eye and a calm focus that would at the University of Alabama in Hunts-
that it saps the strength if you have the have made her an excellent aircraft ob- ville, is designed to efficiently convert the
guts and determination to stay the pace server back when that technique was a energy from the laser wavelength into
for long enough. vital part of our national defense. electricity to power a small electric motor
Graham Birdsall had these qualities in We are currently making arrangements that spins the propeller.
abundance, but has also left a legacy that for FI John Pander of Suwanee, GA, to The lightweight, low-speed plane was
British UFOlogy will not soon forget. work with Ms. Linda in an attempt to iden- flown indoors at Marshall to prevent
tify what she observed. wind and weather from affecting the tests.
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 PERCEPTIONS By Stanton T. Friedman

Attacks on Barney Barnett duplicated here on earth, but it is not from how much she was looking forward to a
another world?? visit from Alice and hearing about the new
I seem to be spending an awful lot of Their joint effort is entitled "Barney baby. The Maltais are mentioned as well.
time this year rebutting baseless ahti- Barnett's Crashed Saucer: Where did it These were personal at-home or office dis-
Roswell and anti-MJ-12 attacks: I started come from?" closures with people who were totally
the year with a 9000-word review of Kevin They seemed to have started from a trusted. They weren't just casual ac-
Randle's book Case MJ-12. concluding conclusion that there was no crash in the quaintances, and there were no comments
that none of his objections to the MJ- Plains, 'and worked backwards, stressing in newspapers, books, etc.
12documents the absence of evidence that they would Randle and Pflock seem disturbed by
stand up. It is on accept (such as an alien body, a piece of the fact that Barney's boss (Fleck
my website: the saucer, footage of the vehicle with Danley), in Bill Moore's first conversa-
http://www.v-j- identifiable military people, etc). tion with him, did not recall the exact date
enterprises.com/ They seem to want to make a report of and location (he said "I will have to think
sfhome.html. a crashed UFO a criminal matter, in which on that" ) until a second and third visit
I finished my case it cannot be accepted without evi- .... More than 30 years later. And they
MUFON 2003 dence beyond a reasonable doubt. But expect instant recall??
Symposium paper, there is no crime involved, and the stan- Barney had been dead since 1969.
"Critiquing the dard by any reasonable person should Fleck Danley, with whom I had also spo-
Roswell Critics," in be "a preponderance of the evidence." ken (as well as with his wife Beth, Alice,
early April, and They admit that a small number of the the Maltais, Mr. Baca , and military of-
shortly thereafter, people had heard from Barney about the ficer William Leed-other recipients of
two more base- Stanton Friedman crash long before the 1980 publication of comments from Barney), made clear that
less attacks on The Roswell Incident. Barney had told the experience of com-
Roswell were made in cover stories in Then they say that since there was a ing across a crashed craft and strange
Popular Mechanics and Skeptic Maga- small scattering of articles about crashed bodies very shortly (same day) after it
zine. I responded to these in an article in saucers in various men's magazines, Time, happened, long before any of the articles
UFO Magazine in the August/Septem- and Frank Scully's book, Behind the Fly- had appeared.
ber issue. ing Saucers, in the early 1950s, that Fleck's initial response was disbelief
Now the Spring, 2003, issue of Inter- Barney must have used one or more of until he realized that he (unlike Randle
national UFO Reporter (p. 15 et seq) has these as models for his made up story. and Pflock) had never had any reason to
published yet another splendid example He probably read them at the local bar- disbelieve anything Barney said/They
of UFO debunkery. Surprisingly, the co- bershop! Barney was essentially bald for both worked for the US Government's Soil
authors are Kevin Randle and Karl Pflock. most of his life, but why mention that? Conservation Service.
Both have written science fiction, both They don't directly call Barney a hoaxer Barney, a civil engineer, was a WWI
have been strongly anti-MJ-12 in the past, or a liar, but surely imply these insults. army veteran. His work required the con-
and both have also been strongly anti One section is headed "A Shaggy Sau- fidence of the ranchers with whom he
the Plains of San Augustin crash as de- cer Story"!! dealt on a daily basis. A reputation as a
scribed by Barney Barnett and others in, Basis provided for Barney's character practical joker or teller of tall tales would
for example, Don Berliner's and my Crash to be so assaulted? NONE. They say have destroyed that trust.
at Corona: The Definitive Stua\' of the Barney "leaked" the story to Vern and I had located Mr. Baca, who owned a
Roswell Incident. Jean Maltais, his wife Ruth's niece, Alice store in Socorro, by placing a letter seek-
Both presented opposition statements Knight, his boss James Fleck Danley, and, ing contact with those who had known
in the Canadian TV Documentary (2002) much later, his neighbor, Mr. Harold Baca. Barney, in the Socorro Defensor Chief-
"Stanton T. Friedman IS Real." They, of course, don't mention that tain newspaper.
But Randle has been convinced that Alice Knight signed a sworn statement Barney had been suffering from can-
there was a crash on the Brazel ranch, saying she had heard the story in late cer and was very weak. He had fallen in
judging by his many books, while Pflock 1947, well before all the supposed sources the bathroom late one night in the 1960s,
insists in his 2001 book, Roswell: Incon- had been published. and Ruth had called Harold to ask for help
venient Facts and the Will to Believe, that Leaked is a totally inappropriate word. in getting Barney up from the floor.
no UFO ever crashed in New Mexico. One thing missing from this article is a Harold asked Barney where he
Strangely the article almost implies clear context of Barney's relationship to thought he got his cancer. Barney said
that Randle is moving away from the no- these people. Barney and Ruth Barnett possibly from exposure to the strange
tion of an alien spacecraft near Corona. had no children of their own. They were bodies next to the saucer that he had seen
"It was just a field littered with odd, not especially close to Alice, who had a baby out in the Plains.
easily identified debris, much of it metal- in the summer of 1947. Without any reference to Barney's
lic... nothing to suggest a craft from an- The Maltais were also sort of substi- medical records, Randle and Pflock sug-
other world." tute children. Ruth even notes in her di- gest that it was probably from exposure
Clearly, manufactured material not yet ary, which they significantly misrepresent, to mustard gas in World W W 1,30 years
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earlier than the crash! Incredible medical people in the Plains, and conclude that
diagnostics. NOT. there was probably a saucer crash out
A dying man continues with a made there.
up story which he tells to a much younger They don't mention archeologist
neighbor for no gain, no benefit?? Robert Drake's noting that a PhD friend,
William Leed heard Bill Moore and me Roscoe Wilmuth, told him that he had
on a Toronto radio program. He called in, read of a crash in the Plains while work-
we got his number, I followed up, and have ing at the Los Alamos documents library
met with him twice since, besides several in the 1940s.
phone conversations. They also don't mention that others
Bill, now retired, told me that he had in Socorro who knew Barney thought he
an interest in many strange phenomena, was very much a straight arrow. The lights emanating from the UFO
and that his boss in the military, a colo- Randle and Pflock belittle Ruth's di- as it split into two, as recorded by
nel, was talking with him in the 1960s ary, almost implying that Alice might have
about UFOs and said, "Here is a guy who faked it, since Alice supposedly had ear- Al Hajer. The blur at the lower left
actually touched one, and here is his ad- lier insisted she knew of no diary. But they is the Batelco tower light.
dress (in Socorro)." say the diary places Barney in the SCS
When Bill was in Arizona on military office in Socorro on July 3: "He couldn't
business, he made a special side trip to have been out in the Plains to view the Strange lights
Socorro, MM. Barney wouldn't say any- remains of an alien ship and its crew."
thing about the crash until Bill showed What the diary says is, "Barney was videotaped in Bahrain
him his military credentials. He told his in office most of the day." It is clear from Various individuals in the Persian Gulf
story and noted that he had been interro- the more than 40 diary entries mention- island nation of Bahrain, home base for
gated by military people at least three ing Barney's trips to the high country, numerous U.S. military units, have
times. This was in the early 1960s. the plains, near Datil, etc, that he could reported seeing an unidentified
Barnett's name hadn't come up in the easily have gone out to the plains and flying object emitting strange lights for
radio program. How did the colonel know then returned to the office after being about a minute at around 11 pm on Oct.
details about somebody who had such a chased away by the military. It is not that 17.
low profile unless he had heard them long a trip. Bahraini Mohammed Jaffer Al Hajer
within official channels? On July 2 it says, "Barney went to the was sitting with six of his friends
Any reason to think he would lie to a high country near Datil." On July 4 outside his home in Qurrayah village
subordinate? Leed is now retired, and was "Barney wasn't feeling very well".... near Budaiya when they noticed the
a very successful businessman operat- guess the mustard gas got to him. UFO in the distant skies. Al Hajer
ing a steel company. Would Barney have I was certainly not surprised by "caught" the strange object on his
asked for credentials if he had made up Randle's attacks, since he has been at- digital video camera as the lights
the story? tacking the Plains case (I can't find a rea- appeared twice—once when the UFO
Randle and Pflock mention that I son) from the start. emitted a bright yellow light, and the
heard from Vern and Jean Maltais in In one of his many creative notions, second time when it split into two
Bemidji, MN, but not that it was at the he first claimed that Barney must have before disappearing.
end of my lecture at Bemidji State College been near Corona, because it was in his "We first noticed the strange light
(now University), and that they had left SCS district, and then lied to Ruth be- appear to the left of the Batelco tower in
and then came back in to talk to me pri- cause he couldn't tell her the truth. the village," he said. "We saw it again
vately at my table of papers. The fact is that the Corona site is NOT just above the tower when I reached for
It wasn't at a meeting of a local wild in Barney's district, and there is no evi- my camera and began to video tape it."
eyed group. Vem worked for the US gov- dence whatsoever of his lying to Ruth. It Al Hajer videotaped the object for
ernment at the Veterans Administration. is of course much farther to the Corona about 40 seconds before it disappeared.
Again a very unlikely liar. site than to the Plains. The pictures were not clear because of
Randle and Pflock also do not note In the absence of any reason for re- the high speed of the object and the low
that the testimony of 27 different Roswell jecting the firsthand testimony of Alice camera resolution, according to Al Hajer.
witnesses, including Vern, is on a video, Knight, Vern and Jean Maltais, Harold People in Manama also reported see-
"Recollections of Roswell"(105 Minutes, Baca, Robert Drake, William Leed ,etc, and ing the UFO at the same time, and placed
$ 15 including S and H, from UFORI, FOB the secondhand testimony of Barney, it it between Manama and Muharraq, in the
958,Houlton, ME 04730-0958). logically follows that on the balance of same vicinity as Al Hajer claimed.
Of course Randle and Pflock don't probability, Barney was telling the truth. Sources at Bahrain International Airport
mention that the local postmistress of It is a logical and rational and sensible tower said the radars there did not regis-
Datil had told of a crash in the Plains, conclusion. I will leave the question of ter any abnormal activity during that time.
with a flat bed truck carrying it through the motivation for the attacks made in the
town late at night. article open.
They don't mention rancher Marvin Perhaps one reason might be that A reminder
Ake noting that he had heard of a UFO Frank Kaufrnann had claimed the Barnett State and local MUFON organiza-
crash in the Plains. story was just a diversion, and Randle tions which have address changes,
They make no mention of the out- had believed him. To his credit, he and email changes, or web site changes
standing research by Victor Golubic and Pflock now note that Kaufrnann has been need to immediately contact MUFON
retired teacher Art Campbell, who both thoroughly discredited. Headquarters so that this information
have spent loads of time interviewing Stan Friedman [email protected] is included in our files and website.

November 2003 MUFON UFO Journal Page 19

From Arnold to Phoenix lights

Researcher selects ten favorite cases

By Dennis Balthaser Editor's Note: Mr. Balthaser's favor-
I suppose most researchers have their ite cases, and his descriptions of them, About the author
favorite UFO cases which they are inter- do not necessarily reflect the choices or Dennis Balthaser, a MUFON Field In-
ested in, so when-1 was asked to list my opinions of the editor or MUFON staff. vestigator, served.for three years (1959-
ten favorite UFO cases, I thought that 62) with the Army. After some 33 years in
doing so would certainly create some dis- investigation again started. New Mexico civil engineering, Dennis retired from the
cussion, as there will be those who dis- Congressman Steven Schiff had the GAO Texas Department of Transportation in
agree for one reason or another with my (General Accounting Office) investigate 1996 and moved to Roswell, NM, to pur-
favorites. the Roswell Incident, only to have the sue his avocation: ufology.
I prefer not to call them "My top 10 United States Air Force issue a 1995 re- Nine months later he assumed the du-
UFO cases" for port stating it was a Mogul balloon. ties of International UFO Museum and
that very reason. In 1997 the Air Force issued their Research Center (IUFOMRC) Operations
Over the years my fourth excuse, stating the bodies found Manager, served on the Board of Direc-
research has been were anthropomorphic crash test dum- tors, and became the UFO Investigator
primarily devoted mies. The dummies, however, were not for the Museum as a full time volunteer.
to the 1947 used until 1953, six years after the Balthaser is no longer affiliated with
Roswell incident, Roswell Incident happened. the Museum, and is now a full time inde-
underground The debunkers, skeptics, and non-be- pendent researcher/investigator of the
bases, Area 51, and lievers have failed miserably in satisfac- Roswell Incident, Area 51, and under-
the Great Pyramids torily explaining what actually happened ground bases. He frequently lectures on
ofGiza. near Roswell, NM, in 1947. these and other topics related to. ufology.
In reality there Balthaser 1964 Socorro NM: Known as the He can be reached at 505-625-8402 or at
are probably hun- Lonnie Zamora case. Zamora was a po- [email protected].
dreds of cases that could be listed, and I liceman for the city of Socorro who on
discovered early on in my research that April 24, 1964, during a high-speed ve- admitted that the base exists at all. What
it's impossible for me to investigate or hicle chase, was deviated from the chase transpires there is some of the highest
research all phases of this subject, but I by the sight of a blue flame under an ob- security work in the United States, some
can still have an interest in them, even ject in the distance. of which includes testing of new type air-
though I might not personally be re- His first thought when approaching craft, radioactive research, etc.
searching them. was that it was an overturned vehicle with It has been reported that extraterres-
The list of my ten favorite UFO cases two people nearby. Within several hun- trial craft and possibly alien bodies are
is not in any order as far as importance to dred feet of where Zamora stopped his housed at this installation in an area
me, but rather ten of the cases that I per- police car, he saw a white, egg-shaped known as S-4. Reports of 22 levels below
sonally feel are worth further investiga- object standing on four legs with a bright ground have also been noted.
tion or research, based on the informa- polished metal surface. Security is some of the highest in the
tion already known. Within moments of being spotted by country with signs at the perimeter of the
I cannot tell you that all cases are fac- one of the beings outside the craft, he base that warn trespassers that, "the use
tual either, and until validated informa- heard the slamming of a thick metallic of deadly force is authorized." I don't
tion is brought forward to prove or dis- door and a low frequency roar which want our military development secrets re-
prove them satisfactorily, I will continue eventually rose to a higher pitch. The craft vealed to our adversaries, but if alien craft
to have an interest in these and others. began rising with a bright blue and or bodies are kept there, I am interested
The ten cases orange flame visible underneath the craft. in that for the future of our children and
1947 Roswell Incident: Reports of Later inspection of the site revealed grandchildren.
a crashed extraterrestrial craft with bod- impressions in the ground where the craft Fire in the Sky: Travis Walton's Nov.
ies on a ranch northwest of Roswell, NM, had landed. Project Blue Book classified 5, 1975, abduction experience has been
in July, 1947. The United States Air Force the case as an "unknown." recorded both in book form and big screen
has unsuccessfully given four excuses Debunkers have theorized that it was movie. Riding with other loggers in the
over the past 55 years to explain what a hot air balloon, but the flame on hot air mountains of northeastern Arizona, an
actually happened. balloons must go upwards, not down- unusually bright light was observed just
Most major afternoon newspapers ward, to heat the balloon envelope for off the road.
west of Chicago reported the crash on lift. Walton got out of the truck to view it
July 8,1947, stating, "RAAF Captures Fly- Area 51: Known by many other names, closer and as he walked toward the light,
ing Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region." such as Dreamland, the box, the dark side he was blasted with a bolt of unknown
The next day, July 9, 1947, Gen. of the moon, and the ranch, Area 51 is a energy. The other logger's fled the scene
Ramey 's weather balloon cover story was secret military base located 85 miles north- in fear, but eventually returned to the site.
in major newspapers east of Chicago. west of Las Vegas, NV. It has been in Walton was not to be found. A massive
Hundreds of firsthand witnesses have existence since the 1950s, but only re- manhunt was mounted for five days to
been interviewed since 1978 when the cently has the government and military (Continued on next page, column three)

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find Walton (or his body), since his co-
workers were suspected of murder after
December his disappearance. Walton finally reap-
Bright Planets (Evening Sky): The Stars: peared, disoriented, to a world of disbe-
Venus (magnitude -4.0) is visible low The brilliant constellations of winter lievers and interrogations that would
in the SW at dusk and sets about 6:30 in gradually take the place of the inconspicu- change his life forever.
mid-December. Our nearest planet neigh- ous autumn patterns during the middle Great Pyramids of Giza: I was asked
bor lies near the lunar crescent on the of the evening. Look for the Great Hunter to join the Advisory Board of the Great
25th and is also to the upper left of tiny Orion in the SE, his shoulders marked by Pyramids of Giza Research Association.
Mercury for the first half of the month. reddish Betelgeuse and bluish-white Many of us believe that the pyramids of
Mars, moving into Pisces, fades from Bellatrix, his belt by three stars in a row, Giza are much older than we've been told,
-0.4 to 0.2 magnitude during December. and his legs by Saiph and bright Rigel. primarily due to the fact that the deterio-
The red planet appears in the SSE at twi- Astride the celestial meridian high in ration of the Sphinx was probably done
light, advances westward, and sets in the the N can be found one of the most popu- by water rather than wind and sand ero-
W about midnight. It is near the quarter lar deep sky objects in the heavens, the sion.
Moon on the 1st, 29th, and 30th. Double Cluster of Perseus. Since there hasn't been a large quan-
Late in the month Europe's Mars Ex- Look for two patches of light close tity of water in that region for over 15,000
press spacecraft arrives at its destination together between the "M" shape of years, it would mean that the pyramids of
following its launch last June. It is sched- Queen Cassiopeia and the fishhook Giza are pre-Egyptian. If that's the case,
uled to land a little surface lab called shape of Perseus the Champion. Then and the Pyramids were not built by Egyp-
Beagle 2 on Mars. focus on the twin spots with binoculars tians, who built them?
Jupiter (-2.1), in Leo, rises in the E or a telescope. The spots resolve into Some theorize that perhaps there was
about 11 PM in midmonth and then moves hundreds of stars, many of them a few "ET" involvement, due to the technology
westward in the southern sky. thousand times the diameter of our Sun. required to construct the only remaining
Saturn, still retrograding in Gemini, Another outstanding star cluster is the structures of the Seven Wonders of the
rises in the NE about 6:30 on Dec. 1 and Pleiades or "Seven Sisters" located in the World.
about 4:15 on the 31 st when it is exactly S in the shoulder of the Bull Taurus Barney and Betty Hill Abduction: One
opposite the Sun. (whose right eye is marked by the orange of the best-documented abduction cases
At opposition the ringed giant planet star Aldebaran). In a dark sky, you should on record. While traveling from Canada
shines at -0.5 magnitude, is visible all see at least six of the stars arranged in a to their home in Portsmouth, NH, at about
night, and is closer to Earth than it will be dipper shape. Optical aid will reveal many 10:15 PM on Sept. 19, 1961, the couple
for more than the next quarter century. more stars in this little cluster. noticed a light in the sky below the moon
Saturn lies near the gibbous Moon on that kept getting closer to them.
the 10th. As it got closer, Barney was able to
see occupants standing inside the craft.
Bright Planets (Morning Sky): Because of the time required to make
Jupiter stands in the SSW sky at Nov. 8, 2003-Maj. Edward Dames will the trip (two hours longer than normal),
dawn. The gas giant can be seen near the present "The Untold Story of the U.S. Mili- both Barney and Betty believed that they
quarter Moon on December 16. tary Remote Viewing Unit and UFOs" at the had been abducted and given medical ex-
Saturn sets in the NW near sunrise Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, NV. aminations.
(toward the end of the month at opposi- Nov. 14-16-Majestic Documents/UFO Betty claimed to have been shown a
tion). Crash Retrieval Conference. Las Vegas, NV. star map with information that mainstream
featuring Dr. Robert Wood, Ryan Wood, Greg science didn't know about until years
Bishop, Grant Cameron, Art Campbell, later.
Meteor Shower: Jonathon Downs, Stan Friedman, Stan Gor- 1952 Washington, D.C. Incident: Over
Unfortunately, this year a bright gib- don. Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Miller, a ten-day period, Washington, D.C., was
bous Moon washes out many of the Nick Redfern, Kenn Thomas, Mathew Will- "invaded" by UFOs witnessed by radar
Geminid meteors when they reach their iams. www.-majesticdocuments.com or 720- controllers, pilots, and crews of both com-
peak on the night of Dec. 13-14. Under 887-8171 mercial and military aircraft, as well as
better circumstances up to 100 meteors Dec. 5-MUFON Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio ground observers.
per hour would have been observable for program, Covington, KY. Contact Donnie The craft detected on radar screens
a time between midnight and dawn. Blessing, 513-681 -4077 or [email protected] would hover in one position at times and
April 16-18, 04-lst Annual Exopolitics also dart up and down.
Moon Phases: Expo, Hilton, Washington, DC. featuring F-94 interceptors were called in, but
Stephen Bassett, Dr. William Birnes, Philip by that time the targets were gone. Maj.
Full moon—Dec. 8 Corso Jr., Paul Davids, Richard Dolan, Stanton Gen. John A. Samford, Air Force director
Last quarter—Dec. 16 Friedman, Timothy Good, Dr. Steven Greer, of intelligence, announced at the Penta-
New moon—Dec. 23 Terry Hansen, Paola Harris. Richard Hoagland, gon on July 29, 1952, that the radar and
First quarter—Dec. 30 Dr. C.B. Scon Jones, Jim Marrs, Dr. Bruce visual sightings over the Washington,
Maccabee, Nick Pope, and Dr. Michael Salla. D.C., area "were due to mirage effects cre-
Paradigm Research Group, www.x- ated by a double temperature inversion."
conference.com (Continued on Page 22)
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Radar equipment was checked and found
Director's Message...
to be working correctly. (Continued from page 24) Casey, Tarzana, CA; Jason Donmoyer,
Phoenix" Lights: Seen by thousands Position Announcements Horsham, PA; Jesse F. Knight,
of witnesses on the ground, many with It is a pleasure to announce that James Vancouver, WA; K. David McCormick,
cameras and video equipment, oh March P. Carrion, Bellevue, CO, and Robert P. Charleston, WV; K. Anthony Shaffer,
13,1997. Described as very large (the size Swiatek, Fairfax, VA, have joined the Bristol, TN; and William Simmons,
of a Boeing 747), reported to have had MUFON Business Board. Reno.NV.
the sound of rushing wind, V-shaped James is a MUFON Field Investigator
with large lights on the leading edge. and State Section Director. He is Presi- New Lifetime Member
The lights were seen in the states of dent of Mountain View Systems, LLC and
Nevada and Arizona over a three-hour It is a pleasure to announce that
period as they crossed those states. the chief architect of MUFON's Pandora Donald G. Garlits is MUFON's latest life-
The Luke AFB Public Affairs office an- Project. . time member. We are extremely grateful
nounced two months later that their in- Rob is also a MUFON Field Investiga- for this vote of confidence and outstand-
vestigation had revealed that the lights tor and State Section Director. He is Trea- ing level of support.
were flares dropped from A-10 aircraft surer for the UFO Research Coalition
over the Gila Bend Firing Range. The na- comprised of CUFOS, FUFOR and Membership Fee Increase
tional news media didn't report anything MUFON; Treasurer for the Fund for UFO Meeting in Dearborn, MI, in July, the
until June 18,1997, when USA Today had Research; and works for a government MUFON Business Board of Directors
an article ten weeks after the event. entity in the Washington, D.C., area. considered the continual increase in
Kenneth Arnold Sighting: On June 24, Both of these individuals bring fresh costs for postage, printing, purchase of
1947, two weeks before the Roswell Inci- business practices and ideas to the board. wares, supplies, new initiatives, a forth-
dent, pilot Kenneth Arnold reported see- Michigan State Director Richard coming new and upgraded web site, and
ing nine shiny objects traveling at an es- McVannelhas appointed Wanda (Wendy) for general operations, and opted to in-
timated speed of 1,300-1,600 mph while A. Smith to the position of Assistant crease the annual membership fee, rather
flying his aircraft between Mt. Rainer and State Director - Treasury, replacing Jerry than cutting services or quality.
Mt. Adams in the state of Washington. Kulka, who just completed his four-year Therefore, effective Dec. 1,2003, the
Coining the term "flying saucer" is term as Assistant State Director. Wendy cost .of membership in the United States
credited to reporter William C. Bequette, is also a Field Investigator and State Sec- will be $45 per year and $55 per year out-
who at the time worked in the newsroom tion Director. side of the United States.
of the Pendleton East Oregonian. Rich also appointed John W. Castle Members will be allowed to renew
Arnold had described the movement of as State Section Director for Clinton, early, before the Dec. 1 deadline, at the
the craft as similar to a saucer being Eaton, Ionia, Montcalm, and Gratiot coun- current rate for one, two or three years.
skipped across water. ties in the heart of Lower Michigan. John
Aztec, NM, Crash, March 1948: A 99- is a MUFON Field Investigator, private
investigator, and amateur radio operator Estate planning
foot diameter craft containing "16 little -KC80DM.
men" crashed outside of Aztec, NM, in Some members and friends of MUFON
Hart Canyon. A high security recovery Canadian National Director Eugene have already included MUFON in their
operation took place over the next two Prison has appointed Linda Chernabrow estate plans. We hope you will consider
weeks. as Provincial Director for Quebec. this opportunity to make a major gift.
Some researchers believe the date Texas State Director Kenneth Cherry Planned giving can be beneficial both
should be changed to later (March, 1950), has appointed long-time MUFON mem- to MUFON and to your own tax and es-
when the Farmington, NM, Daily Times ber and Field Investigator Michael R. tate situation. If you wish to have more
newspaper had a front page headline de- DeGroff as State Section Director for information on various options and ben-
scribing an armada of flying saucers that Travis and Williamson counties in the efits, please contact MUFON headquar-
were witnessed by Farmington residents Austin, TX, area. ters.
over a three-day period, describing esti- Jack W. Sliwa, Los Altos, CA, has
mated speeds at 1000 mph. accepted the position of Research Spe-
Many other cases such as the Dulce cialist in Materials Science; David A.
underground base, the Maury Island In- Marchant, Sr., has accepted the position
of Research Specialist in Counseling; and Field investigator t-shirt
cident, Shag Harbor, the White Sands Matthew A. Bentley has volunteered to The field investigator t-shirt has
Landing in the 50's, and my own 1997 In- the MUFON logo over the left
terception experience would qualify as serve as Translator for Russian, Swed-
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 By John F. Schuessler swer all press, radio and TV inquiries; and news media; assign cases; monitor
MUFON International Director work in cooperation with a number of their progress and submit reports to
other UFO groups and organizations; and MUFON Headquarters; handle the
What is MUFON? lots more. There is no other staff avail- WUFOD (World UFO Database) reports
MUFON is many things to many able to do any of this. for their state; develop public awareness;
people. Some people see MUFON as a The MUFON archives now operate attend the annual MUFON UFO Sympo-
publisher of a monthly UFO magazine. rent free out of the home of Lin & Bob sium; and submit an annual report of their
Some see it as a place to report UFOs. Simpson. It is at this location that the activities.
Some see it as a place to get answers. MUFON Pandora Project has been de- The State Directors are supported in
Some see it as a place to complain. veloped. It is now operational and in need the field by State Section Directors, Field
Some believe it of volunteers and funding to keep it go- Investigators, membership and public re-
has a headquarters ing. This project is aimed at making all of lations people, trainers, meeting organiz-
with a large staff the paper files available to researchers in ers, and specialists of all kinds. This is a
available to do al- electronic form. big job, and vital to the success of
most anything re- Lin is also the MUFON Membership MUFON.
quested. And Director. She works tirelessly on new Credibility of MUFON research and
there are many membership initiatives and the recruiting investigations is greatly enhanced by our
more beliefs about of new talents to this field. She cannot several hundred volunteer Research Spe-
MUFON than I can do it alone, so I hope you will find ways cialists and Consultants. In a field as
list here. Some of to help her in this endeavor. A member- complex as this one, this highly qualified
those beliefs are ship representative in every state would cadre of experts is a treasured asset.
based on fact, but John Schuessler be a good starting place. I am also pleased to recognize the roles
others are not. Since UFO field investigations are key of the many hundreds of individuals who
The bottom line is that MUFON is a to the work we are doing, it is important work in their own ways to keep this field
35-year-old volunteer organization dedi- to continually develop and expand the viable, and this includes the folks that
cated to working on the various facets of field investigator team. Much of this is just want to be subscribers to the maga-
the UFO mystery. Our membership is as done through self-study, but training zine to support the MUFON work. We
diverse and varied as is the United Na- classes are held when there are a suffi- appreciate everyone's contributions.
tions organization. cient number of members available to If you ever wonder why we do all of
We do not require people to have a train. Kathleen Marden handles the field this, it is because we recognize how im-
specific "belief in order to join MUFON, investigator examination process to as- portant this work is and how vital the
but we do expect them to be honest, sin- sure a high level of proficiency for our outcome may be to society as a whole.
cere, and a bit tolerant of the beliefs and investigators. Most of us have seen what we believe is
feelings of others. We do not condone The MUFON Business Board of Di- a critical mass of evidence amassed from
personal attacks on individuals for any rectors members all volunteer their time the thousands of UFO reports from
reason. and expenses to develop and enforce around the world. We take it all very se-
MUFON continues to receive a ro- policies, plan for the future, provide fis- riously.
bust flow of UFO reports, pointing out cal guidance, make all the hard decisions This is all summed up in MUFON's
that the mystery is far from solved. UFOs for the organization, and much more. Mission Statement, as follows: "The Sci-
are still a hot topic. Fifty-plus years of For the past several years, Dwight entific Study of UFOs for the Benefit of
attempts to explain UFOs away or to limit C o n n e l l y has t i r e l e s s l y edited the Mankind."
the inquiry about them has failed miser- MUFON UFO Journal. Dwight depends We support this mission with the fol-
ably. on state directors, researchers, investi- lowing goals: 1 ) Investigate UFO
Other organizations have come and gators, authors, and others to submit a Sightings and collect the data in the
gone without bringing closure to this flow of material for the Journal. MUFON Database for use by research-
mystery, but MUFON is still working as He recognizes that not everyone will ers worldwide; 2) Promote Research on
hard as ever, thanks to its membership. like every article, so he provides a wide UFOs to discover the true nature of the
The MUFON headquarters office now variety of material in every issue. He de- phenomenon, with an eye towards scien-
operates rent free out of the home of John livers a print ready version of the Journal tific breakthroughs, and improving life on
& Kathy Schuessler. We maintain the to the publisher on time every month soth our planet; and 3) Educate the Public on
membership database and the MUFON it can be mailed to subscribers by the 15 the UFO phenomenon and its potential
UFO Journal monthly mailing database; of the month. impact on society.
receive and answer all snail mail, e-mail, The excellent cadre of MUFON State In the coming months we will be an-
FAXes. and telephone calls; pay all bills; Directors in the U.S., along with National nouncing the specific strategies we will
order, maintain, and ship all MUFON mer- and Provincial Directors elsewhere, re- be using to accomplish our goals. The
chandise; receive and process all snail cruit new members; provide field investi- key to success, however, is you, the
mail and PayPal membership requests and gator training; hold general membership MUFON members. Please consider what
renewals; edit all special publications, meetings; assure that local group mem- you can do to help us make this huge job
such as the annual symposium proceed- bers are MUFON members; create inter- a success.
ings and the investigator's manual; an- face relationships with police, airports. (Continued on Page 22)

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