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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
it was --rapidly changed shape. The UFO on film appears to
have more luminos ity th an s urroun ding cloud s .
C 0 N T E N T S
Edi tori al Page 2
Ins trumentation for U FO PetectlQn by Robert C . Beck. "II
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The� 28 Movies by Ray Stan ford 20 . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • •
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E D I T O R I A L EDI TORI AL
el s ewhe re in this is sue . )
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 '' 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
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 oni con clude . ''The probabil ity o f succe s s is bard to e s ti
almo s t insurmountable probl e m . The writer, fo r o ne , doe s m�te ; but if we ne ve r se arch , the chance o f succe s s is ze ro .n
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
ing ma j o r e f fort to e xpo se e ve ry frau d th at nope into the We he artily concur.
- * * *
UFO s cene .
This writer be l ie ve s it unl ike ly that the future is THEY SAY THAT all go o d t hings mus t co me to an e n d .
l iable to bring UFO s ightings substantially be tte r an d mo re And it i s with deepe s t re�ret that we announce the
authe nticate d than tho s e al re ady o n re cord . The re s e arch te rmination o f publication o f SAUCERS with this is sue . The
has become s t rictly e mpirical , and ,.,ith fewe r repo rt s the s e re se arch has tre at e d us we ll ; and we are inde e d grate ful fo r
d ays , w e are obviously l o s in g the battle o f public acceptance . the hundre ds o f kin d , uns e l fish and intell igent pe rsons
I f the public we re to be convince d o f the val idity o f UFO 'e with who m we be came acquainted. O ur only s atis faction in
o n the bas is o f goo d , authent icate d U FO re po rt s by re li� ble suspe nding ope rat ions is the knowl e d ge that the re s e arch is
obs e rve rs , and s imul t�ne ous t rack1nge by radar, the phenome na in very compe tent an d capabl e hands . The co mbine d t al e nt s
woul d have been accepted l o ng be fo re now. o f all active U FO re se archers to day is probably beyond dupl i
THE NEXT LOGI CAL STEP obvious l y is to attempt cont act, cation fo r such an anomalous e nde avo r.
co mmunication , or at l e a s t atte mpt eight ings where goo d ob I t is well known that we are not ne ce s s arily optimis tic
s e rve rs and e quipment are pre s ent . But many s o -cal l e d ob about the future o f U FO re s e arch as it now s t an d s . But with
j e ctive groups and re se arche rs have be co me so openly an d ve th is pl ane t 's e me rge nce into the spa�e age , s o me une xpe cte d
he mentl y oppo s e d to � n- yth in g invol ving ex tra- terre s trial de velopme nt s be gin to loom on the ho rizo n . I f we are fo r
communicat io n that they s e e m e mbarras s e d to e ven try . An d tunate , we shall see mo re pro j e ct s o f the nature of t he N a
the extre me skepticis m and ridicul e e xpre s s e d by many s e rious t io nal Ra dio As t ronomy O bse rvatory's pro gram ( Pro j e ct O zma )
groups have been so o ve rwhe l ming that o ne mus t que s t ion the t o attempt t o inte rcept intell igent s ignal s fro m al ien pl ane t s .
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 .
NOTE CHANGE IN ADDRESS . We have re mo ve d from our ol d
We the re fore submit that it is we ll nigh the time to ( but t rus ty ) po s t o ffice bo x , and our permane nt a ddre s s is
e xplo it s ome imaginat ive e ffort s to e s tabl ie� o r at tempt to now as fo ll ows : 1 420 S . Ridge l e y Drive , Lo s Ange l e s 1 9 ,
. t'' or "co mmuni� at ion." i'lhil e
e s t ablish , s ome form o f "co nt a c Cal if . Pl e a s e so note in your fil e e . I n the future cor
this hae be e n trie d by many be fo re , ,.,e fe el that only a con re s po ndence shoul d be addre s s e d to Max B . Mil l e r .
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 IN THI S I SSUE, we wish to draw the re ade r's attent ion
to Bob Be ck ' s art icle o n "I ns t rumentation fo r U FO De te ction . "
any s ol o attempt is almo s t worthle s s . There mus t be at l e a s t I f future inte re s t is su fficient , we may publ ish a spe cial
two , and pre fe rably more , re s po ns ible witne s s e s o n hand a t s upple ment , o r de tail e d spe cs and s che matics about th is an d
all time s . And the re shoul d b e a t le a .s t one 16mm mot io n pic o ther ins t rumentatio n. So if you are intere s te d in th is fie l d
ture camera avail abl e e quippe d with a telepho to lens an d Ko da o f re s e arch , pl e a s e write to us . Comme nt s will al so b e gre atly
chro me film. (It is our opinion th at goo d mo tion picture s ap preciate d .
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 . )
Inas much a s our principal re a s o n fo r clo s ing shop is
The article in th is is sue o f SAUCERS by Robe rt C . Be ck mo net ary ( th is is sue al one co s t e mo re to print than we have
ce rt ainly advo cate s a subs t antial variety o f po s s ible in s t ru in our UFO fund ) , it will be impo s sible to re bate to tho s e
me nt at ion to use fo r UFO s ighting and cont act junke ts . De who s till h ave active subs criptions the amount due the m . H ow
t ail e d re co rds shoul d b e kept a t all time s ( including pho t o e ve r, we have a pl an wh ich we hope will be accept abl e to all
graphs o f pre vail ing sky/we athe r condit io ns ) , for e ve n ne ga conce rne d. We will give guy � back is sue s o f-your cho ice
t ive re sul t s will be s t atis t ically valuable . ( excludin g the few numbers al mo s t out-o f-print: 2, 7 an d 8 )
fo r � � that is now due you . ( A compl ete l is t in g o f
Since be ginning th is E ditorial, we have come acro s s a avail able back is sue s was publ ishe d in the l a s t is sue o f SAU
CERS. } To fin d out how many is sue s you are entitl e d to ,
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 dquble the number written at the bo t to m o f page 2 8. For 1 s
municat ion now with al ien intelligence s which might be expe ct �ue e 2, 7 an d 8, you may choo s e any o f the s e as an � --- ex
ing s igns o f l i fe to de velop " near the sun . " ( See " Sho rt Shot s " �� fo r the is sue s you woul d no rmally rece ive .
( Cont . )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 2 - SAUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 3 -
E D I T O R I A L EDI TORI AL
el s ewhe re in this is sue . )
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 '' 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
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 oni con clude . ''The probabil ity o f succe s s is bard to e s ti
almo s t insurmountable probl e m . The writer, fo r o ne , doe s m�te ; but if we ne ve r se arch , the chance o f succe s s is ze ro .n
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
ing ma j o r e f fort to e xpo se e ve ry frau d th at nope into the We he artily concur.
- * * *
UFO s cene .
This writer be l ie ve s it unl ike ly that the future is THEY SAY THAT all go o d t hings mus t co me to an e n d .
l iable to bring UFO s ightings substantially be tte r an d mo re And it i s with deepe s t re�ret that we announce the
authe nticate d than tho s e al re ady o n re cord . The re s e arch te rmination o f publication o f SAUCERS with this is sue . The
has become s t rictly e mpirical , and ,.,ith fewe r repo rt s the s e re se arch has tre at e d us we ll ; and we are inde e d grate ful fo r
d ays , w e are obviously l o s in g the battle o f public acceptance . the hundre ds o f kin d , uns e l fish and intell igent pe rsons
I f the public we re to be convince d o f the val idity o f UFO 'e with who m we be came acquainted. O ur only s atis faction in
o n the bas is o f goo d , authent icate d U FO re po rt s by re li� ble suspe nding ope rat ions is the knowl e d ge that the re s e arch is
obs e rve rs , and s imul t�ne ous t rack1nge by radar, the phenome na in very compe tent an d capabl e hands . The co mbine d t al e nt s
woul d have been accepted l o ng be fo re now. o f all active U FO re se archers to day is probably beyond dupl i
THE NEXT LOGI CAL STEP obvious l y is to attempt cont act, cation fo r such an anomalous e nde avo r.
co mmunication , or at l e a s t atte mpt eight ings where goo d ob I t is well known that we are not ne ce s s arily optimis tic
s e rve rs and e quipment are pre s ent . But many s o -cal l e d ob about the future o f U FO re s e arch as it now s t an d s . But with
j e ctive groups and re se arche rs have be co me so openly an d ve th is pl ane t 's e me rge nce into the spa�e age , s o me une xpe cte d
he mentl y oppo s e d to � n- yth in g invol ving ex tra- terre s trial de velopme nt s be gin to loom on the ho rizo n . I f we are fo r
communicat io n that they s e e m e mbarras s e d to e ven try . An d tunate , we shall see mo re pro j e ct s o f the nature of t he N a
the extre me skepticis m and ridicul e e xpre s s e d by many s e rious t io nal Ra dio As t ronomy O bse rvatory's pro gram ( Pro j e ct O zma )
groups have been so o ve rwhe l ming that o ne mus t que s t ion the t o attempt t o inte rcept intell igent s ignal s fro m al ien pl ane t s .
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 .
NOTE CHANGE IN ADDRESS . We have re mo ve d from our ol d
We the re fore submit that it is we ll nigh the time to ( but t rus ty ) po s t o ffice bo x , and our permane nt a ddre s s is
e xplo it s ome imaginat ive e ffort s to e s tabl ie� o r at tempt to now as fo ll ows : 1 420 S . Ridge l e y Drive , Lo s Ange l e s 1 9 ,
. t'' or "co mmuni� at ion." i'lhil e
e s t ablish , s ome form o f "co nt a c Cal if . Pl e a s e so note in your fil e e . I n the future cor
this hae be e n trie d by many be fo re , ,.,e fe el that only a con re s po ndence shoul d be addre s s e d to Max B . Mil l e r .
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 IN THI S I SSUE, we wish to draw the re ade r's attent ion
to Bob Be ck ' s art icle o n "I ns t rumentation fo r U FO De te ction . "
any s ol o attempt is almo s t worthle s s . There mus t be at l e a s t I f future inte re s t is su fficient , we may publ ish a spe cial
two , and pre fe rably more , re s po ns ible witne s s e s o n hand a t s upple ment , o r de tail e d spe cs and s che matics about th is an d
all time s . And the re shoul d b e a t le a .s t one 16mm mot io n pic o ther ins t rumentatio n. So if you are intere s te d in th is fie l d
ture camera avail abl e e quippe d with a telepho to lens an d Ko da o f re s e arch , pl e a s e write to us . Comme nt s will al so b e gre atly
chro me film. (It is our opinion th at goo d mo tion picture s ap preciate d .
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 . )
Inas much a s our principal re a s o n fo r clo s ing shop is
The article in th is is sue o f SAUCERS by Robe rt C . Be ck mo net ary ( th is is sue al one co s t e mo re to print than we have
ce rt ainly advo cate s a subs t antial variety o f po s s ible in s t ru in our UFO fund ) , it will be impo s sible to re bate to tho s e
me nt at ion to use fo r UFO s ighting and cont act junke ts . De who s till h ave active subs criptions the amount due the m . H ow
t ail e d re co rds shoul d b e kept a t all time s ( including pho t o e ve r, we have a pl an wh ich we hope will be accept abl e to all
graphs o f pre vail ing sky/we athe r condit io ns ) , for e ve n ne ga conce rne d. We will give guy � back is sue s o f-your cho ice
t ive re sul t s will be s t atis t ically valuable . ( excludin g the few numbers al mo s t out-o f-print: 2, 7 an d 8 )
fo r � � that is now due you . ( A compl ete l is t in g o f
Since be ginning th is E ditorial, we have come acro s s a avail able back is sue s was publ ishe d in the l a s t is sue o f SAU
CERS. } To fin d out how many is sue s you are entitl e d to ,
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 dquble the number written at the bo t to m o f page 2 8. For 1 s
municat ion now with al ien intelligence s which might be expe ct �ue e 2, 7 an d 8, you may choo s e any o f the s e as an � --- ex
ing s igns o f l i fe to de velop " near the sun . " ( See " Sho rt Shot s " �� fo r the is sue s you woul d no rmally rece ive .
( Cont . )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 2 - SAUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 3 -
INSTRUMENTATION FOR UFO DETECTION
By ROBERT C. BECK
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I NSTRUMENTATI ON FO R UFO DETECTI ON
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INSTRUM&�TATION FO R UFO DETEC TION INSTRUMENTATION FOR UFO DETEC TION
S uper H ypan ( 500 AS A ) i s my fi rst cho i ce, wi th Ag fa Is opan
Re c o rd {1 600 ABA ) an d Ko d ak T ri -X ( 400 ASA) running cl o s e ABOUT EXPOSURE : fo r gene ral us e , the No rwoo d inci dent
s e conds . l i ght mete r ( K) is the han d s down cho i ce among the m a jo ri ty
o f expe rts . But fo r ''i mpo s s ibl e '' s i tuations, the S.E . I.
On '' re mo te " s e t-up s , whe re the c ame ra i s l e ft pl ante d re fle cte d l i ght mete r ( L) i s the onl y thi n g kno w that wi ll
and o pe rate d automati cally by radio s i gnal s from s o me di s take an � re ading o f f the face of the moon, or s o me ob
tan ce away, I use the Robot S tar ( D ) t�i ppe d by a rad i o -con . re mo ve d from the came ra . ( It wi ll even re ad the
j e c t far
troll e d soleno i d . Thi s gi ve s 5 5 pi c ture s o n a s i n gl e 36-e x e-round gl aAs o f a te le s cope -mounte d came ra. ai me d at a pl ane t,
po eure facto ry lo a d . The c ame ra c an be s pring wound, pre e tc . ) Al though e xpe n s ive ( ¢1 70 l i s t}, th is i s the mo s t us e
fo cus e d, an d le ft fo r surve i l l ance o f a re mote are a. Fie l d ful un ive rs al me te r known .
sho ts ( showing surroun d s , sky con di tion s , wi tne s s e s , etc.)
a re be et handle d wi th the 2tx2� twin-lens re flexe s , such as I pre fe r s ti l ls to movi e s , but s ti l l carry a Bell &
the Roll e i flex and Roll e i c o r d ( E ) . Howe l l 16mm Auto maAte r ( M) be c aus e o f i ts ease o f maga zine
fi l m loa d i ng and e mul s i on chan gin g in th � middle o f a roll .
TECHNIC AL SHO TS , o r tho s e invol ving " evi den c e " ( i nclud Len s e s fro m extreme wi de -angle to ove r 6 fo cal lengths are
ing s mall fragments , ha rdware or fi e l d spe c i me ns ) are shot avai l able .
wi th the Exakta and the 40mm f /3 .5 Makro K i l ar "D" lens ( F)
whi ch fo cus es down to be tte r than 1 : 1 ( two i nche s } . The And the bl ack Mi nox IIIs wi th bui lt- in e xpo sure me te r
f/3 .5 ME�.kro K i l ar i s a mu ch be tte r an d sharpe r lens than the ( N ) goe s wi th me on my bel t whe ne ve r I leave the hous e .
mo re e xpens ive f/2 . 8 mo de l . A He i l an d " Ring L i ght' ' ( G)
c oupl e d to a Me c abl i tz trans i s torize d s trobe i s u s e d wi th FIGURES ( 2a) and ( 2b ) show the long- ran ge pho to ins tru
the Makro K i l ar an d E xakta fo r top quali ty copying o f ex mentati on. The Cave 6-inch f/7 refle c �ing tel e s cope ( A ) i s
tre mely s ma ll o b j e c te ( A di s continue d l�c abl i tz 100 c an us e d wi th an E xakta
n o w be purchas e d fo r �25 A to $35 . ) The 40mm Makro Kilar i s e o r Pentax bo dy fo r
an exce llent all -aroun d, gene ral purpo s e s e mi -wi de -an gle lens, e ye pi e ce pro j e c tion .
s i n ce i t wi ll fo cus on any ob j e ct fro m two in che s to i n fini ty The re i s a full s e t
wi thout acc e e�ory e xten s io n attachments . o f o rtho s copi c o cul ars
in addi ti on to two
Do cument o r pho to graph co pying i s be s t a c c o mpli she d e xce lle nt achro mati c
wi th the Le i c a and a Boo wu clo s e -up attachment (H). Fo r a Barlow lenses ( e a ch
fe w cents pe r frame , you can " mi c ro fi l e " anything you c an o f whi ch e xten d s no r
s e e , in any l i ght. Th i s h andy devi c e fol d s into a po cket mal magni fi cati on
s i ze d package that go e s wi th me eve rywhe re in a. bri e fc as e . about th ree diame te rs )
In a ve ry few s e con d s , i t c an be s e t up to make a pe rmanent and a 1 6. 3mm Galo c
� 5mm re co rd, in bl ack-an d-wh i te or colo r, o f any wri tten o r o cul ar ( apparent fi e l d:
printe d page o r do cument o r pho to �raph o r o b j e ct up to i ts 75°) .
fi e l d o f vi e w. It i s s ho l� s e t-up (H) fo r a s tan dard 8 kxll
i nch sheet o f pape r. A Bushnell "S pace
mas ter" ( B) wi th four·
FO R THE ULTIMATE IN REALISM, 3 - D s te reo colo rs li de s e ye pie ce s revolving on
are the ans we r. I f your ob j e c t i s c lo s e enough to s e e cle arly, a turre t can be us e d
a Ste re o Real i s t ( I ) or Revere wi ll pre s e rve the mo s t ac curate e i the r fo r vi sual ob
ren di ti on. ( Two s te reo c ame ras in the back ro w have 50ft. s e rvati on or photo
bulk Kodachro me fi l m backs . ) FIG. ( 2 a) . ( A) Si x-inch Cave re fl e et graphi c work wi th e qui v
i n g te le s cope ; ( B) Bushne ll 60mm tu rre t alent fo cal len gths up
Di re c tl y unde r the Le i c a mi c ro fi lming ri g i s an E xakta S pace ma s te r te l e s cope attache d to Exakta to 4800mm. S malle r
bo x attache d to a No vafl e x s l i de copyi n g devi ce (J). The c ame ra ; ( C ) s mall 50mm re fra cting te le s po ttin g s cope s ( C & D)
c ame ra lens i s re move d an d s c re we d into the be l lo ws exten s cope on eq uato ri al mount ; (D) c o mpact wi th Barlow len s e s are
s i on. A el i de · to be copi e d in the fi e ld is the n inse rte d 30x60 te rre stri al te l e s cope ; ( E ) 400mm u s e d fo r s urve i l l ance
i nto the front ho l de r. The s trobe i s he l d 1 5 i nche s fro m Tele-I�go r atta che d to ano ther Exakta of sky o r te rre s tri al
the ground glas s fo r a no rmal Ko dachro me-to -K odachrome dupl i c ame ra bo dy . are as .
c ate , and the Exakta shutte r i s fi re d a t l /50th. Excellent
dupl i c ate trans paran c i e s can thus be made i n the fie l d whe re
your sub je c t do e s no t want to '' lo an " the m out fo r the usual Fi g. ( 2b) i llustrate s our 3}-in ch De luxe Que s tar ( F),
labo rato ry de l ay . whi ch i s bas e d on po s s i bl y the mo s t advanced de s i gn o f any
as trono mi c al te l e s cope currently manu fac ture d . The Que s tar
A Po laro i d La.nd came ra i s c arri e d fo r on-the-spo t ( Cont . )
" qu1c k1e e" and fo r e xpo sure te s te fo r o the r c ame ras .
( Cont. )
S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1 959/60 - 8 - S AUCERS , Fall /Winte r 1959/60 - 9 -
INSTRUM&�TATION FO R UFO DETEC TION INSTRUMENTATION FOR UFO DETEC TION
S uper H ypan ( 500 AS A ) i s my fi rst cho i ce, wi th Ag fa Is opan
Re c o rd {1 600 ABA ) an d Ko d ak T ri -X ( 400 ASA) running cl o s e ABOUT EXPOSURE : fo r gene ral us e , the No rwoo d inci dent
s e conds . l i ght mete r ( K) is the han d s down cho i ce among the m a jo ri ty
o f expe rts . But fo r ''i mpo s s ibl e '' s i tuations, the S.E . I.
On '' re mo te " s e t-up s , whe re the c ame ra i s l e ft pl ante d re fle cte d l i ght mete r ( L) i s the onl y thi n g kno w that wi ll
and o pe rate d automati cally by radio s i gnal s from s o me di s take an � re ading o f f the face of the moon, or s o me ob
tan ce away, I use the Robot S tar ( D ) t�i ppe d by a rad i o -con . re mo ve d from the came ra . ( It wi ll even re ad the
j e c t far
troll e d soleno i d . Thi s gi ve s 5 5 pi c ture s o n a s i n gl e 36-e x e-round gl aAs o f a te le s cope -mounte d came ra. ai me d at a pl ane t,
po eure facto ry lo a d . The c ame ra c an be s pring wound, pre e tc . ) Al though e xpe n s ive ( ¢1 70 l i s t}, th is i s the mo s t us e
fo cus e d, an d le ft fo r surve i l l ance o f a re mote are a. Fie l d ful un ive rs al me te r known .
sho ts ( showing surroun d s , sky con di tion s , wi tne s s e s , etc.)
a re be et handle d wi th the 2tx2� twin-lens re flexe s , such as I pre fe r s ti l ls to movi e s , but s ti l l carry a Bell &
the Roll e i flex and Roll e i c o r d ( E ) . Howe l l 16mm Auto maAte r ( M) be c aus e o f i ts ease o f maga zine
fi l m loa d i ng and e mul s i on chan gin g in th � middle o f a roll .
TECHNIC AL SHO TS , o r tho s e invol ving " evi den c e " ( i nclud Len s e s fro m extreme wi de -angle to ove r 6 fo cal lengths are
ing s mall fragments , ha rdware or fi e l d spe c i me ns ) are shot avai l able .
wi th the Exakta and the 40mm f /3 .5 Makro K i l ar "D" lens ( F)
whi ch fo cus es down to be tte r than 1 : 1 ( two i nche s } . The And the bl ack Mi nox IIIs wi th bui lt- in e xpo sure me te r
f/3 .5 ME�.kro K i l ar i s a mu ch be tte r an d sharpe r lens than the ( N ) goe s wi th me on my bel t whe ne ve r I leave the hous e .
mo re e xpens ive f/2 . 8 mo de l . A He i l an d " Ring L i ght' ' ( G)
c oupl e d to a Me c abl i tz trans i s torize d s trobe i s u s e d wi th FIGURES ( 2a) and ( 2b ) show the long- ran ge pho to ins tru
the Makro K i l ar an d E xakta fo r top quali ty copying o f ex mentati on. The Cave 6-inch f/7 refle c �ing tel e s cope ( A ) i s
tre mely s ma ll o b j e c te ( A di s continue d l�c abl i tz 100 c an us e d wi th an E xakta
n o w be purchas e d fo r �25 A to $35 . ) The 40mm Makro Kilar i s e o r Pentax bo dy fo r
an exce llent all -aroun d, gene ral purpo s e s e mi -wi de -an gle lens, e ye pi e ce pro j e c tion .
s i n ce i t wi ll fo cus on any ob j e ct fro m two in che s to i n fini ty The re i s a full s e t
wi thout acc e e�ory e xten s io n attachments . o f o rtho s copi c o cul ars
in addi ti on to two
Do cument o r pho to graph co pying i s be s t a c c o mpli she d e xce lle nt achro mati c
wi th the Le i c a and a Boo wu clo s e -up attachment (H). Fo r a Barlow lenses ( e a ch
fe w cents pe r frame , you can " mi c ro fi l e " anything you c an o f whi ch e xten d s no r
s e e , in any l i ght. Th i s h andy devi c e fol d s into a po cket mal magni fi cati on
s i ze d package that go e s wi th me eve rywhe re in a. bri e fc as e . about th ree diame te rs )
In a ve ry few s e con d s , i t c an be s e t up to make a pe rmanent and a 1 6. 3mm Galo c
� 5mm re co rd, in bl ack-an d-wh i te or colo r, o f any wri tten o r o cul ar ( apparent fi e l d:
printe d page o r do cument o r pho to �raph o r o b j e ct up to i ts 75°) .
fi e l d o f vi e w. It i s s ho l� s e t-up (H) fo r a s tan dard 8 kxll
i nch sheet o f pape r. A Bushnell "S pace
mas ter" ( B) wi th four·
FO R THE ULTIMATE IN REALISM, 3 - D s te reo colo rs li de s e ye pie ce s revolving on
are the ans we r. I f your ob j e c t i s c lo s e enough to s e e cle arly, a turre t can be us e d
a Ste re o Real i s t ( I ) or Revere wi ll pre s e rve the mo s t ac curate e i the r fo r vi sual ob
ren di ti on. ( Two s te reo c ame ras in the back ro w have 50ft. s e rvati on or photo
bulk Kodachro me fi l m backs . ) FIG. ( 2 a) . ( A) Si x-inch Cave re fl e et graphi c work wi th e qui v
i n g te le s cope ; ( B) Bushne ll 60mm tu rre t alent fo cal len gths up
Di re c tl y unde r the Le i c a mi c ro fi lming ri g i s an E xakta S pace ma s te r te l e s cope attache d to Exakta to 4800mm. S malle r
bo x attache d to a No vafl e x s l i de copyi n g devi ce (J). The c ame ra ; ( C ) s mall 50mm re fra cting te le s po ttin g s cope s ( C & D)
c ame ra lens i s re move d an d s c re we d into the be l lo ws exten s cope on eq uato ri al mount ; (D) c o mpact wi th Barlow len s e s are
s i on. A el i de · to be copi e d in the fi e ld is the n inse rte d 30x60 te rre stri al te l e s cope ; ( E ) 400mm u s e d fo r s urve i l l ance
i nto the front ho l de r. The s trobe i s he l d 1 5 i nche s fro m Tele-I�go r atta che d to ano ther Exakta of sky o r te rre s tri al
the ground glas s fo r a no rmal Ko dachro me-to -K odachrome dupl i c ame ra bo dy . are as .
c ate , and the Exakta shutte r i s fi re d a t l /50th. Excellent
dupl i c ate trans paran c i e s can thus be made i n the fie l d whe re
your sub je c t do e s no t want to '' lo an " the m out fo r the usual Fi g. ( 2b) i llustrate s our 3}-in ch De luxe Que s tar ( F),
labo rato ry de l ay . whi ch i s bas e d on po s s i bl y the mo s t advanced de s i gn o f any
as trono mi c al te l e s cope currently manu fac ture d . The Que s tar
A Po laro i d La.nd came ra i s c arri e d fo r on-the-spo t ( Cont . )
" qu1c k1e e" and fo r e xpo sure te s te fo r o the r c ame ras .
( Cont. )
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INSTRUMENTATION FOR UFO DETEC TION INSTRUl-1ENTATION FOR UFO DETECTION
i s a cata.d io ptri c tel e s cope o f a s l i ghtl y mo di fi e d Matsukov shoul d be vi s i bl e wi th mo de s t equi pment. An obje ct onl y 200
de s i gn e mpl oying an asphe ri c corre ction pl ate ove r a 3 i-i nch yards i n d i amete r ( about hal f again the s i ze of the Capi tol
o b j e c tive mi rro r fi gure d to be tte r than l /64th wave . Thi s Bl d g. in Washington) can be seen at 500 x .
gi ves a resoluti on o f appro x i mate ly 0.8 s e con d s o f arc, whi ch
i s co muara.ble to the DI'P"e s l i :ni t fo r the s tan dard 6" refle cto r.
Two fi ne o culars and a bui l t-in achro mati c Barl o w lens gi ve O PTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
magn i fi cations o f 40x, 80x and 160x . The te l e s cope was s pe
c i ally de s i gne d fo r the s i mple atta chment o f e i ther the Exakta OPTICAL G AOOETS ( Fig. 3 ) extre me l y us e ful w·ould be li ght
or Pe ntax came ra fo r astrophotograph y. 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
WHEN IT C O MES TO UFO PHOTOGRA PHY, the l e a s t pre tenti ous s pe c tro scope (D ) . Fo r see i n g in total darkne s s ( wi th an in fra
devi ce is uerhaus the mo st u�e ful . I r you are thi nking o f 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 �ing Q�· came ra, and an ine xuenei ve one at that, we hearti l y o b j e c ts , a war surulus in fra-re d ' ' snoope rs cope' ' ( $14 to �1 50)
re c ommend the type kno wn as a "12:1ove compartme nt s pe c i al . " ( E & F) m i ght be use ful . We neve r di s c ount the po s s ibil i ty o f
Th i � i s any fol din � rql l fi l m be llows -tyRe taki � g 1 20 or 620 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
fi lm, and makin s 24x34 pi cture s . The s e o l d i e s can be bought be us e ful in the future in atte mpting to re s olve the s ource of
us e d fo r $5 to �1 5, an d h ave f/4.5 l en s e s wi th Co mpur �hutters propul s i o n of UFO' s . ) S i mi l arly, an ultra-viol e t s c reen wi th a
to l /2 50th s e cond . The fo c al length i s usuall y around 10 5mm, wi de aperture mi rro r wi ll reve al sho rte r wave l e ngth e mi s si o ns
wh i ch is R me dium te lephoto compare d to lens e s on 3 5mm c ame ras , in the sky.
•
Pre s ently, the s o -c al l e d " do me s ' ' are attracting s o me at- from a fe w inche s to seve ral fe et wi thout burning up the quartz
tenti on, as are purpo rte d change s 1 n the c rate rs o f Plato, Al l ampe.
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. )
( Cont.)
·
i s a cata.d io ptri c tel e s cope o f a s l i ghtl y mo di fi e d Matsukov shoul d be vi s i bl e wi th mo de s t equi pment. An obje ct onl y 200
de s i gn e mpl oying an asphe ri c corre ction pl ate ove r a 3 i-i nch yards i n d i amete r ( about hal f again the s i ze of the Capi tol
o b j e c tive mi rro r fi gure d to be tte r than l /64th wave . Thi s Bl d g. in Washington) can be seen at 500 x .
gi ves a resoluti on o f appro x i mate ly 0.8 s e con d s o f arc, whi ch
i s co muara.ble to the DI'P"e s l i :ni t fo r the s tan dard 6" refle cto r.
Two fi ne o culars and a bui l t-in achro mati c Barl o w lens gi ve O PTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
magn i fi cations o f 40x, 80x and 160x . The te l e s cope was s pe
c i ally de s i gne d fo r the s i mple atta chment o f e i ther the Exakta OPTICAL G AOOETS ( Fig. 3 ) extre me l y us e ful w·ould be li ght
or Pe ntax came ra fo r astrophotograph y. 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
WHEN IT C O MES TO UFO PHOTOGRA PHY, the l e a s t pre tenti ous s pe c tro scope (D ) . Fo r see i n g in total darkne s s ( wi th an in fra
devi ce is uerhaus the mo st u�e ful . I r you are thi nking o f 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 �ing Q�· came ra, and an ine xuenei ve one at that, we hearti l y o b j e c ts , a war surulus in fra-re d ' ' snoope rs cope' ' ( $14 to �1 50)
re c ommend the type kno wn as a "12:1ove compartme nt s pe c i al . " ( E & F) m i ght be use ful . We neve r di s c ount the po s s ibil i ty o f
Th i � i s any fol din � rql l fi l m be llows -tyRe taki � g 1 20 or 620 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
fi lm, and makin s 24x34 pi cture s . The s e o l d i e s can be bought be us e ful in the future in atte mpting to re s olve the s ource of
us e d fo r $5 to �1 5, an d h ave f/4.5 l en s e s wi th Co mpur �hutters propul s i o n of UFO' s . ) S i mi l arly, an ultra-viol e t s c reen wi th a
to l /2 50th s e cond . The fo c al length i s usuall y around 10 5mm, wi de aperture mi rro r wi ll reve al sho rte r wave l e ngth e mi s si o ns
wh i ch is R me dium te lephoto compare d to lens e s on 3 5mm c ame ras , in the sky.
•
Pre s ently, the s o -c al l e d " do me s ' ' are attracting s o me at- from a fe w inche s to seve ral fe et wi thout burning up the quartz
tenti on, as are purpo rte d change s 1 n the c rate rs o f Plato, Al l ampe.
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. )
( Cont.)
·
EL ECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION
I
low-no i s e transi 8to ri ze d ampli fie r an d pre ampli fi e r shown
he re in the i r open case ( C ) .
The p re -amp i s a Fi she r H i -F1 uni t wi th s e l e c te d
trans i s to rs , and the powe r ampl i fi e r i s a low-no i s e Lafayette
k i t. Ove rall gai n i s ove r 1 50 db. A s e lf-contai ne d s pe aker
mon i to rs the input, whi l e a se ri e s of matchin g tran . s fo rme rs
in magneti c shiel ds adR.pt"" the pre-amp to a numbe r o f input
devi c e s . One of the s e is a vacuum-tube pho to ce ll uni t, the
s i ze o f a c i gare tte pack, whi ch can be u s e d as a 1 1 g �t-be am
re ceive r, o r held at the fo cus o f a l arge mi rro r to listen 11
to au dio variati ons in unpe r atmo s phe re l i gh ts . The s mall
de -mo dul ato r p robe i s a wi de -ban d R. F. uni t wo rking fro m mi c ro
wave to h i gh audio frequenci e s . Thi s " s c an s " the enti re radio
spe ctrum fo r s i gnal s . ( Cont. )
EL ECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION
I
low-no i s e transi 8to ri ze d ampli fie r an d pre ampli fi e r shown
he re in the i r open case ( C ) .
The p re -amp i s a Fi she r H i -F1 uni t wi th s e l e c te d
trans i s to rs , and the powe r ampl i fi e r i s a low-no i s e Lafayette
k i t. Ove rall gai n i s ove r 1 50 db. A s e lf-contai ne d s pe aker
mon i to rs the input, whi l e a se ri e s of matchin g tran . s fo rme rs
in magneti c shiel ds adR.pt"" the pre-amp to a numbe r o f input
devi c e s . One of the s e is a vacuum-tube pho to ce ll uni t, the
s i ze o f a c i gare tte pack, whi ch can be u s e d as a 1 1 g �t-be am
re ceive r, o r held at the fo cus o f a l arge mi rro r to listen 11
to au dio variati ons in unpe r atmo s phe re l i gh ts . The s mall
de -mo dul ato r p robe i s a wi de -ban d R. F. uni t wo rking fro m mi c ro
wave to h i gh audio frequenci e s . Thi s " s c an s " the enti re radio
spe ctrum fo r s i gnal s . ( Cont. )
watch, " an F.M re ce i ve r (D) to mon i to r the ai rc raft communi ca [�-� � �����:·::' ��
ti ons bands and a batte ry ai rcraft ban d AM re ce i ve r ( E ) .
The trans i s to ri ze d s e ta i n the fo re groun d--wi th Regen c y
mul ti -band transi s tqr conve rter ( F) --co ve r all h a m bands, the
marine be acon an d ai r c ra,ft band from 200 to 400 k c ., �roa d c a �t
b and, 1 .8 5-4.3 me . AM, and 4 to 1 2 me gacycl es. On a watch, FIG. 5. COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTATION includes surnlus BC 611-F handie
the ai r c raft band Zen i th Royal 760 N avi gator (G ) i s used to re talkies (A); battery-operated Vocaline citizens band. communications units
ceive and re co rd the re gul a r we athe r and " winds alo ft" bro ad (B); Nqtional NC-B8 all wave receiver (C); FM receiver (D); aircraft and
AM receiver (E); Regency short ,.,ave converter (F); Zenith aircraft band
c as ts. The bro a d c a s t and sho rt-wave transi sto r se ta ( H ) are receiver (G); AM and aircra.ft band transistor radios (H); power supply
tuned to "watch" frequen c i es fo r the h andle -talki e s to prese rve and converter (115 AC) for non-battery units (I).
batteri es at the base ( trail er) stati on Gons et Comman der i nstal
l ation.
( Co nt.)
watch, " an F.M re ce i ve r (D) to mon i to r the ai rc raft communi ca [�-� � �����:·::' ��
ti ons bands and a batte ry ai rcraft ban d AM re ce i ve r ( E ) .
The trans i s to ri ze d s e ta i n the fo re groun d--wi th Regen c y
mul ti -band transi s tqr conve rter ( F) --co ve r all h a m bands, the
marine be acon an d ai r c ra,ft band from 200 to 400 k c ., �roa d c a �t
b and, 1 .8 5-4.3 me . AM, and 4 to 1 2 me gacycl es. On a watch, FIG. 5. COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTATION includes surnlus BC 611-F handie
the ai r c raft band Zen i th Royal 760 N avi gator (G ) i s used to re talkies (A); battery-operated Vocaline citizens band. communications units
ceive and re co rd the re gul a r we athe r and " winds alo ft" bro ad (B); Nqtional NC-B8 all wave receiver (C); FM receiver (D); aircraft and
AM receiver (E); Regency short ,.,ave converter (F); Zenith aircraft band
c as ts. The bro a d c a s t and sho rt-wave transi sto r se ta ( H ) are receiver (G); AM and aircra.ft band transistor radios (H); power supply
tuned to "watch" frequen c i es fo r the h andle -talki e s to prese rve and converter (115 AC) for non-battery units (I).
batteri es at the base ( trail er) stati on Gons et Comman der i nstal
l ation.
( Co nt.)
PEOP LE SOMETIMES ASK just what the de vi l we do wi th all MANY CLAIM THAT UFO ' e e mi t only i nfra-re d l i ght, and can
o f th i s ge ar. A hypothe ti cal inve s ti gati on mi ght run as be photo graphe d only wi th i � fra-re d fi l m" I f the re i s any
foll ows : 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
The te lephone rings at mi dni ght. An e x ci te d vo i ce an re d camera. Al s o , in the re l ati ve ly few ca s e s o f pho to s , the
nounce s that a UFO i s hove ri n g o ve r Gri ffi th P ark. 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
i'le grab a du ffl e bag containi n g s e veral came rae, the ren der de tai l that the box Browni e s .
7x3 5 bino cul ars , te lephoto l ens e s , s pe ctras cope , Ge i ge r coun
te rs and magne tome te rs . A fte r a qui ck look - 1,rh e re noth i n g i s And the all e ge d magneti c pro pe rti e s o f UFO ' s are l e gend
vi s ible - the car is he ade d fo r the s i te . O n the way , 330 k c. ary. S o why not at l e a s t carry a 15¢ po cket compas s , or a d tp
i s tune d in on the Zeni th Royal 760 N avi gato r, and the en ti re ping ne e dl e , an d lQQk at the thing in cas e of a s i ghting? I ve
we athe r report, ti me , win d s -al o ft bro a dca s t an d kin dre d data a sked many pi lots re porting UFO' s i f the i r m�gneti c pl ane com
are re co rde d on the Mohawk po cket re co rde r fo r future re fe r pas s e s swung e a s t or we st durin g the ·obs e rvati on . But to a man ,
ence . 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
ARRIVING A T THE SITE , the Gei ge r counte r i s turne d o n the puzzl e .
a.n d the "cli ck-cli ck" s ee ms s l i ghtly abo ve no rmal . The me te r
i s re ad A re co rde d on tape by vo i ce , an d about fi fteen s e conds I S THE SPEC TRUM O F A GREEN FIREBALL a continuous o r di s
of the cli ck s " re co rde d just a s the y soun d . 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
N o thi ng i s vi s ibl e , s o the s ky i s s canne d fi rst wi th pen-s i ze d in s trument, pe rhaps we woul d kn �w if the pheno mena 11
binocul �rs , then wi th the in fra-re d snoope rs cope , then wi th 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 .
the ul tra-vi o l e t conve rte r . The spe ctras cope i s re ady i n a
b re as t po cket. On an outs i de chan ce , s e ve ral came ras l o a de d It e ven a s mall pai r o f bino cul ars had be en han dy , hundre ds
wi th Supe r Hypan are made re a dy at hand wi th varying te l e pho to o f ei ghtin gs coul d now be clas s i fi e d .
l ense s .
It s o me thin g i s hol ding a U FO o ff the ground, that '' s o me
The cas e contai ni n g the h i gh gain audio ampl i fi e r i s thi ng" can b e me asure d an d i denti fi e d , and pe rhaps s o me d ay
a cti vate d , an d the pho to cell , i n ducti on pi ck-up and h i gh i m dupl i cate d . But fi rst i t mus t be dete cte d . Thi s i s the enti re
pe dan ce e le ctro s tati c probe are tu rne d on an d balance d . ph iloeophy o f UFO ins trumentati on . At l ea s t take a pi cture o f
The re s e e ms to be e s trRn ge hummi n g comin g o ve r the magne ti c i t, e ven i f i t i s a bo x Browni e . A we ather an d marine ban d re
de te cto r , so a s ampl e o f thi s i s re co r de d on tape , along wi th ce i ve r wi ll gi ve at l east the ' ' winds alo ft" pi cture Qn the �QQ,i.
the ti me and o rientati on o f the coi l an d sens i ti vi ty setti n gs . O r i f the time i s no te d , wi th the di re cti on in whi ch the UFO
T he Ge i ge r counte r i n the ba ck groun d i s s te ad i l y in cre asin g trave l e d , ai rpo rt we�the r re qo rds can de fi n i tely l ate r e �tabl i sh
i ts rate , an d the compa s s e s a re che cke d an d re ro rde d ve rball y. whe the r o r no t i t was a weathe r balloon .
A s e cond 15 s e con d tape is made of the counte r s cli ck s , an d
e xact time no te d . 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
A l a rge l i ght finally appe a rs o ve r the hori zon , and "hove ring." The conclus i on o f se ve ral U FO re s e archers was that
whi l e obse rvi n g with bin o cul ars , i ts locati o n , di re ction an d 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
time are tape re co rde d . Ou r UFO turns out to be a photo be ins tantly vi s ible ( vi a mete r) an d audible ( magneti c pi ck-up)
re connai s s an ce ai rcraft in the pro xi mi ty o f Mt. Wi l s on . The on our apparatus fro m many mi l e s di s tan t.
ne gati ve re sul ts are so re co rde d .
If e l e ctro s tati c or i oni z ati on dri ves are use d , they woul d
Now all i s quiet. Hut the are a i s brackete d fo r ano the r be de te ctable fo r mil e s on an in fin i te i mpe d an ce probe . Magneti c
hal f hour- an d we go home . 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
I F UFO's EXIST , they have to leave e vi den ce . If you can capable o f s tal l in g cars and blo cking radio s e ts .
s e e the m, you can photo graph the m. An d you could look at the
" l i ghts " wi th a spe ctro s cope an d ins tantly see the component TO THE OFT-REPEATED QUERY: "Wh: do you go alo n g on s o me o f
col o rs , e tc. Ruppe lt has s tate d th at hi gh radi o a cti vity the s e i mpo s s ibl e 'contacte e ' s i o ree s , I can only ans we r , "If
me �sure ments have co rrel ate d clo s ely wi th s o me UFO p ro xi mi ti e s , anyth i n g � happen , I ' d like to be the re �' ' But more i mpo rtant,
an d a Ge i �e r counte r the re fo re woul d b e an e s s en ti al to ol fo r i f the e vi de n ce i s ��' we shoul d have at l e a s t one obje c
not only dete cti n g" but "me a suring" such acti vi ty . ti ve obs e rve r on board to counte ract the e xagge rati on s o f tho s e
( Cont.) who "though t" they s aw s o me thing.
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INS TRUl-lENTATION FOR UFO DETE C TION INSTRUMENTATION FOR UFO DETE CTION
PEOP LE SOMETIMES ASK just what the de vi l we do wi th all MANY CLAIM THAT UFO ' e e mi t only i nfra-re d l i ght, and can
o f th i s ge ar. A hypothe ti cal inve s ti gati on mi ght run as be photo graphe d only wi th i � fra-re d fi l m" I f the re i s any
foll ows : 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
The te lephone rings at mi dni ght. An e x ci te d vo i ce an re d camera. Al s o , in the re l ati ve ly few ca s e s o f pho to s , the
nounce s that a UFO i s hove ri n g o ve r Gri ffi th P ark. 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
i'le grab a du ffl e bag containi n g s e veral came rae, the ren der de tai l that the box Browni e s .
7x3 5 bino cul ars , te lephoto l ens e s , s pe ctras cope , Ge i ge r coun
te rs and magne tome te rs . A fte r a qui ck look - 1,rh e re noth i n g i s And the all e ge d magneti c pro pe rti e s o f UFO ' s are l e gend
vi s ible - the car is he ade d fo r the s i te . O n the way , 330 k c. ary. S o why not at l e a s t carry a 15¢ po cket compas s , or a d tp
i s tune d in on the Zeni th Royal 760 N avi gato r, and the en ti re ping ne e dl e , an d lQQk at the thing in cas e of a s i ghting? I ve
we athe r report, ti me , win d s -al o ft bro a dca s t an d kin dre d data a sked many pi lots re porting UFO' s i f the i r m�gneti c pl ane com
are re co rde d on the Mohawk po cket re co rde r fo r future re fe r pas s e s swung e a s t or we st durin g the ·obs e rvati on . But to a man ,
ence . 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
ARRIVING A T THE SITE , the Gei ge r counte r i s turne d o n the puzzl e .
a.n d the "cli ck-cli ck" s ee ms s l i ghtly abo ve no rmal . The me te r
i s re ad A re co rde d on tape by vo i ce , an d about fi fteen s e conds I S THE SPEC TRUM O F A GREEN FIREBALL a continuous o r di s
of the cli ck s " re co rde d just a s the y soun d . 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
N o thi ng i s vi s ibl e , s o the s ky i s s canne d fi rst wi th pen-s i ze d in s trument, pe rhaps we woul d kn �w if the pheno mena 11
binocul �rs , then wi th the in fra-re d snoope rs cope , then wi th 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 .
the ul tra-vi o l e t conve rte r . The spe ctras cope i s re ady i n a
b re as t po cket. On an outs i de chan ce , s e ve ral came ras l o a de d It e ven a s mall pai r o f bino cul ars had be en han dy , hundre ds
wi th Supe r Hypan are made re a dy at hand wi th varying te l e pho to o f ei ghtin gs coul d now be clas s i fi e d .
l ense s .
It s o me thin g i s hol ding a U FO o ff the ground, that '' s o me
The cas e contai ni n g the h i gh gain audio ampl i fi e r i s thi ng" can b e me asure d an d i denti fi e d , and pe rhaps s o me d ay
a cti vate d , an d the pho to cell , i n ducti on pi ck-up and h i gh i m dupl i cate d . But fi rst i t mus t be dete cte d . Thi s i s the enti re
pe dan ce e le ctro s tati c probe are tu rne d on an d balance d . ph iloeophy o f UFO ins trumentati on . At l ea s t take a pi cture o f
The re s e e ms to be e s trRn ge hummi n g comin g o ve r the magne ti c i t, e ven i f i t i s a bo x Browni e . A we ather an d marine ban d re
de te cto r , so a s ampl e o f thi s i s re co r de d on tape , along wi th ce i ve r wi ll gi ve at l east the ' ' winds alo ft" pi cture Qn the �QQ,i.
the ti me and o rientati on o f the coi l an d sens i ti vi ty setti n gs . O r i f the time i s no te d , wi th the di re cti on in whi ch the UFO
T he Ge i ge r counte r i n the ba ck groun d i s s te ad i l y in cre asin g trave l e d , ai rpo rt we�the r re qo rds can de fi n i tely l ate r e �tabl i sh
i ts rate , an d the compa s s e s a re che cke d an d re ro rde d ve rball y. whe the r o r no t i t was a weathe r balloon .
A s e cond 15 s e con d tape is made of the counte r s cli ck s , an d
e xact time no te d . 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
A l a rge l i ght finally appe a rs o ve r the hori zon , and "hove ring." The conclus i on o f se ve ral U FO re s e archers was that
whi l e obse rvi n g with bin o cul ars , i ts locati o n , di re ction an d 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
time are tape re co rde d . Ou r UFO turns out to be a photo be ins tantly vi s ible ( vi a mete r) an d audible ( magneti c pi ck-up)
re connai s s an ce ai rcraft in the pro xi mi ty o f Mt. Wi l s on . The on our apparatus fro m many mi l e s di s tan t.
ne gati ve re sul ts are so re co rde d .
If e l e ctro s tati c or i oni z ati on dri ves are use d , they woul d
Now all i s quiet. Hut the are a i s brackete d fo r ano the r be de te ctable fo r mil e s on an in fin i te i mpe d an ce probe . Magneti c
hal f hour- an d we go home . 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
I F UFO's EXIST , they have to leave e vi den ce . If you can capable o f s tal l in g cars and blo cking radio s e ts .
s e e the m, you can photo graph the m. An d you could look at the
" l i ghts " wi th a spe ctro s cope an d ins tantly see the component TO THE OFT-REPEATED QUERY: "Wh: do you go alo n g on s o me o f
col o rs , e tc. Ruppe lt has s tate d th at hi gh radi o a cti vity the s e i mpo s s ibl e 'contacte e ' s i o ree s , I can only ans we r , "If
me �sure ments have co rrel ate d clo s ely wi th s o me UFO p ro xi mi ti e s , anyth i n g � happen , I ' d like to be the re �' ' But more i mpo rtant,
an d a Ge i �e r counte r the re fo re woul d b e an e s s en ti al to ol fo r i f the e vi de n ce i s ��' we shoul d have at l e a s t one obje c
not only dete cti n g" but "me a suring" such acti vi ty . ti ve obs e rve r on board to counte ract the e xagge rati on s o f tho s e
( Cont.) who "though t" they s aw s o me thing.
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THE JUL Y 28 MOVIES
THE JULY 28 MOVI ES
groups is the pro ble m o f dealin g with claims of cont act with
space men . NICAP is un de r const a.nt pre ssure fro m tho se who
(Cont . )
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THE JULY 28 MOVIES
THE JULY 28 MOVIES
(E d it or's �e : In con c lus ion , we might s t ate fo r the
Afte r t he o bj e c t s turne d bright wh it e , an ionization fo rme d re cord that bo t h mo tion picture c ame ras were ope rating at 16
around t hem an d t he y rapidly 11d ieeipa.t e d . 11 The cloud-l ike frame s pe r s e con d . Ape rture o n t he 8mm c ame ra was set a t f/8
fo rmation aroun d t he c raft wa.e o f t he same colo r an d at firs t an d the 1 6mm was s e t at appro ximate ly f/1 0 . It is the Editort s
o f t he same shape , but in a mat t e r o f se con d s t he o b j e c t s h ad not ine xpe rien c e d opinion that the c ame ras did photo graph a
co mpl etely "dis so lve d " in mid-air. vis ible o b j e c t , an d that super-impo sure o r double-e xpo sure
c oul d not ac count fo r the image s pro duced. What the o b j e c t
BECAUSE O F SPACE L IMITATIONS , t he fUll detail s o f this was re mains, o f cours e , an enigma . The firs t po �s ibil i ty t o
Jul y 28 in cide nt will no t be c ro s s our minds was a po lye the lyn e -type balloon , but we have
bro ache d he re in, but it shoul d neve r he ard of any o f t he shape re co rde d . Al so , a balloon
be ment ione d t hat te lephone in could not po s sibly co incide wi th the d �s c ript � oneo ffe re d by
q ue rie s about the brilliant d ay the wi tne s se s--i. e . , that the o b j ect s po ppe d in to view,
l ight vis ibility o f Venue a c count c han ge d colo r and brillian ce and , aft e r a view s e conds , dis
for t he witne sse s bein g pre sent s ipate d , pre sumabl� by so we pro c e ss o f ionizat i o n . We re fe r
an d the two movie c ame ras having re d to a singul ar o b j e c t above , fo r on ly one o b j e c t was
been se t up an d re ady to phot o pho to graphe d , but four in all we re obs e rve d by the witne s s e s ,
gra�h . Al t hough subj e ctive as a c c o rdin g to Mr. S t anfo rd . It s houl d be note d t hat the Co rpus
pe c t s mus t not be t aken too Chris t i sightin g is re marka.bly s imi l ar to s everal cl ass ic UFO
s e riou s l y by t he ob j e c t ive re inc idents, part icul arl y in Fran c e . Refe r, � � �
s e arche r , seve ral of the witne s !lyin g S aucers by Aime Mi c he l, pp.l46 and 148. !lying S aucere
se s have considere d t he po ss i and the S t raight-L ine MY�, also by Mich� � ' cont ains a
bil ity t hat this displ ay was not quant ity of refe ren c e s to s imil ar o b j e c t s . ) \. e e to p p . 26 . )
EXTREME ENLARGEMENT fro m 8mm a c c idental , and tha.t it may
movie frame showing cont rail have been in t ende d o r d ire c te d
curving slightly around UFO . by whatever intel ligen c e· con
This is t he same o b j e ct that t ro l le d t he c raft that we ob- THE FUTURE O F UFO INVESTIG ATION
is repro duc e d in our cover se rve d an d pho to graphe d .
il lust rat ions, but t iny 8mm By RICHARD HALL
frame c anno t re solve de t ail .
(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
It may be wort hy to note t hat the sightin g was imme d i Conne c t icut Ave . , N. W. , Washington 6 , D. C. Membe rship is
ately re po rte d to l o c al n aval autho rit ie s , in clu ding t he o pen to anyone at $ 5 . 00 per annum.)
Chie f Se curity O ffic e r (at a lowe r o ffice r ' s reque st ) . About * * ..
ninety minute s was spent by t he Se curity O ffice r in asking
que s t ions re gardin g our obs e rvat ion . They said t hey h a d no IN THE SUMMER 1 958 (Vo l . VI, No . 1 ) issue o f SAUCERS ,
e xpl anation fo r t he pheno menon , and we re quite e xc ite d when E d itor Max B . Mi ll e r publis he d "Que Ptions About NICAP" whic h
we t ol d the m t hat we had fil me d a j e t divin g at the UFO. The we re an s we re d by Majo r Don al d E . Keyho e , Dt re ctor o f NICAP.
o ffice r who took mo s t o f the data said the inform ation woul d The s ituat i on as de�cribe d in Major Keyhoe e an swe rs ha.e
be forwarde d to the Air Fo rce , who "Are very inte re st e d in chan ge d very lit t l e since that time --the bas ic problem is
t he se t hings. " st ill l ack o f adequat e finan c ial support to ope rat e as e f
fic iently as is e xpe cte d o f us . But the re have been importe.nt
I pe rsonally fee l privil e ge d to have been one o f t he gein s s in c e t hat time . The ul t imate suc ce s s o f t he movement
witne s se s o f t he aerial displ ay and to ha.ve h ad the oppo rtun ity to ge t the fac t s about UFO ' e is in s ight , provide d intell igent
to o pe rate t he 1 6 mm c ame ra.. Naval Se curity pro mise d t hat we c it izens be come aware of the proble ms fac in g pione e rs in this
woul d re ce ive a t e lephone c all from t hem if t hey o r t he Air fie l d and pit ch in to he lp.
Fo rce shoul d eve r ident ify t he UFO as anything convent ional .
No c a ll has be en re c e ive d . As Mr. Mill e r sugge ste d , the re is re sentment o f NICAP
in so me quart e rs and some groupe which are sharply c rit ic al
I shoul d l ike herewith t o invite ob je c t ive inve st igat ion o f NICAP. In some in s t ances, the c ritic isms are at le ast
of t his inc ident an d /o r t he movie foo tage , towards whic h my partly val id . There ie no denying t hat we have made mist ake s
fulle st coope rat ion is ple d ge d . Fo r inve s t igative o r othe r and a t time s fail e d t o d o t hings whic h we shoul d have done .
groups fUrnishin g t ape s, compl e t e ac counts o f this o c curre n c e On the o the r h an d , some o f the mo s t vicious attack8 on NICAP
will be re corde d and sent free of charge . Firs t c l ass copie s have been made by people who kno w ve ry lit tle about our pro b
o f t he two movie s will be made availabl e (at no cost t o re l e ms , an d t he se attacks h ave been entirely unfounde d .
spons ible inve s tigators ) fo r anal ys is. This inc l udes suc h
o rganizations as NICAP and Congre ssional inve stigat ive bo die s. PERHAPS THE MAJOR SOURCE o f dis agre e ment among UFO
(Cont . )
·
groups is the pro ble m o f dealin g with claims of cont act with
space men . NICAP is un de r const a.nt pre ssure fro m tho se who
(Cont . )
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THE FUTURE O F UFO INVES TIG ATION THE FU TURE O F UFO INVES TIGATION
are in cl � ne d to be l ie ve one o r mo re o f t he s o -c alle d � con maintain only t hat t he re is no pro of , o r e ven s t rong e viden ce ,
t acte � e, an d we are o ft en c rit ic ize d 'fo r not givin g ''equai that such a cont act has t aken pl ace yet . If UFO'e are s pace
space to the peopl e who make t he s e cl aims . s hips , the re is no re ason why s o me coul d no t have l ande d .
H owe ve r , this do e s no t mean t hat Ad amsk i's s to rie s have t o be
FIRST O F ALL IT IS ESSENTIAL fo r all to re al ize t hat t rue . NICAP hae e vidence ten d in g to d is c re dit othe r maj o r
NICAP is the only full -t imft UFO o rganization , working con c ont actee s , but the c as e s are s t il l cons ide rad open pe n d in g
s t antly to dig up fa c t s , c o rre l a t e an d publ ie h in fo rmation . mo re c omplete info rmat ion.
As such it require s a re R.A on �bl e amount o f o ffice space , fil e
c abinet s , othe r o f fice equipment , an d a s t a f f l arge enough to CO NTRARY TO COMlvtO N OPINION, we re tml R rl y gathe r in fo r
han dle a voluminous co rre �nondence e ffic ient l y . If all mem mation about contac t c l a ims fo r e val uation . With so many
be rs an d people in te re s te d - in UFO's coul d vis it our o ffic e , obvious fake rs an d c ha rl !3 tan s con fus ing the situat io n , we have
t hey woul d have a be t t e r un derstan d in g o f t he hand ic aps we to be extre me ly critic al an d de mand s o l id e vi dence . Un t il
are wo rking und e r . the re is proo f, o r a s t rong c as e , ,.,e will con tinue to gathe r
e viden c e whene ve r the cl aimant s de s e rve the bene fit o f t he
The bae ic s t ruc ture o f NICAP i s unque s t ionably soun d . doubt . Howe ve r , the publicat ion o f endle e s pole mic s about
The Bo ard o f Go ve rno rs in c lude s nro minent c itizen s who co m t he se cl aims s e rve s no goo d purpo s e an d det racts fro m se rious
mand re spe c t , and t he Pane l o f Advis e rs is growin g to in c lu de atten t ion to fac tual in fo rmat ion .
e xperts in t he many fie l d s d ire ctly re l at e d to UFO inve s t i
gat ion . T he e ffo rt s o f Ma j o r Keyho e as Dire c to r nee d no Wit hin the l imit ations imuo s e d on us by fin an c ial con
apo lo gy . He has done e ve rythin g humanly po s s ible , an d a l it s ide rat ions , we a re att ackin g the UFO probl em on two gene ral
tle mo re , to keep t he publ ic in fo rme d o f UFO a c t ivity . fronts : { 1 ) throu gh l e gal and con s t itutional me an s ; ( 2 ) through
in dependent inve s t igat ion . In the firs t depa rtment , no t ic e
NICAP ' s pro bl e ms are on t he practic al l e ve l . The fac t able pro gre s s ha s been made . S e ve ral Sen ato rs and Con gre s s men
t hat NICAP is a non -pro fit o rge.ni zat ion doe s no t me an that are now on re co rd suppo rtin g t he NICAP d rive fo r re l e ase o f
it s s t aff c an wo rk fo r nothing. At p re �ent t he s t aff con s is t s in fo rmation on UFO' s , an d in dividual me mbe rs o f Congre s s have
o f three peopl e : Ma j o r Keyho e , Mis s E l izabe t h Ken dall , who given spe c ial he lp which coul d l e ad to a bre e.k through in the
wo rks part -time in the e venin g , and myself. None o f us has next se s s ion o f Con gre s s ( pro vide d NICAP is no t hampe re d by
re ce ive d anyt hing appro achin g - a re gul ar s alary , in fac t a fin an c ial pre s sure s at the t ime ) . Liaison with Congre s s is one
gre at deal of t ime an d money has been donate d to keep NICAP o f our ma j o r activitie s .
in exis tenc e . All t hree o f us be l ie ve s t rongly in the pur
po s e of NI C AP , o the rwis e we would have given up lon g ago . THE ACQUISITIO N O F SEVERAL new s c ient ific advis e rs , and
new coope ration by e xisting s c ientific o rganiz ations , in d icates
With a bud ge t so l imit e d t hat we o ft en run s ho rt of po et t he.t UFO's are be in g tre at e d more se rious ly by the s c ien t i fie
a ge , s o me t ime s fo rc e d to de l ay publ ic ations whil e await in g community . In add ition to t he s e g ain s , NICAP is s e t t in g up
enough fund s fo r prin t in g co s t s , we do the be et we can to teams o f te c hin c al inve s t iga to rs (known as sub co mmittee s ) to
hcmdle a he avy load of c o rre s ponden c e . Al t hough t he vo lume make imme d iat e on-t he -suo t inve s t igat ions . S ubco mmit tees e re
0 f mate rial c al l s fo r n le ast one full -t ime fil e cle rk , no
unde r fo rmat ion in e ight s t at e s and two Can adian Pro vin c e s ,
fund s s.re avail abl e to pa.y even the s al arie s o f t he pre s ent s e ve ral al re ady active . This netwo rk , to be wo rl dwide , s houl d
s mall s ta ff . The writ in g and e d ito rial dut ie s fo r t he UFO re sul t in care fully e s t abl is he d impo rt ant new in fo rmation.
INVES TIGATO R are ano t he r full -t ime o c cupation .
NICAP has ende avo re d to make UFO inve s t igat ion re s pe ctabl e
With this backgroun d , pe rhaps it will be e a s ie r to by dealing wit h fac tual in fo rmation and en coura ging inte l l igent
unde rs t and why our publ ic ation s che dul e has been e rrat ic , an d c it izens to t ake an a c t ive part . As a re sul t , we have always
why we s o me t ime s fail to ans we r a l e t t e r . (Al t hough w e have re c e ive d se rious attention from t he p re s s e.nd fro m me mbe rs of
not been abl e to publis h once a mont h as s c he dul e d , membe r Congre s s . We do no t inten d to give up t he battl e , but ul t imate
s hips have been e xten de d auto m� t ic ally to in clude 1 2 publi suc ce s s depends on t he suppo rt and a c t ive part ic ipation of all
cation s . ) peopl e who have a s ince re de s ire to l e arn the truth about UFO's ,
and t he ir unde r s t a.nd ing of t he proble ms inhe ren t in this cam
WE WILL CO NTINUE TO WELCOME con s t ru c t ive c rit ic is m. and paign . Fo r t ho s e who will be l ie ve what t he y want to be l ie ve , we
we will t ry to be re spons ive to hone s t co mpl aints ; howe ve r , have not hing to o ffe r . Fo r fac t -o riente d peopl e , we can p ro mis e
w e wil l not subs t itute quan t ity fo r quality o r cont ro ve rt t he to do our l e vel be s t within our me ans to ge t t he facts . The
pol icy e st abl is he d by the Bo ard o f Gove rno rs . Our go al is futuro o f UFO inve s t igat ion re s t s wit h you .
re l iabl e , fac tual info rmatio n , not rumo rs and unfounde d t al e s .
� The past is but t he be ginnin g of a be ginning , an d all
C rit ic s o f' our po l icy toward cont actees have o ften s aid : that is an d ha s be en is but t he twil ight of t he dawn • • A day
•
� S inc e you obvious ly t ake it s e rious l y t hat space s hips might will come when be in ge who are now l atent in our t houghts an d
be vis iting t he e arth, how can you deny Adams k i and all t he hid den in our l o in s s hall s tand upon t his earth as one s t an d s
o the r contact s to rie s ?'' To c l e ar up a misunde rs t an d in g , NICAP upon a foo t s tool , and s hal l l augh an d reach o u t t he ir han ds
has ne ve r denie d t he p o s s ibil ity of an e ventual cont ac t . We amid t he s tars . "
(Cont . ) -H . G . We l l s , The Discovery ....o.f the FUture .
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THE FUTURE O F UFO INVES TIG ATION THE FU TURE O F UFO INVES TIGATION
are in cl � ne d to be l ie ve one o r mo re o f t he s o -c alle d � con maintain only t hat t he re is no pro of , o r e ven s t rong e viden ce ,
t acte � e, an d we are o ft en c rit ic ize d 'fo r not givin g ''equai that such a cont act has t aken pl ace yet . If UFO'e are s pace
space to the peopl e who make t he s e cl aims . s hips , the re is no re ason why s o me coul d no t have l ande d .
H owe ve r , this do e s no t mean t hat Ad amsk i's s to rie s have t o be
FIRST O F ALL IT IS ESSENTIAL fo r all to re al ize t hat t rue . NICAP hae e vidence ten d in g to d is c re dit othe r maj o r
NICAP is the only full -t imft UFO o rganization , working con c ont actee s , but the c as e s are s t il l cons ide rad open pe n d in g
s t antly to dig up fa c t s , c o rre l a t e an d publ ie h in fo rmation . mo re c omplete info rmat ion.
As such it require s a re R.A on �bl e amount o f o ffice space , fil e
c abinet s , othe r o f fice equipment , an d a s t a f f l arge enough to CO NTRARY TO COMlvtO N OPINION, we re tml R rl y gathe r in fo r
han dle a voluminous co rre �nondence e ffic ient l y . If all mem mation about contac t c l a ims fo r e val uation . With so many
be rs an d people in te re s te d - in UFO's coul d vis it our o ffic e , obvious fake rs an d c ha rl !3 tan s con fus ing the situat io n , we have
t hey woul d have a be t t e r un derstan d in g o f t he hand ic aps we to be extre me ly critic al an d de mand s o l id e vi dence . Un t il
are wo rking und e r . the re is proo f, o r a s t rong c as e , ,.,e will con tinue to gathe r
e viden c e whene ve r the cl aimant s de s e rve the bene fit o f t he
The bae ic s t ruc ture o f NICAP i s unque s t ionably soun d . doubt . Howe ve r , the publicat ion o f endle e s pole mic s about
The Bo ard o f Go ve rno rs in c lude s nro minent c itizen s who co m t he se cl aims s e rve s no goo d purpo s e an d det racts fro m se rious
mand re spe c t , and t he Pane l o f Advis e rs is growin g to in c lu de atten t ion to fac tual in fo rmat ion .
e xperts in t he many fie l d s d ire ctly re l at e d to UFO inve s t i
gat ion . T he e ffo rt s o f Ma j o r Keyho e as Dire c to r nee d no Wit hin the l imit ations imuo s e d on us by fin an c ial con
apo lo gy . He has done e ve rythin g humanly po s s ible , an d a l it s ide rat ions , we a re att ackin g the UFO probl em on two gene ral
tle mo re , to keep t he publ ic in fo rme d o f UFO a c t ivity . fronts : { 1 ) throu gh l e gal and con s t itutional me an s ; ( 2 ) through
in dependent inve s t igat ion . In the firs t depa rtment , no t ic e
NICAP ' s pro bl e ms are on t he practic al l e ve l . The fac t able pro gre s s ha s been made . S e ve ral Sen ato rs and Con gre s s men
t hat NICAP is a non -pro fit o rge.ni zat ion doe s no t me an that are now on re co rd suppo rtin g t he NICAP d rive fo r re l e ase o f
it s s t aff c an wo rk fo r nothing. At p re �ent t he s t aff con s is t s in fo rmation on UFO' s , an d in dividual me mbe rs o f Congre s s have
o f three peopl e : Ma j o r Keyho e , Mis s E l izabe t h Ken dall , who given spe c ial he lp which coul d l e ad to a bre e.k through in the
wo rks part -time in the e venin g , and myself. None o f us has next se s s ion o f Con gre s s ( pro vide d NICAP is no t hampe re d by
re ce ive d anyt hing appro achin g - a re gul ar s alary , in fac t a fin an c ial pre s sure s at the t ime ) . Liaison with Congre s s is one
gre at deal of t ime an d money has been donate d to keep NICAP o f our ma j o r activitie s .
in exis tenc e . All t hree o f us be l ie ve s t rongly in the pur
po s e of NI C AP , o the rwis e we would have given up lon g ago . THE ACQUISITIO N O F SEVERAL new s c ient ific advis e rs , and
new coope ration by e xisting s c ientific o rganiz ations , in d icates
With a bud ge t so l imit e d t hat we o ft en run s ho rt of po et t he.t UFO's are be in g tre at e d more se rious ly by the s c ien t i fie
a ge , s o me t ime s fo rc e d to de l ay publ ic ations whil e await in g community . In add ition to t he s e g ain s , NICAP is s e t t in g up
enough fund s fo r prin t in g co s t s , we do the be et we can to teams o f te c hin c al inve s t iga to rs (known as sub co mmittee s ) to
hcmdle a he avy load of c o rre s ponden c e . Al t hough t he vo lume make imme d iat e on-t he -suo t inve s t igat ions . S ubco mmit tees e re
0 f mate rial c al l s fo r n le ast one full -t ime fil e cle rk , no
unde r fo rmat ion in e ight s t at e s and two Can adian Pro vin c e s ,
fund s s.re avail abl e to pa.y even the s al arie s o f t he pre s ent s e ve ral al re ady active . This netwo rk , to be wo rl dwide , s houl d
s mall s ta ff . The writ in g and e d ito rial dut ie s fo r t he UFO re sul t in care fully e s t abl is he d impo rt ant new in fo rmation.
INVES TIGATO R are ano t he r full -t ime o c cupation .
NICAP has ende avo re d to make UFO inve s t igat ion re s pe ctabl e
With this backgroun d , pe rhaps it will be e a s ie r to by dealing wit h fac tual in fo rmation and en coura ging inte l l igent
unde rs t and why our publ ic ation s che dul e has been e rrat ic , an d c it izens to t ake an a c t ive part . As a re sul t , we have always
why we s o me t ime s fail to ans we r a l e t t e r . (Al t hough w e have re c e ive d se rious attention from t he p re s s e.nd fro m me mbe rs of
not been abl e to publis h once a mont h as s c he dul e d , membe r Congre s s . We do no t inten d to give up t he battl e , but ul t imate
s hips have been e xten de d auto m� t ic ally to in clude 1 2 publi suc ce s s depends on t he suppo rt and a c t ive part ic ipation of all
cation s . ) peopl e who have a s ince re de s ire to l e arn the truth about UFO's ,
and t he ir unde r s t a.nd ing of t he proble ms inhe ren t in this cam
WE WILL CO NTINUE TO WELCOME con s t ru c t ive c rit ic is m. and paign . Fo r t ho s e who will be l ie ve what t he y want to be l ie ve , we
we will t ry to be re spons ive to hone s t co mpl aints ; howe ve r , have not hing to o ffe r . Fo r fac t -o riente d peopl e , we can p ro mis e
w e wil l not subs t itute quan t ity fo r quality o r cont ro ve rt t he to do our l e vel be s t within our me ans to ge t t he facts . The
pol icy e st abl is he d by the Bo ard o f Gove rno rs . Our go al is futuro o f UFO inve s t igat ion re s t s wit h you .
re l iabl e , fac tual info rmatio n , not rumo rs and unfounde d t al e s .
� The past is but t he be ginnin g of a be ginning , an d all
C rit ic s o f' our po l icy toward cont actees have o ften s aid : that is an d ha s be en is but t he twil ight of t he dawn • • A day
•
� S inc e you obvious ly t ake it s e rious l y t hat space s hips might will come when be in ge who are now l atent in our t houghts an d
be vis iting t he e arth, how can you deny Adams k i and all t he hid den in our l o in s s hall s tand upon t his earth as one s t an d s
o the r contact s to rie s ?'' To c l e ar up a misunde rs t an d in g , NICAP upon a foo t s tool , and s hal l l augh an d reach o u t t he ir han ds
has ne ve r denie d t he p o s s ibil ity of an e ventual cont ac t . We amid t he s tars . "
(Cont . ) -H . G . We l l s , The Discovery ....o.f the FUture .
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will e mploy a mo re con s e rvative pol i cy • The Rev . W . s .
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ADDENDUM TO STAN FO RD REPORT . Pre l i min ary examinati on o f Mowe ry , Tt pp Ci ty , Oh i o wi she s to contact o the r min i s te rs inte r
s o me o f the mo vi e frame s i n d i c at e s th at the ob j e c t was be tween e s t e d in the UFO proble m • • Mar j o ri e Ha ze n , 41 5 De t ro i t Ave . ,
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e i ght an d 1 5 mi nut e s of arc i n angul ar d i ame te r ( co mpare d to Man s fi e l d , Oh i o has avail able a t ape re co rde d ve rsion o f !lyin g
28 mi nute s fo r the mo on ) . Most con t rai l s fo rm be tween 3 5 , 000 S auce rs - Fac t or Fi ction? fo r the bli n d Y e o l de e d i to r has
a repo rt on the Gabri el Green/A¥SCA convention , hel d at the Lo s
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tactee" bo oks to dat e . S to ry invol ve s a doome d- to - di e M . D . ( un l i she d a ch annel of co mmuni cation th at woul d one day be come
i dent i fi e d ) who i s cont acte d by s pace be i n gs in the Cal i fo rn ia known to us , an d that they look fo rward patiently to the an s we r
d e s e rt ( whe re e l s e ? ) a n d '-th l sked to a s nace s t ation i n t h e at i n g s i gn al s from the sun whi ch woul d make known to the m th at a
mo sphere o f Venus . Nume rous di s cours e s - on a quanti ty of topi cs new s o c i e ty has ente re d the community o f 1ntel l 1 gence Th e wi de
radio ban d fro m , s ay 1 me . to 10 , 000 me . , remains as a rati onal
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T ren ch has re s i gne d a s Ed i to r o f Londo n ' s !lying S aucer Re view s i gnal s de s e rve s · a con s i de rable e ffo rt . The probabil l'ty o f sue
( 1 Doughty St . , London , W . C . l . ) . I t h a s been spe culate d that c a s is hard to e s ti mate ; but i f we neve r se arch , the ch an ce fo r
the new E d i to r , Waveney Gi rvan ( !lying S aucers � QQmmQn �� su c ce s s i s ze ro . "
( Cont . J
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S H 0 R T S H 0 T S SHORT SHOTS
will e mploy a mo re con s e rvative pol i cy • The Rev . W . s .
• •
ADDENDUM TO STAN FO RD REPORT . Pre l i min ary examinati on o f Mowe ry , Tt pp Ci ty , Oh i o wi she s to contact o the r min i s te rs inte r
s o me o f the mo vi e frame s i n d i c at e s th at the ob j e c t was be tween e s t e d in the UFO proble m • • Mar j o ri e Ha ze n , 41 5 De t ro i t Ave . ,
•
e i ght an d 1 5 mi nut e s of arc i n angul ar d i ame te r ( co mpare d to Man s fi e l d , Oh i o has avail able a t ape re co rde d ve rsion o f !lyin g
28 mi nute s fo r the mo on ) . Most con t rai l s fo rm be tween 3 5 , 000 S auce rs - Fac t or Fi ction? fo r the bli n d Y e o l de e d i to r has
a repo rt on the Gabri el Green/A¥SCA convention , hel d at the Lo s
• • •
tactee" bo oks to dat e . S to ry invol ve s a doome d- to - di e M . D . ( un l i she d a ch annel of co mmuni cation th at woul d one day be come
i dent i fi e d ) who i s cont acte d by s pace be i n gs in the Cal i fo rn ia known to us , an d that they look fo rward patiently to the an s we r
d e s e rt ( whe re e l s e ? ) a n d '-th l sked to a s nace s t ation i n t h e at i n g s i gn al s from the sun whi ch woul d make known to the m th at a
mo sphere o f Venus . Nume rous di s cours e s - on a quanti ty of topi cs new s o c i e ty has ente re d the community o f 1ntel l 1 gence Th e wi de
radio ban d fro m , s ay 1 me . to 10 , 000 me . , remains as a rati onal
• • •
T ren ch has re s i gne d a s Ed i to r o f Londo n ' s !lying S aucer Re view s i gnal s de s e rve s · a con s i de rable e ffo rt . The probabil l'ty o f sue
( 1 Doughty St . , London , W . C . l . ) . I t h a s been spe culate d that c a s is hard to e s ti mate ; but i f we neve r se arch , the ch an ce fo r
the new E d i to r , Waveney Gi rvan ( !lying S aucers � QQmmQn �� su c ce s s i s ze ro . "
( Cont . J
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