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In this issue
REV. BARRY DOWNING A TASTE FOR UFOS by James McCampbell 3
Religion and UFOs YAKIMA UFO by Greg Long '... .5
THE METEOR CONNECTION by Luis Schoenherr 6
LUCIUS PARISH UFO INSPECTS PLANT by John Schuessler .7
Books/Periodicals/History HIGHER DIMENSIONS by Daniel Eden 8
ROSETTA HOLMES BLACK HOLE OVERTURE (part II) by Bruce Maccabee 10
Promotion/Publicity MUTE EVIDENCE REVIEWED by Robert Wanderer '. 14
LETTERS 16
GREG LONG
Staff Writer STARS & PLANETS by Walter Webb 18
IN OTHERS' WORDS by Lucius Parish 18
SIMONE MENDEZ DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE by Walt Andrus 20
Staff Artist COVER by Simone Mendez
TED PHILLIPS
Landing Trace Cases
JOHN F. SCHUESSLER
Medical Cases
LEONARD STREVGFELD
UFO Crash/Retrieval
WALTER N. WEBB
Astronomy
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A TASTE FOR UFOS
By James McCampbell
Buried deeply within the vast inducing the artificial sensation of a holds a damp, cylindrical sponge in one
literature on UFOs are a few minor and metallic taste. hand which serves as the anode.
obscure details that, haying been A further hint in that direction Passage of a weak current through the
largely ignored, may be significant. came from a passing remark about a patient produces a minute quantity of
These cases involve statements by the similar taste that had been experienced the hydroxyl ions (OH) near the root.
witnesses that they experienced a by a female friend while undergoing an This slightly caustic ion attacks the
strange, metallic taste during and after electrical treatment for removal of local tissues preventing regrowth of the
a UFO observation at close range. excess hair on the jowls. The treatment hair.
involved the application of an electrode The application of high-frequency
Examples to the hair root while the opposite current is based upon the local
Three hunters in the Ocala electrode was held in one hand. generation of heat to achieve the same
National Forest of Florida were looking In a later, tape-recorded interview, result. The two processes are
for a lost deer hound at 9 PM, on she said that the electrode was applied sometimes used simultaneously to
December 14, 1975. They spotted a "...on the side of my face and the closer accelerate the chemical reactions by
hemispherical object 25 ft. high with five it was to the inside of my mouth, the slightly increasing the temperature.3'4
"legs" about 12 to 15 ft. long. Emitting more I could taste it. It tasted like As the metallic taste in electrology
a bright blue-white light, it hovered over eating tinfoil." treatment is of no consequence,
a power line and then moved away as In answer to the quetion if the taste References 3 and 4, being the only
the witness approached to within about lasted very long, she said, "Well, after I books on the subject that are presently
250 yards. would have the session it would in print, are silent on that side effect.
During the half-hour observation, probably last about 5 minutes or so." But through the voluntary and
their CB radio failed,'a humming sound enthusiastic assistance of a licensed
was heard, a strange odor hung in the Electrology electrologist, Mrs. Marianne Zehntner
air, and "...they had a funny metallic Electrology is the name for the of Belmont, California, a'dditional
taste in their mouths."1 (Emphasis study and professional practice 'of details were obtained.
supplied by the present author.) permanent hair removal that is an In her experience, the taste
A Canadian case on October 23, application of the electro-chemical occurred only when using direct
1967, involving 17 witnesses and five process known as electrolysis. It is current and it was not noted by people
objects seems to be relevant, although regulated by law in most' states that who wear dentures, have no dental
the details are poorly described.2 establish the academic and experience fillings, or whose fillings are gold.
A real estate salesman approached requirements for licensing. The taste is most prominent during
to within 250 yards of one of the objects Basically, there are two processes an "after treatment" on the lower,
that landed in a vacant lot of a housing that are used separately or in portion of the face. This treatment for
subdivision that was under combination. One is the application of a conditioning the pores is performed
construction. "Everything he ate tasted direct current whereas the other with a small, free-rotating, conducting
the same and there was a taste of involves an alternating current of high cylinder covered with a layer or two of
copper or metal in his mouth." frequency. The frequencies employed damp gauze. It is gently rolled over the
The objects flew away over some are restricted by the Federal skin while applying a direct current as
power lines that lighted up and the Communications Commission to the cathode (negative).
salesman's car and the tall flagpole at 13.56, 27.12, and 40.68 megahertz With much scientific curiosity and
the show house were later found to be (million cycles per second), although a twinge of apprehension, the author
magnetized. most equipment operates at 13.56 undertook such a treatment and duely
The author recalls another megahertz. experienced the sensation as the device
incident in which .the strange taste Passing an electric current was rolled over the cheeks, lips, chin,
reportedly lasted 20 minutes but the through a conducting fluid stimulates and especially the jaws. The taste is
reference cannot be located. (Any chemical reactions that would not hard to describe and the word
assistance in finding it and other cases otherwise take place. Treatment with "metallic" seemed to be inadequate.
would be appreciated.) direct current utilizes this process. There was a tingling component and a
These cases imply that some A tiny , needle as a negative strange bitterness.
electrical or magnetic fields associated electrode is inserted into the follicle of
with the UFOs were responsible for the hair to be removed while the patient (continued next page)
TASTE, Continued is experienced with direct current Much stronger fields were
pulses as slow as 0.5 per second. required to spin a liquid-filled compass
The location on the tongue was Some e x p e r i m e n t s w i t h whose dynamic behavior is dominated
restricted to the lower edge of the front alternating current showed that it was by viscous damping by the fluid that is,
half where the tongue contacts the hard to detect any taste at frequencies of course, its primary purpose. Spin
lower teeth. The intensity of the effect greater than 1,000 Hz. While the cause rates for a wet compass were much
increased as the current was increased of the sensation has not been slower, ranging from about 6 to 20 rpm.
from 1.5 to 3.0 milliamperes. unequivocally established, it appears Corresponding magnetic pulse rates
that the so-called metallic taste at the were approximately 0.1 to 0.33 per
Scientific Data cathode is a combination of direct second. •
.While technical information on this action of electricity upon the taste cells In, UFO' cases where compass
subject is hard to find, it has been and the normal, chemical effect of spin rates were measured or where
researched quite thoroughly in the products of electrolysis. they can be • estimated from the
physiological study of the sense of taste description by the witness, the pulse
and an excellent survey article of the Evaluation rate of a magnetic field .that could
field was published1 in 1971.5 The The known parameters of "electric sustain a steady spin can be inferred
phenomenon was discovered by Sulzer taste" in the science of physiology are directly. For example, suppose that a
a quarter of a century before the Italian thus seen to correspond quite closely compass were observed to spin at 15
physicist Allessandro Volta did his with the side effect from electrology rpm, the driving pulse rate would be
pioneering development of electricity. t r e a t m e n t s and the reported 0.25 per second.
Sulzer experienced the taste when experiences of some UFO witnesses. , Pulsed magnetic fiels are very
applying two dissimilar metals that were And some of these parameters can be likely the cause of spinning compasses
touching each other to the tongue. useful in inferring the probable stimuli because they are sufficient and no
Students of physics will recognize that in the UFO cases. competing cause has been suggested.
arrangement as a primitive battery with A great deal of evidence points Also, when a simple solution .to a
the tongue completing the circuit. The toward a compound, electro-magnetic problem is at hand, there is no need to
phenomenon was then forgotten and field near UFOs that consists of (a) search for a complicated one.
rediscovered in 1792 by Volta, who rapidly-pulsed microwaves 6 in Recall that Mrs. Zehntner said that
described .the sensation as definitely conjunction with (b) a slowly-pulsed, the metallic taste was experienced only
sour with the positive pole applied to magnetic field. with direct current. Furthermore,
the tip of the tongue (due to hydrogen During the open forum period at scientific research has shown that the
ions) but, with the negative pole to the the Second International Conference effect does not occur at frequencies
tongue, "...no longer sour but more sponsored by the Center for UFO above about 1,000 Hz. Based upon this
alkaline, sharp, nearing bitter." Studies in November 1981, the author information, it is possible to ascertain
Then followed nearly 200 years of described the requirements of a which type of field from UFOs could be
progressively more intensive and magnetic field that would cause a responsible.
sophisticated research as the compass to spin steadily, a rather The microwave radiation must be
knowledge and theory of electricity common element in UFO reports. ruled out in favor of a slowly-pulsed,
expanded and as the science of Basically, the field intensity must be on magnetic field. Also recall that DC
physiology was born and matured. the order of the earth's magnetic field pulses as slow as 0.5 per second in the
There was always much difficulty in (0.2 gauss) and the pusle rate must scientific studies showed the sensation
describing the taste; terms included synchronize with the compass spin to be experienced as continuous. Due
bitter, alkaline bitter-sweet, bitter- rate. to the known, long persistence of the
sweet, and sometimes metallic. These concepts from physical taste, even slower pulse rates of the
Here are briefly summarized the intuition were later verified by the driving current could hardly be
scientific facts pertaining to the present author in crude, "poor-boy" detected.
injury. Individuals are highly variable in experiments that were instrumental in How could the requisite current
their responses; however, mean formation of a group at the MUFON arise in the presence of a UFO? A
thresholds for detection are on the 1983 Symposium to repeat the fundamental concept in electricity is
order of 100 microamperes and the experiments with scientific precision. that a moving conductor cutting
sensation gains intensity as the current The "poor-boy" tests showed that magnetic field lines will induce a current
is increased, in a linear or somewhat a card compass exposed to pulsing in the conductor, Stated alternately,
stronger dependency. fields of roughly 0.1 gauss up to 0.6 transient magnetic field lines moving
The onset of the taste is almost gauss caused it to spin steadily at rates past a stationary conductor will induce
immediate and reaches full magnitude ranging from about 35 up to about 125 a current in the conductor.
within a fraction of a second. Upon rpm in proportion to the field strength
shutting off the current, however, the at its peak value. Corresponding
sensation does not cease but persists magnetic pusle rates in sync with the
for a long time. A continuous sensation compass were 0.58 to 2.1 per second. • (continued on page 15)
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YAKIMA UFO
By Greg Long
unmistakable whump-whumpof
the rotors could be heard.
"I observed the craft for some
15 seconds. It still didn't move. I
got up and ran into my cabin and
got my 7.50 x 50 binoculars. For
about a full minute, I obseved the
craft. It was cigar shaped and
silvery except for two dome-like
protrusions on opposite edges of
LENGTH: 75 to 100 FEET the craft. That's why I first believed
it to be a double-rotored
Artist's rendition of UFO from Freeland's sketch. helicopter. But the domes were
rounded, not rectangular as on the
helicopters. And there was no
During my research into UFO northeast of Mount Adams about rotor evidence, and no sound. The
sightings on the Yakima Indian 30 air miles [and 24 miles due west craft turned slightly as to reveal the
Reservation in south-central of Naches, Washington.] I had just sun glinting on its silvery side. Too,
Washington state, I'came across the taken a bowl of soup outside the the craft was thinner than the
sighting of a Daylight Disc observed in cabin—a ground station—to eat helicopters I've seen. You see, I
1971 from a fire lookout station on a my l u n c h . The day was lived for a couple of years in
mountain outside the Reservation. exceptionally clear, nary a cloud Imperial Beach, California, smack
B. (for Barbara) Ann Slate, a around. up to the helicopter training base
Bigfoot and UFO researcher who HELICOPTER? at Ream Field. And I've seen and
published her findings in popular "I sat down on the steps and heard those damn choppers day
magazines in the mid-1970's (and who turned on my radio to hear the and night for all too long a time. I
died in 1978), began corresponding with noon news— Paul Harvey, I think. know well what they sound and
W. J. (Bill) Vogel, the UFO investigator I looked up in the direction of look like. At 8 to 10 miles they're
on the Reservation, in 1974. Vogel Clemens Mountain (it also has a terribly loud. Even when nearly out
provided Slate with material for articles lookout station—state controlled; of'sight they're quite loud. If what I
on UFO and Bigfoot sightings. One of distance about'8 miles). I then saw saw had been an airplane or a
her Saga magazine articles drew a what first appeared to be a large helicopter, it would have drifted
response from Gary B. Freeland, a fire helicopter—the double-rotor type away slowly enough so I could
lookout who had spent 18 summers on with a motor on either end. But the have followed it with the
forest lookout stations in Oregon and craft made rio thrashing sound as binoculars. But not this. It simply
Washington. Slate passed Freeland's do choppers at that distance. It disappeared; that is, I lowered my
letter onto Vogel. made absolutely no noise. It simply glasses a second, raised them
Freeland's sighting occurred in held a suspended position above again, and the craft was gone! I
mid-July 1971. "I view myself as a the Yakima end of the mountain.... never reported the sighting to
credible individual," he wrote to Slate in Its altitude appeared to be about authorities, except for my boss at
his March 5,1975 letter, "and not given 7,500-8,000 feet, which caught my the ranger station."
to rash judgements.... I hold two immediate attention. I never had RECONFIRMED
Master's degrees, have been a teacher seen a 'copter hover at such a high Recently I managed to make
for seven years, and for the past 2l/2 altitude. Such copters had passed telephone contact with Freeland 13
years have been a guidance counselor. I infrequently through the area over years after his UFO sighting. Freeland's
also have piloted aircraft for 60 the summers I had been on memory of the incident was remarkably
hours...." He described his sighting Timberwolf and Little Bald clear, down to the details of who was on
thus: Lookouts. Other types, military the radio, the time, what he was eating
"In brief, this is what and otherwise, had frequented our for lunch, and the 60-second duration of
occurred. The lookout is on [6,300- districts, too. And when they were
foot high] Timberwolf Mountain much f a r t h e r away, the •(continued on page 15)
Cover Story
THE METEOR CONNECTION
By Luis Schoenherr
In a recent article in the Journal* open and disintegrated into fragments range of 2 to 4 meters possible without
the authors have speculated, whether of light. The phenomenon made no external reference points or knowledge
the temporal correlation of UFO noise nor did it leave physical traces. It of the nature of the observed object.
sightings and satellite re-entries is did also not move. The sky was Quite unconscious movements of the
"coincidence or cunning". They cloudless and sunny and the incident eyes, the head or the. body together
suggest it could be the modus operands lasted "a small number of seconds". with the use of secondary criteria like
of extraterrestrial visitors to use re- Later the witness corrected his perspective, shadows, definition and
entry phenomena in order to mask their distance estimate to 200 yards, a still external reference points, can enlarge
own operations. later measurement resulted in 750 feet.4 this range considerably.
In this connection it may be Contrary to the Stockton sighting,
pointed out that there have also been DISCUSSION the Rogers Case has been well
cases of UFO sightings correlated with The wording of the Stockton investigated. It was established that the
meteoritic falls. I have never made a report renders the impression that two angle between the observer's bearing
systematic search for such cases, but separate events are described and that and the course of the meteorite was
when reading the article cited above, I the observers were in an environment about 15 degrees. This and the short
immediately recalled two American familiar to them, Nothing is known duration of the event could perhaps
sightings: about their eyesight and credibility. But (perhaps!) explain why no motion was
if the report is not an outright hoax or observed if the witness had actually
STOCKTON, KANSAS has not been fabricated by mentally seen the meteorite. But then, if the
At approximately 3:50 p.m. (MST), deranged people, it is worthy of being witness had really looked at such an
February 18, 1948, at the onset of or considered. I'm wearing glasses, but I acute angle towards the meteorite, why
just before the Norton County cannot imagine that I would, in broad had he not seen the meteor trail, but
meteoritic fall, 2 a Stockton farmer daylight and in front of my house, insisted the sky was clear and
claimed he saw "a strange saucer mistake a meteoritic phenomenon cloudless?.
wobbling over his home". He said dozens of miles away, for an object six This puzzled even the investigator.
further: "When it came within six feet of feet from me and level with my face. In the course of the investigation the
him it stopped in the air, level with his And what about the heat the farmer felt witness admitted he could have been in
face, and wobbled around for an instant "where the object came near the error as to his original distance
with fire belching out, and then being ground"? The only item in accordance estimate. But it was only during the
sucked back in. It was about four feet with the hypothesis of a misidentifi- investigation, that he learned of the
long and shaped like a funnel. Sparks cation of the meteoritic event is the meteoritic fall. .It is therefore equally
suddenly showered from it and the fire direction of flight (northwest) of the possible that this led the witness to
increased as if a fuse had been lit. It took UFO. distrust his original estimate. It is
off in a northwest direction, very fast, One may also get the impression interesting that the investigator himself
gaining altitude as it went. My wife came that the importance of visual defects for has not discounted the possibility that
out and watched it fly off, leaving a trail the reliability of an observation is often Roger's first estimate might have been
of smoke. On a sudden, a great cloud of overemphasized. People who have correct. In view of all this, years ago I
smoke appeared in the sky and in a few such defects are usually well aware of tried to persuade the investigator of this
seconds, we heard a terrible explosion. them by long experience and know how case to also look into the Stockton
I could feel the heat from where the far they can trust their eyes. There are sighting. But he declined, apparently in
object came near the ground."3 carefully designed optical experiments view of the elapsed time and the
which seem to prove how easily human presumed unreliability of the available
CROUTER FARM, NEBRASKA perception is fooled. But actual account.
On July 28,1968, at approximately observational situations are not like
2:00 p.m. (i.e., about the time of the carefully designed optical illusions. UFO CORRELATIONS
Omaha Fireball: 1:45 p.m.), the railroad There is, for example, a distinct For there to be unambiguous
engineer William C. Rogers observed a difference in the sensory quality of close correlations of UFO sightings with re-
tear-drop shaped phenomenon of light, up observations and observations of entry and meteoritic phenomena, the
100 feet from him at the height of the things far away. This is due to the following requirements must be
power lines, which cross the farm. human ability of stereoscopic sight,
While the observer watched, it burst which makes distance estimates in a (continued on page 15)
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UFO ROUNDUP PLANT INSPECTION away. It definitely was not a helicopter.
By The, UFO was circular with a
John Schuessler Thousands of people report UFOs curved top and sloping sides and about
passing over their homes and chasing 50 feet in diameter and 15 feet thick.
their cars, and occasionally someone Windows encircled the craft and
Probation officer Andrew Child claims to have been taken for a ride in images could be seen moving around
and his wife Pam, a social worker, one of the mysterious objects. Once in inside. Someone or something was
spotted a flying doughnut over Dorset, a while, however, the UFOs ignore the piloting the craft. An amber light was
England in December 1984. They said witnesses to critically inspect a military located directly in the center of the top
"it was grey, doughnut-shaped, with a installation, power plant or other seat of and the light from inside resembled a
ring around the middle, and was at least human technology. This is one of those fluorescent light.
the size of an aircraft." stories. The witness said he studied the
They claimed it hovered at a 5000- The famed Center for UFO object as intently as possible as it hung
feet altitude for 10 minutes, long Studies in Evanston, Illinois, ran this there in the sky. It seemed to be
enough to them to summon other copyright 1984 story in their newsletter. constructed of a light-weight metal and
witnesses. Although the object was Although all rights to the story were seemed to give off a little glow making it
clearly visible at the time the witnesses reserved by the Center, they permitted easy to observe. He said there was no
said they could see no markings of any this interesting account of a UFO sound at all.
kind. What did they think it was — "we inspecting the Boeing Aircraft plant in
are convinced it was a flying saucer." Renton, Washington. MANUFACTURED
Within a few days of the Dorset A man and wife living atop a hill
sighting a couple in Hunstanton said a overlooking the plant about one mile After a few minutes the UFO
large flying disc hovered over the road away said they saw lights hovering over started to move away toward Lake
in front of their car. They said: "it was the south end of the plant. At first they Washington and had disappeared over
dome-shaped and it was all lit up a believed the lights to be from a the trees in about four seconds, but not
glowing orange color. I t . was helicopter, but .soon changed their without convincing the witnesses it was
fluorescent. It seemed to be moving mind as their experience became a real. He said: "I had a good chance to
slowly but without noise." The couple close encounter. study this thing and I'm sure it
claimed they were not frightened, just was...made by an intellectual.;..maybe
excited. NO HELICOPTER somebody smarter than us....and it
Another UFO was reported on was a mechanical gadget, is what I'd
Christmas Eve by a lorry driver in The lights shot up in the air briefly call it. It was manufactured. It was no
Leeds. James Lenehan said he was and moved to the north end of the reflection or image or anything like that
walking his dog when he saw "a red plant. After a moment they left the because that's what I wanted to be sure
airship." He said the sky was red when Boeing plant and flew right up to the of. This was a mechanical machine."
the airship came down to land behind witnesses , stopping only 300 yards
the Kirkstall Museum. Someone said he
saw Santa Claus making his annual
rounds.
ORANGE BALL
PROPOSED EXPLANATIONS
LETTERS
-By the Readers
Dear Editor, First, the anecdotal evidence When one considers how few receivers
Upon receipt of the February 1985 points to a number of effects exist to "listen" to such signals (what
issue of the MUFON UFO Journal, I explainable only by induction (low receivers do exist are generally
was delighted to find the in-depth frequency) fields. Conversely, I am geomagnetic research stations), one
interview with Dr. J. Allen Hynek. The aware of no effects which can be can see how such sources could have
aritcle was both interesting and explained solely by RF (radio eluded detection so far.
informative. Being a member of frequency) fields such as microwaves. A famous case frequently cited as
MUFON and an Associate of Oscillating magnetic fields can an example of microwave emission
C.U.F.O.S., I have the highest respect d i s t u r b m a g n e t i c compasses. from UFOs is the 1957 RB47 case. A
and esteem for Dr. Hynek and his Microwaves can exhibit no such reconnaissance bomber carrying
dedication to trying to find an answer to influence. Powerful magnetic fields can airborne ELINT tracked UFOs with
the UFO enigma. It is persons such as cause road signs to vigrate, microwaves receivers tuned to 3000 Mhz. Some
Dr. Hynek and Mr. Walter Andrus that cannot. In previous articles (MUFON ufologists have assumed that the
gives credibility to UFOLOGY, and Journal 194 and 197) the present author objects were emitting this radiation, but
encouragement to all of us who are has shown that the heating of finger since the signals were characteristic of
seeking a solution to the puzzle, and rings and watch bands, and possibly CPS6B air defense radar, it is obvious
trying to fit together the pieces of subsurface heating of soil beneath that the objects were being "painted"
information which have been gleaned hovering UFOs, is attributable to low by ground radar and merely reflecting
from the UFO sighting reports, as one frequency magnetic fields. Neither this energy.
would work a jigsaw puzzle. effect can be attributed to microwaves. I have no theory as to the origin of
It would be interesting if you would Similarly, magnetic fields can penetrate UFO sounds. Aside from Jim's work,
also conduct an interview with the the hood of an automobile and induce the only serious work done on UFO
founder of MUFON, Mr. Walter disruptive voltages in the ignition noises that the author is aware of was
Andrus, and enlighten your readers on circuit, causing the engine to labor and due to Regan and Allan (1979 MUFON
how he came to be interested in the stop. The hood, however, forms an Symposium). This involved the analysis
subject of the UFO phenomenon, and effective shield against RF, which would of sound pulses recorded in Bragg
how he came to form the Mutual UFO have little effect on the engine even if it Creek, Alberta. Thus there is some
Network, for he, too, has contributed could get to it. evidence that at least some UFO
much in his dedication to seeking to Second, as one moves away from a sounds are indeed acoustic. That dogs
resolve the UFO enigma, and forming a source of microwaves, their intensity and cats may respond unusually to
network of members working together decreases as the square of the distance, UFO noises is, if true, hardly surprising.
towards this goal. Perhaps later on, you as it does from any radio transmitter. A Most mechanical sources of sound (as
could consider interviews with others powerful source of microwaves would opposed to electronic audio
who are leaders in this field. be "heard" for great distances, equipment) produce sound rich in
Mrs. Shirley Lynch, particularly if airborne. And, there are a harmonics which extend well into the
State Section Director, Georgia lot of receivers on this planet capable of ultrasonic region. The hysterical wailing
detecting and monitoring its signal. An of dogs when an ambulance or fire
Dear Editor, example of such detectors is military truck passes is precisely due to this
In the February, 1985 issue of the ELINT (Electronic Intelligence). Sadly, phenomenon.
Journal, Jim McCampbell presented there are parts of the world where there Joe Kirk Thomas
the case for microwave emissions from are as many ELJNT receivers as Los Angeles, California
UFOs. Jim has long championed the commercial AM radios. If UFOs
analysis of close encounter physical emitted microwaves, everyone would Dear Editor,
effects as a basis for establishing the know by now. After all these years and tears, I
reality and nature of these objects, and I Conversely, low frequency had hoped ufology had learned its
have the greatest respect for his work. magnetic fields decrease as the cube of lesson regarding light phenomena seen
Nevertheless, I believe that the the distance between source and high in skies over a wide area. Good
anecdotal and other evidence indicate receiver. Because these fields diminish examples: that Romanian ship off the
instead the presence of low frequency so rapidly, the signal from even a coast of Brazil, or the Chinese cases
magnetic fields. Two primary reasons powerful source of such fields would be
present themselves. undetectible within 10 to 20 miles. (confirmed next page)
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LETTERS, Continued subject of UFOs, but one who tries to told him that I was looking into a
be broad-minded on this subject. I have number of new, strong cases. We
reported (with illustrations) by Paul never seen a flying saucer, but I have chatted for a few minutes, and ended
Dong a few issues back. seen strange lights in the sky which I our conversation.
The lesson, which I weary of could not explain. About ten years ago, Obviously I have been tricked and
reiterating to a deliberately deaf I saw a red light (about the color of a used, and I have myself to blame for
audience, is to check out some of the stop light) that hovered in the air for being falsely trusting. When a friend
more obvious man-made stimuli before several minutes, then plummetted to told me about the article I was enraged,
rushing into print with another juicy the ground. In the position where the particularly so because something a
UFO report. In fact, were such checks light had been I noticed a dim glow, then little like this has happened to me
made with space experts on the above all of a sudden, I saw a ball of flame before. I noticed that, at the least, the
cases? Not to my knowledge....and I which immediatey went out. I suspect writer does not claim to have personally
have been congenial and cooperative that someone was playing a prank and interviewed me. Much of the wildly
with other requests, particularly on that the red light was suspended from a garbled material it includes is garnered
recent cases in Chile and Argentina. hydrogen-filled balloon. When the from Missing Time as well as various
Do ufologists really want to solve flame reached the balloon, it flared up MUFON Journal pieces I have done,
.UFO cases? It sure doesn't look that like the Hindenburg, but on a much comments by Allen Hynek in IUR, and
way. I'd expect such an approach from smaller scale. so forth - all "public domain" material -
the National Enquirer. I t ' s More recently, I have seen similar so I have virtually no recourse.
disappointing to see it from MUFON. lights in the sky, but the last one just I have learned a lesson. When any
JIM OBERG flickered out. If it had taken off like a of us receives a phone call from any of
Dickinson, Texas meteor, I would have suspected it to be these "reporters" - say no and hang up
a UFO. Incidentally, I am an amateur instantly! I deeply regret this incident,
Dear Editor, astronomer, so I do not think and apologize to my colleagues for any
I think you're making an excellent everything unusual in the sky to be a embarrassment it may have caused
job of the Journal — it's got a solid, UFO. I have talked to people who them.
purposive feel to it. Looking back over claimed to have seen UFOs, but I act Sincerely,
my files, it's encouraging to see the like a Missourian when I hear these Budd Hopkins
Journal steadily improving, year by stories. New York
year, from what originally was not a lot Yours truly,
better than the newsletters of a dozen Leland A. Dolan
different UFO groups, to what is today Houston, Texas
one of the best of all the journals... With
FSR in a very bad way, here in England Dear Editor, OTHERS' WORDS, Continued
we don't have anything to compare, The April 23, 1985 issue of the
though John Rimmer is embarking on a National Examiner, a dreadful Paul Trent in 1950, as well as the Great
plan to raise Magonia's coverage to supermarket tabloid, has an article Falls, Montana, UFO film taken by
make at least some kind of replacement which purports to quote me on the Nicholas Marina, also in 1950.
for FSR. Meanwhile, over in Belgium, subject of UFO abductions. The Was there really an advanced
Inforespace, once the most 'scientific' background of this unfortunate article civilization on the planet Mars some
of the UFO journals, has had to lower is as follows: 500,000 years ago? It certainly looks as
its sights and go from a nicely printed to A few weeks .ago I received a through there might have been, judging
a tattily typewritten format; and while phone call from, I presume, the "John by the evidence contained in
France's Lumieres dans la Nuit keeps Turner" who assembled the article; I do PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE
doggedly going, Veillith is an old man not remember his name. He asked if I INDEPENDENT MARS INVESTI-
now, and so are his collaborators, and would cooperate with his paper on a GATION TEAM: NEW EVIDENCE
one wonders if he's making any better UFO piece. I instantly declined, and he OF PRIOR HABITATION? The
provision for the future than Charles asked why. "The context," I explained. report has 24 pages of text and 16 pages
Bowen did? I told him I fervently disapproved of this of photographs (including computer
All very sad.... Yours'll soon be the sort of tabloid. "I understand perfectly," enhancements) taken by the Viking
only general UFO journal in existence! he answered, and went on to admit that probes in orbit around Mars. What
Hilary Evans his publication was sleazy, but that, seems to be a human (or humanoid)
London more or less, "a job is a job." I face is clearly visible, as well as very
commiserated. large pyramidal structures and
Dear Editor, He then went on to say that he had formations which suggest ruined cities.
No doubt, you wonder what kind read my book Missing Time, and that The paper is available for $10.00 from
of person subscribes to the MUFON he was, himself, interested in the its author, Richard C. Hoagland, at: 331
UFO JOURNAL. Well, I am neither a subject of UFO abductions. Then, after 62nd Street - Oakland, CA 94618.
skeptic nor a "true believer" on the saying that this was all "off the record," I Highly recommended.
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STARS & PLANETS MESSAGE, Continued
Saturn, still retrograding westward in Libra, is now the lone planet in the
evening sky until Jupiter rises. The yellow ringed world can be seen low in the IN OTHERS' WORDS
SE at dusk some 18° to the upper right of the dimmer red star Antares. The -By Lucius Parish
nearly full moon is below the planet on June 1.
A summary of so-called "monsters
Jupiter, brightening to magnitude -2.2 in Capricornus, rises in the east around from outer space" reports appears in
11:30 PM in midmonth and is the brightest planet in the sky until Venus rises. the January 22 issue of NATIONAL-
This largest world of the solar system commences moving westward on the 5th- ENQUIRER. The cases, taken "from
an effect due to our faster-moving earth overtaking Saturn. (The illusion is Daniel Cohen's book, ENCYCLO-
similar to that created when one car passes another on the highway.) PEDIA OF MONSTERS, include the
Flatwoods, WV creature of 1952, the
Bright Planets (Morning Sky): t Hopkinsville, KY "little men" of 1955
and others. UFOs and alleged
Venus rises north of east just before 3 AM in midmonth. It reaches a point appearances of the Virgin Mary are
farthest west of the sun on the 12th. While this brilliant white planet shines in the combined in the ENQUIRER'S March
east, Jupiter (five times fainter) dominates the southern sky. The crescent 19 issue. The phenomena have occured
moon will lie in the vicinity of Venus from June 13 to 15; on the 14th the planet in the Spanish town of El Escorial since
passes only 2° south of our satellite—a nice sight. The Soviet's Vega 1 and 1981, according to numerous reports.
•2 spacecraft drop two landers on Venus on the 14th and 18th. The controversy over an alleged
crashed UFO in Puget Sound,
Jupiter is low in the south at dawn. The moon appears below this giant world on Washington State, is explored in the
the 7th. January 29 issue of STAR. Dr. Bruce
Maccabee and other UFO researchers
Saturn sets south of west about 3:30 AM in midmonth. have been investigating the reports
since a circular glowing object was seen
Moon Phases: to enter the Sound on July 27, 1984.
Full moon-June 2
Last quarter-June 10
o The February issue of OMNI
devotes several pages to yet another
interview with J. Allen Hynek. It has
New moon-June 18 been truly said that if you've read one
First quarter-June 25 Hynek interview, you've read them all,
so this can only be recommended for
The Stars: insomniacs. A very interesting UFO
photo from Canada is discussed in the
Heralding the approach of summer, the Summer Triangle of Vega, Deneb, and "Anti-Matter/UFO Update" section of
Altair greets the observer in the eastern sky. Even though blue-white Vega March OMNI. This issue also contains
looks to the naked eye as if it is the brightest star of the season, actually orange- an article on the alleged ancient
tinted Arcturus (in Bootes) located high in the SW outshines it by one-tenth constructions on the planet Mars, a
magnitude. Red Antares (in Scorpius) moves low above the southern horizon, subject of considerable interest to
while Regulus (in Leo) nears the western horizon. many UFO researchers.
FATE's March issue has an article
Nearly overhead after twilight ends can be found a four-sided wedge of faint by Alvin H. Lawson, outlining his theory
stars called the Keystone (in Hercules). Look for a tiny fuzzy "star" along the that UFO abductions can be explained
right side of the wedge—in reality the Great Hercules Cluster composed of as "birth memories." In the April issue
thousands of stars in a vast globular cluster. Telescopes of increasing size of FATE, Dr. Bruce Maccabee's
resolve the patch into more and more stars. continuing series of articles examines
the controversial UFO photos taken by
Be aware of a UFO culprit, the bright star of Capella, which skirts the northern
horizon at this time of the year. (continued on page 17)
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MESSAGE, Continued * ** elected to fill the expired term of
It has been brought to our Charles Tucker by a mail vote of the
and slide box. Please order these slide attention that at least one person has members in the states encompassing
sets directly from Dan Wright, 1502 been writing to government agencies the Central Region of the U.S.A. Since
Marquette, Lansing, MI, 48906. These under the Freedom of Informatio ACT we received only one qualified
visual aids will provide valuable (FOIA) demanding information and nomination for this position as of April
program material for our members threatened lawsuits if the agency does 15,1985, we would like to dispense with
when making public presentations. not comply. We cannot and will not the cost of a mail ballot as prescribed in
This project fulfills an essential need. forbid anyone from making FOIA the MUFON Bylaws. Dan Wright,
* ** requests within the legal limitations of presently the State Director for
Since its inception in 1969, the the law. However, we become very Michigan, was the only candidate
Mutual UFO Network has never had an concerned when they identify nominated. His name will be submitted
effective program for our budding themselves as a MUFON member, to the members attending the Annual
Ufologists who are 17 years of age and hoping to imply that they are speaking MUFON Corporate Meeting from the
under. Teenagers of that era have since for and represent the Mutual UFO Central Region for their vote. We want
been elevated to leadership roles as Network. Considering the large to thank Charles Tucker for having
they matured and became the number of officers in MUFON, it is very served in this capacity after being
backbone of Ufology for today. difficult to specify who has the authority elected in Dayton, Ohio in 1978.
However, what is even more important to write letters on behalf of MUFON. Ray Boeche, State Director for
is the fact that these young men and However, in order to preserve the fine Nebraska, has been meeting with the
women are our future ufologists in the reputation that we have earned, we will U.S. Senator from Nebraska, the
continuing quest to resolve the UFO specify by organizational level who is Honorable J. James Exon, to interest
enigma. These young people have authorized to write letters speaking on him in exploring the Rendlesham
grown-up in the space-age with its behalf of MUFON at the Annual Forest Case further within the Senate
sophisticated technology, therefore Corporate Meeting. In the meantime, Armed Forces Committee, of which he
their minds are far more receptive to members should use discretion if they is a member along with Barry
seeking answers to the mystery and identify their capacity in MUFON by Goldwater (Arizona) and the entire
challenge of the UFO phenomenon. plainly stating that he/she is not an U.S. Senate. Each State Director is
Shirley Fox , a State Section officer or spokesman for the hereby authorized to write to each of
Director in Florida, has already started organization, but is only writing in the your two U.S. Senators advising them
working with young people in the Ft. capacity of a private citizen. of pertinent details by letter and
Myers area. Ken Wisnefski, a young We do not want to discourage including xerox copies of articles from
man in Asbury, N.J., has organized a anyone from utilizing the Freedom of the MUFON UFO JOURNAL where
group of his friends and named their Information Act (FOIA) or writing to appropriate, soliciting their help in
team appropriately "The Future UFO public governmental officials, even up officially exposing this case to the
Investigators." With adult guidance, to the President of the United States, if American public. If Senators start
George Gregg, Jr. (age 15) has they are seeking UFO information or asking each other about the
volunteered to handle MUFON public support, provided that it is done Rendlesham Forest episode based
headquarters correspondence with this in good taste and with proper respect to upon "letters from home," it is
emerging body of interested young our elected officials in city, county, conceivable that they could take
people. In his first assignment, he has state or U.S. governmental bodies. positive action.
responded to questions posed by Ken * ** * **
Wisnefski. George will be working Volume I Number 2 of the Compufon During the first part of April in a
directly with the International Director Network Newsletter was published on telephone call by Ray Boeche, Colonel
in his new assignment and will thus have April 15, 1985 and mailed to all current Charles I. Halt verbally agreed to
the facilities and services of the Compufon members by Michael D. substantiate his investigation, the audio
administrative office for support. Junior Hart, Director. An instruction sheet for tape, photographs, plaster casts, etc. to
investigators may write to him at 201 using the Compufon Network was Senator Exon if he was personally
Coventry, Seguin, TX 78155-4099 or to prepared on 4/12/85. If you have asked by the Senator. A U.S.A.F.
the MUFON office. We hope to present computer facilities, a modem and would officer at the scene (name in MUFON
a detailed plan for the operation, titles, like to participate in this service, please file), who drove General Williams from
privileges, ID card identification, etc. write to Michael D. Hart, The the site back to Bentwaters AFB, stated
for this new and important committee Compufon Network, 803 5th Place that the General had a cannister of film
within MUFON at the 1985 Annual S.E., Duvall, WA 98019. Mike will in his possession. The film was flown
Corporate Meeting in St. Louis. In the provide you with the instructions, from Bentwaters to Ramstein AFB in
meantime, we invite all members 17 password, system ID, etc. West Germany for processing. Colonel
years of age or under to write to George * ** Halt stated that he still has soil samples
signifying their interests in establishing The Central Regional Director on
such a committee. the MUFON Board of Directors is to be (continued on page 18)
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DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
by
Walt Andrus
The MUFON 1985 UFO Barbara Becker at P.O. Box 3283, St. * **
Symposium will be held at the Chase Louis, MO 63130. R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D. and Douglas
Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri on June 28, On Friday evening, Ken McLean, G. Tipton have announced that the
29 and 30. The speakers will address State Director for Wyoming will speak "6th Rocky Mountain Conference on.
the theme for this year's Symposium — on public education to a special meeting UFO Investigation" will be held July 11-
"UFO: The Burden of Proof." The being chaired by Mrs. Marge 13, 1985 at the University of Wyoming
speakers and their titles are Marge Christensen for State Directors, in Laramie. Reduced registration fees
Christensen, "Shifting the Burden of Assistant State Directors, State Public are in effect prior to June 7 at $20.00 for
Proof; George D. Fawcett, "What Relations Directors and the members a single or $30.00 for a couple. Housing
We Have Learned from UFO of MUFON's Public Information and is available on-campus in the residence
Repetitions"; Leonard H. Stringfield, Public Education Committee (P.I.P.E.) hall. A registration form and more
"The Fatal Encounter at Ft. Dix- On Sunday morning, June 30th, the details may be obtained by writing to
McGuire: A Case Study; Status Report Annual MUFON Corporate Meeting Conferences and Institutes, P.O. Box
IV"; Budd Hopkins, "The Evidence will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. State 3972, University Station, Laramie, WY
Supporting UFO Abduction Reports"; Directors and Committee Heads 82071-3972.
John F. Schuessler, "The Medical should be prepared to submit their On March 31, 1985, a new
Evidence in UFO Cases"; Ted written and oral activity reports. publication and organization was
Phillips, "Physical Trace Landing Election of officers will be conducted. announced with the publishing of
Reports: The Case for UFOs"; David As the host committee has sang so FOCUS, the monthly newsletter of the
F. Webb, The Influence of Hypnosis in often — "Meet Me in St. Louis." Fair-Witness Project, Inc., 4219 W.
the Investigation of Abduction Cases"; The MUFON 1985 UFO Olive St., Suite 247, Burbank, CA
William L. Moore, "Crashed Saucers: Symposium Proceedings will be 91505; telephone (818) 506-8365 by
Evidence in Search of Proof; Stanton available at the St. Louis symposium for their editor, and Vice-President, Evan
T. Friedman, "Flying Saucers, Noisy $10.00 and by mail after July 1,1985 for J. Hayworth. Other officers are
Negativists and Truth"; and Peter A. $11.50 which includes postage and William L. Moore, President; David
Gersten, "Proof Beyond a Reasonable handling. J. Branch, Treasurer; Otto A. Steen,
Doubt." * ** Correspondence Secretary; Stanton
Advanced reservations for all four Anthony A. Neugebauer, a Christian T. Friedman, Atlantic Regional
sessions is $25.00 prior to June 21, Minister in Seguin, Texas, has been Director; Nic Magnuson, Midwest
1985. Checks should be made payable appointed the State Section Director Regional Director; and Kal K. Korff,
to "UFO Study Group of Greater St. for Guadalupe and Caldwell Counties Special Consultant, In the biographical
Louis" and mailed to Mrs. Helen C. replacing Alvin L. Barrier, M.D. On sketches for their officers, William L.
Hanke, 4024 90th Ave., Florissant, Mo, April 18th, he was elected President of Moore is listed as "California State
63034. The price at the door for all the newly formed Guadalupe Valley Director for the Mutual UFO
sessions is $28.00. The price for each of UFO Study Group and was the Network." Obviously, this is an error
the four sessions is $7.50. Hotel program speaker at the March meeting. and should be deleted from their
reservations may be made by William F. Hassel, Ph.D., State literature. Before moving to Burbank,
contacting the Reservation Manager, Director for Southern California, has Calif., Bill was a MUFON State Section
Chase Hotel, 212 North Kingshighway, appointed Mark Toto in Irving, Calif, Director in Arizona.
St. Louis, MO 63108 or by telephone to be the State Section Director for * **
(314) 361-2500. Fifty rooms are being Orange County, replacing Willard D. This is a correction due to a
held for attendees, but reservations Nelson who retired from the aerospace misunderstanding concerning the
should be made no later than 30 days industry and moved to Olympia, Wash. 35mm slide lectures produced by Dan
prior to the Symposium to insure George Fawcett has approved the Wright for UFO public education
accommodations. Room rates are selection of Ronald A. Collins to be programs. There is only one program,
$60.00 per day for a single or double, the State Section Director for but it is available in two lengths. The set
$70.00 for 3 persons and $80.00 for 4 Cumberland and Hamet Counties in of 50 slides will cost $25.00, while the set
persons. There is no charge for children North Carolina. Mr. Collins 6 years of of 100 slides will sell for $45.00, which
under 18 years of age. If you are unable experience in the U.S.A.F. in includes printed commentary, slides
to obtain reservations at the Chase intelligence and security will be an asset
Hotel, please contact Helen Hanke or to his work in MUFON. (continued on page 19)