AMSKAYA

Magazine Overview

AMSKAYA, Issue No. 71, dated July 2007, is the newsletter of the STAR Fellowship. The cover features the title 'AMSKAYA' prominently, a star symbol, and an illustration depicting a desert road leading towards mountains, with a classic flying saucer and clouds in the sky. The issue focuses on UFO sightings, ancient sites, and historical perspectives on unexplained aerial phenomena.

UFO Sighting at Cornish Stone Circle

This section, authored by Tony Wedd, founder of the STAR Fellowship, connects flying saucer sightings with ancient sites, referencing orthoteny and ley lines. It highlights research by Alfred Watkins and Philip Heselton. A specific report details a sighting over a stone circle at Duloe, Cornwall, on July 18, 2006. Three witnesses observed seven disk-shaped objects emitting bright yellow/white light, interacting with each other, and making a clicking sound. The sighting occurred above a circle of standing stones. The article also mentions a mini tornado in the same village on the same day. The report suggests that leys represent energy currents on Earth that flying saucers might interact with, a concept linked to Buck Nelson's statements about magnetic currents.

The French UFO Files

This article reports on France becoming the first country to put its official UFO files online via the CNES-GEIPAN website (http://www.cnes-geipan.fr/geipan). This initiative aims to increase transparency and counter disinformation. The site, which experienced high traffic, contains approximately 400 cases observed in France since the 1950s. Jacques Patenet, head of GEIPAN, stated that the goal is to make all files available, with a reserve for privacy protection. The documents are official reports without personal data, meaning 'scoops of unknown cases' are unlikely for UFOlogists. The MoD's stance is also discussed, stating they have no expertise in UFOs and only examine reports for potential defense significance or threats to UK airspace.

Sightings at Stratford-on-Avon in July

This section details a July 26, 2007, event where approximately 100 people witnessed five unidentified flying objects hovering over Stratford-Upon-Avon for about 30 minutes. The objects, described as orbs in a formation, moved with unusual speed and agility. Witnesses included Tom Hawkes, who captured images, and staff from the One Elm pub. Sceptics suggested hot air balloons or lanterns, but the objects' speed, lack of noise, and duration discounted man-made explanations. Frankie Spray from Wellesbourne Airfield confirmed their aircraft were not involved, and Birmingham Air Space reported no unusual radar activity.

Hillary Potter from BEAMS noted an increase in UFO sightings nationwide and stated that people are unsure how to react, with her organization taking reports seriously.

The Battle of Los Angeles

This article, sourced from Rense.com, recounts the 'Battle of Los Angeles' in February 1942, preceding the Roswell incident and the modern UFO era. During a wartime blackout, a large, round object was sighted over Los Angeles. Dozens of Army anti-aircraft batteries fired nearly 2,000 rounds of high-explosive shells at the stationary object. The event caused panic, a blackout, and the deaths of six people due to falling shell fragments. Eyewitness Katie, an Air Raid Warden, described the object as huge, enormous, pale orange, and beautiful, hovering silently. She insisted fighter planes were involved in the attack before the ground cannons opened fire. Despite numerous 'direct hits,' no damage was observed on the craft.

UFOs and Historical Artwork

Matthew Hurley's website is highlighted for its collection of UFO depictions in historical artwork, including frescos, tapestries, illustrations, oil paintings, and early photographs. Examples provided include:

• Two 15th-century tapestries from Notre-Dame in Beaune, Burgundy, depicting the life of Mary, with hat-shaped objects.
• A 10th-century Tibetan text, 'Prajnaparamita Sutra,' held in a Japanese museum, showing objects resembling hats floating in mid-air, one with visible portholes. Indian Vedic texts describing 'Vimanas' (aircraft) are referenced.
• A 15th-century painting titled 'The Madonna with Saint Giovannino,' attributed to the Lippi school, shows a disk-shaped object above Mary's right shoulder.
• Artwork from the Buddhist Dharamsala temple in Himachal Pradesh, India, allegedly shows six silvery saucer-shaped objects.
• A photograph from Winter 1870-1871 of Mt. Washington, possibly the earliest UFO photograph, shows a cigar-shaped object.
• A photograph from April 1929, taken by Edward Pline at a sawmill in Ward, Colorado, shows a large round object accompanied by a loud sound and ground shudder.
• A summer 1932 photograph from St. Paris, Ohio, shows a dark object over the left shoulder of a man.
• Two conflicting reports place a photo of an object in China in either 1911 or 1942.
• Two 12th-century manuscripts, 'Annales Laurissenses,' depict discs (flaming shields) hovering over a church during the siege of Sigiburg castle in 776, leading to the Saxons' flight.
• A 1710 painting by Aert De Gelder, 'The Baptism of Christ,' shows a disk-shaped object emitting beams of light.
• A painting by Paolo Uccello (c.1460-1465), 'La Tebaide,' shows a red saucer-shaped UFO near Jesus.

UFO Crash-lands

A brief report mentions a 9 cm object that crashed through a house roof in New Jersey, US, baffling NASA and Defence officials, who stated it did not look 'space-like'.

Letters

A letter from Norman Darwen notes a NASA quote about an object not looking 'space-like' and mentions New Jersey as a window area for Fortean phenomena.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are UFO sightings across different time periods and locations, the connection between UFO phenomena and ancient sites (ley lines), and the historical documentation of such events through artwork and eyewitness accounts. The STAR Fellowship, through its newsletter AMSKAYA and associated publications, promotes research into these areas, particularly emphasizing the importance of contact and investigation into flying saucers and earth energies. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into unexplained phenomena, while also acknowledging the official positions of bodies like the MoD, which focus on defense and rational explanations. The issue also highlights the increasing transparency of governments regarding UFO data, as exemplified by France's online database.