. . No. 45 1 , Message From Your Director UFO Meetings Car 2nd Occupants Move "Backwardv1 i n Time 2nd Spece llCarnerall on Boom Extends from UFO J. E. McDonald Found Dead - Ufol3~y Loses One of Its Best R a d i o ' s Own Mystery- the LDE, by Carol P1rmstrong -, Free Sketch of Magnetic Detection Instrument F Visitor from Space? Alton, Illinois, Mzn Clzims Contact with Humanoids .The Astronomv Corner Cone-Shaped bbjn-ct H~vers-~~sr--C~~ne~---,---- - . . - - :.I -. . -;.-.- - - -. .- . .. -'Ci~~r-~Sh~$-Ob~ect Seen:Near f'lton, 111.. SKY; Phenomenon Mother, D3u~hter and Gra'ndchild See Domed Object ', Older Sightinp, fromcalifornia, Mo. . ; ' UFOs Fly: in Frmnation ,,. Ball of Fire Reported by Hundreds - , I . 8 Man Sees. Wiener-Shaped. .UFO . , Other UFO Reports In Others? Words, ~ e w s Stend ~eview by Lm Farish llThe Mysterious 1897. b.irship?'--Research by Walt Andrus . . , . > . - , . ------- . : "The possihil<tyltha.t the ~ a r t h mipht .be under surveillence by s!;me hiyh civilization'in ccmmand of a technology far beyond ours must not ,* 'b be over10,oked in weighinp the., UFO pwblem. I am one of those who lean stronply towards t'he extraterrestrial hypothesis. ; I am c n n v i n c e d !F 1 that the recurrent observations.by.reli~ble citizens here and tibroad over the, pest twenty yews cannot be brushed aside as nonsense, but rather need to be taken extremely 'seriously as evidence that some phenomenon is going on which we simply do not understand. . grestly expcnded scientific and publicattention to the'UFO problem is urgently needed."--Statement by the late J~mes E. McDonsld a t t h e Syrriposium on Unidentified Flying Objectsin heerinps before the Committee on Science . and Astronautics, U. S. House of Rrpl.ese!~trtj.ves, ,Tuly 29, 1968.
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, Message From Your D i r e c t o r UFO Mee t ings Car 2nd Occupants Move "Backwardv1 i n Time 2nd Spece llCarnerall on Boom Ex tends from UFO J. E. McDonald Found Dead - U f o l 3 ~ y Loses One of I ts B e s t Rad io ' s Own Mystery- the LDE, by C a r o l P1rmstrong -, F r e e S k e t c h o f Magnet ic D e t e c t i o n I n s t r u m e n t F V i s i t o r f rom Space? A l t o n , I l l i n o i s , Mzn Clzims Con tac t w i t h Humanoids
.The Astronomv Corner Cone-Shaped bbjn-c t H ~ v e r s - ~ ~ s r - - C ~ ~ n e ~ - - - , - - - - - . . - - :.I -. . -;.-.-
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.- . .. - ' C i ~ ~ r - ~ S h ~ $ - O b ~ e c t Seen:Near f ' l t o n , 111.. SKY; Phenomenon Mother , D 3 u ~ h t e r and Gra'ndchild See Domed O b j e c t
' , Older S i g h t i n p , f r o m c a l i f o r n i a , Mo. . ; ' UFOs F ly : i n Frmnat ion
,,. B a l l of F i r e Repor ted by Hundreds - , I . 8
Man Sees . Wiener-Shaped. .UFO . ,
O t h e r UFO R e p o r t s In O t h e r s ? W o r d s , ~ e w s S tend ~ e v i e w by L m F a r i s h llThe M y s t e r i o u s 1897. b. i r sh ip? ' - -Research by Walt Andrus
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"The p o s s i h i l < t y l t h a . t t h e ~ a r t h miph t . b e u n d e r s u r v e i l l e n c e by s!;me h i y h c i v i l i z a t i o n ' i n ccmmand o f a t e c h n o l o g y f a r beyond o u r s must n o t
,* 'b b e over10,oked i n we igh inp the. , UFO pwblem. I am one of t h o s e who l e a n
s t r o n p l y t o w a r d s t'he e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l h y p o t h e s i s . ; I am cnnvinced !F 1
t h a t t h e r e c u r r e n t observations.by.reli~ble c i t i z e n s h e r e and tibroad o v e r t h e , p e s t twen ty y e w s canno t b e brushed a s i d e a s n o n s e n s e , b u t r a t h e r need t o be t a k e n e x t r e m e l y ' s e r i o u s l y a s e v i d e n c e t h a t some phenomenon i s g o i n g on which we s i m p l y do n o t u n d e r s t a n d . . g r e s t l y expcnded s c i e n t i f i c and p u b l i c a t t e n t i o n t o the 'UFO problem i s u r g e n t l y needed."--Statement b y t h e l a t e J ~ m e s E. McDonsld a t t h e Syrriposium on
U n i d e n t i f i e d F l y i n g O b j e c t s i n h e e r i n p s b e f o r e t h e Committee on S c i e n c e . and A s t r o n a u t i c s , U. S. House o f Rrpl .ese!~tr t j .ves , ,Tuly 29, 1968.
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Walter Andmi . . . . . . . . . .40 Christopher Court, ~ u i n e ~ . 111. 62301 pate ' i n MUFON - in .vari-ous c a p a c i t i e s ;
Art Epstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; .9625 Radio Drive. Affton, Mo. 63123 It would not . -be practic2. l : t o ' l i s t L~icius Farish .; . . . . ... . . . . . . ; . . .Route- I . ~ltimerville,- ~ r k . 72127 a l1 of the ' fine pe0 pie who hav.e-
Herbstritt . . . . . . . . .967 Theresia st.. s t . M ~ I Y S . Pa. I5857 j o ined MUFON ranks d u r i n g t h e pas t . - .
Rosetta Holm- .-. .. . .. .'.. .. . .1690 Hill Drive. Carlyle. 111. 62231 mo'nth due t o t h e ' l i m i t e d Space i n .
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' s t z r t e d . o r e m i z i n g . h i s F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t o r t e m a t an. lTllll-Day..,UFO Conferencen. i n Benton., Mo. on. Satu.rdky, July. 24 , 1971, .hosted. by M r . .-
. . . . snd Mrs. Ed ( ~ i l d r e d ) Higgins 2 t t h e i r fzrm home. Spe'kkers i n - a d d i t i o n . t o M r . .O fHer in were. Lou Far- ish , MUFON- S t o t e D i r e c t o r - f o r krkgnsas , Mildred Hiegins and s e v e r a l vo lun t ee r s . M r . and Mrs.. H i ' gg ins ' z r e t o .be commended f o r con t inu ing t h i s annua l a f f o i r ' , which originates a number ~.
.- - of yea r s ago when they l i v e d i n F a y e t t e v i l l e , Ark-. C e n t r a l MISSOURI now.has outst.andiing, cov.+r.age wi th t h e appointment
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. - - . . . - --Editor f s - N o t e : . ~h,i . ; irs ...one : df '! t h e r.emarkebler . re , j6rtd '& ''Soli. '
t o our atte&iion.fand we i r . 6 -absolutely co'nvinced . th'iit M+s.L';.A l s c e ? He?rlc #:. .is t e l l i n g r the. .triith;.. We have , ! a p6rsona.l ' l ' e t t e r f rom' h'er ''andO'she:. was ., .- . ,7 "
%-interviewed by R-osit ~ a H o l n i e s , 9.f 6ur s t - ~ f f , and- 'Mrs: . Holmes too', i s . C .
cbnvinced. . thet th i s -~a l l : . l i appened jus t . 2 ~ Mrs. ' ~ k ~ r l ~ ' t e l l s ' . * ~ t :: N& .;; . Hearle ; a c o l l e g e gradua tg ; a houskwifk .and music t eache r , ; , of ~ i s n e ~ ; ' : I , i s t a n educated rnd i n t e1 l igen t ' ~woman . H e r husband ,, is employed ' ,gs .:a: chemical 'en:gin+r in,.;St.. Louis . , arid ' they have t h + d smms; -+~ar . t ' ; $7; * Brad 13 , and 'Bruce '&".Mbk. --Hear.le. is a l $ o n a~2 teu r ; :~ ' s t ko r iomer .
, - . . 2 nd ,: . (:;, .;& >.. . . . . . (,:.3 w i t h h e r fa.mily,: s t u d i e s - t h e 'sky'.with t h e i r t e l e scope . . - - . ... y . -l;
, ; H e r s ' c o r y f allows:,: e x a c t l y a s s h e t o l d i-t ( t h e t i m e was j u s t a f t e r . c ' . . ..
noon;, .on June 28:, 1973:. a The siin..wds, , s h i n i n g i:n, a - c$e2r':sky) :-i .: ; . . = - .,: Bruce and I : h i d . d r i v e n , t o - F a i r f i e l d f o r ~some ; s u p p l i ~ s 'a,,ridb were.'on.;'
our: r e t u r n * t r i p thome. .At t h e g h s t . €dge-.o,f:. Cisne ,: about a h e l f ,-mF-le* :o:ut o f 'town ' t h e r e is a"-curve-, f .ollowed~. 'by'-a ' b r i d g e . hue ' pr 'o~eei$ed A . . . . . around , . ( . $hc .
cu rve , w e r t h e b r idge . . . and ,passed-<a ;brick h o k e . wi th; a wtndmii l0n m y T . , . . , .- > . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . , . - ' ... "right .! . . . ' ' n . . - , :.:- . , L . . ' ; . . - , , : 3 . ::
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Then, about. ha if .&iy a between t h d hbuse. and - Cisne ;'..:I.: hgt 8 '2rick' , i:
w i t h a ahad :of: wheat headed' f cjr . t h e m i : I l . : .I'mined.iately-' af ' ter?, meeting: .:-.
. : the t ruck , . ,I no t i ced on- my- l e f t ' a fermer . on &"tractor .ok t h e , horizon,- ' ', .
:ir :working i n .:a f ~ i e l d ; Next a ' , F e r t i l i z e r Cornpanrl' bui ld ing, , :.a servi .ce . . - s t a t i o n ' . thnt"had a - b l z c k 'czr : a t ; the7pump, f o u r ' - $ e r s ~ n s s t 'ending ,ar.ou,nd . ., i t . . s n d , t h e a t t e n d a n t woi-kiig tnecr . . the k2rc. Then we .apfirba:ched' th'e, .: - . Cisne h'igh s c h o o l and I no t i ced a whi te c2.r i n ' the drive:. ' ( .Our ' super- i n t e n d a n t drives-a.:-whit..e'ca~~z~& I-.l~ke_flC~oGtLhe_.second f~1o.or .$ozp,g~~ - .
-; --=.+---zs=.s- L dV --- r- termlne-'.he w5s-iiriTiis, o f f i c e . ) A t - t h a t moment I r e a l i z e d : I was ::
dr iv ing : abou t , 60 - -mph :k a 35-mile zone and removed my . foot- f rom, - .. t h e -. . . . z c e e l e r a t o r i n o r d e r t o slow. down;'--1'watched' the ' speedometer.llower, . ... ) I . t
i n speed , then . glanced over a t B r u c e , ,who was >c.lea,ning-hi.s . , .
,-f inpers.. .- - - . . . . w i t h a i : t i s s ,ue . ' a x t e e @sting an ice-~rearn.~ccjne,; ' j 2 - . . - .
I n tha- t i n s t a n t , Bruce y e l l e d , '!Mornbray, wh&? did -yo; 'd6 t h a t f (Mombray i s a p e t neme i n p12d.e 'of :99Mb;mmy--and- iy '13'"a'nd' 1 7 .ye&r . bid.
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k t t h e same moment Bruce y e l l e d , I n o t i c e d it t o o . 'WE WERE BWK A ..HALF. MILE - O U T O F TOWN A T THE...BRICK. . . . . . HOUSE . _ - , P.ND,'WERE - , DR?VI-NG. . . E N T O - C I S ~ E : . . . .
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' . I dc: not know what- happ&ekl ..-' 1.t !oc,&u&ed ' k n j u s t an: ihs't,&t~:.'~,,, hz$" my 'fo(.t ,:off t h e -gas; arid- eves ciff- :the.'roaa;,.- I- f , e l t , njjthlng-%o't' .evean'".' :' a bump, ' o r not . nior e t h a n ' I h,$@ht -'hevk . t h o u g h t , was-a 'cratk;,'inf,',th'e- high-- way which is cbnc re t e ' sec t ions . , ( Highway'.-&!) :'I was',no't-..a,ware . . . th54. -any . . d
t h i n g had. h2:ppened. I s R w - no.thing: . , ,ei.t'her . .. above', . .befiind .or arauncl. : t;he . . . :..... _ * I _ I . L . . - . . . . . . . . . '. .'.. . , - . . . . . . . 1 . _ J .- :.car$ a. 1969 Volkswagin. ' - . . . , . $ . p
, . he. on ly t h i n g Bruce s ays f 5 t h a t ' "1. "Sgw .th&':t@e-gs"i-and. carihot-: & L l i , . I
me how- h-igh' up on;k-he!,trees--onlysaw: t h k l t ree 's $nd' . . . le'aves*,,:we . . . y e r e , :: ;.-: - - . , .:I ,. . . _. c; . .
.b.oth;.s t a r t l e d . , . .. . . - . . , . ... . . '. . . . . . . . , f a ; . % C .
. Heving' heard ~ o s e t t a Hblrnes; ~ a r l ' ~ l , e ' , ~ ~ 1 ~ 1 1 . ? o n ~ ~ . L ~ : ' C e n t r a l i a . +adio. .I phoned he r ? b o u t t he . ' i nc iden t .- On Tuesday -night about ' :8. PM .we a r i v , e . . . a t . Rose t ta s home t o meet with;h'er .:and . t o t a p e . record-:'$,his. . .occ!ur'in.$nce ......
.:,, r . , . -. - - - which s h e ,wanted f o r John 3chu'essler--which-.we"dld. , *' - > . . . , ,, . - . >::: -
A t .;RosettB Ts::sugge5tion, he . biint$cted: (Wednebday) .,MY,; @ a ! ~ e ~ o u c h ~ , . - ._ Ddrec tbr of 1C' iv i l Defense of Wayne Comty',- ,who~'~came. o v q w i t h h i s . ~ . :!,,!;-, g e i g e r c o u n t e r ..and wen.t ove r 'my . c a r . i n s i d e and -ou t - r i nc lud ing the" t runk , We could g e t no r e a d i n g whatever;""However , wg, ,then,; took m y s Boy Scout :CompasPs.,. s.e't.tle-d :i't -down t ' o - ' i t s .'i-e&&r~:n&th' $3_l.ar.i't'y ' r e a d i n g
and then)walked towzrd - t h e c a r . It went crezy! It tw i r1eh" in c o ~ p l - e t e c i r c l e s . , '-swung bz dk n&:f o r - th . and! tklen : j u s t - spinned ,cn i t s . ' pkvo3,.".'2ilis occur red . ove r . t h e -.upper :two t h i r d s bf. t he , c9.r.. : 'the-: r ead ing :of t h e , com- pasS was nb$h&ll.- .frbm.-'ch& b.ott.om.'of' t h e chass i s . t o ..about a ' f oc t .up .o.n
t h e door.,'. I still don ' t fhow.,what t o t h i n k ; "but havc, come-to; the . con- c lus ior i t h a t .tfier:e" must lla've b een s-bme kind':.bf '. magnet ic : fo rce . inv.clv-
2 1 t a lk8dp w l t h t he . ' ser;ike:>-st&tion : a t t e n d a n t we h a d passed Snd h e s a i d he . .noti ced no th ing . G1 course ; i n t h e s h o r t - t ime . l a p s e , ..someone would ~have-:to~ha~&.6&~ri:~ookimg d i r e c t l y a t our c a r ; . ..: , a . . . . .
, .' Rose t t a . ?gaVe us .thk!,. p%la'ns. f o r 3. UFO ..Detector., '. whkch Bert. b u i l t .*imiflediatelp'.and 'placed' ori ' oQr , ,k i t chen 'cabine.t . I. I put ' . my metal . , g l a s s e s c a s e , which was'.,.in my pu r se ' . ' dwing . t h e : l'ha-ppening" o n . t h e counte r ,
nea r . Y t h ~ - ~ a e t e c t o r ,I n6dt - ?vent think.ing . i t mikht = be magnetized and t h e de te&tor - ,went off! The' n e a r e r we moved. my :cese , . ' t he l oude r . t h e .de - -1 tect6r.:sounded.: " R l ' s ' o j fiy,~wk.i'st.watch,. which n'ormally .kept'.good t ime,
W & l d y o u . ! l i k ~ ' * t ' o r6ii-j T2bout. t h e UFO &r ' ~ i r e c t ' o , r , W<er ~*:Andi.us, , - saw i n 1948 whi le vaca t ion ing i n Phoenix ~riz0na.f-:- .'. p o r t , . i s g lven .in ' t h e ' b o ~ k . ' ~ ' C . o r n p l e t ~ Conferenc',e Proceedings o'f the , . . i 1971 Mid.west UFO Xbnfe'ren &eft'--plus: p ic ture ' s of . a l . l - , th& s-peakkrs 'kt. .
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SKYLOOK e d i t o r recommends it .h iph ly '--and S O w i l l you when -you-hav'e : read i t . Tha t ' s telling i t a s it-is;- .
- "There were t w o ; o ther- p e o p l e t h a t -I' know of _ ~ h a .saw. t h i s ., U ~ O .~ :hoi . when I s a i d . I' 'would. r epo r t , t h i s , - t o l d . me.; t h e y -would deny s e e i h g . . i t . .- They - seemed -to: t h i n k no- one .iwould.. b-elieve ;- us anywa.y. and : d.idnl t...wa.nt-
- .. t o . be bothered wi th- question^'.^!. , . A:-. . > , . - . - A- i . -. . ( . . . . #.- - These words: w e r e w r i t t e k . t o : ~ o h * F-.. ~ c h u s s l e r , - D i r e c t o r .of vthe::l.-: 2~
UFO s t u d y Group of G r c a t e r St.. Louis , a f t e r he appeared 0-*a:-St.-.-. . . ,
Louis TV program, on June-:&I; . p3 .v~ging t .he l-MUF.ON - Conference.: held; i n . -. . *. 2. i '- t -ha t c i t y ,on, .Szturday,,--,June. 1.2 ,- - .. . . . . . - . . .. . . . , .- . . , . y - .- . . ,-. .?
J ,oel J. Hass1er.f s-: unus~;Al - s t o r y . i s ' . t a k e n :from h i . ~ l e t t e r ' e n d sub - I
s equent . r epo r t .and wi th h i s - : -permission t 0. use hi.s . na-me . ~ a s s l e r ~ , 41 , is employed . a s - a- l!billboa,rd;-..p.oste.r." by t h e Overland; Outdoor; A.dv-e:r.t-is- i n g Co.. and l i v e s - at- ,406. Wa.lnut , S t . .:in ,Washington, Mo. - -: - ;'I.. ; ( I * ,
~. On t h e ni.gh$. o f . Apri 12-,&5, , 1971 - (he i s n 't s u r e . o f t h e , exa.ct. day.) -,-,;,
H a s s l e r was. d r i v i n g - , a , Chevro le t , van on -Hiway. 100, t h r e e mi l e s k a s t . -
of -,Boeuff ,Creek. . It,-:was .cboyt. t en . o.!cloch;-.the sky .was . clea.r, .wi-th;the moon 'shining and t h e r e w,a:s.,.. no wind..., H e no t i ced a: saucer.-shaped o b j e c t t r a v e l i n g . from, south- e a s t t o nor thwest and . pu l l ed . o f f t h e rozd tp , - .-i;. watch t h e - o b j e c t whi:ch..then. s lowed t o - a -hovering p o ~ ~ i t i o n - . j u s t n o r t h o f , ' o r ove.r, , t h e ~ f M i s s 6 ~ i - .Nver- .running p?ra l lex . j tp. ; the. highway.6 -.I.
"1 watched t h e s auce r about '10.. o r 1.5 minutes , and .it s. tart ,ed .inoving t o , t he south: a c r o s s . Hiway i 100.. :It:- seemed..to 'be -f ollowl-ng : ~ o e u f f ; Creek
t o a p o i n t 3/4-;mile south- , .qfc the hiphway. 1 t :made- threemore t r i p s , back n o r t h and t h e n : sou th . A t t he . end o f t h e . l a - s t ; . t r ip - , it,:hoy.ered 1,000: ,
. -- f e e t ( I . e s t i m a t e ) abovejthe: ground..!: . -. _ . . A _ ._ ..._ -.. :\ ,. . :-,, 'i. ' . -> . . , . - . - ,- ..---TT
; Then -? 'Has_sler - .--. - .-=.- :said .- a sec_tion of t h e . sauce r opened ,"an$ :g, .ma;chine j -z - 1 -- - . -- - ----.= .<-.. - -.._.i----- -. . tA.:- -
sh'a'@d-:hke :a . =crme?a , -:mi3 -boom w a s i e ~ t e n d e d d : ~ ? : ~ t ! . t h e -1skmG. t i m e , , - the r e was a. ve ry b r i g h t ;.;blue , l igh t i from the ; .opening int i the. saucer,;,. 1 :.+', . . .) -
!,It wasn-t t: a b l e t 02Jook; very Pong.because of t h a J P b r i g h t n e s s . : o f . t he :.: l i g h t ," H a s s l e r s ta.ted.-and:.added t h a t whi,le .the-!!machinetf- was ou tZ .of <.
. . t he - - s auce r i . he became :very t h i r s t p . : ., - ; : .- .: . . - . A - - - - ., ., - - - . - .. .. I
The b lue l i g h t was steady: .ahd d i d no t f i a s h or :pulgate... No ;the& - -
l i g h t s w e r e s e e n . While a-..portion.-.of t h e - i n t e r i o r - - of t h e saucer i could be s e e n , i n t h e b l u e l i g h t , on ly t h e boom w i t h i t s "square box w i t h a ' l e n s ex tend ing from itt1. icould ;be::s.eefi. . The b,oqm :,extended .ab o:ut- ... .# - t e n o r 15 f e e t from t h e s a u c e r and remained 'mot ion less f o r about 15
. . - _ I . minut,es, - th.en. w a s . - r e t r a c t e d . i n to , . t he . s.aucer. .!->; , . . . . .. . . ., . - , . d . l . . -< :, .
* . - ;; The sauceq $-hen ."went :s,tlralght .,up -un t i J : i t . : loqked .like; an0tHe.r:-st'ar,. It t h e n went' a t a high,.re te. . ,of spec@ t owa.r,ds the. .. . ,northwG,s.C, - ... -:lei.ving,a . . b r i g h t t a i l . behind -;it .I! r a - .. . - . . -. . . .-,-:. ; ,..A. .r :; . > :. . , - - 7- . -: .. ; .
' Asked t o compare t h e 0Ge.c.t . i n s i z e t o , a l $ i m e y ~ h a l f : d ~ l l ~ r i r e t c . - A : ~ ; < - . . held a t a r m s ~ 1 e n g t h ; M r . H a s s l e r r e j e c t e d t h e i t e m s commonly g iven
. . . . . . - . 4 - . i n . , repor-t -f o m s . f-or " l a r g e r -than, a- .bushel -besket. . lt.?- .- ..- .. .. .: . . - .
He drew a s k e t c h of t h e o b j e c t , ' much l i k e t h a t bf - t h e convent iona l . , -= dome,-shaped tfsaucei-t! j . . . . but.- .. - added- the, ob jec.t. d i d not: lo.ok, - _ e e c ; t l y l i k e ' . . , . . _ - c - - * - - - . . -.. any ;p ic t ,u res .bf-:.UFOs :he, -had seenl..:. l.; . . - . . ? . . - . . : 2. * , . ., _._ . . .
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. .< . .. -- - "One dthel; [ th ing . I:.. n q t i c s d .#was t h a t a l though t h e moon :&& Out, ;=.; :. t h e r e we~n .~ t : . - any : shadow on t h e . o f f s i p e .of t h e s auc,eri; .It - s e e k d , t.6 ,.. i - - .
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r e f l e c t > .- .. ..light',.fkorn.- . . a l l . s i d e s . !: -;- .: . :. . ; - ' . - . . , . . . . . . . . , . . - I , .. ' - . . . . i ,: ? . The o b j e c t .appesre.d ,, to :hbver a b o u t - 3 mi le s e a s t :~of,-Neiu.Haiien.,:.~b.:,
a t . t h e t ime. . t h e boom .wa's ~extended:.~.~No - sound was -:heard.. duping : t he ',,j 71
. .. , . . . observat , ion. , . . . % , . . . . , . . .+'. . . , ., - . . ..> :.- .':,. :-.- . - I. . . ..-. Reporf s from the-: o ther . ,wi tnesses . wou.ldl add la g r e a t . de.5-l. . t o t h e - ~ r a l i . ~ ~
- of. ..$his- a c c o u n t . and we - hope . M r . H a s s l e r . w i l l . a t t empt :.to, induce them-'to . . I
. . . - reconsider: W i l l you g ive i,t a . . . t ry , . ME. =H-? r .: 7 : .::-..:: . . : -T . . . . . . . ?. . . . ~. a,-: ..
, -: ,.!.I,; . _ 1 . . . . . .. . / . --. . . . . , . . . f !'The,, Arizqna ~ a i l $ . ~ t a r Tucson,: . j r i zona ,. . ~ u n e 15 ;--;1971:,-'-Sher!*:?t s ' . deput ies , ye s t e rday - r e b o i t e d t h e f i n d i n g of t h e body of :.DC.. .Jrmes.: c.
.McDonald, 51, noted U n i v e r s i t y 3 f . - h r i z ' o n a a tmospher ic p h y s i c i s t . .
:She r i f f ,VJaJdon !V ,! ,Burr s a i ~ ~ ~ ~ , c D ~ ~ a l d ~ - s ~ - . - b o d - y ~ y e ..a is cave red^-- a%but ls7-*i! A- , $ 2 . ' . . ! . . -, un$ry;.b.i F rank F .$o~@s, ! o f . li?? ~+.1~,ee:; st,:, .who. t o l d det-eck-ives :he 'arid.'Kis. chi:ldren wk:r.$ h'ik=cp,:,when '$hey dis-ccveyed :.tfie b o d y : n e r r ! t h e * A
- . . bridge' a t t a n y o n D e l ..Orb . n6xt l . t o I n a ,Roa-d o n I n t - e r s t a t e 10. .-:i. :. L. ... 1 .. - - .2.-..i ,
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found a . ' - 38 -ca l i be r . revo-lve'r_,-next-.to. the -.bod:y-.a-long wi th a-note:. . ,!'He a p p a r e n t l y ki$f €?, himself ;f.br' p e r s o n i l * qe i sons ,:,lT; d e t e c t i v e s s a i d .
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.; it- W$S 'a fscovered ." H e . . 'said ' i .ny .es~iga . tocs .. . -&ea:r.ned : -he-..:k?k.''the ;Veterans . .. - I - . I, Adminis t ra t ion Hospi ta l . S,und2jri. by- j taxi . ' - - . : c -. _ . ..; . .. . '=-. *r
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T u c ' s o n ' ~ ~ o 1 ~ i c e ~ r e c o r ~ s ~ ~ i n c i i c ~ t .ed McDona-ld was b l inded ; when. h e s h o t -'h.irnsel'f- i n t he . 'head' ?J'pri 1 .9 .. a$-; h i s horn& .:.at 34-61. E,. -2nd St-;, .He was..: be-
. . .: - i n & t r ea t e ( l zit-- the,.' hosp i t . a l f o r . . G i s u a i pr,oblems .:;i-.Police Cecords s e i d 1 -, - he ' a ~ s o ~ l ~ f t L a " n o t e ' - a t ' " the ,.time."ofTi'the. f i r s t . . shoo t i r i g . - . ., - ., . .._ . 4 .,---
McDonald. came t.o , t h e UA i n l 9 . 5 4 1 ~ i ~ t h e . . a s s o c i ~ t 3 e : d i r e c t d r o f ? t h e s choo l i . s ' , l n s t itute:of 'liCmospheric ,Physics,;; UA President..-!Ri.chard~.:L ' i H a r v i l l ' s a i d .of ~c~ .$a l .d : . :".'H,e :had bkei-' vqfy produc.ti:ve. i n . the'.-amoiint and - q u a l i t y of .:r$ses'rch.; ;':aii& ' h e :- '$el$-knom t'hrough~aut' Cl ie 7.. Uni tM S t o t esr' a s 'a t i& l l i ?n t 3 ' c h b l ~ ~ . , , H,e w.2.s , an -excep t i r i a 1 l y ; a b l e I :
- .%e?cher a n d : h e . w a . $ w e l ~ ~ ' l i ~ k e ~ -by :students.,". - .,.-.;;. p . ;.: 4..- .?- . ;...' - . :? A ; . L'
McDoni-ld- Ga3' kn6irJn .i$o+ldwide .-for ' h i s t h e o r i e s on unident5f.i4ed . '- f l y i n g , o b j e c t s ,and a$s-,o%,,on ! the, , h e a l t b .-- - .-.e-Cf-ecqs - - . . o$ .:.the, proposed -su$er-
. i McDonald t ' e s t i ~ i ~ d : - ~ ~ ~ c h ' . ,- .19+1,;.befbre:b . ~ o u s - e i t r a h s ~ o g b r t s t i . o n ~ 2 .~:'~subcdmmitt%k i n ~ a s ~ i n ~ t ~ $ : , - . ) : ;:; ; C:? . _ ~:babout~.~~.6~s~~l~.~.-envirohrnentjl: _ - . . . . . hazaliils .. -. :-.b? fl:yin-g. 5 lakge ' f l e 6 t ' : o f SSTS ...,: . .. -. . - -.' j. : . . ' .;: : 8 .-,>.... - z.I .
k - The * a l t i t u d e - t h e p'lene's . woul?Kf be.-'klyin&-: he+ said-,- would. place '::;.: them i n t h e stratospheye,_;ph$h 'he- T m $ , , i s - a b o u t 100 t imes1- moi-e.'sen-
, s i t i v e t o t echndTogica1 contamln?, t ion. -: .. . . <a . t han-:,the loweri:regi.ons urheFe.: 1 A
: c u r r e n t al . rc .raft- ; .cruise. - :.-.. .'.I-.- .::.. . -,.. . : . . . . . , . , - . :: *-:. . A - = a . k n ; . 2 . ,-::-AL - - * . i., . . s . - - : He 'said! t h e ~ 6 ~ e r s g n i ' c ' ~ ~ i r c r ~ f t , . c l ~ e s u t i n , t h e :r!eductloh= of : : - o.zone , ' t irhich..scredns 'out the .:S-un?'s u l t ~ ? a v i o l e t .-radialtian!: -.This couLJcl; he s a i d , inc - rease the*'^. 3 . inc idence gf; s ' k h :,c<nce8r b.y%b;a,u~.ut10;000 new. cases,',,-=. y&k.;' ;, ' , :' " :J ":: '. . . , . . :.- -
He a l s o was h igh ly ' c r i t i c a l of $he U . S. A i r F o r c e ' s "Condon Report ," which l i nked ' t h e major i ty - of7JFO .s ight . ings; ,to : s a t e l l i t e s : , -baTLoonS:;~ birds. .~a -o th&c 'bbj&t&;. i c I --:'-, - , > . .
He to-ld t h 5 H o * s e : ' ~ ~ b - e o ~ i t t $ ~ ?th-?t' . l!the:.pkub&q, of...l@~.! s i - 3 ' a r i very ser-TOUS:-'S c i & t i'f1.c' bkbbl~rn;~~ i ;H< 41's 6; s i i d <!'the,, c ~ r r e a a t i o n . be$.
. . tween:'UFO- B.ight-$n@s;".and'-ppw$r f s i . 1 u k . e ~ , i s ' .d,i'hturbi-ng, ";.,': LC.. : :;. - .. ... .. . ~
McDonald ,' %ni:t he ' &arky: 3960 '3 ,,i f OM &:.the.. C o g n i t t ~ e ~ ~ A g a i n s t2.Rifiging. Tucson..with. T i t a n s ; :.-The group'. p.r:oteste,d., the.. 5e.le ct ion-,bf '..-Titan- i.nAcer-.
. . . c o n t i n e n t a l ~mPs's:i-le s i t e s '$kbnd'jf~uc'son.. - , : . .. .~:..t ., . . ,. , .: :- .:- .: :.;T :r.:.:..$
McDonald re'ceived :his doc to ra t e . fr'c;m-Iowa- s t a t e ahd . se rv6d .wi th - . t he U.1 S. Navy d u r i n g World Wsr I1 a s a n . a e r o l o g i s t .
He was t h e au tho r of ' 'Physics o f .Cloud -Modif.i.cat ion!!--:snd-.- s-ervetl-.. a::? a ~ ~ c o n t r i b u t i x g - - e d i t o r r ''of !The-Glossary of Metebrology;
He i s surv ived ..by h i s @d.ow, Betsy.;:. four: daughters. , :Ronlyri; Nancy, ' 1 - . .. Gail',and:-7Jan., 'zind'.%wn* sbns '*- Kirk -and L.&e,,. . . . .,: . . .. . . . . , . . ,... . - . . . . .,. . . . - % -
, . , - . . - , * * a . ,.,-. T , > & . . - ' I , . . - ( ~ ~ n t i i l ~ e d ori N e x i Pige) . .
A memorial- iervice w i l l be h e , l d Thursday. a t 7:30 p.m. a t . t h e Uni-tarian U n i v e r s a l i s t Church, 4831 F. 22nd St.. . - +
Funera l arrangements a r e -be&ing' handled by t h e Arizone Mcrtuery Eas t , ,4601 E. 1st S t .
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.- . . . , -- ----- . : . . , - . . . - : : W a l t e r H-. h d r ~ s , - ,D i r ec to r '.of MUFON ,: had1-talked t o : ~ c ~ o n e l d by . .
te lephone: i n Janu2,r-y ; o f t h i s i y k s r and . i n v i t e d , h f m t o b.e . a . s p e s l i e r a t ; .the Midwest UFO Conferen'ce -in:. St . , Louis. ' He dec l ined t h e i n v i t a t i o n , . .
s t a t i n p .he was n o -Idnger a c c e p 5 i n g . i n v i t a t i o n s , t o ?peak. t o t h e g e n e r a l -publ ic b'ecause h e w2s1i.l t.: a.ccorn$.i.ddng. h i s ultimc?t.i: purp'jse--to ge t . . . t h e s c i e n t i f f c .comniu.niCy ' f -br ther interested i n t h e .s tudy ofL UFOs.
11J21t ,.-,I.* am simply. Xa1ke.d - o u t , l1 he s a i d .. Disccjuragenent was ev iden t . i n , h i s . k o i c e , but:he indi6$.ted he-was 'not , g i v i n g - u p h i s . st ,udy :of , UFOs . . .. _. , .. b u t was going. ll to- t r y -'ano'ther apnk6ac-h. . - . . . . . ~ . .
M r . Lndrus was i n Tucson a , whek; a f t e r , ~ c ~ & a l d '3 . f ~ n & r a , l < a & ca1,led- h isewidow t o o'ffer~'condol.ence:as a . f r i e n d . - Aer res?bnse , t o h, is words; of sympazhy was. 'so. w3rm and f r i e n d l y , , they.,cc+tinuefl- t o converse
, f o r approximately 30 minutes. '-She Qpoke f r e e l y 6 f ) h 2 r loss and t h e . . . . .. . - C
.. . . . . .. . . - even t s l e a d i n g ..up t o ' t h e - sad':event. :
I _ . . McDwa1d:was ,a- ded ica t ed s c i 6 n t i s t who d r o v e . l h i r r s h ~ f ~ ' i n h $ s wrk
i n s p i t e of : ' t he p l e a s o f ' h i s i wif.e 'and c h i l d r e n -(;ap.& '18 . - to 25 ) '. C3- :.. ' s l o w down', t o spend more t ime wi th h i s , f e m i l y ; _ t o ' t z k e . a ? +&.st ~'fc:r. hi.s
, - own s.ake -.as - .wel l a s t h e i r s ' . There was. t o o mucki'to. c?:ccompli~i:h, j 2 a-j:d..:. . . . , .. apphrent l -y : he could - f ind ;.no; s t opp ing ' pl'z-ce; u n t i l 'Jle, reachGd .the., p o i n t where he could no l onge r cope r;rith t h e - s . t r~esses t ha t .wou ld n o t - . l e t
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- -- - - -.- --- - . - b%-h--5-ye=s"and=b%T5~5-*-Ver~ . - Fo l lowing . an e a r l i e r -= suit-ide ;. . despondent... . S -s=-e= a ---. tt emp$ H i s ,.:-M_cDanald. Tahil$, ' a t t e r@ted ; to l o s b .the,, ~ . i ~ h t ~ . o ~ f - ~ . . ~ _ _ _ , g ive - - himbethe w i l l , t o - l i v e , i n eve ry way:they knew, how--they s l i d t h e y would
. - read t o him, . h e l p hini k i t h -t-he B r a i l e system so ' he could read h i ~ s s l f , and a s s i s t him' i n t h e wr%ing .of two bb.oks. on uf6logy f o ~ ; : which he. had been g a t h e r i n g informa t i o n t h e p a s t - t w d . years . . . , , .' . .! - . , . . . . : ..
, Many a r e a l r e a d y a sk ing what i s t o bec'ome of ~ c ~ o n s l d l s:. &te&ive ,
f i l e s on UFOs, and - M r . Andrus can answer t h a t ques t ion . .Mr's, :irgonald t o l d him s h e i s r e t a i n i n g h i s entire.,UFO f i l e . a n d w i l l u t i l i z e - : t h e den- o f ' t h e i r ,home a s ' a UFOResearch :Library: . Used, a s . h i s o f f i c e wile3 g l i v e ,, it w i l l - now ib-e a v a i l a b l e t o s c i e n t k t s f o r . research. - :
'. HES sc i en t5 f i . c ma-terital on a tmospher ic phys ics is be ing turn.ed. over - .. .. . - t o h i s co l l eagues . a t ::the U n i v e r s i t y . , . - . . .
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. . . . . I : . : ' . I. a . - - . - . , , . -' - D r . . James E2-McDonald ~ n d e r & ~ i n i i t & d h i s v&k ' i n ' ufql'ogy. :D& -: -.- ; ; . . 'couraged because he, d i d n o t g e t 1. t h e response .-he .Hoped f o r .
i n th'e -s'cientific.;'c~mmunity, he' d i d " n o t , r e a l i z e tha . t .h is , name' A -:
is: known B n d honored 'by:..every- s e r i o u s PFO i n v e s t i g a t o r , through-- .' . -. o u t t h e world ' and. b y ' many i n - t he ' " s c i e n t i f i c c~mrt$ni , ty~~ he- *:::,
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, . . thought he had. f a i l e d . t o r e a c h . , : H i s co,urege. - l n p , ieneer ing i n , : : .c: .
. t h i s f i e l d a i s a n i n s p i r a t i o n t o , o t h e r s ~ a e d a . l a s t i n g c o n t r i b u - - t i o n t o ' u fo logy . He w i l l n o t be- fo rg ' o t t en . ' W e have ' l o s t one of., ' .
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.. Radi\o'$ : Own Myst,ery--The LDE . . By Carol krmstr .ongc. . -
I n r&&n;nt' y e e r s n'uhb:el; i f *amatcpr: - radio . -oper t? to r s have : r e o o r t e d -a, r c r e fn$:. p u z z l i n g ,phenomenon; they .have-,:heerd: .echoes of r a d i o mks- s e g e ..-, . 'The .op&re:tor .m$,y. . : h e ~ r . .. :his- :own .vo ice . . - r epea t ing t h e l a s t f e w words .oS ' h i s , , t r a n s m i s s i o n , .,or a :comRlete, , . t r ? n s m . i s s i m m y ,be s e p e z t e d a f t e r ' * t h e ; ~ o n t ~ ~ t ' ~ h r s b e e n complqted. - The echo occurs . a f t e r : a d e l a y o f - ' f rom: ' three ' s&onds ' . . t d severa l - m i n u t & , hence the . . te rm' '!lcng-delayed echo. l l , , " ' ? ' ' - . ., . : . .- - . . . . . . , . - * . . , . 7 .*
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- . ,. he&: i s nilthing. i ' n the ' .known p h $ s i & a l , > , p r i n c i p l e s of : r a h i o : t r a n s - - m , i s s . i o i i , ; ~ t ~ ~ acb,ix& f,or, . t h e s e echoes..; .Radio .waves. . t r a , v s l . a t t h e speed o f : l i g - h t ; i t . t ~ k e s : j h i y , one-sbventJr; Qf . a . second. f o r a s i g n a l t o t r a v e l
. a l l ' t h e way':a+ounil t h e e a r t h , two. s e c ~ n d s t o go- t o t h e moon z.nd b.5ck. There s imply is ' no known b a s i s in n a t u r e f o r t h e 'sCorzgk and. lfpla 'y
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- O ~ G V i l a d , f t ~ & i & c i e n c d - b a d o r i t o r $ of ~ t p n f b r d U n i v e r s i t y d . h a s w r i t t e n a ' s e r i e s o f , a r t i c i e s f o r t h e amateur r a d i o magazine QST ' i'n which0:he: ,desi-r i l jes . t h e ' - ' L ~ ~ s , t h e s t a t e . o f - - o u r k n o w l e d g e abou t .them,
an$ , . the f e e l h g s of some o f t h e peop l%,who , have :h t$ rd them. It . i s a s t a r t l i n k . e x p e r i e n c e -. . t h G :a lmos t . . . u n i v e r s a l - r e a c t i o n t o - hearing. ; 'a : -clear
. . - . LDE i s l l t o t a I - . a s t6n ih imin t . l1 ., . _ . . - , ,. , I ... .- ,. .
The phen,omenon . f i r s t was observed in..1927:.-. - - Exper iments de'si-gned - '- t o s t u d y X w e r e u ~ s u c c e s s f u l because t h e LDEs a r e s o e x t r e m e l y r , - re7 a.ng.. ephemeral . It . i s e s t i m ~ t e d t h a t 2 n a c t i v e . o p e r a t o r who ijs . oh ' t h e 4i.r -f o'r; :two ;hour% fevelry d a y mry expe ct;:tc' .h<ar :'one' LDE p e r ye=,-r, on t h e averse'. Prof.essi:-:nal - s c i e n t i s t s . . were m d e . r s t a n d a b l y - . s k e p t i c e l a b o u t t h e s e -,unc'onventional s i g n a - i s . . . . . . . . . andL l i t t l e , . f ~ , r n a l : .resf:mch'.ha.s
I n May, 1969, V i l l e r d a d two c ~ l l e e ~ u e s pub l i shed t h e . f i r s t r r t - C ' . . i c l e . in-QST descr l -b ing .th.e-,LDEs t h e .v -a r ious - theor-i.es about : thein'-
t h a t - 'hz ve 'been' . t r i e d and d is .car?ed ,I and: s k i n g ~ f . ' o r ~ . - r e p 0 r . t ~ :of;.LDE : -. o b s e r v a t i o n s from r a d i o amateurs . I n two subsequen t b r t i c l e s , i n . February ,1970 .and May,.l9.71, t h e . . a u t h o r s . tabu12 t e .and. ad 5s c.uks "the:- 90 flgoodll r e , p o r t s 'they. hpve , r e c e i v e d .!t.hat i s ,: .reports i n ' whic-h:-t'ime,' ': . i
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To t m e f a m i l i a r . .w5th(UF0,researeh t h i s . ' a l l - : h a s a ernos:t f a h i l i e $ ring!;- ' There7$.re:; mri$.]respects' , . i n ,which1 t h e s t u d y o f LDEs .pacc? . l le ls -
i i _ - . - . t h a t o f UFOs:--" " L . . 7 ' . ,. . ._ .. . - . . - . - , . . . 'I . 1,. LDEQ ire%;f l e & i 6 g , ; i h f r e q u ~ d i f f i c u l t -. t o rkcbrd:.
, . . . . : 2.. C o n v e n t i o n ~ l f - s c i e n c . e is r e l u c t a n t , . t o admi t * t h e r e a l i t y . . o f ' - ,
* ..'' ' i' LDEs, a n d ' hSs ten-d-ed t d , ' asc . r ibe t h e m - t o i n i ~ g i n p t i ' o n o r ; ~ i l l L i s i o ' ~ .
.... . . . . . 3 The - s t u d y . of ..LDEs h<s been comp,$ic?ted b,y :hoaxes. : a , . . .
4 . ' ' Thki-e f s " n o sa ' t i s fac t .d ry t h e o r y o f 'LDEs t o g u i d e r e s e ~ r c h . . 5 . . F, ina l . ly , - t h e s t u d y of . LDEs-, h2s.: been ...g i v e n i t s - o n l y real : . impetus
. . - - - - , , . . , th.qough ,t-he. 'reports. from .,amat.eurs. . ..: , . . . . . . . ' V i l l i r d ha2s 'r 'ec6iked .enough, r e l i a b l e , r .eportsh . . to h e p i n s t a t i s t i c a l .:
studies';::an.d i s ;.quit convinced , o f t .he;l-reality of :th.e -LDEs. . He h a s d iscuss 'ed them w i t h f o u r d i f f e r e n t psycho : log i~s t s~ , - . none. o f . whom : th inks t h a t the- . .LD~s. . a r e . l i k e l y tp. , b e , the r e s u l t ..of: imagina't-ion o r - i ~ l l u s i o n . . O r k r e p d r t ' w a s shown t o b e a hoax; t h e r e s t a p p e z r , b y a l l r e a s o n a b l e
, ' . , , . . . . . . . . c r i t e r l , a , t o be from! r . e l i o b l e ,... s e r i o u s , , well~b,i;;l'arjced .people. '" . s e v e r s f t i m e s i n ' , h i s . . a r t i c l e s , .V i l l a rd r e f e r s . t o UFO.study, ahd ' .%dmi t s
t h a t L D E i a r e i n t h e srme c a t e g o r y . I n f a c t . , h i s . f i r s t . . a r t i c l e : i s ' I . .
e n t i t l e d f,!.Long.-Deleyed Echoes.. . R a d i o ' s F l y i n g - Saucer E f f e c t . lt The'. -. -
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' &h,e-..a.vc$->ge ' i n d i ~ i h ~ ~ l : ~ ~ S: $t ~ ~ d c l e n l ~ ' s ta ' r ts %o appear i n t k L 5 : e7{p inge , . Ry,' t h e end pf August: it: ma.y~.be 'seen. :in..the.: w e s t - ' jul t a f ter'?$nset, s e t - . . . . . , .\ , > '
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a-m6s t . b k i l l i a n t - r e d d i s h . . o b j e c t i n t h e southern: Sky1 a s i t , . r e aches - i 2 s n e x r e s t ' p o i n t t o t h e E a r t h s i n c e 1924, on Eiupuqt: U<h. f ! u g u s t ' ~ l ~ ? . it;.
.at.,8,:.20. i n , . t h e 3out.h-sou2heast. 'By Septemb.er:$st. i t . s e t s ' 2 6 0 ~ t . -
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.sky,,, , s , e t t i np - a t , 12,: 00 .August 1st ahr! a t '1.0:.00 ,?. m;.'''Sep.t; 1st .- :Sataim:, .
is, !seen: i'n t h e morning: ,sky t-hroughout t h e month <&sine e t 12 ! 30 .,a .m. AugL.-. P s t '&nd 10:3O p.m. by Sep,t. ~lst~.,-4l.l dime '&v-n *is .Ce,ntr,al,,.Stan-
. . " 1 I . . ~ h & ' ~ o n s t e i ~ a t ' i o n s . -NO.', 9 i- - ~a g i t t a r i u s ' ('The ~ r c h e r ) ' ~ a p i t t a r i u s 'is ;
*'one qf-,the.o~~~:cO.n'sTeP~tTOXs~ * T h i X i F i s -now l o c . s t m i n t h i s ' cons te l - . I . .. l a t i o n ' a t t h e t*ime of t h e w i n t e r s o l s t i c e . I n Greek mythologyz. , .:. S a g i t t s r i u s r e p r e s e n t s . t h e g r e a t . Centaur ~ h i r o n , t h e t u t o r a n d trsig- e r o f ' m @ s t o f t h e . heroes: o f . Greek lore ' . 6 h i r a P n . i s . ~ u p p p s e d t o be'--shoot-
; . i n g his- arrow a c r o s s , t h . e e n t i r e :wid th of t h e s k y a t .%&us; the. .Bu& ,
whose- s t a r s a r e s e t t i n g f n t h e west a s S a g i t t a r i u s r i s e s ' - i n t h e e z a t . The- % & b s c a l i e d t h i s c o n s t e l l a t i o n t h e bow. I n Egypt and Babylonia - : , t h e f i g u r e ,of- a .bowman . is . carved --t-o* r e p r e s e n t Sagittarius, among ] the : t . : , . .. . . o t ~ ~ r ' c ~ n s t e l l a t i o n s . I. . , . r , , -,.. . ) . . ' .- '- . . . . :, -:,:- . *.-
, - - , .7.. .;.. I : - . - . , ; - . .- - ,.-. . -,.I t.~ i.s : ih -- , ~ , a it-t a . f ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ c r ~ o ~ s ~ s ~ e s.,t he=. m e r - i d - M & a t = ~ ~ % n ~ + = l i ugus t -2 1 s t . , - - . - - .- ---- - < -,. ,
t k i e~ ' sou theh i sky l o w above t h e hor izon. The -constelL5t~.iqri h a s i n ... ' . . -- -
a s t e r i s m . kno-w. 2s t h e mi-lk dipper. . T h i s d i p p e r ' k a figure of .four: -, : - - .
- s t a r s t h a t looks someth ing l i k e t h e b o w l ~ ~ o f tji'e. Big Dipper.-,-The --- Milky Way pours down t h r o u g h s a f i i t t s r i u s . The p o i n t i n s p a c e a t , wh.ich H ~ r l o w Shapley and o t h e r .as t ronomers 'hav'e pl'aced' 'the c e n t e r o f -.:. - . . . . our gaL5x.y l i e s . i n t h e d i . + ~ t i o n . ~ o f Sag i t t a r i u s , . ' - . . .
T h e - c o n s t e l l a t i o n . col i ta ins many b e a u t d f u l . ~ g a ~ l a c t i c : c id$ te rs : a n d - . : d i f f u s e n&lae.. I n ' 1898 ;znd..1936 novae f l a r e d u p ' i n t h i s c o n s t a l l a - ..,
' . tLon . : In th is , , i -egign of . t h e sk-he:Milky Way.seems a lmost t o move;; . . I t . ' d o e s n o t r e q u i r e too:'much . , . 1magin.ztion t o fee2- ' the .tremendous g r e a t -,.
. , ' . .. . - " ' . . . . 2 c i r c l i n g - . o f .our galaxy. (.: ,- , - ! . . . ) . 5
I h a v e observed some of t h e s e wonderful nebulae $uch sb t he - . omega:;: snd T r i b i d Nebulae through -my-,6 ' inch ' . Rich:,FieTd-.Refl.ect'o.r, ,and; r e t e . . . , , .. , - t-hem amo'rig t h e b e s t ' . in t h e . :s.ky. . ( Gred it, M ~ r k - -Herbstr'i.t.t . . )' _ .. . . : . . , . . . _. . t
, . ._ , - . I . . ~ ~ d ~ : : ~ t i i d y i n k ~h-6bbs/~kimos-- ~ i s s i o n s he Space: Agency h i ? t a k & ' , . .
. ,. preliminc?ry ' g t e p s . look ing townrd a..possibl-e unmenned 'insssion t o co l - - . .
l e c t . samples from Phobos . and . De.imos, the , two n a t u r a l : ' - s a l t e l l i t e s o f , . . , <;. : . - . . ,Mars-. . ., . . . . . .
. NASA s a i d the.. s a t e l l i t e s : - o r e .of "mtjor v s c i e n t i f i c ' i n t e r e s t ' ' s i n c e t h e y were e i t h & . formed a t t h e same .time a s Mars from p l a n e t a r y m t - .
e r i a l ' s ,: or: they e r e captured ,as te ro ids . --The 'shape, inass, compostion, - '. t e m p e r a t u r e , ' s u r f a c e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .and r o t a t i o n of Phobos and Deimos , :
s r e v i r t u a l l v unknown. some : a d d i t i o n a l i n f ormation mry b e gained by ... ... . obse rva t ions fr0.m. t h e M$riner'.1971 a n d t h e Vit 'ng. 1975 o r b i t e r s ' p lan- .; ned . b y t h e U.S.:, 6r. by, Sdv ie t m i s s ions . The NASA ac t - i on c a l l s f o r de- : -
s i g n s f o r l ande r / l ande r , o r b i t e r , a n d sample r e t u r n - miss ions f ~ r t h e per iod 1977-19$1. ( S b u ~ ~ e : ~ ! B i o , a s t r o n a u t i c s Report''' ;Crmit , John. Schues-
cigar-shaped 0b.ject Seen Near Alton,' z~l-.' '' o n & e n i & t bf July . . 2nd o r 3rd, 1956, Mrs. Horace Ash, 1921 .Washington,- Ave..,..Alton ,.. Ill.:- - ' i - .
was in:. a c a r heading: :~outh , : toward'~A.lton~~at. ~ ~ . p o ~ ~ t - - a b 6 u t b$lf :aaf - 1 "'.' , . . -between- Je iseyvi ' l& and rAltony: when& cigar%haped ..6bficq was[:seen , , .: .- . t r a v e l i n g ,froni 'n@h:.to.~southi::~'f 01;lb:wing. tkie'$buF& ,;Gf .:thef ' ~ i s , { i s ~ i ~ ~ i : . r i v e r ; ;The n i g h t . w 2 s , c l e a r .-;wil.H no :wi,nd j , , t h e , . '.t?me,LIO .@' f l.&k.. The-: . , o b j e c t wss d,es<rib'ed as., being.?e. igar-shaew, $ : d B & : i id i@&-blue ..color,; r,),:. and moving ,'slowly -a t ,ai law. : a I t i't.ude..".Ith theii' changed t b . a' "tear . drop, . .-. :::
- t : , - ! shapet1 .and - t o a- :char t reuse: c o l o r arid appeEr$i, ".. . - toi'bp:sYSqound&, by a, . , - - -. ::.!
halo. A f t e r t h e apparent.chapge:ik:.shape4~and .c-dor, ithk bb5 6c.t; bade1.+; ... I,
r i g h t t u k n 2nd :.disapp-ea.r.ed' "at extremely h i ' $ h ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ e , ~ ~ ~ - . . : $ ~ th':e-;-soytharest . S ~ , A . :
No gound. w a s .heard: and ,,t-he re vapor' trail..': The; o.b, jk& hs: , . as?:. ' . .. .: l a r g e a s a? f r e i g h t . c a r ; " Mrs. Ash sa'ia-2: ' (Credit.:'-'St'aff Member)
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r e c e n t l y r e ~ o r t e d . a , S j & t i g n g , ma:de:'when she and Mr; 'Henry were.: d e e r .' hunt ing around 'inid-November . ,of $-3L?65. ,They,;were i n :.Lincoln. County ,- nor th of Troy, %id.:Mrs. : Henry: was8, s l t t h n g - n e a r a '-point. ' .of . t r e e s a t . t .he edge of ,a '%heat . f i e l d :And- husbGd ,was t n a sma.11 revine.-on.!the . o the r : s ide *of- th 'e i f=eld; . ' , I t was', &,:s.m., an&..jg&,t. .as..-the- . , . " . sky~wals::;t.ur,ning l i g h t i n .1 t h e e a s t "1 s a w th?s nlj&'c,t,''i& ; t h e : . n ~ r t h . ~ r , n s k y , traveJ5ng . e a s t Mrs, Herii;y wrote:, ' 'lSiriceA :it, went: 6 e 6 ~ i . n d ~ ~ ~ h e . w o o d s ~ on: t,he .north s i d e :of t h e 7 #
. wheat:'f ie ld ' ; ' I saw it -:pPrfijps, 'f&-,, &ni$,6 ' t o $i.sezconds.ll . S h e rleecribed tlieb'db j e c t a s liaving 6 b'l*iGh-greeri ..pointed..:p<ow-'wit~. an :orange b a l l . ' -
. . hehind, t hen t a i l i n g ou t i n a fan---of b l u i s h green. The .ob je c t - was . on a s t r a i g h t course; ;Mr.- H , e n n ~ d.i.dnot s.pe it., :but - - f r o m - h e r d 'escrzpt ion oT thle o b ~ e . c t , - s t a t e d , . . , . . he . ??i'dn!t; .. ,. . , . , . . J t h i n k . - i t , w a s 2 meteor. ( C r e d i t : , . S t a f f ) u
~r ikh tO '0b ject . ' Moves TiJdst . . About 7 .PM: on. ~ z r c h - ' 13 , 1971-, 'a ~ e c k e m e ~ e r l. 711; c o u p l F (names o*. f , i l . & ) . , . ~ & ~ e . dri:v,ing ,L , .. :in- t h e i r c a r n e a r Hoffman khen they. . saw: an o b j e c t about., l+Q'.degrees abov,ei, thle, horigo'n. traveli 'rig' i'n . a w e s t e r . l y * ~ ~ i r e c t f 6n; Dksc'r'ibgd 'as ' t h e ' s i ze . of a ha1.f: do l la rb h e l d ' a t - arm's l e n g t h , t h e o b j e c t was b r i g h t e r t h a n any s t a r i n t h e sky and, >. dimmed and byiqhtened. . in a .pulss' t ing..fashi.on w h i l e ? a l t e r n a t e l y hover ing and moving r a ' i d l y i n , c r r ~ t i c ~ ~ f a s h i b n . :.The;'couple wztched i t f o r ;about
. . -. . . . : . - tOn 'minuted. k k 6 d i t : : T + ~ S ~ - ; T U + ~ ~ J ~ ;., , L l ;:,,>. ,::, . % . .. , , . , . . . 1 . . . ., .
Sky Phenomenon' ' ' -Ron,aid G;.. -pears 0.h ,,, an . : e l ec t~ iQaa l~ erigine,er of Hazel ' .' ' Cres t , Ill. , ':and-' his'. so~n'..Douglzs,, .ag& 18, .-o.bserveil :.an? u r i u s u ~ l 'sky.. b . , . . + .
phenomenon. on.' Jan:' '26 7 'l97l,, ;from :.5 : 50 .PM,:un:t.i'l 6:05PM. Gri-Mr. P e e r - : r :
s o n t s words: l~,~he,$ky'&~s.~tqtally, dle,ar;;of: c l b u d a n d h a ~ e . ~ - W h a t - . : - .
aTpeered' tb b e . an:;o~an,& c i r c u i s r - ob jec-t. .s . l ight ly. ,larger.--in- si-z'e - than -- 9 . > 4 - - L .- ,r A . .
- . :t h e - m ~ ~ ~ n - w a ~ ~ + s e e n z i - n ~ i t ' h ~ ~ s o u t - k , fi-s kfr, ZYppri.oxim;i t e 1 y 170'. degr 9 e ' s f romL t r u e north. . : It, was ,ab,~srt-~?O idegre,es. ab0v.e : - t h e : Koriz:on. While t h e Gb- - .
j e c t was c i r c u l 8 r -:in* ,$hap&,:when;-fir$t,. ., - < - a -F;i&fit&$, its edges .$eke '&idis-: .
t i n c t - r a t h e r than7-bh;$rPly def-ined. . There was ;,no, noticable ' . - movement , ' - -
e i t h e r ver t : ica l ly , :or , h o ' $ i z Q i i t a l l ~ , ~ . Eich-6use c.h$mep vig5- d i r e c t l y i n l i n e ,
of the' o b s e r v a t i o n q ? n d ~ b c ~ e i l ~ , a s : . a reference: pb$nt,i:: A t '.6?.03 PM ;the .';. o b j e c t began ' to .change. ' shape fr+m ,ci . rculqr : t o :eliptj2caf - u r i t i l if: be- ,
csme t h r e e t imescas ; high .a-5: :it ,was ' - ;w ide . . I t .retained-']i.t s ,hazy :oranges .
c o l o r b u t ' i t s . s p p a r e n t 'bri&tnes,s -dimi.niished:an-d apPesr 'ed '~only ' 'hal f . ' : .. a s b r i g h t a s be fo re .!' . The 'best , . .d.es~cript . ton- o f Dt:s - : o r i g i n $ l b h g h t n & & , : would be abbut l /$0th a s ' , .b,rAight ' .~a~s; aB7ful l . .rnoon.:?::At i6-: 04 7 . t We s h 5 pe .hhs changed ffom e ~ i P t i ' c a 2 , tb' an!; ,e-lo'ngated ~ y l i n d r i c a b ++ha$e"-r*~nded b$$h . ,
t o p 'and bot:torn,: 'very.'.S.imilji!r .to- a hot.%,-fog.. . . i d l t ;bet-am8 :di-'ff i c u l t t o - . , . . : , ,, ; d e t e c t , -aga ins t the- bla'ck sky because of rfurther>.feduced %r'i&t'ne ss-.
A t 6:05 it ' cou ld not be seen. ' No. ,Gt imate o f i t s d i s t a n c e can be ..I .. - . . . . . I . ..- C' ' . ' : . . I , .
? . - , given. "_( C r e d i t : . Shir1e.y -, ,Marlowe ) .- -i . , . . . .;. .:,, . a . . . - . .. , .L" " . , , . ..-. .' . - ' .. . . . ~
,., * ,.~ : ' ! . - *. ' . : .\ - T . - - From .T.5&naniB,. ~ u s t r ' a l i a : -:Kym ~ n t h & ~ ! ~ n i g h t ; a: c i ~ f i ; ~ & n g i n i e + , of, % .. .-- . - \,
. . . . Rosny, Tasmpnia , * , y i t e s :.. flI, w a s looking-. toward i Stone Bay w h i i K - l e a d s . . ~ . . %,
t o t h e sou thern 0-cean and noti,ced.~a~wh~t~e~balljust:'above t h e hor izon, .. , I knew - t h e r e wasn' t 'any ' l& ,d . of any !type: i n t h e a r ea .,:I b e l i e v e ' t h a t . . t h e o b j e c t was 'about ~ 2 0 , i i ' i l e s o f $ shpr-e.. :It . < t h e n s t a r t e d t o ,get l a r g - I
I e r ,and when d q i n g 'ao, i t ' 'chan&d cohr : f d m ;white t o b e d and: back 40. -.. I white :when- 'it' stopped ,":It7 now .app-eared,.to:r b.e ibi iut , lO:'in'il&k dff . - <>.. . >: . I shore .: It suddenly> mad2 . a r i g h t ankle . . t d n and..disappe&-;red, 'd i rer t h e , ; , . . . . -
h o r i z o n , * i n *about"-3-5 seconds. T h i s .occurred a t -11: 30'( PM?,) i n : ' . . . . - . . February: of7 1964-. ,The o b j e c t . wes . t h e : si.ze,: of a . penci+ e'rgser. at*., arms , . . '
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Older S igh : t i r i~ f r o m .-----..-- c a l i f o r n i a ; M& E d i t o r t s:.,Note-: . C a l i f ~ r n i . S . , ~ Mo~.,; . A i s a sma l l town abo~!,;..jcj ,mile.s. w r : ~ t , of Jeff6:raon C-itv,.:Mo:.: T - h i s r e p o r t .- was e i v e n . t o .Ted Phi1.iip.G ( no.. nemes t o be .use&) , and, .we quote : .llI.n.
e e r l y Mercl-i, 1967: 1. l e f t .Ca l i fom i a a t -dppcoxima t e l y :.Oo: p n , . gpli.;!g, e a s t on Hiphwey 50. About' t h r ~ e mi les e a s t .of: CaJG.$f o rn i a ; a s , . 1. ~ 7 : : s , . .
approachink Route: K , . . I s lowee .my. c.Pr -from t h e - u s u a l speed, 0.f 6 3 4 0 MPH i n o rde r t o .make . t h e - turn. . 'As k-s%; r$ed : to - t u r n to. , t hey r igh t , ,on... Route ,K., I.. .wag aware, of 3-n unusual . b r i g h t ' l i g h t , -approaching ;from:-the
. n o r t h e a s t ; more from - t h e north; . . n o r t h e e s t , across.. t h e r a i l r o a d , . t r a c k s . The - 1 i ~ h t . eppesred.: L-o be. .bsreLy over :the t r e e . t o p s . ; . I t h i n k t h i s . is ' .
whst drew my a t l t en t ion t o it. . - * ' . . I - . . . . . . .
. .Iff!fter comr,i.e.tinp t h e tu rn . , ? continued t o . d r i v e s l c ~ l y , g l rnc ing . Gver ~t the' o b j e c t -whi-ch now .had. cro.ssed. t h e highway. .It-. was, ,somewhpt t rnpe i .o id ' shaped ,' w i t h windows from- which a l i g h t - s i m i l c ? r . . to.'-th?$ pro- duced."by mercury vapor la-mps ,cc?me out';: - I t hppe?red.,. riare ,.or l e s s c k - c u l a r 'in shc?pe with. t h e . t o p diameter , .being' smz l l e r - thkn : t h e -bottom d i ame te r , A t t h e reer- , . ~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ x i r n a t ~ - l ~ , l$ - , t imes . t h e hei-ght .dnd abm-e, was a; r ed f l w h i n g : l i g h t :; Near' the-;. f r o n t ;t - on ,:th'e ~bott .om,, was a - green
' o r b lue - , l i g h t .< The'. windows were' s?uc7re; : .appe~ring, t o be c b ~ u t one,-, h a l f t o two- th i rd s t h e he igh t o f t h e o b j e c t , o r v e h i c l e , o r whatever;
"I r o l l e d . t h e window-of t h e : carn;d-own -and no t . hez r ing -any . s&nd j I stopped t h e ca* and , ; tu rned . o f f t he . -engine . . StZ.11; c.ould heor .no ; sound. :I s t z r t e d t h e c a r -and speed ing , - . regain.ed a. parelle.-jea e'agt:-:and west l i n e .wi th . t h e ' 0bjec.t.. 2nd I meintzined an.appcoxim?te sye.ed, i;t t h a t t ime my speed.-was a ' l i t t l e over 65 .mi l e s . per:hour,. I n . t h e meantime a s we ' progressed . on- the::~,tr'~ighti~s.tretch; the. ; ob j ec t appr0a.c.he.d. Iloute K .-somewhat. :more;.cl.osely as' .it was ..vee.ring . to ;the: s c u t h , -southwe$t+;rX, ... - - s w . 6 * - ~ e g - K p - o n e , - = , = ..&.........e * 2-
appr 'oximately where . - t he '-dip . i n . . the road. is! 1 0 c ~ t e d .ju'st :. beyorid -w%re' . t h e g r a v e l r o a d that-. .goes w e s t - before.lyou- g e t - . t o , t -he ,Sa4em Evange l i ca l Church. I was- on t o p of . . the h i l l ' : s t a r t i n g dohin and. the!-object,: .apg.ar- ed to:. r i s e . s l i g h t l y . in -order t o 'get',. over . the: wires- .and con? irye..t;::ross
. . country. My . f irst thought:. i n watching. it was ' t h a t . i t -was gc<.r~g over '
# I . . . . . t h e d - i r e c t i o n of .the".Lake oef . . the Ozarks ,... . . . . . , . .
lII.:have mentioned t h i s stbry. bo 'a [email protected] f r i e n d s ' a t . 2d i f* fe r en t : t imes . When .asked why I d i d , n o t 'meke,.dn o f f i c i a l . - r e p o r t i n g , my. a w w e r was - t h? t . . 1 . d i d n o t cpre about .b.eing :-ca-lled a . tkook,.v _.as. .one. -of ' .the - ;
" teachers . , in - t h e high, sclioo1;:~Mrs .r -l1XW -and h e r . husba'nd;-.who had e i g h t + ed one , e a r l i e r i n t h e year., As..I : r e c a l l , t h e y r e ~ o r t e d t h e i r ' - s i g h t - l n g . . and sa id ' t h e i r obj 'ect . wes {c ighr sh3ped. ' . - . . , - . ,..
- - "1. r e c a l l . t h ~ t . . I . was::'bothered:.by. 2nd ques t ioned ,.the' 1sc;k--of sound and' thoufrht pcrhaps t h i s .inight be, some se-crGt : A i r '%occe*:or- rgoYernment p r o j e c t r . I: . a l s o considered. t h e p o s s i b i l i . t y . : o f ; ; ~ ~ n un1d:entified-.-ob-j.ect. f roin:snother c o u n t r y , o r ano the r un ivk r se - i . .I Jh2d b,ee'n."r?ther s k e p t - i c a l o f UFOs u p . t h i s . point:, b u t . from. t h i s 't2me ,on 'I am; .c.bnvinced-:-.thaZ-,.there . . ,might ;be some- tr.uth-;.in'. t h e theory.? ' . . - I.i . -,. - . . . L A
, . . . . 'I. ,. . ? . . . . ~ o t i c ; of ~ e l a ~ : sorry: we. don!,.t have t h e a r t i d e "The, inatomy..of a . . .: Hoax1? by- 'led P h i l l i p s f o r . t h i s $ . i ssue , a s . promised .on t h e -cover . o f I. t h e Ju ly ,'SKYLOOK., .. Ted and . ll..Gi-ngerl!. moved. t o another. . r e s i d e n c e .in .;: Seda l ia , , l a s t , mon?ih .and Ted' h a s n T t -been Gble t o l oca t e . some of . h i s . UFO m a t e r i a l ' a s y e t much t o h i s dismay and r e g r e t . Having moved:from- coas t : t o coas ' t .severs-l . t imes d w i n g our ll:Navy yec?rsS1.(we. can,welP .
understand:how , t h i n g s . l i k e t h i s l -happen and. t r u s t . you w i l l a l s o . - . - . .
UFOs F l y i n Formatton -.----- . Leo. F, Wick l insk i , a ' p rof e s s j - o m l - pho3ograph- . e r , with ' .s i jeci-ai .t;.i i n i n ~ :in--mi?i.bary a i c r a f t- ,obser iretion rerid9.r,g a t 1 4 5 5 .Forest. View :Drive ,: .S t . .Louis , Mo. '. r e c e n t l y . s en t .; John z',:: . ~ -
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. . SchueSsler : B . very i n t e r e s t i n g r e p o r t of U~!OS. s i g h t e d ' i n 1954.. :.
- A s ,be, 'le'ft h i s l a k e !o f . bus ines s . a t Benton.,:&:Ballwin S t r e e t s i n , .
S,t. ;Louis ,.. a t 3 : 45 t h e a f t e r n o o n . 'of June; l k t h , M r . Wick1inski::glanced a t th,ef sky:from f o r c e of habi't.; -The: -sky ..was.. c l e a r w i t @ a . l i g h e wind: of . lO-l5.mil.esl per* .hour- from the . 'nor thwest . As 'he :-faced n o r t h ; w i t h .
. t h e , sun .co .h is ; . l e f t , he-. saw' f o u r un iden tk f i ed :' ob. j e c t s in,>-dizmond '.
,formation, headi.ng. n0 r thwes t . a t I1extrerne speed. <velocity.B T h e 'ob jectsa' >v. were, round.-. and d i s k--shaped , . -about eight.:. diamciters.. : a p a r t and.: held . . . t h e i r
f o rmet ion . .un t . t l - they .disa.ppeared,:frorn s i g h t . beyond-. th-e . buildings ' . I-.. '. The o b j e c t s woye 0 f . a " s i l v e r y , m e t a l l i c appearance,I1 k .e f le -~ t ing ; : .~ .
t h e . sun1 s: rays:. There +was .no: srn0k.e:- o r c o n t r a i l s ' . v i s - i b l e ,: and' t h e r e ..:-was n o apparen t s o u n d . Judged t o be a t an . a l tL tude -of about i 6 ~ ; ~ . ~ ~ ..
f e.et:, . - they were. :at, a 90 degree ang le ..whenr.f i r s t ' x i g h t e d , '. and at..,.45'. -
degr.ees;when- disappc,aring!'fr~om view;:., The o b jects.u:ere;:-sligh~,ly' l a r g e r .. . - , - : . . than.: a . p i n .head held a t arms . length . :?he'' whole .obBervati . . on,, l a s t e d '-,:'
, . 'about 40 seconds. ' + ., ., . .
. . , - . ' ; . . , , . & ' I: ' . : ,
. :Four b t h e r s l e a v i n g t h e b u i l d i n g a t d a t h e same t ime a l s o wi tnessed . . . - . ghe ob.,jects; N,o:.other a i r c r a f t .'could: be s een i n .theii,sky.-: ':' .. - " - . .
.While t h i s i s . an, glder. : s igh t ing . , . M r . U i i k l i n s k i hopes .soineone read- . i n g : t h i s ma'y . , a l so have - s e e n the...obje c t s and w i l l g e t i n . t ouch . w i t h
. . 1 . , / .._ - . . . . . . . . . . : . ,him t o compare'.:not,es ... .. ....'. a > :. . . . . . - : , . I . . . . . . . . . . ,- . - -, . . . . . . . . f 7 . . ., ., , r . ' l . , . * . . t l ' . ; , . . . -
-: h o t h e r ~ e e $ Hun te r . s i gh t s UFO. . : Leonard ifk kin',:. i g i 2 5 ,, a t e d h h i c a l : . i l l u s t r a t o r c ? t PicDonnell A i r c r a f t , St.. Louis, r e c e n t l y -repo.r ted a . "
S i g h t ing:.made .wh.ile :dl.e-er . hun,t.ing _ i n .,,November. o f ;19,69. . R i c k i n ,: ;.whqs e . L
& o j f ~ ; ~ ~ s , : nafiley--H$lls ,., Mo;; :w~&-.-* :g"f f e l d idff - Hiway-70,:. h & r -2";- Warrenton:;,. Mo:;about.;5 : 30 AM when h e saw a n . o b j e c t appear ove r t h e ' a -
was te rn , hor izon and. , rn~ve t o about a8 .60 ,degree angle;.'- .It wzs a' bright;. - .
. . . .. . . l i g h t which -Riskin thought ' , t o b e . a . , 4 s a t e l l i t e . : ' u n t i l '!it was, 'a lmost ' overhead. It then~made:,alrnost .a 90 ldegreen t u r n and 'headed . n o r t h ,':, ; a f t e r which! i t . ~ 2 d e . t h r e e .more t u r n s of .go.. degrees or ; l e s s and .'teen d i sappeared t o t h e , sou th 'as .? the woods c u t ' o f f .,:the l i n e of . visi.on;: .
> . . _ . . X I . . There k e s : no ;sqund.-or ... vapor t r a i l . ( C r e d i t : . S ta-f f Member) . ...... a , . . . . . . . . , . . ! . r -- ' , ) . ' . . I . . . . . . . . . . . - . , . . _ . . . - . '_
~ a l i - . o f ~ i ' r e ' ~ & o & d b ; . lundreds . "Chicago . . ~ o d a y ; l ~ June 18; 1971. A myster ious white-:,ob.jec.c f l ash- ing a c r o s s t h e s o u t h e a s t e r n sky'-:prorii'p.ted hundre,d o f phone c , a l l s t o ' p o l i c e , t h e Coast Guard and a v i a t i o n , au thor -
.:.The hurtdin& ;ba lLpf f i r e :,thought: .to:- be a meteor,;' droksed : the s k y * 5
a t :&out ll!..p,.m. yeqterday:j. $he -Fedefa$' Av ia t i on A d m i n i s t r ~ t i o n . , . . . . - ~ a : ~ d / t h e * ~hgfyln~non,w_a.s ~ . l e ~ r t e d . , , ~ y , s e u e i - a 1 . p ' i l 6 t ~ : . ~ -i.. - . .
. - 2 I , , .?. . . , . - . , , . - . .
, Reports . . ,of4 a::."firebal1lt in.-Lake. .PIichiga.n . s e n t Coas t Guard - rescue ': - = b o a t s sea; rching tge:sh:oceline .of; '56th. S t r e e t , . '-A- c h e c k of a i r p o r t .con-: t r o l t'owers showed' noc . , a i r c r a f t . .missing. ( Credf t :. . Thomas. E. M i l l e r . , - -
Joe. -- Br i l1 ) lCh lcago - - . . I . - . Tribune.',': ,June.. I$.$- Jeri-y Stickes ,,.an7 istrbriomy ;&-ad- u a t e i.n. t h e , .Univers i ty of.. .Chi.cago. saw t h e :.met.eor;;fr,om Yerkes ' 0bser.va.t"- &y & i n ( ~ i l l i a r n s ~ Bay:, W i s . . and. ,.cal-l.ed. it ..the br igki tes t . he hsd: eve.r: seen . ??The . Lebanbn Rep.o*rte.rV . ,( Ind5ane ) . . June- 18--The large.; . bji?ight..'object :rb2 .-
a&-acted. a t t e n t i o n - t h r o u g h o u t 1ndi.2na .and I l l i T no i s . Sta te! . P9Iiceu; a t : I n d i a n s p o l i s - sa3d .,they.-had. r.eceived $.a. number of; . : repor ts , and' one, o f f -'$
iceT,sa.i$ i t l.ooked ' l i k e , a {h-e.licopt,er; w i t h . - a I5ght- burming . * ;:I ; one -
I n d i a n a p o l i s r a d i o s t a t i h n even r epo r t ed t h e t t h e - o b j e c t , p o s s i b l y . ~ a ~ L me teo r i t e ; . ?ro,pped . an?. . exploded: i n Boone,-. County. ( Cred i t : .S ta f f . ) . . . . .
.-Bs11. of - F i x ( Cbntinued ). - . . . ~ - ;. , . - . - . . - ::-:
. .~ , a . . - - . . - -- . . -
Joe Bri:!:l; of Chicago;: t a l k e d _ t o J e r r y -Stokes and t.qed t h e i r c,or?-- - ~
v e r s a t i o n . ' 1 t 1 I . r . -Stojses .said:., !Well,L I was.-on t h e upper ' ~ t . z i r ~ . r ? r i e . - o f -+,-he Observatory a t . . the :tim'e. a n d - - I -saw.:it. coming: from t h e n o r t h -of t h e . . : '-- s o u t h e a s t dame of< t h e -0bservatoi?y.;..- .:: .not iced t h e - rnete0r , - .~2 '11ing from : t he e a s t - s o u t . h e a s t .= ::!It wks- v.ery, b r i g h t . It. w ~ s mahy .t i m e s , - b r i i h t e a . .
thah , J u p i t e r which -was: S h e -brk$htest ob'ject. i n the: s k y ;it: t h e t i i n e i. .=- -.
2nd t h e m e t e o r s-e'emed :to b e r.movi.ng from' t ke - Observatoryy towcrd! t h e "'--7
genera l . d i r e c t i o n of- ChTcag.02 1 .he.srd ' l a t e r - t h c t .it ,was : s een . ovel- '.' Leke- 'Michig~n. .And. t h e n , when it- W ~ S eb.out: t e n degre'es' above t h e . hor- -.
, . . izon, ' i t ' b e c m e very .red -and seemed . t o burn up .&n the. atmosphe/:e-. . . .. -' . ))
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That was' ' t h e - . b , s t - T- -s?w.- of it.. .,There wasn? t .ariy t r a ce i n , t h e ' sky.:.-' - I
! ~. - - . Mr.- "Stokes, b ' ,a teB he* was: p o ~ i t i v k - it: was a . m e t e o r D i n i e l ~ b ~ r a t h ,
a l s o . . at: the:obsez.va'tory; s s w t h e .meteor-. a f t e r Stokes. c a l l e d : h i s a t t e ' n t - i o n ' t o r it a f t e r . it hadt passed:.the-' dome. of .-the .observatory- . Tlie; Lime.-:it .wes s.e.en was' .somewhere between-' f -ive t ' o ten: seconds ,.. whLch ,. 'acccjrding' t o McGrath,.:,is-' a. r .elat ively. . , l ong : t i m e - t o .obser.ve .thi.s >typ.e :of. phenomena,
- . . . . He a l s o t 6 l d Mr . B r i l l he was p o s i t i v e it. was .a meteor. ':-: - * . - - . ' *..-. i
Man Sees ~ i e n e f - ~ h a ~ e d . ~ ~ ~ : Wal ter - Daiiiss',:-27 of Ewing, No.,; who ;is: . . .
employed- i n r Quincy , .. spo t ted; -his :.'!f lying.. ' saucerf1-:on hi:s..wa$ : fr-om. work t o .his-:-home a t ' Ewing- March 19. .Timed- a t+ i5 :30 t o . 6 p.m. Da.vis' s a i d .lie' was d r i v i n g west on County Road 2, about s ix and a ka .1f :mii .e~ . o-fP. UiS. . .
61 i n Lewis County, when he s p o t t e d a s t r a n g e o b j e c t i n t h e sky t o - . =
h i s l e f t . . He. could.. d e s c r i b e i t ~ o n l y a s .ll,looking:;l*e >a.. ' .largewiener :- ..'. . . .- . .. . . - . - ~. . .
wi th - a - s h a . 1 1 0 ~ bowl. bottomiV . . , ' . . . . , . ~ . . 1 . . .
: He s a i d the: veh ip le : appeared- a : d u l l - _ ,_ -.- gray. = with ; ,--. , -__ ,briRh$;:orange--$.el.&;6w ,__ .. i- L ;-'
-1i-ght;-coming -from~~f-our=di.st~iri'~t~,~~~bng,~~narro'~. s l o t s i n : t h e wiener pOr-. .T
t i o n . . A ; t h e highway t u r n e d n o r t h , Dav i s s a l d t he - c r a f t -banXed;. re-:: a e b l i n g a s h e l l - l i k e appeehnce! -and moving-haway - t o A t h e . southwest ;:The: . .
Quincy w e a t h e r r e p o r t - a t - : t ha t . t ime , i n d i c a t e d t h e sun-:had justfs 'et- , ' : tha t t h e r e was overcas t . a t 2,000 f e e t . . .wi th fouc-mile v i s i b i l i t y , : '-" : . .. .:
Davis t o l d .Andrus > t h e o b j e c t . a p p e a ~ e d - - l a r g e , .'!so .b5g - t h a t : the- palm of my hand a t a rm, , s l e n g t h j u s t coyered i t . l f Ed i to r ' s . . Note:: Th5s from t h e A p r i l 24,- J971.. e d i t i o n . o f :-:f!The Herald-Whign . of Quincy ill;. . .Oth.er j * . UFO r e p o r t s i n a long a r t i c l e f e a t u r i n g an i n t e r v i e w with- Wal te r H a
Andrus ,' Dire c t o r of -MUFON, rrha've .Eeen. g iven in. m o r e . de ta i . l :5n l th i s - ; o r -. ~. - . - . other. . issues,. of SKYLOOK as.. repor- ted to. us b y M r . - Andrus. .. : - a . - . : r L - . l - ' ; ---:- . . - .
~ a r i y l e Men Observe Light &rb end dene ~ l e x a n d e r , of ' C a r l y l e , -were '~ d r i y i n g e a s t on. Route: -77, n e a r th'e. Cov'i;ngton' River bo.tt.oms :,when, t'hey- n o t i c e d a - .bright .-light+ to. the.. l:ef:t ;moving' from- t h e .southeast ' t o t h e "- - . . . . i nor thwes t i n a de scend ing angle.; They..pul:led ,thei-r D e - i s e l ; ~ t r u c k ~ : - o f f ~ ~ ' ;
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N ow,. h.6 h a s wri t tbr i a .secbnd;,bo!dli, GODS P ~ O M ';OUTER SPACE;' i v h i ~ h = & even b e t t e r t h z n t h e . f i rst one. Von. Dan-ik& t$lls ,.ef:.h-is ' ~wn: ~ y ~ ~ s i t s . ' . t o . . ,-. a r e a s o f . t h e world where '~arch'ealc5gic5$- 'm~~y~teri 'es~~.baffle both amateu,rs and p rn fe s s iona l s . It i s h i s c o n t e n t i o n t h a t e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l s ~ l z y e d a l?rge , ' ro- le i n E a r t h ' s n a s t . P.s w i t h CHARIOTS. . , t h i s new b o ~ k d ~ e s no t d e a l w i t h UFOs ,, .,per s e , ,.but c e r t a i n l y it w i l l be of cons iderzQ~le . . i n t e r e s t -to ' thos eb .who .'en joy ' r epd ing , h i s t o r i c a l accounts "of UFOs,. :E .- ',::
f e e l c e r t a i n t h e t a thorough s tudy of UFO l i t e r a t u r e would g i v e yon, ;
Den2ken"an e n t i , r e l y new pe r spec t ive on- h i s b a s i c theme.. 'Let u s hope, he w i l l under take such a s t u d y be fo re h i s promise,d t h i r d book .i.si:pub- l i s h e d . GODS FROM - OUTER, SPACE i s ,&a i l eb l e froi& G.. P . 3 P u t n a m ? s Sons, : ,
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:SKYLOOK. r e a d e r s r n a y , r e c a l l s n a r t i c l e i n a 1969 iss i ie ' d f ARGOSY which s t a t e d . t h t ? t .U FOs a r e . a c t u a l l y s u p e r - a i r c r ~ f t b u i l t . i n Canada by Cenadian B r i t i s h s c i e n t i s t s . T h e a u t h o r o f t h i s b i t :6f i n a n i t y , Renat:, Vesco,, h a s expanded h i s d a r uments cons iderzb ly and h i s book has . r e c e n t l y b e e n , publ ished b y G r o v e f r e s s , Ink . , 53 Eas t l l t h S t . , N. Y . , N.Y. 10023.- Vesco d i s c o u r s e s e t l e n g t h on ?evelopments by German t e c h n i c i a n s d-uring: ' .
World War -2, . t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of B r i t i s h o f f i c i a l s . r ecover ing t-eechnical d a t a which enabled them t o b u i l d qt.saucersll e t c . ' -His kndwAedge of t'he UFO evid,ence - appea r s t o be . v i r t u a l l y n i l , a l though he doe's -p re sen t some i n t e r , e s t i n e 2nd a p p a r e n t l y h i t he r to -unpub l i c i zed UFO r e p o r t s . INTERCEPlPi' --BUT D O N , f T SHOOT i s t h e t i t l e and if you.have $6.50 t o spend wantonly, go ahead-but I ' warned you. !'
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