MUFON REG 1986

for Mass. MUFON members and other interested persons. The seminar will be held in March, and will include the following topics: A. The Interview, Code of Ethics, and B. Case Forms . C. IFOs, hoaxes, celestial objects.

Joe Nyman and Steve F irma ni are currently inves tigating an interesting a nd complex case invol ving an alleged abd uction. They will g ive a r epo rt on their fi ndings to date at t he Jan. meeting. Meanwhile, the inves ti gat ion into the

Un iversity --June 27, 20, 29 , 1986. 1986 1'1ASS . MUFON ' UFO FORUH-- Beverly Golf & Tennis Club, Beverly, MA., Aug. 9 & 10. NATIONAL UFO INFORMATION WEEK 1986-August 10- 17 . In 1983, crewmen of the shuttle Challenger performed a spacewalk, the first by U.S.

& Tennis Club, Beverly, MA., Aug. 9 & 10. NATIONAL UFO INFORMATION WEEK 1986-August 10- 17 . In 1983, crewmen of the shuttle Challenger performed a spacewalk, the first by U.S. astronauts in nine years.

In 1983, crewmen of the shuttle Challenger performed a spacewalk, the first by U.S. astronauts in nine years.

held on June 27, 28, and 29, at the Kellogg Center at the campus of Michigan State Universit) This symposium promiaes to be one of the most informative ever offered by MUFON. Airfares are at an all-time low.

~y 16-18- 23rd Annual Natl. UFO Conference; The Field Investigators exam has been graded and the a~erage score for Massachusetts members was 96%. Here is a ·list of those who passed with excellent scores: Barry

The colors are blue background with gold lettering. They are selling for $2 . 50 each or a baker's dozen is also available. -- -----------· Contrary to popular folk

mous. The concept of alien spacecraft is toe much for some people to handle, so they emplc the rationale that if they shun the topic anc refuse to look at it, it will eventually go I wish to start an exchange progra~ during the MUFON meetings . If you have journals, magazines , away. Both of these a

were ~iven by Joe Nyman, Vic Zeller, Ray Fowler, Ju les.Vai ll ancourt . Due to this coverage , we Bpb Bletchman has suggested that Ufology put have received a lot of casewor k and requests forward the name of one prominent ufologist, for ~1UFON membership. Job v;ell done!!!

Sir,nt i'lr: .. itn., . ., s : 7/30/86 - Pronerell, i'I\A 11:30 p.m . M.H. reoorted trian qle- sh3oe travelling slow, 30-second du r ati on

Steve is employed. Digital utilizes many types of access systems, one which is a notes/file . Within these files are what is called conferences which in turn can be broken down into topics. Each topic has the ability to receive replies and carry on conversations with any active account within Digita

A ballot with the nam2s o~ the 5 nominees for the award sh ou~d :.-~ aooearing in an uocomin..? issu e o: ::he J ou : na 1 • In light of the current media articles on the subject , I have appointed 5 of us on the

Sherman Larsen, the new direc tor of the Center for UFO Studies, has conveyed to Walt Andrus some of Dr. J. Allen Hynek ' s feelings about the newly proposed award for outstanding work in the UFO field. Dr. Hynek apparently feels that the

IN THE UFO Fl ELD. Walt Andrus will take care of placing a ballot in the March issue of the MUFON Jouru~~ in order that members may cast their ballots for the individual of their Walt will tabulate the ballots and arrange

Walt Andrus will take care of placing a ballot in the March issue of the MUFON Jouru~~ in order that members may cast their ballots for the individual of their Walt will tabulate the ballots and arrange for a plaque to be engraved for the award

In order to determine what types of projects and activities are planned for National UFO Informa tion Week, 1986, we will activate the TELUFONET during the weekend of March 1 &1: 2. The message will simply be to remind the State Directors to

The identity of a witness of a UFO case must be kept conf idential unless written permission is obtained from the witness. Incomplete or unsupported case data should not be released to the media. A thorough investigation must be comp l eted, md a unanimous agreement on the part of all investigators

Lecture fees from educational or c1v1c organizations or institutions, or remuneration paid by reputable publications or periodicals, are acce ptable. Remuneration paid by disreputable publications or questiona ble organizations are frowned upon. Providing UFO information to such orga nizat i ons mer

successful and as widespread as last year's. I thank you in advance for your assistance. I have notified the State Directors (see March Newsletter) that the packages for that special week will be sent out to them in late May or early June. Keep in..mind that

EDITOR DENNIS STACY HAS ASKED THAT THIS ISSUE OF THE P.I.P.E. LINE THE FOLLOWING PLEA WHICH HE HAS SUBMITTED TO SEVERAL RESPECTED RESEARCHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE .PLEA IS OFFERED HERE IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE INVITATION TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL TO THE MEMBERS THE P.I.P

THE ACTIVE PERSONS WE ARE THE PEOPLE DOING THE RESEARCH AND PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH CREDIBI:E INFORMATION ON THE UFO SUBJECT. AS LEADERS IN THE FIELD, ·"WE SHOUlD SUPPORT THIS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE OUR JOURNAL.

AS LEADERS IN THE FIELD, ·"WE SHOUlD SUPPORT THIS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE OUR JOURNAL. ~~MUTUAL UFO NETWORK, INC. WALTBR B. ANDROS, JR. International Director 103 Ol4tovne Roa4

THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

facilitate the process of contacting such a OF DIRECTORS lengthy listing of librarians, I would be The policy for dealing with the media in very happy to receive them. offering public information, authored by

has been submitted by Walt Andrus to the JOURNAL FOR AN ARTICLE ON THE P.I . P.E. Board of Directors for its approval. Upon the approval of the board, the policy will be published in the Journal; and will become MUFON policy.

I recently received my cppies of the taped presentations by the speakers at the Mass. MUFON Forum this past August . The paper s pr e eented wer e of top caliber and represented a great deal of research by highly respected researchers. Yet , Barry Greenwood tells me