AMSKAYA

Magazine Overview

AMSKAYA, Newsletter of the STAR Fellowship, Issue No. 6, dated April 1987. The cover features an illustration of two flying saucers with beams of light.

Back in the News

The section "Back in the News" notes a resurgence of public awareness regarding flying saucers. It references two newspaper articles and an edition of Foresight magazine that described the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's investigation into a sighting of a Boeing 747 being followed by two smaller UFOs for four hundred miles. The aircraft crew reported a "strange feeling of warmth and friendship" and were convinced they were seeing something extraterrestrial. A second sighting by the same crew involved a craft with vivid, bright multicoloured lights that flew very close to the aircraft. The section also mentions a sighting by a colleague's wife in Addlestone of a ring of lights in the sky, with a beam of light illuminating the garden, and a personal recollection of observing a motionless silver sphere for a quarter of an hour during school days. The author, Tony Wedd, reflects on a previous article about taking initiative and urges the organization to consider how they will respond to these developments, inviting members to share their ideas.

Philip Rodgers and UFO Communication

This section, written by Tony Wedd, details his association with Philip Rodgers, a near-blind individual with retinitis pigmentosa who was also interested in flying saucers. Rodgers developed a method of interpreting sounds from a musical notation reading machine, which he claimed produced spoken messages from "Ship is real people." Wedd suggests that Rodgers' musical ability was a significant attraction for "space people," citing other examples like Howard Menger and Bernard Byron. Rodgers' tapes reportedly contained fragments of music and messages, including an overture by Lennox Berkeley, and orders such as "Use short wave. Change to 1.2 siddybolarius" and "Take part in air arm yava nyanna donava ionosphere." These phrases are compared to words found in Bernard Byron's song "Ms. Anya Ray" and other "solexmar" greetings. Rodgers also claimed telepathic contact with a space person named Selina. To aid these communications, Rodgers built a gadget called a "yonskaler" (earth-sky), described as an intricate device made of brass, aluminium, copper, and stainless steel, incorporating two crystals. Wedd recounts an experience where he and Rodgers were trying to understand the workings of a coffee pot invention, and Wedd saw a figure of 8 with a 3-dimensional twist, which Rodgers confirmed as a "lemniscate" with specific dimensions, using a unit called "linus" equivalent to two centimetres.

Inventions and Technology

Philip Rodgers also developed other inventions, including the "S1," a little flying disc, and the "roswinga," a pair of shoe soles designed for ease of kneeling and climbing, which reportedly helped his mother with arthritis. He also had specifications for a de Land invention for heating a greenhouse. As an industrial designer, Wedd assisted Rodgers in planning to market "Wenceslas Boots" and developing prototypes for a "coffoostyn" (free energy coffee pot) and a space heater. However, neither of these prototypes worked, leading Wedd to question whether he was being fooled or if the designs were incomplete. He recounts an instance where he was not being deliberately fooled by Rodgers, citing the positive impact of the roswinga on his mother's mobility. A significant confirmation came when, while working on the coffee pot, Rodgers mentioned a "coil," and Wedd saw a figure-of-8 shape which Rodgers then described with precise dimensions, validating their shared perception.

Contact with Winifred Graville and Amskaya Interpretation

Philip Rodgers was also contacted by Winifred Graville of Sheffield, who communicated via automatic writing. She was instructed to help Rodgers and provided an interpretation of the word "amskaya" as "a little star." Graville's contributions included concepts for a space heater and communication aid, which Wedd found less metallic and more "timber-centred" than Rodgers' ideas. They contacted Graville by phone and had a three-hour conversation, during which they also communicated with a "space man" named Gerbrung. Graville's input on "even-numbered metals" provided a clue about space people's technology, suggesting that noble metals like gold, silver, and copper (which are even-numbered in the periodic table) were acceptable, while tin, zinc, and lead (base metals) were not. The amskayas were made from aluminium.

The S1 Model and Heptic Technology

Philip Rodgers entrusted Wedd with the details of the S1 and had built a model himself. He claimed a powerful "twister" started up beside him as he launched it. Wedd's sketches of the circuit vanished, but he retained details of the roswinga. The article references Andrija Puharich's discussion on the "sevenon" and Dan Fry's account of saucer technology, suggesting a connection to "heptic technology" and the intuitive significance of the number seven.

Contactees and UFO Bases

David Taylor's article "Contactees and UFO Bases" discusses the abundance of information regarding UFO bases found in contactee reports. It mentions Albert K. Bender's claim of being taken on an astral journey to a base in Antarctica by "men in black." George Adamski was reportedly told that extraterrestrials walk among mankind. Lyn Stalnaker claimed contact with beings from a galaxy "to the right of our galaxy" who had bases on Earth off the coast of Florida, under the ocean. Jessica Rolfe was contacted by "Kuran" beings who also claimed bases off the coasts of Florida and Argentina, and in the Amazon basin, having lived on Earth for millions of years. Frank Stranges met a Venusian at the Pentagon who stated there were 77 Venusians living undetected on Earth. Arthur Shuttlewood claims to have met beings living on Earth for a long time. Betty Andreasson claimed abduction by aliens living in secret areas on Earth. Patrolman Herbert Schirmer reported abduction by extraterrestrials with bases under the ocean off Argentina. Caroll Watts claimed contact and the existence of alien stations worldwide. Luili Oswald's abduction report mentioned contacts with a base in the Antarctic and a complex oceanic tunnel system. American tabloids are also cited as reporting UFO bases, with Arthur Shuttlewood believing a homing device is buried on Cley Hill, Warminster. UFO bases were also mentioned in connection with the Rendelsham Forest incident. Taylor and his colleagues have investigated a psychic contactee who reported a base on the moon.

"It Came From Outer Space (Or Did It?) " by Fleur Brennan

This article reports on a sighting by Neil Gardner on a hot July night near Bisley rifle range. Gardner, a former British Airways crew member, described seeing a craft "out of this world" that was changing shape from bell-shaped to saucer-shaped and back again. He observed smaller saucer-shaped craft leaving and returning to a "mother ship" for over an hour, describing it as like watching a "kaleidoscope with brilliant laser lights of different colours." He is convinced they were not aircraft. The objects eventually disappeared into the clouds.

The article also discusses a survey by the Aetherious Society, an international pressure group promoting inter-galactic travel. The survey found that 16% of people in Britain (10% in London) believe they have seen UFOs. It questions whether these individuals are cranks or if they possess knowledge unknown to the general public. The Aetherious Society opened a hot-line which received numerous reports, including David Succamore seeing unidentified flying objects over Shrewsbury for nearly an hour. The RAF does not keep records of sightings unless they are over military installations, often explaining sightings as aircraft lights or searchlights. However, one duty officer admitted to seeing a mysterious, round metallic object while flying in formation over Cyprus, stating that all 24 crew members saw it and it moved at a speed no earthly craft could achieve.

Nick Mockler of Chiswick reported seeing a "strange object with red lights and a yellow glowing base" above his head while driving to Wales, describing its shape as a cross. He was not frightened but wished he could go with them. The article notes that 72% of Britons believe in life elsewhere in the universe and three-quarters want more UFO information. It mentions Lord Clancarty's unanswered question in the House of Lords in 1982 regarding 600 sightings.

FAA Cover-up Allegations

The Aetherious Society obtained 200 documents from America showing an alleged cover-up by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding a UFO sighting by Japanese Air Line Pilot Kenju Terauchi over Alaska in November. Initially, the FAA confirmed radar tracking of the UFO but later claimed it was an error. Public outcry led to the release of documents showing UFO sightings on air traffic controllers' radar screens. Captain Terauchi and his crew reported watching three UFOs flying with them for over 400 miles above the Arctic for 32 minutes. Terauchi's camera malfunctioned when he tried to photograph them, and he described the objects' speed and abrupt stops, stating they did not feel threatened. John Holder of the Aetherious Society views these documents as vindication for their campaign for more UFO information. The Aetherious Society's hot-line number is provided for those who have seen lights in the sky.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of AMSKAYA include recent UFO sightings, the phenomenon of contactees and their claimed communications with extraterrestrials, and the persistent idea of extraterrestrial bases on Earth and other celestial bodies like the Moon. The newsletter also touches upon UFO technology, including inventions by contactees and alleged government cover-ups. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into these phenomena, encouraging members to share information and consider the implications of these reports, while also acknowledging the skepticism and potential for misinterpretation. The publication itself is presented as a platform for disseminating information and fostering discussion within the STAR Fellowship.