AMSKAYA

Magazine Overview

Title: AMSKAYA
Issue: No. 87
Date: April 2011
Publisher: STAR Fellowship

This issue of AMSKAYA, the newsletter of the STAR Fellowship, focuses on UFO sightings, historical investigations, and the theories connecting them to ancient sites and energy lines.

Adamski Saucer Seen in New Zealand

The issue opens with a letter from Ida Falk, recounting a sighting made by her in 1970 of a craft similar to the one reported by George Adamski. The object was described as bell-shaped and hovered in the night sky above Avondale, New Zealand, before travelling west in a zig-zag manner without noise. Falk also recalls seeing a large object among the clouds in the west in the 1980s, which was described as 'big' and possibly using solar energy. She notes that UFO sightings have been reported in New Zealand and Australia for decades.

Fiftieth Anniversary of the STAR Fellowship

The magazine commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the STAR Fellowship, founded by Tony Wedd. This anniversary also coincides with the ninetieth anniversary of Alfred Watkins' discovery of leys. The article details Tony Wedd's work in resurrecting the ley hunting movement, his early life, and his military service, including a UFO sighting while serving in the RAF. Wedd's interest in leys became intertwined with flying saucer phenomena, leading him to postulate a connection between orthoteny (straight line patterns of sightings) and leys.

Wedd's research included investigating sites in Kent, England, and France, looking for patterns and alignments. He found a complex system at Stonehenge based on seven-point stars, which he felt was useful in free energy apparatus. The article mentions a sighting at Stafford in 1969 of a hovering silvery cylinder, similar to George Adamski's 'motherships', and notes Stafford's prominence in UFO sightings in the 1950s.

Skyways and Landmarks

This section presents the full text of Tony Wedd's historic booklet, 'Skyways and Landmarks'. Wedd discusses how evidence of extraterrestrial activity might have altered human society if presented differently. He elaborates on Buck Nelson's account of space ships travelling along magnetic currents, which are 'named and numbered', and how their intersections can be compared to 'crossroads signs'. Wedd connects this theory to the ancient landmarks and alignments discovered by Alfred Watkins, suggesting that these prehistoric marks might be the 'signs' mentioned by Nelson. He presents evidence from three sightings in Kent in August 1960 that point to this conclusion, using existing place-names as clues.

Wedd's analysis of flying saucer sightings in France in 1954 supports the idea that craft travel along specific lanes and pause at 'crossroads'. He proposes that these lanes could be paths to and from a mother ship. The article details a specific alignment of landmarks in Kent, including Mark Beech, One Tree Hill, and other points, which appear to follow these 'magnetic currents' or UFO routes. He also mentions a parallel system of leys found by Laurence Main.

Further research by Wedd at Stonehenge revealed a seven-point star pattern, possibly related to free energy apparatus. The article also touches upon a sighting at Stafford in 1969 and Gavin Gibbons' book 'The Coming of the Space Ships'.

UFO Incidents and Reports

The issue includes several brief reports on UFO phenomena:

• Shaun Ryder UFO: Singer Shaun Ryder claims to have seen a mystery craft in the late 1970s.
• Decade of the UFO: A report from the Daily Mail indicates a surge in alien sightings in the 1970s, including an RAF investigation in 1978 involving a cigar-shaped UFO. The House of Lords held a debate on UFOs, and the Rendlesham Forest incident in 1980 is highlighted, noting the inexplicable destruction of Defence Intelligence files from that period.
• Lancaster bomber buzzed: A man contacted the MOD after a photo showed an unidentified triangular object next to a Lancaster bomber.
• Australian TV crew gets First UFO film: An Australian television station claimed to have the world's first film footage of an unidentified flying object, filmed over New Zealand in the 1970s. The footage showed an oval-shaped object with bands and blobs of light.
• BUFORA Conference 2011: An announcement for a conference on UFOs, myths, and rumours.
• Dead alien?: A video surfaced claiming to show an alien corpse found near a UFO hotspot in Irkutsk, Russia.
• Letters: A letter from Norman Darwen reports a sighting of a 'very bright orange light' over Morecambe, Lancashire, and notes the connection to nuclear power stations.

Web Sites

A list of relevant websites is provided, including those related to extraterrestrial contact, leys, and the STAR Fellowship.

Publications

Several publications are advertised:

• The Hidden Unity and Beginnings: Explores subconscious siting of ley points and their environmental/philosophical implications. Includes examples of ley centres and an appendix on Pagan religion.
• Earth People, Space People: A booklet detailing extraterrestrial contact claims, the history of the STAR Fellowship, evidence for life in the Solar System, and extraterrestrial language.
• The Legacy of Tony Wedd: A CD-ROM of Tony Wedd's exhibition on flying saucers, landscape energies, and lost technology.

AMSKAYA itself is described as the newsletter of the STAR Fellowship, with subscriptions available.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are UFO sightings, particularly in New Zealand and the UK, and the historical and theoretical connections between these phenomena and ancient earth energies, ley lines, and orthoteny. The STAR Fellowship, founded by Tony Wedd, is presented as a key organization investigating these connections. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into UFO phenomena, exploring both eyewitness accounts and theoretical frameworks, with a particular emphasis on the work of Tony Wedd and Alfred Watkins. The issue also reflects a broader interest in historical UFO cases and recent reports, suggesting a continued presence and investigation of the subject.