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wishing additional information on this amazing sightin~ are ur~Pn to ~~tain a couy of Paul Coates I I
Plant Life Keeps Doun Red Dust · As for ~.Lars, one r10uld think that, with all of the hullabaloo about the 'Mars Project', sor.lething would have been determined by now. And perhaps it has. Dr. z.c. Slipher has been studying the mysterious 11 Red Pl~net". for 50 years and. recently took
When Nar'.s ·is on the opposi;te side of the sky from the Sun on Se:ptedber 7, i956, the Earth al~~ ltfill be at the sa;_ie tiue but tvJO months beyond 1
Faenza, Italy~(AP)--Italian SeismoloGist Raphael Berndandi, director of the geophysical observatory
Washinston~(AP)--The ' "
UFOrum is designed to be just that, an open.forum for eve~yone who is interested in the discussion and dissemination of saucer information. Anything that anyone wishes to contribute is welcome. -9-
It is, we believe, the ·usual ·desire of most ·people inter~sted irt the UFO to a:ttempt to _establish contact with them: in·· so.r'.1e Lianne!" or other. If they are manne~ by.an intelligent· or super-intellig~nt~r~c~"fro~·outer-~pace arid are really here for bonifide reasons, why
~ob Darrel Cole Hillary
7017 Britton ~vc., Cincinnati 27, Ohio. "SAUCERS" (Flyin,s Sn.uccrs Intcrna tional)
3524 Adar.ls Ave., San DicGo 16, California. Bulletin· ·. Telonic Res. Cntr. P.O.Box 1654,Presc0tt.,Ariz. 811 Illinois Ave.NW 1 Washington 11, D.C.
811 Illinois Ave.NW 1 Washington 11, D.C. TELOIJIC lfosearch
' The following is a summary of a talk given by· Lee Childers of Detroit before the Grand Rapids Study Group on Interplanetary Relations on February 4, 1956.
COhliUl.nC ·,;I'ION r:ith UJ:'Os There are an a . ful lot of -1 ~ 0 -)1 c 0 n t·nis· ,__
. On the morning of December 2, 195~ your editor was pr~ctically thrown out of bed by a terrific blast that rocked East Lansing, Michigan. I got dressed and rushed out of the house to investigate and met nearly the entire East Lansing Police
The editor is writing this little e ssn.y in the hopes that it may h o l p to throw a ruy 0 f light on the flying saucer controversy. Desmond Leslie, in his book "Flying S
Firs. Aasta Solvang and her sister Edith J~cobsen, were picking berries in late summer. Suddenly a dark mun with long hair, who otherwise looked like n. human be:ing, came out from b0hind §O~c bushes •. He stopped toward them in a friendly·manner, then attempted to communicate by
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VEIL •....•..•.. lforgc:1.:1 Beatty, N.B.C. Work progress~ng and and ·dollars coming in for Big Space Lab at Yucc.1. V~l.ley says Van Tassell of Space Convention fame. Big main building to cost ~26,ooo •.. George 1 Ric 1 of 'Adamski Contact',
Hilla.ry· Darrel Cole
periodic a.ls 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio. ''.:JJWCERS" (Flyin0 Saucers Intcrn.::t.tional)
7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio. ''.:JJWCERS" (Flyin0 Saucers Intcrn.::t.tional) 3524 Adm.is j~vc., Snn Dic 0 0 16, California.
3524 Adm.is j~vc., Snn Dic 0 0 16, California. R~search Bulletin . ~.•I relonic Res. Cntr. P .. O.Box 1654,Prescott,A.riz. ··1c1' ·
4811 ll·linois Ave.NW, Washington 11, D.C. . TEL0 IJIC 1
Major Do~ald E. Keyhoe (Marine Corps Retired) spoke before b t 7 t th . . a ~u 50 people Friday night, April 13th
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Dear Editor: r I We have refrained from reporting this b f
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th2-t. A couple stopped where I had got out of r:;y cnr to wntch .:i.nd they said they s~w the objects, cl.l the way fro1:i Perry. :r c.F. Bell, night policeno.n .:tt 1.i{illiston, SD.id he saw six of tho objects and one got close enough. for him to fc&l the hent fro1.: the bright light.
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. *Officio.1 U.S.Governnent designntion for
*Officio.1 U.S.Governnent designntion for Unidentified Flying Objcct·s
Representatives from six Michigan Flying Sau cer Research groups mot at Plainwell, Michigan on lily 5th, 1956 to discuss forming a more closely working state organization which could coordinate the efforts of the local groups and keep the individual groups
The Grand Rcpids Herold r e cently ran n crtic lc by tl noted r;cn th e r cxp3rt, ;;ho stated that the recent rash of tornadoes o xp o ri c. nc cd by Michi gnn residents, and Grand Rapids and Hudsonville, y:erc probab ly cousod by o. shirting in the jct stream. The jct str:.o.m is o.
The following is an ac c ount of a sighting unidentifiable flying o b j ec t as told to your · editor by W.ir. R.T. of Grand Rapids: 0I was driving along M-37 be tTieen Caledonia arid Middleville at about 7:15 PM on Friday, May 4th,
· The first showing· ot n niot ion picture, ''Uni:.. dcnti.tiod Flying Objects", was held for the prose on May 9,1956, by United Artists- Corp. Tho film reportedly shor.ing Flying Saucers was
Lute Thursaay night (J"uno ?, 1956) a tele vision ncu3castcr reported that thoro had boon a largo ballot-firc soon and reported by.several portios in the Straights of Mackina area.
· Mr Frank C. Gallagher of Roseville , Michigari../ sent us the foll.o\.ing account of his saucer research
( conclud ed from p; 9) .R E. Hunt, g oncrul manager of radio station WOY:-. sai4 a brilliant fla s h uae vi sible for 20, seconds, then a dull glow continued.for about 5
When it t:as announced on April 23, 1956 that Hollyr7ood 1:as releasing a film purported to bo about so-called Flying Soucors, and asscrtcdly containing tUesed photographs of those ao-callod .A!"'lying Se,.ucors -:which had reportedly boon analyzed by Navy and Air Force -collcd) scientists, the edi
Seo Us i'or Books on .£!Q. and .All ied Subject s : - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- --- - -- - --- - --- -- ------- - --- Kcyhoe
Seo Us i'or Books on .£!Q. and .All ied Subject s : - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- --- - -- - --- - --- -- ------- - --- Kcyhoe
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. It's a bit \.arm around.here for Christ"mas mes sages at the moment but maybe just tho.thought Tiill be s ufficient to cool it off a bit, so
"Bucky came to sec me Dec. 25th, 1955 at about 1;30 A.M. Left my place Dec. 25th, 1955, about
( of a tracing of a photograph,as produced here, ED!) of a x print of an object photographod by Buck Nelson of Mountain
The Pl ane t Venus hapr obably boon tho cause of a lar ge number of Saucer si gh ti ngs this spr in g. The p lan et rachod it gr o atost brilliancy (for 1955) on
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stat es that in an intervie>. nith their correspondent in Moxico,an American VIP r ::rve al cd that saucers '\'TCro man
Ray. SB.nford tell s in the 1 rch , J,955 issue of "$U19ERS and the May 1956 issue of FA.TE of. his ontact' jit . a flying sauc e r . This contat J.;uok place on Padre .iland which is just off- shor e from Br0\7nsville ,Texas.
by Evelyn Doric Nicolo.is - "Undc:rstandingn
Lo.ura Marxor;or tho no\.ly form.od Interplan etary Foundation of Detroit hes offered her co-opera tion to our nou organization, the Michigan Flying Saucer Fodcration. She halpod promote the neu movie ''Unidentified Flying Objcctsii at tho Broadr;ay-Capitol Thaatcr in Detroit.
Perhaps this story has no place in a ' saucer• magazine , but due t o the similarity between this story and 'monsters ' that have been reported near flying saucers w e have inve stigated the recent report of a hairy monster seen in the Marshall arGS. .
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There has been much said of late about there being a lull in s.auccr sightings and reports of unidentified flying objects. UFOrum decided to g ather together as many local, national nnd inter
N. K. Jessup, of Virginia, noted UFO invest igator and author of several books on the subject of Flying Saucors,will give a lecture on Saturday
N. K. Jessup, of Virginia, noted UFO invest igator and author of several books on the subject of Flying Saucors,will give a lecture on Saturday night, August 25, 1956 at the new Garfield Park Lodge. Time of th lecture will be 8 PM.
N. K. Jessup, of Virginia, noted UFO invest igator and author of several books on the subject of Flying Saucors,will give a lecture on Saturday night, August 25, 1956 at the new Garfield Park Lodge. Time of th lecture will be 8 PM. Mr. Jessup will give an illustrated lecture
Cadillac , · ... (?-29-56) - Air Force intercep s c ramble d to investigate ari intense white light that moved through the sky over this resort town S aturday before dawn. But the Oscoda Air .Force
El Toro Narine Air Station, Calif.- (Mid-May Aviation columnist Tom Towers ?) (who played the
Art Gibson
'811 Illir.cis Av&., NW, Washington 11, D.C. F.S. Scrvii:e Ltd, l Doughty St.,London WC-1,Eng. 11FLYING SAUCERS'' - Civilian Saucr Inve:stigation Auckland, New Zealand.
F.S. Scrvii:e Ltd, l Doughty St.,London WC-1,Eng. 11FLYING SAUCERS'' - Civilian Saucr Inve:stigation Auckland, New Zealand. (Interpln.netary Relations)
14315 Haggerty Road, Belleville, Michigan. ·
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The movie entitled "Unidentified Flying .Obj.ct_s11 was shown in Grand Rapids during July. '.Thi ,myie, which will pr obab l y hit the second run 'thezatrs and drive-in the ater s before long is a, J ;for anyone interested i n the Flying Saucer
The movie entitled "Unidentified Flying .Obj.ct_s11 was shown in Grand Rapids during July. '.Thi ,myie, which will pr obab l y hit the second run 'thezatrs and drive-in the ater s before long is a, J ;for anyone interested i n the Flying Saucer c.ontr.oversy._
IN 32 YEARS The planet Mars approached to within 35,120,000 miles of the iarth i:a the wee ho"urs ;;qt;- -o rning of
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During the past month and a half UFOrum has had m.merous sightings reported in and around the Kent County Airport, the only air terminal of any·. size in this part of the state.· Ylhat reason there is . £or this 'urveillance'is not known at the present
·pire The Asociated P ress- quoted the_ London_Em News'of September 25th, that the saucers would attempt to-contact- the earth at a point in Califor-·
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· · .Adelaide,Australia (AP) - · catt le 400 miles _. '
Nampa, Idaho (by ·Inez Robb)- Id ah o ,, my fav I - .
Moneymore, Northern Ireland,(fiP} A 11ievei. headed, God-fear.nc; Irish farmer says he was running to the police station with a captured flying saucer in his s.rms Friday, but it es.caped.
Moneymore, Northern Ireland,(fiP} A 11ievei. headed, God-fear.nc; Irish farmer says he was running to the police station with a captured flying saucer in his s.rms Friday, but it es.caped. "I had·di±ficulty .in holding it down, a Thomas Hutchinson explained _Saturday.
The Truth About the Flying Saucers ·· by Aime Michel . Aime Llichel, mathm2.tician, engin e er !ll1d one of- France.' s top scientists,
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UFOrum is a monthly puQlication of the Grand Rapids Flying' Saucer Club (a non-profit educational organ ization ) -- Member of the Michigan Flying saucer Federation. Any original article appearing herein
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C . R.I. F .o. "ORBIT". . . ' 7017 Britton Av. , Cincinatti 27, Ohio. \ :"?·\···: SAUCERS
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·by Buck Nelson UFOrum has just published Buck Nelson's story of' his trip to Mars;
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. Th following is a .letter received by your. ·editor from Major Donald E. Keyhoe,. 1he new director. 'of NIQAP {National Investigatios Committee on AerjS}_ Phenomena). March 7, 1957
_Knoxville,Tenn.(AP) (MarC11 "'B or J.5,1957)- A huge "hole in the sky" created. quite _a c0Jnlil9tion E:Lt _Knoxville Municipal Airport Friday. A sudden downdraft· ca.used a deck of cirrus clouds to.fall 3000 feet through a layer·of alto cumultis clouds at 19,000 foot, creating a half-mile
ROUNDUP There.have been no sightings.in the Grand Rapids area reported to UFOrum for several months, so-we are going to continue the condensation of
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The Michigan Flying Snucer Federation ce t at '. Von ' s IL.-uaburg Shop on Scturday,Mnrch 16 , 1957 . Tho meting stnrted t about 2p . m • .and lnsted . ·
( Edi or Bo b Hill nry tc.p e-recorded the following exc erpt/ from the Peter R . Clapper News Brondcnst o f MC.C7 10, 1957 u ll p .m • • • • s t at i on HJEF )
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nonthly (when possible) pubiicn.tion -of The Grand Rnpids Flying Snucor Club (n non-profit,
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Dob Hillary .Art Gibson West Stnte Roporter • • • c.L. North Stt:'..tc
Don Plnnk Myers of Grc.nd Hnvcn Co le of Donr Lnke
REJDINGS THE VISITOR (Intorplcncta.ry Hclctions group) , .l4Jl-5 He.c;t;crty Rocd,
F.S.Scrvicc Ltd.,1 Doughty St., London WC-1,Engl. Civilinn
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Hownrd L'IonGor, who on May 27, 1957 mncle the pages of LIFE z;iaga.zine, t.old a group of 80 Grnnc1 Rapids Scucer investictors of his experiences with people fron other pl:mots. The lecture took place
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Lob Hill ery West Stntc R e port e r • • • c_.L. No·th- St::'..tc Reporter
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".-811 '!.": linois f'Nc. ,NW Washington 11, D.C. FLYilG 'SAUCEU REVIEW
- -.. - - Two hundred Flying Saucer investigators and en thusiasts from all over Michigan gathered in Detro.it Saturday, Jurie 29th to commemorate the 10th anniver· l:!El!Y of the visitation from outer space of the pheno
- -.. - - Two hundred Flying Saucer investigators and en thusiasts from all over Michigan gathered in Detro.it Saturday, Jurie 29th to commemorate the 10th anniver· l:!El!Y of the visitation from outer space of the pheno mena known as flying saucers. It was on.June 241947,
- -.. - - Two hundred Flying Saucer investigators and en thusiasts from all over Michigan gathered in Detro.it Saturday, Jurie 29th to commemorate the 10th anniver· l:!El!Y of the visitation from outer space of the pheno mena known as flying saucers. It was on.June 241947, that a Boise, Idaho bu
{'vie 1 _ have just received a copy of the UFO 'NEWS REPoRT published in English by the Flying Saucer Research . Group in Yokoh,ama, Japan--the address is P.oBox 18, Isogo Post Office, Yokohama, Japan---Several of'·the . best.: sightings are printed below • • • )
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- Civilir'.n Sr.ucer Investigr. t ion Post Office Bo:: 19J.!4., AuclcJ.['.nd, New Zel:'..lo.nd. The FLYIEG SAUC:-:-; - (Plying Disks R e se 2.r_ch Centc:v) C.P.D.V. - l'.O.Box 84A9, ao Pe.ulo, Brczil.
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The three photos of Flying Saucers shown on these pages are considered to be the best three ever 'talten:of the craft used by olir visitors from outer spnce;,
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London, (9-18-57)- North I,ondon residents sav1 a ci :gar-shaped blue-green object moving over tho cit:v early Wednesday, tho air ministry reported.A minist:\"Y official said three of four descriptions were exact JY the same. The ministry refused to speculate. ;.Grand Haven, Mich. -(10-5-57) - Ca
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vo--stigations Ca.inmtttec. -on Aeric,l· Phenomenr-. ,15J6 conrrccticut_ Ave. ,\inshingto 6,_D.c. $7..5Q -yt.: The V1SIT0"2 (Intcrpl<.ne'tnry .Group-) 14315 Hegge,rty 10£'.d, Belleville· nlic_higan. FLYIG SJ.UC:STI rn:V'.If.\/ --Flying:Sr.ucer -"Scrvicp Ltd.;.,
CiV:lliP'.n ::k.ucer Investigntion ,11-4. , Auckl.nd• Nw . - Post '.O.ffice . Th FLYI1J9· f:lJuc:: .- : {ilying Disks hese-.rc.h Centc11} c. p. D; v - : p. 0. Boz e4.49' O·?a.o Peulo, Brizilt.
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(UFOrum has just received the latest edition of the fine periodical UFO NEWS REPORT a publication of the Flying Saucer Research Group in Japan. The flurry of sightings from Jnpa.n would seem, contrary to AirFcrce pronouncements, to indicate that something very much out of the ordinary occurred in No
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Tokyo Astronomica l Observatory was flooded the night of 11•10-57 with inquiries about the myster.b.ts "green-fireball" which was seen by thousands all over -"between 1730 and 1800 that night. .Most of the oyowitncssos reported that the light green or red fireball exploded without a sound,"somethin
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March -- April -- 1958 $AUCER (UFOrum recently received a letter from a Mrs.
ll'! the iast issue of UFOrum. we published an :. accoUnt of the me eting be twee n R. o. Schmidt and the \ crew o'f.- ·a, _space ship. and. his subse quent detention in .
On the morning of January 13, 1958, Lucille Pilczuk who lives at 6986 BaumhoffR . oad,NW ( near Alpine and 8 Mile) opened her kitchen door to let tho. dog out and r1hen she looked up, she. saw a huge glowing, o:range ball settling d;own in th.e snow eovi!lred
On the morning of January 13, 1958, Lucille Pilczuk who lives at 6986 BaumhoffR . oad,NW ( near Alpine and 8 Mile) opened her kitchen door to let tho. dog out and r1hen she looked up, she. saw a huge glowing, o:range ball settling d;own in th.e snow eovi!lred corn field across the road :from her hou
on time.·The bank feared they would not -get their pa;Ymerits, and so foreclosed. Ari employee of Schmidt absconded with $3000. Schmidt thought that the crew might be some Germans working for.the Russians, but did not know where they ccme from. To your editor, Schmidt appeared very lucid and anythi
Jum; 21 and 22 :J:958 At Kalc.LW.zoo Couty Center Building at the . Fair Grounds on Lake Street ..... Ono Mile East of Kalamazoo• 1lich • .
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