June 1980
The June 1980 issue of the Australian UFO Bulletin. 18 pages. Quentin Fogarty's 'Setting the Record Straight' (extensive letter correcting a US magazine's fictionalised Kaikoura account). Editorial reveals Ansett UFO film confiscation (pilot's movie camera film and security tape seized at Brisbane).
In This Issue
Editorial (Judy Magee)
Ansett aircraft film confiscation revealed: An Ansett captain en route Brisbane to Port Moresby filmed a UFO pacing his aircraft with a movie camera. "He was told to return both the film and security tape to Brisbane.
Setting the Record Straight (Quentin Fogarty)
Pages 2-5
On the UFO Trail - Continued (Paul Norman)
Pages 5-6
Norman in San Francisco, March 1980. A surprise discovery: a UFO encountered a commercial airliner flying from Hong Kong to Penang at 40,000 feet.
NZ UFO Film - Maccabee Report Continued (Flight North)
Pages 7-12
Continuation of Dr. Maccabee’s detailed event-by-event chronology of the northbound Argosy flight (2.16 a.m., December 31, 1978).
GSW Manifold Photo Analysis (Full Reprint with Computer Print-Outs)
Pages 12-14
Discussion Night Transport
VUFORS now arranging car transport for members who don’t drive or are wary of public transport at night. Five committee members’ phone numbers listed by area.
Notable Quotes
“Your article was about 99 per cent fiction and one per cent fact, if that.” Quentin Fogarty (on fictionalised account)
“Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.” Fogarty (on journalistic ethics)
“When he stepped off the aircraft at Brisbane, Security were there to confiscate the film.” Editorial (on Ansett film confiscation)
“We both suddenly realised that we were discussing the same incident… A small world indeed!” Paul Norman (on Hong Kong-Penang coincidence)
