UFO Periodical Articles

"Apparaissaient des soucoupes vol antes. " France illustration, v. 8, Oct. 4, 1952: 363-372. BarkP-r, Gray Chasing the flying saucers. Flying saucers froLl other worlds. June 1957: 28-38. General summary of activities of UFO researc'· groups and reports logy and one must conclude they are of extraterrestrial origin. But if reports have been exaggerated, disks may be a new type of U. S. aircraft. Instrument observations of disks would settle question. BUFORA rl!search officer's annual report - 27th Nov. 1965. BUFORA journal and bulletin, .v. 1, ,Spring 1966: 9-12. Survey and summary of 1,200 reports of UFO sightings in the United Kingdom; summary of 20 worldwide UFO landing reports. Caputo, Livio. Anche gli astronauti hanno visto i dischi volanti. Epoca, v. LXIV, Aug. 28, 1966: 16-23. Report on UFO sightings, chiefly in the U.S., from 18t>7 to date and on investigation of phenomenon by Pi'oject Blue Book. Research programs of NICAP and APRO are mentioned. ----- Rapporto sui dischi volanti-2: stanno per invaderci? Epoca, v. LXIV, Sept. 4, 1966: 32-37. Report of UFO sightings, chiefly in the U.S., during 1965-1966. Summary of various theories explaining UFO phenomenon. Cheeriothere, earthlings! America, v.113, Aug. 21, 1965: 177. Commentary on increase in reported UFO sightings during August 1965. Clark, Jerome. The roots of skepticism. Flying saucers, Apr. 1968: 19-21. Historical and modern reasons for widespread disbelief in the reality of UFOs are discussed. Cohen, Daniel. The return of flying saucers. The nation, v. 201, Sept. 13, 1965: 212-124. Overall survey of UFO events in the U.S. from 1947 and of the personalities and organizations involved. 20 ComeHa, Thomas M. Why the real saucer is interplanetary, Fate, v. 8, Dec. 1955: 17-23. Postulating that the maneuvers and speeds of the "saucers" reported by reliable witnesses are proof that thef operate ''by some totally revolutionary process which outdates rocket and jet propulsion;• the author reviews "evidence" in support of the extraterrestrial-origin hypothesis. Confusion in the sky. Fate, v. 8, Mar. 1955: 24-29. Article asserts that contradictory statements of the "experts" are responsible for confusion in the public's mind about the UFO phenomenon. Cort, David. Saucery and flying saucers. The nation, v. 189, Nov. 7, 1959: 331- 332, 340. Compares pract~ce of alchemy with belief in flying saucers, postulating that both are based on ''the event for which there are no data. " Crum, Norman J. Flying saucers and book selection. Library journal, v. 79, Oct. 1, 1954: 1719-1722. Survey of library experiences and policies in adding fJ.y!ng saucer books to the .!ollections. Current comment: What goesonup there? America, v. 87, Aug. 23, 1952: 489. Article states reported USAF position on flying sauce:·s: they are not spacecraft from distant planets; they are not secret enemy weapons. Lme argentin. Phenomenes spatiaux, June 1966: 3-11. On Nov. 14, U'64, the Reverend Father &iaito Reyna of the Society c4. Jesus, saw and photographed a "flotilla'' of flying saucers from the Adhara Observatory, San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Incident is reported in detail and newspaper accounts quoted. ----- Sommes-nous a un tournant? Phenomenes spatiaux, Dec. 1966: 6-12. Author postulates th .. ,.t UFO research seems to have reached a crucial turning point and cites as indications of this the fact that (1) USAF has begun to make its Project Blue Book files more accessible to researchers, and (2) establishment of the Condon ,roject at the University of Colorado to study UFO phenomena. Fuller, Curtis. The saucers are flying. Fate, v. 8, Aug. 1955: 6-16. Postulates five possible explanations of flying saucers: (1) they are space ships piloted by intelligent beings from somewhere else in the universe; (2) they are space animals which live in space; (3) they are natural phenomena such as aggregations of electrons, or some other kind of energy which we di ot understand; (4) they originate on earth and are man-made; (5) they a1 Jucinatfons .. Fuller, Jean. The Exeter incidents. Flying saucer review, v. 13, Sept. -Oct. 1967: 25-27. Summary of the 21 UFO sighting cases described in detail by John Fuller in his book, Incident at Exeter. Fulh!r, John G. A communication concerning the UFOs. Saturday review, v. 50, Feb. 4, 1967: 70-72. In SR's scl.ence sections for August 6, September 3, and October 1, John Lear, SR's science editor, discussed various aspects of the UFO controversy. Among several books from which he took excerpts was John Fuller's Incident at Exeter. Fuller takes exception to Lear's articles and defends his own position. --- Gearhart, Livingston. Bombed by meteors. Fate, v. 18, Mar. 1965: 80-82. On November 5, 1906, ::;S St. Andrew was caught in an apparent meteor shower; fall included a sauc~r-shaped meteor 10-15 feet in diameter. 25 Gibbs-Smith, Charles H. Flying saucers. The queen, v. 202, Nov. 17, 1954: 64. A discussion by the well-known aeronautical his~orian of the UFO phenomenon. He states that one can rule out UFOs as being foreign aircraft and secret weapons and speculates that techniques may have been achieved in some other civilization in the universe th~~ surmount matter and time as we know them-- techniques no more startling for- such a civilization than flying and radio appear ta our civilization on earth. Goble, H. C. Did Jones chart an unknown world? Fate, v. 10, Apr. 1957: 68-70. Analysis cf the 700-page observations of Zodiacal Light made Apr. 4, 1853 to Feb. 3, 1855, by Rev. Jones, Chaplain of Commodore Perry's experituon to Japan, seems to indicate that some components of the '1ight" were artificiallypropelled luminous objects with behavior identical to that of UFOs. Gray, Grattan. The town that believes in flying saucers. MacJean's, v. 80, Mar. 1967: 4. Describes projected $14,000 landing pad for flying saucers to be erected for centennial celebration of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada. A hard look at "flying saucers." U.S. news & world report, v. 60, Apr. 11, 1966: 14-15. Summary of opinion about the reality of the UFO phenomenon. Harney, John and Alan W. Sharp. Report on a visit to Warminster. Flying saucer review, v. 13, Sept. -Oct. 1967: 3-4. Report in investigation of alleged UFO incidents at Warminster, England. Reprinted from July 1967 MUFORG Bulletin of the Merseyside UFO Research Group. Heavenly bogies. Time, v. 88, Sept. 2, 1966: 81-82. Reviews of Frank Edwards' Flying Saucers -- Serious Business and John G. Fuller's Incident at Exeter. Hynek, J. Allen. Are flying saucers real? The Saturday evening post, v. 239, Dec. 17, 1966: 17-21. Hynek, chairman of the department of astronomy at Northwestern lJniv. and consultant to USAF's Project Blue Book, states that of the 15,000 cases of UFO sightings that have come to his attention, "several hundred are puzzling, and some of the puzzling incidents, perhaps one in 25 are bewildering." He cites illustrative examples and urges a serious inquiry into the nature of the phenomenon. ----- The UFO gap. Playboy, v. 14, Dec. 1967: 144-146, 267, 269-271. 26 Author says that from what ''hard" information he has, the U. s. S. R. may have been studying the UFO phenomenon with dispassiraate thoroughness for years; the U. S. is only now beginning to consider treating the problem seriously. He outlines wtiat he believes to be a thorough and e[ficient way to obtain scientific knowledgt: !lf UFOs. Hynek, J. Allen. UFOs merit scientific study. Science, Oct. 21, 1966: 329. In an open letter, the author states that he "cannot dismiss the UFO phenomenon with a shrug" and urges that the Air Force "ask physical and social scientists of stature to make a respectable, scholarly study of the UFO phenomenon. " ----- Unusual aeria! phenomena. Journal of the Optical Society of America, v. 43, Apr. 1953: 311-314. Author report!': that several hundred serious reports of "unidentified aerial objects" have been studied in detail in an attempt to get a inttern classification. It appears to him that reported phenomena which do not admit of a ready and obvious explanation exhiuit fairly well-defined intterns and that these are worthy of further study. One inttcrn in particular, that of a hovering nocturnal light, does not appear to him to be readily explainable on an astronomical basis or by mirages, balloons, or by conventional aircraft. Is the U. s. Government expecting invaders from space? Flying saucers from other worlds, Aug. 1957: 16-21. Presents "factua.l" though circumstantial evidence to support theory that USAF knows that some of the unidentified objects observed are from other worlds and is taking measures to repulse an extraterrestrial invasion force. Jones, Harold S. The flying saucer myth. The spectator, Dec. 15, 1950: 686-687. Author, the British astronomer royal, says that flying saucers are "improbable" and the extraterrestrial hypothesis "the strongest possible demonstration that the whole thing is a myth. " Jones, R. V. The natural philosophy of flying saucers. Physics bulletin, July 1968: 225-230. Prominent British physicist examines the UFO evidence. Although commending genuine scientific inquiry into the subject, he retains his skepticism of flying saucers. Kaempffert, Waldemar. Expert sees flying object--saucer or balloon. Science digest, v. 31, Feb. 1952: 74. Account of Charles B. Moore's sighting of UFO while tracking a Skyhook balloon with a theodolite, Moore was project engineer for Project Skyhook; UFO sightings have often been explained as Skyhook balloons. Keel, John A. Secret UFO bases across the U.S. Saga, v. 36, Apr. 1968: 30-33, 86, 89-90, 92-94, 96. 27 Author suggests that ''while everyvne has been studying the skies, searching for a clue to the origin of the UFOs, the objects and their occupants may have been happily nesting almost in our very midst, quietly preparing for their 'D·Day'!" Keel, Jc!m A. UFOs--the statistical problem. Flying saucers, Aug. 1968: 18-19. Author states that random UFO sighting reports do not provide data of sufficient depth or ''keys to the many hidden factors" of the phenomenon. He suggests that UFO researchers revise their approach to the subject and "search for new and possibly illogiczl (by our standards) clues buried in the more controversial cases." Keyhoe, Donald E. Flying saucers--fact or fancy? The air line pilot, v. 22, Oct. 1953: 9-10. Major Keyhoe describesofficial statements from USAF's Air Technical Intelligence Center to refute Dr. Donald Menzel' s explanations that UFO sightings are attributable to natural atmospheric phenomena. He also cites "an official Air Force document" which states that an increasing number of officials linked with the investigation are convinced "that the saucers are interplanetary. " ----- Plying saucers: menace or myth? Argosy, v. 350, June 1960: 17, 80-83. Author states that for 13 years, USAF has maintained officially that reports of UFOs are the result of delusions and hoaxes, with no solid basis whatsoever. He purports to expose this cover-up policy by making public official USAF documents, including Regulation 200-2 and a directive referring to UFOs as "serious business. " Klemin, Alexander. Tl>' flying saucer. Aero digest, v. 32, Mar. 1950: 129-130. Author examines "flying saucer stories'' from point of view of aerodynamic feasibility and practicality and concludes there is "nothing in them." Kor, Peter. Perspective: flying saucers--physical or psychic? Saucer news, v. 13, Fall 1966: 10-12. Inquiry into the language and concepts that have been used to determine the nature of the UFO phenomenon. ----- UFOs from the critic's corner: the myth of the flying saucer mystery. Flying saucers, Dec. 1959: 48-53. Author, a non-believer in UFOs, gives reasons for his non-belief and critically analyzes current UFO "research." Lang, Daniel. Ils livrent combat aux soucoupes volantes. Constellation, v. 79, Nov. 1954: 133-154. 28 Review of UFO sighting reports, especially in the U.S. A., a.nd of theorie::> advanced by members of the scientific community to explain the phenomenon. - -- - - A reporter at large: something in the sky. The New Yorker, v. 28, Sept 6, 1952: 68-89. Discussion of USAF's Project Saucer investigat!on into reports of "strange celestial objects. " Lear, John. A reply. Saturday review, Feb. 4, 1967: 73. ~ science editor restates his position in the UFO contrmrersy and answers John Fuller's criticisms of him for publishing excerpts from Incident at Exeter (New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966) without permission and out of context. Le Poer Trench, Brinsley. The three W's. Saucer news, v. 11, Dec. 1964: 7-10. Discusses three questions important in UFO l'esearch: (1) where do they come from? (2) who crews them? (3) why are they coming? Lyustiberg, Villen. "Letaiushchie tarelki "? Mif! [Are flying saucers a myth?] Pravda ukrainy, no. 40, Feb. 17, 1968: 2. Flying saucers are described as a well camouflaged means of misinforming masses of people: ''whenever magazine or newspaper circulation lags, whenever the reader gets sated with economics and politics, whenever he has to be distracted from asking embarrassing questions, then Western businessmen use one of three sure-fire perennial sensations--flying saucers, sea serpents (sometimes the Loch Ness monster), and Abominable Snowmen.'' McDonald, James E. A need for an international study of UFOs. Flying saucer review, v. 14, Mar. -Apr. 1~68: 11. Author writes an endorsement to Soviet scientist Zigel 's plea for "a joint effort of all the scientists of the world" to determine the nature of UFOs. From a Dec. 10, 1967, New York Times sto1·y by Henry Kamm. ----- UFOer -det st¢rste videnskabelige problem i vor tid? Randers, Denmark, UFO-NYTis Forlag, 1967. 64 p. Translation of 'UFOs: the greatest scientific problem of our times," delivered at the convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D. C., April 22, 1967. Malian, Lloyd. What we are doing about UFOs. Science & mechanics, v. 38, Jan. 1967: 38-43, 62-67, 76. Survey of activitiee of official and private organizations engaged in UFO research. 29 Mandel, Siegfried. The great saucer hunt. T"ne Saturments relating to the UFO phenomenon are cited: (1) Dr. J. Allen Hynek's open letter to Science urging serious scientUtc investigation of the problem; and (2) the USAF-sponsored, 15-month study at the University of Colorado, headed by Dr. Edward U. Condon. Smith, E. R. UFOs and artificial satellites. F1y.l.ng saucer review, v. 7, Sept-Oct. 1961: 6-11. Some conventional methods of observing things seen in the sky are discussed for benefit of UFO researchers. Possibility of confusing satellites with UFOs-- and vice versa--is treated. Snova ''Letaiushchie tarelki"? ('.'Flying saucers" again?) Pravda, Feb. 29, 1968: 8. In answer to letters from readers claiming to have seen fiyi'lg saucers, article on the subject by several scientists was published. It is postulated that "no one has in his possession any new facts that would substantiate the reality of flying saucers. They are not encountered by scientists who study i:he state and conditions of earth's atmosphere. This therefore means there are no grounds for reviving the nonsensical, long-buried rumors about secret trips to our planet by Martians or Venusians." Article signed by E. Mustel, D. Martynov, and V. Leshkovtsev. C• • Stanford, Rex G. Brev fran Rex Stanford. Sokaren, v. 5, no. 3, 1968: 16. Author's response to questions submitted to him by the editor, Sven Magnusson. He states his belief that flying saucers come from and are controlled by beings from outer space. The author's book, Look Up, was translated into Swedish with title Kontakt med Rymdmanniskor -(Hlilsil.gborg, Parth4"non, 1959). Also discussed is Project Starlight International, organized by his brother, Ray Stanford, Corpus Christi, Tex. , to collect physical proof of the existence of UFOs. Stevens, Stuart. Sighting peaks and planetary oppositions. Flying saucers, Aug. 1966: 20-21. Author suggests the UFO sighting peaks betwee11 the Martian oppositions might mean there is also an opposition wave for other planets in our solar system. Reprinted from Orbit, journal of the Tyneside, England, U. F. O. Society. The strange ir.~ruder. Newsweek, v. 56, July 4, 1960: 83. Radio astronomer Ronald Bracewell comments on possibility that an unidentified satellite from an extnterrestrial civilization is orbiting the sun. Szachnowski, Antoni. The necessity of a global international federation of UFO groups. BUFORA journal and bulletin, v. 1, Spring 1965: 5-9. Lecture at the Southern Region UFO Research Groups Conference, Oxford, England, May 8, 1965. 35 The truth about the book "The report on unidentifJ~d flying objects" by Edward J. Ruppelt. Flying saucers, Dec. 1958: 35-42, 56. Ruppelt's ''report" is challenged, specifically his statement that the Maury Island incident was "the dirtiest book in UFO history" and was perpetrated by Ray Palmer. UFO: an objective look at unidentified flying objects. Science & mechanics, v. 37, Dec. 1966: 30-39, 57-58, 62-76. Illustrated directory of all major sightings through December 1966. Detailed case histories of the 12 most mysterious UFO sightilgs. Vallee, Jacques. How to classify and codify sa\!cer sightings. Flying saucer review, v. 9, Sept.-Oct. 1963: 9-12. Article sets forth briefly 1'rinciples which can be used in the classification and coding of flying saucer sightings. ----- How to select significant UFO reports. Flying saucer review, v. 11, Sept. - Oct. 1965: 15-18. Auther believes that the scientific way to process UFO data is to divide the problem into two parts: (1) consider all the reports from all available sources, trying to explain them in terms of conventional objects; (2) when all identified cases have been eliminated, the residue must contain reference to the UFO phenomenon if it exists as an unconventional, objective agent in the generation of reports. ----- UFO research in the U.S. A. Flying saucer review, v. 12, Jan. -Feb. 1966: 6-11. Author reports on his impressions of trends--motivations and theories--in Ameril'!an ufology. Vallee, Jacques, and Aleksandr Kasantsev. What is it that is flying in our skies? Flying saucer review, v. 13, Nov. -Dec. 1967: 11-12. General discussion of theories relating to the UFO phenomenon. ''Classic" UFO sighting cases are cited. Vallee, Jacques and Janine Vallee. Astronomers' verdict: flying saucers are real. Fate, v. 20, Apr. 1967: 62-72. An objective review of major hypotheses on origin of UFOs leads author to conclude that (1) all sightings cannot be attributed to conventional causes; (2) existence of alien i'ltelligence must be considered; (3) extreme caution must be used in developing latter hypothesis because of phenomenon's complexity. Excerpted from Challenge to Science: UFO Enigma, published in Chicago by H. Regnery Co., 1966, 36 Vallee, Jacques and Janine Vall~e. Mar& and the fiylng saucers. Flying saucer review, v. 8, Sept. -Oct. 1962: 5-11. Study of the periodicity of the flying saucer phenomenon in its correlation with the oppositions of Mars. Veit, Karl. Mainzer Weltkongres der UFO-Forscl:.t>r. UFO-nachrichten, Dec. 1967: 1, 3. Proceedings of the 7th International UFO Congress, Mainz, Germany, Nov. 3-6, 1967. Vonkeviczky e gli UFO all 'UNU. Centro unico nazionale per lo studio del fenomeni ritenuti di natura extraterrestre. Notiziario, no. 5, 1967: 8-14. Because of his interest in UFOs and letters to the Secretary General of the United Nations urging an international study of the phenomenon, Colman Vonkeviczky, a U. N. photo technician, allegedly lost his job and was subsequently denied employment at the U.N. when a vacan<;y occurred. Waithman, Robert. These flying saucers. The spectator, v. 184, Apr. 14, 1950: 489-490. Commentary on the flying saucer controversy. What were the flying saucers? Popular science, v. 159, Aug. 1951: 74-75, 228. Results of an unofficial Popular Science survey in which eye-witnesses to UFO phf'nomena were asked to choose the explanation that seemed most plausible to them: 52% believe they rnw ''man-made aircraft''; 16% believe they saw "something .:ommonplace"; 4 % believe they saw a ''visitor from afar"; 28% are still uncertain, but more than half of them think they saw either man-made aircraft or visitors from afar. Wilkins, Harold T. Flying saurers. The contemporary review, July 1950: 49-53. Well-corroborated UFO incidents are cited by author as proof that the phenomenon cannot be dismissed as misinterpretation of natural objects. Willems, Louis. De lieve invasie. A. B. C., Oct. 8, 1966: 14-16. Speculation on whether increasing reports of worldwide sightings of UFOs harbinger an invasion by extraterrestrial beings. Wilson, Harvey. Found: flying saucer base in outer space. The National pol~ce gazette, v. 173, Aug. 1968: 14, 24. It is speculatPd that pulsating signals from the region of the star Vega are indicative of a flying saucer base there. 37 The wind is up in Kansas. Time, v. 60, Sept. 8, 1952: 86. Wichita Beacon issues a state-wide call for a flying saucer watch. Zigel, Felix. The UFO problem -- a challenge to science. Flying saucers, June 1968: 25-26. The joint effort of all scientists in the world should be applied to discovering the nature of the UFO phenomenon, the author says. Details given of sightings in the U.S. S. R., 1965-1967. Zinsstag, Lou. ('onversations with Dr. Jung. Flying saur.el· review, v. 9, JulyAug. 1963: lt-16. Author, a relative of Dr. Jung, gives details of informal talks about various aspects of the flying saucer controversy.