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Every one of us who has presented With all of this information in mind, Information Week was an over-
UFO lectures to civic organizations has one can hardly dispute the enormous whelming success in Pennsylvania. We
had to deal with such misconceptions potential value of a nationwide effort to received extensive radio, tv, and press
as: "If UFOs are being sighted inform the public about the serious coverage from many sections of the
everywhere, why are there no data and documentation which exist on state....Pittsburgh's major paper, the
photographs of them? Why are they the UFO subject, and about the need Post Gazette, ran a feature news story
only sighted in deserted rural areas? for concentrated scientific study of the with front page header which had an
Why have no pilots or astronauts ever phenomenon. It was from this unbelievable response. We had phone
reported UFO sightings?" It became standpoint, then, that I first proposed calls day and night for 4 days from
even more graphically evident to me that we conduct a National UFO people who had sightings but did not
just how misinformed the public is when Information Week which would be held report to anyone." (That night a
I was recently asked by a professional in the summer of 1985. Pittsburgh TV station did a full feature
person with a college degree if I thought The reports which have been story mentioning MUFON, and the
that perhaps the "aliens" had brought received from the various MUFON response was so great that they were
the disease AIDS here in order to force State Directors regarding the beseiged with calls, and continued to
humans to behave better! observance of the Week in their voluntarily display the UFO hotline
It is this misinformation that largely respective states have indicated clearly telephone number on later newscasts.)
contributes to the stigma which has that the first National UFO Information "What a change in attitude from the
come to be attached to the UFO Week far exceeded our expectations. public. We saw little if any hard
subject. One can hardly blame the The following extracts from some of the skepticism, with the poeple now willing
average person for being somewhat reports are largely representative of the to listen and believe. Most felt that the
hesitant to put his/her name on the majority of the reports received: government was hiding the facts."
dotted line of a membership application From Iowa, Donald Curtis reports
in a UFO research organization, if his RESULTS that although he had to cover the entire
only exposure to the subject has been state singlehandedly, and although he
provided by the media, and mainly by Stan Gordon, of Pennsylvania
the sensational-type articles. comments: "...National UFO (continued next page)
UFO WEEK, continued
SIGHTINGS
A Western Air Lines Pilot and have, been landing. The lighting gone. The duration of the sighting was
former Naval Aviator (Lt.) has shared conditions at this time was Dusk, since 20 to 30 seconds. A sketch on the
two sighting experiences with MUFON the Sun had just set. report form depicts a black disc-shaped
which are considered interesting, but "I do not believe that this was a object with blunt ends and no apparent
not of a significant classification. The conventional aircraft of any kind. A lights. He estimated the distance as 4 to
credibility of the witness adds stature to helicopter does not normally take 6 miles with the lowest altitude 1000 feet
the report. His responses to the six vertical descents into mountainous or less. The apparent size was one-
points describing the incident on the areas through cloud layers and an twentieth of the full moon."
MUFON UFO Sighting Questionnaire overcast. The object behaved unlike
(Form 1) is quoted as the source for this anything that I have ever witnessed. I
short article. (The pilot's name is in the made a mental note of what I had NEW HAMPSHIRE
MUFON file.) witnessed and then put it out of my CLOSE
mind for a while. The duration of the ENCOUNTER
FIRST SIGHTING sighting was 10 seconds."
Oct. 15, 1984, Time: 8:42 PM. An
"In November or December of SECOND SIGHTING anonymous call was received at the
1984,1 was 'deadheading' in First Class Keene, NH Police Department. A man
from San Jose, California to Salt Lake . His second possible UFO sighting . from Winchester, NH, a small town
City to pick up a Western Air Lines occurred at 7:45 p.m. P.D.S.T. on July south of Keene, called to report strange
flight in which I was to be the First 4, 1985, in San Jose, California with his looking lights hovering over the city. He
Officer on a Boeing 737. During the wife as the second witness. "My wife refused to give his name, stating his wife
approach to Salt Lake International and I had gone for a drive in the would think he was crazy.
Airport (Utah), I happened to .be southeast area of downtown San Jose. Sgt. Jack Zeller was dispatched to
looking to the right side as the Boeing We were sitting at a stoplight at the Route 12 to investigate. It was a clear
727 was making its approach to corner of Capitol Expressway and night in the southern New Hampshire
Runway number 34L (landing north). I Senator Road. My wife called my city. Sgt. Zeller did not hurry to the
had been observing the different cloud attention to an object in the sky that she scene because he felt whatever it was
formations when I noticed that the noticed hovering in a stationary would be easily explained or gone by
clouds were beginning to glow red or position. The object was estimated to the time he arrived. As he proceeded
acquiring a reddish tint at one point in be about 4 miles southeast of our south on Route 12 toward Route 9, a
the cloud base. (Weather conditions at position and low on the horizon. car coming in his direction skidded to a
the time consisted of cloud layers with "It was early evening with the sun stop. A man jumped out pointing to the
an overcast just obscuring the to our backs and clear sky conditions. west. Sgt. Zeller stopped his cruiser; he
mountain tops just east of Salt Lake As my attention focused on the object, didn't expect to see anything so soon.
City.) The time was 5:30 p.m. M.S.T. it began to move and shortly thereafter What he saw was "obviously
"At first I thought that it was a began a steep climb of about 10 - 20 unconventional." As a trained observer
possible reflection from the distant city degrees of inclination to the southwest he was able to describe what was seen
lights of Salt Lake City. As I continued of its original position. Momentarily, it easily — a number of pulsating lights,
to watch the cloud base at that point, I reversed course and descended. It then red, white, and green, absolutely
noted that the clouds were becoming went into a rapid horizontal zig-zag motionless in the sky at an altitude of
more red. Suddenly, a red point of light m o t i o n , w h i c h could not be 800 to 1000 feet. He estimated the
or a small sphere of light emerged from accomplished by any aircraft or distance at about one eighth of a mile.
the cloud base in a vertical descent near helicopter that I am aware of. The latter At this point Zeller called back to
the mountains. Continuing .its vertical action convinced me it was a probable headquarters using the car radio. He
descent, the light "dimmed-out" as it UFO. remained in radio contact throughout
approached the ground as if it decided "Just after the object started the the sighting. By now more cars had
to switch off its external light. The red zig-zag motion, the stop light turned stopped and more people were
light did not go out instantaneously, but green and unfortunately I had to move observing the show. One of the
dimmed gradually. It appeared to be along in the north bound direction on observers suggested to Sgt. Zeller that
near the foothills of the mountains Capitol Expressway. By the time that I
when last observed and might possibly could get turned around, the object was (continued on page 17)
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RICHARD HAINES: AN INTERVIEW
By Dennis Stacy
Last quarter--Nov. 5
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summarized report to Michael Hart New moon--Nov. 12
for the Compufon computer network. First quarter-Nov. 19
Obviously, we have lost a very Full moon-Nov. 27
important source of raw UFO sightings
that clamor for investigation. I have The Stars:
appealed to Mr. Gribble to reinstate his
original procedure, since his UFO The bright constellations of winter-Orion the Hunter, Taurus the Bull, Auriga
telephone hotline number 1-206-722- the Charioteer, Gemini the Twins-are already appearing above the eastern
3000 has the most extensive coverage horizon at 9 PM in midmonth. The dim stars of autumn, including the Great
throughout police agencies and Square of Pegasus, occupy the central and southern sky, and the Summer
airports in the U.S.A. We hope that Triangle prepares to exit the celestial scene in the west.
Bob will recognize that his fine service is
handicapped by not utilizing the In midevening look for a faint patch of light almost squarely overhead in
s e r v i c e s of the largest UFO Andromeda the Princess. You are glimpsing our sister spiral galaxy in space,
investigative team in the U.S.A. — the the Great Andromeda Spiral, the most remote object detectable with the naked
Mutual UFO Network. eye. This immense gathering of billions of stars appears not as it is today but as
it was two billion years ago. It required that much time for its light to cross space
(continued on page 17) and reach our eyes. And this is a nearby galaxy!
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DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
by
Walt Andrus
We are happy to report that the cable television show titled "UFOs:
first "National UFO Information Week" What's Going On?" produced by
on Augsut 18-25, 1985 exceeded all of Robert Guenette Productions and
our expectations in the states directed by Fred Rosen ran ten
participating. Marge Christenscn has different times as a special, starting
submitted an article for the Journal with September 10th and ending on
photographs depicting a few of the September 29th. The film was very well
highlights. It was a very good example done and provided favorable public
of cooperation between CUFOS, the education on UFOs. A major complaint
Fund for UFO Research, and MUFON. was their failure to give credits to the
Plans are already underway for the 1986 many people who contributed their
program. time and effort as consultants, provided
* * * cases, photographs, motion picture
A committee organized during the film, etc. However, they gave
UFO Forum in Beverly, Massachusetts prominent credits to every person
has submitted proposed plans for employed by Robert Guenette
greater cooperation between CUFOS, Productions who had any association
FUFOR, and MUFON, whereby each with the film. Without the valuable
will have basic responsibilities thus contributions of a number of prominent
reducing duplication of effort and UFOlogists in North America, the film
ensuring maximum utilization of our could not have been made.
resources. The three major UFO * * *
research organizations have unique Dan Wright and his host
resources and assets to offer to the field Marge Christensen committee have announced that the
of UFOlogy. By capitalizing upon these following speakers have been
unique assets, we should be able to from Assistant State Director to State confirmed to speak at the MUFON
significantly advance serious research Director for Iowa, replacing Mr. 1986 UFO Symposium on June 27, 28
into the UFO phenomenon as well as to Lundberg who has accepted the and 29, 1986 at Michigan State
make f u r t h e r progress toward position of State Section Director for University in Lansing: Michael D.
eradicating the popularly held notion of Polk and Warren Counties. Swords, Ph.D., John F. Schuessler,
the UFO subject being "pseudo- Leonard Sturm, State Director M.S., David M. Jacobs, Ph.D., Bruce
science" practiced by mere hobbyists. for Illinois, has appointed Robert S. Maccabee, Ph.D. and Robert H.
* * •* Matheny as the State Section Director Bletchman, J.D.
For the past two years Mrs. Marge for Edgar County. Mr. Matheny has a Due to the success of the
Christensen has been serving in a dual B.A. in sociology and social work. Hal Massachusetts MUFON UFO
role as the State Director for Starr of Phoenix, Arizona has been FORUM this year, where close to 300
Massachusetts and nationally as approved as the new State Section people attended from 16 States and
MUFON's Public Relations Director. Director for Maricopa County. Mr. Canada, the weekend of August 9 and
The latter has become virtually a full- Starr is best known for the longest 10, 1986 has been reserved at the
time job considering the many activities continuous daily UFO radio show in the Beverly Golf Club for the 1986 UFO
that Mrs. Christensen has world, starting in 1947 and heard in 7 Forum.
implemented. Upon the submission of English speaking countries. Donald M. * * *
her resignation as State Director for Ware, State Director for Florida, has In order that MUFON may
Massachusetts, the Massachusetts announced the appointment of Duane upgrade the professional investigative
M U F O N Board of D i r e c t o r s E. Pike of Tampa to become the State stature of our Field Investigators, State
recommend James R. Melescius, Section Director for Hillsborough, Section Directors, State Directors and
presently the State Section Director for Pinellas, and Polk Counties. Mr. Pike, a Research Specialist, the new Field
Norfolk County, to fill this post. former MUFON member in 1979 to Investigator's Examination is being
Forrest R. Lundberg has 1981, was a Captain in the U.S. Army in administered by Dan Wright and his
recommended the following MUFON artillery and military intelligence. committee in Michigan. It will be done
reorganization for the state of Iowa: * * *
Donald A. Curtis has been elevated H.B.O.'s "America Undercover" (continued on page 18)