APRO Bulletin, January-February 1971
Without Blue Book as a lightning rod, civilian UFO research was entering a new phase. APRO's South American and Australian networks were reporting cases that would later prove significant.
Sighting Reports
Follow-Up Report SUFOI of Kastrup, Denmark, through Chairman Erling Jensen, has forwarded the following verbatim report of police officer Evald Hansen Maarup, which was mentioned in the September-October 1970 APRO Bulletin. "I was driving alone in my patrol car on Thursday (August 13) at approximate
The following incident took place some time ago, and would have been presented in the Bulletin had not the investigator withheld the information from APRO. Fortunately, the investigator involved is no longer with APRO and Mrs. Davis, the witness, has consented to let her name be published. We would
On Thursday, February 11, a press clipping was received at this office forwarded by Louella LePage. It contained information pertaining to the fall of something on the property of Mr. Fred Lundin of Delia, Kansas. Mrs. Lorenzen, whose responsibility is to dispatch investigators, immediately called t
APRO Enters 20th Year In January of 1971, APRO entered its twentieth year of operation. Founded at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in January, 1952, by Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzen, APRO later moved to Alamo�ordo, New Mexico, in 1954, and to Tucson in 1960. The APRO Bulletin, mailed for the first time to 52 membe
A Success Hundreds of people gathered at the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, on the afternoon of January 23 at 3 p.m. to hear five speakers on the subject of UFOs. They were: Professor Theodore Spickler, Mr. Thomas Olsen, Dr. Berthold Schwarz, Mrs. Coral Lorenzen and Dr.
For those who may not be familiar with her name, Mrs. Hill is the lady who, with her husband, underwent hypnotic sessions in the early 1960s to obtain information concerning their capture and examination by occupants of a UFO in 1961. During her stay in Baltimore, Mrs. Lorenzen appeared on a radio s
Because of the success of the Eastern UFO Symposium (mentioned elsewhere in this issue) Headquarters decided to sponsor a similar Symposium in the West. Mr. Rayford Sanders, APRO Consultant in Aeronautics, Mr. Paul Smith of APRO's Computer Committee and Mr. Norman Duke, staff artist, were contacted
Dr. Sprinkle is Director of the Division of Counseling and Testing and an Associate Professor of Psychology, The University of Wyoming, Laramie. He is Consultant to APRO in Psychology. Readers of The APRO Bulletin may be interested in an article by D. I. Warren, "Status inconsistency theory and flyi
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Description. The five-page article carries a subtitle: "This sociological theory is further validated through analysis of a national survey of sighters." Presenting six figures or graphs, the article is outlined in the following sections: Concept of Status Consistency;
No. 8. "Age, education, and respondent's region of the country appear to be related to whether it seems possible that there are people on other planets in the universe. That is, younger persons, those who are better educated, and individuals from the East, Midwest, and West are more inclined than ol
Vader, Washington, December 7, 1 9 71. Mrs. Wallace Bowers was called to the window by her children and when she looked out she observed "a gleaming, orange-colored, disc-shaped object" angling up over the nearby Bonneville power lines and off into the distance. She called the Sheriff's office and a
Elkton, Maryland, January 21, 1 9 71. Three residents of Elkton reported seeing an unknown object which they followed in their car. At first one object was seen, then it was joined by another, the two parted and flew off in different directions. Under investigation.
Norwalk, Ohio, January 22, 1 9 71. Several residents of this area reported a UFO at between 8: 3 0 and 9 p.m. Reports said that the object was diamond-shaped, had several bright lights and made a loud noise. Under investigation.
�ot no answer, so upon a small, 1 8-inch diameter object emitting a blue light from the top, entered the kitchen. It gave off a soft hum, m a d e s e v eral maneuvers around the kitchen, then flew out through an open window. Mrs. de Jesus was so terrified that she shouted for her cousin, who did not
Moberly, Missouri, January 31, 1 9 71. Amateur astronomer W. E. Shewmon of Moberly reported that at 6:40 p.m. he was set to observe occultation of stars by the moon with his 6-inch telescope when he observed an object for which he has no explanation. He said its magnitude was -4 except that it was c
Northern Finland, January 3, 1 9 71. Martta and Mauno Talala were having their morning coffee when a luminous sphere landed in their yard illuminating the inside of the house and the surrounding landscape with a very bright light. It stayed in that position for about 1 minute, thel). it took off and
Small Probe in Brazil The following information pertaining to a recent sighting has been forwarded by Irene Granchi, APRO's Field Investigator in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: On the night of December 2 8 th, 1 970, J u d ith de Jesus heard some strange sounds corning from her kitchen as if someone was wa
Display Material Stolen During the proceedings of the Eastern UFO Symposium, in Baltimore, Maryiand, on January 23 last, five of the large photos furnished by APRO for lobby display at the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn, were stolen. These were the Heflin Photo (Santa Ana, Calif.), the Balwyn, Australi
Tucson: World Astronomical Center Tucson, Arizona, is now regarded by most scientists as the "astronomical center of the world." Although bearing no relationship to UFO research, members may be interested in knowing what astronomical equipment is operational in APRO's home city. The largest complex
Book Review Invisible Residents by Ivan T. Sander8on, World Publishing Co., New York, 1970, 248 pp. Sanderson's latest book deals with the· UAO [ abbreviation for both Unidentified Aerial Object and Unidentified Aquatic Object ] . The subject of unexplained phenomena at sea related to unknown object
Trade Bureau's office in the Brazilian Consulate General, New York City. The article states: "The report of the Minas Gerais 'saucers' came a few days before the New York report (sent out by United Press International but not published in the press) of 'flying saucers' seen over Central Park in New
Photo Case Confi�med Hoax The November 26, 1 970, case at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (mentioned on page 9, November-December, 1 970, Bulletin), has been exposed as a hoax by APRO's Field Investigator Arthur Bray. The case involved 2 students who took a Photo of what appeared to be two saucer-shaped obj
