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f a v o r i n g f u r t h e r , , s t h d y 'of t h e . U,FO' 'phenomem , - r z t ' h c r t h a n ic~pIyi. i?g t h e s t u d y i s .a c l o s e d . . . . . . . book b e c a u s e o f , , t h e Condon Repor t ;?nd t h e c e s s - a t l o n of"'Pro:ject ' : B.lue' Book. .'. . . . . . . . . .<, - , ; -. , . ? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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n t h e o r y , t h e r e migh t .b , e UFOs,. l h e y q u o t e t h e i r s c i e n t i s t s a s observing trl-&t .UFO's behave', ' s e n s i b l y . , m a t n t a i n i n g ' 2 p e t t k r n i n g r o ~ ~ p f c F m a t i o n f l i g h t s . They a r e ,most: of t e n s ' p b t t e d bver c i r f i e l d s ,: atoin2.c ene rgy , .

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t h i s . T h e r e w ~ s a team f rom C o r n e l l and t h c y s ~ i d t h e r e was no e v i d e n c e of s ~ m e t h i n g ~ e a r t h l y . No s o r t o f e x p l o s i v e s s u c h a s we have.. So- i t c ? n l t b e a hoax, O r , I s h o u l d s a y , i t would be an e l a b o r a t e hcax. Which w € have t o d o u b t .

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o b j e c t . She wes burned s o -bad ly s h e had t o s t a y . i n a h c s p i t e l f o r ' t h r e e weeks. T i l l t h i s day s h e d o e s n ' t wznt t o t x l k ' abou t i t , 'bu t th -e ' - th ree- - peop le -who were i n t h e c a r w i t h h e r s w e s r some o b j e c t came .ou t o f t h e s k y and a l m o s t h i t t h e n . ,

Not t o o f a r from t h e s p o t where t h e f i r s t woman w s s h i t , two f a r m - b o y s s a g e n o b j e c t coming i n a t t r e e - t o p l e v e l . . I t g o t t h e 2 n i i n a l s % e r ; ~ - , e j i c i t e a n d - i t a l s o e x c i t e d A l l e n J . Hynek, a N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v t r d i t y - p r h f e s s o r ' who W ~ S t h e c o n s u l t a n t on U n i d e n t i f i e d F l y i n g Gb j e c t s f o r t h e A5 . r F o r c e 2 f o r some 25 ye4r.s" - - - _ _ _ _ _._- - - ---- - . -

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c l i p p i n g s from t h e Athens , Ohio MESSENGER d a t i n g f rom May 1967 t h r o u g h June. o f , t h a t y e a r j , r e l a t i n g a s e r i e s o f UFO s i g h t i n g s i n Mason County a n d t h e 'Point ' Pleasai- l t a r e a .

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M r . and Mrs. Ronald P l a n t z , ; 35 B u r d e t t e A d d i t i o n , Foir.; F ' l eas sn t : were- among . t h o s e who r e p o r t e d a c l u s t e r o f f i v e - d i s c - s h a p e d ; aluminum-- c o l o r e d o b j e c t s s e t n n e a r the. o l d powcrhouss. The o b j e c t s c i r c l e d a t o u t 400 f e e t i n t h e , a i r , t h e n came o u - ~ of f o r m a t i o n and formed a s t r a i g h t

& l i n e , h e a d i n g nor thward a b o u t one mi le a p a r t , t h e n c l r c l e d aria went a c r o s s t h e Oh.io r i v e r and o u t of s i g h t . They were i n view a b o u t 1 5 minu tes .

~ j . t n e s s e s . s a i d t h e r e h e r e two r e d l i g h t s , one a b r i g h t r e d c i r c u l a r type . and t h e o t h e r s t a t i o n a r y . They r e p o r t e d t h e o b j e c t s sametime'&-were s o n e a r t h e , ground t h a t t r e e s oSscu;-c;d :he visw. There was no d e t e c t -

, a b l e ,sound. A91 o b s e r v e s a g r e e d t h a t t h 2 o b j e c t s , wha teve r ' i l iey.might have ' b e e n , . d e f i n i t e l y were n o t a i r p l a n e s o

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hill a s s h e d r o v e a l o n g a c o u n t r y road i r i t h e n o r t h e r n p a r i of t h e 'coun- t y e n r o u t e t o v i s i t r e l a t i v e s , . She rushed t o h e r d e s t i n a t i o n t o t e l l

- o f ' h e r e x p e r i e n c e , ' 2nd a l l r e t u r n e d t o t h e s c e n e and t h e . two l i p h t s were '

s t i l l t h e r e . They s t a r t e d t o i n v e s t i g a t e 2nd the tUFO sudden ly s o a r e d o u t of s i g h t , . , .

. . , . O t h e r , . ~ i ~ h t i ~ ~ ~ s were r e p o r t e d o v e r t h e rzonth, one be ing of en o b j e c t t h a t . looked a s i f it hcd something 1-esembllng a s t o v ? p i p e a t ha t o p , ' Anoth2r was s s i d t o be. t i . i z L : -r3nge e n c i r c l e d i n b k e k .

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:between UFO , appea rances and ea r thquakes , , .powzi.- h l a c k o u t s 7 . v-c)lci~::-.'ic : ; :::. . " e r u p t i o n s e t c . Gr'ant&d, ' t h e r e havk .bt?en UFO s i g h t i n g 3 i n . - c losc : . con- ; j u n c t i o n w i t h s u c h e v e n t s , b u t . t h e r e is c e r t e i n l y , , no pro,of t -ha&. : the ' . . happenings were UFO-caused, . I n summar!i, t h e Lloyd a r t i c l e 1s mainly .'.

r e - h z s h , bu t . s i n c e t h e r e . i s 's,uch; a s c 2 r c i t y cf .-. p r i n t e d : , m a t e r i z : l a t : . . . .

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~ R e n i t o Vesco :l lCanedia.n' .-f . lying s'2ucers11 a r t i c l e i n t h e ~ u ~ u s t , ~ 1969: i s s u e - o f . ARGOSY.. .We n80te t h z t M r . Vesco 's book . (from.. which.the.-.ARGOSY a'r.$:j.cle was a d a p t e d ) w i l l b.e p u b l i s h e d b y G r o v e ' P r e s s i n t h e f a l l of':l.9'/0. It appeprs wo w i l l - . . . . -be t r e z . t e d t o - some . 3 5 0 pzges' o f ..Mr.-.Vescols.iangi~mcrits. a'

i p o s p e c t . which someh6w f e i l s t o t h r i l l . us . N e v e r t h e l e s s ! b w . s k a l ? : r e p b r t f u r t h e r upon t h e book'when it d o e s a p p e z r i n . t h e - E n g l i s h e d $ t i ~ g , , i - . - - : -

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: I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h o s e a l l e g e d ~ e n a d i a n UFOS, ,?n ' i n t e r ,Gs t i , ng : l e t ~ t - ;appear.ed i n t h e December 1969 i s s u e . of AEGOSY ,f-rom a , f ornea. member' o f ' - . t he : -Ro:ya 1 Canad.izn .Navy. '.' A . M r . D ;: Bonricr ,a.ss,er, t s . th2. t he . h e s : n o t .only'

. . . s e e n one of t h e . m a c h i n - e ~ ; ' b u ' t t h p t h e " s p e n t so'rne tiin.. g q e r d i n g o n e . !.. ... -1d 'an - A i r ' - h q g ' a r ' a t , ' H.M,C'.S. .S'hezr.wa;er;..,Hs:li-6a.q Now; ,Scot-i.a,-.: b a c k 4 n 1952.,lt :: 'Bohner a d m = t s ' t h e t 'h&"did not s e e t he mechj,ve ! ~ , n ~ ~ : o v - e w ~ , b u t t h z t it was l l approx ima te ly s e v e n t y f c e t i n d i a m e t e r , saucer-- 'shzpod

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and co yered with c a n v a s . I f M r . Bo,nnelr'.s - testi-monq,. : is , :-t-queej- ip:ei:h~i!pz we '.should r c c d n g i d k y t ' h e . o l d mush-maiighed' 9 ca p%hk,e,d~ .s.uc.er:i' t h e m . .. I .. It- .semems only;. S l i i ; g h t l y m6r.e &;-k;&l.ik~i.ab~e . t o thin.1;: t h 2 5 ,Can-ad.a:..:pos;scss.G;~

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Mike Sand 647 North S t . , Ydinder ,' Ga., 30680, ' i s t r y i n g - t o : s B t : up a : UFO o r g z n i z z t i o n i n Georgia 2nd p l a n s t o i s s u e 2 b u l l e t i n w i t h Georgia s i p n t i n p s ,only, . He would l i k e t o h w r . from r e z d c r n i n - h i s . s t ? t e , z w h ~ a r e i n t e r e s t e c , 2nd t o r e c e i - r e a n y UFO r e p o r t s f rom G e c r g i a ,

- - . - If y o u have f r i e n d s i n Georg ia , send thsm ?4 ikeTs a d d r e s s , a sd t e l l them a b o u t SKYLOOK t o 3 , We have no s x b ~ z r i p t i o n s . f rom t k s t c t a t ~ , end

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.." .. . . . . . - . .... . . o u r i'a.;orite ."uf ozin6.3:' ( - t h i n k ed i toL- . Gene D u p 1 ; l n t i e r . , coinr?:']l t h2 . t word.--at - l e a s t we f i r s t szw .it i n , h i s , , ,p:~Sli,-

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at photo-o,Tfz.et ;: . ' ea '~sy- .~o-re@ m;:gezi,ne x i t h G<n:e' s own drawing;; , ,si12 . .: , photograph.s~:t'~~l~~udtr~.te t l - : e i n t c r n s t . i n g a r t i ' c ' l e s . There i s :.I.y:v~i a

. w & a l t h o f "UFO .'r.epol;t-s; and - t h e y r i c e i s $2. 50 f o r f o u r i's.sue.:, Jr:drc:sr. a l l communi~ca-t-i~ori:~~'to~"Cene '-Dupls;::;S.er, Dept . I i , 17' Shet l? r ,d Si. ,' V;-iil?.,.i - . d a l e 443, O n t a r i o , Canada.

John S c h u e s s l e r , on o u r own s t a f f , ed:' t s UFO POTPOURRI, a nw-2nd- t h e n b u l l e t i n bf UFO r e p o r t s , and i?, i s : : : ~ a i l ~ ~ b l e th sough exch:. :;e

, .only--exchange wi-th o t h e r UFOmagazines o r i n d i v i d u a l s wha senr: . I I news c l i p p i n g s - and r e p o r t s w i t h t h e i r r e q a e s t f o r a copy, It, i s i;:c.,:resting and" informat iwe 2nd sh'ould b e on jrouil l i s t . The acidress i s : john F,, S c h u e s s l e r , P . 'O . Box 9 , O I F a l i o n , Mo. 62355,

Rod Dyke 's UGORC C l i p p i n g S e r v i c e i s a l m o s t a "must1' f o r . the e d i t o r who wpnts t o keep up w i t h e l a t e s t UFO r e p o r t s f rom evervwhere . S i i ~ ~ e Rod s t e r t e d t h i s s e r v i c e , he h z s nEvcir missed a mon th ' s m e i l i n g , a n d you g e t z k r g e number of r e p o r L s . W'e j u s t s t o p p e d t o check t h e November l i s t - - f i f t e e n l e g a l - s i z e p a g e s , 2nd 52 i n d i v i d u z l r e p o r t s . he a l s o r e - commend t h i s month ly ' s e r v i c e t'o' UFO s t u d y grouFs a s a v a l u a p l e a d d i t i o n todtheir'1'ibrary.-,Write Mr, Dyke 2 t : UFO Research Committee, 3521 S . W.

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The l p s t i s s u e of ,Mike Merendino ' s 'NESRC NEWS i s a n c F t , e - s i l y r e a d . u f o z i n e w i t h ' a n i n t e r e s t i n g c o l l e c t i o n of UFO r e p o r t s 2nd some rs!. ,~ted a r t i c l e s . -Mike ,head$-- the New Enplend S a u c e r Res-eprch C lub , 24 Boston S t . , Salem, Mass. 01970 and is z s s i s t e d by Kenneth G i l b f r t i n e d i t i n g t h e -b i -monthly b u l l e t i n which you recei-:c on pPlririg t h e c l u b members :~ ip f e e of $3.00 p e r y e a r . -The m r p ~ z i n c i s al.50 a v a i l a b l e on ex:Xange b a s i s . 'We j u s t heclr4 f rom Mike 2nd he s s v s h i s nex t iss;.,e will be de- l a y e d a s t h e ' p r - i n t e r ' went out of b u s i n e s s , and he now 7h:s t o w k e o t h e r a r rangements ' . We a l l ' h ~ v e o u r t r o c b l e s i n t h i s b u s i n e s s , Mike + d o n ' t g i v e up.

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02124;has some d i f f i c u l t i e s t o overcome t o o . A l o n g i l l n e s s h e s been t h e b i g g e s t problem, b u t he w r i t e s : lYCAPZI i s FAR f rom f o l d i n g , b e l i o v n me. 'Oncerwe g e t c a u g h t - up , o u r p u b l i c a z i o n , w i t h meny d r l s t i c c h z n g e s , w i ' l l be b e t t e r t h e n e v e r . We sh.ould be b?:k c;n s c h e d u l e vc1.y He e d d s some k ind words f o r SKYLOOK, and ws t h a n k him f o r h i s good, o i n - i o n . Ed h a s t z k e n o v e r Joan W h r i t e n o u r 7 s s ~ b s ' c - i b e r s - (SkGCeR SCOOPP 2nd t h i s w i l l add a l o t more r c a d c r s t c h i s list,, - - -

Our own Ted P h i l l i p s i s s t i l l l o o k i n g f o r r e p o r t s o f M i s s o u r i UFO s i g h t i n g s , o l d end new, s o s e n d y o u r s t o Ted a t P. 0 . Box 615, S e d e l i a , Mo-. 65301,

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UFOzines rev iewed above r e f k c t t h e p e r s o n a l v iews of Ye Ed,

Has v o u r s u b s c r i p t i o n e x p i r e d ? I f :!;ere i s a r e d x b y your r7;lne on th-e a d d r e s s l ~ b e l , t h i s i s v n u r k s t cop - I r h j ~ d o n 1 t you r e i ~ e w t 2 d i . i b e f o r e you f o r g ~ t ~ b m t i.t3 SKYLOOK h a s n 7 c missed a publ ic ; l . t ion d a t ~ s i n c e -- Ye Ed :,?~~me p s S ~ ~ s i ~ t - I , .:s ~le i . : 2s eu . i to r . rou I l k ~ ' ?

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A , v e r y b r i g h t meteor wasa s e e n ove r a wid-e a r e a ,of t h e c e n t r a l Un i t ed S t a t e s on Jan. 3 , 1970 a t a b o u t 8 : 3 0 p.m., C.S.T.. - The me teor w 2 3 s e m - i n Kansas, M i s s o u r i , Oklshoma and Arkansas. Two r e p o r t s f rom t h e S e d a l - i a , Mo., a r e a were g i v e n t o t h i s w r i t e r . Both r e p o r t s came f r o g 2n a r e a j u s t s o u t h o f Sedal-ia*. The meteor was s o b r i g h t t h a t i t was seen f r o n

. i n s i d e t h e 1 i g h t e d . h o m e s i n both c a s e s , I t . W ~ S d e s c r i b e d a s a Sri..!.iant -. , ' b a l l .of f i r e , yel;-ow-red- i n c o l o r ; rngiring t o h e r d t h e s o u t h w e s t , E G L ~ a

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The - 91Seda l i a Democratu r e p ? r t e d : "The m e t e o r i t e s i g h t e e ' ?.:? Kansas, M'issouri , Oklahoina cnd Arkensas, Jan; 3 r d , may have- been f:-r1;n Marsy orb i t ; ' !a spokesman f p c , t h e Smi thconian I n s t i t a i G s a i d Monday, -

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The m e t e o r i t e c o n s i s t s o f t h r e e t y p e s of m a t e r i a l s , - a c c c r d i ~ g t~ -Rcy C l z r k e of t : ! ~ 1 n s t i t : k e - - n i c k e l a-.d i:--.:? represr.vl'-. 7 5 v-.rr 2 2 n t .

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M r . and Mrs. Black; of L e i c c s t e r , Eng land , were e b o u t t o r e t i r e f o ~ t h e n l g h t when t h e y n o t i c e d w h ~ t t h e y f i r s t 2ssumcd t o b e t h e moor; t h r o u g h t h e bedroom window. They qv:zk ly r e a l i z e d t h e o b j e c t was :I: t h e moon, a s i t was c r e s c e n t - s h s p e c i , s i id a b r i g h t o r z n g e i n c o l o r : 'i1i7c

o b j e c t had a b l u r r e d o u t l i n e 2nd was h o v ~ r i n g w l c . ! l a "shimmerin; :!13\1e.-

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n e s s c s were p s t o n i s h e d t o s e e it c h ~ n g e i n t o 2 c i r c l e 01' 20 t l o 30 y e l - low l i p h t s which were s l o w l y r o t e t i n g . A l l t h e l i p h t s were e v e p l y s p s c e d * ,

A t t h i s s t z p e , M r . B l ~ c k d e c i d e d t o r o u s e t h e n e i p h h o r s , h o p i n g t o bor row t h c i r t a i n o c u l ~ r s . Whi le he w s zwey, Mrs. B l ~ c k c o n t i n u e d t o wa tch t h e o b j e c t . Again it moved 2w2y u n t i l i t w ; s a p o i n t of l i g h 3 i n : t h e , d i s t z n c e , t h e n w ; i s no l o n g e r v i s i b l e . I t d i d n o t r e t u r n .

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i n g s were t h e same i n eech . Both i n v e s t i g ~ t c r s s t ~ t ~ d t h c y found he B l c c k s - t o , b e . i n t k l l i g e ' n t observ t rs ar?d were impress 'ed by t h e i r s i n c e r - i t y .

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Many p e o p l e e t C o r r i g i n , 145 m i l e s f rom P e r t h ( A u s t r z l i a ) , t h i n k t h e town i s on. t h e . c r o s s r o a d s o f UFO t r a c k s , One woman r e s i d c n t ' m y s t h p t ? b o u t 200 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 h ~ v e been s i g h t e d w i s h i n a n 80 -mi l e r a d i u s o f ' t h e town i n t h e p a s t 18 months . The more d e d i c z t e d UFO w ~ t c h e r s keep d e t p i l e d mpps of r e c o r d e d s i p h t i n g s , wh ich . t h e y s a y , s u p p o r t t h e c r o s s r o a d s t h e o r y . C t h e r s h s v t s e e n s o meny t h ~ t ' i h e y h ~ v e

> becomef .qu i t e b l ~ s e . The re e r c a few i n Cori- inin who d o n ' t l i k e t o t p l k o p e n l y ? b o u t UFOs b e c a u s e of f s ~ r o f h u m i l i a t i o n , b u t t h e y a r e d e f i n i t e - . l y , i n t h e , m i n o r i t y .

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he b u l k of t h e UFO s t o r i e s come f rom s o l i d f z r m e r s . S e e d i n g end p l o u g h i n g t i m e z t C o r r i g i n - when f~ rmcr s s t p r t up t h e i r t r ~ c t o r s a t 4 a.m. - Ere t h e m ~ i n UFO s i g h t i n g t imcs.Al;n McAndrew s e i d one morning when he w ~ s p l o u g h i n g , e v e r y t h i n g t u r n c d b lood r e d . He b l i n k e d 2nd shook h i s h e a d , t h i n k i n g s o ~ ! e t h i n p wes wrong w i t h h i s v i s i s n , b u t t h e . t r a c t o r and .ground w ~ s i l lumj .n? t t .d w i t h 2 rec! ' l ~ g k t t h z t b l i n k 6 d o f f 2nd on zn-d t h e n d i s a p p e a r e d . A ne ' ighbor 21-so r e p o r t e d e f l n s h i n g r e d l i g h t , C r e d i t : A u s t r a l i s n Tr60 B ~ i l l ~ t ' n . , N o ~ r ~ b b i n , V i c t o r i a , A u s t r a l i a

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Tr i - 'S t a t e UFO S t u d y Group

The T r i - S t ~ t e UFO S tudy Group met J a n u ~ r y 14, 1970, i n t h e home of Walt Andrus,. 40 C h r i s k a p h e r Courl;, Q u i n c y , I l l . A f t e r t h e s e c r e t a r y and t r e a s u c e r s r r e p o r t s were mrde, P r e s i d e n t Bob S m u l l i n g , o f Hami l ton , I l l . , I i n t r o d u c e d t h e new o f f i c c r s f o r t h e coming y e z r 2nd p e s t s .

The mee t ing was t h e n t u r n e d o v c r t o Welt Andrus, end e n open di-s- c u s s i b n was h e l d on t h e v 2 r i o u s s i g h t i n e s r e p o r t e d i n t h ? i rnrned3~te t r i - s t ~ t e . a r e a . C a p t a i n s of inves t lgc ! t i.ve t e a m were a p p o i n t e d ; end a f t e r t h e y hzvc o r g ~ n i z e d t h t i r tezrns, \ t hey w i l l r e p o r t names 2 n d z d d r e , es .

Vice P r e s i d e n t B z r r y D i r n m i t t r e p o r t e d on a mee t ing of t h e UuO S tudy Group. o f G r e a t e r S t . L o u i s a t t e n d e d by him and W z l t . Andrus on ::1:,uer7 f + , . , ~ n d p l ~ n s - w e r e d i s c u s s e d f o r a t t e n d i n g t h e l e c t u r e by Dr. A l l e n h'ynek t o b e , g i v e n Jan . 22 a t t h e McDonnell P l z n a t z r i u n i n S t . L o u i s , Mo.

Walt Andrus p l a y ~ d a t a p e d i n t e r v i e w which he and Bob bee hcld msde w i t h . a n E d i n a , Mo; r e s i d e n t wkio had obse rved a UFO d u r i n g t h e f i r s t bzyt ..of Januory 19b9.

-It w2s d e c i d e d t h a t d e t e s of f u t u r e mect ings would b e chenged from t h e - t h i - r d t o t h ~ second Wednesday of each month, , w i t h mee t ings t o

, b e h e l d i n t h e homes o f mcrnbcrs w i t h t h e e x c r p t i o n of t h o s e mee t ings h a v i n g g u e s t s p e a k e r s which wilr l be open t o t h e p u b l i c , V i s i t o r s 2 r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d , . znd t h e y mey c o n t p c t e i t h e r P r e s i d e n t Bob S m u l l j n g , HamiJton, 111. , - o r Walt k n d r u s f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n ~ r e g a r d i n g t i m e and iota Lion of mee t ings ,

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Been l a t e r r e ~ o r t e d a m y s t e r i o u s b r i g h t l i p h t s h i n i n g a t them f rom t h e c e n t e r o f th:e. globe.He s ~ i d h t d i d no t know w h ~ t it wEa, b u t t h s t it was a s t e ~ d y l i g h t 2nd a s b r i g h t 2s t h e p l n n e t VcFnus. I t wrs c o n i n g f r o t h e , e e s t e r n c o a s t , o f I n d i a , he t h o u g h t , j u s t s o u t h of Burme. '

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9v I t t s a s t e ;dy l < i g h t . I t ' s ss b i g a s some o f t h e t h u n d e r s t o r m f l p s h e s he se id , . '''Looking a t t h e a i r g l o w w i t h t h e b i n o c u l e r s - - t h e r e 7 s a n o t h o r s i g h t now t h a t ' s n o t l i k e b e i n g i n e a r t h o r b i i , wha t soeve r . I t ' s a b r i g h e r e d n e x t t o t h e e s r t h end t h e n i t ' s g o t s g r e e n bend i n it end t h e n i t ' s g o t , a b l u e band,"

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1878 s a u c e r 3epor-ft Fousd . - - -

Reprinted i n t h e " D a l l ~ s -Morning Newsll i s wh2t some h i s t o r i ~ n s c h t m i s one o f t,!ie e z r l i e s t r e o r t s cf a UFO, a s i t appezred i n t h e J a n , ,>Z, . 1 8 7 8 e d i t i a i l o f t h e Den i son ( T e x z s ) D z i l y News1' 'under a o n e - l i n e head- i n g , ''A S t r 7 n g e Phenomenon."

M r . John M s r t i n , a f c r m e r who l i v e s some s i x m i l e s n o r t h of th:-3 c i t y ( D a l l a s ) , w h i l e o u t h u n t i n g , had h i s z t t € n t i o n d i r e c t e d t o a d a r k ob j e e t . h i p h up i n t h e n o r t h e r n sky.

The peculic-lr s h a p e , 2nd t h e v e l o c l t y w i t h which t h e o b j e c t s e w e d t o appropch , r i v e t e d h i s a t t e n t i o n , 2nd he s t r a i n e d h i s e y e s t o d i s . c c \ ~ , e r i t s c h z r a c t e r . When f i r s t n o t i c e d it appezred t o b e a b o u t t h e s i z e of e n o r a n g e , which c o n t i n u e d t o grow i n s i z e , I

- Af\ter g a z i n g ?t i t f o r sone t i m ~ , M r r M ~ r t i n bcccme b l i n d from long l o o k i n g and p e f t o f f viewing it i n o r d e r t o r e s t h i s eves . On resumi:-cg h i s view, t h e o b j e c t w ~ s a lmos t o v c r h e ~ d and hzd i n c r e a s e d c o n s i d e r ~ b l y i n s i z e and z p p e ~ r e d t o be go ing th rough s p a c e a t a w o n d e r f u l speed , When d i r e c t l y o v c r him it .w: s zbou t the s i z e o f a l r r g e s z u c e r 2nd was e v i d e n t l y a t a g r w t h c i g h t ,

M r . , M e r t i n t h o u p h t it resembled , . e s w e l l 2s h e c o u l d ' j u d g e i t s u c h a d i s t e n c e , ?a b a l l o o n , which scemed t o him t o be ' . t he most r e ~ s o n ~ b l e s o l u t i o n o f t h e s p r s n p phenomenon, t h c u e h he i s of t h e o p i n i c a Zh?t it was p r o b e b l y one o f t h e hezven ly b o d i e s ,

It went a s p a p i d l y 2s i t had come pnd w p s soon l o s t t o s i p h t in t h e s o u t h e r n sky. M r . M ~ r t i n i s P p e n t l e m ~ n o f undoubted v e r z c i t y 2nd t h i s s t r ~ n g e o c c u r r e n c e , i f i t was no t a b a l l o o n , d e s e r v e s t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e s c i e n t i s t s .

J o s e p h ~ u r n e ~ , member af t h e UFO S tudy Group o f G r c - t e r S t . L o u i s , s e n t ~:n p r t i c l e from t h e "St. Louis P o s t - D i s p ~ t c h " ( J z n . 4 , 1 9 7 0 ) which s t 2 t e s t h e u n c . l ? s s i f i ~ d - f i l e . ccm?iled b y t h e Air Force w o a l d be t r a n s - f e r r e d t o a r c h i v e s ~t Name11 A i r F o r c e Bzse n c s r hontgomery, !!la. The

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P r o j e c t Blue Book. These e r e ~ ~ i d t o c o n t z i n r e p o r t s b y Air F o r c e p e r - s o n n e l t h a t h ~ v e n o t been a d e q u a t e l y e x p l a i n e d , a s w e l l a s e p i s o d e s i n v o l v i n g s e c r e t m i l i t z r y p r o j e c t z . It is f e z r e d t h e s e w i l l b e burned , M r . Gurney wr i t e s : l lGhznces e r k t h e s e s e c r e t , r e p o r t s w i l l n o t b e burned d u e t o c l ~ s s i f i c c ? t i o n laws a p p l i c r b l e t o t h e m i l i t e r y , However, e v c r y s t t e m p t should b e rnsde t o d e ~ l ~ g a s i f y t h e r e p o r t s 5nd mrke them z v a i l - a b l e f o r s c i e n t i f i c s t u d y . "

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