February 1977
The February 1977 issue of the Australian UFO Bulletin. 13 pages. Iranian Air Force F-4 incident (September 1976 Tehran case). Hynek announces involvement in Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' UFOCAT database reaches 79,000 entries with 2,276 Australian/NZ cases catalogued. Orange light stops vehicle with 20 minutes missing time (Tooradin, 1974).
In This Issue
Orange Light Stops Vehicle (Tooradin, 1974)
Pages 1
Mrs. J.
An Unusual Ground Mark (West Croydon, September 1976)
Pages 1-2
A Croydon man walking his dog in rain at 7.20 a.m. found a circular area with a criss-cross pattern at Ainsley Park, West Croydon.
Swan Hill / Lake Boga Sightings (January 1977)
Pages 3-4
Multiple sightings from the Swan Hill Guardian. Key case: Swan Hill man (35), wife, sister and brother-in-law watched for 20 minutes.
Daw Park Humanoid Occupant Report (South Australia)
Pages 4
Man’s radio picked up static; German Shepherd began barking. Through bedroom window: a humanoid figure in a silver suit with a symbol on a chest-mounted box (30 cm x 30 cm, attached by straps).
Western Australian Cases
Sawyer’s Valley bell-shaped UFO (13 December 1976): 25-year-old nurse driving at 9.40 p.m. saw a large bell-shaped object with reflecting metal, portholes along the bottom half (white light), oblong apertures at top (yellow glow), four coloured lights underneath.
NSW / Gosford Flap (September-October 1976)
Pages 5-6
Overseas Cases
Suffolk, England (5 January 1977): Senior civil servant and wife. 50-foot diameter, double-decker-bus height, 100 yards away at 80 feet.
Helene Giuliana Abduction (France, June 1976)
Pages 9
Helene Giuliana (20), Valence, France, driving home at 1 a.m. on 10/11 June 1976.
Iranian Air Force Incident (Tehran, 19 September 1976)
Pages 9-10
UFOCON TWO Excerpts
Pages 10-11
UFOCAT (Harry Griesberg): Computer file of approximately 79,000 UFO reports. Built by Dr.
Notable Quotes
“I was conscious, if you know what I mean, but I was sort of paralysed… And then I felt a pain, sort of across the head and down the neck and shoulders.” Mrs. J. (Tooradin)
“The hair on the back of my neck started to stand on end… I was glad when I got out of it.” Croydon man (ground mark)
“The object plummeted groundward at incredible speed and then ‘stopped dead with a slight bouncing action, as if it had landed on a trampoline.’” Swan Hill man
“Its eyes were just like fly’s eyes… I could distinctly see it had three joints in its arms. Its fingers were pointed.” Tony (Crackneck Lookout, on the creature)
“I am a scientific observer. I had not read books on UFO sightings.” Michael Winterbourne (Kalgoorlie meteorological officer)
“When he stared at me with very bright eyes I began to feel peace and tranquility flooding through me.” Ted Pratt (Hampshire)
“They don’t want to admit there might be a force somewhere more highly developed than the Communist Party.” Russian cynic (on Soviet UFO suppression)
“I think its impact will be considerable.” Hynek (on Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
“It is not for the phenomenon to adjust to the requirements of science… it is for science to adapt to the requirements of the phenomenon.” Paul Jackson (TUFOIC)
