APRO Bulletin, January 1961

0.), 4407 E. linden, Tucson, Arizona, ana is issued every o1her month to members only. The Aerial Phenomena Research Organization is a non-profit group dedicated to the eventual solution of the mystery of the unidentified objects which have been present in the skies for hundreds of years. Inquiries

Price County, Wisconsin, the day was cold. The Gehring boy and his companion, Douglas Fox, had just passed over a small hill which had at one time been used as a gravel source by Douglas' father, when they heard a highpitched humming sound similar to that of an electric motor. They passed down the s

Colorado, spotted a most unconventional that the "flying saucer fad" would die out, as proclaimed by Lt. Col. Tacker in his book "Flying Saucers and the United States Air Force," and on subsequent TV and radio programs and magazine articles, the unconventional aerial objects continue to be seen. The

A former weather officer at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and companions, witnessed a flight of unidentified objects at 6:17 p. m. (just after dark)

on the 17th of January near Cimarron, New Mexico. The verbatim narrative reads: "The color was amber or ranging from yellow to orange. Three different groups were sighted or, as thought, the second and third groups were actually the same group sighted som commented that it was as if the Star of Meth

evithe UFO Research Committee of Ohio, and Civilian UFO Research of Chicago, APRO has never made public statements accusing the USAF of censorship or lying to the public. This is Tacker's first error. The Chicago group, headed by

Force had actually evaluated this evidence as a "hoax." A study of the whole series of correspondence indicated that the AF had concluded their investigation rather prematurely, basing their evaluation on information which was not complete. The Director pointed out the fact that the AF conclusion ha

The press exploited such incidents to the fullest and the UFO became a source of constant embarrassment to The culmination of this phase was the Washington, D. C. blips . incident. It led to the convening of the 1953 scientific panel. This anel's recommendations became the hinge upon which all subse

During the week of 10-16 January, residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, as well as Navy personnel were puzzled about the identity of a bright hovering light which, after a period of time, disappeared into the west at a high rate of speed. A Naval air station control ing constantly, then it "disappeare

Aitkin. They saw what first appeared to be a large ha stack on fire beyond the trees o e East. After they travrom the object. Because they observed appeared so large, they believe the object was a long ways away, perhaps in Wisconsin, and very large. Mrs. Charles Brunes.

11 December 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A strange white light and explosion during a storm was reported by several people in the country near an unidentified light about 20 degrees above the western horizon over Cow a blinding light and then heard the explosion which shook houses over a appeared,

During a storm in the Sunnyvale area, peculiar telephone and electric interwho is a local photographer, watched the object might have been the planet Venus. Jefferson County, Indiana, near Clifty Falls,

(Continued from Page 5) inches in diameter and 7 inches thick, imbedded in the mud. An airliner was flying over at the time, but a check with the airlines disclosed that craft had no icing. The noise was too loud from e thrown for the ice to haYJ . the st e , -aiid" there was no ice on overhead wiri

Fireball Over Colorado And Kansas A fireball believed to be a meteor at the Des Moines airport reported that was seen by many residents of Colorado Springs on the evening of 29 January 1961. Because of the widespread area in which these fiery objects have been seen, one is tempted to accept the mete