MUFON UFO Journal - 1971 8. August - Skylook

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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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As a d 5 r z c t r e s u l t of t h e second Annual Midwesk.UFO Conference he ld - i n S t , Louis , blo. on June 1 2 , 1971, a s u b s t a n t i a l number of i n t e r e s t e d

. . Staff people have volunte'ered t o p a r t i c i -

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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Telephones :: - ( H )- AC913 642-9320 and:. (B) kc816 1753-7343. Tom has made s e v e r a l UFO l e c t u r e s i n Karis+ C i ty , Mo. i n an e f f o r t t o mot iva te f u r t h e r i - n t e r e s t - i n r e s o i v i n g , t h e UFO - .

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MUFON welc6mes new S t e t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r . f o r h r t h w & t OHIO, .

N i l s H I Paque t t e , 3930 Mertha, T-oledo, Ohio.;' 43612;-' Te'lephbne: kc419 475-5.691, - N i l s has a t t e n d e d - both of o u r Midwest-.UFO-.Conferences. He w i l l be app ly ing h i s eng ineer ing t a l e n t s t o t h e s t u d y of U F O , propul-

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Mrs. Thomas M. ( h l i d e ) Hear le , Route 1, Cisne, 1 l l i n o i s ' 6 2 8 2 3 ; Telk- phone: AC618 835.-2658 hes accep ted t h e pos i t i - on of S ta te . -Sec t ion D i - .

r e c t c r f o r Wayne County, ILLINOIS, and b r i n g s t o --MUF.ON . a - t a i lo r -made -

i n v e s t - i g a t i v e team composed. 09 F i e l d I n v e s t i @ ' t o r s , . R e d i d ':!yrnateur. .op- ... - . . - . . e r a t o r s 2nd Astronomers. . . . .

One of t h e m a j o r p e l s . o f . RUFON i s t o o b t a i n c o e p l & t & &iveFag'6 of . .. . -

every =county i ~ n each ' S t ~ t e w i t h i n wh,ich: we ope ra t e . MISSOURI has i m - proved .its pos j t i o n i-n.: t . h i s r e s p e c t by: t h e . : se lect ion ' - of-.Edw?rd F. ,

OfHerin (Lawyer) ;. 914. D?vis, New Mzdrid , ' Mo: 63869;' 'TeZph'ones: ( H - ) ~al4 748-5924 and (B-) -AC3i4 :276-2261, a s - S t ~ . t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r fo r - . .

. . t h e . coun t i e s o f .New Madrid, M i s s i s s i p n i ,- Pemisctit, 2nd LDunklin. .Ed .

' 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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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

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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-

. . . . . . . , , . . . ~. . . . , . I . ' ed in . our ?Bappeni.ng," . ' . .- , . . . .

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&lter ~*: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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- "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,-: ..

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. - J. E. McDonald Found Dead - U f ology . Loses One of 3 t s F~~~-s~I:-:~~:5:-jj~.5~-'<

. . . - . , ; 8 ' . . . - , . - -, < . . . .. . I . ...,. .,'. I . .

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, -: ,.!.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 ,

- ~ - ~ h e ~ ' d e ~ u t f ~ s s a id ; McDonald . ~ p p a r ~ n t l y ~ . h ~ d - c p m m i t t e d s u i c i d e ~ T h e y Y

r - . . .

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 .

.-., ,;,. . ,- They , s a id : t h g g&?f-had::be& - l y j6g: t he re , f . e i g h t t~o- -t en-,.hours!'lbefbre , .. . .

.; 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-

. -7- +-.: %, ;;-:.< ;. - -;- - , - L . --- .--=- . , . . -- - ,-- ..--- -:-s - ' t ransport jet. '-pl,a:&s, --'-- :--A- . . . . . .,: ,.: .,- - , . . '? , . , - ' - . >

. 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 ":: '. . . , . . :.- -

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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 --:'-, - , > . .

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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) . .

, . -. . ., . . -. , . : . . . . . . McDone'ld - Continued . . - . . - ,I. .; - . i , ;

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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. . . - him r e s t . . , , , . . I . . . . \ . . .

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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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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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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

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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

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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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* ..'' ' 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 ' ~ .

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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

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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

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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;.

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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 , , -,.. . ) . . ' .- '- . . . . :, -:,:- . *.-

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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 , . ' - . . .

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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 , :

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~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 . . . ., .

,- , . . > . , , !.:, :--.; - . :,? ' . . =: ' - ' :'- . - . . . . r. ..;. . - '. . > . .

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" " . , , . ..-. .' . - ' .. . . . ~

. . . > ..- . .. .. - . . . ;;.: - , I , ' . ' . . . I . 4.. - . - ..

,., * ,.~ : ' ! . - *. ' . : .\ - 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 , . . '

, - . I-; '.. .' . - , . . - 1 , . - . . . . . . length:.;, ( Cr.gdit..j:. :Ronald. M; Anderson.) -- . .. .. . , . % . - .

, . , -.; . .: . . . . . , . . . r . - - ( M o ~ e ) ~ - , : \ , . , j ' , . , ,: :

I - . . , . . _* .: h . . . . -

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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;

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, , . . . it might .be. :. . . . . . ,.. , .. : . . C . . . . .

"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 .nu@er..of 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

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, . . . . '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',:: . ~ -

-

. . 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 -

-. . , - - . , ' , it i ,es . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . # . ,. - . ' . - . ' < . , - - . . + -. - .. , . . .

.:.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 . ) . . . . .

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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. .=- -.

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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,

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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. . .

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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 - ' ; ---:- . . - .

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' t o t h e s i d e . of the:-rlo2.d t o ,wzt.ch t h e - l i g h t . , b u t - : l e f t ' t h e p n g i n e - r u n - ~. ning , -,and no; c t h e r s o u n d wes . heard. It.. wa.s: about i $:30'; :-the:%igfit was! : 4 - - . . i c l e a r w:i.th .a: ful l .nioon. . r i s i i i i - . Dgte--Mry- 4-,2.1971..-; . - , : ' :. ? '' . '

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; of f - att-,.al. h-igh r a t e . . o f ' speed: - t o a-. p o s i t i o n .about 3/4 .mZle noritki' oY ';': -- '

t h e .pbservers ,- ,lea.vi.ng .a reddi 'sh s t r e a k o r t a i l behind.;as ::it :d.id so-: ' It. then: remained s . t a t i ' o n ~ r y . and, appear:ed f v a s :a s t r e e t : l ight, glowfT-- :--' t h e men.-entered t he t r u c k -and:>: drove;. a n . 12. miles. .' The ' Light . remained-::. 1 a t t h e same p o s i t i ' o n f o r p o s s i b l y a : h a l f hour , t h e n dis.appenred' from - . .

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. I t . i s something of a r z r i t y for.:TIME .kr?Fa'zine ' to 'bmenti6n -UFOs, b,ut. t hey d id so,in t h e J u n e . 2 8 , i s s u e . . M o s . t ' s f v t h e a r t i c l e w 2 s bzsed on a WALL STREET JOURNA'L it& :.of '.June .',l'k, " 'amnl i f ied w i t h .some comments on D r . Hynekts d e s i r e t o obtain.,UFO r e ~ o r t s , .from q u a l i f i e d observers . ..::*.. . .

George W . Ear-fe jr,...h s s q n ~ i ' n t e r e s ;&ig ::+,rti'cle i n t h e A u p s t i s s u e of' FATE, d i s c u s s i n g t h 6 r.ed'en't '.:pail' +iy ?INDUSTRILL RESEARCH magqzine which i n d i c a t e d t h c t a s i z a b l e . perce'ntage of A t h e . I R p o l l respo*ent_s -,were

, ? . r ;. . . r -.. c ~ n v i n c e d ,of .'-UFO rkal i ' t j ; ; ' ' ' ' : ' i " ' , . - . .. . - - i.< .." ' t ' . , ' ,,.:I. "!.,,-,. : *

- , The. ' . ~ u f u s t . ~ s b u k .bT SAGA . &nt%i-$i' a n , ~r,t~i~~J.&.'b y, ~ , d h h :Kde& qn: . thq . .. d'eaths- bf:;botW %merAiki+n ds t ron~ .u .& ' and ,sotie t..'cosmonaut's.' :'In: view ,of: r .

:the . ,rgcentcosmona~uts:t d e a t l i z , . , ' the ' a r t i c l e : T - . : # $s certa,inly:'bn':uncqnny . . . . L bit -,.pf-;.t imi'ng. i .Kee,l...Sug;e:jt s tha t . UFOs mi:y h,ave been,:~nv;olved,,: i n .some: :way, . . , . ..'. . 7 . . "

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i&ittoT.ss: anc ien t . t imes . w - i t h .h i$ )Lf ikk t ' b , u o k ; l j ~ ~ l ; F t ~ ~ . ~ S ~ OF T.HE GODS?:..: '

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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