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FRAME ENLARGEMEN TS from 16mm K odach rome movie foot age
of a
pos s ible UFO filmed by Ray Stan ford in C orpus Ch risti, Tex . ,
on J uly 28, 1 9 5 9 .
( See page 20.) Although taken only s ec
ond s apart , thes e ph otos ind icat e that the ob j ect--what ever
The UFO on film appears to
it was --rapidly changed shape.
have more luminos ity th an s urroun ding cloud s .
N T E N T S
Edi tori al
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Ins trumentation for U FO PetectlQn by Robert C . Beck. "II
5
The 28 Movies by Ray Stan ford
20
" 23
The FUture of U FO Inyeetigllml by Rich ard H all.
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Short Shots
E D I T O R I A L
I T I S GRADUALLY BECOMING O BVIOUS that the divis ion o f
s o -cal l e d "ob j e ct ! ve '' re s e archers into one camp and the pro
pone nt s o f " sub j e ct ive " re s e arch into ano the r h a s cre ate d an
almo s t insurmountable probl e m . The writer, fo r o ne , doe s
not think that the UFO is sue will be re s o l ve d by rehashin g
o l d and the infre quent n e w sighting repo rt s , nor in e xpend
into the
ing ma j o r e f fort to e xpo se e ve ry frau d th at nope
UFO s cene .
This writer be l ie ve s it unl ike ly that the future is
l iable to bring UFO s ightings substantially be tte r an d mo re
authe nticate d than tho s e al re ady o n re cord . The re s e arch
has become s t rictly e mpirical , and ,.,ith fewe r repo rt s the s e
d ays , w e are obviously l o s in g the battle o f public acceptance .
I f the public we re to be convince d o f the val idity o f UFO 'e
o n the bas is o f goo d , authent icate d U FO re po rt s by re li ble
obs e rve rs , and s imul tne ous t rack1nge by radar, the phenome na
woul d have been accepted l o ng be fo re now.
THE NEXT LOGI CAL STEP obvious l y is to attempt cont act,
co mmunication , or at l e a s t atte mpt eight ings where goo d ob
s e rve rs and e quipment are pre s ent . But many s o -cal l e d ob
j e ctive groups and re se arche rs have be co me so openly an d ve
he mentl y oppo s e d to n
- yth in g invol ving ex tra- terre s trial
communicat io n that they s e e m e mbarras s e d to e ven try . An d
the extre me skepticis m and ridicul e e xpre s s e d by many s e rious
groups have been so o ve rwhe l ming that o ne mus t que s t ion the
po s s ibil ity o f whe the r a re s pons ible pe rs on woul d e ve r claim
cont act if such we re e ventually made .
We the re fore submit that it is we ll nigh the time to
e xplo it s ome imaginat ive e ffort s to e s tabl ie o r at tempt to
. t'' or "co mmuni at ion." i'lhil e
e s t ablish , s ome form o f "co nt a c
this hae be e n trie d by many be fo re , ,.,e fe el that only a con
ce rte d , purely s cie nt i fic and o rderly appro ach will pro duce
anything comparable to wo rth,,thile re sul te.
Le t us e l aborate s l ightly . Ftrs tly , we be lie ve that
any s ol o attempt is almo s t worthle s s . There mus t be at l e a s t
two , and pre fe rably more , re s po ns ible witne s s e s o n hand a t
all time s . And the re shoul d b e a t le a .s t one 16mm mot io n pic
ture camera avail abl e e quippe d with a telepho to lens an d Ko da
chro me film. (It is our opinion th at goo d mo tion picture s
o ffe r by far the be s t evidence obta_inabl e fo r ana l. ytical e
valuation . Re fe r SAUCERS , Autumn 1958 . )
The article in th is is sue o f SAUCERS by Robe rt C . Be ck
ce rt ainly advo cate s a subs t antial variety o f po s s ible in s t ru
me nt at ion to use fo r UFO s ighting and cont act junke ts . De
t ail e d re co rds shoul d b e kept a t all time s ( including pho t o
graphs o f pre vail ing sky/we athe r condit io ns ) , for e ve n ne ga
t ive re sul t s will be s t atis t ically valuable .
Since be ginning th is E ditorial, we have come acro s s a
fas cinat ing re port by Phys icis t s Philip Morris on and Gius e ppe
Ce cconi of Co rnel l Unive rs ity . They advo cate attempt in g co m
municat ion now with al ien intelligence s which might be expe ct
ing s igns o f l i fe to de velop " near the sun . " ( See " Sho rt Shot s "
( Cont . )
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EDI TORI AL
el s ewhe re in this is sue . )
'' We the re fo re feel that a d is criminatin g s e arch fo r
s ignal s de s e rve s a co ns ide rable e ffort , " Mo rrison and Co c
oni con clude . ''The probabil ity o f succe s s is bard to e s ti
mte ; but if we ne ve r se arch , the chance o f succe s s is ze ro .n
We he artily concur.
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E D I T O R I A L
I T I S GRADUALLY BECOMING O BVIOUS that the divis ion o f
s o -cal l e d "ob j e ct ! ve '' re s e archers into one camp and the pro
pone nt s o f " sub j e ct ive " re s e arch into ano the r h a s cre ate d an
almo s t insurmountable probl e m . The writer, fo r o ne , doe s
not think that the UFO is sue will be re s o l ve d by rehashin g
o l d and the infre quent n e w sighting repo rt s , nor in e xpend
into the
ing ma j o r e f fort to e xpo se e ve ry frau d th at nope
UFO s cene .
This writer be l ie ve s it unl ike ly that the future is
l iable to bring UFO s ightings substantially be tte r an d mo re
authe nticate d than tho s e al re ady o n re cord . The re s e arch
has become s t rictly e mpirical , and ,.,ith fewe r repo rt s the s e
d ays , w e are obviously l o s in g the battle o f public acceptance .
I f the public we re to be convince d o f the val idity o f UFO 'e
o n the bas is o f goo d , authent icate d U FO re po rt s by re li ble
obs e rve rs , and s imul tne ous t rack1nge by radar, the phenome na
woul d have been accepted l o ng be fo re now.
THE NEXT LOGI CAL STEP obvious l y is to attempt cont act,
co mmunication , or at l e a s t atte mpt eight ings where goo d ob
s e rve rs and e quipment are pre s ent . But many s o -cal l e d ob
j e ctive groups and re se arche rs have be co me so openly an d ve
he mentl y oppo s e d to n
- yth in g invol ving ex tra- terre s trial
communicat io n that they s e e m e mbarras s e d to e ven try . An d
the extre me skepticis m and ridicul e e xpre s s e d by many s e rious
groups have been so o ve rwhe l ming that o ne mus t que s t ion the
po s s ibil ity o f whe the r a re s pons ible pe rs on woul d e ve r claim
cont act if such we re e ventually made .
We the re fore submit that it is we ll nigh the time to
e xplo it s ome imaginat ive e ffort s to e s tabl ie o r at tempt to
. t'' or "co mmuni at ion." i'lhil e
e s t ablish , s ome form o f "co nt a c
this hae be e n trie d by many be fo re , ,.,e fe el that only a con
ce rte d , purely s cie nt i fic and o rderly appro ach will pro duce
anything comparable to wo rth,,thile re sul te.
Le t us e l aborate s l ightly . Ftrs tly , we be lie ve that
any s ol o attempt is almo s t worthle s s . There mus t be at l e a s t
two , and pre fe rably more , re s po ns ible witne s s e s o n hand a t
all time s . And the re shoul d b e a t le a .s t one 16mm mot io n pic
ture camera avail abl e e quippe d with a telepho to lens an d Ko da
chro me film. (It is our opinion th at goo d mo tion picture s
o ffe r by far the be s t evidence obta_inabl e fo r ana l. ytical e
valuation . Re fe r SAUCERS , Autumn 1958 . )
The article in th is is sue o f SAUCERS by Robe rt C . Be ck
ce rt ainly advo cate s a subs t antial variety o f po s s ible in s t ru
me nt at ion to use fo r UFO s ighting and cont act junke ts . De
t ail e d re co rds shoul d b e kept a t all time s ( including pho t o
graphs o f pre vail ing sky/we athe r condit io ns ) , for e ve n ne ga
t ive re sul t s will be s t atis t ically valuable .
Since be ginning th is E ditorial, we have come acro s s a
fas cinat ing re port by Phys icis t s Philip Morris on and Gius e ppe
Ce cconi of Co rnel l Unive rs ity . They advo cate attempt in g co m
municat ion now with al ien intelligence s which might be expe ct
ing s igns o f l i fe to de velop " near the sun . " ( See " Sho rt Shot s "
( Cont . )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 2 -
EDI TORI AL
el s ewhe re in this is sue . )
'' We the re fo re feel that a d is criminatin g s e arch fo r
s ignal s de s e rve s a co ns ide rable e ffort , " Mo rrison and Co c
oni con clude . ''The probabil ity o f succe s s is bard to e s ti
mte ; but if we ne ve r se arch , the chance o f succe s s is ze ro .n
We he artily concur.
*
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Fall/Winter 1959/60
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Pre s ently, the s o -c al l e d " do me s ' ' are attracting s o me attenti on, as are purpo rte d change s 1 n the c rate rs o f Plato, Al
phonsus and Tycho . I f s o me th i ng i s bas e d on our s ate ll i te , i t
( Cont.)
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60 - 10
O PTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
OPTICAL G AOOETS ( Fig. 3 ) extre me l y us e ful would be li ght
we i ght 7x3 5 wi de -an gle binoculars (A), ve s t-po cket 6xl 5 or
10x20 binoculars (B}, a uo cket fi el d mi c ro s cope ( C) and a po cke t
s pe c tro scope (D ) . Fo r see i n g in total darkne s s ( wi th an in fra
re d s uo tl i ght) or fo r s cann ing the ni ght ski e s fo r " i nvi sibl e "
o b j e c ts , a war surulus in fra-re d ' ' snoope rs cope' ' ( $14 to 1 50)
( E & F) m i ght be use ful . We neve r di s c ount the po s s ibil i ty o f
o b j e cts ( be s i de s j e ts ) radi ating a l o t o f heat. ( Th i s d ata mi ght
be us e ful in the future in atte mpting to re s olve the s ource of
propul s i o n of UFO' s . ) S i mi l arly, an ultra-viol e t s c reen wi th a
wi de aperture mi rro r wi ll reve al sho rte r wave l e ngth e mi s si o ns
in the sky.
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Pre s ently, the s o -c al l e d " do me s ' ' are attracting s o me attenti on, as are purpo rte d change s 1 n the c rate rs o f Plato, Al
phonsus and Tycho . I f s o me th i ng i s bas e d on our s ate ll i te , i t
( Cont.)
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60 - 10
O PTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
OPTICAL G AOOETS ( Fig. 3 ) extre me l y us e ful would be li ght
we i ght 7x3 5 wi de -an gle binoculars (A), ve s t-po cket 6xl 5 or
10x20 binoculars (B}, a uo cket fi el d mi c ro s cope ( C) and a po cke t
s pe c tro scope (D ) . Fo r see i n g in total darkne s s ( wi th an in fra
re d s uo tl i ght) or fo r s cann ing the ni ght ski e s fo r " i nvi sibl e "
o b j e c ts , a war surulus in fra-re d ' ' snoope rs cope' ' ( $14 to 1 50)
( E & F) m i ght be use ful . We neve r di s c ount the po s s ibil i ty o f
o b j e cts ( be s i de s j e ts ) radi ating a l o t o f heat. ( Th i s d ata mi ght
be us e ful in the future in atte mpting to re s olve the s ource of
propul s i o n of UFO' s . ) S i mi l arly, an ultra-viol e t s c reen wi th a
wi de aperture mi rro r wi ll reve al sho rte r wave l e ngth e mi s si o ns
in the sky.
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:: A: .. :A
A A
lir : .1 :- ...
[- :::'
... :.
FIG. 5.
COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTATION includes surnlus BC 611-F handie
talkies (A); battery-operated Vocaline citizens band. communications units
FM receiver (D); aircraft and
(B); Nqtional NC-B8 all wave receiver (C);
Regency short ,.,ave converter (F); Zenith aircraft band
AM receiver (E);
receiver (G); AM and aircra.ft band transistor radios (H); power supply
and converter (115 AC) for non-battery units (I).
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:: A: .. :A
A A
lir : .1 :- ...
[- :::'
... :.
FIG. 5.
COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTATION includes surnlus BC 611-F handie
talkies (A); battery-operated Vocaline citizens band. communications units
FM receiver (D); aircraft and
(B); Nqtional NC-B8 all wave receiver (C);
Regency short ,.,ave converter (F); Zenith aircraft band
AM receiver (E);
receiver (G); AM and aircra.ft band transistor radios (H); power supply
and converter (115 AC) for non-battery units (I).
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(Fig. 6 )
an d narro we r than
s o me , i t i s e f
fi ci ently l ai d
out to prov i de
c o m fo rtable l i v
i ng , eating an d
s l e e ping accomi
d ati one o n e x
tende d " watche s ."
Unl ike mo s t
pi ck-up truck
c ampe rs , i t pro
v i de s ful l head
roo m i ns i de .
P o we r avai l abl e
i s 6, 1 2 and 2 4
vol ts DC from
li fe ti me ni ck e l
c a dmium s to rage
batte ri e s , and
1 1 5v. AC from
c onve rte rs . The Ge rman DKW two-cycle engine gi ves h i ghway
mileage up to 30 mpg , ful ly lo ade d . It i s kept " re ady " to move
at a. mo ment's no ti ce wi th c o mplete equi pment on bo ard .
( Cont.)
S AU CERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60
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LABORATO RY FACILITIES
FIXED LABORATORY FACILITIES cons i s t o f a compl e te pho to
de.rkroo m , wi th developing an d enl argi n g equi pment; a c o mpl e te
e le c troni c s l abo ratory
fo r the cons truction and
te s ti n g o f spe c i al ge ar
( Fi g. 8); and l i mi te d
chemi c al an d bi ol o gi cal
te s tin g faci l i ti e s . ( Fi g .
9 sho ws the author at
the photomi co graphy ap
paratus . ) The latter
contai n s a Le i tz Labo
lux III s tand wi th tri
no cul ar photo tube ,
c oupl e d to a Ze i s s
P hoto head wi th a. four
s tage pho to ampl i fying
me te r and a Robo t camera.
coupl e d to an automati c
e xpo s ure compens ating
s ub-s tage s trobe ( e lec
troni c fl ash ) of m y o wn
( Fi g. 8)
de s i gn . Obje c tive tur
re ts in the fo re groun d ( Fi g. 9 ) are Wi l d Flourite Phas e Con
trast, Ze i s s Plan-Apo chromati c ob j e cti ve s, and achro mati c
apla.nati c and phas e sub-sta ge con de ns ers .
Thi s semi -automati c s e t-up wi ll make photomi c ro graphs
o f any s ubje c t, l i ving o r s taine d . The col o r came ra i s shown
on the table at
-----the re ar. The
s trobe was spe
ci ally de s i gne d
to shoo t l i ving
*
mi c ro -organi s ms
i n col o r , re gard
less o f the i r
rapi di ty o f move
ment, an d to
e l i minate vi bra
ti on problems i n
o rdinary photo
mi c ros copy . One
i nte re s ting s i de
l i ne i s the au
tho r's coll e c ti on
o f bloo d s amp e s
from s e ve ral c o n
tac te e e, 1 1 and fro m
one or two pe rs ons
( Fig . 9)
clai mi n g to be o f
extra- e rre s tri a.l bi rth . S o far, the i r blo o d te s te out to be
q ui te human . "
( Cont. )
S AUCERS , Fall /Win te r 1 959/60
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(Fig. 6 )
an d narro we r than
s o me , i t i s e f
fi ci ently l ai d
out to prov i de
c o m fo rtable l i v
i ng , eating an d
s l e e ping accomi
d ati one o n e x
tende d " watche s ."
Unl ike mo s t
pi ck-up truck
c ampe rs , i t pro
v i de s ful l head
roo m i ns i de .
P o we r avai l abl e
i s 6, 1 2 and 2 4
vol ts DC from
li fe ti me ni ck e l
c a dmium s to rage
batte ri e s , and
1 1 5v. AC from
c onve rte rs . The Ge rman DKW two-cycle engine gi ves h i ghway
mileage up to 30 mpg , ful ly lo ade d . It i s kept " re ady " to move
at a. mo ment's no ti ce wi th c o mplete equi pment on bo ard .
( Cont.)
S AU CERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60
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LABORATO RY FACILITIES
FIXED LABORATORY FACILITIES cons i s t o f a compl e te pho to
de.rkroo m , wi th developing an d enl argi n g equi pment; a c o mpl e te
e le c troni c s l abo ratory
fo r the cons truction and
te s ti n g o f spe c i al ge ar
( Fi g. 8); and l i mi te d
chemi c al an d bi ol o gi cal
te s tin g faci l i ti e s . ( Fi g .
9 sho ws the author at
the photomi co graphy ap
paratus . ) The latter
contai n s a Le i tz Labo
lux III s tand wi th tri
no cul ar photo tube ,
c oupl e d to a Ze i s s
P hoto head wi th a. four
s tage pho to ampl i fying
me te r and a Robo t camera.
coupl e d to an automati c
e xpo s ure compens ating
s ub-s tage s trobe ( e lec
troni c fl ash ) of m y o wn
( Fi g. 8)
de s i gn . Obje c tive tur
re ts in the fo re groun d ( Fi g. 9 ) are Wi l d Flourite Phas e Con
trast, Ze i s s Plan-Apo chromati c ob j e cti ve s, and achro mati c
apla.nati c and phas e sub-sta ge con de ns ers .
Thi s semi -automati c s e t-up wi ll make photomi c ro graphs
o f any s ubje c t, l i ving o r s taine d . The col o r came ra i s shown
on the table at
-----the re ar. The
s trobe was spe
ci ally de s i gne d
to shoo t l i ving
*
mi c ro -organi s ms
i n col o r , re gard
less o f the i r
rapi di ty o f move
ment, an d to
e l i minate vi bra
ti on problems i n
o rdinary photo
mi c ros copy . One
i nte re s ting s i de
l i ne i s the au
tho r's coll e c ti on
o f bloo d s amp e s
from s e ve ral c o n
tac te e e, 1 1 and fro m
one or two pe rs ons
( Fig . 9)
clai mi n g to be o f
extra- e rre s tri a.l bi rth . S o far, the i r blo o d te s te out to be
q ui te human . "
( Cont. )
S AUCERS , Fall /Win te r 1 959/60
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MANY CLAIM THAT UFO ' e e mi t only i nfra-re d l i ght, and can
be photo graphe d only wi th i fra-re d fi l m" I f the re i s any
truth to thi s , ce rtainly a s noope rs cope wi ll show the unknown
far bette r than indi s cri mi nately shoo ti n g the sky wi th an in fra
re d camera. Al s o , in the re l ati ve ly few ca s e s o f pho to s , the
o b j e cts we re s mall whi te dots o r bl ack s s pe cks on grainy en
l a rge ments . So ce rtainly telephoto len s e s are bette r able to
ren der de tai l that the box Browni e s .
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And the all e ge d magneti c pro pe rti e s o f UFO ' s are l e gend
ary. S o why not at l e a s t carry a 15 po cket compas s , or a d tp
ping ne e dl e , an d lQQk at the thing in cas e of a s i ghting? I ve
a sked many pi lots re porting UFO' s i f the i r mgneti c pl ane com
pas s e s swung e a s t or we st durin g the obs e rvati on . But to a man ,
they we re so thun de rs truck that they di dn ' t e ven LOOK at the i r
compas s e s ! L i ttl e clue s l ike th i s woul d fi t valuabl e pi e ce s to
the puzzl e .
I S THE SPEC TRUM O F A GREEN FIREBALL a continuous o r di s
continuous l ine s pe ctra ? I f obs e rve r had carri e d a po ck e t
s pe ctras cope an d had the pre s ence o f mind t o use thi s fountain
pen-s i ze d in s trument, pe rhaps we woul d kn w if the pheno mena 11
we re a ma s s o f ioni ze d gas s e s o r a s ol i d bl ack body radi ato r .
It e ven a s mall pai r o f bino cul ars had be en han dy , hundre ds
o f ei ghtin gs coul d now be clas s i fi e d .
It s o me thin g i s hol ding a U FO o ff the ground, that '' s o me
thi ng" can b e me asure d an d i denti fi e d , and pe rhaps s o me d ay
dupl i cate d . But fi rst i t mus t be dete cte d . Thi s i s the enti re
ph iloeophy o f UFO ins trumentati on . At l ea s t take a pi cture o f
i t, e ven i f i t i s a bo x Browni e . A we ather an d marine ban d re
ce i ve r wi ll gi ve at l east the ' ' winds alo ft" pi cture Qn the QQ,i.
O r i f the time i s no te d , wi th the di re cti on in whi ch the UFO
trave l e d , ai rpo rt wethe r re qo rds can de fi n i tely l ate r e tabl i sh
whe the r o r no t i t was a weathe r balloon .
IN THE NOW FAMOUS DESVERGERS ( Flo ri d S coutmas te r) case ,
roo ts o f gras s we re found s co rche d in the are a o f the reporte d
"hove ring." The conclus i on o f se ve ral U FO re s e archers was that
an e l e ctro inducti ve fi e l d was re s non s i bl e . Any such fi e l d woul d
be ins tantly vi s ible ( vi a mete r) an d audible ( magneti c pi ck-up)
on our apparatus fro m many mi l e s di s tan t.
If e l e ctro s tati c or i oni z ati on dri ves are use d , they woul d
be de te ctable fo r mil e s on an in fin i te i mpe d an ce probe . Magneti c
d i s turban ce s o f low fre quen ci e s coul d be s e en on a pocket compas s
i f the y we re ne ar enough , o r from qui te a dis tance i f they are
capable o f s tal l in g cars and blo cking radio s e ts .
TO THE OFT-REPEATED QUERY: "Wh: do you go alo n g on s o me o f
the s e i mpo s s ibl e 'contacte e ' s i o ree s , I can only ans we r , "If
anyth i n g happen , I ' d like to be the re ' ' But more i mpo rtant,
i f the e vi de n ce i s ' we shoul d have at l e a s t one obje c
ti ve obs e rve r on board to counte ract the e xagge rati on s o f tho s e
who "though t" they s aw s o me thing.
SAUCERS , Fal l /Wi nte r 1959/60
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MANY CLAIM THAT UFO ' e e mi t only i nfra-re d l i ght, and can
be photo graphe d only wi th i fra-re d fi l m" I f the re i s any
truth to thi s , ce rtainly a s noope rs cope wi ll show the unknown
far bette r than indi s cri mi nately shoo ti n g the sky wi th an in fra
re d camera. Al s o , in the re l ati ve ly few ca s e s o f pho to s , the
o b j e cts we re s mall whi te dots o r bl ack s s pe cks on grainy en
l a rge ments . So ce rtainly telephoto len s e s are bette r able to
ren der de tai l that the box Browni e s .
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And the all e ge d magneti c pro pe rti e s o f UFO ' s are l e gend
ary. S o why not at l e a s t carry a 15 po cket compas s , or a d tp
ping ne e dl e , an d lQQk at the thing in cas e of a s i ghting? I ve
a sked many pi lots re porting UFO' s i f the i r mgneti c pl ane com
pas s e s swung e a s t or we st durin g the obs e rvati on . But to a man ,
they we re so thun de rs truck that they di dn ' t e ven LOOK at the i r
compas s e s ! L i ttl e clue s l ike th i s woul d fi t valuabl e pi e ce s to
the puzzl e .
I S THE SPEC TRUM O F A GREEN FIREBALL a continuous o r di s
continuous l ine s pe ctra ? I f obs e rve r had carri e d a po ck e t
s pe ctras cope an d had the pre s ence o f mind t o use thi s fountain
pen-s i ze d in s trument, pe rhaps we woul d kn w if the pheno mena 11
we re a ma s s o f ioni ze d gas s e s o r a s ol i d bl ack body radi ato r .
It e ven a s mall pai r o f bino cul ars had be en han dy , hundre ds
o f ei ghtin gs coul d now be clas s i fi e d .
It s o me thin g i s hol ding a U FO o ff the ground, that '' s o me
thi ng" can b e me asure d an d i denti fi e d , and pe rhaps s o me d ay
dupl i cate d . But fi rst i t mus t be dete cte d . Thi s i s the enti re
ph iloeophy o f UFO ins trumentati on . At l ea s t take a pi cture o f
i t, e ven i f i t i s a bo x Browni e . A we ather an d marine ban d re
ce i ve r wi ll gi ve at l east the ' ' winds alo ft" pi cture Qn the QQ,i.
O r i f the time i s no te d , wi th the di re cti on in whi ch the UFO
trave l e d , ai rpo rt wethe r re qo rds can de fi n i tely l ate r e tabl i sh
whe the r o r no t i t was a weathe r balloon .
IN THE NOW FAMOUS DESVERGERS ( Flo ri d S coutmas te r) case ,
roo ts o f gras s we re found s co rche d in the are a o f the reporte d
"hove ring." The conclus i on o f se ve ral U FO re s e archers was that
an e l e ctro inducti ve fi e l d was re s non s i bl e . Any such fi e l d woul d
be ins tantly vi s ible ( vi a mete r) an d audible ( magneti c pi ck-up)
on our apparatus fro m many mi l e s di s tan t.
If e l e ctro s tati c or i oni z ati on dri ves are use d , they woul d
be de te ctable fo r mil e s on an in fin i te i mpe d an ce probe . Magneti c
d i s turban ce s o f low fre quen ci e s coul d be s e en on a pocket compas s
i f the y we re ne ar enough , o r from qui te a dis tance i f they are
capable o f s tal l in g cars and blo cking radio s e ts .
TO THE OFT-REPEATED QUERY: "Wh: do you go alo n g on s o me o f
the s e i mpo s s ibl e 'contacte e ' s i o ree s , I can only ans we r , "If
anyth i n g happen , I ' d like to be the re ' ' But more i mpo rtant,
i f the e vi de n ce i s ' we shoul d have at l e a s t one obje c
ti ve obs e rve r on board to counte ract the e xagge rati on s o f tho s e
who "though t" they s aw s o me thing.
SAUCERS , Fal l /Wi nte r 1959/60
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THE
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JULY 28 MOVIES
FUTURE
By RICHARD HALL
(Ed itor's Richard H all i s the S e c re t ary of NICAP, the
Nat ional Inve st igat ions Co mmi ttee on Aeri al Pheno men a , 1536
Conne c t icut Ave . , N. W. , Washington 6 , D. C. Membe rship is
o pen to anyone at $ 5 . 00 per annum.)
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THE
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JULY 28 MOVIES
FUTURE
By RICHARD HALL
(Ed itor's Richard H all i s the S e c re t ary of NICAP, the
Nat ional Inve st igat ions Co mmi ttee on Aeri al Pheno men a , 1536
Conne c t icut Ave . , N. W. , Washington 6 , D. C. Membe rship is
o pen to anyone at $ 5 . 00 per annum.)
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C rit ic s o f' our po l icy toward cont actees have o ften s aid :
S inc e you obvious ly t ake it s e rious l y t hat space s hips might
be vis iting t he e arth, how can you deny Adams k i and all t he
o the r contact s to rie s ?'' To c l e ar up a misunde rs t an d in g , NICAP
has ne ve r denie d t he p o s s ibil ity of an e ventual cont ac t . We
(Cont . )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60 - 2 4 -
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C rit ic s o f' our po l icy toward cont actees have o ften s aid :
S inc e you obvious ly t ake it s e rious l y t hat space s hips might
be vis iting t he e arth, how can you deny Adams k i and all t he
o the r contact s to rie s ?'' To c l e ar up a misunde rs t an d in g , NICAP
has ne ve r denie d t he p o s s ibil ity of an e ventual cont ac t . We
(Cont . )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1 9 59/60 - 2 4 -
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S H 0 R T
SHORT SHOTS
S H 0 T S
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S H 0 R T
SHORT SHOTS
S H 0 T S
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SHORT SHO TS
O TI S T. CARR, ALLEGED INVENTOR o f a magne t i c al l y pro pe l l e d
" fl y i n g s au c e r" c al l e d the O T C X-1 , wa s convi cte d No v . 1 9 , 1 9 59
fo r e e l l i n g s e curi t i e s that had no t been re gi s te re d wi th the
The jury , wh i ch del ibe rate d 35 minute s , s e t
s t ate o f Okl aho ma .
h i pun i shment at a $ 5 , 000 fi ne .
C arr coul d h ave re c e i ve d u p to
The fo rme r Bal t i mo re h o t e l c l e rk wa s
three ye ars i n pri son .
s pe c i fi call y ch arge d wi th s e ll ing 100 share s o f s to ck in O T C En
te rpri s e s to Gurney G . Warnbe rg.
Carr an d h i e at to rney counte re d
th at Warnbe rg me re ly gave the co rpo rat i on $41 0 fo r an o pt ion to
Although O t i s C arr s ai d the re was only $1 . 71 in
purchase s t o ck .
h i e co mpany ' s bank a c coun t , the Fe de ral Se curi t i e s and Ex chan ge
Co mmi s s i on ( SEC ) e s t i mat e d l a s t May that O T C Ente rpri s e s h a d
Duri n g a que s t ion
t aken i n about $ 1 84 , 000 in the s al e o f sto ck .
i ng s e s s i on be fo re SEC i nve s t i ga t o rs , O t i s T . Carr took the fi fth
amen dment 84 t i me s , an d Wayne S . Abo , Carr ' s " E du c a t i on al Di
re cto r , " took i t e l e ven t i me s .
C . E . Bo o th , chi e f s e curi t i e s
inve s t i gato r fo r the S E C re gi o n al o ffi ce i n Fo rt Wo rth , cl ai me d
that Margare t S to rm , an e mpl o y e e o f O T C i n Bal t i mo re , h a d u s e d
the U. s . Mai l s to pro mo t e the s ale o f O T C s t o ck .
( Th._
Okl ahoman , Oklahoma C i t y , Okl a . , 1 1 /20/59 and 5/29/59 . }
WE S TILL H AVE THREE TI TLES l e ft fro m our bo ok cl e aran ce
s al e , as fol l ows :
The Se cre1 Qf the Saucer by o. An gelu c c i
( re g. $3 , s al e $1 . 80T; . !lYing Sauce rs an d by Waveney
Gi rvan ( re 6 $3 , s al e S 2 J , an d The White I ncident by D. W.
I f you wi sh , you may apply the re
Fry ( re g . tl . 50 , s ale 1 . 20 ) .
mainde r o f yo ur subs cri p t i o n ( se e Editorial ) to the pur ch a s e o f
The Se cret Q! the Sau cers .
Each i s sue due you ( the numbe r i s
wri tten at the bo t t o m o f thi s p a ge ) i s wo rth 33 We al s o
h ave a few o f t h e be auti ful fly i n g s au c e r a s h t ray s l e ft , e x
They are unusually o rnament al .
c lus i ve l y i mpo rt e d fro m Engl an d .
Re g . pri ce h a s be en $3 . 50 , but we are now d i s coun t i n g the m at
h al f p ri ce : $1 . 75 ( plus 1 5 e ach po s t ) .
An d whi l e they l as t ,
s o me o f you may s t i l l be inte re s te d in our aut o mobile re ar win
dow s t i ckers i m rinte d : MADE ON MARS BY LI TTLE GREEN MEN .
Only
1 0 fo r 50, 2 5/'1 .
SAUCERS ,
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