December 1984

In This Issue

“Are Animal Mutilations and UFOs Related?” (Paul Norman)
Pages 2-3

Norman investigates the UFO-animal mutilation connection. He notes VUFORS systematically questioned Victorian farmers during UFO flaps and found no mysterious livestock deaths, despite Victoria having “as many UFO flaps as most areas in the United States.”

“Astonishing Photos” (Paul Norman / GSW Analysis)
Pages 3-4

“On the U.F.O. Trail” (Paul Norman, Part 2)
Pages 5-7

Norman continues his 1984 international tour report, now in California (May 1984).

Rendlesham Forest Press Coverage: “Sky Crash” Book Launch
Pages 8-12

Extensive reprints of British press coverage (October 1984) from the Ipswich Evening Star and East Anglian Daily Times, credited to Lucius Farish and Timothy Good. Coverage of the book launch of “Sky Crash: A Cosmic Conspiracy” by Brenda Butler, Dot Street, and Jenny Randles.

“Force Fields and UFOs” (J.M. Buehring / Flying Saucer Review)
Pages 13-14

Connecticut-New York UFO Flap
Pages 17-19

More than 3,000 people reported seeing UFOs near the Connecticut-New York border from June to August 1984. A symposium at a junior high school drew 700 people.

Book Reviews (John Auchettl)
Pages 19-22

“The Four Major Mysteries of Mainland China” (Paul Dong, 1984, 213 pages): Covers UFOs, psychic phenomena, Qi Gong, and the Chinese “Wildman” (Bigfoot equivalent). Notes the China UFO Research Organisation (CURO) established in 1979 by a Wuhan University physics student, growing from eleven to twenty-eight chapters by 1981.

“Moon Watching: Alien Intelligence” (G.I. Lindley, Redfern, NSW)
Pages 22

Editorial (Judy Magee)
Pages 1

Magee draws a parallel between VUFORS and the Royal Society, noting that the Royal Society began as a group of sixteenth-century philosophers discussing “subjects which were at that time considered Taboo” before those subjects became scientific facts. VUFORS meets in the Royal Society of Victoria’s hall.

Miscellaneous Items

Notable Quotes

“I do not think this is a hoax… those guys definitely saw something which cannot be explained.” Col. Sam Morgan (Rendlesham, authenticating Halt tape)

“It is coming towards us… there appears to be a beam of light coming down to the ground.” Lt. Col. Halt (on tape in Rendlesham Forest)

“There is sufficient evidence to give the lie to this.” Jenny Randles (demanding public inquiry)

“The image represented a bonafide unknown flying object, of moderate dimensions surrounded by a cloud-like vapour residue.” GSW analysis (Manifold/Bass Strait photo)

“The film raises this whole area above buffoonery and ridicule.” Prof. Hynek (on Kaikoura film)

“They were not suggesting they were not extraterrestrial either.” Paul Norman (on British MoD disclosure)

“One self-confident, assertive and arrogant scientist… can deny the occurrence, obfuscate its record, nullify its import, and come close to convincing the ten thousand people that they did not see what they plainly saw.” Morris K. Jessup (quoted in book review)